Top new sci-fi books out this week: 28 Sep - 4 Oct 2025
Last updated:
October 4, 2025
This week featuring new releases by Tahereh Mafi, Sherry Thomas, J.A. Jance, Axie Oh, Jeneva Rose, Andrea Penrose, Nancy Bush, Stephen Graham Jones, Rachel Harrison, Kevin O'Brien, C. Rochelle and many more.
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Every Spiral of Fate by Tahereh Mafi
A New York Times bestselling series!The highly anticipated fourth novel in the Woven Kingdom romantasy series, brimming with fiery romance, spectacular magic, and breathtaking secrets, from Tahereh Mafi, the award-winning and bestselling author of the Shatter Me series. Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Leigh Bardugo, and Sabaa Tahir.At long last, the wedding day has arrived...romance · fantasy · young-adult · fiction · myths · dragons · sci-fi · adaptations · epic · historical -
![The Librarians by Sherry Thomas]()
The Librarians by Sherry Thomas
Murder disrupts the peaceful, predictable daily routine of life for four quirky librarians who must protect their life-altering secrets in the first contemporary mystery from USA Today bestselling author Sherry Thomas.Sometimes a workplace isn’t just a workplace but a place of safety, understanding, and acceptance. And sometimes murder threatens the sanctity of that beloved refuge...mystery · fiction · contemporary · cozy · suspense · crime · killer · romantic-love · friendship · secrets -
![The Girl from Devil's Lake by J.A. Jance]()
The Girl from Devil's Lake by J.A. Jance
Arizona County Sheriff Joanna Brady solves her biggest case yet, from a body in the desert to crimes spanning decades and countries, in the thrilling latest installment in the New York Times bestselling suspense series.Sheriff Joanna Brady is looking forward to the holidays with her busy family, and to celebrating her daughter Jenny’s graduation from the police academy...mystery · fiction · audiobook · suspense · crime · serial-killers · law-enforcement · police-procedural · contemporary · drama -
![The Demon and the Light by Axie Oh]()
The Demon and the Light by Axie Oh
Final Fantasy meets Shadow and Bone in The Demon and the Light, the hotly anticipated follow-up to Axie Oh's The Floating World.The battle is over, but the war is just beginning...With the help of her friends and allies, Ren managed to topple the General's insurrection, but the Floating World and its territories are still under threat of attack from the rival Volmaran Empire...romance · fantasy · young-adult · myths · retellings · magic · poc-mc · poc-author · sword-sorcery · steampunk -
![Dating After the End of the World by Jeneva Rose]()
Dating After the End of the World by Jeneva Rose
There’s nothing like the undead to bring the living together in an action-packed and apocalyptically romantic genre-shattering novel by a New York Times bestselling author.Casey Pearson grew up with a doomsday-prepping father. At eighteen, tired of living an unconventional life, she left home, vowing never to return...romance · zombies · sci-fi · fiction · enemies-to-lovers · paranormal · mystery · post-apocalyptic · spooky · forced-proximity -
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![Murder at Somerset House by Andrea Penrose]()
Murder at Somerset House by Andrea Penrose
Beyond the gilded ballrooms and salons of Regency London lurks a sinister web of intrigue and deception, and when a murder occurs during a scientific meeting at the Royal Society's stately headquarters at Somerset House, Lord Wrexford and Charlotte are the perfect pair to unravel it. But it aoon becomes clear that things are not what they seem . .mystery · historical-fiction · historical · industrial-era · regency · audiobook · amateur-sleuth · sci-fi · crime · cozy -
![The Psychic by Nancy Bush]()
The Psychic by Nancy Bush
In a chilling, intensely eerie new novel of suspense from the New York Times bestselling author of The Camp and The Babysitter, a woman haunted by unreliable psychic visions must decide how far to trust herself when it comes to stopping a killer. Sometimes, a bad, bad feeling creeps over Veronica Quick. It happened on her tenth birthday, when a voice filled her Don’t go in the water...mystery · audiobook · fiction · romance · paranormal · psychics · female-mc · law-enforcement · police-procedural · sci-fi -
![One Bad Night & Other Stories by Stephen Graham Jones, Rachel Harrison, S.A. Barnes, Kylie Lee Baker]()
One Bad Night & Other Stories by Stephen Graham Jones, Rachel Harrison, S.A. Barnes, Kylie Lee Baker
Horror lovers everywhere, get ready for... ONE BAD NIGHT.In “Two Observers of the Slaughter Rites on Gannet Island," an anthropologist and his wife travel to the remote Gannet Island to observe a mysterious yearly ritual.In “My Lithopedia," a woman learns that she had an unborn twin sister, extracted as a stone baby during her late mother’s autopsy and decides to keep it... -
![Everyone a Stranger by Kevin O'Brien]()
Everyone a Stranger by Kevin O'Brien
In this brilliant, twisting historical suspense thriller set during World War II, a young war widow is unwittingly drawn into a sinister web of intrigue and murder.Washington D.C., 1943: Virginia Abrams believed the war had taken all it could from her when her husband was killed in the Philippines...north-america · usa · washington-dc · urban · washington · historical-fiction · mystery · fiction · historical · suspense -
![Interstellar Love Song by C. Rochelle]()
Interstellar Love Song by C. Rochelle
MicahIf there’s one thing I can confirm, it’s that shacking up with a bodysnatching space mercenary has made life infinitely more exciting.But now it’s time to get space married!And… space mpregged?Unfortunately for my end game plans, a looming threat is hanging over the universe, and I do mean looming over the entire universe—threatening us all... -
![A House Between Sea and Sky by Beth Cato]()
A House Between Sea and Sky by Beth Cato
In 1920s California, two people in need of healing find strange refuge in a house with a mind of its own in an enthralling fantasy by the author of A Thousand Recipes for Revenge.Grieving Hollywood writer Fayette Wynne arrives in Carmel-by-the-Sea in 1926 to finish her latest project in peace...romance · fantasy · historical-fiction · fiction · magical-realism · historical · sci-fi · myths · urban-fantasy · 20th-century -
![Swords of Soul and Shadow: A Science Fantasy Romance Series by Alli Earnest]()
Swords of Soul and Shadow: A Science Fantasy Romance Series by Alli Earnest
Two swords. One destiny...romance · fantasy · sci-fi · steampunk · industrial-era · futuristic · historical · fiction · epic · gaslamp -
![Fimbulvinter's Fires: a queer apocalyptic sci-fi horrormance by A.M. Weald]()
Fimbulvinter's Fires: a queer apocalyptic sci-fi horrormance by A.M. Weald
Worlds and hearts will be set aflame… Within moments of his escape pod crash-landing in a night-clad frozen forest, musician Asher Hollin is frostbitten, bleeding, a thief, and a killer. If not for technology looted from a dead prison guard, he’d be long dead, either from hypothermia or from being attacked by battleaxe-wielding not-quite-human marauders...romance · sci-fi · lgbtq · horror · fiction · dystopia · myths · post-apocalyptic · futuristic · book -
![We Have Reached the End of Our Show by Ali Gordon]()
We Have Reached the End of Our Show by Ali Gordon
Thanks to an unrelenting cycle of cancer treatments, thirty-two-year-old Gabe is too weak to dance gracefully on stage or through NYC’s sparkling social scene like he once did. And although he and Josie have been in love for six years, lately Gabe’s been feeling more like Josie’s patient than his boyfriend...lgbtq · found-family · post-apocalyptic · sci-fi · journey · apocalyptic · literary-fiction · fiction · action-adventure · book -
![The First Spark by Mallory Moss]()
The First Spark by Mallory Moss
A fugitive princess. A bitter ex-soldier. A war of vengeance that will bring them together—or tear them apart.Kalie never wanted her aunt’s crown. But when her family is murdered by a galactic tyrant, she’ll do anything to avenge them. Even if it means returning to a court that would rather see her dead.There’s only one problem—she’s just become the next target... -
![Haunted Carnival Hijinks: A Spooky, Spicy Halloween by Adeline Alchemy]()
Haunted Carnival Hijinks: A Spooky, Spicy Halloween by Adeline Alchemy
Five friends. Five haunted carnival attractions. One spicy, spooky night.“Let’s split up and look for clues!”When Brad convinced his friends to dress up as the Scooby gang for Halloween, it was mostly to combine his two favorite Daphne and his friend Kylie.He didn’t expect things to get weird. Really weird.A demonic teddy bear. An animatronic clown. A sentient rollercoaster... -
![Everything is Right Side Up by Charlotte Smith]()
Everything is Right Side Up by Charlotte Smith
Jordan’s world has already turned upside down. Six months after losing her mother, she’s struggling to hold together the threads of her life, her relationship, and her sense of belonging in a small town that feels too quiet without her...
