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The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books of 2016 - Page 2

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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Age of Myth (Michael J. Sullivan)
Age of Myth
41
Michael J. Sullivan
A Head Full of Ghosts (Paul Tremblay)
A Head Full of Ghosts
42
Paul Tremblay
Night Without Stars (Peter F. Hamilton)
Night Without Stars
43
Peter F. Hamilton
A Taste of Honey (Kai Ashante Wilson)
A Taste of Honey
44
Kai Ashante Wilson
Admiral (Sean Danker)
Admiral
45
Sean Danker
An Accident of Stars (Foz Meadows)
An Accident of Stars
46
Foz Meadows
Azanian Bridges (Nick Wood)
Azanian Bridges
47
Nick Wood
Babylon's Ashes (James S.A. Corey)
Babylon's Ashes
48
James S.A. Corey
Bite (K.S. Merbeth)
Bite
49
K.S. Merbeth
Black Panther (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Black Panther
50
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Cloudbound (Fran Wilde)
Cloudbound
51
Fran Wilde
Conspiracy of Ravens (Leah Moore)
Conspiracy of Ravens
52
Leah Moore
Creation Machine (Andrew Bannister)
Creation Machine
53
Andrew Bannister
False Hearts (Laura Lam)
False Hearts
54
Laura Lam
Gemina (Amie Kaufmann & Jay Kristoff)
Gemina
55
Amie Kaufmann & Jay Kristoff
Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen (Lois McMaster Bujold)
Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen
56
Lois McMaster Bujold
Iraq +100: The First Anthology of Science Fiction to Have Emerged From Iraq (Hassan Blasim)
Iraq +100: The First Anthology of Science Fiction to Have Emerged From Iraq
57
Hassan Blasim
Kingfisher (Patricia A. McKillip)
Kingfisher
58
Patricia A. McKillip
Labyrinth Lost (Zoraida Córdova)
Labyrinth Lost
59
Zoraida Córdova
League of Dragons (Naomi Novik)
League of Dragons
60
Naomi Novik
Lovecraft Country (Matt Ruff)
Lovecraft Country
61
Matt Ruff
Machinations (Hayley Stone)
Machinations
62
Hayley Stone
Magic Binds (Ilona Andrews)
Magic Binds
63
Ilona Andrews
Marked in Flesh (Anne Bishop)
Marked in Flesh
64
Anne Bishop
Mongrels (Stephen Graham Jones)
Mongrels
65
Stephen Graham Jones
Queen of the Night (Alexander Chee)
Queen of the Night
66
Alexander Chee
Saint's Blood (Sebastien De Castell)
Saint's Blood
67
Sebastien De Castell
Bloodline (Claudia Gray)
Bloodline
68
Claudia Gray
Dark Disciple (Christie Golden)
Dark Disciple
69
Christie Golden
The Bands of Mourning (Brandon Sanderson)
The Bands of Mourning
70
Brandon Sanderson
The Blood Mirror- Lightbringer #4 (Brent Weeks)
The Blood Mirror- Lightbringer #4
71
Brent Weeks
The Burning Isle (Will Panzo)
The Burning Isle
72
Will Panzo
The Devourers (Indra Das)
The Devourers
73
Indra Das
The Gradual (Christopher Priest)
The Gradual
74
Christopher Priest
The Last Days of Jack Sparks (Jason Arnopp)
The Last Days of Jack Sparks
75
Jason Arnopp
The Last Days of New Paris (China Mieville)
The Last Days of New Paris
76
China Mieville
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
77
Becky Chambers
The Medusa Chronicles (Stephen Baxter and Alastair Reynolds)
The Medusa Chronicles
78
Stephen Baxter and Alastair Reynolds
The Nightmare Stacks (Charles Stross)
The Nightmare Stacks
79
Charles Stross
The Power (Naomi Alderman)
The Power
80
Naomi Alderman
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