Top new sci-fi books in March 2024
Last updated:
March 31, 2024
March 2024 featuring new releases by Lisa Ko, Micaiah Johnson, Nova Jacobs, Natasha Pulley, Amanda Milo, Elliot Ackerman, James Stavridis, Vanessa Le, Lily Mayne, Nik Knight, M.J. Rose, Michele Mills and many more.
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Memory Piece by Lisa Ko
The award-winning author of The Leavers offers a visionary novel of friendship, art, and ambition that asks: What is the value of a meaningful life?In the early 1980s, Giselle Chin, Jackie Ong, and Ellen Ng are three teenagers drawn together by their shared sense of alienation and desire for something different...fiction · historical-fiction · sci-fi · contemporary · literary-fiction · poc-author · friendship · audiobook · lgbtq · female-mc -
Those Beyond the Wall by Micaiah Johnson
Faced with a coming apocalypse, a woman must reckon with her past to solve a series of sudden and inexplicable deaths in a searing sci-fi thriller from the Compton Crook Award–winning author of The Space Between Worlds.Scales is the best at what she She is an enforcer who keeps the peace in Ashtown, a rough, climate-ravaged desert town...romance · sci-fi · fiction · fantasy · dystopia · wlw · lgbtq · poc-author · action-adventure · literary-fiction -
The Stars Turned Inside Out by Nova Jacobs
The discovery of a suspicious death at a famous Swiss physics laboratory sparks a mystery that merges science, philosophy, and the high-stakes race to unlock the fundamental nature of our universe in this thrilling new novel from the Edgar Award–nominated author of the “hugely entertaining” (The Wall Street Journal) The Last Equation of Isaac Severy...mystery · fiction · audiobook · sci-fi · crime · contemporary · sad · cozy · murder · literary-fiction -
The Mars House by Natasha Pulley
A compulsively readable queer sci-fi novel about a marriage of convenience between a Mars politician and an Earth refugee.In the wake of an environmental catastrophe, January, once a principal in London's Royal Ballet, has become a refugee in Tharsis, the terraformed colony on Mars...romance · sci-fi · lgbtq · fiction · space · fantasy · mars · dystopia · literary-fiction · colonization -
Jonohkada by Amanda Milo
My name is Jonohkada.I have been to many places on many planets. I have arrived on Earth, not for the first time, in search of my mate.This time I find her.Unfortunately, her roommate shrewdly suspects my otherness and orders me to reveal that I am an alien. As my mate is about to learn, I have to obey the order.I have to obey every order any female gives me... -
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2054 by Elliot Ackerman, James Stavridis
From the acclaimed authors of the runaway New York Times bestseller 2034 comes another explosive work of speculative fiction set twenty years further in the future, at a moment when a radical leap forward in artificial intelligence combines with America’s violent partisan divide to create an existential threat to the country, and the worldIt is twenty years after the catastrophic war between the...fiction · sci-fi · political-intrigue · military · historical · conspiracies · politics · action-adventure · war · violent-conflict -
The Last Bloodcarver by Vanessa Le
The tantalizing romance of These Violent Delights meets the mechanical wonders of Cinder in The Last Bloodcarver, the first in a two-book debut -- with a riveting medical magic system and lush Vietnam-inspired fantasy world.Nhika is a bloodcarver. A cold-hearted, ruthless being who can alter human biology with just a touch...romance · fantasy · young-adult · fiction · mystery · magic · audiobook · high-fantasy · poc-mc · lgbtq -
Bump in the Night by Lily Mayne, Nik Knight
You never know what’s hiding in your closet...At twenty-six, Ivy has their life figured out. They have a decent paying job at the London office of Somnus Entertainment--the gaming company behind the wildly popular game Black Oasis--a draughty flat they inherited from their wild great aunt, and a few select friends to pass the time...romance · fantasy · mlm · paranormal · monsters · dark · demons · lgbtq · enemies-to-lovers · slow-burn -
Forgetting to Remember by M.J. Rose
Discover a spellbinding love story in this dazzling time-travel adventure from the NYT bestselling author of The Last Tiara, M.J. Rose...romance · historical-fiction · fantasy · fiction · time-travel · magical-realism · sci-fi · paranormal · historical · mystery -
Her Alien Husband by Michele Mills
I’m in a predicament of historic proportions. I’ve learned I can’t inherit my grandfather’s highly profitable business unless I’m married? Yes, an entirely ridiculous rule.I live with a herd of rescue cats and nary a boyfriend in sight. I’m also considered plain, sharp-tongued and overweight. And I’ve never, once been interested in marriage. Hence my reason for applying for a mail-order husband...romance · sci-fi · aliens · paranormal · fantasy · audiobook · female-author · monsters · small-town · insta-love -
The Alien and I by Honey Phillips
Can an alien king lose his heart to a human woman?Adjusting to life on noisy, crowded Samar Prime is difficult for former professor Anna Lennox, particularly when she’s forced to spend too much time away from her young daughter. A teaching job on a peaceful tropical planet seems like an ideal alternative...romance · sci-fi · futuristic · urban-fantasy · paranormal · new-adult · steamy · monsters · female-mc · alpha-mc -
S'kal by Honey Phillips
A troubled alien, a runaway human, and a haunted past…Evie is in trouble. She’s out of money, out of luck, and out of time. Desperate to get out of Port Cantor, she stows away on a trading caravan heading for the remote settlements in the hinterlands of Cresca. When she’s found by the biggest and most intimidating alien she’s ever seen, she’s terrified...romance · futuristic · sci-fi · monsters · age-gap · aliens · paranormal · small-town · historical · female-mc -
Baby X by Kira Peikoff
When any biological matter can be used to create life, stolen celebrity DNA sells to the highest bidder–or the craziest stalker–in this propulsive thriller.With a vivid imagining of the future, Gattaca meets Black Mirror in Kira Peikoff’s Baby X... -
When I'm Her by Sarah Zachrich Jeng
How far would you go to get even with the woman who ruined your life?In this electrifying thriller, a young woman gets everything she’s ever wanted—and everything she doesn’t—when she swaps bodies with her sworn enemy.Though polar opposites, Mary and Elizabeth are as close as can be—until the night Elizabeth makes an irrevocable mistake and leaves Mary to take the blame...mystery · fiction · sci-fi · audiobook · psychological · suspense · supernatural · friendship · time-travel · female-mc -
Alien Clay by Adrian Tchaikovsky
They travelled into the unknown and left themselves behind . . .On the distant world of Kiln lie the ruins of an alien civilization. It’s the greatest discovery in humanity’s spacefaring history – yet who were its builders and where did they go?Professor Arton Daghdev had always wanted to study alien life up close. Then his wishes become a reality in the worst way...sci-fi · fiction · audiobook · aliens · space-opera · space · dystopia · first-contact · horror · revolution -
United We Stand by John Ringo
STORIES SET IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE BEST-SELLING ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE SERIES, BLACK TIDE RISING, CREATED BY JOHN RINGO.The world was brought to its knees by the zombie virus. But humanity has risen from the ashes and has begun to rebuild. Courageous men and women have kindled a fire of hope in the darkness. But mere survival is not enough.The real challenge is how to keep that future alive...suspense · military · humor · horror · fantasy · crime · conspiracies · alternate-history · action-adventure · post-apocalyptic -
Claimed by Brothers by Kai Lesy
Can two grieving alien warriors and a human woman overcome all odds to make a family?I’m no pushover. A girl with a commonsense approach to life. But there’s nothing common about what’s happening to me. You'd think being abducted by aliens would be the end. But that's how I ended up in the arms of the heroic duo of my dreams. Two galactic brothers. Big, powerful and protective...aliens · love-after-loss · sci-fi · anthologies · classics · fiction · paranormal · romance · literary · adult -
Bossed by the Boggart by Wendi Gogh
BOSSED BY A MONSTER—sounds overbearing, right?It is, and this guy’s not just any monster. He’s a Boggart—the literal being of nightmares—and I swear his sole mission in life is to make mine a bad dream come true.Every time I turn around, he’s there.Bedazzling me.Bewitching me.Befriending me.....romance · paranormal · monsters · lgbtq · fiction · fantasy · fated-mates · grumpy-sunshine · cheerful-mc · grumpy-mc -
The Icarus Job by Timothy Zahn, Marc Thompson
Hoping to take possession of a new alien star-hopping portal, Roarke and Selene are tasked with transporting an assassin, who is herself being targeted.For years Gregory Roarke and his Kadolian partner Selene worked as crocketts, combing through the atmospheres of uninhabited worlds for places that might be colonized or hold valuable resources... -
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Enemy Below by Devon C. Ford
We aren't alone. The enemies are already here... beneath our feet.Beneath the surface, a war rages between the surviving demons still inhabiting the Earth and those few, the initiated, who fight to keep it buried deep where it belongs in the darkest shadows.Troy Odell was doing what he did best, taking the fight to the enemies of the free world...military · sci-fi · fiction · aliens · invasion · space-fleet · soldiers · violent-conflict · space · book -
A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock
Mexican Gothic meets The Lie Tree by way of Oscar Wilde and Mary Shelley in this delightfully witty horror debut. A captivating tale of two Victorian gentlemen hiding their relationship away in a botanical garden who embark on a Frankenstein-style experiment with unexpected consequences. It is an unusual thing, to live in a botanical garden. But Simon and Gregor are an unusual pair of gentlemen...horror · fantasy · historical-fiction · lgbtq · gothic · historical · fiction · retellings · audiobook · sci-fi -
Rescue by Tana Stone
Two new crew members. One outlaw city. One bed. Too much trouble.Tegan is the newest member of the bounty hunter crew and a midwife for all the expecting females on board. As much as she loves her job and loves babies, she has no intention of ever being anyone’s mate. Even if the gold-skinned Dothveks are gorgeous. Even if one of them does make her heart flutter...romance · aliens · sci-fi · fated-mates · forced-proximity · kind-mc · grumpy-sunshine · cheerful-mc · grumpy-mc · female-mc -
Greatest Hits by Neil Gaiman, Harlan Ellison
A collection of award-winning short stories by Harlan Ellison, an eight-time Hugo Award-winner, five-time Bram Stoker Award winner, and four-time Nebula Award winner... -
Overwatch 2: Heroes Ascendant: An Overwatch Story Collection by Melissa Scott, E.C. Myers, Sangu Mandanna, Corinne Duyvis
Experience the story of Overwatch 2 from a multiple points of view in this star-studded short story collection, featuring eight tales from award-winning and bestselling authors.As Null Sector’s global assault brings the world to its knees, millions of voicescry out amid the devastation . . . and heroes around the world are answeringthe call...anthologies · military · epic · action-adventure · fantasy · fiction · sci-fi · violent-conflict · adult -
My Dark Beast: a Hades & Persephone retelling by Olivia Wildenstein
Hades & Persephone meets Sleeping Beauty in this spicy, gender-swapped retelling with mobsters and Gods.Zion Hadestine—thirty-three, real estate mogul, mob lord, most eligible bachelor in New England, god. The god-part is an exaggeration. After all, if true gods existed, then the world would be full of edible rainbows and flying horses.I’ve yet to come across either.Calanthe Bloom. That’s me... -
Doctor Who: The Giggle by James Goss
Based on a script by Russell T Davies, this thrilling third adventure for Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary features David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor and Catherine Tate as Donna Noble...sci-fi · fiction · action-adventure · audiobook · time-travel · historical-fiction · romance · classics · anthologies · military -
A Prize for Ckzarr by Lynnea Lee
What’s worse than falling in love with my sexy, musclebound alien boss? Falling in love with my alien boss when I know I’m not his mate. That’s why I keep my emotional distance, even though we work side by side every day.Ckzarr has the body of a god and is a beast in the bedroom. How do I know? Because we’ve already failed compatibility testing. Multiple times. I’m not his mate. End of story...aliens · fated-mates · sci-fi · paranormal · monsters · friends-to-lovers · romance · first-contact · action-adventure · fiction -
Sanctifier by Meg Smitherman
Ru Delara, archaeologist, has finally proven that magic exists. Fen Verrill has vanished in the wake of his dark revelation, leaving Ru with a shattered heart. The cruelly handsome Lord D’Luc now holds Ru and her volatile artifact captive. Meanwhile, conspiracy brews in the city of Mirith, its court overtaken and infatuated with the worship of a vengeful god...romance · fantasy · magic · young-adult · fae · paranormal · steamy · high-fantasy · mystery · dark-academia -
Posing for Their Pleasure : Kindred Tales (Kindred Times Two by Evangeline Anderson
One woman, determined to stay single for life…Meets two Kindred warriors looking for a mate.When they visit a famous alien artist looking for a MuseWill Lili end upPosing for Their Pleasure? Tropes--MFM, They Fall First, Touch her and Die, Fated Mates, Curvy FMC, Forced Proximity**This is a STAND ALONE novel set in the Kindred UniverseLilibet Trainer is SFL—Single For Life...romance · urban-fantasy · aliens · sci-fi · polyamory · fantasy · fiction · action-adventure · book · adult -
Runaway Hucow by Lizzy Bequin
You can run, little hucow, But you can’t hide your desire.Tess Bradford is a hucow, and she’s on the auction block to be sold to the highest bidder. The men at the auction want her for her milk, but the tall dark stranger with the bulging muscles and deadly horns wants so much more. He wants Tess to be his mate, but not his alone. He has two herd brothers, and they share everything together...romance · omegaverse · reverse-harem · fantasy · monsters · steampunk · industrial-era · paranormal · dark · insta-love -
Help, My Stalker Is A Vampire by Storm Song
Celeste seeks solace in her darkest desires. After a heart-wrenching breakup, she pours her longing for thrill and submission into an anonymous blog, confessing her secret yearning to be stalked and used. Little does she know, her words beckon a force far beyond her imagination... -
The Fangs of Oannos by Christopher Ruocchio
Set between ASHES OF MAN and DISQUIET GODS, The Fangs of Oannos finds Hadrian an exile on Jadd, a guest (or prisoner?) of kindly old Prince Aldia... -
Proving Her Heart by Miranda Martin
In the unforgiving embrace of Tajss, where survival is more than just enduring, I've become Captain Nyanna, a leader born from the wreckage of our crashed ship. Life on the red planet, under the double red suns, demands more than mere existence—it requires thriving, finding hope in the barren landscape, and embracing love among the shifting sands... -
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Devil in the Details by Chani Lynn Feener
What happens when you don't recognize the monsters in your bed?Gael Thiago hates his job.More than that, he hates how confused he's gotten. The past year has been one of the most complicated of his life, and he's been left feeling adrift in more ways than one... -
The Shining Knight by Megan Derr
Another fairy tale, original, about a knight who just wants someone to rescue him...romance · fantasy · mlm · medieval · alternate-universe · sci-fi · fiction · lgbtq · historical · book -
Human Omega: Married to the Barbarian Prince by Eileen Glass
Carter is the Omega from the Stars. He's magical (probably). Beautiful (definitely). And his exotic name is difficult to pronounce. He's either going to save the fleaf'akhie home world from invaders, or he's an invader himself in disguise, sneaking into the city! One thing is for sure: he chose his mates for battle, not love. Siel is a fabled war hero, fierce and capable... -
Fated to the Alien Hunter by Erin Hale
RemiIt wasn’t easy escaping from the ivory-tower prison I’d been locked in my entire life. And an escape plan that includes a one-way ticket to an alien planet might not have been one of my smartest ideas. But coming to Tavikh has been the best thing to ever happen to me.If I don’t count the vicious aliens who keep trying to kill me, along with the rest of the humans, that is...aliens · fated-mates · slow-burn · sci-fi · romance · first-contact · colonization · fiction · book · adult -
Their Human Captive by Maria Monroe
Back on Earth, they tried to imprison me. Here on Luminar, two aliens plan to breed me.When I fled from the corrupt human government trying to hunt me down, I didn't expect to end up as the captive of two huge, muscle-bound aliens intent on assessing my suitability as a mate... -
How to Train Your Human Omega by Arden Fox
ClayI don't ask for much from life; I get paid, and then I get laid. And piloting spaceships across the galaxy keeps my solo lifestyle well funded. I don't need a relationship or any of the baggage that comes with it. I like my men like I like my coffee; to go.That is until the most boring job in the universe goes horribly wrong and I’m snatched from my ship by a seven-foot alien...romance · mlm · omegaverse · aliens · sci-fi · fantasy · lgbtq · enemies-to-lovers · forced-proximity · kidnapping