Browse by Trope
Skip the confusing sub-genres. If you are looking for specific Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books by Trope, choose your favorite narrative mechanic below and dive straight into a curated reading list.
Morally Grey Hero
Not a villain. Not a hero. Somewhere worse.
Amnesia Mystery
You wake up. You don’t know who you are.
First Contact
Something out there. And it’s nothing like us.
Lone Survivor
One person. Impossible odds. No backup.
Hard Magic
Every power has a price. And someone always pays.
Grimdark
No chosen ones.
No clean endings.
Space Opera
Empires, wars, and the vastness of everything.
Post-Apocalyptic
The world ended.
Now what?
Latest Books
Fresh picks, matched by trope.
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
No memory. No crew. No idea how he got there.What he does have: a mystery that could save humanity — if he can solve it in time.
The Martian by Andy Weir
Mark Watney is stranded on Mars. No rescue coming. No way to call for help. Just science, duct tape, and a refusal to die.
Artemis by Andy Weir
Jazz Bashara lives on the Moon and breaks every rule she can find. One job will either make her rich — or get her killed.
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
A world terraformed for humans. A spider civilisation that got there first. Evolution doesn't ask permission.
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Ryland Grace wakes up completely alone on a spaceship. He has no memory of who he is, where he came from, or how he got there. He faces a grand mission to save everything, and he doesn’t even know what it is yet. If you love fast-paced science fiction, this is your next ride.