Top new sci-fi books in August 2023
Last updated:
August 31, 2023
August 2023 featuring new releases by Rachael Lippincott, Victoria Aveline, Sean Williams, Patricia A. Jackson, Addison Cain, Deborah Wilde, Regine Abel, Cebelius, Nick Fuller Googins, Amelia Rademaker, Vanessa Len and many more.
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Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh by Rachael Lippincott
From the New York Times bestselling coauthor of Five Feet Apart and She Gets the Girl comes a fresh and inventive sapphic romantic comedy that’s What If It’s Us meets Bridgerton.What if you found a once-in-a-lifetime love…just not in your lifetime?Audrey Cameron has lost her spark...romance · wlw · lgbtq · young-adult · historical · historical-fiction · fiction · time-travel · lesbian-mc · retellings -
![Ruling Sikthand by Victoria Aveline]()
Ruling Sikthand by Victoria Aveline
Sophia never thought she was unlucky until she was kidnapped by aliens. Twice...Sophia had simple expectations for her planetary tour. She assumed she’d see the sights, meet new people, and fend off her boredom. She never thought she’d end the trip as an alien captive...romance · aliens · sci-fi · fantasy · paranormal · monsters · fated-mates · slow-burn · enemies-to-lovers · arranged-marriage -
![From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi by Sean Williams, Patricia A. Jackson, Adam Christopher, Max Gladstone]()
From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi by Sean Williams, Patricia A. Jackson, Adam Christopher, Max Gladstone
On May 25, 1983, Star Wars cemented its legacy as the greatest movie franchise of all time with the release of Return of the Jedi. In honor of the fortieth anniversary, forty storytellers re-create an iconic scene from Return of the Jedi through the eyes of a supporting character, from heroes and villains, to droids and creatures...space-opera · sci-fi · fiction · anthologies · audiobook · animal-death · far-away-galaxy · epic · enemies-to-lovers · action-adventure -
![Big Demon Energy by Deborah Wilde]()
Big Demon Energy by Deborah Wilde
She’s just a demon, standing in front of a vampire, trying not to punch him. Aviva Fleischer has a secret life. To all appearances she’s a paragon of the magic community. She’s from a respected family and has become a top supernatural operative policing crimes committed by magic humans. In fact, Aviva is about to be promoted to head up her own unit, all by the age of thirty. Exactly as planned...romance · urban-fantasy · fantasy · vampires · paranormal · magic · demons · sci-fi · fiction · mystery -
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![I Married Wonjin by Regine Abel]()
I Married Wonjin by Regine Abel
She once feared him but now cannot resist him…After decades of violence, the war pitting the human colony on Cibbos against the Yurus tribe has finally ended. Lara never expected that peace between their species would lead to a romantic entanglement with one of their former enemies. Resembling a cross between an orc and a minotaur, Wonjin looks nothing like how Lara had imagined a potential mate...romance · aliens · sci-fi · fiction · fantasy · monsters · paranormal · fated-mates · grumpy-sunshine · cheerful-mc -
![Rose by Cebelius]()
Rose by Cebelius
Let not your heart be troubled ...Cyril woke up in a hospital bed with a ruined body and no memory of how it happened. His only chance at a normal life was agreeing to a splicer's experiment with a twisted he was forbidden to learn the circumstances surrounding his injuries.Rose saved a life and wound up exiled from her gang, friendless and broke in Oolytau...romance · fantasy · sci-fi · genetic-engineering · paranormal · post-apocalyptic · shapeshifters · futuristic · fiction · book -
![The Great Transition by Nick Fuller Googins]()
The Great Transition by Nick Fuller Googins
For fans of Station Eleven and The Ministry for the Future, this richly imaginative, immersive, and electrifyingly relevant climate utopia novel follows a family navigating a crisis both personal and political, illuminating humanity’s capacity for change... -
![Susurex by Amelia Rademaker]()
Susurex by Amelia Rademaker
Cece Levine is stranded with a crew of snake aliens. Luckily, these ones like her. The last ones she met tried to kill her.The crew and I have a few things to work through now that we can communicate. Like why was I pretending to be a pet? What are we going to do now? And why are all of these aliens trying to kill us? Before we do anything, we need to get our ship fixed... -
![Never a Hero by Vanessa Len]()
Never a Hero by Vanessa Len
This sequel to the contemporary fantasy Only a Monster will take Joan deeper into the monster world, where treacherous secrets and even more danger await. Despite all of the odds, Joan achieved the impossible. She reset the timeline, saved her family – and destroyed the hero, Nick. But her success has come at a terrible cost. She alone remembers what happened...romance · fantasy · young-adult · paranormal · contemporary · monsters · urban-fantasy · time-travel · fiction · magic -
![Apocalyptic Pirates 5 by Eric Vall]()
Apocalyptic Pirates 5 by Eric Vall
We’ve seen a terrifying number of dragons so far on our journey, but the Panama Canal is crawling with more of the scaly beasts than we ever imagined.And as we slowly make our way through perilous waters, we’re forced to experience the effects something like this can have on the already deadly predators of the area.It seems like things can always get worse in a dragon apocalypse, though...sci-fi · aliens · invasion · action-adventure · post-apocalyptic · violent-conflict · fiction · book · adult -
![Whalefall by Daniel Kraus]()
Whalefall by Daniel Kraus
Whalefall is a scientifically accurate thriller about a scuba diver who’s been swallowed by an eighty-foot, sixty-ton sperm whale and has only one hour to escape before his oxygen runs out.Jay Gardiner has given himself a fool’s errand—to find the remains of his deceased father in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Monastery Beach... -
![Alien God: A SciFi Fantasy Romance by Ursa Dax]()
Alien God: A SciFi Fantasy Romance by Ursa Dax
WYLFRAELI’ve been cursed with a prophecy. I will murder my own fated mate. Though it nearly destroys me, I vow never to find her.What I do find are humans invading my world and stealing from my land. Those I do not kill flee from my rage, leaving behind one terrified yet defiant woman.I take Torrance back to my castle to interrogate her, though I have neither time nor patience for a prisoner... -
![Hold Me Closer, Fiery Phoenix by Ava Ross]()
Hold Me Closer, Fiery Phoenix by Ava Ross
If I don’t find my true love soon, I’ll die.The dating scene can be tough for a phoenix, especially when I burn to cinders at the most inconvenient times. It’s gotten to the point where no one will even go out with me.Worse, my spontaneous combustions are accelerating. I’ve been cursed with a rare phoenix abnormality and my time’s ticking away...romance · paranormal · monsters · urban-fantasy · new-adult · steamy · found-family · fiction · sci-fi · supernatural -
![Omen of Ice by Jus Accardo]()
Omen of Ice by Jus Accardo
Keltania Tunne has spent her whole life training to become a bodyguard for a Winter Fae. It’s the highest of honors for a druid…only when Tania arrives at the Winter Court for the first time, nothing is what she expected.Her assignment is the heir to the throne, Valen, and he doesn’t want her protection. In fact, he wants her gone. Yesterday...romance · fantasy · fae · young-adult · fiction · paranormal · high-fantasy · audiobook · sci-fi · loner-mc -
![Prophet Song by Paul Lynch]()
Prophet Song by Paul Lynch
A fearless portrait of a society on the brink as a mother faces a terrible choice, from an internationally award-winning authorOn a dark, wet evening in Dublin, scientist and mother-of-four Eilish Stack answers her front door to find the GNSB on her step. Two officers from Ireland’s newly formed secret police are here to interrogate her husband, a trade unionist.Ireland is falling apart...fiction · dystopia · literary-fiction · historical-fiction · sci-fi · historical · parenthood · family · book · adult -
![Fever House by Keith Rosson]()
Fever House by Keith Rosson
A small-time criminal. A has-been rock star. A shadowy government agency. And a severed hand whose dark powers threaten to destroy them all.When leg-breaker Hutch Holtz rolls up to a rundown apartment complex in Portland, Oregon, to collect overdue drug money, a severed hand is the last thing he expects to find stashed in the client’s refrigerator...horror · fiction · fantasy · mystery · contemporary · dark · audiobook · spooky · body-horror · urban-fantasy -
![Bridge by Lauren Beukes]()
Bridge by Lauren Beukes
A grieving daughter’s search for her mother becomes a journey across alternate realities in Bridge, a wildly entertaining, reality-bending new thriller from Lauren Beukes, author of the AppleTV+ smash hit The Shining Girls.It was a game they played; the other worlds, the other lives. It was part of her mom’s grand delusions. It wasn’t real...fiction · sci-fi · mystery · female-author · female-mc · alternate-universe · suspense · coming-of-age · book · adult -
![Draco by Hattie Jacks]()
Draco by Hattie Jacks
He's the alien dragon shifter with the soul as black as night, and he's claimed me as his fated mate.I was escaping from my stalker ex when they took me from Earth. Dropped into a hellish alien maze where all I am is potential food. Until I run headlong into a huge, smoking hot alien dragon, covered in golden scales and an ego which could light up a planet...romance · sci-fi · aliens · dragons · fantasy · shapeshifters · multi-pov · fiction · barbarians · paranormal -
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![The Never-Ending End of the World by Ann Christy]()
The Never-Ending End of the World by Ann Christy
Station Eleven meets The Last of Us in this post-apocalyptic sci-fi epic from USA Today and Wall Street Journal best-selling author Ann Christy.Coco Wells hasn’t seen another living person since she was a teenager. All of Manhattan is reliving the same few seconds, minutes, or hours on a loop… and they have been for years. Everything looks normal from a distance, but up close it’s a nightmare... -
![Monster Island by Beatrix Hollow]()
Monster Island by Beatrix Hollow
Welcome to Monster Island Season 4, the deadly televised competition where felons, ex-military, and anyone crazy or desperate enough is dropped on an island of monsters. Winner takes all if anyone can survive.I’m a bad girl—a convicted armed bank robber. It isn’t the pardon, fame, or riches I’m after though. It’s the monsters themselves. I’ve got a mighty hunger... -
![Washed Up by L.E. Eldridge]()
Washed Up by L.E. Eldridge
Culinary student Quinn is excited to finally move up in her culinary career when she lands an internship of a lifetime on Coastal Cruises. It's the opportunity of a lifetime, and an adventure that will take her across the sea.The only downside? It means spending the summer with her lazy rival, who's only there because his father is a famous chef. And he isn't afraid to play dirty.....romance · fantasy · monsters · lgbtq · paranormal · steamy · fated-mates · forced-proximity · urban-fantasy · insta-love -
![Running Up That Mountain, Part 1 by Lexa Luthor]()
Running Up That Mountain, Part 1 by Lexa Luthor
Omnis is Kander’s new neighbor.With the Sworne now at their backdoor, Charlie and Kal face a larger threat than they thought before. Omnis-sar demands Kal to kneel and welcome her to Kander or be devoured. However, Kal will never bend a knee to any being, especially to a corrupt god. War is imminent.The Sworne’s invasion is Charlie’s childhood nightmare repeating itself... -
![Space for Love by Emily Antoinette]()
Space for Love by Emily Antoinette
A human starting over light years from home….Accepting a job on Spire Station sounded great in theory. Now that I’m on an enormous alien space station with no humans in sight, I’m questioning the sanity of that choice.But it’s not all bad. When my best friend Mezli tricks me into using a pleasure sim, I find an unexpected connection with Breks, the intriguing alien running the sim... -
![Monster Alien Love Letters: An enemies to lovers dark romance by C.Y. Croc]()
Monster Alien Love Letters: An enemies to lovers dark romance by C.Y. Croc
The letter lures me like no drug ever could. The question is, can I abstain? In the depths of my depravity, I succumbed to the temptations that whispered in my ear. It all began innocently enough, a seemingly selfless act of charity at the request of my church that had saved me from the strip club. Little did I know, my benevolence would thrust me into a sinister dance with darkness... -
![The Naga Hunter's Lost Mate by Robin O'Connor]()
The Naga Hunter's Lost Mate by Robin O'Connor
I am caught by a beast but the longer he has me, the more I lose the desire to escape. Charlie Everything is terrifying and strange on this alien planet I’ve crashlanded on. Especially the purple-scaled snakeman that ‘rescued’ me. When I run, he just follows me and I realize that maybe I don’t want to escape...aliens · monsters · grumpy-sunshine · cheerful-mc · grumpy-mc · sci-fi · romance · steamy · action-adventure · fiction -
![Her Unforgotten Bear Mate: A Crescent Lake Bears Story by Arizona Tape]()
Her Unforgotten Bear Mate: A Crescent Lake Bears Story by Arizona Tape
A bear shifter, a long lost friend, and a romance written by fate. When bear shifter Sasha attends the monthly fated mate ritual in her hometown, she never expected to run into her long lost childhood friend and crush, Matilda...romance · paranormal · fantasy · lgbtq · shapeshifters · fated-mates · friendship · contemporary · wlw · sci-fi -
![Rejected Alpha's Return: A Werewolf Shifter Enemies to Lovers Romance by Waverly Sage]()
Rejected Alpha's Return: A Werewolf Shifter Enemies to Lovers Romance by Waverly Sage
The Werewolf Shifter promised me my freedom if I played along with him.But the longer I faked it, the deeper we fell, and the more my heart wanted anything but freedom.I'm the pack’s most valued witch, trapped in servitude, craving freedom.He’s a mysterious, smoking-hot wolf shifter exiled from his pack.Now, he needs to overcome their rejection by pretending to be my fated mate...romance · paranormal · fantasy · contemporary · shapeshifters · magic · angst · small-town · steamy · action-adventure -
![FAULT by Lumen Reese]()
FAULT by Lumen Reese
A grieving mother.A monster.A ship crewed by the damned.The Thing swam out of the magma in the Earth’s core and clawed its way up through the San Andreas Fault on the night that a chunk of the California coast sank into the Pacific. Millions died, including the two children of Lucille 'Ceely' Bennett, an accomplished engineer stranded in rural Montana when the cataclysm occurred...horror · sci-fi · fiction · fantasy · lgbtq · season-summer · mystery · female-author · monsters · time-travel -
![The Alien's Omega Surrogate by Jordan Starling]()
The Alien's Omega Surrogate by Jordan Starling
I‘m an omega who prizes his independence. How in all the worlds did I end up pregnant by a sexy alien, and targeted by his enemies?Caleb I left Earth to escape a world that says omega men are only good for serving their Alphas and bearing children. Now I’m stranded on a rundown space station, and the only way out is to become a surrogate for an alien’s baby... -
![Blue Skies by T.C. Boyle]()
Blue Skies by T.C. Boyle
From best-selling novelist T. C. Boyle, a satirical yet ultimately moving send-up of contemporary American life in the glare of climate change.“Boyle has long been one of the most exciting and intelligent storytellers in the United States...fiction · dystopia · humor · horror · literary-fiction · drama · outdoors · post-apocalyptic · politics · dark-humor -
![Monsters & Mind Games by Emily Brandish]()
Monsters & Mind Games by Emily Brandish
Tentacled, brain-eating monsters called the gyle have unleashed a full-scale invasion, and humanity is helpless against their mind-control powers.When novice elf mage, Ambrose, is commissioned by the King to halt the invasion, he thinks there must be a mistake—he’s wildly underqualified...romance · fantasy · mlm · lgbtq · high-fantasy · class-difference · aliens · action-adventure · forced-proximity · fiction -
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![Liquid Snakes by Stephen Kearse]()
Liquid Snakes by Stephen Kearse
What if toxic pollutants traveled up the socioeconomic ladder rather than down it? A Black biochemist provides an answer in this wildly original novel of pollution, poison, and dark pleasureIn Atlanta, Kenny Bomar is a biochemist-turned-coffee-shop-owner in denial about his divorce and grieving his stillborn daughter...fiction · literary-fiction · sci-fi · pollution-climate-change · murder · political-intrigue · dystopia · politics · crime · black-mc -
![Wolffe's Ridge by Ivy Wynter]()
Wolffe's Ridge by Ivy Wynter
"Wherever you go, whatever you do, I'll find you." Lara Sarrow is running.Running from the nightmare of the past ten years. She's run so far, she makes it clear across the country to a tiny town in the middle of Oregon's woodland.A town built on myths and fantastical stories, Wolffe's Ridge was unlike anywhere Lara had ever been. She felt different here. Free...romance · monsters · paranormal · steamy · horror · shapeshifters · fiction · fantasy · sci-fi · book -
![Watch Over Me: A twisty, dystopian novel of secrets, survival, and sapphic love. by Kate Hennessy]()
Watch Over Me: A twisty, dystopian novel of secrets, survival, and sapphic love. by Kate Hennessy
Caught stealing medication for her illegal sister, Yara is forced to participate in RePay - a terrifying TV game show that will determine her sentence.Her only hope for freedom lies in surviving a risky biotechnology trial within the sterile walls of Watch Over Me, where ruthlessly passionate head engineer, Ms Wilding, reveals an unnerving agenda...wlw · enemies-to-lovers · grumpy-mc · sci-fi · lgbtq · dark · crime · age-gap · dystopia · young-adult -
![My Name Is Iris by Brando Skyhorse]()
My Name Is Iris by Brando Skyhorse
Brando Skyhorse, the PEN/Hemingway Award—winning author of The Madonnas of Echo Park, returns with a riveting literary dystopian novel set in a near-future America where mandatory identification wristbands make second-generation immigrants into second-class citizens—a powerful family saga for readers of Mohsin Hamid's Exit West and Rumaan Alam's Leave the World Behind... -
![The Orionids by Wyatt Werne]()
The Orionids by Wyatt Werne
On the moon, Kate Devana is the law.Kate Devana reluctantly took a job as the chief of security for the Lunar Colony, a department of one. She’s on her own, an eight-hour rocket ride from the nearest Earth police station, trying to keep drunk uber-rich celebrities from killing each other. Her only backup will come to investigate political enemies, if they come at all...sci-fi · mystery · cyberpunk · exploration · colonization · space-travel · hard-sci-fi · action-adventure · crime · space
