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Polygon: The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2019

These are the best/favorite science fiction and fantasy books published in the year 2019, according to Polygone.
The list includes honorable mentions.
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The City in the Middle of the Night (Charlie Jane Anders)
The City in the Middle of the Night
1
Charlie Jane Anders
Famous Men Who Never Lived (K. Chess)
Famous Men Who Never Lived
2
K. Chess
Exhalation (Ted Chiang)
Exhalation
3
Ted Chiang
Tiamat's Wrath (James S.A. Corey)
Tiamat's Wrath
4
James S.A. Corey
Magic for Liars (Sarah Gailey)
Magic for Liars
5
Sarah Gailey
Empress of Forever (Max Gladstone)
Empress of Forever
6
Max Gladstone
The Ten Thousand Doors of January (Alix E. Harrow)
The Ten Thousand Doors of January
7
Alix E. Harrow
The Light Brigade (Kameron Hurley)
The Light Brigade
8
Kameron Hurley
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (Marlon James)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
9
Marlon James
Supernova Era (Cixin Liu)
Supernova Era
10
Cixin Liu
A Memory Called Empire (Arkady Martine)
A Memory Called Empire
11
Arkady Martine
Luna Moon Rising (Ian MacDonald)
Luna Moon Rising
12
Ian MacDonald
Gideon the Ninth (Tamsyn Muir)
Gideon the Ninth
13
Tamsyn Muir
The Future of Another Timeline (Annalee Newitz)
The Future of Another Timeline
14
Annalee Newitz
Waste Tide (Chen Quifan)
Waste Tide
15
Chen Quifan
Storm of Locusts (Rebecca Roanhorse)
Storm of Locusts
16
Rebecca Roanhorse
Children of Ruin (Adrian Tchaikovsky)
Children of Ruin
17
Adrian Tchaikovsky
The Lesson (Cadwell Turnbull)
The Lesson
18
Cadwell Turnbull
Wanderers (Chuck Wendig)
Wanderers
19
Chuck Wendig
The Bird King (G. Willow Wilson)
The Bird King
20
G. Willow Wilson
The Winter of the Witch (Katherine Arden)
The Winter of the Witch
21
Katherine Arden
The Testaments (Margaret Atwood)
The Testaments
22
Margaret Atwood
Ninth House (Leigh Bardugo)
Ninth House
23
Leigh Bardugo
Ancestral Night (Elizabeth Bear)
Ancestral Night
24
Elizabeth Bear
Rule of Capture (Christopher Brown)
Rule of Capture
25
Christopher Brown
The Haunting of Tram Car 015 (P. Djèlí Clark)
The Haunting of Tram Car 015
26
P. Djèlí Clark
The Killing Light (Myke Cole)
The Killing Light
27
Myke Cole
Star Wars: Alphabet Squadron (Alexander Freed)
Star Wars: Alphabet Squadron
28
Alexander Freed
This Is How You Lose the Time War (Amal El-Mohtar)
This Is How You Lose the Time War
29
Amal El-Mohtar
The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl (Theodora Goss)
The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl
30
Theodora Goss
The Warehouse (Rob Hart)
The Warehouse
31
Rob Hart
Full Throttle (Joe Hill)
Full Throttle
32
Joe Hill
The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday (Saad Z. Hossain)
The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday
33
Saad Z. Hossain
A Brightness Long Ago (Guy Gavriel Kay)
A Brightness Long Ago
34
Guy Gavriel Kay
The Raven Tower (Ann Leckie)
The Raven Tower
35
Ann Leckie
Unraveling (Karen Lord)
Unraveling
36
Karen Lord
Infinite Detail (Tim Maughan)
Infinite Detail
37
Tim Maughan
The Bayern Agenda (Dan Moren)
The Bayern Agenda
38
Dan Moren
Gods of Jade and Shadow (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Gods of Jade and Shadow
39
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Atlas Alone (Emma Newman)
Atlas Alone
40
Emma Newman
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