2025 Locus First Novels Recommended Reading List (12 books)

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1		A Song of Legends Lost (Invoker Trilogy, #1) by M.H. Ayinde (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 2,165 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
2		Acts of God by Kanan Gill 3.82 avg rating — 1,686 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
3		Red Rabbit Ghost by Jen Julian (Goodreads Author) 3.25 avg rating — 668 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
4		When Devils Sing by Xan Kaur (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 4,674 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
5		Awake in the Floating City by Susanna Kwan (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 2,759 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
6		Luminous by Silvia Park (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 3,210 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
7		Archive of Unknown Universes by Ruben Reyes Jr. (Goodreads Author) 3.10 avg rating — 2,591 ratings score: 94, 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
8		North Sun, or The Voyage of the Whaleship Esther by Ethan Rutherford (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,648 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
9		Nothing in the Basement by Romie Stott (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 13 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
10		Blob: A Love Story by Maggie Su 3.27 avg rating — 16,150 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
11		Song of Spores by Bogi Takács (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 31 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
12		Sour Cherry by Natalia Theodoridou (Goodreads Author) 3.48 avg rating — 4,329 ratings score: 89, 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

12 books · 1 voter · list created February 6th by Yonatan (votes) .

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