Worlds Beyond: This Week’s Must-Read Fantasy & Sci-Fi Releases

28 Mar 2025

Worlds Beyond: This Week’s Must-Read Fantasy & Sci-Fi Releases

Ready to escape the ordinary? This week’s lineup of fantasy and science fiction transports readers across galaxies, into ancient realms, and through portals to the unknown. Whether you’re chasing dragons, decoding alien languages, or unraveling dystopian mysteries, these fresh releases promise adventure, wonder, and mind-bending twists. Dive in and discover the stories that will keep you turning pages long past midnight.

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The Chic Crone

by Kirsten Marion

Release Date: March 21 2025

Popular self-help author Olivia Furie has discovered her life has been a big fat lie. Recently widowed, homeless, and destitute, she’s in dire need of an extreme life makeover. She never expected it to be supernatural … Can Olivia master her magic before she leaves a trail of ashes in her wake? No self-help book prepared her for this.

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House of Stars (The Twelve Houses Book 1)

by A.N. Deeb

Release Date: February 26 2025

A girl with a deadly secret. A boy who longs to be special. A race to stop a malevolent evil casting eternal night. Will they reach across the stars to preserve all they love? House of Stars is the immersive first book in the Twelve Houses YA fantasy series.

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Loved by the Orc (Hidden Hollow Book 4)

by Evangeline Anderson

Release Date: March 15 2025

I thought I was running into the ladies’ room—turns out, I ran straight into Hidden Hollow… and an eight-foot-tall Orc. Now, I’m trapped in a town where only magical beings belong, and I have zero magic. Or do I? Between a growly Orc who swears I’m his Heartmate and a boss who might be literally evil, I have some big choices to make.

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The Vessel Awakens (The Monkey King’s Apprentice Book 1)

by Jack Wong

Release Date: March 16 2025

A lost artifact. A hidden legacy. A battle between worlds. When Esther Wong inherits an ancient vessel, she awakens dark forces and is thrust into a legendary war. Guided by a cunning monkey, she must embrace her destiny and uncover the truth behind the Monkey King’s legend—before it’s too late.

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Spark the Flames (Secret of the Syphon Book 1)

by Ivy Asher

Release Date: March 21 2025

When it comes to dragons, there’s no such thing as safe. I know because I am one, and now I’m going to make The Horde pay for what they’ve done. They thought they killed all the Syphons. They thought they hunted down every one. They thought wrong.

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Feral Mage (The Red Pine Kingdom Contract Book 1)

by Chase Kilgore

Release Date: March 18 2025

Between monsters, criminals, and a pissed-off swordswoman, danger is an inevitability. The further Bryce gets into this job, the more dangerous it becomes. With the deck stacking against them, there’s only one ace up their sleeves.

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