Books like 'The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume Ten'
Readers who enjoyed The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume Ten by Jonathan Strahan, Paolo Bacigalupi, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Ann Leckie, Kelly Link, Usman T. Malik, Ian McDonald, Vonda N. McIntyre, Sam J. Miller, Tamsyn Muir, Robert Reed, Alastair Reynolds, Elizabeth Bear, Kim Stanley Robinson, Kelly Robson, Geoff Ryman, Nike Sulway, Catherynne M. Valente, Genevieve Valentine, Kai Ashante Wilson, Alyssa Wong, Greg Bear, Jeffrey Ford, Neil Gaiman, Nalo Hopkinson, Nisi Shawl, Simon Ings & Gwyneth Jones also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Die Welt wird brennen by Lena Kiefer
14 ratingsHoffnung ist stärker als Hass, Liebe ist stärker als FurchtDie 18-jährige Ophelia Scale lebt im England einer nicht zu fernen Zukunft, in dem Technologie per Gesetz vom Regenten verboten ist. Die technikbegeisterte und mutige Kämpferin Ophelia hat sich dem Widerstand angeschlossen und wird auserkoren, sich beim royalen Geheimdienst zu bewerben... -
![Naslouchač by Petra Stehlíková]()
Naslouchač by Petra Stehlíková
14 ratingsOriginální česká fantasy z fascinujícího temného světa.Po Velké válce je svět rozdělen na dvě části, jedna je obyvatelná a druhá je zamořená jedovatými plyny. Obyvatelnou polovinu chrání štít, který čerpá energii ze zvláštního nerostu zvaného sklenit. V blízkosti štítu žije národ sklenařů, kteří jako jediní dovedou sklenit těžit. Platí však za to vysokou daň... -
![System Return by Tom Larcombe]()
System Return by Tom Larcombe
14 ratingsAfter the discovery that the encampment outside of his Safe Zone is full of friendlies, Marc and his group finally have a chance to try to grow stronger again. The addition of an administrator for the Safe Zone as well as someone to coordinate its defenses finally allows Marc to feel like he can go out and do other things... -
![Parno's Company by N.C. Reed]()
Parno's Company by N.C. Reed
9 ratingsTHE WORLD DIED LONG AGO The world died long ago, leaving only a few here and there to rebuild. Their world had once been grand and magnificent, but too much was lost in the years after the time known as the Dying. Knowledge that had been gained over centuries disappeared from the world, lost when those who carried that knowledge died with it... -
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![Dziewczyna, która prześcignęła czas by Anna Benning]()
Dziewczyna, która prześcignęła czas by Anna Benning
10 ratings„Vortex. Dziewczyna, która prześcignęła czas” to drugi tom elektryzującej trylogii Anny Benning. Książka „Vortex. Dzień, w którym rozpadł się świat” podbiła serca czytelników na całym świecie i przez długi czas utrzymywała się na szczycie list bestsellerów.Rzeczywistość Elaine, to świat tajemnic, tuneli energetycznych oraz ludzi zmutowanych z ogniem, powietrzem, wodą i ziemią... -
![Telepath by Laurence E. Dahners]()
Telepath by Laurence E. Dahners
10 ratings“Telepath” is the fourth in a series of stories featuring the members of the Hyllis family. After a plague induced apocalypse collapsed civilization back to iron and horsepower, the Hyllises developed a genetic tendency to inherit “talents.” Eva Hyllis and her ancestors became healers because their talents let them feel inside their patients...Categorized as:
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![Parno's Peril by N.C. Reed]()
Parno's Peril by N.C. Reed
7 ratingsParno Mcleod has enough problems for three people. A brother trying to steal the throne. A former fiance who has ripped him apart emotionally, and an enemy army twice the size of his own camped out on millions of acres of prime farm land he needs to feed his people... -
![The Mutt by igsygrace]()
The Mutt by igsygrace
10 ratingsMockingjay from Peeta's point of view. Much of the dialogue is taken from the original work and is the property of Suzanne Collins. This is rated Mature for language and depictions of torture (individual chapters containing depictions of torture are labelled)... -
![Den sorte enkes by by Nicole Boyle Rødtnes]()
Den sorte enkes by by Nicole Boyle Rødtnes
6 ratingsI byen Viduana lever mænd og kvinder helt adskilt. Opdelingen bevarer freden i en verden af kaos. Men ikke alle kan overholde grænsen mellem kønnene …CLARA er lige fyldt 18 år og er nu tvunget til at deltage i forplantningspligten.SILAS lever under slavelignende tilstande i mændenes kvarter. Han vil gerne ændre byen, men det kræver et ubærligt offer at få indflydelse... -
![The Savage Dawn by P.T. Hylton, Jonathan Benecke]()
The Savage Dawn by P.T. Hylton, Jonathan Benecke
6 ratingsWill this be Alex’s final night? Danger from the vampires below. Turmoil in the city above. Nowhere is safe and every day is a battle. After being left for dead on the surface, Alex and the GMT are itching to take down the man who sabotaged their mission. Little do they know, an even more pressing threat is waiting just outside their door. -
![Where the Light Enters by Kathy Miner]()
Where the Light Enters by Kathy Miner
6 ratingsAlmost a year has passed since a plague wiped out over 99% of the population. In the mountains of Colorado, a group of survivors have made it through their first winter. The world is profoundly changed, and so are the people. Humanity has taken an evolutionary step, and whether the increased intuitive knowing will serve to rebuild or destroy mankind remains to be seen...Categorized as:
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![Call Down The Hawk 8 chapter sampler by Maggie Stiefvater]()
Call Down The Hawk 8 chapter sampler by Maggie Stiefvater
6 ratings8 chapter sample of Call Down the Hawk released by Scholastic on June 3rd in advance of the full novel's publication in November: https://www.scribd.com/document/41236.. -
![A Fist Full of Credits by Craig Hamilton, Tao Wong]()
A Fist Full of Credits by Craig Hamilton, Tao Wong
8 ratings* 15 hours and 23 minutes *Bail bondsman. Veteran. Survivor.Hal Mason's still going to find surviving the System Apocalypse challenging... -
![If Tomorrow Doesn't Come by Jen St. Jude]()
If Tomorrow Doesn't Come by Jen St. Jude
8 ratingsWe Are Okay meets They Both Die at the End in this YA debut about queer first love and mental health at the end of the world-and the importance of saving yourself, no matter what tomorrow may hold.Avery Byrne has secrets. She's queer; she's in love with her best friend, Cass; and she's suffering from undiagnosed clinical depression... -
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![A Kiss to Revive Me by Michele Notaro]()
A Kiss to Revive Me by Michele Notaro
10 ratingsA prickly mage has me under his spell, and I think I kinda like it. The first time I met him, I knew I was in trouble, but I hadn’t known just how much. I hadn’t been looking for a relationship, hadn’t wanted one, but it seems that a stubborn little mage did it for me because he’s impossible to resist... -
![Hostage by Rachel Manija Brown, Sherwood Smith]()
Hostage by Rachel Manija Brown, Sherwood Smith
6 ratingsWelcome back to Las Anclas, a frontier town in the post-apocalyptic Wild West. In Las Anclas, the skull-faced sheriff possesses superhuman strength, the doctor can speed up time, and the squirrels can teleport sandwiches out of your hands... -
![The Savage Night by P.T. Hylton, Jonathan Benecke]()
The Savage Night by P.T. Hylton, Jonathan Benecke
6 ratingsNight is coming for Alex. Danger from the vampires below. Turmoil in the city above. Nowhere is safe and every day is a battle. As Alex struggles to become the leader her team needs, she must contend with new allies and old enemies to have any chance of saving the city she loves. Nothing the Ground Mission Team has faced so far can prepare them for what's next... -
![The Endless King by Dave Rudden]()
The Endless King by Dave Rudden
6 ratingsThe final book in the award-winning Knights of the Borrowed Dark trilogy, perfect for fans of Skulduggery Pleasant.'You have no idea what real war is . . . but I'm afraid you're going to find out.'There's nothing like an apocalypse to kick off the school year.Denizen Hardwick has travelled to Daybreak, the ancestral home of the Order of the Borrowed Dark, to continue his training as a knight... -
![The Trinity Awakening by Joseph Evans]()
The Trinity Awakening by Joseph Evans
6 ratingsIt’s Seckry Sevenstar’s second year at Estergate Institute, and things are already shaping up to be just as eventful as the first; a revolting looking Nasty has appeared in the Food Grabber machine, a new lesson called fringe science has been added to his timetable, Mrs Cutson is acting more sadistic than ever, and two exchange students from Norsegate have arrived, causing trouble and provoking... -
![The RPG Apocalypse 2 by Jeremy Chambless]()
The RPG Apocalypse 2 by Jeremy Chambless
6 ratingsAdapt, evolve, and grow even stronger.New friends, new foes, and the greatest opportunities yet to level up: a new continent filled with exciting adventures awaits Joseph.North Maledith isn’t a place for those with weak will and soft hearts. Danger lurks at every corner and a storm of unrest is slowly brewing on the continent. Adventurer groups are disappearing. Bandits are at an all-time high... -
![Winter's Rising by Mark Tufo]()
Winter's Rising by Mark Tufo
8 ratingsFrom birth to death, The War is all the citizens of Dystance know. As children it is drilled into their heads that war is the purpose behind all existence. Winter doesn't agree. She's stumbled across remnants of life the way it was before The War began and now she longs to be as free as her ancestors. With help from her best friend Cedar and the boy she is forbidden to love, Tallow...Categorized as:
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![Filhos da Degradação by Felipe Castilho]()
Filhos da Degradação by Felipe Castilho
8 ratingsVocê destruiria seu mundo em nome da verdade?A última região habitada do mundo, Untherak, é povoada por humanos, anões e gigantes, sinfos, kaorshs e gnolls. Nela, a deusa Una reina soberana, lembrando a todos a missão maior de suas vidas: servir a Ela sem questionamentos. No entanto, um pequeno grupo de rebeldes, liderado por uma figura misteriosa, está disposto a tudo para tirá-la do trono... -
![What Lot's Wife Saw by Ioanna Bourazopoulou]()
What Lot's Wife Saw by Ioanna Bourazopoulou
8 ratingsPhileas Book is about to face the biggest challenge of his life. As the greatest crossword compiler of his age, his skills are to be put to the test as never before. And in the far-off Colony, on the shores of the Dead Sea, life is about to change forever... -
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![Foreshadow: Stories to Celebrate The Magic of Reading & Writing YA by Emily X.R. Pan, Nova Ren Suma]()
Foreshadow: Stories to Celebrate The Magic of Reading & Writing YA by Emily X.R. Pan, Nova Ren Suma
6 ratingsThirteen Short Stories from Bold New YA Voices & Writing Advice from YA IconsCreated by New York Times bestselling authors Emily X. R. Pan and Nova Ren Suma, Foreshadow is so much more than a short story collection...Categorized as:
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![Latchkey by Nicole Kornher-Stace]()
Latchkey by Nicole Kornher-Stace
6 ratingsIsabel, once known as Wasp, has become leader of the fearsome upstarts, the teen girl acolytes who are adjusting to a new way of life after the overthrow of the sadistic Catchkeep-priest... -
![Cuddly Holocaust by Carlton Mellick III, Chiara Gamberetta]()
Cuddly Holocaust by Carlton Mellick III, Chiara Gamberetta
6 ratingsThe war between humans and toys has come to an end. The toys won. Teddy bears, dollies, and little green soldiers-they've all had enough of you. They're sick of being treated like playthings for spoiled little brats. They have no rights, no property, no hope for a future of any kind. You've left them with no other option-in order to be free, they must exterminate the human race... -
![Birthmarked: Chapters 1-5 by Caragh M. O'Brien]()
Birthmarked: Chapters 1-5 by Caragh M. O'Brien
6 ratingsDownload Chapters 1-5 in Birthmarked, the first installment in the trilogy by Caragh O'Brien. In the future, in a world baked dry by the harsh sun, there are those who live inside the wall and those, like sixteen-year-old midwife Gaia Stone, who live outside. Gaia has always believed it is her duty, with her mother, to hand over a small quota of babies to the Enclave... -
![Sea of Dreams by C.L. Bevill]()
Sea of Dreams by C.L. Bevill
8 ratingsIn a single night, everyone has vanished. Only Sophie remains, a typical seventeen year old girl from Oregon. While hiking with her father, she goes to sleep one night and wakes up to find that a sea of dreams has washed over the world, irrevocably changing everything. Electricity no longer works. Technology has ground to a halt. Towns have disappeared... -
![Branded by Kelley Armstrong]()
Branded by Kelley Armstrong
8 ratingsA post-Apocalyptic Otherworld story. Rayne and Braeden live in a world decimated by war and famine, a world where survivors take refuge in fortresses, protecting themselves against a land overrun by hybrids—the horrific results of wartime genetic modifications—and the branded—roving bands of supernatural outcasts. When Rayne exposes Braeden as a werewolf, she’s lauded as a hero...Categorized as:
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![Girls at the Edge of the World by Laura Brooke Robson]()
Girls at the Edge of the World by Laura Brooke Robson
10 ratingsSet in a world on the edge of an apocalyptic flood, this heart-stoppingly romantic fantasy debut is perfect for fans of Rachel Hartman and Rae Carson.In a world bound for an epic flood, only a chosen few are guaranteed safe passage into the new world once the waters recede. The Kostrovian royal court will be saved, of course, along with their guards...Categorized as:
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![Tower Apocalypse 1 by Cassius Lange, Ryan Tang]()
Tower Apocalypse 1 by Cassius Lange, Ryan Tang
10 ratingsMy life was ordinary, but never boring. That is, until a colossal tower landed smack-dab in the middle of the city. What should have followed was mass panic and hysteria, but I never got to that part. Why? Simple. I was taken along with 99,999 other people from Earth and dropped onto an unknown world.Strange beings appeared before us—floating, featureless figures that call themselves demi-gods... -
![Darkness Fades by Jessica Sorensen]()
Darkness Fades by Jessica Sorensen
12 ratingsKayla knows she has to save the world from the vampire virus, but what she didn't realize was just how complicated it could be. As the secrets to the cure start to unfold, Kayla realizes that not only will her strength be tested, but her willpower as well. Tough choices will have to be made. In the end, she must decide just how much she's willing to sacrifice to get to a cure... -
![Hiero's Journey by Sterling E. Lanier]()
Hiero's Journey by Sterling E. Lanier
12 ratingsPer Hiero Desteen was a priest, a telepath—and a highly trained killer. Together with his great riding moose and the young bear who was his friend, he was on an extraordinary mission. For this was five thousand years after the holocaust known as The Death...Categorized as:
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![Zom-B Circus by Darren Shan]()
Zom-B Circus by Darren Shan
10 ratingsThis horrifying exclusive eNovella is a thrilling companion to bestselling author Darren Shan's Zom-B series!Cat Ward believes that the world punishes the weak. As a high school teacher, she has witnessed the way people exploit every vulnerability, which is why she steels herself against her class of indifferent, disruptive students-none more despicable than B Smith... -
![Chosen by Shade Owens]()
Chosen by Shade Owens
10 ratingsOne dose is all it takes to become immortal.Every year, a lottery is held for the hard-working people of Lutum.The prize? Eternal life.And everyone wants it. Well, everyone except for seventeen-year-old Silverstasia Blackwood. She doesn't think it's fair that the rich get to live luxurious lives, while the people of Lutum are enslaved, forced to work hard every day to support the immortals... -
![The Sundered by Ruthanne Reid]()
The Sundered by Ruthanne Reid
8 ratingsThe world I know is flooded. You don’t go in the water. You don't touch it. If you do, it will get you, drag you down, and you're gone. Harry Iskinder knows the rules. Don’t touch the water, or it will pull you under. Conserve food, because there’s no arable land. Use Sundered slaves gently, or they die too quickly to be worthwhile... -
![Aegis Incursion by S.S. Segran]()
Aegis Incursion by S.S. Segran
6 ratingsOn a bright July morning in 1948, a B-29 Superfortress flying a top-secret research mission over Nevada crashes into the calm waters of Lake Mead and sinks, remaining lost for half a century. It has been nearly a year since five friends - Jag, Kody, Mariah, Tegan and Aari - mysteriously reappeared in a small town in Yukon several weeks after their small plane went down in Northern Canada...Categorized as:
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![Battle For Tristaine by Cate Culpepper]()
Battle For Tristaine by Cate Culpepper
6 ratingsAfter a harrowing escape from the City's prison, new lovers Brenna and the Amazon Jesstin are thrown into a battle that will determine the fate of their entire world.While Brenna struggles to find her place in the clan and the love between her and Jess grows, Tristaine is threatened with destruction when a crucial betrayal brings the City soldiers down upon the village... -
![Salvation by Brannan Black]()
Salvation by Brannan Black
6 ratingsLiving with Mace is killing me. Can’t eat. Can’t sleep. What could be worse? Losing Mace.The world fell apart after the virus killed billions, turning most male survivors into violent monsters out to destroy the world and everything in it. Shit, I’ve got the nightmares to prove it.Then I met Mace and he changed everything I thought I knew... -
![Mystic Bonds by C.C. Solomon]()
Mystic Bonds by C.C. Solomon
6 ratingsMage Amina Langston thought surviving the supernatural apocalypse, which killed fifty percent of humankind and changed most of the surviving population into paranormal beings, were the biggest challenges in her life. That is, until she and her brother go on the run from non-gifted humans who want to steal their magical blood to make a power-giving serum... -
![Meanwhile, Elsewhere: Science Fiction and Fantasy from Transgender Writers by Cat Fitzpatrick, Casey Plett]()
Meanwhile, Elsewhere: Science Fiction and Fantasy from Transgender Writers by Cat Fitzpatrick, Casey Plett
6 ratingsBrand new from Topside Press, twenty-five transgender writers imagine different worlds in Meanwhile, Elsewhere: Science Fiction & Fantasy from Transgender Writers.The #1 post-reality generation device approved for home use! This manual will prepare you to travel from multiverse to multiverse. No experience is required... -
![Mers mortes by Aurélie Wellenstein]()
Mers mortes by Aurélie Wellenstein
6 ratingsMers et océans ont disparu. L'eau s'est évaporée, tous les animaux marins sont morts. Des marées fantômes déferlent sur le monde et charrient des spectres avides de vengeance. Requins, dauphins, baleines..., arrachent l'âme des hommes et la dévorent. Seuls les exorcistes, protecteurs de l'humanité, peuvent les détruire. Oural est l'un d'eux... -
![Dunes Over Danvar by Michael Bunker]()
Dunes Over Danvar by Michael Bunker
6 ratingsWhat is a man's life worth? Out in the wastes north of Springston the rush for riches and fame is on. The word is out that the legendary city of Danvar has been found, and every diver, brigand, and pirate with a sarfer is racing to find it. But out in the dunes there's only one inarguable fact... The sand don't care, and it never did... -
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![Ride for Tomorrow by Alex Westmore]()
Ride for Tomorrow by Alex Westmore
6 ratingsMan made the virus that wiped out more than 90% of the population. Now it's up to a tough-as-nails woman and her teenage sidekick named Einstein to save what remains.First there was the outbreak...As the virus sweeps across the United States claiming more and more victims, butch firefighter Dallas was sure death was coming for her, too. Only it never did... -
![Rise of the Undead by Shane Carrow]()
Rise of the Undead by Shane Carrow
6 ratingsNew Year's Day: midsummer in Australia. In Perth, twin brothers Aaron and Matt have graduated high school and are enjoying their last few months of summer holidays before adulthood - while on the other side of the country, something has fallen from the sky, heralding the dawn of a new age... -
![Chance by Wendy Rathbone]()
Chance by Wendy Rathbone
6 ratingsIn a beta-ruled world where betas are sterile, the breeding of alphas and omegas is strictly controlled.Chance is a law-abiding omega, inseminated in a laboratory to bear as many children as he can, children he will never know.He’s never met an alpha, monsters who must be held captive in elaborate prisons... -
![The Twelfth Keeper by Belle Malory]()
The Twelfth Keeper by Belle Malory
12 ratingsWhen sixteen-year-old Kennedy Mitchell is proclaimed the world’s last keeper, she thinks it’s a cruel joke. Come on- her? Impossible. She’s no warrior. She isn’t wise beyond her years, or more importantly, capable of keeping Earth safe. Except...no one will listen. And since all evidence says otherwise, the job is hers whether she likes it or not... -
![Scatterlings by Isobelle Carmody]()
Scatterlings by Isobelle Carmody
10 ratingsMerlin awakes from a terrifying accident not knowing who, or where she is. All she knows for certain, is that this is not her world .. -
![The Sky-Blue Wolves by S.M. Stirling]()
The Sky-Blue Wolves by S.M. Stirling
10 ratingsMany years ago, when advanced technology failed and humanity found itself in a turbulent, postapocalyptic world, extraordinary men and women birthed a new society from the ashes. In this new world of emperors and kings, new leaders emerged, making the world their own...Categorized as:
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