NPR's 2014’s Great Reads in Science Fiction & Fantasy

NPR's staff and critics came up with a list of 250 titles they loved for 2014. When breaking them down to the science fiction and fantasy category, here is what they came up with (and a link for you to learn more):


The format of the images makes it a bit hard to see exactly what was picked, so here is the full list for your reading pleasure.

The Bone Clocks by David MitchellOn Such a Full Sea by Chang-Rae LeeThe Inheritance Trilogy by N.K. JemisinStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelAncillary Sword by Anne LeckieHorrorstor by Grady HendrixHow to be Happy by Elenor DavisDefinitely Maybe by Arkady and Boris StrugatskyAviary Wonders Inc. by Kate SamworthRules of Summer by Shaun TanThe Martian by Andy WeirRules of Summer by Shaun TanAfterparty by Daryl GregoryThe Memory Garden by Mary RickertThe Bees by Laline PaullValour and Vanity by Mary Robinette KowalThe Man with the Compount Eyes by Mu Wing-YiUnexpected Stories by Octavia E. ButlerThe Shadow Hero by Gene Luen Yang & Sonny LiewCalifornia by Edan LepuckiStone Mattress by Margaret AtwoodLittle Nemo Dream Another Dream by Winsor McCayHeap House by Edward CareyThe Hawley Book of the Dead by Chrysler SzarlanWhiskey Tango Foxtrot by David ShaferThe Tropic of Serpents by Marie BrennanThe Book of Strange New Things by Michel FaberThe Night Gardener by Johnathan AuxierThe Peripeheral by William GibsonThe Usagi Yojimbo Saga Volume 1 by Stan SakaiA Snicker of Magic by Natalie LloydThe Last Illlusion by Porochista KhakpourThe Three-body Problem by Cixin LiuThe Adventures of Beekle by Dan SantatThe End of the Sentence by Maria Dahvana Headley & Kat HowardFatale Ed Brubaker & Sean PhillipsLightSpeed Women Destroy Science Fiction Special IssueThe Apex Book of World SF 3Kaleidoscope by multiple autohrsQuest by Aaron BeckerThe Wrenchies by Farel DalrympleRat Queens Vol. 1: Sass And Sorcery  by Kurtis J. Wiebe and Roc UpchurchArea X: The Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer