A new season of sorcery and spaceships is upon us. Whether you're into lighthearted adventures or dark quests for glory, there's a little something for everyone in spring's crop of science fiction and fantasy books.
To find our must-read list, we focused on what Goodreads members can't wait to read. We measured that anticipation by taking a look at how many times a book has been added to Want to Read shelves. From Blake Crouch's next mind-bending thriller to a magical collaboration between Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu, these are the books sci-fi and fantasy fans will be talking about.
What books will make it onto your Want to Read shelf? Let us know in the comments!
Begin a new series
Ambassador Mahit's predecessor is dead. As the threat of interstellar war looms, she investigates the murder and finds herself drawn to the secrets of an alien culture in this debut, the first installment in the Teixcalaan space opera series.
Release date: March 26
Genre: Science fiction
Clare, the author of the popular The Mortal Instruments YA series, and Chu, the author of The Lives of Tao, team up to deliver a new adult fantasy trilogy about an ancient warlock, his mortal lover, and a dangerous spell book of dark magic.
Release date: April 2
Genre: Urban fantasy
The Scar is where rogue mages go to disappear. Sal the Cacophony walks the infamous wasteland with a blade and a gun. Her enemies want her head, but she demands vengeance in this first book in The Grave of Empires series.
Release date: April 9
Genre: Fantasy
Inspired by the nostalgia of Stranger Things, the fantasy author of Prince of Thorns takes readers to an alternate 1986 in his first sci-fi series. It begins with boy genius Nick as he unravels a mystery of quantum proportions with his friends.
Release date: May 1
Genre: Science fiction
Find a standalone quest
In this spine-tingling debut, caver Gyre finds herself fighting for survival in the underground depths of a foreign planet. Her only ally is Em, her handler on the surface, who controls Gyre with drugs, arbitrary commands, and misinformation.
Release date: April 2
Genre: Science fiction
Roger knows words, and Dodger knows numbers. The eccentric twins are more than human and less than gods—for now. Playing with dangerous alchemy, they attempt an "upgrade" in this dark fantasy from the author of Every Heart a Doorway.
Release date: May 7
Genre: Fantasy
His last short story collection, The Stories of Your Life and Others, included the basis for the Academy Award-nominated film Arrival. Now Chiang is back with another kaleidoscope array of tales that explore artificial intelligence, beauty, and reality.
Release date: May 7
Genre: Science fiction
Private investigator Ivy has a slight drinking problem and a major magic problem. Hired to solve a grisly murder at a school for sorcery, she reluctantly teams up with her gifted sister in this genre-bending debut that mixes fantasy and noir fiction.
Release date: June 4
Genre: Urban fantasy and mystery
From the author of Dark Matter comes a sci-fi thriller about a mysterious disease that afflicts people with vivid memories of a life they never lived. But are the memories really false—or is someone trying to rewrite history?
Release date: June 11
Genre: Science fiction
Continue the adventure
The crew of the Rocinante are scattered across the stars. Against an authoritarian ruler with godlike ambition, they mount a courageous rear-guard action, desperate to prevent the end of all humanity, in this next installment in The Expanse series.
Release date: March 26
Genre: Science fiction
The Book of the Ancestor series continues as Nora, no longer a young girl, faces her final challenge to becoming a full sister in a convent of killers. She may not have time to earn her nun's habit, though, as war approaches her doorstep.
Release date: April 9
Genre: Fantasy
In this sequel to Trail of Lighting, monster hunter Maggie vows to track down the White Locust, a figure out of Navajo legend. Along the way, she must battle body harvesters, newborn casino gods, and a cult leader wielding mythical powers.
Release date: April 23
Genre: Dystopian fiction and fantasy
Wherever she goes, chaos is sure to follow. The latest Mercy Thompson book sees the car mechanic and coyote shape-shifter in over her head as she attempts to protect refugee humans from the Gray Lords of the fae and Death herself.
Release date: May 5
Genre: Urban fantasy
With their realm on the verge of a bloody civil war, King Simon and Queen Miriamele attempt to solve the deadly puzzle of the Witchwood Crown before it's too late in this epic next installment in The Last King of Osten Ard series.
Release date: May 7
Genre: Fantasy
Thousands of years ago, terraformers on the planet Nod woke up something that was better left undisturbed. Now, as humans search for a new home away from a dying Earth, they turn to Nod in this thrilling sequel to Children of Time.
Release date: May 14
Genre: Science fiction
Which sci-fi and fantasy books will you be adding to your Want to Read shelf? Let's talk books in the comments!
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