2016 Locus Fantasy Novels Recommended Reading List (30 books)

From:
http://www.locusmag.com/News/2017/01/...

Locus First Novel by Year:
2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

Locus Recommended Fantasy:
2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015,
2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

Locus Recommended Science Fiction:
2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
2009, 2001, 2000

Sci Fi and Fantasy Award Nominees
2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
2009, 2008, 2007, 2006

Science Fiction By Decade:
1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s
1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s

Science Fiction By Ratings:
More than 50000, 25000 to 49999, 10000 to 24999
1000 to 9999, 100 to 999, Less than 100

Fantasy By Ratings:
More than 100000, 50000 to 99999, 25000 to 49999, 10000 to 24999
1000 to 9999, 100 to 999, Less than 100

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1	The Obelisk Gate (The Broken Earth, #2) by N.K. Jemisin (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 194,937 ratings score: 485, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders (Goodreads Author) 3.59 avg rating — 48,687 ratings score: 296, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Breath of Earth (Blood of Earth, #1) by Beth Cato (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 901 ratings score: 288, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Spider's War (The Dagger and the Coin, #5) by Daniel Abraham 4.13 avg rating — 7,357 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Summerlong by Peter S. Beagle (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 1,355 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	City of Blades (The Divine Cities, #2) by Robert Jackson Bennett (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 19,834 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Masks and Shadows (Masks and Shadows, #1) by Stephanie Burgis (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 589 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	A Shadow All of Light by Fred Chappell 3.33 avg rating — 104 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Who Killed Sherlock Holmes? (Shadow Police, #3) by Paul Cornell (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 2,325 ratings score: 184, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Four Roads Cross (Craft Sequence, #5) by Max Gladstone (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 3,157 ratings score: 182, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Regional Office is Under Attack! by Manuel Gonzales (Goodreads Author) 3.21 avg rating — 5,529 ratings score: 180, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Will Do Magic for Small Change by Andrea Hairston 3.43 avg rating — 356 ratings score: 178, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Eterna and Omega (Eterna Files, #2) by Leanna Renee Hieber (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 84 ratings score: 176, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Roadsouls by Betsy James 4.20 avg rating — 40 ratings score: 174, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Nightmare Stacks (Laundry Files, #7) by Charles Stross (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 6,777 ratings score: 174, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Perdition Score (Sandman Slim, #8) by Richard Kadrey (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 5,005 ratings score: 171, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 8,125 ratings score: 169, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Wall of Storms (The Dandelion Dynasty, #2) by Ken Liu (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 9,743 ratings score: 167, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Seer (1) by Sonia Orin Lyris (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 136 ratings score: 165, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Kingfisher by Patricia A. McKillip 3.75 avg rating — 1,473 ratings score: 163, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	An Accident of Stars (Manifold Worlds, #1) by Foz Meadows (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 1,338 ratings score: 161, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Last Days of New Paris by China Miéville (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 7,625 ratings score: 159, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Medusa's Web by Tim Powers 3.57 avg rating — 1,349 ratings score: 157, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Gradual by Christopher Priest 3.69 avg rating — 731 ratings score: 155, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Winged Histories by Sofia Samatar really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 919 ratings score: 153, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Trees by Ali Shaw (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 2,917 ratings score: 151, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Last Mortal Bond (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, #3) by Brian Staveley (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 17,912 ratings score: 149, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Liberation (The Alchemy Wars, #3) by Ian Tregillis (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 2,604 ratings score: 146, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Necessity (Thessaly, #3) by Jo Walton (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 1,834 ratings score: 144, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Cloudbound (Bone Universe, #2) by Fran Wilde (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 655 ratings score: 142, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars