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Mentor Figure sci-fi books

Every great hero needs a wise guide — even if that guide has secrets of their own.

59 books
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Ashes of Man
Ashes of Man
Christopher Ruocchio
RAdult 18+
Germination
Germination
Seth Ring
PG-13Adult 18+
Mind Bullet
Mind Bullet
Jeremy Robinson
RAdult 18+
The Thrawn Trilogy 3-Book Bundle
The Thrawn Trilogy 3-Book Bundle
Timothy Zahn
PG-13YA 12-17
Penitent
Penitent
Dan Abnett
RAdult 18+
Eyes of the Void
Eyes of the Void
Adrian Tchaikovsky
RAdult 18+
Kingdoms of Death
Kingdoms of Death
Christopher Ruocchio
RAdult 18+
Project Hail Mary
Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir
PGAdult 18+
Star Wars: Light of the Jedi (The High Republic)
Star Wars: Light of the Jedi (The High Republic)
Charles Soule
PG-13YA 12-17
Black Sand Baron
Black Sand Baron
Kyle Kirrin
RAdult 18+
Star Wars: Heir to the Empire
Star Wars: Heir to the Empire
Timothy Zahn
PG-13YA 12-17
The Silence of Unworthy Gods
The Silence of Unworthy Gods
Andrew Rowe (Fantasy fiction writer)
PG-13YA 12-17
Sisters (a Hyllis Family Story #6)
Sisters (a Hyllis Family Story #6)
Laurence Dahners
PGMiddle Grade 8-12
Matt Miller in the Colonies
Matt Miller in the Colonies
Mark Rose
PG-13Adult 18+
From a Certain Point of View (Star Wars)
From a Certain Point of View (Star Wars)
Renée Ahdieh;Meg Cabot;Pierce Brown;Nnedi Okorafor;Sabaa Tahir
PG-13YA 12-17
Guardian
Guardian
Joe Haldeman
PGAdult 18+
Death Becomes Her
Death Becomes Her
Michael Anderle
RAdult 18+
Impact! (an Ell Donsaii Story #12)
Impact! (an Ell Donsaii Story #12)
Laurence Dahners
PGYA 12-17
Telekinetic (a Hyllis Family Story #1)
Telekinetic (a Hyllis Family Story #1)
Laurence E. Dahners
PG-13YA 12-17
Two Graves
Two Graves
Douglas Preston;Lincoln Child
RAdult 18+
Forward the Foundation
Forward the Foundation
Isaac Asimov
PG-13Adult 18+
Sisterhood of Dune
Sisterhood of Dune
Kevin J. Anderson;Brian Herbert
RAdult 18+
Watchers
Watchers
Dean Koontz
RAdult 18+
The Truthsayer's Apprentice
The Truthsayer's Apprentice
Deborah Christian
PG-13YA 12-17
A Canticle for Leibowitz
A Canticle for Leibowitz
Walter M. Miller (Jr.)
PG-13Adult 18+
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
PGAdult 18+
Starship New Jersey Box Set: The Complete 10-Book SciFi Series
Starship New Jersey Box Set: The Complete 10-Book SciFi Series
Scott Bartlett
PG-13Adult 18+
Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution—An Historic Fantasy of Dark Academia
Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution—An Historic Fantasy of Dark Academia
R. F. Kuang
PG-13Adult 18+
Salvager
Salvager
Dwayne Hawkins
PGAdult 18+