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The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books of 2015

The Bookscrolling site compiled 34 science fiction and fantasy "best of" lists for 2015, and ranked the books in order of how many lists they appeared one. Here is the entire list, including all books that only appeared on one list each.
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Uprooted (Naomi Novik)
Uprooted
1
Naomi Novik
Ancillary Mercy (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Mercy
2
Ann Leckie
Aurora (Kim Stanley Robinson)
Aurora
3
Kim Stanley Robinson
Seveneves (Neal Stephenson)
Seveneves
4
Neal Stephenson
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
5
N. K. Jemisin
The Traitor Baru Cormorant (Seth Dickinson)
The Traitor Baru Cormorant
6
Seth Dickinson
A Darker Shade of Magic (V.E. Schwab)
A Darker Shade of Magic
7
V.E. Schwab
The Mechanical (Ian Tregilis)
The Mechanical
8
Ian Tregilis
Twelve Kings (Bradley Beaulieu)
Twelve Kings
9
Bradley Beaulieu
Dark Orbit (Carolyn Ives Gilman)
Dark Orbit
10
Carolyn Ives Gilman
Radiance (Catherynne M. Valente)
Radiance
11
Catherynne M. Valente
Sorcerer to the Crown (Zen Cho)
Sorcerer to the Crown
12
Zen Cho
The Aeronaut's Windlass (Cinder Spires,#1) (Jim Butcher)
The Aeronaut's Windlass (Cinder Spires,#1)
13
Jim Butcher
Water Knife (Paolo Bacigalupi)
Water Knife
14
Paolo Bacigalupi
Three Moments of Explosion (China Mieville)
Three Moments of Explosion
15
China Mieville
Fool's Quest (Robin Hobb)
Fool's Quest
16
Robin Hobb
Half the World (Joe Abercrombie)
Half the World
17
Joe Abercrombie
Luna: New Moon (Ian Mcdonald)
Luna: New Moon
18
Ian Mcdonald
Shadows of Self (Brandon Sanderson)
Shadows of Self
19
Brandon Sanderson
The Library at Mount Char (Scott Hawkins)
The Library at Mount Char
20
Scott Hawkins
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
21
Becky Chambers
The Vorrh (B.Catling)
The Vorrh
22
B.Catling
Trigger Warning (Neil Gaiman)
Trigger Warning
23
Neil Gaiman
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (George R.R Martin)
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
24
George R.R Martin
Get in Trouble (Kelly Link)
Get in Trouble
25
Kelly Link
Golden Son (Pierce Brown)
Golden Son
26
Pierce Brown
Signal to Noise (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Signal to Noise
27
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Dark Forest (Cixin Liu)
The Dark Forest
28
Cixin Liu
The Just City (Jo Walton)
The Just City
29
Jo Walton
The Philosopher Kings (Jo Walton)
The Philosopher Kings
30
Jo Walton
The Shepherd's Crown (Terry Pratchett)
The Shepherd's Crown
31
Terry Pratchett
The Skull Throne (Peter V Brett)
The Skull Throne
32
Peter V Brett
The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps (Kai Ashante Wilson)
The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps
33
Kai Ashante Wilson
The Three-Body Problem (Cixin Liu)
The Three-Body Problem
34
Cixin Liu
Apex Connect (Ramez Naam)
Apex Connect
35
Ramez Naam
Escape From Baghdad! (Saad Hossain)
Escape From Baghdad!
36
Saad Hossain
Lightless (C.A. Higgins)
Lightless
37
C.A. Higgins
Magic Shifts (Ilona Andrews)
Magic Shifts
38
Ilona Andrews
Planetfall (Emma Newman)
Planetfall
39
Emma Newman
Six of Crows (Leigh Bardugo)
Six of Crows
40
Leigh Bardugo
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