Best of 2008 Picks -- Tobias Buckell

My favorite SF novel for 2008 was Walter Jon Williams' novel Implied Spaces, which one blurb called the first 'sword and singularity novel.' It's a high octane adventure packed with high concept fun, and so far everyone I've passed a copy on to has also come back with a thumbs up. There were some publication date issues with its launch that may have led to some missing it, but I've been on a mission to spread the word that it was one of the fun books of 2008.

Other books I think made 2008 special for me were Pirate Sun, by Karl Schroeder, Matter by Ian Banks, Brandon Sanderson's concluding volume of his Mistborn series The Hero of Ages, The Magic Thief by Sarah Prineas, and The Prefect by Alastair Reynolds. Good books all.