#Science Fiction/Fantasy

Space! Dragons! Space dragons (that’s a thing)! Welcome to the sci-fi and fantasy corner of Book Riot, where we discuss the best fantasy book series (and best fantasy books that standalone–yes, those do exist), YA sci-fi, science fiction books for kids, cozy sci-fi (also a thing!), and more. Grab your sword and hop in the spaceship: let’s get reading.

Letters From Tralfamadore: Two Rioters Re-Read Slaughterhouse-Five

Slaughterhouse-Five, first published in 1969, is one of the goofiest, but most profound, anti-war novels of all time. It’s Kurt ...

Riot Recommendation: Zombie Invasion

This round of the Riot Recommendation is sponsored by Strangers in the Land (The Zombie Bible) by Stant Litore. The aging prophet Devora ...

Baby Animals Read THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK REVIEW

From Ron Charles’ review of The Twelve by Justin Cronin

The Best of BookRiot.tv: The Most Watched Trailers – October 20-26, 2012

Here are the most popular book trailers from the last week on BookRiot.tv. Click the cover to watch!  

Movie-to-Book Recommendation Engine: The Harry Potter Series (Adult Edition)

So here’s you: You are a grown-up. You own dress pants, have your own beard, ten pounds more than you ...

Watch the New TV Spot for THE HOBBIT!

What’s the opposite of “I don’t need to see the movie because they put everything in the trailer?” THAT. What ...

Review GPA: THE TWELVE by Justin Cronin

Publication Date: October 16, 2012 Genre: Paranormal thriller (sequel to The Passage) Publisher: Ballantine Books Publisher’s Synopsis: “In the present ...

What Books Do You Dream About?

I spent a huge chunk of this past Sunday reading The Twelve, the sequel to Justin Cronin’s crazy-nuts bestselling reinventing-the-vampire-novel ...

5 Favorite Recent Book Covers

One of the accidental side effects of owning an ereader is that I’ve become deeply appreciative of a well-designed book ...

They’re (Paper) Ba-ack: October 23, 2012

Tuesday is New Book Day. We celebrate each week by highlighting titles we’re excited to see arrive in paperback. [galleryview ...