With about half the year gone and only 31 votes cast in a poll I created here on Good Reads back on January 1, 2011, I am declaring Bitter Seeds as the Best Sword and Laser Book for 2010.
Final tallies below:
Bitter Seeds 10 votes, 32.3% The Windup Girl 4 votes, 12.9% Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom 4 votes, 12.9% The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress 4 votes, 12.9% World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War 3 votes, 9.7% The Princess Bride 3 votes, 9.7% The Once and Future King 2 votes, 6.5% How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe 1 vote, 3.2%
Certainly not a statistically significant sample, but I think in general it expresses the overall preferences of the group.
I happened to have voted for Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, but did not elect to read Bitter Seeds.
Final tallies below:
Bitter Seeds 10 votes, 32.3%
The Windup Girl 4 votes, 12.9%
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom 4 votes, 12.9%
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress 4 votes, 12.9%
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War 3 votes, 9.7%
The Princess Bride 3 votes, 9.7%
The Once and Future King 2 votes, 6.5%
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe 1 vote, 3.2%
Certainly not a statistically significant sample, but I think in general it expresses the overall preferences of the group.
I happened to have voted for Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, but did not elect to read Bitter Seeds.
Feel free to comment, vote in the poll (http://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/41...), or make your case for your favorite of 2010.