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[Richard in W.Orange]

Here they are

And although in an order, I think I enjoyed them all equally (and I'm only just posting as I wanted it to only be kindle books not DTBs and I've only had 3 weeks)

1. The Adamas Blueprint Boyd Morrison
2. The Ark Boyd Morrison
3. The Genesis Secret Tom Knox
4. The Book of Illumination Mary Ann Winkowski
5. The Lost Symbol Dan Brown
6. The Palmyra Impact Boyd Morrison
7. The Templar Legacy Steve Berry
8. True Blue David Baldacci
9. Wet Desert Gary Hansen
10. Just After Sunset Stephen King

[Suzanne]

My Top Ten list of books from my Kindle:

1. One-Year Bible - Tyndale
2. David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
3. The Stand - Stephen King
4. Outlander - Diana Gabaldon
5. Ariana's Pride - Margaret Lake
6. Marley & Me - John Grogan *sniff*
7. Peace with God - Billy Graham
8. The Robe - Lloyd C. Douglas
9. Ashamed of the Gospel - John McArthur
10. He Chose the Nails - Max Lucado

[cagnes]

My Top Ten List for 2009:

1. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
2. The Host by Stephenie Meyer
3. Queen of Swords by Sara Donati
4. The Road  by Cormac McCarthy
5. Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton
6. Fire Along the Sky by Sara Donati
7. Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
8. Cell by Stephen King
9. On a Highland Shore by Kathleen Givens
10. Meridon by Philippa Gregory

[Casse]

My Top Ten List:

1. Kindred in Death by J.D. Robb
2. The Lost by J. D. Robb
3. Promises in Death by J.D. Robb
4. Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts
5. Black Hills by Nora Roberts
6. Twighlight by Stephanie Meyer
7. Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer
8. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
9. Flirting with Danger by Suzanne Enoch
10. Don't Look Down by Suzanne Enoch

[Cuechick]

  My List:

1. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
2. The Gurnsery Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows
3. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
4: Troll: A Love Story by Johanna Sinisalo
5: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
6: My Life in France by Julia Child
7: The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
8: The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
9: The Story Sisters by Alice Hoffman
10: Of Bees and Mist by Erick Setiawan

[Jeansaint]

1. Troy , Lord of the Silver Bow - David Gemmell
2. Game of Thrones - George R. R. Martin
3. Wizard's First Rule - Terry Goodkind
4. NeverWhere - Neil Gaiman
5. The Stand -  Stephen King
6. Duma Key - Stephen King
7. In Her Name - Michael R Hicks
8. As the World Dies - Rhiannon Frater
9. Coraline - Neil Gaiman
10. Swansong - Robert McCammon

I will state that many on my list are the first books in a trilogy or series. Each trilogy is outstanding but I only listed the first book in each as that is what sucked me in and kept me interested enough to keep reading more.

[Drath]

1. Dragonflight by Anne Mccaffrey
2. Dragonquest by Anne Mccaffrey
3. White Dragon by Anne Mccaffrey
4. Crystal Singer by Anne Mccaffrey
5. Killashandra by Anne Mccaffrey
6. Blood Engine by T A Pratt
7. Spell Games by T A Pratt
8. Small Favor by Jim Butcher
9. Dragon Ring by Lettie Prell
10. Cibola by David Wood

[corky1234]

My Top Ten List for 2009:

1. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet -Jamie Ford
2. Heroic Measures - Jill Ciment
3. Paranoia - Joseph Finder
4. The Castaways - Elin Hilderbrand
5. Crack-Up - Eric Christopherson
6. Hello Darkness - Sandra Brown
7. 1st to Die - James Patterson
8. Identity Crisis - Debbi Mack
9. Widow's Tale - Maureen Miller
10 Raising Jake - Charlie Carillo

[JoeBlank]

Been following this board since before I got my Kindle 2 in February, and now you have finally convinced me to register. Here is my top ten list:

1.  Perdido Street Station by China Mieville
2.  Magic Kingdom for Sale - Sold! by Terry Brooks
3.  Song of Susannah by Stephen King
4.  Lair of the White Worm by Bram Stoker
5.  Just After Sunset by Stephen King
6.  Inside Straight by George R. R. Martin
7.  Monster Island by David Wellington
8.  13 Bullets by David Wellington
9.  Ur by Stephen King
10. 99 Coffins by David Wellington

[Magenta]

1.  The Help by Kathryn Sockett
2.  The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean
3.  Coraline by Neil Gaiman
4.  Slam by Nick Hornby
5.  Partly Cloudy Patriot by Sarah Vowell
6.  Practical Demonkeeping by Christopher Moore
7.  The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
8.  Flashforward by Robert J Sawyer
9.  Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell
10. When Science Goes Wrong by Simon Levay

[KimmyA]

1. Odd Hours by Dean Koontz
2. Cabinet of Curiosities by Lincoln Child/Douglas Preston
3. Still Life with Crows by Lincoln Child/Douglas Preston
4. The Black Echo by Michael Connelly
5. The Black Ice by Michael Connelly
6. Concrete Blonde by Michael Connelly
7. The Ark by Boy Morrison
8. 1st to Die by James Patterson
9. Murder List by Julie Garwood
10.Thr3e by Ted Dekker

[The Hooded Claw]

It's cruel, cruel hard to have to rank like this!  But after many tears and gnashed teeth, here is my list!   

1.  On Basilisk Station by David Drake
2.  My Man Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse
3.  Adventures of Gerard by Arthur Conan Doyle
4.  Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton
5.  Double Star by Robert Heinlein
6.  Stolen Masterpiece Tracker by Thomas McShane and Dary Matera
7.  The Honor of the Queen by David Drake
8.  Uller Uprising by H. Beam Piper
9.  A Stainless Steel Rat is Born by Harry Harrison
10.  The Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle

[iabrownie]

1.  The Hunger Games--Suzanne Collins
2.  Girl with the Dragon Tattoo--Stieg Larsson
3.  Deeper Water--Robert Whitlow (Truth of tides series)
4.  Snow Flower and the Secret Fan--Lisa See
5.  Girl who played with Fire--Stieg Larsson
6.  The Help--Kathyrn Stockett
7.  Mitch Rapp Series--Vince Flynn
8.  Secret Saction--Brian Haig
9.  Directed Verdict--Randy Singer
10.  Firefly Lane--Kristin Hannah

[marianneg]

1. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
2. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
3. The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel by Margaret Atwood
4. The Hope of Glory: 100 Daily Meditations on Colossians by Sam Storms
5. How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
6. Origin by J.A. Konrath
7. Waiting for Spring by R.J. Keller
8. Flashforward by Robert J. Sawyer
9. Black/Red/White (The Circle Trilogy 1-3) by Ted Dekker
10. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

[corkyb]

1.  Waiting for Spring, RJ Keller
2. Naked in Death,  JD Robb
3. Glory in Death, J D Robb
4. Immortal in Death, J D Robb
5. Rapture in Death, J D Robb
6. Ceremony In Death, J D Robb
7. Vengeance in Death, J D Robb
8. Holiday in Death, J D Robb
9. Conspiracy in Death, J D Robb
10. Loyalty in Death, J D Robb

[Digital Tempest]

1. American Gods by Neil Gaiman
2. Now Is the Time to Open Your Heart by Alice Walker
3. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
4. Sula by Toni Morrison
5. Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
6. White Oleander by Janet Fitch
7. The Cold Blue Blood by David Handler
8. Cannery Row by John Steinbeck
9. Minion by L.A. Banks
10. Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

[loonlover]

 1. Kindred in Death by J.D. Robb
 2. Always Dakota by Debbie Macomber
 3. Black Hills by Nora Roberts
 4. It's Not About the Cookies by K.A. Thompson
 5. Grave Secret by Charlaine Harris
 6. Safe Harbor by Luanne Rice
 7. Cold Ridge by Carla Neggers
 8. Living with Your Kids Is Murder by Mike Befler
 9. On Fire by Carla Neggers
10. Retirement Holmes Are Murder by Mike Befler

[Gayle]

My top 10 for 2009:

1.  The Doomsday Key by James Rollins (read in DTB while waiting for Kindle to arrive)
2.  The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown (my first pre-ordered book)
3.  Night Game by Christine Feehan
4.  Judgment in Death by J. D. Robb
5.  The Tenth Justice by Brad Meltzer
6.  Hostile Intent by Michael Walsh
7.  Paranoia by Joseph Finder
8.  Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian  (Actually enjoyed this whole series)
9.  The Templar Legacy by Steve Berry
10. Treason by Don Brown

Gayle

 

[Leslie]

Hi everyone!

Remember, today is the last day to post your top ten list. Gift certificate drawings begin tomorrow and will be announced in this thread.

L

[CS]

1. Paranoia by Joseph Finder.
2. The Unlikely Disciple by Kevin Roose
3. Calling Out Your Name by Ned White (Smashwords)
4. The Takers by R.W. Ridley
5. The Elvis Interviews by Glen Bonham (Smashwords)
6. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
7. Stalker by Dave Dykema
8. Raising Jake by Charlie Carillo
9. Cry For The Moon by William Woodall
10. Mr. Penumbra's Twenty-Four-Hour Book Store by Robin Sloan

It was IMPOSSIBLE to pick 10!!! Here are some more books that are every bit as good as the ones on my list (in no particular order):

The Rescue, Man of Steel, Assignment in Antibua, The Time Cavern, Night Camp, The Grove, Truck Stop, My Sister's Keeper, Crack-Up, The Legend of Witch Bane, Promises in Death, Dead End Street, Sweetie's Diamonds, Mind + Body, The Pact, A Face Without a Heart.

I'm probably forgetting a few too... (EDIT: I've edited this post 4-5 times to add more great books. So many of them!)

[Todd]

1. The Eye Of the World by Robert Jordan
2. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
3. Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind
4. Black (The Circle Trilogy, Book 1) (The Books of History Chronicles) by Ted Dekker
5. The Children of Hurin by Christopher Tolkien
6. Green  by Ted Dekker
7. The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan
8. Red (The Circle Trilogy, Book 2) (The Books of History Chronicles)
9.  The Screwtape Letters  by C. S. Lewis
10. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin

[Rhiathame]

It's cruel, cruel hard to have to rank like this!  But after many tears and gnashed teeth, here is my list!   

1.  On Basilisk Station by David Drake

You have the wrong author there...it should be David Weber

[KathyluvsKindle]

 1. The Book Thief by Markus Zusack
 2. Handle With Care by Jodi Picoult
 3. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
 4. The Physik Book Of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe etal
 5. The Shadow Of The Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
 6. Autobiography Of A Yogi by Paramasanda Yogananda
 7. The Guernesy Literary And Potato Peel Society by Annie Barrows
 8. A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
 9. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson
10. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

[intinst]

  1. The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
  2. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
  3. Dune by Frank Herbert
  4. Kindred in Death by J.D. Robb
  5. In Her Name by Michael R. Hicks
  6. Grave Secret by Charlaine Harris
  7. Painting the Roses Red byTrish Lamoree
  8. Black Hills by Nora Roberts
  9. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
 10. Never Smile At a Crocodile by Trish Lamoree

[B-Kay 1325]

I have had a hard time listing these in order as I have loved all them for different reasons:

1.  Drake Sisters Series by Christine Feehan
2.  Dragon Knight Series by Bianca D'Arc
3.  Brisingr by Christopher Paolini
4.  Bed of Roses by Norah Roberts
5.  The Border Lord & the Lady by Bertrice Small
6.  The Shadow Queen by Bertrice Small
7.  Taming Groomzilla by E.N. Holland
8.  Distant Cousin Series by Al Past
9.  Ariana's Pride by Margaret Lake
10. Summer on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber

I too have many more books I wanted to put on this list but as I previously said these stood out for several reasons.  I haven't kept track of all the books I have read and was surprised by how many series I have read this year.  Many of the books that are listed above are part of a series even though I am current on all of them I did not read the entire series this year.