We are halfway through 2019 and this year’s speculative fiction books have been both enjoyable and bountiful. Most of the books I’ve read so far this year have been amazing, and I still have A LOT of books in my TBR pile to go through. Like you, I’m an ardent reader and I’ll read just about anything I can get my hands on and has an interesting story. I’ve enjoyed novels, novellas, short stories across various genres of literature. If you’re interested in knowing some of the 51 books I’ve read between January 1stand June 30th2019, then please check out my Goodreads page here: https://www.goodreads.com/Misty306.
I’ve been trying to keep up with both ARCs, and the long list of nominations for this year’s Literary Awards as part of my Reading Award Challenge 2019. I knew it would be harder than it sounded, but I’ve read (and still reading) a lot of amazing books that I wouldn’t have done so otherwise. I suggest that you read a few of the numerous nominations for any of the 2019 SFF Awards.
That being said, I wanted to point out some of speculative fiction books that were released in 2019 that I’ve enjoyed the most, so far. These are books I recommend you read, especially if you’re a fan of this genre of literature like I am. And, just so you know, these are books that I’ve read and finished between the 1sthalf of 2019.
These are my Top Ten Picks in no particular order:
The Winter of the Witch (Winternight Trilogy #3) by Katherine Arden
The Wolf in the Whale by Jordanna Max Brodsky
In An Absent Dream (Wayward Children #4) by Seanan McGuire
Uncanny Collateral (Valkyrie Collections #1) by Brian McClellan
Seven Blades in Black (The Grave of Empires #1) by Sam Sykes
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by C.A. Fletcher
Aurora Rising (The Aurora Cycle #1) by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
An Illusion of Thieves (Chimera #1) by Cate Glass
Her Silhouette, Drawn in Water by Vylar Kaftan
Sisters of the Fire (Blood and Gold #2) by Kim Wilkins
Right now, I’m currently reading (released in 2019):
Broken Veil (Harbinger #5) by Jeff Wheeler
Velocity Weapon (The Protectorate #1) by Megan E. O’Keefe
One Word Kill (Impossible Times #1) by Mark Lawrence
Holy Sister (Book of the Ancestor #3) by Mark Lawrence
The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War #2) by R.F. Kuang
Here are some of the MANY books I hope to read by the end of 2019 (many of these I received at Book Expo 2019!):
Those of my picks for the Best Speculative Fiction Books of 2019. I’m still aiming to read at least 100 books by the end of this year; and, I want to write as many reviews here, on Goodreads, on NetGalley and Edelweiss, and on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. If you have any suggestions on what I should read, then please mention them in the Comments Section below. Please keep in mind that I might not be able to get access to certain books for various reasons (i.e. no $$$, waitlist at the library, etc.). Yet, I want to read as much as I can before 2019 ends (it’ll make my Award Reading Challenge 2020 much easier).
Which speculative fiction books released in 2019 have been your favorite so far?
