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Comp-Finder Database

Sci-Fi Novels Published 2019–2023

How to Use this Database

Use this database as a starting point for your research. Look at categories and tags that have similarities to your novels (I recommend choosing comps that are under the same age category as your novel), then read the books before you decide whether they are fitting comps. You might also find this article useful: “How to Find the Perfect Comp Titles: A Guide for Querying Writers.

Note that many novels fall under more than one genre; for example, a book could be a literary horror or a near-future time travel story. Instead of duplicating the titles under both genres, I chose the genre that I thought best matched the book’s summary, and then I added the other genre as a tag.

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Novel Title
Author
Tags
Pub
Subgenre
Age
Fractal Noise
Christopher Paolini
small team, space mission, alien tech, thriller, danger
2023
Action & Adventure
A
Jinn-Bot of Shantiport, The
Samit Basu
city, colonist rulers, failed revolutionaries, reality-sharping artifact, science fantasy, humour
2023
Action & Adventure
A
Meru
S.B. Divya
Earthlike planet, adventure, romance, LGBTQ
2023
Action & Adventure
A
Starter Villain
John Scalzi
divorce, supervillain business, war, unionized dolphins, hyper-intelligent spy cats, thriller
2023
Action & Adventure
A
Weaponized
Neal Asher
thriller, adventure, weapons development, colonists
2023
Action & Adventure
A
Wild Massive
Scotto Moore
lies, secrets, humour, multiverse, shapeshifter, genre-bending, weird, adventure, science fantasy
2023
Action & Adventure
A
Kaiju Preservation Society, The
John Scalzi
COVD-19, New York City, alternate dimension, humour
2022
Action & Adventure
A
Mercury Rising
R.W.W. Greene
alternative history, aliens, immortality, 1975, LGBTQ, retro technology, space travel
2022
Action & Adventure
A
Misfit Soldier, The
Michael Mammay
space opera, misfit soldiers, con gone wrong, power armor, quippy dialogue, snarky protagonist, heist
2022
Action & Adventure
A
All-Consuming World, The
Cassandra Khaw
former criminals, rescue mission, secret, A.I., LGBTQ, betrayal, adventure, cyborgs,
2021
Action & Adventure
A
Future Feeling
Joss Lake
dog walker, social media, mysterious dimension, magic, technology, LGBTQ, trans, science fantasy
2021
Action & Adventure
A
Last Watch, The
J. S. Dewes
soldiers, criminal misfits, space opera, survival, fast-paced, collapsing universe
2021
Action & Adventure
A
Light From Uncommon Stars
Ryka Aoki
LGBTQ, trans, aliens, violin prodigies, soul trading, starship captain, interstellar refugee, mother, food, music
2021
Action & Adventure
A
Noor
Nnedi Okorafor
biotechnology, near-future Nigeria, body augmentations, capitalism, climate disaster, POC, cyberpunk
2021
Action & Adventure
A
Remote Control
Nnedi Okorafor
alien artifact, Death, community, female empowerment, fox companion, POC, novella, futuristic Africa, Afrofuturism
2021
Action & Adventure
A
Finna
Nino Cipri
low-wage work, LGBTQ, capitalism, portal to another dimension, multiverse, humour, horror, novella, exes
2020
Action & Adventure
A
Hench
Natalie Zina Walschots
romance, deconstruction of superhero genre, betrayal, revenge, social media, office politics, body horror, dark humour, LGBTQ, bisexual
2020
Action & Adventure
A
Nophek Gloss
Essa Hansen
quest, revenge, aliens, crew of misfits, found family, gender- and neurodiverse characters, reality-warping spaceships, space opera
2020
Action & Adventure
A
Otaku
Chris Kluwe
Miami, virtual world, video game, conspiracy, mystery, romance, RPG fiction
2020
Action & Adventure
A
Pale Light in the Black, A
K.B. Wagers
space opera, competition, secret, found family, mystery, LGBTQ, miliatry
2020
Action & Adventure
A
Repo Virtual
Corey J. White
heist, thief, virtual realities, intergalactic virtual war, first sentient A.I., cyberpunk
2020
Action & Adventure
A
Upright Women Wanted
Sarah Gailey
antifascist, LGBTQ, arranged marriage, future American Southwest, queer librarian, bandits, gunslingers
2020
Action & Adventure
A
Do You Dream of Terra-Two?
Temi Oh
Earth-like planet, astronauts, twenty-year trip, mental health, coming of age, relationships
2019
Action & Adventure
A
Girl Who Could Move Sh*t with Her Mind, The
Jackson Ford
telekinesis, murder, conspiracy, humourous, thriller
2019
Action & Adventure
A
Paths Between Worlds, The
Paul Antony Jones
car crash, addiction, island, mystery, survival
2019
Action & Adventure
A
Last Gate of the Emperor
Kwame Mbalia, Prince Joel Makonnen
afrofuturist, Ethiopian empire, augmented reality game, monsters, RPG fiction
2021
Action & Adventure
MG
Lion of Mars, The
Jennifer L. Holm
Mars colony, virus, mystery, found family
2021
Action & Adventure
MG
Outlaws Scarlett and Browne, The
Jonathan Stroud
fragmented future England, outlaws, gunfights, monsters, humour, mystery
2021
Action & Adventure
MG
Stowaway
John David Anderson
rare mineral, aliens, intergalactic coalition, war, stranded in space, pirates, family
2021
Action & Adventure
MG
Trouble in the Stars
Sarah Prineas
space chase, shapeshifter on the run, crew of misfits, found family, humour
2021
Action & Adventure
MG
Weird Kid
Greg Van Eekhout
shapeshifting, sinkholes, extraterrestrial substance, mystery, superheroes, friendship
2021
Action & Adventure
MG
Finn and the Intergalactic Lunchbox
Michael Buckley
aliens, robots, wormholes, friendship
2020
Action & Adventure
MG
In the Red
Christopher Swiedler
Mars, colony, anxiety, stolen rover, solar flare, survival, self-esteem, friendship
2020
Action & Adventure
MG
Cog
Greg Van Eekhout
five robots, rescue mission, friendship, morality, humour, courage, dogs
2019
Action & Adventure
MG
Dragon Pearl
Yoon Ha Lee
fox spirits, charm, shapeshifting, mystical object, quest, pirates, ghosts, Korean mythology
2019
Action & Adventure
MG
Last Human, The
Lee Bacon
robots, A.I., humans are extinct, human girl, quest, humour, mystery, morality
2019
Action & Adventure
MG
Leo Gray and the Lunar Eclipse
K.J. Kruk
2113, robotically-maintained homes, self-flying cars, rocket-building competition, the moon
2019
Action & Adventure
MG
Remarkable Inventions of Walter Mortinson, The
Quinn Sosna-Spear
friendship, small town, unusual inventions, apprenticeship, fish-people, giantess miners, hypnotized honeybees
2019
Action & Adventure
MG
Sal and Gabi Break the Universe
Carlos Hernandez
Cuban, death, grief, retrieve things from other universes, performing arts school, humour
2019
Action & Adventure
MG
Seventh Grade vs. the Galaxy
Joshua S. Levy
school on a spaceship, light-speed engine, aliens, first contact,
2019
Action & Adventure
MG
Star-spun Web, The
Sinéad O'Hart
parallel worlds, orphan, pet tarantula, mysterious man
2019
Action & Adventure
MG
We're Not from Here
Geoff Rodkey
friendship, humour, moving to a new planet, aliens
2019
Action & Adventure
MG
Gearbreakers
Zoe Hana Mikuta
LGBTQ, lesbian, war, giant mechanized weapons, cybernetic enhancement, mechas,
2023
Action & Adventure
YA
Made of Stars
Jenna Voris
thriller, space warfare, romance, prison, secret plot, military, rebels
2023
Action & Adventure
YA
Kindred, The
Alechia Dow
nobles, commoners, assassinations, romance
2022
Action & Adventure
YA
Wilderness of Stars, A
Shea Ernshaw
astronomer, stars, cure, romance, grief, science fantasy
2022
Action & Adventure
YA
Aetherbound
E.K. Johnston
family, interstellar freighter, space station, survival, mutation, bodily autonomy, human trafficking, colonialism
2021
Action & Adventure
YA
City of Shattered Light
Claire Winn
heiress, outlaw, tech empire, manipulative father, uploaded brain, gunslinging smuggler, rogue A.I.
2021
Action & Adventure
YA
Infinity Courts, The
Akemi Dawn Bowman
afterlife, evil A.I., rebels, imprisonment, technology, grief, science fantasy
2021
Action & Adventure
YA
Iron Widow
Xiran Jay Zhao
Chinese history, mecha pilots, giant robots, aliens, vengeance, feminism, LGBTQ, patriarchy, polyamory
2021
Action & Adventure
YA
Rainbow in the Dark
Sean McGinty
identity, depression, game-like world, quests, absurdist humour, mental health, suicide, cience fantasy
2021
Action & Adventure
YA
Victories Greater Than Death
Charlie Jane Anders
clone, beacon, war, aliens, friendship, space battles, humour, destiny, space opera
2021
Action & Adventure
YA
Goddess in the Machine
Lora Beth Johnson
thriller, cryogenic sleep, year 3102, prince, politics, romance, retelling of Sleeping Beauty
2020
Action & Adventure
YA
Rebelwing
Andrea Tang
cybernetic dragon, near-future, Washington, media consumption, personal freedom, war, politics, romance, boarding school, corporations, LGBTQ, POC
2020
Action & Adventure
YA
Sound of Stars, The
Alechia Dow
music, books, aliens, resistance, LGBTQ, rebel librarian, alien commander, genre-bending
2020
Action & Adventure
YA
Aurora Rising
Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
romance, graduating cadets, first mission, squad of misfits, cryosleep, space opera
2019
Action & Adventure
YA
Dysasters, The
P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast
superpowers, night vision, deadly tornado, genetic manipulation, romance
2019
Action & Adventure
YA
Last of Her Name
Jessica Khoury
rebellion, royal family, murder, politics, Anastasia retelling,
2019
Action & Adventure
YA
Light at the Bottom of the World, The
London Shah
thriller, submersible racer, marathon, mystery, underwater adventure, romance
2019
Action & Adventure
YA
Tarnished Are the Stars
Rosiee Thor
science fantasy, clockwork heart, outlaw, assassin, romance, LGBTQ, asexual, steampunk
2019
Action & Adventure
YA
War Girls
Tochi Onyebuchi
sisters, futuristic Nigeria, 2172, climate change, nuclear disasters, mechs, civil war, freedom
2019
Action & Adventure
YA
Arch-Conspirator
Veronica Roth
retelling of Sophocles's Antigone, last city on Earth, revenge, doom, tyranny, revolution
2023
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
A
Deluge, The
Stephen Markley
near-future, literary, ecological crisis, thriller, climate crisis
2023
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
A
I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself
Marisa Crane
lyrical, LGBTQ, grief, alcholism, self-loathing, life under surveillance, shadows
2023
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
A
Not Alone
Sarah K. Jackson
survival, adventure, microplastic storm, London, suspense, thriller
2023
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
A
Thick and the Lean, The
Chana Porter
aspiring chef, cyberthief, kitchen maid, religious town, forbidden food, capitalism, body politics, feminism, LGBTQ
2023
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
A
World Running Down
Al Hess
LGBTQ, trans, romance, waselands of Utah, A.I., android, cozy, humourous, social commentary, adventure
2023
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
A
Goliath
Tochi Onyebuchi
social commentary, near-future, space colonies, LGBTQ, literary, death, violence, murder, racism, inequality, poverty
2022
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
A
Half-Built Garden, A
Ruthanna Emrys
extraterrestrial diplomacy, climate repair, aliens, near-future, first contact, community, LGBTQ
2022
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
A
Primitives
Erich Krauss
adventure, thriller, gritty, dying world
2022
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
A
Dark Lullaby
Polly Ho-Yen
monitored parenting, infertility crisis, parenthood, thriller, family, social structures, eerie
2021
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
A
Firebreak
Nicole Kornher-Stace
near-future, corporations, war game, super soldier, missing girl, LGBTQ, cyberpunk
2021
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
A
Past Is Red, The
Catherynne M. Valente
garbagetown, humourous, hope, climate ruin, corporate greed, pop culture nostalgia, lyrical, novella
2021
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
A
Beginning at the End, A
Mike Chen
aftermath of a pandemic, suspense, hope, resilience, family, slice-of-life, literary
2020
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
A
Book of Koli, The
M.R. Carey
coming of age, climate change, dangerous plants, small village, secret
2020
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
A
Human Son, The
Adrian J. Walker
genetic engineering, humanity is extinct, humour, climate crisis, utopian earth
2020
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
A
Lakewood
Megan Giddings
class, race, medical experimentation, Michigan, mysterious town, Black people as test subjects, psychological trauma, thriller
2020
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
A
Phlebotomist, The
Chris Panatier
near-future, mandatory blood draw, post-war, society segregated by blood type, horrifying secret, thriller, elderly protagonist
2020
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
A
Resisters, The
Gish Jen
near-future, A.I., baseball, humour, surveillance state, totalitarianism
2020
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
A
Riot Baby
Tochi Onyebuchi
racism, political, POC, sibling love, broken communities, thriller
2020
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
A
Space Between Worlds, The
Micaiah Johnson
multiverse, secret, parallel selves, literary, social commentary, LGBTQ, lesbian
2020
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
A
City in the Middle of the Night, The
Charlie Jane Anders
colonialism, evolution, smugglers, revolutionaries, pirates, dying planet, bond with a beast, LGBTQ
2019
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
A
Lesson, The
Cadwell Turnbull
aliens, research mission, family, Caribbean Islands, European colonization, POC, slavery, colonialism
2019
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
A
Permafrost
Alastair Reynolds
time travel, climate, Arctic Circle, experiment, thriller, post-apocalyptic, scientists
2019
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
A
Vigilance
Robert Jackson Bennett
dark, gun violence, near-future, reality game show, novella
2019
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
A
Beautiful Blue World
Suzanne LaFleur
war, food shortages, bombings, army recruiting children, school
2023
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
MG
It's the End of the World and I'm in My Bathing Suit
Justin A. Reynolds
summer break, friendship, power goes out, missing families, humour
2022
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
MG
Last Cuentista, The
Donna Barba Higuera
storytelling, traveling to a new planet, Mexican folklore, family, community, oral history
2021
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
MG
Middler, The
Kirsty Applebaum
boundary that protects from the outside world, war, isolated town, forbidden friendship, resistance
2019
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
MG
Under This Forgetful Sky
Lauren Yero
environment, romance, inequity, political corruption, Caribbean & Latin America, star-crossed lovers
2023
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
YA
All That's Left in the World
Erik J. Brown
adventure, survival, LGBTQ, romance, friendship, deadly pathogen, secrets
2022
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
YA
Alone Out Here
Riley Redgate
near-future, 2072, volcanic eruption, space fleet, apocalyptic, adventure, action, survival, thriller
2022
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
YA
Hell Followed with Us
Andrew Joseph White
LGBTQ, trans, cult, autism, bioweapon, mystery, suspense, adventure, romance, colonialism
2022
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
YA
Q, The
Amy Tintera
quarantine zone, action, adventure, post-pandemic, Texas, kidnaping, thriller
2022
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
YA
Electric Kingdom, The
David Arnold
genre bending, post-apocalyptic New England, philosophical questions, time travel, action, lyrical
2021
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
YA
Fragile Remedy
Maria Ingrande Mora
LGBTQ, gay, genetic engineering, fatal lung rot, quarantine, terrorists
2021
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
YA
Ones We're Meant to Find, The
Joan He
climate change, sisterhood, lost memories, eco-city
2021
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
YA
Rise of the Red Hand
Olivia Chadha
South Asian culture, dystopia, utopia, societal inequity, digital surveillance, climate change, hacker, cyberpunk?
2021
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
YA
We Light Up the Sky
Lilliam Rivera
Latinx, POC, Los Angeles, grief, loss, injustice, dystopian, racism
2021
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
YA
Agnes at the End of the World
Kelly McWilliams
survival, cult, viral apocalypse, action, adventure, religion
2020
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
YA
Sanctuary
Paola Mendoza, Abby Sher
near-future, 2032, undocumented immigrant, small town, Vermont
2020
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
YA
Boy and his Dog at the End of the World, A
C.A. Fletcher
remote island, dog, adventure, survival, family, loyalty
2019
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
YA
Dealing in Dreams
Lilliam Rivera
action, adventure, societal roles, gender, equality, sisterhood, all-girl crew, gritty, Latinx
2019
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
YA
Internment
Samira Ahmed
near-future, internment camp for Muslim Americans, revolution
2019
Apocalyptic & Dystopian
YA
Rose/House
Arkady Martine
novella, haunted house, A.I., mystery, murder, thriller, creepy
2023
Horror
A
Scourge Between Stars, The
Ness Brown
generation ship, failed colony, interstellar space, murder, mystery, thriller, dark, monster, LGBTQ
2023
Horror
A
Dead Silence
S.A. Barnes
dark, lost luxury cruiser, wreckage, distress signal, salvage, mystery, atmospheric, thriller
2022
Horror
A
Leech
Hiron Ennes
identity, heredity, bodily autonomy, gothic, atmospheric, doctor, parasite, grotesque biology
2022
Horror
A
Dead Space
Kali Wallace
investigation, murder mystery, space station, thriller, mining company, morally gray choices
2021
Horror
A
Night Train
David Quantick
train, monsters, dark, witty, strange, snarky dialogue, mystery
2020
Horror
A
Luminous Dead, The
Caitlin Starling
psychological thriller, space exploration, caver, foreign planet, expedition, survival
2019
Horror
A
Outside, The
Ada Hoffmann
space opera, A.I. gods, autistic scientist, energy drive, post-human angels, monsters, morality
2019
Horror
A
Salvaged
Madeleine Roux
adrift in space, alien parasite, dark, thriller, bioengineering, space janitor, survival
2019
Horror
A
Walking to Aldebaran
Adrian Tchaikovsky
lost astronaut, novella, alien labyrinth, psychological horror, aliens
2019
Horror
A
Eat Your Heart Out
Kelly deVos
zombies, weight-loss camp, blizzard, Arizona, mystery, horror, body positivity, humour, thriller
2021
Horror
YA
Loop, The
Ben Oliver
hi-tech prison, dark, thriller, A.I., government, dystopia
2020
Horror
YA
Wilder Girls
Rory Power
quarantine, island boarding school, mystery, LGBTQ, dystopia
2019
Horror
YA
Flux
Jinwoo Chong
corporate culture, time travel, neo-noir, secrets, experimental technology, grief, Asian identity in America, thriller
2023
Literary
A
Museum of Human History, The
Rebekah Bergman
medical advances, biotech, philosophy, memory, never aging, humanity
2023
Literary
A
On Earth as It Is on Television
Emily Jane
weird, sweet, humorous, contemporary, consumerism, family, humanity
2023
Literary
A
How High We Go in the Dark
Sequoia Nagamatsu
aftermath of a climate plague, near-future, grief, archaeologist, Arctic Circle, secrets, ancient virus, theme park for terminally ill children, post-apocalyptic
2022
Literary
A
Sleepwalk
Dan Chaon
near-future, mystery, thriller, dark humour, dystopia, fatherhood
2022
Literary
A
Appleseed
Matt Bell
environmental, ecological, natural resources, genetic engineering, food science, apocalyptic
2021
Literary
A
How to Mars
David Ebenbach
weird, witty, living on Mars, cabin fever, humourous, novella, social media, reality TV
2021
Literary
A
Klara and the Sun
Kazuo Ishiguro
A.I., loneliness, mortality, connection
2021
Literary
A
Skyward Inn
Aliya Whiteley
alien contact, conflict, identity, community, post-apocalypse, philosophical, colonialism
2021
Literary
A
Hierarchies, The
Ros Anderson
synthetic woman, consent, sentient robot, near-future, dark humour, A.I., dystopia
2020
Literary
A
Mother Code, The
Carole Stivers
motherhood, near-future, 2049, genetically engineered children, robots, A.I., robots
2020
Literary
A
New Wilderness, The
Diane Cook
dystopian, alternative history, motherhood, climate change, pollution, horror
2020
Literary
A
Seep, The
Chana Porter
benevolent aliens, LGBTQ, trans, alcoholism, grief, utopia
2020
Literary
A
Vanished Birds, The
Simon Jimenez
space opera, ship captain, mute child, found family, epic, lyrical
2020
Literary
A
Dreamers, The
Karen Thompson Walker
sleep-inducing illness, college town, family, quarantine, dystopia
2019
Literary
A
Famous Men Who Never Lived
K. Chess
New York City, alternate United States, nuclear war, eerie, alternate history
2019
Literary
A
Machines Like Me
Ian McEwan
synthetic humans, identity, alternative 1982 London, A.I., romance
2019
Literary
A
Mimicking of Known Successes, The
Malka Older
murder, sapphic romance, LGBTQ, lesbian, cozy, Jupiter, human colony, academia, inhabitable earth
2023
Mystery
A
Terraformers, The
Annalee Newitz
terraforming, environment, ecological, mystery, action, corporate ownership, LGBTQ
2023
Mystery
A
Braking Day
Adam Oyebanji
generation ship, engineer-in-training, secrets, A.I., adventure, visions, suspense
2022
Mystery
A
Rosebud
Paul Cornell
novella, sentient digital beings, A.I., survey ship, mystery, dystopia
2022
Mystery
A
Sleepless, The
Victor Manibo
murder investigation, memory loss, biohacking, LGBTQ, medical experimentation
2022
Mystery
A
Spare Man, The
Mary Robinette Kowal
mystery, inventor, space liner, murder, comedy-of-manners
2022
Mystery
A
Station Eternity
Mur Lafferty
murder, amateur detective, sentient space station, aliens, banter, suspense
2022
Mystery
A
Album of Dr. Moreau, The
Daryl Gregory
murder mystery, human-animal hybrid vocal group, boy band, detective, Las Vegas, retelling of H.G. Wells's The Island of Doctor Moreau
2021
Mystery
A
Far from the Light of Heaven
Tade Thompson
colony ship, murder, space travel, politics, aliens, politicians, androids, rogue A.I., thriller, afrofuturism
2021
Mystery
A
Psalm for the Wild-Built, A
Becky Chambers
self-aware robots, tea monk, philisophical, quiet, novella, cozy, LGBTQ, cozy, A.I.
2021
Mystery
A
Unnatural Life
Erin K. Wagner
A.I., prejudice, novella, robot civil rights, prison system, human rights
2020
Mystery
A
Infinite Lives of Maisie Day, The
Christopher Edge
sisters, scientific theory, infinite universe, black holes, math, science
2019
Mystery
MG
No Beauties or Monsters
Tara Goedjen
missing friend, secrets, desert, military base, monsters, horror
2021
Mystery
YA
Feed Them Silence
Lee Mandelo
novella, near-future, wolves, neurological interface, obsession with work, environmentalism, LGBTQ, lesbian
2023
Near-Future
A
More Perfect
Temi Oh
retelling of the Greek myth of Eurydice and Orpheus, near-future London, social media, augmented reality
2023
Near-Future
A
Ten Percent Thief, The
Lavanya Lakshminarayan
revolution, mathematical equation that determines the world's elite, class, society, power structures, future India, virtual world
2023
Near-Future
A
January Fifteenth
Rachel Swirsky
Universal Basic Income, near-future, novella, slice-of-life, LGBTQ
2022
Near-Future
A
Stranded, The
Sarah Daniels
cruise ship turned refugee camp, action, thriller, suspense, post-apocalyptic war
2022
Near-Future
A
Constance
Matthew FitzSimmons
cloning, suspense & thriller, missing memories, mysterious death, dystopia
2021
Near-Future
A
End of Men, The
Christina Sweeney-Baird
virus strikes male population, suspense & thriller, 2025, Scotland, global pandemic, political
2021
Near-Future
A
Termination Shock
Neal Stephenson
global warming, adventure, action, charming dialogue, climate, suspense & thriller
2021
Near-Future
A
Ministry for the Future, The
Kim Stanley Robinson
climate change, environment, geoengineering projects
2020
Near-Future
A
Test, The
Sylvain Neuvel
immigration, dystopian, citizenship test, novella, social commentary
2019
Near-Future
A
Ace Takes Flight
Cory McCarthy
action & adventure, bionic enhancement, augmentation, A.I., wings, LGBTQ
2022
Near-Future
MG
Last Gamer Standing
Katie Zhao
RPG fiction, gaming, esports, VR battle royale, tournament, blackmail, misogyny
2021
Near-Future
MG
Cleo Porter and the Body Electric
Jake Burt
hermetically sealed housing, post-pandemic, humour, nefarious drones, quarantine, dystopian
2020
Near-Future
MG
Half Life
Lillian Clark
action & adventureclones, experimental study, near-future, suspense, self-worth, romance, wit, banter, family, friendship
2020
Near-Future
YA
Catfishing on CatNet
Naomi Kritzer
suspense & thriller, online privacy, A.I., social networks, humour, inclusivity, found family, LGBTQ
2019
Near-Future
YA
Frontier
Grace Curtis
LGBTQ, lesbian, humour, lawless society, sheriff, western, post-apocalyptic, adventure
2023
Romance
A
The Road to Roswell
Connie Willis
alien invasion, conspiracy, humour, alien abduction, adventure
2023
Romance
A
Hunt the Stars
Jessie Mihalik
bounty hunter, found family, steamy, space opera, adventure, heist, war, politics
2022
Romance
A
Reset
Sarina Dahlan
dystopia, memory wipes, postapocalyptic, Buddhist philosophy, controlled society
2021
Romance
A
Winter's Orbit
Everina Maxwell
space oepra, royalty, empire, arranged marriage, conspiracy
2021
Romance
A
Nightchaser
Amanda Bouchet
captain, ragtag crew, space opera, thieves
2019
Romance
A
Polaris Rising
Jessie Mihalik
space opera, adventure, princess, outlaw soldier, arranged marriage, steamy
2019
Romance
A
This is How You Lose the Time War
Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone
LGBTQ, epistolary, wordplay, time-traveling rivals, agents of war
2019
Romance
A
Half-Life of Love, The
Brianna Bourne
romance, death, time left to live
2023
Romance
YA
Stars Between Us, The
Cristin Terrill
barmaid on a struggling planet, mysterious benefactor, bombings, action, space opera, mystery
2022
Romance
YA
Darkness Outside Us, The
Eliot Schrefer
rescue mission, alone in space, LGBTQ, gay, thriller, suspense, mystery
2021
Romance
YA
Girls at the Edge of the World
Laura Brooke Robson
apocalyptic flood, royal court, science fantasy, revenge, LGBTQ, lesbian
2021
Romance
YA
Crownchasers
Rebecca Coffindaffer
latinx, genre-bending, Mexican American teen, immigration, folklore, aliens, family
2020
Romance
YA
Crier's War
Nina Varela
LGBTQ, lesbian, automaton, betrothal, science fantasy, alchemy
2019
Romance
YA
Weight of the Stars, The
K. Ancrum
LGBTQ, lesbian, POC, micro-fiction chapters, friendship, price of space exploration
2019
Romance
YA
Infinity Gate
M. R. Carey
A.I., political, alternate realities, scientist, environmental collapse, dying planet, interdimensional travel, war
2023
Space Opera
A
Some Desperate Glory
Emily Tesh
LGBTQ, lesbian, war, found family, space station, adventure, indoctrination, gender politics, fascism
2023
Space Opera
A
Splinter in the Sky, The
Kemi Ashing-Giwa
tea expert, political prisoner, spy, empire, romance, POC, political oppression, adventure
2023
Space Opera
A
Translation State
Ann Leckie
mystery, adventure, translator, aliens, diplomat, mechanic, political, philosophical, LGBTQ
2023
Space Opera
A
Where Peace Is Lost
Valerie Valdes
post-war, refugee, war machine, automaton, adventure
2023
Space Opera
A
Genesis of Misery, The
Neon Yang
science fantasy, space battles, politics, LGBTQ, prophecy, moon colony, empire, holy mech, Joan of Arc retelling, giant robots
2022
Space Opera
A
Red Scholar's Wake, The
Aliette de Bodard
bot maker, data analyst, mother, scavenger, pirates, sentient ship, romance, politics, arranged marriage, Vietnamese culture
2022
Space Opera
A
Stars Undying, The
Emery Robin
empire, betrayal, LGBTQ, inspired by Roman and Egyptian empires, civil war, twins, computer with the soul of a god
2022
Space Opera
A
To Each This World
Julie E. Czerneda
long lost sleeper ships, aliens, first contact, LGBTQ
2022
Space Opera
A
Artifact Space
Miles Cameron
aliens, military, interstellar merchant ship, adventure, mystery
2021
Space Opera
A
Light Chaser
Peter F. Hamilton and Gareth L. Powell
explorers, A.I., action & adventure, romance, empire, saved memories
2021
Space Opera
A
Persephone Station
Stina Leicht
backwater planet, corporation, bar, criminal misfits, LGBTQ, amoral character, genetic engineering
2021
Space Opera
A
Shards of Earth
Adrian Tchaikovsky
adventure, enhanced humans, gangsters, cults, governments, post-war
2021
Space Opera
A
Sun-Daughters, Sea-Daughters
Aimee Ogden
gene-editing, war, plague, mercenary, politics, bureaucracy, LGBTQ, romance, fairy tale, novella
2021
Space Opera
A
Bonds of Brass
Emily Skrutskie
pilot, galactic empire, heir, military academy, assassination, romance, LGBTQ, gay, adventure
2020
Space Opera
A
First Sister, The
Linden A. Lewis
social commentary, thriller, LGBTQ, non-binary, colonization, race, gender, romance
2020
Space Opera
A
Hella
David Gerrold
survival, colonists, refugees, politics, alien ecology, LGBTQ
2020
Space Opera
A
House of Styx, The
Derek Künsken
quantum evolution, Venus, acid rain, storms, fractured humanity, family, gender identity, LGBTQ, mental health
2020
Space Opera
A
Seven Devils
L.R. Lam and Elizabeth May
feminist, resistance fighters, empire, spaceship, infiltration, LGBTQ, lesbian
2020
Space Opera
A
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
Christopher Paolini
alien relic, survey mission, uncolonized planet, war, first contact, aliens
2020
Space Opera
A
Unconquerable Sun
Kate Elliott
adventure, battles, gender-spun Alexander the Great, princess, noble houses, treachery, LGBTQ
2020
Space Opera
A
Alliance Rising
C.J. Cherryh, Jane S. Fancher
space stations, factions, battles, aliens
2019
Space Opera
A
Ancestral Night
Elizabeth Bear
adventure, salvager, aliens, gender, LGBTQ, ancient technology, galaxy-spanning civilization
2019
Space Opera
A
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