Top new sci-fi books in January 2022
Last updated:
January 31, 2022
January 2022 featuring new releases by Hanya Yanagihara, Jessamine Chan, Gordon Korman, Victoria Aveline, Claudia Gray, Alessandra Hazard, Dianne Duvall, Elizabeth May, L.R. Lam, Lindsay Buroker, Brian Rathbone, S.H. Jucha and many more.
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To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara
From the author of the classic A Little Life, a bold, brilliant novel spanning three centuries and three different versions of the American experiment, about lovers, family, loss and the elusive promise of utopia. In an alternate version of 1893 America, New York is part of the Free States, where people may live and love whomever they please (or so it seems)...21st-century · adult · alternate-history · audiobook · book · drama · dystopia · epidemy · family · female-author -
![The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan]()
The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan
In this taut and explosive debut novel, one lapse in judgement lands a young mother in a government reform program where custody of her child hangs in the balance.Frida Liu is struggling. She doesn’t have a career worthy of her Chinese immigrant parents’ sacrifices. What’s worse is she can’t persuade her husband, Gust, to give up his wellness-obsessed younger mistress...adult · alternate-history · audiobook · book · contemporary · crime · dark · drama · dystopia · family -
![Operation Do-Over by Gordon Korman]()
Operation Do-Over by Gordon Korman
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Unteachables, Gordon Korman, comes a hilarious new high-concept friendship story in the vein of Back to the Future. Perfect for fans of Korman's Restart. Mason and Ty were once the very best of friends, like two nerdy sides of the same coin . . . until seventh grade, when Ava Petrakis came along...action-adventure · animals · audiobook · book · children · children-books · family · fiction · friendship · humor -
![Using Fejo by Victoria Aveline]()
Using Fejo by Victoria Aveline
She’ll do anything to get home. He’ll do anything to keep her with him, forever…Vanessa doesn’t have the luxury of building a happily ever after on a new planet like her fellow alien abduction survivors. She must get back to Earth. Her family needs her, and she can’t afford to let them down again...action-adventure · adult · aliens · book · death · drama · fated-mates · fiction · outlaws · paranormal -
![The Fallen Star by Claudia Gray]()
The Fallen Star by Claudia Gray
In this gripping sequel to Star Wars: The Rising Storm, the light of the Jedi faces its darkest hour.Time and again, the vicious raiders known as the Nihil have sought to bring the golden age of the High Republic to a fiery end...action-adventure · adult · audiobook · book · far-away-galaxy · female-author · fiction · galactic-empire · male-mc · new-adult -
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![At Your Service by Alessandra Hazard]()
At Your Service by Alessandra Hazard
He’s a powerful man who makes decisions that shape the world.Troy is just a pleasure servant. A thing to be used. A toy.They have nothing in common, two men from different worlds. The arrangement between them was never supposed to become anything other than convenience for his client and a job for Troy. Attraction and feelings should have never entered into it...adult · age-gap · aliens · anthologies · boss-employee · contemporary · enemies-to-lovers · fiction · lgbtq · magic -
![The Purveli by Dianne Duvall]()
The Purveli by Dianne Duvall
Ava has always been different. Born with strong telepathic abilities, she lives a very isolated life until she is offered a job with an obscure network that aids powerful Immortal Guardians in their quest to protect humanity from the psychotic vampires who prey upon them. Suddenly, she doesn't feel so different. For the first time in her life, Ava has found a place where she belongs. She's happy...abuse · action-adventure · adult · aliens · alpha-mc · audiobook · book · colonization · dark · exploration -
![Seven Mercies by Elizabeth May, L.R. Lam]()
Seven Mercies by Elizabeth May, L.R. Lam
The second book in a feminist space opera duology that follows the team of seven rebels who will free the galaxy from the ruthless Tholosian Empire--or die trying.After an ambush leaves the Novantae resistance in tatters, the survivors scatter across the galaxy. Wanted by two great empires, the bounty on any rebel's head is enough to make a captor filthy rich...action-adventure · book · cyberpunk · dystopia · female-author · fiction · genetic-engineering · lesbian-mc · lgbtq · space -
![Steampunk Fantasy Adventures: 5 Full-Length Novels of Brass and Bravado by Lindsay Buroker, Brian Rathbone, Susan Kaye Quinn, Celine Jeanjean]()
Steampunk Fantasy Adventures: 5 Full-Length Novels of Brass and Bravado by Lindsay Buroker, Brian Rathbone, Susan Kaye Quinn, Celine Jeanjean
Five full-length steampunk fantasy novels in one boxset. Come dive into five richly imagined worlds full of fascinating characters and rollicking adventure.The Bloodless Assassin by Celine JeanjeanThe tropical city of Damsport clings to its independence from the vast and powerful neighbouring empire by only a few tenuous alliances...action-adventure · adult · book · epic · fiction · gaslamp · historical · industrial-era · mythical-creatures · steampunk -
![Race Rivalry by S.H. Jucha]()
Race Rivalry by S.H. Jucha
The sisters’ leader, Miriamal, and three mining chairpersons investigate an unexplored wormhole for possible economic expansion. Aboard the Dominance, they exit the wormhole and are stunned to find the nearby system inhabited. More troubling, technologically advanced warships hold station above the system’s exoplanet...action-adventure · adult · aliens · book · fiction · first-contact · invasion · military · space · space-fleet -
![Dr. No by Percival Everett]()
Dr. No by Percival Everett
A sly, madcap novel about supervillains and nothing, really, from an American novelist whose star keeps rising The protagonist of Percival Everett’s puckish new novel is a brilliant professor of mathematics who goes by Wala Kitu. (Wala, he explains, means “nothing” in Tagalog, and Kitu is Swahili for “nothing.”) He is an expert on nothing...fiction · humor · literary-fiction · mystery · crime · audiobook · satire · contemporary · sci-fi · fantasy -
![Emperor by Anna Hackett]()
Emperor by Anna Hackett
When an experimental starship test goes horribly wrong, a scientist from Earth finds herself fighting for her survival, and her only lifeline is a wild, powerful alien king.Waking on an alien world, wracked by pain, Dr. Poppy Ellison is confused and adrift…until his voice calls to her in the darkness... -
![No Rest For The Wicked by Michael Chatfield]()
No Rest For The Wicked by Michael Chatfield
Earth is safe for now, with it came some much needed surprises. Though if Salchar was expecting a break he’s in for a rude awakening, well he’s already done that once…. but anyway. Lady Fairgate has sensed something has gone wrong at Parnmal...action-adventure · adult · aliens · book · fiction · first-contact · invasion · litrpg · military · soldiers -
![A Short Holiday by Everina Maxwell]()
A Short Holiday by Everina Maxwell
“A Short Holiday” is set after Winter’s Orbit. Kiem and Jainan visit a quiet agricultural planet for a well-earned break, and nothing goes wrong at all...romance · sci-fi · fiction · lgbtq · fantasy · space-opera · space · season-winter · young-adult · humor -
![Admiral's Oath by Glynn Stewart]()
Admiral's Oath by Glynn Stewart
CASTLE FEDERATION RETURNSAn empire broken by hubrisAn officer raised by chanceOaths that must be honoredOaths that must be betrayedRear Admiral James Tecumseh barely survived his last mission against the Alliance of Free Stars with his reputation and life intact...adult · book · fiction · galactic-empire · military · soldiers · space · space-fleet · space-opera · violent-conflict -
![Gene's Regret by Jerry Boyd]()
Gene's Regret by Jerry Boyd
While Veronica is searching for a system to call home, she finds one that was torn up a long time ago. Bob gathers the fleet to go check it out, but Gene balks at the idea... -
![The Light we Lost by Kyla Stone]()
The Light we Lost by Kyla Stone
When all lights fail, who will...action-adventure · adult · apocalyptic · audiobook · book · crime · disaster · dystopia · female-mc · fiction -
![Delphi Forge by Bob Blanton]()
Delphi Forge by Bob Blanton
After ADI informs the board, that with the stress of the new planets in the League, they will run out of platinum metals, Catie is asked to build a starbase so in another star system so they can have a reliable source. Of course, nothing is ever simple, and Catie has to struggle with those who’s personal greed puts everyone at risk...action-adventure · aliens · audiobook · book · colonization · exploration · fiction · first-contact · military · space -
![Never Leave Me by Jody Hedlund]()
Never Leave Me by Jody Hedlund
In the last stages of a genetic disease, Ellen Creighton has decided to live out her remaining days at the estate of her longtime friend Harrison Burlington. Harrison cares deeply for Ellen, but as a wheelchair-bound paraplegic, he's never allowed himself to get serious in a relationship. However, he's desperately trying to save her by finding the holy water that is believed to heal any disease...adult · audiobook · book · christian · drama · fiction · friends-to-lovers · historical · historical-fiction · medical -
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![At the End of Everything by Marieke Nijkamp]()
At the End of Everything by Marieke Nijkamp
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of This Is Where It Ends comes another heartbreaking, emotional and timely page-turner that will keep you on the edge of your seat.The Hope Juvenile Treatment Center is ironically named. No one has hope for the delinquent teenagers who have been exiled there; the world barely acknowledges that they exist.Then the guards at Hope start acting strange...abuse · action-adventure · apocalyptic · audiobook · book · contemporary · dark · disability · disaster · dystopia -
![Be Of Good Cheer by Jan Stryvant]()
Be Of Good Cheer by Jan Stryvant
Having taken the Auction House in Bartertown, Mihalis must now keep it. Thankfully, five of his sisters who recently unlocked their 'cubi aspects have come to help. As all of them are members of the self-styled 'Sisters of Steel' and Alska their leader is with them, he's feeling good about the situation as they're all experienced warriors...harem · audiobook · shapeshifters · paranormal · pulp · urban-fantasy · action-adventure · suspense · myths · sci-fi -
![Renegade Love by Ann Aguirre]()
Renegade Love by Ann Aguirre
He’s relentless. He’s aggressive. His armor is scarred to hell.Toth Krag is infamous among bounty hunters. Nobody has ever seen his face and lived to tell the tale. He doesn’t fail. He doesn’t quit. And he doesn’t take prisoners. But maybe he’s getting soft. For once, he showed mercy, and no good deed goes unpunished, so now he’s tracking the deadbeats who run Volant’s Fabulous Spectacle... -
![Alien Most Wanted: Caged Beast by Honey Phillips]()
Alien Most Wanted: Caged Beast by Honey Phillips
One minute Amanda is crying over a Hallmark movie and binging chocolate. The next she is being offered as a prize to the winner of a brutal contest in an alien prison. And the biggest, scariest alien of them all just won her…A cheating boyfriend is the least of Amanda's worries when an alien appears in her living room. Discovering she has been sold to an alien prison is terrifying... -
![The Legend of ZERO: Forgotten by Sara King]()
The Legend of ZERO: Forgotten by Sara King
It's been 819 years since Congress abandoned humanity to a Stone Age fate on an Earth infested with man-eating monsters, and now the galactic government, in all its benevolence, has come back to force humanity back into citizen status in its great collective......Except this time, thanks to Prime Commander Dobbs, humanity has a surprise for our alien conquerors...action-adventure · aliens · book · dystopia · exploration · fiction · horror · invasion · post-apocalyptic · space -
![The Temperature of Me and You by Brian Zepka]()
The Temperature of Me and You by Brian Zepka
Sixteen-year-old Dylan Highmark thought his winter was going to be full of boring shifts at the Dairy Queen, until he finds himself in love with a boy who's literally too hot to handle.Dylan has always wanted a boyfriend, but the suburbs surrounding Philadelphia do not have a lot in the way of options...audiobook · book · coming-of-age · contemporary · fiction · lgbtq · low-fantasy · male-mc · mlm · super-powered -
![The Alpha's Protection by Renee Rose]()
The Alpha's Protection by Renee Rose
His wolf wants to mark me. I can't let it happen.On the run with my kids, the last thing I expect is to find my true mate.He's magnificent--a shifter enforcer and a human lawman.A true protector. He wants to shield us from danger. Take care of us.He wants to claim me and make it forever.But I can't let him. Not when it could cost him his life... -
![The Kindred by Alechia Dow]()
The Kindred by Alechia Dow
To save a galactic kingdom from revolution, Kindred mind-pairings were created to ensure each and every person would be seen and heard, no matter how rich or poor…Joy Abara knows her place. A commoner from the lowly planet Hali, she lives a simple life—apart from the notoriety that being Kindred to the nobility’s most infamous playboy brings.Duke Felix Hamdi has a plan...action-adventure · aliens · audiobook · book · contemporary · fiction · lgbtq · mental-illness · myths · poc-author -
![His Human Stalker by Michele Mills]()
His Human Stalker by Michele Mills
I suffer from resting bitch face (RBF).It’s sad but true. As a result, I turn people away. I’m not exactly bubbly and friendly.This is probably why my lonely job as a private investigator is perfect for my skill set. Usually, I’m very good at what I do. I get the job done and move on. But my latest assignment has thrown me for a loop...action-adventure · adult · aliens · billionaire · book · fiction · humor · insta-love · other-world · paranormal -
![Her Freaks: The Complete Series by K.A. Knight, Erin O'Kane]()
Her Freaks: The Complete Series by K.A. Knight, Erin O'Kane
Enjoy over 1000 pages of excitement in one box set! This set contains the full three books in Her Freaks series— Circus Save Me, Taming The Ringmaster, and Walking The Tightrope — plus extra never before published scenes!It's been over thirty years since the bombs dropped that almost decimated the planet. The fallout changed not only the animals and the landscape, but the people too... -
![Mission to Disaster by Justina Ireland]()
Mission to Disaster by Justina Ireland
The Jedi think the dreaded Nihil marauders have been all but defeated. The Nihil’s leader is on the run, and their numbers have dwindled. Jedi Knight Vernestra Rwoh hopes this means she will finally have time to really train her Padawan, Imri Cantaros—but reports of a Nihil attack on Port Haileap soon dash those hopes...action-adventure · audiobook · book · children · children-books · fiction · middle-grade · space · space-opera · space-travel -
![The Shattered Skies by John Birmingham]()
The Shattered Skies by John Birmingham
Space opera on an epic scale – as it should be. Part two of a violently energetic and energetically entertaining three-part mil-SF extravaganza.Centuries after they were defeated and exiled to Dark Space, the Sturm have returned. Disgusted by the new technologies humankind have come to depend on, they intend to liberate us, by force if necessary...action-adventure · adult · audiobook · book · fiction · galactic-empire · genetic-engineering · horror · military · space -
![Empire's Gambit by D.J. Holmes]()
Empire's Gambit by D.J. Holmes
The Karacknid assault on Earth has been turned back at great cost to both sides. Only the intervention of the Kulreans saved Humanity’s homeworld from certain destruction. Yet the Kulrean worldships cannot be used for offensive operations. This means Humanity and her allies have only a few months of respite before the Karacknids can make good their losses...adult · book · colonization · exploration · fiction · galactic-empire · military · soldiers · space · space-fleet -
![I Married A Merman by Regine Abel]()
I Married A Merman by Regine Abel
She belongs to a different world.Struck by a strange illness that confounds human doctors, Neera turns to alien physicians instead. The prognosis? She’s not what she always believed herself to be—Earth’s atmosphere is slowly killing her. Too broke to afford the insane cost of relocating to a new, more suitable world, Neera turns in desperation to the Prime Mating Agency...action-adventure · adult · aliens · book · colonization · fated-mates · fiction · first-contact · genetic-engineering · humor -
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![Captured by the Alien Warrior by Presley Hall]()
Captured by the Alien Warrior by Presley Hall
In the far reaches of space, you have to keep your guard up to survive. But this gorgeous alien warrior is breaking down my defenses.Three years ago, alien raiders abducted me from Earth.I escaped to a remote trading planet, where I’ve scraped by and kept my identity as a human hidden… until one day I get caught stealing from a mysterious warrior named Rok.Aliens are dangerous and untrustworthy...adult · aliens · alpha-mc · book · dark · enemies-to-lovers · fated-mates · female-mc · fiction · kidnapping -
![Arked by Milana Jacks]()
Arked by Milana Jacks
He will take no prisoners to win her. Lena Everyone on Nomra Prime thinks I’m Mae, a fire goddess come to life. A goddess the males of this planet will kill their own kin to possess. Truth is, I’m just a tough product of the California foster system. I’ve stayed alive on my youth and my looks, and keeping my brain under wraps. That requires a lot of lies...adult · aliens · alpha-mc · anti-hero · barbarians · book · fated-mates · fiction · humor · paranormal -
![Terminus by D.J. Molles]()
Terminus by D.J. Molles
The only way out is through.Greeley, Colorado lies before him. Griffin’s army presses at his back.Lee Harden is out of options, and out of time.Inside the city, Sam Ryder is trapped behind enemy lines, and Acting President Briggs still maintains his stranglehold on the country—and Lee’s destiny.Choices. We are made by choices. And they make us...action-adventure · adult · apocalyptic · book · disaster · dystopia · fiction · horror · male-mc · military -
![Day of Ascension by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Harry Myers]()
Day of Ascension by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Harry Myers
A Genestealer Cults NovelThe people of forge world Morod have found a new hope against despair and toil. The long-awaited angels are close, and the cult must prepare for their coming.On the forge world of Morod, the machines never stop and the work never ends...adult · aliens · audiobook · book · colonization · dystopia · exploration · fiction · first-contact · galactic-empire -
![How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu]()
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
For fans of Cloud Atlas and Station Eleven, a spellbinding and profoundly prescient debut that follows a cast of intricately linked characters over hundreds of years as humanity struggles to rebuild itself in the aftermath of a climate plague—a daring and deeply heartfelt work of mind-bending imagination from a singular new voice...adult · anthologies · apocalyptic · audiobook · contemporary · death · disaster · drama · dystopia · epidemy -
![Light Years from Home by Mike Chen]()
Light Years from Home by Mike Chen
Every family has issues. Most can’t blame them on extraterrestrials.Evie Shao and her sister, Kass, aren’t on speaking terms. Fifteen years ago on a family camping trip, their father and brother vanished. Their dad turned up days later, dehydrated and confused—and convinced he'd been abducted by aliens. Their brother, Jakob, remained missing. The women dealt with it very differently...action-adventure · adult · aliens · audiobook · book · contemporary · family · fiction · first-contact · humor -
![Guardian by Sara Fields]()
Guardian by Sara Fields
Maybe I would have claimed her more gently if she didn't beg for it... but probably not.After watching over this world for millennia, a girl wandering in the woods should have been of no interest to me. But the moment I saw her bathing in a stream, I knew Emma was mine.I kept myself from throwing her over a fallen tree and ravaging her... but only for a few hours...action-adventure · adult · aliens · book · fiction · gothic · new-adult · paranormal · shapeshifters · steamy
