2023 Locus First Novels Recommended Reading List

1.
Chain-Gang All-Stars
Chain-Gang All-Stars 4.12 avg rating β€” 82,509 ratings
2.
To Shape a Dragon's Breath (Nampeshiweisit, #1)
To Shape a Dragon's Breath (Nampeshiweisit, #1) 4.13 avg rating β€” 10,636 ratings
3.
These Burning Stars (The Kindom Trilogy, #1)
These Burning Stars (The Kindom Trilogy, #1) 4.13 avg rating β€” 4,318 ratings
4.
Some Desperate Glory
Some Desperate Glory 4.05 avg rating β€” 16,273 ratings
5.
The Thing in the Snow
The Thing in the Snow 3.35 avg rating β€” 1,739 ratings
6.
The Splinter in the Sky
The Splinter in the Sky 3.48 avg rating β€” 1,182 ratings
7.
The Strange
The Strange 3.79 avg rating β€” 3,099 ratings
8.
Blood Debts (Blood Debts, #1)
Blood Debts (Blood Debts, #1) 3.83 avg rating β€” 4,686 ratings
9.
The Saint of Bright Doors
The Saint of Bright Doors 3.68 avg rating β€” 6,078 ratings
10.
Flux
Flux 3.35 avg rating β€” 6,178 ratings
11.
Cicadas Sing of Summer Graves
Cicadas Sing of Summer Graves 3.28 avg rating β€” 1,293 ratings
12.
Dazzling
Dazzling 3.66 avg rating β€” 575 ratings
13.
A Market of Dreams and Destiny
A Market of Dreams and Destiny 3.87 avg rating β€” 1,684 ratings
14.
Shark Heart
Shark Heart 3.95 avg rating β€” 79,240 ratings
15.
Threads That Bind (Threads That Bind, #1)
Threads That Bind (Threads That Bind, #1) 3.90 avg rating β€” 13,009 ratings
16.
Godkiller (Fallen Gods, #1)
Godkiller (Fallen Gods, #1) 3.87 avg rating β€” 52,260 ratings
17.
The Deep Sky
The Deep Sky 3.69 avg rating β€” 11,180 ratings
18.
Extended Stay
Extended Stay 3.47 avg rating β€” 208 ratings
19.
The Shadow Sister
The Shadow Sister 3.79 avg rating β€” 1,452 ratings
20.
Dry Land
Dry Land
by: B. Pladek
4.05 avg rating β€” 39 ratings
21.
The Legend of Charlie Fish
The Legend of Charlie Fish 4.12 avg rating β€” 288 ratings
22.
The Marigold
The Marigold 3.31 avg rating β€” 1,529 ratings
23.
Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon
Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon 3.66 avg rating β€” 1,370 ratings
24.
Ink Blood Sister Scribe
Ink Blood Sister Scribe 4.01 avg rating β€” 59,881 ratings
25.
Tim Te Maro and the Subterranean Heartsick Blues
Tim Te Maro and the Subterranean Heartsick Blues 3.72 avg rating β€” 2,390 ratings
26.
That Self-Same Metal (The Forge & Fracture Saga #1)
That Self-Same Metal (The Forge & Fracture Saga #1) 3.76 avg rating β€” 1,231 ratings