speculativeStation ElevenA Booklitty reading list
Hopeful science fiction for difficult times
Speculative books that take the future seriously without surrendering hope. Selection order is not a ranking.
Why these books
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These books take change, loss and uncertainty seriously without treating despair as the only intelligent response. Hope may appear through community, repair, curiosity or the stubborn decision to build something better.
The shortlist
Ten books worth considering.
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speculativeStation Eleven
speculativeA Psalm for the Wild-BuiltA Psalm for the Wild-Built
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speculativeSea of TranquilitySea of Tranquility
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speculativeThe Left Hand of DarknessThe Left Hand of Darkness
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speculativeParable of the SowerParable of the Sower
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speculativeNever Let Me GoNever Let Me Go
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speculativeKindredKindred
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fantasyThe Fifth SeasonThe Fifth Season
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fantasyThe House in the Cerulean SeaThe House in the Cerulean Sea
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contemporaryRemarkably Bright CreaturesRemarkably Bright Creatures
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