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Goodreads' 84 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Recommendations for (Nearly) Every Kind of SFF Fan

Per Goodreads: The brain wants what the brain wants. Every serious book person runs into this truism sooner or later. Even within a particular genre, certain kinds of books latch onto the inside of our skulls and we find ourselves seeking out more of the same.

That's the concept behind today's collection in our continuing coverage of Sci-Fi and Fantasy Week here at Goodreads. We've sorted 84(!) sci-fi and fantasy recommendations into loosely organized categories based on reader types. Perhaps you're the kind of reader who likes a good school of magic story. Or SFF road trips. Or historical fantasy. Then there's the self-explanatory glory of "Here be dragons…"
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A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
1
George R.R. Martin
The Way of Kings (Brandon Sanderson)
The Way of Kings
2
Brandon Sanderson
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
3
N. K. Jemisin
The Priory of the Orange Tree (Samantha Shannon)
The Priory of the Orange Tree
4
Samantha Shannon
Vita Nostra (Marina and Sergey Dyachenko)
Vita Nostra
5
Marina and Sergey Dyachenko
Magic for Liars (Sarah Gailey)
Magic for Liars
6
Sarah Gailey
A Deadly Education (Naomi Novik)
A Deadly Education
7
Naomi Novik
Babel (Rebecca Kuang)
Babel
8
Rebecca Kuang
I Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I Robot
9
Isaac Asimov
All Systems Red (Martha Wells)
All Systems Red
10
Martha Wells
The Archive Undying (Emma Candon)
The Archive Undying
11
Emma Candon
Hamlet, Prince of Robots (M. Darusha Wehm)
Hamlet, Prince of Robots
12
M. Darusha Wehm
Fourth Wing (Rebecca Yarros)
Fourth Wing
13
Rebecca Yarros
When Women Were Dragons (Kelly Barnhill)
When Women Were Dragons
14
Kelly Barnhill
A Natural History of Dragons (Marie Brennan)
A Natural History of Dragons
15
Marie Brennan
After the Dragons (Cynthia Zhang)
After the Dragons
16
Cynthia Zhang
The House on the Cerulean Sea (T. J. Klune)
The House on the Cerulean Sea
17
T. J. Klune
Legends & Lattes (Travis Baldree)
Legends & Lattes
18
Travis Baldree
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches (Sangu Mandanna)
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
19
Sangu Mandanna
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
20
Becky Chambers
The Immortality Thief (Taran Hunt)
The Immortality Thief
21
Taran Hunt
Under Fortunate Stars (Ren Hutchings)
Under Fortunate Stars
22
Ren Hutchings
Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir)
Project Hail Mary
23
Andy Weir
The Deep Sky (Yume Kitasei)
The Deep Sky
24
Yume Kitasei
House of Hunger (Alexis Henderson)
House of Hunger
25
Alexis Henderson
Woman, Eating (Claire Kohda)
Woman, Eating
26
Claire Kohda
Sunshine (Robin McKinley)
Sunshine
27
Robin McKinley
The God of Endings (Jacqueline Holland)
The God of Endings
28
Jacqueline Holland
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation
29
Jeff Vandermeer
Perdido Street Station (China Mieville)
Perdido Street Station
30
China Mieville
Palimpsest (Catherynne M. Valente)
Palimpsest
31
Catherynne M. Valente
The Seep (Chana Porter)
The Seep
32
Chana Porter
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
33
Neil Gaiman
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
34
Emily St John Mandel
Wanderers (Chuck Wendig)
Wanderers
35
Chuck Wendig
Desert Creatures (Kay Chronister)
Desert Creatures
36
Kay Chronister
The Surviving Sky (Kritika H. Rao)
The Surviving Sky
37
Kritika H. Rao
Gideon the Ninth (Tamsyn Muir)
Gideon the Ninth
38
Tamsyn Muir
Who Fears Death (Nnedi Okorafor)
Who Fears Death
39
Nnedi Okorafor
All the Birds in the Sky (Charlie Jane Anders)
All the Birds in the Sky
40
Charlie Jane Anders
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