Young Adult Sci-Fi and Fantasy That Will Send You to Another World

Do you want to explore themes that matter outside of the boundaries of the “real world?” Young adult fantasy and sci-fi offers adventures into new, exciting, and sometimes downright bizarre worlds all while tackling big issues that we face here at home.  

Explore outer space and fae ruins, battle killer Artificial Intelligence and monsters, investigate family secrets, and fight for justice with the books on this list.  


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The Darkness Outside Us

Ambrose wakes up on board the Coordinated Endeavour under strange circumstances: he doesn’t remember the launch, the ship’s OS is voiced by his mother, strangers have been aboard, and Kodiak, the only other person on board, has barricaded himself away from sight. But nothing will stop Ambrose from making the mission to rescue his sister succeed. This title is also available as an eBook and eAudio on OverDrive/Libby, and as an eBook and eAudio on Hoopla.  


Gearbreakers

In an age of 100-foot-tall mechanical deities run by a tyrannical regime, two teenaged girls on opposite sides of a war discover they are fighting for a common purpose–and falling for each other. This title is also available as an eBook and eAudio on OverDrive/Libby.


Master of One

Forced to search for an ancient fae relic on behalf of a sadistic royal sorcerer, a streetwise thief discovers that the relic is actually an ancient, distractingly handsome fae prince who becomes his unlikely partner in an effort to save both of their worlds. This title is also available as an eBook and eAudio on OverDrive/Libby, and as an eBook and eAudio Hoopla.  


PET

In a near-future society that claims to have gotten rid of all monstrous people, a creature emerges from a painting seventeen-year-old Jam’s mother created, a hunter from another world seeking a real-life monster. This title is also available as an eBook and eAudio on OverDrive/Libby.


This Poison Heart

Teenaged Briseis, who possesses a supernatural power over plants, including poisonous ones, inherits a dilapidated estate in rural New York and must protect herself and her family from centuries-old secrets that threaten their lives. This title is also available as an eBook and eAudio on OverDrive/Libby. 


Raybearer

Raised in isolation, Tarisai yearns for the closeness she could have as one of the Crown Prince’s Council of 11, but her mother, The Lady, has magically compelled Tarisai to kill the Crown Prince.  This title is also available as an eBook and eAudio on OverDrive/Libby, and as eAudio on Hoopla.