I'm looking for books with found family

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I'm looking for books with found family

1Aceinthehole
Jun 19, 2025, 1:07 pm

Bonus points if it doesn't follow the nuclear family dynamic ( mom friend, dad friend, etc.)

2Petroglyph
Jun 19, 2025, 1:21 pm

One I recently read and enjoyed was Machine by Elizabeth Bear. Ignore that it's part two of a series: it's a shared universe; reading the first book is in no way necessary.

3Aquila
Edited: Jun 19, 2025, 5:08 pm

People adore Becky Chamber's The Long Way to A Small Angry Planet for

4tardis
Jun 19, 2025, 10:17 pm

>2 Petroglyph: Although the first book, Ancestral Night also has a found family vibe.

5Ennas
Edited: Jun 20, 2025, 2:47 am