https://ashbornchronicles.com Latest posts from The Ashborn Chronicles en-us Jacques du Preez https://ashbornchronicles.com/blog/best-dystopian-sci-fi-books-like-the-road/ Looking for bleak, survival-focused dystopian fiction after reading The Road? Here are 12 books that capture that same devastating beauty. Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://ashbornchronicles.com/blog/best-dystopian-sci-fi-books-like-the-road/ https://ashbornchronicles.com/blog/best-sci-fi-books-2026/ The best science fiction novels of 2026 so far, from space operas to dystopian thrillers. Updated list of must-read new releases. Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://ashbornchronicles.com/blog/best-sci-fi-books-2026/ https://ashbornchronicles.com/blog/underrated-dystopian-novels/ Beyond 1984 and Brave New World: hidden gems of dystopian fiction that deserve more readers. These overlooked novels will become your new favorites. Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://ashbornchronicles.com/blog/underrated-dystopian-novels/ https://ashbornchronicles.com/blog/female-warriors-sci-fi-books/ Science fiction with women who fight—physically, politically, and against systems designed to crush them. These books feature unforgettable female protagonists. Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://ashbornchronicles.com/blog/female-warriors-sci-fi-books/ https://ashbornchronicles.com/blog/books-like-red-rising/ Finished Red Rising and need more brutal class warfare, reluctant heroes, and revolution? These 12 sci-fi novels deliver the same intensity. Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://ashbornchronicles.com/blog/books-like-red-rising/ https://ashbornchronicles.com/blog/best-books-like-red-rising/ If Pierce Brown's Red Rising left you hungry for more stories of rebellion, brutal hierarchies, and characters who refuse to stay in their place, start here. Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://ashbornchronicles.com/blog/best-books-like-red-rising/ https://ashbornchronicles.com/blog/great-sci-fi-villains/ The best science fiction villains aren't just evil—they're compelling. Here's what separates memorable antagonists from forgettable obstacles. Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://ashbornchronicles.com/blog/great-sci-fi-villains/ https://ashbornchronicles.com/blog/post-apocalyptic-romance-books/ When the world ends, love becomes complicated. These post-apocalyptic romance novels balance survival and emotional connection without sacrificing either. Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://ashbornchronicles.com/blog/post-apocalyptic-romance-books/ https://ashbornchronicles.com/blog/found-family-sci-fi-books/ When your birth family fails you, you build a new one. These 11 sci-fi novels celebrate the families we choose—crews, rebels, survivors who become everything. Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://ashbornchronicles.com/blog/found-family-sci-fi-books/ https://ashbornchronicles.com/blog/sci-fi-books-with-forbidden-romance/ Looking for science fiction where love crosses lines it shouldn't? These books combine heart-wrenching romance with speculative worlds. Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://ashbornchronicles.com/blog/sci-fi-books-with-forbidden-romance/ https://ashbornchronicles.com/blog/best-sci-fi-romance-novels/ Science fiction romance at its finest—star-crossed lovers, forbidden connections, and relationships that survive impossible odds. Here are 13 books that do both genres justice. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://ashbornchronicles.com/blog/best-sci-fi-romance-novels/ https://ashbornchronicles.com/blog/books-about-ai-gone-wrong/ From quietly unsettling to extinction-level terrifying, these 14 novels explore what happens when artificial intelligence stops serving humanity. Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://ashbornchronicles.com/blog/books-about-ai-gone-wrong/ https://ashbornchronicles.com/blog/survival-fiction-books/ Stories about staying alive against impossible odds—wilderness, apocalypse, exile, and the human will to survive. These 12 books test characters to their limits. Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://ashbornchronicles.com/blog/survival-fiction-books/ https://ashbornchronicles.com/blog/political-sci-fi-novels-about-revolution/ Science fiction's greatest revolutions teach us about power, sacrifice, and the cost of changing the world. Here are 13 novels that do it best. Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://ashbornchronicles.com/blog/political-sci-fi-novels-about-revolution/ https://ashbornchronicles.com/blog/building-the-wastelands/ How I designed the world of The Ashborn Chronicles—the Citadels, the Wastelands, and the cultures that make both feel alive. Sat, 03 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://ashbornchronicles.com/blog/building-the-wastelands/