Shimmering Worlds Reading Challenge - hosted by afantasysky

A book set on Earth
Dystopians, historical fantasy, far future sci fi, contemporary fantasy or anything you want set on earth.
All books added
The Salt Roads by Nalo Hopkinson

The Salt Roads

Nalo Hopkinson

416 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical magical realism challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Black Veins by Ashia Monet

The Black Veins

Dead Magic #1

Ashia Monet

428 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee

The Epic Crush of Genie Lo

The Epic Crush of Genie Lo #1

F.C. Yee

310 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous fast-paced
Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones

Mapping the Interior

Stephen Graham Jones

113 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower

Earthseed #1

Octavia E. Butler

311 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction classics dystopian literary science fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

The Fifth Season

The Broken Earth #1

N.K. Jemisin

498 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Here and Now and Then by Mike Chen

Here and Now and Then

Mike Chen

336 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous emotional medium-paced
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

She Who Became the Sun

The Radiant Emperor Duology #1

Shelley Parker-Chan

414 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Adulthood Rites by Octavia E. Butler

Adulthood Rites

Xenogenesis #2

Octavia E. Butler

279 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
Wings of Ebony by J. Elle

Wings of Ebony

Wings of Ebony #1

J. Elle

368 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional tense fast-paced