Speculative Fiction

Speculative fiction is a broad category of fiction encompassing genres with certain elements that are nonexistent in terms of reality, recorded history, or nature and the present universe, covering various themes in the context of the supernatural, futuristic, and many other imaginative topics.

Under this umbrella category, the genres include, but are not limited to: science fiction, fantasy fiction, horror fiction, supernatural fiction, superhero fiction, utopian and dystopian fiction, apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, and alternate history.

It can be used as an umbrella term for scienc
...more

Platform Decay (The Murderbot Diaries, #8)
The Tapestry of Fate (Amina al-Sirafi, #2)
The Girl with a Thousand Faces
Homebound
Canon
Bone of My Bone
Solace House
We Dance Upon Demons
The Dorians
She Waits Where Shadows Gather
Make Me Better
Babylon, South Dakota
Radiant Star
Villain (Hench, #2)
Ode to the Half-Broken
The Price of Honey
The Girl in the Lake (Dept of Unexplained Phenomenon, #1)
Angel Down
Vigil
Whalefall
Don't Be In Love
The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances
The Poppy Fields
Our Missing Hearts
The Dream Hotel
On the Calculation of Volume IV
Not Till We Are Lost (Bobiverse, #5)
The Kaiju Preservation Society
Into a Golden Era (Timeless, #7)
Nothing Better Than You (Better than the Movies, #1.6)
Framed & Hunted by Edward        WilliamsMean Spirited by Nick  RobertsThe Last Guest House by Caroline MitchellThe Standoff by Scott BladeWayward Spirits by Wendy Wang
Cult fction
364 books — 212 voters
The Moon Dwellers by David EstesFire Country by David EstesRoute 666 by J.D. ToepferThe Woodlands by Lauren Nicolle TaylorA Different Alchemy by Chris Dietzel
Little Known Dystopias
270 books — 282 voters

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirThe Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha ShannonThis Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-MohtarThe Hanged Man by K.D. EdwardsA Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
2019 Queer SFF
156 books — 369 voters
1984 by George OrwellFight Club by Chuck PalahniukA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Let's Shake It Up A Bit
978 books — 615 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanMistborn by Brandon Sanderson
Fantasy Books Written for Adults
1,338 books — 1,649 voters
The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussMistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
New Speculative Fiction Stars
1,214 books — 2,832 voters

The Handmaid's Tale
1984
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)
Station Eleven
Fahrenheit 451
Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1)
Brave New World
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
Never Let Me Go
The Left Hand of Darkness
Dune (Dune, #1)
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
Sea of Tranquility
The Power
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)

Related News

Fantasy! Science fiction! Horror! Well, enough about the news headlines in 2026, let’s talk about books…   As part of our ongoing summer...
Fredric Brown
True. And there are an infinite number of universes, of course, in which we don't exist at all - that is, no creatures similar to us exist at all. In which the human race doesn't exist at all. There are an infinite number of universes, for instance, in which flowers are the predominant form of life -or in which no form of life has ever developed or will develop. ...more
Fredric Brown, "FREDRIC BROWN" BOOKS: What Mad Universe / Space on My Hands / Honeymoon in Hell

Paul Spencer Sochaczewski
Just as Wallace learned and evolved, Ali was on his own journey of discovery. Starting out as a 15-year-old cook, Ali learned to collect and mount specimens. He took on responsibility for organizing travel. He nursed Wallace during many bouts of fever and injury.
Paul Spencer Sochaczewski, "Look Here, Sir, What a Curious Bird": Searching for Ali, Alfred Russel Wallace's Faithful Companion

More quotes...
NeoSciFi The NeoSciFi Collective is a resistance network of writers, artists, filmmakers, educators, theo…more
3 members, last active 11 months ago
Christian Speculative Fiction A group for fans of Christian spec fic — fantasy, sci-fi, space opera, time-travel, dystopia, su…more
561 members, last active 38 days ago
A monthly in-person bookclub for fans of sci-fic, horror, mystery, and thriller. Meeting Saturd…more
1 member, last active 3 months ago
Space Opera Fans If you like space opera: an epic scale adventure through the galaxy with military battles, inter…more
5,646 members, last active 7 hours ago

Tags

Tags contributing to this page include: speculative-fiction, fiction_speculative, spec-fic, specfic, and speculative