10 Immersive Sci-Fi Series for the Summer

If you are looking for some good sci-fi to sink your teeth in this summer, you are in luck! Let the kids splash in the pool while you rocket off-world, fight aliens, and colonize new alien planets. The kids are happy, and so are you. It's a win-win!

The Confederated Worlds series by Raymund Eich.

"Military science fiction [concentrating] on the psychology and politics of societies in conflict." - Analog, on the Confederated Worlds series

The Confederated Worlds implanted in his brain the skills to make him a soldier. He had to learn for himself how to survive interstellar war.

Tomas Neumann seeks escape from his backwater planet and overbearing mother, and a mentor to replace his long-dead father.

A Prayer for Earthrise by Daniel Arenson

They came from beyond.

From beyond the galaxy. From beyond human understanding. They came with one mission. To kill us all. Some call them aliens. Others call them gods. Their tentacles grip worlds. Their malice destroys civilizations. They've crushed a million planets.

Ascension Wars by Jasper T. Scott

The Forerunners set out from Earth to colonize neighboring star systems. And to search for intelligent life...

The United Nations of Earth sent out the Forerunner ships to explore and colonize the four most promising star systems within 50 light-years of Earth.

The Survivors Collection by Nathan Hystad

The ships came at dawn.

Dean’s wife is dead. Her last words: When the ships come...wear the necklace. Then the ships arrived. Cities all around the world reported strange alien vessels descending. Some saw them as the heralds of a new age; others fired everything they had at them. All were taken as the beams lashed down and drew them into the sky. Dean was left behind, seemingly the last man on Earth. A trail of clues left by his dead wife guide Dean on a perilous journey across America and beyond, to learn the truth behind the mysterious ships and save humanity from its doom. But not everything is as it seems.

UK Dark by Chris Harris

“What would happen if…?” Many people ask themselves the question, but how many actually do something about it?

Tom lives in Birmingham, England with his family. After asking himself the question and researching the numerous possibilities, he decided it wouldn’t do any harm to be a little prepared. Just in case.

Not long after, he discovers the world is going to be hit by a massive Coronal Mass Ejection from the sun, which will turn the whole planet dark.

He only has a few days to get ready. To prepare himself and his family for what might come next.

People want what they have. How far is he willing to go to protect it?

The Alfurian Chronicles by Aaron Hodges

★★★★★ "Well, well, well, what have we got here? A fantasy, sci fi, mystery, thriller? Defiant covers it all. This is a truly unique story with a very original magic system. A bit of hunger games drama but with magic. I was fascinated by this book. The ending was very unexpected and thought provoking. I definitely recommend this one!"

Star Dragon by James David Victor

Immortality can be nice. Of course, having your consciousness downloaded into a robot and being forced to serve the galactic emperor as an Imperial Marine isn't exactly life in paradise.

A Science Fiction adventure with aliens, an all-powerful galactic empire, and space dragons from #1 Bestselling author James David Victor.

Rusted Wasteland by Cameron Coral

A timid robot protects an abandoned baby in a post-apocalyptic world.

The AI Uprising destroys society. Machines turn against humans. The military SoldierBots have one function—seek and destroy.

Block is a simple CleanerBot programmed to scrub floors and serve hotel guests. Forced to leave his city, he must avoid dangerous SoldierBots and find a new hotel he can call home.

But when Block discovers a human infant, his surprise attachment to the girl compels him to protect her.

Folding Space by AM Scott

Saree's got a secret. A truly unique talent. Trillions rely on her rare gift. If they knew, they'd betray her in a hearbeat for the huge reward. Despite Saree's best efforts, rumors fly. Desperate, she jumps on a Lightwave Fold Transport just ahead of a bounty hunter.

This is a classic space opera series - complete and ready for you to binge read. There's also a spin-off series, Quantum Fold to check out as well!

And I'd be remiss in listing my own series of six books. Four are out now, a fifth one is written and awaiting audio recording, and the last one is just months away from completion! There is also a Kickstarter if you are interested in supporting me in my funding journey.

Gliese 581g by Christine D. Shuck

From a bioengineered virus run amok, to the struggles of being a mere handful of colonists left on Mars, to the looming threat of an extinction-level asteroid heading for Earth, this series will keep you turning the pages.

A fun, or not-so-fun fact about summer around here? Our house doesn't have central air. And in Missouri, where you can see extremes of over 100 degrees fluctuation between winter and summer, believe me when I say I miss air conditioning! Our Airbnb properties have it, but we do not. We do have window units, but when the temps soar, the best we can hope for is low to mid-80s inside of the larger areas of our home. We are busy renovating a property next door to us and hope to be done by late fall. Once we are, we will be putting installing a/c (and more needed home repairs) at the top of our list!