This season, sci-fi and fantasy fans have a broad spectrum of wonderful readers to enjoy. From brand new romantasy to fall in love with to technology gone awry, you can find other worldly wonders in this collection. These are the top SFF reads of spring 2025.
The Strange Case of Jane O. by Karen Thompson Walker (2/25)
Jane has been suffering serious mental effects in the year since giving birth. From hallucinations, to premonitions and memory loss, she isn’t sure if what she’s suffering is as a result of motherhood or trauma from her past. Told from the perspective of Jane and her doctor, this book has Karen Thompson Walker’s signature brand of speculation and exploration of the human mind.
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The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami (3/4)
In a near future dystopia, Sara has been flagged as dangerous due to her dreams. The Risk Assessment Administration has determined she is likely to commit murder… against her husband. Being held without trial or a crime for that matter for an indeterminate time, The Dream Hotel explores themes of surveillance, technology and privacy.
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Two Truths and a Lie by Cory O’Brien (3/4)
In the future, L.A. is almost entirely underwater and Orr Vue makes a living selling data. When the cops come to him for info about a murder, he shares what he can, but soon discovers that his ex-boyfriend, Auggie, is the prime suspect. Thrown into the world of corporate oligarchs, emancipated AI and cults, Orr must navigate the information world where memories can be bought and sold.
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The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar (3/4)
From the co-author of This is How You Lose the Time War comes her first solo debut. The River Has Roots follows the Hawthorn family living on the edge of Faerie. They care for the enchanted willows, singing thanks to them. Two of the daughters, Esther and Ysabel, take special care of the trees, but their lives are about to be turned upside down. When Esther chooses a lover from Faerie over her intended suitor, her bond with her sister and both their lives are at risk.
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Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins (3/18)
It’s the Quarter Quell and tributes will subject to double the tributes in this year’s Hunger Games. One of them is a familiar face from District 12, Haymitch Abernathy. In this much-anticipated prequel, discover the journey of Panem’s favorite mentor as he wages his own battle in the arena.
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When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi (3/25)
The moon has turned to cheese. And people are freaking out. From the existential questions around God and science to the hilarity of such an impossible thing happening, this novel from the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of books like The Kaiju Preservation Society is the perfect absurdist sci-fi.
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The Never List by Jade Presley (4/1)
Lumathyst will fall if the god-princes that rule the land don’t find their fated mate. Everyone wants a chance to wed them, Rylee Gray. She wasn’t supposed to be at the ceremony to find the princes’ matches, she was there for her own dark reasons. When she’s chosen, she’ll have to survive that process of transforming into an immortal, but she’s carrying a secret of her own.
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Broken Souls and Bones by LJ Andrews (4/29)
Lyra has been chosen to be the king’s next melder, a deadly assignment. The magic-obsessed royal will use her power to expand his own, but Lyra is determined to free herself and her friends. Seeking an alliance in the sentry who took her captive, feelings begin to form in this dangerous companionship as the two attempt to make a stand.
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Romantic Friction by Lori Gold (5/6)
Though not explicitly science fiction, this speculative novel deserves a place on the list given the high likelihood of its premise in the very near future. Sofie Wilde has been topping the romantasy charts for years, but now there’s a new author in the spotlight being dubbed “the next Sofie Wilde.” Hartley West has gained popularity by writing in a similar style… but she isn’t writing at all. She’s using AI. Sohpie assumes exposure will end Hartley’s career, instead, it catapults her as people praise her use of the technology. Now Sophie’s rant has gone viral and she’s lost her keynote speaker opportunity at the Chicago romance reader convention and she–along with other authors nervous to lose their career to a chatbot–are united in their desire to take Hartley down.
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Immaculate Conception by Ling Ling Huang (5/13)
Enka is mesmerized by Mathilde and befriends her, desperate to be in her orbit. They met in art school and Mathilde’s artistic expression and originality lead her to fame, causing her to drift away from Enka. But this isn’t the end to their connection. A new technology called SCAFFOLD emerges that allows a person to fully incorporate with another’s mind… their memories, their trauma, their artistic ability. This procedure could allow Enka to be joined with Mathilde permanently.
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