2016 Locus Fantasy Novels Recommended Reading List (30 books)

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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) 4.28 avg rating — 206,491 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	The Spider's War (The Dagger and the Coin, #5) by Daniel Abraham 4.13 avg rating — 7,607 ratings score: 298, 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	All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders (Goodreads Author) 3.59 avg rating — 49,396 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
4	Summerlong by Peter S. Beagle (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 1,379 ratings score: 293, 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
5	City of Blades (The Divine Cities, #2) by Robert Jackson Bennett (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 21,489 ratings score: 290, 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
6	Breath of Earth (Blood of Earth, #1) by Beth Cato (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 919 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
7	Masks and Shadows (Masks and Shadows, #1) by Stephanie Burgis (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 597 ratings score: 287, 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
8	A Shadow All of Light by Fred Chappell 3.34 avg rating — 104 ratings score: 282, 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
9	Who Killed Sherlock Holmes? (Shadow Police, #3) by Paul Cornell (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 2,344 ratings score: 279, 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
10	Four Roads Cross (Craft Sequence, #5) by Max Gladstone (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 3,216 ratings score: 276, 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
11	The Regional Office is Under Attack! by Manuel Gonzales (Goodreads Author) 3.21 avg rating — 5,571 ratings score: 273, 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
12	Will Do Magic for Small Change by Andrea Hairston 3.41 avg rating — 387 ratings score: 270, 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
13	Eterna and Omega (Eterna Files, #2) by Leanna Renee Hieber (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 84 ratings score: 267, 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
14	Roadsouls by Betsy James 4.20 avg rating — 41 ratings score: 264, 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
15	The Nightmare Stacks (Laundry Files, #7) by Charles Stross (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 6,911 ratings score: 263, 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
16	The Perdition Score (Sandman Slim, #8) by Richard Kadrey (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 5,112 ratings score: 259, 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
17	Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 8,475 ratings score: 256, 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
18	The Wall of Storms (The Dandelion Dynasty, #2) by Ken Liu (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 10,934 ratings score: 253, 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
19	The Seer (1) by Sonia Orin Lyris (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 136 ratings score: 250, 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
20	Kingfisher by Patricia A. McKillip 3.75 avg rating — 1,504 ratings score: 247, 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
21	An Accident of Stars (Manifold Worlds, #1) by Foz Meadows (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 1,368 ratings score: 244, 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
22	The Last Days of New Paris by China Miéville (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 7,849 ratings score: 241, 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
23	Medusa's Web by Tim Powers 3.57 avg rating — 1,371 ratings score: 238, 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
24	The Gradual by Christopher Priest 3.68 avg rating — 761 ratings score: 235, 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
25	The Winged Histories by Sofia Samatar 4.01 avg rating — 947 ratings score: 232, 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
26	The Trees by Ali Shaw (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 2,977 ratings score: 229, 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
27	The Last Mortal Bond (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, #3) by Brian Staveley (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 18,134 ratings score: 226, 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
28	The Liberation (The Alchemy Wars, #3) by Ian Tregillis (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 2,652 ratings score: 222, 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
29	Necessity (Thessaly, #3) by Jo Walton (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 1,905 ratings score: 219, 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
30	Cloudbound (Bone Universe, #2) by Fran Wilde (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 655 ratings score: 216, 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