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SF Score assigns point values to speculative fiction novels based on award victories, award nominations, and inclusion in all-time "best of" lists from a variety of sources. Enjoy your visit!

Recent Works

The following books are the top-scoring novels from the past three years, five per year.

2022

5 The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

3 Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire

3 Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

3 The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

3 Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

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2021

10 A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine

7 Leviathan Falls by James S. A. Corey

7 Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

6 The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers

4 A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark

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2020

14 Network Effect by Martha Wells

5 The Last Emperox by John Scalzi

5 The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin

4 The Relentless Moon by Mary Robinette Kowal

3 Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

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