Top new sci-fi books out this week: 5 Oct - 11 Oct 2025
Last updated:
October 11, 2025
This week featuring new releases by Ali Hazelwood, Bruce Holsinger, D'Arcy Adrian-Vallance, Cate C. Wells, Tiffany Roberts, Shanora Williams, Claire Kent, Claire Kent, Michelle Howard, S.E. Smith, Adriana Herrera and many more.
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First by Ali Hazelwood
A general plans to use a nobleman's bride to teach him a lesson. After meeting her, he decides to keep her for himself...romance · omegaverse · sci-fi · paranormal · age-gap · multi-pov · new-adult · marriage-of-convenience · post-apocalyptic · steamy -
![Culpability by Bruce Holsinger]()
Culpability by Bruce Holsinger
From the acclaimed author of the "wise and addictive" (New York Times) The Gifted School comes a riveting family drama about moral responsibility in the age of artificial intelligence.When the Cassidy-Shaws’ autonomous minivan collides with an oncoming car, killing an elderly couple, seventeen-year-old Charlie is in the driver’s seat, with his father, Noah, riding shotgun...fiction · season-summer · technology · sci-fi · suspense · psychological · family · technothriller · book · adult -
fiction · sci-fi · mystery · classics · literary-fiction · contemporary · children · book · literary · adult
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![Trade by Cate C. Wells]()
Trade by Cate C. Wells
When my husband replaces me with a younger model, I’m entered into the lottery and traded to an Outsider for fuel. I expect a wasteland, but when the bunker doors open, I see green trees, blue skies, and him—a man half my age with a stone-cold face and a machete strapped to his thigh. I’ll be lucky to escape him alive. That’s what we’ve been told all our lives...romance · dystopia · forced-proximity · sci-fi · audiobook · post-apocalyptic · fiction · survival · age-gap · enemies-to-lovers -
![The Delver by Tiffany Roberts]()
The Delver by Tiffany Roberts
She is the dawn after a long, dark night, and he will make her his.Urkot has always felt unappealing, undesirable. Unwanted. Scarred by war and lacking the grace and speed of other male vrix, he resigned himself to a life without a mate long ago and thought he was content with that fate.Everything changed when he met Callie. Beautiful, passionate, fierce, clever Callie. So small, so soft...romance · paranormal · sci-fi · monsters · mystery · time-travel · survival · action-adventure · fantasy · fiction -
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![Mayhem and the Mortal by Shanora Williams]()
Mayhem and the Mortal by Shanora Williams
Dungeons & Dragons meets The Wizard of Oz in this darkly hilarious romantasy adventure in which a young woman who will do anything to rescue her sister from an evil sorcerer's curse hires a ruthless assassin. They embark on a quest with a band of misfits, one of whom harbors a devastating secret that could ruin her fairy-tale ending...romance · fantasy · young-adult · sci-fi · epic · dark · grumpy-sunshine · cheerful-mc · grumpy-mc · paranormal -
![Brood by Claire Kent]()
Brood by Claire Kent
For years, I’ve been waiting to turn twenty-one so I can marry, start breeding, and contribute to life in our bunker, but just before my spousal ceremony the council makes a change. Instead of marrying the boy who’s always been my best friend, I’m expected to marry Will instead. Will is a stranger—gruff, intimidating and fifteen years older than me...romance · forced-proximity · post-apocalyptic · sci-fi · age-gap · arranged-marriage · slow-burn · omegaverse · small-town · futuristic -
![Service by Claire Kent]()
Service by Claire Kent
I never set out to be a leader. I only fought to survive in a cruel, broken world. But now I lead a rebel group, plotting and acting against the oppressive Central Cities government. It's important work, and it's the only thing that can matter to me.At my right hand has always stood Ben. He's my second, my advisor, my friend, and often my bodyguard. He's never let me down...workplace · apocalyptic · steamy · sci-fi · post-apocalyptic · romance · dystopia · fiction · book · adult -
![Pets in Space 10: Nine Original Science Fiction Romances by Michelle Howard, S.E. Smith, Skye MacKinnon, Pauline Baird Jones]()
Pets in Space 10: Nine Original Science Fiction Romances by Michelle Howard, S.E. Smith, Skye MacKinnon, Pauline Baird Jones
Nine Interstellar Tales. Nine Unforgettable Romances. Nineteen Adorably Badass Pets.In this tenth-anniversary edition of PETS IN SPACE®, you'll find smart-mouthed birds, cyber armadillos, tiny dragons, and alien creatures who steal the show — and sometimes save it. Across distant planets, space stations, and magical realms, unlikely heroes and heroines are drawn together by danger, fate..paranormal · space-opera · sci-fi · fiction · genetic-engineering · anthologies · romance · galactic-empire · space · adult -
![Bait by Adriana Herrera]()
Bait by Adriana Herrera
Alma Corvado has spent all her twenty-nine years believing there was no world beyond the bunker she’d always called home. Bound by duty and the fickle whims of the council she has only ever indulged in one simple rebellion.When her act of defiance finds her being pushed out into the dangers of the outside, she discovers that the world never ended...romance · dystopia · sci-fi · audiobook · fantasy · post-apocalyptic · fiction · polyamory · lgbtq · friends-to-lovers -
![All That We See or Seem by Ken Liu]()
All That We See or Seem by Ken Liu
Award winning author Ken Liu returns with his first sci-fi thriller in a brand-new series following former “orphan hacker” Julia Z as she is thrust into a high-stakes adventure where she must use her cybersecurity and hacking skills to unravel a virtual reality mystery, rescue a kidnapped dream artist, and confront the blurred lines between technology, identity, and the power of shared dreams... -
![Atlas of Unknowable Things by McCormick Templeman]()
Atlas of Unknowable Things by McCormick Templeman
Perfect for fans of The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, with a modern gothic twist.High in the Rocky Mountains on a secluded campus, sits Hildegard College, a celebrated institution known for its scientific innovation and its sprawling, botanical gardens. Historian Robin Quain has been awarded a residency to examine Hildegard’s impressive collection of ancient manuscripts, but she has a secret...horror · dark-academia · fiction · mystery · gothic · audiobook · fantasy · supernatural · paranormal · suspense -
![Bought by the Revenant by Cara Wylde]()
Bought by the Revenant by Cara Wylde
I am a thing of horror.A failed experiment, stitched from mismatched parts. I carved out our place in the wastelands of Alia Terra, yet even my own kind, perfected by my work, avoids me. Hideous and utterly alone.Years ago, consumed by this loneliness, I sent my blood to a Marriage Temple, and to my surprise, I was matched to a maiden... -
![Skyn by Nikki Payne]()
Skyn by Nikki Payne
When Fawl's ex dumps her for her stepsister, she takes the messiest deal imaginable: dig up dirt on an Elite family for a golden ticket out of the Underground. Simple, right? No. Now she's somehow *Checks Notes* married to an emotionless machine who's weirdly obsessed with her skin...romance · dystopia · sci-fi · audiobook · fiction · forced-proximity · fantasy · post-apocalyptic · paranormal · arranged-marriage -
![The Stocking Stuffer - Claimed By The Incubus by S. Alexander]()
The Stocking Stuffer - Claimed By The Incubus by S. Alexander
He came down the chimney for more than cookies.I hate Christmas.The songs. The fake smiles. The memories of my ex walking out on Christmas Eve.But one sarcastic “Dear Santa” at the office party changes everything—because the letter I read aloud? It wasn’t a prop.Now there’s a golden-eyed incubus in the supply closet, claiming he’s here to restore my holiday spirit… by any means necessary... -
![All Your Days by Ali Woods]()
All Your Days by Ali Woods
EliBuilt a century ago as a secret research facility in the middle of the Australian Outback, The Facility is the only home I’ve ever known—and I’m grateful for it. We have food, water, and guards to protect us from the infected. We’re lucky, we’re safe and I never plan to step beyond our walls.Until I’m given no choice and I’m sent on a supply run with him—Jacob... -
![Murder Most Haunted by Emma Mason]()
Murder Most Haunted by Emma Mason
As the snow falls, the haunting begins... Get ready for the most gripping cosy murder mystery debut of the year.'A delightfully engaging debut, starring one of the most amusing and unusual sleuths I’ve come across. Best enjoyed with a nice glass of sherry!' Tess GerritsenA grand country estate...mystery · fiction · crime · cozy · killer · spooky · suspense · female-author · supernatural · horror -
![IMMERSED by Gale Ian Tate]()
IMMERSED by Gale Ian Tate
Love at first death. Obsession at every resurrection.Levi Mercer wanted to honor his brother's memory with a charity stream. The VR horror game was supposed to last a few hours. Instead, it became an endless nightmare where the monsters are predictable, but the man hunting him is not.Death resets the scenario but not his killer's growing obsession...romance · mlm · paranormal · sci-fi · supernatural · lgbtq · monsters · sexual-assault · survival · suicide -
![King: Hybrid/Monster romance by Natalie Starkoss]()
King: Hybrid/Monster romance by Natalie Starkoss
She has a secret that will take her away from him, he'll fight til his dying breath to keep her.SaraTwo minutes in a bathroom stall is all I have to convince my twin to trade places - If she’s allowed back from her classified military job. My fear and bruises convince her, but her warning doesn’t make sense. Not until I see them. Rescued Hybrids, lab-made for war...romance · fiction · sci-fi · military · genetic-engineering · soldiers · action-adventure · book · adult -
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![Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon]()
Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon
Milwaukee 1932, the Great Depression going full blast, repeal of Prohibition just around the corner, Al Capone in the federal pen, the private investigation business shifting from labor-management relations to the more domestic kind...
