2018 Science Fiction & Fantasy Reading List (The Imaginaries Podcast) (63 books)

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Every year we read and review the latest science fiction and fantasy for the (new) annual Imaginary Awards. This is our prospective list for 2018, and will evolve as the year goes on. Please chime in with your recommendations! The only criteria is that they have been published during the 2018 calendar year.

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1	Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 155,245 ratings score: 1,787, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1) by Tomi Adeyemi (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 254,009 ratings score: 1,269, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2) by Martha Wells (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 223,530 ratings score: 1,088, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Circe by Madeline Miller (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 1,396,490 ratings score: 1,070, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Last Sun (The Tarot Sequence, #1) by K.D. Edwards (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 13,242 ratings score: 898, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Belles (The Belles, #1) by Dhonielle Clayton (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 25,417 ratings score: 791, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	From Unseen Fire (Aven Cycle, #1) by Cass Morris (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 637 ratings score: 694, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Space Opera (Space Opera, #1) by Catherynne M. Valente (Goodreads Author) 3.45 avg rating — 17,324 ratings score: 593, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1) by Rebecca Roanhorse (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 27,671 ratings score: 585, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Night Masquerade (Binti, #3) by Nnedi Okorafor (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 23,551 ratings score: 583, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1) by R.F. Kuang (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 513,831 ratings score: 500, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe (The Salvagers, #1) by Alex White 3.78 avg rating — 8,300 ratings score: 491, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Beneath the Sugar Sky (Wayward Children, #3) by Seanan McGuire (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 47,092 ratings score: 489, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Record of a Spaceborn Few (Wayfarers, #3) by Becky Chambers (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 61,164 ratings score: 486, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Orope - The White Snake (Whisperers of the Gods, #1) by Guenevere Lee (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 90 ratings score: 397, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Song of Blood & Stone (Earthsinger Chronicles, #1) by L. Penelope (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 3,524 ratings score: 388, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3) by Martha Wells (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 179,209 ratings score: 383, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Starlings by Jo Walton (Goodreads Author) 3.51 avg rating — 726 ratings score: 376, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Head On (Lock In, #2) by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 26,192 ratings score: 296, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Redemption's Blade (After the War, #1) by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 1,945 ratings score: 296, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Blackfish City by Sam J. Miller (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 9,805 ratings score: 296, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Perhaps the Stars (Terra Ignota, #4) by Ada Palmer (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 2,886 ratings score: 292, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Revenant Gun (The Machineries of Empire, #3) by Yoon Ha Lee 4.11 avg rating — 7,481 ratings score: 288, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Not Even Bones (Market of Monsters, #1) by Rebecca Schaeffer (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 16,305 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Only Human (Themis Files, #3) by Sylvain Neuvel (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 34,830 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Saga, Volume 8 by Brian K. Vaughan (Goodreads Author) (Writer) 4.45 avg rating — 39,070 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Timingila by Shon Mehta (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 32 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 123,516 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Planetside (Planetside, #1) by Michael Mammay (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 5,040 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Time Was by Ian McDonald 3.54 avg rating — 1,757 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke Bolander (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 4,819 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Elysium Fire (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency, #2) by Alastair Reynolds 4.07 avg rating — 7,893 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	A Reaper at the Gates (An Ember in the Ashes, #3) by Sabaa Tahir (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 124,094 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Calculating Stars (Lady Astronaut Universe, #1) by Mary Robinette Kowal (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 38,516 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Ball Lightning by Liu Cixin (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 15,608 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Blood Binds the Pack (The Ghost Wolves, #2) by Alex Wells 4.25 avg rating — 262 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Smoke Eaters by Sean Grigsby (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 731 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Tess of the Road (Tess of the Road, #1) by Rachel Hartman (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 10,666 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Adrift by Rob Boffard (Goodreads Author) 3.44 avg rating — 1,004 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Book of the Anointed (Saga of the Sons, #1) by J. Moon (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 24 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Bloodland Tales by M.J. Hewitt 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Empire of Sand (The Books of Ambha, #1) by Tasha Suri (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 13,933 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Stickman's Legacy by Benjamin Appleby-Dean (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 24 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Early Riser by Jasper Fforde (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 17,423 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Summer Deception: A Laura Jensen Historical Mystery by John Marino (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 58 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Mr Thinkalot’s Fantastic Space Journey #1 by I.M. Mayes (Goodreads Author) 4.93 avg rating — 54 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	The Hills Have Spies (Valdemar: Family Spies, #1) by Mercedes Lackey (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 5,149 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 6,179 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Annex (The Violet Wars, #1) by Rich Larson (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 459 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Iron Gold (Red Rising Saga, #4) by Pierce Brown (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 203,950 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Vengeful (Villains, #2) by V.E. Schwab 4.11 avg rating — 133,829 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Land: Founding (Chaos Seeds, #1) by Aleron Kong (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 26,016 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	The Hyena and the Hawk (Echoes of the Fall, #3) by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 2,004 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Temper by Nicky Drayden (Goodreads Author) 3.54 avg rating — 739 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Quietus by Tristan Palmgren 3.51 avg rating — 375 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Night and Silence (October Daye, #12) by Seanan McGuire (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 8,260 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Zenith (The Androma Saga, #1) by Sasha Alsberg (Goodreads Author) 3.10 avg rating — 5,201 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	The Tangled Lands by Paolo Bacigalupi (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 2,453 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Lost Gods (Lost Gods #1) by Micah Yongo (Goodreads Author) 3.49 avg rating — 195 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Agency (Jackpot, #2) by William Gibson 3.81 avg rating — 14,654 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Pride and Prometheus by John Kessel 3.59 avg rating — 739 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy, #1) by Marlon James 3.45 avg rating — 31,178 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Tricks for Free (InCryptid, #7) by Seanan McGuire (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 5,027 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars