When Simon of Eat My Zombies blogged about “15 Sci-Fi Movies Your Girlfriend Will Love,” I thought, why should girlfriends have all the fun? There are lots of exciting adventures in science fiction romance for the discriminating boyfriend. As long as the tales include a number of guy-friendly elements, many would willingly give them a try.
Therefore, I compiled a list of 15 sci-fi romances that geek girlfriends can recommend to their geek boyfriends.
My picks, all released in the past five years, have a few aspects in common:
* tons of action-adventure
* kick-ass heroines that guys can relate to
* enhanced/superhuman characters such as cyborgs, cyphertechs, and chimerans
* tamer heat levels (with a few exceptions because guys like sex too, y’know)
* and finally, quite a few fall within the romantic SF category.
Hey, it’s all about meeting him halfway, right?
I’ve tagged the books according to setting and/or notable elements. Here they are in alphabetical order by author:
GRIMSPACE – Ann Aguirre (space opera; singularity SF).
THE MYTHMAKERS – Robert Appleton (space opera; outlaws; alien artifact)
ALPHA - Catherine Asaro (near-future suspense; AI; androids)
IN ENEMY HANDS – KS Augustin (hard SF space opera w/ erotic elements)
ENEMY WITHIN – Marcella Burnard (space opera; military SF)
SONG OF SCARABAEUS – Sara Creasy (cyberpunk & biopunk)
METAL REIGN – Nathalie Gray (space opera; badass aliens)
DARKSHIP THIEVES – Sarah A. Hoyt (space opera; genetic engineering)
GIRL GONE NOVA – Pauline Baird Jones (military SF; space opera)
THE HIDDEN WORLDS – Kristin Landon (singularity; space opera; nanotech)
DRIVEN – Eve Kenin (post-apocalyptic)
TOUCHED BY AN ALIEN – Gini Koch (comedic SF, think Men In Black)
GAMES OF COMMAND – Linnea Sinclair (military SF; space opera; cyborg)
THE SPIRAL PATH – Lisa Paitz Spindler (military SF; superhuman; space pirates)
ENDLESS BLUE – Wen Spencer (military SF; superhuman/genetic engineering; alternate dimensions)
Feel free to add in your picks—there’s no reason we have to limit the list to just 15!
Joyfully yours,
Heather