Best story suggestions that provide a really interesting reason for humanity to not be the default. Obviously as humans we almost always get human protagonists, they ground the world and the story and make it relatable. But when has this been subverted, not just for contrarian reasons but for solid story driven reasons?
Bonus if the main character cast is diverse, not all white, female and male. A primary main character who is not white male is great.
Fantasy or sci-fi or other type of setting is fine, not tied to anything in particular.
Traditional elf, dwarf vs other non humans also fine, not particular about this (yet in this post).
by organicHack
5 Comments
Seveneves! What you describe is the crux of the story. It’s also a long book and in my opinion, a very fun read!
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood is an alternate future reality trilogy that really bends your brain with the minute details.
Excellent, top 10 lifetime books.
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Not for everyone, but fits the description of what ya want
Anne Bishop’s The Others series. One of my absolute favs
Age of myth – Michael Sullivan (I think it’s a series, I just read the first one because my library only had it lol).