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100 Best Fantasy Books of 2015-2020 - Page 2

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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The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (Stuart Turton)
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
41
Stuart Turton
Swordheart (T. Kingfisher)
Swordheart
42
T. Kingfisher
Vita Nostra (Marina and Sergey Dyachenko)
Vita Nostra
43
Marina and Sergey Dyachenko
Rosewater (Tade Thompson)
Rosewater
44
Tade Thompson
The Mere Wife (Maria Dahvana Headley)
The Mere Wife
45
Maria Dahvana Headley
The Last Sun (K.D. Edwards)
The Last Sun
46
K.D. Edwards
Tempests and Slaughter (Tamora Pierce)
Tempests and Slaughter
47
Tamora Pierce
The Black God's Drums (P. Djèli Clark)
The Black God's Drums
48
P. Djèli Clark
To Be Taught, If Fortunate (Becky Chambers)
To Be Taught, If Fortunate
49
Becky Chambers
This Is How You Lose the Time War (Amal El-Mohtar)
This Is How You Lose the Time War
50
Amal El-Mohtar
The Deep (Rivers Solomon)
The Deep
51
Rivers Solomon
Exhalation (Ted Chiang)
Exhalation
52
Ted Chiang
Armed in Her Fashion (Kate Heartfield)
Armed in Her Fashion
53
Kate Heartfield
Silver in the Wood (Emily Tesh)
Silver in the Wood
54
Emily Tesh
The Test (Sylvain Neuvel)
The Test
55
Sylvain Neuvel
A Memory Called Empire (Arkady Martine)
A Memory Called Empire
56
Arkady Martine
Gideon the Ninth (Tamsyn Muir)
Gideon the Ninth
57
Tamsyn Muir
The Light Brigade (Kameron Hurley)
The Light Brigade
58
Kameron Hurley
The Raven Tower (Ann Leckie)
The Raven Tower
59
Ann Leckie
The Priory of the Orange Tree (Samantha Shannon)
The Priory of the Orange Tree
60
Samantha Shannon
The Ten Thousand Doors of January (Alix E. Harrow)
The Ten Thousand Doors of January
61
Alix E. Harrow
Middlegame (Seanan McGuire)
Middlegame
62
Seanan McGuire
Ninth House (Leigh Bardugo)
Ninth House
63
Leigh Bardugo
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (Marlon James)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
64
Marlon James
The Luminous Dead (Caitlin Starling)
The Luminous Dead
65
Caitlin Starling
The Starless Sea (Erin Morgenstern)
The Starless Sea
66
Erin Morgenstern
A Brightness Long Ago (Guy Gavriel Kay)
A Brightness Long Ago
67
Guy Gavriel Kay
Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City (K. J. Parker)
Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City
68
K. J. Parker
The Outside (Ada Hoffmann)
The Outside
69
Ada Hoffmann
Empress of Forever (Max Gladstone)
Empress of Forever
70
Max Gladstone
The Twisted Ones (T. Kingfisher)
The Twisted Ones
71
T. Kingfisher
A Little Hatred (Joe Abercrombie)
A Little Hatred
72
Joe Abercrombie
Hollow Kingdom (Kira Jane Buxton)
Hollow Kingdom
73
Kira Jane Buxton
The Night Tiger (Yangsze Choo)
The Night Tiger
74
Yangsze Choo
Catfishing on Catnet (Naomi Kritzer)
Catfishing on Catnet
75
Naomi Kritzer
Minor Mage (T. Kingfisher)
Minor Mage
76
T. Kingfisher
The Wolf in the Whale (Jordanna Max Brodsky)
The Wolf in the Whale
77
Jordanna Max Brodsky
The Harp of Kings (Juliet Marillier)
The Harp of Kings
78
Juliet Marillier
The Pursuit of William Abbey (Claire North)
The Pursuit of William Abbey
79
Claire North
The City We Became (N K Jemisin)
The City We Became
80
N K Jemisin
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