And because we don’t want to waste any more of your time, let’s get to them! We’re here for you, and all of these books. We included both sequels, standalones, and series starters below, but made sure to designate if anything was part of a preexisting series. Becuase, really, the genre just keeps getting better. They tackle real issues in fantasy worlds with enough strength and subtlety that you aren’t overwhelmed-simply awed by just how skilled the authors are. These novels have everything from snarky assassins to clever, magic manipulating girls. Seriously, there are so many amazing young adult fantasy books hitting shelves in the next year that we don’t even know how we’re going to get through them all.

An author may receive multiple nominations within a single category if he or she has more than one eligible series or more than one eligible stand-alone book.The night may be dark and full of terrors, but the year is bright and full of incredible books to get you through. Only one book in a series may be nominated per category. A book may be nominated in no more than one genre category, but can also be nominated in the Debut Novel category. Write-in votes may be cast for eligible books with any average rating, and write-in votes will be weighted by the book's Goodreads statistics to determine the top five books to be added as official nominees in the Semifinal Round. Opening round official nominees must have an average rating of 3.50 or higher at the time of launch. We analyze statistics from the millions of books added, rated, and reviewed on Goodreads to nominate 15 books in each category. Books published between November 16, 2017, and November 15, 2018, will be eligible for the 2018 awards. The field narrows to the top 10 books in each category, and members have one last chance to vote!īooks published in the United States in English, including works in translation and other significant rereleases, between November 16, 2016, and November 15, 2017, are eligible for the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards. The top five write-in votes in each of the categories become official nominees. Voting opens to 15 official nominees, and write-in votes can be placed for any eligible book (see eligibility below). Winners will be announced December 05, 2017. The 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards have three rounds of voting open to all registered Goodreads members.

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