We’ve done the research to bring you the best, most-talked-about science fiction books from the past few months! Don’t miss this month’s science fiction picks — which include a riveting whodunit set on a starship, a twisty tale for fans of The Martian, and more!

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	One colony planet’s only hope for survival — against Earth itself — rests on a ragtag group of settlers WHY IT’S READWORTHY: The author of Dungeon Crawler Carl, the viral sci-fi sensation, ensures “fans will not be disappointed” as “the Ender’s Game–esque plot moves at a rapid clip” (Library Journal) A corporation has decided to turn the forceful eviction of Oliver’s planet into a violent game. But he’s not going down without a fight… “Rich with riotous characters and a plot that crackles toward chaos with all the alacrity of a dynamite fuse” (Red Rising author Pierce Brown) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Murder is afoot on a sprawling generation ship… WHY IT’S READWORTHY: The celebrated author of the Revelation Space series delivers “a clever, entertaining blend of crime and space opera” (The Guardian) A series of suspicious deaths aboard a starship plunges cosmonaut turned PI Yuri Gagarin into a deep conspiracy “[Reynolds] is one of the most gifted hard SF writers working today” (Publishers Weekly) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers There’s something lurking in the redwood forests — and it’s not human WHY IT’S READWORTHY: When her brother vanishes into the foreboding woods of her logging hometown, Jas realizes a dark entity has been planning its revenge… Perfect for fans of Jeff VanderMeer’s Annihilation, this eco-horror drenched in atmosphere poses big questions “You will never see forests the same way again” (USA Today bestselling author T.L. Huchu) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Loved The Martian? Launch into a fast-paced new series with a mind-bending twist WHY IT’S READWORTHY: An unlikely crew of astronauts and civilians returns from their mission to one of Saturn’s moons — only to realize things on Earth aren’t as they left them Cowritten by the author of The Warehouse and the creator of the hit Netflix series Manifest “Propulsive and exciting from the very first page… A thrilling ride that is as timely as it is compelling” (New York Times bestselling author Jake Tapper) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Nothing can stop scrawny orphan Tif from becoming a dinosaur rodeo star WHY IT’S READWORTHY: “One of the very best science fiction writers in the world” (Kim Stanley Robinson) delivers a coming-of-age romp set in a devastated American Southwest Combines “the futuristic wastelands and clan wars of Mad Max with a gate to John Scalzi’s Kaiju Preservation Society” (Library Journal) “Bejeweled, dinosaur-riding buckaroos are the stars of the show in this equal-parts rollicking and poignant sci-fi” (Publishers Weekly starred review) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers This unsettling, impactful work of sci-fi horror is one of NPR’s most highly anticipated winter releases WHY IT’S READWORTHY: As a mysterious fungal disease leaves death in its wake, an ordinary farm worker who miraculously survives finds his life forever transformed “Simmers and then sears… Stunning [and] brilliantly perspective-altering” (Locus) NPR says, “It won’t take long to finish this hallucinatory vision of ecological disaster. Getting over Trujillo’s disquieting novella, however, is another matter” Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers This timely near-future medical thriller is hailed as ‘essential’ (Sarah Pinsker) WHY IT’S READWORTHY: After his father’s suspicious death, medical student Pok faces off against the AI system that rules global society “A strong voice of contemporary sci-fi… for fans of Michael Crichton” (Booklist) “The Hospital at the End of the World is the cyberpunk, anti-AI, anti-tech-fascism, medical mystery/thriller you need in your life right now. Don’t miss it” (Paul Tremblay) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers To save humanity, two women are sent to opposite ends of time… WHY IT’S READWORTHY: 11/22/63 meets This Is How You Lose the Time War in this dazzling work of climate fiction with a time-traveling spin Earth’s future hangs in the balance as a healer in ancient Greece and the last human alive come together across centuries “Incisive and thoughtful sci-fi… A stellar achievement” (Nicholas Binge, author of Ascension) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers For centuries, a generation ship where people have expiration dates has been hiding a dark truth… WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Adrian Tchaikovsky (“excellent”) and Kevin J. Anderson (“engaging, refreshing”) are raving about this series starter With her injured brother set to be culled, Hazel races to save her fellow inhabitants of a sprawling ark ship where not all is as it seems “The phrase ‘modern master of science fiction’ is not to be lightly bestowed. Peter F. Hamilton has earned it” (John Scalzi) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: