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Reactor: The Most Iconic SFF Books of the 21st Century

"The best part of collecting this data was getting to see the wide range of books that have become so beloved by sci-fi and fantasy readers over the past 24 years. There were a few obvious standouts—in fact, a few people mentioned they weren't including our top few titles because they knew everyone else would—but also a lot of variety. We had everything from cozy fantasy to space opera to gruesome horror—and everything in-between. There were short story collections and lengthy series, familiar favorites and plenty that were unfamiliar even to the Reactor team. But that's the beauty of loving books, isn't it? We have books we'll love forever, but there's always something new on the horizon to discover." ~Reactor
I added a book of my own to have a nice even number.
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The Fifth Season (N.K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
1
N.K. Jemisin
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
2
Susanna Clarke
All Systems Red (Martha Wells)
All Systems Red
3
Martha Wells
Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Justice
4
Ann Leckie
Gideon the Ninth (Tamsyn Muir)
Gideon the Ninth
5
Tamsyn Muir
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
6
Suzanne Collins
Jade City (Fonda Lee)
Jade City
7
Fonda Lee
Piranesi (Susanna Clarke)
Piranesi
8
Susanna Clarke
The Only Good Indians (Stephen Graham Jones)
The Only Good Indians
9
Stephen Graham Jones
The Three-Body Problem (Cixin Liu)
The Three-Body Problem
10
Cixin Liu
Babel (R.F.Kuang)
Babel
11
R.F.Kuang
The Changeling (Victor Lavalle)
The Changeling
12
Victor Lavalle
A Memory Called Empire (Arkady Martine)
A Memory Called Empire
13
Arkady Martine
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
14
David Mitchell
Exhalation (Ted Chiang)
Exhalation
15
Ted Chiang
Hild (Nicola Griffith)
Hild
16
Nicola Griffith
Six of Crows (Leigh Bardugo)
Six of Crows
17
Leigh Bardugo
Stories of Your Life (Ted Chiang)
Stories of Your Life
18
Ted Chiang
This Is How You Lose the Time War (Amal El-Mohtar)
This Is How You Lose the Time War
19
Amal El-Mohtar
Uprooted (Naomi Novik)
Uprooted
20
Naomi Novik
The Goblin Emperor (Katherine Addison)
The Goblin Emperor
21
Katherine Addison
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation
22
Jeff Vandermeer
Feed (M.T. Anderson)
Feed
23
M.T. Anderson
Fullmetal Alchemist (Hiromu Arakawa)
Fullmetal Alchemist
24
Hiromu Arakawa
Magic for Beginners (Kelly Link)
Magic for Beginners
25
Kelly Link
Saga (Brian K. Vaughan)
Saga
26
Brian K. Vaughan
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
27
Emily St John Mandel
The Cruel Prince (Holly Black)
The Cruel Prince
28
Holly Black
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (N.K. Jemisin)
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
29
N.K. Jemisin
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories (Ken Liu)
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
30
Ken Liu
The Traitor Baru Cormorant (Seth Dickinson)
The Traitor Baru Cormorant
31
Seth Dickinson
Vita Nostra (Marina and Sergey Dyachenko)
Vita Nostra
32
Marina and Sergey Dyachenko
All the Birds in the Sky (Charlie Jane Anders)
All the Birds in the Sky
33
Charlie Jane Anders
The Ballad of Black Tom (Victor Lavalle)
The Ballad of Black Tom
34
Victor Lavalle
The Blade Itself (Joe Abercrombie)
The Blade Itself
35
Joe Abercrombie
Circe (Madeleine Miller)
Circe
36
Madeleine Miller
The Curse of Chalion (Lois McMaster Bujold)
The Curse of Chalion
37
Lois McMaster Bujold
A Darker Shade of Magic (V.E. Schwab)
A Darker Shade of Magic
38
V.E. Schwab
Deathless (Catherynne M. Valente)
Deathless
39
Catherynne M. Valente
Her Body and Other Parties (Carmen Maria Machado)
Her Body and Other Parties
40
Carmen Maria Machado
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