Sci-Fi & Fantasy

by Ina L. Nara — In A Happy Wife, cracks are appearing in Ivy's perfect marriage despite the neural implants ...

by Will Carver — An intelligent speculative global-epidemic thriller that blurs the lines between fiction and reality ...

by Emily Tesh — Set in an otherwise ordinary world but where magic and demons are an everyday reality, The ...

by Lora Jones — A captivating and atmospheric blend of historical fiction and gothic mystery set during the French Revolution ...

by Emilia Hart — Magical realism meets historical fiction in The Sirens. Two sets of sisters, women in distress and ...

by R.S. Burnett — A gripping, claustrophobic environmental thriller. Scientist Rachael fights to survive in Antarctica. Is anyone else alive? ...

by Jenny Morris — Intriguing speculative fiction: Thea can take life and give it to someone else. Who deserves extended ...

by Simon Doyle — In 1950, Victor is 17 and in love with a boy. Today, Victor is 17 and ...

by Grady Hendrix — A horror story, of subjugated children, pregnancy and forced adoption, witchcraft and a pact with the ...

by Jenni Keer — An atmospheric gothic tale oozing with mystery, madness, secrets, lust, murder and a touch of magic ...

by Susanna Beard — An absolutely gripping, unputdownable thriller. Michelle races to implicate a pharmaceutical lab before it's too late ...

by Al Hess — A fun, quirky cozy alien invasion romp that also addresses themes of isolation, queer identity and ...

by Bridget Collins — Gothic, historical fantasy. The Silence Factory is an imaginative, immersive and spellbinding story. I was thoroughly ...

by Roz Dineen — Conveys an aching sadness for a lost world, and the exhaustion of daily struggling in a ...

by Holly Gramazio — What if you could order an unending list of husbands (and lifestyles) to choose from? An ...

by Kaliane Bradley — Secret government mission involving a myopic civil servant, time travellers and a plot to save our ...

by Jane Hennigan — A matriarchal world damaged by and struggling to move on from its patriarchal, violent past. A ...

by Paul Carroll — An apparently light-hearted novel about assisted dying that feeds into a facile, populist narrative. Scare-mongering ...

by Cory Doctorow — Is the world a lost cause? We should be screaming a warning from the rooftops. I ...

by Melinda Taub — Funny, clever and very, very entertaining pastiche with witchcraft and tomfoolery ...

by Julie Mae Cohen — Bad Men is sharp and fast and clever and very funny. You'll love it. (Maybe ...

by Rachel Harrison — Rage, trauma, resilience and transformation. Women finding strength and learning to face the world without (or ...

by Natasha Calder — A good premise (a world where antibiotics don't work anymore) marred by overblown prose, lack of ...

by Claire Fuller — A group of young people are trapped in hospital during a pandemic that wipes through the ...

by Carole Hailey — A gripping feminist novel of ideas about cults, power politics, female empowerment and utilitarianism: does the ...

by LM Juniper — UK-based zombie apocalypse. Exciting, action-packed story with a group of interesting characters, and fun twists on ...

by Jackie West — A bit of low fantasy, a bit of crime mystery, a lot of entertaining characters and ...

by Karen Heuler — The Splendid City is set in a alternative reality. It's loads of fun but also a ...

by Michael Rogers — A compelling and thought-provoking speculative novel set in a future where things ARE better, where people ...

by Susannah Wise — A dystopian novel and an implicit plea to take care of our precious, fragile planet. We'll ...

by Kim Stanley Robinson — There's no magic bullet for the climate. We may need a complete rectification of our ...

The best zombie novels invite us to think critically about the collective, about society and about our role in preserving ...

by Rhiannon Frater — As The World Dies Book 1. Great story, characterization and dialogue, tense plotting and emotional impact ...

by Max Brooks — Experts may warn us and small outbreaks may scare us, yet we still manage to convince ...

by Nick Cole — Introspective, melancholy but ultimately uplifting exploration of the human condition after the apocalypse ...

by James L. Halperin — More relevant than ever. Imagine if we could wipe out Fake News and lying, scumbag ...

by Carys Bray — The impact of climate change on one family: constant rain, unemployment and the stress of trying ...

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by Ike Hamill — Hamill never disappoints. Ordinary guy turns relentless amateur detective for a gripping story packed with twists ...

by Ike Hamill — Maine, winter and fungi combine into a fast-paced, terrifying horror thriller that you won't be able ...

by Ike Hamill — Another cracking good read from Ike Hamill that will keep you up reading into the early ...

by Lionel Shriver — An intelligent, beautifully written and brutally observed dystopian novel about an economic crash and the effect ...

by Trenton Lee Stewart — A clever book for and about clever kids. Enjoyable for adults too. Uncondescending, imaginative, fast-paced ...

by Scott Bartlett — A novel of ideas including climate change, multiverses, freedom, family ties and family responsibility, artificial intelligence ...

by David Brinson — Zombie apocalypse in London. Nobody has a gun so the fight gets hand-to-hand dirty really soon ...

by J.L. Bourne — Generates a fervent wish that the protagonist (hell, the writer) would get eaten by zombies. A ...

by Stephen King — A virus was carried by every cell phone operating within the entire world. Within hours, those ...

by David Moody — Virtually the entire population of the planet has died in less than 24 hours. For the ...

by Alex Scarrow — Ambitious and thought-provoking novel about an apocalyptic scenario. Scary and gripping, and a powerful rallying cry ...