Best Dark SFF Books I Read in 2021
Let me preface this by saying these books didn’t necessarily come out in 2021. I read widely and enjoyed dozens of stories this year, but I have very particular tastes when it comes to books which delve into dark and dangerous worlds. They give me a readergasm.
So this list is going to focus solely on the fan-gasm-tastic books that have kept me up late, curled under the covers, begging for more in 2021.
*NOTE: This is the highlights. To read the full article, visit www.bookishvalhalla.org
Donovan series by W. Michael Gear
Oh hell in a holywater handbasket, this is one of the best things I’ve read in years!
In my never-ending pursuit of the perfect story that’s a blend of The Eyes of Light and Darkness & Event Horizon, I stumbled across the first book in this series: Outpost.
While the jacket copy for the story intrigued me, it was the ghost ship Freelander that sold me on purchasing this book.
Beneath the Shadow Dark
by Melissa Polk
This beauty was yet another masterpiece I almost missed!
I had just released my debut into the world, and in a random act of chance discovered Polk had released her book two days before mine. So I skipped over to Amazon, and was barely a few lines into the jacket copy when my brain screamed I NEED THIS! This story grabbed me by the throat and refused to let me sleep.
The Great Ship series by Robert Reed
When someone says they found a book about a planet inside a starship, you do not question anything. You pass go, collect that two hundred dollars, and buy the damn book.
That’s all it took for me to pick up Marrow, and again this is one of those stories with a universe so vast that one story will never be enough. Thankfully Reed has novels, short stories and novellas all circling the wonderful Great Ship.
Zach Langstrom series by D. J. Bodden
By the time I found this book, it had already been reviewed on Bookish Valhalla by Valkyrie Alexi.
Her review was full of such high praise, and some of the things I love most about science fiction novels, so of course about three minutes later I had this sucker loaded on my kindle.
Fallen Empire series by Lindsay Buroker
I’m a huge fan of Lindsay Buroker’s work, and she has a lot of it out there.
My introduction to this author was her Dragon Blood series, and now she’s become a household favorite. I’ve read her fantasy stuff for a few years, but 2021 has been the year of science fiction for me, so of course I had to go digging into her library to find a new series. I’m so glad I did!
The Locked Tomb series by Tamsyn Muir
When I first heard of this book, I fell in love with the cover and really, really wanted to read it.
But I’m always nervous with big books that have a lot of rave reviews, because they never live up to the hype.
Never… until this book.
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So this list is going to focus solely on the fan-gasm-tastic books that have kept me up late, curled under the covers, begging for more in 2021.
*NOTE: This is the highlights. To read the full article, visit www.bookishvalhalla.org
Donovan series by W. Michael Gear
Oh hell in a holywater handbasket, this is one of the best things I’ve read in years!
In my never-ending pursuit of the perfect story that’s a blend of The Eyes of Light and Darkness & Event Horizon, I stumbled across the first book in this series: Outpost.
While the jacket copy for the story intrigued me, it was the ghost ship Freelander that sold me on purchasing this book.
Beneath the Shadow Dark
by Melissa Polk
This beauty was yet another masterpiece I almost missed!
I had just released my debut into the world, and in a random act of chance discovered Polk had released her book two days before mine. So I skipped over to Amazon, and was barely a few lines into the jacket copy when my brain screamed I NEED THIS! This story grabbed me by the throat and refused to let me sleep.
The Great Ship series by Robert Reed
When someone says they found a book about a planet inside a starship, you do not question anything. You pass go, collect that two hundred dollars, and buy the damn book.
That’s all it took for me to pick up Marrow, and again this is one of those stories with a universe so vast that one story will never be enough. Thankfully Reed has novels, short stories and novellas all circling the wonderful Great Ship.
Zach Langstrom series by D. J. Bodden
By the time I found this book, it had already been reviewed on Bookish Valhalla by Valkyrie Alexi.
Her review was full of such high praise, and some of the things I love most about science fiction novels, so of course about three minutes later I had this sucker loaded on my kindle.
Fallen Empire series by Lindsay Buroker
I’m a huge fan of Lindsay Buroker’s work, and she has a lot of it out there.
My introduction to this author was her Dragon Blood series, and now she’s become a household favorite. I’ve read her fantasy stuff for a few years, but 2021 has been the year of science fiction for me, so of course I had to go digging into her library to find a new series. I’m so glad I did!
The Locked Tomb series by Tamsyn Muir
When I first heard of this book, I fell in love with the cover and really, really wanted to read it.
But I’m always nervous with big books that have a lot of rave reviews, because they never live up to the hype.
Never… until this book.
Read Full Article >
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