Top new sci-fi books in August 2022
Last updated:
August 31, 2022
August 2022 featuring new releases by Florence Given, Dennis E. Taylor, Mohsin Hamid, Kate Quinn, Bobby Palmer, Jamie Ford, Ruby Dixon, Stephen Graham Jones, Isabella Star LaBlanc, Sara Farizan, Honey Phillips and many more.
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Girlcrush by Florence Given
GIRLCRUSH is a dark feminist comedy by bestselling author Florence Given.In Given's debut novel, we follow Eartha on a wild, weird and seductive modern-day exploration as she commences life as an openly bisexual woman whilst also becoming a viral sensation on Wonder Land, a social media app where people project their dream selves online...audiobook · book · contemporary · feminism · fiction · lesbian-mc · lgbtq · mental-illness · retellings · wlw -
![Roadkill by Dennis E. Taylor]()
Roadkill by Dennis E. Taylor
Three 20-somethings are all that stands between an otherworldly threat and the survival of Earth in the latest thrill ride by Dennis E. Taylor, author of the Audible and New York Times best-selling Bobiverse series.Jack Kernigan is having a bad day...a bad year...a bad life. After being booted out of MIT, he’s back in his Ohio hometown, working for the family business, facing a life of mediocrity...sci-fi · audiobook · fiction · aliens · humor · ai · young-adult · space · contemporary · first-contact -
![The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid]()
The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid
From the New York Times bestselling author of Exit West, a story of love, loss, and rediscovery in a time of unsettling changeOne morning, Anders wakes to find that his skin has turned dark, his reflection a stranger to him. At first he tells only Oona, an old friend, newly a lover. Soon, reports of similar occurrences surface across the land...21st-century · adult · audiobook · book · contemporary · fiction · humor · literary-fiction · poc-mc · politics -
![Signal Moon by Kate Quinn]()
Signal Moon by Kate Quinn
A short story about an impossible connection across two centuries that could make the difference between peace or war.Yorkshire, 1943. Lily Baines, a bright young debutante increasingly ground down by an endless war, has traded in her white gloves for a set of headphones. It’s her job to intercept enemy naval communications and send them to Bletchley Park for decryption...historical-fiction · fiction · time-travel · sci-fi · historical · ww2 · fantasy · audiobook · war · mystery -
![Isaac and the Egg by Bobby Palmer]()
Isaac and the Egg by Bobby Palmer
Heartbreaking and heart-stealing, this bestselling modern-day fable is an unforgettable novel about sorrow, joy, friendship and love.When Isaac Addy walks into the woods on the worst day of his life and finds something extraordinary there, he already knows he's going to take it home.A grieving Isaac and his curious new friend are unlikely companions. They don't even speak the same language...fiction · contemporary · literary-fiction · fantasy · sci-fi · audiobook · mystery · magical-realism · sad · mental-illness -
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![The Many Daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford]()
The Many Daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford
Dorothy Moy breaks her own heart for a living. As Washington’s former poet laureate, that’s how she describes channeling her dissociative episodes and mental health struggles into her art. But when her five-year-old daughter exhibits similar behavior and begins remembering things from the lives of their ancestors, Dorothy believes the past has truly come to haunt her...historical-fiction · fiction · magical-realism · fantasy · historical · literary-fiction · audiobook · mental-illness · sci-fi · family -
![Flor's Fiasco by Ruby Dixon]()
Flor's Fiasco by Ruby Dixon
I'm not supposed to resonate to him.It's been a few years since I've landed here on Icehome Beach, and as resonance after resonance dwindled the list of bachelors, I knew who I'd end up with. As soon as we got past our differences, I'd end up as R'jaal's mate.On an everyday excursion, however, my khui decides otherwise. It sings all right...but not to R'jaal...action-adventure · adult · age-gap · aliens · alpha-mc · angst · book · cheerful-mc · fated-mates · fiction -
![The Babysitter Lives by Stephen Graham Jones, Isabella Star LaBlanc]()
The Babysitter Lives by Stephen Graham Jones, Isabella Star LaBlanc
Only on Audio! A new horror novel from the bestselling author of The Only Good Indians and My Heart is a Chainsaw...horror · audiobook · fiction · paranormal · fantasy · mystery · contemporary · supernatural · indigenous-mc · lgbtq -
![Dead Flip by Sara Farizan]()
Dead Flip by Sara Farizan
In this “terrifyingly fun” ( New York Times ) horror comedy two friends must solve the mystery of their long-missing former friend’s supernatural reappearance—perfect for fans of Stranger Things . Growing up, Cori, Maz, and Sam were inseparable best friends, sharing their love for Halloween, arcade games, and one another...horror · young-adult · lgbtq · fantasy · mystery · paranormal · historical-fiction · fiction · historical · supernatural -
![Artek by Honey Phillips]()
Artek by Honey Phillips
Worn down by war and conflict, Commander Artek and his brothers - the soldiers under his command - have chosen to start a new life on a backwater planet. As hard work and peaceful surroundings start to heal old wounds, he realizes that something - or rather someone - is missing from his new life...adult · aliens · arranged-marriage · book · colonization · fiction · first-contact · found-family · futuristic · historical -
![Auf See by Theresia Enzensberger]()
Auf See by Theresia Enzensberger
Yada wächst als Bürgerin einer schwimmenden Stadt in der Ostsee auf. Ihr Vater, ein libertärer Tech-Unternehmer, hat die Seestatt als Rettung vor dem Chaos entworfen, in dem die übrige Welt versinkt. In den Jahren seit ihrer Gründung ist der Glanz vergangen, Algen und Moos überwuchern die einst spiegelnden Flächen...fiction · dystopia · contemporary · sci-fi · coming-of-age · lgbtq · audiobook · female-author · pollution-climate-change · wlw -
![To End in Fire by David Weber, Flint]()
To End in Fire by David Weber, Flint
THE CROWN OF SLAVES SAGA CONTINUES. ADVENTURE AND INTRIGUE IN THE STAR KINGDOM FROM NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHORS DAVID WEBER AND ERIC FLINT.The Solarian League lies in defeat, crushed by the Grand Alliance of Manticore, Haven, and Grayson...action-adventure · adult · book · espionage · fiction · military · political-intrigue · slavery · space · space-opera -
![Cake Eater by Allyson Dahlin]()
Cake Eater by Allyson Dahlin
"With a love story for the ages, this vivid tale takes the history we know and recasts it into an exciting, technicolor, future world that challenges what we know here in the present, and how we know it...romance · young-adult · sci-fi · retellings · fantasy · historical-fiction · historical · fiction · dystopia · lgbtq -
![Midnight on the Marne by Sarah Adlakha]()
Midnight on the Marne by Sarah Adlakha
Set during the heroism and heartbreak of World War I, and in an occupied France in an alternative timeline, Sarah Adlakha’s Midnight on the Marne explores the responsibilities love lays on us and the rippling impact of our choices.France, 1918. Nurse Marcelle Marchand has important secrets to keep...romance · historical-fiction · fiction · time-travel · historical · fantasy · ww1 · war · sci-fi · audiobook -
![The Stars Between Us by Cristin Terrill]()
The Stars Between Us by Cristin Terrill
There’s always been a mystery to Vika Hale’s life. Ever since she was a child, she’s had an unknown benefactor providing for her and her family, making sure that Vika and her sister received the best education they could. Now, Vika longs for a bigger life than one as a poor barmaid on a struggling planet, but those dreams feel out of reach... -
![Hot Restart by Elliott Kay]()
Hot Restart by Elliott Kay
Riley Morgan desperately needs a reset on his life. Pit fights with aliens and illegal salvage jobs are barely enough to get by—until a salvage op turns up a beautiful stranger in a stasis pod and a clear case of kidnapping. Helping her means throwing away what’s left of his life... -
![Her Alien Bully by Michele Mills]()
Her Alien Bully by Michele Mills
He sat behind me in Intergalactic High School, pulling on my braids with silver-tipped claws. Knocking my books to the ground and smoke-laughing at my dismay. He was always there, lurking around, scaring away all my possible dates...adult · aliens · book · crime · cruel-mc · enemies-to-lovers · family · fated-mates · fiction · humor -
![Wayward by Chuck Wendig]()
Wayward by Chuck Wendig
The sequel to the national bestseller Wanderers, the instant classic that "takes science, politics, horror, and science fiction and blends them into an outstanding story about the human spirit in times of turmoil, claiming a spot on the list of must-read apocalyptic novels" (NPR)Five years ago, ordinary Americans fell under the grip of a strange new malady that caused them to sleepwalk across...action-adventure · audiobook · book · fiction · horror · mystery · post-apocalyptic · suspense · young-adult · sci-fi -
![Star Wars: The Princess and the Scoundrel by Beth Revis]()
Star Wars: The Princess and the Scoundrel by Beth Revis
The Death Star is destroyed. Darth Vader is dead. The Empire is desolated. But on the forest moon of Endor, amongst the chaos of a changing galaxy, time stands still for a princess and her scoundrel.After being frozen in carbonite, then risking everything for the Rebellion, Han is eager to stop living his life for other people. He and Leia have earned their future together, a thousand times over... -
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![Dance with the Devil by Kit Rocha]()
Dance with the Devil by Kit Rocha
Tobias Richter, the fearsome VP of Security of TechCorp is dead. The puppetmaster is gone, and the organization is scrambling to maintain control by ruthlessly limiting access to resources to Atlanta, hoping to quell rebellion. Our band of mercenary librarians have decided that the time for revolution has come.Maya uses her wealth of secrets to weaken the TechCorps from within...action-adventure · adult · apocalyptic · audiobook · book · cheerful-mc · dystopia · fiction · found-family · friendship -
![Meet Us by the Roaring Sea by Akil Kumarasamy]()
Meet Us by the Roaring Sea by Akil Kumarasamy
In the near future, a young woman finds her mother's body starfished on the kitchen floor in Queens and sets on a journey through language, archives, artificial intelligence, and TV for a way back into herself...fiction · sci-fi · dystopia · literary-fiction · contemporary · lgbtq · historical-fiction · magical-realism · poc-mc · friendship -
![Embers by Claire Kent]()
Embers by Claire Kent
I never thought I'd live through an apocalypse, but I guess no one ever does. Now my family's gone, and the only person who can keep me safe in a violent, chaotic world is my dead boyfriend's rough, uncivilized father. I don't like him. At all. Cal's the last person I want to rely on, but for now he's all I've got...action-adventure · adult · age-gap · angst · anti-hero · apocalyptic · book · cheerful-mc · contemporary · dystopia -
![I Married a Dragon by Regine Abel]()
I Married a Dragon by Regine Abel
He’s a beast only she can tameWhen a dark portal spewing shadow beasts opens into a research facility, Kaida’s unit is dispatched to destroy them. The last thing she expects is for the massive dragon amidst the creatures to claim her. To avoid an intergalactic conflict, and to perform an important mission, she consents to a temporary marriage of convenience with the Shadow Lord Cedros...action-adventure · adult · aliens · alpha-mc · arranged-marriage · book · colonization · dragons · fated-mates · fiction -
![The Door at the End of the Stars by K.J. Sutton]()
The Door at the End of the Stars by K.J. Sutton
Verónica Torres has heard about Hosting along with the rest of the world. In the city of L.A., you can rent your body out for a steep price. During the guest’s “stay”, Hosts will be blissfully unaware of whatever transpires in that time, and there are strict rules in place to protect their body’s well-being.Or that’s how it was supposed to be.When Verónica becomes a Host, something goes wrong...romance · sci-fi · fantasy · contemporary · dystopia · new-adult · genetic-engineering · fiction · book · adult -
![Ride Or Die by Cassie Mint]()
Ride Or Die by Cassie Mint
She’s sweet and innocent—and that’s like catnip in this strip club.It’s okay, though. I won’t let the pretty bartender out of my sight.Shy girls like Ginger have no business in places like this. I’m so mad at my sister for hiring her, I could spit.And I can tell from her wide eyes, from the large berth she gives the patrons–Ginger doesn’t feel safe here. Not at all.Well, that changes tonight...romance · contemporary · insta-love · age-gap · workplace · small-town · biker · holidays · anthologies · female-mc -
![Seduce by Tana Stone]()
Seduce by Tana Stone
I thought being kidnapped by vile, alien slavers was bad enough. Then I woke up on a lust moon.I know all about the Xulonian recreation moons, but I’d hoped to end up on the hunting one. As a security officer for the empire, I know how to fight. I am not prepared to wake up practically naked on a strange island...romance · aliens · sci-fi · suspense · female-mc · revenge · military · marriage-of-convenience · kidnapping · steamy -
![My Chameleon Mate by Susan Trombley]()
My Chameleon Mate by Susan Trombley
VeraI accidentally launched an escape pod on my miserable honeymoon—with me on it—and crash-landed in the middle of an alien jungle on a forbidden “emerging civilization” planet, breaking about a hundred Cosmic Syndicate laws.Oh, and I robbed a hot lizard guy with sexy black eyes, the most colorful scales I’ve ever seen, and a powerful prehensile tail that curls up like a cinnamon roll... -
romance · aliens · dystopia · post-apocalyptic · enemies-to-lovers · alpha-mc · monsters · steamy · suspense · female-mc
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![Monstrous Heat by Joely Sue Burkhart]()
Monstrous Heat by Joely Sue Burkhart
I’m lost in the jungle, and something is stalking me.Discovering a Mayan ruin in the Guatemalan jungle should have catapulted my archeology career, but I’m lost hours from camp. Worse, something is stalking me. It’s not a jaguar. It’s bigger than anything I’ve ever seen before and wicked fast. I can’t outrun it. I don’t have any weapons...romance · reverse-harem · aliens · sci-fi · shapeshifters · monsters · paranormal · fantasy · polyamory · fated-mates -
![Tackle: Eligible Receivers by Sarah Curtis]()
Tackle: Eligible Receivers by Sarah Curtis
A linebacker walks into a bar…Big, brawny, and when not on the football field, lacking finesse, Oz Olson had been in enough embarrassing situations to have become gun-shy around women. That didn’t mean he wasn’t enthralled by the black-haired beauty behind the bar.But tucked away in his corner booth, he was safe from conversation. He could enjoy being in her company and never need to interact...sports · contemporary · slow-burn · university · athlete · aliens · steamy · alpha-mc · suspense · fiction -
![Eversion by Alastair Reynolds]()
Eversion by Alastair Reynolds
From the master of the space opera, Alastair Reynolds, comes a dark, mind-bending SF adventure spread across time and space, Doctor Silas Coade has been tasked with keeping his crew safe as they adventure across the galaxy in search of a mysterious artifact, but as things keep going wrong, Silas soon realizes that something more sinister is at work, and this may not even be the first time it's...action-adventure · adult · aliens · book · exploration · fiction · first-contact · hard-sci-fi · space · space-opera -
![Survive the Monsters and Breed 5 by Logan Jacobs]()
Survive the Monsters and Breed 5 by Logan Jacobs
Being trapped in a monster-infested building where everything wants to kill you is challenging enough.But being trapped in pitch-black underground tunnels with huge, mutant bugs?That’s really the stuff of nightmares.What my women and I find down here will change everything, though. And the people we meet will turn our understanding of this place on its head... -
![Furious Heaven by Kate Elliott]()
Furious Heaven by Kate Elliott
Furious Heaven is the action-packed sequel to bestselling author Kate Elliott's thrilling space adventure The Unconquerable Sun, a genderspun Alexander the Great The Republic of Chaonia fleets, under the joint command of Princess Sun and her formidable mother, Queen-Marshal Eirene, have defeated and driven out an invading fleet of the Phene Empire, though not without heavy losses...action-adventure · adult · book · fiction · horror · lgbtq · retellings · romantic-love · space · space-opera -
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![Regi's Huuman by Lyn Gala]()
Regi's Huuman by Lyn Gala
Regi has settled into a comfortable life away from his home and family and gods. By choosing to leave the Empire, he chose to leave all those behind and live alone and godless. He still claimed to follow Poque, goddess of wanderers, but he doesn't expect her to notice him as he serves on Coalition ships...mlm · aliens · lgbtq · paranormal · myths · invasion · fiction · first-contact · violent-conflict · book -
![Alien Heart by Ursa Dax]()
Alien Heart by Ursa Dax
“I had nothing left to lose. Until her…”CAMILLEWe think there’s another tribe out there and I'm going to help find them. The journey might be dangerous, but I don’t care. Frankly, I can’t wait. Why?Because I’m certain my mate is out there.I want a mate. Badly.He doesn’t seem to be here at the settlement.So he must be in the sixth tribe beyond the Death Plains...adult · aliens · alpha-mc · angst · barbarians · book · cheerful-mc · enemies-to-lovers · fated-mates · fiction -
![The Overlord's Pet by Evangeline Anderson]()
The Overlord's Pet by Evangeline Anderson
*This is Book 5 of the Alien Mate Index but it can be read as a stand-alone novel* I never wanted to be a pet—especially not the pet of an arrogant, Alien Overlord. Now I’m stuck on his spaceship, learning to walk on a leash and eating a disgusting concoction called “human chow...aliens · steamy · audiobook · sci-fi · action-adventure · sexual-assault · dark · paranormal · alpha-mc · fantasy -
![Terminal Peace by Jim C. Hines]()
Terminal Peace by Jim C. Hines
The third and final book of the Janitors of the Post-Apocalypse follows a group of unlikely heroes trying to save the galaxy from a zombie plague.Marion “Mops” Adamopoulos and her team were trained to clean spaceships...adult · book · dystopia · far-future · fiction · first-contact · futuristic · genetic-engineering · humor · military -
![The Sky Vault by Benjamin Percy]()
The Sky Vault by Benjamin Percy
The third and final book in Percy’s innovative and acclaimed Comet Cycle, The Sky Vault follows the aftermath of an airplane that goes missing over Fairbanks, Alaska, in the wake of the comet, and a teenager’s search for answers about his father's final moments aboard the flight.The comet, Cain, came from beyond our solar system, its debris containing elements unknown...action-adventure · adult · aliens · book · conspiracies · dystopia · fiction · first-contact · horror · invasion -
![Nailing the Alien by Ava Ross]()
Nailing the Alien by Ava Ross
My short-term construction job with a brutish orc boss just got complicated.Desperate to escape the clutches of the alien lizard mafia, I accept a spur-of-the-moment job offer on a distant planet. A monstrous, grumpy alien orc is building a new home in a distant colony, and he’s looking for an assistant.He needs me to hold his hammer. I get it. It’s a big hammer...adult · aliens · book · cheerful-mc · fated-mates · fiction · first-contact · forced-proximity · galactic-empire · grumpy-mc -
![Brutal Orc by Luna Hunter]()
Brutal Orc by Luna Hunter
The world is a scorched wasteland ruled by monsters. A human life is practically worthless on Attis.My village is one of the few places where humans are safe, and I leave it all behind as I search for adventure. I don’t find adventure. I do find a brutally dominant orc chieftain named Xukal who could use an obedient human female. Xukal saves my life...
