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Saga, Compendium One by Brian K. Vaughan
Across a galaxy at war, two lovers from rival species risk everything to keep their newborn safe—while mercenaries, magic, and politics close in. With irreverent humor and heart, Saga, Compendium One launches an audacious, star-spanning tale of family on the run and the stories we choose to tell.
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... a scrappy, cross-species found family trying to stay one step ahead of bigger powers?
The Long Way To A Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
If what hooked you in Saga was Alana and Marko building a messy, loving family around Hazel—pulling in Izabel, dodging The Will, and even finding unlikely allies like Prince Robot IV—then you’ll love the Wayfarer crew. Rosemary, Sissix, Dr. Chef, and the rest turn a tunneling ship into a home while navigating dangerous jobs, cultural clashes, and galactic politics. It’s that same tender, chaotic togetherness that kept the family alive on the run.
... big, kinetic space-opera stakes that sprawl from intimate drama to system-shaking wars?
Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey
Loved how Saga bounces from Alana and Marko’s desperate escapes to galaxy-wide fallout with royals and revolutionaries? Leviathan Wakes does that same gear shift—from Holden’s crew scrambling to survive to Miller’s grim investigation—before detonating into the Eros incident and a protomolecule crisis that reshapes everything. It’s the same high-stakes sweep you felt when Hazel’s family kept colliding with empires and assassins.
... deadpan, dark humor threaded through sudden violence and high-tech mayhem?
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
If The Will’s gallows quips, Lying Cat’s brutal punchlines, and Prince Robot IV’s bleak asides made you laugh even as blasters fired, Murderbot’s your vibe. The snarky SecUnit wants to binge serials, not protect clients on a hostile planet—but corporate sabotage and firefights won’t let it. That same mordant wit cutting through chaos—like Saga’s jokes landing between life-or-death choices—makes this a compulsively fun ride.
... a rotating lens that shifts between separated lives to reveal an epic, converging truth?
The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin
If you loved how Saga hops between Alana/Marko, The Will, Gwendolyn, and Prince Robot IV—each thread reframing the others—this delivers that same multi-angle punch. Essun, Syenite, and Damaya’s stories spiral through cataclysms, secret orders, and living obelisks until the perspective shift lands like one of Saga’s jaw-drop reveals narrated by Hazel. It’s layered, humane, and devastating in the best way.
... fighters who are brave, loving, and compromised all at once?
The Black Company by Glen Cook
If you’re drawn to Alana and Marko making messy, sometimes bloody choices to protect Hazel, or to complex foes-turned-allies like Prince Robot IV, this mercenary chronicle will hit home. Croaker and the Company serve the enigmatic Lady and the terrifying Taken, doing grim work with a conscience that doesn’t always win. It’s that same moral gray—like The Will’s conflicted hunts—that keeps you turning pages.
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