It’s been sunny in Seattle but the rain returns this weekend, and the Amazon Books editors return to our to-read piles.

From urban fantasy to military adventures, and from sasquatches to djinn, these are the stories science fiction and fantasy readers are looking forward to diving into this summer.

The best-selling author of "Divergent" shares how the mythology of the "chosen one" inspired her new novel.

In this month's best sci-fi and fantasy books, readers return to Panem, Murderbot is back, and a brand-new fantasy series gives readers a jolt.

A summer surprise for Hunger Games fans hungry for more, a propulsive debut about a gay teenager who can bring plants and animals back to life, and an unnerving work of psychological suspense.

The prequel to Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games trilogy is here. And it's brilliant. 

We talk with best-selling sci-fi thriller author A. G. Riddle about putting humanity in peril in fiction and the parallels he sees to the real challenges we face today.

These rousing sci-fi and fantasy books currently in Kindle Unlimited provide adventure galore.

Human behavior during crisis, the great state of sci-fi writing today, and the odd parallels between The Last Emperox and the coronovirus pandemic are among the marvelous topics we tackle with John Scalzi.

These six new SF and fantasy novels will make you want to stay home.

Multi-award-winning author N. K. Jemisin talks about how New York City is the perfect place to set a fantastical novel, even as the Empire State Building is now lit up "like the Eye of Sauron."

The longest-running fan-voted awards in SF and fantasy, the Hugo Awards recently named the finalists for the 2020 awards, with the winners to be announced in August at a virtual convention.

Mix together six magical children (including the son of Lucifer), an island-bound orphanage, and the straightlaced caseworker who comes to investigate them. Lots could go wrong, but TJ Klune also shows us what could go right.

Hungry trees, interplanetary assassins, and galactic heirs fighting for survival fill the pages of this year's exciting new science fiction sagas.

We hope you enjoy these bite-sized reads as much as we did...