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A Speculative Fiction Superfan Picks 48 Genre Gems
Kerine Wint is a software engineering graduate with more love for books than for computers. As an avid reader, writer, and fan of all things content-related, she has found joy as a freelance writer and reviewer of speculative fiction for publications such as FIYAH literary magazine and Publishers Weekly. Through her reviews, she has made a hub of bookish content for herself surrounded by book lovers alike.
With the roster of speculative fiction growing and evolving every year, it’s easy for amazing backlist titles to get stuck beneath the pile. While various tropes and subgenres abound, there are hidden gems yet to be discovered. With our TBRs growing with our new year ambitions, I know we’re all ignoring some of those books “we’ve been meaning to get to” and “will definitely read this year.”
Luckily, we’re still early enough into 2022 to pace ourselves for the upcoming releases, so it’s a great time to show some love to these books in the meantime.
SFF has always delivered a variety—of inventive stories and formats—that it’s hard to say there isn’t a book out there for you. Think you can handle a high sci-fi, multi-POV of silenced voices and tested allegiances? Can’t recommend The First Sister by Linden A. Lewis enough! Want an X-Men–type story following the sociopolitical divide between genetically engineered beings and humans? Try Gemsigns by Stephanie Saulter! Check out The Book of M by Peng Shepherd if you can stomach a gradual dystopian plagued by lost shadows. And if you’re looking for a solid collection for easier commitment, Alias Space and Other Stories by Kelly Robson may work for you!
These books from the last ten years will make the wait for new releases worth it!
Scroll over the book covers to learn more about each title, and add the ones that pique your interest to your Want to Read shelf!
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Have a speculative fiction recommendation for your fellow readers? Share it with us in the comments below!
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Mar 09, 2022 03:56AM
I plan to read a few of these.
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So many good ones, plus a few I hadn't come across before - love when that happens!
Nope doesn't do that when my book's read in 2017
On this list:
The Space Between Worlds fantabulous!
The World Gives Way yep, will give it a try!
A Psalm for the Wild-Built &
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy definitely yes!
The Tea Master and the Detective looks intriguing, possibly yes
A History of What Comes Next &
Until the Last of Me yep!Not on this list:
The Atlas Six &
The Atlas Paradox
The Memory Theater
Providence
The Unraveling
The Three-Body Problem series
The Expert System's Brother series
One Day All This Will Be Yoursawesomeness distilled
Pushing Ice an incredible read!
Hominids series
Stone Spring series
A Psalm for the Wild Built! Would recommend to everyone. 🙌
From this list I've read several and a dozen of these are on my TBR! I highly recommend Redemption in Indigo, Tea Master and the Detective, and A Psalm for the Wild Built!
the list is so good, really want to read the popisho, head a lot of it.
I now want to read 90% of these books! Thanks!
Juicy list! Some are already on TBR. And now I've added; Space Between Worlds, The Wolf of Oren-Yaro, and The Deep.
I'm especially excited about The Wolf of Oren-Yaro😃
Interesting, I've always seen "speculative fiction" used as a sub-genre of scifi and weird/dystopian horror rather than a blanket synonym for sff.
Surprised there is nothing there by Peter F Hamiliton, surely the greatest sci-fi writer alive today
The Unspoken Name by AK Larkwood - And the sequel is even better....
If there's Book of M on this list, I have serious doubts the other books can be good.
The Space Between Worlds - Micaiah Johnsons masterpiece,is one of the best books I read that have a strong and fantastic female lead character.
So excited to try out Light from Uncommon Stars https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...The SFF book I read recently that captured my attention and that I read 3 times was THE DEFENDER
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
I know this one deserves a review: Death Song of the Dragón Chicxulub
I really enjoyed The Space Between Worlds; First, Become Ashes; Rolling in the Deep and the book this is companion too- Into the Drowning Deep (one of my favorite books); The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water.. didn’t love The Deep but it was ok.Can’t wait to read Winters Orbit, Tender is the Flesh, Trouble the Saints, The Wolf of Oren-Yaro, Under the Pendulum Sun, The Monster of Elendhaven, The Book of M (Reading this authors newest novel- The Cartographers- right now), A Psalm for the Wild Built, The Tangleroot Palace, and The Master of Poisons.
Excellent list!!
I recommend that everyone do a search for reviews of those books that seem interesting. For instance, "A History of What Comes Next" is the first book in a series, and I found that out in the second review I read. There are series where each book is complete, and there are series that leave you hanging between books, and some people do not like the latter.
I wouldn't have thought it possible, but out of these 48, the only name I recognize is Jeff VanderMeer. A sign of how out of touch I am with SF and fantasy these days, I guess.
I want to copy the list and print it out but I don't want the pictures of books. What can I do? Thanks
The Master of Djinn is absolutely fantastic. I've been impatiently waiting for a sequel since I read the review copy.
I am really surprised that with so many selections only one was somewhat interesting.
Liam wrote: "The third novel.....Spamming the comments is a good way to guaranty that your are not on the what to buy list.
Kjetil wrote: "Liam wrote: "The third novel.....Spamming the comments is a good way to guaranty that your are not on the what to buy list."
Deleted. I wasn’t aware that mentioning a book I wrote as a Goodreads Author was considered spam.
THE LAND OF LAUGHS by Jonathan Carroll is a must read. Also was wondering where Christopher Moore and Jasper fforde were on your list.... Anyway, thanks for this.
Highly recommend An Unkindness of Ghosts! It's literally my favorite book.
