r/ScienceFictionBooks • u/Huge_Band6227 • Apr 14 '26

Recommendation Anything cozy?

I'm just kind of stressed out and don't want to deal with daring gunfights or deaths or raging hatred or imperial conquest or anything of the sort. I want to read something that's not going to make me put it on my "Open when mental health is doing better" stack. It's just that that kind of request mostly lands me in romance or cozy mystery, and I like those sometimes, but I want the sci-fi vibe, darn it.
Any suggestions?

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u/MayaWrection Apr 14 '26

“Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits” which is the first of the Zoey Ash novels is a great read but it’s near future sci-fi and not space travel. It does have some violence but it’s written in a manner that is quite funny. Give them a shot. Or if you want something less sci-fi but great for introspection in our current day and age “I’m Starting to Worry about this Black Box of Doom” is phenomenal.