Science Fiction Romance Books
Sci-fi romance sets love stories among the stars: alien encounters, starship crews, cyberpunk cities and time-crossed lovers. It keeps the romance promise of a happy ending while borrowing science fiction's sense of scale.
This list collects 301 books tagged Science Fiction Romance by 228 authors, published between 1800 and 2024. 71 are free to read and 17 have a free audiobook. Books are ranked by how many readers have shelved, rated or downloaded them.
Common tropes in Science Fiction Romance
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Mark Twain
Shatter Me Complete Collection
Tahereh Mafi
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A Princess of Mars
Edgar Rice Burroughs
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Phantastes
George MacDonald
Destroy Me
Tahereh Mafi
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The Sex Life of the Gods
M. E. Knerr
The Time Traveler's Wife
Audrey Niffenegger
The Struggle
Lisa Jane Smith
A Darker Shade of Magic
V. E. Schwab
The house in the Cerulean Sea
T. J. Klune
Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1)
Charlaine Harris
One Last Stop
Casey McQuiston
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Thuvia, maid of Mars
Edgar Rice Burroughs
The Host
Stephenie Meyer
Dragonfly in Amber
Diana Gabaldon
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A Honeymoon in Space
George Chetwynd Griffith
Replay
Ken Grimwood
Wild Seed
Octavia E. Butler
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The Crack of Doom
Robert Cromie
The Haunted and the Haunters, Or, The House and the Brain
Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton
Dead as a Doornail
Charlaine Harris
Poison Study
Maria V. Snyder
Smaragdgrün
Kerstin Gier, Anthea Bell
Deathlands
James Axler
Iron Kissed
Patricia Briggs
An Acceptable Time (Time Quintet #5 / O'Keefe Family #4)
Madeleine L'Engle
The Fury
Lisa Jane Smith
A Civil Campaign
Lois McMaster Bujold
Dreams of Gods & Monsters
Laini Taylor
Time and Again
Jack Finney
Nightwings
Robert Silverberg, Michael Netzer
Brave the Wild Wind
Johanna Lindsey
Origin in Death
Nora Roberts
Bay of Sighs
Nora Roberts
The Mystery Women
Jayne Ann Krentz
Rio Lento
Nicola Griffith
Beyond the Dark
Angela Knight, Emma Holly
Knight of a Trillion Stars
Dara Joy
Ever
Gail Carson Levine
The Golden Age
John C. Wright
The Outsider
Barbara Delinsky
Obsidian Prey
Jayne Ann Krentz
Nightwalker
Heather Graham
Heartless
Gail Carriger
Geekerella
Ashley Poston
Pantomime
Laura Lam
The Empress' New Clothes
Jaid Black
The Mirror
Marlys Millhiser
Top Science Fiction Romance authors
- Mark Twain60 books
- Gena Showalter54 books
- Cheryl Brooks7 books
- Stephen Marlowe54 books
- Nalini Singh42 books
- Nancy Cane4 books
- Edgar Rice Burroughs50 books
- Jayne Ann Krentz73 books
- Heather Graham100 books
- C. B. Lee5 books
- Robert F. Young20 books
- Rebecca Zanetti10 books
- Laurann Dohner10 books
- Lynn Hagen4 books
- Sophie Gabrielle3 books
- Tahereh Mafi3 books
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Frequently asked questions
What are the most popular Science Fiction Romance books?
By reader shelving on Open Library and downloads, the most popular include A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889), Shatter Me Complete Collection (2011), A Princess of Mars (1912), Phantastes (1850) and Destroy Me (2012).
Are there free Science Fiction Romance books?
Yes — 71 science fiction romance titles are in the public domain and free to read, including A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889), A Princess of Mars (1912) and Phantastes (1850).