Top new sci-fi books out this week: 21 Sep - 27 Sep 2025
Last updated:
September 27, 2025
This week featuring new releases by Laura Thalassa, Ruby Dixon, Ian McEwan, Richard Osman, Sarah Gailey, Claire Kent, Abdi Nazemian, Evangeline Anderson, Katharine Kerr, Lyonne Riley and many more.
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![War [Dramatized Adaptation] by Laura Thalassa](https://48f-1.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/books/small/691af2c0fe0829f1644dc27c.jpg)
War [Dramatized Adaptation] by Laura Thalassa
They came to earth—Pestilence, War, Famine, Death—four horsemen riding their screaming steeds, racing to the corners of the world. Four horsemen with the power to destroy all of humanity. They came to earth, and they came to end us all.The day Jerusalem falls, Miriam Elmahdy knows her life is over...paranormal · retellings · myths · post-apocalyptic · fiction · romance · horror · dark · fantasy · sci-fi -
![Space Vampire by Ruby Dixon]()
Space Vampire by Ruby Dixon
In a universe full of heartless aliens, an abandoned human and a vampire clone discover an unexpected connection in this delightfully bite-size short story by New York Times bestselling author Ruby Dixon...romance · fantasy · sci-fi · vampires · fiction · paranormal · supernatural · monsters · space · contemporary -
![What We Can Know by Ian McEwan]()
What We Can Know by Ian McEwan
2014: A great poem is read aloud and never heard again. For generations, people speculate about its message, but no copy has yet been found.2119: The lowlands of the UK have been submerged by rising seas. Those who survive are haunted by the richness of the world that has been lost...fiction · sci-fi · dystopia · literary-fiction · historical-fiction · contemporary · 21st-century · mystery · crime · romance -
![The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman]()
The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman
Who's got time to think about murder when there's a wedding to plan?It’s been a quiet year for the Thursday Murder Club. Joyce is busy with table plans and first dances. Elizabeth is grieving. Ron is dealing with family troubles, and Ibrahim is still providing therapy to his favourite criminal...mystery · fiction · cozy · contemporary · audiobook · crime · murder · sci-fi · amateur-sleuth · animals -
![Spread Me by Sarah Gailey]()
Spread Me by Sarah Gailey
Spread Me is a darkly seductive tale of survival from Sarah Gailey, after a routine probe at a research station turns deadly when the team discovers a strange specimen in search of a warm place to stay.Kinsey has the perfect job as the team lead in a remote research outpost. She loves the solitude, and the way the desert keeps her far away from the temptations teeming out in the civilian world...romance · horror · sci-fi · fiction · audiobook · lgbtq · genetic-engineering · supernatural · psychological · action-adventure -
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![Tower by Claire Kent]()
Tower by Claire Kent
She needs a man to keep her alive in a world full of monsters.He'll do.Ever since the world fell apart, I've been like a princess trapped in a tower, looking down at our chaotic new reality from an upstairs window and never allowed to risk the dangers outside. Then my father dies, and there's no one left to keep me safe from selfish, violent men no longer restrained by social boundaries...romance · post-apocalyptic · dystopia · forced-proximity · survival · sci-fi · retellings · steamy · paranormal · fiction -
![Exquisite Things: An Epic Queer Love Story of Immortality and Freedom Spanning 130 Years by Abdi Nazemian]()
Exquisite Things: An Epic Queer Love Story of Immortality and Freedom Spanning 130 Years by Abdi Nazemian
From Stonewall Award–winning author Abdi Nazemian (Only This Beautiful Moment) comes the epic queer love story of a lifetime. Perfect for fans of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and The Picture of Dorian Gray.Shahriar believes he was born in the wrong time...romance · young-adult · lgbtq · historical-fiction · fiction · historical · fantasy · magical-realism · audiobook · mlm -
![Pleasured by the Panther: A Monstrum Kindred Spicy Shorts novella by Evangeline Anderson]()
Pleasured by the Panther: A Monstrum Kindred Spicy Shorts novella by Evangeline Anderson
Forget hot flashes—this Monstrum warrior makes her burn. Miranda thinks her days of passion are behind her—she’s a divorced, curvy, fifty-something English teacher deep in menopause who’s just trying to keep her daughter’s wedding on track. But when a General Bride Draft sweeps her into the arms of Korrath, a fierce Panther Monstrum from another universe, her world is turned upside down... -
![Haze by Katharine Kerr]()
Haze by Katharine Kerr
PREORDER SPECIAL Price will switch to $9.99 on publicationThree thousand years in the future, a starship pilot battling addiction becomes the unexpected key to unraveling a mystery that threatens the very foundation of space travel...sci-fi · mlm · lgbtq · poc-mc · military · cyberpunk · space-fleet · action-adventure · space-opera · romantic-love -
![Mischief Maker by Lyonne Riley]()
Mischief Maker by Lyonne Riley
Kireth is an immortal, a mischief-maker, carved from stone and given life by the goddess. Faela, a poor peasant woman with a dying farm, summons him to help fix it. Though Kireth is bound to complete one hundred tasks for her, he will interpret them how he pleases—even if it means causing trouble.But there’s more going on at Faela’s farm than a simple girl trying to maintain it alone and failing...romance · audiobook · fantasy · monsters · fiction · sci-fi · demons · small-town · steamy · paranormal -
![Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei]()
Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei
From the acclaimed author of The Stardust Grail comes the epic tale of two sisters who sail across oceans to find their missing third sister―and Earth’s environmental salvation.In Earth's not too distant future, seas consume coastal cities, highways disintegrate underwater, and mutant fish lurk in pirate-controlled depths... -
![Moonsick by Tom O'Donnell]()
Moonsick by Tom O'Donnell
Scream meets Stephen King in this fast paced debut YA horror novel about a girl trying to survive a world where becoming a werewolf is a contagious disease.High school senior Heidi Mills seemingly has it all: a charming (arrogant) boyfriend, loving (wealthy) parents, and an acceptance letter to Harvard (well, not yet)...horror · young-adult · fiction · shapeshifters · paranormal · mystery · urban-fantasy · sci-fi · fantasy · humor -
![Dragon Fires Everywhere by Hazel Beck]()
Dragon Fires Everywhere by Hazel Beck
When a witch plays with fire, she might just ignite a love that can't be extinguished… Newly-minted Historian of the soon-to-be-ascended Riverwood Coven Georgie Pendell has always played her part—so why does she feel like an outsider in her own life? Duped and dumped by her boyfriend, Georgie finds herself dismissing love as a fairytale...romance · fantasy · witches-wizards · paranormal · magic · fiction · sci-fi · urban-fantasy · audiobook · magical-realism -
![Ice Moon by Camila Victoire]()
Ice Moon by Camila Victoire
Return to the untamed wilderness where survival demands sacrifice in the gripping sequel to the dark, seductive world of Blood Circus. Ava may have survived the deadly Blood Race at Circo, but on human soil, she is a fugitive, hiding her true identity for fear of being hunted...action-adventure · survival · fantasy · dystopia · sci-fi · fiction · dark · young-adult · children-books · book -
![Fading Blossoms by Anastasiya Serada]()
Fading Blossoms by Anastasiya Serada
Not a single sacred flower remains on Earth. With the gods in hiding, the wielders of divine flower magic have become prey, hunted by those who command the power of parasitic blooms.In this withering world, Vesna is the rarest bloom, born with the ancient magic of the magnolia. But her heart blossoms with nothing but vengeance... -
![Saved by the Mountain Man Orc: A Bite-Sized Monster Romance by Pippa Rae Brook]()
Saved by the Mountain Man Orc: A Bite-Sized Monster Romance by Pippa Rae Brook
One growly orc. One curvy human woman. And a fated-mates bond neither of them saw coming.JasmineI came to the mountain chasing wildlife and solitude. What I found instead was wild, dangerous… and impossible to resist.When I’m injured and stranded in the forest, a massive orc rescues me. Drak lives alone, deep in the mountains, far from the human world...monsters · age-gap · paranormal · romance · fae · fantasy · fated-mates · alpha-mc · fiction · sci-fi -
![Grim's Delight: The New Protectorate Syndicate: Book One by Abigail Kelly]()
Grim's Delight: The New Protectorate Syndicate: Book One by Abigail Kelly
A bloody war nears its end. Felix Amauri is the rightful heir to the most powerful vampire crime family on the continent. After years of taking out challengers to his claim, everything he’s fought for is finally within reach — until one sloppy assassination threatens to ruin everything. To be human is to be prey...romance · vampires · paranormal · dark · forced-proximity · slow-burn · urban-fantasy · sci-fi · fiction · fantasy -
![Where the Current Takes Him by Naia Moray]()
Where the Current Takes Him by Naia Moray
A rebellious nepo baby and an amphibious alien alpha end up becoming mates in this sexy romcom omegaverse where aliens have taken over Earth. Beau Montgomery is an Omega stain on his father’s political career. Loriun Kolhn is a wealthy Alpha Mer in need of a mate. Ashford Montgomery is the swine who sold his son to the highest bidder... -
![Murder at Blackwood Inn by Penny Warner]()
Murder at Blackwood Inn by Penny Warner
A haunted house and the occult are the least of Carissa Blackwood’s problems when her eccentric aunts are accused of murder, in this cozy series debut by multiple award-winning author Penny Warner. Ghostwriter Carissa Blackwood is having the worst year of her life...mystery · cozy · paranormal · murder · young-adult · fiction · ghosts · whodunit · small-town · crime -
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![The Tourist by T.K. Cobbes]()
The Tourist by T.K. Cobbes
Bedwyn is the caretaker to one of humanity's greatest enemies.For a decade, he has traveled the galaxy with Avi—a fifty-foot-tall space-faring cephalopod—who travels aimlessly among the stars, keeping to herself to avoid conflict with humanity...
