“Books don't offer real escape, but they can stop a mind scratching itself raw.” —David Mitchell
What a decade this year has been! The first half, anyway.
Whether you're reading this in 2020 or at some point in the future, you know how the first half of the year has been. Suffice it to say that this year, perhaps more than ever, we have needed a reprieve from reality and—perhaps more than ever—have turned to books to find it.
We have heard from many readers who have found extra comfort in the predictability that comes from re-reading old favorites this year (breaking out The Dragonriders of Pern for the 23rd time), but for those of us who love nothing more than a new read, this year has not failed us. There has been a ton of excellent new material to chose from in the sci-fi world and this week, we are asking you to nominate and vote for your favorites.
Which sci-fi books published so far in 2020 have been the very best? 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!
What Is the Best Sci Fi Book of 2020 (so far)?
Descent into Darkness (Blood on the Stars Book 17) by Jay Allan 14%, 35 votes
35 votes14%
35 votes - 14% of all votes
Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries #5) by Martha Wells 11%, 27 votes
27 votes11%
27 votes - 11% of all votes
Tiamat's Wrath by James S. A. Corey*10%, 24 votes
24 votes10%
24 votes - 10% of all votes
The Last Emperox (The Interdependency #3) by John Scalzi 10%, 23 votes
23 votes10%
23 votes - 10% of all votes
Inversion: Riven Worlds Book Two (Amaranthe 15) G. S. Jennsen*7%, 18 votes
18 votes7%
18 votes - 7% of all votes
Sons of War by Nicholas Sansbury Smith 6%, 14 votes
14 votes6%
14 votes - 6% of all votes
Insurgent (First Colony #10) by Ken Lozito 5%, 12 votes
Final Days by by Nathan Hystad and Jasper T Scott 3%, 8 votes
8 votes3%
8 votes - 3% of all votes
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games #0) by Suzanne Collins 3%, 7 votes
7 votes3%
7 votes - 3% of all votes
Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks 3%, 7 votes
7 votes3%
7 votes - 3% of all votes
Star Stuff by Daniel Arenson 3%, 7 votes
7 votes3%
7 votes - 3% of all votes
The Mountain (Ryan Decker #3) by Steven Konkoly 2%, 6 votes
6 votes2%
6 votes - 2% of all votes
The Hidden Girl and Other Stories by Ken Liu 2%, 4 votes
4 votes2%
4 votes - 2% of all votes
Agency (The Peripheral #2) by William Gibson 2%, 4 votes
4 votes2%
4 votes - 2% of all votes
Meet Your Maker by Matthew Mather*1%, 3 votes
3 votes1%
3 votes - 1% of all votes
Resurgence (Foreigner Book 20) by C. J. Cherryh*1%, 2 votes
2 votes1%
2 votes - 1% of all votes
Kill Orbit by Joel Dane*1%, 2 votes
2 votes1%
2 votes - 1% of all votes
Con Living (EarthCent Universe Book 3)*1%, 2 votes
2 votes1%
2 votes - 1% of all votes
Dark Abyss (Eternal Frontier #5) by Anthony J. Melchiorri 1%, 2 votes
2 votes1%
2 votes - 1% of all votes
Ecdysis (The VectorShip Archives Book 1) by Bill Patterson*0%, 1 vote
1 vote
1 vote - 0% of all votes
A Spacetime Tale by J. Benjamin*0%, 1 vote
1 vote
1 vote - 0% of all votes
The Last Revenge (The Last War Series, #7) by Peter Bostrom 0%, 1 vote
1 vote
1 vote - 0% of all votes
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green*0%, 1 vote
1 vote
1 vote - 0% of all votes
How to Stop Time*0%, 1 vote
1 vote
1 vote - 0% of all votes
Total Votes: 242
Voters: 192
July 22, 2020
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[…] As always, these top ten lists are not meant to be all-inclusive or definitive, but give a great finger on the pulse of our community's interests and favorites. Want to see who missed out? Here's the original nomination list from the blog. […]
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