This book easily had the best, most unique worldbuilding of any book I read in 2024. The Teixcalaanii Empire views itself as the entire world, and desires to bring more of the world into the, um, world. It’s a culture full of opulence and poetic brilliance, where...

Well, it’s happened. The fifth volume in the Stormlight Archives officially arrived on Friday, December 6th, completing the first arc. Books 6-10 will be the second arc, which will contain some consistent threads, but will deal with a new set of characters at an...

Foundryside is a heist novel with cool and complex world building, along with lovable characters and a fascinating plot.

There are three Londons. Or, four, except one was destroyed long ago. Kell, one of the last Antarai, is Red London’s ambassador to its neighbors (Gray and White). But when Kell inadvertently smuggles a dark and dangerous magical object to Red London, he must team up...

Partials is a post-apocalyptic science-fiction novel that follows Kira, a medical researcher who will go to any length to find a cure to the plague that wiped out 99% of the population and continues to kill every infant born. Partials is a brilliant mix of adventures,...

The Alloy of Law (Wax & Wayne #1) is one of my all-time favorite fantasy novels! In a setting reminiscent of the early 1900s, Waxillium Ladrian is enjoying his life as a lawman out in the Roughs when he unexpectedly inherits the title as lord of his house. He...

by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone This science fiction time-travel novel is set in deep-future, so much so that it feels like a fantasy novel to me.The story begins one day when Red is basking in her victory, only to find an unexpected correspondence from an enemy...

This science fiction novella is a fun space adventure that you can knock out in an hour or two. I highly recommend this book for anyone who loves space opera or is looking to dip their toes into the sci-fi genre! Murderbot is a lovable construct (half-bot, half-human)...

by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Geoffrey Trousselot (Translator) In Tokyo, there is a very special cafe. There is one seat you can sit in to go back in time—but with magic, there come a whole lot of rules. This novel is in some ways a series of vignettes, following four...