What Are the Best Sci-Fi Books of 2021 (so far)?

“Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

They told us to use the time in lockdown to do our life’s best work; then they told us that a worldwide pandemic was not the time to be worrying about such things. Then Taylor Swift put out not one, but two best-selling albums in the span of six months, and as this year’s books roll out, it is apparent that for the world’s science fiction writers, 2020 was full of inspiration and that the months of isolation were put to good, even great use. All to say: there have been so many excellent books out so far this year!

Which ones are the best?

This week we are asking you to nominate and vote for your favorite books published so far in 2021. This week, the sky is the limit, so please nominate as many as you'd like here or in our Facebook group, then vote for your favorite(s).

As always, we base our lists on the votes and nominations from this blog and our Facebook Reader group, and we want to hear your opinion!