The Bodhisattva

Almost the end of the year, and it’s about that time to reflect on books and writers of 2005 what we enjoyed reading the most. It has been a excellent year for SFF in my opinion, and Cheryl Morgan has a pretty interesting method to let people know what you think merits recognition. I sent my opinions in (which will kill 2 birds with one stone as a blog entry as well:)

I offered Hal Duncan’s Vellum, which at the moment is still the most impressive work of the year for me, John C. Wright’s forthcoming Orphans of Chaos (review will be up in 2 days), Tamar Yellin’s severely underrated Genizah at the House of Shepher, Ken Macleod’s Learning the World (look for a review just after Wright’s, and Lord Byron’s Novel: The Evening Land by John Crowley (I just finished). I also put forth Catherynne M. Valente’s Yume Me Hon: Book of Dreams (waiting for verification as a novel or novella), and Chris Barzak’s excellent short The Language of Moths (big thanks to Jeffrey Ford for the pointer on that). I wanted to nominate more short work, however, most of the short work I read this year would not be eligible. No doubt that Niall Harrison will pimp plenty for us all however.

Wouldn’t mind seeing some other opinions.

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