There were a lot of enjoyable books I managed to get through over the course of 2025. Twelve of them were just issues of a short fiction magazine, Lightspeed,of which I've always been a fan.
However, regarding the best books published in 2025 that I read...
First of all, some honourable mentions:
- King Sorrow by Joe Hill
- The Door on the Sea by Caskey Russell.
The list proper:
6. The Incandescent by Emily Tesh
Magical academia that is bristling with the kind of details only an actual British school teacher in real life could write.
5. The Art of Legend by Wesley Chu
Book three in the War Arts Saga series is epic in scope and provides some satisfying Asian martial arts battles you won't be able to stop yourself flying through. We also get to see finally the Katuia clans in detail.
4. Greenteeth by Molly O'Neill
A really likeable fantasy story for any fans of the folkore of the British Isles. Wonderful atmospheric descriptions and lively adventures.
3. A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett
Fantasy murder mystery done superbly in this second book in the Shadow of the Leviathan series.
2. Heart of the Wyrdwood by R J Barker
This is the third book in the Forsaken series. It's the finale for a superior dark fantasy trilogy with epic world building.
1. The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson
Intrigue, mystery, action and poignant humour on an island on which a deadly competition is taking place during a royal succession.
Regarding the best books published in previous years that I also read in 2025 ...
Honourable mentions first:
- The Sword of Destiny and Baptism of Fire by Andrzej Sapkowski (the Witcher series)
- Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel
- Cold West by Clayton Snyder
Proper list:
The Ascension of Light by Ryan Kirk
(Legend of Adani series #3. If you haven't checked out this classy indie fantasy series, you're missing out on something special!)
The Art of Prophecy by Wesley Chu
(War Arts Saga #1, Asian martial arts action.)
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E Schwab
(A fantasy set over a very long time span about a woman who made a deal with a devil,. You won't be able to put down this dark tale.)
Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor
(Strange the Dreamer #2, dark YA.)
The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec
(Norse mythology.)
Dragonfly Falling by Adrian Tchaikovsky
(Shadows of the Apt #2, epic military fantasy with great world building.)
The Troop by Nick Cutter
A suspenseful body horror tale about a troop of boy scouts isolated on an island during a parasite outbreak.
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