If you’re looking for something imaginative to read this year, today is your lucky day.  The list of best 2023 science fiction books and fantasy books has arrived! From time-traveling adventures to surreal distant worlds, there’s something new and exciting for everyone on our list.  Whether you’re a first-time reader or an experienced fan of the genre, we guarantee that there’s something here for you.  Dive into some of the most incredible tales yet told as we take your literary experience to infinity and beyond with the top reads from this amazing genre.

Note: These are the best 2023 science fiction and fantasy books so far.  More books will be added to the list in the coming months. 

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Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo

A high school dropout and low-level drug dealer has to balance academics, being a Virgil at Lethe House, finding a gateway to the underworld, and her gritty past.

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Mr. Breakfast by Jonathan Carroll

Patterson is gifted with the ability to see in real time three different lives that are available to him. The choice is his: The life he is leading right now, or two very different ones. In all of them there is love or fame and of course danger because once he has chosen, there is no telling what will happen next.

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The Magician’s Daughter by H. G. Parry

In the early 1900s, a sheltered young woman is caught between two worlds, and she must brave evils to save her family.

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The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill

Inspired by the folktale of The Crane Wife, a teen is forced to grow up and do whatever it takes to protect her family.

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The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older

The Mimicking of Known Successes presents a cozy Holmesian murder mystery and sapphic romance, set on Jupiter, by Malka Older, author of the critically-acclaimed Centenal Cycle.

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The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty

Shannon Chakraborty, the bestselling author of The City of Brass, spins a new trilogy of magic and mayhem on the high seas in this tale of pirates and sorcerers, forbidden artifacts and ancient mysteries, in one woman’s determined quest to seize a final chance at glory—and write her own legend.

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The God of Endings by Jacqueline Holland

By turns suspenseful and enchanting, this breathtaking first novel weaves a story of love, family, history, and myth as seen through the eyes of one immortal woman

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The Curator by Owen King

From New York Times bestselling author Owen King comes a Dickensian fantasy of illusion and charm where cats are revered as religious figures, thieves are noble, scholars are revolutionaries, and conjurers are the most wonderful criminals you can imagine.

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Infinity Gate by M. R. Carey

A brilliant genre-defying story of humanity’s expansion across millions of dimensions—and the AI technology that might see it all come to an end. Perfect for readers of The Space Between Worlds and Adrian Tchaikovsky.

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Camp Zero by Michelle Min Sterling

In a near-future northern settlement, a handful of climate change survivors find their fates intertwined in this mesmerizing and transportive novel in the vein of Station Eleven and The Power.

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The Blood Gift by N. E. Davenport

In this stunning conclusion to N. E. Davenport’s fast-paced, action-packed sci-fantasy duology, elite warrior Ikenna and her rogue cohort must outrun bounty hunters, their former comrades, and a megalomaniacal demi-god, all in the hopes of saving their friends and enemies from the racist and misogynistic oppression that threatens the continents from all sides.

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What do you think about these 2023 science fiction books and fantasy books?

Have you read any books from this list?  What are your favorite 2023 science fiction books and fantasy books?  What books would you add to the list?

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