These are the best books i have read for the very first time in 2009. There was quit a few authors I discovered 2009, and many of them are already favorites. To mention some of them John Scalzi of course he is my favorite of the year, Jaine Fenn is another strong new author, Elisabeth Bear is much better than the covers of her books, Laura E. Reeve with her strong Greek influence and Tony Bellantyne with his robot series is novel to say the least. I don’t doubt for a second I have missed some of this years greatest new authors and books. I would love to read them if you tell me about them.

1. Old Man’s War Series by John Scalzi (Old Man’s War, The Ghost Brigade The Last Colony, Zoe’s Tale)
2. The Graveyard Book by Niel Gaiman
3. Storm from the Shadows by David Weber (Saganami 2)
4. The Anderoid’s Dream by John Scalzi
5. Mote in God’s Eye by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
6. By Heresies Distressed by David Weber (Safehold 3)
7. Torch of Freedom by Eric Flint & David Weber (Wages of Sin 2)
8. Saturn’s Children by Charles Stross 
9. The Dispossessed by Ursula Le Guin(Eukmen 5) 
10. The Magicans’ Guild by Trudi Canavan (The Black Magician 1)
11. The Sidhe Series by Jaine Fenn (Principles of Angels, Consorts of Heaven)
12. Mothership by John Brosnan(Mothership 1)
13. Undaunted by Mike Shepherd (Kris Longknife 7)
14. The Coyote Series by Allen Steel
15. 1632 by Eric Flint (Ring of fire 1)
16. Empire Series by Richard Allen Stotts (Midshipman, Heir to the Throne, Majesty, Acheon, Citizen of the Empire) – All are Free Online Books
17. Relentless by Jack Campell (The Lost Fleet 5)
18. Southern Vampires Series (1-9) by Charlene Harris the inspirationt to True Blood the TV Series 
19. Seeds of Earth by Michael Cobley (Humanity’s Fire 1)
20.  The Jenny Casey Series by Elizabet Bear (Hammered, Scaredown, Worldwired) 

The Best Re-Read Books of 2009

1. Remnant Polulation by Elizabeth Moon - This is the best First Contact book I ever read. It might be the best book.
2. Honor Harrington Series (1-11) by David Weber
3. Kris Longknife Series (1-7) by Mike Shepherd

Interesting and Notable Books not on the list 2009

• The Wess’har Wars Series by Karen Travis
• The Merchant Princes Series by Charles Stross
• Contact With Chaos by Michael Z. Williamsson
• The Lost Xuyan Bride by Aliette de Bodard
• Twisted Metal by Tony Ballantyne
• Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds
• Jennifer Government by Max Barry
• Major Ariane Kedros Series by Laura E Reeve

It’s Kippling’s Jungle Book set in a graveyard. The baby Bod, short for Nobody is taken in by the old graveyard on the Hill when his parents and sister is killed by the man Jack. His adopted parents are ghosts, and his guardian is Silas, a man not alive neither dead.

This is an endearing and intriguing tale of a boy growing up and getting educated by the denizen of the graveyard.

I guess it is written with the young reader in mind, but I truly enjoyed it. This is an excellent coming-of-age fantasy I can strongly recommend.