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The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books of 2016

The Bookscrolling site compiled 32 science fiction and fantasy "best of" lists for 2016, and ranked the books in order of how many lists they appeared on. Here is the entire list, including all books that only appeared on one list each.
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All the Birds in the Sky (Charlie Jane Anders)
All the Birds in the Sky
1
Charlie Jane Anders
Death's End (Liu Cixin)
Death's End
2
Liu Cixin
The Obelisk Gate (N.K. Jemison)
The Obelisk Gate
3
N.K. Jemison
The Fireman (Joe Hill)
The Fireman
4
Joe Hill
Sleeping Giants (Sylvain Neuvel)
Sleeping Giants
5
Sylvain Neuvel
Ninefox Gambit (Yoon Ha Lee)
Ninefox Gambit
6
Yoon Ha Lee
Dark Matter (Blake Crouch)
Dark Matter
7
Blake Crouch
After Atlas (Emma Newman)
After Atlas
8
Emma Newman
A Gathering of Shadows (V.E. Schwab)
A Gathering of Shadows
9
V.E. Schwab
Infomocracy (Malka Older)
Infomocracy
10
Malka Older
Every Heart a Doorway (Seanan McGuire)
Every Heart a Doorway
11
Seanan McGuire
Crosstalk (Connie Willis)
Crosstalk
12
Connie Willis
City of Blades (Robert Jackson Bennett)
City of Blades
13
Robert Jackson Bennett
Central Station (Lavie Tidhar)
Central Station
14
Lavie Tidhar
Arkwright (Allen Steele)
Arkwright
15
Allen Steele
The Last Mortal Bond (Brian Staveley)
The Last Mortal Bond
16
Brian Staveley
Company Town (Madeline Ashby)
Company Town
17
Madeline Ashby
Borderline (Mishell Baker)
Borderline
18
Mishell Baker
Version Control (Dexter Palmer)
Version Control
19
Dexter Palmer
Too Like the Lightning (Ada Palmer)
Too Like the Lightning
20
Ada Palmer
The Wall of Storms (Ken Liu)
The Wall of Storms
21
Ken Liu
The Summer Dragon (Todd Lockwood)
The Summer Dragon
22
Todd Lockwood
Paper Menagerie (Ken Liu)
Paper Menagerie
23
Ken Liu
The Big Book of Science Fiction (Ann Vandermeer and Jeff Vandermeer, Eds.)
The Big Book of Science Fiction
24
Ann Vandermeer and Jeff Vandermeer, Eds.
The Ballad of Black Tom (Victor Lavalle)
The Ballad of Black Tom
25
Victor Lavalle
Morning Star (Pierce Brown)
Morning Star
26
Pierce Brown
Everfair (Nisi Shawl)
Everfair
27
Nisi Shawl
Children of Earth and Sky (Guy Gavriel Kay)
Children of Earth and Sky
28
Guy Gavriel Kay
Arabella of Mars (David D. Levine)
Arabella of Mars
29
David D. Levine
A Closed and Common Orbit (Becky Chambers)
A Closed and Common Orbit
30
Becky Chambers
United States of Japan (Peter Tieryas)
United States of Japan
31
Peter Tieryas
The Wolf Road (Beth Lewis)
The Wolf Road
32
Beth Lewis
The Race (Nina Allan)
The Race
33
Nina Allan
The Queen of Blood (Sarah Beth Durst)
The Queen of Blood
34
Sarah Beth Durst
The Invisible Library (Genevieve Cogman)
The Invisible Library
35
Genevieve Cogman
The Hike: A Novel (Drew Magary)
The Hike: A Novel
36
Drew Magary
The Dark Side (Anthony O'Neill)
The Dark Side
37
Anthony O'Neill
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife (Meg Elison)
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife
38
Meg Elison
Super Extra Grande (Yoss)
Super Extra Grande
39
Yoss
Revenger (Alastair Reynolds)
Revenger
40
Alastair Reynolds
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