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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · Jul 15

IT'S HERE!!!

30 of the MOST ANTICIPATED science fiction, fantasy, and horror books for the rest of 2025, as read and compiled by @cxorlando.bsky.social. Happy reading!!

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30 More SFF Titles to Look Forward to in 2025 - Reactor

Here are 30 more standouts to put on your TBR for the second half of this year!

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 2d

We're kicking off your weekend with some Cuban SFF recommendations! How many of these authors have you read?

The Assimilated Cuban's Guide to Quantum Santeria by Carlos Hernandez; These Vengeful Wishes by Vanessa Montalban; Red Dust by Yoss; A Legend of the Future by Augustín de Rojas; The House on Biscayne Bay by Chanel Cleeton; and The Name Bearer by Natalia Hernandez

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 2d

this is terrifying. obsessed.

Rachel Pinnelas 💭 @racheaissance.com · 2d

Pika–nooo!!!

Pikachu overtaken by the Venom symbiotic at New York Comic Con

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 2d

Peacemaker s2e8: Great wardrobe, great music, terrifying cliffhanger. Emmet Asher-Perrin reviews the season 2 finale "Full Nelson" ♟️

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Peacemaker Finds Its Way to Checkmate in Season Finale “Full Nelson” - Reactor

Move over, Peacemaker has a whole new entertainment universe to set up.

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Gareth L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 2d

WHO WILL YOU SAVE? by @garethlpowell.bsky.social
is mentioned in @reactorsff.bsky.social 's round-up of October titles.

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 3d

In the newest Mark As Read, @mollytempleton.com talks about the worst time in every book lover's life: moving.

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There Comes a Time in Every Reader's Life When You Have to Move the Books - Reactor

A lot of books have come in and out of my front door. But now they all have to go out, because I’m moving.

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 2d

Peacemaker season 2 may have just ended, but...don't expect season 3 anytime soon:

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Peacemaker Season 3 Is Not A Priority, Says James Gunn - Reactor

You may see more of John Cena's Peacemaker in future DC projects, but Peacemaker Season 3 is not on the horizon.

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 2d

If science fiction has taught us anything, it's that we'd see heavily armed bases on the Moon in our lifetimes. Not sure it's a good idea? @jdnicoll.bsky.social offers five unassailable pro-Moon base arguments.

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Five Extremely Convincing Reasons We Should Build Armed Bases on the Moon - Reactor

I mean, what could possibly go wrong?

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 2d

Molly Templeton encourages you to rewatch The Dark Crystal this weekend. Everyone should listen to @mollytempleton.com

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What to Watch and Read This Weekend: The Dark Crystal Returns to Theaters and Is Weirder Than You Remember - Reactor

Plus: The Zen of Poptimism and Caprica, the origin story no one asked for

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 3d

Scarlet Johansson may, inexplicably, play Mother Gothel in Disney's live-action Tangled.

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Disney’s Live-Action Tangled Eyes Scarlett Johansson for Mother Gothel Role - Reactor

The project was put on pause in April 2025 after Snow White’s poor box office performance.

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 3d

The Sick Woman. The Good Samaritans of Bird Street. There’s No Place Like Home.

We're excited to share an excerpt from Thomas Olde Heuvelt's grimly dark horror novel Darker Days! Sacrifice!! Sacrifice!!!

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Read an Excerpt From Darker Days by Thomas Olde Heuvelt - Reactor

Sometimes you think you can see things behind the fence. Bad things. So it’s better not to look…

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 3d

What does it mean to be "SFF-Crossover"? Books that fall under science-fantasy, ambiguous hauntings, the occasional nonfiction... You'll find everything that refuses to be defined in this list of all the SFF Crossover books of October 2025!

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All the New SFF Crossover Books Arriving in October 2025 - Reactor

Shanghai, Long Island, Hong Kong, and Cape Cod are just some of the places visited in October's new crossover releases.

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 3d

We've successfully quarantined the horror books of October 2025 into one easily digestible list. Unless, of course, you choose to unleash them, and embrace the terrors inside:

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All the New Horror Books Arriving in October 2025 - Reactor

In October's new horror titles, you'll visit the town of Kill Devil, a secluded campus in the Rocky Mountains, and even Jupiter's moon Io…

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 3d

The trailer for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms brings a lighter tone to Westeros, 100 years before Game of Thrones:

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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Trailer Shows Ser Duncan the Tall Continually Getting Dunked On - Reactor

HBO released its first trailer for the show, as well as announced its release date.

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 3d

We're seeing some new faces around here so let us reintroduce REACTOR MAGAZINE we talk about books, movies, TV shows, and anything else in the fantasy, science fiction, and horror realms that catches our eye. Sometimes that's grimdark fantasy. Sometimes that's dragon romance.

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 3d

Time to check in on the Martha Wells Book Club! This time @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social reads Artificial Condition, book 2 in The Murderbot Diaries, where we meet a certain bossy transport AI...

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Martha Wells Book Club: Artificial Condition - Reactor

When we last left our grumpy SecUnit, it had ditched the PresAux team and set out for the great beyond...

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 3d

Could Breaking Bad writer Vince Gilligan's new show take inspiration from Neal Shusterman's All Better Now? And other questions posed by the Pluribus trailer:

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Pluribus Trailer Finally Reveals What Vince Gilligan’s Mysterious Apple TV+ Sci-Fi Show Is About - Reactor

Pluribus' story continues to draw comparisons to the Neal Shusterman novel, All Better Now.

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 3d

From H.G. Wells' original to the 1933 horror classic to Blumhouse's 2020 version, the evolution of the Invisible Man reveals salient truths about seeking power through fear, manipulation, and coercion

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The Invisible Man and the Unseen Hand of Power - Reactor

Tracing the onscreen evolution of the Invisible Man and what it tells us about power and fear.

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Molly Templeton @mollytempleton.com · 3d

there are so many boxes. so. many. boxes.

Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 3d

In the newest Mark As Read, @mollytempleton.com talks about the worst time in every book lover's life: moving.

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There Comes a Time in Every Reader's Life When You Have to Move the Books - Reactor

A lot of books have come in and out of my front door. But now they all have to go out, because I’m moving.

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 3d

In the newest Mark As Read, @mollytempleton.com talks about the worst time in every book lover's life: moving.

reactormag.com/there-comes-...

There Comes a Time in Every Reader's Life When You Have to Move the Books - Reactor

A lot of books have come in and out of my front door. But now they all have to go out, because I’m moving.

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 4d

This month:

- The hunt to expose a monster 👁👁️👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁
- Infiltrating a post-apocalyptic version The Bachelor 🌴🚢📺
- Campy romantic horror for fans of The Summer Hikaru Died ❤️‍🔥👻🫀

And many more YA books coming out October 2025!

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All the New Young Adult SFF Books Arriving in October 2025 - Reactor

You'll meet playwrights and psychics, magi and soothsayers, and many others in October's 33 new young adult titles!

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 4d

BY POPULAR DEMAND!!!

We divided the monthly new romantasy, horror, and other SFF-adjacent books into their respective lists!! If you're hunting for a bit of escapism (and/or monster romance theory), we're sharing all the new romantasy books of October 2025!

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All the New Romantasy Books Arriving in October 2025 - Reactor

Heirs, heiresses, princes, and princesses all feature in October's 22 new romantasy titles.

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 3d

Both horror and erotica delight in the taboo, inviting controversy while pushing censorship boundaries. Erotic horror takes things one step further. @mbyrd.bsky.social discusses defining erotic horror films that will chill & thrill you to the, um, bone:

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Bone Lake and the Movies That Define the Erotic Horror Genre - Reactor

In celebration of the release of Bone Lake, here are some of the movies that have come to define the erotic horror genre.

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 3d

Today's Classic Cover is the 1975 paperback edition of Stephen King's Carrie, illustrated by James Barkley! The publisher New American Library originally intended for Carrie's silhouette to be scored away to reveal an illustration of a burning town, but the proposal was rejected by printers.

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 3d

We are delighted to reveal the cover AND a short excerpt for Temi Oh's Not With a Bang! This tense family drama at the end of the world arrives May 21, 2026 from Simon & Schuster.

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Revealing Not With a Bang by Temi Oh - Reactor

A family drama set at the end of the world, arriving in May 2026

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Clay McLeod Chapman @claymcleod.bsky.social · 4d

“Why are we drawn to fungal horror? Is it because a part of us understands how powerful fungi can be? Do we both fear and long for that kind of connection that mycelial networks create?” Leticia Urieta writes about sporror at Reactor, including GHOST EATERS: bit.ly/48QeVH6 @reactorsff.bsky.social

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