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Book Riot's 100 Must-Read Science Fiction & Fantasy Debuts

100 must-read science fiction and fantasy debuts as told by Liberty Hardy on Book Riot in January of 2017.
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The Blade Itself (Joe Abercrombie)
The Blade Itself
1
Joe Abercrombie
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2
Douglas Adams
Throne of the Crescent Moon
Throne of the Crescent Moon
3
All the Birds in the Sky (Charlie Jane Anders)
All the Birds in the Sky
4
Charlie Jane Anders
The Windup Girl (Paolo Bacigalupi)
The Windup Girl
5
Paolo Bacigalupi
In the Garden of Iden (Kage Baker)
In the Garden of Iden
6
Kage Baker
North American Lake Monsters
North American Lake Monsters
7
Hammered (Elizabeth Bear)
Hammered
8
Elizabeth Bear
The Demolished Man
The Demolished Man
9
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
10
Ray Bradbury
Storm Front (Jim Butcher)
Storm Front
11
Jim Butcher
Patternmaster (Octavia Butler)
Patternmaster
12
Octavia Butler
A Darkling Sea (James L. Cambias)
A Darkling Sea
13
James L. Cambias
Kushiel's Dart (Jacqueline Carey)
Kushiel's Dart
14
Jacqueline Carey
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
15
Becky Chambers
Gate of Ivrel (C.J. Cherryh)
Gate of Ivrel
16
C.J. Cherryh
Stories of Your Life and Others (Ted Chiang)
Stories of Your Life and Others
17
Ted Chiang
Spirits Abroad (Zen Cho)
Spirits Abroad
18
Zen Cho
Lives of Tao (Wesley Chu)
Lives of Tao
19
Wesley Chu
Against the Fall of Night (Arthur C. Clarke)
Against the Fall of Night
20
Arthur C. Clarke
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
21
Susanna Clarke
The Invisible Library (Genevieve Cogman)
The Invisible Library
22
Genevieve Cogman
The Devourers (Indra Das)
The Devourers
23
Indra Das
Solar Lottery
Solar Lottery
24
Amberlough (Lara Elena Donnelly)
Amberlough
25
Lara Elena Donnelly
The Between (Tananarive Due)
The Between
26
Tananarive Due
The Eyre Affair (Jasper Fforde)
The Eyre Affair
27
Jasper Fforde
Dragon's Egg
Dragon's Egg
28
Legend (David Gemmell)
Legend
29
David Gemmell
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
30
William Gibson
Kalpa Imperial (Angélica Gorodischer)
Kalpa Imperial
31
Angélica Gorodischer
Ammonite
Ammonite
32
Gone Away World
Gone Away World
33
The Library at Mount Char (Scott Hawkins)
The Library at Mount Char
34
Scott Hawkins
Lightless (C.A. Higgins)
Lightless
35
C.A. Higgins
Brown Girl in the Ring (Nalo Hopkinson)
Brown Girl in the Ring
36
Nalo Hopkinson
Escape From Baghdad! (Saad Hossain)
Escape From Baghdad!
37
Saad Hossain
The Liminal People (Ayize Jama-Everett)
The Liminal People
38
Ayize Jama-Everett
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (NK Jemisin)
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
39
NK Jemisin
Racing the Dark (Alaya Dawn Johnson)
Racing the Dark
40
Alaya Dawn Johnson
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