2018 Science Fiction & Fantasy Reading List (The Imaginaries Podcast)

1.
Spinning Silver
Spinning Silver 4.18 avg rating — 146,079 ratings
2.
Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1)
Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 245,820 ratings
3.
Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2)
Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2) 4.26 avg rating — 193,625 ratings
4.
Circe
Circe 4.22 avg rating — 1,276,711 ratings
5.
The Last Sun (The Tarot Sequence, #1)
The Last Sun (The Tarot Sequence, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 12,336 ratings
6.
The Belles (The Belles, #1)
The Belles (The Belles, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 25,072 ratings
7.
From Unseen Fire (Aven Cycle, #1)
From Unseen Fire (Aven Cycle, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 620 ratings
8.
Space Opera (Space Opera, #1)
Space Opera (Space Opera, #1) 3.45 avg rating — 16,840 ratings
9.
Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1)
Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 27,081 ratings
10.
The Night Masquerade (Binti, #3)
The Night Masquerade (Binti, #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 22,907 ratings
11.
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 420,297 ratings
12.
A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe (The Salvagers, #1)
A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe (The Salvagers, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 7,900 ratings
13.
Beneath the Sugar Sky (Wayward Children, #3)
Beneath the Sugar Sky (Wayward Children, #3) 3.84 avg rating — 45,583 ratings
14.
Record of a Spaceborn Few (Wayfarers, #3)
Record of a Spaceborn Few (Wayfarers, #3) 4.12 avg rating — 56,792 ratings
15.
Orope - The White Snake (Whisperers of the Gods, #1)
Orope - The White Snake (Whisperers of the Gods, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 85 ratings
16.
Song of Blood & Stone (Earthsinger Chronicles, #1)
Song of Blood & Stone (Earthsinger Chronicles, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 3,443 ratings
17.
Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)
Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3) 4.25 avg rating — 155,130 ratings
18.
Starlings
Starlings
by: Jo Walton
3.50 avg rating — 719 ratings
19.
Head On (Lock In, #2)
Head On (Lock In, #2) 4.01 avg rating — 25,193 ratings
19.
Redemption's Blade (After the War, #1)
Redemption's Blade (After the War, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 1,858 ratings
19.
Blackfish City
Blackfish City 3.57 avg rating — 9,413 ratings
22.
Perhaps the Stars (Terra Ignota, #4)
Perhaps the Stars (Terra Ignota, #4) 4.33 avg rating — 2,654 ratings
23.
Revenant Gun (The Machineries of Empire, #3)
Revenant Gun (The Machineries of Empire, #3) 4.12 avg rating — 7,152 ratings
24.
Not Even Bones (Market of Monsters, #1)
Not Even Bones (Market of Monsters, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 15,659 ratings
25.
Only Human (Themis Files, #3)
Only Human (Themis Files, #3) 3.63 avg rating — 33,798 ratings
26.
Saga, Volume 8
Saga, Volume 8 4.46 avg rating — 38,373 ratings
26.
The Timingila
The Timingila 4.29 avg rating — 28 ratings
28.
The Prince and the Dressmaker
The Prince and the Dressmaker
by: Jen Wang
4.33 avg rating — 119,688 ratings
29.
Planetside (Planetside, #1)
Planetside (Planetside, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 4,694 ratings
30.
Time Was
Time Was 3.52 avg rating — 1,650 ratings
31.
The Only Harmless Great Thing
The Only Harmless Great Thing 3.81 avg rating — 4,337 ratings
31.
Elysium Fire (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency, #2)
Elysium Fire (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 7,391 ratings
31.
A Reaper at the Gates (An Ember in the Ashes, #3)
A Reaper at the Gates (An Ember in the Ashes, #3) 4.14 avg rating — 113,471 ratings
34.
The Calculating Stars (Lady Astronaut Universe, #1)
The Calculating Stars (Lady Astronaut Universe, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 36,716 ratings
34.
Ball Lightning
Ball Lightning
by: Liu Cixin
3.79 avg rating — 14,205 ratings
34.
Blood Binds the Pack (The Ghost Wolves, #2)
Blood Binds the Pack (The Ghost Wolves, #2) 4.26 avg rating — 260 ratings
37.
Smoke Eaters
Smoke Eaters 3.58 avg rating — 711 ratings
37.
Tess of the Road (Tess of the Road, #1)
Tess of the Road (Tess of the Road, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 10,438 ratings
37.
Adrift
Adrift 3.43 avg rating — 980 ratings
37.
Book of the Anointed (Saga of the Sons, #1)
Book of the Anointed (Saga of the Sons, #1)
by: J. Moon
3.71 avg rating — 24 ratings
37.
Bloodland Tales
Bloodland Tales 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings
37.
Empire of Sand (The Books of Ambha, #1)
Empire of Sand (The Books of Ambha, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 13,219 ratings
37.
The Stickman's Legacy
The Stickman's Legacy 3.96 avg rating — 23 ratings
37.
Early Riser
Early Riser 3.87 avg rating — 16,863 ratings
45.
The Hills Have Spies (Valdemar: Family Spies, #1)
The Hills Have Spies (Valdemar: Family Spies, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 5,037 ratings
45.
The Tea Master and the Detective
The Tea Master and the Detective 3.84 avg rating — 5,890 ratings
45.
Annex (The Violet Wars, #1)
Annex (The Violet Wars, #1) 3.64 avg rating — 447 ratings
45.
Iron Gold (Red Rising Saga, #4)
Iron Gold (Red Rising Saga, #4) 4.22 avg rating — 149,262 ratings
49.
Vengeful (Villains, #2)
Vengeful (Villains, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 121,706 ratings
49.
The Land: Founding (Chaos Seeds, #1)
The Land: Founding (Chaos Seeds, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 25,498 ratings
51.
The Hyena and the Hawk (Echoes of the Fall, #3)
The Hyena and the Hawk (Echoes of the Fall, #3) 4.12 avg rating — 1,867 ratings
51.
Temper
Temper 3.54 avg rating — 733 ratings
51.
Quietus
Quietus 3.51 avg rating — 367 ratings
54.
Night and Silence (October Daye, #12)
Night and Silence (October Daye, #12) 4.37 avg rating — 8,031 ratings
54.
Zenith (The Androma Saga, #1)
Zenith (The Androma Saga, #1) 3.10 avg rating — 5,181 ratings
56.
The Tangled Lands
The Tangled Lands 3.63 avg rating — 2,405 ratings
56.
Lost Gods (Lost Gods #1)
Lost Gods (Lost Gods #1) 3.48 avg rating — 193 ratings
58.
Agency (Jackpot #2)
Agency (Jackpot #2) 3.81 avg rating — 14,037 ratings
59.
Pride and Prometheus
Pride and Prometheus 3.60 avg rating — 707 ratings
60.
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy, #1)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy, #1) 3.45 avg rating — 30,283 ratings
60.
Tricks for Free (InCryptid, #7)
Tricks for Free (InCryptid, #7) 4.22 avg rating — 4,902 ratings