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Science Fiction - Teens

From laser guns to alien invasions to commentary on society, history and the nature of humanity, this genre has something for every reader! Space, politics, adventure and more - science fiction blends actual science with imagination to create possible futures and alternate worlds. This list is loosely ordered from ‘light’ to ‘gritty’ reads. A Christchurch City Libraries’ list.

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  • John Smith has had a rough past year. No, make that past life. Hunted by a species that wants to wipe his race off the face of the universe, he lives on the run. But John doesn't want to run anymore. Prepare yourself for thrills and action-packed…
    Book, 2010London : Puffin, 2010. — YOUNG ADULT FICTION
  • A classic tale get a sci-fi makeover! There's still an evil stepmother and handsome prince, but this time Cinderella is a cyborg girl with a mysterious past. This fairytale romance comes with action, a deadly plague, and dystopian city.
    Book, 2012Penguin, 2012. — YOUNG ADULT FICTION
  • Set in the near future when space travel has been invented, demand for explorers and archaeologists is huge. Lyra isn’t either, but her parents are, and she must travel with them across the galaxy to uncover the mystery of why the Terracotta…
    Book, 2018HQ Young Adult, 2018. — YOUNG ADULT FICTION
  • After witnessing a terrorist attack, Nax and three other Ellis Station Academy failures find themselves framed for the crime and on the run. Armed with snark and a history of bad decisions, it’s up to this rag-tag bunch of misfits to save the day.…
    Book, 2018New York : Harper Teen, [2018] — YOUNG ADULT FICTION
  • Jump into 'The Illumiae Files', a witty and fast-paced trilogy told through a collection of chat logs, interviews, files, and maps. Kady is forced to flee her home when her a mega-corporation invades her planet. Their warship is pursuing the…
    Book, 2015Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2015. — YOUNG ADULT FICTION
  • In a world where the line between videogames and real life is blurry at best, Emika works to track down those who illegally bet on games. However when she hacks into an opening game of an international competition, she finds herself drawn into the…
    Book, 2017New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2017] — YOUNG ADULT FICTION
  • Set in the future, in the year 2380, top student Tyler Jones is getting ahead of himself. He wants to lead an elite team, however, he ends with a team of a very different level. Tyler may think that his team of misfits is his biggest problem, until…
    Book, 2019Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 2019. — YOUNG ADULT FICTION
  • After health technology has become so advanced that no human dies of natural causes anymore, Scythes are people who must keep the population under control by ending lives. Citra and Rowan are both chosen to be apprentice Scythes, and to learn the…
    Book, 2016New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2016] — YOUNG ADULT FICTION
  • Zara will do anything to be free, which is why when her family moves to Mars she opts to stay behind. However, when things go south, she finds herself recruited by aliens into an elite team. With its detailed intergalactic landscape, this book is…
    Book, 2018New York : Katherine Tegen Books, [2018] — YOUNG ADULT FICTION
  • In 2460, 18-year-old Liv dreams of a future beyond her lower-class life in the Metro. She uses the neurochip in her brain to sell memories to wealthy clients, which is illegal, but money is freedom. Rookie Forceman Adrian Rao believes in order over…
    Book, 2024New York : Joy Revolution, [2024] — YOUNG ADULT FICTION
  • Skyward is a slower paced story packed with character development and world-building. The human race has been driven to extinction, attacked by a mysterious alien race. But Spensa is a fighter, determined to be the hero her father wasn't, and an…
    Book, 2019London : Gollancz, 2019. — SCIENCE FICTION SAN
  • Sil works for the Syntex corporation, leading their field agents to safety by commandeering their minds. However, when a critical mission doesn't go as planned, she is branded a traitor and forced out of Syntex. To prove her loyalty, she infiltrates…
    Book, 2022London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2022. — YOUNG ADULT FICTION
  • Todd Hewitt is the only boy in a town of only men. Ever since the settlers were infected with the Noise germ, the women all died, and the men can all hear each other's thoughts. Todd is just a month away from becoming a man, but even though he can…
    Book, 2008London : Walker, 2008. — YOUNG ADULT FICTION
  • After the first settler on Titan sends her distress signal, neither remaining country on Earth can afford to scramble a rescue of its own, and so two sworn enemies are installed in the same spaceship. They wake alone in space, with no memory of the…
    Book, 2021New York : Katherine Tegen Books, [2021] — YOUNG ADULT FICTION
  • This series has it all: action, intrigue and revenge. Two sides of a planet are at war and in the middle of it all, there’s Cyra and Akos, enemies bound together by fate. Cyra's gift has been warped into a curse but Akos' gift is to negate others'…
    Book, 2017London : HarperCollins Publishers, 2017. — YOUNG ADULT FICTION
  • A sci-fi retelling of the story of China's sole empress, Wu Zetian, in a mecha-filled world fighting alien invaders. The protagonist, Zetian, becomes a concubine-pilot to avenge her sister's death, only to discover she's an "Iron Widow" who can…
    Book, 2021London : Rock the Boat, 2021. — YOUNG ADULT FICTION
  • In the future, humanity has conquered the solar system and has stratified into a social hierarchy of "Colours". "Golds" run the empire and live lives of power, wealth, and privilege, while "Reds", the lowest Colour, toil away in mines under the…
    Book, 2014New York : Del Rey, c2014. — SCIENCE FICTION
  • 'War Girls' is set in a futuristic Nigeria, torn apart by civil war, climate change, and nuclear weapons. Sisters Onyii and Ify dream of a better life, but as former child soldiers they're drawn back into a war where girls become cyborg soldiers and…
    Book, 2019New York : Razorbill, 2019. — YOUNG ADULT FICTION
  • Alyssa is an adventurer at heart so she never wanted to inherit her dying uncle's throne. When he calls for a crownchase, Alyssa must compete against representatives from the other prime families to find the royal seal and claim the throne. With a…
    Book, 2020New York : HarperTeen, [2020] — YOUNG ADULT FICTION