Locus New and Notable Novels 2020

1.
The City We Became (Great Cities, #1)
The City We Became (Great Cities, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 76,604 ratings
2.
The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1)
The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1)
by: Nghi Vo
3.92 avg rating — 42,139 ratings
3.
Riot Baby
Riot Baby 3.71 avg rating — 11,751 ratings
4.
Qualityland (QualityLand, #1)
Qualityland (QualityLand, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 24,989 ratings
5.
When We Were Magic
When We Were Magic 3.58 avg rating — 5,550 ratings
6.
Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)
Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5) 4.47 avg rating — 113,930 ratings
7.
The Empire of Gold (The Daevabad Trilogy, #3)
The Empire of Gold (The Daevabad Trilogy, #3) 4.49 avg rating — 69,942 ratings
8.
The Rude Eye of Rebellion
The Rude Eye of Rebellion 4.53 avg rating — 19 ratings
9.
The Heap
The Heap 3.40 avg rating — 1,317 ratings
9.
Always Greener
Always Greener 3.37 avg rating — 145 ratings
11.
A Beginning at the End
A Beginning at the End
by: Mike Chen
3.51 avg rating — 2,827 ratings
12.
Agency (Jackpot #2)
Agency (Jackpot #2) 3.81 avg rating — 14,034 ratings
13.
A Longer Fall (Gunnie Rose, #2)
A Longer Fall (Gunnie Rose, #2) 4.02 avg rating — 10,130 ratings
14.
The Will and the Wilds
The Will and the Wilds 3.92 avg rating — 10,351 ratings
15.
The Thief Knot (Greenglass House, #4)
The Thief Knot (Greenglass House, #4) 4.28 avg rating — 1,774 ratings
16.
The Freedom Artist
The Freedom Artist
by: Ben Okri
3.48 avg rating — 856 ratings
17.
The Boatman's Daughter
The Boatman's Daughter 3.49 avg rating — 5,620 ratings
18.
Daughter from the Dark
Daughter from the Dark 3.55 avg rating — 1,383 ratings
19.
Upright Women Wanted
Upright Women Wanted 3.60 avg rating — 23,118 ratings
20.
A Blight of Blackwings (Seven Kennings, #2)
A Blight of Blackwings (Seven Kennings, #2) 4.44 avg rating — 2,516 ratings
21.
Deathless Divide (Dread Nation, #2)
Deathless Divide (Dread Nation, #2) 4.15 avg rating — 12,316 ratings
22.
Sword of Fire (Deverry, #16; The Justice War, #1)
Sword of Fire (Deverry, #16; The Justice War, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 652 ratings
23.
Things in Jars
Things in Jars
by: Jess Kidd
3.69 avg rating — 24,823 ratings
24.
Untamed Shore
Untamed Shore 3.77 avg rating — 4,858 ratings
25.
Providence
Providence
by: Max Barry
3.85 avg rating — 6,619 ratings
26.
The Deep
The Deep 3.32 avg rating — 11,573 ratings
27.
The Unspoken Name (The Serpent Gates, #1)
The Unspoken Name (The Serpent Gates, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 9,324 ratings
28.
House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City, #1)
House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City, #1) 4.45 avg rating — 1,014,573 ratings
29.
Forced Perspectives
Forced Perspectives 3.96 avg rating — 421 ratings
30.
88 Names
88 Names
by: Matt Ruff
3.41 avg rating — 2,488 ratings
31.
Conjure Women
Conjure Women 3.87 avg rating — 18,420 ratings
32.
The Gobblin' Society (Narbondo, #11)
The Gobblin' Society (Narbondo, #11) 3.78 avg rating — 64 ratings
33.
The King of Crows (The Diviners, #4)
The King of Crows (The Diviners, #4) 3.94 avg rating — 13,984 ratings
34.
The Wise Friend
The Wise Friend 3.56 avg rating — 753 ratings
35.
Vagabonds
Vagabonds 3.39 avg rating — 2,213 ratings
36.
The Fortress
The Fortress 3.41 avg rating — 930 ratings
37.
Starborn and Godsons (Heorot, #3)
Starborn and Godsons (Heorot, #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 644 ratings
38.
Chosen Ones
Chosen Ones 3.58 avg rating — 27,123 ratings
39.
The Last Emperox (The Interdependency, #3)
The Last Emperox (The Interdependency, #3) 4.14 avg rating — 31,377 ratings
40.
The Human (Rise of the Jain, #3)
The Human (Rise of the Jain, #3) 4.25 avg rating — 2,298 ratings
41.
Out of Body
Out of Body 3.20 avg rating — 756 ratings
42.
The Eleventh Gate
The Eleventh Gate 3.52 avg rating — 302 ratings
43.
Goldilocks
Goldilocks
by: L.R. Lam
3.72 avg rating — 5,564 ratings
44.
A Children's Bible
A Children's Bible 3.72 avg rating — 39,356 ratings
45.
Shakespeare for Squirrels
Shakespeare for Squirrels 3.91 avg rating — 8,854 ratings
46.
The Human Son
The Human Son 4.17 avg rating — 1,483 ratings
47.
Glorious (Bowl of Heaven, #3)
Glorious (Bowl of Heaven, #3) 3.53 avg rating — 429 ratings
48.
Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre
Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre 3.90 avg rating — 55,050 ratings
49.
Hella
Hella 3.51 avg rating — 858 ratings
50.
Burn
Burn 3.73 avg rating — 10,403 ratings
51.
A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians (The Shadow Histories, #1)
A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians (The Shadow Histories, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 4,133 ratings
52.
Mamelukes (Janissaries, #4)
Mamelukes (Janissaries, #4) 4.48 avg rating — 437 ratings