NPR conducted a poll for listeners' favorite science fiction and fantasy books released between 2011 and 2021. A panel of judges then went through the results and selected the top 50 books spanning both genres.
#1 of 3 in The Interdependency
2017 • 364 Readers • 336 pages • 4.1
#1 of 3 in The Goblin Emperor
2014 • 435 Readers • 512 pages • 4.1
2021 • 24 Readers • 273 pages • 4.3
2020 • 121 Readers • 176 pages • 3.6
2017 • 156 Readers • 352 pages • 3.9
2019 • 87 Readers • 403 pages • 3.9
2017 • 175 Readers • 351 pages • 4
#1 of 4 in The Masquerade
9 • 337 Readers • 400 pages • 3.8
2019 • 1,335 Readers • 208 pages • 3.9
2014 • 1,025 Readers • 352 pages • 4.1
#1 of 3 in Remembrance of Earth's Past
2006 • 1,730 Readers • 400 pages • 3.9
2021 • 236 Readers • 253 pages • 3.6
#1 of 3 in The Dark Star Trilogy
2019 • 346 Readers • 612 pages • 2.9
#1 of 2 in The Space Between Worlds
2015 • 327 Readers • 336 pages • 3.9
#1 of 10 in Wayward Children
2016 • 508 Readers • 176 pages • 3.9
#1 of 4 in Lady Astronaut Universe
2018 • 357 Readers • 384 pages • 4.1
#1 of 4 in Wayfarers
2014 • 909 Readers • 518 pages • 4.1
2017 • 171 Readers • 448 pages • 3.8
2015 • 111 Readers • 432 pages • 3.3
2016 • 234 Readers • 3.5
2017 • 321 Readers • 245 pages • 3.8
521 Readers • 4.3
2018 • 505 Readers • 466 pages • 17h 56m • 4.2
2016 • 268 Readers • 450 pages • 4.3
2020 • 728 Readers • 320 pages • 3.7
2018 • 1,610 Readers • 353 pages • 4.3
2020 • 1,366 Readers • 273 pages • 4.2
#1 of 3 in The Wormwood Trilogy
2017 • 172 Readers • 400 pages • 3.8
#1 of 3 in The Divine Cities
2014 • 371 Readers • 464 pages • 4.1
#1 of 3 in Shades of Magic
2015 • 1,095 Readers • 400 pages • 4
#1 of 3 in The Daevabad Trilogy
2017 • 597 Readers • 533 pages • 4.1
2020 • 685 Readers • 400 pages • 4.2