Best Picks: Adult Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Novels of 2017

1.
Red Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #1)
Red Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 61,716 ratings
2.
A Conjuring of Light (Shades of Magic, #3)
A Conjuring of Light (Shades of Magic, #3) 4.30 avg rating — 186,751 ratings
3.
Age of Swords (The Legends of the First Empire, #2)
Age of Swords (The Legends of the First Empire, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 25,474 ratings
4.
Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive, #3)
Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive, #3) 4.61 avg rating — 327,455 ratings
5.
The Thorn of Emberlain (Gentleman Bastard, #4)
The Thorn of Emberlain (Gentleman Bastard, #4) 4.32 avg rating — 3,002 ratings
6.
The Stone Sky (The Broken Earth, #3)
The Stone Sky (The Broken Earth, #3) 4.34 avg rating — 159,360 ratings
7.
Iron Gold (Red Rising Saga, #4)
Iron Gold (Red Rising Saga, #4) 4.22 avg rating — 149,029 ratings
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Skullsworn (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, #4)
Skullsworn (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, #4) 4.09 avg rating — 5,361 ratings
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Assassin's Fate (The Fitz and the Fool, #3)
Assassin's Fate (The Fitz and the Fool, #3) 4.65 avg rating — 45,971 ratings
10.
The Bear and the Nightingale (The Winternight Trilogy, #1)
The Bear and the Nightingale (The Winternight Trilogy, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 224,614 ratings
11.
The Core (The Demon Cycle, #5)
The Core (The Demon Cycle, #5) 4.17 avg rating — 28,764 ratings
12.
Sins of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder, #1)
Sins of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 19,187 ratings
13.
Peace Talks (The Dresden Files, #16)
Peace Talks (The Dresden Files, #16) 4.23 avg rating — 52,577 ratings
14.
Norse Mythology
Norse Mythology 4.10 avg rating — 338,230 ratings
15.
Silence Fallen (Mercy Thompson, #10)
Silence Fallen (Mercy Thompson, #10) 4.40 avg rating — 48,579 ratings
16.
Persepolis Rising (The Expanse, #7)
Persepolis Rising (The Expanse, #7) 4.38 avg rating — 82,556 ratings
17.
The Collapsing Empire (The Interdependency, #1)
The Collapsing Empire (The Interdependency, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 58,253 ratings
18.
Etched in Bone (The Others, #5)
Etched in Bone (The Others, #5) 4.32 avg rating — 25,217 ratings
19.
Waking Gods (Themis Files, #2)
Waking Gods (Themis Files, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 48,956 ratings
20.
City of Miracles (The Divine Cities, #3)
City of Miracles (The Divine Cities, #3) 4.42 avg rating — 14,760 ratings
21.
A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1)
A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 415,315 ratings
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Provenance
Provenance 3.84 avg rating — 20,874 ratings
23.
Magic Triumphs (Kate Daniels, #10)
Magic Triumphs (Kate Daniels, #10) 4.56 avg rating — 33,759 ratings
24.
The Stars Are Legion
The Stars Are Legion 3.65 avg rating — 10,657 ratings
25.
Borne (Borne, #1)
Borne (Borne, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 40,064 ratings
26.
Lady of the Lake (The Witcher, #5)
Lady of the Lake (The Witcher, #5) 4.09 avg rating — 95,146 ratings
27.
Vengeful (Villains, #2)
Vengeful (Villains, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 121,654 ratings
28.
Home (Binti, #2)
Home (Binti, #2) 4.03 avg rating — 29,657 ratings
29.
Tyrant's Throne (Greatcoats, #4)
Tyrant's Throne (Greatcoats, #4) 4.42 avg rating — 8,127 ratings
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The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. (D.O.D.O., #1)
The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. (D.O.D.O., #1) 3.86 avg rating — 33,832 ratings
31.
Six Wakes
Six Wakes 3.83 avg rating — 19,986 ratings
32.
Dead Man's Steel (The Grim Company, #3)
Dead Man's Steel (The Grim Company, #3) 3.98 avg rating — 2,392 ratings
33.
Wolf Moon (Luna, #2)
Wolf Moon (Luna, #2) 3.94 avg rating — 3,800 ratings
34.
New York 2140
New York 2140 3.60 avg rating — 15,386 ratings
35.
Down Among the Sticks and Bones (Wayward Children, #2)
Down Among the Sticks and Bones (Wayward Children, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 58,028 ratings
36.
The Arbonox Syndrome
The Arbonox Syndrome it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 16 ratings
37.
The Song Rising (The Bone Season, #3)
The Song Rising (The Bone Season, #3) 4.20 avg rating — 25,738 ratings
38.
Revenger (Revenger #1)
Revenger (Revenger #1) 3.82 avg rating — 12,995 ratings
39.
Raven Stratagem (The Machineries of Empire, #2)
Raven Stratagem (The Machineries of Empire, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 9,576 ratings
40.
Kings of the Wyld (The Band, #1)
Kings of the Wyld (The Band, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 60,982 ratings
41.
The Legion of Flame (The Draconis Memoria, #2)
The Legion of Flame (The Draconis Memoria, #2) 4.15 avg rating — 8,481 ratings
42.
Agents of Dreamland (Tinfoil Dossier, #1)
Agents of Dreamland (Tinfoil Dossier, #1) 3.63 avg rating — 4,729 ratings
43.
The Changeling
The Changeling 3.77 avg rating — 26,916 ratings
44.
Miranda and Caliban
Miranda and Caliban 3.72 avg rating — 2,005 ratings
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Empire Games (Empire Games, #1, Merchant Princes Universe, #7)
Empire Games (Empire Games, #1, Merchant Princes Universe, #7) 4.01 avg rating — 3,257 ratings
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The Glass Town Game
The Glass Town Game 3.64 avg rating — 1,452 ratings
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The Witchwood Crown (The Last King of Osten Ard, #1)
The Witchwood Crown (The Last King of Osten Ard, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 5,568 ratings
48.
Walkaway
Walkaway 3.76 avg rating — 8,877 ratings
49.
Star Wars: Thrawn
Star Wars: Thrawn 4.31 avg rating — 55,895 ratings
50.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Star Wars Novelizations, #3.5)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Star Wars Novelizations, #3.5) 4.19 avg rating — 9,709 ratings
51.
Within the Sanctuary of Wings (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #5)
Within the Sanctuary of Wings (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #5) 4.40 avg rating — 7,694 ratings
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With Blood Upon the Sand (The Song of the Shattered Sands, #2)
With Blood Upon the Sand (The Song of the Shattered Sands, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 3,462 ratings
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Summerland
Summerland 3.56 avg rating — 2,690 ratings
54.
Little Heaven
Little Heaven 3.83 avg rating — 10,699 ratings
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The Disappearance of Winter's Daughter (The Riyria Chronicles, #4)
The Disappearance of Winter's Daughter (The Riyria Chronicles, #4) 4.40 avg rating — 12,732 ratings
56.
Winter Tide (The Innsmouth Legacy, #1)
Winter Tide (The Innsmouth Legacy, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 3,605 ratings
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The Tiger’s Daughter (Ascendant, #1)
The Tiger’s Daughter (Ascendant, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 4,101 ratings
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The Alchemists of Loom (Loom Saga, #1)
The Alchemists of Loom (Loom Saga, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 7,988 ratings
59.
Crossroads of Canopy (Titan's Forest, #1)
Crossroads of Canopy (Titan's Forest, #1) 3.21 avg rating — 617 ratings
60.
The Iron Ghost (The Copper Cat, #2)
The Iron Ghost (The Copper Cat, #2) 4.15 avg rating — 1,347 ratings
61.
Fall; or, Dodge in Hell
Fall; or, Dodge in Hell 3.58 avg rating — 19,656 ratings
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Thick as Thieves (The Queen's Thief, #5)
Thick as Thieves (The Queen's Thief, #5) 4.17 avg rating — 16,270 ratings
63.
Soleri (The Amber Throne, #1)
Soleri (The Amber Throne, #1) 3.59 avg rating — 378 ratings
64.
Blackwing (Raven's Mark, #1)
Blackwing (Raven's Mark, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 8,127 ratings
65.
Phantom Pains (The Arcadia Project, #2)
Phantom Pains (The Arcadia Project, #2) 3.97 avg rating — 1,751 ratings
66.
Godsgrave (The Nevernight Chronicle, #2)
Godsgrave (The Nevernight Chronicle, #2) 4.45 avg rating — 69,584 ratings
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River of Teeth (River of Teeth, #1)
River of Teeth (River of Teeth, #1) 3.52 avg rating — 11,406 ratings
68.
Bound (Alex Verus, #8)
Bound (Alex Verus, #8) 4.32 avg rating — 9,492 ratings
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The House of Binding Thorns (Dominion of the Fallen, #2)
The House of Binding Thorns (Dominion of the Fallen, #2) 3.89 avg rating — 1,427 ratings
70.
The Remnant (Oversight Trilogy, #3)
The Remnant (Oversight Trilogy, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 575 ratings
71.
The Kill Society (Sandman Slim, #9)
The Kill Society (Sandman Slim, #9) 4.20 avg rating — 4,201 ratings
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Black Mad Wheel
Black Mad Wheel 3.27 avg rating — 5,652 ratings
73.
The Refrigerator Monologues
The Refrigerator Monologues 4.04 avg rating — 4,087 ratings
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American War
American War 3.80 avg rating — 41,104 ratings
75.
The Holver Alley Crew (The Streets of Maradaine, #1)
The Holver Alley Crew (The Streets of Maradaine, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 1,625 ratings
76.
The Witch's Vacuum Cleaner: And Other Stories
The Witch's Vacuum Cleaner: And Other Stories 3.72 avg rating — 3,569 ratings
77.
Magicians Impossible
Magicians Impossible 3.46 avg rating — 1,417 ratings
78.
The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun
The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun 4.03 avg rating — 1,487 ratings
79.
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter (The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club, #1)
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter (The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 28,411 ratings
80.
Lincoln in the Bardo
Lincoln in the Bardo 3.75 avg rating — 169,895 ratings
81.
The Doors of Stone (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #3)
The Doors of Stone (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #3) 3.53 avg rating — 5,517 ratings
82.
Under a Watchful Eye
Under a Watchful Eye 3.59 avg rating — 1,156 ratings
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Akata Warrior (The Nsibidi Scripts, #2)
Akata Warrior (The Nsibidi Scripts, #2) 4.22 avg rating — 14,298 ratings
84.
Swarm and Steel
Swarm and Steel 4.25 avg rating — 472 ratings
85.
Edgedancer (The Stormlight Archive, #2.5)
Edgedancer (The Stormlight Archive, #2.5) 4.15 avg rating — 149,961 ratings
86.
The Heart of What Was Lost (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #3.5)
The Heart of What Was Lost (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #3.5) 4.03 avg rating — 4,579 ratings
87.
A Conversation in Blood (Egil & Nix, #3)
A Conversation in Blood (Egil & Nix, #3) 4.07 avg rating — 449 ratings
88.
Ball Lightning
Ball Lightning
by: Liu Cixin
3.79 avg rating — 14,198 ratings
89.
The Last Sacrifice (The Tides Of War #1)
The Last Sacrifice (The Tides Of War #1) 3.75 avg rating — 360 ratings
90.
King of Ashes (The Firemane Saga, #1)
King of Ashes (The Firemane Saga, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 12,563 ratings
91.
The End of the Day
The End of the Day 3.41 avg rating — 4,395 ratings
91.
Tender
Tender 4.19 avg rating — 628 ratings
93.
The Clockwork Dynasty
The Clockwork Dynasty 3.65 avg rating — 5,428 ratings
94.
The Carnelian Throne (Silistra, #4)
The Carnelian Throne (Silistra, #4) 3.97 avg rating — 94 ratings
95.
The Imposters of Aventil (Maradaine, #3)
The Imposters of Aventil (Maradaine, #3) 4.19 avg rating — 354 ratings
96.
Firebrand (Green Rider, #6)
Firebrand (Green Rider, #6) 4.31 avg rating — 6,418 ratings
97.
The Fortress at the End of Time
The Fortress at the End of Time 3.08 avg rating — 630 ratings
98.
Buffalo Soldier
Buffalo Soldier 3.54 avg rating — 549 ratings
99.
The Unholy Consult (Aspect-Emperor, #4)
The Unholy Consult (Aspect-Emperor, #4) 3.92 avg rating — 2,611 ratings
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Martians Abroad
Martians Abroad 3.60 avg rating — 1,010 ratings
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