Binti: the Complete Trilogy by
the story of one extraordinary girl's journey from her home to distant Oomza University. In her Hugo- and Nebula-winning novella, Nnedi Okorafor introduced us to Binti, a young Himba girl with the chance of a lifetime: to attend the prestigious Oomza University. Despite her family's concerns, Binti's talent for mathematics and her aptitude with astrolabes make her a prime candidate to undertake this interstellar journey. But everything changes when the jellyfish-like Medusae attack Binti's spaceship, leaving her the only survivor. Now, Binti must fend for herself, alone on a ship full of the beings who murdered her crew, with five days until she reaches her destination. There is more to the history of the Medusae--and their war with the Khoush--than first meets the eye. If Binti is to survive this voyage and save the inhabitants of the unsuspecting planet that houses Oomza Uni, it will take all of her knowledge and talents to broker the peace. Collected now for the first time in omnibus form, follow Binti's story in this groundbreaking sci-fi trilogy.
Divergent - YA by
Tris had to decide her future at 16. What faction does she want. Her choice difficult especially when she finds out she is divergent. 487 pages.
The Fireman by
A terrifying new plague is spreading like wildfire across the country, striking cities one by one: Boston, Detroit, Seattle. It is Dragonscale, a highly contagious, deadly spore that marks its hosts with beautiful black and gold marks across their bodies before causing them to burst into flames. The Fireman strolls the ruins of New Hampshire, a madman afflicted with Dragonscale who has learned to control the fire within himself, using it as a shield to protect the hunted ... and as a weapon to avenge the wronged. 752 pages.
Gold Fame Citrus by
Named a Hot Fall Read by Vogue, Vanity Fair, Pop Sugar, and Los Angeles Magazine, in this book California has an unrelenting drought. Luz and Ray squat in an abandoned mansion but thirst for a better future. 342 pages.
The Handmaid's Tale by
Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. Women are not allowed to read, are only of value if they are fertile as birthrates are low. This book is a warning of a possible future. 311 pages.
The Hunger Games - YA by
You may have seen the movies, but they couldn't show everything. Follow Katniss as she becomes a symbol of rebellion in this book followed by "Catching Fire" and "Mockingjay" 374 pages.
Station Eleven by
Set in the eerie days of civilization's collapse this book follows a nomadic group of actors roaming the scattered outposts of the Great Lakes area. Told with flashbacks to when the collapse started, it follows characters with unknown connections. One of the best books of 2014. 333 pages.
Unwind - YA by
This is the ugliest dystopia series. Abortions are illegal but parents of 14-17 year old children can decide to unwind them: have their body parts given to others. Connor can't believe it when they come for him and he escapes. Follow his and his 2 friends as they fight this crazy America. Followed by "Unwholly", "Unsound", and "Undivided" 335 pages.
The City of Ember by
4 Book Series. Book 1: n the year 241, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions. 270 pages. Followed by The People of Sparks, The Diamond of Darkhold and The Prophet of Yonwood.
Fahrenheit 451 by
In a future totalitarian state where books are banned and destroyed by the government, Guy Montag, a fireman in charge of burning books, meets a revolutionary schoolteacher who dares to read and a girl who tells him of a past when people did not live in fear. 249 pages.
Future Shock - YA by
Elena, nearly aged out of the foster care system, is recruited along with four other exceptional teens for a time-travel mission that will make them rich if they survive. 265 pages.
Jupiter by
Grant Archer merely wanted to study astrophysics, to work quietly as an astronomer on the far side of the moon. But the forces of the New Morality, the coalition of censorious do-gooders who run twenty-first-century America, have other plans for him. 368 pages.
Lagoon by
A biologist, a famous rapper, and a rogue soldier become the honor guard and interpreter of humanity's first contact with an alien ambassador in this thriller that combines magician realism and seemingly end-of-the-world high tension - it all happens in Africa. 304 pages.
The Martian by
"Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there. After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he's alive. He uses his knowledge & determination to stay alive.
Octavia's Brood by
Science fiction stories at the cross section of social justice
Ready Player One by
Immersing himself in a mid-twenty-first-century technological virtual utopia to escape an ugly real world of famine, poverty, and disease, Wade Watts joins an increasingly violent effort to solve a series of puzzles by the virtual world's creator. 374 pages.
Seveneves by
The Earth's moon will be destroyed along with Earth. This book goes into the effort to save humanity & takes the reader 5,000 years in the future when men return to Earth. 867 pages.
Starship Troopers by
With Earth embroiled in a vast interplanetary war with the "Bugs," a young recruit in the Federal Reserves relates his experiences training in boot camp and as a junior officer in the Terran Mobile Infantry. 279 pages.