10 Must-Read Speculative Fiction Novels That Will Ignite Your Imagination If you are a fan of speculative fiction and looking for your next captivating read, you've come to the right place. Speculative fiction, also known as sci-fi or fantasy, takes readers on thrilling adventures in imagined worlds or alternative realities. Here are 10 highly recommended speculative fiction novels that will transport you to new realms: 1. "Dune" by Frank Herbert: This epic masterpiece is set in a distant future where interstellar travel, political intrigue, and ecological struggles take center stage. Frank Herbert's world-building skills will leave you in awe. 2. "1984" by George Orwell: Considered a classic in dystopian fiction, this thought-provoking novel paints a grim picture of a totalitarian society controlled by Big Brother. Orwell's cautionary tale on surveillance and government manipulation remains relevant today. 3. "The Lord of the Rings" by J.R.R. Tolkien: Journey to Middle-earth and join hobbits, elves, dwarves, and wizards in their quest to destroy a powerful ring. Tolkien's richly detailed world and complex characters have captivated readers for generations. 4. "Neuromancer" by William Gibson: As a pioneer of cyberpunk, Gibson takes us into the near-future where hackers and artificial intelligence mingle. This gritty, high-tech adventure is a must-read for fans of virtual reality and futuristic settings. 5. "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood: Set in a patriarchal society, this dystopian novel follows Offred, a handmaid assigned to bear children for elite couples. Atwood's haunting prose and powerful social commentary make this a modern speculative fiction classic. 6. "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card: This award-winning science fiction novel takes place in a future where gifted children are trained to defend Earth against an impending alien invasion. Card's exploration of morality and the consequences of war will keep you hooked from start to finish. 7. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling: The start of the beloved Harry Potter series introduces readers to the magical world of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Rowling's imaginative storytelling and lovable characters have bewitched millions of readers worldwide. 8. "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin: In this groundbreaking novel, Le Guin explores themes of gender and sexuality in a society where individuals are neither fully male nor female. This thought-provoking work will challenge your preconceptions. 9. "Snow Crash" by Neal Stephenson: Combining cyberpunk with a post-apocalyptic setting, Stephenson's fast-paced novel delves into a world where virtual reality, corporate control, and ancient Sumerian myths collide. Prepare for a gripping and mind-bending ride. 10. "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins: Join Katniss Everdeen in this thrilling dystopian series where teenagers are forced to partake in a brutal televised battle. Collins' gripping narrative and themes of resilience and rebellion have made this a runaway success. For more speculative fiction recommendations or to explore these authors' other works, visit reputable book review sites like Goodreads or Book Riot. Indulge in the limitless worlds of speculative fiction and let your imagination soar!
Feng Yuan, who has always been ostracized from Xiwang Village, discovers his identity as a descendant of the demon-slaying Dragon Clan after his grandmother's mysterious death. In order to uncover the truth behind his grandmother's demise, he combats malevolent spirits, evil ghosts, and even zombies, embarking on a journey of exorcism and righteousness. PS: This book will be regularly updated. Readers are encouraged to collect and support it. Ling Kong Yi Xiao will present even more mysterious stories to the readers! Thank you! Desolate Village Chit-Chat Group: Ling Kong Yi Xiao's Penguin ID.
571.45 Million words | 2021-04-03 15:24Update
After crossing over, I unexpectedly became someone else's stepmother, and to make matters worse, the children all turned out to be major antagonists. The reason behind this was that this stepmother was too wicked, ruthless, and unreliable. Jo Lianlian was embarrassed, but luckily, fate brought her here and she started to mend her ways with kindness, goodness, and patience. The children transformed from bean sprouts into chubby succulents. Just as everything seemed to be going well, the children's father returned, and Jo Lianlian realized that four out of the five children had astonishing backgrounds. And later on, Jo Lianlian discovered that the children's father was not an ordinary person either... Goodness gracious, is there not a single ordinary person here?... "Which one is your biological child?" the man smiled faintly. "The next one, surely, will be the biological one." This plot is fictional, please do not imitate.
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Title: Fancy Chasing: The CEO's Wife Ran Away Again. Synopsis: Xie Zongyan is handsome and wealthy, the sought-after proposal candidate for many unmarried women in City A. Just catching a glimpse of him on the street can make them faint with happiness. However, Mousse Yu, his childhood sweetheart and betrothed, doesn't feel lucky at all. He tries to control her every move, from what she drinks to what she wears. Seriously, she's looking for a husband, not a father! That's why, as the wedding date approaches, Mousse Yu makes a bold decision: she will find him a woman! शीर्षक: रंगबाज़ शादी की तलाश: सीईओ की पत्नी बहुत सारी बार फिर से भाग गई। संक्षेपण: शेरीये जोंग्यान दिखने में सुंदर और धनवान हैं, सिटी ए के कई अविवाहित महिलाओं के विवाह प्रस्ताव के लिए खोजे जाने वाले होते हैं। सड़क पर उन्हें एक झलक भी देखने से वह ख़ुशी से चकरा जाती हैं। लेकिन, उनके बचपन के प्रियजन और मापदंड होने वाली मूस यू, ख़ुशी महसूस नहीं करती हैं। वह उसकी हर चीज़ को नियंत्रित करने की कोशिश करता है, पीने और पहनने से लेकर। यहाँ तक कि, वह एक पति की तलाश में है, न कि एक पिता! इसीलिए, जब विवाह तिथि नजदीक आती है, मूस यू ने एक साहसिक निर्णय लिया है: वह उसे एक महिला खोजेगी!
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I am an elementary school teacher. After attending a class reunion, I found myself mysteriously pregnant. It turned out that everyone who attended the reunion had died. In order to survive, I had to marry this ghost who was haunting me, and I had to... PS: Please click on the little star in the top right corner of the book for cookies. Clicking on it will allow you to login and add the book to your collection. After logging in, you can vote for daily recommendations, leave comments, and more, without registering. It's super convenient, so give it a try. Additional updates: Chapter on the jade pendant, Chapter ten on the crown. Author's QQ: [not provided]
571.15 Million words | 2020-08-24 09:59Update
Clearance sale! Come and grab the great deals! Hey, sir with sunglasses, are you the famous Wesk? It's fate that we meet. I'll sell you this T-virus at 50% off, only 500,075 rupees... Oh, your six-pronged mustache is so charming! May I ask if you're the Seventh Hokage, Naruto Uzumaki? Look, here's an adorable Nine-Tailed Fox cub, certified by the Fox Association, vaccinated, and weaned. Don't you want to take it home and raise it? Oh my, you must be the forever seventeen Miss Yukari Yakumo... Ahem, Miss Yukari Yakumo? What a great coincidence. I'll sell you anything at cost price today, choose whatever you like!... What? Quality assurance? You're insulting me by saying that, my products are genuine and reliable! You can ask for an invoice if you don't trust me... Hey, hey! Don't leave!
570.95 Million words | 2023-05-29 07:48Update
In March, he walked in the rain, wearing a silver mask, and looked down at her, saying, 'From now on, your life is mine. You will live if I want you to live, and you won't live for a moment if I want you dead.' She was a guinea pig for her ex-fiancé's experiment. When she woke up after crossing over, she became a crippled princess. It was the man with fox-like charm who gave her a new life, claiming to be her master. What kind of feelings would make someone willingly allow their beloved to disable their meridians? When love is no longer love and friendship turns into a joke, she will also become someone unimaginable and overturn this entire realm! As the demons rise and nightmares return, shh, she is just a soul summoner...
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The peculiar legend of the Purple Jade Hairpin Street begins with the eerie sound of a decaying head. What strange experiences await the lazy and dashing young gentleman and the clairvoyant girl who delivers pastries at the brothel? With blank memories, where will she search for her lost past? Unraveling the truth may reveal even greater lies. The chaos of the three realms is stirred by an old friend's wedding, a missing bride, and a mysterious lady who appears and disappears like a dragon. Purple Jade Hairpin Street becomes entangled in an endless web of the three realms. 'I feel like I've seen you before,' she furrowed her brow, hesitating, 'but I just can't remember who you are...' 'Oh?' he narrowed his phoenix eyes, with a teasing smile, 'Since you've forgotten, there's no need to force it. How about we start anew?'
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Sometimes, it takes tremendous courage just to keep on living.
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As a musical prodigy, Lin Huaijin has been pursuing the beautiful writer Fu Su for years, facing multiple rejections with unwavering determination. He writes songs for her, asks for collaborations, publicly confesses his love during concerts, and surprises her with romantic gestures on Valentine's Day. Despite facing numerous rivals, he boldly declares, 'She is mine!' However, his sincere efforts are met with coldness as the woman not only avoids him like a fierce predator but also threatens him with a kitchen knife, demanding he stays away. A clash between rebelliousness and rationality, obsession and healing, leading to a heartwarming reunion.
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This is an inspirational story about a (male) fox spirit who descends to the mortal world to seduce the emperor and disrupt the royal court in pursuit of becoming the next Daji. However, he unintentionally falls in love with the emperor and helps him conquer the world, fight against corrupt officials, vanquish demons, and promote righteousness, ultimately becoming a respected empress (by mistake)!
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An accidental escape led six young people who had never set foot underground into an inexplicable thousand-year-old tomb-robbing mystery. However, they had no choice but to move forward with courage, fueled by their passion and determination, embarking on a never-ending journey of tomb-robbing. This novel combines friendship, adventure, romance, love, ghosts, underworld, and death, showcasing how the characters struggle to break free from the entanglement of fate.
569.67 Million words | 2023-04-16 01:43Update
Orphaned and abandoned, Zuo Yan hopes to find his real parents through an ancient painting. Unexpectedly, he discovers that the painting is worth a fortune, and strange events surround him, including encounters with a mysterious woman. Just as he is about to be driven mad, a police officer accuses him of being insane and sends him to a mental asylum. Doubting his sanity, Zuo Yan escapes and realizes that he is in danger. Determined to uncover the truth, he restarts his search and receives a warning note, threatening him to stop his investigation. Despite considering giving up, the director of the orphanage reveals a shocking secret - Zuo Yan has been targeted by a killer. Why is the killer after him? Who is the killer? Zuo Yan is trapped in a puzzle. Wanting to learn the truth from the director, he discovers a note in her hand as he attends her funeral, which reads 'Stop searching, or face death.' Filled with fear, he contemplates giving up, but then finds a mobile phone in the director's file cabinet. The deceased director guides him through the phone to meet someone who knows the whole truth...
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In her previous life, she died to save others. In this life, she lives for herself! So what if her birth mother was a slave? This noble miss is not to be trifled with, be it her despicable father, wicked sister, or the schemes of her enemies. She seeks revenge with tooth for tooth and shows no mercy. With the aura of the scorpion, intoxicating charm, her touch releasing fragrant wine, and her every smile and frown captivating all. Some say she is a witch, yet a daring lord insists on conquering her, claiming he would give up the world, offering a hundred miles of red robes and a fortune to build a city, only to see her smile... What a joke! Dare to negotiate with her and the hapless lord shall endure her punishment...
569.42 Million words | 2022-12-14 14:55Update
The Book of the Golden Finger: Super Phone! Super phone, capable of transforming lives; creating viruses; becoming the protagonist's most powerful equipment—a super battle form! Transforming animals: mechanical creatures capable of shape-shifting, much like Transformers. They are lethal weapons and also super intelligent brains, capable of surveillance and monitoring—an ultimate guard! Transforming plants: plants capable of transforming into super cars, super sports cars, spaceships, super warships, and so on! The super phone, capable of everything!
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[【Yunqi Chinese Literature Writing Contest】Entry] Beautiful, kind, and cheerful Sumi gets a fresh start... 'Only by not forgetting the original intention can we persist. But I don't even possess my own heart, so where is the original intention?' Jiang Lishu said. 'I don't like to be entangled with resentment because once it starts, it will last forever. Love to the extreme.'
569.32 Million words | 2020-11-10 14:09Update
After making the decision to embark on the path of joining the military, Qin Liangyu pledged to serve her country with unwavering dedication until her death. However, the heavens proclaimed, "I shall bestow great responsibilities upon this person, but first I shall ruin their reputation, wound their self-esteem, and make them suffer immensely." And so, the world witnessed the emergence of Marshal Ma Qiancheng as the Special Envoy. Qin Liangyu stomped her foot and exclaimed, "This road was already so difficult, couldn't you show me a little more care?" The heavens replied, "Afterwards, someone will urge you to reflect upon your actions, repent, and introspect daily. Only then will you become a great talent." And thus, the world gained another person, Inspector Lu Jinghuai. Qin Liangyu pounded her chest and sighed, "I am exhausted, it feels like I will never be able to love again."
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A purple bead, an immortal legend, and a person who travels through different dimensions. Feng Rui's first time crossing into a different dimension took him to a cultivation world. After going through countless hardships, he was finally accepted into the Clear Void Sect, one of the seven major sects. However, due to stealing cultivation techniques from the Scripture Pavilion, he narrowly escaped being killed by a Foundation Establishment cultivator and had no choice but to flee back to Earth. In short, this is the story of a cultivator who constantly travels through countless dimensions in search of immortality and everlasting life.
569.27 Million words | 2021-12-02 14:31Update
Jun, the ruler's sorrow; I mourn for Jun. Who mourns for the sorrow of the ruler? What is the fate of a lonely person who sits on the throne, with no place for their heart? Amidst bustling crowds, there is no hand to hold in old age. Amidst the busy world, there is no one to share intimate thoughts at night. Is this not the sorrow of a monarch? To spare him from the pain of farewell, she entered the palace as a companion, but little did she know that it was only the beginning of a conspiracy. With her father's passing and her family's decline, where should she go? After enduring in silence for five years, he seeks revenge for his wife. But what will he do with the daughter of his enemy, the one who has been by his side? As the prosperity wanes, where does his heart belong?
569.25 Million words | 2021-11-26 15:09Update
When the limitless world is no longer exclusive to a select few, but merges with the entire world, even the universe, what will everything become? As Chu Hao carries an unconventional rapture system into the global infinite flow world, it is destined that everyone can only watch as this bastard Chu Hao sweeps away all the best things and then crouches on the ground, drawing circles to curse his girlfriend to be inflatable for life. PS: Guaranteed to update without fail! If you like this book, please show your support!
569.02 Million words | 2020-07-21 00:55Update
Muli, the strongest special agent in Huaxia, unexpectedly encounters the clichéd time-travel phenomenon. Well, whatever, whether it's being a legitimate wife or a mistress, fighting for the queen's throne or dealing with a concubine, she is not afraid! But why is she not blessed with a life of luxury like those privileged nobles? She is only given a rundown house, a humble and obedient parents, and two starving younger brothers. Okay, at least she has a convenient time-traveling ability and a space filled with benefits. Since that's the case, she will accept it and make the best of it. In the face of poverty, let's see how this special agent leads her family to become wealthy by farming. But while striving for their success, is that cold and aloof young hunter in the mountains being a bit too clingy? Hey, I'm talking about you! Can you stop following me all the time? I don't like guys like you, I prefer handsome and tall macho men! In short, this is a story about a special agent farming, with the added plot of a cold and aloof young man's arduous pursuit of love, which is both inspiring and entertaining.
568.99 Million words | 2021-08-02 02:55Update
Ye Heng, the world's most elite assassin, is ruthless and cold-hearted, with a merciless technique. As a legendary warrior in the world of ancient martial arts, he will unleash his madness in this twisted apocalypse. Everything awaits you in "Assassin of the Apocalypse." PS: The author has already written a 10,000-word post-apocalyptic novel, "GT Virus Evolver," so you can rest assured of the quality. If you are interested, you can search for "Eating Children" on WeChat and join my public account. If you don't like it, you can hit me!
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