2026 Reading Challenge

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Watership Down by Richard AdamsAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonBlack Beauty by Anna SewellAll Systems Red by Martha Wells
Through Another's Eyes: Xenofiction
436 books — 233 voters
Watership Down by Richard AdamsCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteInto the Wild by Erin HunterThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonThe Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford
Animal Xenofiction (Nonhuman POV)
461 books — 163 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Mote in God's Eye by Larry NivenA Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor VingeThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinDune by Frank Herbert
Intriguing Aliens
262 books — 147 voters
All Systems Red by Martha WellsThe Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkienDevil's Intern by Jayme PhelpsGood Omens by Terry PratchettThe Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
Fantasy and Science Fiction with Nonhuman Protagonists.
243 books — 146 voters

Jurassic Park by Michael CrichtonProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman Melville
52 Book Club 2025: #42 - Non-Human Antagonist
186 books — 104 voters
Empress of All Seasons by Emiko JeanRed Winter by Annette MarieShadow of the Fox by Julie KagawaKamisama Kiss, Vol. 1 by Julietta SuzukiImmortal Fire by Annette Marie
Fiction Novels Featuring Yokai
97 books — 100 voters

The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelThe Valley of Horses by Jean M. AuelThe Plains of Passage by Jean M. AuelThe Mammoth Hunters by Jean M. AuelMother Earth Father Sky by Sue Harrison
Neanderthals and Other Nonhuman Hominids
129 books — 55 voters
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. MaasObsidian by Jennifer L. ArmentroutA Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. MaasHalfway to the Grave by Jeaniene FrostTwilight by Stephenie Meyer
Magical Book Boyfriends
178 books — 44 voters

Through Wolf's Eyes by Jane LindskoldThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelGuards! Guards! by Terry PratchettThe Jungle Book by Rudyard KiplingAcorna by Anne McCaffrey
Raised By Another: Interspecies Adoption in Fiction
31 books — 24 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth SteinWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. MilneWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Books with Nonhuman Characters
144 books — 21 voters

The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday by Saad Z. HossainA Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí ClarkThe Golem and the Jinni by Helene WeckerThe Pauper Prince and the Eucalyptus Jinn by Usman T. MalikDjinn City by Saad Z. Hossain
Fiction Novels Featuring Djinn/Jinn
21 books — 13 voters
Mask of the Template by CebeliusThe Daily Struggles of an Immortal by Kurtis EcksteinToken of the Blessed by CebeliusWild Wastes by Randi DarrenEmpath Rising by Archibald Bradford
Nonhuman Erotica
73 books — 8 voters

That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly LemmingMating the Huntress by Talia HibbertThat Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf by Kimberly LemmingThat Time I Got Drunk And Saved a Human by Kimberly LemmingMistlefoe by Kimberly Lemming
Monster / Alien / Nonhuman romance and erotica written by BIPOC authors
68 books — 6 voters
Annihilation by Jeff VandermeerWilder Girls by Rory PowerGod Emperor of Dune by Frank HerbertAuthority by Jeff VandermeerAcceptance by Jeff Vandermeer
The Environment Transforms the Protagonist
9 books — 5 voters

Herald of Shalia 4 by Tamryn TamerHerald of Shalia 3 by Tamryn TamerHerald of Shalia by Tamryn TamerHerald of Shalia 2 by Tamryn TamerLord of Flesh by Stephen L. Hadley
Nonhuman Slavery
23 books — 2 voters

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