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ReDawn – Brandon Sanderson (2021)

Alanik returns to a fractured homeworld, torn between resistance and surrender, and must seek unlikely human allies before her people vanish beneath the shadow of oppression.

Brandon Sanderson

Skyward

Fantasy Science Fiction Young Adult

Evershore – Brandon Sanderson (2021)

Jorgen faces war, grief, and alien diplomacy in a battle for unity and survival, where leadership means holding the line between collapse and hope among the stars.

Brandon Sanderson

Skyward

Fantasy Science Fiction Young Adult

Cytonic – Brandon Sanderson (2021)

Spensa journeys into a surreal realm beyond space, uncovering ancient truths and facing cosmic terrors to protect her world from enemies both known and unknowable.

Brandon Sanderson

Skyward

Fantasy Science Fiction Young Adult

Defiant – Brandon Sanderson (2023)

As war reshapes the galaxy, Spensa must embrace her evolving powers and haunted past to protect a fragile alliance from collapsing under the weight of ancient truths.

Ernest Cline

Fantasy Science Fiction Young Adult

Armada – Ernest Cline (2015)

A gamer is thrust into a global secret war where his skills may save humanity - if he can first uncover the truth hidden behind the game he thought he knew.

Veronica Roth

Carve the Mark

Fantasy Science Fiction Young Adult

Carve the Mark – Veronica Roth (2017)

In a divided galaxy, Cyra and Akos - a tormented girl and a captive boy - forge an unlikely bond, defying fate, pain, and power to challenge a brutal empire and reclaim their lives.

Veronica Roth

Carve the Mark

Fantasy Science Fiction Young Adult

The Fates Divide – Veronica Roth (2018)

Cyra, Akos, and Cisi defy fate in a galaxy torn by war, love, and rebellion, battling prophecy, tyranny, and their own scars to shape a future beyond the stars.

Brian Herbert

Dune Universe Legends of Dune

Adventure Fantasy Science Fiction

Dune: The Battle of Corrin – Brain Herbert (2004)

Vorian Atreides, Faykan Butler, and Norma Cenva lead humanity’s final war against Omnius, shaping empires, faith, and power in a galaxy forever scarred by the Butlerian Jihad.

Brian Herbert

Dune Universe Legends of Dune

Adventure Fantasy Science Fiction

Dune: The Butlerian Jihad – Brain Herbert (2002)

In a galaxy torn by war, humans led by Serena Butler and Xavier Harkonnen rise against Omnius and the cymeks, as Selim Wormrider sparks the desert’s awakening on Arrakis.

Brian Herbert

Dune Universe Legends of Dune

Adventure Fantasy Science Fiction

Dune: The Machine Crusade – Brain Herbert (2003)

A fierce war ignites as Vorian Atreides, Serena Butler, and Xavier Harkonnen lead humanity’s rebellion against Omnius and the thinking machines in a battle for freedom and survival.