Top new sci-fi books out this week: 16 Oct - 22 Oct 2022
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October 22, 2022
This week featuring new releases by George Saunders, Veronica Roth, Glynn Stewart, Honey Phillips, Ethan Chatagnier, Susan Trombley, May Dawson, Clare Sager, Michelle Frost, Calista Skye, S.J. Sanders and many more.
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Liberation Day: Stories by George Saunders
MacArthur genius and Booker Prize winner George Saunders returns with a collection of short stories that make sense of our increasingly troubled world, his first since the New York Times bestseller and National Book Award finalist Tenth of DecemberThe "best short story writer in English" (Time) is back with a masterful collection that explores ideas of power, ethics, and justice, and cuts to the...north-america · usa · colorado · fiction · literary-fiction · contemporary · sci-fi · audiobook · dystopia · fantasy -
Poster Girl by Veronica Roth
WHAT'S RIGHT IS RIGHT.Sonya Kantor knows this slogan--she lived by it for most of her life. For decades, everyone in the Seattle-Portland megalopolis lived under it, as well as constant surveillance in the form of the Insight, an ocular implant that tracked every word and every action, rewarding or punishing by a rigid moral code set forth by the Delegation.Then there was a revolution...dystopia · fiction · mystery · young-adult · audiobook · romantic-love · suspense · horror · action-adventure · post-apocalyptic -
To Stand Defiant by Glynn Stewart
Trapped between warlordsThe choice is simple:Capitulation…or defiance!From the Solar System itself, Imperator James Calvin Walkingstick prepares the remaining fleets of the Commonwealth for a desperate and brutal campaign to retake their borders and unify humanity one more...sci-fi · space-opera · military · romantic-love · paranormal · mystery · horror · classics · audiobook · action-adventure -
Drakkar by Honey Phillips
Can a vulnerable human become a dragon warrior’s greatest treasure?For generations, Drakkar’s people have chosen to live alone, only coming together for brief periods, but when he joins the battle raging across his home planet, he finds an unexpected family in a set of misfit warriors. After the war ends, he chooses to cut all ties to his past and accompany his new brothers to a backwater planet...adult · aliens · alpha-mc · book · colonization · dark · fated-mates · fiction · first-contact · forced-proximity -
Singer Distance by Ethan Chatagnier
The odds of the planet next door hosting intelligent life are—that’s not luck. That’s a miracle. It means something.In December 1960, Crystal Singer, her boyfriend Rick, and three other MIT grad students take a cross-country road trip from Boston to Arizona to paint a message in the desert... -
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My Primal Mate by Susan Trombley
AriyahMy new next-door neighbor looks like a demon—and acts like one too!Most of the Akrellians now living on Earth after saving humanity from an alien invasion are super polite. The red-scaled, black-quilled behemoth living next door is a notable exception, and he doesn’t bother to return my enthusiastic greeting with anything more than an impatient growl...adult · aliens · book · cheerful-mc · dark · fated-mates · fiction · grumpy-mc · grumpy-sunshine · holidays -
Flirting with Darkness by May Dawson, Clare Sager, May Sage, Marina Simcoe
Flirting with darkness is a limited edition collection of sixteen brand new paranormal and fantasy romance standalones by best selling authors in the genre...romance · fantasy · anthologies · paranormal · steamy · fae · vampires · mermaids · shapeshifters · killer -
Metal Soul by Michelle Frost
Three men. One destiny.Zeb hasn’t seen his brother since the war, and despite finding a place within the Warren pack and befriending his potential mate, he’s lonely.Josh only wants to live up to the Warren name—to protect his pack and territory to the best of his ability. He keeps the secret that he’s been in love with his potential mate since they met close to his chest...romance · paranormal · shapeshifters · mlm · fantasy · lgbtq · magic · found-family · amnesia · cyborgs -
romance · sci-fi · aliens · grumpy-sunshine · cheerful-mc · grumpy-mc · forced-proximity · action-adventure · first-contact · poc-mc
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The Frog Prince: The Darvel Exploratory Systems by S.J. Sanders
No one ever said that be a non-gratas was easy, but neither did they say that there was a possibility of becoming a genetic experiment to the benefit of Darvel Exploratory Corporation...action-adventure · adult · aliens · alpha-mc · book · fairy-tale · family · fated-mates · female-mc · fiction -
romance · vampires · paranormal · fantasy · monsters · kidnapping · dark · magic · fated-mates · steamy
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Reever by Alana Khan
After overhearing Reever’s predicament, abducted Earth girl Shiloh offers to be the handsome jerk’s fake mate. She never dreamed the mating ceremony would be so intimate… or would set her body on fire...fake-relationship · enemies-to-lovers · aliens · sci-fi · steamy · forced-proximity · space · slow-burn · mystery · female-mc -
It Was All A Dream: An Anthology of Bad Horror Tropes Done Right by Laird Barron, Erin Keating
Tried and true, or done to death?There are plenty of tropes we’d like to see rot in their graves, but they keep coming back from the dead. In this book, horror's most devious minds subvert, reclaim, and double down on what you know too well, giving even the most done-to-death tropes new life...horror · anthologies · fiction · paranormal · witches-wizards · shapeshifters · monsters · demons · death · aliens -
Reaver's Prize by Elin Wyn, Starr Huntress
A hulking shadow broke away from the surrounding darkness.Man shaped, but far too tall, shoulders too broad, he was at my side before I had fully registered his presence.One massive hand clamped over my wrist, covering the comm bangle, nearly muting Kyla's message."Please," I begged. "That's my friend, I need to know what she's saying.”But that was as far as I got... -
You Will Never Know by Chani Lynn Feener
Hunter Thorn is on the run, living daily in fear of discovery and retaliation from the mafia leaders he once betrayed.Sanctum is a planet practically cut off from the rest of the galaxy, where ruthless people who can control the elements rule. The Emperor has turned his back on the people, more interested in lining his pockets than waging war against the Brumal mafia... -
Rescued By The Alien Prince Pirate by Zara Zenia
Can an alien warrior prince and a female human scientist learn to love during an ongoing war?After being abducted by aliens, roboticist Carmela Cosgrove awakens on a ship, with strange cyborgs examining her. Horrified at the truth of their plans for her, Carmela is still reeling when space pirates board and try to take control of the ship...romance · fantasy · aliens · sci-fi · invasion · first-contact · violent-conflict · fiction · book · adult -
Borne to Salt and Sin: Fated by Elora Morgan
"She's such a bad girl, isn't she?" he taunted. "But she's a good girl for me."The king wants her backThey call her the Kidnapped Queen, but King Juls is a beautiful liar. Zaria risked her life to escape an arranged marriage she never consummated and never wanted in the first place. Now, without better options, her husband is determined to hunt her down under the guise of a rescue...romance · fantasy · dystopia · contemporary · post-apocalyptic · female-mc · alpha-mc · angst · new-adult · love-triangle -
Blaze of Misery by Brynn Ford
In Ember Glen, men purge under the full moon. It's the duty of women to serve them. When Mercy refuses to serve, Arlo will force her to find absolution through three brutal trials...dark · dystopia · fantasy · cults · fundamentalism · fiction · suspense · enemies-to-lovers · abuse · age-gap -
Drake by Kate Rudolph
Danger stalks a downed ship in an alien jungle…When Drake receive a distress call from a nearby planet he has to respond. People need help, and it allows him to focus on something other than the devastating news delivered by the Royal Matchmaker. But he can’t believes what he finds when he and his crew discover the survivors...romance · sci-fi · aliens · dragons · shapeshifters · action-adventure · fish-out-of-water · paranormal · military · fiction -
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Matched to Reapa by C.Y. Croc
Monstrous romantic suspense, action and adventure, some dark moments...and a giggle or two.Getting abducted by a monstrous alien when you’re a kid does something to you. It changes you inside. It turns you from a victim into a survivor.It makes you stronger.I was that kid. Now I’m a woman, and I want a man.I’m not socially adept like normal women. I’ve led a very different life...romance · aliens · fantasy · shapeshifters · humor · steampunk · industrial-era · paranormal · gothic · first-contact -
Unanimity by Alexandra Almeida
UNANIMITY is a literary, sci-fi novel for the fans of Becky Chambers’s A Closed and Common Orbit, Alex Garland’s DEVS and Ex Machina, and Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror. Weaving near-future sci-fi elements with social commentary and queer romantic suspense, the SPIRAL WORLDS series explores the nature of consciousness and how it's connected to a not-so-secret ingredient—story...romance · sci-fi · lgbtq · ai · virtual-reality · hard-sci-fi · technothriller · transhumanism · mlm · bisexuality -
New World: Own Me by Lily X.
The softest Domme in the Cancer Cluster meets her match in New World: Own Me by Lily X.Austy: It’s hard to be single when you’re surrounded by people who are so in love.For almost a decade, I’ve watched my friends form unbreakable bonds with their Mates, start families and live the life I so desperately want... -
The Orc's Fated Mate by Elizabeth Austin
Madeline JaneI thought breaking up with my fiancé during our romantic getaway would be the worst part of my day. It turned out I was very wrong. In an effort to get far away from that pitiful excuse of a man, I marched my cute, plaid-covered butt into the woods, only to be attacked by demonic-looking creatures in a magical realm... -
The Stars in Their Eyes by Kristy Gardner
The stakes were clear after the Change— survive together, or die. Calay and Tess’s love has kept them alive four years after the aliens decimated Earth. But when Calay finds herself fighting for her life and Tess missing, she hears death knocking. Banging, really. She has nothing. Scraps for food, the clothes on her back, no safe place for respite... -
Below by Sarah Seaton Myers
Deep beneath the Great Smoky Mountains National Park lies a hidden world, formed hundreds of years ago by a group of people forced underground by a deadly plague. Living as if it were still the 19th century, they have no access to modern conveniences such as electricity or running water...romance · dystopia · fiction · young-adult · fantasy · alternate-history · new-adult · female-mc · action-adventure · sci-fi -
Self-Portrait with Nothing by Aimee Pokwatka
If a picture paints a thousand worlds...Abandoned as an infant on the local veterinarian’s front porch, Pepper Rafferty was raised by two loving mothers, and now at thirty-six is married to the stable, supportive Ike. She’s never told anyone that at fifteen she discovered the identity of her biological mother... -
Halloween Bang: A Sci-Fi Alien Romance by S.F. Riley
Happy Halloween!Happy is what it was supposed to be. My favorite holiday started out with a broken coffee pot, a flat tire, and a "sorry but we need to downsize" meeting with my boss (now ex-boss)...