130 Amazing New & Recent Fantasy Books to Share

Child queens. Cursed forests. Jinn. And impossible creatures. These are some of the best, most popular and most anticipated new fantasy books in 2023

Infinite threads, dragons, nightmares and dreams come true. This is a collection of some of the most exciting, best, new and popular fantasy books and stories for 2023 – for kids, teens, adults, everyone! 

New & Recent Fantasy Books and Stories to Discover

Dragons Of Fate

Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman, 1 August 2023

Book 2 in the official D&D Dragonlance Destinies series. Dragons of Fate sees Destina Rosethorn and her companions propelled into the past due to the activation of the Graygem of Gargath, landing them in the era of Huma Dragonsbane and the Third Dragon War. Stranded without a functional time-travel device, they face the challenge of restoring history and preventing the Dark Queen’s victory. With battles raging and encounters with legendary figures, their ultimate goal is to return to their own timeline before it’s too late in Dragons of Fate.

Genres Fantasy, Dungeons and Dragons, Dragonlance
Authors Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman Home Utah, US
Publisher Random House Worlds Buy it e-Book | Print | Audio

The Salt-Black Tree

Lilith Saintcrow, 8 August 2023

Book Two of the Dead God’s Heart duology. Nat Drozdova embarks on a perilous quest across the continent to retrieve the stolen Dead God’s Heart, the only hope to save her dying mother’s life. Along the way, she uncovers the truth about her own origins, realizing she has been deceived. Pursued by dangerous shadows and a vengeful god, Nat must navigate a treacherous landscape of ancient and new deities, facing impossible choices that could determine her fate and her mother’s survival in The Salt-Black Tree.

Genres Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Adult
Author Lilith Saintcrow Home Washington, US
Publisher Tor Books Buy it e-Book | Print | Audio

Medusa’s Sisters

Lauren JA Bear, 8 August 2023

Before becoming Gorgons, Medusa, Stheno, and Euryale were curious immortals seeking a sense of belonging in the mortal world. However, they found themselves entangled in a perilous Olympian rivalry, experiencing the violent nature of a god’s love. Diminished by poets and forgotten by history, the journey of these sisters unfolds from their sea-born origins to the outskirts of the pantheon in Lauren J. A. Bear’s Medusa’s Sisters.

Genres Fantasy, Mythology
Author Lauren JA Bear Home Seattle, US
Publisher Ace Buy it e-Book | Print | Audio

Esrahaddon

Michael J Sullivan, 15 August 2023

The conclusion of The Rise and Fall Trilogy. Esrahaddon – the enigmatic figure who allegedly destroyed the world’s greatest empire (though some believe he might have saved it) – is exiled to the wilderness. Pursued by a goblin priestess and condemned to death by a god – all before the age of eight. His survival and the enduring fear surrounding his name remain a baffling enigma until the truth is unveiled at last in Michael J. Sullivan’s Esrahaddon.

Genres Fantasy, High Fantasy
Author Michael J Sullivan Home Virginia, US
Publisher Riyria Enterprises, LLC Buy it e-Book | Print | Audio

Lolth’s Warrior

RA Salvatore, 15 August 2023

Book 3 in The Way of the Drow trilogy from D&D’s official Legend of Drizzt arc. In the drow city of Menzoberranzan, discontent brews as the legend of Drizzt Do’Urden, the escapee, spreads. The powerful house, led by the Matron Mother, questions the Spider Queen’s influence and the city’s history. As social tensions surge, an intense struggle emerges between the followers of Lolth’s chaotic evil and those seeking change. Drizzt Do’Urden can no longer stay on the sidelines in Lolth’s Warrior.

Genres Fantasy, Forgotten Realms, Dungeons and Dragons, Legend of Drizzt
Author RA Salvatore Home Leominster, Massachusetts, US
Publisher Harper Voyager Buy ite-Book | Print | Audio

Contrarian

LE Modesitt Jr, 15 August 2023

Book 3 in The Grand Illusion trilogy. In the midst of armed riots and protests, newly elected Councilor Steffan Dekkard faces challenges in a corrupt government. Being an Isolate grants him immunity from emotional manipulation, but he struggles with political inexperience and a lack of allies after the assassination of his patron, the Premier. As insurrectionists take control of a missing naval cruiser, Dekkard must navigate political infighting and assassination attempts while uncovering the truth in Contrarian.

Genres Fantasy, Steampunk
Author LE Modesitt Jr Home Cedar City, Utah, US
Publisher Tor Books Buy it e-Book | Print | Audio

Labyrinth’s Heart

MA Carrick, 17 August 2023

The final book in The Rook and Rose trilogy. Ren plans to pose as a noble’s lost daughter in Nadežra for wealth. She adopts multiple identities: Ren, a con artist; Renata, the Traementis heir; and Arenza, a political rebel. As the Black Rose vigilante, she fights alongside the Rook. Balancing these masks becomes difficult, especially as dark magic threatens to unravel the city. With allies Grey Serrado and Derossi Vargo, Ren must prevent a disaster that could expose her true self in Labyrinth’s Heart.

Genres Fantasy, High Fantasy, Adult, LGTBQ
Author MA Carrick Home San Francisco, US
Publisher Orbit Buy it e-Book | Print | Audio

House Of Odysseus

Claire North, 22 August 2023

The final book in the two-part Songs of Penelope. On Ithaca, Queen Penelope faces challenges with the return of Orestes, the King of Mycenae, and his sister Elektra. Orestes is plagued by guilt for killing his mother, and Elektra seeks to protect him from ambitious men. Meanwhile, Penelope fears the destructive consequences of their presence. With the battle-hungry Menelaus seeking Orestes’ throne, Penelope must navigate political tensions and secret alliances, in Claire North’s House of Odysseus.

Genres Fantasy, Folklore, Ancient History Fiction
Author Claire North Home London, UK
Publisher Redhook Buy it e-Book | Print | Audio

The Council Of Yoran

DK Holmberg, 22 August 2023

The final book in this twelve-part series, The Chain Breaker. Gavin and his allies struggle to identify the source of a dark power threatening the future. To protect what lies ahead, Gavin must piece together scattered knowledge. However, halting the danger may demand a sacrifice he’s reluctant to make. The Chain Breaker faces an insurmountable threat, leaving uncertainty about his successor in D. K. Holmberg’s The Council of Yoran.

Genres Fantasy, High Fantasy
Author D. K. Holmberg Home Minnesota, US
Publisher ASH Publishing Buy it e-Book

The Art Of Destiny

Wesley Chu, 22 August 2023

In the second novel in The War Arts Saga, Jian a former chosen hero, seeks his own extraordinary destiny by teaming up with Taishi, his grandmaster, and a group of elderly grandmasters. Meanwhile, Qisami, an assassin on a secret mission, finds friendship and purpose with a new identity. Sali leads her exiled clan to a new home, realizing her potential as a leader and revolutionary in Wesley Chu’s The Art of Destiny.

Genres Fantasy, Adult, Epic Fantasy
Author Wesley Chu Home Los Angeles, US
Publisher Del Rey Buy it e-Book | Print | Audio

The Midnight Kingdom

Tara Sim, 22 August 2023

Book two in the Dark Gods trilogy. After a cataclysmic battle in Nexus, the noble heirs are scattered across four realms. Taesia and Nikolas are trapped in Noctus with a dangerous god of light seeking destruction. Risha navigates Mortri, the realm of death, to help wayward spirits and her friend Jas. Angelica remains in Vaega, hiding her sickness while striving to maintain order in Nexus in The Midnight Kingdom.

Genres Fantasy, High Fantasy, Adult, LGBTQ, Magic
Author Tara Sim Home California, US
Publisher Orbit Buy it e-Book | Print | Audio

The Mystery At Dunvegan Castle

TL Huchu, 29 August 2023

The finale in the Edinburgh Nights trilogy. At the worldwide Society of Skeptical Enquirers’ conference, fifteen-year-old ghost talker Ropa gets entangled in a locked room mystery as a valuable magical scroll goes missing. With the help of ghosts tied to the haunted castle, Ropa, Jomo, and Priya navigate secret politics and alliances to uncover the truth. Amid powerful wizards and unique characters, they work to solve the enigma and unravel the mystery in The Mystery at Dunvegan Castle.

Genres Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction
Author TL Huchu Home Edinburgh, UK
Publisher Tor Books Buy it e-Book | Print | Audio

The Water Outlaws

SL Huang, 22 August 2023

A retelling of one of the 4 great Chinese martial arts stories, Water Margin (translated). SL Huang’s stand-alone novel The Water Outlaws features disgraced royal weapons instructor Lin Chong who is recruited by a band of outlaws. A collection of thugs, thieves and smugglers who might just have what it takes to bring down a corrupt empire in SL Huang’s The Water Outlaws.

Genres Science Fiction Fantasy, Historical, LGBTQ, Adult, Retellings
Author SL Huang Home born Taiwan; lives San Francisco, US
Publisher Tor Buy it e Book | Print | Audio

He Who Drowned The World

Shelley Parker-Chan, 22 August 2023 

The conclusion of The Radiant Emperor series. In a bid for power and the ultimate prize, Zhu Yuanzhang and Madam Zhang vie for the throne, each with their own ambitions and ruthless tactics. Unbeknownst to them, a new contender, Wang Baoxiang, lurks in the shadows, ready to unleash chaos and fulfil his dark desires. As the battle for supremacy intensifies, the contenders are willing to sacrifice everything, but the cost of victory may prove unbearable in Shelley Parker-Chan’s He Who Drowned the World.

Genres Science Fiction, Mythology, Alternative History
Author Shelley Parker-Chan Home Melbourne, Australia
Publisher Tor Books Buy it e-Book | Print | Audio

Guardian Of Torment

Michelle Manus, 29 August 2023

This book concludes the Nyx Fortuna four-part series. After dismantling the magic blocking her memories, Nyx finds her mind fractured, slipping through different points in her past. Just as she uncovers a lead on the Kumir assassins, her unstable mental state hinders her from joining her friends on a crucial mission. When a memory malfunction and portal magic mishap occur, Nyx is trapped in an alien metropolis, fighting for survival with her erratic memory as her only guide in Michelle Manus’s Guardian of Torment.

Genres Fantasy, Science Fiction, Urban Fantasy
Author Michelle Manus Home Tempe, Arizona
Publisher Variant Publications Buy it e-Book

Plus: 13 Dark And Dreamy Fantasy Romances

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Fantasy Books from June 2023

The Saint Of Bright Doors

Vajra Chandrasekera, 11 July 2023

A new standalone novel by Vajra Chandrasekera. The Saint of Bright Doors introduces us to Fetter, who escapes his hometown and blood-soaked childhood to the big city of Luriat where divine revolutionaries and transcendent cults are even more commonplace. The city is scattered with Bright Doors, though, all offering unknowable potential. And it is here that Fetter will discover who he really is, in Vajra Chandrasekera’s The Saint of Bright Doors. 

Genres Fantasy, Adult, LGBTQ, Urban Fantasy, Science Fiction, Asia, Adventure
Author Vajra Chandrasekera Home Colombo, Sri Lanka
Publisher Tor Buy it e-Book | Print | Audio

Yumi And The Nightmare Painter

Brandon Sanderson, 11 July 2023

Brandon Sanderson’s Secret Project #3. Yumi and the Nightmare Painter is the #Cosmere story of two souls colliding, bound by a bridge between worlds. Yumi, longing for normalcy, wields spirit-summoning powers. Painter dreams of heroism but remains an outsider. When they are thrust together, they must reconcile their pasts and protect their interconnected worlds. As time slips away, they face a race against fate itself in Brandon Sanderson’s Yumi and the Nightmare Painter. 

Genres Fantasy, Adult, Romance, High Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Science Fiction
Author Brandon Sanderson Home Utah, US
Publisher Dragonsteel Entertainment Buy it e-Book | Print

The Traitor

Anthony Ryan, 11 July 2023

The third book in Anthony Ryan’s The Covenant of Steel series. The Traitor sees Alwyn Scribe face a heart-wrenching decision – follow his morals or listen to his heart. As a trusted knight and advisor to Lady Evadine Courlain, their battles have brought order to a fractured kingdom. But as Evadine’s faith turns puritanical, Alwyn questions her true motives. With the kingdom poised for a final battle, Alwyn’s conscience battles his love. Whose side will he choose? We find out in Anthony Ryan’s The Traitor.

Genre Fantasy, Adult, Epic Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy
Author: Anthony Ryan Home London, UK
Publisher Orbit Buy it e-Book | Print | Audio

Dark Water Daughter

HM Long, 11 July 2023

The first book in HM Long’s all-new planned The Winter Sea series. Dark Water Daughter sees Stormsinger Mary, whose voice can still hurricanes and smash armadas, escape servitude to servitude to pirate lord Silvanus Lirr – with a promise to send him to his watery grave. A passion she shares with disgraced naval officer Samuel Rosser. Except Rosser is also hunting for Mary and the talisman she’d stolen from him in HM Long’s new Dark Water Daughter.

Genres Science Fiction Fantasy, Pirates, Romance, Adult, Magic, High Fantasy, Mermaids Author HM Long Home Ontario, Canada
Publisher Titan Buy it e-Book | Print | Audio

Cult Classic

Stephen Blackmoore, 11 July 2023

Book 9 in Stephen Blackmoore’s Eric Carter series. Cult Classic sees necromancer Eric Carter embarking on a treacherous mission to hunt down the Oracle of Las Vegas – a talking head that manipulates time and prophecies. As the Oracle’s powers intensify, Jazz Age Los Angeles invades the present, threatening the existence of Eric’s city and everyone he holds dear. With a century-old cult, time magic, and resurrected dead in the mix, Eric must unravel the Oracle’s motives before it’s too late in Stephen Blackmoore’s Cult Classic. 

Genres Fantasy, Urban Fantasy
Author Stephen Blackmore Home Los Angeles, US
Publisher DAW Buy it e-Book | Print

Ebony Gate

Julia Vee & Ken Bebelle, 11 July 2023

The first instalment in Julia Vee & Ken Bebelle’s planned new Phoenix Hoard series. Ebony Gate introduces us to Emiko Soong,  a retired assassin known as the Blade of the Soong Clan, leading a quiet life in contemporary San Francisco’s Chinatown. But when a god of death demands the recovery of a mystical gate, Emiko is thrust back into action. With the fate of her soul at stake, she must navigate a world of magic and confront an army of hungry ghosts and dragons in Ebony Gate.

Genres Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Adult, Dragons, Science Fiction Fantasy, Magic, Adventure Authors Julia Vee & Ken Bebelle Home California, US
Publisher Tor Books Buy it e-Book | Print | Audio

The Jasad Heir

Sara Hashem, 18 July 2023

In Sara Hashem’s debut novel The Jasad Heir, a fugitive queen enters a perilous game to save her scorched kingdom. Sylvia, the elusive heir of Jasad, accidentally reveals her forbidden magic to Arin, the Nizahl Heir. To secure her life, Sylvia strikes a deal with her greatest enemy: helping him hunt down Jasadi rebels. As alliances shift and secrets unravel, Sylvia must navigate treachery and sacrifices to shape her own destiny and determine the fate of her kingdom in The Jasad Heir.

Genres Fantasy, Adult, Romance, Magic, High Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Mythology
Author Sara Hashem Home California, US
Publisher Orbit  Buy it e-Book | Print | Audio

Blade Of Dream

Daniel Abraham, 18 July 2023

Book 2 in Daniel Abraham’s The Kithamar Trilogy. Blade of Dream sees Garreth Left, heir to a powerful merchant family in the thriving city of Kithamar rebel against a predetermined life. A chance encounter leads him on a quest to find a mysterious woman, unearthing hidden gods and perilous deals in Daniel Abraham’s Blade of Dream.

Genre Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy
Author Daniel Abraham Home Albuquerque, US
Publisher Orbit Buy it e-Book | Print | Audio

Be Sure

Seanan McGuire, 18 July 2023

A collection of the first 3 novels in Seanan McGuire’s Wayward Children series: Every Heart a Doorway, Down Among the Sticks and Bones and Beneath the Sugar Sky. Be Sure follows the students of Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children as they navigate perilous realms and intersecting destinies. From Nancy, banished by the Lord of the Dead, to Jack, Jill, Sumi, and Rini, each with their own extraordinary story, these wayward children defy the rules and embark on quests they were forbidden to pursue in Seanan McGuire’s Be Sure.

Genre Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Collection, Young Adult, Mystery, LGBTQ
Author Seanan McGuire Home Washington State, US
Publisher Tor.com Buy it e-Book

The Ungrateful Dead

Adam Simcox, 20 July 2023

The third instalment of Adam Simcox’s The Dying Squad series. The Ungrateful Dead sees detective Joe Lazarus go missing, leaving the squad on a race against time. Their investigation leads to a lethal drug that can bridge the gap between the living and the dead. With two worlds on a collision course, the squad must use their investigative skills to unravel a plot decades in the making in Adam Simcox’s The Ungrateful Dead.

Genre Urban Fantasy, Mystery, Paranormal, Thriller, Detective, British
Author Adam Simcox Home London, Uk
Publisher Gollancz Buy it e-Book | Print | Audio

The Sun And The Void

Gabriela Romero Lacruz, 25 July 2023

De but and the first in Gabriela Romero Lacruz’s planned new The Warring Gods series. The Sun and the Void sees two women embark on a perilous quest into a realm of dark gods and ancient magic. Reina, desperate and dependent on her sorceress grandmother’s magic, hears the whispers of an ancient god. Eva, burdened by her mixed heritage, surrenders to the forbidden allure of magic. As their paths intertwine, secrets unravel and destinies unfold in Gabriela Romero Lacruz’s The Sun and the Void.

Genres Fantasy, Adult, LGBTQ, Romance, Historical, Science Fiction Fantasy
Author Gabriela Romero Lacruz Home Texas, US
Publisher Orbit Buy it e-Book | Print | Audio

Light Bringer

Pierce Brown, 25 July 2023

Book 6 in Pierce Brown’s Red Rising series. Light Bringer sees legendary “Repear” Darrow, a saviour of worlds and leader of the Rising, marooned after a devastating defeat. He longs to return to his wife and protect Mars from the ruthless Lysander. As alliances form and battles rage, Darrow embarks on the long intergalactic journey to fight for his loved ones and a future of light and hope in Pierce Brown’s Light Bringer.

Genres Science Fiction, Fantasy, Dystopia, Young Adult, Adult, Space Opera
Author Pierce Brown Home Los Angeles, US
Publisher Del Rey Buy it e-Book | Print | Audio

The Court War

Violette Malan, 25 July 2023

Book 2 in Violette Malan’s The Godstone series. The Court War sees healer Fenra Lowens thrust into a battle between the practitioners of the White Court and the mundanes of the Red Court. With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, Fenra must navigate treacherous alliances, uncover hidden enemies and protect ancient secrets as war looms in Violette Malan’s The Court War.

Genres Fantasy, Adult
Author Violette Malan Home Ontario, Canada
Publisher DAW Buy it e-Book | Print

The Fugitive. Second Circle

Mike Ignatov, 26 July 2023

Book 9 in Mike Ignatov’s The Way series. The Fugitive: Second Circle sees the Butcher Arroyo seek revenge on those who would label him a traitor. He won’t back down. With unwavering strength and courage, he confronts powerful foes, even venturing into the heart of a cultist horde. Blood will stain the ancient pavements as he exacts his revenge, sparing none in Mike Ignatov’s The Fugitive: Second Circle.

Genres Fantasy, Wuxia Author Mike Ignatov Home Russia
Buy it e-Book

Fantasy Books from June 2023

Waybound

Will Wight, 6 June 2023

The final in the series that started it all! Book 12 in Will Wight’s Cradle series is Waybound. And it’s time for Lindon to prepare to leave the Cradle, and this life, for good. But not before he conquers the most powerful beings in this realm and sets everything right, with his friends at his side. Trouble is events in the upper worlds are already conspiring to reshape the cosmos around them in Will Wight’s epic finale to the Cradle series, Waybound.

Genres Fantasy, Magic, High Fantasy, Wuxia, LitRPG
Author Will Wight Home Orlando, Florida, US
Publisher Hidden Gnome Publishing Buy it e Book | Audio

Lore Olympus: Volume Four

Rachel Smythe, 6 June 2023

Volume 4 of Rachel Smythe’s award-winning webtoon in book form. Lore Olympus: Volume Four continues to repaint the ancient Greek gods in a modern light with a volume focused on the budding romance between Persephone and Hades. But between revenge-fueled hook-ups with Hera, Ares’ return and Apollo’s unwelcome advances, it’s looking more like a love that will never be in Rachel Smythe’s Lore Olympus: Volume Four.

Genres Graphic Novels, Fantasy, Romance, Mythology, Comics, Retellings, Adult, Manga Author Rachel Smythe Home Wellington, New Zealand
Publisher Random House Worlds Buy it HardCover | Paperback

The Surviving Sky

Kritika H Rao, 13 Jun 2023

The first in Kritika H Rao’s new Rages Trilogy. The Surviving Sky introduces us to a stormy and overgrown world where the only safe haven for the last of humanity is the floating cities held aloft by the arcane abilities of the privileged few architects. And the ill-fated jungle expedition that threatens to destroy everything as the first city begins to fall in Kritika H Rao’s new The Surviving Sky.

Genres Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adult, LGBTQ, Romance
Author Kritika H Rao Home Calgary, Canada
Publisher Titan  Books Buy it e Book | Print | Audio

Tarotmancer

WA Simpson, 13 June 2023

The sequel to WA Simpson’s Tales from the Riven Isles series. Tarotmancer takes us back to the Vale where divinator Harper has a tough choice to make – see justice served to the Red shapeshifter fox or free him to help save the Vale from the Rot eating at its core. Oh, and convince everyone else to put aside their hate long enough to save themselves in WA Simpson’s all-new Tarotmancer.

Genres High Fantasy, Contemporary
Author WA Simpson Home Paris, France
Publisher Flame Tree Press Buy it e Book | HardCover | Paperback

Savage Crowns 

Matt Wallace, 13 June 2023

The finale in Matt Wallace’s Savage Rebellion trilogy. It’s an all-out war in Savage Crowns as Dyeawan, ruthless street urchin-come ruler of Cache gets nothing but trouble for capturing the rebellion’s Sparrow General, Evie. And, as the rebels close in on the city and rumours spread of a martyr on the streets that could topple it all, the only question remaining is whether they can manage to find some kind of resolution before everything burns to cinders in Matt Wallace’s Savage Crowns.

Genres High Fantasy
Author Matt Wallace Home Los Angeles, US
Publisher Gallery / Saga Press Buy it e Book | Print | Audio

Demons Of Good And Evil

Kim Harrison, 13 June 2023

Book 17 in Kim Harrison’s The Hollows series. Demons of Good and Evil finds Cincinnati’s protector Rachel Morgan in deeper trouble than ever. Yes, they managed to vanquish trickster demon Hodin. But now their mysterious accomplice knows about Rachel and is picking off her allies one by one. She needs help. And the only option is to make a deal with the unlikeliest of allies in Kim Harrison’s Demons of Good and Evil.

Genres Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, Vampires, Demons, Romance, Witches, Shapeshifters Author Kim Harrison Home Michigan, US
Publisher Ace Buy it e Book | Print | Audio

The Book Of Gems

Fran Wilde, 20 June 2023

Book 3 in Fran Wilde’s Gemworld/The Gem Universe series. The Book of Gems takes us centuries into the future, to a new city built atop the long-forgotten site of the Jewelled Valley. Here, a scientist makes a great discovery – remnants of the Palace of Gems! But investigation proves perilous, as legends of a book and a dark prince threaten to become reality once more. And it’s up to protege Devina Brunai to stop history repeating itself in Fran Wilde’s The Book of Gems.

Genres High Fantasy, Novella
Author Fran Wilde Home Philadelphia, US
Publisher Tor.com Buy it e Book | Print

The First Bright Thing

JR Dawson, 22 Jun 2023

A standalone sci-fi fantasy novel by JR Dawson. The First Bright Thing takes us to an alternate post-World War 1 American Midwest, where a circus troupe of magical misfits offer respite and entertainment at their Big Top. But Ringmaster Rin, who can travel in time, knows that another war is coming. But it takes shape as a rival circus that will stop at anything to take everything Rin and her troupe have, in JR Dawson’s The First Bright Thing.

Genres Science Fiction Fantasy, Historical, LGBTQ, Adult, Magic
Author JR Dawson Home Omaha, Nebraska, US
Publisher Tor Books Buy it e Book | Print | Audio

Gods Of The Wyrdwood 

RJ Barker, 27 June 2023

The first instalment in RJ Barker’s all-new The Forsaken trilogy. Gods of the Wyrdwood sees forester Cahan du Nahare offer to help a stranger lost in the woods only he can navigate. Only to run into vicious warrior monks who pit gods against each other. Poor them, for they don’t know. Before he became the forester, he was the Chosen of the god of fire. And fire burns in RJ Barker’s Gods of the Wyrdwood. 

Genres Epic Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Adult
Author RJ Barker Home Leeds, UK
Publisher Orbit Buy it e Book | Print | Audio

Ring Of Ruin 

Keri Arthur, 27 June 2023

Book 3 in Keri Arthur’s Relic Hunters series. Ring of Ruin finds Bethany and Luke with only two tasks to complete – destroy the Sword of Darkness and find the Ring of Ruin. Simple enough, except that their enemies are after the same thing, closing in fast and seemingly always a step ahead. Almost as if there’s a traitor in their midst in Keri Arthur’s Ring of Ruin.

Genres Urban Fantasy, Fae, Paranormal, Romance, Shapeshifters, Action
Author Keri Arthur Home Melbourne, Australia
Publisher KA Publishing Buy it e Book

Wanted 

Lindsay Buroker, 29 June 2023

Book 7 in Lindsay Buroker’s Legacy of Magic series. Wanted finds half-dwarf Matti all but able to settle down with her handsome elf assassin, Sarrlevi. Thanks to the bounty on her head. But an old elven flame of Sarrlevi returning to say that his banishment might be over and his status as royalty restored back home is a worry. Who wouldn’t ditch her to wear a crown again? We’ll have to see in Lindsay Buroker’s all-new Wanted.

Genres Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, Dragons, Magic, Elves, Romance
Author Lindsay Buroker Home Oregon, US
Publisher Lindsay Buroker Buy it e Book

Fantasy Books from May 2023

The Salt Grows Heavy

Cassandra Khaw, 2 May 2023

A standalone novella, Cassandra Khaw’s all-new The Salt Grows Heavy is a retelling of The Little Mermaid where the merpeople are toothy and vicious – enough so to lay ruins to the prince’s kingdom. Our mermaid is on the run with a plague doctor (oh my) when they stumble upon a village of ageless, bloodthirsty children controlled by supposed saints – time for a mermaid to do what she does best in Cassandra Khaw’s The Salt Grows Heavy.

Genres Horror, Fantasy, Novella, Adult, Mermaids, LGBTQ, Dark
Author Cassandra Khaw Home born Malaysia; lives Montreal, Canada
Publisher Tor Publishing Group | Buy it

The Sword Defiant

Gareth Hanrahan, 2 May 2023

The first book in Gareth Hanrahan’s new Lands of the Firstborn series sees the one-time hero Sir Aelfric called to battle once again. But this time, his nine companions are scattered. Adventurers no longer, many have become rulers in their own right – and time has twisted even the greatest towards darkness. They have become monsters. And if there’s one thing Aelfric does very well, it’s slaying monsters. And so it begins in Gareth Hanrahan’s The Sword Defiant.

Genres Fantasy, High Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery, Dark Fantasy, Dragons
Author: Gareth Hanrahan Home Ireland, UK
Publisher Orbit | Buy it

Dragonfall

LR Lam, 2 May 2023

The first book in LR Lam’s all-new Dragon Scales Trilogy, Dragonfall reintroduces dragons to the mortal realm when a thief acquires a magical object that could make all their dreams come true. Problem is it requires a specific dragon to work fully, and that particular dragon is the last male, foretold to be the saviour of his kind – whose already begun to plot the poor thief and all of humanity’s demise in Dragonfall.

Genres Science Fiction, Fantasy, Dragons, LGBTQ, Romance, Adult, High Fantasy, Magic
Author LR Lam Home born California US; lives Scotland
Publisher Astra Publishing House | Buy it

Mo Dao Zu Shi (Vol. 5): Grandmaster Of Demonic Cultivation

Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 2 May 2023

The grand finale of Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù’s lifetime-spanning danmei fantasy (a “boy-love” story, literally of a love affair between two male characters, but written for a heterosexual female audience) Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation 5 sees Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji head for their final showdown. Decades-long schemes are finally unveiled, and terrible secrets revealed as this rain-battered night at Guanyin Temple promises to determine the fate of all cultivation and, decide the future of a love story two lifetimes in the making in Mo Dao Zu Shi (Vol. 5).

Genres Fantasy, Wuxia, Danmei, Chinese Mythology, LGBTQ, Adult
Author Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù Publisher Seven Seas
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In An Orchard Grown From Ash

Rory Power, 2 May 2023

Book 2 in Rory Power’s The Wind-up Garden series, In an Orchard Grown from Ash sees the Argyros sisters wrenched apart and all but broken. Rhea struggles to get a handle on her dark new necromancy in the frozen northern wastes, while Chrysanthi travels far and wide in search of their lost brother Nitsos. Alone and further apart than ever, each must find the strength within if they are to free their captured family and restore the kingdom before it is too late in Rory Power’s In an Orchard Grown from Ash.

Genres Fantasy, Adult, High Fantasy, Young Adult, Science Fiction Fantasy
Author Rory Power Home Massachusetts, US
Publisher Del Rey | Buy it

Spring’s Arcana

Lilith Saintcrow, 2 May 2023

The first book in Lilith Saintcrow’s all-new Dead God’s Heart urban fantasy series, Spring’s Arcana sees Nat Drozdova strike a deal with a hungry winter goddess to spare her dying mother’s life. But it might all be a trap as Nat crashes across the American continent in search of the object the goddess requires for the feat. Because suddenly, there are gods everywhere, and they’re baying for Nat’s blood. And they seem to know something she doesn’t – her mother’s is no normal illness, and she is no normal human. The race for the truth (and salvation) is on in Lilith Saintcrow’s Spring’s Arcana.

Genres Urban Fantasy, Adult, Paranormal, Gods
Author Lilith Saintcrow Home Vancouver, Washington, US
Publisher Tor Books | Buy it

Heart Stings

Jennifer Estep, 9 May 2023

A companion novel to Jennifer Estep’s Elemental Assassin series, Heart Stings takes place after the events of Last Strand with Gin Blanco, but this time is a novella told from the viewpoint of Lorelei Parker, an elemental Ice and metal magic-wielder who has come under threat of a ruthless crime boss. To make matters worse, a temperamental vampire shows up to stir the pot (and her emotions a bit) in Jennifer Estep’s Heart Stings (which also includes the Gin Blanco novella Winter’s Web).

Genres Urban Fantasy
Author Jennifer Estep Home Southern USA
Publisher Jennifer Estep | Buy it

Atalanta

Jennifer Saint, 9 May 2023

A standalone new novel, Jennifer Saint’s Atalanta is a retelling of the ancient Greek legend of Princess Atalanta – the only female Argonaut. Left for dead as a baby, Atalanta is raised by bears. Wild and fierce, goddess Artemis promises her the world but for one caveat: Atalanta may never marry. Joining the Argonauts, she stands head and shoulders above the men. But can such a wild spirit truly forge her own path in a world ruled by Gods and fate? We find out in Jennifer Saint’s Atalanta.

Genres Mythology, Fantasy, Greek Mythology, Historical Fiction, Retelling, Adult
Author Jennifer Saint Home Yorkshire, UK
Publisher Flatiron Books | Buy it

The Book That Wouldn’t Burn 

Mark Lawrence, 11 May 2023

The first in Mark Lawrence’s all-new The Library trilogy, The Book That Wouldn’t Burn introduces us to a web of people and places interconnected through time and space. Particularly, a boy stuck in an endless library and a fated girl from a provincial town. Two nobodies whose story might yet echo through the ages in Mark Lawrence’s The Book That Wouldn’t Burn.

Genres Fantasy, Adult, Science Fiction Fantasy, High Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
Author Mark Lawrence, Home: Bristol, UK
Publisher Ace, HarperCollins UK | Buy it

Fidelitas: Trust Realized

Michael Anderle & Auburn Tempest, 11 May 2023

Book 4 in co-authors Michael Anderle and Auburn Tempest’s Chronicles of an Urban Elemental series, Fidelitas: Trust Realized sees the Quebec Quint (aka Jules and the orphans of the lost Fae Realm) drawn deeper into mysteries in Montreal, where something seems to be in the St Lawrence River. Bodies are turning up. People are getting hurt. And a whole bunch of missing persons have been filed. Time for Jules and her sisters to investigate in Fidelitas: Trust Realized.

Genres Fantasy, Urban Fantasy
Authors Michael Anderle & Auburn Tempest Home Texas US & Ontario, Canada
Publisher LMBPN Publishing | Buy it

Season Of Skulls

Charles Stross, 16 May 2023

The third book in Charles Stross’s New Management trilogy set in the Lovecraftian world of Laundry Files, Season of Skulls sees Eve Starkey having triumphed over her evil boss and now standing to take control of the company – even though it’ll take years to sort out the paperwork. When suddenly she receives communication from Britain’s Prime Minister (an eldritch god who’d almost single-handedly rooted out crime and is somehow responsible for people all over developing supernatural abilities). And it’s an offer she just can’t refuse… in Charles Stross’s Season of Skulls.

Genres Fantasy, Horror, Urban Fantasy, Science Fiction
Author Charles Stross Home Edinburgh, Scotland
Publisher Tor | Buy it

A Corrupt Alliance

DK Holmberg, 16 May 2023

The 11th book in DK Holmberg’s The Chain Breaker epic high fantasy series, A Corrupt Alliance sees Gavin the Chain Breaker (trained to be the ultimate assassin) face a brand-new challenge: He has lost all his fighting powers and must find a new way to thwart the centuries-old plan that threatens all. But, can an assassin, trained from birth to do nothing but kill employ the thinking power (for that is what it’ll take) necessary to stop the scholarly scheme? We find out in DK Holmberg’s A Corrupt Alliance.

Genres Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Mystery, Adventure, High Fantasy, Adult, Thriller
Author DK Holmberg Home Minnesota, US
Publisher ASH Publishing | Buy it

Called

Vanessa Nelson, 20 May 2023

Book 2 in Vanessa Nelson’s The Grey Gates urban fantasy series, Called sees Max determined to keep her head down and just continue her work as a marshall. But her past comes calling. The Order seems to want her back. And, as if she can’t help herself, she keeps finding herself in parts of the city where only the desperate (or great heroes) would go. Because some things don’t wait for your approval, they simply choose you, in Vanessa Nelson’s Called.

Genres Urban Fantasy, Mystery, Paranormal, Magic
Author Vanessa Nelson Home Scotland, UK
Publisher Self | Buy it

The Will Of The Many

James Islington, 23 May 2023

The first book in James Islington’s new The Hierarchy trilogy, The Will of the Many introduces us to a spy infiltrating the ruling empire (seemingly based on Rome). Their mission: To rise through the academy ranks, all the while secretly searching for an ancient weapon that could overthrow world power. The problem: If anyone finds out who our spy really is, it would mean instant death in James Islington’s The Will of the Many.

Genres Fantasy, Adult, High Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Mystery
Author James Islington, Home Victoria, Australia
Publisher Gallery/Saga Press | Buy it

Kill Your Darlings

LE Harper, 24 May 2023

An exciting new standalone novel, LE Harper’s Kill Your Darlings thrusts manically depressed Fantasy author Kyla, whose books always end in horrible tragedy for her characters, from the real world into her latest novel. Suddenly surrounded by the characters she’d created, and now needing to interact with them on a human level, she knows what’s coming… And that it will spell her own end too. That’s why she trades her pen for the sword. And, despite debilitating mental illness, stands next to her doomed darlings to fight. For if she fails, they all die – and she alongside them in LE Harper’s Kill Your Darlings.

Genres Fantasy, Mental Health, LGBTQ
Author LE Harper Home New York, US
Publisher Shivnath Productions | Buy it

Trials Of The Innermost

Jonathan Fuller & Kristina Kelly, 26 May 2023

An all-new and imaginative stand-alone novel, Kristina Kelly and Jonathan Fuller’s Trials of the Innermost takes us to a tidally locked planet, whose three distinct zones (permanent day, night and twilight) have bred diverse cultures that avoid war by sending their brightest to partake in a shared task: the Trials of the Innermost. Beginning their first task, a secret is revealed that could bring all three nations together or tear them apart. But there’s little time to ponder the repercussions, as a new shared enemy appears, an alien force threatening to destroy not only the band of young Truthseekers but consume the entire planet. Working together is now the only hope in Jonathan Fuller and Kristina Kelly’s Trials of the Innermost.

Genres Fantasy, LGBTQ, Adult
Authors Jonathan Fuller & Kristina Kelly Home Texas & Indiana, US
Publisher Hansen House | Buy it

Witch King

Martha Wells, 30 May 2023

Martha Wells’ new standalone novel Witch King follows powerful magical entity, Kai, who wakes up goodness knows how long after he was assassinated and trapped in a magical death spell. Shocked to discover how much the world has changed, and that the world order has shifted towards old enemies, Kai must try to find allies in this “new” world if he’s to get to grips with what happened, figure out who had killed him and have any effect on the changing world order in Martha Wells’ Witch King.

Genres Fantasy, Adult, Paranormal, Magic, High Fantasy, Witches, Science Fiction Fantasy
Author Martha Wells Home Texas, US
Publisher Tor Publishing Group | Buy it

Fantasy Books from April 2023

The Rascor Plains

Phil Tucker, 1 April 2023

The sequel to Bastion and book 2 in Phil tucker’s The Immortal Great Souls series, The Rascor Plains sees Scorio continue his search for the truth about his past, why he was first welcomed to the academy of defenders and then outcast. The quest continues through the perilous Rascor Plains, a place of intrigue, powerful enemies and perhaps some of the darkest secrets of this world. Will Scorio finally uncover the truth and regain his reputation? We find out in Phil Tucker’s new The Rascor Plains.

Genres Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Action
Author Phil Tucker Home Asheville, North Carolina, US
Publisher Self | Buy it

Engines Of Chaos

RS Ford, 4 April 2023

Finally some more new steampunk! The 2nd book in RS Ford’s The Age of Uprising series, Engines of Chaos sees the Guilds in disarray as the now-victorious usurper Sanctan Egelrath tightens his grip and exerts his power. Alone and all but beaten, Rosomon Hawkspur might yet find an alley in Torwyn’s greatest warrior, Lancelin Jagdor. But with her family gone, very few friends and being so vastly outnumbered, Rosomon will have to choose her battles very carefully in RS Ford’s Engines of Chaos.

Genres Fantasy, Steampunk, Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy
Author RS Ford (Richard Ford) Home born Leeds; lives Cambridgeshire, UK
Publisher Orbit | Buy it

The Captain 

Will Wight, 4 April 2023

Book 1 in Will Wight’s all-new sci-fi-and-fantasy-blending The Last Horizon series, The Captain sees space-faring Archmage Varic Vallenar so troubled by terrible memories of his previous lives (especially the way his former selves died) that he casts a spell to unite himself with the preceding 6 – giving him all their power and complete memories. Problem is, now that he knows the terrible overpowering forces they faced, he knows he’s nowhere near strong enough to defeat it. Will he die like the others? Or is there hope in the stories of a mythical starship inhabited by near-invincible heroes? Is The Last Horizon real? We find out in Will Wight’s The Captain.

Genres Science Fiction, Fantasy
Author Will Wight | Home Orlando, Florida, US
Publisher Hidden Gnome Publishing | Buy it

Tower Of Silence

Larry Correia, 4 April 2023

Book 4 in Larry Correia’s lauded Saga of the Forgotten Warrior (aka Son of the Black Sword) series, Tower of Silence sees The Great Extermination of the casteless now spread throughout the realm of Lok. And the people’s Protector, Vadal, must escape his prison and fight his way through an army of demons to rejoin Thera and the Sons of the Black Sword, while treacherous politics in the capital conspire to grant his opponents godly powers should he ever return in Larry Correia’s new Tower of Silence.

Genres Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
Author Larry Correia | Home Utah, US
Publisher Baen | Buy it

Potentia: Bonds Forged

Michael Anderle & Auburn Tempest, 4 April 2023

The third book in co-authors Michael Anderle & Auburn Tempest’s Chronicles of an Urban Elemental, Potentia: Bonds Forged sees Jules and her four sisters, aka the Quebec Quint, set off for Montreal. The Orphans of the lost Fae Realm, complete with friends and police backup have their work cut out for them in cleaning up another big city with troubles in all-new Potentia: Bonds Forged.

Genres Fantasy, Urban Fantasy
Authors Michael Anderle & Auburn Tempest Home Texas US & Ontario, Canada
Publisher LMBPN Publishing | Buy it

The Tyrant Riot

YB Striker, 6 April 2023

The second instalment in YB Striker’s Virtuous Sons series, The Tyrant Riot, sees Lio and Sol fresh from battle at the unending storm and thrust into a new challenge as the Tyrants vie for the throne surge towards uprising. The duo will once again have to stand against Tyrants, the Heavens and all who seek to bring disorder to the realms in YB Striker’s The Tyrant Riot.

Genres Fantasy, Mystery
Author YB Striker Home likely US
Publisher Timeless Wind Publishing | Buy it

Forge Of The High Mage

Ian C Esslemont, 6 April 2023

The fourth book in Ian C Esslemont’s Path to Ascendancy series, Forge of the High Mage sees new, untested and quite freshly injured high mage Tayschrenn accompany a tired rag-tag army sent fresh from the fight at Quon Talian on a new expedition to invade the lands of Falar. As if the odds weren’t stacked enough, they run into an ancient elemental horror along the way. Tayschrenn knows what it is… and that he is desperately inadequate to face it. But everything rides on this, and this is his chance to prove he is worthy of the title in Ian C Esslemont’s new epic fantasy Forge of the High Mage.

Genres Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
Author Ian C Esslemont Home Alaska, US
Publisher Transworld Digital | Buy it

Untethered Sky

Fonda Lee, 11 April 2023

A new novella from World Fantasy Award-winning author Fonda Lee, Untethered Sky is a fantasy epic with science fiction undertones. It’s the story of the battle-forged relationship between warrior, Ester, and her mount, an immature roc (giant eagle) called Zahra. Raised by an embittered father obsessed with avenging the murder of Ester’s mother and baby brother by a vicious manticore, Ester gets the chance to exact her revenge. But success will hinge on her ability to cooperate and trust in the seemingly loveless and willful bird, Zahra, in Untethered Sky.

Genres Fantasy, Novella, Adult, Science Fiction, High Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Asian Literature
Author Fonda Lee | Home born Canada; lives Portland Oregon, US
Publisher Tor Publishing Group | Buy it

The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook For Surviving Medieval England (Secret Project 2)

Brandon Sanderson, 11 April 2023

The second of Brandon Sanderson’s Secret Projects is here! The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England is a Jason Bourne-style setup in an epic fantasy style. Seriously, check it out: A man wakes up with no memories in medieval England. He’s chased by time travelling agents, and his only clue to what is going on was meant to be a guidebook that accidentally got incinerated. The few fragments that remain can provide some cryptic clues if he can figure them out in time in Brandon Sanderson’s new The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England.

Genres Fantasy, Adult, Epic Fantasy, Science Fiction, Time Travel, High Fantasy, Adult
Author Brandon Sanderson Home born Lincoln, Nebraska; lives American Fork, Utah
Publisher Tor Books | Buy it

Master Of The Fallen

Justin Call, 13 April 2023

The third instalment in Justin Call’s The Silent Gods epic fantasy series, Master of the Fallen sees magically cursed-blessed Annev and friends set out on another adventure. As always, Annev is all too acutely aware of (and desperately trying to control) his nascent “evil” nature. And other survivors of the attack on the Academy in Book 2 might have made decisions that could have ripple effects well into the future in Justin Call’s Master of the Fallen.

Genres Fantasy, High Fantasy, Adult, Young Adult, Epic Fantasy
Author Justin Call Home Park City, Utah, US
Publisher Gollancz | Buy it

The Bone Shard War

Andrea Stewart, 20 April 2023

The third and final book in Andrea Stewart’s The Drowning Empire epic high fantasy series, The Bone Shard War sees new empress Lin Sukai’s Phoenix Empire hang in the balance as her own governours plot treason while old enemies including Nisong and the dangerous Ragan set their sights on ending her dynasty once and for all.  But legend tells of 7 mythical swords, and Lin’s salvation might yet lie in discovering these ancient magical weapons in The Bone Shard War.

Genres Fantasy, Adult, LGBTQ, High Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Lesbian, Romance, Young Adult
Author Andrea Stewart Home California, UA
Publisher Orbit | Buy it

The Remarkable Retirement Of Edna Fisher

EM Anderson, 21 April 2023

The debut novel of beloved short story author EM Anderson, The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher sees geriatric 83-year-old Edna Fisher hailed as the Chosen One destined to defeat the dragon-riding sorcerer set on destroying the world. Funny, since she’s never had any magic, wielded a weapon or done much of anything other than knitting. Prophecy is prophecy, though, and Edna leaps to action with gusto – there might yet be a reason for her choosing, something only a sympathetic mother can solve in EM Anderson’s The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher.

Genres Fantasy, Adult, Dragons, LGBTQ, Science Fiction Fantasy, High Fantasy, Mystery
Author EM Anderson Home Ohio, US
Publisher Hansen House | Buy it

In The Lives Of Puppets

TJ Klune, 25 April 2023

In the brand-new standalone novel In the Lives of Puppets, TJ Klune weaves a darkly fantastical retelling of Pinocchio. When fatherly inventor droid Gio, who lives in hiding with two other droids and a human named Vic, reactivates an old droid named “HAP” from back in his human-hunting days, Hap accidentally alerts acquaintances from Gio’s former life – and they come to take him away. Now, Vic, Hap and the others must go on a perilous journey through a strange, wonderful and dangerous sci-fi-fantasy world to find Gio and bring him back.

Genres Fantasy, Science Fiction, LGBTQ, Adult, Retellings, Romance
Author TJ Klune | Home born Oregon; lives Virginia, US
Publisher Pan Macmillan | Buy it

A Sleight Of Shadows 

Kat Howard, 25 April 2023

The second book in Kat Howard’s amazing An Unkindness of Magicians urban fantasy, A Sleight of Shadows sees Sydney, once one of the world’s most dangerous magicians, completely drained of magic after spending it all to stop the corruption in the Unseen World. Problem is the House of Shadows in New York is rebuilding itself and the Unseen World, forcing Sydney into a desperate move to regain her spent magic, but at what cost? We find out in Kat Howard’s A Sleight of Shadows.

Genres Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Adult, Magic, Science Fiction Fantasy
Author Kat Howard Home Minnesota, US
Publisher Gallery / Saga Press | Buy it

Night Angel Nemesis 

Brent Weeks, 25 April 2023

Brand-new from Brent Weeks, a return to the world of Night Angel in the all-new The Kylar Chronicles series, but with a twist. Night Angel Nemesis sees Kylar Stern fatigued from all the war and bloodshed, ready to hang up his assassin’s robes – except for one last job. To keep the fragile peace, High King Logan Gyre needs a trusted ally to secure a magical item, and who is better suited than his friend Kylar? If all goes well, this will be a heist, not more bloodshed. But Kylar knows better than to expect an easy task; he has enemies who’ll leap at the chance to get hold of such a magical item, after all. It all starts with Brent Weeks’ new Night Angel Nemesis.

Genres Fantasy, High Fantasy, Adult
Author Brent Weeks Home Portland Oregon, US
Publisher Orbit | Buy it 

Fused 

Lindsay Buroker, 29 April 2023

The sixth book in Lindsay Buroker’s Legacy of Magic urban fantasy series Fused sees Matti Puletasi and elf assassin Sarrlevi finally get the chance to confront her parents’ kidnappers. But it turns out there’s way more going on than just some missing people – dragons, a secret organization, a plot to sever Earth realm from the rest of the Cosmos and, you know, the end of humanity and all that. Looks like finding Matti’s parents might mean having to save the entire world too, in Lindsay Buroker’s Fused.

Genres Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Paranormal, Dragons, Magic, Elves, Paranormal Romance
Author Lindsay Buroker Home Bend, Oregon, US
Publisher Self | Buy it

Plus: Brand-New Progression Fantasy (LitRPG) Books

Arcane knights, eldritch horrors and magic academies. Discover 8 awesome new fantasy LitRPG books in April and LitRPG books in May.

Fantasy Books from March 2023

A Game Of Malice And Greed 

3 March 2023

The twisted sisters are back! The first book in the exciting new The Fallen Fae series from Zodiac Academy co-author sisters Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti, A Game of Malice and Greed (AGOMAG) is an enigmatic dark fae-focused romance complete with gods, curses, warriors and forbidden love.

Genres Fantasy, Romance, Fae, New Adult, High Fantasy
Authors Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti, UK
Publisher Dark Ink Publishing | Buy it (kindle only)

The Foxglove King

7 March 2023

Book 1 in Hannah Whitten’s brand-new romantic epic fantasy The Nightshade Crown series, The Foxglove King introduces us to a young woman with the secret and rare gift of raising the dead. When caught out, though, she’s not burnt but instead called to the king – seems there’s a blight affecting the outskirts of the kingdom, and talents just like hers are needed. But can she navigate the intricacies of the king’s court, now to mention the politics and the devout religious? Her power is of darkness, after all, and the darkness she was running from is now starting to catch up.

Genres Fantasy, Romance, Adult, LGBTQ, Young Adult, Magic, High Fantasy
Author Hannah Whitten | Home Tennessee, US
Publisher Orbit | Buy it

Dead Country

7 March 2023

Max Gladstone is taking us back to his The Craft universe with Dead Country. Book 1 in the brand-new The Craft Wars sequence is billed as both the finale of The Craft saga and an intriguing entry point for new readers. Seemingly an ocean of time from her childhood home now that she’s dealt with gods, encountered monsters and been embroiled in more would-be wars than she can count, Tara Abernathy is called back to bury her father. But a chance encounter with a powerful being just as lost as she was those many years ago, could now change the world forever.

Genres Urban Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Adult, Horror, Science Fiction
Author Max Gladstone | Home born Cambridge; lives Somerville, Massachusetts, US
Publisher Tor Publishing Group | Buy it

The Queen’s Price

7 March 2023

The 12th book in Ann Bishop’s Black Jewels series sees three young women pushed within the powerful monarchic SaDiablo family to a point where they must choose to pay the Queen’s price – the ultimate sacrifice of self for what you believe is right. Life at court doesn’t come easily to Zoey, the would-be queen. But an alliance with one everyone warns her against might just be her price. While witch Jillian risks revealing a terrible secret and the High Lord of Hell’s daughter, Saetien, embarks on a quest for her own truth. In Anne Bishop’s The Queen’s Price.

Genres Fantasy, High Fantasy, Romance, Dark Fantasy
Author Anne Bishop | Home New York, US
Publisher Penguin | Buy it

The Faithless

7 March 2023

Book 2 of CL Clark’s Magic of the Lost trilogy, The Faithless sees Qazal rebels victorious against the empire. But that freedom might be shortlived as warrior Touraine discovers leading a nation is different from leading a rebellion. At the same time, empress heir Luca must reclaim her throne from her usurping uncle, yet her allies are all slowly disappearing from her side. She might have to work with Touraine, overcoming their history and heartbreak if anyone is to have their freedom.

Genres Fantasy, LGBTQ, High Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Romance
Author  CL Clark | Home Amsterdam, Netehrlands
Publisher Hachette UK | Buy it

Instinct: An Animal Rescuers Anthology

7 March 2023

And, for something a little different, Instinct: An Animal Rescuers Anthology is as the name suggests a collection of entirely new short stories in famous worlds of 17-odd great fantasy authors. It includes Patricia Briggs with a Mercy Thompson and Alpha & Omega story and Jim Butcher with something unseen from The Dresden Files. Etc. With a bit of a twist – these stories focus on the creatures who fight alongside some of your favourite heroes. Catch Instinct: An Animal Rescuers Anthology.

Genres Anthology, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy
Authors numerous, including LJ Hachmeister, Jim Butcher, Kelley Armstrong, Patricia Briggs
Publisher Source 7 Productions | Buy it (kindle only)

Mountains Made Of Glass 

7 March 2023

The first book in Scarlett St Clair’s new Fairy Tale Retelling series, Mountains Made of Glass puts an exciting new spin on the Brothers Grimm classic The Frog Prince with overtones of Beauty and the Beast. Gisela lives in a town troubled by curses, each to be broken by a resident. And when the town well dries up and it’s her turn to dispel the curse by killing the toad that lives in the water, things get complicated by the fact that he’s not really a toad but an elven prince suffering a curse of his own – or so the toad claims. She doesn’t wait to find out, though, killing the poor toad. But now his brothers come to seek revenge by kidnapping her to live with their seventh brother, known only as the Beast. All in Scarlett St Clair’s Mountains Made of Glass.

Genres Fantasy, Retelling, Romance
Author Scarlett St Clair | Home Oklahoma City, US
Publisher Bloom Books | Buy it (kindle only)

The Medici Manuscript 

7 March 2023

The second book in CJ Archer’s gaslamp Glass Library series, The Medici Manuscript sees Sylvia discover a book that could hold the keys to understanding her family history (and their special kind of magic) in an attic in the old Italian city of Florence. Trusting others isn’t easy, and confiding in Gabe is hard. But when the book suddenly disappears it rends the two (and Sylvia’s heart – for how can she tear herself away from one so magnetic?), and they must act fast before its secrets are lost forever.

Genres Fantasy, Mystery, Historical Fiction, Books About Books
Author CJ Archer | Home Melbourne, Australia
Publisher CJ Archer | Buy it

Conquer The Kingdom 

7 March 2023

The finale in Jennifer Estep’s Gargoyle Queen trilogy, Conquer the Kingdom sees crown princess Gemma struggle to maintain the normal day-to-day with a powerful enemy still out there plotting against her kingdom. Not even the enticing Prince Leonidas can keep her mind off it; when the Sword and Shield tournament brings warriors from every corner of the kingdom into the capital. As the kingdom seems to be slipped from her grasp, there’s nothing for it but for Gemma to dig deep and uncover the true secret of her latent magic.

Genres Fantasy, Magic, Romance, Adult, Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance
Author Jennifer Estep | Home Southern USA
Publisher Harper Voyager | Buy it

The Primal Hunter 5 

10 March 2023

For something very different and very special, The Primal Hunter is a popular new Literary RPG series. That is: a new genre that’s a mix between a book and a role-playing game, with classes, levels the works. You can read it as a book, though you have to make some choices along the way, and the stories are compelling. In the 5th LitRPG by enigmatic self-publisher and creator Zogarth, “earthling” Jake continues his quest through the multiverse, this time against the vampires and the land of Yalsten itself as all the major factions of earth descend on the cursed land in search of treasure, in The Primal Hunter 5.

Genres LitRPG, Literary Role-Playing Game, Fantasy, Dystopian, Apocalyptic, Urban Fantasy
Author Zogarth
Publisher Independent | Buy it

When He’s Torn 

10 March 2023

The fifth book in Suzanne Wright’s The Olympus Pride series, When He’s Torn sees snake-shifter Bailey and cat-shifter Deke dance around between love and hate. Until a typical shapeshifter phase known as touch fever forces usually grumpy Deke to let his guard down, tangling the duo up in an affair no one might have seen coming.

Genres Paranormal, Fantasy, Romance, Adult, Shapeshifters, Urban Fantasy
Author Suzanne Wright | Home England, UK
Publisher Tantor Media & Independent | Buy it (kindle only)

Feed Them Silence

14 March 2023

A scientific researcher develops a neurological interface to link her mind to that of a wild wolf. You know, to satisfy both her research needs and lifelong obsession with life in a wolfpack. The forest, true freedom, even the taste of a fresh kill – but especially the sense of belonging to the pack. These will all be hers. Except that it all comes at a terrible cost to her marriage. Herself and the poor creature she must inhabit. But how can she possibly stop now?

Genres Horror, Science Fiction, Novella, Adult, LGBTQ, Fantasy, Short Stories
Author Lee Mandelo | Home Lexington, Kentucky, US
Publisher Tor Publishing Group | Buy it

Bitter Medicine

14 March 2023

In a contemporary paranormal fantasy debut, Taiwanese-American author Mia Tsai explores the lives of an underperforming and underappreciated Chinese magical calligrapher and a French half-elf security expert with a secret. The duo form a partnership, rendering both of them perhaps more effective, but, as with any modern tale, they yearn to be free of the daily grind. Problem is the “agency” they work for is no mortal outfit. And freedom might cost much more than either of them have to sacrifice.

Genres Fantasy, Romance, Adult, Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, Magic, LGBTQ
Author Mia Tsai | Home Atlanta, US
Publisher Tachyon Publications | Buy it

The Ashes And The Star-Cursed King 

15 March 2023, TBC

There’s not much info on Carissa Broadbent’s second novel in her Crowns of Nyaxia series, The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King. Other than that it follows from the Nightborn vampire king’s adopted human daughter Oraya and ruthless killer Raihn, who competed together in the legendary Kejari tournament. And now, the duo might be asked to make the ultimate sacrifice in the name of love and power. Though the release date is still uncertain for  Carissa Broadbent’s The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King.

Genres Fantasy, Romance, Vampires, Paranormal, Adult, High Fantasy, Supernatural
Author Carissa Broadbent | Home Rhode Island, US
Publisher Independent | Buy it (kindle only)

The Sinister Booksellers Of Bath

21 March 2023

The sequel to Garth Nix’s The Left-Handed Booksellers of London, The Sinister Booksellers of Bath sees the booksellers who police the Old World troubled by an entity in the hot springs of Bath. And when a sorcerous map gets left-handed bookseller Merlin in deep trouble, a rescue attempt by his right-handed bookseller sister, Vivien, and art student Susan Arkshaw sees the trio transported to a realm of deadly sorcery and monstrous living statues. The first step in a long journey to uncover the secrets of the deadly Ancient Sovereign now threatening everything in the world of mortals and magic.

Genres Fantasy, Young Adult, Urban Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Magic, Historical, Suspense
Author Garth Nix | Home born Melbourne,; lives Sydney, Australia
Publisher Harper Collins | Buy it

Overlord, Vol. 15

21 March 2023

And for something a little different… Overlord is a long-running light novel series (part manga, part novel), translated into English from Japanese. It’s the story of an Ainz (a former human game player who remained logged into his favourite game when the servers shut off, and the entire game world got remade into reality in another realm). This time, Ainz, Aura and Mare travel to elf country for a bit of R&R, unknowing that the Slane Theocracy plans to overthrow the elves in preparation for war with the Nation of Darkness.

Genres Manga, Anime, Young Adult, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Author Kugane Maruyama | Home Japan
Publisher Yen On | Buy it

The Witch And The Vampire: A Novel

21 March 2023

A standalone Rapunzel retelling, Francesca Flores’s The Witch and the Vampire follows two childhood best friends grown apart. Kaye has just graduated as a flame witch and is determined to prove herself by ridding the town of vampires. While Ava never graduated, because she was attacked and turned into a vampire in a tragic accident. Now, as Ava flees the village for refuge in the ancient woods, Kaye joins her with a promise of friendship (a lie, she wants to turn her in herself). But the woods are deadly – man-eating trees, vicious vampires attacking from above and Ava’s hunters at their heels. And with every step, Kaye begins to question more and more the truth of everything she was led to believe about witches and vampires.

Genres Fantasy, Lesbian, Young Adult, LGBTQ, Romance, Retellings, Vampires, Witches, Paranormal
Author Francesca Flores | Home San Francisco, US
Publisher St. Martin’s | Buy it 

We Dream Of Gods

21 March 2023

The fourth and final book in Devin Madson’s The Reborn Empire series, We Dream of Gods sees the fate of the world decided when gods and men go to war. Dethroned Empress Miko Ts’ai has a dangerous plan to retake her empire. Rah e’Torin is at the head of a group of Swords again. Cassandra Marius’ mind is no longer her own. And Dishiva e’Jaroven must give up everything in order to gain the power to win a new homeland in We Dream of Gods.

Genres Fantasy, Adult
Author Devin Madson | Home Australia
Publisher Orbit | Buy it

The Lies Of The Ajungo

21 March 2023

In Nigerian-American author Moses Ose Utomi’s debut novella The Lies of the Ajungo, a young boy convinces their chief to disobey the terrifying Ajungo Empire by giving his mother some water illegally. In return, he will set out into the desert and bring back enough water for everyone – an easy promise to make because any fate will be better than waiting for the Ajungo to arrive and take him as a sacrifice for the water. Yet he doesn’t plan on leaving anyone to their fate. He will be back with water and salvation.

Genres Fantasy, Novella, Adult, Science Fiction, High Fantasy, Short Stories, Dystopia, Africa
Author Moses Ose Utomi | Home Honolulu, Hawaii, US
Publisher Tor.com | Buy it

And Put Away Childish Things

28 March 2023

It seems that nothing failing kids’ TV presenter Harry Bodie does can further his career. And the act that he has a famous grandmother who wrote a hit children’s book series set in a fantastical place called Underhill seems to be more of a hindrance than a help. Until Harry gets mysteriously called to the delightful fantasy world of Underhill. Which isn’t very delightful at all. Find out in Adrian Tchaikovsky’s novella, And Put Away Childish Things.

Genres Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adult, Novella
Author Adrian Tchaikovsky | Home born Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire; lives Leeds, UK
Publisher Simon Schuster | Buy it

Fantasy Books from February 2023

These Infinite Threads

Tahereh Mafi, 7 February 2023

The sequel to Tahereh Mafi’s best-selling This Woven Kingdom, These Infinite Threads sees Alizeh, the heir to the Jinn throne, and Kamran, the heir to the human throne, fall in love. But as a murderous foe kills Kamran’s family (leaving him perhaps the human king) and kidnaps Alizeh, Kamram must hurry to find her and undo the devil’s deal – that is unless she’s already become the new Jinn queen. In These Infinite Threads.

Genres Fantasy, Young Adult, Romance, Mythology, High Fantasy
Author Tahereh Mafi | Home born Connecticut, lives Santa Monica, California, US
Publisher HarperCollins | buy it

Seven Faceless Saints

MK Lobb, 7 February 2023

In her debut novel, M.K. Lobb paints a picture of a dark city ruled by saints and disciples. A rule which, after her father’s death, rebel Rossana is determined to end, even if it means confronting the disillusioned security captain who broke her heart, Damian. In fact, as a murderer rakes up victims in the city streets, Rossana and Damian are forced to work together as terrible darkness closes in, in Seven Faceless Saints.

Genres Fantasy, Young Adult, Mystery, LGBTQ, Thriller, Dark Fantasy
Author MK Lobb | Home Canada
Publisher Little, Brown Books | Buy it

The Cradle Of Ice

 James Rollins, 7 February 2023

The second book in his Moonfall series, James Rollins brings us back to the unlikely fellowship of a soldier, a thief, a lost prince and a young girl who set out in the middle of great wars to stop the coming apocalypse. But now, just as their binds seem strongest, the group must split up and brave a vast new world of ice and legend, before time runs out.

Genres Fantasy, Science Fiction, Post Apocalyptic
Author James Rollins | Home born Chicago, Illinois; lives Sacramento, California, US
Publisher Tor Books | buy it

The Last Tale Of The Flower Bride

Roshani Chokshi, 14 February 2023

In a chilling Mexican Gothic style, this book is the story of a scholar of myths who accompanies his mysterious wife to her childhood home, where the house itself seems to want to tell him something important about his bride. If only he can manage to distinguish reality from fantasy in The Last Tale of the Flower Bride.

Genres Fantasy, Gothic, Adult, Horror, Romance, Mystery, Thriller
Author Roshani Chokshi | Home born Saint Louis, Missouri; lives Georgia, US
Publisher HarperCollins | buy it

The Tyranny Of Faith

Richard Swan, 14 February 2023

In the second book in Richard Swan’s Empire of the Wolf series, Sir Konrad Vonvalt returns from battle to a capital city in the throes of a rebellion stirring against the Emperor. And, charged with locating the Empire’s kidnapped prince, Vonvalt and allies Helena, Bressinger and Sir Radomir must head south to face the templar knights – and a perhaps more terrifying dark power than any could have imagined in The Tyranny of Faith.

Genres Fantasy, Adult, Epic Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy
Author Richard Swan | Home born Yorkshire, UK; lives Sydney, Australia
Publisher Orbit | Buy it

The Cage Of Dark Hours 

Marina Lostletter, 14 February 2023

The second book in Lostetter’s The Five Penalties epic fantasy series, The Cage of Dark Hours sees Krona and her Regulators survive defeating a back-from-the-dead serial killer, but new information about the dark forces that control their world will drive them to battle the elite and fend off beasts from beyond the foggy barrier, all in search of the truth behind the children’s story of the Thalo, the legendary quiet, creeping puppet masters who control it all in The Cage of Dark Hours.

Genres Fantasy, Horror, Adult, Epic Fantasy, Mystery, High Fantasy
Author Marina Lostletter | Home born Oregon; lives Arkansas, US
Publisher Tor Books | Buy it

The Jaguar Path 

Anna Stephens, 16 February 2023

The next instalment in Anna Stephens’s Songs of the Drowned series sees the lands of Ixachipan controlled by the Empire of Songs’ hypnotic, magical music. All the rebels are dispersed and Xessa, Lilla and Tayan are ensnared in the empire’s machinations to fully control the populace and use them for its future battles. Yet each of them still harbours a secret hope, waiting for a chance to strike at the Empire from within.

Genres Fantasy, Dark Fantasy
Author Anna Stephens | Home UK
Publisher HarperVoyager | buy it

The Iron Wolf 

Siri Pettersen, 21 February 2023

In the first book in the new Vardari series by The Raven Rings trilogy author Siri Pettersen, Juva, born of the swindlers they call blood readers detests her heritage. But the threat of the ageless vardari sets her on a course to rediscover the ancient blood reader legacy that once changed the world, and she might change her mind yet if she can confront the terrifying childhood memory she fought so long and hard to forget in The Iron Wolf.

Genres Fantasy, Young Adult, High Fantasy, Mythology, Scandinavian, Romance, Werewolves
Author Siri Pettersen | Home born Finnsnes; lives Søgne, Norway
Publisher Arctis | Buy it

A Day Of Fallen Night

Samantha Shannon, 28 February 2023

A standalone prequel to The Priory of the Orange Tree, part of The Roots of Chaos series, Samantha Shannon’s A Day of Fallen Night shows the course of events that changed the lives of four women – wyrm-slaying priory sister, queen and princess, and a devout trying to raise the gods from their slumber – and the age of terror and violence that will echo through their world for generations to come. 

Genres Fantasy, Adult, LGBTQ, High Fantasy, Dragons, Romance, Science Fiction Fantasy
Author Samantha Shannon | Home London, UK
Publisher Bloomsbury | Buy it

The Magician’s Daughter

HG Parry, 28 February 2023

Washed up on the shores of a legendary Irish island hidden by magic as a baby, Hy-Brasil and her guardian, the mercurial magician Rowan, is all that Biddy has ever known. But, when one day Rowan fails to return from his mysterious travels, Biddy must venture into the outside world for the first time to face the powerful enemies who’ve set against Rowan and, unwittingly, Biddy herself in The Magician’s Daughter.

Genres Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Adult, Magic, Magical Realism
Author HG Parry | Home Wellington, New Zealand
Publisher Hachette | Buy it

Emperor Of Ruin

Django Wexler, 28 February 2023

The third and final book in Django Wexler’s epic Burningblade & Silvereye series, Emperor of Ruin sees siblings Gyre and Maya reunite old allies from across The Splinter Kingdoms and Deepfire, as well as locate a legendary hidden weapon, to take down Ashok and Twilight Order once and for all.

Genres Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Adult, LGBTQ
Author Django Wexler | Home Seattle, US
Publisher Hachette | Buy it

The Crane Husband

Kelly Barnhill, 28 February 2023

This retelling of the Japanese folklore tale “The Crane Wife” sees a fifteen-year-old has to grow up pretty fast to take up most of the responsibilities on the farm, including raising her young brother. This while her mother, an artist, becomes aloof and engaged in weaving tapestries. Until one day Mom brings home a menacing new “friend”, a six-foot tall crane who commands the woman’s heart and demands she weaves a very specific tapestry, in Kelly Barnhill’s The Crane Husband.

Genres Science Fiction Fantasy, Horror, Magical Realism, Retellings, Adult, Urban Fantasy, Fairy Tales
Author Kelly Barnhill | Home Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Publisher Tor Publishing Group | Buy it

Fantasy Books from January 2023

The Stolen Heir

Holly Black, 3 Jan 2023

The first of two new Elfhame books, Holly Black’s new Young Adult novel sees Suren, child queen of the Court of Teeth, hiding from her royal past in the human world. But her charming, beautiful and manipulative former betrothed, Prince Oak, finds her and has a proposition. Can she guard her heart, avoid the horrors she sought to leave behind and face a new threat from Lady Nore’s icy north? All in The Stolen Heir.

Genre Fantasy, Young Adult, Romance, Fae, Fairies, Fantasy Romance, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy
Author Holly Black | Home born New Jersey, US; lives Amherst, Massachusetts, US
Publisher Bonnier Zaffre Ltd. | Buy it

A Ruinous Fate

Kaylie Smith, 3 Jan 2023

Kaylie Smith’s debut novel follows Calliope Rosewood. Cursed with such terrifying powers, she’d been forced to desert her coven and live on the run from a secret prophecy: that she would be the one to destroy the world and her people, and eradicate magic forever. But now, there might be a chance to alter her fate – though she’ll have to face many new temptations and ultimately decide if choosing what’s best for herself is worth damning everyone else, in A Ruinous Fate.

Genre Fantasy, Young Adult, Romance, Witches, LGBTQ, Paranormal
Author Kaylie Smith | Home Louisiana, US
Publisher Disney Hyperion | Buy it

Unseelie

Ivelisse Housman, 3 Jan 2023

In her debut novel, Ivelisse Housman weaves a YA fantasy tale about two sisters. One is a professional thief and the other a changeling – both on the run for different reasons. The thief is in pursuit of a legendary treasure, while the changeling is seeking answers about her true identity and a sense of belonging among both the fae who created her and the humans who reject her, in Housman’s Unseelie.

Genre Fantasy, Young Adult, Fae, Disability, Fairies, Autistic, Romance, Paranormal
Author Ivelisse Housman | Home Blue Ridge Mountains, US
Publisher Harlequin | Buy it

Song Of Silver, Flame Like Night

Amélie Wen Zhao, 3 Jan 2023

What a treat! This new xianxia duology (Chinese fantasy inspired by Buddhism, Taoism and mythology) sees Lan struggling to uncover the secrets of her colonised kingdom’s past – because they might hold clues to the hidden powers within herself. Aided by magician Zen, she journeys to the Last Kingdom in search of answers and a way to overthrow their oppressors. But they must confront their own secrets as they unearth the potential for great power, as it could just as easily liberate their land as bring about its destruction. More in Song of Silver, Flame Like Night.

Genre Fantasy, Young Adult, Mythology, Dragons, High Fantasy, Magic, Asian Literature
Author Amélie Wen Zhao | Home childhood Beijing, China; lives New York, US
Publisher Random House Children’s Books | Buy it

Hell Bent

Leigh Bardugo,10 Jan 2023

Billed as one of Amazon’s most recommended new books of 2023, the second instalment in Bardugo’s Alex Stern series sees Alex hellbent on breaking Darlington out of purgatory. But she can’t call on the university’s Ninth House (from the first book, set to be adapted by Amazon Studios into the new Ninth House TV show) this time and must assemble a rogue squad of dubious allies to help decipher the secrets to accomplishing this feat. When university faculty members start to die off, though, she realises there’s more to this than meets the eye. In Hell Bent.

Genre Fantasy, Adult, Mystery, Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, Thriller, Horror, New Adult
Author Leigh Bardugo | Home born Jerusalem, Israel; lives US
Publisher Flatiron Books | Buy it

The Daughters Of Izdihar

Hadeer Elsbai, 10 Jan 2023

Hadeer Elsbai’s debut novel is the first in a duology set in a modern-Egyptian-inspired world where Nehal, a spoiled aristocrat, and Giorgina, a poor bookshop worker, discover they have more in common than they thought. They want to stand up for women’s rights. And they both can wield forbidden elemental magic to do it. Look out for The Daughters of Izdihar.

Genre Fantasy, Young Adult, LGBT, Adult, Urban Fantasy
Author Hadeer Elsbai | Home Queens, New York, US
Publisher HarperCollins | Buy it

Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia Of Faeries

Heather Fawcett, 10 Jan 2023

A Cambridge professor’s quest to create the world’s first encyclopaedia of faerie lore leads to the small town of Hrafnsvik. A rival academic, Wendell Bambleby, charms the townspeople and hampers her search. But the investigation into the Hidden Ones also yields clues about Wendell’s true intentions. And to solve that mystery, Emily must confront her own feelings.

Genre Fantasy, Romance, Adult, Historical Fiction, Fairies, Magic
Author Heather Fawcett | Home Vancouver, Canada
Publisher Random House Worlds | Buy it

City Of Nightmares

Rebecca Schaeffer, 10 Jan 2023

This YA fantasy set in a Gotham-like city run by crooked politicians and sinister cults sees a cowardly girl embroiled in a criminal syndicate conspiracy. But this city is also a place where dreaming means becoming your worst nightmare – like in Strange the Dreamer. And clearing her name will mean confronting terrible monsters, including some of her own in this City of Nightmares. 

Genre Fantasy, Young Adult, Horror, Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, Vampires, Dystopia, Dark
Author Rebecca Schaeffer | Home Canada
Publisher HarperCollins | Buy it

Lost In The Moment And Found

Seanan McGuire, 10 Jan 2023

Can lost innocence be reclaimed? Even discovering the place where all lost things go, Antoinette cannot find the one thing she is looking for, in Seanan McGuire’s standalone novella, Lost in the Moment and Found.

Genre Fantasy, Young Adult, Novella, Adult, Urban Fantasy, Magical Realism, LGBTQ
Author Seanan McGuire | Home California, US
Publisher Tor Publishing Group | Buy it

Barrow Of Winter

HM Long, 17 Jan 2023

When an endless and maddening night cloaks the frozen northern land, the last Daughter of Winter returns from her new home in the warm southern lands to see her former people and siblings teetering on the brink of mad violence. It will take everything she has to prevent the madness from spreading. And do so before the spring winds blow, for then the sons and daughters of Winter will bring her southland to its knees, in Barrow of Winter.

Genre Adult, High Fantasy
Author HM Long | Home Ontario, Canada
Publisher Titan | Buy it
(Set yourself a reminder on this page: Barrow of Winter release date.)

The Keeper’s Six

Kate Elliott, 17 Jan 2023

Space, time, dragonlords – they have nothing on this parent’s love. Even being banned from travelling the “Beyond” can’t stop spell-slinger mother Esther from assembling her magical party to go into it and find her captured son in The Keeper’s Six.

Genre Fantasy, Dragons, Adult, Science Fiction, Magic
Author Kate Elliott | Home Hawaii, US
Publisher Tor Publishing Group | Buy it

Godkiller

Hannah Kaner, 19 Jan 2023

A former champion of the god wars must trick a slayer of gods, a young girl and an unkillable god into coming back to the city of fallen shrines – without any of them figuring out the reason for this strange new quest. All in the new fantasy book, Hannah Kaner’s Godkiller.

Genre Fantasy, Adult, Mythology, LGBTQ, High Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Young Adult
Author Hannah Kaner | Home United Kingdom
Publisher HarperCollins UK | Buy it

Spice Road

Maiya Ibrahim, 24 Jan 2023

In the first book of an epic fantasy series set in an Arabian-inspired world, 16-year-old Imani must use her skills and knowledge of secret spice magic to protect her nation from the monsters lurking in the sands. When her brother, the person she trusts most, betrays the country and becomes its greatest threat, Imani is determined to find him and bring him back to the right path, in Maiya Ibrahim’s Spice Road.

Genre Fantasy, Young Adult, Magic, High Fantasy, Mythology, Asian Literature
Author Maiya Ibrahim | Home Sydney, Australia
Publisher Random House Children’s Books | Buy it

Vampire Weekend

Mike Chen, 31 Jan 2023

Being a vampire kinda sucks… There’s no flying or turning into bats, no murdering (ever!) and, for loner vamp Louise Chao, just blood bags, terrible night jobs and enjoying decades of punk rock from afar. Unless she can find a way to hide her “dark” nature and start her own band… Why not? All in Mike Chen’s Vampire Weekend.

Genre Horror, Vampires, Fantasy, Adult, Paranormal, Supernatural
Author Mike Chen | Home San Francisco, US
Publisher MIRA | Buy it

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