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Best (not including re-reads):
"Elizabeth the Queen" by Alison Weir - Biography of ER I, focusing on the Elizabeth herself rather more than other biographies, managing to give a good image of court life in a book that is quite short for its subject matter.
"The Skinner", "The Voyage of the Sable Keech" and "Orbus" by Neal Asher - a new (for me) trilogy by a writer who has now become my second favourite SF author (after Peter F. Hamilton).
"Master and Commander", "Post Captain" and "HMS Surprise" by Patrick O'Brien - wonderful stories which for some reason I've discovered only now
I cannot think of a bad book I've read this year but I am quite conservative and tentative in my reading habits. I find an author I like and tend to read that author's work. I also re-read a lot. So all in all, I'm rarely disappointed.
Last time I did not read a trilogy after finishing the first book was about 2-3 years ago. I recall that I abandoned the 2nd book half way through which is rare for me.
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