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Goodreads Speculative Fiction Recommendations

Keep wanting to get lost in the pages of a great speculative fiction novel but find yourself struggling to find a read that matches your mood and keeps you riveted? Or perhaps reading is new on your list of hobbies and you need a good starting point. Or maybe you're a newcomer to the fantasy and sci-fi genres and don't know where to begin. Whatever the case, we're here to help with a list of great speculative fiction that will get the pages turning.
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Ninth House (Leigh Bardugo)
Ninth House
1
Leigh Bardugo
Bunny (Mona Awad)
Bunny
2
Mona Awad
Catherine House (Elisabeth Thomas)
Catherine House
3
Elisabeth Thomas
The Atlas Six (Olivie Blake)
The Atlas Six
4
Olivie Blake
The First Sister (Linden A. Lewis)
The First Sister
5
Linden A. Lewis
The Three-Body Problem (Cixin Liu)
The Three-Body Problem
6
Cixin Liu
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
7
N. K. Jemisin
Gemsigns (Stephanie Saulter)
Gemsigns
8
Stephanie Saulter
A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Becky Chambers)
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
9
Becky Chambers
Me (Amber McBride)
Me
10
Amber McBride
When We Were Birds (Ayanna Lloyd Banwo)
When We Were Birds
11
Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
Every Heart a Doorway (Seanan McGuire)
Every Heart a Doorway
12
Seanan McGuire
Winter's Orbit (Everina Maxwell)
Winter's Orbit
13
Everina Maxwell
Silver in the Wood (Emily Tesh)
Silver in the Wood
14
Emily Tesh
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches (Sangu Mandanna)
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
15
Sangu Mandanna
The Final Strife (Saara El-Arife)
The Final Strife
16
Saara El-Arife
The Space Between Worlds (Micaiah Johnson)
The Space Between Worlds
17
Micaiah Johnson
Sea of Tranquility (Emily St.John Mandel)
Sea of Tranquility
18
Emily St.John Mandel
This Is How You Lose the Time War (Amal El-Mohtar)
This Is How You Lose the Time War
19
Amal El-Mohtar
Here and Now and Then (Mike Chen)
Here and Now and Then
20
Mike Chen
The Book Eaters (Sunyi Dean)
The Book Eaters
21
Sunyi Dean
Even Though I Knew the End (C.L. Polk)
Even Though I Knew the End
22
C.L. Polk
The Lesson (Cadwell Turnbull)
The Lesson
23
Cadwell Turnbull
The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina (Zoraida Cordova)
The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina
24
Zoraida Cordova
Cemetery Boys (Aiden Thomas)
Cemetery Boys
25
Aiden Thomas
Dead Collections (Isaac Fellman)
Dead Collections
26
Isaac Fellman
Silver Under Nightfall (Rin Chupeco)
Silver Under Nightfall
27
Rin Chupeco
The Ballad of Perilous Graves (Alex Jennings)
The Ballad of Perilous Graves
28
Alex Jennings
Light From Uncommon Stars (Ryka Aoki)
Light From Uncommon Stars
29
Ryka Aoki
The Only Good Indians (Stephen Graham Jones)
The Only Good Indians
30
Stephen Graham Jones
Sign Here (Claudia Lux)
Sign Here
31
Claudia Lux
Leech (Hiron Ennes)
Leech
32
Hiron Ennes
Things We Lost in the Fire (Mariana Enriquez)
Things We Lost in the Fire
33
Mariana Enriquez
Tender (Sofia Samatar)
Tender
34
Sofia Samatar
Love After the End (Joshua Whitehead)
Love After the End
35
Joshua Whitehead
Exhalation (Ted Chiang)
Exhalation
36
Ted Chiang
Tender Is the Flesh (Agustina Bazterrica)
Tender Is the Flesh
37
Agustina Bazterrica
Severance (Ling Ma)
Severance
38
Ling Ma
The Marrow Thieves (Cherie Dimaline)
The Marrow Thieves
39
Cherie Dimaline
Face (Joma West)
Face
40
Joma West
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