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100 Best Fantasy Books of 2015-2020

An entirely subjective list of the best fantasy and fantasy adjacent (soft scifi, horror, alternate history, etc.) books published between 2015 and 2020. No sequels, all books are either stand-alone or they begin new series. Tried not to go overboard on any one author.
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Uprooted (Naomi Novik)
Uprooted
Naomi Novik
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The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
N. K. Jemisin
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Six of Crows (Leigh Bardugo)
Six of Crows
Leigh Bardugo
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The Grace of Kings (Ken Liu)
The Grace of Kings
Ken Liu
5
The Traitor Baru Cormorant (Seth Dickinson)
The Traitor Baru Cormorant
Seth Dickinson
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Guns of the Dawn (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Guns of the Dawn
Adrian Tchaikovsky
7
Penric's Demon (Lois McMaster Bujold)
Penric's Demon
Lois McMaster Bujold
8
Sorceror to the Crown (Zen Cho)
Sorceror to the Crown
Zen Cho
9
The Library at Mount Char (Scott Hawkins)
The Library at Mount Char
Scott Hawkins
10
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
Nnedi Okorafor
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In Midnight's Silence (Theresa Frohock)
In Midnight's Silence
Theresa Frohock
12
Every Heart a Doorway (Seanan McGuire)
Every Heart a Doorway
Seanan McGuire
13
The Winged Histories (Sofia Samatar)
The Winged Histories
Sofia Samatar
14
Ninefox Gambit (Yoon Ha Lee)
Ninefox Gambit
Yoon Ha Lee
15
Nevernight (Jay Kristoff)
Nevernight
Jay Kristoff
16
Red Sister (Mark Lawrence)
Red Sister
Mark Lawrence
17
Paper Menagerie (Ken Liu)
Paper Menagerie
Ken Liu
18
A Taste of Honey (Kai Ashante Wilson)
A Taste of Honey
Kai Ashante Wilson
19
All the Birds in the Sky (Charlie Jane Anders)
All the Birds in the Sky
Charlie Jane Anders
20
The Ballad of Black Tom (Victor Lavalle)
The Ballad of Black Tom
Victor Lavalle
21
The Lie Tree (Frances Hardinge)
The Lie Tree
Frances Hardinge
22
The Devourers (Indra Das)
The Devourers
Indra Das
23
All Systems Red (Martha Wells)
All Systems Red
Martha Wells
24
The Bear and the Nightingale (Katherine Arden)
The Bear and the Nightingale
Katherine Arden
25
The City of Brass (S.A.Chakraborty)
The City of Brass
S.A.Chakraborty
26
An Unkindness of Ghosts (River Solomon)
An Unkindness of Ghosts
River Solomon
27
Winter Tide (Ruthanna Emrys)
Winter Tide
Ruthanna Emrys
28
The Power (Naomi Alderman)
The Power
Naomi Alderman
29
Jade City (Fonda Lee)
Jade City
Fonda Lee
30
The Refrigerator Monologues (Catherynne M. Valente)
The Refrigerator Monologues
Catherynne M. Valente
31
Black Tides of Heaven (JY Yang)
Black Tides of Heaven
JY Yang
32
Circe (Madeline Miller)
Circe
Madeline Miller
33
The Poppy War (R. F. Kuang)
The Poppy War
R. F. Kuang
34
Spinning Silver (Naomi Novik)
Spinning Silver
Naomi Novik
35
The Calculating Stars (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Calculating Stars
Mary Robinette Kowal
36
Children of Time (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Children of Time
Adrian Tchaikovsky
37
Trail of Lightning (Rebecca Roanhorse)
Trail of Lightning
Rebecca Roanhorse
38
Space Opera (Cathrynne Valente)
Space Opera
Cathrynne Valente
39
Semiosis (Sue Burke)
Semiosis
Sue Burke
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Blackfish City (Sam J. Miller)
Blackfish City
Sam J. Miller
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