Experiments, forecasts, ecology, military training and messages to the stars: five science-fiction novels explore what knowledge can—and cannot—do for survival.
From Boston's political connections to the roads of rural Virginia, five crime novels make location part of the conflict. Choose your next read by the pressure its setting places on the people within it.
Who decides what a person is for? Five dystopian novels explore the roles imposed by states and institutions, from rewriting history to deciding who must die.
Protection, power, knowledge and an endless life all come at a cost. These five fantasy novels ask who bears it, from an endangered valley to a magical university.
A witness at a window, a patient who will not speak and voices on tape: five psychological thrillers that turn interpreting information into the mystery.
Start with what you already enjoy: survival, moral dilemmas, detective stories, games or social satire. Five novels offer distinct routes into science fiction.
Missing children, covert operations and killers who turn prejudice into a death sentence. These five thrillers from 2024 to 2026 range from police investigations to espionage and military action.
Poetry that becomes magic, impossible murder cases and readers trapped inside stories: five ways into this year's fantasy, from court intrigue to gothic romantasy.