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12 books with a reading profile close to Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler. Escapist; a moderate read.

1

Saga, Volume 9

by Brian K. Vaughan

Also escapist · narrative, science fiction

Saga, Volume 9 concludes the first half of Brian K.
2

The Book Eaters

by Sunyi Dean

Also escapist · horror, narrative

In the Yorkshire moors, a secret society of bibliophages lives in crumbling manors, consuming printed pages to absorb their information and flavors.
3

Locke & Key, Vol. 5: Clockworks

by Joe Hill

Also escapist · horror, narrative

In this fifth installment, Tyler and Kinsey Locke use the Timeshift Key to witness the origins of the supernatural conflict surrounding Keyhouse.
4

Locke & Key, Vol. 4: Keys to the Kingdom

by Joe Hill

Also escapist · horror, narrative

Tyler, Kinsey, and Bode Locke continue discovering enchanted keys within the Keyhouse estate, including the Hercules Key for physical strength and the Animal Key, which allows the user to transform into a beast.
5

Wilder Girls

by Rory Power

Also escapist · horror, narrative

Hetty, Byatt, and Reese are students at Raxter School for Girls, a boarding academy quarantined on a remote island following an outbreak of the Tox.
6

The Hacienda

by Isabel Cañas

Also escapist · horror, narrative

Set in the aftermath of the Mexican War of Independence, the story follows Beatriz, a young woman who marries a wealthy widower to secure her family’s safety.
7

Lost Boy

by Christina Henry

horror, narrative

Jamie is the first boy Peter ever brought to the island, serving as his loyal right hand for centuries.
8

Saga, Volume 8

by Brian K. Vaughan

narrative, science fiction

Hazel and her parents, Alana and Marko, land on a resource-rich comet known as Phang after their recent reunion.
9

I Am Legend and Other Stories

by Richard Matheson

horror, narrative

Robert Neville is the last living human in a world overrun by nocturnal, bloodthirsty creatures.
10

The Daughter of Doctor Moreau

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

horror, narrative

Set in the nineteenth-century Yucatan peninsula, the story follows Carlota Moreau, a young woman raised in isolation on a remote estate.
11

All the Birds in the Sky

by Charlie Jane Anders

Also escapist · narrative, science fiction

Patricia Delfine is a witch who can communicate with birds, while Laurence Armstead is a lonely engineering prodigy who builds a two-second time machine and a supercomputer.
12

Ring Shout

by P. Djèlí Clark

Also escapist · horror, narrative

In 1915 Georgia, Maryse Boudreaux hunts monsters known as Ku Kluxes—demonic entities with pale tentacles and multiple eyes that hide beneath the white hoods of the Klan.

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