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100 Best Fantasy Books of 2015-2020

An entirely subjective list of the best fantasy and fantasy adjacent (soft scifi, horror, alternate history, etc.) books published between 2015 and 2020. No sequels, all books are either stand-alone or they begin new series. Tried not to go overboard on any one author.
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Uprooted (Naomi Novik)
Uprooted
1
Naomi Novik
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
2
N. K. Jemisin
Six of Crows (Leigh Bardugo)
Six of Crows
3
Leigh Bardugo
The Grace of Kings (Ken Liu)
The Grace of Kings
4
Ken Liu
The Traitor Baru Cormorant (Seth Dickinson)
The Traitor Baru Cormorant
5
Seth Dickinson
Guns of the Dawn (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Guns of the Dawn
6
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Penric's Demon (Lois McMaster Bujold)
Penric's Demon
7
Lois McMaster Bujold
Sorceror to the Crown (Zen Cho)
Sorceror to the Crown
8
Zen Cho
The Library at Mount Char (Scott Hawkins)
The Library at Mount Char
9
Scott Hawkins
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
10
Nnedi Okorafor
In Midnight's Silence (Theresa Frohock)
In Midnight's Silence
11
Theresa Frohock
Every Heart a Doorway (Seanan McGuire)
Every Heart a Doorway
12
Seanan McGuire
The Winged Histories (Sofia Samatar)
The Winged Histories
13
Sofia Samatar
Ninefox Gambit (Yoon Ha Lee)
Ninefox Gambit
14
Yoon Ha Lee
Nevernight (Jay Kristoff)
Nevernight
15
Jay Kristoff
Red Sister (Mark Lawrence)
Red Sister
16
Mark Lawrence
Paper Menagerie (Ken Liu)
Paper Menagerie
17
Ken Liu
A Taste of Honey (Kai Ashante Wilson)
A Taste of Honey
18
Kai Ashante Wilson
All the Birds in the Sky (Charlie Jane Anders)
All the Birds in the Sky
19
Charlie Jane Anders
The Ballad of Black Tom (Victor Lavalle)
The Ballad of Black Tom
20
Victor Lavalle
The Lie Tree (Frances Hardinge)
The Lie Tree
21
Frances Hardinge
The Devourers (Indra Das)
The Devourers
22
Indra Das
All Systems Red (Martha Wells)
All Systems Red
23
Martha Wells
The Bear and the Nightingale (Katherine Arden)
The Bear and the Nightingale
24
Katherine Arden
The City of Brass (S.A.Chakraborty)
The City of Brass
25
S.A.Chakraborty
An Unkindness of Ghosts (River Solomon)
An Unkindness of Ghosts
26
River Solomon
Winter Tide (Ruthanna Emrys)
Winter Tide
27
Ruthanna Emrys
The Power (Naomi Alderman)
The Power
28
Naomi Alderman
Jade City (Fonda Lee)
Jade City
29
Fonda Lee
The Refrigerator Monologues (Catherynne M. Valente)
The Refrigerator Monologues
30
Catherynne M. Valente
Black Tides of Heaven (JY Yang)
Black Tides of Heaven
31
JY Yang
Circe (Madeline Miller)
Circe
32
Madeline Miller
The Poppy War (R. F. Kuang)
The Poppy War
33
R. F. Kuang
Spinning Silver (Naomi Novik)
Spinning Silver
34
Naomi Novik
The Calculating Stars (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Calculating Stars
35
Mary Robinette Kowal
Children of Time (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Children of Time
36
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Trail of Lightning (Rebecca Roanhorse)
Trail of Lightning
37
Rebecca Roanhorse
Space Opera (Cathrynne Valente)
Space Opera
38
Cathrynne Valente
Semiosis (Sue Burke)
Semiosis
39
Sue Burke
Blackfish City (Sam J. Miller)
Blackfish City
40
Sam J. Miller
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