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    Passionate about great sci-fi and fantasy books? Join us on an epic quest for the greatest reads and best authors of all time, from classic books to new releases.

    Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Series Perfect for Adults

    Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Series Perfect for Adults

    Dive deep into wondrous worlds with these speculative multi-book series.

    Fantasy Book Series

    By Archita Mittra

    Fantasy Books

    20 Fantasy Books Using Myths From Around the World

    20 Fantasy Books Using Myths From Around the World

    By Archita Mittra & Matthew McCreary

    Sci Fi TV Shows

    13 Books Like Black Mirror

    13 Books Like Black Mirror

    By Olivia Mason

    Fantasy Books

    8 Cozy Fantasy Titles Like Bookshops & Bonedust

    8 Cozy Fantasy Titles Like Bookshops & Bonedust

    By Kayleigh Donaldson

    Writing

    Why It Takes So Long to Write The Winds of Winter and The Doors of Stone

    Why It Takes So Long to Write The Winds of Winter and The Doors of Stone

    By Matthew McCreary

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    Fantasy Books

    10 Dreamy Books Like The Sandman by Neil Gaiman

    10 Dreamy Books Like The Sandman by Neil Gaiman

    Have an Endless desire for more Sandman?

    By Archita Mittra

    Book Excerpt

    Where No Black Woman Has Gone Before Analyzes Black Women & Girls in SFF

    Where No Black Woman Has Gone Before Analyzes Black Women & Girls in SFF

    Read Diana Adesola Mafe's fascinating take on six iconic roles. 

    By Carolyn Cox

    Fantasy Books

    9 of the Best Fantasy Novel Opening Examples

    9 of the Best Fantasy Novel Opening Examples

    These stories grip you from the very first page. 

    By Jena Brown

    Fantasy Books

    All the Novels That Have Been Nominated for an Ignyte Award So Far

    All the Novels That Have Been Nominated for an Ignyte Award So Far

    How many have you read?

    By Archita Mittra

    Fantasy Books

    10 SFF Books That Are Beloved by Everyone Except for You

    10 SFF Books That Are Beloved by Everyone Except for You

    Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

    By Natalie Dalea

    Fantasy Books

    Samuel R. Delany, Terri Windling to Receive World Fantasy Life Achievement Awards

    Samuel R. Delany, Terri Windling to Receive World Fantasy Life Achievement Awards

    Celebrate the work of two titans. 

    By Carolyn Cox

    Book Excerpt

    The 'Indifferent Stars' Control Earth in Arthur C. Clarke's Childhood's End

    The 'Indifferent Stars' Control Earth in Arthur C. Clarke's Childhood's End

    Extraterrestrial 'Overlords' create a utopia. But at what cost?

    By Carolyn Cox

    Fantasy Books

    10 Beguiling Fairy Books Series

    10 Beguiling Fairy Books Series

    These sagas beckon mortals into the fae realm—but explore at your own risk. 

    By Vernieda Vergara

    Book Excerpt

    Excerpt: Reading Is Taboo in Walter Tevis' Harrowing Mockingbird

    Excerpt: Reading Is Taboo in Walter Tevis' Harrowing Mockingbird

    Discover a blistering dystopia from the mind behind The Man Who Fell to Earth. 

    By Carolyn Cox

    Giveaway

    [CLOSED] Sweepstakes: Win 10 Leigh Bardugo Books Set in the Grishaverse 

    [CLOSED] Sweepstakes: Win 10 Leigh Bardugo Books Set in the Grishaverse 

    Please be aware this giveaway is now closed. 

    By The Portalist Staff

    Interview

    Upgrade Author Blake Crouch Talks Staying True to Science in Sci-Fi

    Upgrade Author Blake Crouch Talks Staying True to Science in Sci-Fi

    On writing thrillers inspired by "in-the-weeds" science. 

    By Jena Brown

    Fantasy Books

    10 Books That Have Won the Stabby Award for Best Novel

    10 Books That Have Won the Stabby Award for Best Novel

    The best of the best, as selected by r/fantasy. 

    By Jena Brown

    Fantasy Books

    11 Thrilling Robert McCammon Books 

    11 Thrilling Robert McCammon Books 

    Ready to get lost in a good story? 

    By Carolyn Cox

    Science Fiction Books

    11 First-Contact Alien Romance Books, From Low-Heat to Taboo

    11 First-Contact Alien Romance Books, From Low-Heat to Taboo

    Take me to your leader. 

    By Jena Brown

    Octavia Butler

    Celebrate Octavia E. Butler's 75th Birthday on June 22nd

    Celebrate Octavia E. Butler's 75th Birthday on June 22nd

    Honor the mother of Afrofuturism. 

    By Carolyn Cox

    Fantasy Books

    10 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books With Asexual Protagonists

    10 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books With Asexual Protagonists

    Out-of-this-world reads with characters on the ace spectrum. 

    By Archita Mittra

    Octavia Butler

    Explore the Short Fiction of Octavia E. Butler

    Explore the Short Fiction of Octavia E. Butler

    "Good stories are good stories, no matter how they're categorized." 

    By The Portalist Staff

    Octavia Butler

    Infographic: Explore Octavia E. Butler's Clay's Ark

    Infographic: Explore Octavia E. Butler's Clay's Ark

    In the final novel published in the Patternist series, a harrowing disease changes the world. 

    By Carolyn Cox

    Octavia Butler

    Get to Know Octavia E. Butler's Xenogenesis Trilogy

    Get to Know Octavia E. Butler's Xenogenesis Trilogy

    The Xenogenesis series, known collectively as Lilith's Brood, explores humanity's divisions.

    Science Fiction Books

    10 Thought-Provoking Isaac Asimov Quotes

    10 Thought-Provoking Isaac Asimov Quotes

    Insights from an icon of hard sci-fi. 

    By Grace Felder

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