collateral tales 
The Attack by Yasmina Khadra
The Attack by Yasmina Khadra, with its momentous premise and gripping subject matter, fails to bring its message across because it is too poorly written.
Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds
Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds was the most fascinating sf novel I’ read in ages, a baroque space opera comprising a grand story and sarcastic dialog.
Chicks ’n Chained Males by Esther Friesner, Ed.
Hilarious feminst postmodern over-the-top fantasy stories. I wish there had been something like that already when I was a kid.
Berliner Aufklärung von Thea Dorn
Daß der Erstlingsroman Berliner Aufklärung von Thea Dorn den Raymond Chandler Preis verliehen bekam, sagt viel über den Preis, aber nichts über das Buch.
The Complete Cartoons of The New Yorker by Robert Mankoff, Ed.
Even if the cartoons provided on CD are very low-quality, the 2004 printed cartoons are excellent and make this book a bargain.