The books that take reality and twist it in a way that is really believable. I always find that science fiction books are the most intricate and complex of books since they take what we already know and add a drop of believable futurism to it.
Series
- Razorland series by Ann Aguirre
- Innkeeper Chronicles by Ilona Andrews
- Kinsmen series by Ilona Andrews
- Shadows by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Lux #0.5)
- Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Lux #1)
- Unremembered by Jessica Brody (Unremembered #1)
- Unstolen by Jessica Brody (Unremembered #1.1)
- The Honors trilogy by Rachel Caine & Ann Aguirre
- The Obernewtyn Chronicles by Isobelle Carmody
- London Below, the World of Neverwhere series by Neil Gaiman
- Gene of Isis by Traci Harding (The Mystique Trilogy #1)
- The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin (The Broken Earth Trilogy #1)
- The Illuminae Files series by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
- The Young Elites by Marie Lu (The Young Elites #1)
- Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey (Dragons of Pern #1)
- Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan (Takeshi Kovacs #1)
- Reel Life by Steven Savile (Glass Town #1.5)
- Zeroes by Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan & Deborah Biancotti (Zeroes #1)
Short story collections
- Dead Man’s Hand edited by John Joseph Adams
- Alien Sex edited by Ellen Datlow
- The Mammoth Book of Time Travel Romance edited by Trisha Telep
- The Mammoth Book of Dieselpunk edited by Sean Wallace
Standalones – Novels
- Company Town by Madeline Ashby
- Terra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman
- The Disasters by M.K. England
- I Hope You Get This Message by Farah Naz Rishi
- To Marry Medusa by Theodore Sturgeon
- Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne
- Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
- Artemis by Andy Weir
- The First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells
- The Food of the Gods by H.G. Wells
- The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells
- The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells
- The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
- The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
Standalones – Novellas
- Dragon Dance by Angela Knight
- Mad Dog Love by Angela Knight
- Stupid Perfect World by Scott Westerfeld
Standalones – Short stories
- A Mere Formality by Ilona Andrews
- The Jamesburg Incubus by Scott Baker
- Bayou Brawl by L.A. Banks
- Near-Beauty by M.E. Beckett
- Dancing Chickens by Edward Bryant
- How’s the Night Life on Cissalda? by Harlan Ellison
- Time Trails by Colby Hodge
- The First Time by K.W. Jeter
- Next Time by Donna Kauffman
- One Small Step… by Amie Kaufman
- Yes, Virginia2097c, There is a Santa Claus by Sam Knight
- The Vital Importance of the Superficial by Ellen Kushner & Caroline Stevermer
- Beauty by Tanith Lee
- The First Lunar Halloween by John R. Little
- When the Fathers Go by Bruce McAllister
- Master Haddad’s Holiday by Garth Nix
- Peace in Our Time by Garth Nix
- A Sidekick of Mars by Garth Nix
- Omnisexual by Geoff Ryman
- Pilot’s Forge by Patrice Sarath
- Scales by Lewis Shiner
- A Sufficiently Advance Christmas by Eric James Stone
- The Wings The Lungs, The Engine The Heart by Laurie Tom
- Astronaut Nick by Brad R. Torgersen
- Husbands by Lisa Tuttle
- War Bride by Rick Wilber