This is the time to mention that sci-fi is a mixed genre, and a lot of stuff can go under that umbrella. While The Queens Red Guard series is stolidly fantasy, and could even be considered romantasy, I feel like the rich world building, complex politics, and diversity of characters is something most sci-fi readers would enjoy. This series has kept me up at night wondering who the author might kill off to further the plot...and I'm so into it. Call me a masochist but if an author isn't hurting me...I don't want it!