Reactor Magazine Reviewers’ Choice: The Best Books of 2025 Public

Created by Phil in SF

  1. Mad Sisters of Esi by 

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    Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi meets Italo Calvino’s If On a Winter’s Night a Traveler in this stunning meta fantasy about the …

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    Listed by Jenny Hamilton

  2. Other Worlds by 

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    The award-winning author of Fifteen Dogs conjures up worlds—real, invented, uncanny —in this ingenious, electrifying collection.

    A Trinidadian obeah …

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    Listed by Matthew Keeley

  3. The Rose Field by  (The Book of Dust, #3)

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    The breathtaking conclusion to Philip Pullman’s landmark new trilogy The Book of Dust! Return to the world of His Dark …

  4. Awake in the Floating City by 

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    An utterly transporting debut novel about the unexpected relationship between an artist and the 130-year-old woman she cares for—two of …

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    Listed by Maura Krause

  5. The Lost Queen by 

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    A heroine like no other, ancient magic unleashed, a fated epic battle–the first book in an enchanting YA fantasy duology …

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    Listed by Maura Krause

  6. Lessons in Magic and Disaster by 

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    A young witch teaches her mother how to do magic--with very unexpected results--in this relatable, resonant novel about family, identity, …

  7. The Door on the Sea by  (Raven and Eagle, #1)

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    When Elān trapped a salmon-stealing raven in his cupboard, he never expected it would hold the key to saving his …

  8. A/S/L by 

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    A transformational, transformative story about video games, three queer friends, and the code(s) they learn to survive, from the winner …

  9. The Unworthy by 

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    The long-awaited new novel from the author of global sensation Tender Is the Flesh: a thrilling work of literary horror …

  10. We Love You, Bunny by  (Bunny, #2)

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    The highly anticipated follow up to the viral sensation Bunny, a brilliantly written, laugh-out-loud funny, dark, and delirious novel set …

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    Listed by Alexis Ong

  12. Letters from an Imaginary Country by 

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    Roam through the captivating stories of World Fantasy, Locus, and Mythopoeic Award winner Theodora Goss (the Athena Club trilogy). This …

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    Listed by Alexis Ong

  13. Waterblack by  (Cities of the Weft, #3)

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    The monumental conclusion to Alex Pheby's Cities of the Weft trilogy.

    One thousand million infants are dead, and Nathan …

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    Listed by Alexis Ong

  14. An Oral History of Atlantis by 

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    In “Machine City” a college student’s chance role in a friend’s movie blurs the line between his character and his …

  15. Somadina by 

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    Somadina and her twin brother, Jayaike, are practically the same person: they finish each other’s sentences and make each other …

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    Listed by Helen Rhee

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