6 Best Books Released Since 2020, According to Goodreads Readers
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The works highlighted span different kinds of speculative fiction. They include a dystopian prequel, a hard science-fiction adventure and an epic fantasy novel.
A return to Panem
Suzanne Collins published Sunrise on the Reaping, the second prequel in The Hunger Games series. It follows 16-year-old Haymitch as he faces the deadly Second Quarter Quell, set 24 years before the first novel.
The book is described as the highest-rated title in the Hunger Games saga on Goodreads. Readers are said to value its expansion of the series’ lore and its dark, politically outspoken story, which the article presents as appealing to teenagers and adults.
Science fiction and fantasy
Andy Weir’s Project Hail Mary follows Ryland Grace, who wakes with amnesia aboard a deep-space starship. As his memories return, he learns he may be Earth’s last hope against a star-eating microbe threatening the galaxy.
The novel won the Hugo Award and is praised for blending hard science fiction with humor and an upbeat tone. The article also names James Islington’s The Will of the Many, the first epic fantasy novel in his Hierarchy series, but provides no further plot details in the available text.
Key points
- Sunrise on the Reaping is described as the highest-rated book in The Hunger Games saga on Goodreads.
- Project Hail Mary follows an amnesiac aboard a deep-space starship on a mission tied to a threat to the galaxy.
- The Will of the Many is identified as the first epic fantasy novel in James Islington’s Hierarchy series.