Best Fantasy/Sci Fi 2018

In honor of reading so many books this year, I decided to put together 4 2018 Best of Lists, just because I have options. Best YA Fantasy/Sci Fi Best YA Literature as Activism Best non YA and a Most Anticipated List

1.  Warcross     Wildcard

Why they are on this list:

• action, intrigue, mystery
• Tokyo as virtual setting for all things Blade Runner esque
• minority characters
• girl power, moral centers
• the author's dilemma of just because we can, should we. . .

For those readers who enjoyed Ready Player One, if you like virtual reality, this series makes you think about the dark web (a real thing) and the addiction of virtual reality gaming.

 

 2.  Binti, Binti: Home, Binti: Night Masquerade

Why they are on this list:

• Minority author
• Aboriginal-ish character in a science fiction
• Kickass girl character who holds tight to her culture and moves forward into the future
• Indigenous knowledge as (k)new knowledge

There will always be colonization, even in space. However, this book is about Indigenous knowledge really being the knowledge that saves the world(s). It reminds me that aloha can change the world and aloha has teeth. #manawahine

          

3.   Ink,Iron and Glass Mist, Metal and Ash Gwendolyn Clare

Why they are on the list:

• Precise, careful writing can save the world - what a fabulous premise!
• Adults sometimes rely too much on the systems they build and mess things up
• Betrayal is so engaging as a reader

I have not read it in a while, but it felt similar in concept as Inkheart.