Science Fiction
278 Science Fiction reviews on The Bookish Elf. Science Fiction here most often crosses with Fantasy, Dystopian and Romance. The authors we review most are Aaron Ryan and Neal Shusterman.
The 10 best Science Fiction books we’ve reviewed
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As The World Burns by Aaron Ryan is a fast, heartfelt Christian sci-fi novel about a teenage boy whose heartbeat is overheating the planet and the president father who must decide what love demands.…
Arcaneia by Trenor Rapkins follows Sergeant Joe Lang, a corporate soldier in a poisoned 2126 America, whose rescue by a hidden mountain community forces him to question everything his employer taught him. Thoughtful, earnest,…
Sir by Martin James Miriam follows John Klee, a skeptical New York accountant haunted by the numbers 9-1-1, into a world of lucid dreams, diaries from 1944 and a chilling online prophet. Blending simulation…
Constants by E.B. Miller follows Mark Robson, who dies every 18 minutes and 32 seconds and wakes in a new reality. Told in real time across wildly different worlds, this inventive speculative debut blends…
The C7: Tales of GISOD by KM Hill is a hand-painted dark fantasy graphic novel following Gimesh, a shipwrecked youth hunted by the Dark Lord Tansluc across the hostile planet Xen Quisha. With watercolor…
The Complete Talisman Saga will speak most clearly to readers who want their science fiction grounded in real emotion. If you like stories where the cosmic stakes stay tied to a parent who cannot…
Talisman: Halcyon by Aaron Ryan is not for the faint of heart. It demands investment — in the characters, in the mythology, in the emotional stakes — and it repays that investment handsomely.
What Aaron Ryan has accomplished with this second installment is no small feat. He has taken a premise that could have easily devolved into formulaic superhero fiction and instead crafted a meditation on what…
Wooden Dolls Game by Ivonne Hoyos is, at its core, a meditation on the limits of love — and the limits of magic. It asks whether understanding the origin of a wound is the…
Robert Pais has crafted a debut novel that successfully balances entertainment with substance, creating a story that engages young readers while encouraging them to think critically about justice, identity, and the courage required to…
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best Science Fiction books The Bookish Elf has reviewed?
As The World Burns, Arcaneia, Sir, Constants, The C7 – Tales of Gisod are our highest-rated Science Fiction reviews.
Which Science Fiction authors do you review most?
Aaron Ryan (16), Neal Shusterman (5), Suzanne Collins (5), Jeff VanderMeer (4), V.E. Schwab (4).
How many Science Fiction books have you reviewed?
278 so far.