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The Best New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Novels | Summer 2020

The Best New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Novels | Summer 2020

Sci-Fi and Fantasy readers are in for a treat this Summer thanks to so many amazing new releases hitting stores! Take a look at our reading list recommendations from E.A. Chance, Stephanie M. Allen, Jeffrey L. Kohanek, Mary Robinette Kowal, Jim Butcher, and Rhett C. Bruno. Don’t miss our picks for the best new sci-fi and fantasy novels for Summer!


Solar Fury

by E.A. Chance

Release Date: June 16, 2020

The first book in the post-apocalyptic Shattered Sunlight Series by E.A. Chance… Navigating life with PTSD is not easy for the young widowed surgeon, Riley Poole. When a global solar flare strikes and destroys the power grid, she is stranded in Washington D.C. with her teenage daughter. In a world gone mad, it will take near superhuman courage to find safe harbor. Along with quirky cardiologist Coop, Riley will have to traverse hundreds of miles of frozen terrain to get her daughter to safety.

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Dueling Fates

by Stephanie M. Allen

Release Date: June 30, 2020

In the world of Erez, three kingdoms share a tentative peace. Princess Isemay resides in the far west and yearns for more than frilly dresses and etiquette classes. Her twin sisters, Alena, is preparing for life as a monarch in the neighboring kingdom but spends most of her time roaming the woods with her loyal cheetah and a hunting dagger strapped to her belt. It is only when two surprise visitors arrive at the castle that Isemay has to come to terms with her royal future.

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Wizardoms: Rise of a Wizard Queen

by Jeffrey L. Kohanek

Release Date: July 9, 2020

The fifth book in the bestselling Fate of Wizardoms Series by Jeffrey L. Kohanek… An insatiable wizard seeks to increase his might as thrones of power fall vacant. He never would have imagined a wizardess might foil his plans. A queen is rising in the south and has formed an unprecedented alliance – an army of multiple wizardoms, backed by the magic of a wizard lord. A squad of misfits have been thrust into the roles of reluctant heroes and must save the world from the Dark Lord.

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The Relentless Moon

by Mary Robinette Kowal

Release Date: July 14, 2020

The third book in the Lady Astronaut Series by Mary Robinette Kowal… The Earth is almost at boiling point as a climate disaster from the Meteor strike becomes more clear. But the political climate is already overheated as riots and strikes plague the space program. The IAC’s goal of getting as many people off Eart as possible is being threatened.

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Peace Talks

by Jim Butcher

Release Date: July 14, 2020

The 16th book in the Dresden Files by New York Times Bestselling Author Jim Butcher… The Supernatural nations of the world are negotiating an end to ongoing hostilities. Chicago’s only professional wizard, Harry Dresden, has joined the White Council’s security team to make sure that the talks stay civil. But when dark political manipulations threaten the existence of Chicago, can he succeed?

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Executor Rising

by Rhett C. Bruno

Release Date: July 14, 2020

The first book in The Circuit Saga by USA Today Bestselling Author Rhett C. Bruno… When New Earth Tribunal’s ships are mysteriously stolen, they dispatch one of their best agents to find the culprits… Sage Volus, Tribunal Executor, and Spy. Chasing her only lead, she quickly infiltrates the ranks of Caresian mercenary Talon Rayne. But the longer she’s undercover, the more she finds her faith in the Tribune tested.

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