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The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books of 2017

The Bookscrolling site compiled 25 science fiction and fantasy "best of" lists for 2017, 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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The Stone Sky (N. K. Jemisin)
The Stone Sky
1
N. K. Jemisin
Borne (Jeff Vandermeer)
Borne
2
Jeff Vandermeer
The Power (Naomi Alderman)
The Power
3
Naomi Alderman
The Bear and the Nightingale (Katherine Arden)
The Bear and the Nightingale
4
Katherine Arden
Artemis (Andy Weir)
Artemis
5
Andy Weir
The Prey of Gods (Nicky Drayden)
The Prey of Gods
6
Nicky Drayden
New York 2140 (Kim Stanley Robinson)
New York 2140
7
Kim Stanley Robinson
American War (Omar El Akkad)
American War
8
Omar El Akkad
A Conjuring of Light (V. E. Schwab)
A Conjuring of Light
9
V. E. Schwab
Walkaway (Cory Doctorow)
Walkaway
10
Cory Doctorow
Waking Gods (Sylvain Neuvel)
Waking Gods
11
Sylvain Neuvel
The City of Brass (S.A.Chakraborty)
The City of Brass
12
S.A.Chakraborty
Autonomous (Annalee Newitz)
Autonomous
13
Annalee Newitz
An Unkindness of Ghosts (River Solomon)
An Unkindness of Ghosts
14
River Solomon
The Stone in the Skull (Elizabeth Bear)
The Stone in the Skull
15
Elizabeth Bear
The Collapsing Empire (John Scalzi)
The Collapsing Empire
16
John Scalzi
The Book of Dust: The Belle Sauvage (Philip Pullman)
The Book of Dust: The Belle Sauvage
17
Philip Pullman
Oathbringer (Brandon Sanderson)
Oathbringer
18
Brandon Sanderson
Norse Mythology (Neil Gaiman)
Norse Mythology
19
Neil Gaiman
Jade City (Fonda Lee)
Jade City
20
Fonda Lee
Home (Nnedi Okorafor)
Home
21
Nnedi Okorafor
All Systems Red (Martha Wells)
All Systems Red
22
Martha Wells
All Our Wrong Todays (Elan Mastai)
All Our Wrong Todays
23
Elan Mastai
Winter Tide (Ruthanna Emrys)
Winter Tide
24
Ruthanna Emrys
Under the Pendulum Sun (Jeannette Ng)
Under the Pendulum Sun
25
Jeannette Ng
The Stars Are Legion (Kameron Hurley)
The Stars Are Legion
26
Kameron Hurley
The Moon and the Other (John Kessel)
The Moon and the Other
27
John Kessel
The House of Binding Thorns (Aliette De Bodard)
The House of Binding Thorns
28
Aliette De Bodard
Strange the Dreamer (Laini Taylor)
Strange the Dreamer
29
Laini Taylor
Provenance (Ann Leckie)
Provenance
30
Ann Leckie
Noumenon (Marina J Lostetter)
Noumenon
31
Marina J Lostetter
The Wanderers (Meg Howey)
The Wanderers
32
Meg Howey
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter (Theodora Goss)
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter
33
Theodora Goss
The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. (Neal Stephenson)
The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.
34
Neal Stephenson
The Genius Plague (David Walton)
The Genius Plague
35
David Walton
The Changeling (Victor Lavalle)
The Changeling
36
Victor Lavalle
Spoonbenders (Daryl Gregory)
Spoonbenders
37
Daryl Gregory
Six Wakes (Mur Lafferty)
Six Wakes
38
Mur Lafferty
Seven Surrenders (Ada Palmer)
Seven Surrenders
39
Ada Palmer
Sea of Rust (C. Robert Cargill)
Sea of Rust
40
C. Robert Cargill
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