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2021 Locus Recommended Reading List (Fantasy, Sci-Fi, First Novel, YA, Horror)

Here's (part of) the Locus Recommended Reading list which comes out every year.
This is for publications from the year 2021 and it includes Best Novel (Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror), as well as First Novel and Best Young Adult book.
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The 22 Murders of Madison May (Max Barry)
The 22 Murders of Madison May
1
Max Barry
Appleseed (Matt Bell)
Appleseed
2
Matt Bell
The Horizon (Gautam Bhatia)
The Horizon
3
Gautam Bhatia
The Actual Star (Monica Byrne)
The Actual Star
4
Monica Byrne
The Galaxy and the Ground Within (Becky Chambers)
The Galaxy and the Ground Within
5
Becky Chambers
Leviathan Falls (James S.A. Corey)
Leviathan Falls
6
James S.A. Corey
Cloud Cuckoo Land (Anthony Doerr)
Cloud Cuckoo Land
7
Anthony Doerr
The Book of All Skies (Greg Egan)
The Book of All Skies
8
Greg Egan
The Echo Wife (Sarah Gailey)
The Echo Wife
9
Sarah Gailey
Klara and the Sun (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Klara and the Sun
10
Kazuo Ishiguro
Firebreak (Nicole Kornher-Stace)
Firebreak
11
Nicole Kornher-Stace
The House of Styx (Derek Künsken)
The House of Styx
12
Derek Künsken
Beyond the Hallowed Sky (Ken MacLeod)
Beyond the Hallowed Sky
13
Ken MacLeod
The Second Shooter (Nick Mamatas)
The Second Shooter
14
Nick Mamatas
A Desolation Called Peace (Arkady Martine)
A Desolation Called Peace
15
Arkady Martine
Noor (Nnedi Okorafor)
Noor
16
Nnedi Okorafor
Perhaps the Stars (Ada Palmer)
Perhaps the Stars
17
Ada Palmer
We Are Satellites (Sarah Pinsker)
We Are Satellites
18
Sarah Pinsker
Bewilderment (Richard Powers)
Bewilderment
19
Richard Powers
Doors of Sleep (Tim Pratt)
Doors of Sleep
20
Tim Pratt
You Sexy Thing (Cat Rambo)
You Sexy Thing
21
Cat Rambo
Inhibitor Phase (Alastair Reynolds)
Inhibitor Phase
22
Alastair Reynolds
Purgatory Mount (Adam Roberts)
Purgatory Mount
23
Adam Roberts
Light Perpetual (Francis Spufford)
Light Perpetual
24
Francis Spufford
Termination Shock (Neal Stephenson)
Termination Shock
25
Neal Stephenson
Invisible Sun (Charles Stross)
Invisible Sun
26
Charles Stross
Shards of Earth (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Shards of Earth
27
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Far From the Light of Heaven (Tade Thompson)
Far From the Light of Heaven
28
Tade Thompson
Hummingbird Salamander (Jeff Vandermeer)
Hummingbird Salamander
29
Jeff Vandermeer
Out Past the Stars (K. B. Wagers)
Out Past the Stars
30
K. B. Wagers
The Wisdom of Crowds (Joe Abercrombie)
The Wisdom of Crowds
31
Joe Abercrombie
The Witness for the Dead (Katherine Addison)
The Witness for the Dead
32
Katherine Addison
The Good Neighbours (Nina Allan)
The Good Neighbours
33
Nina Allan
Light From Uncommon Stars (Ryka Aoki)
Light From Uncommon Stars
34
Ryka Aoki
The Blacktongue Thief (Christopher Buehlman)
The Blacktongue Thief
35
Christopher Buehlman
The Mask of Mirrors (M. A. Carrick)
The Mask of Mirrors
36
M. A. Carrick
Black Water Sister (Zen Cho)
Black Water Sister
37
Zen Cho
The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina (Zoraida Córdova)
The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina
38
Zoraida Córdova
Honeycomb (Joanne M. Harris)
Honeycomb
39
Joanne M. Harris
Sistersong (Lucy Holland)
Sistersong
40
Lucy Holland
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