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This Year's Most Popular Sci-Fi Novels So Far (Goodreads 2021)

During Goodreads' Sci-Fi & Fantasy Week, this list was posted of the most popular sci-fi books of the year 2021 so far. How many of them have you read?
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Klara and the Sun (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Klara and the Sun
1
Kazuo Ishiguro
Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir)
Project Hail Mary
2
Andy Weir
The Echo Wife (Sarah Gailey)
The Echo Wife
3
Sarah Gailey
The Ones We're Meant to Find (Joan He)
The Ones We're Meant to Find
4
Joan He
Fugitive Telemetry (Martha Wells)
Fugitive Telemetry
5
Martha Wells
Hummingbird Salamander (Jeff Vandermeer)
Hummingbird Salamander
6
Jeff Vandermeer
Winter's Orbit (Everina Maxwell)
Winter's Orbit
7
Everina Maxwell
Remote Control (Nnedi Okorafor)
Remote Control
8
Nnedi Okorafor
The Galaxy and the Ground Within (Becky Chambers)
The Galaxy and the Ground Within
9
Becky Chambers
The High Republic: Light of the Jedi (Charles Soule)
The High Republic: Light of the Jedi
10
Charles Soule
Persephone Station (Stina Leicht)
Persephone Station
11
Stina Leicht
We Could Be Heroes (Mike Chen)
We Could Be Heroes
12
Mike Chen
The End of Men (Christina Sweeney-Baird)
The End of Men
13
Christina Sweeney-Baird
A Desolation Called Peace (Arkady Martine)
A Desolation Called Peace
14
Arkady Martine
The Infinity Courts (Akemi Dawn Bowman)
The Infinity Courts
15
Akemi Dawn Bowman
A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Becky Chambers)
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
16
Becky Chambers
Girl One (Sara Flannery Murphy)
Girl One
17
Sara Flannery Murphy
Firebreak (Nicole Kornher-Stace)
Firebreak
18
Nicole Kornher-Stace
The Last Watch (J. S. Dewes)
The Last Watch
19
J. S. Dewes
Machinehood (S.B.Divya)
Machinehood
20
S.B.Divya
Appleseed (Matt Bell)
Appleseed
21
Matt Bell
I'm Waiting for You (Kim Bo-Young)
I'm Waiting for You
22
Kim Bo-Young
A History of What Comes Next (Sylvain Neuvel)
A History of What Comes Next
23
Sylvain Neuvel
We Are Satellites (Sarah Pinsker)
We Are Satellites
24
Sarah Pinsker
Victories Greater Than Death (Charlie Jane Anders)
Victories Greater Than Death
25
Charlie Jane Anders
A Complicated Love Story Set in Space (Shaun David Hutchinson)
A Complicated Love Story Set in Space
26
Shaun David Hutchinson
The Future Is Yours (Dan Frey)
The Future Is Yours
27
Dan Frey
Wherever Seeds May Fall (Peter Cawdron)
Wherever Seeds May Fall
28
Peter Cawdron
Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy: Greater Good (Timothy Zahn)
Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy: Greater Good
29
Timothy Zahn
Gutter Child (Jael Richardson)
Gutter Child
30
Jael Richardson
Version Zero (David Yoon)
Version Zero
31
David Yoon
Rabbits (Terry Miles)
Rabbits
32
Terry Miles
Day Zero (C. Robert Cargill)
Day Zero
33
C. Robert Cargill
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