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Best books of 2017

112 highest-rated books first published in 2017.

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Why Oathbringer is #1

Oathbringer (Brandon Sanderson) scores 9.1/10 from 2.5K ratings — 0.2 points ahead of Assassin's Fate in second place.

The score is a weighted average across 3 independent rating sources. A title with few ratings is pulled toward the category average, so a handful of enthusiastic reviews cannot outrank a book that thousands of readers have judged. Method →

  1. Oathbringer
    OathbringerBrandon Sanderson · 2017NYT bestseller Fantasy2.5K ratings
    9.19.1 / 10
  2. Assassin's Fate
    Assassin's FateRobin Hobb · 2017NYT bestseller Fantasy276 ratings1
    8.98.9 / 10
  3. The Stone Sky
    The Stone SkyN. K. Jemisin · 2017NYT bestseller Fantasy1.2K ratings
    8.88.8 / 10
  4. The Hate U Give
    The Hate U GiveAngie Thomas · 2017 Young adult1.3K ratings
    8.88.8 / 10
  5. All These Worlds
    All These WorldsDennis E. Taylor · 2017 Science fiction1.1K ratings
    8.68.6 / 10
  6. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
    The Seven Husbands of Evelyn HugoTaylor Jenkins Reid · 2017NYT bestseller Romance3.6K ratings
    8.58.5 / 10
  7. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat
    Salt, Fat, Acid, HeatSamin Nosrat · 2017225 ratings1
    8.58.5 / 10
  8. Persepolis Rising
    Persepolis RisingJames S. A. Corey · 2017NYT bestseller Science fiction1.1K ratings1
    8.58.5 / 10
  9. Godsgrave
    GodsgraveJay Kristoff · 2017 Fantasy277 ratings
    8.58.5 / 10
  10. For We Are Many
    For We Are ManyDennis E. Taylor · 2017 Science fiction1.2K ratings
    8.58.5 / 10
  11. City of Miracles
    City of MiraclesRobert Jackson Bennett · 2017 Fantasy177 ratings
    8.58.5 / 10
  12. Pachinko
    PachinkoMin Jin Lee · 2017NYT bestseller Historical fiction1K ratings
    8.58.5 / 10
  13. Blackflame
    BlackflameWill Wight · 2017 Fantasy471 ratings
    8.48.4 / 10
  14. The Color of Law
    The Color of LawRichard Rothstein · 2017NYT bestseller History166 ratings
    8.48.4 / 10
  15. Sins of Empire
    Sins of EmpireBrian McClellan · 2017 Fantasy163 ratings
    8.48.4 / 10
  16. We Were Eight Years in Power
    We Were Eight Years in PowerTa-Nehisi Coates · 2017NYT bestseller Biography & memoir110 ratings
    8.48.4 / 10
  17. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
    On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth CenturyTimothy Snyder · 2017NYT bestseller Politics & society410 ratings
    8.48.4 / 10
  18. A Court of Wings and Ruin
    A Court of Wings and RuinSarah J. Maas · 2017NYT bestseller Fantasy2.5K ratings
    8.48.4 / 10
  19. Strange the Dreamer
    Strange the DreamerLaini Taylor · 2017 Fantasy443 ratings
    8.38.3 / 10
  20. Grant
    GrantRon Chernow · 2017NYT bestseller Biography & memoir78 ratings
    8.38.3 / 10
  21. All Systems Red
    All Systems RedMartha Wells · 2017 Science fiction4K ratings
    8.38.3 / 10
  22. Kings of the Wyld
    Kings of the WyldNicholas Eames · 2017 Fantasy682 ratings
    8.38.3 / 10
  23. Leonardo da Vinci
    Leonardo da VinciWalter Isaacson · 2017NYT bestseller Biography & memoir233 ratings
    8.38.3 / 10
  24. Killers of the Flower Moon
    Killers of the Flower MoonDavid Grann · 2017NYT bestseller846 ratings
    8.38.3 / 10
  25. Skysworn
    SkyswornWill Wight · 2017 Fantasy446 ratings
    8.38.3 / 10
  26. Tower of Dawn
    Tower of DawnSarah J. Maas · 2017 Young adult1.1K ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  27. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
    Eleanor Oliphant is Completely FineGail Honeyman · 2017NYT bestseller Literary fiction1.3K ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  28. A Conjuring of Light
    A Conjuring of LightV. E. Schwab · 2017 Fantasy689 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  29. Red Sister
    Red SisterMark Lawrence · 2017 Fantasy419 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  30. Lord of Shadows
    Lord of ShadowsCassandra Clare · 2017 Fantasy201 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  31. Down Among the Sticks and Bones
    Down Among the Sticks and BonesSeanan McGuire · 2017 Fantasy397 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  32. Jade City
    Jade CityFonda Lee · 2017 Fantasy981 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  33. Silence Fallen
    Silence FallenPatricia Briggs · 2017NYT bestseller Fantasy148 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  34. The Ship of the Dead
    The Ship of the DeadRick Riordan · 2017 Fantasy218 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  35. The Core
    The CorePeter V. Brett · 2017 Fantasy223 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  36. The Prisoner of Limnos
    The Prisoner of LimnosLois McMaster Bujold · 2017 Fantasy67 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  37. La Belle Sauvage
    La Belle SauvagePhilip Pullman · 2017 Fantasy461 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  38. The Delirium Brief
    The Delirium BriefCharles Stross · 2017 Fantasy102 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  39. The Collapsing Empire
    The Collapsing EmpireJohn Scalzi · 2017 Science fiction823 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  40. Norse Mythology
    Norse MythologyNeil Gaiman · 2017NYT bestseller Myths & legends1.4K ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  41. The Memory of Babel
    The Memory of BabelChristelle Dabos · 2017 Fantasy86 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  42. Empire Games
    Empire GamesCharles Stross · 2017 Fantasy70 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  43. The City of Brass
    The City of BrassS. A. Chakraborty · 2017 Fantasy649 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  44. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
    Astrophysics for People in a HurryNeil deGrasse Tyson · 2017NYT bestseller Popular science697 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  45. A Column of Fire
    A Column of FireKen Follett · 2017NYT bestseller Historical fiction183 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  46. The Girl Who Drank the Moon
    The Girl Who Drank the MoonKelly Barnhill · 2017 Children’s books186 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  47. Seven Surrenders
    Seven SurrendersAda Palmer · 2017 Science fiction124 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  48. Mira's Last Dance
    Mira's Last DanceLois McMaster Bujold · 2017 Fantasy70 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  49. Why Buddhism is True
    Why Buddhism is TrueRobert Wright · 2017NYT bestseller Religion & spirituality122 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  50. Akata Warrior
    Akata WarriorNnedi Okorafor · 2017 Fantasy82 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  51. The Bear and the Nightingale
    The Bear and the NightingaleKatherine Arden · 2017 Fantasy633 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  52. Life 3.0
    Life 3.0Max Tegmark · 2017NYT bestseller Technology & IT155 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  53. Penric's Fox
    Penric's FoxLois McMaster Bujold · 2017 Fantasy74 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  54. Sufficiently Advanced Magic
    Sufficiently Advanced MagicAndrew Rowe · 2017 Fantasy287 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  55. Lincoln in the Bardo
    Lincoln in the BardoGeorge Saunders · 2017NYT bestseller Historical fiction455 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  56. The Dark Prophecy
    The Dark ProphecyRick Riordan · 2017 Fantasy295 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  57. The Will to Battle
    The Will to BattleAda Palmer · 2017 Science fiction95 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  58. Raven Stratagem
    Raven StratagemYoon Ha Lee · 2017 Science fiction168 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  59. QualityLand
    QualityLandMarc-Uwe Kling · 2017 Dystopian202 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  60. Camp Half-Blood Confidential
    Camp Half-Blood ConfidentialRick Riordan · 2017 Fantasy54 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  61. Snapshot
    SnapshotBrandon Sanderson · 2017 Science fiction234 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  62. Waking Gods
    Waking GodsSylvain Neuvel · 2017 Science fiction395 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  63. Little Fires Everywhere
    Little Fires EverywhereCeleste Ng · 2017NYT bestseller Contemporary fiction1.2K ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  64. Zero Hour
    Zero HourCraig Alanson · 2017 Science fiction192 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  65. Two Kinds of Truth
    Two Kinds of TruthMichael Connelly · 2017NYT bestseller Crime & mystery107 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  66. Sourdough
    SourdoughRobin Sloan · 2017 Fantasy238 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  67. Renegades
    RenegadesMarissa Meyer · 2017 Science fiction294 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  68. Paperbacks from Hell
    Paperbacks from HellGrady Hendrix · 2017 Horror85 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  69. An Unkindness of Ghosts
    An Unkindness of GhostsRivers Solomon · 2017 Science fiction188 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  70. Turtles All the Way Down
    Turtles All the Way DownJohn Green · 2017 Young adult1K ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  71. Black Ops
    Black OpsCraig Alanson · 2017 Science fiction211 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  72. Into the Drowning Deep
    Into the Drowning DeepSeanan McGuire · 2017 Science fiction249 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  73. Trouble on Paradise
    Trouble on ParadiseCraig Alanson · 2017 Science fiction127 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  74. End Game
    End GameDavid Baldacci · 2017NYT bestseller Crime & mystery71 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  75. Dragon Teeth
    Dragon TeethMichael Crichton · 2017NYT bestseller Historical fiction159 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  76. Manhattan Beach
    Manhattan BeachJennifer Egan · 2017NYT bestseller Historical fiction101 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  77. The Thirst
    The ThirstJo Nesbø · 2017 Crime & mystery51 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  78. The Changeling
    The ChangelingVictor LaValle · 2017 Fantasy166 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  79. Always and Forever, Lara Jean
    Always and Forever, Lara JeanJenny Han · 2017 Middle grade276 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  80. Hit Refresh
    Hit RefreshSatya Nadella · 2017NYT bestseller History72 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  81. The Midnight Line
    The Midnight LineLee Child · 2017NYT bestseller Crime & mystery207 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  82. Year One
    Year OneNora Roberts · 2017NYT bestseller Fantasy172 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  83. Walkaway
    WalkawayCory Doctorow · 2017 Science fiction148 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  84. The Word is Murder
    The Word is MurderAnthony Horowitz · 2017 Crime & mystery249 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  85. American War
    American WarOmar El Akkad · 2017 Science fiction180 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  86. The Fix
    The FixDavid Baldacci · 2017NYT bestseller Crime & mystery104 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  87. Homesick for Another World
    Homesick for Another WorldOttessa Moshfegh · 2017 Short stories79 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  88. Warcross
    WarcrossMarie Lu · 2017 Young adult349 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  89. Rich People Problems
    Rich People ProblemsKevin Kwan · 2017NYT bestseller Romance222 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  90. The Sun and Her Flowers
    The Sun and Her FlowersRupi Kaur · 2017NYT bestseller Poetry285 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  91. They Both Die at the End
    They Both Die at the EndAdam Silvera · 2017 Young adult851 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  92. Gwendy's Button Box
    Gwendy's Button BoxStephen King · 2017NYT bestseller Horror230 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  93. New York 2140
    New York 2140Kim Stanley Robinson · 2017 Science fiction148 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  94. The Black Tides of Heaven
    The Black Tides of HeavenNeon Yang · 2017 Fantasy148 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  95. One of Us Is Lying
    One of Us Is LyingKaren M. McManus · 2017 Young adult1.1K ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  96. Less
    LessAndrew Sean Greer · 2017NYT bestseller Humour455 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  97. Provenance
    ProvenanceAnn Leckie · 2017 Science fiction278 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  98. The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.
    The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.Neal Stephenson · 2017 Science fiction356 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  99. Carve the Mark
    Carve the MarkVeronica Roth · 2017 Young adult158 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  100. Binti: Home
    Binti: HomeNnedi Okorafor · 2017 Science fiction595 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  101. Her Body and Other Parties
    Her Body and Other PartiesCarmen Maria Machado · 2017 Horror355 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10
  102. An Enchantment of Ravens
    An Enchantment of RavensMargaret Rogerson · 2017 Fantasy250 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10
  103. War Storm
    War StormVictoria Aveyard · 2017 Young adult240 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10
  104. Autonomous
    AutonomousAnnalee Newitz · 2017 Science fiction234 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10
  105. Artemis
    ArtemisAndy Weir · 2017NYT bestseller Science fiction2.5K ratings
    7.37.3 / 10
  106. The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye
    The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an EyeDavid Lagercrantz · 2017NYT bestseller Thriller159 ratings
    7.37.3 / 10
  107. Camino Island
    Camino IslandJohn Grisham · 2017NYT bestseller Crime & mystery148 ratings
    7.37.3 / 10
  108. Origin
    OriginDan Brown · 2017NYT bestseller Thriller885 ratings
    7.37.3 / 10
  109. Conversations with Friends
    Conversations with FriendsSally Rooney · 2017 Romance594 ratings
    7.37.3 / 10
  110. The Woman in the Window: A Novel
    The Woman in the Window: A NovelA. J. Finn · 2017NYT bestseller Thriller605 ratings
    7.37.3 / 10
  111. Sleeping Beauties
    Sleeping BeautiesOwen King · 2017NYT bestseller Horror221 ratings
    7.27.2 / 10
  112. The Rooster Bar
    The Rooster BarJohn Grisham · 2017NYT bestseller Thriller79 ratings
    7.27.2 / 10

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