Animales difíciles by Rosa Montero (Seix Barral)

In the Madrid of 2111, detective Bruna Husky is hired to investigate a terrorist attack at the facilities of Eternal, a major tech company. Initial clues lead her to a journalist tracking one of the assailants, but the trail goes cold as those involved begin to disappear or die. The detective and her colleague, Inspector Lizard, find themselves ensnared in an increasingly dark mystery—a deadly trap devised by a terrifying criminal mind. We encounter a Bruna Husky consumed by rage against the world and, above all, against herself; she is no longer a powerful combat techno-human, but a frail android designed for calculation. It is from this position of newfound vulnerability that she must face the most dangerous case of her career.

La fille qui sauva Hiroshima by Stéphane Desienne (Gephyre)

Hiroshima, Summer 1945- Every night in her dreams, Hitomi Sakamura’s older brother arranges to meet her on a specific morning and asks her to perform a miracle. And despite an alarming letter received by their parents, Hitomi knows that her hero of a brother—a pilot—is still alive.

Columbia, United States, February 1960 No one has forgotten the bombing of Nagasaki that ended the war fifteen years ago. People believe they know everything about the events of August 9, 1945, in Nagasaki. Yet, the President asks a friend to investigate a failure that occurred on August 6, 1945.

But what, then, is the *Enola Gay*? And Hiroshima?

Festin de larmes by Morgane Caussarieu & Vincent Tassy (ActuSF)

Aubrey Clare has lost everything. Her sister has died of illness, her father has retreated into artificial paradises, and her mother is wasting away. She seems to come alive only when she receives a mysterious marquis in the evening… Morgane Caussarieu and Vincent Tassy, ​​authors specializing in vampire fiction, reveal a different—and far more terrifying—facet of these creatures: the hold they exert and the fascination they inspire…

Labeled Human by Ningen Rokudo (Hayakawa Publishing Corporation)

Love, a robot working at a care facility, strangles an elderly resident—a female scientist—at her own request. Yet, Love was designed to be incapable of killing humans. As Love goes on the run to prove its innocence and reclaim its pride, it finds itself pursued by activists campaigning to eliminate robots… A hard sci-fi epic where combat and robot philosophy reach their zenith.

Lyneham by Nils Westerboer (Klett-Cotta)

Henry Meadows turns twelve just as Earth is dying. Together with his father and siblings, he travels to Perm—a primordial moon in a distant solar system. Henry’s mother traveled on a different spacecraft; the family awaits her arrival with longing. But suddenly, signs begin to multiply: she has already been here—long ago. And she has left behind a warning.

Kesuura by Marisha Rasi-Koskinen (S&S)

Marisha Rasi-Koskinen’s eighth novel, Kesuura, is an extraordinary display of power that sheds light on the formation of the thinking mind. It mirrors human consciousness and the information processing of artificially constructed brains. Psychologically astute, even raw in its uncompromisingness, this work shows how a person creates another being in their own image, but then refuses to recognize their similarity…

Aatea by Anouck Faure (Argyll)

A navigator capable of steering his sailboat on the suspended oceans of the Cloud, Aatea is nonetheless an outcast in the eyes of his people : born at sea, he lacks the filament, the symbiotic organ that allows his people to coexist with gigantic living islands. The only way he can endure the servitude forced upon him by the caste system is through his maritime expeditions. However, after a pirate attack costs the lives of all his passengers, Aatea loses his right to sail. Aatea then chooses the unthinkable : to flee the safety of the islands, abandoning everything and following in the path of his grandmother, an explorer whose tales had lulled his childhood. As the world turns unusually cold, Aatea sets off alone on the unstable seas, determined to travel further than anyone else. However, in the Cloud, where all things are devoured and torn apart, many dangers await the navigator ; dangers but also encounters, the kind that anchor a life and give it meaning.

Keuhkopuiden uni by Siiri Enoranta (Gummerus)

The society of human-like but winged creatures of the species Homo arboris is built on a symbiotic relationship. Each member has a close, vital connection to their own lung tree, to whose shelter the creatures must retreat at night and on whose sap and pollen they depend. However, a cultural upheaval is underway, and the book’s protagonist, the young Countess Aikaterine da Rosetta Caesonius, Katica, acts as the book’s driving catalyst. The dashing, self-centered girl finds herself in conflict with the powers that be in her community and becomes a symbol of broader social change. The conflict between the ultra-conservative individuals who cling to their trees and the reformists who seek to get rid of the trees by force is one of the main threads of the plot.

Katàne by Claudio Chillemi

In a dystopian future, Eastern Sicily has been devastated by a natural catastrophe that has forever altered its geography and the lives of its inhabitants. Tancredi Di Bella—an inspector for the Police Department’s Archaeological Division with a troubled past—returns to his homeland to investigate a mysterious murder linked to the trafficking of ancient artifacts. In a world of ruined cities, protective domes, and political machinations, Tancredi finds himself confronting not only the ghosts of his past but also a web of power and secrets that threatens to engulf him. As he seeks the truth, he discovers that the boundary between what was and what will be is as fragile as the very ground beneath his feet.

La Novia Roja by Marina Tena Tena (Domen)

An exuberant and visceral gothic novel, born as a retelling of *Bluebeard*. It features cover art by Borja González, winner of the National Comic Award.

Love at First Sign by Reut Weis (2Sfarim)

No one imagines that the witty horoscope of Beit Shaham is written by Sharona, a shy and introverted teacher. And no one – certainly Sharona – believes that her horoscope is coming true, because, as she will gladly explain, it is impossible to argue with the stars and when there are superpowers It’s also hard to resist: Sharona uses the horoscope to help her friend get revenge on a violent man, bring a lost dog home and even make the villagers win the lottery. Besides, she hopes that the person who hurt her in her youth will finally apologize, and explain why he betrayed her and broke her heart. But it quickly becomes clear to Sharona that there is a problem with the horoscope: it comes true, but not necessarily the way she planned. After she managed to complicate everyone’s lives, Sharona has to see how she keeps her secret from being revealed, prevents her heart from breaking once more and most importantly: regains control over her life.

Das zweigeteilte All by Ralph Alexander Neumüller (p.machinery)

Nora lives in an idyllic village, protected by machines, free from disease—a last bastion of humanity, surrounded by wilderness. But when she crosses the boundaries of her world, she realizes that her life is part of a gigantic experiment. The only path to freedom and self-determination leads through escape from her supposed protector.

Mgła [Mist] by Anna Brzezińska (Wydawnictwo Literackie)

Once, Città di Sant’Angelo gave birth to famous condottieri and cathedral builders. Now, weakened by heresies and rebellions, it merely clings greedily to its wealth and loathes outsiders. The history of a city teetering toward inevitable collapse intertwines in this book with the tale of the one-armed Draco—at once a madman and a chosen one. Accused of sacrilege, he is sentenced to death. He is saved from the ultimate penalty by the Castellana’s daughter, who, by custom, is permitted to pardon one condemned man on Carnival Night. Banished from Città di Sant’Angelo, Draco sets out on a long journey in search of fame and vengeance.