The IncandescentNew · Fantasy, Dark Academia, Queer
The Incandescent
2025 · 416 pages · Fiction
50
New
★ 3.91 on Goodreads · 16K ratings
≈ 10 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Hugo Award finalist (2026). 3.91★ from 16K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
50Must-Read Score
- Critics41 out of 100 · counts 35%+16
- Readers30 out of 100 · counts 50%+17
- Buzz100 out of 100 · counts 15%+17
Where it ranks
- #51 of the 161 fantasy books we rank
- #204 of the 730 new books we rank
- #534 of the 1,344 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Hugo Award finalist (2026)
- Nebula Award finalist (2025)
Reads as
Epic
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