Current Recommendations for Booklovers— Science Fiction and Fantasy

A Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year in Science Fiction and Fantasy (2019). An alien ship rests over Water Island. For five years the people of the US Virgin Islands have lived with the Ynaa, a race of superadvanced aliens on a research mission they will not fully disclose. A year after the death of a young boy at the hands of an Ynaa, three families find themselves at the center of the inevitable conflict, witnesses and victims to events that will touch everyone and teach a terrible lesson. From $8.69 SHOP NOW / 

From award-winning author G. Willow Wilson, The Bird King is an epic journey set during the reign of the last sultan in the Iberian peninsula at the height of the Spanish Inquisition. “I loved this book so much...The Bird King is ostensibly the story of a journey, of the limits to escape―but it is also a journey into story, and faith, and refuge, the family we choose and the friends we find. It’s deeply beautiful and wondrously sad, and I can't tell if it ended too quickly or if I just needed it not to―if I just wanted to dwell in a home built out of story for a little longer yet.” -NPR From $9.99 SHOP NOW / 

“Conceptually adventurous yet full of feeling . . . smart, thought-provoking, and thoroughly enjoyable.” —Charles Yu, author of Interior Chinatown. Wherever Hel looks, New York City is both reassuringly familiar and terribly wrong. As one of the thousands who fled the outbreak of nuclear war in an alternate United States—an alternate timeline, somewhere across the multiverse—she finds herself living as a refugee in our own not-so-parallel New York. With Famous Men Who Never Lived, K Chess has created a compelling and inventive speculative work on what home means to those who have lost it forever. From $1.99 SHOP NOW / 

Step right up! Come one, come all, to Jackson's Unreal Circus and Mobile Marmalade. The steam train may look older than your great-grandmother's' china, but within her metal corridors are destinations you have only ever dreamed. They're real, friends, each and every one—and yours for the taking. "If you like Bradbury, the Twilight Zone, and weird, beautiful fiction, this collection is for you." -Amazon review. From $4.99 SHOP NOW / 

"I absolutely loved this book. I am going nuts waiting on the next one." -Amazon review. Tropical Punch is a fast paced, action packed carnival ride full of glitter, grit, and neon lights. You’ll love this new take on the classic hard-boiled detective novel because it’s got non-stop action, dark humor, and a cyborg who just can’t seem to keep herself out of trouble. "Bubbles Marlowe is just the sort of down-in-the-grit anti-hero faithful readers of the genre will relate with." -Amazon review From $4.99 SHOP NOW / 

Vex's inner demons are as big as the monsters he hunts. In this high-octane thrill ride with intricate characters, majestic apocalyptic settings, and death around every corner, Vex’s fight for survival hits twist after shocking twist. He might be the only one who can stop a corrupt game world filled with unfathomable enemies. But it’s the ones closest to you who do you the most harm. From $0 SHOP NOW / 

On the small space station Azura, Maxion is constantly torn between his two passions—engineering and music. When a foreign starship appears on the horizon, Azura welcomes their first tourist in years. But there’s something weird about Mr. Hames, the stranger-turned-substitute teacher. He has no idea how to teach and keeps raving about the existence of alien creatures in the vacuum of space: star whales. As Max and his class begin to uncover the mysteries of the star whales, they discover they aren’t the only ones looking for the elusive creatures—and not every whaler has good intentions. From $8.49 SHOP NOW / 

"This isn't your typical modern day Urban Fantasy." Clock's wardenship remains in jeopardy. The Daughters of the Black Moon and K-SR was only the beginning. Enemies from his deep past gather and ready themselves for an assault on Coney Island's protector! Clock has petitioned Discordia, yet she remains aloof. Other gods have now answered his call… "You'll never see Coney Island the same way again." From $2.99 SHOP NOW / 

"A dark, real-world fairy tale that is at once beautiful, ugly, haunting, dreamy, tragic, and thick with mood. It also has one of the most perfect endings I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading.” -Amazon Review. Andre and her brother Ben discover a winged girl, Shae, cowering in their backyard shed. Andre and Ben want to help her however they can. The Fragile Keepers is an award-winning, dark modern fairy tale with a twist that will startle even the most astute readers. From $4.99 SHOP NOW / 

"The Judas Files books are filled with action, humor, and wit. New Dominion is no exception." Underworld double agent Gabe Gantry can’t stop screwing up. Being a double agent in the Underworld is never simple, but a gig that doesn’t involve preventing the next apocalypse would be a breath of fresh air. But Gabe knows better. There has to be a catch. If this unlikely hero can’t figure it out before disaster strikes, facing the wrath of Hell will be the least of his worries. From $0.99 SHOP NOW / 

"Compelling, with definite appeal to young readers...the path that Sydney follows in order to arrive at a resolution (and the book's focus on a parent's PTSD) is fresh and unexpected." -BookLife Prize. A touching, action adventure, humorous fantasy follows Syd’s journey from kid to dog and back. "I loved this book! Brings multiple topics in it, such as love, kindness friendship, bullying, even PTSD." -Netgalley Reviewer From $2.99 SHOP NOW / 

A "riveting tale of betrayal, honor, and revenge that instantly hooks you in and just refuses to let go...the action sequences are described in vivid detail with an almost cinematic fervor. I absolutely loved the book, and I will recommend it to any fantasy fan." -Reader's Favorite, Five Stars Review. Lost in the mists of Mount Fuji...but no one can escape destiny. Tarō is the heroic tale of Japan’s legendary boy hero, an historical fantasy adventure in the Age of the Samurai. From $2.99 SHOP NOW /