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The 50 Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books of 2025 So Far

Milan Polk writes: "Sci-fi and fantasy especially are genres to watch, considering Hollywood loves to sift through both new releases and classics to find potential TV and movie adaptations. The next Silo, Foundation, or Dune could be a 2025 release waiting for just enough fanfare to bring it to the big screen. And even if you're not the biggest fan of seeing books turn to live-action, consider the counter-point; more hype around the book means the author will get the chance to write even more in the fantastical worlds you're eager to dive into."
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All the Water in the World (Eiren Caffall)
All the Water in the World
1
Eiren Caffall
We Lived on the Horizon (Erika Swyler)
We Lived on the Horizon
2
Erika Swyler
Hammerjang Luck (Makano Yamamoto)
Hammerjang Luck
3
Makano Yamamoto
Death of the Author (Nnedi Okorafor)
Death of the Author
4
Nnedi Okorafor
Blob: A Love Story (Maggie Su)
Blob: A Love Story
5
Maggie Su
Old Soul (Susan Barker)
Old Soul
6
Susan Barker
A Dragon of Black Glass (James Rollins)
A Dragon of Black Glass
7
James Rollins
The River Has Roots (Amal El-Mohtar)
The River Has Roots
8
Amal El-Mohtar
Star Wars: The Mask of Fear (Reign of the Empire) (Alexander Freedman)
Star Wars: The Mask of Fear (Reign of the Empire)
9
Alexander Freedman
The Dark Mirror (Samantha Shannon)
The Dark Mirror
10
Samantha Shannon
The Dream Hotel (Laila Lalami)
The Dream Hotel
11
Laila Lalami
Two Truths and a Lie (Cory O'Brien)
Two Truths and a Lie
12
Cory O'Brien
Luminous (Silvia Park)
Luminous
13
Silvia Park
The Gate of the Feral Gods (Matt Dinniman)
The Gate of the Feral Gods
14
Matt Dinniman
The Third Rule of Time Travel (Philip Fracassi)
The Third Rule of Time Travel
15
Philip Fracassi
Rekt (Alex Gonzalez)
Rekt
16
Alex Gonzalez
Dissolution (Nicholas Binge)
Dissolution
17
Nicholas Binge
When the Moon Hits Your Eye (John Scalzi)
When the Moon Hits Your Eye
18
John Scalzi
When We Were Real (Daryl Gregory)
When We Were Real
19
Daryl Gregory
Where the Axe Is Buried (Ray Nayler)
Where the Axe Is Buried
20
Ray Nayler
Gifted & Talented (Olivie Blake)
Gifted & Talented
21
Olivie Blake
Cold Eternity (S.A. Barnes)
Cold Eternity
22
S.A. Barnes
Polybius (Collin Armstrong)
Polybius
23
Collin Armstrong
The Devils (Joe Abercrombie)
The Devils
24
Joe Abercrombie
Immaculate Conception (Ling Ling Huang)
Immaculate Conception
25
Ling Ling Huang
Anji Kills a King (Evan Leikam)
Anji Kills a King
26
Evan Leikam
Portalmania (Debbie Urbanski)
Portalmania
27
Debbie Urbanski
Unworld (Jayson Greene)
Unworld
28
Jayson Greene
The Country Under Heaven (Frederic S. Durbin)
The Country Under Heaven
29
Frederic S. Durbin
Metallic Realms (Lincoln Michel)
Metallic Realms
30
Lincoln Michel
Harmattan Season (Tochi Onyebuchi)
Harmattan Season
31
Tochi Onyebuchi
This Is Not a Ghost Story (Amerie)
This Is Not a Ghost Story
32
Amerie
The Compound (Aisling Rawle)
The Compound
33
Aisling Rawle
Infinite Archive (Mur Lafferty)
Infinite Archive
34
Mur Lafferty
The Bloodless Queen (Joshua Phillip Johnson)
The Bloodless Queen
35
Joshua Phillip Johnson
The Library at Hellebore (Cassandra Khaw)
The Library at Hellebore
36
Cassandra Khaw
Angel Down (Daniel Kraus)
Angel Down
37
Daniel Kraus
Automatic Noodle (Annalee Newitz)
Automatic Noodle
38
Annalee Newitz
Katabasis (R. F. Kuang)
Katabasis
39
R. F. Kuang
A Different Kind of Tension (Jonathan Lethem)
A Different Kind of Tension
40
Jonathan Lethem
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