This list is generated from 172 book polls & top lists from a variety of great sources. The books is ranked based on how many lists a particular book appears on.⇣
Station Eleven by Mandel, Emily St. John (47 Lists) |
Bone Clocks, The by Mitchell, David (41) |
Martian, The by Weir, Andy (38) |
Annihilation (or omnibus Area X) by Vandermeer, Jeff (34) |
Magician's Land, The by Grossman, Lev (28) |
Boy, Snow, Bird by Oyeyemi, Helen (22) |
Peripheral, The by Gibson, William (19) |
Lock In by Scalzi, John (18) |
On Such a Full Sea by Lee, Chang-Rae (17) |
Book of Strange New Things, The by Faber, Michel (16) |
Broken Monsters by Beukes, Lauren (15) |
Goblin Emperor, The by Addison, Katherine (15) |
Red Rising by Brown, Pierce (15) |
City of Stairs by Bennett, Robert Jackson (14) |
Ancillary Sword by Leckie, Ann (13) |
Half a King by Abercrombie, Joe (13) |
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- Lists: a1,b8,b14,f5,f6,l3,o2,p6,p7,r1,s8,t1,w2)
- Queen of the Tearling, The by Johansen, Erika (12 Lists: b5,b6,c4,f1,f6,g1,h7,i3,i4,r1,r4,s11)
- Bees, The by Paull, Laline (11 Lists: a14,b3,b16,b19,d2,i1,i5,l1,l3,n5,w7)
- Fool's Assassin by Hobb, Robin (11 Lists: a1,b8,b14,f6,f7,g1,l6,p6,p7,s8,t2)
- Girl with All the Gifts, The by Carey, M. R. (11 Lists: b5,b8,b11,b16,g1,i1,i3,l6,m7,r4,s8)
- Words of Radiance by Sanderson, Brandon (11 Lists: a1,a7,b8,b14,f6,f7,g1,l6,m7,r4,t2)
- First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, The by North, Claire (9 Lists: b1,b16,g1,i1,m7,s8,s10,t2,w2)
- My Real Children by Walton, Jo (9 Lists: b8,b16,i1,l3,r1,r4,r7,s7,t2)
- Revival by King, Stephen (9 Lists: a1,b2,b5,b8,c4,l3,s7,s8,w2)
- California by Lepucki, Edan (8 Lists: a5,b3,g1,i1,m10,n5,s2,v3)
- Enchanted, The by Denfeld, Rene (8 Lists: a2,f2,f4,g1,i3,l6,p6,s11)
- J by Jacobson, Howard (8 Lists: b4,e1,f10,g6,m2,s10,t3,w2)
- Skin Game by Butcher, Jim (8 Lists: b14,f6,f7,g1,h6,l6,m7,s8)
- Three-Body Problem, The by Liu, Cixin (8 Lists: b11,b16,i1,l3,m7,n4,n5,t2)
- Bird Box by Malerman, Josh (7 Lists: f1,g1,h1,k1,l6,l7,s11)
- Broken Eye, The by Weeks, Brent (7 Lists: a1,b8,b14,f4,f6,f7,g1)
- Cibola Burn by Corey, James S. A. (7 Lists: b8,f7,g1,l3,l7,p7,s8)
- Prince of Fools by Lawrence, Mark (7 Lists: f4,f6,g1,o2,p6,p7,s8)
- Slow Regard of Silent Things, The by Rothfuss, Patrick (7 Lists: a1,b8,c4,f7,g1,l6,s8)
- World of Trouble by Winters, Ben (7 Lists: d1,e3,f7,g1,l3,l7,s7)
- Breach Zone by Cole, Myke (6 Lists: f6,m7,o2,p7,s8,t2)
- Defenders by McIntosh, Will (6 Lists: b16,f4,i1,k1,s8,t2)
- Full Fathom Five by Gladstone, Max (6 Lists: b14,f6,i1,l3,t2,v4)
- Mirror Empire, The by Hurley, Kameron (6 Lists: f6,l3,m7,p6,s8,t2)
- New Annotated H.P. Lovecraft, The by Lovecraft, H.P. & Klinger, Leslie S. (6 Lists: a1,b5,b10,p6,s4,s7)
- Traitor's Blade by De Castell, Sebastian (6 Lists: d1,f4,f6,f7,g1,p6)
- Darkling Sea, A by Cambias, James (5 Lists: b8,l3,p1,r3,w2)
- Emperor's Blades, The by Staveley, Brian (5 Lists: f4,f6,g1,i1,l3)
- Horrorstör by Hendrix, Grady (5 Lists: g1,l7,n5,n13,r1)
- Steles of the Sky by Bear, Elizabeth (5 Lists: f6,k1,l3,s10,t2)
- Three, The by Lotz, Sarah (5 Lists: g1,g6,s7,s8,t2)
- Afterparty by Gregory, Daryl (4 Lists: b16,k1,l3,n5)
- Angel of Losses, The by Feldman, Stephanie (4 Lists: b11,l3,s10,w2)
- Book of Life, The by Harkness, Deborah (4 Lists: a1,b8,b16,g1)
- Boy Who Drew Monsters, The by Donohue, Keith (4 Lists: l3,l7,p5,r5)
- California Bones by van Eekhout, Greg (4 Lists: b16,l3,m7,t2)
- Great Glass Sea, The by Weil, Josh (4 Lists: b6,f2,f7,m10)
- Maplecroft: the Borden Dispatches by Priest, Cherie (4 Lists: f4,f7,i1,s12)
- Quick, The by Owen, Laura (4 Lists: b5,b16,l6,m10)
- Shadow Throne, The by Wexler, Django (4 Lists: f4,f6,s8,t2)
- Tower Lord by Ryan, Anthony (4 Lists: f4,f6,g1,s8)
- Troop, The by Cutter, Nick (4 Lists: g1,g5,h1,r1)
- Truth and Fear by Higgins, Peter (4 Lists: b16,l3,m7,s10)
- Winter People, The by McMahon, Jennifer (4 Lists: b2,b11,c4,g1)
- Academic Exercises by Parker, K. J. (3 Lists: f7,l3,t2)
- All Those Vanished Engines by Park, Paul (3 Lists: l3,s10,t2)
- Causal Angel, The by Rajaniemi, Hannu (3 Lists: l3,s10,t2)
- Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands by Bohjalian, Chris (3 Lists: m12,s6,w2)
- Crimson Campaign, The by McClellan, Brian (3 Lists: f6,f7,o2)
- End of the Sentence, The by Headley, Maria Dahvana & Howard, Kat (3 Lists: m7,n5,t2)
- Goodhouse by Marshall, Peyton (3 Lists: h4,m10,s7)
- Heaven's Queen by Bach, Rachel (3 Lists: f4,g1,s8)
- Last Projector, The by Keaton, David James (3 Lists: d1,l7,m10)
- Last Town, The by Crouch, Blake (3 Lists: b19,c2,g1)
- Magic Breaks by Andrews, Ilona (3 Lists: a8,f4,g1)
- Mammoth Book of SF Stories by Women, The by MacFarlane, Alex Dally (3 Lists: l3,p1,s10)
- Night Broken by Briggs, Patricia (3 Lists: a1,a8,g1)
- Prince Lestat by Rice, Anne (3 Lists: a1,b8,g1)
- Sleep Donation by Russell, Karen (3 Lists: b19,k2,n13)
- Supernatural Enhancements, The by Cantero, Edgar (3 Lists: l7,r1,s1)
- Veil of the Deserters by Salyards, Jeff (3 Lists: b16,f6,o2)
- We Are All Completely Fine by Gregory, Daryl (3 Lists: b16,l3,n4)
- Widow's House, The by Abraham, Daniel (3 Lists: f6,f7,l3)
- Word Exchange, The by Graedon, Alena (3 Lists: f2,k1,t2)
- Yesterday's Kin by Kress, Nancy (3 Lists: f5,l3,n4)
- Young Woman in a Garden by Sherman, Delia (3 Lists: b16,l3,p1)
- Abyss beyond Dreams, The by Hamilton, Peter (2 Lists: f4,s8)
- Best Horror of the Year, Volume 6, The by Datlow, Ellen, ed. (2 Lists: b11,l3)
- Dark Defiles, The by Morgan, Richard K. (2 Lists: f6,l3)
- Dust and Light by Berg, Carol (2 Lists: f5,f6)
- Europe in Autumn by Hutchinson, Dave (2 Lists: l3,s10)
- Girl in the Road, The by Byrne, Monica (2 Lists: b16,s10)
- Gunpowder Alchemy by Lin, Jeannie (2 Lists: a8,b11)
- High Druid's Blade: the Defenders of Shannara, The by Brooks, Terry (2 Lists: a1,f6)
- Hollow World by Sullivan, Michael J. (2 Lists: g1,o2)
- How a Mother Weaned Her Girl from Fairy Tales by Bernheimer, Kate (2 Lists: b18,l3)
- Hyde by Levine, Daniel (2 Lists: k2,w2)
- Incorruptibles, The by Jacobs, John Hornor (2 Lists: d1,s8)
- Influx by Suarez, Daniel (2 Lists: b19,g1)
- Kraken Project, The by Preston, Douglas (2 Lists: b19,p11)
- Lagoon by Okorafor, Nnedi (2 Lists: b16,t2)
- Last Plane to Heaven, The by Lake, Jay (2 Lists: f7,l3)
- Lines of Departure by Kloos, Marko (2 Lists: g1,h6)
- Lockstep by Schroder, Karl (2 Lists: l3,s1)
- Memory of Water by Itaranta, Emmi (2 Lists: s10,t2)
- Paper Magician, The by Holmberg, Charlie (2 Lists: a1,r1)
- Questionable Practices by Gunn, Eileen (2 Lists: i1,l3)
- Race, The by Allan, Nina (2 Lists: l3,s10)
- Resurrections by Kaveney, Roz (2 Lists: b8,l3)
- Rhesus Chart, The by Stross, Charles (2 Lists: g1,k1)
- Rogues by Martin, George R.R. and Dozois, Gardner, eds. (2 Lists: a1,f7)
- Rogues by Martin, George R.R. and Dozois, Gardner, eds. (2 Lists: b8,l3)
- Rooms by Oliver, Lauren (2 Lists: i1,r7)
- Sand by Howey, Hugh (2 Lists: f10,s8)
- Shattered by Hearne, Kevin (2 Lists: f6,g1)
- Shotgun Arcana, The by Belcher, R. S. (2 Lists: b14,f4)
- Silent History, The by Horowitz, Eli et al. (2 Lists: i5,s2)
- Smiler's Fair by Levene, Rebecca (2 Lists: m7,t2)
- Spirits Abroad by Cho, Zen (2 Lists: b16,s10)
- Sworn in Steel by Hulick, Douglas (2 Lists: b14,f6)
- Three Souls by Chang, Janie (2 Lists: l6,p11)
- Tropic of Serpents: a Memoir by Lady Trent, The by Brennan, Marie (2 Lists: b16,n5)
- Valour and Vanity by Kowal, Mary Robinette (2 Lists: k1,n5)
- War Dogs by Bear, Greg (2 Lists: l3,s8)
- Weirdness, The by Bushnell, Jeremy (2 Lists: l7,m10)
- Witch with No Name, The by Harrison, Kim (2 Lists: b8,g1)
- Above by Morley, Isla (1 Lists: h1)
- Adventure of the Ring of Stones, The by Blaylock, James P. (1 Lists: l3)
- Age of Iron by Watson, Angus (1 Lists: f6)
- And the Hills Opened Up by Oppegaard, David (1 Lists: d1)
- Apex Book of World SF 3, The by Tidhar, Lavie, ed. (1 Lists: n5)
- Apolonia by McGuire, Jamie (1 Lists: g1)
- Arcanum by Morden, Simon (1 Lists: k1)
- Artemis Awakening by Lindskold, Jane (1 Lists: l3)
- Assail by Esslemont, Ian (1 Lists: f6)
- Bathing the Lion by Carroll, Jonathan (1 Lists: l3)
- Beautiful Blood by Shepard, Lucius (1 Lists: l3)
- Bend of the World, The by Bacharach, Jacob (1 Lists: l7)
- Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year Volume Eight, The by Strahan, Jonathan, ed. (1 Lists: l3)
- Better World, A by Sakey, Marcus (1 Lists: g1)
- Big Boys Don't Cry by Kratman, Tom (1 Lists: h6)
- Bitterwood Bible and Other Recountings, The by Slatter, Angela (1 Lists: l3)
- Black Moon by Calhoun, Kenneth (1 Lists: l7)
- Blood and Iron by Sprunk, Jon (1 Lists: f6)
- Blood of Angels, The by Sinisalo, Johanna (1 Lists: l3)
- Book of Silverberg: Stories in Honor of Robert Silverberg, The by Dozois, Gardner & Schafer, William, eds. (1 Lists: l3)
- Boundary Problems by Bechtel, Greg (1 Lists: s10)
- Burning Dark, The by Christopher, Adam (1 Lists: t2)
- Butcher's Road by Thomas, Lee (1 Lists: r1)
- Calendrical Regression by Schoen, Lawrence (1 Lists: n4)
- Child of a Hidden Sea by Dellamonica, A. M. (1 Lists: t2)
- Chimpanzee by Bradley, Darin (1 Lists: l3)
- City Stained Red, The by Sykes, Sam (1 Lists: f6)
- City, The by Koontz, Dean (1 Lists: g1)
- Clockwork Dagger, The by Cato, Beth (1 Lists: l3)
- Code Zero by Maberry, Jonathan (1 Lists: g1)
- Coldbrook by Lebbon, Tim (1 Lists: p1)
- Collected Short Fiction Volume One: The Man who Made Models, The by Lafferty, R.A. (1 Lists: l3)
- Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg, Volume Nine: The Millenium Express, The by Silverbert, Robert (1 Lists: l3)
- Coming Home by McDevitt, Jack (1 Lists: n4)
- Copper Promise, The by Williams, Jen (1 Lists: f6)
- Court of Lies, The by Teppo, Mark (1 Lists: l3)
- Crane Wife, The by Ness, Patrick (1 Lists: a2)
- Crown of Renewal by Moon, Elizabeth (1 Lists: k1)
- Cyador's Heirs by Modesitt, L. E. (1 Lists: p7)
- Damoren by Skorkowsky, Seth (1 Lists: f4)
- Dark between the Stars, The by Anderson, Kevin J. (1 Lists: h6)
- Dark Lightning by Varley, John (1 Lists: l3)
- Daughter of Mystery by Jones, Heather Rose (1 Lists: t2)
- Death at the Blue Elephant` by Webb, Janeen (1 Lists: l3)
- Definitely Maybe by Strugartsky, Arkady & Strugartsky, Boris (1 Lists: n5)
- Descent by MacLeod, Ken (1 Lists: s10)
- Detainee, The by Liney, Peter (1 Lists: h1)
- Dominion by Sanson, C. J. (1 Lists: k1)
- Dream Houses by Valentine, Genevieve (1 Lists: l3)
- Dreamer's Pool by Marillier, Juliet (1 Lists: f6)
- Dust to Dust by Halle, Karina (1 Lists: g1)
- Earth Awakens by Card, Orson Scott & Johnston, Aaron (1 Lists: g1)
- Echo, The by Smythe, James (1 Lists: t2)
- Echopraxia by Watts, Peter (1 Lists: l3)
- Elysium by Brissett, Jennifer Marie (1 Lists: l3)
- Endsinger by Kristoff, Jay (1 Lists: b16)
- Exo by Gould, Steven (1 Lists: l3)
- Extinction Game by Gibson, Gary (1 Lists: s8)
- Falling Sky by Khanna, Rajan (1 Lists: m7)
- Fallout by Decker, James K. (1 Lists: s8)
- Fearful Symmetries by Datlow, Ellen, ed. (1 Lists: l3)
- Fearsome Magics: the New Solaris Book of Fantasy by Strahan, Jonathan, ed. (1 Lists: l3)
- Fell Sword, The by Cameron, Miles (1 Lists: f6)
- Flight of the Silvers, The by Price, Daniel (1 Lists: g1)
- Fluency by Wells, Jennifer Foehner (1 Lists: f4)
- Foxglove Summer by Aaronovitch, Ben (1 Lists: f6)
- Galaga by Kimball, Michael (1 Lists: l7)
- Getaway God, The by Kadrey, Richard (1 Lists: g1)
- Gideon Smith and the Brass Dragon by Barnett, David (1 Lists: c4)
- Gifts for the One who Comes After by Marshall, Helen (1 Lists: l3)
- Godless, The by Peek, Ben (1 Lists: l3)
- Gospel of Loki, The by Harris, Joanne (1 Lists: f6)
- Grasshopper's Child, The by Jones, Gwyneth (1 Lists: l3)
- Great Abraham Lincoln Pocket Watch Conspiracy, The by della Quercia, Jacopo (1 Lists: s13)
- Hawk by Brust, Stephen (1 Lists: l3)
- Hawley Book of the Dead, The by Szarlan, Chrysler (1 Lists: n5)
- He Drank, and Saw the Spider by Bledsoe, Alex (1 Lists: t2)
- Heirs of Grace by Pratt, Tim (1 Lists: l3)
- Her Husband's Hands and Other Stories by Castro, Adam-Troy (1 Lists: t2)
- Hieroglyph: Stories and Visions for a Better Future by Finn, Ed & Cramer, Kathryn, eds. (1 Lists: l3)
- Highfell Grimoires by Hyde, Langley (1 Lists: p1)
- Hot Lead, Cold Iron by Marmell, Ari (1 Lists: r1)
- Iron Night by Brennan, M. L. (1 Lists: f5)
- Irregular Verbs and Other Stories by Johnson, Matthew (1 Lists: s10)
- Kaleidoscope by Krasnostein, Alisa & Rios, Julia, eds. (1 Lists: l3)
- Lesser Dead, The by Buehlman, Christopher (1 Lists: r1)
- Liesmith by Franklin, Alis (1 Lists: b11)
- Line, The by Horn, J. D. (1 Lists: g1)
- Long Hidden: Speculative Fiction from the Margins of History by Fox, Rose & Older, Daniel Jose, eds.(1 Lists: l3)
- Long Mars, The by Pratchett, Terry & Baxter, Stephen (1 Lists: g1)
- Long Way to a Small Angry Planet, The by Chambers, Becky (1 Lists: t2)
- Lovecraft's Monsters by Datlow, Ellen, ed. (1 Lists: l3)
- Madonna and the Starship, The by Morrow, James (1 Lists: l3)
- Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: 25th Anniversary Edition, The by Jones, Stephen, ed. (1 Lists: l3)
- Man with the Compound Eyes, The by Wu, Ming-Yi (1 Lists: n5)
- Marked by Hughes, Alex (1 Lists: f7)
- Memory of Sky, The by Reed, Robert (1 Lists: l3)
- Mind Sweeper by Jones, A. E. (1 Lists: r8)
- Mirror Sight by Britain, Kristen (1 Lists: f6)
- Monster Hunter Nemesis by Correia, Larry (1 Lists: g1)
- Moth and Spark by Leonard, Anne (1 Lists: f4)
- Murder by Pinborough, Sarah (1 Lists: f6)
- Murder of Crows by Bishop, Anne (1 Lists: g1)
- My Lady, My Lord by Ashe, Katharine (1 Lists: r8)
- New Watch by Lukyanenko, Sergei (1 Lists: m7)
- Nigerians in Space by Olukotun, Deji Bryce (1 Lists: t2)
- Night of the Hunter by Salvatore, R. A. (1 Lists: f6)
- Nightmare Carnival by Datlow, Ellen, ed. (1 Lists: l3)
- One Bright Star to Guide Them by Wright, John C. (1 Lists: h6)
- Operation Shield by Shepherd, Joel (1 Lists: p7)
- Our Lady of the Islands by Page, Shannon & Lake, Jay (1 Lists: p1)
- Out of the Black by Currie, Evan (1 Lists: g1)
- Oversight, The by Fletcher, Charlie (1 Lists: f7)
- Pandemic by Sigler, Scott (1 Lists: g1)
- Pretty Little Dead Girls by Yardley, Mercedes (1 Lists: f4)
- Reach for Infinity by Strahan, Jonathan, ed. (1 Lists: l3)
- Rental Heart and Other Fairytales, The by Logan, Kirsty (1 Lists: s10)
- Seal of the Worm by Tchaikovsky, Adrian (1 Lists: f6)
- Secret Lives of Books by Love, Rosaleen (1 Lists: l3)
- Shards of Time by Flewelling, Lynn (1 Lists: b16)
- Shipstar by Benford, Gregory & Niven, Larry (1 Lists: l3)
- Silence for the Dead by St. James, Simone (1 Lists: g1)
- Skin of the Wolf by Cabot, Sam (1 Lists: c2)
- Sleeping Late on Judgement Day by Williams, Tad (1 Lists: p7)
- Solaris Rising3 by Whates, Ian, ed. (1 Lists: l3)
- Son of No One by Kenyon, Sherrilyn (1 Lists: a1)
- Son of the Morning by Alder, Mark (1 Lists: s10)
- Sparrow Hill Road by Maguire, Seanan (1 Lists: h1)
- Splintered Gods, The by Deas, Stephen (1 Lists: f6)
- Stone Boatmen, The by Tolmie, Sarah (1 Lists: l3)
- Strange Library, The by Murakami, Haruki (1 Lists: m7)
- String Diaries, The by Lloyd Jones, Stephen (1 Lists: m12)
- Table of Less Valued Knights, The by Phillips, Marie (1 Lists: w7)
- Talus and the Frozen King by Edwards, Graham (1 Lists: r1)
- Tears of the Rose, The by Kennedy, Jeffe (1 Lists: r7)
- They Do the Same Things Different There by Shearman, Robert (1 Lists: l3)
- Thief's Magic by Canavan, Trudi (1 Lists: f6)
- Time Traveler's Alamanac, The by VanderMeer, Jeff &VanderMeer, Ann (1 Lists: l3)
- To Honor You Call Us by Honsinger, H. Paul (1 Lists: g1 )
- Tracks by Tolan, K. M. (1 Lists: s8)
- Trial by Fire by Gannon, Charles E. (1 Lists: n4)
- Ultima by Baxter, Stephen (1 Lists: s8)
- Under the Suns by Smith, Ches (1 Lists: s8)
- Unexpected Stories by Butler, Octavia E. (1 Lists: n5)
- Unholy War by Hair, David (1 Lists: f4)
- Unwept by Hickman, Tracy & Hickman, Laura (1 Lists: b14)
- Unwrapped Sky by Davidson, Rjurik (1 Lists: l3)
- Up from the Grave by Frost, Jeaniene (1 Lists: g1)
- Upgraded by Clarke, Neil, ed. (1 Lists: l3)
- V-S Day by Steele, Allen M. (1 Lists: s8)
- Valor by Gwynne, John (1 Lists: f6)
- Very Best of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Vol 2, The by van Gelder, Gordon, ed. (1 Lists: l3)
- Waking Engine, The by Edison, David (1 Lists: b14)
- Walls of Wind by McLachlan, J. A. (1 Lists: b19)
- Way Inn, The by Wiles, Will (1 Lists: s10)
- What I Had Before I Had You by Cornwell, Sarah (1 Lists: b8)
- Willful Child by Erikson, Steven (1 Lists: p7)
- Winter Boy, The by Grotta, Sally Wiener (1 Lists: l3)
- Work Done for Hire by Haldeman, Joe (1 Lists: l3)