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 • 384 Readers • 336 pages • 4.1
#1 of 2 in The Goblin Emperor
2014 • 458 Readers • 512 pages • 4.1
2021 • 24 Readers • 273 pages • 4.3
2020 • 129 Readers • 3.6
2017 • 156 Readers • 352 pages • 3.9
2019 • 89 Readers • 403 pages • 3.8
2017 • 185 Readers • 351 pages • 4
#1 of 4 in The Masquerade
9 • 351 Readers • 400 pages • 3.8
2019 • 1,462 Readers • 3.9
2014 • 1,106 Readers • 333 pages • 4.1
#1 of 4 in Remembrance of Earth's Past
2006 • 1,863 Readers • 400 pages • 3.9
2021 • 241 Readers • 253 pages • 3.6
#1 of 3 in The Dark Star Trilogy
2019 • 366 Readers • 612 pages • 2.9
#1 of 2 in The Space Between Worlds
2015 • 341 Readers • 336 pages • 3.9
#1 of 10 in Wayward Children
2016 • 529 Readers • 176 pages • 3.9
#1 of 3 in Children of Time
2015 • 1,023 Readers • 600 pages • 4.3
#1 of 4 in Lady Astronaut Universe
2018 • 376 Readers • 384 pages • 4.1
#1 of 4 in Wayfarers
2014 • 950 Readers • 464 pages • 4.1
2017 • 179 Readers • 448 pages • 3.8
2015 • 114 Readers • 432 pages • 3.3
2015 • 251 Readers • 3.5
2017 • 344 Readers • 245 pages • 3.8
556 Readers • 4.3
2018 • 538 Readers • 480 pages • 4.2
2001 • 285 Readers • 450 pages • 4.4
2020 • 775 Readers • 320 pages • 3.8
2 • 1,719 Readers • 409 pages • 4.3
2020 • 1,443 Readers • 273 pages • 4.2
#1 of 3 in The Divine Cities
2014 • 383 Readers • 464 pages • 4.2
#1 of 3 in The Daevabad Trilogy
2017 • 632 Readers • 533 pages • 4