SF & Fantasy books that bring you a warm feeling b/c the people in it are mostly nice to each other. Becky Chambers-core, if you will
Books where people are nice to each other Public
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The Hands of the Emperor by Victoria Goddard
4 stars
An impulsive word can start a war. A timely word can stop one. A simple act of friendship can change …
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The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
4 stars
A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret.
Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives …
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Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
4 stars
Good Omens meets The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet in this defiantly joyful adventure set in California's San …
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A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik (The Scholomance, #1)
4 stars
A Deadly Education is set at Scholomance, a school for the magically gifted where failure means certain death (for real) …
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The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik (The Scholomance, #2)
4 stars
A budding dark sorceress determined not to use her formidable powers uncovers yet more secrets about the workings of her …
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tk says: J'ai hésité à mettre cette série dans cette liste mais rétrospectivement c'est quamd même un des enjeux centraux.
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Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
4 stars
Marra — a shy, convent-raised, third-born daughter — is relieved not to be married off for the sake of her …
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Translation State by Ann Leckie
4 stars
The mystery of a missing translator sets three lives on a collision course that will have a ripple effect across …
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Paladin's Faith by T. Kingfisher (The Saint of Steel, #4)
3 stars
Marguerite Florian has spent her life acquiring and selling information, using whatever means necessary. When she falls afoul of a …
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4 stars
There’s a princess trapped in a tower. This isn’t her story.
Meet Toadling. On the day of her birth, she …
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The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older (Mossa and Pleiti, #1)
4 stars
The Mimicking of Known Successes presents a cozy Holmesian murder mystery and sapphic romance, set on Jupiter, by Malka Older, …
Astigmatic from Books says: There are some muted instances of workplace political conflict, and the "villains" are... Well, they're not nice. Everyone else is lovely, though!
(The sequel, which I am currently reading, is also lovely.)
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The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles by Malka Older (Mossa and Pleiti, #2)
4 stars
Investigator Mossa and Scholar Pleiti reunite to solve a brand-new mystery in the follow-up to the fan-favorite cozy space opera …
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Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
4 stars
From her place in the store, Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, watches carefully the behavior of those …
