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BookPage – Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Winners

Browse BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy winners and nominees by year. This archive follows one award category across the full BookPage history.

BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Cross-year archive

2024

BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy results for the 2024 award year.

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Cascade Failure

Sagas, L.M.

Ambit's Run Series · Book 1 · Science Fiction

Mar-2024 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy *

The City in Glass

Vo, Nghi

Standalone · Fantasy

Oct-2024 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy *

The Dissonance

Hamill, Shaun

Standalone · Dark Fantasy

Jul-2024 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy *

A Letter to the Luminous Deep

Cathrall, Sylvie

The Sunken Archive Series · Book 1 · Fantasy

Apr-2024 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy *

The Ministry of Time

Bradley, Kaliane

Standalone · Literary

May-2024 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy *

The Queen

Cutter, Nick

Standalone · Horror

Nov-2024 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy *

A Sorceress Comes to Call

Kingfisher, T.

Standalone · Fantasy

Aug-2024 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy *

The Tainted Cup

Bennett, Robert Jackson

Shadow of the Leviathan Series · Book 1 · Fantasy

Feb-2024 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy *

The Teller of Small Fortunes

Leong, Julie

Standalone · Fantasy

Nov-2024 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy *

The Warm Hands of Ghosts

Arden, Katherine

Standalone · Fantasy

Feb-2024 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy *

2023

BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy results for the 2023 award year.

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The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi

Chakraborty, S.A.

Standalone · Fantasy

Mar-2023 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy *

A Day of Fallen Night

Shannon, Samantha

Roots of Chaos Series · Book 1 · Fantasy

Mar-2023 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy *

He Who Drowned the World

Parker-Chan, Shelley

The Radiant Emperor Duology Series · Book 2 · Fantasy

Aug-2023 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy *

Hell Bent

Bardugo, Leigh

Alex Stern Series · Book 2 · Fantasy

Jan-2023 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy *

Lone Women

Lavalle, Victor

Standalone · Horror

Apr-2023 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy *

Medusa's Sisters

Bear, Lauren J.A.

Standalone · Fantasy

Aug-2023 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy *

Our Share of Night

Enriquez, Mariana

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Feb-2023 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy *

The Reformatory

Due, Tananarive

Standalone · Horror

Oct-2023 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy *

Silver Nitrate

Moreno-Garcia, Silvia

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2023 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy *

Starling House

Harrow, Alix E.

Standalone · Fantasy

Oct-2023 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy *

2022

BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy results for the 2022 award year.

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All the Seas of the World

Kay, Guy Gavriel

Standalone · Fantasy

May-2022 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy *

Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence

Kuang, R.F.

Standalone · Fantasy

Aug-2022 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy *

The Book Eaters

Dean, Sunyi

Standalone · Fantasy

Aug-2022 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy *

Juniper & Thorn

Reid, Ava

Standalone · Dark Fantasy

Jun-2022 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy *

Leech

Ennes, Hiron

Standalone · Science Fiction

Oct-2022 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy *

The Maker of Swans

O'Donnell, Paraic

Standalone · Historical Mystery

Jun-2022 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy *

Nettle & Bone

Kingfisher, T.

Standalone · Fantasy

May-2022 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy *

A Restless Truth

Marske, Freya

The Last Binding Series · Book 2 · Fantasy

Nov-2022 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy *

Sign Here

Lux, Claudia

Standalone · Horror

Nov-2022 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy *

Thistlefoot

Nethercott, GennaRose

Standalone · Fantasy

Sep-2022 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy *

2021

BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy results for the 2021 award year.

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Black Water Sister

Cho, Zen

Standalone · Fantasy

May-2021 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy #3

A Desolation Called Peace

Martine, Arkady

Teixcalaan Series · Book 2 · Science Fiction

Mar-2021 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy #5

#10

The Helm of Midnight

Lostetter, Marina

The Five Penalties Series · Book 1 · Fantasy

Apr-2021 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy #10

The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina

Cordova, Zoraida

Standalone · Fantasy

Sep-2021 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy #2

Light From Uncommon Stars

Aoki, Ryka

Standalone · Science Fiction

Oct-2021 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy #6

A Psalm for the Wild-Built

Chambers, Becky

Monk & Robot Series · Book 1 · Science Fiction

Jul-2021 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy #7

Remote Control

Okorafor, Nnedi

Standalone · Science Fiction

Jan-2021 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy #4

She Who Became the Sun

Parker-Chan, Shelley

The Radiant Emperor Duology Series · Book 1 · Fantasy

Jul-2021 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy #1

The Tangleroot Palace

Liu, Marjorie M.

Standalone · Paranormal Romance

Nov-2009 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy #8

The Witch's Heart

Gornichec, Genevieve

Standalone · Fantasy

Feb-2021 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy #9

2020

BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy results for the 2020 award year.

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A Deadly Education

Novik, Naomi

The Scholomance Series · Book 1 · Fantasy

Oct-2020 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy #9

The Doors of Eden

Tchaikovsky, Adrian

Standalone · Science Fiction

Aug-2020 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy #3

The House in the Cerulean Sea

Klune, T.J.

Cerulean Chronicles Series · Book 1 · Contemporary Fantasy

Mar-2020 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy #6

The Obsidian Tower

Caruso, Melissa

Rooks and Ruin Series · Book 1 · Fantasy

Jun-2020 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy #4

The Once and Future Witches

Harrow, Alix E.

Standalone · Fantasy

Oct-2020 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy #5

Or What You Will

Walton, Jo

Standalone · Fantasy

Jul-2020 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy #1

Unconquerable Sun

Elliott, Kate

The Sun Chronicles Series · Book 1 · Science Fiction

Jul-2020 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy #2

The Unspoken Name

Larkwood, A.K.

Standalone · Fantasy

Feb-2020 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy #8

The Vanished Birds

Jimenez, Simon

Standalone · Science Fiction

Jan-2020 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy #7

#10

The Wolf of Oren-Yaro

Villoso, K.S.

Annals of the Bitch Queen / Chronicles of the Wolf Queen Series · Book 1 · Epic Fantasy

Aug-2017 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy #10

2019

BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy results for the 2019 award year.

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A Choir of Lies

Rowland, Alexandra

Standalone · Fantasy

Sep-2019 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy #9

The Dragon Republic

Kuang, R.F.

The Poppy War Series · Book 2 · Fantasy

Aug-2019 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy #6

Gideon the Ninth

Muir, Tamsyn

The Locked Tomb Trilogy Series · Book 1 · Science Fiction

Sep-2019 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy #1

Gods of Jade and Shadow

Moreno-Garcia, Silvia

Standalone · Fantasy

Jul-2019 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy #8

Lent

Walton, Jo

Standalone · Fantasy

May-2019 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy #7

A Memory Called Empire

Martine, Arkady

Teixcalaan Series · Book 1 · Science Fiction

Mar-2019 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy #2

Ninth House

Bardugo, Leigh

Alex Stern Series · Book 1 · Fantasy

Jan-2019 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy #5

The Priory of the Orange Tree

Shannon, Samantha

Roots of Chaos Series · Book 2 · Fantasy

Feb-2019 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy #4

#10

The Starless Sea

Morgenstern, Erin

Standalone · Fantasy

Nov-2019 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy #10

Wanderers

Wendig, Chuck

Wanderers Series · Book 1 · Horror

Jul-2019 BookPage Best Science Fiction & Fantasy #3

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