Recs if you like Clean Sweep...

Not all science fiction is laser battles and intergalactic warfare! This list is aiming for the softer side of sci-fi. The kind where the stars hum quietly, the characters pause to breathe, and discoveries are found within. ✨

I’m attempting to cultivate a collection of books that are low stakes, cozy sci-fi, filled with found family, gentle exploration, and quiet wonder. 😌

If you have recommendations, please leave them in the comments! 📝

"Place as character" is usually reserved for lush descriptions that bring environments to life, and less often used for environments that have a life of their own. This list includes houses, homes, castles, spaceships, anywhere people will spend time and call home. Not meant to include haunted houses, but a case could be argued for specific ones. c:

Only including the first in a series unless books feature different sentient places.

FMC’s who don’t need to be rescued. In fact, they’re more likely to DO the rescuing!

Per r/fantasyromance these fantasies will alter you

The house is a character (in a cozy way). Send recs!

Sci-fi stories of adventure, aliens, romance, and more!!

This list is for you if you've traditionally found it hard to concentrate when listening to audiobooks, but would like to do more ear-reading.

Each of these books is less than 10 hours long and has an engaging narrator*, so they're great options to start to train your listening muscles. They're also from a range of different genres to help you experiment with what works for you.

You might particularly enjoy these books if you're a fast, visual learner; you can't visualise or have aphantasia; or your mind tends to wander when you try to listen to long chunks of text.

*in my opinion

A list for everyone who knows werewolves and shapeshifters are just better than vampires and they have been all along 🤷‍♀️