Alex V.'s Sci-Fi, Horror and their In-betweens

An eclectic, ongoing spectrum of my most recent or favorite reads from the Science Fiction and Horror genres, and everything between them.

Updated June 3, 2026
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Alex V.'s Sci-Fi, Horror and their In-betweens

An eclectic, ongoing spectrum of my most recent or favorite reads from the Science Fiction and Horror genres, and everything between them.

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All systems red
Wells, Martha
Paper Book
Winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award for Best Novella Winner of the Alex Award A New York Times and USA Today Bestseller Now an Apple Original series from Academy Award nominees Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz and starring Emmy...

"Bite-sized" novellas that can be completed in a sitting. 8 books currently!

Automatic noodle
Newitz, Annalee
Paper Book
A cozy near-future novella about a crew of leftover robots opening their very own noodle shop, from acclaimed sci-fi author Annalee Newitz. An instant USA Today and indie bestseller! Indie Next pick | Library Reads pick | Best of the Year at...
Beloved : a novel
Morrison, Toni
Paper Book
PULITZER PRIZE WINNER * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * This "powerful, mesmerizing story" (People) is an unflinching look into the abyss of slavery, from the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner. With an afterword by the author and a new introduction by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers....
Blood over bright haven : a novel
Wang, M. L.
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The first woman ever admitted to a prestigious order of mages unravels a secret conspiracy that could change the practice of magic forever in this "provocative stand-alone novel [that] deftly incorporates elements of science and philosophy into dark academia" (...

One of my favorites from 2025.

Bunny
Awad, Mona
Ebook
NATIONAL BESTSELLER Enter the Bunnyverse with the "wild, audacious . . . unforgettable" (Los Angeles Times) #DarkAcademia novel that started it all - the precursor to We Love You, Bunny "[A] cult classic." --People "[A] viral...
Camp Damascus
Tingle, Chuck
Paper Book
INSTANT USA TODAY & INDIE BESTSELLER A Best Book of 2023 (Vulture) and a Best Horror Book of 2023 (Esquire, Library Journal) * A Bram Stoker Award Nominee and CALIBA Golden Poppy Award finalist! Chuck Tingle's debut, Camp Damascus,...
Mickey7
Ashton, Edward, (Science fiction writer)
Paper Book
Now experience where the hit movie from Academy Award-winning director Bong Joon Ho, starring Robert Pattinson, started in Mickey7 (the inspiration for the film Mickey 17). Dying isn't any fun...but at least it's a living. Mickey Barnes is an...
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