Inger Lenette

Best Books 2024 Guardian Fantasy. The floating world, due 2025; A heartbreaking and powerful retelling of mark twain’s the adventures of huckleberry finn from the perspective of huck’s friend, the enslaved jim.

Tolkien to leigh bardugo (and dragons!), we’ve got them. Our annual pick of the most exciting debut fiction has previously tipped sally rooney and louise kennedy, tom crewe and douglas stuart.