Top 10 Books of the Decade - 2020s (10-5)

Giles Kristian is always an exceptional writer, but this is him on his A game. Arthur is a fantastic book.

I recently finished Boudica's Daughter, another great read, not quite to the level of The Wolf Den in my opinion, but still Elodie Harper is just proving herself to be an exceptional writer.

This is a book I would probably recommend to about 90% of people. That it's just so much fun.

Like The Falcon of Sparta, I really enjoyed that, but I didn't love it because it's more about the spectacle of kind of 10,000 Spartans escaping.

Book two carries on from that and continues the breakneck pace, standout characters. And whilst it's really, really dark, it's got moments of hope, as well, and characters you're obviously rooting for.

The House with the Golden Door, it has the perfect balance of plot and character progression.

where Jade City is incredibly I would say info-dumpy. I would say far more focused on the plot, but kind of holds the reader's hand or grabs their wrist and says, "Look at this. You know, think this."

I love the character arcs. I love Fonda Lee's writing style in Jade Legacy.

If you're not screaming, "No!" in Jade War and Jade Legacy, you're doing something wrong, as I've said before, because there are twists and turns of characters you are now very invested in.

The Gates of Athens, as I said, is character-driven, is political intrigue just at its best.

It has the best wrestling I've ever read. It has one of the best battles I've ever read right at the end, as well. It is really gripping stuff.

The Will of the Many is everything people have been saying about it, and it's great for new beginner fantasy readers and veterans of the genre, as well.

Book one, We Are the Dead, is one of the best book ones you will ever, ever read.

I was captured by it from the word go. It's something that I think you should just dive into.