We are already nearing the end of November and with that the end of Sci-Fi Month. I don’t know about you guys but I’ve had fun thinking up ideas for this month and most likely (as this was scheduled in a while ago) I have really enjoyed seeing what everyone else has to share about sci-fi.
For the most part I am a big fantasy reader but on occasion I do like to jump into sci-fi books. I decided to share a list of sci-fi books I’ve read so far that I really enjoyed. These were all 3 stars and up. They fall in varying categories like dystopia, space travel, super heroes and so on.
Adult
Where the Stars Rise
Anthology / Combined with Fantasy / Asian Authors
Wayfarers by Becky Chambers
The Long Way to a Small and Angry Planet / A Closed and Common Orbit / Record of a Spaceborn Few
Space Travel / Introspective / Artificial Intelligence / Diversity / Aliens
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Addams
Satire / Space Travel / Aliens
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
Short Story Collection / Robots / Artificial Intellignece
Themis Files by Sylvian Neuvel
Sleeping Giants / Waking Gods / Only Human
Aliens / Invasion / Told Through Articles and Interviews
Young Adult
The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White
Frankenstein Retelling / Bio-engieering
Constellation by Claudia Gray
Defy the Stars / Defy the Worlds / Defy the Fates (not released)
Space Travel / Aliens / Artificial Intelligence
Timekeeper by Tara Sim
Timekeeper / Chainbreaker / Firestarter (not released)
Steampunk / Time Manipulation
The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
Cinder / Scarlet / Cress / Winter
Space Travel / Dystopia / Artificial Intelligence / Cyborg / Moon Inhabited
Sidekick Squad by C.B. Lee
Not Your Sidekick / Not Your Villain / Not Your Backup
Superheroes / Powers
Legend by Marie Lu
Legend / Prodigy / Champion
Dystopia
The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken
The Darkest Minds / Never Fade / In the Afterlight / The Darkest Legacy
Dystopia / Powers
Middle Grade
The Zanna Function by Daniel Wheatley
Gifted / Science Based
The Many Worlds of Albie Bright by Christopher Edge
Grief / Alternate Universes
Some good books here – I’ll definitely be adding a fair few to my 2019 TBR (Themis Files & Where the Stars Rise most of all, I think)
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Yes, Where the Stars Rise deserves so much more love!
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Great recommendation!
I have the Themis files on my list 🙂
Also got the first book from Wayfarer.
Just need to find the time to read them 😀
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Yes make time for them next year. Especially the Wayfarer books are so worth it!
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I’ve read a couple of these but I think I need to add some of these to my TBR (tbr cries in the background). Great recs!
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Yes these are all so great!
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Ahhh thanks for sharing this list! I love discovering new scifi reads so I’m definitely going to check out all of the books I’m not familiar with yet! Thanks for the recs!
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I hope you’ll find some new great reads.
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I should definitely read some more sci-fi, as I don’t pick it up often enough. I did love The Lunar Chronicles, but hope to pick up the Timekeeper series, Sidekick Squad series and Wayfarers series soon!
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Same really. And those three are all amazing! I hope you’ll love them.
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I should see if I can find The Zanna Function on Hoopla or Kindle Unlimited.👍✨
I adore those Themis Files covers, too bad I didn’t care for the books. 😕
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Oh yes, I think you’d really like The Zanna Function!
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Bracken and Lu are two I want to try (technically I’ve started reading Lu, since I read Warcross) but I want to read those more dystopian type ones too. The Themis Files books have such amazing covers, too!
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I really prefer Lu’s Legend series. Everything else I’ve read by her was so miss for me.
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