Locus published their 2011 Recommended Reading List today, and you’ll see a lot of Orbit authors among their choices:

• Leviathan Wakes, James S.A. Corey (US | UK | ANZ)
• Deadline, Mira Grant (US | UK | ANZ)
• Rule 34, Charles Stross (UK | ANZ)
• The Heroes, Joe Abercrombie (US)
• The Dragon’s Path, Daniel Abraham (US | UK | ANZ)
• Heartless, Gail Carriger (US | UK | ANZ)
• The Fallen Blade, Jon Courtenay Grimwood (US | UK | ANZ)
• The Kingdom of Gods, N.K. Jemisin (US | UK | ANZ)
• The Hammer, K.J. Parker (US | UK | ANZ)

And, in case you missed them the first time around, keep reading for a round-up of other Best of 2011 lists!

• NPR: The Heroes and Rule 34
• io9: Rule 34
• Kirkus: Rule 34
• Amazon: Leviathan Wakes
• SFF World (Fantasy/Science Fiction): Leviathan Wakes, Deadline, The Heroes, The Dragon’s Path
• SFGate: The Company Man by Robert Jackson Bennett (US | UK | ANZ)
• Suvudu: Leviathan Wakes
• Forbidden Planet International: The Ascendant Stars, Michael Cobley (UK | ANZ); Germline, T.C. McCarthy (US | UK | ANZ); Echo City, Tim Lebbon (UK | ANZ); Rule 34
• A Dribble of Ink: Leviathan Wakes; Theft of Swords, Michael J. Sullivan (US | UK | ANZ); The Dragon’s Path
• The Ranting Dragon: The Kingdom of Gods; Ghost Story, Jim Butcher (UK); Hexed, Kevin Hearne (UK); Deadline
• Drying Ink: Ghost Story; Theft of Swords; The Return Man, V.M. Zito (US | ANZ)
• The Speculative Scotsman: The Hammer
• Graeme’s Fantasy Book Review: Theft of Swords, Leviathan Wakes, The Dragon’s Path
• Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist: Leviathan Wakes; The Heroes; The Final Evolution, Jeff Somers (US | UK | ANZ); The Edinburgh Dead, Brian Ruckley (US | UK | ANZ); Legacy of Kings, Celia Friedman (UK | ANZ); The White-Luck Warrior, R. Scott Bakker (UK | ANZ)
• The Wertzone: The White-Luck Warrior; The Heroes; The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. LeGuin (UK | ANZ)