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The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2010

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FICTION
Released: Oct. 26, 2010
Kirkus Star SIDE JOBS: STORIES FROM THE DRESDEN FILES
by Jim Butcher
"Sidelights on the Dresden mythos, which no true fan will want to miss."
Eleven tales, 2002-2010, complete with author's notes and chronology, embellishing the exploits of Chicago's Harry Dresden, licensed PI and professional wizard, ranging from an apprentice piece written two years before the Dresden Files series achieved liftoff to an unpublished novelette set hours after the end of Changes (2010). Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Sept. 1, 2010
Kirkus Star HOW TO LIVE SAFELY IN A SCIENCE FICTIONAL UNIVERSE
by Charles Yu
"A fascinating, philosophical and disorienting thriller about life and the context that gives it meaning."
A man frozen in a universe of his own making must pursue the meaning of life. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Aug. 24, 2010
BEARERS OF THE BLACK STAFF: LEGENDS OF SHANNARA
by Terry Brooks
"A highly approachable continuation of the Shannara saga."
Brooks (A Princess of Landover, 2009, etc.) returns with the first book in a new fantasy duology set in the author's Shannara universe. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Aug. 1, 2010
Kirkus Star THE LAST PAGE
by Anthony Huso
"Macabre and magnificent, as enthralling as it is astonishing."
Huso's debut conceives an eye-popping, crazy-sounding but utterly persuasive universe of medieval and modern technology mingled with cutting-edge science and blood-magic, of aerial battles fought between giant armor-plated zeppelins, horses with scales, fangs and claws, perpetual-motion devices powered by tortured souls, electric crossbows and hexes that can devastate entire cities. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Aug. 1, 2010
SHADES OF MILK AND HONEY
by Mary Robinette Kowal
"Gimmicky but respectful Pride and Prejudice homage."
Two marriageable British sisters search for suitable partners while practicing a benign sort of magic in this surreal Jane Austen update, the first novel from short-story writer Kowal. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Aug. 1, 2010
PROSPERO IN HELL
by L. Jagi Lamplighter
"A fine sophomore effort in a unique fantasy series."
The sequel to Lamplighter's fantasy-adventure debut, Prospero Lost (2009). Read full book review >