Science fiction

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Broader terms: Science fiction and fantasy, Speculative fiction

Narrower terms: Dystopian fiction, Alternate history, Space opera, Cyberpunk, Military science fiction, Military sci-fi, Military sci fi, Science fiction horror, Sci fi horror, Sci-fi horror, Voyages extraordinaire, Biopunk, Robotic fiction, Time travel, Alternate universe fiction, AU fiction, Solarpunk, Social science fiction, Superhero science fiction, Alien science fiction, Alien sci fi, Extraterrestrial sci fi, Extraterrestrial science fiction, Afrofuturism, Hard science fiction, Near future science fiction, Ecofiction, Post-apocalyptic fiction, Dying Earth, Apocalyptic fiction, Steampunk, Retro-futurism, Lost worlds, Parallel world fiction, First contact, Alien invasion, Extraterrestrial invasion, Alien conspiracy, Extraterrestrial conspiracy

The Warrior’s Apprentice

by Lois McMaster Bujold

Series:

The Vorkosigan Saga

Genres:

Science fiction and fantasy, Space opera

Tropes:

Coming of age, Cons and swindles, Fealty, Madcap adventures, Politics

Characters:

Character(s) with ADHD

Time Periods:

Long-Term Future

Places:

Military, Outer space

His Majesty’s Dragon

Series:

Genres:

Alternate history, Fantasy of manners

Tropes:

Telepathic companion animals

Characters:

Dragon characters, Dragon rider, Ship captain

Time Periods:

1800-1810, Napoleonic War, Regency Era

Places:

A Natural History of Dragons

by Marie Brennan

Series:

Memoirs of Lady Trent

Genres:

Alternate history, Fantasy of manners

Tropes:

Characters:

Time Periods:

Places:

Secondary World

Scales and Sensibility

by Stephanie Burgis

Series:

Regency Dragons

Genres:

Alternate history, Fantasy of manners, Regency romance

Tropes:

Characters:

Time Periods:

Places:

Petty Treason

by Madeleine E. Robins

Series:

Sarah Tolerance

Genres:

Alternate history, Fantasy of manners, Historical mystery

Tropes:

Characters:

Detective, Swordswoman

Time Periods:

Places:

Point of Honour

by Madeleine E. Robins

Series:

Sarah Tolerance

Genres:

Alternate history, Fantasy of manners, Historical mystery

Tropes:

Characters:

Detective, Swordswoman

Time Periods:

Places:

The Left Hand of Darkness

by Ursula K. Le Guin

Series:

Genres:

Science fiction, Science fiction and fantasy

Tropes:

Characters:

Adult characters, Envoy

Time Periods:

Long-Term Future

Places:

Fictional planet

Infomocracy

by Malka Ann Older

Series:

Genres:

Near future science fiction, Political thriller, Science fiction

Tropes:

Corporate overreach, Dystopia

Characters:

Time Periods:

Short-Term Future

Places:

The Devil You Know

Series:

Mercenary Librarians

Genres:

Post-apocalyptic fiction, Science fiction romance

Tropes:

Corporate overreach, Dystopia, Found family

Characters:

Time Periods:

Short-Term Future

Places:

The Ministry for the Future

by Kim Stanley Robinson

Series:

Genres:

Science fiction, Social science fiction

Tropes:

Characters:

Time Periods:

Short-Term Future

Places:

Feed

Series:

Genres:

Dystopian fiction, Political thriller, Zombie horror

Tropes:

Character blog, Dystopia, Pandemic, Politics, Road trip, Unreliable narrator

Characters:

Blogger, Characters in their 20s, Journalist

Time Periods:

Short-Term Future

Places:

America, California

Leviathan Wakes

by James S.A. Corey

Series:

Genres:

Tropes:

Band of misfits, Ensemble cast, Gateways and wormholes, Ghost ship, Mystery plot, Politics

Characters:

Middle-aged characters

Time Periods:

Long-Term Future

Places:

All Systems Red

by Martha Wells

Series:

The Murderbot Diaries

Genres:

Tropes:

Android, Corporate overreach, Dystopia, Found family, Snarky AI

Characters:

Agender main character(s), Asexual main character(s)

Time Periods:

Long-Term Future

Places:

Mass Effect: The Complete Comics

by Jeremy Barlow, John Jackson Miller, Mac Walters

Series:

Genres:

Science fiction

Tropes:

Ensemble cast, Evil AI, Heist, Snarky AI, Spaceship crew

Characters:

Time Periods:

Places:

Gideon the Ninth

Series:

The Locked Tomb

Genres:

Occult mystery, Science fiction, Speculative fiction, Sword and sorcery

Tropes:

Anyone can die, Dysfunctional family, Everyone is gay, Tragic backstory, Unreliable narrator, Women loving women

Characters:

Characters in their late teens, Cisgender woman main character(s), Lesbian main character(s), Loner, Necromancer, Orphan, Queer side character(s), Warrior

Time Periods:

Long-Term Future

Places:

Castle, Fictional planet, Outer space

Harrow the Ninth

Series:

The Locked Tomb

Genres:

Science fiction, Science fiction and fantasy, Sword and sorcery

Tropes:

Amnesia, Dysfunctional family, Everyone is gay, Found family, God is just a person, Men loving men, Tragic backstory, Unreliable narrator, Women loving women

Characters:

Bisexual side character(s), Lesbian main character(s), Necromancer

Time Periods:

Long-Term Future

Places:

Outer space, Space ship

Gyo: The Death-Stench Creeps

by Junji Ito, Yuji Oniki

Series:

Genres:

Cosmic horror, Creature horror, Horror Graphic Novel, Science fiction horror

Tropes:

Anyone can die, Apocalypse, Last man standing, Science caused the apocalypse, Science goes wrong, Stranger than fiction, Survivor by coincidence

Characters:

Characters in their 20s, East Asian main character(s), Heterosexual main character, Japanese main character

Time Periods:

Information Age

Places:

Beach, City, Japan

Alice Isn’t Dead