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Start Your Engines: Science Fiction Races

The greatest spectacle in reading is what you make it! Get excited for the Indy 500 with these titles, as summer races towards us. Dive into a different world or aparate to another dimension, as these science fiction books have an emphasis on fantasy and or time travel. Join in the fun with characters that are on the run, on a time crunch, or both. Any one of these reads will make for an excellent and exciting escape as the characters race towards a solution and you towards the conclusion. #IndyPLAdults #IndyPLTeens

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  • Thomas wakes up to find himself with other teens that have been isolated, and their only way out is through a looming maze. A teen fiction classic that has a little something for everyone--a descriptive setting, strong characters, and suspense.
    Book, 2009New York : Delacorte Press, 2009. — TEEN FIC DAS
  • Two supernatural siblings enlist the help of Katy while they're on the lam from people who seek their powers. This is the first in a four book series.
    Book, 2024Shrewsbury, PA : Entangled Teen, an imprint of Entangled Publishing LLC, 2024. — TEEN FIC ARM
  • A dark fairy tale with a dazzling heroine, who must venture back into a forest that she once escaped, or else an evil tyrant will burn down her village. Great for fans of Guillermo del Toro's films or books by J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis.
    Book, 2024New York : Tordotcom, Tor Publishing Group, 2024. — SF MOH
  • Young Koral must cheat her way into the Glory Race to secure medicine for a sick sibling. A fascinating read with roots in South Asian mythology.
    Book, 2022Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Fire, [2022] — TEEN FIC BER
  • A washed up journalist flees to his family's remote cabin, only to find it occupied by a young girl with special abilities and her adult sidekick. To fight for a better future, they all must band together to outrun those who seek to control her.
    Book, 2025New York, NY : Tor, Tor Publishing Group, 2025. — SF KLU
  • An unlikely romance forms between two time-travelling government agents, one from the present and one from the past. Fans of the Disney series "Loki" or Hank Green's "An Absolutely Remarkable Thing" will love this title.
    Book, 2024New York, N.Y. : Avid Reader Press, 2024. — FIC BRA
  • In a post-apocolyptic world, 125 people live in harmony on an idyllic island until one of them is murdered. If you loved watching "Knives Out" or "Shutter Island," this book is for you!
    Book, 2024Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Landmark, [2024] — MYS TUR
  • The main character is a new mother and powerhouse, but she has to team up with her personal and professional rival. Like films "Zathura" and "Catching Fire" characters must race to prevail as each hour at play reveals another set of horrors.
    Book, 2024New York : Orbit, 2024. — SF CAR
  • When an Uber driver picks up a fare, he doesn't expect what comes with her: a large black box with unknown contents. As the two travel cross-country, panic ensues as to the contents. Fans of "Birdbox" will appreciate this thrilling dark comedy.
    Book, 2024New York : St. Martin's Press, [2024] — SF PAR
  • The literary equivalent of "Pirates of the Carribean," Yat Jyn-Hok is a reformed thief who is murdered, resurrected by ancient forces, and recruited by the band of pirates that discovered her to find her killer. What more could you want?
    Book, 2022New York : Saga Press, 2022. — SF STR