12 of the Best Debut Sci-Fi and Fantasy Novels
These first books have launched extraordinary careers.
By
Shealea Iral | Published Sep 28, 2021Zahrah the Windseeker
By Nnedi Okorafor
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The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
The Song of Achilles
By Madeline Miller
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
By Becky Chambers
Red Rising
By Pierce Brown
An Unkindess of Ghosts
By Rivers Solomon
Empire of Sand
By Tasha Suri
The Poppy War
By R.F. Kuang
Trail of Lightning
By Rebecca Roanhorse
A Memory Called Empire
By Arkady Martine
Raybearer
By Jordan Ifueko
The Wolf of Oren-Yaro
By K.S. Villoso
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