March 2026 brings a diverse array of new science fiction and fantasy books, featuring works from award-winning authors like Rebecca Roanhorse and Amal El-Mohtar. These releases span space operas, historical fantasies, and speculative collections, offering readers fresh tales of monsters, immortality, and rebellion. Highlights include expansions of established worlds and debuts inspired by mythology.
The month of March 2026 sees the publication of several anticipated science fiction and fantasy titles, as detailed in recent announcements from Book Riot and Reactor. Rebecca Roanhorse returns with 'River of Bones and Other Stories' on March 3 from S&S/Saga Press, a collection of speculative stories including a new novella set in the world of her 'Trail of Lightning' series. The book expands on themes from her award-winning 'Between Earth and Sky' series.
Alexis Hall's 'Hell’s Heart', releasing March 10 from Tor Books, is described as a 'Sapphic Moby-Dick in Space,' where remnants of humanity live in atmospheric domes fueled by the cerebrospinal fluid of space monsters. Damien Ober's 'Voidverse', also on March 10 from S&S/Saga Press, follows survivors in a magic-infused nothingness called the Void, drawing from the author's work on Netflix's 'The OA'.
Kiersten White's 'The Fox and the Devil' on March 10 from Del Rey continues her dark historical vampire fantasies, focusing on the daughter of Abraham Van Helsing seeking revenge. Casey Scieszka's debut 'The Fountain' arrives March 17 from Harper, exploring immortality as Vera Van Valkenburgh returns to the Catskills to uncover the source of her undying condition amid property development threats.
A.S. Tamaki's 'The Book of Fallen Leaves' on March 17 from Orbit reimagines an ancient Samurai story with an exiled prince and a peasant girl fighting demons during civil war. Amal El-Mohtar's 'Seasons of Glass and Iron: Stories' on March 24 from Tordotcom collects her award-winning speculative tales told through letters, folktales, and poetry.
Soraya Bouazzaoui's debut 'Aicha' on March 24 from Orbit draws from Moroccan mythology, centering on a freedom fighter's daughter harboring an inner creature seeking revenge against occupiers. These releases, alongside others like 'Queso, Just in Time' by Ernesto Cisneros for middle grade and 'The Celestial Seas' by T.A. Chan for YA, promise a rich selection for genre enthusiasts.