io9's 40 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books That Will Rock Your World In 2016

1.
Death's End (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #3)
Death's End (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #3)
by: Liu Cixin
4.41 avg rating — 159,259 ratings
2.
Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen (Vorkosigan Saga, #16)
Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen (Vorkosigan Saga, #16) 3.83 avg rating — 10,105 ratings
3.
A Gathering of Shadows (Shades of Magic, #2)
A Gathering of Shadows (Shades of Magic, #2) 4.20 avg rating — 226,424 ratings
4.
Babylon’s Ashes (The Expanse, #6)
Babylon’s Ashes (The Expanse, #6) 4.25 avg rating — 93,936 ratings
5.
The Obelisk Gate (The Broken Earth, #2)
The Obelisk Gate (The Broken Earth, #2) 4.29 avg rating — 187,490 ratings
6.
Burning Midnight
Burning Midnight 3.63 avg rating — 2,015 ratings
7.
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
8.
Too Like the Lightning (Terra Ignota, #1)
Too Like the Lightning (Terra Ignota, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 15,221 ratings
9.
All the Birds in the Sky
All the Birds in the Sky 3.59 avg rating — 48,203 ratings
10.
Company Town
Company Town 3.50 avg rating — 5,223 ratings
11.
Ninefox Gambit (The Machineries of Empire, #1)
Ninefox Gambit (The Machineries of Empire, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 21,097 ratings
12.
Indomitable (Chronicles of Promise Paen, #2)
Indomitable (Chronicles of Promise Paen, #2) 3.94 avg rating — 203 ratings
13.
Certain Dark Things
Certain Dark Things 3.72 avg rating — 18,979 ratings
14.
The Stars Are Legion
The Stars Are Legion 3.65 avg rating — 10,657 ratings
15.
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
by: Ken Liu
4.36 avg rating — 36,812 ratings
16.
Lovecraft Country (Lovecraft Country, #1)
Lovecraft Country (Lovecraft Country, #1)
by: Matt Ruff
4.01 avg rating — 47,791 ratings
16.
Central Station
Central Station 3.51 avg rating — 3,268 ratings
18.
Arkwright
Arkwright 3.67 avg rating — 3,251 ratings
19.
The City of Mirrors (The Passage, #3)
The City of Mirrors (The Passage, #3) 4.22 avg rating — 60,092 ratings
20.
Dark Run (Keiko, #1)
Dark Run (Keiko, #1) 3.59 avg rating — 2,579 ratings
21.
United States of Japan
United States of Japan 3.52 avg rating — 4,086 ratings
22.
Ghost Talkers
Ghost Talkers 3.86 avg rating — 4,660 ratings
23.
The Last Days of New Paris
The Last Days of New Paris 3.54 avg rating — 7,484 ratings
24.
Crosstalk
Crosstalk 3.56 avg rating — 13,105 ratings
25.
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
26.
Midnight Taxi Tango (Bone Street Rumba, #2)
Midnight Taxi Tango (Bone Street Rumba, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 921 ratings
26.
The Cold Between (Central Corps, #1)
The Cold Between (Central Corps, #1) 3.62 avg rating — 1,450 ratings
26.
Dissonance (Aurora Renegades, #2)
Dissonance (Aurora Renegades, #2) 4.40 avg rating — 530 ratings
29.
This Census-Taker
This Census-Taker 3.34 avg rating — 8,117 ratings
30.
The Winged Histories
The Winged Histories 3.99 avg rating — 890 ratings
31.
Javelin Rain (Reawakening Trilogy, #2)
Javelin Rain (Reawakening Trilogy, #2)
by: Myke Cole
3.74 avg rating — 786 ratings
32.
Arcadia
Arcadia 3.94 avg rating — 6,236 ratings
32.
Hex
Hex 3.72 avg rating — 45,727 ratings
34.
League of Dragons (Temeraire, #9)
League of Dragons (Temeraire, #9) 4.17 avg rating — 13,151 ratings
35.
The Fireman
The Fireman
by: Joe Hill
3.92 avg rating — 63,563 ratings
36.
Spellbreaker (Spellwright, #3)
Spellbreaker (Spellwright, #3) 3.70 avg rating — 498 ratings
37.
Mechanical Failure (Epic Failure, #1)
Mechanical Failure (Epic Failure, #1)
by: Joe Zieja
3.77 avg rating — 1,962 ratings
38.
Four Roads Cross (Craft Sequence, #5)
Four Roads Cross (Craft Sequence, #5) 4.34 avg rating — 3,128 ratings
39.
I am Providence
I am Providence 3.14 avg rating — 1,175 ratings
40.
Cloudbound (Bone Universe, #2)
Cloudbound (Bone Universe, #2) 3.63 avg rating — 652 ratings