Best of 2024: Aotearoa NZ science fiction, fantasy and speculative fiction

Have a browse of our Librarian's Choice selection of Aotearoa New Zealand science fiction, fantasy and speculative fiction titles for 2024! As an added bonus, we've included some stand-out titles for younger readers that fall inside the genre as well. Enjoy!

Updated December 16, 2024
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The Sunforge
Stronach, Sascha.
Paper Book
Sascha Stronach's queer, Maori-inspired Endsong trilogy reopens on a city in flames, where a magic-wielding pirate crew uncovers an age-old fight between the gods that threatens their world. The steel city of Radovan is consumed by fire between. Stranded in its harbor is the crew...
The grimmelings
King, Rachael
Paper Book
Spellbinding middle-grade fantasy adventure of loyalty, courage, and being careful what you wish for . . .
The raven's eye runaways
Mabey, Claire
Paper Book
A gripping, beautifully-told fantasy quest set in a parallel medieval world.
When the moon hatched
Parker, Sarah A. (Fantasy fiction writer)
Paper Book
The Creators did not expect their beloved dragons to sail skyward upon their end. To curl into balls just beyond gravity's grip, littering the sky with tombstones. With moons. They certainly did not expect them to fall. As a valued Elding Blade of the rebellion group Fíur du Ath, Raeve's job is to...

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