Bite Size Sci-Fi
Dive into these science fiction books that are shorter than 300 pages!
As always, open to any suggestions for additions to this list! đ
created by ErinYeager
last updated June, 2026
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banger list erin!!!
MOSKI THIS IS LIKE THE HIGHEST FORM OF COMPLIMENT!!! THANK YOU!!!! đŤ
Hey, so, this is just my TBR lol
Ditto đ¤
LMAO maybe I just needed inspiration from somewhere (I promise it's not plagiarism) đŤŁđââď¸
This World is not Yours by Kemi Ashing-Giwa would be perfect for this listđ
Ooo I haven't heard of that one, I'll add it to the list! Thank you!! đ
clears throat...
May I suggest the following:
It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over - Anne de Marcken And Then I Woke Up - Malcolm Devlin Mem - Bethany C. Morrow Nothing but the Rain - Naomi Salman Feed Them Silence - Lee Mandelo The Test - Sylvain Neuvel Murder by Memory (Dorothy Gentleman, 1) - Olivia Waite Emergent Properties - Aimee Ogden The Tusks of Extinction - Ray Nayler This World is Full of Monsters - Jeff VanderMeer The Strange Bird: A Borne Story - Jeff VanderMeer (my god I realized I was limiting myself to 200p, let's pull those others back up)...onward! The Left Hand of Darkness - Ursula K. Le Guin The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch - Philip K. Dick Ubik - Philip K. Dick Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Blade Runner) - Philip K. Dick The Echo Wife - Sarah Gailey Wolf in White Van - John Darnielle No One Is Talking About This - Patricia Lockwood Several People Are Typing - Calvin Kasulke Foundation (Foundation, #1) - Isaac Asimov Brave New World - Aldous Huxley We - Yevgeny Zamyatin Tentacle - Rita Indiana The Seep - Chana Porter Frankenstein - Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley ...to name a few...đ
ohmygod I love witnessing a Special Interest Activated moment.
Who me? Never. đĽ°
Now, Is my special interest: a) books (yes) b) short-sci-fi (a current area of reading consumption, but i do just appreciate a good short book at any time and enjoy a good bit of SF) c) organizing (yes) d) exchanging recommendations (yes) e) all of the above (maybe)
Well, even if not all of the above, I do just wanna say I admire both the breadth of your reading recs & the dedication to share an organized list with the community!
Aww, 𼺠thank you. I think if I stopped reading and doing art Iâd die. And I canât help but reccomend when I have material for it, which means way too often, haha. Youâve made my day. ⨠& If you ever need a rec you know where to find me.
OMG AT WHAT POINT DO I JUST NEED TO HAND OVER THE LIST?;?! this is so many recommendations that I'll look into adding, my goodness thank you!!! I feel like you've just gifted me a gold mine with all of these suggestions!!! đŤđ
Also, I have these on my TBR:
Elegy for the Undead - Matthew Vesely Finna (LitenVerse, #1) - Nino Cipri Sleep Donation - Karen Russell Termush - Sven Holm The Impossible Resurrection of Grief - Octavia Cade Solaris - StanisĹaw Lem Forest of Memory - Mary Robinette Kowal And Shall Machines Surrender - Benjanun Sriduangkaew Rose/House - Arkady Martine Every Version of You - Grace Chan Hum - Helen Phillips Little Eyes - Samanta Schweblin The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances - Glenn Dixon Flowers for Algernon - Daniel Keyes The Repeat Room - Jesse Ball Bewilderment - Richard Powers
OMG you're such a powerhouse, I'll look into all of these as well!!! As always thank you so much!!! đđŤ
The Constellations Are Unrecognizable Here by Andrew Joseph White would fit beautifully here đ
Wonderful suggestion, thank you!! đ
Also, is this book really only 14 pages?!? Lmao at this point the book is crumb size!! I might have to take a look into that one!
I was only able to find this short (short-short) story online after reading the rest of AJWs work đ there's no real "cover" art either, and the 14 pages are like computer screen pages lol I hope you enjoy it! Tysm for adding đŻ
Okay this has only added to the intrigue đ now I need to know what it is!!
Im just starting to get more into sci-fi so I can't wait to dive into this list!
Hope you find some fun ones!! There are quite a few I haven't read yet, so if you ever want a friend to join you let me know!! đ
This month is pretty full reading wise however I would be down to reading pretty much any one of them in June if you want. I have only read The Giver and The Hitchhikerâs Guide to the Galaxy so far.
Yeah June should work for me! I'm in the same boat with the only additional one I've read being This Is How You Lose The Time War.
Let me know if you have your eyes on any! If not, I have a couple I've been looking at for a bit.
I dont have anything in particular in mind so let me know what you want to read! (Also sorry for the delayed reply)
Lmao now it's my time to apologize for a delayed reply. I have my eyes on these right now:
- the employees
- to be taught if fortunate
- there is no antimemetics division
- sea of tranquility
- psalm for the wild built
Also, I'm going to be traveling here shortly, but could start any of these starting June 9th (but also am flexible to start later too). Let me know if any of these piques your interest!! đ
A Psalm for the Wild-Built is the one thats already on my tbr but Im happy with any of them! Also June 9th works for me (or later if anything ends up coming up for you)
Let's do A Psalm for the Wild-Built then!! I'll put it on hold at the library and let you know if anything pops up! đ
Hi Ezra!!! How's the 9th sounding?? June has been creeping by faster than I thought, but that would still work for me! đ
Yay, thank you for this! Love this list!
OMG AYZ!?! Thank you friend, hope you enjoy!! đŤ
love this list! may i suggest the membranes by chi ta-wei, the practice, the horizon, and the chain by sofia samatar and walking practice by dolki min
Hehe yes you may!! Thanks for the suggestions, I'll get those added in đ
Also, I've seen the cover for walking practice a few times but didn't realize it was Sci-Fi! Just assumed it was horror and moved on, but I'll look more into that one now!
the main character in walking practice is an alien! but it also has horror elements so i guess it's scifi horror
OOOOOOOO SIGN ME UP!!!!! one of my fav books is Children of Ruin because I feel like it has a sci-fi horror feel to it. I'll try to check this one out soon!!!
Feed Them Silence by Lee Mandelo and The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey
OMG IM SO INTRIGUED BY BOTH OF THOSE!!! thank you for the recommendations!! đŤ
Thank you for considering them!!! đĽ°
This immediately made me think of "Stories of your Life and Others", it's a very interesting collection of short sci-fi stories đŻ i think it fits perfectly here!
