The Best Science Fiction And Fantasy Books of 2022 (A Year-End List Aggregation)
“What are the best Science Fiction And Fantasy books released in 2022?” We looked at 244 of the top Science Fiction And Fantasy books, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!
The top 41 books, all appearing on 3 or more “Best Science Fiction And Fantasy” book lists, are ranked below by how many times they appear. The remaining 200+ titles, as well as the sources we used, are in alphabetical order on the bottom of the page.
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Top 41 Best Science Fiction And Fantasy Books From 2022
40.) A River Enchanted written by Rebecca Ross
Lists It Appears On:
- Oprah Daily
- P.S. Hoffman
- Paste
“With lush world building and lyrical prose, A River Enchanted feels like the echo of a folktale from a world right next to our own.” –Hannah Whitten…
39.) A Taste of Gold and Iron written by Alexandra Rowland
Lists It Appears On:
- Kirkus
- OMP
- Waterstones
Now an Indie Next pick! A Most Anticipated Pick for BookRiot FanFi Addict The Nerd Daily io9 We Are Bookish Buzzfeed “A delicious tangle of romance, f…
38.) All the Seas of the World written by Guy Gavriel Kay
Lists It Appears On:
- Amazon
- Booklist
- The Quill to Live
Returning triumphantly to the brilliantly evoked near-Renaissance world of A Brightness Long Ago and Children of Earth and Sky, international bestsell…
37.) Her Majesty’s Royal Coven written by Juno Dawson
Lists It Appears On:
- Booklist
- The New York Times
- Waterstones
“Superb and almost unbearably charming, Her Majesty’s Royal Coven… expertly launches an exciting new trilogy. –The New York Times Book Review Talk …
36.) House of Sky and Breath written by Sarah J. Maas
Lists It Appears On:
- Barnes & Noble
- Goodreads
- Waterstones
Bryce Quinlan and Hunt Athalar are trying to get back to normal–they may have saved Crescent City, but with so much upheaval in their lives lately, t…
35.) Illuminations: Stories written by Alan Moore
Lists It Appears On:
- Book Depository
- Readings
- Waterstones
NATIONAL BESTSELLER NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS’ CHOICE From New York Times bestselling author Alan Moore–one of the most influential writers …
34.) Ocean’s Echo written by Everina Maxwell
Lists It Appears On:
- Book Depository
- OMP
- Publishers Weekly
Ocean’s Echo is a stand-alone space adventure about a bond that will change the fate of worlds, set in the same universe as Everina Maxwell’s hit debu…
33.) The Atlas Six written by Olivie Blake
Lists It Appears On:
- Amazon
- Book Depository
- Goodreads
An instant New York Times bestseller! The much-acclaimed viral sensation from Olivie Blake, The Atlas Six–now newly revised and edited with additiona…
32.) The Fervor written by Alma Katsu
Lists It Appears On:
- Book Depository
- Booklist
- NPR
The acclaimed author of the celebrated literary horror novels The Hunger and The Deep turns her psychological and supernatural eye on the horrors of t…
31.) The Final Strife written by Saara El-Arifi
Lists It Appears On:
- Amazon
- Oprah Daily
- Waterstones
In the first book of a visionary fantasy trilogy with its roots in the mythology of Africa and Arabia that “sings of rebellion, love, and the courage …
30.) The Justice of Kings written by Richard Swan
Lists It Appears On:
- Book Depository
- Geek Girl Authority
- P.S. Hoffman
Action, intrigue, and magic collide in this epic fantasy following Sir Konrad Vonvalt, an Emperor’s Justice, who is a detective, judge, and executione…
29.) The Kaiju Preservation Society written by John Scalzi
Lists It Appears On:
- Amazon
- Goodreads 2
- Oprah Daily
The Kaiju Preservation Society is John Scalzi’s first standalone adventure since the conclusion of his New York Times bestselling Interdependency tril…
28.) The Measure written by Nikki Erlick
Lists It Appears On:
- Amazon
- Goodreads 2
- Oprah Daily
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – The Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick!A story of love and hope as interweaving characters display: how all…
27.) The Monsters We Defy written by Leslye Penelope
Lists It Appears On:
- Booklist
- NPR
- Paste
“Rich and immersive…full of mesmerizing magic.” ―P. Djèli Clark “[P]itch perfect, with wit, romance, and a lovable found family.” ―Publishers Weekly…
26.) The Oleander Sword written by Tasha Suri
Lists It Appears On:
- Book Depository
- OMP
- Paste
“Alluring, action-packed, and gut-wrenching,” (Publishers Weekly, starred review), The Oleander Sword continues Tasha Suri’s acclaimed Burning Kingdom…
25.) The Spear Cuts Through Water written by Simon Jimenez
Lists It Appears On:
- Kirkus
- Oprah Daily
- The Quill to Live
Two warriors shepherd an ancient god across a broken land to end the tyrannical reign of a royal family in this new epic fantasy from the author of Th…
24.) When Women Were Dragons written by Kelly Barnhill
Lists It Appears On:
- Amazon
- Kirkus
- OMP
A rollicking feminist tale set in 1950s America where thousands of women have spontaneously transformed into dragons, exploding notions of a woman’s p…
23.) Goliath written by Tochi Onyebuchi
Lists It Appears On:
- NPR
- NYPL
- The Guardian
- The Quill to Live
A New York Times Editors’ Choice Pick! A Most Anticipated Pick for USA Today Bustle Buzzfeed Goodreads Nerdist io9 WBUR Polygon The New Scientist Conn…
22.) Kaikeyi written by Vaishnavi Patel
Lists It Appears On:
- Book Depository
- Indigo
- Oprah Daily
- The Quill to Live
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – A BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB PICK – “MYTHIC RETELLING AT ITS BEST.” (R. F. Kuang, author of Babel) “With a graceful…
21.) Ordinary Monsters written by J. M. Miro
Lists It Appears On:
- Indigo
- NPR
- NYPL
- Oprah Daily
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * Charles Dickens meets Joss Whedon in Miro’s otherworldly Netflix-binge-like novel. –The Washington Post MOST ANTICIPATED SFF BO…
20.) The Atlas Paradox written by Olivie Blake
Lists It Appears On:
- Barnes & Noble
- Book Depository
- Indigo
- Waterstones
The Atlas Paradox is the long-awaited sequel to Olivie Blake’s New York Times bestselling dark academic sensation The Atlas Six–guaranteed to have ev…
19.) The Book Eaters written by Sunyi Dean
Lists It Appears On:
- Amazon
- Indigo
- NPR
- Waterstones
“I devoured this.”–V. E. Schwab, New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue An International Bestseller An Indie Next Pi…
18.) The Lost Metal: A Mistborn Novel written by Brandon Sanderson
Lists It Appears On:
- Amazon
- Goodreads
- Oprah Daily
- Waterstones
Return to #1 New York Times bestseller Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn world of Scadrial as its second era, which began with The Alloy of Law, comes to i…
17.) The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer written by Janelle Monáe
Lists It Appears On:
- Amazon
- Booklist
- NPR
- Waterstones
New York Times bestseller!In The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer, singer-songwriter, actor, fashion icon, futurist, and worldwid…
16.) The Mountain in the Sea written by Ray Nayler
Lists It Appears On:
- Amazon
- Publishers Weekly
- Readings
- The Quill to Live
Humankind discovers intelligent life in an octopus species with its own language and culture, and sets off a high-stakes global competition to dominat…
15.) Book of Night written by Holly Black
Lists It Appears On:
- Amazon
- Barnes & Noble
- Five Books
- Paste
- Waterstones
A delicious, dark, adrenaline rush of a book. I’m already dying to see Charlie Hall’s next con. – New York Times bestselling author, Alix E. Harrow #1…
14.) Fairy Tale written by Stephen King
Lists It Appears On:
- Amazon
- Book Depository
- Goodreads
- P.S. Hoffman
- Waterstones
Legendary storyteller Stephen King goes into the deepest well of his imagination in this spellbinding novel about a seventeen-year-old boy who inherit…
13.) How High We Go in the Dark written by Sequoia Nagamatsu
Lists It Appears On:
- Amazon
- Goodreads 2
- NPR
- Oprah Daily
- Waterstones
In 2030, a grieving archeologist arrives in the Arctic Circle to continue the work of his recently deceased daughter at the Batagaika Crater, where re…
12.) Legends & Lattes: A Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes written by Travis Baldree
Lists It Appears On:
- Barnes & Noble
- Goodreads
- P.S. Hoffman
- The Quill to Live
- Waterstones
After a lifetime of bounties and bloodshed, Viv is hanging up her sword for the last time. The battle-weary orc aims to start fresh, opening the first…
11.) The Daughter of Doctor Moreau written by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Lists It Appears On:
- Goodreads 2
- NPR
- OMP
- Readings
- Waterstones
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – From the bestselling author of Mexican Gothic and Velvet Was the Night comes a lavish historical drama reimagining of The …
10.) The Golden Enclaves written by Naomi Novik
Lists It Appears On:
- Goodreads
- Indigo
- Paste
- Publishers Weekly
- Waterstones
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER – Saving the world is a test no school of magic can prepare you for in the triumphant conclusion to the New York Times bestsell…
9.) The World We Make written by N. K. Jemisin
Lists It Appears On:
- Barnes & Noble
- Kirkus
- OMP
- Oprah Daily
- Waterstones
Four-time Hugo Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author N.K. Jemisin crafts a glorious tale of identity, resistance, magic and myth. All is…
8.) Sea of Tranquility written by Emily St. John Mandel
Lists It Appears On:
- Amazon
- Goodreads 2
- NPR
- Readings
- The Guardian
- Waterstones
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER – Longlisted for the 2023 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction The award-winning, best-selling author of Statio…
7.) The Stardust Thief written by Chelsea Abdullah
Lists It Appears On:
- Geek Girl Authority
- Indigo
- Oprah Daily
- P.S. Hoffman
- Paste
- Waterstones
Inspired by stories from One Thousand and One Nights, this book weaves together the gripping tale of a legendary smuggler, a cowardly prince, and a da…
6.) Daughter of the Moon Goddess written by Sue Lynn Tan
Lists It Appears On:
- Amazon
- Goodreads
- Indigo
- Oprah Daily
- Paste
- The Quill to Live
- Waterstones
The acclaimed national and international bestseller”Epic, romantic, and enthralling from start to finish.”–Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestse…
5.) Moon Witch, Spider King written by Marlon James
Lists It Appears On:
- Five Books
- Geek Girl Authority
- Kirkus
- NPR
- Publishers Weekly
- The Quill to Live
- Waterstones
“Masterfully flips the first installment on its head… James makes the mythic tantalizingly real.'” –Esquire Even more brilliant than the first.” –…
4.) Nona the Ninth written by Tamsyn Muir
Lists It Appears On:
- Barnes & Noble
- Goodreads 2
- Kirkus
- NPR
- OMP
- Paste
- Powells
Tamsyn Muir’s New York Times and USA Today bestselling Locked Tomb Series continues with Nona …the Ninth? An Indie Next Pick! “You will love Nona, a…
3.) Nettle & Bone written by T. Kingfisher
Lists It Appears On:
- Booklist
- Geek Girl Authority
- NPR
- NYPL
- Oprah Daily
- P.S. Hoffman
- Paste
- The Quill to Live
Instant USA Today & Indie bestseller From Hugo, Nebula, and Locus award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes an original and subversive fantasy adventur…
2.) Siren Queen written by Nghi Vo
Lists It Appears On:
- Amazon
- Five Books
- Geek Girl Authority
- NPR
- NYPL
- OMP
- Oprah Daily
- The Quill to Live
From award-winning author Nghi Vo comes a dazzling new novel where immortality is just a casting call away An Indie Next Pick! A LibraryReads Top Ten …
1.) Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution written by R. F. Kuang
Lists It Appears On:
- Amazon
- Barnes & Noble
- Book Depository
- Geek Girl Authority
- Goodreads
- Indigo
- Kirkus
- NPR
- OMP
- Oprah Daily
- Paste
- Powells
- Readings
- The Guardian
- The New York Times
- The Quill to Live
- Waterstones
Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller from the author of The Poppy War “Absolutely phenomenal. One of the most brilliant, razor-sharp books I’ve had th…
The 200+ Additional Best Science Fiction And Fantasy Books Released In 2022
41) A Prayer for the Crown-Shy: A Monk and Robot Book (Monk & Robot #2) – Becky Chambers List: (OMP, Powells)
42) August Kitko and the Mechas from Space – Alex White List: (Booklist, The Quill to Live)
43) Dead Silence – S.A. Barnes List: (Goodreads 2, NYPL)
44) Even Though I Knew the End – C. L. Polk List: (NPR, OMP)
45) Eyes of the Void – Adrian Tchaikovsky List: (The Quill to Live, Waterstones)
46) Fevered Star (Between Earth and Sky #2) – Rebecca Roanhorse List: (OMP, The Quill to Live)
47) For The Throne – Hannah Whitten List: (Indigo, Paste)
48) Foul Lady Fortune – Chloe Gong List: (Book Depository, Waterstones)
49) Ghosts from the Library – Tony Medawar List: (Book Depository, Waterstones)
50) In the Shadow of Lightning – Brian McClellan List: (Oprah Daily, P.S. Hoffman)
51) Kingdom of the Feared – Kerri Maniscalco List: (Book Depository, Waterstones)
52) Leech – Hiron Ennes List: (Publishers Weekly, The Quill to Live)
53) Leviathan Falls (The Expanse, #9) – James S.A. Corey List: (Goodreads 2, The Quill to Live)
54) Locklands – Robert Jackson Bennett List: (The New York Times, The Quill to Live)
55) Malarkoi – Alex Pheby List: (Book Depository, Waterstones)
56) Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology – Vince A. Liaguno and Rena Mason List: (Booklist, Powells)
57) Our Wives Under the Sea – Julia Armfield List: (NPR, Readings)
58) Spear – Nicola Griffith List: (OMP, P.S. Hoffman)
59) Stone Blind – Natalie Haynes List: (Book Depository, Readings)
60) THE ART OF PROPHECY – Wesley Chu List: (Kirkus, The Quill to Live)
61) The Ballad of Perilous Graves – Alex Jennings List: (Oprah Daily, The New York Times)
62) The Fall of Númenor: And Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-earth – J. R. R. Tolkien List: (Barnes & Noble, Waterstones)
63) The Genesis of Misery – Neon Yang List: (NYPL, Powells)
64) The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea – Axie Oh List: (NPR, P.S. Hoffman)
65) The Hacienda – Isabel Cañas List: (NPR, Publishers Weekly)
66) The Many Deaths of Laila Starr – Ram V List: (Five Books, NYPL)
67) The Paradox Hotel: A Novel – Rob Hart List: (Kirkus, NPR)
68) Thistlefoot: A Novel – Gennarose Nethercott List: (Indigo, NPR)
69) Wild and Wicked Things – Francesca May List: (Oprah Daily, Waterstones)
70) A Broken Blade – Melissa Blair List: (Barnes & Noble)
71) A Court of Silver Flames – Sarah J. Maas List: (Book Depository)
72) A Half-Built Garden – Ruthanna Emrys List: (The Quill to Live)
73) A House Between Earth and the Moon: A Novel – Rebecca Scherm List: (NPR)
74) A Magic Steeped In Poison – Judy I. Lin List: (Waterstones)
75) A Marvellous Light – Freya Marske List: (Book Depository)
76) A Restless Truth – Freya Marske List: (Waterstones)
77) A Sliver of Darkness – C. J. Tudor List: (Book Depository)
78) A Thousand Steps into Night – Traci Chee List: (The Quill to Live)
79) Acting Class – Nick Drnaso List: (Powells)
80) Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction – Sheree Renée Thomas List: (NPR)
81) Age of Ash – Daniel Abraham List: (Oprah Daily)
82) Alice in Borderland, Vol. 1 – Haro Aso List: (NYPL)
83) ALL THE HORSES OF ICELAND – List: (The New York Times)
84) Animal Castle, Vol. 1 – Xavier Dorison List: (NYPL)
85) Anno Dracula Signed 30th Anniversary Edition – Kim Newman List: (Book Depository)
86) Aspects – John M. Ford List: (The Quill to Live)
87) Aviva vs. the Dybbuk – Mari Lowe List: (NPR)
88) Azarinth Healer – List: (P.S. Hoffman)
89) Ballad & Dagger (An Outlaw Saints Novel) – Daniel José Older List: (NPR)
90) Before Your Memory Fades – Toshikazu Kawaguchi List: (Book Depository)
91) Beyond the Burn Line – List: (The Guardian)
92) Birds of Maine – Michael DeForge List: (NPR)
93) Blade Breaker – Victoria Aveyard List: (Waterstones)
94) Certain Dark Things – Silvia Moreno-Garcia List: (Book Depository)
95) Crescent City: House of Sky and Breath – Sarah J. Maas List: (Paste)
96) Cytonic – Brandon Sanderson List: (Book Depository)
97) Daughter of Redwinter – Ed McDonald List: (The Quill to Live)
98) Dead Romantics – Ashley Poston List: (Powells)
99) Deep – List: (The Guardian)
100) Demon in the Wood – Leigh Bardugo List: (Book Depository)
101) Devil House – John Darnielle List: (Powells)
102) Drunk on All Your Strange New Words – Eddie Robinson List: (Oprah Daily)
103) Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands – Kate Beaton List: (Powells)
104) Dungeon Academy: Tourney of Terror – Madeleine Roux List: (Book Depository)
105) Echo – Thomas Olde Heuvelt List: (Book Depository)
106) Every Star a Song – Jay Posey List: (Book Depository)
107) Every Version of You – Grace Chan List: (Readings)
108) Family Business – Jonathan Sims List: (Book Depository)
109) Gallant – V. E. Schwab List: (Waterstones)
110) Garth Marenghi’s TerrorTome – Garth Marenghi List: (Waterstones)
111) Glow – Raven Kennedy List: (Waterstones)
112) Gods of Want: Stories – K-Ming Chang List: (NPR)
113) Heart of the Sun Warrior (B&N Exclusive Edition) – Sue Lynn Tan List: (Barnes & Noble)
114) Hester – Laurie Lico Albanese List: (Book Depository)
115) High Times in the Low Parliament – Kelly Robson List: (NPR)
116) Horseman – Christina Henry List: (Book Depository)
117) House of Hunger: A Novel – Alexis Henderson List: (NPR)
118) How to Be Eaten: A Novel – Maria Adelmann List: (NPR)
119) How to Take Over the World: Practical Schemes and Scientific Solutions for the Aspiring Supervillain – Ryan North List: (NPR)
120) How We Go High in the Dark: A Novel – Sequoia Nagamatsu List: (NYPL)
121) Hunger of the Gods – John Gwynne List: (The Quill to Live)
122) Hunt the Stars (Starlight’s Shadow, #1) – List: (Goodreads 2)
123) If You Could See the Sun – Ann Liang List: (NPR)
124) IN THE SERPENT’S WAKE, – List: (The New York Times)
125) Isolation: The horror anthology – M.R. Carey List: (Book Depository)
126) Just Like Home – Sarah Gailey List: (NPR)
127) Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century – Kim Fu List: (NPR)
128) Light Perpetual – Andrzej Sapkowski List: (Waterstones)
129) Little Monarchs – Jonathan Case List: (NPR)
130) Loki – Melvin Burgess List: (Waterstones)
131) Lonely Castle in the Mirror – Mizuki Tsujimura, trans. from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel List: (Publishers Weekly)
132) Longshadow – Olivia Atwater List: (Book Depository)
133) Luda: A Novel – Grant Morrison List: (NPR)
134) Lute – Jennifer Thorne List: (NPR)
135) Manhunt – Gretchen Felker-Martin List: (Powells)
136) Master of Furies – Raymond E. Feist List: (Waterstones)
137) Meet Us by the Roaring Sea: A Novel – Akil Kumarasamy List: (NPR)
138) Men I Trust – Tommi Parrish List: (Powells)
139) Mickey7: A Novel – Edward Ashton List: (NPR)
140) Miss Percy’s Pocket Guide to the Care & Feeding of British Dragons – List: (P.S. Hoffman)
141) No Gods, No Monsters – Cadwell Turnbull List: (Book Depository)
142) No Place for Monsters – Kory Merritt List: (Book Depository)
143) Noor – Nnedi Okorafor List: (Booklist)
144) Not Good For Maidens – Tori Bovalino List: (Book Depository)
145) Nuclear Family – Joseph Han List: (Oprah Daily)
146) One Foot in the Fade – Luke Arnold List: (The Quill to Live)
147) One for All: A Novel – Lillie Lainoff List: (NPR)
148) Other Birds: A Novel – Sarah Addison Allen List: (Amazon)
149) Our Share of Night – Mariana Enriquez List: (Waterstones)
150) Patricia Wants to Cuddle: A Novel – Samantha Allen List: (NPR)
151) Poster Girl – Veronica Roth List: (Waterstones)
152) Present Tense Machine: A Novel – Gunnhild Øyehaug List: (NPR)
153) Primeval Fire – C.T. Rwizi List: (The Quill to Live)
154) Project Hail Mary – Andy Weir List: (Book Depository)
155) Red Scare: A Graphic Novel – Liam Francis Walsh List: (NPR)
156) Rust in the Root – Justina Ireland List: (NPR)
157) Saga #55 – Brian K Vaughan List: (Five Books)
158) SAINT DEATH’S DAUGHTER – C.S.E. Cooney List: (Kirkus)
159) Sands of Dune – Brian Herbert List: (Waterstones)
160) Scattered All Over the Earth – Yoko Tawada List: (NPR)
161) Scorpica (Five Queendoms, The #1) – G.R. Macallister List: (OMP)
162) SELF-PORTRAIT WITH NOTHING – List: (The New York Times)
163) Set On You – Amy Lea List: (Powells)
164) Shit Cassandra Saw – Gwen E. Kirby List: (Readings)
165) Shutter: A Novel – Ramona Emerson List: (NPR)
166) Silver Under Nightfall – Rin Chupeco List: (OMP)
167) Silverweed Road – Simon Crook List: (Book Depository)
168) Singer Distance: A Novel – Ethan Chatagnier List: (NPR)
169) South Asian Folktales, Myths and Legends – Sarah Shaffi List: (Book Depository)
170) Speaking Bones – Ken Liu List: (The Quill to Live)
171) Spells for Forgetting: A Novel – Adrienne Young List: (Amazon)
172) Sundial – Catriona Ward List: (Readings)
173) Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow – Tom King List: (NYPL)
174) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin – Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird & Tom Waltz List: (NYPL)
175) TELL ME AN ENDING – List: (The New York Times)
176) The Ballad of Never After – Stephanie Garber List: (Waterstones)
177) The Candy House: A Novel – Jennifer Egan List: (NPR)
178) The Change – List: (P.S. Hoffman)
179) The Children of Gods and Fighting Men – Shauna Lawless List: (Book Depository)
180) The Chronicles of Alice boxset – Christina Henry List: (Book Depository)
181) The City Inside – Samit Basu List: (The Quill to Live)
182) The Dawnhounds – Sascha Stronach List: (Readings)
183) The Death of Jane Lawrence – CAITLIN STARLING List: (Book Depository)
184) The Dragon’s Promise – Elizabeth Lim List: (Waterstones)
185) The Embroidered Book – Kate Heartfield List: (Waterstones)
186) The First Binding – R.R. Virdi List: (Geek Girl Authority)
187) The First to Die at the End – Adam Silvera List: (NPR)
188) The Hedge Witch – Cari Thomas List: (Waterstones)
189) The Hollow Sea – Annie Kirby List: (Book Depository)
190) The Honeys – Ryan La Sala List: (NPR)
191) The Hunger of the Gods – John Gwynne List: (Oprah Daily)
192) The Immortal King Rao – Vauhini Vara List: (NPR)
193) THE IMPOSSIBLE US, – List: (The New York Times)
194) The Keeper – Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes List: (NPR)
195) The Last Beekeeper – Pablo Cartaya List: (NPR)
196) The Last Dreamwalker – Rita Woods List: (NPR)
197) The Last House on the Cliff – Anne Wyn Clark List: (Book Depository)
198) The Last White Man: A Novel – Mohsin Hamid List: (NPR)
199) The Liar’s Knot – M.A. Carrick List: (The Quill to Live)
200) The Light Pirate – Lily Brooks-Dalton List: (NPR)
201) The Lord of the Rings Boxed Set – J. R. R. Tolkien List: (Book Depository)
202) The Martyr – Anthony Ryan List: (The Quill to Live)
203) The Night Eaters: She Eats the Night – Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda List: (NPR)
204) The Ones We Burn – Rebecca Mix List: (Waterstones)
205) The Pallbearers Club – Paul Tremblay List: (NPR)
206) The Path of Thorns – A.G. Slatter List: (Oprah Daily)
207) The Peanutbutter Sisters and Other American Stories – Rumi Hara List: (NPR)
208) The Rise of the Dragon – George R.R. Martin List: (Book Depository)
209) The School for Good Mothers: A Novel – Jessamine Chan List: (NPR)
210) THE SCRATCH DAUGHTERS – List: (The New York Times)
211) The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida – Shehan Karunatilaka List: (NPR)
212) The Shadow of the Gods – John Gwynne List: (Book Depository)
213) The Shadowing – Rhiannon Ward List: (Book Depository)
214) The Starless Crown: Moon Fall, Book 1 – James Rollins List: (Amazon)
215) The Thirteenth Hour – List: (P.S. Hoffman)
216) The Thousand Eyes – A.K. Larkwood List: (The Quill to Live)
217) The Toll House – Carly Reagon List: (Waterstones)
218) The Umbral Storm – List: (P.S. Hoffman)
219) The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy – Megan Bannen List: (Paste)
220) The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches – List: (Goodreads)
221) THE VIOLENCE, – List: (The New York Times)
222) The Viper – J. R. Ward List: (Book Depository)
223) The War of Two Queens (Blood and Ash, #4) – List: (Goodreads)
224) The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories – Regina Kanyu Wang and Yu Chen List: (Oprah Daily)
225) The White Devil – Paul Hoffman List: (Book Depository)
226) The Wild Hunt: A Novel – Emma Seckel List: (NPR)
227) The Women Could Fly – Megan Giddings List: (Book Depository)
228) Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke And Other Misfortunes – Eric LaRocca List: (Waterstones)
229) This All Come Back Now – Mykaela Saunders List: (Readings)
230) This Thing Between Us – Gus Moreno List: (Powells)
231) This Vicious Grace – Emily Theide List: (Oprah Daily)
232) This Woven Kingdom – List: (P.S. Hoffman)
233) To Paradise – Hanya Yanagihara List: (NPR)
234) Tread of Angels – Rebecca Roanhorse List: (NPR)
235) Unlimited Futures – Rafeif Ismail, Ellen van Neerven and Hella Ibrahim List: (Readings)
236) Upgrade – List: (Goodreads 2)
237) Wasps in the Ice Cream – Tim McGregor List: (Booklist)
238) We Spread: A Novel – Iain Reid List: (NPR)
239) When the Angels Left the Old Country – Sacha Lamb List: (NPR)
240) When We Were Birds: A Novel – Ayanna Lloyd Banwo List: (NPR)
241) Wicked Beauty – Katee Robert List: (Powells)
242) Wolfsong – T J Klune List: (Waterstones)
243) Yonder: A Novel – Jabari Asim List: (NPR)
244) You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty – Akwaeke Emezi List: (Powells)
23 Best Science Fiction And Fantasy Book Sources/Lists
Source | Article |
Amazon | Best science fiction and fantasy of 2022 |
Barnes & Noble | Best Science-Fiction/Fantasy Books 2022 |
Book Depository | Best Books of 2022 |
Booklist | Top 10 SF/Fantasy & Horror: 2022 |
Five Books | BEST FANTASY BOOKS 2022 |
Geek Girl Authority | GGA’s 7 Best Fantasy Books of 2022 |
Goodreads | Best Fantasy |
Goodreads 2 | Best Science Fiction |
Indigo | Top 10 Best Fantasy of 2022 |
Kirkus | Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2022 |
NPR | Books We Love – 2022 |
NYPL | Best Books for Adults 2022 |
OMP | OMP’s Best Books of 2022 |
Oprah Daily | Top 25 Fantasy Books of 2022 |
P.S. Hoffman | The Best Fantasy Books of 2022 |
Paste | The Best Fantasy Books of 2022 |
Powells | Best Books of 2022: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror, Romance & Graphic Novels |
Publishers Weekly | Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
Readings | 2022 fantasy and sci-fi highlights |
The Guardian | Five of the best science fiction and fantasy books of 2022 |
The New York Times | The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2022 |
The Quill to Live | The Best Of 2022 |
Waterstones | The Best Books of 2022: Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror |