Top Ten

I was just thinking now about the books I'd put in my Top Ten. Usually I struggle to remember any details about books, even the ones that I've enjoyed, but there are a few that have stayed with me, so I suppose they should be the ones that go into my Top Ten. These are what I've come up with so far:

1) Dark Matter by Michelle Paver. Obviously. My favourite ghost story, it ticks all the boxes for me.

2) The Terror by Dan Simmons. I loved the mix of historical fact and fiction. I loved the characters, especially Crozier and Goodsir. I loved the setting and the descriptions of the frozen conditions. Even the supernatural elements were just the right side of 'too weird' for me. I think about this book a lot.

3) The Sword Of Kaigen by M.L. Wang. Gripping high fantasy, complex world building, cinematic fight scenes where martial arts meet elemental magic.

4) The Fisherman by John Langan. Cosmic horror, hard to get my head around at times, but that's kind of the point.

5) The Solitude Of Thomas Cave by Georgina Harding. I've read this a couple of times. 

6) The Haunting Of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. I don't 'love' this, I struggle a bit with some of the writing, but I do enjoy the overall story of the haunted house, and in this case I think it helps that I've seen the film too, just to pad out some of the images and events.

7) Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. I'll put this here because it's the first, but also probably the best, even though I read it ages ago. It kind of represents the whole series though.

8) The Ascent Of Rum Doodle by W. E. Bowman. Very funny book!

9) The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie. First foray into 'grimdark fantasy' and really enjoyed it, looking forward to reading the rest of the trilogy.

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For now...