Magic Is Dangerous: Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books That Break the Mold

26 Jun 2025

Magic Is Dangerous: Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books That Break the Mold

If you’re drawn to alternate universes, time travel dilemmas, and twisted realities, these books are built for you. Whether it’s one decision splintering timelines or magic folding space, each story explores how fragile the rules of time and identity really are.

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Space Vault: The Seed Eclipse (Sci-Fi Galaxy Series Book 2)

by Jeremy Clift

Release Date: June 16, 2025

Space Vault: The Seed Eclipse is the gripping second book in Jeremy Clift’s Sci-Fi Galaxy series. As Earth collapses, a mother must protect her bioengineered daughter—humanity’s last hope—from AIs, aliens, and corporations racing to control the future of life itself.

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From the Ashes

by Jonathan Walson

Release Date: May 6, 2025

From the Ashes is a compelling romantic suspense novel that intertwines love, mystery, and self-discovery against a backdrop of danger and secrets. At its heart, the story explores the resilience of the human spirit and the transformative power of love when it emerges from the most unexpected—and often painful—circumstances.

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Shadows and Black in the Light

by Amy van Rijthoven

Release Date: May 27, 2025

This masterfully written book takes readers on a disturbing and intensely emotional journey through mental illness, bereavement, and the elusive realities that both unite and divide families. You think, feel, and most importantly, have a somewhat different perspective on the world after reading this kind of story, for fans of speculative fiction.

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Court of Lies and Deceit (Flame and Thorns Book 3)

by Marion Blackwood

Release Date: June 23, 2025

A desperate mission takes Selena and her friends to the Unseelie Court. But making deals with the cunning fae of that realm is dangerous. When the Unseelie King forces them into a bargain in exchange for the help they so sorely need, they are pulled into a lethal scheme. To survive it, they must beat the Unseelie King at his own game.

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Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

by V. E. Schwab

Release Date: June 10, 2025

A young girl grows up wild and wily—her beauty is only outmatched by her dreams of escape. But María knows she can only ever be a prize, or a pawn, in the games played by men. When an alluring stranger offers an alternate path, María makes a desperate choice. She vows to have no regrets.

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Corvak’s Challenge (Ice Planet Clones Book 4)

by Ruby Dixon

Release Date: June 19, 2025

When the clone pods were abandoned on the ice planet, two of them opened before the others. Corvak, a gladiator and a splice, ran into the snows. He carried Aidy, a confused human woman. They’re on the run, determined not to get caught. Aidy has no idea what’s going on or why she’s been dumped in the icy mountains. Corvak, however, is convinced this is all one big gladiator game, and one he’s determined to win. To do that, they’ll have to avoid all the others and survive by any means possible

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