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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 (Max Barry)
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Appleseed (Matt Bell)
Appleseed (Matt Bell)
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The Horizon (Gautam Bhatia)
The Horizon (Gautam Bhatia)
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The Actual Star (Monica Byrne)
The Actual Star (Monica Byrne)
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The Galaxy and the Ground Within (Becky Chambers)
The Galaxy and the Ground Within (Becky Chambers)
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Leviathan Falls (James S.A. Corey)
Leviathan Falls (James S.A. Corey)
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Cloud Cuckoo Land (Anthony Doerr)
Cloud Cuckoo Land (Anthony Doerr)
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The Book of All Skies (Greg Egan)
The Book of All Skies (Greg Egan)
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The Echo Wife (Sarah Gailey)
The Echo Wife (Sarah Gailey)
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Klara and the Sun (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Klara and the Sun (Kazuo Ishiguro)
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Firebreak (Nicole Kornher-Stace)
Firebreak (Nicole Kornher-Stace)
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The House of Styx (Derek Künsken)
The House of Styx (Derek Künsken)
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Beyond the Hallowed Sky (Ken MacLeod)
Beyond the Hallowed Sky (Ken MacLeod)
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The Second Shooter (Nick Mamatas)
The Second Shooter (Nick Mamatas)
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A Desolation Called Peace (Arkady Martine)
A Desolation Called Peace (Arkady Martine)
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Noor (Nnedi Okorafor)
Noor (Nnedi Okorafor)
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Perhaps the Stars (Ada Palmer)
Perhaps the Stars (Ada Palmer)
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We Are Satellites (Sarah Pinsker)
We Are Satellites (Sarah Pinsker)
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Bewilderment (Richard Powers)
Bewilderment (Richard Powers)
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Doors of Sleep (Tim Pratt)
Doors of Sleep (Tim Pratt)
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You Sexy Thing (Cat Rambo)
You Sexy Thing (Cat Rambo)
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Inhibitor Phase (Alastair Reynolds)
Inhibitor Phase (Alastair Reynolds)
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Purgatory Mount (Adam Roberts)
Purgatory Mount (Adam Roberts)
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Light Perpetual (Francis Spufford)
Light Perpetual (Francis Spufford)
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Termination Shock (Neal Stephenson)
Termination Shock (Neal Stephenson)
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Invisible Sun (Charles Stross)
Invisible Sun (Charles Stross)
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Shards of Earth (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Shards of Earth (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
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Far From the Light of Heaven (Tade Thompson)
Far From the Light of Heaven (Tade Thompson)
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Hummingbird Salamander (Jeff Vandermeer)
Hummingbird Salamander (Jeff Vandermeer)
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Out Past the Stars (K. B. Wagers)
Out Past the Stars (K. B. Wagers)
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The Wisdom of Crowds (Joe Abercrombie)
The Wisdom of Crowds (Joe Abercrombie)
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The Witness for the Dead (Katherine Addison)
The Witness for the Dead (Katherine Addison)
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The Good Neighbours (Nina Allan)
The Good Neighbours (Nina Allan)
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Light From Uncommon Stars (Ryka Aoki)
Light From Uncommon Stars (Ryka Aoki)
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The Blacktongue Thief (Christopher Buehlman)
The Blacktongue Thief (Christopher Buehlman)
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The Mask of Mirrors (M. A. Carrick)
The Mask of Mirrors (M. A. Carrick)
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Black Water Sister (Zen Cho)
Black Water Sister (Zen Cho)
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The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina (Zoraida Córdova)
The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina (Zoraida Córdova)
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Honeycomb (Joanne M. Harris)
Honeycomb (Joanne M. Harris)
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Sistersong (Lucy Holland)
Sistersong (Lucy Holland)
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