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Book Riot's 100 Must-Read Science Fiction & Fantasy Debuts

100 must-read science fiction and fantasy debuts as told by Liberty Hardy on Book Riot in January of 2017.
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The Blade Itself (Joe Abercrombie)
The Blade Itself
Joe Abercrombie
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
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Throne of the Crescent Moon
Throne of the Crescent Moon
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All the Birds in the Sky (Charlie Jane Anders)
All the Birds in the Sky
Charlie Jane Anders
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The Windup Girl (Paolo Bacigalupi)
The Windup Girl
Paolo Bacigalupi
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In the Garden of Iden (Kage Baker)
In the Garden of Iden
Kage Baker
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North American Lake Monsters
North American Lake Monsters
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Hammered (Elizabeth Bear)
Hammered
Elizabeth Bear
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The Demolished Man
The Demolished Man
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The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
Ray Bradbury
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Storm Front (Jim Butcher)
Storm Front
Jim Butcher
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Patternmaster (Octavia Butler)
Patternmaster
Octavia Butler
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A Darkling Sea (James L. Cambias)
A Darkling Sea
James L. Cambias
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Kushiel's Dart (Jacqueline Carey)
Kushiel's Dart
Jacqueline Carey
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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
Becky Chambers
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Gate of Ivrel (C.J. Cherryh)
Gate of Ivrel
C.J. Cherryh
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Stories of Your Life and Others (Ted Chiang)
Stories of Your Life and Others
Ted Chiang
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Spirits Abroad (Zen Cho)
Spirits Abroad
Zen Cho
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Lives of Tao (Wesley Chu)
Lives of Tao
Wesley Chu
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Against the Fall of Night (Arthur C. Clarke)
Against the Fall of Night
Arthur C. Clarke
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Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
Susanna Clarke
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The Invisible Library (Genevieve Cogman)
The Invisible Library
Genevieve Cogman
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The Devourers (Indra Das)
The Devourers
Indra Das
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Solar Lottery
Solar Lottery
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Amberlough (Lara Elena Donnelly)
Amberlough
Lara Elena Donnelly
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The Between (Tananarive Due)
The Between
Tananarive Due
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The Eyre Affair (Jasper Fforde)
The Eyre Affair
Jasper Fforde
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Dragon's Egg
Dragon's Egg
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Legend (David Gemmell)
Legend
David Gemmell
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Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
William Gibson
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Kalpa Imperial (Angélica Gorodischer)
Kalpa Imperial
Angélica Gorodischer
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Ammonite
Ammonite
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Gone Away World
Gone Away World
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The Library at Mount Char (Scott Hawkins)
The Library at Mount Char
Scott Hawkins
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Lightless (C.A. Higgins)
Lightless
C.A. Higgins
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Brown Girl in the Ring (Nalo Hopkinson)
Brown Girl in the Ring
Nalo Hopkinson
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Escape From Baghdad! (Saad Hossain)
Escape From Baghdad!
Saad Hossain
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The Liminal People (Ayize Jama-Everett)
The Liminal People
Ayize Jama-Everett
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The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (NK Jemisin)
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
NK Jemisin
40
Racing the Dark (Alaya Dawn Johnson)
Racing the Dark
Alaya Dawn Johnson
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