1. Classic (published before 1960)
   • A Stir of Echoes by Richard Matheson
2. Contemporary (published in the last 25 years)
   • Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan
3. Award Winner (World Fantasy Award, Gemmel Award, Locus etc. any year)
   • The City & The City by China Mieville
4. Religion Theme
   • Blood Song by Anthony Ryan
5. Political/Court Intrigue
   • A Song for Arbonne by Guy Gaverial Kay
6. Military
   • Black Company by Glen Cook
7. Young Adult/Throwback
   • The Last Unicorn by Peter Beagle
8. Media Tie In (Book that was made into a TV Show or Movie)
   • American Gods by Neil Gaiman
9. Written by more than one author
   • Windhaven by Lisa Tuttle and George RR Martin
10. Epic (more than 500 pages)
    • A Widow's House by Daniel Abraham
11. Quick Read (less than 200 pages)
    • Castle of Llyr by Lloyd Alexander
12. Written by an Author with 3 names (EX Guy Gaverial Kay, Marion Zimmerman Bradley, David Alan Coe etc.)
    • Tigana by Guy Gaverial Kay
13. Birthday book-published the year or decade you were born
    • Little,Big by John Crowley
14. Asian Themed
    • River of Stars by Guy Gaverial Kay
15. Mediterranean Inspired (Countries bordering the Mediterranean: Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Morocco etc.)
    • Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gaverial Kay

1. Classic (published before 1960)
2. Contemporary (published in the last 25 years) The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern 6/17  Magic, circus, competition, loved it.
3. Award Winner   War for the Oaks - Emma Bull 3/11  1987 Locus, Pre-dates Jim Butcher's Harry Dresden series, but the same urban faerie feel. Lots of 80's music references. And they still have corded landlines. Phouka is memorable.
4. Religion Theme The Curse of Tenth Grave - Darynda Jones 10/14 Well, there are gods in it.
5. Political/Court Intrigue   Tiassa - Steven Brust 3/7  #13 in Vlad Taltos series, which I like, but you wouldn't start here. 4Stars
6. Military The Buried Giant -  Kazuo Ishiguro 12/18 Mythopoetic, but the Briton-Saxon wars in Arthurian Britan are referenced. From a time of dragons, ogres, giants, a book of memory lost in the mists and vengeance. Moral questions in mythic disguise.  4.5 stars
7. Young Adult/Throwback   Written in Red - Anne Bishop 3/1 YAs would enjoy this, and also Bishop fans
8. Media Tie In (Book that was made into a TV Show or Movie)
9. Written by more than one author Dangerous Women 3 - ed. George R. R. Martin, Gardner Dozois 7/20 Short novellas, my favorites were by Jim Butcher (A Dresden story by Molly) and Joe Abercrombie.  Couple of wild west settings...not my type.  All strong women heroes.
10. Epic (more than 500 pages)   A Dance of Dragons - George RR Martin
11. Quick Read (less than 200 pages)
12. Written by an Author with 3 names   The Sharing Knife: Beguilement - Lois McMaster Bujold
13. Birthday book-published the year or decade you were born
14. Asian Themed
15. Mediterranean Inspired (Countries bordering the Mediterranean: Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Morocco etc.)

1. Classic (published before 1960)
2. Contemporary (published in the last 25 years) The Hum and the Shiver by Alex Bledsoe
3. Award Winner (World Fantasy Award, Gemmel Award, Locus etc. any year)
4. Religion Theme  The Last Paladin (The War of the Rose, Book 3) by Kathleen Bryan
5. Political/Court Intrigue  Stiletto (The Checquy Files, Bk 2) by Daniel O'Malley
6. Military
7. Young Adult/Throwback Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
8. Media Tie In (Book that was made into a TV Show or Movie)
9. Written by more than one author  The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination by John Joseph Adams (Editor)
10. Epic (more than 500 pages)
11. Quick Read (less than 200 pages) The Night Fairy by Laura Amy Schlitz
12. Written by an Author with 3 names A Murder of Mages by Marshall Ryan Marescu
13. Birthday book-published the year or decade you were born
14. Asian Themed  Year of the Demon by Steven Bein
15. Mediterranean Inspired (Countries bordering the Mediterranean: Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Morocco etc.)

Michael:  Thanks for starting a challenge here.  I tried last year and it did not work but I will join yours, posting with books I've read since Jan. 1, 2016.  Discovered a trilogy which is really science fiction by Ben H. Winters, two of which I finished in January:  Countdown City and World of Trouble

1. Classic (published before 1960) 
2. Contemporary (published in the last 25 years) Trigger Warning by Neil Gaiman, Dead Reckoning by Mercedes Lackey
3. Award Winner  (World Fantasy Award, Gemmel Award, Locus etc. any year) The Hollow Hills by Mary Stewart, Mythopoeic Fantasy Award (1974)
4. Religion Theme
5. Political/Court Intrigue   The Safe Keeper's Secret by Sharon Shinn
6. Young Adult/Throwback:  The Burning Bridge (Ranger's Apprentice, #2) by John Flanagan (Wonderful series for young adults)   Have managed to read two more in this series.  There are a total of 12 now! 
7. Media Tie In (Book that was made into a TV Show or Movie)  Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) by J.K. Rowling
8. Written by more than one author  Dreamwalker (The Red Dragon Academy #1) by Rhys Bowen and C.M. Broyles
9. Epic (Over 500 pages)  The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1), The Ask and the Answer (Chaos Walking #2), and  Monsters of Men (Chaos Walking, #3), all by Patrick Ness, and Inheritance (The Inheritance Cycle, #4) by Christopher Paolini. Dead Beat by Jim Butcher
10. Quick Read (Under 200 pages) An Exchange of Gifts by Anne McCaffrey
11. Written by an Author with 3 names  Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (science fiction but I'm putting it here)
12. Birthday book-published the year or decade you were born  The Wizard of Oz
13. Asian Themed Fudoki by Kij Johnson,12/7/2016
14. Mediterranean Inspired (Countries bordering the Mediterranean: Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Morocco etc.) Goddess of Yesterday by Caroline B. Cooney (Greece)