Recs if you like Arch-Conspirator...

Speculative (sci-fi, fantasy, horror etc.) novellas less than 200 pages long that are either standalone or read like a standalone story

original fantasies INSPIRED by mythology and folklore (Greek, Arthurian, Norse, Buddhist, Slavic, Jewish, Irish, and more!)

"an imagined world or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or post-apocalyptic. many of the people lead dehumanized and fearful lives"

Classic novel/poem retellings (this list excludes mythology & fairytales)

~ speculative fiction only ~

Short. Quick. SO, so good.

There are plenty of great sci-fi books out there that are on the longer side, but this list is dedicated to the shorter ones (books under 300 pages) that would be easy to tackle in a day or two. Feel free to recommend more!

short stories, novellas, and anthologies to keep you going when you need a bit of a motivation boost!

Mythology retellings (Greek/Roman), and book set in Ancient Greece or Rome.

books that feel good to read during the summer. sunny, refreshing, sweaty, adventurous perhaps.

All of Veronica Roth's published books from Divergent to Seek The Traitor's Son~

Great, enjoyable, and/or interesting fiction books featuring queer characters of all kinds!

With a couple nonfiction books thrown in as well, for flavor.

There are a few in here for which people might, hypothetically, argue over whether they're queer enough for the queer list, but which I've included anyway because vibes/because I personally interpret them as queer. For example: older books that were originally intended or most commonly regarded as feminist but not queer, but which many queer people may relate to or find meaning in regardless (e.g. The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin, or The Song of Mavin Manyshaped by Sheri S. Tepper).