Spectacular Sci-Fi Reads for Teens

The imagining of far away worlds, alien encounters, time travel and future science

Updated June 22, 2023
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The sound of stars
Dow, Alechia
Ebook
"This debut has it all: music, books, aliens, adventure, resistance, queerness, and a bold heroine tying it all together. "--Ms. Magazine Can a girl who risks her life for books and an Ilori who loves pop music work together to save humanity? ...
Invictus
Graudin, Ryan
Paper Book
From the author of the Carnegie Medal nominated Wolf by Wolf, comes an epic new story - A fast-paced, heart-stopping journey through time that will leave you breathless. Time is running out . . . Farway McCarthy was born outside of time. With nowhere to...
The upper world
Fadugba, Femi
Paper Book
A game-changing thriller about two teenagers a generation apart, connected by one bullet with the power to devastate both of their lives. Get ready to reconsider everything you thought you knew about time . . . Esso is a teenager running out of time and into trouble....
More happy than not
Silvera, Adam
Paper Book
From the author of the INTERNATIONAL NO.1 BESTSELLER THEY BOTH DIE AT THE END. In his twisty, gritty, profoundly moving New York Times bestselling-debut, Adam Silvera brings to life a charged, dangerous near-future summer in the Bronx.
Warcross
Lu, Marie
Paper Book
From #1 New York Timesbestselling author Marie Lu - when a game called Warcross takes the world by storm, one girl hacks her way into its dangerous depths.For the millions who log in every day, Warcross isn't just a game - it's a way of life. Struggling to make ends meet, teenage hacker Emika...
Iron widow
Zhao, Xiran Jay
Paper Book
Instant New York Times No.1 Bestseller. A YA Pacific Rim meets the Handmaid's Tale retelling of the rise of Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in Chinese history. I have no faith in love. Love cannot save me. I choose vengeance. The boys of Huaxia dream of...

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