Must-Read Sci-Fi and Fantasy from 2020 (47 books)

Awesome science fiction and fantasy books, published in 2020, to add to your "Want to Read" list.

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1	The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 7,368 ratings score: 265, 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
2	Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5) by Martha Wells (Goodreads Author) 4.46 avg rating — 123,944 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
3	The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0) by Suzanne Collins 3.99 avg rating — 1,151,137 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
4	Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive, #4) by Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author) 4.58 avg rating — 233,790 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
5	Harrow the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #2) by Tamsyn Muir (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 88,106 ratings score: 189, 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
5	House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City, #1) by Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 1,104,260 ratings score: 189, 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
7	The Winds of Winter (A Song of Ice and Fire, #6) by George R.R. Martin 4.39 avg rating — 14,240 ratings score: 175, 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
8	Peace Talks (The Dresden Files, #16) by Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 54,021 ratings score: 172, 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
9	The Burning God (The Poppy War, #3) by R.F. Kuang (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 164,271 ratings score: 169, 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
10	A Deadly Education (The Scholomance, #1) by Naomi Novik (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 219,198 ratings score: 167, 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
11	Forest of Souls (Shamanborn, #1) by Lori M. Lee (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 4,498 ratings score: 165, 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
12	Ink & Sigil (Ink & Sigil, #1) by Kevin Hearne (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 10,604 ratings score: 161, 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
13	Under the Lesser Moon (The Marked Son, #1) by Shelly Campbell (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 83 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
13	Stormblood (The Common, #1) by Jeremy Szal (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 634 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
13	Spirit Sight (Last of the Gifted, #1) by Marie Powell (Goodreads Author) 4.51 avg rating — 59 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
16	Chosen Ones (The Chosen Ones, #1) by Veronica Roth (Goodreads Author) 3.58 avg rating — 27,513 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
17	To Sleep in a Sea of Stars (Fractalverse, #1) by Christopher Paolini (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 69,657 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
18	The Unspoken Name (The Serpent Gates, #1) by A.K. Larkwood (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 9,478 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
19	The City We Became (Great Cities, #1) by N.K. Jemisin (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 78,002 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
20	Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi 3.70 avg rating — 11,963 ratings score: 90, 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
21	Incendiary (Hollow Crown, #1) by Zoraida Córdova (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 9,086 ratings score: 88, 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
22	A Song Below Water (A Song Below Water, #1) by Bethany C. Morrow (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 11,935 ratings score: 87, 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
23	The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab 4.17 avg rating — 1,477,328 ratings score: 86, 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
24	Goldilocks by L.R. Lam (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 5,702 ratings score: 85, 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
25	The Gilded Ones (Deathless, #1) by Namina Forna (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 55,612 ratings score: 84, 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
26	Raybearer (Raybearer, #1) by Jordan Ifueko (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 31,642 ratings score: 83, 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
27	A Song of Wraiths and Ruin (A Song of Wraiths and Ruin, #1) by Roseanne A. Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 20,691 ratings score: 82, 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
28	Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 86,571 ratings score: 81, 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
29	A Heart So Fierce and Broken (Cursebreakers, #2) by Brigid Kemmerer (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 75,981 ratings score: 80, 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
30	Liberated in Ikenga: Orphan Corps Shepherds (Lost Sheep Book 3) by Earl T. Roske 4.48 avg rating — 33 ratings score: 79, 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
31	The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 16,675 ratings score: 78, 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
32	The Doors of Stone (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #3) by Patrick Rothfuss (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 5,571 ratings score: 77, 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
33	Shorefall (The Founders Trilogy, #2) by Robert Jackson Bennett (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 25,139 ratings score: 75, 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
34	The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice, #1) by Mark Lawrence (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 12,658 ratings score: 73, 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
35	A Dream of Spring (A Song of Ice and Fire, #7) by George R.R. Martin 4.33 avg rating — 2,528 ratings score: 71, 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
36	The Hidden Palace (The Golem and the Jinni, #2) by Helene Wecker (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 18,081 ratings score: 70, 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 Left-Handed Booksellers of London (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #1) by Garth Nix (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 25,412 ratings score: 69, 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
38	Star Daughter by Shveta Thakrar 3.29 avg rating — 8,354 ratings score: 64, 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
39	Scavenge the Stars (Scavenge the Stars, #1) by Tara Sim (Goodreads Author) 3.54 avg rating — 5,770 ratings score: 63, 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
40	Witchshadow (The Witchlands, #4) by Susan Dennard (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 4,857 ratings score: 62, 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
41	The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 105,073 ratings score: 60, 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
42	The Obsidian Tower (Rooks and Ruin, #1) by Melissa Caruso (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 4,057 ratings score: 59, 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
43	The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea (The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea, #1) by Maggie Tokuda-Hall 3.79 avg rating — 12,335 ratings score: 58, 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
44	Infinity Son (Infinity Cycle, #1) by Adam Silvera (Goodreads Author) 3.30 avg rating — 13,975 ratings score: 57, 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
45	The Empire of Dreams (Fire and Thorns, #4) by Rae Carson 4.12 avg rating — 3,118 ratings score: 56, 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
46	Beyond the Ruby Veil (Beyond the Ruby Veil, #1) by Mara Fitzgerald (Goodreads Author) 3.45 avg rating — 2,049 ratings score: 55, 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	Heart of Flames (Crown of Feathers, #2) by Nicki Pau Preto (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 5,455 ratings score: 54, 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