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Our Guide to Out-of-This-World 2025 Fantasy and Science Fiction
Fantasy and science fiction readers, we have some good news: There are some deeply intriguing stories on the 2025 horizon for dedicated genre fans. To accommodate future reading plans, we’ve gathered here a whole pile of adult and YA fantasy and science fiction books coming this year that we’ve spotted your fellow Goodreads members adding to their Want to Read shelves. Looking for romantasy? Check out our most anticipated reads of that subgenre here.
SFF regulars will note that there are a lot of familiar names returning to shelves this year. British author Joe Abercrombie, the brain behind the modern fantasy classics of The First Law series, is back with The Devils, a dark fantasy/horror adventure featuring a team of rather extreme antiheroes—monsters, killers, the odd necromancer … those sorts of fellows. In the sci-fi aisle, look for Nnedi Okorafor’s hugely anticipated new novel, Death of the Author, which incorporates some clever meta elements into a story about artificial intelligence, androids, and storytelling itself.
What else? Robert Jackson Bennett chronicles the further adventures of detective Ana Dolabra in A Drop of Corruption, the second book in his unique eco-resonant fantasy setting. The great V.E. Schwab is back in circulation this summer with the lesbian vampire tale Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil. And YA readers might want to check out Breath of the Dragon, the first book in a new fantasy duology based on characters and concepts from martial arts legend Bruce Lee.
Also look for new stories from Cassandra Clare, Tracy Deonn, R.F. Kuang, John Scalzi, Samantha Shannon, Sue Lynn Tan, and Martha Wells, plus a fascinating story about the real-life historical figure known as Malinalli. And as always, those of us who appreciate compelling book cover art will find many sterling examples below.
Click on those cover images for more information on each book, and add any interesting leads to your own Want to Read shelf. Happy reading in 2025!
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Jan 01, 2025 05:01AM
I’m surprised not to see Fearless by: Lauren Robert’s under the YA Fantasy section
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Very shocking to not see Lauren Robert’s Fearless on here.
A Language of Dragons 🐉 is so good!! Recommend it to everyone
Sophie wrote: "I’m surprised not to see Fearless by: Lauren Robert’s under the YA Fantasy section"You can find it in the most anticipated romantasy article here!
Lady Chaos isn't coming out in 2025 but Kate Elliott has two others that are.
i got an arc of death of the author. it rly is so good. pls enjoy it!!
What about “A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping”?
The list is generated by data from users...so if a book isn't on the list and you're surprised, it's because the book didn't meet the list's criteria. Simple as that.
It's funny. 90% of the fantasy book covers look like they were created by the same artist :p
There are three books on my reading list. Can't wait to get a hold of them!
This one too! https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/sho... I just have to scream from rooftops about it!
A good, useful list. But honestly, I could do without so many "this book that sold well" meets "this other books that sold well" to start almost every description
I saw A Language of Dragons at Target yesterday. So excited to add it to my TBR!
Sophie wrote: "I’m surprised not to see Fearless by: Lauren Robert’s under the YA Fantasy section"There is another article about romantasy, its on there. Im guessing they tried to split it x
Josephine wrote: "The Strength of the Few, anyone?"YES! I need it right now
Aisha wrote: "Josephine wrote: "The Strength of the Few, anyone?"YES! I need it right now"
Was gonna say the same! I think it isn't on the list because it doesn't have an official release date, but come on! It is definitely a 2025 must read:-)
I'm really looking forward to "The Last Soul Among Wolves"by Melissa Caruso in August.
"Last Hour Between Worlds" absolutely blew me away, and it was even my top book of the year.
