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Sci-fi is such a broad genre that it can seem quite challenging to get into, especially if you’re a young adult and find the concept of starting the understandably daunting. But there are loads of great sci-fi books for young adults out there. When I was growing up, there wasn’t much YA sci-fi on offer, so when I wanted to branch out from fantasy books into sci-fi, I had to read some pretty advanced novels that were aimed at adults, like or even .

These days, though, the genre is so much more accessible to its growing audience, which is why I’ve showcased a few of the best books for YA readers here. The best young adult (YA) sci-fi books Below, I’ve listed some of the best YA sci-fi books available right now that anyone can pick up and read. I’ve ranked them from the least accessible to YA readers at the top to the most accessible at the bottom, but there’s really not much in it.



Any of these books are perfect for a YA reader who wants to get into or is obsessed with sci-fi but isn’t quite ready for the genre’s most intense novels. is a fantastic YA sci-fi book set in the far future. Three interplanetary systems are on the brink of collapse, leaving them no other choice but to war until one is left or work together.

You follow Asa, the youngest daughter of House Fane, a family dealing with catastrophic energy and climate crises. She believes she can solve her family’s issues through marriage to another. The thing is, she’s going to do this by posing as her.

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