Explore fantasy and science fiction stories where kingdoms fall, technology evolves, and heroes rise against impossible odds. These books combine dark fantasy intrigue with adrenaline-fueled sci-fi adventure. Perfect for readers searching for bold, high-stakes genre fiction.
Light Wielder (Fire & Metal Book 2)
by Rachel Schneider
Release Date: June 9, 2026
It’s been four years since Jovie betrayed Acker, fracturing their relationship. Her decision to take King Edmond’s magic, sparing his life at Acker’s request, has sparked a brutal war. The Kenta and Strou forces ally against the Roison and Alaha, with Maile perched dangerously on the edge of their battles.
ColdIron (Blood and Bond Book 1)
by Meg Xuemei X
Release Date: June 6, 2026
The world ended eighty-one years ago. A quantum bomb shattered civilization and split North America into four warring kingdoms ruled by magic, teeth, and fire. I grew up in the wreckage—a slave in a Coldiron mine, disguised as a boy, protecting my little sister, the only thing keeping me human.
Out Law
by Jim Butcher
Release Date: May 5, 2026
In a city that’s just beginning to recover from the devastation caused by the Battle of Chicago, Harry Dresden is finally pulling himself together as well. He’s ensconced in his own personal castle, healing his various wounds and training an eager new apprentice. The last thing he wants is any trouble.
Last Light in the Dark
by Lincoln Cole
Release Date: June 15, 2026
They went to investigate. Now they are the hunted. A salvage team enters the Veil—a sphere of darkness that swallowed an entire solar system. Inside, they find an ancient alien city, creatures that should not exist, and a two-hundred-year-old supersoldier still hunting. Sci-fi horror in the spirit of Alien and Annihilation. Book 1 of 9.
David Starr, Space Ranger (The Lucky Starr Series Book 1)
by Isaac Asimov
Release Date: May 12, 2026
Conway could remember the day, the exact minute, when the news had reached Science Tower. Patrol ships had shot out into space, tracing the pirates; they attacked the asteroid lairs in a fury that was completely unprecedented. Whether they caught the particular villains who had gutted the Venus-bound ship none could ever say, but the pirate power had been broken from that year on.
Veranthos Gambit (Old Colony Book 2)
by John Walker
Release Date: June 6, 2026
They came to Elysium to die useful. The planet gave them back their prime instead. Then it left them on their own. The Prevail is gone. The Resolute is wreckage. Earth believes the colony is dead. What remains is a borrowed alien world, a fragile Pact alliance that tolerates them without trusting them, and an ancient wormhole they never meant to wake — a door to any point in the galaxy.