Top new sci-fi books in April 2023
Last updated:
April 30, 2023
April 2023 featuring new releases by Claire Fuller, Neal Shusterman, Eric Elfman, Sylvain Neuvel, Kresley Cole, Ruby Dixon, Alanea Alder, Lydia Kang, Hollie Jackson, Mason Lloyd, Maurene Goo, C.T. Rwizi and many more.
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The Memory of Animals by Claire Fuller
From the award-winning author of Our Endless Numbered Days, Swimming Lessons, Bitter Orange, and Unsettled Ground comes a beautiful and searing novel of memory, love, survival―and octopuses.In the face of a pandemic, an unprepared world scrambles to escape the mysterious disease’s devastating symptoms: sensory damage, memory loss, death...fiction · sci-fi · literary-fiction · dystopia · contemporary · female-author · psychological · book · adult -
![I Am the Walrus by Neal Shusterman, Eric Elfman]()
I Am the Walrus by Neal Shusterman, Eric Elfman
Eoin Colfer meets Rick Riordan—with a little Margaret Peterson Haddix sprinkled on top—in this hilarious new sci-fi series from award-winning authors Neal Shusterman and Eric Elfman. When fourteen-year-old Noah falls from the trees on his classmate Sahara, he doesn’t understand how, or why, he would have been up there. It’s just one more in a string of strange things happening to Noah lately...middle-grade · fiction · humor · action-adventure · sci-fi · animals · fantasy · children-books · book -
![For the First Time, Again by Sylvain Neuvel]()
For the First Time, Again by Sylvain Neuvel
Aster believes she is a normal teenage girl - she is very wrong . . .Teenager Aster barely escapes with her life when her adoptive father is killed in a shooting. Suddenly finding herself under the protection of a special US military unit, she learns that blood tests indicate that she's not even human. Unsure who or what she might be - or if any of this is true - Aster's first instinct is to flee... -
![From the Grave by Kresley Cole]()
From the Grave by Kresley Cole
Kresley Cole’s New York Times bestselling Arcana Chronicles series comes to a spectacular and fiery conclusion in this final installment.When even the gods hold their breath . . .To defeat the Emperor and Fortune, Evie, the great Empress of Arcana, must repair her bond with Death, despite the earth-shattering developments between them. And danger lurks in every shadow . .romance · fantasy · young-adult · paranormal · dystopia · fiction · sci-fi · supernatural · urban-fantasy · magic -
![When She's Fearless by Ruby Dixon]()
When She's Fearless by Ruby Dixon
After being stolen from Earth, I learned that I could live each day in fear...or I could meet life head-on and unafraid. I chose the latter...Which is why, when I find a terrifyingly huge cat-alien male hip-deep in my favorite fishing spot, I don't run away in fear.I introduce myself.Is it reckless? Sure. But I've never met anyone quite like the feline Hrrrusek...romance · sci-fi · aliens · fantasy · paranormal · fiction · small-town · multi-pov · contemporary · abuse -
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![A Spell is Cast by Alanea Alder]()
A Spell is Cast by Alanea Alder
One of several Bewitched and Bewildered short stories released by the Author on her website...romance · paranormal · shapeshifters · fantasy · supernatural · vampires · magic · urban-fantasy · contemporary · humor -
![Cataclysm by Lydia Kang]()
Cataclysm by Lydia Kang
The next adventure in The High Republic, set after the events of Convergence and The Battle of Jedha... -
![Wed to the Alien Brute by Hollie Jackson, Mason Lloyd, January Bell]()
Wed to the Alien Brute by Hollie Jackson, Mason Lloyd, January Bell
My dreams of marrying a hot alien came true—except the grumpy brute can’t stand me.I am the only one excited—okay, delighted—at finding myself married to a hulking, alien warlord. I’ve always been into scales and tails, and this big green beefcake is right up my alley. Except, he’s not into me. But I want my fun, and that’s the very least I can get out of this arranged marriage...romance · aliens · sci-fi · fated-mates · fantasy · multi-pov · grumpy-sunshine · cheerful-mc · grumpy-mc · steamy -
![Throwback by Maurene Goo]()
Throwback by Maurene Goo
Back to the Future meets The Joy Luck Club in this YA contemporary romance about a Korean American girl sent back to the ’90s to (reluctantly) help her teenage mom win Homecoming Queen.Being a first-generation Asian American immigrant is hard. You know what’s harder? Being the daughter of one...romance · young-adult · contemporary · time-travel · sci-fi · historical-fiction · fiction · audiobook · family · fantasy -
![House of Gold by C.T. Rwizi]()
House of Gold by C.T. Rwizi
From visionary author C. T. Rwizi comes the epic journey of four people on a distant planet who face the ultimate test of loyalty, friendship, and duty in the rising tide of war.A corporate aristocracy descended from Africa rules a colony on a distant planet.Life here is easy—for the rarified and privileged few... -
![Relic of Sorrows, 2nd Epilogue by Lindsay Buroker]()
Relic of Sorrows, 2nd Epilogue by Lindsay Buroker
The trip to Cleon Moon for Alisa to find her... -
![End Game 2nd Epilogue by Lindsay Buroker]()
End Game 2nd Epilogue by Lindsay Buroker
Another epilogue of our loyal crew. A very domestic scene is documented... -
![Prodigal by Glynn Stewart]()
Prodigal by Glynn Stewart
The star system of Apollo has fallen!Her fleets are scattered and her enemies victorious.Apollo’s last an exile mercenary coming home at last!Ace pilot Kira Demirci fled her home system of Apollo five years ago. Betrayed by her own government and one step ahead of enemy assassins, she smuggled a squadron of star fighters into the Outer Rim and forged a mercenary fleet of old friends and new alike...sci-fi · military · audiobook · suspense · space-opera · galactic-empire · soldiers · space-fleet · fiction · violent-conflict -
![Going Zero: A Novel by Anthony McCarten]()
Going Zero: A Novel by Anthony McCarten
From four-time Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Anthony McCarten comes a breakneck, wickedly entertaining thriller for our times, a twisty, action-packed novel reminiscent of the best Michael Crichton technothrillers, in which a woman must find a way to elude the most powerful forces of government and high tech... -
![The Hitherto Secret Experiments of Marie Curie by Seanan McGuire, Jane Yolen, Scott Sigler, Alethea Kontis]()
The Hitherto Secret Experiments of Marie Curie by Seanan McGuire, Jane Yolen, Scott Sigler, Alethea Kontis
Luckily for humanity, scientist Marie Curie applied her brilliant mind and indomitable spirit to expanding the frontiers of science, but what if she had instead drifted toward the darkness?At the cusp of between child- and adulthood, at the crossroads between science and superstition, a teen Marie Curie faces the factual and the fantastic in this fabulous collection of stories that inspire,...young-adult · horror · fantasy · anthologies · historical-fiction · fiction · sci-fi · audiobook · historical · friendship -
![If I See You Again Tomorrow by Robbie Couch]()
If I See You Again Tomorrow by Robbie Couch
A New York Times bestseller!From the author of The Sky Blues and Blaine for the Win comes a speculative young adult romance about a teen stuck in a time loop that’s endlessly monotonous until he meets the boy of his dreams.For some reason, Clark has woken up and relived the same monotonous Monday 309 times. Until Day 310 turns out to be…different...romance · young-adult · lgbtq · sci-fi · contemporary · time-travel · fiction · mlm · fantasy · audiobook -
![Boomslang by Naomi Lucas]()
Boomslang by Naomi Lucas
I have lost my chance to claim a bride. No more females remain. They have all been taken by naga males that will kill to keep them. So, when I hear a female scream within my territory, I do not hesitate. I go after her, intending to claim her for my own and prove my strength. My worth. This is my chance. Except… she is not one of the human females I have come to know. She has just arrived...female-author · aliens · monsters · paranormal · action-adventure · romance · sci-fi · first-contact · fiction · book -
![Alien Chief by Honey Phillips]()
Alien Chief by Honey Phillips
Can a fake relationship between a spirited woman and a fierce alien warrior turn into something more?After a lifetime in the spotlight, Lillie hoped that leaving Earth would provide a fresh start for her and her twin sister. But while her sister is thriving, Lillie finds herself struggling to adjust to her new life... -
![Hell Divers: by Nicholas Sansbury Smith]()
Hell Divers: by Nicholas Sansbury Smith
The New York Times Bestselling series is now available in Kindle Unlimited for the first time and includes an exclusive NEW novella at the end.More than two centuries after World War III poisoned the planet, the final bastion of humanity lives on massive airships circling the globe in search of a habitable area to call home. Aging and outdated, most of the ships plummeted back to earth long ago...sci-fi · action-adventure · fiction · military · genetic-engineering · technothriller · dystopia · soldiers · violent-conflict · book -
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![Valkyrie's Choice by Fiona Davenport]()
Valkyrie's Choice by Fiona Davenport
Being turned into a Valkyrie put a crimp in a girl's dating plans, even when the rest of the town was full of monsters.Isla Hart figured the odds of finding her happily ever after were slim when she sprouted wings . . . until she saved Cooper Madison’s life and couldn’t get him out of her head. Too bad he was human, and it wasn’t as though she’d ever see him again anyway...romance · paranormal · fantasy · monsters · insta-love · alpha-mc · multi-pov · new-adult · aliens · small-town -
![Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh]()
Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh
While we live, the enemy shall fear us.All her life Kyr has trained for the day she can avenge the murder of planet Earth. Raised in the bowels of Gaea Station alongside the last scraps of humanity, she readies herself to face the Wisdom, the all-powerful, reality-shaping weapon that gave the Majoda their victory over humanity.They are what’s left. They are what must survive... -
![Brutal Demon by Lee Savino, Tabitha Black]()
Brutal Demon by Lee Savino, Tabitha Black
The Demon King finds a pet…When I woke up on a different freaking planet, I was pretty sure my day couldn’t get any worse.I was wrong.The aliens who found me decided I was sent from heaven and that I should be given to their king —who has a somewhat dubious reputation.Turns out their king is a demon. Of course he's wicked af. It'd be weird if he wasn't...romance · omegaverse · fated-mates · aliens · paranormal · steamy · royalty · captivity · alpha-mc · contemporary -
![Dungeon Diving 102 by Bruce Sentar]()
Dungeon Diving 102 by Bruce Sentar
Classes continue at Haylon academy. Ken has identified who's behind the attacks on his Fieore and is determined to remove that particular problem, yet Haylon rules prevents him from taking it into his own hands.As they dive deeper into the dungeon, Crimson prepares him and the rest of the first years on how to camp in the dungeon... -
![The Emperor's Bone Palace by Hailey Turner]()
The Emperor's Bone Palace by Hailey Turner
Every heart is meant to break.THE NAMELESS. As a warden, Soren’s duty is to guard against the dead, but he was never trained to guard against his heart. Drawn into a web of Solarian politics, Soren finds himself at the center of a storm of his own making, unwilling to break free if it means losing the man he loves...romance · fantasy · mlm · steampunk · industrial-era · lgbtq · high-fantasy · sci-fi · audiobook · magic -
![Auctioned to the Alien Boss by Michele Mills]()
Auctioned to the Alien Boss by Michele Mills
I accidentally read through my boss’s private communications.And maybe discovered he thinks humans acquire mates only through million-dollar secret auctions. In fact, he’s going to an auction house tonight to purchase a girlfriend.I am horrified.Mr. Tusk is sixteen years older than me and I’m his personal assistant... -
![Blind Spots by Thomas Mullen]()
Blind Spots by Thomas Mullen
A riveting crime novel with a speculative edge about the ways our perceptions of reality can be manipulated. Seven years ago, everyone in the world went blind in a matter of months. Technology helped people adjust to the new normal, creating a device that approximates vision, downloading visual data directly to people’s brains... -
![The Alien's Chase by Ella Maven]()
The Alien's Chase by Ella Maven
I know I have to chase her… but what happens when I catch her?Neve: I was odd even before the evil aliens kidnapped me and messed with my brain. Now? I’m even more of a weirdo. I never minded being alone until I found a group of friends who accepted me and who never made me feel like an outcast, even if I had never fully told them the truth about myself...romance · aliens · fantasy · sci-fi · amnesia · forced-proximity · fated-mates · biker · friends-to-lovers · steamy -
![Rose/House by Arkady Martine]()
Rose/House by Arkady Martine
Dust jacket illustration by David Curtis.Arkady Martine, the acclaimed author of the Teixcalaan Series, returns with an astonishing new novella.Basit Deniau’s houses were haunted to begin with...sci-fi · mystery · horror · fiction · ai · haunted-places · female-mc · crime · dystopia · female-author -
![Made in Heaven by J.N. Chaney, M.F. Lerma]()
Made in Heaven by J.N. Chaney, M.F. Lerma
Where one mission ends, another begins...Cole and his crew are no strangers to bad breaks. That's just life. With a war waging in Anypsian territory, it doesn't matter that their task is complete. Gray is family, and you don't turn your back on family. His memories remain elusive, and enemy forces continue to work behind the scenes in their quest for power... -
![King of Patriam: Outlaws by Amizah R]()
King of Patriam: Outlaws by Amizah R
The combat trials. He's going.Cassian's only qualm is that he has to do the wrong thing to do the right thing.The city's fate rests on his shoulders, but that's not what plagues his thoughts and hurries his heart.She'll never forgive him. He knows it, but he still has hope that he can claim the heart of the woman he left behind.If he makes it out alive...He left her...romance · fantasy · dark · supernatural · enemies-to-lovers · royalty · steamy · slow-burn · friends-to-lovers · found-family -
![Brother of The King Consort by Amizah R]()
Brother of The King Consort by Amizah R
It’s been seven years since Cassian pulled the trigger and six since he left, and hoped never to return. Even with the time spent away, nightmares still plagued his sleep and anxiety still rode his senses. That didn’t mean that life on Old Dome territory would be any better, but a knock on his door in the middle of the night makes him very aware that he doesn’t have much of a choice...romance · fantasy · contemporary · magic · supernatural · steamy · paranormal · dystopia · sci-fi · fiction -
![Alien Alpha's Desire by Presley Hall]()
Alien Alpha's Desire by Presley Hall
I’m in a fake relationship with a massive alien warrior.Falling in love was never part of the plan.After seeing one of the women I was captured with carried off by a massive alien barbarian, and another one led up into the mountains to be traded away, I’m done waiting to see what my fate will be... -
![Ancient Warrior by Katie Reus]()
Ancient Warrior by Katie Reus
The last time she saw him…Long before The Fall, before the world changed forever, tiger shifter Harlow worked in Black Ops for the safety of all shifters. She excelled at her job, loved everything about it, until the male she loved tried to kill her. So she was forced to kill him first.She killed him.Now Aodh is back. And this fierce, dominant dragon shifter won’t stop until he gets answers...romance · shapeshifters · paranormal · magic · fantasy · supernatural · fated-mates · witches-wizards · post-apocalyptic · dragons -
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![D.T.G.P. by M.J. Marstens, Sedona Ashe, Gemma Nye]()
D.T.G.P. by M.J. Marstens, Sedona Ashe, Gemma Nye
Twins share a unique bond.Some hear each other's thoughts.Others sense one another's feelings.But my sister and I?We share the same fate...Being abducted by aliens.Insanely sexy aliens.D.T.G.P. (Down To Get Probed) is the first book in an exciting new series that follows the Jade sisters' intergalactic travels. After being abducted, the twins will each be claimed by a set of alien mates...romance · aliens · reverse-harem · paranormal · insta-love · steamy · age-gap · fated-mates · captivity · alpha-mc -
![Prisoner by Tana Stone]()
Prisoner by Tana Stone
What’s more dangerous than joining the Vandar to crush the Zagrath? Being taken captive by the deadly creatures who rule the sector—and consider prisoners to be expendable.Cassie is eager to join her fellow resistance fighters when they team up with the Vandar hordes, but she isn't expecting to be taken prisoner during the battle...romance · aliens · sci-fi · paranormal · soldiers · action-adventure · first-contact · humor · fantasy · invasion -
![Blushing Bride by Sara Fields]()
Blushing Bride by Sara Fields
No man had taken a woman as his and his alone for centuries—and he hadn’t even asked.He’d just told her she was to be his bride, watched her blush at the shameful term, then fisted her hair and pulled her in for a brutal, possessive kiss the moment she opened her mouth to protest...romance · sci-fi · steamy · dystopia · contemporary · paranormal · aliens · alpha-mc · forced-proximity · fiction -
![Path of Tyrants by J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert]()
Path of Tyrants by J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert
With his new rank, secrets begin to unfold for Van as war and politics become one and the same. The Fafnir is no longer a mere ship—it’s a force to be reckoned with, but it isn’t complete.One possible answer lies in deep space, in a secret facility funded by an array of allies. But this laboratory creates something far more deadly than a virus or a weapon.It produces ships...sci-fi · military · space-opera · fiction · aliens · invasion · soldiers · galactic-empire · genetic-engineering · space-fleet -
![Fog of War by J.N. Chaney, Terry Mixon]()
Fog of War by J.N. Chaney, Terry Mixon
Everything in war is very simple, but the simplest thing is difficult.Admiral Jack Romanoff and his crew have fought the invaders to a standstill and have plans to strike them even harder, but that won’t be easy. The Novarites know about them now and will be ready, the Locusts are too strong to beat in a head-on fight, and the Poseidon Group has evaded them.War is the realm of uncertainty...sci-fi · space-opera · military · fiction · action-adventure · genetic-engineering · soldiers · space-fleet · aliens · invasion -
![Paradise-1 by David Wellington]()
Paradise-1 by David Wellington
When Special Agent Petrov and Dr. Lei Zhang are woken up from cryogenic sleep, dragged freezing and dripping wet out of their pods with the ship's alarms blaring in the background, they know something is very wrong. Warned by the Captain that they're under attack, they have no choice but to investigate...horror · sci-fi · mystery · fiction · audiobook · space-opera · space · young-adult · colonization · action-adventure -
![Condemned, Book 1 by Vasily Mahanenko]()
Condemned, Book 1 by Vasily Mahanenko
Maximilian is the last of the noble Valevsky lineage. His entire family was put to death for an alleged attempt on the powerful Duke Odoevsky, who had his eye set on the Valevsky’s land.The young man managed to avoid execution, but not punishment. From here on out, he’s condemned to life as a suicide soldier: the front line in the fight against the dark god Skron’s mutated creatures...historical · action-adventure · super-powered · dark · fantasy · epic · coming-of-age · supernatural · sci-fi · fiction
