Top new sci-fi books in February 2024
Last updated:
February 29, 2024
February 2024 featuring new releases by Richelle Mead, Yangsze Choo, Jennifer Estep, Katherine Lowry Logan, Rebecca Zanetti, Ann Aguirre, P.T. Maylee, Honey Phillips, Gareth Brown, Lora Leigh, Roselle Lim and many more.
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The Eye of Andromeda by Richelle Mead
The publishers dropped the Age of X series before the release of book 3 due to low sales. However, despite the low sales Mead commented, "For those still upset with its status, here's the thing. In two years, The Immortal Crown has sold as many copies as The Glittering Court has in one month. You don't even want to know how it compares to VA's sales. I still love Age of X, but publishers don't...romance · fantasy · sci-fi · myths · dystopia · urban-fantasy · paranormal · fiction · young-adult · post-apocalyptic -
![The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo]()
The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo
Some people think foxes are similar to ghosts because we go around collecting qi , or life force, but nothing could be further than the truth. We are living creatures, just like you, only usually better looking . . .Manchuria, 1908.A young woman is found frozen in the snow...historical-fiction · fantasy · fiction · mystery · historical · sci-fi · spooky · myths · literary-fiction · book -
![Only Hard Problems by Jennifer Estep]()
Only Hard Problems by Jennifer Estep
New York Times best-selling author Jennifer Estep continues her Galactic Bonds series with a new, action-packed novella that blends science-fiction technology and magical fantasy elements with a touch of historical romance. This rollicking space opera focuses on a fan-favorite secondary character who’s part hero, part villain, and all arrogance...romance · sci-fi · fantasy · space-opera · magic · space · suspense · futuristic · audiobook · fiction -
![The Moonstone Brooch by Katherine Lowry Logan]()
The Moonstone Brooch by Katherine Lowry Logan
Investigative journalist stumbles upon the story of his career and learns more about himself than he ever thought or imagined.When investigative journalist Clay MacIntyre stumbles upon a moonstone brooch that transports him back in time to the 1901 Pan-American Exposition, he unwittingly sets off a chain of events that could irrevocably change the entire MacKlenna Clan...romance · time-travel · 20th-century · billionaire · historical · sci-fi · paranormal · fiction · book · adult -
![Shifter by Rebecca Zanetti]()
Shifter by Rebecca Zanetti
***First published in Kindle Vella***She's a wolf-shifting scientist who needs cover...and He’s an alpha without a pack…As the only living wolf pack member with the tiniest drop of alpha blood in her veins, Luna McElhanney should be happy. Instead, she just wants to be left alone in her lab with her experiments, until she discovers something that could end them all...romance · paranormal · shapeshifters · fantasy · angels · sci-fi · urban-fantasy · contemporary · humor · fated-mates -
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![Steal the Stars by Ann Aguirre, P.T. Maylee]()
Steal the Stars by Ann Aguirre, P.T. Maylee
A first-contact alien romanceHe's heroic. He's selfless. He's trying to save everyone. E'nosience has spent a lifetime trying (and failing) to please his progenitor, who is a high-ranking admiral in the Coalition. When they made first-contact on a planet called Earth, he didn't expect to fall for the ambassador assigned to his delegation. And he never expected to lose her, either...romance · sci-fi · aliens · space · multi-pov · found-family · fiction · futuristic · fantasy · paranormal -
![Hot Wolf in the City by Honey Phillips]()
Hot Wolf in the City by Honey Phillips
Working 9-to-5 has never been this wild!Desperate for a fresh start, Julie jumps at a chance to work for the boss of TalkToMe, the country’s fastest growing social network. The job's location, the enigmatic Monster Island, only adds to its appeal - she won’t be tempted to make another foolish mistake...romance · paranormal · shapeshifters · monsters · fantasy · urban-fantasy · workplace · supernatural · female-mc · alpha-mc -
![The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown]()
The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown
Cassie Andrews works in a New York City bookshop, shelving books and making coffee for customers. Then one day one of her favorite customers dies right in front of her. Cassie is devastated. She always loved the charming old man's stories, and now she has nothing to remember him by--nothing but the last book he was reading. But this is no ordinary book--it is the Book of Doors...urban · new-york-state · romance · fantasy · fiction · magical-realism · magic · time-travel · action-adventure · urban-fantasy -
![Dane's Mark by Lora Leigh]()
Dane's Mark by Lora Leigh
A new kind of Breed is faced with what happens when destiny and desire collide in the latest novel in the highly charged series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lora Leigh. A decade ago Katy Chavos was a proud misfit who had her heart broken, crushed by a man who drew her close with one breath and pulled away the next. He left a mark she’s done everything in her power to erase...romance · paranormal · new-adult · contemporary · urban-fantasy · shapeshifters · steamy · sci-fi · suspense · genetic-engineering -
![Night for Day by Roselle Lim]()
Night for Day by Roselle Lim
Two people destined to be together, but to never see each other again, fight against the greatest odds in this powerful and moving fantasy novel by critically acclaimed author Roselle Lim.Exes Ward Dunbar and Camille Buhay thought they would never see each other again. They had broken up to pursue their dream jobs on opposite sides of the country—her to New York City, and him to Los Angeles...romance · fantasy · fiction · historical · historical-fiction · coming-of-age · sci-fi · paranormal · cyberpunk · urban-fantasy -
![A Soul to Steal by Opal Reyne]()
A Soul to Steal by Opal Reyne
All Gideon wanted was a friend.After waking up in the afterlife to discover he died, Gideon has nowhere to go. The world around him feels strange, utterly false, and he struggles to let go of the past he was ripped away from.Gideon never expects his new, monstrous friend to nibble his way into his heart, or give him purpose in death...romance · fantasy · mlm · monsters · lgbtq · paranormal · demons · steamy · friends-to-lovers · high-fantasy -
![Behind The Gates 1 by Bobby Akart]()
Behind The Gates 1 by Bobby Akart
America was on the brink of collapse .The fabric of society was torn apart.The economy was in shambles.Ordinary Americans experienced death by a thousand cutsand it was coming soon to your neighborhood.International bestselling author, Bobby Akart, one of America's favorite storytellers, delivers up-all-night thrillers to nearly two million readers in 245 countries and territories worldwide...apocalyptic · action-adventure · post-apocalyptic · sci-fi · fiction · literary-fiction · disaster · book · adult -
![Demons & Doves by Clio Evans]()
Demons & Doves by Clio Evans
Welcome to New York City, where the roaring twenties are filled with rippers and revenge. Florence has returned back home after facing months of torment, but she still cannot escape the demons that haunt her. A Vampire. A Shapeshifter. A Demonic Jester. The Rippers have lost everything because of Florence...monsters · reverse-harem · vampires · paranormal · steampunk · industrial-era · sci-fi · steamy · witches-wizards · historical -
![Legacy by Tana Stone]()
Legacy by Tana Stone
The Drexian Academy has four schools and four rules. Beware of the Assassins.Don't cross the Blades.Trust the Irons.The Wings go as one.Break them at your peril.Ariana is the first human instructor at the Drexian Academy and the first female to teach flight to cocky cadets. She’s the best Earth has to offer with a lot to prove...romance · sci-fi · aliens · fantasy · kind-mc · space-opera · enemies-to-lovers · military · fiction · paranormal -
![Inventory by Carmen Maria Machado]()
Inventory by Carmen Maria Machado
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![Foundations of Glass by J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert]()
Foundations of Glass by J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert
The road between the stars was paved in platinum ore. But as Mark Tudor is about to learn, the cost of justice is paid in blood.And no one is truly safe.Gyl Mareth’s Rot corrupts the Guild, and Mark means to cut it out at the source. To do that, he’ll have to lobby powerful supporters—spindly, blue aliens, toads infatuated with buearcracy, and maybe even an influential bartender or two...soldiers · galactic-empire · military · sci-fi · action-adventure · space-fleet · space · violent-conflict · fiction · book -
![Eynhallow by Tim McGregor]()
Eynhallow by Tim McGregor
ORKNEY ISLANDS, 1797 – Agnes Tulloch feels a little cheated. This windswept place is not the island paradise her husband promised it to be when they wed. Now with four young children, she struggles to provide for her family while her husband grows increasingly distant.When a stranger comes ashore to rent an abandoned cottage, Agnes and the other islanders are abuzz with curiosity...horror · historical-fiction · gothic · fiction · retellings · dark · historical · sci-fi · body-horror · suspense -
![Switched by Sarah Ready]()
Switched by Sarah Ready
For Serena Otaki, free-spirited Californian, life is simple. She loves smashing atoms at The Large Hadron Collider near Geneva, Switzerland. She loves Star Trek, spicy tofu, and her cat, Captain Purrk. She loves her messy (slob-fest) apartment, her chaotic brand of organizing, and staying permanently, happily unattached.Life is perfect. She has one true love—physics...romance · audiobook · contemporary · magical-realism · fiction · fantasy · paranormal · sci-fi · forced-proximity · workplace -
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![Five Novels: The Lathe of Heaven / The Eye of the Heron / The Beginning Place / Searoad / Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin]()
Five Novels: The Lathe of Heaven / The Eye of the Heron / The Beginning Place / Searoad / Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin
Together for the first time, all 5 standalone novels from the Hugo and Nebula award-winning writer who reinvented science fiction, including one restored to print.This 7th volume in the definitive Library of America edition of Ursula K. Le Guin's works presents 5 remarkable standalone novels that showcase her boundless creativity and literary range... -
![The Bezzle by Cory Doctorow]()
The Bezzle by Cory Doctorow
New York Times bestseller Cory Doctorow's The Bezzle is a high stakes thriller where the lives of the hundreds of thousands of inmates in California’s prisons are traded like stock shares.The year is 2006. Martin Hench is at the top of his game as a self-employed forensic accountant, a veteran of the long guerrilla war between people who want to hide money, and people who want to find it...mystery · fiction · sci-fi · crime · audiobook · dystopia · technology · contemporary · action-adventure · technothriller -
![The Blueprint by Rae Giana Rashad]()
The Blueprint by Rae Giana Rashad
In the vein of Octavia E. Butler and Margaret Atwood, a harrowing novel set in an alternate United States —a world of injustice and bondage in which a young Black woman becomes the concubine of a powerful white government official and must face the dangerous consequences. Solenne Bonet lives in Texas where choice no longer exists...north-america · usa · texas · urban · louisiana · fiction · sci-fi · dystopia · historical-fiction · alternate-history -
![Case File Compendium: Bing An Ben Vol. 1 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou]()
Case File Compendium: Bing An Ben Vol. 1 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou
Also known as BAB, the newest Chinese danmei/Boys' Love novel series from the blockbuster author of The Husky and His White Cat Shizun !A modern tale with a sci-fi an elite young man with a dark side develops a deep, aggressive relationship with his former doctor.From the outside, He Yu seems to have everything going for he’s handsome, rich, and smart...romance · lgbtq · sci-fi · contemporary · fiction · fantasy · female-author · poc-mc · young-adult · urban-fantasy -
![Aliens Hijacked My Heart by Hawke Oakley]()
Aliens Hijacked My Heart by Hawke Oakley
The only thing Jaeyoung loves is science—until an alien hijacks his heart...Jaeyoung was never supposed to crash-land on Eukaria, but now that he’s there, he might as well make the most of it. As both a doctor and engineer, he’s hungry for knowledge, and his new alien home is brimming with discoveries, including the big shocker—Maeleons can somehow fertilize human males... -
![My Brother's Alien Match by Sienna Sway]()
My Brother's Alien Match by Sienna Sway
LunoI have traveled galaxies and through lifetimes, seeking my Sul, the other half of my soul. My search is what brings me to Earth. Deciding to use the human way to find love, I skeptically download the matchmaking app, Alien Mates. To my surprise, I feel my Sul’s presence in the photo of a human man.But in person, Taylor does not sing to my soul. I do not understand... -
![The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles by Malka Ann Older]()
The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles by Malka Ann Older
Investigator Mossa and Scholar Pleiti reunite to solve a brand-new mystery in the follow-up to the fan-favorite cozy space opera detective mystery The Mimicking of Known Successes that Hugo Award-winning author Charlie Jane Anders called “an utter triumph.”Mossa has returned to Valdegeld on a missing person’s case, for which she’ll once again need Pleiti’s insight...romance · mystery · sci-fi · lgbtq · law-enforcement · season-winter · wlw · post-apocalyptic · fiction · futuristic -
![Devil May Care by Chani Lynn Feener]()
Devil May Care by Chani Lynn Feener
A Devil of Vitality always rises to a challenge.Nate Narek is barely keeping his head above water.But no one would guess that by looking at him. He's got camouflaging himself down to an art form. Feelings? As far as anyone else is concerned, he's happy and satisfied all the time. Only he isn't...romance · mlm · dark · sci-fi · lgbtq · crime · abuse · paranormal · organized-crime · enemies-to-lovers -
![Space for More by Emily Antoinette]()
Space for More by Emily Antoinette
All Dr. Eden Mori wanted was to expand her horizons on the galaxy's largest space station, but when the only way to stop a black market sale of dangerous medical schematics is to get close to the data dealer, she's tasked with stopping him. Her partner on this mission? The dealer's estranged, hot-tempered mate...romance · sci-fi · lgbtq · polyamory · wlw · monsters · space · aliens · fated-mates · friends-to-lovers -
![Bugsy & Other Stories by Rafael Frumkin]()
Bugsy & Other Stories by Rafael Frumkin
A wildly imaginative story collection about sex, desire, queer identity, and the celebration of social taboos, by the author of Confidence .Bugsy & Other Stories is a deliciously entertaining collection of six genre-defying stories. In the title story, “Bugsy,” a queer young adult battling depression finds community and transcendence through sex work...fiction · lgbtq · contemporary · dark · sci-fi · mental-illness · anthologies · literary-fiction · adult -
![Out of Body by Nia Davenport]()
Out of Body by Nia Davenport
A high-stakes, propulsive YA thriller with a body-swap twist thoughtfully exploring themes of friendship and identity, perfect for fans of Tiffany D. Jackson.Seventeen-year-old Megan Allen has been jumping from friend group to friend group in her high school, trying on identities like outfits...young-adult · mystery · contemporary · sci-fi · horror · fiction · poc-mc · audiobook · friendship · dark-academia -
![Eric Flint's 1632 & Beyond #4 by Iver P. Cooper, Bjorn Hasseler, 1632 and Beyond, Jack Carroll]()
Eric Flint's 1632 & Beyond #4 by Iver P. Cooper, Bjorn Hasseler, 1632 and Beyond, Jack Carroll
1632 “Fire on the Mountain" by Bjorn Hasseler came from a 2023 gathering in Mannington, WV, the model for Grantville. A real case combined with discussions about 1632 refugee housing led to this story. "A Knight's Tale—Therapies" by Edith Wild is the third story about Amalia and Maggie, first met in "A Christmas Stollen" (A 1632 Christmas) and again in "Leftovers," in Grantville Gazette 100... -
![Crushed by the Cruiser by V.T. Bonds]()
Crushed by the Cruiser by V.T. Bonds
“Keep fighting, sprite. I like how you feel writhing against me... I’ll like taming you even more.” -Masst Hiding from a brutal world in a broken trash compactor, I’ll do anything to protect the two orphans I call family, so when they’re both injured during a storm, I risk everything to steal medicine from the market...omegaverse · dystopia · steamy · dark · multi-pov · obsession · anti-hero · fated-mates · sci-fi · action-adventure -
![Your Shadow Half Remains by Sunny Moraine]()
Your Shadow Half Remains by Sunny Moraine
One look can kill. Riley has not seen a single human face in longer than she can reckon. No faces, no eyes. Not if you want to survive. But when a new neighbor moves in down the road, Riley’s overwhelming need for human contact makes her throw caution to the wind. Somehow, in this world where other people can mean a gruesome, bloody death, Ellis makes her feel safe... -
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![2024 High Caliber Awards by J.F. Holmes, Sam Robb, Kevin Harris, Brian Gifford]()
2024 High Caliber Awards by J.F. Holmes, Sam Robb, Kevin Harris, Brian Gifford
The Cannon High Caliber Awards are an annual contest for new writers. In it we ask them to submit a novella length story of Science Fiction, Military or Fantasy genre to challenge their skills... -
![Invisible War: A Military Sci-Fi Series by Joe Kassabian]()
Invisible War: A Military Sci-Fi Series by Joe Kassabian
Their minds stolen. Uploaded into war-machines. They fight a secret war to preserve humanity.What if there was a war raging for one million years, but it was kept secret? It's a question Sargis never considered, born as an upper middle class man living in Prime City during a so-called “Millenia of Peace.” As far as he, or anyone else knows, humanity has no army, no weapons, and no wars... -
![The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard]()
The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard
For fans of David Mitchell, Ruth Ozeki, and Kazuo Ishiguro, an elegant and exhilarating literary speculative novel about an isolated town neighbored by its own past and future, and a young girl who spots two elderly visitors from across the the grieving parents of the boy she loves.Sixteen-year-old Odile is an awkward, quiet girl vying for a coveted seat on the Conseil...fiction · sci-fi · magical-realism · literary-fiction · futuristic · family · action-adventure · time-travel · dystopia · friendship -
![Remember, Remember by Elle Machray]()
Remember, Remember by Elle Machray
Gunpowder, treason and a plot to destroy the British Empire… 1770. Delphine lives in the shadows of London: a secret, vibrant world of smugglers, courtesans and small rebellions. Four years ago, she escaped enslavement at great personal cost. Now, she must help her brother Vincent do the same...historical-fiction · lgbtq · fiction · historical · wlw · audiobook · alternate-history · crime · black-mc · action-adventure -
![Just Stab Me Now by Jill Bearup]()
Just Stab Me Now by Jill Bearup
A desperate mother. A dubious escort. And a deranged author who won’t leave them alone.Caroline Lindley is determined that her new romance novel will be her best one yet. Fantasy! Formal gowns! Fencing! And, of course, a twentysomething heroine to star in an enemies-to-lovers plot with all of Caroline’s favourite tropes...romance · fantasy · humor · fiction · sci-fi · medieval · arranged-marriage · action-adventure · enemies-to-lovers · magical-realism -
![The Dark Mother: A Science Fiction/Fantasy Romance Novel by L.K. Cross]()
The Dark Mother: A Science Fiction/Fantasy Romance Novel by L.K. Cross
Five-hundred years in the future, Commander Evenara Nero is stranded, alone, and running away from a carnivorous plant that just attempted to swallow her whole.The year is 2527. Her ship has just crash-landed onto a lush, primeval-forest planet—a planet the people of Earth are dying to learn about. There's only one problem—every single soul on the ship has gone missing...romance · paranormal · fiction · space-travel · steamy · space-opera · action-adventure · sci-fi · book · adult -
![My Life with the Jedi: The Spirituality of Star Wars by Eric A. Clayton]()
My Life with the Jedi: The Spirituality of Star Wars by Eric A. Clayton
In a galaxy very near and brimming with possibility… In My Life with the Jedi , award-winning author Eric A. Clayton intertwines lessons learned from the Star Wars universe with profound spiritual truths, inviting readers on a journey that touches on the epic and the everyday. Dive into an interior galaxy where the mysteries of the Force meet the depths of Ignatian spirituality...
