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Wired's Best Dystopian, Fantasy and Science Fiction Reads

Three lists from Wired.co.uk combined, as there is quite a bit of genre overlap. All three lists were published in 2019. Solid lists, but they don't include YA. I'm glad that unlike most they included Atwood's The Heart Goes Last.
1-11: Dystopian
12-25: Fantasy
26-41: Science Fiction
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Stand on Zanzibar (John Brunner)
Stand on Zanzibar
1
John Brunner
The Children of Men (P.D. James)
The Children of Men
2
P.D. James
Battle Royale (Koushun Takami)
Battle Royale
3
Koushun Takami
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
4
George Orwell
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
5
Aldous Huxley
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
6
Margaret Atwood
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
7
Cormac McCarthy
The Wall (John Lanchester)
The Wall
8
John Lanchester
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
9
Ray Bradbury
Vox (Christina Dalcher)
Vox
10
Christina Dalcher
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
11
Anthony Burgess
The Dark Tower (Stephen King)
The Dark Tower
12
Stephen King
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens
13
Terry Pratchett
Rivers of London (Ben Aaronovitch)
Rivers of London
14
Ben Aaronovitch
The Wheel of Time Series (Robert Jordan)
The Wheel of Time Series
15
Robert Jordan
The Gormenghast Trilogy
The Gormenghast Trilogy
16
Northern Lights (Philip Pullman)
Northern Lights
17
Philip Pullman
Perdido Street Station (China Mieville)
Perdido Street Station
18
China Mieville
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
19
Neil Gaiman
Wizard of Earthsea
Wizard of Earthsea
20
The Farseer Trilogy
The Farseer Trilogy
21
The Accursed Kings (Maurice Druon)
The Accursed Kings
22
Maurice Druon
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
23
Susanna Clarke
Mort (Terry Pratchett)
Mort
24
Terry Pratchett
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (Marlon James)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
25
Marlon James
Foundation (Iaac Asimov)
Foundation
26
Iaac Asimov
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
27
Dan Simmons
Martian (Andy Weir)
Martian
28
Andy Weir
Consider Phlebas (Iain M. Banks)
Consider Phlebas
29
Iain M. Banks
The Stars My Destination (Alfred Bester)
The Stars My Destination
30
Alfred Bester
The Heart Goes Last (Margaret Atwood)
The Heart Goes Last
31
Margaret Atwood
Solaris (Stanislaw Lem)
Solaris
32
Stanislaw Lem
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
33
Frank Herbert
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
34
Ursula K. Le Guin
A Scanner Darkly (Philip K. Dick)
A Scanner Darkly
35
Philip K. Dick
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
36
William Gibson
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
37
Neal Stephenson
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
38
Margaret Atwood
The Three-Body Problem (Cixin Liu)
The Three-Body Problem
39
Cixin Liu
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
40
Ernest Cline
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