A great new one is 'Mexican Gothic' by Silvia Moreno - Garcia. It takes the classic gothic horror tropes and blends them with a unique Mexican setting and a touch of science - fictional mystery regarding the strange occurrences in a big old house.
One new science fiction horror book is 'The Luminous Dead' by Caitlin Starling. It combines the isolation of a caving expedition with some truly creepy and otherworldly elements.
One of the 2019 new science fiction books is 'The Testaments' by Margaret Atwood. It's a follow - up to 'The Handmaid's Tale' and delves deeper into the dystopian world she created.
One of the new science fiction books in 2018 was 'The Calculating Stars' by Mary Robinette Kowal. It's a great read that combines alternate history with science fiction elements. It tells the story of a female mathematician in a world where an asteroid strike has changed the course of history.
One popular horror science fiction horror book is 'The Shining' by Stephen King. It combines elements of horror and the supernatural within a somewhat isolated setting. Another is 'Alien: Out of the Shadows' which takes the terrifying concept of the Alien from the movies and turns it into a great horror sci - fi read. And 'Annihilation' is also quite good. It has a very strange and disturbing world filled with scientific anomalies that create a sense of horror.
One great new science fiction book from 2014 is 'The Martian' by Andy Weir. It's about an astronaut stranded on Mars and his struggle to survive. Another is 'Ancillary Justice' by Ann Leckie, which has a really unique take on identity and artificial intelligence in a far - flung galactic empire.
One great new science fiction book from 2019 is 'The Testaments' by Margaret Atwood. It's a sequel to 'The Handmaid's Tale' and continues to explore the dystopian world she created. Another is 'The Future of Another Timeline' by Annalee Newitz, which has an interesting take on time travel and feminist themes.
One great new science fiction book from 2020 is 'The City We Became' by N. K. Jemisin. It has a really unique concept where a city becomes a living, breathing entity. Another is 'Network Effect' by Martha Wells. It continues the adventures of the Murderbot, which is a really interesting character that's part human - made machine and part something more. And 'Piranesi' by Susanna Clarke is also a fascinating read with a very strange and otherworldly setting.
One new horror fiction book is 'The Whispering Dark' which has a really spooky atmosphere set in a mysterious academic institution. The main character starts experiencing strange things that send shivers down your spine.
One classic is 'Frankenstein' by Mary Shelley. It combines elements of horror and science fiction as it tells the story of a scientist creating a grotesque creature through scientific means. Another is 'The War of the Worlds' by H.G. Wells. It has terrifying alien invaders, which is a great example of horror in a science - fiction setting. Also, 'At the Mountains of Madness' by H.P. Lovecraft is a well - known one, with its Lovecraftian horror and exploration of the unknown in a science - fictional Antarctic landscape.
Another good one is 'Gideon the Ninth' by Tamsyn Muir. It's set in a far - future universe where necromancers and cavaliers battle in a deadly tournament. There are lots of gory and horror - like elements combined with a very unique science - fiction setting.
A new science fiction book in 2018 was 'Luna: New Moon' by Ian McDonald. It's set on a colonized moon and delves into the complex politics, power struggles, and diverse cultures that exist there. It has a richly detailed world and a large cast of characters, all vying for different things in this lunar society.