With 2015 drawing to an end, it's time to look back on the year that was. And in terms of quality SFF novels, it's been another decidedly dismal year. Not as bad as 2014 turned out to be, but by far one of the worse since I created the Hotlist back in 2005. Once more, many of this year's new releases were so lackluster that they often took the love of reading right out of me. =(Still, although it was far from a banner year, 2015 saw a number of gems get published. Here are the top 5 speculative fiction novels I've read this year! =) Click on each title to read my review. . .1-by James S. A. Corey ( Canada Here's the blurb:As you know, my review of this one has not been posted yet. Look for it in the next week or so. . .2-by Robin Hobb ( Canada Here's the blurb:3-by Mark Lawrence ( Canada Here's the blurb:4-by Myke Cole ( Canada Here's the blurb:5-by Joel Shepherd ( Canada Here's the blurb:---------------------------------I'll post my entire Top 10 at the end of the year. . .