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Themes labels used: grief, loss, death, mourning, memory, identity, morality, ethics, technology, responsibility, family, friendship, loyalty, prejudice, class, freedom, servitude, rights, self-belief, letting go, life and death

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Cover of Grief in the Fourth Dimension by Jennifer Yu

Grief in the Fourth Dimension

Jennifer Yu · 2024

Two dead teens in a strange afterlife room watch the living, nudge events, and uncover how their losses are connected.

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Themes labels: grief · loss · death · mourning · healing · forgiveness · kindness · justice · mercy · morality · mortality · afterlife · acceptance · closure · empathy · family · friendship · faith · purpose · legacy · time · space-time · memory · community · social class · race · migration · depression · suicide · poverty · punishment · retribution · agency

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UnWorld

Jayson Greene · 2025

In a near-future world of AI uploads, a grieving mother and three others circle a death that may hide a deeper truth.

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Themes labels: grief · loss · memory · personhood · consciousness · identity · humanity · autonomy · AI ethics · suicide · addiction · loneliness · mental health · mourning · technology and intimacy · digital age · motherhood · parenting · selfhood · attachment · mortality · data and privacy · class and access · civil rights

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Cover of Battle Angel Alita, Vol. 3: Killing Angel by Yukito Kishiro

Battle Angel Alita, Vol. 3: Killing Angel

Yukito Kishiro · 2004 · 銃夢 [Gunnm]

After a devastating loss, a cyborg heroine throws herself into a brutal futuristic sport while her guardian searches for her.

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Themes labels: grief · identity · memory · humanity · body autonomy · selfhood · loss · independence · violence · freedom · class divide · social inequality · technology and personhood · fate · escape

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Cover of The Sea Beast Takes a Lover: Stories by Michael Andreasen

The Sea Beast Takes a Lover: Stories

Michael Andreasen · 2014

A surreal short story collection where bizarre premises reveal love, loss, faith, and human longing.

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Themes labels: love · loss · longing · family · faith · aging · death · euthanasia · connection · compassion · loneliness · identity · humanity · social critique · technology · time · change · morality · isolation · self-sacrifice

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Cover of The End and Other Beginnings: Stories from the Future – A Masterful Illustrated Sci-Fi Anthology for Teens about Friendship, Hope, and Technology by Veronica Roth

The End and Other Beginnings: Stories from the Future – A Masterful Illustrated Sci-Fi Anthology for Teens about Friendship, Hope, and Technology

Veronica Roth · 2019 · Carve the Mark

Six illustrated YA sci-fi novellas explore future worlds where love, grief, and hope collide with strange technologies.

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Themes labels: grief · loss · hope · love · friendship · family · mental health · depression · self-harm · revenge · betrayal · forgiveness · personal growth · identity · technology and humanity · death · life and death · miscommunication · abuse · repression

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Cover of The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances by Glenn Dixon

The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances

Glenn Dixon · 2026

A sentient Roomba in a smart home wakes to grief, selfhood, and a growing fight against the Grid.

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Themes labels: grief · loss · love · humanity · connection · empathy · identity · belonging · autonomy · freedom vs control · technology ethics · AI anxiety · convenience costs · memory · sacrifice · human spirit · morality · surveillance · resistance · family

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Cover of Age of Ash by Daniel Abraham

Age of Ash

Daniel Abraham · 2022 · Kithamar

A slum thief hunts her brother’s killer in a vast city of secrets, grief, and political intrigue.

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Themes labels: grief · loss · family · loyalty · friendship · survival · poverty · class inequality · power · corruption · identity · self-discovery · morality · colonialism · betrayal · trust · political upheaval · memory · sacrifice · human longings

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Klara and the Sun

Kazuo Ishiguro · 2021

A solar-powered artificial friend enters a sick teenager’s home and quietly learns what love, class, and humanity cost.

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Themes labels: love · loneliness · humanity · personhood · loss · hope · compassion · faith · grief · class · inequality · technology · ethics · sacrifice · identity · social isolation · parenting · mortality · belonging

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Cover of Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 4 by Hiromu Arakawa

Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 4

Hiromu Arakawa · 2005 · 鋼の錬金術師 [Hagane no Renkinjutsushi]

After a hard setback, the Elric brothers face mistrust, secrets, and a shocking loss that changes their path.

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Themes labels: grief · identity · memory · trust · guilt · loss · family · loyalty · corruption · truth · sacrifice · communication · humanity · conspiracy · betrayal

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Cover of Zero Repeat Forever by G.S. Prendergast

Zero Repeat Forever

G.S. Prendergast, Gabrielle Prendergast · 2017 · The Nahx Invasions

A teen survivor and a defective alien soldier forge an uneasy bond after Earth is invaded, turning survival into trust.

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Themes labels: survival · humanity · grief · loss · love · prejudice · racism · identity · belonging · trauma · forgiveness · trust · loyalty · hope · mourning · defection · free will · morality · emotional intimacy

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Cover of Slow Gods by Claire North

Slow Gods

Claire North · 2025

An immortal pilot from a brutal star society becomes central to a galaxy-wide response to an impending supernova.

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Themes labels: identity · humanity · mortality · immortality · memory · belonging · love · grief · loss · meaning of life · ethics · morality · agency · free will · power · control · oppression · capitalism critique · climate denial · war · sacrifice · community · cultural survival · history · preservation · perception · belief · othering · gender · language · home · diaspora

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Cover of Crocodile Tears by Xanthe Walter

Crocodile Tears

Xanthe Walter · 2025 · Dark Water

In flooded near-future London, a grieving detective investigates a murder and falls for the prime suspect.

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Themes labels: grief · loss · guilt · redemption · love and loss · trauma · survival · justice · class inequality · social hierarchy · servitude · power and corruption · identity · self-worth · loneliness · morality · trust · betrayal · love as comfort · social compromise

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Cover of L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future, Volume 40 by Jody Lynn Nye

L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future, Volume 40

Jody Lynn Nye, Rosalyn Robilliard · 2024

An illustrated anthology of new sci-fi and fantasy voices, pairing contest-winning stories with bonus art, essays, and tips.

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Themes labels: love and loss · grief · redemption · identity · humanity · sentience · technology · AI · survival · sacrifice · friendship · loyalty · family · tradition · modernity · community · aging · death and afterlife · environmental damage · colonization · justice · hope · creativity · human nature · truth and secrets · social change · power and greed

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Cover of The Returned by Jason Mott

The Returned

Jason Mott · 2013 · The Returned

When the dead start returning unchanged, one grieving family is pulled into a global crisis of faith, fear, and identity.

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Themes labels: grief · loss · mourning · faith · morality · human nature · identity · love · responsibility · forgiveness · memory · acceptance · fear of other · death · resurrection · reunion · ethics · religion · government power · population pressure · humanity

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Cover of Batman and Robin, Volume 4: Requiem for Damian by Peter J. Tomasi

Batman and Robin, Volume 4: Requiem for Damian

Peter J. Tomasi · 2014 · Batman and Robin (2011)

Batman grieves the death of his son and partner, spiraling through loss, rage, and fragile attempts at closure.

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Themes labels: grief · loss · acceptance · mourning · fatherhood · family · trauma · regret · closure · responsibility · resurrection · memory · humanity · forgiveness · self-blame

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Cover of The Seep by Chana Porter

The Seep

Chana Porter · 2020

A trans woman in an alien-made utopia spirals after her wife remakes herself, then sets out on a strange quest.

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Themes labels: grief · identity · transformation · free will · autonomy · community · memory · mortality · love · loss · acceptance · pain · happiness · toxic positivity · utopia vs dystopia · ethics · consent · self-determination · change · humanity · post-scarcity

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Cover of Rising by Nelle Nikole

Rising

Nelle Nikole · 2023 · State of the Union

In a post-nuclear world, a compound leader hunts the truth behind undead attacks while grief, magic, and betrayal close in.

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Themes labels: grief · hope · trust · loyalty · betrayal · survival · trauma · healing · leadership · identity · community · family · sacrifice · revenge · morality · resilience · loss · finding yourself · culture · empathy · acceptance

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Cover of Where We Go When All We Were Is Gone by Sequoia Nagamatsu

Where We Go When All We Were Is Gone

Sequoia Nagamatsu · 2016

Twelve strange, folkloric stories use monsters, ghosts, and rebirth to explore grief, love, memory, and loss.

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Themes labels: grief · loss · death · afterlife · reincarnation · memory · parenthood · marriage · family trauma · loneliness · human condition · transformation · identity · hope · mourning · mortality · love · nature · capitalism · ecological collapse · social commentary · meaning-making · loss of innocence

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