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The Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books of the Year (So Far)

  • December 19, 2021
  • 15 Books
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  • vulture.com

Escaping to other worlds in the stars and imagined universes has never been easier or more delightful with these evocative sci-fi and fantasy reads as collected by Vulture's Sadie Gennis.

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The Shadow of the Gods

#1 of 3 in Bloodsworn Saga

The Shadow of the Gods
ByJohn Gwynne

2021 • 1,068 Readers • 496 pages • 4.1

A Desolation Called Peace

#2 of 2 in Teixcalaan

A Desolation Called Peace
ByArkady Martine

2021 • 418 Readers • 496 pages • 4.2

Blood of Desiderium

Blood of Desiderium
ByAli Stuebbe

177 Readers • 3.7

A Master of Djinn

#1 of 1 in Dead Djinn Universe

A Master of Djinn
ByP. Djèlí Clark

2019 • 643 Readers • 464 pages • 4.1

Son of the Storm

#1 of 2 in The Nameless Republic

Son of the Storm
BySuyi Davies Okungbowa

2021 • 116 Readers • 496 pages • 3.5

Future Feeling

Future Feeling
ByJoss Lake

2021 • 35 Readers • 294 pages • 3.6

Gearbreakers

#1 of 2 in Gearbreakers

Gearbreakers
ByZoe Hana Mikuta

2021 • 175 Readers • 416 pages • 3.6

Remote Control

Remote Control
ByNnedi Okorafor

2021 • 252 Readers • 160 pages • 3.9

The Gilded Ones

#1 of 3 in Deathless

The Gilded Ones
ByNamina Forna

2020 • 375 Readers • 416 pages • 3.8

The Witch's Heart

The Witch's Heart
ByGenevieve Gornichec

2021 • 410 Readers • 369 pages • 4.3

Klara and the Sun

Klara and the Sun
ByKazuo Ishiguro

1901 • 1,288 Readers • 418 pages • 3.8

Sorrowland

Sorrowland
ByRivers Solomon

2021 • 259 Readers • 12h 2m • 3.7

Project Hail Mary

Project Hail Mary
ByAndy Weir

2021 • 3,821 Readers • 496 pages • 4.4

Black Water Sister

Black Water Sister
ByZen Cho

2021 • 169 Readers • 330 pages • 3.8

The Jasmine Throne

#1 of 3 in Burning Kingdoms

The Jasmine Throne
ByTasha Suri

2021 • 533 Readers • 512 pages • 4