2023 Locus SF Novels Recommended Reading List

1.
Red Team Blues (Martin Hench, #1)
Red Team Blues (Martin Hench, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 4,587 ratings
2.
Translation State
Translation State 4.05 avg rating — 15,747 ratings
3.
Titanium Noir (Titanium Noir #1)
Titanium Noir (Titanium Noir #1) 4.02 avg rating — 8,851 ratings
4.
Hopeland
Hopeland 3.77 avg rating — 495 ratings
5.
The Terraformers
The Terraformers 3.33 avg rating — 6,922 ratings
6.
Descendant Machine (Continuance #2)
Descendant Machine (Continuance #2) 4.07 avg rating — 1,012 ratings
7.
The Circumference of the World
The Circumference of the World 3.42 avg rating — 636 ratings
8.
Lords of Uncreation (The Final Architecture, #3)
Lords of Uncreation (The Final Architecture, #3) 4.33 avg rating — 14,404 ratings
9.
Conquest
Conquest 3.53 avg rating — 331 ratings
10.
The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport
The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport 3.57 avg rating — 1,716 ratings
11.
Creation Node
Creation Node 3.59 avg rating — 449 ratings
12.
Bridge
Bridge 3.65 avg rating — 2,589 ratings
13.
Prophet
Prophet 3.65 avg rating — 3,268 ratings
14.
A Stranger in the Citadel
A Stranger in the Citadel 3.43 avg rating — 367 ratings
15.
Infinity Gate (Pandominion, #1)
Infinity Gate (Pandominion, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 8,494 ratings
16.
A Fire Born of Exile
A Fire Born of Exile really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 355 ratings
17.
Scale
Scale
by: Greg Egan
3.82 avg rating — 289 ratings
18.
Furious Heaven (The Sun Chronicles #2)
Furious Heaven (The Sun Chronicles #2) 4.23 avg rating — 817 ratings
19.
Hospital (Hospital #1)
Hospital (Hospital #1)
by: Han Song
2.35 avg rating — 716 ratings
20.
Biography of X
Biography of X 3.82 avg rating — 14,619 ratings
21.
The Blue, Beautiful World
The Blue, Beautiful World 2.98 avg rating — 746 ratings
22.
In Ascension
In Ascension 3.75 avg rating — 13,367 ratings
23.
The Deluge
The Deluge 4.23 avg rating — 5,595 ratings
24.
Airside
Airside 3.22 avg rating — 286 ratings
25.
Him
Him 3.76 avg rating — 398 ratings
26.
Starter Villain
Starter Villain 4.13 avg rating — 84,984 ratings
27.
Cahokia Jazz
Cahokia Jazz 3.98 avg rating — 4,166 ratings
28.
Where Peace Is Lost
Where Peace Is Lost really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 754 ratings
29.
System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)
System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7) 4.24 avg rating — 63,907 ratings
30.
The Road to Roswell
The Road to Roswell 3.72 avg rating — 8,194 ratings