As promised, here are my top picks for books this year.
Best SF/Fantasty books in 2017

- A Dragon of a Different Color by Rachel Aaron
- The Delirium Brief by Charles Stross
- Neogenesis by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
- From Ruins by M. C. A. Hogarth
- Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs
- Dream Hearth by M. C. A. Hogarth
Best new series in 2017

- Penric and Desdemona by Lois McMaster Bujold
- Hidden Legacy by Ilona Andrews
- Fred the Vampire Accountant by Drew Hayes
Most useful nonfiction book in 2017:
2,000 to 10,000: How to Write Faster, Write Better, and Write More of What You Love by Rachel Aaron