New SF/SF reading picks
The Guardian’s March 13 roundup flags Neil Jordan’s The Library of Traumatic Memory and Cameron Sullivan’s The Red Winter among the best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror releases — neat leads if you’re tracking contemporary SF literature review roundup.
Neil Jordan’s first full‑length literary sci‑fi, The Library of Traumatic Memory, is published by Head of Zeus (AdAstra) on 12 March 2026 and runs 336 pages, with a plot that places librarian Christian Cartwright in a 2084 archive where he resurrects his lover as a digital consciousness. bloomsbury.com Cameron Sullivan’s debut The Red Winter was released by Tor Publishing Group on 24 February 2026 as a 544‑page historical‑fantasy that explicitly riffs on the Beast of Gévaudan legend. us.macmillan.com Early reviews have treated the titles differently: Grimdark Magazine hailed The Red Winter as an early standout and a debut “that deserves all the hype” in a February review, while outlets covering Jordan’s novel have highlighted its cinematic sensibility and 2084 setting as evidence of his director‑to‑novelist transition. grimdarkmagazine.com Publication formats and extras vary: Tor lists a deluxe hardback of The Red Winter with red‑sprayed edges and audiobook editions narrated by Imogen Church and Rory Barnett, while publisher listings and retailer pages show The Library of Traumatic Memory available in hardcover, ebook and audiobook formats (ISBN 9781035923298). torpublishinggroup.com
