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The best science fiction novels to look forward to in 2025

A Ken Liu, two Adrian Tchaikovsky novels, Succession-style drama (with added telepathy) and a Polish epic. Emily H. Wilson surveys 2025’s sci-fi

By Emily Wilson

23 December 2024

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Voyages, both interstellar and Earth-bound, frame many new sci-fi novels

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I am writing this without (so far) having read any of the books I mention, but I believe that 2025 is shaping up to be a good year for science fiction. From what I can see, there is a lot of “literary” sci-fi coming our way, but perhaps less of the physics and spaceship heavy stuff, which won’t suit everyone. But that may well change as new titles are announced. Here is my pick of upcoming offerings.

In January, we have

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