Booklist Queen's 2022 Reading Challenge - hosted by booklistqueen

Speculative Fiction
 What is speculative fiction?

Speculative fiction is an umbrella term for books that deal with topics that aren't outside the normal bounds of reality. Think time travel, imaginative worlds, the supernatural.

Science fiction, horror, and fantasy generally fall into this category, but so can works of contemporary and literary fiction. 
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The Change by Kirsten Miller

The Change

Kirsten Miller

475 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction magical realism thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
1984 by George Orwell

1984

George Orwell

12 hours, 40 minutes • first pub 1949 (editions) user-added

fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
The Measure by Nikki Erlick

The Measure

Nikki Erlick

352 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary speculative fiction emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

The Chronicles of Narnia (Chronological Order) #2

C.S. Lewis

194 pages • first pub 1950 (editions)

fiction childrens classics fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

The Sentence

Louise Erdrich

386 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
White Horse by Erika T. Wurth

White Horse

Erika T. Wurth

309 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary horror mystery thriller dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer

The Wishing Spell

The Land of Stories #1

Chris Colfer

448 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

251 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)

fiction classics dystopian science fiction dark reflective medium-paced
Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction by Joshua Whitehead

Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction

Joshua Whitehead

194 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ short stories speculative fiction emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

Light from Uncommon Stars

Ryka Aoki

372 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced