January 2016 Best Science Fiction Books

Top Science Fictions books published in January 2016

Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen (Vorkosigan Saga 17) by Lois McMaster Bujold

Three years after her famous husband’s death, Cordelia Vorkosigan, widowed Vicereine of Sergyar, stands ready to spin her life in a new direction. Oliver Jole, Admiral, Sergyar Fleet, finds himself caught up in her web of plans in ways he’d never imagined, bringing him to an unexpected crossroads in his career.Meanwhile, Miles Vorkosigan, one of Emperor Gregor’s key investigators, this time dispatches himself on a mission of inquiry, into a mystery he never anticipated – his own mother.

The Apocalypse War: The Undead World Novel 7 by Peter Meredith

The people of the Estes Valley have found their peace destroyed as they are attacked by the single greatest army left in the world. Not only do they have to contend with an army of men equipped with the latest hi-tech military gear, they also have to battle a horde of undead half a million strong. But, perhaps worse that all of this, they have to deal with a seven year old girl—Jillybean. Cruelly coerced into helping her enemies, Jillybean bends her mind to the destruction of the valley, the death of kings and the loss of her own soul, and when Jillybean puts her mind to something there’s no saving it, ever.

Time Tsunami by Danele J Rotharmel

Gil Montgomery, a cadet in the Temporal Counseling Program, can’t wait to pass her field exam and become a professional time surfer. For her exam, Gil will travel twenty-four years into the past to counsel ten-year-old Danny Winston before he murders his abusive babysitter, Rick Olsen. Gil’s assignment seems simple until her advisor, Dr. William Ableman, learns that Rick is a serial killer targeting Danny’s mother. If Gil stays and protects the Winstons, she might not survive. William wants the woman he loves to be pulled from the field, but if Gil fails to complete her assignment, it will unleash a Time Tsunami and destroy the timeline.

State of Destruction (Collapse Series Book 7) by Summer Lane

Cassidy Hart and Chris Young have survived a dangerous mission into the heart of Sky City, a secret Omega base hidden deep in the mountains, but their vengeance has come with a price. The dark, ominous cloud of nuclear war threatens to destroy everything they love, and they are forced to make one final stand against Omega's western invasion force. Cassidy and her friends retreat to Alcatraz Island, regrouping with their lethal strike team, the Angels of Death. Their mission: infiltrate the most important Omega base on the west coast, and assassinate everyone they find there. 

Best January 2016 Fantasy Books

Here's the top books in Fantasy released in January 2016!

Bands of Mourning: A Mistborn Novel by Brandon Sanderson
The Bands of Mourning are the mythical metalminds owned by the Lord Ruler, said to grant anyone who wears them the powers that the Lord Ruler had at his command. Hardly anyone thinks they really exist. A kandra researcher has returned to Elendel with images that seem to depict the Bands, as well as writings in a language that no one can read. Waxillium Ladrian is recruited to travel south to the city of New Seran to investigate. Along the way he discovers hints that point to the true goals of his uncle Edwarn and the shadowy organization known as The Set.



Feverborn: A Fever Novel by Karen Marie Moning
When the Fae destroyed the wall dividing the worlds of Man and Faery, the very fabric of the universe was damaged and now Earth is vanishing. Only the long-lost Song of Making—a haunting melody that is the source of life itself—can save the planet. But those who seek the song must contend with old wounds and new enemies, passions that burn hot and a deep hunger for vengeance. The challenges are many: the Keltar war with nine immortals who’ve secretly ruled Dublin for eons, Mac and Jada hunted, the Seelie queen nowhere to be found, and the most powerful Unseelie prince in all creation determined to rule both Fae and Man. 

Waging War (Immortal Descendants 4) by April White
Under threat of a brutal massacre, Saira and Ringo travel back to Bletchley Park during World War II where they team up with Archer from the past to crack a Nazi code and expose a Monger intent on changing the course of history. They join forces with a female commando from the French resistance to hunt down an elite unit of Monger soldiers - Hitler’s Werewolves - before the terror squad can strike a fatal blow at the heart of the Allied war effort. 

Sworn (Bound Trilogy Book 3) by Kate Sparkes
The plan was simple: Find Ulric, the lost king of Tyrea, then return him to Luid to reclaim his throne from the tyrant who stole it. But though Aren, Rowan, and Nox accomplished the first part of their task, the rest is proving to be more complicated. Severn won’t give up his throne without a fight. Worse, it seems Ulric did not fare as well during his years in captivity as he’s led everyone to believe—and Rowan may not have escaped unscathed, either. If Nox doesn’t find a cure for the king’s mysterious ailment, Aren will be forced to challenge Severn for the crown. It’s a battle Aren has little hope of winning. And if he does, it will cost him the love and the freedom he’s fought so hard to gain.

Staked: The Iron Druid Chronicles Book Eight by Kevin Hearne
When a Druid has lived for two thousand years like Atticus, he’s bound to run afoul of a few vampires. Make that legions of them. Even his former friend and legal counsel turned out to be a bloodsucking backstabber. Now the toothy troublemakers—led by Theophilus—have become a huge problem. It’s time to make a stand. As always, Atticus wouldn’t mind backup. But his allies have problems of their own. Ornery archdruid Owen Kennedy is having a wee bit of trouble: turns out when you stiff a troll, it’s not water under the bridge. Meanwhile, Granuaile is desperate to free herself of  Loki’s mark and elude his powers of divination.



All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders

Patricia and Laurence didn't expect to see each other again, after parting ways under mysterious circumstances during high school. After all, the development of magical powers and the invention of a time machine could hardly fail to alarm peers and families.  But now they're both adults in San Francisco and the planet is falling apart. Laurence is an engineering genius, working to avert catastrophic breakdown through technological intervention for the changing global climate. Patricia is a graduate of Eltisley Maze, the hidden academy for the magically gifted, and works to secretly repair the world's every-growing ailments. Little do they realize that something bigger than either of them is determined to bring them together--to either save the world, or plunge it into a new dark ages.