2018 Sci-Fi Award Nominees (26 books)

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2018 Aurora Award, 2017 BSFA, 2018 British Fantasy Awards, 2018 Hugo, 2017 Nebula, and 2018 World Fantasy Awards best novel nominees.

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

Sci Fi Award Nominees
2020
2018, 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, 25,000–49,999, 10,000–24,999
1,000–9,999, 100–999, Fewer than 100

Fantasy By Ratings:
More than 100000, 50,000–99,999, 25,000–49,999, 10,000–24,999
1,000–9,999, 100–999, Fewer than 100

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1	The Stone Sky (The Broken Earth, #3) by N.K. Jemisin (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 175,782 ratings score: 599, and 6 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	Provenance by Ann Leckie (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 22,005 ratings score: 286, 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	New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson 3.60 avg rating — 16,103 ratings score: 283, 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	Jade City (The Green Bone Saga, #1) by Fonda Lee (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 127,194 ratings score: 197, 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	The Ninth Rain (The Winnowing Flame Trilogy, #1) by Jen Williams (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 10,801 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	The Collapsing Empire (The Interdependency, #1) by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 61,567 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
7	Raven Stratagem (The Machineries of Empire, #2) by Yoon Ha Lee 4.09 avg rating — 10,043 ratings score: 181, 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	Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 21,172 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
9	Amberlough (The Amberlough Dossier, #1) by Lara Elena Donnelly (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 3,807 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
10	The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter (The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club, #1) by Theodora Goss (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 29,730 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
11	Autonomous by Annalee Newitz (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 18,652 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
12	The City of Brass (The Daevabad Trilogy, #1) by S.A. Chakraborty (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 165,735 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
13	The Changeling by Victor LaValle 3.76 avg rating — 29,248 ratings score: 99, and 1 person 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 Rift by Nina Allan 3.33 avg rating — 1,186 ratings score: 97, and 1 person 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 Rebel (San Angeles, #3) by Gerald Brandt (Goodreads Author) 3.52 avg rating — 62 ratings score: 95, and 1 person 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	To Guard Against the Dark (Reunification #3) by Julie E. Czerneda (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 211 ratings score: 94, and 1 person 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	All Those Explosions Were Someone Else's Fault (Dark/Spark, #1) by James Alan Gardner (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 1,284 ratings score: 93, and 1 person 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	RecipeArium by Costi Gurgu (Goodreads Author) 4.52 avg rating — 52 ratings score: 92, and 1 person 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	Light of a Distant Sun by Brent Nichols 4.09 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 91, and 1 person 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	Dreams Before the Start of Time by Anne Charnock (Goodreads Author) 3.28 avg rating — 817 ratings score: 90, and 1 person 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	Exit West by Mohsin Hamid 3.74 avg rating — 154,928 ratings score: 89, and 1 person 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	Age of Assassins (The Wounded Kingdom, #1) by R.J. Barker (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 6,493 ratings score: 87, and 1 person 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	Under the Pendulum Sun by Jeannette Ng (Goodreads Author) 3.42 avg rating — 3,389 ratings score: 86, and 1 person 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 Court of Broken Knives (Empires of Dust, #1) by Anna Smith Spark (Goodreads Author) 3.46 avg rating — 3,428 ratings score: 85, and 1 person 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	Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 16,747 ratings score: 78, and 1 person 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	Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr by John Crowley 3.87 avg rating — 1,765 ratings score: 75, and 1 person 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