New Fantasy and Science Fiction To Read This Year

In this riveting dark fantasy debut, a woman with missing memories fights to survive a war-torn world of necromancy and alchemy — and the man tasked with unearthing the deepest secrets of her past.

In the far future, one young woman finds herself torn between two loves — and two sides of a rebellion boiling under the surface — in the first novel of a sweeping dystopian romance series.

From the Booker prize-winning, bestselling author of Atonement and Saturday, a genre-bending new novel full of secrets and surprises; an immersive exploration, across time and history, of what can ever be truly known. What We Can Know is a masterpiece, a fictional tour de force, a love story about both people and the words they leave behind, a literary detective story which reclaims the present from our sense of looming catastrophe and imagines a future world where all is not quite lost.

In the epic follow-up to the bestselling Sword Catcher, praised by George R. R. Martin as “everything I look for in fantasy,” Lin and Kel must chart a perilous course between love and lies. As the simmering tensions in Castellane reach a fever pitch, they must decide who to trust when any false move means death — or worse.

Lost to time, space, and legend, Wakanda’s rightful king must answer the call of rebellion in this thrilling adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates’s acclaimed Black Panther run.

Enka meets Mathilde in art school and is instantly drawn to her, desperate to keep her close. Enter SCAFFOLD. This cutting-edge technology could allow Enka to inhabit Mathilde’s mind and access her memories, artistic inspirations, and deep-seated trauma. Undergoing this procedure would link them forever. But at what cost? Blisteringly smart, thought-provoking, and shocking, Immaculate Conception offers us a portrait of close friendship — achingly tender and twisted — that captures the tenuous line between love and possession that will haunt you long after you turn the final page.

Before the Rebellion, the Galactic Empire reigns, in book one of a trilogy told through the eyes of Mon Mothma, Bail Organa, and Saw Gerrera — for fans of Andor. One day, they will be three architects of the Rebel Alliance. But first, each must find purpose and direction in a changing galaxy, while harboring their own secrets, fears, and hopes for a future that may never come unless they act.

A shield maiden fights to break the shackles of prophecy — and to overcome the betrayal of the man who broke her heart — in this searing conclusion to the Norse-inspired fantasy romance duology that began with the bestselling A Fate Inked in Blood.

When a young girl goes missing, the ghosts of her past collide with her family’s secrets in a mesmerizing Native American Southern Gothic. Steeped in Indigenous folklore and drawing from the author’s own family history, If the Dead Belong Here examines what it means to be haunted — both by the supernatural and by terrors of our own making. Faust crafts a powerful, kaleidoscopic tale about the complicated legacies of violence that shape our present, the importance of honoring the past, and the resilience of a family — and a people — determined to heal from old wounds.

A woman who wields magical tarot cards lands herself in a false engagement with the headmaster of a mysterious academy in this first installment of an enthralling fantasy romance series from the bestselling author of A Deal with the Elf King.

Hunter, Wrecker, Tech, and Omega gamble on a mission to help rebuild Pabu in this thrilling adventure for The Bad Batch. As Hunter tries to get the crew back on a stable, safe path far, far away from anything to do with the Empire’s watchdogs, the Batch will need to remember that the only way to succeed, the only way they survive to fight another day, is by trusting each other.

When a demonic presence awakens deep in a Mexican silver mine, the young woman it seizes must turn to the one man she shouldn’t trust … from Isabel Cañas, bestselling author of The Hacienda and Vampires of El Norte.

In the thrilling second novel of the magical Gods Beyond the Skies series, a young woman must harness her power over death as she secretly reunites with her childhood crush and navigates treacherous wartime alliances, all in a daring bid to save her home.

In a world of magical artifacts and fantastical beings, a woman with a deadly magic secret needs the help of the minotaur she’s trying to forget in the sizzling sequel to Ruby Dixon’s New York Times bestseller Bull Moon Rising.

Historical horror maven Alma Katsu turns her talents to the modern world for the first time, in this terrifying tale about an all-powerful family with an ancient evil under its thumb.

In this game, there’s one rule: Survive … A young woman is drawn into a dangerous game after being invited to the maze-like home of her childhood friend, a rumored witch, in this gothic horror set in 1986 Philippines. To save herself, she will have to play to win. But in this house, victory is earned with blood.

Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. But when he discovers that his people have been betrayed, Darrow sacrifices everything to infiltrate the legendary Institute, a proving ground for the dominant Gold caste. There, he will stop at nothing to bring down his enemies … even if it means he has to become one of them to do so. The first novel of Pierce Brown’s iconic, New York Times bestselling Red Rising Saga, now in a stunning deluxe hardcover edition featuring; an illustrated slipcase with foil, a fold-out poster, full-color illustrated endpapers with a new map, and more!

A woman inherits a pawnshop where you can sell your regrets, and then embarks on a magical quest when a charming young physicist wanders into the shop, in this dreamlike fantasy novel. This edition also features a unique origami jacket that folds into a boat, joining the characters in an enchanting way!

In a place and time unknown, two elderly sisters live in a walled garden, secluded from the outside world. What was before the garden, they have forgotten; what lies beyond it, they do not know. When a nameless boy is found hiding in the boarded house at the center of their isolated grounds, their once-solitary lives are irrevocably disrupted. Who is he? And what does he want? As suspicions gather and allegiances falter, the sisters are forced to confront the dark truths about themselves, the garden, and the world as they’ve known it.

A hilarious and sexy romance about a woman who gets dropped on a strange planet only to fall for not one, but two, aliens, from the author of I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf.

Set in the universe Africanfuturist luminary Nnedi Okorafor first introduced in the World Fantasy Award-winning Who Fears Death, One Way Witch is the second in the She Who Knows trilogy.

Scandalous gossip, wild parties, and forbidden love — the Greek tale of Hades and Persephone gets a romantic modern update in the gorgeously illustrated, Eisner Award-winning Lore Olympus, including a brand new bonus short story!

Surviving a multilevel dungeon that also happens to be the set of the galaxy’s most watched game show has taught Coast Guard vet Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, that there’s only one thing they can count on apart from each other: They never know what’s coming next. And this floor is no exception. Follow Carl, Princess Donut, and Mongo as they fight their way to the next level in the fourth book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series — now with bonus material exclusive to this print edition!

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Thirteenth Child, comes an irresistible blend of dark fairytale and romantic fantasy set in the beautiful but brutal Canadian wilderness. Playfully drawing from Scottish folklore, Erin A. Craig’s adult debut is both a deeply atmospheric and profoundly romantic exploration of freedom versus security: A stunning celebration of one woman’s relentless bravery on a quest to reclaim her lost love — and seize her own future.

They’re no longer prisoners to the fae court, but now two elven sisters are each bound by shackles of the heart — the sequel to the national bestseller Faebound, hailed as “a devastatingly romantic and breathtaking fantasy” (Tasha Suri).

Welcome to the Antimemetics Division. No, this is not your first day. In this wickedly brain-bending tale of science fiction horror, malevolent “antimemes” threaten humanity — and attack the fabric of reality itself. An entirely reimagined and expanded version of the beloved online novel.

Once a servant, now a princess, a young woman thrust into power challenges everything about the underground Fae realm in the spellbinding sequel to Sarah Hawley’s USA Today bestseller Servant of Earth.

A gripping thriller — and Native American first contact story — from the New York Times bestselling author of Robopocalypse, Daniel H. Wilson, who is a Cherokee Nation citizen and has worked as a threat forecaster for the United States Air Force. Hole in the Sky is a propulsive read that asks probing questions about nonhuman intelligence, the Western mindset, and humans’ understanding of reality.

In the explosive sequel to the bestselling romantasy Fear the Flames, two fated lovers must unite against warring kingdoms to defend their home and crowns from those who wish to destroy them. Delving deeper into a vast and ever-changing world, Wrath of the Dragons will take you on a journey filled with epic battles and a tender, angsty love for the ages.

Earth was destroyed on June 12, 2180. Lieutenant Selene Genji watched it happen. And only she can prevent it … Genji is hurled into the past to try and save a world that doesn’t want her in this action-packed adventure from the New York Times bestselling author Jack Campbell.

The daughter of legendary Dungeons & Dragons adventurers Drizzt Do’Urden and Catti-brie fights to build her own legacy in a brand-new series from R. A. Salvatore.

In the explosive sequel to The Night Ends with Fire, a young woman who wields the unimaginable power of a dragon spirit must decide where her loyalties lie — and where her heart belongs — in this enthralling fantasy that reimagines the legend of Mulan.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Our Infinite Fates comes an addictive new fantasy series where magic is fueled by pleasure and pain and an obsessive detective must infiltrate a brutal gang of dark mages — knowing that one wrong move will get her killed …

Two people once connected by a vast and mysterious library are now separated and must overcome time and distance to reunite and bring peace to their worlds, in the final book of the Library Trilogy.