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Tor.com's 30 Most Anticipated SFF Books for the Rest of 2021

This is the June addition to the January list. The first thirty books are coming out in the latter half of 2021, and are all first or standalone books in their respective universes. The author of the list included sequels and later-series books in her write-up at the beginning, and some big authors who have books coming out, and they are included, starting at #31.
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The Jasmine Throne (Tasha Suri)
The Jasmine Throne
1
Tasha Suri
The Wolf and the Woodsman (Ava Reid)
The Wolf and the Woodsman
2
Ava Reid
The World Gives Way (Marissa Levien)
The World Gives Way
3
Marissa Levien
This Poison Heart (Kalynn Bayron)
This Poison Heart
4
Kalynn Bayron
Six Crimson Cranes (Elizabeth Lim)
Six Crimson Cranes
5
Elizabeth Lim
A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Becky Chambers)
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
6
Becky Chambers
She Who Became the Sun (Shelley Parker-Chan)
She Who Became the Sun
7
Shelley Parker-Chan
A Lesson in Vengeance (Victoria Lee)
A Lesson in Vengeance
8
Victoria Lee
The Last Cuentista (Donna Barba Higuera)
The Last Cuentista
9
Donna Barba Higuera
Bad Witch Burning (Jessica Lewis)
Bad Witch Burning
10
Jessica Lewis
My Heart Is a Chainsaw (Stephen Graham Jones)
My Heart Is a Chainsaw
11
Stephen Graham Jones
In the Watchful City (S.Qiouyi Lu)
In the Watchful City
12
S.Qiouyi Lu
No Gods, No Monsters (Cadwell Turnbull)
No Gods, No Monsters
13
Cadwell Turnbull
The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina (Zoraida Cordova)
The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina
14
Zoraida Cordova
The Bones of Ruin Book 1 (Sarah Raughley)
The Bones of Ruin Book 1
15
Sarah Raughley
Nothing but Blackened Teeth (Cassandra Khaw)
Nothing but Blackened Teeth
16
Cassandra Khaw
A Dark and Starless Forest (Sarah Hollowell)
A Dark and Starless Forest
17
Sarah Hollowell
Summer Sons (Lee Mandelo)
Summer Sons
18
Lee Mandelo
Light From Uncommon Stars (Ryka Aoki)
Light From Uncommon Stars
19
Ryka Aoki
A Spindle Splintered (Alix E. Harrow)
A Spindle Splintered
20
Alix E. Harrow
Dark Rise (C.S. Pacat)
Dark Rise
21
C.S. Pacat
We Light Up the Sky (Lilliam Rivera)
We Light Up the Sky
22
Lilliam Rivera
A Snake Falls to Earth (Darcie Little Badger)
A Snake Falls to Earth
23
Darcie Little Badger
Flowers for the Sea (Zin E. Rocklyn)
Flowers for the Sea
24
Zin E. Rocklyn
Jade Fire Gold (June CL Tan)
Jade Fire Gold
25
June CL Tan
Far From the Light of Heaven (Tade Thompson)
Far From the Light of Heaven
26
Tade Thompson
Trashlands (Alison Stine)
Trashlands
27
Alison Stine
A Marvellous Light (Freya Marske)
A Marvellous Light
28
Freya Marske
Year of the Reaper (Makha Lucier)
Year of the Reaper
29
Makha Lucier
Skin of the Sea (Natasha Bowen)
Skin of the Sea
30
Natasha Bowen
The Veiled Throne (Ken Liu)
The Veiled Throne
31
Ken Liu
Jade Legacy (Fonda Lee)
Jade Legacy
32
Fonda Lee
Gods and Monsters (Shelby Mahurin)
Gods and Monsters
33
Shelby Mahurin
Girls of Fate and Fury (Natasha Ngan)
Girls of Fate and Fury
34
Natasha Ngan
Into the Dying Light (Katy Rose Pool)
Into the Dying Light
35
Katy Rose Pool
A Crown So Cursed (L. L. McKinney)
A Crown So Cursed
36
L. L. McKinney
Redemptor (Jordan Ifueko)
Redemptor
37
Jordan Ifueko
Dragonblood Ring (Amparo Ortiz)
Dragonblood Ring
38
Amparo Ortiz
The Scratch Daughters (Hannah Abigail Clarke)
The Scratch Daughters
39
Hannah Abigail Clarke
Truth of the Divine (Lindsay Ellis)
Truth of the Divine
40
Lindsay Ellis
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