Magic, Machines, and Destiny: Sci-Fi & Fantasy Reads

24 Jan 2026

Magic, Machines, and Destiny: Sci-Fi & Fantasy Reads

Discover Science Fiction and Fantasy books where ancient magic meets futuristic innovation. These stories push boundaries with bold ideas and emotional depth. A must-read list for fans of imaginative, genre-defining fiction.

---

Shella City

by Bader N. S.

Release Date: January 17, 2026

In a city built by fashion. Randal, the model and the CEO of Domainia, made a new image for Shella City that took it to the top of the world while his lover, Model Mega,n found herself falling behind him. Beneath the glamour, flames smolder and flare; the models working with the powerful Domainia Agency chase different image goals and endure fierce competition, until they encounter a hidden circle plotting against Domainia’s growing control over Shella City. This movement caused everything in Shella to be torn apart.

Buy on Amazon

---

Cataclysm (The Drahiad Chronicles Prologues Book 6)

by Randall Seeley

Release Date: January 8, 2026

A triumphant return. A dark prophecy. An assassin awakened. Waydsyn Scot returns home forever changed—but an ancient order moves from the shadows. When the Alderidon Assassin reemerges, it becomes clear the final chapter has begun. This enemy doesn’t need an army. They need an entire bloodline to die.

Buy on Amazon

---

Tea & Alchemy

by Sharon Lynn Fisher

Release Date: January 1, 2026

Cornwall, 1854. The people of Roche have always whispered about the recluse in the black granite tower that looms above the moorland. But one young woman is driven to discover the truth behind the old tales. Her life overshadowed by family tragedy, Mina Penrose escapes her lonely days by working at The Magpie, a cozy tearoom on the village’s edge.

Buy on Amazon

---

The Exodus Rush (The Vethrak Requiem Book 1)

by Justin Wilson

Release Date: January 7, 2026

Twelve years after the Vethrak shattered Earth’s defenses and vanished without explanation, humanity is rebuilding in the shadows of its own near-extinction. The official story says the enemy is gone. The truth is far worse.

Buy on Amazon

---

A Future Promise (Restarting the Apocalypse Book 3)

by Michael Chatfield

Release Date: January 19, 2026

Mana is changing the world faster than people can adapt. It’s happened before. Mutations are accelerating. The countdown to collapse won’t stop. This time, Len and Rick aren’t just surviving it—they’re building something that can. But they can’t do it alone.

Buy on Amazon

---

The Hidden Ones

by J.N. Chaney

Release Date: January 11, 2026

With their main enemy among the Jontihem in disarray, Drake and Yukiko must act against the city of Kiros before their foes get their feet back underneath them. It’s time to turn them against one another. Only before they can get started, there are rumbles from below the city of Atlantis. It seems their explorations have awoken something.

Buy on Amazon

---