A list of 100 sci-fi books with upsetting themes or a gloomy tone. Includes dystopic, post-apocalyptic, and horror works by Peter Watts, Stephen Donaldson, and Harlan Ellison.
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I came up with the idea for Race to the Galaxy (originally named Space Colonies) after reviewing games on the PhysEdGames YouTube channel. Since I’m a huge Sci-Fi fan, I really wanted to add a space-themed activity to my cooperative … Read More
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I’m very good at coming up with story “sparks” – too good, in fact – but I always find it a trial to develop those ideas into fully-fledged stories. One technique I use is to create mind-maps. I thought I would share my genre mind maps in case they can help you in your hour…
Dune, A beautifully mastered sci-fi bible of psychology, politics and societal ideas are enveloped by an immensely detailed universe.
I came up with the idea for Race to the Galaxy (originally named Space Colonies) after reviewing games on the PhysEdGames YouTube channel. Since I’m a huge Sci-Fi fan, I really wanted to add a space-themed activity to my cooperative … Read More
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Ok, I know what you're thinking. Clean reads? Really? It sounds so . . . boring. Ok, we aren't talking about educational books for teens. We are talking about fun, riveting, adventurous novels that teenagers will love (and parents will approve of). What do I mean by that? I just mean that all of these books I would approve of my daughters and sons reading. If they actually rated books, these would get close to a PG rating (no swearing, sex, drugs, alcohol, or too much violence). Does that mean these books are boring? Heck no! It just means that you or your teen could read these books and not be offended or embarrassed by the content. They would also make great reads for school or teen book clubs. Below is each cover of the books above with a link to their summary on Amazon. If you notice, I didn't differentiate between books that are for boys or for girls. I've found that about 90% of the books should work for both the male and female audience. Don't judge a book by its cover alone - my brother enjoyed Blackmoore by Julianne Donaldson, my son likes The Heist Society by Ally Carter, and I really liked Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. You'll also find that nearly all of these authors keep their books free from anything R-rated so you're pretty save to read other books by these authors too. Also, if you are just looking for books for teen boys (12-18+), check out my post of the Top 24 Books for Teen Boys. Now the amazing list of clean reads: Heist Society by Ally Carter Matched by Ally Condie Gallagher Girls (series) by Ally Carter Artemis Fowl by Eion Colfer Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger Variant by Robison Wells The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale Princess Academy by Shannon Hale The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen Mark of the Thief by Jennifer A. Nielsen The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis Cinder by Marissa Meyer Splintered by A.G. Howard Unwind by Neil Shusterman The Maze Runner by James Dashner Legend by Marie Lu Divergent by Veronica Roth Wings by Aprilynne Pike The Uglies by Scott Westerfield The Ranger's Apprentice by John A. Flanagan Michael Vey by Richard Paul Evans The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan Remembrandt by Robin King Tiger's Curse by Colleen Houck Insignia by S.J. Kincaid Unearthly by Cynthia Hand Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater The Eye of Minds by James Dashner Blood Moon by Teri Harman Silence by Deborah Lytton Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo Everneath by Brodi Ashton Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling Blackmoore by Julianne Donaldson Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson Of Posiedon by Anna Banks If you or your teen want to find out if a book is "clean" that isn't on our list, my favorite site for book content ratings is Compass Ratings. Their ratings are very accurate. Hope you find a book for yourself or for a teen you love! Also, check out my list on GoodReads of these "Robin-approved" books and help me add more clean teen reads. XoXo, www.byrobinking.com
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From post-apocalyptic character studies to speculative paleontology, reviewer Annalee Newitz says this year's best science fiction stretches boundaries and crosses genres. She also sees a strong resurgence in political themes, with a focus on civilizations on the brink of transformation or collapse.
I first read the Harry Potter series before converting to Catholicism and the Weasleys were my favorite family in the books (obviously). Imagine my delight when I discovered that they’re a b…
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