Science Fiction

'The Road' made me want to lie down and never get up. Erik J. Brown's duology offers something different: a post-apocalyptic romance with sharp banter, real heart, and the radical idea that hope might survive the end of the world. A great YA entry point for fans of survival stories—and a book I wish I'd had as a teenager.

The less you know going in, the better—just trust me. Two astronauts, one rescue mission, and a mystery that kept me turning pages late into the night. This is the most fun I've had with sci-fi in years.

When rich trouble-maker Tennal gets forcibly conscripted into the military, he's supposed to have his mind controlled by dutiful soldier Surit. But Surit refuses—setting up a slow-burn romance that questions consent, autonomy, and what it means to choose each other.

This sci-fi romance nails the arranged marriage trope with normalized queerness, political intrigue, and a mystery that drives the relationship forward.

Taylor Jenkins Reid's Atmosphere serves up 1980s NASA drama with hidden love, scientific ambition, and the authentic weight of staying closeted among the stars.