Books that have won the Best Novel category for the World Fantasy Award.
World Fantasy Award Best Novel Public
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A boy stands on the roadside on his way to London, alone in the rain.
No memories, beyond what he …
Phil in SF says: 2016 winner
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The Sudden Appearance of Hope by Catherine Webb
My name is Hope Arden, and you won't know who I am. But we've met before-a thousand times.
It started …
Phil in SF says: 2017 winner
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Phil in SF says: 2018 co-winner
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The Changeling by Victor LaValle
About The Changeling “If the literary gods mixed together Haruki Murakami and Ralph Ellison, the result would be Victor LaValle.”—Anthony …
Phil in SF says: 2018 co-winner
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In an original world reminiscent of Edwardian England in the shadow of a World War, cabals of noble families use …
Phil in SF says: 2019 winner
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Queen of the Conquered by Kacen Callender (Islands of Blood and Storm, #1)
4 stars
On the islands of Hans Lollik, Sigourney Rose was the only survivor when her family was massacred by the colonizers. …
Phil in SF says: 2020 winner
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Trouble the Saints by Alaya Dawn Johnson
The dangerous magic of The Night Circus meets the powerful historical exploration of The Underground Railroad in Alaya Dawn Johnson's …
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The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
Tasha Suri's The Jasmine Throne begins the powerful Burning Kingdoms trilogy, in which two women—a long-imprisoned princess and a maidservant …
Phil in SF says: 2022 winner
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Saint Death's Daughter by C. S. E. Cooney
4 stars
Fun, froofy and glorious: a coming-of-age story in a new trilogy from World Fantasy Award-winning author C.S.E. Cooney.
Nothing complicates …
Phil in SF says: 2023 winner
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Phil in SF says: 2024 winner
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The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett (Shadow of the Leviathan, #1)
4 stars
An eccentric detective and her long-suffering assistant untangle a web of magic, deceit, and murder in this sparkling fantasy reimagining …
Phil in SF says: 2025 winner
