May’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books
May 2024 brings a diverse slate of science fiction and fantasy releases featuring older protagonists, speculative worlds, and reimagined narratives across space operas, ghost-infused historical fantasy, generation ships, and immersive reality entertainment. Standalone novels explore themes of identity, loyalty, and societal upheaval, while several titles feature strong female leads and complex moral choices. Notable authors including Fonda Lee, Sunyi Dean, and Veronica Roth release new works alongside debut novels from Mahmud El Sayed and Thomas Elrod.
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Bro! May has all the sci-fi, fantasy, and speculative fiction we didn’t know we needed. Older female protagonists (more than one!) chase samurai contracts in space and play body host to ghosts’ unfinished business. Two totally platonic best bros set off on a quest of the heart, while rival soldiers compete over a world-altering prophecy. And if you really want to immerse yourself in mindbending fictional worlds, there’s an Arabfuturist city-ship or an entire fantasy realm recreated like the best (or worst, depending who you ask) reality TV show. Plus, a bunch of exciting books from our 2026 SFF preview: Portia Elan’s Homebound, Ann Leckie’s Radiant Star, Sarah Gailey’s Make Me Better, and S.A. Chakraborty’s The Tapestry of Fate. Bro. It’s gonna be a good month for SFF.
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