Science fiction & fantasy · 2021

Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books of 2021

Noor by Nnedi Okorafor was the most-recognized science fiction & fantasy book of 2021, named by 4 of the 153 sources we track. The table ranks all 21 by how many sources named them.

Sources is the number of distinct awards and year-end lists that name the book's ISBN, in any year. 2021 is the award or list year in our catalog.

#BookAuthorSourcesNamed by
1NoorNnedi Okorafor4
2No Gods, No Monsters: A NovelCadwell Turnbull3
3On Fragile Waves: A NovelE. Lily Yu3
4Bewilderment: A NovelRichard Powers2
5Cloud Cuckoo Land: A NovelAnthony Doerr2
6Sword Stone Table: Old Legends, New VoicesEdited by Swapna Krishna and Jenn Northington2
7A Spindle SplinteredAlix E. Harrow1
8Klara and the Sun: A NovelKazuo Ishiguro1
9The Morning Star: A NovelKarl Ove Knausgaard1
10The Sentence: A NovelLouise Erdrich1
11A Marvellous LightFreya Marske0
    12A Master of DjinnP. Djèlí Clark0
      13A Psalm for the Wild-Built: A Monk and Robot BookBecky Chambers0
        14Creatures of PassageMorowa Yejidé0
          15Cyclopedia ExoticaAminder Dhaliwal0
            16Jade LegacyFonda Lee0
              17Network EffectMartha Wells0
                18Notes From the Burning AgeClaire North0
                  19PalmaresGayl Jones0
                    20Sorrowland: A NovelRivers Solomon0
                      21The Wolf and the Woodsman: A NovelAva Reid0