The best new science fiction books of November 2025

From Claire North's new novel to a 10th anniversary edition of a brilliant Adrian Tchaikovsky book, there's lots to watch out for in November's science fiction Claire North's Slow Gods follows a deep-space pilot We'll need to get our skates on if we're to keep up with all the new science fiction published in November. And I am creeped out by the idea at the heart of Grace Walker's . Everything feels frightening this month - perhaps the sci-fi world is still in Halloween mode. It sounds poignant, moving and beautiful, and without any supernatural scares. Emily H. Wilson is wild for this sci-fi novel: I've not heard our sci-fi columnist recommend a book so wholeheartedly in all the time she's written for us.