Whether you like to listen to science fiction and fantasy stories or read and write them, you should find plenty in this month’s list to keep you occupied.

The sci-fi genre is well known for its often stunning array of visual delights in wardrobe, sets and special effects. It has, however, in its time been guilty of horrific crimes against hair. And so, compelled by some of the more shocking follicle sights sci-fi enthusiasts have had to endure, I give you my top ten all time worst sci-fi hairdos.

In this first of three installments, we are introduced to Samuil Petrovitch, a smartass Russian physics genius with a shady past who accidentally puts himself in the middle of two warring crime syndicates in a post-nuclear Armageddon London. That could be the coolest sentence I’ve ever gotten to write and this book was one of the coolest I have read in a long time.

From dance to drugs, disco left its distinct mark everywhere. No form of entertainment, including science fiction, escaped the awesome power of the disco era. Strap on your roller skates and put on your short shorts as we take a look at the irrepressible style and vision of science fiction from the late ’70s and early ’80s.

Will McIntosh does a brilliant job with his debut novel. Soft Apocalypse is the chronicle of the collapse of the world shown through the eyes and perspective of Jasper, the twenty-something protagonist of this apocalyptic tale.

How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe, the first novel by award-winning young short story writer Charles Yu, can best be described as meta-science fiction.

In The Starter, the sequel to 2009’s The Rookie, Scott Sigler manages to combine the seemingly disparate elements of football, gangsters, and science fiction into one cohesive story that, as usual, entertains the reader with a believable group of characters thrown into a nearly impossible situation.

Scott Sigler has proven yet again why he is such a successful author, hitting the New York Times Bestseller list on the strength of giving away his work. Thriller novels are not my usual genre, but this one definitely kept me on the edge of my seat.

I’ve accepted that bookstore Sci Fi and Fantasy shelves are never going to be as numerous as I would like (sigh). However, now I’m starting to see my beloved section shrinking. In its place I’m finding more manga, and it is even being encroached on in some locations by True Crime and Mystery. Are fewer people reading Science Fiction and Fantasy?

The Rookie is a futuristic sci-fi football novel available in hardcover, audiobook, and iPod app formats. If you’re looking for something with plenty of action, plenty of violence, and plenty of emotional investment, The Rookie is a great place to start your addiction to Scott Sigler’s work.