This is my list. It’s a mix of sci fi and fantasy. Some are the next book in a series, and some are stand alone novels from authors I like.
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My favourite Sci Fi and Fantasy 2024
Midwinter greetings.
The year isn’t over yet, so more might be added before 31st December.
TBR/L Pile books
- World Running Down, by Al Hess
- Faebound, by Saara El-Arifi
- Lords of Uncreation, by Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Gogmagog, by Jeff Noon and Steve Beard
- Floating Hotel, by Grace Curtis
- Evocation, by S.T. Gibson
- Dragon Rider, by Taran Matharu
- Alien Clay, by Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Bluebird, by Ciel Pierlot
- The Fireborne Blade, by Charlotte Bond
- The Blacktongue Thief, by Christopher Buehlman
- Ninth Life, by Stark Holborn
- Winter’s Gifts, by Ben Aaronovitch
- The Masquerades of Spring, by Ben Aaronovitch
- Not Till We Are Lost, by Dennis E Taylor
- The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands, by Sarah Brooks
- The City of Last Chances, by Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Cursed Cocktails, by S. L. Rowland
- Strange Beasts, by Susan J Morris
- House of Open Wounds, by Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Voyage of the Damned, by Francis White
- The Outcast Mage, by Annabel Campbell
Blog Tour Books
- Tomorrow’s Children, by Daniel Polansky
- When The Night Falls, by Glenn Rolfe
- The Garden of Delights, by Amal Singh
- Jubilee, by Stephen K Stanford
- The Hunter’s Gambit, by Ciel Pierlot
- Key Lime Sky, By Al Hess
- Ludluda, By Jeff Noon & Steve Beard
- Symbiote, by Michael Nayak – not yet published – blog tour in January/February 2025
Non-fiction TBR/L
LBT 2023 Wrap-Up Post
My favourite LBT read?
The Hytharo Redux, by Jonathan Weiss
Best LBT Cover of the Year
The Hytharo Redux, by Jonathan Weiss
New To Me in 2023
Jonathan Weiss
What do you love most about being an LBT host?
The variety of books from indie authors.
Why should readers join LBT as a host?
You’ll always get a variety of books to review.
My Favourite Sci Fi and Fantasy of 2023
YA and Adults – Blog Tours
- Song of Silver, Flame like NIght, by Amelie Wen Zhao
- Lucha of the Night Forest, by Tehlor Kay Mejia
- Whisperwood, by Alex Woodroe
- Mr Gearheart, by Emily Owen
- Sunny, by Colin O’Sullivan
- The Hytharo Redux, by Jonathan Weiss
Children and teenagers – Blog Tours
- 21% Monster: Ice Giant, by P.J. Canning
- Don’t Disturb The Dragon!, by Rhiannon Findlay & Sian Roberts
Non-Fiction – Blog Tours
- 42: The Wildly Improbable Ideas of Douglas Adams, Edited by Kevin Jon Davies
TBR Pile Books
- Frontier, by Grace Curtis
- Wormhole, by Keith Brooke and Eric Brown
- The Blood Gift, by N.E. Davenport
- The Ruthless Lady’s Guide To Wizardry, by C.M. Waggoner
- The Terraformers, by Annalee Newitz
- Bookshops & Bonedust, by Travis Baldree
- Emperor of Ruin, by Django Wexler
- Til Death Do Us Bard, by Rose Black
- System Collapse, by Martha Wells
- Mammoths at the Gates, by Nghi Vo
Audiobooks
- Monstrous Regiment: Discworld, Book 31 By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Katherine Parkinson, Bill Nighy, Peter Serafinowicz
- Series: Discworld , Book 31 , Discworld: Industrial Revolution , Book 3
- The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents: (Discworld Novel 28) By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy, Rob Wilkins, Ariyon Bakare
- Series: Discworld , Book 28 , Discworld: For Kids , Book 1
- The Truth: Discworld, Book 2 By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Mathew Baynton, Bill Nighy, Peter Serafinowicz
- Series: Discworld: Industrial Revolution, Book 2, Discworld, Book 25
- The Susan/Death Discworld books
- Narrated by Sian Clifford, Bill Nighy, Peter Serafinowicz
LBT Wrap Up 2023 Calendar
My Favourite SFF 2022
I will have a round up of all the books I really enjoyed from 2022 in January, but as a Midwinter treat, here’s my favourite SFF that I’ve read and/or listened to this year. I do like to mix media with books.
From the blog tours:
- Crimson Reign, by Amelie Wen Zhao
- The Blood Trial, by N.E. Davenport
- The Heron Kings’ Flight, by Eric Lewis
- The Emergent, by Nadia Afifi
- Mortal Mission, by Pip Skinner
From my TBR Reading/Listening Pile
- Every Star A Song, by Jay Posey
- The Bone Shard Emperor, by Andrea Stewart
- Iron Widow, by Xiran Jay Zhao
- Lies Sleeping, by Ben Aaronovitch
- False Value, by Ben Aaronovitch
- Amongst Our Weapons, by Ben Aaronovitch
- Legends and Lattes, by Travis Baldree
- An Unkindness of Ghosts, by Rivers Solomon
- The Oleander Sword, by Tasha Suri
- Winter’s Orbit, by Everina Maxwell
- Blood of the Chosen, by Django Wexler
- The Lord of The Rings – New Audiobooks narrated by Andy Serkis
- Ocean’s Echo, by Everina Maxwell
- August Kitko and the Mechas from Space, by Alex White
- Fevered Star, by Rebecca Roanhorse
- Children Of Memory, by Adrian Tchaikovsky
From my non-fiction reading/listening pile
Everything Is Better With Dragons 