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The Mary Sue
The Mary Sue
Sarah Fimm

SHOCKING: The 10 saddest sci fi books of all time - You Need To See This

I’ve seen the future, and it’s bleak – at least according to these ten sci-fi authors. Alien invasions. Climate change. Malevolent AI. Dead bees. Any of one of these things could potentially cause the extinction of humanity! Particularly that last one – I had no idea how important those little guys are! When it comes to building a better tomorrow, these science fiction writers didn’t get the memo. Instead, they poured their hearts out penning the 10 saddest sci-fi books of all time for your reading pleasure. Well, not pleasure exactly. Catharsis? Emotional release? Ugly crying spell? Each is a scientifically accurate description of what you’ll experience reading these novels.

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