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Scouting recent science fiction releases beyond knowledge cutoff.
I'll search for the most highly-reviewed recent science fiction novels to give you current recommendations.
best science fiction novels 2024 2025 highly reviewed
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Curating standout science fiction recommendations from award-winning sources.
Let me search for more specific award winners to give you the strongest recommendations.
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Hugo Award 2024 2025 winner best novel
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Synthesized recent award-winning science fiction novels for recommendations.
Based on the latest award winners and critical acclaim, here are the best recently published science fiction novels I'd recommend:
Major Award Winners
The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett - Winner of the 2025 Hugo Award for Best Novel. This is a detective mystery set in a unique science fiction world with magical elements.
Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh - Winner of the 2024 Hugo Award for Best Novel. This is a science fiction novel about a protagonist named Kyr who must make difficult choices during a devastating war after being raised in a fascist, militaristic society
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The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera - Winner of the 2024 Nebula Award for Best Novel
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. This has received extraordinary praise across multiple sources.
Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell - Winner of the 2025 Nebula Award for Best Novel
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PM Press
. This is a unique take on monsters and relationships.
Highly Acclaimed Recent Releases
In Ascension by Martin MacInnes - Winner of the Arthur C Clarke Award and also nominated for the Booker Prize. This literary science fiction explores family relationships and personal experience alongside scientific exploration, with plenty of hard science used for meditation on the wonder and strangeness of biological life
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System Collapse by Martha Wells - Winner of the 2024 Locus Award for Best Sci Fi Novel. This is the seventh work in the highly lauded Murderbot Diaries series, which has won multiple Hugo and Nebula awards
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Witch King by Martha Wells - Ranked among the all-time greats at #62 despite being a 2024 release
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These books represent the cream of the crop from the past year, with recognition from both the Hugo Awards (voted by fans) and Nebula Awards (voted by professional writers). Would your friend prefer hard science fiction, character-driven stories, or something with more action?
Brands Mentioned
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The Tainted Cup
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Some Desperate Glory
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The Saint Of Bright Doors
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Someone You Can Build A Nest In
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In Ascension
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System Collapse
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Witch King