2014 Sci-Fi Award Nominees (50 books)

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2013 Hugo, 2014 Nebula, 2014 Philip K. Dick, 2014 Locus, and 2014 Arthur C. Clarke best novel nominees

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

Sci Fi 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	Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1) by Ann Leckie (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 122,673 ratings score: 1,590, and 16 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 Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 665,214 ratings score: 1,294, and 13 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	The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1) by Helene Wecker (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 133,425 ratings score: 1,277, and 13 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	Neptune's Brood (Freyaverse, #2) by Charles Stross (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 5,877 ratings score: 979, and 10 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	We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 128,828 ratings score: 692, and 7 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 Book of the Unnamed Midwife (The Road to Nowhere, #1) by Meg Elison (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 28,054 ratings score: 590, 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
7	Nexus (Nexus, #1) by Ramez Naam (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 21,268 ratings score: 572, 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
8	The Republic of Thieves (Gentleman Bastard, #3) by Scott Lynch (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 124,887 ratings score: 555, 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
9	Abaddon’s Gate (The Expanse, #3) by James S.A. Corey (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 162,182 ratings score: 471, 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
10	The Adjacent by Christopher Priest 3.49 avg rating — 1,531 ratings score: 468, 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
11	Hild (The Hild Sequence, #1) by Nicola Griffith (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 13,164 ratings score: 393, and 4 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	A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar 3.65 avg rating — 3,149 ratings score: 389, and 4 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	MaddAddam (MaddAddam, #3) by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 84,439 ratings score: 375, and 4 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	God's War (Bel Dame Apocrypha, #1) by Kameron Hurley (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 5,546 ratings score: 368, and 4 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	Doctor Sleep (The Shining, #2) by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 306,616 ratings score: 365, and 4 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 Bullet-Catcher's Daughter (Fall of the Gas-Lit Empire, #1) by Rod Duncan (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 3,370 ratings score: 299, 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	The Testing Trilogy (The Testing, #1-3) by Joelle Charbonneau 4.27 avg rating — 922 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
18	Fire with Fire (Tales of the Terran Republic, #1) by Charles E. Gannon (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 2,240 ratings score: 295, 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	Graduation Day (The Testing, #3) by Joelle Charbonneau 3.81 avg rating — 39,202 ratings score: 294, 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	Elysium by Jennifer Marie Brissett (Goodreads Author) 3.46 avg rating — 1,350 ratings score: 292, 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	First Light (The Red, #1) by Linda Nagata (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 3,664 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
22	Memory of Water by Emmi Itäranta (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 10,679 ratings score: 289, 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	Wicked (A Wicked Trilogy, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 62,568 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
24	Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3) by Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 1,735,161 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
25	Maplecroft (The Borden Dispatches, #1) by Cherie Priest (Goodreads Author) 3.58 avg rating — 4,715 ratings score: 284, 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	Independent Study (The Testing, #2) by Joelle Charbonneau 3.94 avg rating — 47,892 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
27	Reach for Infinity by Jonathan Strahan (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.71 avg rating — 484 ratings score: 280, 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	A Calculated Life by Anne Charnock (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 2,168 ratings score: 277, 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	Countdown City (The Last Policeman, #2) by Ben H. Winters (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 16,249 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
29	The Assassin's Blade (Throne of Glass, #0.1-0.5) by Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 1,328,356 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
31	Warbound (Grimnoir Chronicles, #3) by Larry Correia 4.42 avg rating — 8,754 ratings score: 271, 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
31	NOS4A2 by Joe Hill (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 150,385 ratings score: 271, 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
33	River of Stars (Under Heaven, #2) by Guy Gavriel Kay (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 8,093 ratings score: 269, 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
34	The Mad Scientist's Daughter by Cassandra Rose Clarke (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 3,511 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
35	Parasite (Parasitology, #1) by Mira Grant 3.68 avg rating — 19,429 ratings score: 266, 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
36	Self-Reference ENGINE by Toh EnJoe 3.72 avg rating — 253 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
37	Life on the Preservation by Jack Skillingstead (Goodreads Author) 3.25 avg rating — 116 ratings score: 261, 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
37	Homeland (Little Brother, #2) by Cory Doctorow (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 9,730 ratings score: 261, 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
37	The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two (Fairyland, #3) by Catherynne M. Valente (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 5,645 ratings score: 261, 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
40	Solaris Rising 2: The New Solaris Book of Science Fiction (2) by Ian Whates 3.71 avg rating — 129 ratings score: 258, 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
41	The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic (The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic, #1) by Emily Croy Barker (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 15,128 ratings score: 255, 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
42	The Best of All Possible Worlds by Karen Lord 3.63 avg rating — 5,689 ratings score: 254, 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
43	Shaman by Kim Stanley Robinson 3.77 avg rating — 4,979 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
44	The Disestablishment of Paradise by Phillip Mann 3.24 avg rating — 214 ratings score: 251, 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
45	The Machine by James Smythe (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 821 ratings score: 246, 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
46	The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 78,978 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
47	The Wheel of time series by Robert Jordan (1-11) by Robert Jordan 4.60 avg rating — 7,267 ratings score: 242, 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
48	The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 4,738 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
49	Zombie Baseball Beatdown by Paolo Bacigalupi (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 1,326 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
50	The Golden City (The Golden City, #1) by J. Kathleen Cheney (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 1,170 ratings score: 221, 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