Locus Online 2012 Novels SF Recommended Reading List

1.
Redshirts
Redshirts 3.87 avg rating — 114,930 ratings
2.
The Last Policeman (The Last Policeman, #1)
The Last Policeman (The Last Policeman, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 34,843 ratings
3.
The Hydrogen Sonata (Culture, #10)
The Hydrogen Sonata (Culture, #10) 4.20 avg rating — 25,110 ratings
4.
2312
2312 3.52 avg rating — 21,486 ratings
5.
The Fractal Prince (Jean le Flambeur, #2)
The Fractal Prince (Jean le Flambeur, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 9,101 ratings
6.
Captain Vorpatril's Alliance (Vorkosigan Saga, #15)
Captain Vorpatril's Alliance (Vorkosigan Saga, #15) 4.21 avg rating — 16,901 ratings
7.
Rapture (Bel Dame Apocrypha, #3)
Rapture (Bel Dame Apocrypha, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 1,408 ratings
8.
Jack Glass
Jack Glass 3.70 avg rating — 2,577 ratings
9.
The Rapture of the Nerds
The Rapture of the Nerds 3.39 avg rating — 3,934 ratings
10.
Arctic Rising
Arctic Rising 3.26 avg rating — 1,082 ratings
11.
Blue Remembered Earth (Poseidon's Children, #1)
Blue Remembered Earth (Poseidon's Children, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 12,004 ratings
12.
Blueprints of the Afterlife
Blueprints of the Afterlife 3.69 avg rating — 2,318 ratings
13.
Caliban’s War (The Expanse, #2)
Caliban’s War (The Expanse, #2) 4.39 avg rating — 174,907 ratings
14.
Empty Space: A Haunting (Kefahuchi Tract, #3)
Empty Space: A Haunting (Kefahuchi Tract, #3) 3.82 avg rating — 1,075 ratings
15.
Slow Apocalypse
Slow Apocalypse 3.52 avg rating — 977 ratings
16.
The Fourth Wall (Dagmar Shaw, #3)
The Fourth Wall (Dagmar Shaw, #3) 3.82 avg rating — 562 ratings
17.
Bowl of Heaven (Bowl of Heaven, #1)
Bowl of Heaven (Bowl of Heaven, #1) 3.41 avg rating — 2,695 ratings
18.
Any Day Now
Any Day Now 3.41 avg rating — 194 ratings
19.
Intruder (Foreigner, #13)
Intruder (Foreigner, #13) 4.32 avg rating — 2,082 ratings
20.
The Eternal Flame (Orthogonal, #2)
The Eternal Flame (Orthogonal, #2)
by: Greg Egan
3.97 avg rating — 954 ratings
21.
Angelmaker
Angelmaker 3.93 avg rating — 10,738 ratings
22.
Intrusion
Intrusion 3.36 avg rating — 1,222 ratings
23.
In the Mouth of the Whale (The Quiet War, #3)
In the Mouth of the Whale (The Quiet War, #3) 3.71 avg rating — 472 ratings
24.
Fate of Worlds (Fleet of Worlds #5; Ringworld #5)
Fate of Worlds (Fleet of Worlds #5; Ringworld #5) 3.96 avg rating — 2,549 ratings
25.
Turing & Burroughs
Turing & Burroughs 3.69 avg rating — 123 ratings
26.
Ashes of Candesce (Virga, #5)
Ashes of Candesce (Virga, #5) 4.10 avg rating — 492 ratings
27.
Lost Everything
Lost Everything 3.36 avg rating — 374 ratings