I read and review “science fiction with heart,” –science fiction novels in which romance and/or character relationships are the main focus.
Here’s an overview of the subgenres I review to help you find posts that most interest you.
Sci-Fi Romance When people think of sci-fi romance, book covers featuring muscular blue alien torsos come to mind. But any sci-fi novel with a main-plot love story that ends “happily ever after” belongs in this category.
Read if you want to escape to a future where true love always wins.
Space Opera I’ve heard Space Opera called “the high fantasy of science fiction,” and that’s a pretty accurate description. Space Operas focus on epic-scope narratives. They generally take place on a galactic scale, usually with empires or political entities controlling worlds.
Read if you love Star Wars and Dune.
Action and Adventure Science Fiction. These are basically action/adventure novels that take place within a futuristic setting.
Read if you like action movies and fast-moving plots.
Sci-Fantasy These stories contain elements of both science fiction and fantasy. They often take place in a technologically advanced future where magic is as normal a part of society as high-tech gadgets.
Read if you think magic belongs in the future as much as it does in medieval and contemporary settings!
YA and NA Science Fiction YA Sci-Fi includes science fiction in any subgenre, as long as it’s written for an under-eighteen audience. NA sci-fi is any science fiction written for a college-age audience.
Read if you love fast-paced sci-fi with a strong focus on the main character and teenage or college age characters and themes.
Dystopian, Cyberpunk and Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction These stories often take place in the near future in a world that has been made dark and hostile by fascist governments, corporate control or by the aftermath of a world-changing event like war or environmental collapse.
Read if you don’t mind a dark take on our potential future.
Speculative Fiction This is sometimes just a word people use when they consider themselves too high-brow and literary to read sci-fi, but secretly like it.
Just kidding. Sort of. I’ll put books that tweak an otherwise contemporary or historical setting by adding one sci-fi element in this category.
Read if you like your prose on the poetic side and are ok without complex sci-fi world building.
