The Guardian's best SF & fantasy from 2016

1.
Binti (Binti, #1)
Binti (Binti, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 78,682 ratings
2.
Death's End (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #3)
Death's End (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #3)
by: Liu Cixin
4.41 avg rating — 159,295 ratings
3.
Uncanny Magazine Issue 2: January/February 2015
Uncanny Magazine Issue 2: January/February 2015 3.84 avg rating — 1,021 ratings
4.
A Closed and Common Orbit (Wayfarers, #2)
A Closed and Common Orbit (Wayfarers, #2) 4.37 avg rating — 84,564 ratings
5.
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 317,167 ratings
6.
Central Station
Central Station 3.51 avg rating — 3,268 ratings
7.
Sorcerer to the Crown (Sorcerer Royal, #1)
Sorcerer to the Crown (Sorcerer Royal, #1)
by: Zen Cho
3.73 avg rating — 15,781 ratings
8.
Iraq +100: stories from a century after the invasion
Iraq +100: stories from a century after the invasion 3.47 avg rating — 661 ratings
9.
Azanian Bridges
Azanian Bridges
by: Nick Wood
3.44 avg rating — 75 ratings
10.
Too Like the Lightning (Terra Ignota, #1)
Too Like the Lightning (Terra Ignota, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 15,221 ratings
11.
Ninefox Gambit (The Machineries of Empire, #1)
Ninefox Gambit (The Machineries of Empire, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 21,100 ratings
12.
The Gradual
The Gradual 3.69 avg rating — 717 ratings
13.
The Race
The Race 3.35 avg rating — 885 ratings
14.
Arrival
Arrival 4.25 avg rating — 120,104 ratings
15.
The Thing Itself
The Thing Itself 3.64 avg rating — 1,789 ratings