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9 books

Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee

Untethered Sky

Fonda Lee

152 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0beesknees's review
fiction fantasy adventurous emotional medium-paced
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower

Earthseed #1

Octavia E. Butler

345 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

5.0beesknees's review
fiction classics dystopian literary challenging dark tense medium-paced
Worlds of Exile and Illusion: Rocannon's World, Planet of Exile, City of Illusions by Ursula K. Le Guin

Worlds of Exile and Illusion: Rocannon's World, Planet of Exile, City of Illusions

Hainish Cycle #1-3

Ursula K. Le Guin

370 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0beesknees's review
fiction fantasy science fiction speculative fiction adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman

Catherine, Called Birdy

Karen Cushman

224 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

5.0beesknees's review
fiction historical middle grade reflective slow-paced
Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne Jones

Fire and Hemlock

Diana Wynne Jones

420 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

5.0beesknees's review
fiction fantasy romance young adult adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Gideon the Ninth

The Locked Tomb #1

Tamsyn Muir

448 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0beesknees's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

Black Sun

Between Earth and Sky #1

Rebecca Roanhorse

454 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0beesknees's review
fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

The Jasmine Throne

The Burning Kingdoms #1

Tasha Suri

540 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0beesknees's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Left Hand of Darkness

Hainish Cycle

Ursula K. Le Guin

336 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

5.0beesknees's review
fiction classics lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced