Recs if you like To Sleep in a Sea of Stars (Fractalverse, #1)...

One of several Non-Humans & Empathy -themed lists by @Myth.Ink (See also: Non-Fiction, GNs/Manga+, Youth Titles, Creature Feature, & the Official @Myth.Ink Curation) | This list is the FICTION edition, including fictional interactions and considerations of interactions between plausibly realistic non-human beings of all types (trees, robots, animals, ai, aliens, objects, science-experiment beings, etc) and humans, empathy and lack thereof. | Suggestions more than welcome!

a list of sci-fi books containing aliens

This is for the classics, the old and new, the lesser known books, the short stories and the translated speculative fiction. Sci-fi could be argued to be one of the best and most expansive genres out there - it’s just a matter of finding the right book for you.

If there is a series, I will only be putting the first book unless they are unrelated.

books about space and other planets

The most comprehensive list of award winning sci-fi and fantasy novels. The books on this list have won either 1 or multiple awards out of the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, Locus Sci-Fi, Locus Fantasy, goodreads Choice Fantasy, or goodreads Science Fiction Awards.

literally books that made me cry in public transit 😔😔 [recent reads in digital format (except for HOL) that I try to read while commuting/waiting in lines instead of zoning out or doom scrolling]

books with robots and/or AI that make me have big human feelings

Monthly Books

After following the amazing antics of OfficialHellsBelles on Instagram, I have made a list of the books and authors mentioned.

Also read Jaysea Lynn’s For Whom the Belle Tolls! 💜

Updated note: several books are missing, but I requested them from the librarians. I also skipped all the Sarah J Maas books.

You enjoyed Project Hail Mary - amazing - crave that same adventure, then get ready for launch my fellow space traveler

Quests, heights and other space shenanigans

Blast off with these thrilling space fiction books! Distant galaxies, alien encounters, and futuristic lives among the stars.

Standalones and First-in-series for anyone interested in exploring what non-human biological intelligences could potentially look like

Also for anyone tired of the overabundance of the "human-with-a-horn-or-two = Alien" trope and wanting aliens that look and think the part haha

Most of these are sci fi but there are a few fantasy as well, and a few don't have the non-human intelligences as the main focus but the parts we get are great