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This year, I don't have any stand-alone books to recommend. Nothing really stood out on my list, although admittedly over 70% of the books I read were parts of series so I don't have a lot to choose from.
I do have 3 different types of speculative fiction series to recommend. A LitRPG series (Dungeon Crawler Carl), an epic fantasy (Ratcatchers), and a high fantasy series (Penric and Desdemona).
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman - I had an Audible trial early this year and since I had been hearing a lot about this series for years, I finally tried it. I ended up really enjoying it and spent a couple of my credits on these. I need to come back to them at some point. The narrator, Jeff Hays, is fantastic for these. Not a category I ever expected to enjoy, but they are a lot of fun.
Ratcatchers by Matthew Colville - I've been following his Youtube channel for a while and have been really enjoying the game his company published this year (Draw Steel), so I thought I would try his books. Both Priest and Thief were excellent, and I know he's been working on book 3, Fighter, recently so I have hope for it. I don't anticipate the rest of the series for a long time though, so if you don't want a cliffhanger you probably want something else.
Penric & Desdemona by Lois McMaster Bujold - We were treated to two novellas this year which were both great. I hope she continues with these surprise books for a long time to come.
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