SF Signal: 10 SF/F books with the Most Citations on "Best Books of 2007" Lists

10 SF/F books with the Most Citations on "Best Books of 2007" Lists

Locus Online lists 10 SF/F books with the Most Citations on Year's Best Books lists:

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
The Terror by Dan Simmons
Brasyl by Ian McDonald
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Territory by Emma Bull
Thirteen by Richard K. Morgan
Acacia by David Anthony Durham
Bright of the Sky by Kay Kenyon
Bad Monkeys by Matt Ruff
The Arrival by Shaun Tan

You will note (once again) that JP is the SF Signal reader with the most notable books under his misshapen hat, which means that he is a good prognosticator of well-received books, or I am the Kiss of Death.

Man -- so much hype at the time of release ... and then nothing.

Just no love for Spook Country? Has he really transcended SciFi into the speculative mainstream? Cause he was certainly on a lot of best-seller lists there for awhile, something like 7 weeks on the NY Times list?

man, gotta luv william gibson!

Posted by Ling on Friday February 15, 2008 at 6:37 PM