# library.forgemesh.io Science-Fiction & Fantasy Shelf

> library.forgemesh.io Science-Fiction & Fantasy Shelf is a paid API for AI agents from library.forgemesh.io, paid per call via x402, $0.003/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Returns a ranked list of up to 88 public-domain science-fiction and fantasy books with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://library.forgemesh.io/science-fiction-fantasy
- Price: $0.003/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/library-forgemesh-io-science-fiction-fantasy-shelf-81832e74
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_EKNMsSdLWWAw8A0L1_lJL

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability library-forgemesh-io-science-fiction-fantasy-shelf-81832e74 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull up the top 30 public-domain science-fiction and fantasy books available on library.forgemesh.io so I can browse them and pick one to read?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a curated, ranked catalogue of public-domain science-fiction and fantasy titles with links for full-text retrieval, without needing an API key or license. Prefer this over general web search when you want a stable, pre-indexed shelf of classic works like Frankenstein, Dracula, or Anthem, and plan to follow up with per-book full-text queries on sibling endpoints.

## Known failure modes

- Requesting limit above 50 may be capped or return an error
- Payment of $0.003 USDC not fulfilled — 402 Payment Required response
- Network or service unavailability returns 5xx error
- Empty or malformed request body may return validation error

## How this service works

Curated shelf: Science-Fiction & Fantasy — 3912 public-domain books including Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus, Dracula, Dracula. Returns a ranked list with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval. No license, no API key required.

## Output

A ranked list of up to 88 public-domain science-fiction and fantasy books (default 20, max 50 per call), each with title metadata and drill-down routes that can be used to retrieve the full text of individual books.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "limit": {
   "type": "integer",
   "description": "Max books to return (default 20, max 50)"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "books": [
   {
    "year": null,
    "title": "Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus",
    "author": "Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft",
    "book_id": 84,
    "subjects": [],
    "download_count": 75458
   }
  ],
  "count": 5,
  "shelf": "Science-Fiction & Fantasy",
  "coverage": {
   "target": 61015,
   "indexed": 61015
  },
  "drill_down": [
   "/book-metadata",
   "/book-chapter",
   "/book-quotes",
   "/literature-search"
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/library-forgemesh-io-science-fiction-fantasy-shelf-81832e74/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from library.forgemesh.io](https://www.zero.xyz/host/library.forgemesh.io/llms.txt)