New Fantasy and Science Fiction To Read in 2023

In this gripping, horror-laced debut, a young Cree woman’s dreams lead her on a perilous journey of self-discovery that ultimately forces her to confront the toll of a legacy of violence on her family, her community, and the land they call home.

The epic tale of a woman who breathes a fantastical empire into existence, only to be consumed by it over the centuries — from the transcendent imagination of Booker Prize-winning, internationally bestselling author Salman Rushdie.

A curmudgeonly professor journeys to a small town in the far north to study faerie folklore and discovers dark fae magic, friendship, and love in the start of a heartwarming and enchanting new fantasy series.

In Daniel Suarez’s latest space-tech thriller, a group of pioneering astropreneurs must overcome never-before-attempted engineering challenges to rescue colleagues stranded at a distant asteroid — kicking off a new space race in which Earth’s climate crisis could well hang in the balance.

After the events of The High Republic: Convergence, the Jedi travel to Jedha in this all-new Star Wars original novel. But when violence breaks out on the sacred moon, the war that was meant to end on Jedha, may soon engulf the entire world.

Blue skies, empty land — and enough wide-open space to hide a horrifying secret. A woman with a past, a mysterious trunk, a town on the edge of nowhere, and a bracing new vision of the American West, from the award-winning author of The Changeling.

Nobody ever goes to Hartwood Hall. Folks say it’s cursed … A gripping and atmospheric debut that is at once a chilling gothic mystery and a love letter to Victorian fiction.

Enter the dark and sensual realms of the Black Jewels in this sweeping story in the bestselling fantasy saga of three young women who must navigate life within the powerful SaDiablo family — and come to terms with Witch, the Queen who is still the heart and will of that family.

Seven ingeniously reinvented fairy tales that play out with astonishing consequences in the modern world, from one of today’s finest short story writers — MacArthur “Genius Grant” fellow Kelly Link, bestselling author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Get in Trouble.

Bestselling author of Daughters of Sparta, Claire Heywood returns with an imaginative and female-centered reinterpretation of the myth of the great hero Perseus, told through the voices of three women who are sidelined in the traditional version — his mother, Danae; his trophy, Medusa; and his wife, Andromeda — but whose viewpoints reveal a man who is not, in fact, a hero at all.

A damsel in distress takes on the dragon herself in this epic twist on classic fantasy. Based on a screenplay by Dan Mazeau, this is a groundbreaking collaboration between author Evelyn Skye and the team behind the upcoming Netflix film Damsel, starring Millie Bobby Brown.

The jaw-dropping conclusion to the acclaimed Founders Trilogy, from the Hugo-nominated author of Foundryside and Shorefall. “It’s so rare to love every single book in a trilogy, to admire the aim, precision, and storytelling stamina this much” (The New York Times Book Review).

Renowned author Peter S. Beagle returns to the world of The Last Unicorn in this resonant and moving two-novella collection, featuring the award-winning “Two Hearts” and the brand-new “Sooz.” The Way Home is suffused with Beagle’s wisdom, profound lyricism, and sly wit; and collects two timeless works of fantasy.