🫂 Found Family Crew

Ragtag bands of misfits who become each other's home—bonded by loyalty, adventure, and the fierce love that chosen families forge under pressure.

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

by Becky Chambers • 2014

Running from her past, a clerk joins a wormhole ship crewed by chaotic, lovable misfits.

4.17

188k+

🛸 Found Family ☕ Cozy Sci-Fi 🚀 Ragtag Crew 🤝 Interspecies Bonds 💘 Slow Burn Romance

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet Summary

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet 90%

Running from her past, a clerk joins a wormhole ship crewed by chaotic, lovable misfits.

by Becky Chambers 2014

4.17

188k+ ratings

🛸 Found Family ☕ Cozy Sci-Fi 🚀 Ragtag Crew 🤝 Interspecies Bonds 💘 Slow Burn Romance

Cascade Failure

by L.M. Sagas • 2024

A deserter joins a ragtag crew and uncovers a terraforming weapon that silences entire planets.

3.88

4k+

🛠️ Found Family 🚀 Misfit Crew 🤖 Ai Captain 🌟 Hopepunk 📊 Corporate Conspiracy

Cascade Failure 90%

A deserter joins a ragtag crew and uncovers a terraforming weapon that silences entire planets.

by L.M. Sagas 2024

3.88

4k+ ratings

🛠️ Found Family 🚀 Misfit Crew 🤖 Ai Captain 🌟 Hopepunk 📊 Corporate Conspiracy

The Knight

by Will Wight • 2024

A wizard with memories of failed lives leads a crew of outcasts against a rising Swarm-Queen.

4.45

5k+

🚀 Space Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🃏 Team Of Misfits ⚔️ Sacrificial Heroism 🌱 Hopepunk

The Knight 89%

A wizard with memories of failed lives leads a crew of outcasts against a rising Swarm-Queen.

by Will Wight 2024

4.45

5k+ ratings

🚀 Space Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🃏 Team Of Misfits ⚔️ Sacrificial Heroism 🌱 Hopepunk

The Engineer

by Will Wight • 2023

A wizard with seven past lives must unite a misfit crew to rescue their captured engineer.

4.41

6k+

🌌 Space Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🏴‍☠️ Ragtag Crew 💔 Fallen Hero 🚀 Sentient Starship

The Engineer 89%

A wizard with seven past lives must unite a misfit crew to rescue their captured engineer.

by Will Wight 2023

4.41

6k+ ratings

🌌 Space Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🏴‍☠️ Ragtag Crew 💔 Fallen Hero 🚀 Sentient Starship

A Bad Deal for the Whole Galaxy

by Alex White • 2018

A found-family crew wears stolen faces to infiltrate the cult that funds a galactic conspiracy.

4.08

3k+

🔮 Magic Space Opera 💖 Sapphic Romance 🕯️ Cult Conspiracy 🎭 Heist Infiltration 🕊️ Heroic Sacrifice

A Bad Deal for the Whole Galaxy 89%

A found-family crew wears stolen faces to infiltrate the cult that funds a galactic conspiracy.

by Alex White 2018

4.08

3k+ ratings

🔮 Magic Space Opera 💖 Sapphic Romance 🕯️ Cult Conspiracy 🎭 Heist Infiltration 🕊️ Heroic Sacrifice

Aurora Rising

by Amie Kaufman • 2019

A cadet trades his dream squad for a lost girl who becomes the galaxy's last weapon.

4.09

75k+

🚀 Ensemble Space Crew 🫂 Found Family ✨ Chosen One Destiny 💫 Fated Bond 👁️ Psychic Visions

Aurora Rising 89%

A cadet trades his dream squad for a lost girl who becomes the galaxy's last weapon.

by Amie Kaufman 2019

4.09

75k+ ratings

🚀 Ensemble Space Crew 🫂 Found Family ✨ Chosen One Destiny 💫 Fated Bond 👁️ Psychic Visions

Jedi

by Sam Maggs • 2023

Stealing a cloaking device, a Jedi crew is hunted by an Inquisitor and broken by betrayal.

3.09

5k+

🫂 Found Family 💕 Sapphic Romance 💎 Heist Mission 💔 Trauma Recovery 🏳️ Enemy Defector

Jedi 89%

Stealing a cloaking device, a Jedi crew is hunted by an Inquisitor and broken by betrayal.

by Sam Maggs 2023

3.09

5k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 💕 Sapphic Romance 💎 Heist Mission 💔 Trauma Recovery 🏳️ Enemy Defector

Double Share

by Nathan Lowell • 2008

New third mate boards merchant spaceship: crew broken, first mate brutal. Change is dangerous.

4.35

6k+

🚀 Space Merchant Marine 🛋️ Cozy Sci-Fi 🤝 Found Family 👊 Toxic Workplace 🧠 Competence Porn

Double Share 89%

New third mate boards merchant spaceship: crew broken, first mate brutal. Change is dangerous.

by Nathan Lowell 2008

4.35

6k+ ratings

🚀 Space Merchant Marine 🛋️ Cozy Sci-Fi 🤝 Found Family 👊 Toxic Workplace 🧠 Competence Porn

To Be Taught, If Fortunate

by Becky Chambers • 2019

Four astronauts explore alien worlds in bodies engineered for each one. Then Earth stops answering.

4.19

58k+

🫂 Found Family 🌈 Queer Ensemble 🧬 Genetic Adaptation 🌱 Hopepunk 🧘 Quiet Contemplation

To Be Taught, If Fortunate 88%

Four astronauts explore alien worlds in bodies engineered for each one. Then Earth stops answering.

by Becky Chambers 2019

4.19

58k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🌈 Queer Ensemble 🧬 Genetic Adaptation 🌱 Hopepunk 🧘 Quiet Contemplation

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within

by Becky Chambers • 2021

Five travelers from four species stranded by debris at a remote rest stop, going nowhere.

4.40

43k+

🫖 Cozy Sci-Fi 🚀 Found Family In Space 🛑 Stranded Together 👽 Alien Cultures 💕 Cross-Species Romance

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within Summary

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within 88%

Five travelers from four species stranded by debris at a remote rest stop, going nowhere.

by Becky Chambers 2021

4.40

43k+ ratings

🫖 Cozy Sci-Fi 🚀 Found Family In Space 🛑 Stranded Together 👽 Alien Cultures 💕 Cross-Species Romance

The Pilot

by Will Wight • 2025

A mage captain leads his crew against the planets themselves. His curse could doom them all.

4.40

3k+

🌌 Space Fantasy 🕸️ Galactic Conspiracy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🚀 Sentient Ships ⚔️ Cursed Hero

The Pilot 88%

A mage captain leads his crew against the planets themselves. His curse could doom them all.

by Will Wight 2025

4.40

3k+ ratings

🌌 Space Fantasy 🕸️ Galactic Conspiracy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🚀 Sentient Ships ⚔️ Cursed Hero

Trading in Danger

by Elizabeth Moon • 2003

A disgraced cadet captains a rusty freighter into a star system collapsing into war.

4.00

16k+

🚀 Interstellar Trade ⚔️ Space Mutiny 👥 Ragtag Crew 💰 Space Mercenaries 👩‍✈️ Woman Ship Captain

Trading in Danger 88%

A disgraced cadet captains a rusty freighter into a star system collapsing into war.

by Elizabeth Moon 2003

4.00

16k+ ratings

🚀 Interstellar Trade ⚔️ Space Mutiny 👥 Ragtag Crew 💰 Space Mercenaries 👩‍✈️ Woman Ship Captain

The Thief Lord

by Cornelia Funke • 2000

Two runaway brothers join Venice's child thieves and discover a magical secret on a hidden island.

3.99

103k+

🫂 Found Family 🏃 Runaway Children 👥 Band Of Misfits 💰 Heist Adventure 🛶 Venice

The Thief Lord 88%

Two runaway brothers join Venice's child thieves and discover a magical secret on a hidden island.

by Cornelia Funke 2000

3.99

103k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🏃 Runaway Children 👥 Band Of Misfits 💰 Heist Adventure 🛶 Venice

One Piece, Volume 1

by Eiichiro Oda • 1997

A rubber boy who can't swim sails the deadliest ocean to claim the pirate crown.

4.49

183k+

⛵ High Seas Fantasy 💥 Superpower Manga 💰 Treasure Hunt ☀️ Relentless Optimism 😂 Comic Fantasy

One Piece, Volume 1 88%

A rubber boy who can't swim sails the deadliest ocean to claim the pirate crown.

by Eiichiro Oda 1997

4.49

183k+ ratings

⛵ High Seas Fantasy 💥 Superpower Manga 💰 Treasure Hunt ☀️ Relentless Optimism 😂 Comic Fantasy

Shards of Earth

by Adrian Tchaikovsky • 2021

A ship sculpted by aliens forces a traumatized navigator back into the nightmare void.

4.18

35k+

🧠 Psychic Navigators 🖤 Found Family 🚀 Salvage Crew 👾 Alien Cosmic Horror 🌌 Post-War Galaxy

Shards of Earth 88%

A ship sculpted by aliens forces a traumatized navigator back into the nightmare void.

by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2021

4.18

35k+ ratings

🧠 Psychic Navigators 🖤 Found Family 🚀 Salvage Crew 👾 Alien Cosmic Horror 🌌 Post-War Galaxy

Eyes of the Void

by Adrian Tchaikovsky • 2022

The Architects return. A haunted navigator must uncover their secret while every faction hunts him.

4.19

21k+

🏛️ Alien Ruins 🤝 Found Family 😟 Reluctant Hero 🌌 Cosmic Horror 🎭 Political Intrigue

Eyes of the Void 88%

The Architects return. A haunted navigator must uncover their secret while every faction hunts him.

by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2022

4.19

21k+ ratings

🏛️ Alien Ruins 🤝 Found Family 😟 Reluctant Hero 🌌 Cosmic Horror 🎭 Political Intrigue

Brigands & Breadknives

by Travis Baldree • 2025

A bookseller bolts from her hollow success, waking between a weary elf and a goblin bounty.

4.03

36k+

🫂 Found Family 😬 Reluctant Adventurer 🍃 Low Stakes Fantasy 🛞 Fantasy Road Trip 📚 Bookish Fantasy

Brigands & Breadknives 88%

A bookseller bolts from her hollow success, waking between a weary elf and a goblin bounty.

by Travis Baldree 2025

4.03

36k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 😬 Reluctant Adventurer 🍃 Low Stakes Fantasy 🛞 Fantasy Road Trip 📚 Bookish Fantasy

Delta-v

by Daniel Suarez • 2019

A cave diver joins outcasts mining an asteroid in secret, far beyond hope of rescue.

4.16

11k+

🚀 Hard Sf ☄️ Asteroid Mining 🫂 Found Family 🛠️ Ragtag Crew 🌌 Deep Space

Delta-v 88%

A cave diver joins outcasts mining an asteroid in secret, far beyond hope of rescue.

by Daniel Suarez 2019

4.16

11k+ ratings

🚀 Hard Sf ☄️ Asteroid Mining 🫂 Found Family 🛠️ Ragtag Crew 🌌 Deep Space

The Professor Wore Prussian Blue

by Shelley Adina • 2022

Pirates take her fiancé. Daisy and her medium sister rally a found family to steal him back.

4.41

167

🚀 Steampunk Airships 👻 Mediumship 💣 Heist And Sabotage 🦸 Unlikely Heroes 🖤 Found Family

The Professor Wore Prussian Blue Summary

The Professor Wore Prussian Blue 88%

Pirates take her fiancé. Daisy and her medium sister rally a found family to steal him back.

by Shelley Adina 2022

4.41

167 ratings

🚀 Steampunk Airships 👻 Mediumship 💣 Heist And Sabotage 🦸 Unlikely Heroes 🖤 Found Family

Namesake

by Adrienne Young • 2021

Captured by a rival, a dredger leads a dive into lethal reefs to win her freedom.

4.01

70k+

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 💕 Slow-Burn Romance 💎 Treasure Diving 🔐 Generational Secrets

Namesake 88%

Captured by a rival, a dredger leads a dive into lethal reefs to win her freedom.

by Adrienne Young 2021

4.01

70k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 💕 Slow-Burn Romance 💎 Treasure Diving 🔐 Generational Secrets

Record of a Spaceborn Few

by Becky Chambers • 2018

In a generation-ship fleet, the dead become soil and belonging is a question renewed each day.

4.12

61k+

🚀 Generation Ship 🕯️ Death As Ritual ⚖️ Tradition Vs Change 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🌅 Quietly Hopeful

Record of a Spaceborn Few 87%

In a generation-ship fleet, the dead become soil and belonging is a question renewed each day.

by Becky Chambers 2018

4.12

61k+ ratings

🚀 Generation Ship 🕯️ Death As Ritual ⚖️ Tradition Vs Change 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🌅 Quietly Hopeful

Six of Crows

by Leigh Bardugo • 2015

A crime lord recruits five dangerous outcasts to break into a fortress no one escapes.

4.45

1.2M+

🗡️ Fantasy Heist 🖤 Found Family 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Slow Burn Romance 🌃 Criminal Underworld

Six of Crows 87%

A crime lord recruits five dangerous outcasts to break into a fortress no one escapes.

by Leigh Bardugo 2015

4.45

1.2M+ ratings

🗡️ Fantasy Heist 🖤 Found Family 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Slow Burn Romance 🌃 Criminal Underworld

Tides & Drift

by Adrienne Young • 2024

The heir to a harbor crime family falls for the trader who should be his enemy.

3.86

764

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Love 🏚️ Family Of Criminals 🫂 Found Family 🩹 Hurt/Comfort

Tides & Drift 87%

The heir to a harbor crime family falls for the trader who should be his enemy.

by Adrienne Young 2024

3.86

764 ratings

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 💔 Forbidden Love 🏚️ Family Of Criminals 🫂 Found Family 🩹 Hurt/Comfort

The Mad Ship

by Robin Hobb • 2008

An outcast crew sails a mad sentient ship into pirate waters to rescue a captive vessel.

4.35

89k+

⚓ Maritime Fantasy 🚢 Sentient Ships 👪 Found Family 🧠 Memory Magic 🏛️ Lost Underground City

The Mad Ship 87%

An outcast crew sails a mad sentient ship into pirate waters to rescue a captive vessel.

by Robin Hobb 2008

4.35

89k+ ratings

⚓ Maritime Fantasy 🚢 Sentient Ships 👪 Found Family 🧠 Memory Magic 🏛️ Lost Underground City

The Captain

by Will Wight • 2023

A mage absorbs six dead selves, inheriting their power, their trauma, and a galaxy-spanning war.

4.27

10k+

🚀 Science Fantasy ⚔️ Progression Fantasy ❤️ Found Family 🪞 Alternate Selves 🛸 Sentient Ship

The Captain 87%

A mage absorbs six dead selves, inheriting their power, their trauma, and a galaxy-spanning war.

by Will Wight 2023

4.27

10k+ ratings

🚀 Science Fantasy ⚔️ Progression Fantasy ❤️ Found Family 🪞 Alternate Selves 🛸 Sentient Ship

Arm of the Sphinx

by Josiah Bancroft • 2014

A captain turned pirate scours a tower for his lost wife while addiction summons her ghost.

4.31

18k+

🏴‍☠️ Airship Pirates 💛 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Leader 🖤 Guilt And Obsession ⚓ Women In Command

Arm of the Sphinx 87%

A captain turned pirate scours a tower for his lost wife while addiction summons her ghost.

by Josiah Bancroft 2014

4.31

18k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Airship Pirates 💛 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Leader 🖤 Guilt And Obsession ⚓ Women In Command

Of Sea and Shadow

by Will Wight • 2014

A sea captain's hunt for an immortality artifact draws assassins and stirs an ancient sleeping god.

4.13

6k+

🚢 Nautical Fantasy 🩷 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identities ⚖️ Forbidden Bargains 💔 Grief And Loss

Of Sea and Shadow 87%

A sea captain's hunt for an immortality artifact draws assassins and stirs an ancient sleeping god.

by Will Wight 2014

4.13

6k+ ratings

🚢 Nautical Fantasy 🩷 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identities ⚖️ Forbidden Bargains 💔 Grief And Loss

The Path of Ascension 8

by C. Mantis • 2025

Two cultivators infiltrate a noble estate to free a prisoner held centuries for his Talent.

4.45

4k+

📈 Progression Fantasy 🚀 Space Fantasy 🦊 Bonded Companions 🫂 Found Family 🕵️ Covert Operations

The Path of Ascension 8 87%

Two cultivators infiltrate a noble estate to free a prisoner held centuries for his Talent.

by C. Mantis 2025

4.45

4k+ ratings

📈 Progression Fantasy 🚀 Space Fantasy 🦊 Bonded Companions 🫂 Found Family 🕵️ Covert Operations

The Rise of Flynn Rider

by Jen Calonita • 2021

To become Flynn Rider, an orphan risks his circus family on a heist for a lost princess.

3.89

604

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎪 Circus Fantasy 👑 Hidden Royalty 🎭 Secret Identity 🗝️ Reluctant Thief

The Rise of Flynn Rider 87%

To become Flynn Rider, an orphan risks his circus family on a heist for a lost princess.

by Jen Calonita 2021

3.89

604 ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎪 Circus Fantasy 👑 Hidden Royalty 🎭 Secret Identity 🗝️ Reluctant Thief

The Starless Crown

by James Rollins • 2022

A seer, a thief, and a prince race to restart their world before the moon falls.

3.78

13k+

🫂 Found Family 🌑 Chosen One Prophecy 🗿 Sentient Artifact 🦇 Animal Companion ☄️ Looming Apocalypse

The Starless Crown 87%

A seer, a thief, and a prince race to restart their world before the moon falls.

by James Rollins 2022

3.78

13k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🌑 Chosen One Prophecy 🗿 Sentient Artifact 🦇 Animal Companion ☄️ Looming Apocalypse

Buried Deep and Other Stories

by Naomi Novik • 2024

Exiled to the colonies, a defiant heiress dons a magical disguise and joins her pirate captors.

4.02

7k+

🏰 Regency Fantasy 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure 🎭 Gender Disguise 🤝 Reluctant Allies 👥 Found Family

Buried Deep and Other Stories 87%

Exiled to the colonies, a defiant heiress dons a magical disguise and joins her pirate captors.

by Naomi Novik 2024

4.02

7k+ ratings

🏰 Regency Fantasy 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure 🎭 Gender Disguise 🤝 Reluctant Allies 👥 Found Family

Somewhere Beyond the Sea

by T.J. Klune • 2024

Arthur's island sanctuary for magical children faces an inspection set on tearing his family apart.

4.10

224k+

😊 Cozy Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ✨ Magical Children 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Romance 🌈 Queer Family

Somewhere Beyond the Sea 87%

Arthur's island sanctuary for magical children faces an inspection set on tearing his family apart.

by T.J. Klune 2024

4.10

224k+ ratings

😊 Cozy Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ✨ Magical Children 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Romance 🌈 Queer Family

Red Seas Under Red Skies

by Scott Lynch • 2007

Two con artists, poisoned and trapped, must become pirates to survive the archon's deadly scheme.

4.25

162k+

🎭 Fantasy Heist 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure 👥 Buddy Duo 🤝 Double Crosses 😈 Dark Humor

Red Seas Under Red Skies 87%

Two con artists, poisoned and trapped, must become pirates to survive the archon's deadly scheme.

by Scott Lynch 2007

4.25

162k+ ratings

🎭 Fantasy Heist 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Adventure 👥 Buddy Duo 🤝 Double Crosses 😈 Dark Humor

Light of the Jedi

by Charles Soule • 2021

A freighter explodes in hyperspace, raining debris on a system. Jedi unite to stop the cataclysm.

3.92

34k+

💥 Space Disaster ⚔️ Master And Apprentice 🌟 Hopeful Sci-Fi 🎬 Cinematic Action 🚨 Rescue Mission

Light of the Jedi 87%

A freighter explodes in hyperspace, raining debris on a system. Jedi unite to stop the cataclysm.

by Charles Soule 2021

3.92

34k+ ratings

💥 Space Disaster ⚔️ Master And Apprentice 🌟 Hopeful Sci-Fi 🎬 Cinematic Action 🚨 Rescue Mission

Way of the Argosi

by Sebastien de Castell • 2021

Cursed to spoil every kindness, an orphan thief steals toward a freedom no mage controls.

4.25

2k+

🧙 Mage Society 🪢 Magical Curse 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Thief Crew 💔 Trauma Healing

Way of the Argosi 87%

Cursed to spoil every kindness, an orphan thief steals toward a freedom no mage controls.

by Sebastien de Castell 2021

4.25

2k+ ratings

🧙 Mage Society 🪢 Magical Curse 🫂 Found Family 🗡️ Thief Crew 💔 Trauma Healing

Fable

by Adrienne Young • 2020

Diving for gems keeps her alive; the outlaw ship ferrying her to her father might not.

4.00

117k+

⛵ Seafaring Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💎 Hidden Treasure 🌊 Survival At Sea

Fable 87%

Diving for gems keeps her alive; the outlaw ship ferrying her to her father might not.

by Adrienne Young 2020

4.00

117k+ ratings

⛵ Seafaring Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💎 Hidden Treasure 🌊 Survival At Sea

Fate of the Argosi

by Sebastien de Castell • 2023

A wanderer's debt draws her to a nightmare prison to free the childhood thief she failed.

4.05

529

🫂 Found Family 💕 Queer Slow Burn 🔥 Persecuted Mages 🏝️ Magical Exile 🔓 Prison Break

Fate of the Argosi 87%

A wanderer's debt draws her to a nightmare prison to free the childhood thief she failed.

by Sebastien de Castell 2023

4.05

529 ratings

🫂 Found Family 💕 Queer Slow Burn 🔥 Persecuted Mages 🏝️ Magical Exile 🔓 Prison Break

Master and Apprentice

by Claudia Gray • 2019

A Jedi Master and apprentice must crown a princess, but a vision of bloodshed foretells disaster.

4.16

23k+

🧑‍🏫 Mentor Mentee 🔮 Prophetic Dreams 🕵️ Honorable Thieves 🏰 Palace Coup 📜 Political Conspiracy

Master and Apprentice 87%

A Jedi Master and apprentice must crown a princess, but a vision of bloodshed foretells disaster.

by Claudia Gray 2019

4.16

23k+ ratings

🧑‍🏫 Mentor Mentee 🔮 Prophetic Dreams 🕵️ Honorable Thieves 🏰 Palace Coup 📜 Political Conspiracy

The Silver Tide

by Jen Williams • 2016

An old map. A cursed island. Three outcasts who must stop the gods from being reborn.

4.27

989

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 💛 Found Family ⚔️ War Against Gods 🏝️ Cursed Island 🖤 Cosmic Horror

The Silver Tide 87%

An old map. A cursed island. Three outcasts who must stop the gods from being reborn.

by Jen Williams 2016

4.27

989 ratings

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 💛 Found Family ⚔️ War Against Gods 🏝️ Cursed Island 🖤 Cosmic Horror

Redshirts

by John Scalzi • 2012

Ensigns die like TV extras on his starship. One recruit travels to 2012 to confront the writers.

3.87

119k+

🛸 Meta Science Fiction 🖖 Star Trek Parody 🪟 Fourth Wall Breaking 💀 Expendable Crew 👥 Found Family

Redshirts 87%

Ensigns die like TV extras on his starship. One recruit travels to 2012 to confront the writers.

by John Scalzi 2012

3.87

119k+ ratings

🛸 Meta Science Fiction 🖖 Star Trek Parody 🪟 Fourth Wall Breaking 💀 Expendable Crew 👥 Found Family

Aurora Burning

by Amie Kaufman • 2020

Framed, on the run, and protecting a girl whose psychic powers could stop a galaxy-devouring enemy.

4.25

41k+

🚀 Found Family In Space 🧠 Psychic Powers 👾 Ancient Alien Threat 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🩸 Hidden Heritage

Aurora Burning 87%

Framed, on the run, and protecting a girl whose psychic powers could stop a galaxy-devouring enemy.

by Amie Kaufman 2020

4.25

41k+ ratings

🚀 Found Family In Space 🧠 Psychic Powers 👾 Ancient Alien Threat 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🩸 Hidden Heritage

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers

by Jesse Q. Sutanto • 2023

A lonely widow finds a dead man and turns the suspects into family.

4.02

209k+

🖤 Found Family 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 👵 Meddling Protagonist 🌱 Grief And Healing 🤝 Unlikely Friendships

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers Summary

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers 87%

A lonely widow finds a dead man and turns the suspects into family.

by Jesse Q. Sutanto 2023

4.02

209k+ ratings

🖤 Found Family 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 👵 Meddling Protagonist 🌱 Grief And Healing 🤝 Unlikely Friendships

La Belle Sauvage

by Philip Pullman • 2017

An innkeeper's son, a prophetic infant, and a flood that sweeps them into a hidden war.

4.15

114k+

🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Unlikely Guardians 🛶 River Odyssey 🎓 Alternate Oxford ⛪ Religious Oppression

La Belle Sauvage 87%

An innkeeper's son, a prophetic infant, and a flood that sweeps them into a hidden war.

by Philip Pullman 2017

4.15

114k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Unlikely Guardians 🛶 River Odyssey 🎓 Alternate Oxford ⛪ Religious Oppression

Star Wars

by Timothy Zahn • 1991

An Imperial tactician uses art and Force-blocking creatures to outmaneuver a fragile New Republic.

4.18

104k+

🚀 Military Space Opera ♟️ Psychological Warfare 🤝 Enemies To Allies 👥 Ragtag Crew 🏚️ Imperial Remnant

Star Wars 87%

An Imperial tactician uses art and Force-blocking creatures to outmaneuver a fragile New Republic.

by Timothy Zahn 1991

4.18

104k+ ratings

🚀 Military Space Opera ♟️ Psychological Warfare 🤝 Enemies To Allies 👥 Ragtag Crew 🏚️ Imperial Remnant

The Lies of Locke Lamora

by Scott Lynch • 2006

Locke Lamora's gang cons Camorr's wealthy. A masked killer hunts the crime lords who protect them.

4.30

347k+

🏦 Fantasy Heist 🖤 Found Family 💀 Revenge Quest 🎭 Con Artist Hero 🃏 Darkly Comic

The Lies of Locke Lamora 87%

Locke Lamora's gang cons Camorr's wealthy. A masked killer hunts the crime lords who protect them.

by Scott Lynch 2006

4.30

347k+ ratings

🏦 Fantasy Heist 🖤 Found Family 💀 Revenge Quest 🎭 Con Artist Hero 🃏 Darkly Comic

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey

by Trenton Lee Stewart • 2008

Their mentor kidnapped, four children follow his riddles around the world, pursued by his evil twin.

4.21

61k+

🧩 Puzzle Mystery 🖤 Found Family 🧠 Kids Outsmarting Adults 👥 Evil Twin 🤝 Team Of Misfits

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey Summary

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey 87%

Their mentor kidnapped, four children follow his riddles around the world, pursued by his evil twin.

by Trenton Lee Stewart 2008

4.21

61k+ ratings

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A Prayer for the Crown-Shy 87%

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Ahsoka 87%

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4.07

46k+ ratings

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4.31

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4.31

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4.11

117k+

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4.11

117k+ ratings

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