18 must-read science fiction books like Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 133, June 2021 by John Joseph Adams

Cover of Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 133, June 2021 by John Joseph Adams

Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 133, June 2021

By: John Joseph Adams

3.96

Format: 170 pages, ebook

TABLE OF CONTENTS Issue 133, June 2021 FROM THE EDITOR – “Editorial: June 2021” by John Joseph…

If you liked the science fiction plot in Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 133, June 2021 by John Joseph Adams , here is a list of 18 books like this:

Cover of A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djèlí Clark

1. A Dead Djinn in Cairo

By: P. Djèlí Clark

3.66

Format: 341 pages, ebook

Egypt, 1912. In an alternate Cairo infused with the otherworldly, the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantm… read more

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  • short stories
  • fantasy
Cover of Palestine by None, Joe Sacco

2. Palestine

By: None , Joe Sacco

4.16

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Prior to Safe Area Gorazde: The War In Eastern Bosnia 1992-1995--Joe Sacco's breakthrough novel of … read more

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Cover of Blindsight (Firefall, #1) by Peter Watts

3. Blindsight (Firefall, #1)

By: Peter Watts

4.01

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Two months since the stars fell... Two months since sixty-five thousand alien objects clenched a… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
"Evolution has no foresight. Complex machinery develops its own agendas. Brains — cheat. Feedback loops evolve to promote stable heartbeats and then stumble upon the temptation of rhythm and music. Th…"

-Peter Watts, Blindsight (Firefall, #1)

Cover of Fifty Degrees Below (Science in the Capital, #2) by Kim Stanley Robinson

4. Fifty Degrees Below (Science in the Capital, #2)

By: Kim Stanley Robinson

3.77

Format: 342 pages, Paperback

After years of denial and non-action, a near-future Earth faces a crossroad when it is threatened w… read more

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  • science fiction

5. The Jewel and Her Lapidary

By: Fran Wilde

3.87

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

From Fran Wilde, the Andre Norton and Compton Crook Award-winning author of Updraft. The kingdom in… read more

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6. Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 52 (Clarkesworld Magazine, #52)

By: Yoon Ha Lee , Ken Liu , Neil Clarke , None , Daniel M. Kimmel

4.36

Format: 189 pages,

FICTION "Ghostweight" by Yoon Ha Lee "Tying Knots" by Ken Liu NON-FICTION "Fly Me to the Moon: Roma… read more

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7. My Brother's Husband, Volume 1 (My Brother's Husband Omnibus, #1)

By: Gengoroh Tagame , Anne Ishii

4.09

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

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8. The Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft

By: H.P. Lovecraft

3.00

Format: 18 pages,

The weird fiction short stories of H.P. Lovecraft from 1917-1935. Excludes collaborations. The eBoo… read more

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9. Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 124 (Clarkesworld Magazine, #124)

By: Aliette de Bodard , Rich Larson , John Kessel , Neil Clarke , Kelly Robson , Lettie Prell , Gary Kloster , None , Emanuela Valentini , None , None , Vina Jie-Min Prasad

3.92

Format: 314 pages, ebook

FICTION "The Ghost Ship Anastasia" by Rich Larson "A Series of Steaks" by Vina Jie-Min Prasad "Just… read more

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Cover of Where the Drowned Girls Go (Wayward Children, #7) by Seanan McGuire

10. Where the Drowned Girls Go (Wayward Children, #7)

By: Seanan McGuire

4.05

Format: 150 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to the Whitethorn Institute. The first step is always admitting you need help, and you've a… read more

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  • fantasy
"Names have power. Names define things"

-Seanan McGuire, Where the Drowned Girls Go (Wayward Children, #7)

"I'm not your door, but I might be my own."

-Seanan McGuire, Where the Drowned Girls Go (Wayward Children, #7)

"Being a fat child meant knowing how to be own best advocate"

-Seanan McGuire, Where the Drowned Girls Go (Wayward Children, #7)

"I am not your door.' After a pause for thought, she added, 'But I might be my own."

-Seanan McGuire, Where the Drowned Girls Go (Wayward Children, #7)

Cover of Fırın Saldırısı by Haruki Murakami

11. Fırın Saldırısı

By: Haruki Murakami

3.50

Format: 76 pages, Hardcover

Haruki Murakami’den açlık ve suçun doğası üzerine tuhaf, gizemli ve yer yer komik bir suç öyküsü… … read more

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  • short stories
Cover of A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1) by P. Djèlí Clark

12. A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)

By: P. Djèlí Clark

4.03

Format: 438 pages, Kindle Edition

Nebula, Locus, and Alex Award-winner P. Djèlí Clark returns to his popular alternate Cairo universe… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
"Before God, our blood means nothing. Virtue is in deeds, not the skin."

-P. Djèlí Clark, A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)

"Fatma had heard enough. Should have known the kid wouldn't be an honest broker, not with all the wallahis he threw around."

-P. Djèlí Clark, A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)

"I don’t have sad tales to tell you. I’m not some tragic character from a story, lost between two worlds. I revel in who I am. What I am."

-P. Djèlí Clark, A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)

"The three of them sat there - A Ministry agent, a half-djinn, and a cat (likely), staring out past the balcony to the sleeping city they somehow had to find a way to save."

-P. Djèlí Clark, A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)

Cover of Pet (Pet, #1) by Akwaeke Emezi

13. Pet (Pet, #1)

By: Akwaeke Emezi

4.16

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

A thought-provoking and haunting novel about a creature that escapes from an artist's canvas, whose… read more

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  • fantasy
"Monsters don't look like anything, That's the whole point. That's the whole problem."

-Akwaeke Emezi, Pet (Pet, #1)

"It's hard to build a new world without making people angry. You try your best, you move with compassion, you think about the big structures. No revolution is perfect."

-Akwaeke Emezi, Pet (Pet, #1)

" What does a monster look like? Jam asked. Her mother focused on her, cupping her cheek in a chalky hand. "Monsters don't look like anything, doux-doux. That's the whole point. That's the whole probl…"

-Akwaeke Emezi, Pet (Pet, #1)

"Bitter knew her name was heavy but she hadn't minded because it was honest. That was something she'd taught Jam - that a lot of things were manageable as long as they were honest. You could see thing…"

-Akwaeke Emezi, Pet (Pet, #1)

Cover of The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera

14. The Saint of Bright Doors

By: Vajra Chandrasekera

3.71

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

The Saint of Bright Doors sets the high drama of divine revolutionaries and transcendent cults agai… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Angel of Khan el-Khalili (Dead Djinn Universe, #0.2) by P. Djèlí Clark

15. The Angel of Khan el-Khalili (Dead Djinn Universe, #0.2)

By: P. Djèlí Clark

3.94

Format: 32 pages, ebook

A girl visits a bazaar in Cairo, seeking a favor from a mysterious angelic being. This story fir… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
Cover of Rose/House by Arkady Martine

16. Rose/House

By: Arkady Martine

3.72

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

Dust jacket illustration by David Curtis. Arkady Martine, the acclaimed author of the Teixcalaan… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
Cover of Finder (Finder Chronicles, #1) by Suzanne Palmer

17. Finder (Finder Chronicles, #1)

By: Suzanne Palmer

3.89

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

From Hugo Award-winning debut author Suzanne Palmer comes an action-packed sci-fi caper starring Fe… read more

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  • science fiction
"your species has such wonderful contradictions that we find you a maddening puzzle."

-Suzanne Palmer, Finder (Finder Chronicles, #1)

"F--- that," she interrupted. "If everyone always waited till they felt ready, we'd all still be fish living on trees."

-Suzanne Palmer, Finder (Finder Chronicles, #1)

"Where do you feel your pull?" the Shielder asked. "That's how you become unstuck, by going where you are meant to be drawn, or where there are unfinished drawings of you that need completion."

-Suzanne Palmer, Finder (Finder Chronicles, #1)

Cover of And What Can We Offer You Tonight by Premee Mohamed

18. And What Can We Offer You Tonight

By: Premee Mohamed

3.60

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

In a far future city, where you can fall to a government cull for a single mistake, And What Can We… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
Cover of Apex Magazine Issue 105, February 2018 by Jason Sizemore

19. Apex Magazine Issue 105, February 2018

By: Jason Sizemore

4.49

Format: 118 pages, Kindle Edition

Apex Magazine is a monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-b… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
"I’m not a natural rule-follower. I roll through stop signs, I swear in public, I lie on online personality tests so I get the answers I want (Hermione, Arya Stark, Jo March)."

-Jason Sizemore, Apex Magazine Issue 105, February 2018

"He took The Runaway Prince home and renewed it twice online, at which point a gray pop-up box that looks like an emissary from 1995 tells you, “the renewal limit for this item has been reached."

-Jason Sizemore, Apex Magazine Issue 105, February 2018

"The boy returned at ten-thirty on a Tuesday morning. It’s official library policy to report truants to the high school, because the school board felt we were becoming 'a haven for unsupervised and il…"

-Jason Sizemore, Apex Magazine Issue 105, February 2018

"God save me from the yearners. The insatiable, the inconsolable, the ones who chafe and claw against the edges of the world. No book can save them. (That’s a lie. There are Books potent enough to sav…"

-Jason Sizemore, Apex Magazine Issue 105, February 2018

Cover of Seven Vampires: A Judge Dee Mystery (Judge Dee, #4) by Lavie Tidhar

20. Seven Vampires: A Judge Dee Mystery (Judge Dee, #4)

By: Lavie Tidhar

3.83

Format: 32 pages, ebook

Paris is burning and Judge Dee and Jonathan are on the run. To guarantee their safety, they join a … read more

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  • short stories
  • fantasy
Cover of Uncanny Magazine Issue 49: November/December 2022 by Lynne M. Thomas

21. Uncanny Magazine Issue 49: November/December 2022

By: Lynne M. Thomas

4.17

Format: 174 pages, Kindle Edition

The November/December 2022 issue of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine. Featuring new fiction b… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
Cover of Uncanny Magazine Issue 47: July/August 2022 by Lynne M. Thomas

22. Uncanny Magazine Issue 47: July/August 2022

By: Lynne M. Thomas

3.72

Format: 201 pages, Kindle Edition

Cover: The Wizard of Light by Kirbi Fagan Editorials: “The Uncanny Valley” by Lynne M. Thomas … read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
Cover of Uncanny Magazine Issue 50, January-February 2023 by Lynne M. Thomas

23. Uncanny Magazine Issue 50, January-February 2023

By: Lynne M. Thomas

3.97

Format: 363 pages, Kindle Edition

The January/February 2023 issue of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine . Our landmark Issue 50, a … read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
Cover of Uncanny Magazine Issue 37: November/December 2020 by Lynne M. Thomas

24. Uncanny Magazine Issue 37: November/December 2020

By: Lynne M. Thomas

3.67

Format: 154 pages, Kindle Edition

The November/December 2020 issue of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine. Featuring new fiction b… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
Cover of Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 133, June 2021 by John Joseph Adams

25. Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 133, June 2021

By: John Joseph Adams

3.96

Format: 170 pages, ebook

TABLE OF CONTENTS Issue 133, June 2021 FROM THE EDITOR – “Editorial: June 2021” by John Joseph… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
Cover of Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 195, December 2022 by Neil Clarke

26. Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 195, December 2022

By: Neil Clarke

3.75

Format: 225 pages, ebook

Clarkesworld is a Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each m… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
Cover of Apex Magazine Issue 46 by Lynne M. Thomas

27. Apex Magazine Issue 46

By: Lynne M. Thomas

4.21

Format: 103 pages, Kindle Edition

Apex Magazine is a monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-b… read more

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  • short stories
  • fantasy
Cover of Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 184, January 2022 by Neil Clarke

28. Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 184, January 2022

By: Neil Clarke

3.51

Format: 206 pages, ebook

Clarkesworld is a Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each m… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
Cover of Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 162, November 2023 by Lightspeed Magazine

29. Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 162, November 2023

By: Lightspeed Magazine

4.00

Format: 153 pages, Kindle Edition

LIGHTSPEED is a digital science fiction and fantasy magazine. In its pages, you will find science f… read more

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Cover of FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction, Issue #14, Spring 2020 by DaVaun Sanders

30. FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction, Issue #14, Spring 2020

By: DaVaun Sanders

4.14

Format: 80 pages, ebook

Prose: - Guardian of the Gods // Tobi Ogundiran - 5765 Words - Uniform // Errick Nunnally - 554… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
Cover of Uncanny Magazine Issue 38: January/February 2021 by Lynne M. Thomas

31. Uncanny Magazine Issue 38: January/February 2021

By: Lynne M. Thomas

3.81

Format: 164 pages, Kindle Edition

Featuring all-new short fiction by Sam J. Miller, Miyuki Jane Pinckard, Nicole Kornher-Stace, Paul … read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy

21 best-selling fantasy books like Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 133, June 2021 by John Joseph Adams

Transform Your Habits

A Dead Djinn in Cairo

P. Djèlí Clark

3.66

Transform Your Habits

Blindsight (Firefall, #1)

Peter Watts

4.01

Transform Your Habits

Where the Drowned Girls Go (Wayward Children, #7)

Seanan McGuire

4.05

Transform Your Habits

A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)

P. Djèlí Clark

4.03

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27 best-selling fiction books like Seven Vampires: A Judge Dee Mystery (Judge Dee, #4) by Lavie Tidhar

Transform Your Habits

Skeleton Song (Wayward Children, #7.7)

Seanan McGuire

4.03

Transform Your Habits

Detonation Boulevard

Alastair Reynolds

3.83

Transform Your Habits

On the Fox Roads

Nghi Vo

4.04

Transform Your Habits

Also, the Cat

Rachel Swirsky

3.32

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