Airborn Adventures
Airships, cloud cities, and other tales in the skies.
- Bancroft, Josiah
- Arm of the Sphinx; The Books of Babel series, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- The Hod King; The Books of Babel series, Book 3: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- The Fall of Babel; The Books of Babel series, Book 4: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Brassey, Joseph
- Skyfarer; The Drifting Lands series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: **
- Carriger, Gail
- Etiquette & Espionage; The Finishing School series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Humor: ***
- Gaiman, Neil
- Fortunately, the Milk: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Humor/Sci-Fi: ****
- Hiam, C. Michael
- Dirigible Dreams: The Age of the Airship: Nonfiction, History: ***+
- Hill, Joe
- Full Throttle: Stories: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy/Horror/Sci-Fi: ****
- Kipling, Rudyard
- With the Night Mail: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***+
- Kowal, Mary Robinette
- The Calculating Stars; A Lady Astronaut novel, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- The Fated Sky; A Lady Astronaut novel, Book 2: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Kurtz, Sylvie
- Broken Wings; A Time Travel Romance: Fiction, Historical Fiction/Romance/Sci-Fi: ***
- Markham, Beryl
- West with the Night: Nonfiction, Autobiography: ****+
- Oppel, Kenneth
- Airborn; The Airborn series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: *****
- Skybreaker; The Airborn series, Book 2: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
- Starclimber; The Airborn series, Book 3: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
- Perplies, Berndt
- Black Leviathan (translated by Lucy Van Cleef): Fiction, YA Adventure/Fantasy: ****
- Sanderson, Brandon
- Skyward: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: ***+
- Segrelles, Vicente
- The Mercenary, Volume 1: The Cult of the Sacred Fire; The Mercenary series: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ***+
- Shipko, Mary Bush
- AVIATRIX: First Woman Pilot for Hughes Airwest: Nonfiction, Autobiography: ****
- Taylor, Theodore
- Rogue Wave: And Other Red-Blooded Sea Stories: Fiction, MG? Adventure/Collection: ****
- Weis, Margaret
- Testament of the Dragon (with David Baldwin): Fiction, YA? Fantasy/Novelty Book: ***
- Dragon Wing (with Tracy Hickman); The Death Gate Cycle, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- Wells, Martha
- The Cloud Roads; The Books of the Raksura series, Volume 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Westerfield, Scott
- Leviathan; The Leviathan trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, YA Adventure/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Behemoth; The Leviathan trilogy, Book 2: Fiction, YA Adventure/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Goliath; The Leviathan trilogy, Book 3: Fiction, YA Adventure/Sci-Fi: ****
- Wilde, Fran
- Updraft; The Bone Universe series, Book 1: Fiction, YA? Fantasy: ****
- Wilson, Daniel H.
- Where's My Jetpack?: Nonfiction, Humorous Nonfiction/Science: ***
- Zuckoff, Mitchell
- Lost in Shangri-La: Nonfiction, History/True Stories: ****
Alchemy and Magical Sciences
Ancient formulas, philosopher's stones, and other sciences of the occult and obscure.
- Bennett, Robert Jackson
- City of Stairs; The Divine Cities series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
- Blackgoose, Moniquill
- To Shape a Dragon's Breath; The Nampeshiweisit series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****+
- Bosch, Pseudonymous
- The Name of This Book is Secret; The Secret series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Humor/Mystery: ****
- Brennan, Marie
- A Natural History of Dragons; A Natural History of Dragons series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- The Tropic of Serpents; A Natural History of Dragons series, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Voyage of the Basilisk; A Natural History of Dragons series, Book 3: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- In the Labyrinth of Drakes; A Natural History of Dragons series, Book 4: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Within the Sanctuary of Wings; A Natural History of Dragons series, Book 5: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Brin, David
- The Practice Effect: Fiction, Sci-Fi: **
- Bruce-Mitford, Miranda
- The Illustrated Book of Signs and Symbols: Nonfiction, Magic: ****
- Buroker, Lindsay
- Flash Gold; The Flash Gold Chronicles, Book 1: Fiction, YA Adventure/Fantasy: ****
- Caine, Rachel
- Ink and Bone; The Great Library series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
- Calbraith, James
- The Shadow of Black Wings; The Year of the Dragon series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***
- Clark, P. Djèlí
- The Black God's Drums: Fiction, Fantasy/Historical Fiction: ****+
- A Dead Djinn in Cairo; A Dead Djinn Universe novella: Fiction, Fantasy/Historical Fiction: ****
- The Haunting of Tram Car 015; A Dead Djinn Universe novella: Fiction, Fantasy/Historical Fiction: ****+
- A Master of Djinn; The Dead Djinn Universe series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Historical Fiction: *****
- Cutter, Leah R.
- The Clockwork Fairy Kingdom; The Clockwork Fairy trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- Deas, Stephen
- The Adamantine Palace; The Memory of Flames series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: *+
- Dobson, Ben S.
- The Flaw in All Magic; The Magebreakers series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Mystery: ***+
- Eason, K.
- How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse; The Arithmancy and Anarchy series: The Thorne Chronicles, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fanatasy/Humor/Sci-Fi: ****+
- How the Multiverse Got Its Revenge; The Arithmancy and Anarchy series: The Thorne Chronicles, Book 2: Fiction, YA Fanatasy/Humor/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Nightwatch on the Hinterlands; The Arithmancy and Anarchy series: The Weep series, Book 1: Fiction, Fanatasy/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Nightwatch Over Windscar; The Arithmancy and Anarchy series: The Weep series, Book 2: Fiction, Fanatasy/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Edwards, Julie Andrews
- The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles: Fiction, CH Fantasy: ***+
- Elliott, Kate
- Cold Magic; The Spiritwalker Trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: **+
- Funke, Cornelia
- Dragon Rider; The Dragon Rider series, Book 1: Fiction, CH Fantasy: ****
- Gladstone, Max
- Three Parts Dead; The Craft Sequence, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- King, Gabriel
- The Wild Road; The Wild Road series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: **
- Kladstrup, Kristin
- The Book of Story Beginnings: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- McGuire, Seanan
- Middlegame; The Alchemical Journeys series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Horror: *****
- Every Heart a Doorway; The Wayward Children series, Book 1: Fiction, YA? Fantasy: *****
- Down Among the Sticks and Bones; The Wayward Children series, Book 2: Fiction, YA? Fantasy/Horror: *****
- Beneath the Sugar Sky; The Wayward Children series, Book 3: Fiction, YA? Fantasy: *****
- Come Tumbling Down; The Wayward Children series, Book 5: Fiction, YA? Fantasy/Horror: *****
- Liu, Marjorie
- Monstress Volume 1: Awakening, illustrations by Sana Takeda; Series, Volume 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ***+
- Melville, Frances
- The Book of Alchemy: Nonfiction, History/Magic: ***
- Norton, Andre
- Catfantastic I - IV (with Martin H. Greenberg, editors); The Catfantastic series: Fiction, Anthology/Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ****
- Polk, C. L.
- Witchmark; The Kingston Cycle, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Romance: ****
- Randolph, Chris J.
- Arcana Universalis: Terminus; The Arcana Universalis series, Part 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Arcana Universalis: Danse Macabre; The Arcana Universalis series, Part 2: Fiction, Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ****
- Rollins, James
- Jake Ransom and the Skull King's Shadow; The Jake Ransom series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Adventure/Fantasy: ***
- Ryan, Anthony
- The Waking Fire; The Draconis Memoria series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Scott, Michael
- The Alchemyst; The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: **+
- Stevenson, ND
- Nimona: Fiction, YA? Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor: ****+
- Swanwick, Michael
- The Iron Dragon's Daughter: Fiction, Fantasy: *
- van Eekhout, Greg
- California Bones; The Daniel Blackland series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- Walton, David
- Quintessence; The Quintessence series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- Wells, Martha
- Emilie and the Hollow World; The Emilie series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Adventure/Fantasy: ***+
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Aliens
Life forms from beyond Earth.
- Aaron, Jason
- Sea of Stars Volume 1 (with Dennis Hallum), illustrations by Stephen Green and Rico Renzi; The Sea of Stars series, Issues 1 - 5: Fiction, YA? Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Adams, Douglas
- The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide; The Hitchhiker's Guide series, Books 1 - 5: ***
- Alexander, Zeno
- Rebel in the Library of Ever; The Library of Ever series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- Anders, Charlie Jane
- The City in the Middle of the Night: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***+
- Andrews, Ruby
- Wolfwing The Lycanthra Chronicles, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: **+
- Aoki, Ryka
- Light From Uncommon Stars: Fiction, Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Applegate, K. A. (Katherine)
- The Complete Animorphs series The Animorphs series, Books 1 - 54, plus Megamorphs 1 - 4 and Chronicles series: Fiction, MG Sci-Fi
- Alternamorphs 1 - The First Journey The Animorphs series, Alternamorphs 1: Fiction, MG Gamebook/Sci-Fi: ***
- Alternamorphs 2 - The Next Passage The Animorphs series, Alternamorphs 2: Fiction, MG Gamebook/Sci-Fi: ****
- The Everworld series; The Everworld series, Books 1 - 12: Fiction, YA Fantasy
- The Remnants series; The Remnants series, Books 1 - 14: Fiction, MG Sci-Fi
- Ashton, Edward
- Mickey7; The Mickey7 series, Book 1: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: **
- Bach, Rachel
- Fortune's Pawn; The Paradox series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***
- BBC Audio
- Great Classic Science Fiction: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ****
- Bisson, Terry
- Galaxy Quest: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: *****
- Boultwood, Dan
- It Came!; The It Came series, Issues 1 - 4: Fiction, Graphic Novel/Humor/Sci-Fi: *****
- Boxleitner, Bruce
- Frontier Earth; The Frontier Earth series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi/Western: ***
- Bradbury, Ray
- The Martian Chronicles: Fiction, Collection/Sci-Fi: ****
- Brotherton, Mike
- Star Dragon: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***
- Brown, Jeffrey
- Darth Vader and Son; The Darth Vader collection, Book 1: Fiction, CH? Comic Strips/Humor/Media Tie-In/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Vader's LIttle Princess; The Darth Vader collection, Book 2: Fiction, CH? Comic Strips/Humor/Media Tie-In/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Burroughs, Edgar Rice
- A Princess of Mars; The Barsoom/John Carter of Mars series, Book 1: Fiction, Adventure/Sci-Fi: ***
- Campbell, John W., Jr.
- Who Goes There?: Fiction, Horror/Sci-Fi: ****
- Card, Orson Scott
- Ender's Game; The Enderverse Universe: The Ender Quintet, Book 1: Fiction, YA? Sci-Fi: *****
- Speaker for the Dead; The Enderverse Universe: The Ender Quintet, Book 2: Fiction, Sci-Fi: *****
- Xenocide; The Enderverse Universe: The Ender Quintet, Book 3: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Children of the Mind; The Enderverse Universe: The Ender Quintet, Book 4: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***
- Ehder's Shadow; The Enderverse Universe: The Shadow series, Book 1: Fiction, YA? Sci-Fi: *****
- Carson, Rae
- Any Sign of Life: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi/Thriller: ****
- Carter, Chris
- The X-Files: Earth Children are Weird, illustrations by Kim Smith; Based on The X-Files series: Fiction, CH Media Tie-In/Picture Book/Sci-Fi: ***
- The X-Files: Fight the Future (adapted by Elizabeth Hand); The X-Files series, Book 7: Fiction, Media Tie-In/Sci-Fi: ***
- Carver, Jeffrey A.
- Dragons in the Stars; The Star Rigger Universe: Fiction, Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ****
- Dragon Rigger; The Star Rigger Universe: Fiction, Fantasy/Sci-Fi: *****
- Star Rigger's Way; The Star Rigger Universe: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Seas of Ernathe; The Star Rigger Universe: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***+
- Chalker, Jack L.
- Midnight at the Well of Souls; The Well of Souls series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***
- Chambers, Becky
- To Be Taught, If Fortunate: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Christopher, John
- When the Tripods Came; The Tripods series, Book 1: Fiction, CH Sci-Fi: ****
- Chu, Wesley
- The Lives of Tao; The Lives of Tao series, Book 1: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: ****
- Clarke, Arthur C.
- Childhood's End: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***
- Clarke, Jerome
- Strange & Unexplained Phenomena (with Nancy Pear): Nonfiction, Unexplained Phenomena: *****
- Coffindaffer, Rebecca
- Crownchasers; The Crownchasers series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: ****
- Thronebreakers; The Crownchasers series, Book 2: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: ****
- Cohen, Daniel
- The Encyclopedia of Monsters: Nonfiction, Cryptozoology/Folklore: *****
- Coles, Bennett R.
- Winds of Marque; The Blackwood & Virtue series, Book 1: Fiction, Adventure/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Colfer, Eoin
- And Another Thing...; The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, Book 6: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: ****
- Corey, James S. A.
- Leviathan Wakes; The Expanse series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Caliban's War; The Expanse series, Book 2: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Abaddon's Gate; The Expanse series, Book 3: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- The Vital Abyss; An Expanse novella: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Cibola Burn; The Expanse series, Book 4: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Nemesis Games; The Expanse series, Book 5: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****+
- Babylon's Ashes; The Expanse series, Book 6: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Strange Dogs; An Expanse novella: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Persepolis Rising; The Expanse series, Book 7: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****+
- Auberon; An Expanse novella: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Tiamat's Wrath; The Expanse series, Book 8: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****+
- Leviathan Falls; The Expanse series, Book 9: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****+
- Memory's Legion; The Expanse novellas: Fiction, Collection/Sci-Fi: ****
- Coville, Bruce
- Bruce Coville's Book of... Anthologies (editor): Fiction, CH Anthology/Chiller/Fantasy/Sci-Fi: *****
- Bruce Coville's Strange Worlds (editor): Fiction, CH Anthology/Sci-Fi: *****
- Davis, Brett
- Bone Wars: Fiction, Sci-Fi: **
- del Duca, Leila
- Afar: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ****
- Dewes, J. S.
- The Last Watch; The Divide series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- The Exiled Fleet; The Divide series, Book 2: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Dixon, Andy
- Usborne Fantasy Quests; The Fantasy Adventures series: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Gamebooks/Sci-Fi: ****
- Dixon, Ruby
- Ice Planet Barbarians; The Ice Planet Barbarians series, Book 1: Fiction, Romance/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Eason, K.
- How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse; The Arithmancy and Anarchy series: The Thorne Chronicles, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fanatasy/Humor/Sci-Fi: ****+
- How the Multiverse Got Its Revenge; The Arithmancy and Anarchy series: The Thorne Chronicles, Book 2: Fiction, YA Fanatasy/Humor/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Nightwatch on the Hinterlands; The Arithmancy and Anarchy series: The Weep series, Book 1: Fiction, Fanatasy/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Nightwatch Over Windscar; The Arithmancy and Anarchy series: The Weep series, Book 2: Fiction, Fanatasy/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Ellis, Warren
- Ocean/Orbiter Deluxe Edition, illustrations by Chris Sprouse and Colleen Doran: Fiction, Collection/Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi: *****
- Ellsworth, Spencer
- Starfire: A Red Peace; The Starfire trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Fawcett, Brian
- Cats in Space and Other Places (editor): Fiction, Anthology/Sci-Fi: **
- Feist, Raymond E.
- Magician: Apprentice; The Riftwar Saga, Book 1: **+
- Finley, Jeremy
- The Darkest Time of Night: Fiction, Sci-Fi/Thriller: ***
- Flint, Eric
- Pyramid Scheme (with Dave Freer); The Pyramid series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor/Sci-Fi: ***
- Foster, Alan Dean
- Cat-A-Lyst: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: **
- Quozl: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: ***
- Fox, Chris
- Star Sailor 1: The Wolves of Sahlam; The Star Sailor series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: *+
- Friedman, C. S.
- Black Sun Rising; The Coldfire trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- When True Night Falls; The Coldfire trilogy, Book 2: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Crown of Shadows; The Coldfire trilogy, Book 3: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***
- Gaiman, Neil
- Fortunately, the Milk: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Humor/Sci-Fi: ****
- Fragile Things: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy/Horror/Poetry/Sci-Fi: *****
- Gladstone, Max
- Empress of Forever: Fiction, Sci-Fi: **+
- Gorinsky, Liz
- Some of the Best from Tor.com: 2012 Edition (with David G. Hartwell and Patrick Nielsen Hayden, editors): Fiction, Anthology/Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ***
- Green, Jaime
- The Possibility of Life: Nonfiction, Media Reference/Science: ****
- Green, Simon R.
- Deathstalker; The Deathstalker series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***+
- Haldeman, Joe
- The Forever War; The Forever War series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Hale, Nathan
- One Trick Pony: Fiction, CH Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Henderson, Zenna
- The Anything Box: Fiction, Anthology/Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ****
- Henry, Emily
- When the Sky Fell on Splendor: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: **
- Hines, Jim C.
- Terminal Alliance; The Janitors of the Post-Apocalypse series, Book 1: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: ****
- Holm, Chris F.
- A Rip Through Time: The Dame, the Doctor, and the Device (with Chad Eagleton, Garnett Elliot, and Charles A. Gramlich, authors; David Cranmer, editor); A Rip Through Time series, Volume 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: **
- Hough, Jason M.
- The Darwin Elevator; The Dire Earth Cycle, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***+
- Howey, Hugh
- Beacon 23: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***+
- Jemisin, N. K.
- The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories 2018 (editor, with John Joseph Adams): Fiction, Anthology/FantasySci-Fi: ****
- Jordan, Zack
- The Last Human: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: ***
- Kaufman, Amie
- This Shattered World (with Meagan Spooner); The Starbound trilogy, Book 2: Fiction, YA Romance/Sci-Fi: ****
- Their Fractured Light (with Meagan Spooner); The Starbound trilogy, Book 3: Fiction, YA Romance/Sci-Fi: ***
- Keel, John A.
- The Complete Guide to Mysterious Beings: Nonfiction, Paranormal: ***
- Kershenbaum, Arik
- The Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy: Nonfiction, Animals/Science: ****
- Knight, Damon
- The Best of Damon Knight: Fiction, Collection/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Knighton, Andrew
- By Sword, Stave or Stylus: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy: ***
- Leckie, Ann
- Ancillary Justice; The Imperial Radch trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Le Guin, Ursula
- Rocannon's World; The Hainish Cycle, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Lemire, Jeff
- Descender: The Deluxe Edition Volume 1, illustrations by Dustin Nguyen; The Descender series, Issues 1 - 16: Fiction, Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi: *****
- Descender Volume 4: Orbital Mechanics, illustrations by Dustin Nguyen; The Descender series, Issues 17 - 21: Fiction, Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Descender Volume 5: Rise of the Robots, illustrations by Dustin Nguyen; The Descender series, Issues 22 - 26: Fiction, Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi: *****
- Descender Volume 6: The Machine War, illustrations by Dustin Nguyen; The Descender series, Issues 27 - 32: Fiction, Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi: ****
- Ascender Volume 1: The Haunted Galaxy, illustrations by Dustin Nguyen; The Ascender series, Issues 1 - 5: Fiction, Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Ascender Volume 2: The Dead Sea, illustrations by Dustin Nguyen; The Ascender series, Issues 6 - 10: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Ascender Volume 3: The Digital Mage, illustrations by Dustin Nguyen; The Ascender series, Issues 11 - 14: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Ascender Volume 4: Star Seed, illustrations by Dustin Nguyen; The Ascender series, Issues 15 - 18: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi: ****+
- L'Engle, Madeline
- A Wrinkle in Time; The Time Quintet, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Leth, Kate
- Power Up, illustrations by Matt Cummings; The Power Up series, episodes 1 - 6: YA?: ***+
- Levine, David D.
- Arabella of Mars; The Aventures of Arabella Ashby, Book 1: Fiction, YA? Adventure/Sci-Fi: ****
- Arabella and the Battle of Venus; The Aventures of Arabella Ashby, Book 2: Fiction, YA? Adventure/Sci-Fi: ****
- Arabella the Traitor of Mars; The Aventures of Arabella Ashby, Book 3: Fiction, YA? Adventure/Sci-Fi: ****
- Liu, Cixin
- The Three-Body Problem (translated by Ken Liu); The Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***+
- Lonergan, Jesse
- Planet Paradise: Fiction, Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi: ***
- Lovecraft, Howard Phillips
- At the Mountains of Madness: Fiction, Horror/Sci-Fi: ****
- Marco, Meghann
- Field Guide to the Apocalypse: Nonfiction, Humorous Nonfiction/Media Reference/Survival: ****+
- Martin, George R. R.
- Nightflyers: Fiction, Horror/Sci-Fi: ****
- Martine, Arkady
- A Memory Called Empire; The Teixcalaan series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****+
- McCaffrey, Anne
- The Ship Who Sang; The Brain and Brawn Ship series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: *****
- PartnerShip (with Margaret Ball); The Brain and Brawn Ship series, Book 2: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***
- The Ship Who Searched (with Mercedes Lackey); The Brain and Brawn Ship series, Book 3: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***+
- Crystal Singer; The Crystal Singer trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: **
- Metz, Melinda
- Roswell High: The Outsiders; The Roswell High series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: ****
- Mihalik, Jessie
- Hunt the Stars; The Starlight's Shadow series, Book 1: Fiction, Romance/Sci-Fi: ****
- Neuvel, Silvain
- A History of What Comes Next; The Take Them to the Stars series, Book 1: Fiction, Historical Fiction/Sci-Fi-Thriller: ****+
- Nichols, Lisa A.
- Vessel: Fiction, Sci-Fi/Thriller: ***+
- Niven, Larry
- Ringworld; The Ringworld series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***
- Norton, Andre
- Catfantastic I - IV (with Martin H. Greenberg, editors); The Catfantastic series: Fiction, Anthology/Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ****
- Ocker, J. W.
- The United States of Cryptids: Nonfiction, Cryptozoology/Travel: ***+
- Okorafor, Nnedi
- Binti; The Binti trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****+
- Binti: Home; The Binti trilogy, Book 2: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Binti: The Night Masquerade; The Binti trilogy, Book 3: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Lagoon: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Palmer, Suzanne
- Finder; The Finder Chronicles, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****+
- Driving the Deep; The Finder Chronicles, Book 2: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****+
- The Scavenger Door; The Finder Chronicles, Book 3: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****+
- Philbrick, Rodman
- The Visitors (with Lynn Harnett); The Visitors Trilogy, Book 1 - 3: Fiction, MG Sci-Fi: *
- Piper, H. Beam
- Little Fuzzy; The Fuzzy Sapiens series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: **+
- Pournelle, Jerry
- Starswarm; A Jupiter novel: Fiction, MG? Sci-Fi: **
- Powell, Gareth L.
- Embers of War; The Embers of War trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***
- Pratchett, Terry
- The Bromeliad Trilogy; The Bromeliad Trilogy, Books 1 - 3: Fiction, MG? Humor/Sci-Fi: *****
- Only You Can Save Mankind; The Johnny Maxwell Trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, MG? Humor/Sci-Fi: ****
- Reader's Digest
- Mysteries of the Unexplained: Nonfiction, Paranormal: ***
- Reader's Digest Facts and Fallacies: Nonfiction, Paranormal: ***
- Reese, Suze
- ExtraNormal; The ExtraNormal Academy series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Romance/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Reeve, Philip
- Larklight; The Larklight series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Adventure/Humor/Sci-Fi: **+
- Reid, Rob
- Year Zero: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Rex, Adam
- The True Meaning of Smekday; The Smek Smeries series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Humor/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Reynolds, Alastair
- Revenger; The Revenger series, Book 1: Fiction, YA? Sci-Fi: **+
- Rickard, Tim
- Close Encounters of the Worst Kind; A Brewster Rockit, Space Guy! collection, Book 1: Fiction, Collection/Comic Strips/Humor/Sci-Fi: *****
- Sanderson, Brandon
- Skyward: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: ***+
- Sandford, John
- Saturn Run (with Ctien): Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Scalzi, John
- The Android's Dream: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: ****
- Old Man's War; The Old Man's War series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Silverberg, Robert
- Lord Valentine's Castle; The Majipoor Cycle, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Nightwings: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***
- Simak, Clifford D.
- City: Fiction, Collection/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Way Station: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Simonson, Louise
- Snow White and the Seven Robots, illustrations by Jimena Sanchez S.; The Far-Out Fairy Tales series: Fiction, CH Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Sinclair, Linnea
- The Down Home Zombie Blues: Fiction, Romance/Sci-Fi: **
- Sisman, Adam
- The World's Most Incredible Stories: The Best of the Fortean Times (editor): Nonfiction, Unexplained Phenomena: ***
- Taylor, Dennis E.
- We Are Legion (We Are Bob); The Bobiverse series, Book 1: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: ****
- For We Are Many; The Bobiverse series, Book 2: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: ****
- All These Worlds; The Bobiverse series, Book 3: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: ****
- Tchaikovsky, Adrian
- Elder Race: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***+
- Shards of Earth; The Final Architecture series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Walking to Aldebaran: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Tynion, James (IV)
- The Woods Volume 1: The Arrow; The Woods series, Issues 1 - 4: Fiction, Graphic Novel/Horror/Sci-Fi: ****
- The Woods Volume 2: The Swarm; The Woods series, Issues 5 - 8: Fiction, Graphic Novel/Horror/Sci-Fi: ****
- The Woods Volume 3: New London; The Woods series, Issues 9 - 12: Fiction, Graphic Novel/Horror/Sci-Fi: ****
- Valdes, Valerie
- Chilling Effect; The Chilling Effect series, Book 1: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: ***
- Valente, Catherynne M.
- Space Opera: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: *****
- Vaughan, Brian K.
- Saga Volume 1, illustrations by Fiona Staples; The Saga series, Issues 1 - 6: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi: *****
- Vinge, Joan D.
- The Snow Queen; The Snow Queen Cycle, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***
- Vinge, Vernor
- A Fire Upon the Deep; The Zones of Thought series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***+
- Weber, David
- On Basilisk Station; The Honor Harrington series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: **
- Weigel, Jeff
- Quantum Mechanics: Fiction, CH? Graphic Novel/Sci-Fi: ****
- Wiesner, David
- Mr. Wuffles!: Fiction, CH Picture Book/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Williams, Drew
- The Stars Now Unclaimed; The Universe After series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Williams, Tad
- Mirror World: Fiction, Sci-Fi: **
- Wilson, Colin
- The Mammoth Encyclopedia of the Unexplained (with Damon Wilson): Nonfiction, Unexplained Phenomena: ****
- Unsolved Mysteries Past and Present (with Damon Wilson): Nonfiction, Unexplained Phenomena: *****
- Wolf, Sara
- Heavenbreaker; The Heavenbreaker series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Romance/Sci-Fi: **+
- Wong, David
- John Dies at the End; The John Dies at the End series, Book 1: Fiction, Horror/Humor: ***+
- Yancey, Rick
- The 5th Wave; The 5th Wave trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: ****
- The Infinite Sea; The 5th Wave trilogy, Book 2: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: ****
- The Last Star; The 5th Wave trilogy, Book 3: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: ***+
- Yolen, Jane
- Cards of Grief: Fiction, Fantasy/Science Fiction: **
- Dragon's Blood; The Pit Dragon Chronicles, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: *****
- Heart's Blood; The Pit Dragon Chronicles, Book 2: Fiction, YA Fantasy: *****
- A Sending of Dragons; The Pit Dragon Chronicles, Book 3: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
- Sister Emily's Lightship and Other Stories: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ****
- Zahn, Timothy
- Dragon and Thief; The Dragonback Adventures, Book 1: Fiction, YA Action/Sci-Fi: ****
- Dragon and Soldier; The Dragonback Adventures, Book 2: Fiction, YA Action/Sci-Fi: ****
- Dragon and Slave; The Dragonback Adventures, Book 3: Fiction, YA Action/Sci-Fi: ****
- Dragon and Herdsman; The Dragonback Adventures, Book 4: Fiction, YA Action/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Dragon and Judge; The Dragonback Adventures, Book 5: Fiction, YA Action/Sci-Fi: ****
- Dragon and Liberator; The Dragonback Adventures, Book 6: Fiction, YA Action/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Night Train to Rigel; The Quadrail series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: **+
Altered DNA, Clones, and Hybrids
By science or magic, humans that are more than human.
- Applegate, K. A. (Katherine)
- The Complete Animorphs series The Animorphs series, Books 1 - 65: Fiction, MG Sci-Fi
- The Remnants series; The Remnants series, Books 1 - 14: Fiction, MG Sci-Fi
- Eve and Adam (with Michael Grant): Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: ****+
- Ashton, Edward
- Mickey7; The Mickey7 series, Book 1: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: **
- Brin, David
- Kiln People; The Kiln books: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Brotherton, Mike
- Star Dragon: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***
- Brown, Pierce
- Red Rising; The Red Rising Saga, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****+
- Golden Son; The Red Rising Saga, Book 2: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Morning Star; The Red Rising Saga, Book 3: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****+
- Brust, Steven
- Jhereg; The Vlad Taltos series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: *****
- Yendi; The Vlad Taltos series, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: *****
- Teckla; The Vlad Taltos series, Book 3: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: ****+
- The Book of Taltos; The Vlad Taltos series, Books 4 and 5: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: ****
- The Book of Athyra; The Vlad Taltos series, Books 6 and 7: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: ***
- Butler, Octavia E.
- Wild Seed; The Patternist series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***+
- Card, Orson Scott
- Ender's Shadow; The Enderverse Universe: The Shadow series, Book 1: Fiction, YA? Sci-Fi: *****
- Shadow of the Hegemon; The Enderverse Universe: The Shadow series, Book 2: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Shadow Puppets; The Enderverse Universe: The Shadow series, Book 3: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***
- Chester, H. C.
- Curiosity House: The Shrunken Head (with Lauren Oliver); The Curiosity House series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Historical Fiction/Sci-Fi: ***
- Cipri, Nino
- Finna; The LitenVerse series, Book 1: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: ****
- Clark, Henry
- What We Found in the Sofa and How It Saved the World: Fiction, MG Humor/Sci-Fi: ****
- Clements, Andrew
- Things Not Seen; The Things Not Seen series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: *****
- Cole, Steve
- Z. Rex; The Hunting series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Action/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Colfer, Eoin
- The Supernaturalist: Fiction, MG Humor/Sci-Fi: ****
- Corey, James S. A.
- Leviathan Wakes; The Expanse series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Caliban's War; The Expanse series, Book 2: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Abaddon's Gate; The Expanse series, Book 3: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Cibola Burn; The Expanse series, Book 4: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Nemesis Games; The Expanse series, Book 5: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****+
- Babylon's Ashes; The Expanse series, Book 6: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Persepolis Rising; The Expanse series, Book 7: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****+
- Tiamat's Wrath; The Expanse series, Book 8: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****+
- Leviathan Falls; The Expanse series, Book 9: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****+
- Memory's Legion; The Expanse novellas: Fiction, Collection/Sci-Fi: ****
- How It Unfolds; The Far Reaches series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****+
- Coville, Bruce
- Space Station Ice-3: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: ***
- Half-Human (editor): Fiction, MG Anthology/Fantasy: *****
- Dewes, J. S.
- The Last Watch; The Divide series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- The Exiled Fleet; The Divide series, Book 2: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Eason, K.
- How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse; The Arithmancy and Anarchy series: The Thorne Chronicles, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fanatasy/Humor/Sci-Fi: ****+
- How the Multiverse Got Its Revenge; The Arithmancy and Anarchy series: The Thorne Chronicles, Book 2: Fiction, YA Fanatasy/Humor/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Nightwatch on the Hinterlands; The Arithmancy and Anarchy series: The Weep series, Book 1: Fiction, Fanatasy/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Nightwatch Over Windscar; The Arithmancy and Anarchy series: The Weep series, Book 2: Fiction, Fanatasy/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Ellsworth, Spencer
- Starfire: A Red Peace; The Starfire trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Farland, David
- Nightingale; The Nightingale series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: *+
- Fawcett, Brian
- Cats in Space and Other Places (editor): Fiction, Anthology/Sci-Fi: **
- Ford, Jackson
- The Girl Who Could Move Sh*t With Her Mind; The Frost Files series, Book 1: Fiction, Action/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Gailey, Sarah
- The Echo Wife: Fiction, Horror/Sci-Fi: ***
- Grant, Mira
- Blackout; The Newsflesh series, Book 3: Fiction, Horror/Sci-Fi: *****
- Rise: The Complete Newsflesh Collection; The Newsflesh series: Fiction, Collection/Horror/Sci-Fi: *****
- Green, Simon R.
- Deathstalker; The Deathstalker series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***+
- Haldeman, Joe
- The Forever War; The Forever War series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Harkaway, Nick
- Titanium Noir: Fiction, Mystery/Sci-Fi/Thriller: ***+
- Jemisin, N. K.
- Emergency Skin; The Forward collection: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****+
- The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories 2018 (editor, with John Joseph Adams): Fiction, Anthology/FantasySci-Fi: ****
- Kent, Steven L.
- The Clone Assassin; A Clone Republic novel, Book 9: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***
- Koboldt, Dan
- Domesticating Dragons; The Build-A-Dragon Sequence, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Landers, Melissa
- Starflight; The Starflight series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: ***
- Leckie, Ann
- Ancillary Justice; The Imperial Radch trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Lerangis, Peter
- Watchers: I.D.; The Watchers series, Book 3: Fiction, MG Sci-Fi: *****
- Watchers: Lab 6; The Watchers series, Book 6: Fiction, MG Sci-Fi: *****
- Long, Meg
- Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: ****
- Martin, George R. R.
- Nightflyers: Fiction, Horror/Sci-Fi: ****
- Maxey, James
- Bitterwood; The Dragon Age series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ***
- McCaffrey, Anne
- Crystal Singer; The Crystal Singer trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: **
- McGuire, Seanan
- Middlegame; The Alchemical Journeys series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Horror: *****
- McIntyre, Angus
- The Warrior Within: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- McIntyre, Vonda N.
- Dreamsnake: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Michel, Lincoln
- The Body Scout: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****+
- Mickel, Logan
- The Gem People: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: ***
- Morgan, Richard K.
- Altered Carbon; The Takeshi Kovacs series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Altered Carbon: Download Blues (with Rik Hoskin), illustrations by Ferran Sellares; A Takeshi Kovacs graphic novel: Fiction, Graphic Novel/Media Tie-In/Sci-Fi: ****
- Newitz, Annalee
- Scatter, Adapt, and Remember: Nonfiction, Science/Sociology: ****
- Norton, Andre
- Catfantastic I - IV (with Martin H. Greenberg, editors); The Catfantastic series: Fiction, Anthology/Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ****
- O'Keefe, Megan E.
- The Blighted Stars; The Devoured Worlds series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Okorafor, Nnedi
- Binti: Home; The Binti trilogy, Book 2: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Binti: The Night Masquerade; The Binti trilogy, Book 3: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Lagoon: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Palmer, Ada
- Too Like the Lightning; The Terra Ignota series, Book 1: Fiction, Literary Fiction/Sci-Fi: **
- Peel, John
- 2099: Doomsday; The 2099 series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Sci-Fi: ***+
- 2099: Betrayal; The 2099 series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Sci-Fi: ****
- Rocha, Kit
- Deal with the Devil; The Mercenary Librarians series, Book 1: Fiction, Action/Romance/Sci-Fi: ***
- Sanderson, Brandon
- Steelheart; The Reckoners series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: ***+
- Scalzi, John
- The Android's Dream: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: ****
- Old Man's War; The Old Man's War series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Shaffer, Andrew
- How to Survive a Sharknado and Other Unnatural Disasters: Fiction, Humor/Media Tie-In: *****
- Silverberg, Robert
- Nightwings: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***
- Sinclair, Linnea
- The Down Home Zombie Blues: Fiction, Romance/Sci-Fi: **
- Tchaikovsky, Adrian
- Elder Race: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***+
- Thoma, Chrystalla
- Rex Rising; Elei's Chronicles, Book 1: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: **
- Thompson, Tade
- The Murders of Molly Southborne: Fiction, Horror/Sci-Fi: **+
- Turton, Stuart
- The Last Murder at the End of the World: Fiction, Literary/Mystery/Sci-Fi: ***
- Vinge, Joan D.
- The Snow Queen; The Snow Queen Cycle, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***
- Wells, Martha
- All Systems Red; The Murderbot Diaries, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Artifical Condition; The Murderbot Diaries, Book 2: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Rogue Protocol; The Murderbot Diaries, Book 3: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Exit Strategy; The Murderbot Diaries, Book 4: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Network Effect; The Murderbot Diaries, Book 5: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Westerfield, Scott
- Leviathan; The Leviathan trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, YA Adventure/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Behemoth; The Leviathan trilogy, Book 2: Fiction, YA Adventure/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Goliath; The Leviathan trilogy, Book 3: Fiction, YA Adventure/Sci-Fi: ****
- White, Corey J.
- Killing Gravity; The Voidwitch Saga, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Williams, Tad
- Mirror World: Fiction, Sci-Fi: **
- Wong, David
- John Dies at the End; The John Dies at the End series, Book 1: Fiction, Horror/Humor: ***+
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A world where the North lost the American Civil War, a London where magic reigns, and other alterations to Earth as we know it.
- Adams, Douglas
- The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide; The Hitchhiker's Guide series, Books 1 - 5: Fiction, Comedy/Sci-Fi: ***
- Anderson, Jodi Lynn
- My Diary from the Edge of the World: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***+
- Anderson, Poul
- Three Hearts and Three Lions; The Holger Danske series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- Bachmann, Stefan
- The Peculiar; The Peculiar series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: **
- Bancroft, Josiah
- Senlin Ascends; The Books of Babel series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Arm of the Sphinx; The Books of Babel series, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- The Hod King; The Books of Babel series, Book 3: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- The Fall of Babel; The Books of Babel series, Book 4: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Bartholomew, Barbara
- The Time Keeper; The Timeways trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, MG Sci-Fi: ****
- Blackgoose, Moniquill
- To Shape a Dragon's Breath; The Nampeshiweisit series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****+
- Black'Mor, Elian
- In Search of Lost Dragons (with Carine-M and Jézéquel): Fiction, YA Fantasy/Graphic Novel: **+
- Blackwood, Heather
- The Clockwork Cathedral; The Time Corps Chronicles, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: **+
- Blain, R. J.
- Whatever for Hire; The Magical Romantic Comedy (with a body count) series, Book 5: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor/Romance: ****
- Bolander, Brooke
- The Only Harmless Great Thing: Fiction, Sci-Fi: *****
- Bourke, Martha
- Jaguar Sun; The Jaguar Sun series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: **+
- Bowen, Lila
- Wake of Vultures; The Shadow series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Western: ****
- Bull, Emma
- Finder; A Novel of the Borderlands: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
- Buroker, Lindsay
- Flash Gold; The Flash Gold Chronicles, Book 1: Fiction, YA Adventure/Fantasy: ****
- Caine, Eugene
- Learn to Draw Like the Masters: Dragons; The Learn to Draw Like the Masters series: Nonfiction, MG? Art: ****
- Caine, Rachel
- Ink and Bone; The Great Library series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
- Cantero, Edgar
- Meddling Kids: Fiction, Horror/Humor/Mystery: ***+
- Carriger, Gail
- Etiquette & Espionage; The Finishing School series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Humor: ***
- Cho, Zen
- Sorcerer to the Crown; The Sorcerer to the Crown series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: ***+
- Clark, P. Djèlí
- The Black God's Drums: Fiction, Fantasy/Historical Fiction: ****+
- A Dead Djinn in Cairo; A Dead Djinn Universe novella: Fiction, Fantasy/Historical Fiction: ****
- The Haunting of Tram Car 015; A Dead Djinn Universe novella: Fiction, Fantasy/Historical Fiction: ****+
- A Master of Djinn; The Dead Djinn Universe series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Historical Fiction: *****
- Cogman, Genevieve
- The Invisible Library; The Invisible Library series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- Colfer, Eoin
- And Another Thing...; The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, Book 6: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: ****
- Crouch, Blake
- Dark Matter: Fiction, Sci-Fi/Thriller: ****
- De Bonneval, Gwen
- William and the Lost Spirit: Fiction, MG? Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ***
- de Lint, Charles
- The Very Best of Charles de Lint: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy: ***+
- Dickson, Gordon R.
- The Dragon and the George; The Dragon Knight series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- Durst, Sarah Beth
- Fire & Heist: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
- Ekaitis, Joe
- Collinsfort Village: Fiction, CH? Fantasy: *+
- Elliott, Kate
- Cold Magic; The Spiritwalker Trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: **+
- Fforde, Jasper
- The Last Dragonslayer; The Chronicles of Kazam, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Humor: **+
- Foster, Alan Dean
- Cat-a-Lyst: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: ***
- Gailey, Sarah
- River of Teeth; The River of Teeth series, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***
- Gaiman, Neil
- Fragile Things: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy/Horror/Humor/Poetry/Sci-Fi: ****
- InterWorld (with Michael Reaves); The Inter World series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***
- Gorinsky, Liz
- Some of the Best from Tor.com: 2012 Edition (with David G. Hartwell and Patrick Nielsen Hayden, editors): Fiction, Anthology/Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ***
- Grinti, Mike
- Claws (with Rachel Grinti): Fiction, MG Fantasy/Horror: ***+
- Harper, Helen
- Brimstone Bound; The Firebrand series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Mystery: ***+
- Harrell, Rob
- Monster on the Hill: Fiction, CH Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Humor: ****
- Harrow, Alix E.
- The Once and Future Witches: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
- Heilig, Heidi
- The Girl from Everywhere; The Girl from Everywhere series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: **+
- Holm, Chris F.
- A Rip Through Time: The Dame, the Doctor, and the Device (with Chad Eagleton, Garnett Elliot, and Charles A. Gramlich, authors; David Cranmer, editor); A Rip Through Time series, Volume 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: **
- Holmberg, Charlie N.
- The Paper Magician; The Paper Magician series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***+
- Huchu, T. D.
- The Library of the Dead; The Edinburgh Nights series, Book 1: Fiction, YA? Fantasy: ***
- Ireland, Justina
- Dread Nation; The Dread Nation series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Historical Fiction: ****
- Jemisin, N. K.
- The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories 2018 (editor, with John Joseph Adams): Fiction, Anthology/FantasySci-Fi: ****
- Jennings, Alex
- The Ballad of Perilous Graves: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- Johnston, E. K.
- The Story of Owen; The Story of Owen series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
- Jones, Diana Wynne
- The Lives of Christopher Chant; The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Book 2: Fiction, MG? Fantasy: ***
- Merlin Conspiracy: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***
- Jones, J. Carrell
- Blessed Lands Egypt: Fiction, Fantasy/Romance: *
- Kalen, Cat
- Pride's Run; The Wolf's Pride series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Romance: ***+
- King, Stephen
- 11/22/63: Fiction, Sci-Fi/Suspense: ****+
- The Dark Tower I: Gunslinger; The Dark Tower series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- The Talisman (with Peter Straub); The Jack Sawyer trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Horror: ***+
- Kingfisher, T.
- The Hollow Places: Fiction, Fantasy/Horror: ****
- Klune, TJ
- The House in the Cerulean Sea: Fiction, Fantasy: ****+
- Kowal, Mary Robinette
- Ghost Talkers: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- The Calculating Stars; A Lady Astronaut novel, Book 1: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- The Fated Sky; A Lady Astronaut novel, Book 2: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Lee, Tanith
- Piratica; The Piratica series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Humor: *****
- Piratica II; The Piratica series, Book 2: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Humor: ***
- Lerangis, Peter
- Watchers: Last Stop; The Watchers series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Sci-Fi: *****
- Levine, David D.
- Arabella of Mars; The Aventures of Arabella Ashby, Book 1: Fiction, YA? Adventure/Sci-Fi: ****
- Arabella and the Battle of Venus; The Aventures of Arabella Ashby, Book 2: Fiction, YA? Adventure/Sci-Fi: ****
- Arabella the Traitor of Mars; The Aventures of Arabella Ashby, Book 3: Fiction, YA? Adventure/Sci-Fi: ****
- Little Badger, Darcie
- Elatsoe: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****+
- A Snake Falls to Earth: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
- Liu, Marjorie
- Monstress Volume 1: Awakening, illustrations by Sana Takeda; Series, Volume 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ***+
- Mak, Derwin
- The Dragon and the Stars (with Eric Choi, editors): Fiction, Anthology/Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ***+
- May, Elizabeth
- The Falconer; The Falconer trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***
- Meyer, Kai
- The Water Mirror; The Dark Reflections Trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***
- Moreno-Garcia, Silvia
- Certain Dark Things: Fiction, Fantasy/Horror: ****
- Ness, Patrick
- Burn: Fiction, YA? Fantasy/Historical Fiction: ***
- Novik, Naomi
- His Majesty's Dragon; The Temeraire series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Throne of Jade; The Temeraire series, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
- Black Powder War; The Temeraire series, Book 3: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
- Empire of Ivory; The Temeraire series, Book 4: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Victory of Eagles; The Temeraire series, Book 5: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
- Tongues of Serpents; The Temeraire series, Book 6: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Crucible of Gold; The Temeraire series, Book 7: Fiction, Fantasy: ****+
- Blood of Tyrants; The Temeraire series, Book 8: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- League of Dragons; The Temeraire series, Book 9: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- O'Connor, William
- Dracopedia: The Great Dragons; The Dracopedia series: Nonfiction, Art: ****+
- Dracopedia Field Guide; The Dracopedia series: Fiction, Art/Fantasy: ****+
- Oppel, Kenneth
- Airborn; The Airborn series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: *****
- Skybreaker; The Airborn series, Book 2: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
- Starclimber; The Airborn series, Book 3: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
- Oritz, Amporo
- Blazewrath Games: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***+
- Patterson, James
- Witch & Wizard; The Witch & Wizard series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: **
- Polk, C. L.
- Even Though I Knew the End: Fiction, Fantasy/Mystery: ****+
- Pratchett, Terry
- Nation: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
- Priest, Cherie
- Boneshaker; The Clockwork Century series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Sci-Fi: **
- Pullman, Philip
- The Golden Compass; The His Dark Materials series, Book 1: Fiction, MG? Fantasy: ***
- Reeve, Philip
- Larklight; The Larklight series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Adventure/Humor/Sci-Fi: **+
- Rountree, Josh
- The Legend of Charlie Fish: Fiction, Fantasy/Western: ****
- Sanderson, Brandon
- The Rithmatist; The Rithmatist series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: *****
- Scalzi, John
- The Kaiju Preservation Society: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Schwab, V. E.
- A Darker Shade of Magic; The Shades of Magic series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Simak, Clifford D.
- City: Fiction, Collection/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Sky, Erin Michelle
- The Wendy (with Steven Brown); The Tales of the Wendy series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: **+
- Smale, Alan
- Clash of Eagles; The Clash of Eagles trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Historical Fiction/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Stephenson, Neal
- The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. (with Nicole Galland); The D.O.D.O. series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Stevermer, Caroline
- A College of Magics; The College of Magics series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fiction: **
- Stewart, Andrew Kelly
- We Shall Sing a Song into the Deep: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Stroud, Jonathan
- The Amulet of Samarkand; The Bartimaeus trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
- The Golem's Eye; The Bartimaeus trilogy, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
- Ptolemy's Gate; The Bartimaeus trilogy, Book 3: Fiction, MG Fantasy: *****
- The Ring of Solomon; A Bartimaeus novel: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****+
- The Screaming Staircase; The Lockwood & Co. series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Horror: ****
- The Whispering Skull; The Lockwood & Co. series, Book 2: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Horror: ****
- The Amulet of Samarkand (with Andrew Donkin), illustrations by Nicolas Chapuis and Lee Sullivan; A Bartimaeus graphic novel, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ****
- Sumner, Mark
- Devil's Tower: Fiction, Fantasy/Western: ****
- Devil's Engine: Fiction, Fantasy/Western: ****
- Taylor, Jodi
- Just One Damned Thing After Another; The Chronicles of St. Mary's, Book 1: Fiction, Humor/Sci-Fi: **+
- Tchaikovsky, Adrian
- The Doors of Eden: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ****
- Thomas, Scarlett
- Dragon's Green; The Worldquake series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***
- Tregillis, Ian
- Bitter Seeds; The Milkweed Triptych, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ***
- Tripp, Ben
- The Accidental Highwayman; The Kit Bristol series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Adventure/Fantasy: **+
- van Eekhout, Greg
- California Bones; The Daniel Blackland series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- Vaughn, Carrie
- Voices of Dragons; The Voices of Dragons series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
- Viehl, Lynn
- Disenchanted & Co.; The Disenchanted & Co. series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Romance/Sci-Fi: **
- Walton, David
- Quintessence; The Quintessence series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- Westerfield, Scott
- Leviathan; The Leviathan trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, YA Adventure/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Behemoth; The Leviathan trilogy, Book 2: Fiction, YA Adventure/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Goliath; The Leviathan trilogy, Book 3: Fiction, YA Adventure/Sci-Fi: ****
- Wrede, Patricia C.
- Thirteenth Child; The Frontier Magic series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
- Youngmark, Matt
- Time Travel Dinosaur; A Chooseomatic book, Book 3: Fiction, Gamebook/Humor/Sci-Fi: *****
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Angels and Demons
Fallen angels, risen demons, and other servants of good and evil.
- Alexander, Lloyd
- The Book of Three; The Chronicles of Prydain, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***+
- Almond, David
- Skellig: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
- Anderson, Jodi Lynn
- My Diary from the Edge of the World: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***+
- Anderson, Poul
- Three Hearts and Three Lions; The Holger Danske series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- Anthony, Piers
- Demons Don't Dream; The Xanth series, Book 16: Fiction, YA? Fantasy/Humor: **
- Aoki, Ryka
- Light From Uncommon Stars: Fiction, Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ****+
- Avi
- Strange Happenings: Fiction, CH Collection/Fantasy: ****
- Beatrice, Allyson
- Will the Vampire People Please Leave the Lobby?: Nonfiction, Essays/Fandom: ****
- Blain, R. J.
- Whatever for Hire; The Magical Romantic Comedy (with a body count) series, Book 5: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor/Romance: ****
- Bradbury, Ray
- Something Wicked This Way Comes; The Greentown series, Book 2: Fiction, MG? Fantasy/Horror: ****
- Brooks, Terry
- Magic Kingdom For Sale - Sold!; The Magic Kingdom of Landover series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: ****
- Running With the Demon; The Word and the Void trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Buckham, Mary
- Invisible Prison; The Invisible Recruits Novellas, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****
- Buehlman, Christopher
- Between Two Fires: Fiction, Fantasy/Historical Fiction/Horror: ****+
- Bujold, Lois McMaster
- Penric's Demon; The World of the Five Gods universe: The Penric & Desdemona series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Caine, Rachel
- Ill Wind; The Weather Warden series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Chakraborty, Shannon
- The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi; The Amina al-Sirafi series, Book 1: Fiction, Adventure/Fantasy: ****+
- Clark, P. Djèlí
- Ring Shout: Fiction, Fantasy/Historical Fiction/Horror: *****
- Cole, Myke
- The Armored Saint; The Sacred Throne series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Colfer, Eoin
- The Wish List: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Humor: *****
- Cornell, Paul
- Witches of Lychford; The Witches of Lychford series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Coville, Bruce
- The Amulet of Doom; The Chamber of Horrors series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Horror: *****
- Drake, Melissa
- Daughter of Mythos; The Daughter of Mythos series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: **+
- Fan, Mary
- Stronger Than a Bronze Dragon: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***
- Gaiman, Neil
- Fragile Things: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy/Horror/Humor/Poetry/Sci-Fi: ****
- Neverwhere: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
- The Sandman Volume 1: Preludes and Nocturnes, 30th Anniversary Edition, illustrations by Sam Keith; The Sandman series, Issues 1 - 8: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel/Horror: ***
- Green, Simon R.
- Blue Moon Rising; The Forest Kingdom series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: ****
- Hood, Daniel
- Scales of Justice; The Familiar Dragon series, Book 4: Fiction, Fantasy/Mystery: ****
- Ifueko, Jordan
- Raybearer: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ****+
- Jones, Diana Wynne
- Dark Lord of Derkholm; The Derkholm series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy/Humor: *****
- Kaner, Hannah
- Godkiller; The Fallen Gods series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- King, Stephen
- The Sun Dog; The Four Past Midnight series, Story 4: Fiction, Horror: ****
- Pet Sematary: Fiction, Horror: ****+
- Kingfisher, T.
- Nettle & Bone: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
- Klune, TJ
- The House in the Cerulean Sea: Fiction, Fantasy: ****+
- Knighton, Andrew
- By Sword, Stave or Stylus: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy: ***
- LaValle, Victor
- The Ballad of Black Tom: Fiction, Fantasy/Historical Fiction/Horror: ***+
- L'Engle, Madeline
- A Wrinkle in Time; The Time Quintet, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy/Sci-Fi: ***+
- Lyons, Jenns
- The Ruin of Kings; A Chorus of Dragons, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Macalister, Katie
- You Slay Me; The Aisling Grey, Guardian series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor/Romance: ***+
- Matheson, Richard
- I Am Legend and Other Stories: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy/Horror/Sci-Fi: ***
- Meyer, Kai
- The Water Mirror; The Dark Reflections Trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ***
- Milton, John
- Paradise Lost: Fiction, Fantasy/Poetry: ****
- Moorcock, Michael
- Elric of Melniboné; The Elric Saga, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***+
- Moreno-Garcia, Silvia
- Gods of Jade and Shadow: Fiction, Fantasy/Historical Fiction: ****
- Nix, Garth
- Sabriel; The Old Kingdom series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: *****
- The Keys to the Kingdom: Mister Monday; The Keys to the Kingdom series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***
- Novik, Naomi
- Spinning Silver: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Okorafor, Nnedi
- Akata Witch; The Akata Witch series, Book 1: Fiction, MG Fantasy: ****
- Onyebuchi, Tochi
- Beasts Made of Night; The Beasts Made of Night series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: ***+
- Peck, Seth
- The Realm Volume 1, illustrations by Jeremy Haun; The Realm series, Issues 1 - 5: Fiction, Fantasy/Graphic Novel: ***
- Polk, C. L.
- Even Though I Knew the End: Fiction, Fantasy/Mystery: ****+
- Witchmark; The Kingston Cycle, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Romance: ****
- Pratchett, Terry
- The Illustrated Good Omens (with Neil Gaiman), illustrations by Paul Kidby: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor/Media Tie-In: ****+
- Rivera, K. Arsenault
- The Tiger's Daughter; The Ascendant series, Book 1: Fiction, YA? Fantasy: *****
- Salvatore, R. A.
- The Demon Awakens; The DemonWars Saga, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: **
- Shaw, Vivian
- Strange Practice; A Dr. Greta Helsing novel, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Silverberg, Robert
- Gilgamesh the King: Fiction, Fantasy/Historical Fiction: ***+
- Sullivan, Michael J.
- Age of Swords; The Legends of the First Empire series, Book 2: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Tchaikovsky, Adrian
- Elder Race: Fiction, Sci-Fi: ***+
- Valente, Catherynne M.
- Comfort Me With Apples: Fiction, Fantasy/Horror: ****
- Weis, Margaret
- The Dragons of Autumn Twilight (with Tracy Hickman); The Dragonlance Saga: Chronicles trilogy, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ***
- Wallace, Matt
- Envy of Angels; A Sin du Jour Affair, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy/Humor: **+
- Williams, Jen
- The Copper Promise; The Copper Cat series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: *****
- Winter, Evan
- The Rage of Dragons; The Burning series, Book 1: Fiction, Fantasy: ****
- Yolen, Jane
- How to Fracture a Fairy Tale: Fiction, Collection/Fantasy/Poetry: ****+
- Zelazny, Roger
- A Night in the Lonesome October: Fiction, Horror/Humor: ***
- Zhao, Amélie Wen
- Song of Silver, Flame Like Night; The Song of the Last Kingdom series, Book 1: Fiction, YA Fantasy: **+