Speculative Fiction I Love
Explore a curated list of beloved speculative fiction books, from sci-fi to fantasy. Discover must-read novels and hidden gems that ignite imagination and adventure.
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The Empress and the Acolyte
by Jane Fletcher
Jemeryl must take the Empress Bykoda's talisman to a place of safety. Failure will mean complete destruction not only in the present, but also the past.
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The Exile and the Sorcerer
by Jane Fletcher
Two women, ensnared by the conspiracies of their rulers, become reluctant allies in a dangerous quest. Monsters, sorcerers and treacherous journeys all await Tevi on her quest to find the stolen chalice. If this isn't enough, her search leads her to join forces with Jemeryl, a tempestuous sorcerer who dreams only of the day when she will have completed her studies and be able to return to the sanctuary of Lyremouth, with her books and her research.
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Keeper of the Piece
by Lesley Davis
On the cusp of winter, Tatum Belan reluctantly agrees to take a scientist deep into the wilderness in search of the Missourose, a fabled flower with miraculous powers. Tatum has a secret that she is determined to keep at all costs, but Lorrah's persistent
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Constellations of the Heart
by Lesley Davis
The Celestial Warriors are an elite band of soldiers who keep the peace on the island of Calluna. Elawyn of Canthas is one such Warrior -- proud, dedicated and self-assured. Princess Jayden of Marchan is not your every-day Princess. She is more apt to tak
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Woven in Life's Tapestry
by Lesley Davis
Kincaid of Dalor, a retired Celestial Warrior turned scholar, discovers that some of the Founders Journals have been altered, or even destroyed. Someone is rewriting history and Kincaid wants to know who's doing it--and why.
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Cast a Wide Circle
by Lesley Davis
When a murder victim contacts a lesbian couple through their computer, they embark on a journey to find the woman's killer.
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Touch of Alchemy
by Lesley Davis
In the sequel to Cast a Wide Circle, Taryn and Kerrigan find themselves experiencing shared visions--until Taryn begins to experience terrifying solitary visions. When Kerrigan is kidnapped and the Calixte Order brewing new evil, Taryn must drawn on both her inner strength and magic to fight the rising darkness.
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Wizard of Isis
by Jean Stewart
The long-awaited fifth book in the immensely popular Women of Isis! Winner, GCLS Goldie Award! The year is 2095. Following a deadly plague, America has split into two civilizations: Elysium on the east coast and Freeland on the west, with a vast continent made up of a Wilderness and a radioactive Toxic Zone between them. In this sequal to Winged Isis, Tomyris Whitaker, the leader of Isis, and her wing woman Danu Sullivan, have chased two Elysian jets across the Border and into the land inhabited by Freeland's mortal enemy, the Elysium Regulators. Following the crash landing of their aircraft, the Freelanders are cast adrift in a civilization that has regressed almost four hundred years. Elysium has become a feudal empire of politically powerful clerics, landholders and serfs. A land of king-like Procurators where strong-minded women are condemned as witches and burned at the stake. Whit and Danu fall in with a band of Amazon rebels as they fight for survival. Meanwhile in Freeland, Kali and Tor grow impatient with procedural delays and mount their own rescue mission to save Whit and Danu. As the four Freelanders grow more determined than ever to be reunited, Kali's rescue mission goes awry, and Whit finds herself fighting to save Kali's life. Jean Stewart back with another stunningly rich novel of a rich, futuristic society.
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Return to Isis
by Jean Stewart
A futuristic lesbian tale of high adventure, mystery and love, in which Whit, a bold warrior from an Amazon nation, rescues Amelia from a dismal world where females are either breeders or drones.
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Winged Isis
by Jean Stewart
The women of Isis refuse to wait idly for slaughter. Led by Tomyris Whitaker and her chief of staff -- and former lover -- Loy Chen, they are attempting to launch a mission to replace the deteriorating satellites that protect the Border. But General Medusa is convinced that a civilian task force cannot succeed in this critical mission and challenges their control. As Whitaker and Medusa play politics, sparks fly between the rival women they have each chosen to pilot the shuttle, Loy Chin and Major Mika Reno. But the crumbling Border satellites cannot wait for the orderly process of the Council, nor the disorderly love affairs as the women cling to what may be their last taste of freedom. As love and duty become one, the lesbians of Isis risk their lives in a battle of wits and courage that will determine whether women will live free or die enslaved.
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Isis Rising
by Jean Stewart
Sequel to the popular Return to Isis, this stirring romantic fantasy continues the adventures of Whir and Kali, as they rebuild Isis from the ashes. A rousing futuristic adventure and an endearing love story destined to capture your heart!
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Warriors of Isis
by Jean Stewart
Third in the ISIS series, Whit, Kali and company return in another lusty tale of high adventure and passionate romance among the Freeland warriors.
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The Red Line of Yarmald
by Diana Rivers
In this climatic sequel to Clouds of War, the Zarns' armies are now arrayed before Zelindar, the coastal city at the the heart of the Hadra world. Working together, Noya, Amairi and Jolaina struggle to create an unlikely alliance to defend the Yarmald peninsula with a magical line of power.
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Clouds of War
by Diana Rivers
This is the tale of three women whose lives intertwine to transform their world - Noya, the young Hadra chosen to be councillor for Zelindar in a time of war; Amairi, the Shokarn highborn who escapes her husband's violence to become a Wanderer; and Jolaina, the Koumairi peasant girl who becomes the Zarna's lover and adviser. Together they challenge the united power of the Zarns, determined to stop them from destroying Zelindar.
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Journey to Zelindar
by Diana Rivers
The story begins 200 years after the great star has appeared & the Hadra women come into existence. Highborn Sair flees from the city of Eezore, is rescued by the Hadra & tells her account of becoming a part of their strange & surprising world.
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The Hadra
by Diana Rivers
The continuing adventures of a powerful and sensual tribe of lesbian warriors.
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Dragonsword
by Gael Baudino
The dragon's call had come again. And Solomon Braithwaite, an aging UCLA professor specializing in Arthurian Britain, was ready to return with the Dragon to a land that could not be found on any map, the kingdom of Gryylth. Here the scholar would be transformed into a warrior in the prime of his life -- Dythragor Dragonmaster, Guardian of Gryylth. But this time, Solomon would not go alone. For the Dragon had called for Solomon's assistant Suzanne to be carried off to Gryylth and metamorphosized into the tall warrior woman Alouzon Dragonmaster. But could a twentieth-century pacifist like Suzanne survive in a world at war, and win acceptance amoung a people to whom women were second-class citizens? Did survival mean succumbing completely to the persona of Alouzon? And as an enemy wizard began to draw upon primal magic, could even the combined might of Dythragor's and Alouzon's Dragonswords ward off the powers that threatened to tear this world apart. . .?
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Dragon Death
by Gael Baudino
The final volume in Baudino's powerful trilogy tells of a young woman who's transported to an alternate realm to defend its people. Suzanne sets out to stop the flying things that are destroying Gryylth, even though Suzanne was responsible for bringing the fighter jets to Gryylth in the first place.
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Duel of Dragons
by Gael Baudino
Transported to the Dark Ages, archaeology graduate student Suzanne Helling must use her empowerment as Guardian of the land to fight a mysterious force that employs the nuclear weapons of the twentieth century that Suzanne unwittingly brought with her
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Spires of Spirit
by Gael Baudino
Set in the magical, mystical worlds of the "Strands" series, these six novellas begin on the medieval world of Adria, where watchful elves tap the power of stars to guard the little town of St. Brigid against the zealots of the Inquisition, then move to modern day Colorado, where the descendants of the Elvish line rediscover their long-dormant powers.
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O Greenest Branch!
by Gael Baudino
"A tiny realm, stagnant from internal conflict and three centuries of drought ... until a diplomatic mission arrives from the Righteous States of America. They seek to win a foothold in this faraway land - and a launching point for troops to halt French conquest. ... With 'O greenest branch!' award-winning author Gael Baudino begins a new series that is by turns fascinating, funny, and thought provoking." -- back cover.
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Branch and Crown
by Gael Baudino
Stranded in the sacred Library of the Three Kingdoms, Sara, an herbalist and woman of the Goddess, reluctantly teams up with a pretentious scholar and an argumentative crown prince turned thief in order to survive. Original.
