From Dragons to Dystopias: Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Escape Into

30 May 2025

From Dragons to Dystopias: Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Escape Into

Journey through six stories packed with epic magic, futuristic tech, and unforgettable characters that hit all the feels—adventure has never been this emotional.

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Maxim (The Axiom Trilogy Book 2)

by Kyle Durant

Release Date: May 1, 2025

Dustin thought defeating his own mother – an unstoppable, superpowered threat – was the end of his trials until Primus arrived from the furthest reaches of space. But when a mysterious alien spacecraft crash-lands in Arizona, Dustin finds himself at the center of a galactic chessboard where the fate of humanity may rest on his next move.

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Through the Rift (The Shard Series Book 2)

by Stephen Cote

Release Date: April 26, 2025

A road trip to the asteroid belt. A dystopian coming-of-age saga. Kilo, a Novice of the powerful Micahnian religion, joins the rebel cause to find her friends and save Earth.

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Primal Forest (Sponsored System Book 1)

by Tom Larcombe

Release Date: April 29, 2025

What do you do when you’re given advance notice that your planet is about to be inducted into a System in thirty days? When the announcement is made by people whose species have only been seen in stories and games? When these same people offer a chance to a select few, those who can afford it on short notice, to be inducted into the System early and grow in power before the System even arrives on Earth?

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Gathering Storms (Paths of Akashic Book 4)

by Bainin

Release Date: May 24, 2025

As tension rises across their young universe, they strike out against their enemies—navigating delicate negotiations, taking part in a grand auction, and recover Nivareth, a realm of boundless possibility that will shape their future in ways they have yet to understand. From brutal sieges to surgical retaliation, they take the fight to those who stand against them, cleansing the stars of rogue cultivators, accord-breakers, and syndicate loyalists one battle at a time.

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A Curse Carved in Bone (Saga of the Unfated Book 2)

by Danielle L. Jensen

Release Date: May 13, 2025

A shield maiden fights to break the shackles of prophecy—and to overcome the betrayal of the man who broke her heart—in this searing conclusion to the Norse-inspired fantasy romance duology that began with the bestselling A Fate Inked in Blood. The secret of her divine heritage revealed, Freya finds herself on a path that will see thousands of lives lost to the magic in her blood. Desperate to avoid this dark fate, she risks an alliance with Skaland’s greatest enemy to seek answers from the seer who foretold her future—the same seer who sent Bjorn to kill her.

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Pregnant and Rejected by the Lycan King (Forbidden Alpha Kings Book 29)

by Kiara Sere & Via Thorn

Release Date: April 30, 2025

I’ve been a punching bag my entire life. Bullied by my pack, sneered at by my family…all because my wolf refuses to show herself. So when all unmated females are invited to the alpha prince’s ball so he can find a mate, I’m dreading it. My sister trips me in front of everyone, and I’m ready to be the laughingstock of the ball.

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