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Non-Humans & Empathy

Focus on non-humans (trees, robots, animals, objects…) and empathy (especially of humans towards them, or the exploration of the empathy/feelings/thoughts of non-humans towards others)

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last updated December, 2025

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Frankenstein

Frankenstein

Frankenstein

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

The Wild Robot (The Wild Robot, #1)

The Wild Robot (The Wild Robot, #1)

The Wild Robot (The Wild Robot, #1)

Peter Brown

Exhalation

Exhalation

Exhalation

Ted Chiang

Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1)

Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1)

Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1)

Ann Leckie

In the Lives of Puppets

In the Lives of Puppets

In the Lives of Puppets

T.J. Klune

The Strange Bird: A Borne Story

The Strange Bird: A Borne Story

The Strange Bird: A Borne Story

Jeff VanderMeer

The Left Hand of Darkness

The Left Hand of Darkness

The Left Hand of Darkness

Ursula K. Le Guin

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)

Becky Chambers

All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)

All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)

All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)

Martha Wells

The Tusks of Extinction

The Tusks of Extinction

The Tusks of Extinction

Ray Nayler

Feed Them Silence

Feed Them Silence

Feed Them Silence

Lee Mandelo

This World is Full of Monsters

This World is Full of Monsters

This World is Full of Monsters

Jeff VanderMeer

Sisters of the Revolution: A Feminist Speculative Fiction Anthology

Sisters of the Revolution: A Feminist Speculative Fiction Anthology

Sisters of the Revolution: A Feminist Speculative Fiction Anthology

Ann VanderMeer

The Employees

The Employees

The Employees

Olga Ravn

Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)

Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)

Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)

Orson Scott Card

The Overstory

The Overstory

The Overstory

Richard Powers

Borne (Borne, #1)

Borne (Borne, #1)

Borne (Borne, #1)

Jeff VanderMeer

A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)

A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)

A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)

Becky Chambers

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This is a fantastic list!

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Aww thanks

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one_crazy_eliott

The Wild Robot fits this to a tee 🥹

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I imagine it does!

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Ooh I love this! Would Project Hail Mary fit for this?

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👀 guess I’ll find out when I read it soon, haha.

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Haha, I feel like it will fit! It's a great book and I hope you'll have a great time with it :)

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This is such an interesting niche and list!

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Thank you!

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It’s a special interest of mine.

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I've been thinking about this since I first saw your list. Would Frankenstein by Mary Shelley fit here? Is Frankenstein considered non-human? 🤔

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Anything where you have to think about whether it counts as human counts!

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Highly recommend Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky!

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love the idea behind this list 💛

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