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Claude
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I'll search for highly-reviewed recent sci-fi releases.Based on recent awards and reviews, here are the top 2024 sci-fi novels:
**Award Winners/Nominees:**
**Witch King** by Martha Wells - Won the 2024 Locus Award for Fantasy. From the Murderbot author, follows a demon prince escaping captivity.
**Some Desperate Glory** by Emily Tesh - Hugo nominee. Military sci-fi about questioning everything you've been taught.
**Translation State** by Ann Leckie - Hugo nominee. Complex space opera exploring identity and connection.
**The Saint of Bright Doors** by Vajra Chandrasekera - Won Locus Award for First Novel, Hugo nominee. Surreal fantasy-sci-fi blend.
**System Collapse** by Martha Wells - Locus winner. Latest Murderbot Diaries entry.
**Highly Praised:**
**In Ascension** by Martin MacInnes - Called "glorious," explores wonder and humanity through deep-sea to space journey.
**The Tainted Cup** by Robert Jackson Bennett - Mystery-detective story in fantasy setting.
**Asunder** by Kerstin Hall - Dark fantasy horror that "crushes hearts without remorse."
Start with Wells, Tesh, or Leckie based on your friend's preferences.
Brands Mentioned
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Witch King
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Some Desperate Glory
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Translation State
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The Saint Of Bright Doors
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System Collapse