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Wired's Best Dystopian, Fantasy and Science Fiction Reads

Three lists from Wired.co.uk combined, as there is quite a bit of genre overlap. All three lists were published in 2019. Solid lists, but they don't include YA. I'm glad that unlike most they included Atwood's The Heart Goes Last.
1-11: Dystopian
12-25: Fantasy
26-41: Science Fiction
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Stand on Zanzibar (John Brunner)
Stand on Zanzibar
John Brunner
2
The Children of Men (P.D. James)
The Children of Men
P.D. James
3
Battle Royale (Koushun Takami)
Battle Royale
Koushun Takami
4
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
George Orwell
5
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
6
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
7
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
Cormac McCarthy
8
The Wall (John Lanchester)
The Wall
John Lanchester
9
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
10
Vox (Christina Dalcher)
Vox
Christina Dalcher
11
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
Anthony Burgess
12
The Dark Tower (Stephen King)
The Dark Tower
Stephen King
13
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens
Terry Pratchett
14
Rivers of London (Ben Aaronovitch)
Rivers of London
Ben Aaronovitch
15
The Wheel of Time Series (Robert Jordan)
The Wheel of Time Series
Robert Jordan
16
The Gormenghast Trilogy
The Gormenghast Trilogy
17
Northern Lights (Philip Pullman)
Northern Lights
Philip Pullman
18
Perdido Street Station (China Mieville)
Perdido Street Station
China Mieville
19
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
Neil Gaiman
20
Wizard of Earthsea
Wizard of Earthsea
21
The Farseer Trilogy
The Farseer Trilogy
22
The Accursed Kings (Maurice Druon)
The Accursed Kings
Maurice Druon
23
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
Susanna Clarke
24
Mort (Terry Pratchett)
Mort
Terry Pratchett
25
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (Marlon James)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
Marlon James
26
Foundation (Iaac Asimov)
Foundation
Iaac Asimov
27
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
Dan Simmons
28
Martian (Andy Weir)
Martian
Andy Weir
29
Consider Phlebas (Iain M. Banks)
Consider Phlebas
Iain M. Banks
30
The Stars My Destination (Alfred Bester)
The Stars My Destination
Alfred Bester
31
The Heart Goes Last (Margaret Atwood)
The Heart Goes Last
Margaret Atwood
32
Solaris (Stanislaw Lem)
Solaris
Stanislaw Lem
33
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
Frank Herbert
34
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin
35
A Scanner Darkly (Philip K. Dick)
A Scanner Darkly
Philip K. Dick
36
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
William Gibson
37
Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
Snow Crash
Neal Stephenson
38
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
Margaret Atwood
39
The Three-Body Problem (Cixin Liu)
The Three-Body Problem
Cixin Liu
40
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
Ernest Cline
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