The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2023 as seen by The New York Times

From witch stories to near-future noir, here are the year’s 10 best speculative books chosen by The New York Times staff.

Details	Rating	Readers Count
The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet, Witch Melinda Taub	3.67	5 reads
Witch King Martha Wells	3.59	140 reads
White Cat, Black Dog Kelly Link	3.94	12 reads
Titanium Noir Nick Harkaway	4.06	38 reads
Untethered Sky Fonda Lee	3.85	76 reads
Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries Heather Fawcett	4.1	310 reads
Unraveller Frances Hardinge	4.17	12 reads
Infinity Gate M.R. Carey	4.13	27 reads
Ink Blood Sister Scribe Emma Törzs	4.05	82 reads
The Saint of Bright Doors Vajra Chandrasekera	4.17	27 reads

Details	Rating	Readers Count
The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet, Witch Melinda Taub	3.67	5 reads
Witch King Martha Wells	3.59	140 reads
White Cat, Black Dog Kelly Link	3.94	12 reads
Titanium Noir Nick Harkaway	4.06	38 reads
Untethered Sky Fonda Lee	3.85	76 reads
Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries Heather Fawcett	4.1	310 reads
Unraveller Frances Hardinge	4.17	12 reads
Infinity Gate M.R. Carey	4.13	27 reads
Ink Blood Sister Scribe Emma Törzs	4.05	82 reads
The Saint of Bright Doors Vajra Chandrasekera	4.17	27 reads

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