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Thursday, December 31, 2015
Books of the year: 2015
Here are my picks for the best books of 2015, fiction and nonfiction. These aren't the best books published this year, but rather the best I've read in the last twelvemonth. The winner in both categories is barely distinguished from the pack, and the runners up are all worthy of reading. Runners up appear in alphabetical order by their author's surname.Fiction:
Winner:Runners up:
- Trustee from the Toolroom by Nevil Shute
- Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank
- A.I. Apocalypse by William Hertling
- Superman: Red Son by Mark Millar, Dave Johnson, and Kilian Plunkett
- Sweeter than Wine by L. Neil Smith
Nonfiction:
Winner:Runners up:
- SJWs Always Lie by Vox Day
- Concrete Planet by Robert Courland
- What If? by Randall Munroe
- GPS Declassified by Richard D. Easton and Eric F. Frazier
- Rocket Ranch by Jonathan H. Ward