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Sri Lankan writer of fantasy and science fiction; the debut novel The Saint of Bright Doors (2023) won the Nebula Award for Best Novel and the Locus Award for Best First Novel; also wrote Rakesfall (2024).
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The Old DriftBook Namwali Serpell
I think Gnomon is the oldest book I’m recommending today; it came out a couple of years before The Old Drift.
Five Books interview: the best books on The Best Science Fantasy Books
2024-03-23·fivebooks.com ↗
GnomonBook Nick Harkaway
I think Gnomon is the oldest book I’m recommending today; it came out a couple of years before The Old Drift.
Five Books interview: the best books on The Best Science Fantasy Books
2024-03-23·fivebooks.com ↗
Harrow the NinthBook Tamsyn Muir
Harrow the Ninth is about the ramifications of ‘sort of’ – what does ‘sort of’ mean exactly.
Five Books interview: the best books on The Best Science Fantasy Books
2024-03-23·fivebooks.com ↗
ExordiaBook Seth Dickinson
And the House, like mathematics in Exordia, is at a higher symbolic level.
Five Books interview: the best books on The Best Science Fantasy Books
2024-03-23·fivebooks.com ↗
PiranesiBook Susanna Clarke
Piranesi is Susanna Clarke’s very-long-awaited second novel following, obviously, the wonderful Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell.
Five Books interview: the best books on The Best Science Fantasy Books
2024-03-23·fivebooks.com ↗
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