Blog Posts by Subject: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Take a look at this month's patron book recommendations featuring immigrants, explorers, and other wanderers in literature.

Take a look at patrons' book recommendations on incredible women in literature and real life.

Robots. Cyborgs. Androids. Space stations. They all make up the manga and anime genre known as mecha. Read about the history of mecha, and discover our comprehensive list of recommended manga, movies, and TV series.

Take a look at patrons' book recommendations that go deep into mythical worlds, from Atlantis to Xanadu.

With the upcoming Super Blood Wolf Moon, we’ve put together a list of recommendations based on, you guessed it, our favorite supernatural wolf-creature: the werewolf!

Have you ever wanted to travel the galaxies, meet dinosaurs, or delve into the depths of the sea all without leaving your home? Then we’ve got the books for you!

Here are an outstanding half-dozen graphic novels for teens and tweens, written by Asian American authors and featuring Asian American protagonists. Think less about superhero powers and more about down-to-earth transformative tales.

If your heart is still pounding from director-star John Krasinski's thriller, we have some reading suggestions for you.

Several months ago I was reading a copy of This Monstrous Thing by Lee Mackenzi, an unusual steampunk kind of story that was set in the Frankenstein universe. Then I heard about another book called Teen Frankenstein, and I thought ... wait a minute ...

I recently finished reading Heartless by Marissa Meyer, and when I finished the book I didn’t want the story to be over. This novel about how a girl grew up to become the diabolical Red Queen made me want to take a deep dive back into the world of Wonderland.

The 2016 Best Books for Teens is a great list, but there are books I love that didn’t make the final cut. So to make sure these awesome books get their due, here are 10 fiction books I think should’ve made the list.

A list of read-alikes for Harry Potter fanatics.

What many may not realize is that before becoming a household name in fantasy, Martin began as a science fiction writer, also dabbling in other genres like horror. Finding these early works can be challenging because Martin’s short stories, novellas, and novelettes were often published in pulp magazines.

As we approach the premier of the long-awaited World of Warcraft movie on June 10, I thought it would be a great time to take a look at some of the books that have been based on video games.

We're now at the exciting moment where the TV narrative has begun outpacing the books, so that means it's the perfect time to debate the events about to unfold. (Proceed with caution: spoilers ahead.)

Missing memories in fantasy and science fiction: in these books the characters’ minds are wiped with drugs, surgery, rays, or mysterious techniques that we can’t even imagine.

Twenty-five contemporary classics of the sci-fi kind. And remember, if you ever stumble across a time machine: just leave it alone.

... because it's time for some binge-reading. Start some series that you might want to race through the same way you raced through Making a Murderer.

Move over, Harry Potter… there's a new boy wizard in town.