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The Best Fiction of 2025 According to Waterstones

In Waterstones' own words: "From Philip Pullman to Han Kang, here is the fiction we've loved this year."
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Atmosphere (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
Atmosphere
1
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Audition (Katie Kitamura)
Audition
2
Katie Kitamura
Boleyn Traitor (Philippa Gregory)
Boleyn Traitor
3
Philippa Gregory
Buckeye (Patrick Ryan)
Buckeye
4
Patrick Ryan
Circle of Days (Ken Follett)
Circle of Days
5
Ken Follett
Confessions (Catherine Airey)
Confessions
6
Catherine Airey
Consider Yourself Kissed (Jessica Stanley)
Consider Yourself Kissed
7
Jessica Stanley
Days of Light (Megan Hunter)
Days of Light
8
Megan Hunter
Disappoint Me (Nicola Dinan)
Disappoint Me
9
Nicola Dinan
Dream Count (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Dream Count
10
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Every One Still Here (Liadan Ní Chuinn)
Every One Still Here
11
Liadan Ní Chuinn
Flashlight (Susan Choi)
Flashlight
12
Susan Choi
Flesh (David Szalay)
Flesh
13
David Szalay
Great Big Beautiful Life (Emily Henry)
Great Big Beautiful Life
14
Emily Henry
Gunk (Saba Sams)
Gunk
15
Saba Sams
Heart the Lover (Lily King)
Heart the Lover
16
Lily King
Helm (Sarah Hall)
Helm
17
Sarah Hall
Men in Love (Irvine Welsh)
Men in Love
18
Irvine Welsh
On the Calculation of Volume I (Solvej Balle)
On the Calculation of Volume I
19
Solvej Balle
Ordinary Saints (Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin)
Ordinary Saints
20
Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin
Perfection (Vincenzo Latronico)
Perfection
21
Vincenzo Latronico
Ripeness (Sarah Moss)
Ripeness
22
Sarah Moss
Rooms for Vanishing (Stuart Nadler)
Rooms for Vanishing
23
Stuart Nadler
Saraswati (Gurnaik Johal)
Saraswati
24
Gurnaik Johal
Seascraper (Benjamin Wood)
Seascraper
25
Benjamin Wood
Sharpe's Storm (Bernard Cornwell)
Sharpe's Storm
26
Bernard Cornwell
Show Don't Tell (Curtis Sittenfeld)
Show Don't Tell
27
Curtis Sittenfeld
So Long, See You Tomorrow (William Maxwell)
So Long, See You Tomorrow
28
William Maxwell
Sunstruck (William Rayfet Hunter)
Sunstruck
29
William Rayfet Hunter
The Artist (Lucy Steeds)
The Artist
30
Lucy Steeds
The Benefactors (Wendy Erskine)
The Benefactors
31
Wendy Erskine
The Book of Guilt (Catherine Chidgey)
The Book of Guilt
32
Catherine Chidgey
The Boy From the Sea (Garrett Carr)
The Boy From the Sea
33
Garrett Carr
The Cardinal (Alison Weir)
The Cardinal
34
Alison Weir
The Eleventh Hour (Salman Rushdie)
The Eleventh Hour
35
Salman Rushdie
The Emperor of Gladness (Ocean Vuong)
The Emperor of Gladness
36
Ocean Vuong
The Homemade God (Rachel Joyce)
The Homemade God
37
Rachel Joyce
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny (Kiran Desai)
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny
38
Kiran Desai
The Names (Florence Knapp)
The Names
39
Florence Knapp
The Predicament (William Boyd)
The Predicament
40
William Boyd
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