Of the books we read this year, these stood out as the most striking, the most memorable and the most unmissable. Here are our favorite works of fiction from 2017. ―Claire FallonFarrar Straus GirouxThe Answers, Catherine Lacey Lacey’s debut novel, Nobody Is Ever Missing, features a young woman who runs away from her life. In the novel, unapologetically stretching the tropes of science fiction, VanderMeer creates a reality that feels massive and complex in its collapse. Yet despite this seemingly heavy framing, Krow’s stories offer humor, lightness and a perspective unlike any other in contemporary short fiction.

Source: Huffington Post December 06, 2017 21:22 UTC