Working-Class Hero

16 books

Sci-fi books featuring a working-class hero male lead, ranked by reader rating. Every title carries a content rating, age recommendation, and trigger warnings, so you know exactly what you're picking up before you start reading.

Ship Breaker
Ship Breaker
Paolo Bacigalupi
PG-13
Breaking Point: A Post-Apocalyptic Survival Thriller
Breaking Point: A Post-Apocalyptic Survival Thriller
Harley Tate
PG-13
7 DAYS - Book 1:
7 DAYS - Book 1:
Mike Kraus
PG-13
These Broken Stars
These Broken Stars
Amie Kaufman
PG-13
The Lost Fleet Omnibus: Books 1-5: A Space Opera Adventure
The Lost Fleet Omnibus: Books 1-5: A Space Opera Adventure
Sarah Hawke
X
Legend
Legend
Marie Lu
PG-13
Tender Is the Flesh
Tender Is the Flesh
Agustina Bazterrica
Hard R
Downfall (Chronicles of Castia)
Downfall (Chronicles of Castia)
Abigail Morrison
PG-13
Meet Me at World's End
Meet Me at World's End
Jordan Rivet
PG-13
Beneath the Skin
Beneath the Skin
Tank Jaeger
R
Signal Lost: A Sci-Fi Alien Romance
Signal Lost: A Sci-Fi Alien Romance
Onyx Sullivan
R
Terms of Enlistment
Terms of Enlistment
Marko Kloos
R
The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook
The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook
Matt Dinniman
R
Spacebound and Down: A Cozy, Low-Stakes, Slice-of-Life Sci-fi Adventure
Spacebound and Down: A Cozy, Low-Stakes, Slice-of-Life Sci-fi Adventure
Jack Bodett
PG
When She Wishes (Risdaverse)
When She Wishes (Risdaverse)
Ruby Dixon
R
Unwanted Starship
Unwanted Starship
John Walker
PG-13