# The Best of Sci-Fi and Fantasy - YA Books so Good we Loved them as Adults

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Podcast: [Hugonauts: The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hugonauts-the-best-sci-fi-books-of-all-time-4678139)
Published: 2026-05-26T12:00:00+00:00
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We revisited old favorites, read all the modern hits, and dug deep in the archives to find the YA sci-fi and fantasy books that are so good we still loved them as middle aged dudes with kids.

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