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NPR's Best Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Speculative Fiction of 2018

NPR's picks for the best Sci Fi, Fantasy & Speculative Fiction of 2018. Have you already read many of these books?
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Witchmark (C.L.Polk)
Witchmark
1
C.L.Polk
The Girl in the Green Silk Gown (Seanan McGuire)
The Girl in the Green Silk Gown
2
Seanan McGuire
Tess of the Road (Rachel Hartman)
Tess of the Road
3
Rachel Hartman
Record of a Spaceborn Few (Becky Chambers)
Record of a Spaceborn Few
4
Becky Chambers
Infidel (Aaron Campbell, Jose Villarrubia, Pornsak Pichetsh)
Infidel
5
Aaron Campbell, Jose Villarrubia, Pornsak Pichetsh
Circe (Madeleine Miller)
Circe
6
Madeleine Miller
Scribe (Alyson Hagy)
Scribe
7
Alyson Hagy
Bloody Rose (Nicholas Eames)
Bloody Rose
8
Nicholas Eames
Seafire (Natalie C.Parker)
Seafire
9
Natalie C.Parker
Shade the Changing Girl (Cecil Castellucci)
Shade the Changing Girl
10
Cecil Castellucci
Gnomon (Nick Harkaway)
Gnomon
11
Nick Harkaway
Unholy Land (Lavie Tidhar)
Unholy Land
12
Lavie Tidhar
The Wrong Heaven (Amy Bonnaffons)
The Wrong Heaven
13
Amy Bonnaffons
Melmoth (Sarah Perry)
Melmoth
14
Sarah Perry
Ball Lightning (Cixin Liu)
Ball Lightning
15
Cixin Liu
The Merry Spinster: Tales of Everyday Horror (Mallory Ortberg)
The Merry Spinster: Tales of Everyday Horror
16
Mallory Ortberg
How Long Till Black Future Month: Stories (N. K. Jemisin)
How Long Till Black Future Month: Stories
17
N. K. Jemisin
The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge (M.T Anderson and Eugene Yelchin)
The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge
18
M.T Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
The Sky Is Yours (Chandler Klang Smith)
The Sky Is Yours
19
Chandler Klang Smith
Iron Gold (Pierce Brown)
Iron Gold
20
Pierce Brown
All the Names They Used for God (Anjali Sachdera)
All the Names They Used for God
21
Anjali Sachdera
Census (Jesse Ball)
Census
22
Jesse Ball
Eternity Girl (Magdalene Visaggio)
Eternity Girl
23
Magdalene Visaggio
A Thousand Beginnings and Endings (Ellen Oh)
A Thousand Beginnings and Endings
24
Ellen Oh
Dragons in a Bag (Zetta Elliott)
Dragons in a Bag
25
Zetta Elliott
84K (Claire North)
84K
26
Claire North
Terra Nullius (Claire G. Coleman)
Terra Nullius
27
Claire G. Coleman
Once and Forever (John Bester)
Once and Forever
28
John Bester
Space Opera (Cathrynne Valente)
Space Opera
29
Cathrynne Valente
Spinning Silver (Naomi Novik)
Spinning Silver
30
Naomi Novik
Severance (Ling Ma)
Severance
31
Ling Ma
Half Witch (John Schoffstall)
Half Witch
32
John Schoffstall
Children of Blood and Bone (Tomi Adyemi)
Children of Blood and Bone
33
Tomi Adyemi
Dactyl Hill Squad (Daniel Jose Older)
Dactyl Hill Squad
34
Daniel Jose Older
The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein (Kiersten White)
The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein
35
Kiersten White
Tell the Machine Goodnight (Katie Williams)
Tell the Machine Goodnight
36
Katie Williams
A Room Away From the Wolves (Nova Ren Suma)
A Room Away From the Wolves
37
Nova Ren Suma
Trail of Lightning (Rebecca Roanhorse)
Trail of Lightning
38
Rebecca Roanhorse
The Dragon Slayer (Jamie Hernandez)
The Dragon Slayer
39
Jamie Hernandez
Monster Portraits (Sofia Samatar, Del Samatar)
Monster Portraits
40
Sofia Samatar, Del Samatar
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