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The Best Fantasy, Horror, and Sci-Fi Books of 2025

By Z.B. Steele: "It's that time of the year for us to gather around a fire and talk about our favorite books of the year! Pour an egg-nog, grab the cookies, and get a towel as we go through the best fantasy, horror, and sci-fi books of 2025 as picked by the team here at Grimdark Magazine"
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The Strength of the Few (James Islington)
The Strength of the Few
1
James Islington
Grave Empire (Richard Swan)
Grave Empire
2
Richard Swan
The Book That Held Her Heart (Mark Lawrence)
The Book That Held Her Heart
3
Mark Lawrence
Obsidian Awakening (Frost)
Obsidian Awakening
4
Frost
Empire of the Dawn (Jay Kristoff)
Empire of the Dawn
5
Jay Kristoff
Tides of Torment (Scrimgeour)
Tides of Torment
6
Scrimgeour
Cthulhu: Grimoire (Malikyte)
Cthulhu: Grimoire
7
Malikyte
Of Empires and Dust (Ryan Cahill)
Of Empires and Dust
8
Ryan Cahill
Hemlock & Silver (T. Kingfisher)
Hemlock & Silver
9
T. Kingfisher
The Devils (Joe Abercrombie)
The Devils
10
Joe Abercrombie
The Red Labyrinth (Peek)
The Red Labyrinth
11
Peek
To Touch a Silent Fury (Sandpiper)
To Touch a Silent Fury
12
Sandpiper
The Everlasting (Alix E. Harrow)
The Everlasting
13
Alix E. Harrow
When They Burned the Butterfly (Wen-Yi Lee)
When They Burned the Butterfly
14
Wen-Yi Lee
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