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

Created by Phil in SF

  1. Luminous by 

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    This sweeping debut novel set in a unified Korea tells the story of three estranged siblings—two human, one robot—as they …

  2. Among Ghosts by  (Southlands, #5)

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    Set in the world of New York Times bestseller Seraphina, a boy on the run from a dragon—among other dangers—seeks …

    Phil in SF says:

    Listed by Molly Templeton

  3. Midnight Timetable by 

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    From the author and translator of the National Book Award finalist and Booker Prize shortlisted Cursed Bunny, comes a novel-in-ghost-stories, …

    Phil in SF says:

    Listed by Molly Templeton

  4. Honeyeater by 

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    A richly imagined dark fantasy that pulses with the beautiful destruction of a town reclaimed by the natural world.

  5. When They Burned the Butterfly by  (The Butterfly Duet, #1)

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    In this fierce, glamorous adult fantasy debut, Silvia Moreno-Garcia meets Fonda Lee, with the feverish intensity of R.F. Kuang's Poppy …

    Phil in SF says:

    Listed by Molly Templeton

  6. The Sea Eternal by  (Empire Without End, #2)

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    From one of the most original voices in science fiction comes the spectacular sequel to the epic, interstellar love story …

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