Sci-Fi not written by Cis White Men

This started out as a list for some of my friends after a discussion whilst watching PHM. All of us had enjoyed the book, but there were some things about the plot that we felt the film did better, mainly the female characters. Since Sci-Fi is my favourite genre, I wanted to share some recs that made me love it as well as books that were on my radar After browsing the other lists and not seeing anything similar, I felt like I wanted to share it here too. Recs are welcome and encouraged!

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created by em_reads

last updated August, 2026

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Binti

Binti

Nnedi Okorafor

Gideon the Ninth

Gideon the Ninth

Tamsyn Muir

Local Heavens

Local Heavens

K.M. Fajardo

All Systems Red

All Systems Red

Martha Wells

PLUTO: Urasawa x Tezuka, Vol. 1

PLUTO: Urasawa x Tezuka, Vol. 1

Takashi Nagasaki

The Dispossessed

The Dispossessed

Ursula K. Le Guin

Of Monsters and Mainframes

Of Monsters and Mainframes

Barbara Truelove

Worlds of Exile and Illusion: Rocannon’s World, Planet of Exile, City of Illusions (Hainish Cycle, #1-3)

Worlds of Exile and Illusion: Rocannon’s World, Planet of Exile, City of Illusions (Hainish Cycle, #1-3)

Ursula K. Le Guin

Ammonite

Ammonite

Nicola Griffith

Walking Practice

Walking Practice

Dolki Min

Frankenstein

Frankenstein

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

The Mimicking of Known Successes

The Mimicking of Known Successes

Malka Ann Older

The Word for World Is Forest

The Word for World Is Forest

Ursula K. Le Guin

The Lathe of Heaven

The Lathe of Heaven

Ursula K. Le Guin

To Be Taught, If Fortunate

To Be Taught, If Fortunate

Becky Chambers

A Memory Called Empire

A Memory Called Empire

Arkady Martine

Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1)

Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1)

Ann Leckie

The Left Hand of Darkness

The Left Hand of Darkness

Ursula K. Le Guin

The Fifth Season

The Fifth Season

N.K. Jemisin

This is How You Lose the Time War

This is How You Lose the Time War

Amal El-Mohtar

A Psalm for the Wild-Built

A Psalm for the Wild-Built

Becky Chambers

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em_readsOP

I'll give you three shots to guess who my favourite author is lol

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Nadiiia

Murderbot would also be a fit for this!

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Nadiiia

OOH! And Local Heavens by K.M. Fajardo!

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em_readsOP

Thank you for both of these, I can't believe I forgot Murderbot!

I came across Local Heavens recently so this has convinced me to pick it up soon

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Nadiiia

I figured Murderbot was known but I’m glad I mentioned it then!

I LOVED Local Heavens! I hope you enjoy :)

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The Blighted Stars (and the other books in the Devoured Worlds trilogy) by Meagan O'Keefe fits! Along with Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite. Totally agree about PHM, btw

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ezrac

I absolutely love this list!

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