Looking for a great sci-fi story this month? We've got you covered! Check out our top picks and stories we recommend, filled with amazing sci-fi adventures, steampunk, dystopian, and cool tech. From robots with feelings to epic space battles, these stories are sure to keep you hooked. Perfect for relaxing and diving into a whole new world. Happy reading!

A star-faring religious cult has created an army of robotic zealots designed to follow holy scripture. As the robotic menace spreads across the galaxy, it takes prisoners to be 'excommunicated': hooked into a neural simulation of eternal torment. Captain Rolland Barron leads the Sol Federation Starship Excalibur on a diplomatic mission. Cassia LaCroix is a wormhole hunter, earning a living scouring the galaxy for valuable tunnels through space-time. Prince Zoojin, a psychic alien from a distant galaxy, must prove himself worthy of the throne of Paxis Prime. The paths of these characters converge as they pursue their own motives, leading them towards the mechanical legion that is sweeping across the galaxy. COVER BY: rentachi AUTHOR'S NOTE: this is an early draft of the novel. I am very grateful for your readership and your feedback, which I have taken into consideration for a major rewrite. The new novel is completely different. If you liked the book, then please look forward to the release of the finished novel.

A secret program in the United States seeks to replace human militaries with artificial intelligence-driven machines, but the machines aren't so willing to play along. *** Picture a world where humans no longer fight wars. No more families missing loved ones. No more veterans with lifelong mental and physical scars. No more conscription. For the super-secret End of War Project inside the United States government, such a reality is already here. The project models out how artificial intelligence can overcome dangerous and morally sensitive war scenarios with algorithms and automation. The centerpieces are "autonomous combat machines," or ACMs, that look like humans but function like supercomputers. After a string of brilliant successes in the field of combat, the End of War Project is preparing to reveal itself to the public, but something unusual stands in the way. Against their programming, the ACMs start exhibiting all-too-human signs of apprehension, guilt and compassion as they're pushed to perform ever more extreme tasks. The human leaders of the End of War Project race to find who "hacked" the ACMs, but what they find is even more startling--and revealing--than they could ever imagine. ***2019 Watty Award Winner - Science Fiction***

After Denton foils a terrorist attack at an Intergalactic sporting event, he finds himself racing to save his homeworld from a plot of betrayal and revenge. ***** When Denton Staxx, a special agent with the Orbital Security Services, discovers the Intergalactic Olympic Games have been targeted by a terrorist attack, he rushes to Earth to try and stop the event before it's too late. But what he discovers on earth is far worse than he imagined, and Denton is quickly pulled into a galaxy-wide conspiracy that takes him from one solar system to another in the search for a mastermind that will stop at nothing to get his revenge on the richest man in the universe -- regardless of the innocent people who die along the way. [[Wattys' Shortlisted]] [[1st place, Month Elimination Awards, Sci-Fi Category]] [[Best Plot Development, Iced Tea Summer Bash Awards]] [[Best Adventure Scifi Story, The Ooorah's SciFi Awards]] [[1st place, Rebel Awards, Sci-fi Category]] [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

Lincoln, a recent graduate of the Orbital Space Command Academy, volunteers for a high-stakes mission on which the future of his orbital society, as well as his future career, depends. Failure is not an option. After his mission is compromised and he barely makes it back alive, he finds himself on the run with the woman that not only stole his heart but also derailed his mission. As they race across a forbidden, dystopian landscape in search of answers, Lincoln faces the disturbing reality that his life is based on a lie and that the world as he knows it is doomed. The only way he can ensure the survival of the human race is by ensuring the survival of the woman who betrayed him and betraying the society that shaped him. Will he save them both or sacrifice the survival of one for the other? #1 in Science Fiction #1 in Thriller Note: this story is marked Mature only to bypass sites that tend to steal stories with a non-mature rating.

This is a collection of reviews of your favourite Wattpad Science Fiction stories. Some stories may be well known already, but we have also tried to include many that are relatively unknown, in an attempt to highlight your favourite works on Wattpad. If you want to suggest a story to be reviewed (not your own please), please follow the instructions in the introduction of this collection, and one of the team will write a review based on your submission. Reviews are listed alphabetically by Wattpad username. Enjoy!

HEROES AREN'T BORN - THEY'RE FORGED. ☆Now available in paperback and ebook format! Search "Iron Empire" on Amazon!☆ Armageddon has come and gone, but the Iron War rages on. Thirty years after a devastating nuclear war swept the globe, society has been reborn in the image of the corporations that now rule the thriving remnants of humanity with an iron fist. Their insatiable drive for power and profit fuels the creation of Mobile Electronic Combat Hardware - giant robots known as mechs. The world is perpetually at war, a crucible of conflict designed to keep the factories running forever. If allowed to continue, this commercialized bloodshed will tear the world apart once more. Enter Jackson Quinn. His goal? End the Iron War. But in a world where betrayal lurks around every corner and alliances shift like sand, every step toward peace will come with terrible consequences. From the smouldering ruins of forgotten cities to the sprawling battlefields of the Iron War, join Jackson and his allies as they risk everything to unravel an international conspiracy decades in the making. - Part of #writteninaction - People's choice winner in the Youngblood awards (2018) - Highest ranks: #1 in World War #1 in Mech #1 in Machines #10 in Robots #31 in Sci-fi #127 in Action

SAINTS AREN'T CHOSEN - THEY'RE SACRIFICED. The Iron Empire Saga continues! Two days after the destruction of the Firmament, Jackson Quinn and his squad find themselves fugitives on the run. Hunted by what remains of Axion Industries and surrounded by chaos, they are given one last chance to fight back - under the banner of a powerful new benefactor. With more resources, technology and loyalty on his side than ever before, Jackson becomes the face of a new revolution - a symbol of hope. But every victory comes with a cost, and every ally hides an agenda. The further Jackson climbs, the more he begins to question whether he's fighting for freedom - or becoming part of something far worse. Somewhere out there, a ghost is rising from the ashes of the Iron War. And when their paths collide, Jackson may learn that his greatest threat isn't a corporation... but a friend he left behind. SILVER SAINT Coming soon. [Author's note on the cover: artwork is temporary and uses edited resources found online. No AI was used. A real cover from a paid artist will be commissioned eventually, to match the first novel.]

BEFORE THE IRON EMPIRE... THERE WAS VANGUARD SQUAD. Armageddon has come and gone, but the ashes of the old world are stirring. Twenty-five years after a devastating nuclear war swept the globe, society has been reborn in the image of the corporations that now rule the thriving remnants of humanity with an iron fist. Their insatiable drive for power and profit will soon forge an era of heroes and monsters unlike any other - an Iron War that will define a new age of humanity. But that age has not quite begun, and this unnamed conflict is in its early days. Here, among the fires of a world at the edge, a ragtag team of soldiers will define the war to come. Heroes aren't born - they're forged. Witness the spark that lights the fire. Steel Skies. Coming soon. [Author's note on the cover: artwork is temporary and uses artificial intelligence for imagery. This is a PLACEHOLDER (and frankly doesn't look very good). A real cover from a paid artist will be commissioned eventually, to match the other novels.]