Parallel Universes & Dark Magic: Must-Read Sci-Fi/Fantasy Books

09 May 2025

Parallel Universes & Dark Magic: Must-Read Sci-Fi/Fantasy Books

Explore parallel worlds, magical realms, and dystopian futures with these six high-octane sci-fi and fantasy novels. Whether you’re facing down dark sorcery or battling alien invaders, these stories will keep you turning the pages until the very end.

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The Dandelion Tree: Part One (The Dandelion Chronicles Book 2)

by A.S.R. Gelpi

Release Date: May 6, 2025

Her curse holds her captive. Her choices could set her free—or end the world. Enter the world of The Dandelion Tree, Part One, a gripping epic fantasy perfect for readers who crave strong but flawed heroines like Kharis, an impossible quest, and intriguing magic that could either save or destroy.

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The Lost Dragonrider of Lamar (The Dragonriders of Lamar Book 1)

by A J Walker

Release Date: April 7, 2025

A stolen relic. A forgotten past. A power that could save, or shatter, the world. Lamar’s greatest dragonrider is dead—until a nameless woman appears, clutching a Hyalite, an orb that forges dragon bonds. Hunted by assassins and haunted by visions, Lark must uncover the truth before the Hyalite awakens and reshapes the kingdom forever.

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Fort’ess Lost (Spiral Flame Book 1)

by Daniel S James

Release Date: April 12, 2025

A mystic epic fantasy where prophecy burns, memory fractures, and unity fails. Fort’ess Lost follows Elrich, heir to a firebound legacy, as betrayal ignites the Summit meant to bring peace. In the shadows, the Fort’ess is remembered—and the valley begins to burn. For fans of Robin Hobb, Brandon Sanderson, and political fantasy with mythic depth.

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Sancta Femina (Legend of Asteria Book 1)

by Kathryn Combs

Release Date: February 25, 2025

Science, truth, and conflict. When a woman’s genetic heritage sends rival factions to war, can she claim her autonomy and save her people? Sancta Femina is the thought-provoking first book in the science fiction series Legend of Asteria. If you like dauntless heroines and challenging concepts, then you’ll love Kathryn Combs’ double-edged tale.

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Error Code: Love

by Lex Thale

Release Date: May 2, 2025

Rhys Vance doesn’t trust machines. Not after what happened. In Neo-Pharos, a crumbling city filled with synthetic perfection, he’s forced to partner with one anyway.SYN is precise. Calm. Beautiful in a way that isn’t supposed to matter. But something about her isn’t staying on script. While investigating a string of strange crimes, Rhys begins to question where the code ends and something more begins. He thought machines couldn’t feel. He thought he couldn’t either…

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Sentenced

by Jaye Elise

Release Date: April 29, 2025

When Leila Jones provokes New Cascadia’s dystopian government, the defiant young woman is sentenced to a deeply humiliating “reprogramming” at a special medical facility. Leila’s rehabilitation begins with her red-bottomed and gagged to tame her sharp tongue, but the real treatment doesn’t start until she’s been stripped bare and strapped down.

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