Best Picks: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Novels of 2016

1.
The Wheel of Osheim (The Red Queen's War, #3)
The Wheel of Osheim (The Red Queen's War, #3) 4.32 avg rating — 17,815 ratings
2.
Age of Myth (The Legends of the First Empire, #1)
Age of Myth (The Legends of the First Empire, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 39,866 ratings
3.
The Thorn of Emberlain (Gentleman Bastard, #4)
The Thorn of Emberlain (Gentleman Bastard, #4) 4.32 avg rating — 3,002 ratings
4.
The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn, #6)
The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn, #6) 4.41 avg rating — 174,452 ratings
5.
The Last Mortal Bond (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, #3)
The Last Mortal Bond (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 17,743 ratings
6.
Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3)
Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3) 4.53 avg rating — 328,027 ratings
7.
Sharp Ends
Sharp Ends 4.12 avg rating — 25,019 ratings
8.
The Blood Mirror (Lightbringer, #4)
The Blood Mirror (Lightbringer, #4) 4.33 avg rating — 51,522 ratings
9.
A Gathering of Shadows (Shades of Magic, #2)
A Gathering of Shadows (Shades of Magic, #2) 4.20 avg rating — 226,422 ratings
10.
The Guns of Empire (The Shadow Campaigns, #4)
The Guns of Empire (The Shadow Campaigns, #4) 4.28 avg rating — 6,625 ratings
11.
Sleeping Giants (Themis Files, #1)
Sleeping Giants (Themis Files, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 96,003 ratings
12.
Saint's Blood (Greatcoats, #3)
Saint's Blood (Greatcoats, #3) 4.25 avg rating — 10,378 ratings
13.
Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2)
Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2) 4.57 avg rating — 738,913 ratings
14.
Stiletto (The Checquy Files, #2)
Stiletto (The Checquy Files, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 21,910 ratings
15.
Dark Matter
Dark Matter 4.14 avg rating — 664,758 ratings
16.
Staked (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #8)
Staked (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #8) 4.25 avg rating — 24,027 ratings
17.
A Plague of Swords (The Traitor Son Cycle, #4)
A Plague of Swords (The Traitor Son Cycle, #4) 4.28 avg rating — 5,708 ratings
18.
The Spider's War (The Dagger and the Coin, #5)
The Spider's War (The Dagger and the Coin, #5) 4.13 avg rating — 7,196 ratings
19.
The Waking Fire (The Draconis Memoria, #1)
The Waking Fire (The Draconis Memoria, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 14,929 ratings
20.
Chains of the Heretic (Bloodsounder's Arc, #3)
Chains of the Heretic (Bloodsounder's Arc, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 992 ratings
21.
The Tower of the Swallow (The Witcher, #4)
The Tower of the Swallow (The Witcher, #4) 4.22 avg rating — 116,408 ratings
22.
Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection
Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection 4.44 avg rating — 60,490 ratings
23.
Calamity (Reckoners, #3)
Calamity (Reckoners, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 88,869 ratings
24.
The Witchwood Crown (The Last King of Osten Ard, #1)
The Witchwood Crown (The Last King of Osten Ard, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 5,569 ratings
24.
The Fireman
The Fireman
by: Joe Hill
3.92 avg rating — 63,563 ratings
26.
Javelin Rain (Reawakening Trilogy, #2)
Javelin Rain (Reawakening Trilogy, #2)
by: Myke Cole
3.74 avg rating — 786 ratings
27.
The City of Mirrors (The Passage, #3)
The City of Mirrors (The Passage, #3) 4.22 avg rating — 60,092 ratings
28.
The Invisible Library (The Invisible Library, #1)
The Invisible Library (The Invisible Library, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 63,945 ratings
29.
The Fall of the House of Cabal (Johannes Cabal, #5)
The Fall of the House of Cabal (Johannes Cabal, #5) 4.39 avg rating — 3,133 ratings
30.
The Sudden Appearance of Hope
The Sudden Appearance of Hope 3.64 avg rating — 11,807 ratings
31.
The Fall of the Dagger (The Forsaken Lands, #3)
The Fall of the Dagger (The Forsaken Lands, #3) 3.99 avg rating — 289 ratings
32.
Ghosts of the Tristan Basin (Powder Mage, #0.8)
Ghosts of the Tristan Basin (Powder Mage, #0.8) 4.29 avg rating — 2,002 ratings
33.
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
by: Ken Liu
4.36 avg rating — 36,811 ratings
34.
The Obelisk Gate (The Broken Earth, #2)
The Obelisk Gate (The Broken Earth, #2) 4.29 avg rating — 187,488 ratings
35.
Dancer's Lament (Path to Ascendancy, #1)
Dancer's Lament (Path to Ascendancy, #1) 4.36 avg rating — 6,132 ratings
36.
Who Killed Sherlock Holmes? (Shadow Police, #3)
Who Killed Sherlock Holmes? (Shadow Police, #3) 4.09 avg rating — 2,306 ratings
37.
In the Labyrinth of Drakes (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #4)
In the Labyrinth of Drakes (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #4) 4.39 avg rating — 8,892 ratings
38.
The Thousand and One (The Crescent Moon Kingdoms, #2)
The Thousand and One (The Crescent Moon Kingdoms, #2) 3.74 avg rating — 23 ratings
39.
Den of Wolves (Blackthorn & Grim, #3)
Den of Wolves (Blackthorn & Grim, #3) 4.37 avg rating — 7,516 ratings
40.
The Last Days of New Paris
The Last Days of New Paris 3.54 avg rating — 7,484 ratings
41.
The Emperor's Railroad (Dreaming Cities, #1)
The Emperor's Railroad (Dreaming Cities, #1)
by: Guy Haley
3.47 avg rating — 570 ratings
42.
Of Sand and Malice Made (The Song of the Shattered Sands, #0.5)
Of Sand and Malice Made (The Song of the Shattered Sands, #0.5) 3.78 avg rating — 1,062 ratings
43.
The Devil's Prayer
The Devil's Prayer 3.99 avg rating — 632 ratings
44.
City of Blades (The Divine Cities, #2)
City of Blades (The Divine Cities, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 18,910 ratings
45.
Once Broken Faith (October Daye, #10)
Once Broken Faith (October Daye, #10) 4.36 avg rating — 10,422 ratings
46.
Troll Bridge
Troll Bridge 3.86 avg rating — 1,139 ratings
47.
The Devil You Know
The Devil You Know 3.93 avg rating — 1,794 ratings
48.
Forest of Memory
Forest of Memory 3.59 avg rating — 1,621 ratings
49.
Endlords (Sword of Shadows, #5)
Endlords (Sword of Shadows, #5) 3.97 avg rating — 32 ratings
50.
The Silent Army (Seven Forges, #4)
The Silent Army (Seven Forges, #4) 3.77 avg rating — 907 ratings
51.
Medusa's Web
Medusa's Web 3.57 avg rating — 1,345 ratings
52.
The Dinosaur Knights (The Dinosaur Lords, #2)
The Dinosaur Knights (The Dinosaur Lords, #2) 3.81 avg rating — 808 ratings
53.
Children of Earth and Sky
Children of Earth and Sky 4.16 avg rating — 7,891 ratings
54.
The Alchemy of Chaos (Maradaine, #2)
The Alchemy of Chaos (Maradaine, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 535 ratings
55.
Spiderlight
Spiderlight 4.13 avg rating — 3,880 ratings
56.
Over Your Dead Body (John Cleaver, #5)
Over Your Dead Body (John Cleaver, #5)
by: Dan Wells
4.09 avg rating — 4,164 ratings
56.
Hope and Red (Empire of Storms, #1)
Hope and Red (Empire of Storms, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 3,430 ratings
58.
A Song for No Man's Land (A Song for No Man’s Land, #1)
A Song for No Man's Land (A Song for No Man’s Land, #1) 3.18 avg rating — 245 ratings
59.
The Malice (The Vagrant, #2)
The Malice (The Vagrant, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 2,425 ratings
60.
The Gentleman
The Gentleman 3.78 avg rating — 2,059 ratings
61.
An Import of Intrigue (The Maradaine Constabulary, #2)
An Import of Intrigue (The Maradaine Constabulary, #2) 3.93 avg rating — 524 ratings
62.
Stranger of Tempest (The God Fragments, #1)
Stranger of Tempest (The God Fragments, #1)
by: Tom Lloyd
3.79 avg rating — 1,079 ratings
63.
Bloodmage (The Age of Darkness Trilogy, #2)
Bloodmage (The Age of Darkness Trilogy, #2) 3.95 avg rating — 1,564 ratings
63.
The Wall of Storms (The Dandelion Dynasty, #2)
The Wall of Storms (The Dandelion Dynasty, #2)
by: Ken Liu
4.34 avg rating — 8,977 ratings
65.
The Last Days of Jack Sparks
The Last Days of Jack Sparks 3.85 avg rating — 12,052 ratings
66.
Chaosmage (The Age of Darkness Trilogy, #3)
Chaosmage (The Age of Darkness Trilogy, #3) 4.09 avg rating — 1,316 ratings
67.
Pandora (The Organization, #1)
Pandora (The Organization, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 128 ratings
68.
Fellside
Fellside 3.57 avg rating — 14,805 ratings
69.
Successor's Promise (Millennium's Rule, #3)
Successor's Promise (Millennium's Rule, #3) 4.06 avg rating — 4,970 ratings
70.
Burning Midnight
Burning Midnight 3.63 avg rating — 2,015 ratings
71.
Ninefox Gambit (The Machineries of Empire, #1)
Ninefox Gambit (The Machineries of Empire, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 21,097 ratings
72.
The Last Days of Magic
The Last Days of Magic 3.23 avg rating — 2,965 ratings
73.
Sorcerer to the Crown (Sorcerer Royal, #1)
Sorcerer to the Crown (Sorcerer Royal, #1)
by: Zen Cho
3.73 avg rating — 15,779 ratings
74.
The Great Ordeal (Aspect-Emperor, #3)
The Great Ordeal (Aspect-Emperor, #3) 4.08 avg rating — 3,050 ratings
75.
Fall of Light (The Kharkanas Trilogy, #2)
Fall of Light (The Kharkanas Trilogy, #2) 4.18 avg rating — 4,309 ratings
76.
The Pagan Night (The Hallowed War, #1)
The Pagan Night (The Hallowed War, #1)
by: Tim Akers
3.63 avg rating — 343 ratings
77.
Necessity (Thessaly, #3)
Necessity (Thessaly, #3)
by: Jo Walton
3.94 avg rating — 1,785 ratings
78.
An Affinity for Steel: The Aeons' Gate Trilogy
An Affinity for Steel: The Aeons' Gate Trilogy
by: Sam Sykes
3.59 avg rating — 232 ratings
79.
Red Tide (The Chronicles of the Exile, #3)
Red Tide (The Chronicles of the Exile, #3) 4.22 avg rating — 275 ratings
80.
The Medusa Chronicles
The Medusa Chronicles 3.82 avg rating — 2,519 ratings
81.
Faller
Faller 3.59 avg rating — 696 ratings
82.
Asteroid Made of Dragons
Asteroid Made of Dragons 3.84 avg rating — 421 ratings
83.
A Tale of the Free: Corsair
A Tale of the Free: Corsair 3.78 avg rating — 41 ratings
84.
Red Queen (The Chronicles of Alice, #2)
Red Queen (The Chronicles of Alice, #2) 3.82 avg rating — 18,002 ratings
85.
Eagle in Exile (Clash of Eagles, #2)
Eagle in Exile (Clash of Eagles, #2) 4.23 avg rating — 824 ratings
86.
Arena (Arena, #1)
Arena (Arena, #1) 3.65 avg rating — 1,548 ratings
87.
My Best Friend's Exorcism
My Best Friend's Exorcism 3.93 avg rating — 139,956 ratings
87.
Aerie (Magonia, #2)
Aerie (Magonia, #2) 3.43 avg rating — 2,911 ratings
87.
The Last Phoenix: The Horus Heresy Omnibus #2
The Last Phoenix: The Horus Heresy Omnibus #2 4.12 avg rating — 34 ratings
90.
The Razing of Prospero: The Horus Heresy Omnibus #3
The Razing of Prospero: The Horus Heresy Omnibus #3 4.44 avg rating — 41 ratings
91.
Spear of Light (The Glittering Edge, #2)
Spear of Light (The Glittering Edge, #2) 3.87 avg rating — 153 ratings
92.
Siewca burzy (Królestwo zmierzchu #1)
Siewca burzy (Królestwo zmierzchu #1)
by: Tom Lloyd
3.71 avg rating — 3,549 ratings
93.
A Closed and Common Orbit (Wayfarers, #2)
A Closed and Common Orbit (Wayfarers, #2) 4.37 avg rating — 84,549 ratings
94.
Those Below (The Empty Throne #2)
Those Below (The Empty Throne #2) 3.91 avg rating — 867 ratings
95.
Underground Airlines
Underground Airlines 3.82 avg rating — 25,804 ratings
96.
Snakewood
Snakewood 3.50 avg rating — 1,080 ratings
97.
False Hearts (Pacifica #1)
False Hearts (Pacifica #1)
by: L.R. Lam
3.67 avg rating — 1,711 ratings
98.
A Tale of the Free: Tyrant
A Tale of the Free: Tyrant 4.07 avg rating — 29 ratings
99.
The Tiger and the Wolf (Echoes of the Fall, #1)
The Tiger and the Wolf (Echoes of the Fall, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 5,220 ratings
100.
MJ-12: Inception (MAJESTIC-12 #1)
MJ-12: Inception (MAJESTIC-12 #1) 3.93 avg rating — 274 ratings
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