{"id":1160958,"date":"2026-02-10T12:28:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T12:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=548735"},"modified":"2026-02-10T12:28:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T12:28:07","slug":"the-best-sci-fi-and-fantasy-books-to-read-this-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-best-sci-fi-and-fantasy-books-to-read-this-april\/","title":{"rendered":"The best sci-fi and fantasy books to read this April"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Graphic: Sadie Gennis\/Polygon | Source images: Various\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/the-best-sci-fi-and-fantasy-books-to-read-this-april.png\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Spring is finally here, and with it, some warmer weather. While many of you will take this as an opportunity to get outside more and see your loved ones, I see this as the prime season for curling up in a sunbeam or sprawling on a picnic blanket with a good book. The real challenge is in picking what book.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Keeping up with the literary release schedule is tough enough, let alone sifting through all the titles to find ones that not only sound interesting, but will actually be good. If you\u2019re looking for some of the best new sci-fi and fantasy books being released this April, I picked out a few that will appeal to a variety of tastes, whether you\u2019re seeking an epic fantasy, a clever mystery, a philosophical road trip, or something completely different.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">I\u2019ve been lucky enough to get advance copies of a few of these, while others I plan to devour as soon as they hit shelves. See the best sci-fi and fantasy book releases coming up in April below!<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other notable April releases<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Faithbreaker-Novel-Fallen-Gods-3\/dp\/0063350149\"><em>Faithbreaker<\/em> (Fallen Gods #3)<\/a> by Hannah Kaner (April 1)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Gifted-Talented-Olivie-Blake\/dp\/1250883407\"><em>Gifted &amp; Talented<\/em><\/a> by Olivie Blake (April 1)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Where-Axe-Buried-Ray-Nayler\/dp\/0374615365\"><em>Where the Axe Is Buried<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>by Ray Nayler (April 1)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/125036261X\"><em>Don\u2019t Sleep with the Dead<\/em><\/a> by Nghi Vo (April 8)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ashfire-King-Sandsea-Trilogy\/dp\/0316369063\/\"><em>The Ashfire King <\/em>(The Sandsea Trilogy #2)<\/a> by Chelsea Abdullah (April 15)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1250329108\/\"><em>Notes from a Regicide<\/em><\/a> by Isaac Fellman (April 15)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Palace-Near-Wind-Natural-Engines\/dp\/1803369388\"><em>A Palace Near the Wind <\/em>(Natural Engines #1)<\/a> by Ai Jiang (April 15)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1645661539\/\"><em>When the Tides Held the Moon<\/em> <\/a>by Venessa Vida Kelley (April 29)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Abeni-Kingdom-Gold-Abenis-Song\/dp\/1250825857\"><em>Abeni and the Kingdom of Gold <\/em>(Abeni\u2019s Song #2)<\/a> by P. Dj\u00e8l\u00ed Clark (April 29)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0778368459\/\"><em>Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng<\/em><\/a> by Kylie Lee Baker (April 29)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/books\/548735\/best-sci-fi-fantasy-releases-april-2025\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spring is finally here, and with it, some warmer weather. While many of you will take this as an opportunity to get outside more and see your loved ones, I see this as the prime season for curling up in a sunbeam or sprawling on a picnic blanket with a good book. The real challenge is in picking what book.\u00a0 Keeping up with the literary release schedule is tough enough, let alone sifting through all the titles to find ones that not only sound interesting, but will actually be good. If you\u2019re looking for some of the best new sci-fi and fantasy books being released this April, I picked out a few that will appeal to a variety of tastes, whether you\u2019re seeking an epic&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-best-sci-fi-and-fantasy-books-to-read-this-april\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1160959,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1160958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The best sci-fi and fantasy books to read this April | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Spring is finally here, and with it, some warmer weather. 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