All-new Star Wars, Overlord and Infinity Gate, plus 9 more of the most anticipated new releases of sci-fi books in March 2023
Sith inquisitors. Jovian murderers. And AI with the keys to a billion Earths. From romantic thrillers to space opera and LGBTQ to metaphysical dark fantasy – these are some of the most anticipated new sci-fi books in March 2023.
12 Sci-Fi Books in March 2023
The Mimicking of Known Successes
7 March 2023
A Sherlock Holmes-style mystery with lesbian intrigue on a distant gas-wreathed outpost on Jupiter, long after earth’s collapse. Inspiring human and acclaimed The Centenal Cycle trilogy author Malka Older is back with The Mimicking of Known Successes. When a missing person’s investigation on Jupiter leads to a human habitat’s most prominent university, investigator Mossa must enlist the help of a former girlfriend and hope the past doesn’t get in the way of this case – or a chance of finally re-establishing mankind back on earth.
Genres Science Fiction, Mystery, LGBTQ, Romance, Novella, Adult, Mystery Thriller
Author Malka Older | Home Phoenix, Arizona, US
Publisher Tor Publishing Group | Buy it
Dead Country
7 March 2023
Max Gladstone is taking us back to his The Craft universe with Dead Country. Book 1 in the brand-new The Craft Wars sequence is billed as both the finale of The Craft saga and an intriguing entry point for new readers. Seemingly an ocean of time from her childhood home now that she’s dealt with gods, encountered monsters and been embroiled in more would-be wars than she can count, Tara Abernathy is called back to bury her father. But a chance encounter with a powerful being just as lost as she was those many years ago, could now change the world forever.
Genres Urban Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Adult, Horror, Science Fiction
Author Max Gladstone | Home born Cambridge; lives Somerville, Massachusetts, US
Publisher Tor Publishing Group | Buy it
Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars
7 March 2023
After the events of the Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order game, Cal, BD-1 and the Mantis crew encounter a defecting stormtrooper who’ll exchange knowledge of a powerful new weapon – if they’ll assist her in escaping the Empire for good. Problem is, this could put them on a collision course with powerful sith inquisitor Fith Brother. That is if this stormtrooper can be trusted at all… rockstar Marvel comic writer Sam Maggs’s Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars by.
Genres Star Wars, Science Fiction, Canon, Science Fiction Fantasy, Adult
Author Sam Maggs | Home born Ontario, Canada; lives Los Angeles, US
Publisher Random House | Buy it
The Cognomina Codex
7 March 2023
In the sequel to The Reincarnationist Papers (recently adapted into the Mark Wahlberg film, Infinite), Evan Michaels is in a new life in Syria when memories of his former lives draw him back to Zurich, where his fellow reincarnationists are headquartered. But a new faction among their kind appears. An excommunicated member with vast resources sees a different future for the planet. And a war between the immortals, with Evan right at the centre, seems inevitable in D. Eric Maikranz’s The Cognomina Codex.
Genres Science Fiction, Dark Fantasy, Crime, Metaphysical
Author D. Eric Maikranz | Home born Evansville, Indiana; Lives Colorado, US
Publisher Blackstone Publishing | Buy it
Feed Them Silence
14 March 2023
A scientific researcher develops a neurological interface to link her mind to that of a wild wolf. You know, to satisfy both her research needs and lifelong obsession with life in a wolfpack. The forest, true freedom, even the taste of a fresh kill – but especially the sense of belonging to the pack. These will all be hers. Except that it all comes at a terrible cost to her marriage. Herself and the poor creature she must inhabit. But how can she possibly stop now?
Genres Horror, Science Fiction, Novella, Adult, LGBTQ, Fantasy, Short Stories
Author Lee Mandelo | Home Lexington, Kentucky, US
Publisher Tor Publishing Group | Buy it
Proud Pink Sky
14 March 2023
What would a gay country be like? With pride parades, complete sexual freedom and even an official gay language? Teens William and Gareth have been dreaming from afar of visiting the world’s first gay state – especially hoping to find a place for themselves in its central metropolis, Berlin. While inside the city, new mom Cissie has never left her heterosexual district. Until she discovers a hidden slum where the city’s trans culture flourishes. Redfern Jon Barrett challenges assumptions of sex, gender and belonging in his trademark “ambitopian” (at once utopian and dystopian) style in Proud Pink Sky.
Genres Historical, Science Fiction, LGBTQ
Author Redfern Jon Barrett | Home Berlin, Germany
Publisher Amble Press | Buy it
Beyond the Reach of Earth
21 March 2023
Book 2 in the Lightspeed Trilogy, Beyond the Reach of Earth sees the inevitable results of mankind developing faster-than-light travel – ancient aliens awake to keep us in check. John Grant reaches the Apis system, but there seems to be more than the alien Fermi here. White Alliance agent Marcus Owen sets out to communicate with the strange beings in the rocks first before anyone else can get to them. Prepare for gripping first-contact and dark conspiracies among the stars in Ken MacLeod’s Beyond the Reach of Earth.
Genres Science Fiction, Space Opera
Author Ken MacLeod | Home born Scotland; lives Boston, US
Publisher Orbit | Buy it
Overlord, Vol. 15
21 March 2023
And for something a little different… Overlord is a long-running light novel series (part manga, part novel), translated into English from Japanese. It’s the story of an Ainz (a former human game player who remained logged into his favourite game when the servers shut off, and the entire game world got remade into reality in another realm). This time, Ainz, Aura and Mare travel to elf country for a bit of R&R, unknowing that the Slane Theocracy plans to overthrow the elves in preparation for war with the Nation of Darkness.
Genres Manga, Anime, Young Adult, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Author Kugane Maruyama | Home Japan
Publisher Yen On | Buy it
The Great Unmaking
21 March 2023
The third and final book in Brian Nelson’s The Course of Empire series sees General Chip Walden in control of the world’s most powerful military technology. Scientist Eric Hill is haunted by premonitions of disaster as the tech turns and takes on a life of its own. And even as FBI Special Agent Bud Brown pursues the eco-terrorists responsible for heinous murders, the apocalypse seems to become inevitable – it might no longer be about how to stop it, but who – if any – can survive the coming disaster in Brian Nelson’s The Great Unmaking.
Genres Science Fiction, Thriller, Mystery, Crime, War, Political, Adventure
Author Brian Nelson | Home born Ohio; lives Denver, Colorado, US
Publisher Blackstone Publishing | Buy it
And Put Away Childish Things
28 March 2023
It seems that nothing failing kids’ TV presenter Harry Bodie does can further his career. And the act that he has a famous grandmother who wrote a hit children’s book series set in a fantastical place called Underhill seems to be more of a hindrance than a help. Until Harry gets mysteriously called to the delightful fantasy world of Underhill. Which isn’t very delightful at all. Find out in Adrian Tchaikovsky’s novella, And Put Away Childish Things.
Genres Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adult, Novella
Author Adrian Tchaikovsky | Home born Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire; lives Leeds, UK
Publisher Simon Schuster | Buy it
Infinity Gate
28 March 2023
The first book in M.R. Carey’s all-new Pandominion series sees humanity expanded to millions of new dimensions, spearheaded by the trade organisation, The Pandominion. And, on one as-yet untouched version of earth, a scientist desperately searching for a means to save her collapsing planet, stumbles upon the secret to inter-dimensional travel. Only to find The Pandominion locked in a desperate battle against an AI set on destroying all versions of earth, in M.R. Carey’s Infinity Gate.
Genres Science Fiction, Adult, Science Fiction Fantasy
Author M.R. Carey | Home born Liverpool; lives London, UK
Publisher Orbit | Buy it
Unconfirmed Sci-Fi Books in March
Dawnmaker
14 March 2023 (TBC)
Amanda Bouchet was originally meant to release the final book in The Endeavour Trilogy (aka Nightchaser Book 3), Dawnmaker on 14 March 2023. We’re meant to follow Tess, Shade and the Endeavour as they finally take on the Galactic Overseer. Yet there’s no cover released as yet from publisher Piatkus, and the release date now seems uncertain – we’ll keep an eye out for updates on Amanda Bouchet’s Dawnmaker.
Genres Romance, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Space
Author Amanda Bouchet | Home born New England, US; lives Paris, France
Publisher Piatkus | Buy it
Postponed Sci-Fi Book Releases
Originally planned for a 16 March 2023 release, Brandon Sanderson’s Defiant (the Fourth Skyward novel) is now expected around 1 November 2023.
Note: I try my best to get every bit of info I can about these sci-fi books in March, and will keep updating this page. If you know of an author and book that should be on this list, let me know at elvorne@scifixfantasy.com. And I’ll make it happen.
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