Top Sci-Fi Reads of May 2025

Quick Summary

• Highlighted New Sci-Fi Releases:

May 2025 features intriguing science fiction books such as:
– every Version of You by Grace Chan explores a virtual reality-driven world in late-21st-century Australia.
– esperance by Adam Oyebanji investigates themes linked to the Atlantic slave trade in a speculative thriller.
– Red Sword by bora Chung draws from real historical events on a disputed alien planet.
– Requiem by John Palisano combines sci-fi horror and cosmic mystery set on a space cemetery moon.

• Additional Titles: Books like Catherine Chidgey’s The Book of Guilt, Madeleine Thien’s The Book of Records, Barnaby Martin’s The Quiet, and Franziska Gänsler’s climate fiction, among others, offer narratives weaving alternate histories, cli-fi, AI therapy dynamics, and alien encounters.

Images: The article features visuals including conceptual sci-fi landscapes and robotic imagery to complement the books’ themes.