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Readers’ Crown 2025: Science Fiction & Fantasy Winners at a Glance

  • Writer: Connor Drew
    Connor Drew
  • Jan 20
  • 2 min read

Cozy weather, decisive readers. The Goodreads Choice Awards have spoken—so if you want a gift that actually gets read, start here. We bundled the Fantasy, Romantasy, Science Fiction, and Young Adult Fantasy & Sci-Fi winners into one clean block for your gift guide pleasure!




Fantasy Winner



Genres: Epic Fantasy · Historical · Gothic


Bury Our Bones in the midnight Soil

By: V.E. Schwab


From 16th-century Spain to 1827 London to modern Boston, Schwab threads immortality, politics, and hunger into a century-spanning saga.


Why we like it:

We have mentioned this title many times throughout 2025, and for great reason! Big feelings + cathedral-grade atmosphere, but paced to binge. It’s the rare doorstop that begs underlining and “one more chapter.”







Romantasy Winner



Genres: Fantasy · Romance · Dragons


Onyx Storm

By: Rebecca Yarros


The Empyrean juggernaut keeps rolling—alliances tested, bonds reforged, and yes, more dragon-scale stakes. Also won Readers’ Favorite Audiobook.


Why we like it:

Blockbuster momentum with unapologetic swoon. Perfect for giftees who want banter, battles, and a book everyone’s already talking about.





Science Fiction Winner



Genres: Hard SF · Philosophical First Contact · Biohorror


The Compound

By: Aisling Rawle


A sealed research facility, a morally gray experiment, and a vote-topping breakout that had SF readers doom-scrolling the pages.


Why we like it:

Idea-dense without homework vibes—tight chapters, rising dread, and ethical questions built for dinner-table debates.






Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction Winner



Genres: YA · Dystopian · Series Return


Sunrise on the Reaping (A Hunger Games Novel)

By: Suzanne Collins


A back-to-Panem prequel focused on Haymitch’s origin—won in a landslide and reignites the Hunger Games conversation for a new cohort.


Why we like it:

Razor-clean plotting and moral messiness teens (and nostalgic adults) love to argue about. Gift it and brace for discourse.





Which Book Caught Your Eye?

  • Bury Our Bones in the Midnight

  • Onyx Storm

  • The Compound

  • Sunrise on the Reaping


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