Genre: Cyberpunk

The Last Contract of Isako by Fonda Lee Genres: Adult, Science Fiction, Cyberpunk, Hard Sci-fi, Speculative Fiction, AAPI, Noir Published by Orbit on May 4, 2026 Format: Hardcover, Special Edition Pages: 514 Source: Starbright Get ready to be blown away by this searing standalone space opera where corporate samurai fight beneath merciless stars, and death is always a mere breath away. Isako is a legendary swordswoman, but every legend has to come to an end. When her long-time client unexpectedly retires, she plans to follow–to walk out into the frozen wasteland of their planet with her head held high and her family enriched by her legacy. But when a competitor offers her a final mission, it’s one she can’t refuse. Soon, she’s thrust deep into a world of corporate espionage, duty-bound duels, and shadowy secrets. What she uncovers will change humanity’s existence in the stars forever. The Last Contract of Isako is the space opera you didn’t know you needed: corporate samurai… in space. This is the first adult science fiction novel from the award-winning author of Jade City. Mixing together politically motivated corporate strategizing, samurai code of conduct, rigid society resource management, all set on a frozen and desolate …

Coldwire by Chloe Gong Series: The StrangeLoom Trilogy #1 Genres: Dystopian, Science Fiction, Cyberpunk, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult, Espionage Published by Hodderscape on November 30, 2025 Format: Hardcover, Special Edition Pages: 496 Source: FairyLoot For decades, the world has been caught in a cold war between two powerful nations: Medaluo and Atahua. The Medan orphans who live in Atahua suffer the cost. Their enrollment at Nile Military Academy is mandatory. Either serve as a soldier, or risk being labelled a spy.  Eighteen-year-old Eirale is one such orphan. Having recently graduated and joined NileCorp’s forces, she’s doing well for herself – until Atahua’s most wanted anarchist frames her for assassinating a government official and she’s given a choice: cooperate with him to search for a dangerous program in Medaluo or go down for treason.  Meanwhile, seventeen-year-old Lia is close to her own graduation when she’s paired with her academic nemesis for one final assignment. But when they are ordered to infiltrate Medaluo in virtual reality, Lia quickly realises there is much more at stake than her school ranking.  As Eirale and Lia tear through Medaluo on separate courses, the two start to suspect they are pieces in a larger conspiracy – …

Local Heavens by K.M. Fajardo Genres: Adult, LGBTQ+, Literary Fiction, Retelling, Science Fiction, Cyberpunk, Speculative Fiction Published by Bindery Books on October 13, 2025 Format: Hardcover Pages: 465 Source: Aardvark Book Club, Fae Crate A corporate hacker. An elusive billionaire. A society trying to survive the American Nightmare.  New York City, 2075. Filipino-American Nick Carraway has just moved to the heart of the fractured New Americas, where he’s struck by the city’s contradictions—shining corporate towers casting bleak shadows over the slums of a crumbling middle class.  When Nick meets alluring new-money Jay Gatsby, he falls for Gatsby’s frank charm and confident aura. But in a city where the wealthy flaunt tech-enhanced bodies to cheat death, surfaces aren’t all they seem—and as a corporate- sanctioned cyberspace hacker, Nick knows that no secret can stay buried forever. He’s the reason they don’t. And his latest assignment? Investigate Gatsby himself.  As Nick becomes entangled in the dark affairs of the elite—and the devastating fallout of their actions on the city’s most vulnerable—he must reckon with the limits of compassion and accountability across class and status. What takes precedence: Love, or truth? Heart, or soul?  A brilliant reimagining of Fitzgerald’s classic tale of glamour, …

Dark Age by Pierce Brown Series: Red Rising Saga #5 Genres: Adult, Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller Published by Del Ray on July 29, 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 704 For a decade Darrow led a revolution against the corrupt color-coded Society. Now, outlawed by the very Republic he founded, he wages a rogue war on Mercury in hopes that he can still salvage the dream of Eo. But as he leaves death and destruction in his wake, is he still the hero who broke the chains? Or will another legend rise to take his place?  Lysander au Lune, the heir in exile, has returned to the Core. Determined to bring peace back to mankind at the edge of his sword, he must overcome or unite the treacherous Gold families of the Core and face down Darrow over the skies of war-torn Mercury.  But theirs are not the only fates hanging in the balance.  On Luna, Mustang, Sovereign of the Republic, campaigns to unite the Republic behind her husband. Beset by political and criminal enemies, can she outwit her opponents in time to save him?  Once a Red refugee, young Lyria now stands accused of treason, and her only hope is a …

All Systems Red by Martha Wells Series: The Murderbot Diaries #1 Genres: Adult, Adventure, Fiction, Novella, Science Fiction, Thriller Published by Tor on May 2, 2017 Format: eBook Pages: 156 A murderous android discovers itself in All Systems Red, a tense science fiction adventure by Martha Wells that interrogates the roots of consciousness through Artificial Intelligence.  “As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure.”  In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. Exploratory teams are accompanied by Company-supplied security androids, for their own safety.  But in a society where contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder, safety isn’t a primary concern.  On a distant planet, a team of scientists are conducting surface tests, shadowed by their Company-supplied ‘droid — a self-aware SecUnit that has hacked its own governor module, and refers to itself (though never out loud) as “Murderbot.” Scornful of humans, all it really wants is to be left alone long enough to figure out who it is.  But when a neighboring mission goes dark, it’s up to the scientists and their Murderbot to get to the truth. Don’t let the page count and novella length fool you, Martha Wells …