5-Star Books in 5 Words – Sci-Fi
Welcome back to our monthly feature – 5-Star Books in 5 Words!
Last month, in line with celebrating all things fantasy for Wyrd and Wonder month, we looked at Fantasy.
This month, however, we’re bringing you our 5-star Sci-Fi favourites!
Each month we’ll focus on a different genre, and recommend you five different books that we gave five stars, and describe them using only five words.
We’d love to hear your five-star recommendations too! Comment below.
Julia
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| Non-Binary | Crew | Mysterious |
| Challenging | AI | Character-driven |
| Enthralling | Adventure | Thrilling |
| Unusual | Unique | Blended |
| Captivating | Enlightening | Comfort-read |
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| Humourous | Snark |
| Serious | Underwater |
| Entertaining | Sarcasm |
| Reinvigorating | Unlucky |
| Thought-provoking | Stubborness |
Nils
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| Addictive | Fast | Gaming |
| Grand | Twisty | Nostalgic |
| Dense | AI | Vibrant |
| Layered | Fun | Puzzles |
| Fascinating | Robot | Friendship |
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| Bizarre | Tragic |
| Dinosaurs | Philosophical |
| Immense | Powerful |
| Evolution | Autism |
| Diverse | Awareness |
Graeme
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| Lesbians | Love | The |
| space | your | original |
| madness, | biotech | Game |
| in | alien | of |
| caves | colonisers | Thrones |
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| Moscow | World’s |
| post-apocalyptic | Worst |
| tunnel | Dad |
| madness | Award |
| Winner |
James
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| Time | Language | Just |
| traveling | and | let |
| mind | politics | Murderbot |
| fuck | do | watch |
| masterpiece | mix | TV |
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| All | Mind-blowing |
| wrong | African |
| but | cyberpunk |
| so | whirlwind |
| right | (paraphrased from Mike!) |
Dorian
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| Spiders, | Cosmonaut | Sapphic |
| but | octopodes | erudition |
| you’ll | save | from |
| love | the | time |
| them | world | travelers |
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| Found | Hitchhiker’s |
| family | Guide |
| is | but |
| best | more |
| family | psychedelic |
Beth
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| Genetic | Re-birth | Dystopian |
| mutations | time | gender |
| Us/Them | travel – | role |
| dehumanisation | keep | reversal – |
| up! | SHOCKING |
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| Multiple | Societal |
| Lives | hierarchy |
| Cluedo | dystopia, |
| gone | need |
| wrong | spoons |
Next month, we’ll be shining a spotlight on women in SFF!
