Actually this book was going to be the next one, but the #12 spot contains two books having a fight at the moment, so I thought I'd cheat and bring this one forward whilst the outcome is decided.
Stephen Lawhead is probably the most successful of modern Christian novelists (Left Behind excepted) and built up something of a cult following in the 80s and 90s. He started off with what, in my opinion, were great ideas and fairly mediocre writing, which then developed into really good ideas and good writing, and finally ended up as good writing with ordinary ideas. I have to admit I have not read his recent reworking of Robin Hood which is getting good reviews.
Bang in the middle of the good ideas and good writing came the Song of Albion trilogy. A celtic fantasy which intersects with our own time as the barriers between worlds is breaking down and wolves rome the dark streets of Oxford, it also had one overarching metaphor (which I won't spoil by revealing here, because it doesn't become apparent til the last chapter of book 3). It's a good adventure in a solid fantasy tradition, with some nice touches and only rare moments of kitsch, as an ordinary bloke from here ends up over there, but has to do something extraordinary to save both worlds.
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