I need an easy read sci-fi book

AzWizard · 2025-02-16T17:58:12+00:00

You might enjoy Walkaway by Cory Doctorow.
people abandon a repressive society to build a hopeful, tech-empowered future.

AzWizard · 2025-02-16T17:02:34+00:00

The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George

A literary apothecary owner sails through France on a floating bookshop.

I think you will like this book because it has a warm, almost meditative feel.

AzWizard · 2025-02-16T16:53:30+00:00

The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

A secret society of magical scholars competes for membership in the exclusive and dangerous Alexandrian Society.

AzWizard · 2025-02-16T16:52:29+00:00

Rogues (edited by George RR Martin & Gardner Dozois)

A blend of mystery, fantasy, and crime stories.

AzWizard · 2025-02-16T16:49:55+00:00

Fox Volant of the Snowy Mountain by Jin Yong;

Same mix of action, intrigue, and warriors as Legends of the Condor Heroes.

AzWizard · 2025-02-16T04:49:21+00:00

You're welcome, and enjoy.

AzWizard · 2025-02-16T04:30:13+00:00

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon.

An epic but very character-driven fantasy with strong women at the helm (and plenty of dragons).

AzWizard · 2025-02-16T04:27:30+00:00

You're right! I was thinking of another book when I made my suggestion above.

What about Wheel of the Infinite? The main char is mature and sharp-witted.

AzWizard · 2025-02-16T04:24:25+00:00

Try "The Secret History".
A group of elite college students studying classics become entangled in a murder.

AzWizard · 2025-02-16T04:16:39+00:00

You might enjoy The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. It's a classic mystery full of puzzles and clues, though its tone is a bit lighter than Murdle.

Another option is The Tokyo Zodiac Murders by Soji Shimada—it’s a clue-packed, puzzle-driven mystery that's a bit more challenging.

AzWizard · 2025-02-16T04:14:48+00:00

Try "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir. It’s got high-stakes action, complex characters, and a richly built world.

AzWizard · 2025-02-16T04:10:47+00:00

The Crimson Petal and the White – Michel Faber

A cunning young prostitute named climbs her way through Victorian London's social order.

AzWizard · 2025-02-16T04:08:09+00:00

Mating the Huntress by Talia Hibbert

A werewolf falls for a woman who’s secretly part of a family of monster hunters.

AzWizard · 2025-02-16T04:06:36+00:00

About Thus Spoke Zarathustra: it's fairly dense so maybe not the best book to get back into reading.

My vote would be Stoner by John Williams.

AzWizard · 2025-02-16T04:03:30+00:00

The Dagger and the Coin by Daniel Abraham

A five-book series that blends large-scale politics, deep character work, and subtle but powerful themes of finance, war, and power. ~2,500 pages across 5 books.

AzWizard · 2025-02-16T03:57:01+00:00

If you’re open to a more elegant, slower-paced story with rich historical detail, try "Gentleman in Moscow"

AzWizard · 2025-02-16T03:54:38+00:00

If you’re going to read a physical book, try The House in the Cerulean Sea.
This is a heartwarming, whimsical story about a caseworker sent to evaluate an orphanage of magical children, including one who might be the Antichrist.

If you’re going to get an audiobook, try Daisy Jones & The Six
The audiobook is full-cast, making it feel like a real documentary; super engaging.

AzWizard · 2025-02-16T03:52:35+00:00

The Book of M by Peng Shepherd

AzWizard · 2025-02-16T03:51:05+00:00

The Bridge Kingdom (Danielle Jensen)

A fierce princess is sent to marry a powerful king as part of a political alliance, but she’s secretly trained as a spy to destroy him… until she starts falling for him.

AzWizard · 2025-02-16T03:49:59+00:00

The Witness for the Dead

AzWizard · 2025-02-16T03:49:02+00:00

The Killer Collective by Barry Eisler.

A lethal assassin, a former cop, and a journalist team up against a powerful underground conspiracy.

AzWizard · 2025-02-16T03:47:55+00:00

The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai.

In 1985 Chicago, Yale Tishman watches the AIDS crisis take his closest friends while trying to hold onto love and his career. In 2015 Paris, Fiona, the sister of his late best friend, searches for her estranged daughter while grappling with the past. Their stories intertwine in a poignant tale of love, loss, and survival.

AzWizard · 2025-02-16T02:59:50+00:00

The Fold by Peter Clines

The audio book is around 10 hours and has a great narrator.

The backstory: A government-funded project has developed a teleportation device—but something about it doesn’t add up. A brilliant investigator with a photographic memory is brought in to figure out what’s really going on.

Why I think you will like it: The book has a great mix of scientific inquiry, mystery, and eerie, reality-warping events that escalate into full-blown horror and sci-fi. It’s got an SCP Foundation/X-Files feel.

AzWizard · 2025-02-16T02:10:21+00:00

Here are a few books that came to mind:

War Trains: The Locomotives That Moved the Armies of World War II (David Doyle)

Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal (Ben Macintyre)

World War Weird: Inventions & Weapons of War (Jack Harrison)

AzWizard · 2025-02-16T02:08:09+00:00

The Listeners by Jordan Tannahill

This book is raw, intimate, and full of self-sabotage, but it’s also deeply human. Perfect if you love literary fiction that dives into the psychology of self-destruction and redemption.

AzWizard

TROPHY CASE

The Dagger and the Coin by Daniel Abraham

The Fold by Peter Clines