Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2017

by Jeff VanderMeer

Superb: a protagonist and a tale sure to please fans of smart, literate fantasy and science fiction. Full review >

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by N.K. Jemisin

Painful and powerful. Full review >

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by Elizabeth Bear

In an overcrowded field, another entry that stands head and shoulders above nearly everything else. Full review >

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by Charlie Fletcher

A thoroughly enjoyable conclusion, the trilogy satisfyingly complete yet perfectly set up for future extensions. Full review >

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by L.E. Modesitt Jr.

Don’t expect great significance everywhere—some of the pieces are no more than vignettes—but Modesitt is excellent company,... Full review >

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by Kameron Hurley

Perhaps not satisfying in a conventional way; but then, it’s clearly not meant to be. Full review >

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by Daniel Price

A worthy and thrilling follow-up to The Flight of the Silvers; the wait for Book 3 will be tough to bear. Full review >

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by Annalee Newitz

A strong and cerebral start if perhaps a little too open-ended. Full review >

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by V.E. Schwab

Fans will gobble up this final battle, in which the characters they love fight desperately to save everything they hold... Full review >

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by Marina J. Lostetter

A striking adventure story that could hold a galaxy in its scope, this is an expedition that delves as deep into the human... Full review >

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by Cory Doctorow

A truly visionary techno-thriller that not only depicts how we might live tomorrow, but asks why we don’t already. Full review >

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by Daniel H. Wilson

A thrilling mix of influences, much like Sylvain Neuvel’s Sleeping Giants (2016) and HBO’s Westworld, that creates a... Full review >

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