"Let's be honest: reality isn't super appealing these days. So when we started to discuss putting together a list of the best science-fiction and fantasy books of the 21st century, we really threw ourselves into that discussion. Which distant planets did we want to travel to? Which dragons did we want to battle? Which operatic space romances did we want to live vicariously through? This is the list we compiled from those discussions, a list of books populated with mutants and robots and alien civilizations, prophets and thieves and shadows, mystics and inventors and space creatures. These are magical, larger-than-life books filled with mythology and adventure, galactic wars and history, science and philosophy, love and loss — books that aren't afraid to explore issues of climate, race, gender identity, sexuality, and class, alongside much more.
https://www.powells.com/list/25-best-sci-fi-fantasy-books-of-the-21st-century?srsltid=AfmBOoqY-1XYq9AN_lcFtJvFo8_ODXLum0r7_AP5XGyvw_X9Ea-EXL5t
