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The Best Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror of 2025 According to Waterstones

In Waterstones' own words: "From R.F. Kuang to Brandon Sanderson, here is the science fiction, fantasy and horror we've loved this year."
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A Drop of Corruption (Robert Jackson Bennett)
A Drop of Corruption
1
Robert Jackson Bennett
Alchemised (Senlinyu)
Alchemised
2
Senlinyu
Among the Burning Flowers (Samantha Shannon)
Among the Burning Flowers
3
Samantha Shannon
Automatic Noodle (Annalee Newitz)
Automatic Noodle
4
Annalee Newitz
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil (V.E. Schwab)
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
5
V.E. Schwab
Coffin Moon (Keith Rosson)
Coffin Moon
6
Keith Rosson
Darker Days (Thomas Olde Heuvelt)
Darker Days
7
Thomas Olde Heuvelt
Eat the Ones You Love (Sarah Maria Griffin)
Eat the Ones You Love
8
Sarah Maria Griffin
Empire of the Dawn (Jay Kristoff)
Empire of the Dawn
9
Jay Kristoff
Fable for the End of the World (Ava Reid)
Fable for the End of the World
10
Ava Reid
Faithbreaker (Hannah Kaner)
Faithbreaker
11
Hannah Kaner
Girl Dinner (Olivie Blake)
Girl Dinner
12
Olivie Blake
Greenteeth (Molly O'Neill)
Greenteeth
13
Molly O'Neill
Hekate (Nikita Gill)
Hekate
14
Nikita Gill
Hemlock & Silver (T. Kingfisher)
Hemlock & Silver
15
T. Kingfisher
House of Splinters (Laura Purcell)
House of Splinters
16
Laura Purcell
Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil (Oliver Darkshire)
Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil
17
Oliver Darkshire
It's Not a Cult (Joey Batey)
It's Not a Cult
18
Joey Batey
Katabasis (R. F. Kuang)
Katabasis
19
R. F. Kuang
King Sorrow (Joe Hill)
King Sorrow
20
Joe Hill
Midnight Timetable (Bora Chung)
Midnight Timetable
21
Bora Chung
Of Monsters and Mainframes (Barbara Truelove)
Of Monsters and Mainframes
22
Barbara Truelove
Pagans (James Alistair Henry)
Pagans
23
James Alistair Henry
Rainforest (Michelle Paver)
Rainforest
24
Michelle Paver
Rose in Chains (Julie Soto)
Rose in Chains
25
Julie Soto
Saltcrop (Yume Kitasei)
Saltcrop
26
Yume Kitasei
Seven Recipes for Revolution (Ryan Rose)
Seven Recipes for Revolution
27
Ryan Rose
Shroud (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Shroud
28
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Six Wild Crowns (Holly Race)
Six Wild Crowns
29
Holly Race
Slashed Beauties (A Rushby)
Slashed Beauties
30
A Rushby
Snake-Eater (T. Kingfisher)
Snake-Eater
31
T. Kingfisher
Stone and Sky (Ben Aaronovitch)
Stone and Sky
32
Ben Aaronovitch
Tailored Realities (Brandon Sanderson)
Tailored Realities
33
Brandon Sanderson
The Atlas of Hell (Nathan Ballingrud)
The Atlas of Hell
34
Nathan Ballingrud
The Bewitching (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
The Bewitching
35
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Captive (Kit Burgoyne)
The Captive
36
Kit Burgoyne
The Devils (Joe Abercrombie)
The Devils
37
Joe Abercrombie
The End of the World as We Know It (Brian Keene & Christopher Golden)
The End of the World as We Know It
38
Brian Keene & Christopher Golden
The Expanded Earth (Mikey Please)
The Expanded Earth
39
Mikey Please
The Incandescent (Emily Tesh)
The Incandescent
40
Emily Tesh
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