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Comments on this list before I begin.  First of all, this is not a top 10 list of books published in 2012 that I read.  This is a top 10 list of books that I read in 2012, regardless of year published.  Only books that I read for the first time in 2012 qualify for the list.  For example, I reread The Black Company by Glen Cook. which I have rated at 4.75 stars and my #18 favorite book.  However, because it is a reread, it does not qualify for this list.  Lastly, these are my opinions, and my opinions alone.

(1) The Alchemist by: Paolo Bacigalupi 4 stars (2011)

(2) The Hunger Games by: Suzanne Collins 4 stars (2008)

(3) Rise of Empire by: Michael J. Sullivan 4 stars (2011)

(4) Heir of Novron by: Michael J. Sullivan 4 stars (2012)

(5) Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by: Seth Grahame-Smith 4 stars (2011)

(6) The Warded Man by: Peter Brett 3.75 stars (2010)

(7) Theft of Swords by: Michael J. Sullivan 3.75 stars (2011)

(8) The Rook by: Daniel O’Malley 3.5 stars (2012)

(9) Ironskin by: Tina Connolly 3.5 stars (2012)

(10) Catching Fire by: Suzanne Collins 3.5 stars (2009)