10 Biggest Fantasy and Sci-fi Books Coming Out this Summer

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With the hot summer temperatures and blazing sun comes more time for reading. Vacations are planned, the days are longer, and more people look to pick up a good book to pass the time. Thankfully the publishing calendar is full of promising new fantasy and sci-fi book releases that should keep readers busy for the entirety of the season.

Want to know what to expect over the next months? Here we’ve got you covered with the best releases coming up soon. Remember that we won’t be covering sequels or series here, so please don’t get mad at me John Gwynne fans. He would deserve it otherwise, I know.

I’m cheating a bit, as this one was released two weeks ago, but it was too good to pass up. Adrian Tchaikovsky is a huge name in the Sci-fi space, with his Children of Time series having won award after award. His latest offering brings us into the mind of robots, and what purpose they may find when humanity is winding down.

Our protagonist is a servant robot, dutifully serving his human master day after day. That is, at least until he murders him. How Tchaikovsky brings our main character to life is fantastic, and I’ve never been more invested or interested in a robot’s path to sentience. The world-building is well done and offers a look at an apocalypse that feels fresh: One not brought on by war or famine, but instead by human apathy when we have everything we want. Funny, meaningful, and original, this book is worth picking up.

The Failures is a debut work, but signs from those who have received advanced copies and the size of the publisher’s push show that this title might end up being one of the best of the summer. While this is Benjamin Liar’s first novel, he has spent decades in other artistic fields such as music and game design, so the creative strength is there. Only time will tell if it lives up to the hype, but it’s worth paying attention to for now.

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