2019 Locus First Novels Recommended Reading List

1.
A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1)
A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 68,190 ratings
2.
Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)
Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 172,118 ratings
3.
The Outside (The Outside, #1)
The Outside (The Outside, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 3,091 ratings
4.
The Ten Thousand Doors of January
The Ten Thousand Doors of January 4.01 avg rating — 160,291 ratings
5.
Finder (Finder Chronicles, #1)
Finder (Finder Chronicles, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 4,055 ratings
6.
The Old Drift
The Old Drift 3.73 avg rating — 7,422 ratings
7.
The Lesson
The Lesson 3.57 avg rating — 3,812 ratings
8.
Waste Tide
Waste Tide 3.32 avg rating — 2,827 ratings
9.
The Water Dancer
The Water Dancer 4.06 avg rating — 116,571 ratings
10.
Magic for Liars
Magic for Liars 3.62 avg rating — 34,796 ratings
11.
The Migration
The Migration 3.39 avg rating — 938 ratings
12.
Infinite Detail
Infinite Detail 3.70 avg rating — 2,490 ratings
13.
The Merciful Crow (The Merciful Crow, #1)
The Merciful Crow (The Merciful Crow, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 19,189 ratings
14.
A Song for a New Day
A Song for a New Day 3.96 avg rating — 4,717 ratings
15.
Wilder Girls
Wilder Girls 3.45 avg rating — 97,557 ratings
16.
Opposite of Always
Opposite of Always 3.64 avg rating — 27,377 ratings
17.
The Luminous Dead
The Luminous Dead 3.64 avg rating — 19,016 ratings