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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Tor.com Publishing (23 Lists)



Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuireThe Night Masquerade by Nnedi Okorafor
Upcoming 2018 Sci-Fi/Fantasy With Female Leads or Co-Leads
210 books — 156 voters
The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke Bolander
2018 Science Fiction & Fantasy Reading List (The Imaginaries Podcast)
61 books — 78 voters

The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke Bolander
Best Books Set in New York City
377 books — 387 voters
The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke Bolander
Upcoming Books of Note: Science Fiction
37 books — 38 voters

The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke BolanderBeneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuireArtificial Condition by Martha WellsThe Night Masquerade by Nnedi OkoraforTime Was by Ian McDonald
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2018
506 books — 1,547 voters
The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion by Margaret KilljoyThe Black Tides of Heaven by Neon YangThe Ruin of Angels by Max Gladstone
2017 Queer SFF Releases
89 books — 96 voters

The Black Tides of Heaven by Neon YangThe Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion by Margaret Killjoy
2017 adult SFF by QUILTBAG authors
41 books — 19 voters
Buffalo Soldier by Maurice Broaddus
Best Steampunk Books
1,230 books — 4,085 voters

Binti by Nnedi OkoraforEvery Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuireThe Builders by Daniel PolanskyWitches of Lychford by Paul CornellThe Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe by Kij Johnson
Tor.com Publishing Releases
154 books — 140 voters
River of Teeth by Sarah GaileyProof of Concept by Gwyneth Jones
There Ought to be a Band
2,435 books — 1,109 voters

Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuireBuffalo Soldier by Maurice BroaddusHome by Nnedi OkoraforAgents of Dreamland by Caitlín R. KiernanThe Fortress at the End of Time by J.M. McDermott
Best Picks: Adult Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Novels of 2017
226 books — 687 voters
Chalk by Paul Cornell
Best Horror Books by People Other Than Stephen King
1,509 books — 1,490 voters

Nightshades by Melissa F. Olson
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,762 books — 4,895 voters
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
What's Your Favorite Fantasy First?
55 books — 55 voters

The Lost Child of Lychford by Paul CornellThe Burning Light by Bradley P. BeaulieuA Taste of Honey by Kai Ashante WilsonEverything Belongs to the Future by Laurie PennyHammers on Bone by Cassandra Khaw
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2016
428 books — 1,806 voters
Proof of Concept by Gwyneth JonesThe Fortress at the End of Time by J.M. McDermottA Red Peace by Spencer EllsworthKilling Gravity by Corey J. WhiteAll Systems Red by Martha Wells
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2017
328 books — 1,380 voters

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuireThe Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValleSpiderlight by Adrian TchaikovskyA Taste of Honey by Kai Ashante WilsonForest of Memory by Mary Robinette Kowal
Hugo 2017 Eligible Works
212 books — 351 voters
All Systems Red by Martha WellsProof of Concept by Gwyneth Jones
Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
1,704 books — 1,552 voters

River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey
Body Parts in Book Titles
2,247 books — 143 voters
Spiderlight by Adrian Tchaikovsky
spiders
103 books — 46 voters

Passing Strange by Ellen Klages
Best LGBTQIA literature
1,722 books — 2,102 voters