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Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2018

SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY

VITA NOSTRA

by Sergiy Dyachenko & Marina Dyachenko ; translated by Julia Meitov Hersey

Although it fits squarely in the popular school-for-magicians genre, this dark, ambitious, and intellectually strenuous... Full review >

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NIGHT FALL

by Simon R. Green

A splendid riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma, conveyed with trademark wisecracking humor, and carried out with... Full review >

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SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY

HOW LONG 'TIL BLACK FUTURE MONTH?

by N.K. Jemisin

These stories span Jemisin’s career; they demonstrate both the growth and active flourishing of one of speculative fiction’s... Full review >

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FICTION

STATE TECTONICS

by Malka Older

Satisfying as a novel, anxiety-inducing as a comment on our society. Full review >

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FICTION

DARK STATE

by Charles Stross

Sheer brilliance: when Stross is in this mood, nobody else comes close. Full review >

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