Top new sci-fi books out this week: 25 Feb - 2 Mar 2024
Last updated:
March 2, 2024
This week featuring new releases by Honey Phillips, J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert, Tim McGregor, Iver P. Cooper, Bjorn Hasseler, V.T. Bonds, J.F. Holmes, Sam Robb, Anne de Marcken, Elle Machray, Scott Alexander Howard, Ryan Leslie and many more.
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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 -
![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 -
![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 -
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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... -
![It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over by Anne de Marcken]()
It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over by Anne de Marcken
Co-winner of the 2022 Novel Prize, this incredible life-after-death novel asks us to consider how much of our memory, of our bodies, of the world as we know it ― how much of what we love can we lose before we are lost? And then what happens? This third perspective on myself is disconcerting...fiction · literary-fiction · lgbtq · supernatural · dystopia · fantasy · horror · female-author · contemporary · grief -
![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 -
![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 -
![Colossus by Ryan Leslie]()
Colossus by Ryan Leslie
For fans of psychological SF novels like THE GONE WORLD and SIX WAKES...Economics professor Clay West has always explained the world through the lens of his profession. But after his girlfriend Karla takes Dying Wish—a drug that supposedly reveals the nature of reality moments before it claims your life—Clay is devastated. No amount of rationalization can explain Karla's actions...sci-fi · fiction · ai · multiverse · horror · space · exploration · action-adventure · time-travel · book -
![Redsight by Meredith Mooring]()
Redsight by Meredith Mooring
An imaginative new space opera for fans of Gideon the Ninth filled with sapphic romance, space pirates, a blind witch and powerful priestessesKorinna has simple stay on the Navitas , stay out of trouble, and stay alive. She may be a Redseer, a blind priestess with the power to manipulate space-time, but she is the weakest in her Order. Useless and outcast. Or so she has been raised to believe...sci-fi · wlw · lgbtq · disability · lesbian-mc · urban-fantasy · paranormal · space-opera · horror · romantic-love -
![Queens in Wonderland by Theresa M Halvorsen]()
Queens in Wonderland by Theresa M Halvorsen
Are you ready to take a trip down the rabbit hole?Embark on an enchanting journey through a Wonderland where queens reign supreme and the tapestry of love, identity, and self-discovery is woven with threads of LGBTQIA+ brilliance. Queens in Wonderland beckons you down the glittering landscape of diverse tales inspired by Lewis Carroll’s iconic books... -
![Space Marines 3 by Michael Morton, Daniel G. Zeidler, Wally Waltner, Spearman Burke]()
Space Marines 3 by Michael Morton, Daniel G. Zeidler, Wally Waltner, Spearman Burke
Space Marines combine the confident, tough spirit of the warrior with the fearless, intrepid pursuit of the unknown. We love skilled men and women making war to keep their homes and their fellow citizens safe from tyranny, oppression, or being eaten by aliens. The marriage of the strong soldier with the beauty and wonder of space is a combination that can’t be beat... -
![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... -
![Behind the Eyes of Xalaina Jaide: A Creole Woman's Diary by Paige McCray Sion]()
Behind the Eyes of Xalaina Jaide: A Creole Woman's Diary by Paige McCray Sion
With America finally having 8 years of peace after a 10 year war that separated the nation into State Countries, you can follow the lives of two separate girls who share the same bloodline in the form of a Creole grandmother from the now Island Country of Louisiana... -
![The Golden Sword by Blake Fieleke]()
The Golden Sword by Blake Fieleke
In the midst of a routine exercise within the National Young Men Sword Training Academy, James Halsor, his two siblings, and some of his closest friends, are ripped from Earth and transported to Proxima Solari C, better known as the Golden Planet–the only inhabited world beyond our solar system.Immediately, James realizes things are very wrong...action-adventure · fiction · young-adult · soldiers · fantasy · military · sci-fi · violent-conflict · book -
![The Constitution Has Expired: A novel. Really. Probably. by John Boykin]()
The Constitution Has Expired: A novel. Really. Probably. by John Boykin
The ultimate constitutional crisis wallops the Thomas Jefferson said the US Constitution should expire when the last Founder George Washington expected it to last no more than 20 years...historical · legal · sci-fi · alternate-history · politics · political-intrigue · fiction · book · adult -
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![Tomorrow City: Dieselpunk Roleplaying by Nathan Russell]()
Tomorrow City: Dieselpunk Roleplaying by Nathan Russell
A dieselpunk roleplaying game of action, mystery and mad science!Tomorrow City was one of the cities of the future, built to usher in a new age of prosperity, seizing upon scientific achievements at the dawn of the twentieth century. Then came the War. Radium-powered soldiers assembled, diesel-fuelled nightmares rolled off production lines, city fought city, and the world burned in atomic fire...
