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Polygone: The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of 2020

The best science fiction and fantasy books from 2020 according to Polygon.
Includes honorable mentions.
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Shorefall (Robert Jackson Bennett)
Shorefall
1
Robert Jackson Bennett
Ring Shout (P. Djèlí Clark)
Ring Shout
2
P. Djèlí Clark
Piranesi (Susanna Clarke)
Piranesi
3
Susanna Clarke
The Once and Future Witches (Alix E. Harrow)
The Once and Future Witches
4
Alix E. Harrow
The City We Became (N K Jemisin)
The City We Became
5
N K Jemisin
Vagabonds (Hao Jingfang)
Vagabonds
6
Hao Jingfang
The Space Between Worlds (Micaiah Johnson)
The Space Between Worlds
7
Micaiah Johnson
The Only Good Indians (Stephen Graham Jones)
The Only Good Indians
8
Stephen Graham Jones
The Relentless Moon (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Relentless Moon
9
Mary Robinette Kowal
Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Mexican Gothic
10
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Riot Baby (Tochi Onyebuchi)
Riot Baby
11
Tochi Onyebuchi
Black Sun (Rebecca Roanhorse)
Black Sun
12
Rebecca Roanhorse
The Ministry for the Future (Kim Stanley Robinson)
The Ministry for the Future
13
Kim Stanley Robinson
Burn-In (P.W. Singer and August Cole)
Burn-In
14
P.W. Singer and August Cole
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue (V.E. Schwab)
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue
15
V.E. Schwab
Network Effect (Martha Wells)
Network Effect
16
Martha Wells
The Salvage Crew (Yudhanjaya Wijeratne)
The Salvage Crew
17
Yudhanjaya Wijeratne
Providence (Max Barry)
Providence
18
Max Barry
The Wall (Gautama Bhatia)
The Wall
19
Gautama Bhatia
A Beginning at the End (Mike Chen)
A Beginning at the End
20
Mike Chen
Finna (Nino Cipri)
Finna
21
Nino Cipri
Attack Surface (Cory Doctorow)
Attack Surface
22
Cory Doctorow
Agency (William Gibson)
Agency
23
William Gibson
Beowulf: A New Translation (Maria Dahvana Headley)
Beowulf: A New Translation
24
Maria Dahvana Headley
The Vanished Birds (Simon Jimenez)
The Vanished Birds
25
Simon Jimenez
Orders of Battle (Marko Kloos)
Orders of Battle
26
Marko Kloos
The Burning God (R.F. Kuang)
The Burning God
27
R.F. Kuang
Goldilocks (Laura Lam)
Goldilocks
28
Laura Lam
The Unspoken Name (A.K. Larkwood)
The Unspoken Name
29
A.K. Larkwood
The Hidden Girl and Other Stories (Ken Liu)
The Hidden Girl and Other Stories
30
Ken Liu
Harrow the Ninth (Tamsyn Muir)
Harrow the Ninth
31
Tamsyn Muir
Pacific Storm (Linda Nagata)
Pacific Storm
32
Linda Nagata
A Deadly Education (Naomi Novik)
A Deadly Education
33
Naomi Novik
Veil (Eliot Peper)
Veil
34
Eliot Peper
Light of Impossible Stars (Gareth L. Powell)
Light of Impossible Stars
35
Gareth L. Powell
Hearts of Oak (Eddie Robson)
Hearts of Oak
36
Eddie Robson
88 Names (Matt Ruff)
88 Names
37
Matt Ruff
The Last Emperox (John Scalzi)
The Last Emperox
38
John Scalzi
Bonds of Brass (Emily Skrutskie)
Bonds of Brass
39
Emily Skrutskie
Creatures of Charm and Hunger (Molly Tanzer)
Creatures of Charm and Hunger
40
Molly Tanzer
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