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So: what were the best works of science fiction published this year? I will start with two new books that aren’t actually new, but have only just been published in English. First up is Ice by Jacek ...

The author of the Red Rising series recommends books cloaked in myth that use fantastic adventures to explore what it means to be human. By Pierce Brown Pierce Brown is the number-one New York Times ...

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The year’s best speculative fiction includes a fantasy novel by Kelly Link, alien epics and promising starts to series. Credit...Karan Singh Supported by By Amal El-Mohtar Amal El-Mohtar is a Hugo ...