Top new sci-fi books in January 2024
Last updated:
November 29, 2023
January 2024 featuring new releases by J.D. Robb, Pierce Brown, Brigid Kemmerer, Michael C. Grumley, Chloe Gong, Mike Chen, Seth Dickinson, Olivie Blake, Katie M. Flynn, Ray Nayler and many more.
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Random in Death by J.D. Robb
In the new crime thriller from #1 New York Times-bestselling J.D. Robb, a small and easily concealed weapon wreaks havoc, and the killer is just a face in the crowd.Jenna’s parents had finally given in, and there she was, at a New York club with her best friends, watching the legendary band Avenue A, carrying her demo in hopes of slipping it to the guitarist, Jake Kincade...romance · mystery · fiction · sci-fi · suspense · futuristic · law-enforcement · police-procedural · contemporary · audiobook -
Red God by Pierce Brown
Seventh and final book in the Red Rising...sci-fi · dystopia · fiction · young-adult · space-opera · male-mc · post-apocalyptic · action-adventure · military · violent-conflict -
Destroy the Day by Brigid Kemmerer
Left for dead, but desperate to survive . . . they have one last chance to save their kingdom.Prince Corrick is out of options. Held captive by the vicious Oren Crane, he’s desperate to reunite with Tessa, but will need to ally with the rebel leader Lochlan, who until now wished him dead. An unlikely but deadly pair, Corrick and Lochlan must plot their next moves carefully...romance · fantasy · young-adult · high-fantasy · dystopia · fiction · sci-fi · steampunk · industrial-era · sword-sorcery -
Deep Freeze by Michael C. Grumley
From the bestselling author of the Breakthrough series: In his next near-future thriller, Michael C. Grumley explores humanity’s thirst for immortality—at any cost...“A fast-paced juggernaut of a story, where revelations pile upon revelations, building to a stunning conclusion that will leave readers clamoring for more...sci-fi · mystery · fiction · immortality · realistic · soldiers · military · post-apocalyptic · suspense · technothriller -
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A Quantum Love Story by Mike Chen
The only thing harder than finding someone in a time loop is losing them.Grieving her best friend's recent death, neuroscientist Mariana Pineda’s ready to give up everything to start anew. Even her career— after one last week consulting at a top secret particle accelerator.Except the strangest thing a man stops her…and claims they've met before...romance · time-travel · sci-fi · fiction · near-future · 21st-century · fantasy · paranormal · book · adult -
Exordia by Seth Dickinson
“Anna, I came to Earth tracking a very old story, a story that goes back to the dawn of time. it’s very unlikely that you’ll die right now. It wouldn’t be narratively complete.”Anna Sinjari―refugee, survivor of genocide, disaffected office worker―has a close encounter that reveals universe-threatening stakes...sci-fi · fiction · action-adventure · aliens · invasion · first-contact · violent-conflict · book · adult -
The Atlas Complex by Olivie Blake
The much-anticipated final installment in Olivie Blake's trilogy that began with the New York Times bestselling phenomenon, The Atlas Six.Only the extraordinary are chosen. Only the cunning survive. In this stunning finale, it's a race to survive as the Society recruits are faced with the question of what they're willing to betray for limitless power—and who will be destroyed along the way...romance · fantasy · fiction · mystery · sci-fi · lgbtq · urban-fantasy · young-adult · dark-academia · contemporary -
Island Rule by Katie M. Flynn
From the author of the “urgent and heartfelt” ( San Francisco Chronicle ) novel The Companions , a genre-bending collection of interconnected short stories in the tradition of Jennifer Egan and Karen Russell.An angry mother turns into a literal monster. A company in San Francisco can scrub your entire reputation and create a new one…for a price... -
The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler
When you bring back a long-extinct species, there’s more to success than the DNA. Moscow has resurrected the mammoth, but someone must teach them how to be mammoths, or they are doomed to die out, again. The late Dr. Damira Khismatullina, the world’s foremost expert in elephant behavior, is called in to help... -
To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods by Molly X. Chang
When a scientifically advanced Roman Empire colonizes a Chinese fantasy world, a young woman blessed with the power of Death fights to survive while protecting those she loves, but when her magic is discovered by an enemy prince, she must decide if saving her family is worth betraying her country...romance · fantasy · young-adult · sci-fi · fiction · high-fantasy · asian-mc · poc-mc · poc-author · magic