2012 Best of List

In 2012 only four books made it on to my best of the year list, and unusually, they all are fiction.   Even more unusual:  four books from just two authors.  Does that make the list a pair of twins?   These authors are really great.  Michael Gruber also was on my 2011 Best of List for his novel "Tropic of Night."

Best fiction of the year:

• The Good Son: a Novel, by Michael Gruber
• Valley of Bones, by Michael Gruber
• Mr. Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore, by Robin Sloan
• Annabel Scheme, by Robin Sloan