Beyond Reality discussion

Hi everyone,

As we're fast approaching the end of the year, I thought it'd be fun to put together a meme (what we used to call a "questionnaire" back in the olden days of Beyond Reality) for everyone's "Best of 2010" selections. So, here goes! (Please feel free to skip any questions you don't have an entry for.)


What was the best fantasy book you read in 2010?

What was the best science fiction book you read in 2010?

Best any-other-genre-that's-not-SF-or-fantasy book?

Best new book (meaning, actually published in 2010)?

Best debut novel?

Best short story collection or anthology?

Best short story?

What was your favorite Beyond Reality "Book of the Month" in 2010?

Who's the best author you discovered this year?

Best SF&F-related website or blog?

Best SF&F movie?

TV show?

Any other "best of 2010" category, not necessarily literature-related, you'd like to list?

What was the best fantasy book you read in 2010?

Tie between Last Unicorn/Gaslight Dogs/ I Shall Wear Midnight/Dreadful Skin.

I can't chose between the four.

What was the best science fiction book you read in 2010? The Wind-Up Girl

Best any-other-genre-that's-not-SF-or-fantasy book?

A Novel Bookstore or The Tiger

Best new book (meaning, actually published in 2010)?

I Shall Wear Midnight or The Tiger

Best debut novel?

Dogshead. It was published in 2005 but it was his first novel

Best short story collection or anthology?

My Mother, She killed Me, My Father He Ate ME

Best short story?

Bluebeard in Ireland by John Updike


What was your favorite Beyond Reality "Book of the Month" in 2010?

Last Unicorn tied with The Gaslight Dogs

Who's the best author you discovered this year?

Jim Hines tied with Cherie Priest

Best SF&F-related website or blog?

Surlalunefairytales.com

Best SF&F movie?
Don't have one for this year, but I loved Robin Hood

TV show?

Don't have one. I find most tv shows to be irksome. I will say, however, that I got the complete Farscape for my birthday earlier this year.

Any other "best of 2010" category, not necessarily literature-related, you'd like to list?

Best filk song - "The Jedi Drinking Song" tied with "Do Virgins taste Better".

Mumford and Sons is the best new group I've heard.

Posted answers to my blog here: http://mossjon314159.wordpress.com/20...

What was the best fantasy book you read in 2010?
Well, I've got a few more still to read, but I'm just about positive nothing will overtake Catherynne Valente's two-volumes of The Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden & In the Cities of Coin and Spice

What was the best science fiction book you read in 2010?
That's tougher; I've read some great SF, but none of it was quite as perfect as The Orphan's Tales (for me). Most surprisingly fantastic was Scott Westerfeld's two-volume Succession: The Risen Empire & The Killing of Worlds; but I also read Octavia E. Butler's Wild Seed this year.

Best any-other-genre-that's-not-SF-or-fantasy book?
I couldn't resist rereading Georgette Heyer's A Civil Contract, which I liked even better the second time around; if rereads don't count then probably Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita

Best new book (meaning, actually published in 2010)?
Wow, I actually read ten of them this year! Best was definitely Elizabeth Bear's Subterranean Press published novella Bone and Jewel Creatures; if novellas don't count, then probably Kage Baker's The Bird of the River

Best debut novel?
Published this year, or just read this year? If it's published this year then it's definitely N. K. Jemisin's The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms. . . if it's just in general then Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell edges it out.

Best short story collection or anthology?
The only one I read this year was To Weave a Web of Magic which was just okay -- loved the McKillip story, but nothing else stood out.

Best short story?
I guess that would have to be the McKillip story! "The Gorgon in the Cupboard," by Patricia McKillip.

What was your favorite Beyond Reality "Book of the Month" in 2010?
Probably Light, by M. John Harrison, but I only read it and Little, Big, so it's a small sample size.

Who's the best author you discovered this year?
So many! But I guess I'll go with Catherynne M. Valente because she had the book of the year for me and I also really enjoyed Palimpsest.

Best SF&F-related website or blog?
Ummm. . . I started reading Tor.com this year and it's been pretty fun. . . but mostly I just read author blogs. I've spent the most time on Elizabeth Bear's and John Scalzi's.

Best SF&F movie?
Inception, but the ending knocked it further down my top five of the year than it would have been.

TV show?
Ummm. . . I guess either Chuck or Warehouse 13 are the only shows I like with SF/F content. . . but my favorite show at the moment is Criminal Minds.

Any other "best of 2010" category, not necessarily literature-related, you'd like to list?
Nope. :)

I didn’t read a lot this year. I wrote a LOT (nearly 550,000 words!) and I discovered that I write somewhat slower than I read. But creating adventures in my head and finally getting them down has been a lot of fun. Now I need to organize it all.

What was the best fantasy book you read in 2010?
Havemercy by Jaida Jones
I LOVED this book. I couldn’t put it down, the characters spoke to me and I became involved in their stories and really cared about what happened to them.

What was the best science fiction book you read in 2010?
A tie. Primary Inversion was the best SF novel and Chimerascope was the best anthology. I love Catherine Asaro’s books, particularly the Skolian Empire series and I couldn’t believe this was her debut novel. I’m also a huge fan of Douglas Smith’s short stories, they are always so ‘complete’.

Best any-other-genre-that's-not-SF-or-fantasy book?
The Witch of Cologne by Tobsha Learner. It read beautifully and it made me cry. (That’s a good thing!)

Best new book (meaning, actually published in 2010)?
Children No More, Mark L. Van Name. Fourth book in the Jon and Lobo series. A really, really good book.

Best debut novel?
Primary Inversion

Best short story collection or anthology?
Chimerascope

Best short story?
Going Harvey in the Big House (Chimerascope).

What was your favorite Beyond Reality "Book of the Month" in 2010?
*embarrassed flush* Eeek, I’ve been so slack in my participation this year. I got distracted (by my 550k words). I'm really enjoying Saturn's Children. It's hysterically funny in places and so well written. I really want to get stuck into Janny’s series too. (It’s on my Christmas list!)

Who's the best author you discovered this year?
Tobsha Learner is the only new author I read this year and it took me a while to warm to her style. I read Soul first and I had such mixed feelings the whole way through, yet still couldn’t put it down. The Witch of Cologne sucked me in quickly and I’ve already ordered a copy of her third novel, Sphinx.

Best SF&F-related website or blog?
SFCrowsnest. Not just because I write for it, but because it tends to be my ‘go-to’ place for current reviews.

Best SF&F movie?
Robin Hood (Russell Crowe). I loved the interpretation of the story and even if you’d never heard of Robin Hood, the movie told a thrilling tale. And it has Russell Crowe.

TV show?
Dexter. :)

What was the best fantasy book you read in 2010? – Palimpsest by Catherynne M. Valente

What was the best science fiction book you read in 2010? – Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm

Best any-other-genre-that's-not-SF-or-fantasy book? – a tie between:
The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway and
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind

Best new book (meaning, actually published in 2010)? –
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

Best debut novel? - I don't think I read any debuts this year. I have a couple of 2010 debuts queued up to read at the first of 2011.

Best short story collection or anthology? – Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link (I read this for the first time in 2010, although it was published in 2006. If we are talking “best ever”, as opposed to “best you read this year”, my answer would be different. I don’t think I read a collection actually published this year. )

Best short story? – I’ve read too many this year to choose!

What was your favorite Beyond Reality "Book of the Month" in 2010? – Bridge of Birds: A Novel of an Ancient China That Never Was by Barry Hughart (I’ve excluded those I’ve chosen for other categories in this questionnaire, in the interest of “awarding” other books I loved.)

Who's the best author you discovered this year? - Steven Galloway, mentioned above (not SF/F)

Best SF&F-related website or blog? – I can’t narrow it down to just one, so I’ll do categories:

• Big SF/F sites:
Tor.com
i09

• Multiple author/critic reviews sites –
Fantasyliterature.com
Fantasy Book Critic
Fantasy Book Review
SFSignal.com
SFSite.com

• Small or single-person SF/F blogs:
The Mad Hatter’s Bookshelf & Book Review
Sci-Fi Fan Letter
Fantasy Cafe


Best SF&F movie? – I don’t think I saw any in the theater this year; I tend to Netflix my movies. But my favorite SF/F movies I’ve seen this year are:
• Jade Satouri, aka Jade Warrior - a Finnish/Chinese production that involves the Kalevala and a lot of back-and-forth in time. Wikipedia article / Trailer at YouTube

• Time Crimes - aka Los Cronocrímenes - a really innovative Spanish time travel film that Hollywood is about to mutilate by re-making... This movie messed with my head – something movies are almost never able to do. (Wikipedia is spoiler-tastic, so I won't link it for this movie.) Trailer at Youtube
(If you find this interesting, do not, I repeat DO NOT seek out and watch the US trailer, which is all you will find if you search for “Time Crimes trailer” just about anywhere! It spells out – literally - the twists and completely SPOILS the movie. The trailer I link here is the original Spanish trailer with English subtitles, which does not spoil anything. Stupid US marketers spoon-feeding the viewer and ruining any bit of mystery, grr...)

TV show? - Fringe. I don’t watch television in general, but I do stream this show online when the most recent episodes go up. I love it. (I do the same currently with Warehouse 13, although I don’t love it as much. It’s just fun.)
• Edit to add: Other peoples' responses reminded me of Lost! I forgot it was still on in 2010; I don't know why, but I thought it ended in 2009. I was a huge Lost fan, and although I see what a lot of folks are getting at when they express displeasure with the final season, I thought it was very well done. So...*Best of the year: probably Lost, as the finaale was a special event to fans. *Best currently watching: Fringe. ;)

Any other "best of 2010" category, not necessarily literature-related, you'd like to list? – not that I can think of

What was the best fantasy book you read in 2010?

Tie between Under Heaven and Name of the Wind

What was the best science fiction book you read in 2010?

The whole of the Miles Vorkosigan series, which I raced through in January/February!

Best any-other-genre-that's-not-SF-or-fantasy book?

Scales of Gold by Dorothy Dunnett (book 4 in her Niccolo series)

Best new book (meaning, actually published in 2010)?

Gaslight Dogs

Best debut novel?

Cutting for Stone, by Abraham Verghese - not spec fic, but absolutely gorgeous.

Best short story collection or anthology?

I don't read that many short stories, but out of the 3 anthologies I read last year, the best was Stories, edited by Neil Gaiman

Best short story?

"The Devil on the Staircase" by Joe Hill, from the Stories anthology

What was your favorite Beyond Reality "Book of the Month" in 2010?

Under Heaven

Who's the best author you discovered this year?

Janny! :)

Best SF&F-related website or blog?

Reviews and monthly discussions at http://calico-reaction.livejournal.com/ (I haven't managed to participate in all of the discussions, but I really like her reviews)

TV show?

Not a new show, but my husband and I have been working our way through the entire series of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (I'd never watched them before...yeah, I know, I know...) and loving every minute! (we're almost halfway through season 6 right now)

Any other "best of 2010" category, not necessarily literature-related, you'd like to list?

nothing comes to mind at the moment!

What was the best fantasy book you read in 2010? The Lions of al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay.

What was the best science fiction book you read in 2010? Dune by Frank Herbert.

Best any-other-genre-that's-not-SF-or-fantasy book? To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

Best new book (meaning, actually published in 2010)? Horns by Joe Hill.

Best debut novel? The Way of Shadows, by Brent Weeks. But if we want a debut in 2010, I'd go with The Second Coming by David H. Burton

Best short story collection or anthology? Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales, by Stephen King.

Best short story? UR by Stephen King. That’s more of a novella, so a true short story selection would be "Wildfire in Manhattan" by Joanne Harris (from the Stories: All-New Tales collection.

What was your favorite Beyond Reality "Book of the Month" in 2010? Warhost of Vastmark by Janny Wurts.

Who's the best author you discovered this year? Bernard Cornwell.

Best SF&F-related website or blog? Pat's Fantasy hotlist http://fantasyhotlist.blogspot.com/ .

Best SF&F movie? Legion.

TV show? The Final season of Lost.

Any other "best of 2010" category, not necessarily literature-related, you'd like to list? Best YouTube sensation: Antoine Dodson!

Chris wrote: Best SF&F movie? Legion.



I really, really enjoyed this movie! After watching it, my friend and I talked about it for nearly two hours afterwards. It was better than I thought it would be, based on reviews I'd read. :)

What was the best fantasy book you read in 2010? Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

Best any-other-genre-that's-not-SF-or-fantasy book? Duma Key by Stephen King

Best new book (meaning, actually published in 2010)? Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson

Best short story collection or anthology? Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales by Stephen King

Who's the best author you discovered this year? Brandon Sanderson

Best SF&F TV show? LOST

Any other "best of 2010" category, not necessarily literature-related, you'd like to list? I have to go with Chris and say Antoine Dodson. I still can't get that song out of my head. Hide your kids...

What was the best fantasy book you read in 2010?
The Golden Key by Melanie Rawn, Jennfier Roberson, & Kate Elliott

What was the best science fiction book you read in 2010?
Tie between Komarr and Diplomatic Immunity by Lois Mc Master Bujold

Best any-other-genre-that's-not-SF-or-fantasy book?
Didn’t read much outside SF/F, but I guess Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton

What was your favorite Beyond Reality "Book of the Month" in 2010?
The Curse of the Mistwraith by Janny Wurts, although I loved the Miles Vorkosigan series

Who's the best author you discovered this year?
Janny Wurts. Although I had a couple books by her on my shelf, I had not yet read them, so War of Light and Shadow has been my introduction to her.

Best SF&F-related website or blog?
Scifan.com

Best SF&F movie?
Only saw one movie this year, Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, Part 1

TV show?
Fringe

What was the best fantasy book you read in 2010?

In the Night Garden

What was the best science fiction book you read in 2010?

The Evolutionary Void

Best any-other-genre-that's-not-SF-or-fantasy book?

The Passage

Best new book (meaning, actually published in 2010)?

The Passage

Best debut novel?

2005, but the best debut novel i've read this year: Counting Heads

Best short story collection or anthology?

Wild Things: Four Tales

Best short story?

A Madness of Starlings, in Wild Things: Four Tales

What was your favorite Beyond Reality "Book of the Month" in 2010?

i only recently joined the group

Who's the best author you discovered this year?

i've heard about them for a while now, but finally reading both A Game of Thrones and The Summer Tree has made me eager to read more of each author

Ah, thanks for reminding me that the final volume of Peter F. Hamilton's Void trilogy is out now. Time to reread the first two and pick up this one!

its pretty awesome!

What was the best fantasy book you read in 2010?
City if Night, Michelle West

What was the best science fiction book you read in 2010?
Anathem, Neal Stephenson

Best any-other-genre-that's-not-SF-or-fantasy book?
Showgirls, Teen Wolves abd Astro Zombies, Micheal Adams
Interesting year in the life, A movie critic watches the 100 top lowest rated movies in IMDB

Best new book (meaning, actually published in 2010)?
hmm Watch, Robert J. Sawyer

Best debut novel?
No debut novels this year

Best short story collection or anthology?
I only read one, Stealer of Souls, Micheal Moorcock.

Best short story?
None this year

What was your favorite Beyond Reality "Book of the Month" in 2010?
Its a tie between City and the City and Anathem, But I am leaning to Anathem.

Who's the best author you discovered this year?
No new authors either

Best SF&F-related website or blog?
I don't normally peruse genre blogs. I read mostly Skeptic Blogs. Respectful Insolence is the best

Best SF&F movie?
Best...hmm thats another hard one. Liked Inception and I also enjoyed Pandorum

TV show?
This year...Nothing that I would say I cant do without. I do watch to much BTW
I am watching the Six Million Dollar Man on DVD
Very much nostalgia from an eight year olds eyes in a 43 year old body

What was the best fantasy book you read in 2010? Palimpsest by Catherynne M Valente

What was the best science fiction book you read in 2010? Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm

Best any-other-genre-that's-not-SF-or-fantasy book? C by Tom McCarthy (odd story of the early modernist era, short listed for the Man Booker)

Best new book (meaning, actually published in 2010)? C – but also Horns by Joe Hill

Best short story collection or anthology? St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves by Karen Russell

Best short story? “He Who Shapes” by Roger Zelazney, and “The Saliva Tree” by Brian Aldiss, tied for the very first Nebula award for best novella in the early ‘60’s, I finally got around to reading them this year, and they live up to their reputations.

What was your favorite Beyond Reality "Book of the Month" in 2010? Little, Big is a close tie with Palimpsest, but I feel I should choose Palimpsest, since LB was a re-read.

Who's the best author you discovered this year? Catherynne M Valente

Best SF&F movie? Dinocroc vs Supergator I laughed a lot.

TV show? Eureka has kinda lost its luster, but its Christmas special was funny.

What was the best fantasy book you read in 2010?
     The Light House duology (Flesh and Spirit and Breath and Bone) by Carol Berg - awesome books!! I recommend them highly.

What was the best science fiction book you read in 2010?
     Warchild by Karin Lowachee - this could qualify as a debut novel except I interpreted the question to apply to 2010 novels.

Best new book (meaning, actually published in 2010)?
     The Spirit Lens by Carol Berg

What was your favorite Beyond Reality "Book of the Month" in 2010?
     Flesh and Spirit by Carol Berg

Who's the best author you discovered this year?
     Greg Keyes who wrote The Briar King

Best SF&F movie?
     The Book of Eli for Science Fiction - Denzel Washington was superb in this movie.
     The Last Airbender for Fantasy - I don't understand why this movie didn't do better.
       (note I don't see many movies in the theater)

TV show?
     AMC's The Walking Dead - If you don't like zombies then avoid this. However, I'm finding the acting and the situations to be first rate.

I had not thought about this until I checked out this topic. After assembling answers to those questions for which I could supply an answer I'm pleasantly surprised to see the Carol Berg has figured prominently in my year of reading.

What was the best fantasy book you read in 2010?
Oh man! Do I have to pick ONE? I guess The Curse of the Mistwraith, but it was really the whole series, not to mention Carol Berg's Lighthouse Duology and Rai Karah series.

What was the best science fiction book you read in 2010?
C.J.Cherryh's Foreigner series (can't pick just one)

Best any-other-genre-that's-not-SF-or-fantasy book?
Dorothy Dunnett's Checkmate - But you have to read the whole series first. One of the best series ever!

Best new book (meaning, actually published in 2010)? Deceiver

Best debut novel? I have no idea, not sure I read any.

Best short story collection or anthology? I'm not big on short story collections.

Best short story? The one about origami in Candiss' thread.

What was your favorite Beyond Reality "Book of the Month" in 2010?
Carol Berg's Flesh and Spirit

Who's the best author you discovered this year?
Oh, crap! There've been so many! Carol Berg, C.J.Cherryh, Janny Wurts, Dorothy Dunnett.

SF&F-related website or blog?
Fantasy Literature.com

SF&F movie? District 9 (I watched it this year)

TV show?
Rubicon! Fantastic!

Any other "best of 2010" category, not necessarily literature-related, you'd like to list? Dunno.

Here are my responses:

What was the best fantasy book you read in 2010?

Peril's Gate by Janny Wurts.

What was the best science fiction book you read in 2010?

The Dervish House by Ian MacDonald.

Best any-other-genre-that's-not-SF-or-fantasy book?

Disciple of the Dog by R. Scott Bakker (actually the only non-SFF book I read this year - but it's a great one)

Best new book (meaning, actually published in 2010)?

Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay

Best debut novel?

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin (I didn't read many debuts this year, but this one was quite good, especially for a debut)

Best short story collection or anthology?

Ted Chiang "Stories of Your Life and Others" is the best one I read, and maybe my favorite collection of spec-fic stories ever. Best collection actually published in 2010: "The Third Bear" by Jeff Vandermeer.

Best short story?

Ted Chiang, "Story of Your Life".

What was your favorite Beyond Reality "Book of the Month" in 2010?

Julian Comstock, by Robert Charles Wilson, Palimpsest by Catherynne Valente and The City and the City by China Mieville all got 5 stars from me. I'm having a hard time picking a favorite from those three, so I'm going to call it a three-way tie.

Who's the best author you discovered this year?

It looks like I mostly read books by authors I already knew before this year, but of the few new ones, Karin Lowachee and R. Scott Bakker.

Best SF&F-related website or blog?

Well, I write and edit for www.fantasyliterature.com, so I'll just mention that one, but I have a few dozen other blogs in my Google Reader, most of which are quite good (and one or two I just follow because they're so BAD :))

Best SF&F movie?

I didn't see any new movies this year.

TV show?

Only marginally SF (if at all), but The Big Bang Theory is easily my favorite sitcom nowadays.

Any other "best of 2010" category, not necessarily literature-related, you'd like to list?

Music!
Favorite album released in 2010: Special Moves, the live CD+DVD by Mogwai
New band: Tamaryn - album "The Waves" is shoegaze/gothy loveliness
Song of the year: "Paradise Circus" by Massive Attack. That vocal!
Best re-release/remaster: "Disintegration" by The Cure sounds better than ever.

And the single best development of the year: my son is fully potty-trained. Hallelujah.

Stefan wrote:"Paradise Circus" by Massive Attack. That vocal! -
Ah, that's a great one!

Stefan wrote: "And the single best development of the year: my son is fully potty-trained. Hallelujah. " -
Amen! Congratulations to the whole family. I remember well my own relief when my son accomplished that feat. He's 16 now, so let's not get started on my travails. ;)

Ken wrote: "TV show?
This year...Nothing that I would say I cant do without. I do watch to much BTW
I am watching the Six Million Dollar Man on DVD
Very much nostalgia from an eight year olds eyes in a 43 year old body "

Actually I want to amend this one. The best show I saw for 2010. Sherlock
An update of the classic investigator. Well done indeed

What was the best fantasy book you read in 2010?
Changes by Jim Butcher. Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb runner up.

What was the best science fiction book you read in 2010?
The Forever War by Joe Haldeman

Who's the best author you discovered this year?
Brandon Sanderson (even if I haven't finished Mistborn)

Best SF&F-related website or blog?
io9.com

Best SF&F movie?
Scott Pilgrim vs The World

TV show?
LOST

What was the best fantasy book you read in 2010?

Ash: A Secret History, by Mary Gentle

What was the best science fiction book you read in 2010?

The Man Who Never Missed, by Steve Perry

Best any-other-genre-that's-not-SF-or-fantasy book?

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! Adventures of a Curious Character, by Richard Feynman (nonfiction)

Best new book (meaning, actually published in 2010)?

The Quantum Thief by, Hannu Rajaniemi

Best debut novel?

The Warded Man, by Peter V. Brett

What was your favorite Beyond Reality "Book of the Month" in 2010?

Bridge of Birds, by Barry Hughart

Who's the best author you discovered this year?

C.L. Werner, writer of good Warhammer fantasy fiction.

Best SF&F-related website or blog?

Props to http://bestfantasybooks.com/ for getting me into reading some good/great fantasy books early on.
Honorable mentions to http://www.cyberpunkreview.com/

Best SF&F movie?

District 9

TV show?

Isn't out yet but will probably be this year's Robot Chicken Star Wars special.

What was the best fantasy book you read in 2010?

That would have to be a tie between Carol Berg's Breath and Bone and Andrzej Sapkowski's Blood of Elves. The second was odd. It seemed a little awkward, but was overall extremely compelling. I hope the rest of the books get translated.

What was the best science fiction book you read in 2010?

I didn't end up reading much SF this year, and the ones I did were rereads so I don't think I can honestly give a good answer here.

Best any-other-genre-that's-not-SF-or-fantasy book?

Except for a couple humor books, everything I read this year that wasn't spec fic fell under technical. I guess I would have the say the most useful has been an ARC copy of Software Testing with Visual Studio 2010

Best new book (meaning, actually published in 2010)?

Captured: Behind the Lens of a Legendary Wildlife Photographer
Which reminds me, I forgot to add this to my shelves.

What was your favorite Beyond Reality "Book of the Month" in 2010?

That would have to be Flesh and Spirit or Anathem. Anathem was a reread though, so I feel a little guilty counting it.

Who's the best author you discovered this year?
Probably Carol Berg

TV show?
I discovered No Heroics this year (Yeah, I know I'm a couple of years late). Very funny. :D

To bad No Heroics never made it to series 2.

What was the best fantasy book you read in 2010?
Actually, it would be the books from Janny Wurt’s “War of Light & Shadow”. I just cannot pick one of them .

What was the best science fiction book you read in 2010?
The Windup Girl

Best new book (meaning, actually published in 2010)?
The Strange Case of the Composer and His Judge: A Novel

Best debut novel?
Trash Sex Magic *2004 debut

Best short story collection or anthology?
METAtropolis: The Dawn of Uncivilization

Best short story?
"A Day in the Life of Half of Rumpelstiltskin" by Kevin Brockmeier - published in the book My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me

What was your favorite Beyond Reality "Book of the Month" in 2010?
Palimpsest

Who is the best author you discovered this year?
Shirley Jackson

Best SF&F movie?
District 9 (saw on dvd this year)

What was the best fantasy book you read in 2010?

Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

What was the best science fiction book you read in 2010?

Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card.

Best any-other-genre-that's-not-SF-or-fantasy book?

About a Boy by Nick Hornby

Best new book (meaning, actually published in 2010)?

Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson.

Who is the best author you discovered this year?
Robin Hobb

Best SF&F movie?

Inception and District 9


TV show?

There are so many great tv shows out now, but my top 4 are.

1.Carnivale (Fantasy/Supernatural)
2.Battlestar Galactica(SciFi)
3.The Wire (Drama)
4.Peep Show (Comedy)

Oh man, I loved Carnivale. I was so bummed when it didn't come back for a 3rd season.

Shel wrote: "Oh man, I loved Carnivale. I was so bummed when it didn't come back for a 3rd season."

Me too it's probably the best tv show ever made.
If you liked Carnivale you will love Battlestar Galactica.

What was the best fantasy book you read in 2010? Also, best from 2010 and best debut :-D
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms byN.K. Jemisin

What was the best science fiction book you read in 2010?
I don't read much SF and I'm a bit late to the party:
The Hunger Games and Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Best any-other-genre-that's-not-SF-or-fantasy book?
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Best short story collection or anthology? Best short story? Didn't read any short stories

What was your favorite Beyond Reality "Book of the Month" in 2010? Just joined the group

Who's the best author you discovered this year?
Jonathan Barnes, N.K.Jemisin, Charlaine Harris

Best SF&F-related website or blog? Got some good suggestions from previous posters ;-)

Best SF&F movie?
Inception

TV show?
Fringe, Lost, True Blood, Treme