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The Verge: Favorite Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of 2018

Here's the best/favorite science fiction and fantasy books published in 2018 according to The Verge.
This list includes their honorable mentions.
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Foundryside (Robert Jackson Bennett)
Foundryside
1
Robert Jackson Bennett
Semiosis (Sue Burke)
Semiosis
2
Sue Burke
Record of a Spaceborn Few (Becky Chambers)
Record of a Spaceborn Few
3
Becky Chambers
The Armored Saint (Myke Cole)
The Armored Saint
4
Myke Cole
The Queen of Crows (Myke Cole)
The Queen of Crows
5
Myke Cole
The Calculating Stars (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Calculating Stars
6
Mary Robinette Kowal
The Fated Sky (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Fated Sky
7
Mary Robinette Kowal
The Poppy War (R. F. Kuang)
The Poppy War
8
R. F. Kuang
How Long 'Til Black Future Month? (N.K. Jemisin)
How Long 'Til Black Future Month?
9
N.K. Jemisin
The Tiger Flu (Larissa Lai)
The Tiger Flu
10
Larissa Lai
Ball Lightning (Cixin Liu)
Ball Lightning
11
Cixin Liu
Trail of Lightning (Rebecca Roanhorse)
Trail of Lightning
12
Rebecca Roanhorse
The Reincarnated Giant: An Anthology of Twenty-First-Century Chinese Science Fiction (Mingwei Song, Theodore Huters)
The Reincarnated Giant: An Anthology of Twenty-First-Century Chinese Science Fiction
13
Mingwei Song, Theodore Huters
The Gone World (Tom Sweterlitsch)
The Gone World
14
Tom Sweterlitsch
Space Opera (Cathrynne Valente)
Space Opera
15
Cathrynne Valente
Artificial Condition (Martha Wells)
Artificial Condition
16
Martha Wells
Rogue Protocol (Martha Wells)
Rogue Protocol
17
Martha Wells
Exit Strategy (Martha Wells)
Exit Strategy
18
Martha Wells
Children of Blood and Bone (Tomi Adyemi)
Children of Blood and Bone
19
Tomi Adyemi
Space Odyssey (Michael Benson)
Space Odyssey
20
Michael Benson
The Only Harmless Great Thing (Brooke Bolander)
The Only Harmless Great Thing
21
Brooke Bolander
The Black God's Drums (P. Djèli Clark)
The Black God's Drums
22
P. Djèli Clark
European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman (Theodora Goss)
European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman
23
Theodora Goss
Points of Impact (Marko Kloos)
Points of Impact
24
Marko Kloos
The 2020 Commission Report on the North Korean Nuclear Attacks Against the United States (Jeffrey Lewis)
The 2020 Commission Report on the North Korean Nuclear Attacks Against the United States
25
Jeffrey Lewis
War Cry (Brian McClellan)
War Cry
26
Brian McClellan
Time Was (Ian Mcdonald)
Time Was
27
Ian Mcdonald
Severance (Ling Ma)
Severance
28
Ling Ma
Black Star Renegades (Michael Morechi)
Black Star Renegades
29
Michael Morechi
Astounding (Alec Nevala-Lee)
Astounding
30
Alec Nevala-Lee
Star Wars: Last Shot (Daniel Jose' Older)
Star Wars: Last Shot
31
Daniel Jose' Older
Gunpowder Moon (David Pedreira)
Gunpowder Moon
32
David Pedreira
Bandwidth (Eliot Peper)
Bandwidth
33
Eliot Peper
Gods, Monsters and the Lucky Peach (Kelly Robson)
Gods, Monsters and the Lucky Peach
34
Kelly Robson
Head on (John Scalzi)
Head On
35
John Scalzi
The Consuming Fire (John Scalzi)
The Consuming Fire
36
John Scalzi
Vengeful (V.E. Schwab)
Vengeful
37
V.E. Schwab
The Book of M (Peng Shepherd)
The Book of M
38
Peng Shepherd
The Sky Is Yours (Chandler Klang Smith)
The Sky Is Yours
39
Chandler Klang Smith
Mutiny at Vesta (R.E. Stearns)
Mutiny at Vesta
40
R.E. Stearns
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