Goodreads posted the opening round for the best book of the year, 2013 edition. The list for the Fantasy category is (you can vote here):
The Crown Tower by Michael J. Sullivan
The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch
Vicious by V.E. Schwab
The Companions by R.A. Salvatore
Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan
Emperor of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
The Daylight War by Peter V. Brett
Blood of Dragons by Robin Hobb
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
A Memory of Light by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
The Firebird by Susanna Kearsley
Forged in Blood by Lindsay Buroker
The River of No Return by Bee Rigway
The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
Last years winners were:
2012 - The Wind Through the Keyhole by Stephen King
2011 - A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
2010 - Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
2009 - Dean and Gone by Charlaine Harris
My vote is for Emperor of Thorn by Mark Lawrence but I think that The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch could win it. What is yours?