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Based on my research, here are some excellent, highly-reviewed science fiction novels published in 2024 that you should recommend to your friend: Top Recommendations The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley This debut novel won the Goodreads Choice Award for Readers' Favorite Science Fiction and has been named a best book of 2024 by numerous outlets including NPR, Vanity Fair, and Kirkus Review . Kirkus called it "taut, artfully unspooled, and vividly written" and "breathtakingly sexy" . It's a unique blend of time travel romance, spy thriller, and workplace comedy about a civil servant who helps a Victorian naval officer adapt to modern London. The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett This novel features commentary reminiscent of Snowpiercer, set in towers rising from the Atlantic after sea level rise, where power dynamics between the wealthy at the top and the poor below are disrupted by an ancient power . Translation State by Ann Leckie This complete collection features all short fiction from the Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke award-winning author of the Imperial Radch series, including the brand new novelette "Lake of Souls" . For the Cozy/Heartwarming Fan: Andrea Hairston's latest novel is described as "an absolute joy" that reminds readers "even if the world as we know it ends, people will find each other, make art, remember, and move forward" , featuring a former coder running a festival with the help of AI creations trained on her ancestors' memories. These books all received strong critical acclaim and reader enthusiasm in 2024. Would your friend prefer space opera, near-future dystopia, time travel romance, or something more character-driven?