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General Recommendations
Discover New Worlds - Science Fiction and Fantasy Reference and Resources
By:
IndyPL_CarriG
IndyPL_CarriG
Created on:
Sep 11, 2019
15 items
Science fiction and fantasy have a rich background and literary tradition. The following resources explore the history and the ...
6 likes
Genre Guide
Science Fiction by Black Authors
By:
IndyPL_AngieL
IndyPL_AngieL
Created on:
Nov 27, 2023
26 items
National Science Fiction Day is celebrated each year on January 2nd to commemorate the birth date of famed science fiction auth...
11 likes
General Recommendations
Classic Science Fiction Movies
By:
IndyPL_KeithD
IndyPL_KeithD
Created on:
Dec 29, 2022
11 items
These movies are for a classic science fiction movie display. #IndyPLAdults
1 like
General Recommendations
Grimdark Science Fiction and Fantasy
By:
IndyPL_CarriG
IndyPL_CarriG
Created on:
Jul 11, 2019
11 items
Grimdark is the genre you are looking for if you hate humankind and want them all to die! It's known for violence, grittiness, ...
3 likes
General Recommendations
Start Your Engines: Science Fiction Races
By:
IndyPL_AbbyW
IndyPL_AbbyW
Created on:
Apr 11, 2025
10 items
The greatest spectacle in reading is what you make it! Get excited for the Indy 500 with these titles, as summer races towards ...
5 likes
General Recommendations
Science Fiction by Asian Authors
By:
IndyPL_LaurieF
IndyPL_LaurieF
Created on:
Dec 03, 2025
12 items
In honor of National Science Fiction Day, explore futures imagined by Asian authors from epic space operas to near-future thril...
2 likes
Genre Guide
Adult Fiction Written by Autistic Authors
By:
IndyPL_FaithZ
IndyPL_FaithZ
Created on:
May 20, 2024
12 items
Disability Pride Month is every July. This list incorporates merely a taste of the many amazing books written by authors who ha...
4 likes
General Recommendations
"Genre" Fiction in Literature
By:
IndyPL_KevinH
IndyPL_KevinH
Created on:
Aug 22, 2023
10 items
Too often, the distinction between “literature” and “everything else” is drawn with palpable disdain, with special dismissal gi...
6 likes
General Recommendations
IndyPL Staff Picks 2022-Best of Adult Fiction
Created on:
Dec 06, 2022
20 items
This is a list of 2021 adult fiction titles from IndyPL staff. This list includes general fiction, mystery, and science fiction...
7 likes
General Recommendations
IndyPL Staff Picks 2025- Best of Science Fiction and Fantasy
Created on:
Nov 21, 2025
14 items
In 2025, so many science fiction authors have taken the opportunity to tackle emerging questions around AI and robotics. Silvia...
7 likes
General Recommendations
Cozy Science Fiction and Fantasy
By:
IndyPL_TaylorVT
IndyPL_TaylorVT
Created on:
Dec 04, 2024
13 items
January 12th is Hot Tea Day! Celebrate with a science fiction or fantasy novel with a "cozy feeling". Less (but not a...
11 likes
Genre Guide
Queer Science Fiction
By:
IndyPL_NickT
IndyPL_NickT
Created on:
Nov 28, 2023
14 items
National Science Fiction Day is celebrated every January 2nd, coinciding with the birthday of famed science fiction author Isaa...
13 likes
General Recommendations
"Eureka" (2006-2012) - Science Fiction
By:
IndyPL_MontoyaB
IndyPL_MontoyaB
Created on:
Jan 14, 2019
8 items
Eureka (2006-2012) is a binge-worthy science fiction TV series. There are 3 novels, written by Cris Ramsay, based on the televi...
2 likes
Top Picks
Disability Representation in Fantasy and Science Fiction
By:
IndyPL_ShaiS
IndyPL_ShaiS
Created on:
Jun 04, 2025
20 items
This is an incomplete/starter list of books that have various disabilities highlighted within their pages. These stories featur...
5 likes
General Recommendations
Queer Science Fiction
By:
IndyPL_LGBTQ
IndyPL_LGBTQ
Created on:
Apr 29, 2024
12 items
These books feature LGBTQ+ characters and themes in new and interesting times and locations, sometimes with aliens.
#indypladu...
6 likes
General Recommendations
French Science Fiction Comics
Created on:
Dec 01, 2021
29 items
Taika Waititi recently signed to direct a movie adaptation of the Incal. However this is not the first time that a French comic...
3 likes
General Recommendations
Aliens in Science Fiction
By:
IndyPL_RyanL
IndyPL_RyanL
Created on:
May 22, 2021
21 items
U.S. intelligence agencies are expected to give a report on “unidentified aerial phenomena” to Congress in June, sparking renew...
2 likes
Genre Guide
Queer Science Fiction
By:
IndyPL_AhliahB
IndyPL_AhliahB
Created on:
Jun 11, 2019
12 items
These books feature LGBTQ+ characters and themes in new and interesting times and locations, sometimes with aliens.
#indypladu...
6 likes
General Recommendations
Citizen Science - Observe the Nature Around You
By:
IndyPL_JillE
IndyPL_JillE
Created on:
Feb 26, 2026
19 items
YOU can contribute to knowledge about your world. Explore the natural world around you - and share what you find! This list sta...
2 likes
General Recommendations
Indy PL Staff Picks – 2021 Best of Adult Fiction
Created on:
Dec 01, 2021
25 items
This is a list of 2021 adult fiction titles from IndyPL staff. This list includes general fiction, mystery and science fiction....
12 likes
General Recommendations
Indy PL Staff Picks – 2020 Best of Adult Fiction
Created on:
Dec 28, 2020
25 items
This is a list of 2020 adult fiction titles from IndyPL staff. This list includes general fiction, mystery and science fiction....
5 likes
General Recommendations
Nigerian American Fiction
By:
IndyPL_ZoeB
IndyPL_ZoeB
Created on:
Sep 06, 2024
21 items
This September, celebrate National African Immigrant Heritage Month by checking out a title from this collection of fiction wri...
2 likes
General Recommendations
Fiction by Malaysian Authors
By:
IndyPL_ZoeB
IndyPL_ZoeB
Created on:
Apr 02, 2024
15 items
If you're looking to explore titles by Asian authors this Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month,...
5 likes
General Recommendations
IndyPL Staff Picks 2023- Best of Fiction
Created on:
Nov 20, 2023
14 items
Here are a few of our staff members favorite literary and contemporary fiction selections of 2023-- featuring complicated famil...
4 likes
General Recommendations
Non-Fiction on Artificial Intelligence
By:
IndyPL_ZoeB
IndyPL_ZoeB
Created on:
Apr 12, 2023
23 items
As research on machine learning heats up, experimental A.I. (think chatbots like ChatGPT or Google's Bard) are becoming a part ...
8 likes
