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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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