2016 Locus Fantasy Novels Recommended Reading List

1.
The Obelisk Gate (The Broken Earth, #2)
The Obelisk Gate (The Broken Earth, #2) 4.29 avg rating — 187,582 ratings
2.
All the Birds in the Sky
All the Birds in the Sky 3.59 avg rating — 48,214 ratings
3.
Breath of Earth (Blood of Earth, #1)
Breath of Earth (Blood of Earth, #1)
by: Beth Cato
3.63 avg rating — 894 ratings
4.
The Spider's War (The Dagger and the Coin, #5)
The Spider's War (The Dagger and the Coin, #5) 4.13 avg rating — 7,197 ratings
5.
Summerlong
Summerlong 3.56 avg rating — 1,337 ratings
6.
City of Blades (The Divine Cities, #2)
City of Blades (The Divine Cities, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 18,919 ratings
7.
Masks and Shadows (Masks and Shadows, #1)
Masks and Shadows (Masks and Shadows, #1) 3.61 avg rating — 586 ratings
8.
A Shadow All of Light
A Shadow All of Light 3.32 avg rating — 103 ratings
9.
Who Killed Sherlock Holmes? (Shadow Police, #3)
Who Killed Sherlock Holmes? (Shadow Police, #3) 4.09 avg rating — 2,306 ratings
10.
Four Roads Cross (Craft Sequence, #5)
Four Roads Cross (Craft Sequence, #5) 4.34 avg rating — 3,128 ratings
11.
The Regional Office is Under Attack!
The Regional Office is Under Attack! 3.21 avg rating — 5,501 ratings
12.
Will Do Magic for Small Change
Will Do Magic for Small Change 3.43 avg rating — 336 ratings
13.
Eterna and Omega (Eterna Files, #2)
Eterna and Omega (Eterna Files, #2) 3.63 avg rating — 84 ratings
14.
Roadsouls
Roadsouls 4.20 avg rating — 40 ratings
14.
The Nightmare Stacks (Laundry Files, #7)
The Nightmare Stacks (Laundry Files, #7) 4.23 avg rating — 6,711 ratings
16.
The Perdition Score (Sandman Slim, #8)
The Perdition Score (Sandman Slim, #8) 4.17 avg rating — 4,944 ratings
17.
Children of Earth and Sky
Children of Earth and Sky 4.16 avg rating — 7,896 ratings
18.
The Wall of Storms (The Dandelion Dynasty, #2)
The Wall of Storms (The Dandelion Dynasty, #2)
by: Ken Liu
4.35 avg rating — 8,981 ratings
19.
The Seer (1)
The Seer (1) 3.86 avg rating — 136 ratings
20.
Kingfisher
Kingfisher 3.75 avg rating — 1,451 ratings
21.
An Accident of Stars (Manifold Worlds, #1)
An Accident of Stars (Manifold Worlds, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 1,325 ratings
22.
The Last Days of New Paris
The Last Days of New Paris 3.54 avg rating — 7,485 ratings
23.
Medusa's Web
Medusa's Web 3.57 avg rating — 1,345 ratings
24.
The Gradual
The Gradual 3.69 avg rating — 717 ratings
25.
The Winged Histories
The Winged Histories 3.99 avg rating — 891 ratings
26.
The Trees
The Trees
by: Ali Shaw
3.70 avg rating — 2,891 ratings
27.
The Last Mortal Bond (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, #3)
The Last Mortal Bond (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 17,745 ratings
28.
The Liberation (The Alchemy Wars, #3)
The Liberation (The Alchemy Wars, #3) 4.13 avg rating — 2,573 ratings
29.
Necessity (Thessaly, #3)
Necessity (Thessaly, #3)
by: Jo Walton
3.94 avg rating — 1,786 ratings
30.
Cloudbound (Bone Universe, #2)
Cloudbound (Bone Universe, #2) 3.63 avg rating — 652 ratings