Wondering what to pick up after your latest speculative read? These Fantasy and Sci-Fi Books offer varied stories for readers who enjoy stepping beyond the boundaries of ordinary fiction. From imaginative concepts to compelling journeys, each title brings something different to the genre. Keep these selections handy the next time your TBR needs a refresh.
Spellcaster Ted
by Jeffrey L. Kohanek
Release Date: July 7, 2026
Ted prefers a calm, predictable life. Instead, he got dice rolls, spells that might explode in his face, and a dwarf who’s in a toxic relationship with his talking hammer. He’s stuck questing with a warrior whose tongue is as sharp as her blades and an ogre who thinks spiders are food. Time to level up, Ted. You’ve got a world to save.
Ink Witch (Arcane Magic Book 1)
by Brogan Thomas
Release Date: August 27, 2026
Branded a failure after the Immortality Trials, middle-aged bounty hunter Elmo Morris has spent years hiding from her past. But when immortal enforcers steal her beloved dog, breaking into their compound awakens the ink magic she thought she’d lost—and exposes a conspiracy built on lies. A gripping standalone urban fantasy.
Bedeviled (Bewitched Book 4)
by Laura Thalassa
Release Date: August 18, 2026
It’s been two thousand years since Selene Bowers first fell in love with Memnon Uvagukis, the sorcerer king of the Sarmatians. So when, at present, an unbreakable vow forces Selene to marry this soulmate she once died for, it is, in many ways, a dream made real.
Astryx (Earth Alliance Book 4)
by D. Ward Cornell
Release Date: August 14, 2026
When Dauntless emerges from a catastrophic wormhole transit, Captain Noah Fletcher and his crew find themselves beyond all known space, near a world once touched by the long‑dead Makers. What begins as a desperate search for repairs becomes a revelation: the Makers left behind technology more powerful — and more perilous — than anything humanity has ever imagined.
The Anomaly: A Time-Phase Slip
by Robert G. Williscroft
Release Date: August 15, 2026
A Waystation temporal agent should have died. Instead, a catastrophic failure sends his consciousness rippling through time, embedding itself within four people across three centuries—each carrying memories that are not their own. Jax Harlan perishes in the vacuum of the asteroid belt, haunted by impossible visions.
The War That Wasn’t
by N. Jed Todd
Release Date: July 27, 2026
A father’s love knows no bounds, but those freely chosen… Winston was a soldier, fighting a war we couldn’t lose. Until it expanded, and then we couldn’t win. Left behind in a Chinese prison camp in the middle of Russia, he and his fellows were subject to experimental neuroconditioning to render him harmless. But ‘harmless’ is relative.