But Wait, There’s More: 7 Exciting SFF Books Out in Fall 2026

The Strangers by Naomi Alderman (Little, Brown and Company, September 22)The author of powerhouse speculative books such as The Power and The Future returns with a novel of first contact. In The Strangers, a grieving novelist named Naomi Alderman discovers a never-before-seen animal on her trail camera. Scientists call it a mimmoth, and soon, they’re everywhere. Where did they come from, and why do they seem connected to Naomi? A Wall Is Also a Road by Annalee Newitz (Tor Books, October 6)And speaking of aliens, this is a wonderful story about a graduate student, who happens to be an amoeba named Gardenpath, and who discovers a new planet in a far corner of the galaxy. It has life, language, and cities, and when Gardenpath is able to visit, it changes everything they thought they knew about their future. The Scarlet Ball by Nghi Vo (Tor Books, October 6)This wild novel kicks off when failed thief Judith Ban is hired by an extremely wealthy family to pretend to be their missing granddaughter at the Scarlet Ball. Wearing the girl’s face stitched over her own, Judith must participate in deadly games in order to win the hand of a wealthy husband. And the winner doesn’t just get a mate,...