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Curated category · 2006—2025

Best science fiction & fantasy

Award-winning and editorially recommended science fiction & fantasy across twenty years, organized for discovery rather than sales ranking.

Selections
341
Authors
263
Lists & prizes
5

Showing 97–144 of 341

2022Science fiction & fantasy

Luda: A Novel

Grant Morrison

NPR Books We Love

2022Science fiction & fantasy

Nettle & Bone

T. Kingfisher

NPR Books We Love

2022Science fiction & fantasy

Nona the Ninth

Tamsyn Muir

NPR Books We Love

2022Science fiction & fantasy

Siren Queen

Nghi Vo

NPR Books We Love

2022Science fiction & fantasy

The Candy House: A Novel

Jennifer Egan

On 2 lists: NPR Books We Love, The New York Times — 10 Best Books

2022Science fiction & fantasy

The Light Pirate

Lily Brooks-Dalton

NPR Books We Love

2022Science fiction & fantasy

To Paradise

Hanya Yanagihara

NPR Books We Love

2021Science fiction & fantasy

Jade Legacy

Fonda Lee

NPR Books We Love

2021Science fiction & fantasy

Noor

Nnedi Okorafor

NPR Books We Love

2021Science fiction & fantasy

Palmares

Gayl Jones

NPR Books We Love

2020Science fiction & fantasy

A Children's Bible: A Novel

Lydia Millet

On 2 lists: NPR Books We Love, The New York Times — 10 Best Books