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Best Fiction of 2012: Science Fiction & Fantasy

SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY

CITY OF THE LOST

by Stephen Blackmoore

A head-shakingly perfect blend of zombie schlock, deadpan wit, startling profanity, desperate improvisation and inventive... Full review >

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FICTION

TARNISHED KNIGHT

by Jack Campbell

All the more impressive for being a significant departure from previous entries. Full review >

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FICTION

CALIBAN'S WAR

by James S.A. Corey

Independently intelligible but best appreciated after volume one—and with a huge surprise twist in the last sentence. Full review >

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SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY

THE SCAR

by Sergey Dyachenko & Marina Dyachenko

A truly spellbinding work even audiences jaded by standard U.S./U.K. fantasy will devour. Kudos to the publishers for taking... Full review >

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FICTION

THE KILLING MOON

by N.K. Jemisin

Tends toward the claustrophobic at times, but superior and fulfilling. Full review >

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SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY

THE CASSANDRA PROJECT

by Jack McDevitt ; Mike Resnick

A top-notch, edge-of-the-seat thriller in which there are no villains, only mysteries. Full review >

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FICTION

THE APOCALYPSE CODEX

by Charles Stross

Readers familiar with Stross' dazzling science fiction should relish this change of pace and direction. Full review >

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