Best Sf/fantasy of 2006. In no order!
Discover the best sci-fi and fantasy books of 2006, featuring standout titles like The Lies of Locke Lamora, Mistborn's The Final Empire, and Crystal Rain. Explore this curated, unordered list of top 2006 fantasy and science fiction novels, perfect for fans of epic world-building, dark fantasy, and inventive storytelling.
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The Lies of Locke Lamora
by Scott Lynch
Debut author Lynch pens a witty and fast-paced narrative that is nearly as much of a con as the wily schemes of its hero.
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The Crooked Letter
by Sean Williams
From opposite sides of death, mirror twins Seth and Hadrian Castillo grapple with a reality neither of them suspected, although it has been encoded in myths and legends for millennia. The Books of the Cataclysm begin in the present world but soon propel the reader to a landscape that is simultaneously familiar and fantastic.
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Broken
by Kelley Armstrong
In this thrilling new novel from the author of Industrial Magic, a pregnant werewolf may have unwittingly unleashed Jack the Ripper on twenty-first-century—and become his next target. Ever since she discovered she’s pregnant, Elena Michaels has been on edge. After all, she’s never heard of another living female werewolf, let alone one who’s given birth. But thankfully, her expertise is needed to retrieve a stolen letter allegedly written by Jack the Ripper. As a distraction, the job seems simple enough—only the letter contains a portal to Victorian London’s underworld, which Elena inadvertently triggers—unleashing a vicious killer and a pair of zombie thugs. Now Elena must find a way to seal the portal before the unwelcome visitors get what they’re looking for—which, for some unknown reason, is Elena.
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Crystal Rain
by Tobias S. Buckell
The only hope for a planets delivery from the fearsome Azteca lies in a mythical artifact said to be hidden somewhere in the frozen north. Tobias S. Buckell is a dazzling new voice, and "Crystal Rain" is an explosive debut.--Hugo Award winner Robert J. Sawyer ("Hominids").
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Winterbirth
by Brian Ruckley
A fierce war between the armies of the Black Road escalates with the approach of a winter season that compromises an uneasy truce between the thanes of the True Bloods and provides an opportunity for the advancement of one individual's terrible power. Original. 75,000 first printing.
