This Quest was inspired by the List "Black Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and Speculative Fiction", winner of Q1 2026 community voting.

Step into the Cosmere... Listed in the order that Brandon Sanderson recommends to new readers of his work in 2024.

A variety pack sampler to get you started on your own Sci-Fi adventure. There's a little bit of everything, from speculative sci-fi, to aliens, and a bit of everything in between!

Whether it's sci-fi or fantasy, you like a big series. You love when a book says 1 of 5/10/50+. Is the reading order of the series hotly debated? Is there a wiki chart to show how the books connect? Even better. Come spend some time in these worlds.

An introduction to the SciFi genre, these books are part of the cultural zeitgeist or the 'canon' that many would recognize. Look for more niche titles in later Starter Pack volumes.

Embark on this epic space adventure that includes some of the greatest and a few rising star space opera series! (This only includes main series books, not novellas, spin-offs or side stories.)

If you think real world societies are bad (you'd be right)... get a load of *these.*

Fantasy books that are inspired by Asian culture, folklore, history, values, legends, and myths.

Books that made it on the big screen

They’re bound by flame, united by flight. These books all have dragon riders as part of the plot. Only the first of a series will appear.