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Goodreads' Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century (But Not Past 2010...)

100 of the best books of SF from the 21st century, according to Goodreads. The list is interesting, though far from complete.
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Dies the Fire
Dies the Fire
1
2312 (Kim Stanley Robinson)
2312
2
Kim Stanley Robinson
River of Gods (Ian Mcdonald)
River of Gods
3
Ian Mcdonald
Spook Country
Spook Country
4
The Skinner (Spatterjay #1) (Neal Asher)
The Skinner (Spatterjay #1)
5
Neal Asher
The Android's Dream (John Scalzi)
The Android's Dream
6
John Scalzi
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
7
Becky Chambers
Gone Away World
Gone Away World
8
Calculating God
Calculating God
9
Diplomatic Immunity (Lois McMaster Bujold)
Diplomatic Immunity
10
Lois McMaster Bujold
The Temporal Void (Peter F. Hamilton)
The Temporal Void
11
Peter F. Hamilton
Hominids
Hominids
12
Boneshaker (Cherie Priest)
Boneshaker
13
Cherie Priest
The Speed of Dark
The Speed of Dark
14
The Atrocity Archives
The Atrocity Archives
15
The Long Earth (Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter)
The Long Earth
16
Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter
Abaddon's Gate (James S. A. Corey)
Abaddon's Gate
17
James S. A. Corey
Shift (Hugh Howie)
Shift
18
Hugh Howie
Gridlinked (Agent Cormac #1) (Neal Asher)
Gridlinked (Agent Cormac #1)
19
Neal Asher
Absolution Gap (Alastair Reynolds)
Absolution Gap
20
Alastair Reynolds
Singularity Sky (Charles Stross)
Singularity Sky
21
Charles Stross
All Clear (Connie Willis)
All Clear
22
Connie Willis
Nexus (Ramez Naam)
Nexus
23
Ramez Naam
The Years of Rice and Salt (Kim Stanley Robinson)
The Years of Rice and Salt
24
Kim Stanley Robinson
Shadow of the Hegemon
Shadow of the Hegemon
25
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14
26
Thirteen (Richard Morgan)
Thirteen
27
Richard Morgan
The Prefect (Alastair Reynolds)
The Prefect
28
Alastair Reynolds
The Girl With All the Gifts (M R Carey)
The Girl With All the Gifts
29
M R Carey
The Dreaming Void (Peter F. Hamilton)
The Dreaming Void
30
Peter F. Hamilton
Dust (Hugh Howie)
Dust
31
Hugh Howie
The System of the World
The System of the World
32
Olympos
Olympos
33
Look to Windward
Look to Windward
34
The Confusion
The Confusion
35
Under the Dome (Stephen King)
Under the Dome
36
Stephen King
Rainbows End (Vernor Vinge)
Rainbows End
37
Vernor Vinge
The Scar
The Scar
38
The Yiddish Policemen's Union (Michael Chabon)
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
39
Michael Chabon
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation
40
Jeff Vandermeer
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