Today is the first Top Ten Tuesday I’ve participated in for a while, mainly because of being busy and personal reasons, but, I’m getting back on track and, I love this topic.  So, here’s my take on modern books (which I’m taking to mean recently written as oppose to contemporary setting – although, obviously, you could interpret it either way) that I think could be classics in the future:

King Sorrow by Joe Hill – I haven’t written my review for this one yet but I absolutely loved it.  It’s a chunkster of a book but it’s so good that it doesn’t feel that way.

The Everlasting by Alix E Harrow – this is another recent read that I loved.  Again, I haven’t posted my review yet (which will follow shortly) but this was so good.  The writing is fantastic, the story is totally absorbing, literally a story that spreads across the ages.

Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E Harrow – yes, two books by the same author on this list.  It probably seems a little indulgent but I love her books and this particular book is like a love letter to readers.

Station Eleven, the Glass Hotel and Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandell.  This is not a series as such but the books all interconnect in ways that you wouldn’t be aware of without having read the others.  Basically, each book is a standalone and brilliant in it’s own right but if you have the pleasure of reading all three, well, it’s really quite mind blowing.

The Justice of Kings, The Tyranny of Faith and The Trials of Empire by Richard Swan.  Fantasy books with murder mysteries, epic in their scopo but with a more modern feel in terms of ease of reading, great writing and totally gripping.  I would love to see these books become recognised for the scope, writing and originality.

A Dowry of Blood by ST Gibson.  I’m not always a fan of classic retellings but this story works.  Told from the point of view of one of Dracula’s ‘bride’s this is a dark tale of doubt and seduction and based itself on a ‘classic’ I would love to see it last the test of time.

A Boy and His Dog at the end of the World.  Such a fantastic tale, told in a way to deliver a really powerful twist.  I loved it and didn’t see it coming.

The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar.  Oh dear me, how much did I love this book?  Ridiculously so.  It’s an absolute keeper.  A new story told in a way that brings all the charm of many older classics but easily readable and with hints of fantasy.

The Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden.  The Bear and the Nightingale, The Girl in the Tower, The Winter of the Witch.  This series is so good, beautiful writing, fairytale fantasy and Russian Folklore.  Quite mesmerising.

Finally, The Broken Empire series by Mark Lawrence.  This series definitely falls into the ‘grimdark’ genre (and, as such, maybe isn’t for everyone) but being the first of it’s kind that I read it felt so unique and unusual, plus the writing is superb and the overall scope, of not only this series, but all the following series by this author, well, it really is impressive.

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