1. Womb City by Tlotlo Tsamaase
2. A Quantum Love Story by Mike Chen
3. Exordia by Seth Dickinson
4. The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler
5. Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino
6. The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard
7. Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice
8. In Ascension by Martin MacInnes
9. Redsight by Meredith Mooring
10. The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles by Malka Ann Older
11. Annie Bot by Sierra Greer
12. Baby X by Kira Peikoff
13. Cascade Failure by L. M. Sagas
14. Those Beyond the Wall by Micaiah Johnson
15. Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis
16. I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger
17. Extinction by Douglas Preston
18. A View from the Stars by Cixin Liu
19. Ocean’s Godori by Elaine U. Cho
20. Mal Goes to War by Edward Ashton
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