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100 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books and Series I've Loved

These are 100 of my favourite fantasy or sci fi (or both!) books, series, or graphic novels. I spent seven years running the SFF section in a large bookshop, so my tastes skew towards books published in the UK in 2011-18. Fewer "classics" than you would expect. I have tried to include books from around the world but there is definitely an Anglocentric skew.
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Rivers of London (Ben Aaronovitch)
Rivers of London
1
Ben Aaronovitch
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Series (Douglas Adams)
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Series
2
Douglas Adams
The Power (Naomi Alderman)
The Power
3
Naomi Alderman
The Race (Nina Allan)
The Race
4
Nina Allan
All the Birds in the Sky (Charlie Jane Anders)
All the Birds in the Sky
5
Charlie Jane Anders
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
6
Margaret Atwood
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
7
Ray Bradbury
Red Rising Series (Pierce Brown)
Red Rising Series
8
Pierce Brown
Senlin Ascends (Josiah Bancroft)
Senlin Ascends
9
Josiah Bancroft
The Divine Cities Trilogy (Robert Jackson Bennett)
The Divine Cities Trilogy
10
Robert Jackson Bennett
Foundryside (Robert Jackson Bennett)
Foundryside
11
Robert Jackson Bennett
Zoo City (Lauren Beukes)
Zoo City
12
Lauren Beukes
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
13
Octavia Butler
Dreams and Shadows (Robert Cargill)
Dreams and Shadows
14
Robert Cargill
Sea of Rust (C. Robert Cargill)
Sea of Rust
15
C. Robert Cargill
Day Zero (C. Robert Cargill)
Day Zero
16
C. Robert Cargill
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
17
Becky Chambers
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
18
Susanna Clarke
Piranesi (Susanna Clarke)
Piranesi
19
Susanna Clarke
Recursion (Blake Crouch)
Recursion
20
Blake Crouch
Water and Glass (Abi Curtis)
Water and Glass
21
Abi Curtis
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
22
Philip K. Dick
The Traitor Baru Cormorant (Seth Dickinson)
The Traitor Baru Cormorant
23
Seth Dickinson
The Book of Hidden Things (Francesco Dimitri)
The Book of Hidden Things
24
Francesco Dimitri
American War (Omar El Akkad)
American War
25
Omar El Akkad
Axiom's End (Lindsay Ellis)
Axiom's End
26
Lindsay Ellis
This Is How You Lose the Time War (Amal El-Mohtar)
This Is How You Lose the Time War
27
Amal El-Mohtar
Arsalan (MJ Engh)
Arsalan
28
MJ Engh
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
29
Neil Gaiman
Anansi Boys (Neil Gaiman)
Anansi Boys
30
Neil Gaiman
Uber (Kieron Gillen)
Uber
31
Kieron Gillen
The Magicians (Lev Grossman)
The Magicians
32
Lev Grossman
Gnomon (Nick Harkaway)
Gnomon
33
Nick Harkaway
The Ten Thousand Doors of January (Alix E. Harrow)
The Ten Thousand Doors of January
34
Alix E. Harrow
The Management Style of the Supreme Beings (Tom Holt)
The Management Style of the Supreme Beings
35
Tom Holt
Wool (Hugh Howey)
Wool
36
Hugh Howey
The Broken Earth Trilogy (N.K. Jemisin)
The Broken Earth Trilogy
37
N.K. Jemisin
Vagabonds (Hao Jingfang)
Vagabonds
38
Hao Jingfang
Spaceman of Bohemia (Jaroslav Kalfar)
Spaceman of Bohemia
39
Jaroslav Kalfar
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
40
Daniel Keyes
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