Top 10 Fantasy Books of 2017

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The BestHere's my list of the best fantasy novels I've read in 2017. I'll be keeping this list updated from month to month with all the new releases coming out. These are the books I HAVE read (or actually, listened to via audiobook).So if you are looking for some of the standout reads for new fantasy released this year (2017), this list will point you in that direction.

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Oathbringer: Book Three Of The Stormlight Archive

by Sanderson, Brandon

The #1 New York Times bestseller, Oathbringer is the third volume of Brandon Sanderson\'s Stormlight Archive fantasy epic where humanity faces a new Desolation with the return of the Voidbringers, a foe with numbers as g...

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The Book Of Dust: La Belle Sauvage

by Pullman, Philip

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!\"Too few things in our world are worth a seventeen year wait: The Book of Dust is one of them.\" —The Washington PostPhilip Pullman returns to the parallel world of his groundbreaking n...

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Exit West: A Novel

by Hamid, Mohsin

WINNER OF THE 2018 LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE FOR FICTION and THE ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZEFINALIST FOR THE DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZETEN BEST BOOKS OF 2017, NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW “A breathtaking novel…[that] ar...

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The City Of Brass: A Novel

by Chakraborty, S. A.

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Library Journal | Vulture | The Verge | SYFYWireStep into The City of Brass, the spellbinding debut from S. A. Chakraborty, an imaginative alchemy of The Golem and the Jinni, Th...

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The Stone Sky

by Jemisin, N. K.

The shattering conclusion to the post-apocalyptic and highly acclaimed New York Times bestselling trilogy that began with The Fifth Season, winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2016, and The Obelisk Gate, winner of...

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The Stone In The Skull: The Lotus Kingdoms, Book One

by Bear, Elizabeth

Hugo Award-winning author Elizabeth Bear returns to her critically acclaimed epic fantasy world of the Eternal Sky with a brand new trilogy.Best SFF Books 2017―The GuardianKirkus Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2017T...

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The Bear And The Nightingale: A Novel

by Arden, Katherine

Katherine Arden’s bestselling debut novel spins an irresistible spell as it announces the arrival of a singular talent with a gorgeous voice. “A beautiful deep-winter story, full of magic and monsters and the sharp edg...

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The Power

by Alderman, Naomi

One of the New York Times\'s Ten Best Books of 2017A Los Angeles Times Best Book of 2017One of the Washington Post\'s Ten Best Books of 2017An NPR Best Book of 2017One of Entertainment Weekly\'s Ten Best Books of 2017A B...

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The Prey Of Gods

by Drayden, Nicky

*WINNER: 2017 Compton Crook Award!*WINNER: 2017 RT Booklovers Award (Science Fiction)!*A Wall Street Journal \"Summer Reading: One expert. One book\" pick for 2017!*The RT Book Reviews \"June 2017: Seal of Excellence\" p...

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River Of Teeth

by Gailey, Sarah

A Finalist for the 2017 Nebula Award for Best NovellaSarah Gailey\'s wildfire debut River of Teeth is a rollicking alternate history adventure that Charlie Jane Anders calls \"preposterously fun.\"In the early 20th Centu...

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