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Some of the most highly reviewed and recently published science fiction novels include award winners and nominees from 2024 and 2025, alongside other popular books released in the last few years. Highly-reviewed and award-winning titles (2024–2025) The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley (2024). This novel, a Goodreads Choice Award nominee, follows a civil servant tasked with assisting time-traveling expatriates from the past. Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh (2024). A Hugo and Nebula Award-winning queer space opera. Earth is destroyed, and the last remnants of humanity on a space station plot revenge, forcing one soldier to confront her beliefs. In Ascension by Martin MacInnes (2024). This intellectually rich, Clarke Award-winning novel blends deep-sea exploration with space travel. The Book of Elsewhere by Keanu Reeves and China Miéville (2024). Inspired by the BRZRKR comic series, this collaboration is described as a mind-bending epic. The Mercy of Gods by James S.A. Corey (2024). The start of a new series, this book was nominated for a Goodreads Choice Award and is already a popular entry in the genre. Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky (2024). This book offers a thought-provoking and humorous tale of a robotic butler. Other popular recent releases (2021–2023) Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (2021). From the author of The Martian, this standalone story follows an amnesiac astronaut on a desperate mission to save Earth. Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel (2022). A multi-timeline novel about a time-traveling investigator looking into a temporal anomaly across different periods, including a moon colony. The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler (2022). A speculative thriller about the discovery of a sentient octopus species. System Collapse by Martha Wells (2023). The seventh installment in the beloved Murderbot Diaries series, continuing the adventures of the fan-favorite, socially awkward security android. The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi (2022). A fun, fast-paced novel about a group working with giant, monster-like creatures in an alternate dimension.