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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 • 872 Readers • 496 pages • 4.1

A Desolation Called Peace

#2 of 2 in Teixcalaan

A Desolation Called Peace
ByArkady Martine

2021 • 359 Readers • 496 pages • 4.2

The Last Watch

#1 of 3 in The Divide

The Last Watch
ByJ.S. Dewes

2021 • 182 Readers • 480 pages • 3.6

A Master of Djinn

#1 of 1 in Dead Djinn Universe

A Master of Djinn
ByP. Djèlí Clark

2019 • 557 Readers • 464 pages • 4.1

Son of the Storm

#1 of 2 in The Nameless Republic

Son of the Storm
BySuyi Davies Okungbowa

2021 • 98 Readers • 496 pages • 3.3

Future Feeling

Future Feeling
ByJoss Lake

2021 • 31 Readers • 294 pages • 3.6

Gearbreakers

#1 of 2 in Gearbreakers

Gearbreakers
ByZoe Hana Mikuta

2021 • 128 Readers • 416 pages • 3.8

Remote Control

Remote Control
ByNnedi Okorafor

2021 • 216 Readers • 160 pages • 3.9

The Gilded Ones

#1 of 3 in Deathless

The Gilded Ones
ByNamina Forna

2020 • 292 Readers • 416 pages • 3.8

The Witch's Heart

The Witch's Heart
ByGenevieve Gornichec

2021 • 307 Readers • 369 pages • 4.4

Klara and the Sun

Klara and the Sun
ByKazuo Ishiguro

1901 • 1,075 Readers • 418 pages • 3.8

Sorrowland

Sorrowland
ByRivers Solomon

2021 • 206 Readers • 12h 2m • 3.6

Project Hail Mary

Project Hail Mary
ByAndy Weir

2021 • 2,981 Readers • 496 pages • 4.4

Black Water Sister

Black Water Sister
ByZen Cho

2021 • 141 Readers • 370 pages • 3.8

The Jasmine Throne

#1 of 3 in Burning Kingdoms

The Jasmine Throne
ByTasha Suri

2021 • 446 Readers • 512 pages • 4