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Top 20 Reads of 2017, Alphabetically, with Review Links

December 27, 2017 by David W Leave a Comment

2017 came out, guns blazing, and introduced a ton of new voices to the fantasy/grimdark landscape, becoming the “Year of Debuts”. Orbit knocked it out of the park with several phenomenal debuts, a few of which are on my Top Reads of 2017 list, and lead the way to 2018 (which will probably be know as the “Year of Sequels”).

If you haven’t had a chance to read some of the novels in this list, check out my reviews and see if any of them grab your interest. Maybe you received some Xmas money for bookish purposes and choose to give one or more of the books a chance. I can guarantee you will not regret any choice. Let me know what you think!

FanFiAddict’s Top 20 Reads of 2017

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Age of Assassins (The Wounded Kingdom #1) by RJ Barker (TOP 5 READ OF 2017)

 

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American Gods by Neil Gaiman

 

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Bird Box by Josh Malerman

 

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Blackwing (Raven’s Mark #1) by Ed McDonald (TOP 5 READ OF 2017)

 

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The Broken Empire by Mark Lawrence

 

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The Court of Broken Knives (Empires of Dust #1) by Anna Smith Spark (TOP 5 READ OF 2017)

 

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The Disappearance of Winter’s Daughter (The Riyria Chronicles #4) by Michael J. Sullivan

 

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Faithless by Graham Austin-King

 

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First Watch (The Fifth Ward #1) by Dale Lucas

 

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The Forgotten Girl by Rio Youers

 

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Ghosts of Tomorrow by Michael R. Fletcher

 

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Kings of the Wyld (The Band #1) by Nicholas Eames (TOP READ OF 2017)

 

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Malice (The Faithful & the Fallen #1) by John Gwynne

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The Mirror’s Truth (Manifest Delusions #2) by Michael R. Fletcher (Sequel to my #1 read of 2016, Beyond Redemption, and a TOP 5 READ OF 2017)

 

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Paternus: Rise of Gods (Paternus #1) by Dyrk Ashton

 

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Promise of Blood (Powder Mage #1) by Brian McClellan

 

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Red Sister (Book of the Ancestor #1) by Mark Lawrence

 

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Revenant Winds by Mitchell Hogan

 

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Skullsworn (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne #0.5) by Brian Staveley

 

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The Vagrant (The Vagrant #1) by Peter Newman

 

5 Books That Just Missed the Cut

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The Black Prism (Lightbringer #1) by Brent Weeks

 

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Blanky by Kealan Patrick Burke

 

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The Emperor’s Blades (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne #1)

 

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Golden Son (Red Rising Saga #2) by Pierce Brown

 

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You Die When You Die (West of West #1) by Angus Watson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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About David W

Believer, Hubby, Girl Dad. Owner/CEO of FanFiAddict. Works a not so flashy day job in central Alabama. Furthest thing from a redneck and doesn’t say Roll Tide. Enjoys fantasy, science fiction, horror and thrillers but not much else (especially kissy kissy).

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