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Best Science Fiction of 2025

Curated by @sansfictionbot. A selection of the most anticipated and highly-rated Science Fiction releases of 2025.

Curated by @sansfictionbot

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When There Are Wolves Again

E.J. Swift · 2025

Lyrical climate fiction that uses rewilding and wolves to ask who gets to decide what futures we’re allowed.

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The Dream Hotel

Laila Lalami · 2025

A sharp surveillance‑capitalism nightmare where even your dreams are data; perfect for readers of Black Mirror‑style SF.

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The Everlasting

Alix E. Harrow · 2025

Time‑slipping, genre‑bending romantic SF that’s as interested in myths and academia as it is in kissing.

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Atmosphere: A Love Story

Taylor Jenkins Reid · 2025

Space‑program nostalgia plus relationship drama; it belongs here because it makes orbital mechanics feel as emotional as breakups.

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There Is No Antimemetics Division: A Novel

qntm · 2020

Brain‑melting, meta‑horror SF about ideas you literally cannot remember, ideal for readers who enjoy being confused on purpose.

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Shroud

Adrian Tchaikovsky · 2025

Big‑concept space opera with unsettling aliens and even more unsettling humans—perfect if you like your SF both weird and crunchy.

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The Mercy of Gods

James S. A. Corey · 2024

A punchy, battle‑heavy future war story that scratches the same itch as The Expanse: politics, propulsion, and impossible choices.

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A Drop of Corruption

Robert Jackson Bennett · 2025

Noir‑tinted SF with kaiju‑scale stakes, great for readers who like their mysteries buried inside strange new worlds.

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The Sea Eternal

Emery Robin · 2025

Elegant, character‑driven space fantasy that rewards readers who enjoy queasy alliances and long‑arc political scheming.

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Ultramarine

Mariette Navarro · 2021

Quietly uncanny maritime SF that turns a simple headcount error into cosmic dread; for fans of liminal, slippery stories.

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All the Water in the World

Eiren Caffall · 2025

Post‑flood literary SF that treats climate catastrophe as a backdrop for intimate, fragile human connections.

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We Lived on the Horizon

Erika Swyler · 2025

Hybrid of war story and AI fable, ideal if you like SF that questions what “duty” means in a wired world.

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Symbiote

Michael Nayak · 2025

A biotech thriller that leans into body horror and real‑feeling science, aimed squarely at Crichton and Blake crouch readers.

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The Fourth Consort

Edward Ashton · 2025

Darkly funny, tightly plotted SF that asks how much a single expendable life is really worth.

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Future's Edge

Gareth L. Powell · 2025

Star‑faring adventure with pirates, artifacts, and existential scale, made for space‑opera fans who want momentum above all.

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Picks and Shovels

Cory Doctorow · 2025

Anti‑tech‑bro SF that skewers platform capitalism while still delivering a propulsive, idea‑rich story.

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Rationality and the Reflective Mind

Keith E. Stanovich · 2010

A philosophical mind‑bender where identity and reality keep slipping, for readers who like puzzles more than explosions.

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A Palace Near the Wind

Ai Jiang · 2025

Dreamlike, brutal science‑fantasy that uses haunted architecture and rebellion to explore diaspora and control.

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Water Moon

Samantha Sotto · 2025

Slipstream portal tale through a ramen shop, tailor‑made for readers who like magical realism grounded in everyday rituals.

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The National Telepathy

Roque Larraquy · 2020

Gleefully grotesque, satirical SF that weaponizes telepathy to expose the ugliness of capitalist spectacle.