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NPR Top 50 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of the 2010s

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NPR Top 50 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of the 2010s

NPR conducted a poll for listeners' favorite science fiction and fantasy books released between 2011 and 2021. A panel of judges then went through the results and selected the top 50 books spanning both genres.

Cover of All Systems Red by Martha Wells

All Systems Red

Martha Wells, 2017

Cover of The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

The Three-Body Problem

Cixin Liu, 2006

Cover of Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey

Leviathan Wakes

James S. A. Corey, 2009

Cover of The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin

The Fifth Season

N. K. Jemisin, 2015

Cover of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

Becky Chambers, 2014

Cover of The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

The Poppy War

R.F. Kuang, 2018

Cover of Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Children of Time

Adrian Tchaikovsky, 2015

Cover of A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

A Darker Shade of Magic

V.E. Schwab, 2014

Cover of Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Gideon the Ninth

Tamsyn Muir, 2019

Cover of Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

Ancillary Justice

Ann Leckie, 2013

Cover of A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine

A Memory Called Empire

Arkady Martine, 2019

Cover of Jade City by Fonda Lee

Jade City

Fonda Lee, 2017

Cover of The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi

The Collapsing Empire

John Scalzi, 2017

Cover of A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie

A Little Hatred

Joe Abercrombie, 2014

Cover of Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

Every Heart a Doorway

Seanan McGuire, 2016

Cover of The City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty

The City of Brass

S. A. Chakraborty, 2017

Cover of The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison

The Goblin Emperor

Katherine Addison, 2014

Cover of A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark

A Master of Djinn

P. Djèlí Clark, 2019

Cover of The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal

The Calculating Stars

Mary Robinette Kowal, 2018

Cover of City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett

City of Stairs

Robert Jackson Bennett, 2014

Cover of Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

Black Sun

Rebecca Roanhorse, 2020

Cover of The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson

The Traitor Baru Cormorant

Seth Dickinson, 2015

Cover of The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson

The Space Between Worlds

Micaiah Johnson, 2015

Cover of Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee

Ninefox Gambit

Yoon Ha Lee, 2016

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