New thriller and science fiction books scheduled for October 2026

October 2026 features several notable releases in the thriller and science fiction genres.

In the thriller category, Ann Dávila is set to release ‘Hear the Dead’ on October 6, a supernatural story centered on a photographer revisiting her past in New York City. Madison Tyler Nelson will also release ‘Portrait of a Haunting’ on October 6, focusing on a medium attempting to evade a killer.

Science fiction readers can expect several major titles, including Veronica Roth’s ‘The Sixth Faction’, an alternate-universe story within the ‘Divergent’ series, and Audrey Niffenegger’s ‘Her Life Out of Order’, which expands the world of ‘The Time Traveler’s Wife’. Other upcoming works include Becky Chambers’ ‘As You Wake, Break the Shell’, Claire North’s ‘As We Fall Through Time’, and Annalee Newitz’s ‘A Wall Is Also a Road’, which explores a first-contact scenario from the perspective of an alien slime mold.