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The Most Popular Fantasy, Sci-Fi & Horror Books of the Year (So Far)

"Below, you'll find the most popular books from the first half of 2023 in these three genres. The selection is determined by reader reviews, ratings, and Goodreads members' Want to Read and Read shelves."
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Fourth Wing (Rebecca Yarros)
Fourth Wing
1
Rebecca Yarros
Hell Bent (Leigh Bardugo)
Hell Bent
2
Leigh Bardugo
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Fairies (Heather Fawcett)
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Fairies
3
Heather Fawcett
A Day of Fallen Night (Samantha Shannon)
A Day of Fallen Night
4
Samantha Shannon
Tress of the Emerald Sea (Brandon Sanderson)
Tress of the Emerald Sea
5
Brandon Sanderson
The Last Tale of the Flower Bride (Roshani Chokshi)
The Last Tale of the Flower Bride
6
Roshani Chokshi
The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi (S.A. Chakraborty)
The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi
7
S.A. Chakraborty
Atalanta (Jennifer Saint)
Atalanta
8
Jennifer Saint
Clytemnestra (Costanza Casati)
Clytemnestra
9
Costanza Casati
The Foxglove King (Hannah F. Whitten)
The Foxglove King
10
Hannah F. Whitten
Witch King (Martha Wells)
Witch King
11
Martha Wells
Victory City (Salman Rushdie)
Victory City
12
Salman Rushdie
The Book That Wouldn't Burn (Mark Lawrence)
The Book That Wouldn't Burn
13
Mark Lawrence
Venco (Cherie Dimaline)
Venco
14
Cherie Dimaline
The God of Endings (Jacqueline Holland)
The God of Endings
15
Jacqueline Holland
Ink Blood Sister Scribe (Emma Torzs)
Ink Blood Sister Scribe
16
Emma Torzs
In the Lives of Puppets (TJ Klune)
In the Lives of Puppets
17
TJ Klune
The Ferryman (Justin Cronin)
The Ferryman
18
Justin Cronin
Chain-Gang All-Stars (Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah)
Chain-Gang All-Stars
19
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Ascension (Nicholas Binge)
Ascension
20
Nicholas Binge
Flux (Jinwoo Chong)
Flux
21
Jinwoo Chong
The Deluge (Stephen Markley)
The Deluge
22
Stephen Markley
Some Desperate Glory (Emily Tesh)
Some Desperate Glory
23
Emily Tesh
Children of Memory (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Children of Memory
24
Adrian Tchaikovsky
The Marriage Act (John Marrs)
The Marriage Act
25
John Marrs
Blind Spots (Thomas Mullen)
Blind Spots
26
Thomas Mullen
Meru (S.B.Divya)
Meru
27
S.B.Divya
Fractal Noise (Christopher Paolini)
Fractal Noise
28
Christopher Paolini
I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself (Marisa Crane)
I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself
29
Marisa Crane
The Mimicking of Known Successes (Malka Ann Older)
The Mimicking of Known Successes
30
Malka Ann Older
The Endless Vessel (Charles Soule)
The Endless Vessel
31
Charles Soule
The Thick and the Lean (Chana Porter)
The Thick and the Lean
32
Chana Porter
How to Sell a Haunted House (Grady Hendrix)
How to Sell a Haunted House
33
Grady Hendrix
Lone Women (Victor Lavalle)
Lone Women
34
Victor Lavalle
A House With Good Bones (T. Kingfisher)
A House With Good Bones
35
T. Kingfisher
Don't Fear the Reaper (Stephen Graham Jones)
Don't Fear the Reaper
36
Stephen Graham Jones
Sisters of the Lost Nation (Nick Medina)
Sisters of the Lost Nation
37
Nick Medina
Natural Beauty (Ling Ling Huang)
Natural Beauty
38
Ling Ling Huang
Bad Cree (Jessica Johns)
Bad Cree
39
Jessica Johns
The Haunting of Alejandra (V. Castro)
The Haunting of Alejandra
40
V. Castro
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