Hello!
I’m looking for fantasy or sci-fi books that are standalone and not part of a huge series. I love the found family trope as well! Any author (apart from the problematic ones) are welcome! I just want a good book I can dive into, love, and finish. All these huge series I find very overwhelming 😅
I look forward to your suggestions! Thank you 😁
by Celestial_Shadows
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I read Lies of Locke Lamora as a standalone and loved it. And 100% involves found family!
The world was certainly fascinating enough to continue on but it wraps up in a satisfying way.
T Kingfisher has a ton of these. Dark fairytales (retellings and originals) like “Nettle and Bone”, “A Sorceress Comes to Call”, “Bryony and Roses”, “Thornhedge”, all can be read separately. I particularly enjoyed Nettle and Bone.
She also has some standalone YA fantasy like “A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking” and a standalone romantasy “Swordheart”.
“Up Against It” by TJ Locke is imaginative far future standalone sci fi.
“The Raven Tower” by Anne Leckie is kind of experimental fantasy told mostly in second person.
“The Coldest Girl in Coldtown” by Holly Black is standalone YA urban fantasy that’s really fun, an interesting deconstruction of the YA vampire trend in its way.
“The Goblin Emperor” by Katherine Addison is a political intrigue fantasy with some cozy vibes and some deadly politics. It has some spin off books in the same world, but this book is complete on its own without reading them.
Michael Crichton has some good ones: Congo, Sphere, Timeline, Prey