Most Anticipated Speculative Fiction Books of 2017

1.
A Conjuring of Light (Shades of Magic, #3)
A Conjuring of Light (Shades of Magic, #3) 4.30 avg rating — 186,828 ratings
2.
Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive, #3)
Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive, #3) 4.61 avg rating — 327,706 ratings
3.
The Winds of Winter (A Song of Ice and Fire, #6)
The Winds of Winter (A Song of Ice and Fire, #6) 4.39 avg rating — 13,812 ratings
4.
The Stone Sky (The Broken Earth, #3)
The Stone Sky (The Broken Earth, #3) 4.34 avg rating — 159,428 ratings
5.
Age of Swords (The Legends of the First Empire, #2)
Age of Swords (The Legends of the First Empire, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 25,481 ratings
6.
Borne (Borne, #1)
Borne (Borne, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 40,072 ratings
7.
Norse Mythology
Norse Mythology 4.10 avg rating — 338,271 ratings
8.
New York 2140
New York 2140 3.60 avg rating — 15,389 ratings
9.
The Disappearance of Winter's Daughter (The Riyria Chronicles, #4)
The Disappearance of Winter's Daughter (The Riyria Chronicles, #4) 4.40 avg rating — 12,739 ratings
10.
Skullsworn (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, #4)
Skullsworn (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, #4) 4.09 avg rating — 5,362 ratings
11.
Space Opera (Space Opera, #1)
Space Opera (Space Opera, #1) 3.45 avg rating — 16,840 ratings
12.
Ball Lightning
Ball Lightning
by: Liu Cixin
3.79 avg rating — 14,205 ratings
13.
Walkaway
Walkaway 3.76 avg rating — 8,880 ratings
14.
The Stars Are Legion
The Stars Are Legion 3.65 avg rating — 10,658 ratings
15.
Within the Sanctuary of Wings (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #5)
Within the Sanctuary of Wings (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #5) 4.40 avg rating — 7,698 ratings
16.
Summerland
Summerland 3.56 avg rating — 2,690 ratings
17.
The Collapsing Empire (The Interdependency, #1)
The Collapsing Empire (The Interdependency, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 58,270 ratings
18.
The House of Binding Thorns (Dominion of the Fallen, #2)
The House of Binding Thorns (Dominion of the Fallen, #2) 3.89 avg rating — 1,426 ratings
19.
Home (Binti, #2)
Home (Binti, #2) 4.03 avg rating — 29,660 ratings
20.
Fall; or, Dodge in Hell
Fall; or, Dodge in Hell 3.58 avg rating — 19,660 ratings
21.
Down Among the Sticks and Bones (Wayward Children, #2)
Down Among the Sticks and Bones (Wayward Children, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 58,036 ratings
22.
Silence Fallen (Mercy Thompson, #10)
Silence Fallen (Mercy Thompson, #10) 4.40 avg rating — 48,583 ratings
23.
Red Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #1)
Red Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 61,723 ratings
24.
Raven Stratagem (The Machineries of Empire, #2)
Raven Stratagem (The Machineries of Empire, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 9,577 ratings
25.
Agents of Dreamland (Tinfoil Dossier, #1)
Agents of Dreamland (Tinfoil Dossier, #1) 3.63 avg rating — 4,731 ratings
26.
The Bear and the Nightingale (The Winternight Trilogy, #1)
The Bear and the Nightingale (The Winternight Trilogy, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 224,665 ratings
27.
The Refrigerator Monologues
The Refrigerator Monologues 4.04 avg rating — 4,087 ratings
28.
American War
American War 3.80 avg rating — 41,118 ratings
29.
Crossroads of Canopy (Titan's Forest, #1)
Crossroads of Canopy (Titan's Forest, #1) 3.21 avg rating — 617 ratings
30.
Winter Tide (The Innsmouth Legacy, #1)
Winter Tide (The Innsmouth Legacy, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 3,605 ratings
31.
Six Wakes
Six Wakes 3.83 avg rating — 19,990 ratings
31.
The Glass Town Game
The Glass Town Game 3.64 avg rating — 1,452 ratings
33.
Miranda and Caliban
Miranda and Caliban 3.72 avg rating — 2,006 ratings
34.
Wolf Moon (Luna, #2)
Wolf Moon (Luna, #2) 3.94 avg rating — 3,801 ratings
35.
Lincoln in the Bardo
Lincoln in the Bardo 3.75 avg rating — 169,941 ratings
36.
The Djinn Falls in Love & Other Stories
The Djinn Falls in Love & Other Stories 3.66 avg rating — 1,431 ratings
37.
Wintersong (Wintersong, #1)
Wintersong (Wintersong, #1) 3.54 avg rating — 33,354 ratings
38.
The Doors of Stone (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #3)
The Doors of Stone (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #3) 3.53 avg rating — 5,520 ratings
39.
La Belle Sauvage (The Book of Dust, #1)
La Belle Sauvage (The Book of Dust, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 107,726 ratings
40.
Assassin's Fate (The Fitz and the Fool, #3)
Assassin's Fate (The Fitz and the Fool, #3) 4.65 avg rating — 45,989 ratings
41.
Iron Gold (Red Rising Saga, #4)
Iron Gold (Red Rising Saga, #4) 4.22 avg rating — 149,262 ratings
42.
The Bone Witch (The Bone Witch, #1)
The Bone Witch (The Bone Witch, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 48,856 ratings
43.
Waking Gods (Themis Files, #2)
Waking Gods (Themis Files, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 48,966 ratings
44.
Null States (The Centenal Cycle, #2)
Null States (The Centenal Cycle, #2) 3.89 avg rating — 1,797 ratings
44.
The Broken Heavens (Worldbreaker Saga, #3)
The Broken Heavens (Worldbreaker Saga, #3) 4.12 avg rating — 683 ratings
46.
Shadowbahn
Shadowbahn 3.45 avg rating — 1,271 ratings
47.
Ancestral Night (White Space, #1)
Ancestral Night (White Space, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 6,230 ratings
48.
The End of the Day
The End of the Day 3.41 avg rating — 4,396 ratings
49.
The Holver Alley Crew (The Streets of Maradaine, #1)
The Holver Alley Crew (The Streets of Maradaine, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 423 ratings
49.
The Imposters of Aventil (Maradaine, #3)
The Imposters of Aventil (Maradaine, #3) 4.19 avg rating — 354 ratings
51.
The Witchwood Crown (The Last King of Osten Ard, #1)
The Witchwood Crown (The Last King of Osten Ard, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 5,572 ratings
51.
The Fortress at the End of Time
The Fortress at the End of Time 3.08 avg rating — 630 ratings
53.
Sins of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder, #1)
Sins of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 19,192 ratings
54.
The Thorn of Emberlain (Gentleman Bastard, #4)
The Thorn of Emberlain (Gentleman Bastard, #4) 4.32 avg rating — 3,002 ratings
55.
The Core (The Demon Cycle, #5)
The Core (The Demon Cycle, #5) 4.17 avg rating — 28,772 ratings
56.
White Hot (Hidden Legacy, #2)
White Hot (Hidden Legacy, #2) 4.44 avg rating — 52,140 ratings
57.
The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. (D.O.D.O. #1)
The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. (D.O.D.O. #1) 3.86 avg rating — 33,838 ratings
58.
Buffalo Soldier
Buffalo Soldier 3.54 avg rating — 549 ratings
59.
Etched in Bone (The Others, #5)
Etched in Bone (The Others, #5) 4.32 avg rating — 25,218 ratings
60.
Tyrant's Throne (Greatcoats, #4)
Tyrant's Throne (Greatcoats, #4) 4.42 avg rating — 8,129 ratings
61.
City of Miracles (The Divine Cities, #3)
City of Miracles (The Divine Cities, #3) 4.42 avg rating — 14,766 ratings
61.
Windwitch (The Witchlands, #2)
Windwitch (The Witchlands, #2) 3.95 avg rating — 22,848 ratings
63.
The Heart of What Was Lost (The Last King of Osten Ard, #0.5)
The Heart of What Was Lost (The Last King of Osten Ard, #0.5) 4.03 avg rating — 4,579 ratings
64.
The Twenty Days of Turin
The Twenty Days of Turin 3.70 avg rating — 2,587 ratings
65.
Sourdough
Sourdough 3.75 avg rating — 61,033 ratings
66.
Empire Games (Empire Games, #1, Merchant Princes Universe, #7)
Empire Games (Empire Games, #1, Merchant Princes Universe, #7) 4.01 avg rating — 3,257 ratings
66.
Gather Her Round (Tufa, #5)
Gather Her Round (Tufa, #5) 4.07 avg rating — 730 ratings
68.
The Light From Other Suns (The Others, #1)
The Light From Other Suns (The Others, #1)
by: V.E. Lemp
3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings
69.
Blackthorne
Blackthorne 3.70 avg rating — 156 ratings
69.
The Alchemists of Loom (Loom Saga, #1)
The Alchemists of Loom (Loom Saga, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 7,995 ratings
71.
The Prey of Gods
The Prey of Gods 3.76 avg rating — 3,811 ratings
72.
The Black Elfstone (The Fall of Shannara, #1)
The Black Elfstone (The Fall of Shannara, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 5,215 ratings
73.
Playing to the Gods (Glass Thorns, #5)
Playing to the Gods (Glass Thorns, #5) 4.29 avg rating — 148 ratings
74.
The True Queen (Sorcerer Royal, #2)
The True Queen (Sorcerer Royal, #2)
by: Zen Cho
3.85 avg rating — 3,580 ratings
75.
The Beautiful Ones
The Beautiful Ones 3.84 avg rating — 23,631 ratings
76.
Game of Shadows
Game of Shadows 3.81 avg rating — 207 ratings
77.
Avengers of the Moon (Allen Steele's Captain Future #1)
Avengers of the Moon (Allen Steele's Captain Future #1) 3.74 avg rating — 368 ratings
78.
Martians Abroad
Martians Abroad 3.60 avg rating — 1,010 ratings
79.
Mapping the Interior
Mapping the Interior 3.65 avg rating — 11,175 ratings
80.
Carve the Mark (Carve the Mark, #1)
Carve the Mark (Carve the Mark, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 95,183 ratings
80.
Eagle and Empire (Clash of Eagles #3)
Eagle and Empire (Clash of Eagles #3) 4.36 avg rating — 612 ratings
82.
Daughters of Destiny
Daughters of Destiny 3.92 avg rating — 26 ratings
82.
The Silent Invasion (The Change #1)
The Silent Invasion (The Change #1) 3.31 avg rating — 591 ratings
82.
Variance (Raise Your Weapon, #1)
Variance (Raise Your Weapon, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings
82.
Jade City (The Green Bone Saga, #1)
Jade City (The Green Bone Saga, #1)
by: Fonda Lee
4.07 avg rating — 97,598 ratings
86.
The Moon and the Other
The Moon and the Other 3.58 avg rating — 794 ratings
86.
Change Agent
Change Agent 3.98 avg rating — 7,975 ratings
88.
The Gathering Edge (Liaden Universe, #20)
The Gathering Edge (Liaden Universe, #20) 4.39 avg rating — 1,370 ratings
89.
Orbital Cloud
Orbital Cloud 3.57 avg rating — 321 ratings
90.
The Voices of Martyrs
The Voices of Martyrs really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 53 ratings
91.
The Armored Saint (The Sacred Throne, #1)
The Armored Saint (The Sacred Throne, #1)
by: Myke Cole
3.58 avg rating — 5,252 ratings
92.
The Infernal Battalion (The Shadow Campaigns, #5)
The Infernal Battalion (The Shadow Campaigns, #5) 4.26 avg rating — 4,801 ratings
93.
The Skill of Our Hands (Incrementalists, 2)
The Skill of Our Hands (Incrementalists, 2) 3.64 avg rating — 332 ratings
94.
The People's Police
The People's Police 3.53 avg rating — 76 ratings
95.
All the Worlds Against Us (John & Lobo, #6)
All the Worlds Against Us (John & Lobo, #6) 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
96.
Lord of Monsters (Out of Abaton #2)
Lord of Monsters (Out of Abaton #2) 4.10 avg rating — 60 ratings
97.
The Night Ocean
The Night Ocean 3.30 avg rating — 3,059 ratings