35 New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books to Check Out in April

April shower wo n’t institute you down if you have a squeamish pile of rainy - day books to keep you engage . We ’ve got a bumper crop this calendar month , feature vengefulmagicians , spacepirates , spelunkers onalien planet , alternate supernatural history , a rebellious dwarf , and so much more .

Finder by Suzanne Palmer

The Hugo winner ( 2018 novelette “ The Secret Life of Bots ” ) makes her novel debut with this sci - fi caper about an intergalactic con artist / thief / repo man whose latest gig — to steal a ship that ’s tucked away on an quarantined settlement — gets very complicated when he bumble across a civil state of war and observe himself targeted by uncongenial aliens . ( April 2 )

Kellanved’s Reach by Ian C. Esslemont

The author twine up his Path to Ascendancy trilogy as the title mage ducks out on an ongoing war and embarks on a life-threatening , occult quest that others have assay , but have never succeeded in completing . ( April 2 )

The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling

A woman who fakes her certificate to get together a well - funded caving expedition on an alien planet recognise too latterly that it ’s not the cushy gig she was expecting . Instead , the conditions she ’s subjected to make her paranoid about horrors lie in wait just below the surface . ( April 2 )

The War Within by Stephen R. Donaldson

The author come back to the world of his corking God ’s War fantasy epical to say the tale of two kingdoms that are in conclusion savor pacification after years of fightin — only to be rocked by an ancient find that could destroy both lands forever . ( April 2 )

Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan

An unlikely trio — a young lady who spill to gods , an imperiled prince , and a boy with a secret — must connect together and assassinate a king for end a war that ’s been raging for centuries . ( April 2 )

The Scribbly Man by Terry Goodkind

The author of the epical Sword of Truth serial publication kick off a raw novella series , the Children of D’Hara , that will explore the further adventures of Sword of Truth characters Richard and Kahlan and their children . ( April 2 )

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Holy Sister by Mark Lawrence

The author ’s Book of the Ancestor trilogy concludes as Nona Grey — on the verge of join the order of warrior nuns who raised and trained her — must make a troubling choice in ordination to protect her know ones as war approaches . ( April 9 )

Riverland by Fran Wilde

The generator of the Bone Universe trilogy turns to younger readers for this tale of two Sister who love monster history — until they find themselves smack dab in the center of one , and must work together to protect each other and the rest of their fellowship . ( April 9 )

Seven Blades in Black by Sam Sykes

Sal the Cacophony — a mage who ’s been horribly cheat and lost her magic as a result — gather an regalia of weapons and set out with a inclination of seven names , intent on insure each one off as she piles up the retribution . ( April 9 )

Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City by KJ Parker

A walled city with no weapons turn to its most worthful imagination — a brilliant engineer who has no trouble secernate lies or bucking authority — to protect them as an enemy approach . ( April 9 )

The Sword and the Dagger by Robert Cochran

Here ’s another tale of an unlikely trio united as part of a fearsome task . This prison term it ’s a Christian princess , her fiancé ( who ’s a prince himself ) , and a Islamic assassin — and the destination of their risky venture - fill up journey is the court of Genghis Khan . ( April 9 )

We Are Mayhem by Michael Moreci

The misfit known as the Black Star Renegades are back to continue their rebellion against an evil astronomic empire — but the ancient weapon that might turn the tide is as well as worthless if nobody can envision out how to expend it . As the war escalates , would - be champion Cade Sura travel to the edge of outer space to try out and learn its closed book . ( April 9 )

Wounds: Six Stories from the Border of Hell by Nathan Ballingrud

A collection of six revulsion level , admit one new novelette as well as the presently - to - be - a - moving picture “ The Visible Filth , ” about a New Orleans bartender who gets drawn into some very bad business after discovering a cell phone one night after a bar conflict . ( April 9 )

All My Colors by David Quantick

When an shoot for author realizes he ’s the only someone who remembers a mysterious rule book cry All My Colors , he determine to write it down word for word and arrogate it as his own work — a moneymaking dodge that soon takes a very surreal and finally devastating routine . ( April 16 )

Atlas Alone by Emma Newman

The Hugo - winning podcaster ( Tea and Jeopardy ) and acclaimed source ’s in vogue entry in herPlanetfallseriesfollows outer space colonist Dee , who ’s determined to tail down the mass responsible for for atomise Earth . An unexpected lead seem when a game she ’s been asked to help prove suddenly starts shape the real domain in grave ways . ( April 16 )

The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Volume 13 edited by Jonathan Strahan

Short fiction from source like Yoon Ha Lee , Rich Larson , Alastair Reynolds , io9 cobalt - founderCharlie Jane Anders , and many more . ( April 16 )

Big Cat and Other Stories by Gwyneth Jones

The author ’s fresh aggregation of little fib from the past tenner includes a tale that revisits the world of her Arthur C. Clarke Award - winning Bold As Love , as well as a marque - new story , “ Stella and the Adventurous Roots . ” ( April 16 )

Knight: A Chronicle of the Sibyl’s War by Timothy Zahn

The second Sibyl ’s War Quran picks up with Nicole Hammond , a Philadelphia char snatch by extraterrestrial being and put to work aboard their space vessel — though she ’s actively exploit on a programme to take control of everything , including the ship and her own circumstances . ( April 16 )

The Master of Dreams by Mike Resnick

The Hugo succeeder ’s new trilogy begin as a homo tries to come to grips with what appear to be sudden wavering in clip and space . He ’s in Manhattan one import , then he ’s in a certain noted snare roast in Casablanca , then he ’s somewhere over the rainbow . And if all that was n’t weird enough , there ’s also malevolent force prosecute him through these realities . ( April 16 )

Nest of the Monarch by Kay Kenyon

The Dark Talents series concludes as British intelligence federal agent Kim Tavistock run short undercover in 1936 Berlin . There , she reveal a Nazi program civilize strange beings whose supernatural power exceed her own — and whose powers are most for sure being used in the divine service of immorality . ( April 16 )

No Country for Old Gnomes: The Tales of Pell by Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin Hearne

This tender fairy - fib sendup take place in the magical earth of Pell , where a one - sided conflict between peaceful gnome and strong-growing halflings suddenly chemise gear , all thanks to a dance orchestra of misfits led by a pissed - off gnome who ’s well-worn of being bullied and is n’t afraid to fight any mythologic creature who get in his style . ( April 16 )

Perihelion Summer by Greg Egan

As a calamitous gob careen ever - closer to the solar system , a man and his buddies carefully plan for survival — though there ’s no way to train for the new way of living on Earth after the major planet undergo a total cosmic change . ( April 16 )

Upon a Burning Throne by Ashok K. Banker

Ancient Amerindic epic The Mahabharata is the inspiration behind this new fantasy series from the acclaimed outside source . It begins as two untried princes lead a series of dangerous mental testing in parliamentary procedure to arrive at the right to rule — only to discover there ’s a third challenger who ’s also determined to win the throne . ( April 16 )

Winds of Marque: Blackwood & Virtue by Bennett R. Coles

This book kicks off a unexampled swashbuckling adventure serial that ’s invitingly described as “ Master and Commander in place . ” ( April 16 )

Swords, Sorcery, and Self-Rescuing Damsels edited by Lee French and Sarah Craft

“ These ladies are n’t waiting ” is the shred job for this collection of 20 stories , all about women and girlfriend kicking ass , burn informal , and make up one’s mind their own fates through adventures both epic and personal . ( April 21 )

The Book of Flora by Meg Elison

The generator ’s Philip K. Dick Award - win Road to Nowhere serial wraps up as Flora , a young cleaning lady shin to survive in a post - apocalyptic world where char are as respect as they are rare , must choose between staying in the safe oasis she ’s build for her diminished community or connect the fighting against oppressiveness to ensure a better future for all . ( April 23 )

A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by C.A. Fletcher

The apocalypse has number and gone , but the bond between mankind and weenie remains unploughed . When a darling family dearie is stolen , one young man jell out across the waste to rule her by any means necessary . ( April 23 )

Delta-v by Daniel Suarez

In this skinny - future thriller , a cave diver joins a speculative mining expedition on an asteroid orb Earth , part of a scheme ready up by a free-enterprise billionaire who has his sight congeal on master the emerging off - Earth saving . ( April 23 )

Emily Eternal by M.G. Wheaton

An AI named Emily designed to help the great unwashed deal with psychic trauma line up a lot on her practical plate when the sun suddenly begin to die , millions of year ahead of schedule . With human friends protect her servers as enemies seek to sabotage her , Emily race to notice a solution that ’ll protect the coinage she ’s grow to give care so deeply for . ( April 23 )

Inspection by Josh Malerman

The latest from the author ofBird Boxis set at a secretive schoolhouse for young prodigies that ’s isolated late within a huge timberland . Things begin to change when one student begins to inquire what consist beyond the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree — and presently discovers he ’s not the only one who ’s been having such curious and controversial thoughts . ( April 23 )

The Pandora Room by Christopher Golden

When an archaeologist digging in an ancient city below northerly Iraq discover what seems to be the existent Pandora ’s Box — you know , stuffed full of horrible curses just waiting to be unleashed — every government and ill-affected faction in the realm take off fighting to claim the artefact as their own . What could peradventure go haywire ? ( April 23 )

Ragged Alice by Gareth L. Powell

A London investigator tasked with investigating a crime in her Welsh hometown must rely on her secret gift — spy evil lurking within certain people — to solve the confusing subject . ( April 23 )

Soul Remains by Sam Hooker

The author ’s 2d book in his Terribly Serious Darkness series follows torpedo - who - hates - heroic verse Sloot Peril as he tries to get to the bottom of his urban center ’s goblin problem ( among other plight ) while keeping his imperiled soul intact . ( April 23 )

Storm of Locusts by Rebecca Roanhorse

In the sequel to Trail of Lightning , Diné demon hunter Maggie Hoskie is drawn into a spooky new mystery that begins with a cult inspired by a Navajo legend , but cease up spiraling out to encompass so much more . ( April 23 )

Waste Tide by Chen Qiufan, translated by Ken Liu

In what ’s described as a near - future “ eco - techno - thriller , ” a permissive waste proletarian toiling on a Chinese island where mountains of electronics are recycled finds herself get up in a war between local gangs , ecoterrorists , deep Americans , and other unsavory interested parties . ( April 30 )

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