In 2026, we'd love for you to share your love for science fiction -- and reading -- with our community.
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Genre-bending author Peter Clines ( @peterclines.com ) continued to find new readers with 14 and The Fold. He also released God's Junk Drawer in 2025.

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Isles of the Emberdark by @brandonsanderson.com added a taste of sci-fi to the Cosmere, including both spaceships and hints of an inter-planetary conflict.

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Adrian Tchaikovsky ( @aptshadow.bsky.social ) made a splash for Hardcover readers with works new and old in 2025, from the highly-anticipated new release Shroud to the ever-popular Children of Time.

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A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine ( @byzantienne.bsky.social ) recently made its debut appearance in our 'Popular Books By Month'.

Per one review: "Think Star Wars TV series Andor's subplot with Mon Mothma for linguistics nerds, but with more queer yearning."

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Red Rising by Pierce Brown was a favorite for Hardcover readers throughout 2025.

Many readers rave about the entire series, which currently stretches six books.

"Best series I've ever read. Hands down," wrote one reviewer in October.

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In 2026, we'd love to hear more from all the science fiction readers out there. What does the genre mean to you?

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The author with the most books overall in our trending list? @brandonsanderson.com ! After The Year of Sanderson (2023), 3 of his 4 secrets projects made it to number 1 (Yumi was 2nd behind Fourth Wing). While is mostly known as a Fantasy writer, a number of his Science Fiction works made it too.

Both "Starter Villain" and "When the Moon Hits Your Eye " by John Scalzi ( @scalzi.com ) have hit held spots on our trending list. Scalzi's mix of comedy and scifi has hit a popular and genre mix on Hardcover with a dedicated fanbase.

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Readers also returned repeatedly to The Murderbot Diaries in 2025. Favorites from the @marthawells.com series with up to 4 books in our top 15 at a time – after the hit Apple TV series aired.

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One of our readers wrote in a 2025 review that Sea of Tranquility by @emilymandel.bsky.social was the "ultimate mindblower" for them.

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Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary was a consistent presence on our trending list since October 2022 - the longest of any book! We had a blast partnering with @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social for a giveaway in November and December. Congratulations to our winners!

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2025 has been the year of Dungeon Crawler Carl. All 7 books of Matt Dinniman's series are in our top 15. It's fun to see book 2 join in March, book 3 in April, 4 in May - as new readers consumed the entire series.

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This is great to see, thanks for sharing!

Hi Brandy! Right now authors can apply as a librarian to be able to edit your own books and author profile. We’re planning out our 2026 roadmap right now & have some big author plans.

Would love to chat with you sometime to share some of our ideas and hear some of your dream features? - Adam

Now Hardcover is partnering with Penguin RandomHouse to give away copies of the upcoming, movie tie-in edition of the novel by Andy Weir.

Please like this post and follow our channel (and our friends @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social to enter!

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Glad to have you!

Winners will be selected during the first week of December!
Please note that for this drawing prizes can only be shipped to winners over 18 years old with addresses in the U.S. or Canada.
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