Coming from Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the Dirk Gently series tells the adventures of an insufferable holistic detective. This is the story of Svlad Cjelli also known as Dirk Gently, a detective, a holistic detective to be accurate. He uses the fundamental interconnectedness of all things to solve mysteries….
Written by prolific American author James Patterson (Alex Cross), Maximum Ride is a series of young adult fantasy novels-inspired by his previous books When the Wind Blows and The Lake House, but definitely not connected to them. The Maximum Ride books are set in the near future and are about the flock, a group of…
Coming from Lincoln Child (the co-author of the Pendergast Series), best-selling American author of techno-thriller (and horror novels) and frequent collaborator of Douglas Preston, the Jeremy Logan series is in the vein of The X-Files. This series of science-fiction thrillers featured Dr. Jeremy Logan, a private investigator and Yale professor of medieval history who’s known…
A subgenre of science fiction, Military Science Fiction is taking us into the heart of futuristic conflicts where high-tech weaponry, interstellar battles, and often intricate political landscapes intersect. Often exploring military ethics, the impact of advanced technology on warfare, and the human experience amidst the chaos of battle, numerous book series told stories of epic…
Coming from British author Malorie Blackman, Noughts & Crosses is a series of young adult novels. It’s an alternative history in which native African people colonized the European people. It’s speculative fiction about two star-crossed lovers fighting for a more just world. Sephy is a Cross. Callum is a nought. She’s dark-skinned and lives a…
British writer Richard Kingsley Morgan is known for his work in the science fiction (the Takeshi Kovacs series) and fantasy (A Land Fit For Heroes series) genres. He is the author of books, short stories, but also Marvel graphic novels. Morgan is a winner of the Philip K. Dick Award for his 2003 book Altered…
The dystopian genre is nothing new; well-established classics like George Orwell’s “1984” or Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World” laid the groundwork for its kind of storytelling. But around 15 years ago, the genre found a new audience within the growing market of young adult readers. Mixing a variety of themes that explore societal, political, and…
Written by the American author Walter Jon Williams, the Dread Empire’s Fall series is a military science fiction/space opera series. Set in a future in which the powerful Shaa species has conquered the universe, the story begins with the death of the Shaa. The Naxids, the first species they conquered, wanted to take over but…
Written by American author Margaret Peterson Haddix, Shadow Children is a book series set in a dystopian country where the government has enforced strict population control laws to control overpopulation after environmental conditions have severely limited resources, particularly food. It is against the law for families to have more than two children; the law is…
Young adult science fiction series written by American-British author Patrick Ness, Chaos Walking is set in a dystopian world where all living creatures can hear each other’s thoughts in a stream of images, words, and sounds called Noise. More precisely, the series follows the adventures of two adolescents, Todd Hewitt and Viola Eade, as the…
Born on August 10, 1962, in Hartford, Connecticut, Suzanne Collins is an American television writer and author. She began her career in 1991 as a writer for children’s television shows, before she began to write children’s books. Her debut book, Gregor the Overlander is published in 2003. She has been named one of Time magazine’s…
Coming from American author Lauren Oliver, the Delirium series is mainly a trilogy of young adult novels published since 2011. Set in the year 2091, in Portland, Maine, this story is about forbidden love, revolution, and the power to choose. More precisely, it’s a story about a young woman named Lena Haloway who falls in…
