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Tor Books + Love Languages Pairings

Love is in the air—and on your bookshelf! Celebrate Valentine’s Day by finding the perfect Tor book to match your love language (or your sweetheart’s). Because nothing says “I care” like a story that hits you right in the feels.


Words of Affirmation

For those who thrive on heartfelt words and meaningful dialogue.

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opens in a new windowOne for My Enemy by Olivie Blake

This modern Romeo-and-Juliet-inspired tale of two rival magical families brims with sharp dialogue, poetic prose, and confessions that will make your heart race.


Acts of Service

For those who feel loved when others go out of their way to help or support them.

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opens in a new windowWind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson

In this epic fantasy, acts of service are at the heart of the story, as characters constantly sacrifice for the greater good, proving that love can move mountains—even magical ones…


Receiving Gifts

For those who feel most loved through meaningful, thoughtful tokens.

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opens in a new windowLegends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

What’s more thoughtful than gifting yourself a low-stakes cozy fantasy filled with warm drinks, delicious baked goods, and delightful friendships?It’s the perfect story to gift your heart (or someone else’s) this Valentine’s Day.


Quality Time

For those who value uninterrupted time with their loved ones.

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opens in a new windowSomewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune

This sequel to opens in a new windowThe House in the Cerulean Sea is perfect for those who want to spend quality time with a story full of enchanting characters and tender, meaningful moments!


Physical Touch

…do we really need to explain this one?

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opens in a new windowHeartsong by TJ Klune

This deeply emotional story about love, loss, and finding your place in the world highlights the powerful connection between characters. The physical and emotional bonds between them will tug at your heartstrings! Plus, there’s PLENTY of physical touch (if you catch my drift).


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Candy Pairings: Perfect Sweets for Your SFF Reads

Get ready to indulge in some deliciously good book recs, one candy pairing at a time! 🍫💖📖


opens in a new window5 opens in a new windowThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab + Ferrero Rocher

Luxurious, timeless, and wrapped in gold—just like Addie’s immortal journey. Ferrero Rocher chocolates have an elegant, almost ethereal quality that matches the book’s mix of beauty and melancholy!!

opens in a new window4 opens in a new windowOne for My Enemy by Olivie Blake + Red Hot Cinnamon Hearts

Enemies-to-lovers, deadly rivalries, and simmering tension? This book needs a candy that brings the heat! Red Hot Cinnamon Hearts are bold, spicy, and impossible to ignore—just like the fierce, tangled relationships in One for My Enemy.

opens in a new windowUntitled design opens in a new windowThe Bones Beneath My Skin by TJ Klune + Chocolate-Covered Cherries

This book delivers an emotional punch—it’s bittersweet, full of love, and has an underlying depth that sticks with you. Chocolate-covered cherries have that same effect: the outer layer is sweet, but inside, there’s a burst of rich, intense flavor that lingers.

opens in a new window3 opens in a new windowLegends & Lattes by Travis Baldree + Caramel-filled Chocolates

Warm, cozy, and full of heart, opens in a new windowLegends & Lattes is the book equivalent of comfort food. Caramel chocolates are the perfect match—soft, sweet, and gooey on the inside, much like the book’s wholesome story of new beginnings and found family.

opens in a new windowUntitled design (1) opens in a new windowA Power Unbound by Freya Marske + Dark Chocolate Truffles

This book is rich with political intrigue, forbidden romance, and magical scheming—so it deserves an equally decadent pairing. Dark chocolate truffles are luxurious, complex, and a little bit indulgent, just like the passionate, high-stakes romance in the final installment of The Last Binding trilogy.

opens in a new window1 opens in a new windowWolfsong by TJ Klune + Hershey’s Kisses

opens in a new windowWolfsong is all about love, longing, and found family—with a deep, slow-burning romance at its core. Hershey’s Kisses are a perfect match because they symbolize devotion, patience, and those small, meaningful moments that build into something big (just like Ox and Joe’s journey!).

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Celebrating Black Voices in Science Fiction and Fantasy

This Black History Month, we’re celebrating the brilliant contributions of Black authors to the SFF genre! From epic fantasies to thought-provoking near-futures, these works showcase the boundless imagination and deep cultural roots of their creators. This list is filled with books that deserve a spot on your TBR!


Fortune always left whatever room I walked into, which is why I don’t leave my place much these days…

Veteran and private eye Boubacar doesn’t need much—least of all trouble—but trouble always seems to find him. Work has dried up, and he’d rather be left alone to deal with his bills as the Harmattan rolls in to coat the city in dust, but Bouba is a down on his luck deux fois, suspended between two cultures and two worlds.

When a bleeding woman stumbles onto his doorway, only to vanish just as quickly, Bouba reluctantly finds himself enmeshed in the secrets of a city boiling on the brink of violence. The French occupiers are keen to keep the peace at any cost, and the indigenous dugulen have long been shattered into restless factions vying for a chance to reclaim their lost heritage and abilities. As each hardwon clue reveals horrifying new truths, Bouba may have to carve out parts of himself he’s long kept hidden, and decide what he’s willing to offer next.

From the visionary author of Riot Baby and GoliathHarmattan Season is a gripping fantasy noir in the tradition of Chandler, Hammond, and Christie that will have you by the throat—both dryly funny and unforgettably evocative. Out on 5/27/2025!

opens in a new window9781250212689 opens in a new windowKinning by Nisi Shawl

Kinning, the sequel to Nisi Shawl’s acclaimed debut novel Everfair, continues the stunning alternate history where barkcloth airships soar through the sky, varied peoples build a new society together, and colonies claim their freedom from imperialist tyrants.

The Great War is over. Everfair has found peace within its borders. But our heroes’ stories are far from done. Tink and his sister Bee-Lung are traveling the world via aircanoe, spreading the spores of a mysterious empathy-generating fungus. Through these spores, they seek to build bonds between people and help spread revolutionary sentiments of socialism and equality—the very ideals that led to Everfair’s founding.

Meanwhile, Everfair’s Princess Mwadi and Prince Ilunga return home from a sojourn in Egypt to vie for their country’s rule following the abdication of their father King Mwenda. But their mother, Queen Josina, manipulates them both from behind the scenes, while also pitting Europe’s influenza-weakened political powers against one another as these countries fight to regain control of their rebellious colonies. Will Everfair continue to serve as a symbol of hope, freedom, and equality to anticolonial movements around the world, or will it fall to forces inside and out? Out now in paperback! 

opens in a new window9781250809803 opens in a new windowThe Freedom Race by Lucinda Roy

The Freedom Race, Lucinda Roy’s explosive first foray into speculative fiction, is a poignant blend of subjugation, resistance, and hope.

The second Civil War, the Sequel, came and went in the United States, leaving radiation, sickness, and fractures too deep to mend. One faction, the Homestead Territories, dealt with the devastation by recruiting immigrants from Africa and beginning a new slave trade while the other two factions stood by and watched. Ji-ji Lottermule was bred and raised in captivity on one of the plantations in the Homestead Territories of the Disunited States to serve and breed more “muleseeds”. There is only one way out—the annual Freedom Race. First prize, freedom.

An underground movement has plans to free Ji-ji, who unknowingly holds the key to breaking the grip of the Territories. However, before she can begin to free them all, Ji-ji must unravel the very real voices of the dead. Written by one of today’s most committed activists, Lucinda Roy has created a terrifying glimpse of what might be and tempered it with strength and hope. It is a call to justice in the face of an unsettling future.

opens in a new window9781250264947 opens in a new windowSweep of Stars by Maurice Broaddus

The Muungano empire strived and struggled to form a utopia when they split away from old earth. Freeing themselves from the endless wars and oppression of their home planet in order to shape their own futures and create a far-reaching coalition of city-states that stretched from Earth and Mars to Titan. With the wisdom of their ancestors, the leadership of their elders, the power and vision of their scientists and warriors they charted a course to a better future. But the old powers could not allow them to thrive and have now set in motion new plots to destroy all that they’ve built.

In the fire to come they will face down their greatest struggle yet.

Amachi Adisa and other young leaders will contend with each other for the power to galvanize their people and chart the next course for the empire. Fela Buhari and her elite unit will take the fight to regions not seen by human eyes, but no training will be enough to bring them all home. Stacia Chikeke, captain of the starship Cypher, will face down enemies across the stars, and within her own vessel, as she searches for the answers that could save them all.

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Sixth Sense meets Stranger Things in T. L. Huchu’s The Library of the Dead, a sharp contemporary fantasy following a precocious and cynical teen as she explores the shadowy magical underside of modern Edinburgh.

Ropa dropped out of school to become a ghostalker – and they sure do love to talk. Now she speaks to Edinburgh’s dead, carrying messages to those they left behind. A girl’s gotta earn a living, and it seems harmless enough. Until, that is, the dead whisper that someone’s bewitching children – leaving them husks, empty of joy and strength. It’s on Ropa’s patch, so she feels honor-bound to investigate. But what she learns will rock her world. Ropa will dice with death as she calls on Zimbabwean magic and Scottish pragmatism to hunt down clues. And although underground Edinburgh hides a wealth of dark secrets, she also discovers an occult library, a magical mentor and some unexpected allies. Yet as shadows lengthen, will the hunter become the hunted

opens in a new window9781250212313 opens in a new windowEverfair by Nisi Shawl; introduction by Cadwell Turnbull

From acclaimed short fiction writer Nisi Shawl comes a brilliant alternate history set in the Congo, where heroes strive for a Utopia and endeavor to live together despite their differences.

Now with a beautiful new cover and a foreward from award-winning author Cadwell Turnbull.

In this re-imagining of Belgium’s disastrous colonization of the Congo, African American missionaries join forces with British socialists to purchase land from the Congo Free State’s “owner,” King Leopold II. This land, which they name Everfair, is set aside as a safe haven for native populations of the Congo as well as settlers from around the world, including dream-eyed Europeans attempting to create a better society, formerly enslaved people returning from America, and Chinese railroad builders escaping hard labor. Using the combined knowledge of four continents, Everfair becomes a land of spying cats and gulls, nuclear dirigibles buoyed by barkcloth balloons, and silent pistols that shoot poison knives.

With this technology, Everfair will attempt to defeat the Belgian tyrant Leopold II. But even if they can defeat their great enemy, a looming world war and political infighting may threaten to destroy everything they have built.

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Having destroyed Earth, the alien conquerors resettle the remains of humanity on the planet of Eleusis. In the four habitable areas of the planet—Day, Dusk, Dawn, and Night—the haves and have nots, criminals and dissidents, and former alien conquerors irrevocably bind three stories:

*A violent warlord abducts a young girl from the agrarian outskirts of Dusk leaving her mother searching and grieving.
*Genetically modified twin brothers desperately search for the lost son of a human/alien couple in a criminal underground trafficking children for unknown purposes.
*A young woman with inhuman powers rises through the insurgent ranks of soldiers in the borderlands of Night.

Their stories, often containing disturbing physical and sexual violence, skate across years, building to a single confrontation when the fate of all—human and alien—balances upon a knife’s-edge.

opens in a new window9781250175359Trouble the Saints by Alaya Dawn Johnson

The dangerous magic of The Night Circus meets the powerful historical exploration of The Underground Railroad in Alaya Dawn Johnson’s timely and unsettling novel, set against the darkly glamorous backdrop of New York City, where an assassin falls in love and tries to change her fate at the dawn of World War II.

Amid the whir of city life, a young woman from Harlem is drawn into the glittering underworld of Manhattan, where she’s hired to use her knives to strike fear among its most dangerous denizens. Ten years later, Phyllis LeBlanc has given up everything—not just her own past, and Dev, the man she loved, but even her own dreams.

Still, the ghosts from her past are always by her side—and history has appeared on her doorstep to threaten the people she keeps in her heart. And so Phyllis will have to make a harrowing choice, before it’s too late—is there ever enough blood in the world to wash clean generations of injustice? Trouble the Saints is a dazzling, daring novel—a magical love story, a compelling exposure of racial fault lines—and an altogether brilliant and deeply American saga.

opens in a new window9780765375988 opens in a new windowTwelve Days by Steven Barnes

A paranormal thriller from master storyteller Steven Barnes: A broken family struggles to hold itself together against a plot to unleash global genocide in Twelve Days

Around the world, leaders and notorious criminals alike are mysteriously dying. A terrorist group promises a series of deaths within two months. And against the backdrop of the apocalypse, the lives of a small shattered family and a broken soldier are transformed in the bustling city of Atlanta. Olympia Dorsey is a journalist and mother, with a cynical teenage daughter and an autistic son named Hannibal, all trying to heal from a personal tragedy. Across the street, Ex–Special Forces soldier Terry Nicolas and his wartime unit have reunited Stateside to carry out a risky heist that will not only right a terrible injustice, but also set them up for life—at the cost of their honor. Terry and the family’s visit to an unusual martial arts exhibition brings them into contact with Madame Gupta, a teacher of singular skill who offers not just a way for Terry to tap into mastery beyond his dreams, but also for Hannibal to transcend the limits of his condition. But to see these promises realized, Terry will need to betray those with whom he fought and bled.

Meanwhile, as the death toll gains momentum and society itself teeters on the edge of collapse, Olympia’s fragile clan is placed in jeopardy, and Terry comes to understand the terrible price he must pay to prevent catastrophe.

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Start Small: Novellas to Ease You into the New Year

The start of a new year can feel a bit overwhelming—but your reading doesn’t have to be! These novellas are the perfect bite-sized escapes to kick off 2025 with a sense of accomplishment and adventure. Check em’ out!


opens in a new windowwhen among crows by veronica roth opens in a new windowWhen Among Crows by Veronica Roth

PAGE COUNT: 176

When Among Crows is swift and striking, drawing from the deep well of Slavic folklore and asking if redemption and atonement can be found in embracing what we most fear.

We bear the sword, and we bear the pain of the sword.

On Kupala Night, Dymitr arrives in Chicago’s monstrous, magical underworld with a perilous mission: pick the mythical fern flower and offer it to a cursed creature in exchange for help finding the legendary witch Baba Jaga. Ala is a fear-eating zmora afflicted with a bloodline curse that’s slowly killing her. She’s just desperate enough to say yes to Dymitr, even if she doesn’t know his motives. Over the course of one night, Ala and Dymitr risk life and limb in search of Baba Jaga, and begin to build a tentative friendship. . . but when Ala finds out what Dymitr is hiding, it could destroy them both.

opens in a new window9781250409195 (1) opens in a new windowThornhedge by T. Kingfisher

PAGE COUNT: 144

From New York Times bestselling author T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge is the tale of a kind-hearted, toad-shaped heroine, a gentle knight, and a mission gone completely sideways.

There’s a princess trapped in a tower. This isn’t her story. Meet Toadling. On the day of her birth, she was stolen from her family by the fairies, but she grew up safe and loved in the warm waters of faerieland. Once an adult though, the fae ask a favor of Toadling: return to the human world and offer a blessing of protection to a newborn child. Simple, right?

But nothing with fairies is ever simple. Centuries later, a knight approaches a towering wall of brambles, where the thorns are as thick as your arm and as sharp as swords. He’s heard there’s a curse here that needs breaking, but it’s a curse Toadling will do anything to uphold…

opens in a new window9781250387509Wolf Moon, Antler Moon by A.C. Wise

PAGE COUNT: 32

In one small town, the delicate balance between predator and prey is threatened when five girls are murdered on prom night.

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PAGE COUNT: 176

A gripping and atmospheric reimagining of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher” from Hugo, Locus, & Nebula award-winning author T. Kingfisher

*A very special hardcover edition, featuring foil stamp on the casing and custom endpapers illustrated by the author.*

When Alex Easton, a retired soldier, receives word that their childhood friend Madeline Usher is dying, they race to the ancestral home of the Ushers in the remote countryside of Ruritania. What they find there is a nightmare of fungal growths and possessed wildlife, surrounding a dark, pulsing lake. Madeline sleepwalks and speaks in strange voices at night, and her brother Roderick is consumed with a mysterious malady of the nerves. Aided by a redoubtable British mycologist and a baffled American doctor, Alex must unravel the secret of the House of Usher before it consumes them all.

opens in a new window9781466855472 opens in a new windowEquoid: A Laundry Novella by Charles Stross

PAGE COUNT: 128

Charles Stross’s “Equoid” is a dark fantasy tale from the Hugo-winning author of Rule 34Halting StateThe Atrocity Archives, and many others.

The “Laundry” is Britain’s super-secret agency devoted to protecting the realm from the supernatural horrors that menace it. Now Bob Howard, Laundry agent, must travel to the quiet English countryside to deal with an outbreak of one of the worst horrors imaginable. For, as it turns out, unicorns are real. They’re also ravenous killers from beyond spacetime.

opens in a new window9781250351739 opens in a new windowVigilant by Cory Doctorow

PAGE COUNT: 32

In a new Little Brother story from Cory Doctorow, when schools make war on their own students, something has to give. . .

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Books to Read Based on Your D&D Class

Whether you’re a seasoned adventurer or a first-time player rolling for initiative, your Dungeons & Dragons class says a lot about who you are. Why not match your reading to your character? Here’s a curated list of books to satisfy every class’s personality and playstyle.


opens in a new windowthe daughter's war by christopher buehlmanWARLOCK: opens in a new windowThe Daughters’ War by Christopher Buehlman

Warlocks tread a dark path, bound by pacts with mysterious patrons. The Daughters’ War plunges readers into a war-torn world of goblins, magic, and untested alliances. Follow Galva, a Raven Knight, as she leads a unit of soldiers and enchanted war corvids to reclaim a city overrun by goblins. With danger at every turn and dark magic woven throughout, this story will captivate any Warlock at heart.

opens in a new window9781250244079 (2)SORCERER: opens in a new windowA Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher

With their innate magical talent, Sorcerers are forces of nature. A Sorceress Comes to Call is as chaotic and spellbinding as the class itself. Dark magic, killer geese, and an evil sorceress mother make this tale perfect for readers drawn to untamed power and thrilling adventures.

opens in a new windowthe silverblood promise by james loganROGUE: opens in a new windowThe Silverblood Promise by James Logan

Cunning, elusive, and always one step ahead, Rogues excel at weaving through shadows. The Silverblood Promise offers a high-stakes tale of intrigue and deception as two unlikely allies navigate a world of hidden truths and forbidden magic. With every twist and turn, this book feels like a rogue’s perfectly plotted scheme.

opens in a new window9781250899729RANGER: opens in a new windowThe Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson

Rangers are explorers and survivors, thriving on their connection to the wilderness. The Sunlit Man follows Nomad, a traveler navigating a perilous desert world with cunning and resourcefulness. With Sanderson’s signature world-building and a story that emphasizes independence and resilience, this book is tailor-made for rangers.

opens in a new window9781250238924FIGHTER: opens in a new windowThe Unspoken Name by A. K. Larkwood

Fighters are the backbone of any party—tough, determined, and ready for action. The Unspoken Name delivers an epic story of loyalty and combat, centered on Csorwe, an orc priestess-turned-swordswoman. With her blade in hand, she’ll carve out a path in a world of gods and betrayals. A perfect match for the fighter in all of us.

opens in a new window9781250342751BARD: opens in a new windowBookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree

Charismatic, creative, and always the center of attention, Bards thrive on storytelling and charm. Bookshops & Bonedust perfectly captures the heart of a bard’s journey. Follow Viv, a retired orc mercenary, as she discovers the magic of a quiet life among books, friends, and pastries. Full of humor, warmth, and a dash of whimsy, this tale is a bard’s dream.

opens in a new windowThe Redwinter ChroniclesCLERIC: opens in a new windowThe Redwinter Chronicles by Ed McDonald

Clerics are devoted protectors and healers, wielding divine power in the face of darkness. The Redwinter Chronicles channels that same energy with Raine, a seer torn between duty and rebellion. Packed with moral dilemmas, magic, and mystery, it’s a must-read for anyone with a connection to the divine.

Screen Shot 2024 09 04 at 1.24.49 PMDRUID: opens in a new windowThe Witch’s Compendium of Monsters by Genoveva Dimova

As stewards of the natural world, Druids are deeply attuned to the rhythms of nature. The Witch’s Compendium of Monsters combines lush Slavic folklore with a witch’s gritty, mystical journey. Kosara’s battles with lycanthropes, kikimoras, and upirs make for a perfect companion for Druids embracing their wild side.

opens in a new window9781250855145 (1)WIZARD: opens in a new windowThe Atlas Complex by Olivie Blake

Wizards are seekers of knowledge, driven by an insatiable curiosity. The Atlas Complex embodies the intellectual depth and moral quandaries that come with wielding great power. This dark academia fantasy, with its labyrinthine plots and sharp character dynamics, is the quintessential Wizard’s read.

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Tor Books Matched to Your New Year’s Resolutions

New Year’s resolutions often feel like daunting goals, but the right book can provide motivation, inspiration, or a welcome escape. Whether you’re aiming to grow, explore, or simply embrace a new perspective, Tor Books has something for everyone. Here’s our guide to pairing popular resolutions with the perfect read.


If your goal is to streamline your life and stay on top of things, take inspiration from astronaut Nicole Wargin as she balances political intrigue, scientific challenges, and her own personal struggles in the midst of a space race. Her discipline and ingenuity might just inspire you to tackle your to-do list!


Unleash your creative side with this post-apocalyptic tale where words are disappearing, and a traveling theater troupe keeps art and memory alive. The imaginative world-building and themes of storytelling will spark your creativity. Think Hayao Miyazaki and Guillermo del Toro.


Make More Friends

Oh, Legends & Lattes. This cozy little tale of second chances and found family is perfect for anyone looking to build deeper connections. As Viv the orc sets up a coffee shop and discovers the joys of friendship, you’ll feel inspired to forge your own meaningful relationships.


Learn Something New

Dive into the world of astrophysics and alien civilizations with this thought-provoking sci-fi masterpiece. It’s a great pick for anyone looking to challenge their mind and expand their knowledge. (Warning: You might get real confused. Don’t worry, that means you’re doing it right!)


Focus on Self-Care

This heartwarming story about love, acceptance, and self-discovery is a reminder to take care of yourself and embrace your unique qualities. It’s like a warm hug in book form!


Be More Daring

For those who want to take bold steps and embrace adventure, follow the thrilling exploits of characters navigating dangerous alliances and fantastical battles. This book will inspire you to take risks and face challenges head-on.


Find Balance

Balance is a recurring theme in this epic tale of power, responsibility, and interconnected destinies. Its intricate storytelling and character arcs might encourage you to find harmony in your own life. Make sure you read the rest of opens in a new windowThe Stormlight Archive first, though!


Read More Books

What better way to stick to a resolution of reading more than with a story about books?! This delightful tale explores the magic of stories and the power of small beginnings!


Embrace Change

Change can be scary, but Ropa Moyo’s journey proves that facing it head-on can lead to growth and new opportunities. Let her bravery inspire you to take the leap in your own life!

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Queer Books Coming in 2025! 🏳️‍🌈

We’re gearing up for 2025 and it’s going to be a big year to be queer AND a big year for books! Check out some of the queer books we have publishing in 2025 😎🏳️‍🌈


opens in a new window9781250855145 opens in a new windowThe Atlas Complex by Olivie Blake

An explosive return to the library leaves the six Alexandrians vulnerable to the lethal terms of their recruitment. Old alliances quickly fracture as the initiates take opposing strategies as to how to deal with the deadly bargain they have so far failed to uphold. Those who remain with the archives wrestle with the ethics of their astronomical abilities, while elsewhere, an unlikely pair from the Society cohort partner to influence politics on a global stage. And still the outside world mobilizes to destroy them, while the Caretaker himself, Atlas Blakely, may yet succeed with a plan foreseen to have world-ending stakes. It’s a race to survive as the six Society recruits are faced with the question of what they’re willing to betray for limitless power—and who will be destroyed along the way. Out in paperback on 01/28/2025! 

opens in a new window9781250890443 opens in a new windowThe Bones Beneath My Skin by TJ Klune

A spine-tingling standalone novel by bestselling author TJ Klune—a supernatural road-trip thriller featuring an extraordinary young girl and her two unlikely protectors on the run from cultists and the government.

There’s nothing more human than a broken heart.

In the spring of 1995, Nate Cartwright has lost everything: his parents are dead, his only brother wants nothing to do with him, and he’s been fired from his job as a journalist in Washington, DC. With nothing left to lose, he returns to his family’s summer cabin outside the small mountain town of Roseland, Oregon, to try and find some sense of direction. The cabin should be empty. It’s not.

Inside is a man named Alex. And with him is an extraordinary ten-year-old girl who calls herself Artemis Darth Vader. Artemis, who isn’t exactly as she appears. Soon it becomes clear that Nate must make a choice: let himself drown in the memories of his past, or fight for a future he never thought possible. Because the girl is special. And forces are descending upon them who want nothing more than to control her. Out on 02/04/2025!

opens in a new window9781250816191 opens in a new windowThe Tomb of Dragons by Katherine Addison

In The Tomb of Dragons, Katherine Addison returns to the award-winning world of The Goblin Emperor, deftly wrapping up The Cemeteries of Amalo trilogy.

Thara Celehar has lost his ability to speak with the dead. When that title of Witness for the Dead is gone, what defines him?

While his title may be gone, his duties are not. Celehar contends with a municipal cemetery with fifty years of secrets, the damage of a revethavar he’s terrified to remember, and a group of miners who are more than willing to trade Celehar’s life for a chance at what they feel they’re owed.

Celehar does not have to face these impossible tasks alone. Joining him are his mentee Velhiro Tomasaran, still finding her footing with the investigative nature of their job; Iäna Pel-Thenhior, his beloved opera director friend and avid supporter; Anora Chanavar, his stalwart friend and fellow prelate of Ulis; and the valiant guard captain Hanu Olgarezh.

Amidst the backdrop of a murder and a brewing political uprising, Celehar must seek justice for those who cannot find it themselves under a tense political system. The repercussions of his quest are never as simple they seem, and Celehar’s own life and happiness hang in the balance.

Out on 03/11/2025!

opens in a new windownecrobane-img-1 opens in a new windowNecrobane by Daniel M. Ford

Aelis de Lenti, Lone Pine’s newly assigned Warden, is in deep trouble. She has just opened the crypts of Mahlgren, releasing an army of the undead into the unprotected backwoods of Ystain. To protect her village, she must unearth a source of immense Necromantic power at the heart of Mahlgren. The journey will wind through waves of undead, untamed wilderness, and curses far older than anything Aelis has ever encountered. But as strong as Aelis is, this is one quest she cannot face alone. Along with the brilliant mercenary she’s fallen for, her half-orc friend, and a dwarven merchant, Aelis must race the clock to unravel mysteries, slay dread creatures, and stop what she has set in motion before the flames of a bloody war are re-ignited. Out in paperback on 03/25/2025! 

opens in a new window9781250329103 opens in a new windowNotes from a Regicide by Isaac Fellman

Notes from a Regicide is a heartbreaking story of trans self-discovery with a rich relatability and a science-fictional twist from award-winning author Isaac Fellman.

When your parents die, you find out who they really were.

Griffon Keming’s second parents saved him from his abusive family. They taught him how to be trans, paid for his transition, and tried to love him as best they could. But Griffon’s new parents had troubles of their own – both were deeply scarred by the lives they lived before Griffon, the struggles they faced to become themselves, and the failed revolution that drove them from their homeland. When they died, they left an unfillable hole in his heart. Griffon’s best clue to his parents’ lives is in his father’s journal, written from a jail cell while he awaited execution. Stained with blood, grief, and tears, these pages struggle to contain the love story of two artists on fire. With the journal in hand, Griffon hopes to pin down his relationship to these wonderful and strange people for whom time always seemed to be running out.

In Notes from a Regicide, a trans family saga set in a far-off, familiar future, Isaac Fellman goes beyond the concept of found family to examine how deeply we can be healed and hurt by those we choose to love. Out on 04/15/2025!

opens in a new window9781250815736 opens in a new windowAdvocate by Daniel M. Ford

Aelis de Lenti is back on her home turf, but it’s not quite as welcoming as she remembered….

Recalled from Lone Pine to investigate claims of murder by magic against her mentor—legendary Warden Bardun Jacques—Aelis takes to the streets of the grand city of Lascenise, and plumbs the deepest secrets of the Lyceum to clear his name. Certain of her success, she doesn’t count on thieves, subterranean labyrinths, or the assassins that dog her steps from the moment she leaves her tower. Behind all of it lurks a ring of unknown wizards who can seemingly reach anyone with their magic. Without knowing who she can trust, Aelis must gather what allies she can to unravel the web of intrigue, murder, smuggling, and theft originating in the halls of magic power. With an old friend from her college days, a war-haunted gnome thief-catcher, and the advice of her imprisoned advisor, Aelis races to save lives and expose a conspiracy that seeks to change the face of the world. Out in paperback on 04/22/2025! 

opens in a new window9781250835017 opens in a new windowThe Incandescent by Emily Tesh

Naomi Novik’s Scholomance series meets Plain Bad Heroines in this sapphic dark academia fantasy by instant national and international bestselling author Emily Tesh, winner of the Hugo and World Fantasy Awards.

“Look at you, eating magic like you’re one of us.”

Doctor Walden is the Director of Magic at Chetwood School and one of the most powerful magicians in England. Her days consist of meetings, teaching A-Level Invocation to four talented, chaotic sixth formers, more meetings, and securing the school’s boundaries from demonic incursions. Walden is good at her job—no, Walden is great at her job. But demons are masters of manipulation. It’s her responsibility to keep her school with its six hundred students and centuries-old legacy safe. And it’s possible the entity Walden most needs to keep her school safe from—is herself. Coming 05/13/2025!

opens in a new window9781250342027 opens in a new windowThe Sky on Fire by Jenn Lyons

Enter a world ruled by dragons…

The Sky on Fire is a daring new fantasy heist adventure that will thrill fans of Temeraire, Fourth Wing, and Dragonriders of Pern

Anahrod lives only for survival, forging her own way through the harsh jungles of the Deep with her titan drake by her side. Even when an adventuring party saves her from capture by a local warlord, she is eager to return to her solitary life. But this is no ordinary rescue. It’s Anahrod’s past catching up with her. These cunning misfits—and their frustratingly appealing dragonrider ringleader—intend to spirit her away to the dragon-ruled sky cities, where they need her help to steal from a dragon’s hoard.

There’s only one problem: the hoard in question belongs to the current regent, Neveranimas—and she wants Anahrod dead. From Jenn Lyons, the acclaimed author of the Chorus of Dragons series, this soaring standalone fantasy combines conniving dragons, lightning banter, high-stakes intrigue, and a little bit of heat. Out in paperback on 06/10/2025!

opens in a new window9781250320520 opens in a new windowBury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab

ALL first edition copies will be signed by the author! Signed copies available while supplies last.

From V. E. Schwab, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue: a new genre-defying novel about immortality and hunger.

Santo Domingo de la Calzada, 1532.
London, 1837.
Boston, 2019.

Three young women, their bodies planted in the same soil, their stories tangling like roots.

One grows high, and one grows deep, and one grows wild.

And all of them grow teeth. Out on 06/10/2025!

9781250396068 opens in a new windowThe Potency of Ungovernable Impulses by Malka Older

A brand-new entry in the Hugo, Nebula, and Ignyte Award-nominated sapphic, cozy space-opera mystery series The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, which Charlie Jane Anders calls “an utter triumph.”

When a former classmate begs Pleiti for help on behalf of her cousin—who’s up for a prestigious academic position at a rival Jovian university but has been accused of plagiarism on the eve of her defense—Pleiti agrees to investigate the matter.

Even if she has to do it without Mossa, her partner in more ways than one. Even if she’s still reeling from Mossa’s sudden isolation and bewildering rejection.

Yet what appears to be a case of an attempted reputational smearing devolves into something decidedly more dangerous—and possibly deadly. Out on 06/10/2025!

opens in a new window9781250890399 opens in a new windowBrothersong by TJ Klune

EXCLUSIVE DELUXE EDITION—featuring beautiful frosty blue sprayed edges, holographic cover, and a bonus short story.

Brothersong 
is the fourth and final book in the Green Creek Series, the beloved fantasy romance sensation by New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune, about love, loyalty, betrayal, and family.

The Bennett family has a secret: They’re not just a family, they’re a pack. Brothersong is Carter Bennett’s story.

In the ruins of Caswell, Maine, Carter Bennett learned the truth of what had been right in front of him the entire time. And then it—he—was gone. Desperate for answers, Carter takes to the road, leaving family and the safety of his pack behind, all in the name of a man he only knows as a feral wolf. But therein lies the danger: wolves are pack animals, and the longer Carter is on his own, the more his mind slips toward the endless void of Omega insanity. But he pushes on, following the trail left by Gavin.

Gavin, the son of Robert Livingstone. The half-brother of Gordo Livingstone. What Carter finds will change the course of the wolves forever. Because Gavin’s history with the Bennett pack goes back further than anyone knows, a secret kept hidden by Carter’s father, Thomas Bennett. And with this knowledge comes a price: the sins of the fathers now rest upon the shoulders of their sons. Out in paperback on 07/01/2025!

opens in a new window9781250805584 opens in a new windowThe Lighthouse at the Edge of the World by J. R. Dawson

The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World is a powerful and poignant contemporary Queer fantasy perfect for fans of Hadestown and Under the Whispering Door

At the edge of Chicago, nestled on the shores of Lake Michigan, there is a waystation for the dead. Every night, the newly-departed travel through the city to the Station, guided by its lighthouse. There, they reckon with their lives, before stepping aboard a boat to go beyond.

Nera has spent decades watching her father—the ferryman of the dead—sail across the lake, each night just like the last.

But tonight, something is wrong.

The Station’s lighthouse has started to flicker out. The terrifying, ghostly Haunts have multiplied in the city. And now a person—a living person—has found her way onto the boat.

Her name is Charlie. She followed a song. And she is searching for someone she lost. Out on 07/29/2025!

opens in a new window9781250269386 opens in a new windowRumor Has It by Cat Rambo

The crew of the You Sexy Thing faced-down a pirate king but can they face one another in Cat Rambo’s action adventure science fiction Rumor Has It, the third book in the Disco Space Opera (You Sexy ThingDevil’s Gun)

You Sexy Thing has laid a course for Coralind Station, hoping the station’s famed gardens will provide an opportunity to regroup, recoup, and mourn their losses while finding a way to track down their enemy, pirate king Tubal Last. All Niko wants to do is pry their insurance money from the bank and see if an old friend might be able to help them find Last. Unfortunately, old friends and enemies aren’t the only unreliable elements awaiting her and the crew at Coralind.

Each will have to face themselves—the good and the bad—in order to come together before they lose everything. Out in paperback on 08/19/2025!

opens in a new window9781250867322 opens in a new windowLessons in Magic and Disaster by Charlie Jane Anders

In the vein of Alice Hoffman and Charlie Jane Anders’s own All the Birds in the Sky comes a novel full of love, disaster, and magic.

A young witch teaches her mother how to do magic–with very unexpected results–in this relatable, resonant novel about family, identity, and the power of love.

Jamie is basically your average New England academic in-training–she has a strong queer relationship, an esoteric dissertation proposal, and inherited generational trauma. But she has one extraordinary secret: she’s also a powerful witch. Serena, Jamie’s mother, has been hiding from the world in an old one-room schoolhouse for several years, grieving the death of her wife and the simultaneous explosion in her professional life. All she has left are memories.

Jamie’s busy digging into a three-hundred-year-old magical book, but she still finds time to teach Serena to cast spells and help her come out of her shell. But Jamie doesn’t know the whole story of what happened to her mom years ago, and those secrets are leading Serena down a destructive path. Now it’s up to this grad student and literature nerd to understand the secrets behind this mysterious novel from 1749, unearth a long-buried scandal hinted therein, and learn the true nature of magic, before her mother ruins both of their lives. Coming 08/19/2025!

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New Year, New Books! Every Book Coming Out in January

New year, new you—and a whole stack of shiny new books to kick off 2025 right. Whether you’re sticking to resolutions or just resolving to read more (same), these January releases will have you starting the year on the right page. Let’s dive into what’s coming! 🎉


Coming January 07, 2025

opens in a new window9781250907417 opens in a new windowTo Challenge Heaven by David Weber and Chris Kennedy

The third entry into the New York Times bestselling series, To Challenge Heaven brings another thrilling adventure from the masters of military science fiction, David Weber and Chris Kennedy.

In a universe teeming with predators, humanity needs friends. And fast.

We’ve come a long way in the forty years since the Shongairi attacked Earth, killed half its people, and then were driven away by an alliance of humans with the other sentient bipeds who inhabit our planet. We took the technology they left behind, and rapidly built ourselves into a starfaring civilization. Because we haven’t got a moment to lose. Because it’s clear that there are even more powerful, more hostile aliens out there, and Earth needs allies.

But it also transpires that the Shongairi expedition that nearly destroyed our home planet … wasn’t an official one. That, indeed, its commander may have been acting as an unwitting cats-paw for the Founders, the ancient alliance of very old, very evil aliens who run the Hegemony that dominates our galaxy, and who hold the Shongairi, as they hold most non-Founder species, in not-so-benign contempt. Indeed, it may turn out to be possible to turn the Shongairi into our allies against the Hegemony. There’s just the small matter of the Shongairi honor code, which makes bushido look like a child’s game. We might be able to make them our friends — if we can crush their planetary defenses in the greatest battle we, or they, have ever seen…


Coming January 14, 2025

opens in a new window9781250817297 opens in a new windowWaterblack by Alex Pheby

The monumental conclusion to Alex Pheby’s Cities of the Weft trilogy.

One thousand million infants are dead, and Nathan Treeves is back. He’s become the Master of Waterblack, the City of the Dead. And Sharli, once a sacrifice, then an assassin, is now a trained God-Killer. She has killed many — but failed in killing Nathan Treeves years ago. Soon she, and the Women’s Vanguard, will have another chance, even as The Master, The Mistress and the Atheistic Crusade hurtle toward their final confrontation. The world of Mordew returns in the epic conclusion to the Cities of the Weft trilogy. Welcome to Waterblack.

opens in a new window9781250865885 opens in a new windowThe Bezzle by Cory Doctorow

New York Times bestseller Cory Doctorow’s The Bezzle is a high stakes thriller where the lives of the hundreds of thousands of inmates in California’s prisons are traded like stock shares.

The year is 2006. Martin Hench is at the top of his game as a self-employed forensic accountant, a veteran of the long guerrilla war between people who want to hide money, and people who want to find it. He spends his downtime on Catalina Island, where scenic, imported bison wander the bluffs and frozen, reheated fast food burgers cost 25$. Wait, what? When Marty disrupts a seemingly innocuous scheme during a vacation on Catalina Island, he has no idea he’s kicked off a chain of events that will overtake the next decade of his life.

Martin has made his most dangerous mistake yet: trespassed into the playgrounds of the ultra-wealthy and spoiled their fun. To them, money is a tool, a game, and a way to keep score, and they’ve found their newest mark—California’s Department of Corrections. Secure in the knowledge that they’re living behind far too many firewalls of shell companies and investors ever to be identified, they are interested not in the lives they ruin, but only in how much money they can extract from the government and the hundreds of thousands of prisoners they have at their mercy.

A seething rebuke of the privatized prison system that delves deeply into the arcane and baroque financial chicanery involved in the 2008 financial crash, The Bezzle is a sizzling follow-up to Red Team Blues.


Coming January 21, 2025 

opens in a new window9781250212689 opens in a new windowKinning by Nisi Shawl

Kinning, the sequel to Nisi Shawl’s acclaimed debut novel Everfair, continues the stunning alternate history where barkcloth airships soar through the sky, varied peoples build a new society together, and colonies claim their freedom from imperialist tyrants.

The Great War is over. Everfair has found peace within its borders. But our heroes’ stories are far from done.

Tink and his sister Bee-Lung are traveling the world via aircanoe, spreading the spores of a mysterious empathy-generating fungus. Through these spores, they seek to build bonds between people and help spread revolutionary sentiments of socialism and equality—the very ideals that led to Everfair’s founding.

Meanwhile, Everfair’s Princess Mwadi and Prince Ilunga return home from a sojourn in Egypt to vie for their country’s rule following the abdication of their father King Mwenda. But their mother, Queen Josina, manipulates them both from behind the scenes, while also pitting Europe’s influenza-weakened political powers against one another as these countries fight to regain control of their rebellious colonies.

Will Everfair continue to serve as a symbol of hope, freedom, and equality to anticolonial movements around the world, or will it fall to forces inside and out?


Coming January 28, 2025 

opens in a new window9781250855145 opens in a new windowThe Atlas Complex by Olivie Blake

The Atlas Complex marks the much-anticipated, heart-shattering conclusion in Olivie Blake’s trilogy that began with the New York Times bestselling phenomenon, The Atlas Six.

Only the extraordinary are chosen.

Only the cunning survive.

An explosive return to the library leaves the six Alexandrians vulnerable to the lethal terms of their recruitment.

Old alliances quickly fracture as the initiates take opposing strategies as to how to deal with the deadly bargain they have so far failed to uphold. Those who remain with the archives wrestle with the ethics of their astronomical abilities, while elsewhere, an unlikely pair from the Society cohort partner to influence politics on a global stage.

And still the outside world mobilizes to destroy them, while the Caretaker himself, Atlas Blakely, may yet succeed with a plan foreseen to have world-ending stakes. It’s a race to survive as the six Society recruits are faced with the question of what they’re willing to betray for limitless power—and who will be destroyed along the way.

opens in a new window9781250233028 (1) opens in a new windowExordia by Seth Dickinson

Michael Crichton meets Marvel’s Venom in award-winning author Seth Dickinson’s science fiction debut, named one of The New York Times’ Best SFF Books of 2024.

Anna, I came to Earth tracking a very old story, a story that goes back to the dawn of time. It’s very unlikely that you’ll die right now. It wouldn’t be narratively complete.

Anna Sinjari—refugee, survivor of genocide, disaffected office worker—has a close encounter that reveals universe-threatening stakes. Enter Ssrin, a many-headed serpent alien who is on the run from her own past. Ssrin and Anna are inexorably, dangerously drawn to each other, and their contact reveals universe-threatening stakes.

While humanity reels from disaster, Anna must join a small team of civilians, soldiers, and scientists to investigate a mysterious broadcast and unknowable horror. If they can manage to face their own demons, they just might save the world.

opens in a new window9781250258786 opens in a new windowThe Teeth of Dawn by Marina Lostetter

The Teeth of Dawn concludes the riveting and mind-ripping epic fantasy trilogy from acclaimed author Marina Lostetter, where a rebellion struggles to tear the mask off the illusions and enchantments of a society shrouded in layers of mystery. After barely surviving their encounter with the Savior, who has shaped the rules and realities of Arkensyre for generations, Krona and the other members of the growing rebellion see only one chance of overcoming his power: free and enlist the ancient gods he caged to augment his own power. But it’s one thing to believe in gods. It is quite another to meet them. And it’s not only the Savior who wants to hold fast to the illusions that govern all the lives in the valley; the Grand Marquis, his agencies, and the elites of Arkensyre will do anything they can to snuff out change.

To remake the world, first you must break it.

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Fireside Chills: Dark, Wintry Fantasy Reads to Keep You Up at Night

The fire might be crackling, but these dark, wintry fantasies will send shivers down your spine. Perfect for those who like their winter reads with a side of eerie magic, chilling twists, and just enough darkness to keep you up long after the embers die down. Settle in—things are about to get spooky. 🔥❄️✨


opens in a new window9781250409195 (1) opens in a new windowThornhedge by T. Kingfisher

From New York Times bestselling author T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge is the tale of a kind-hearted, toad-shaped heroine, a gentle knight, and a mission gone completely sideways.

There’s a princess trapped in a tower. This isn’t her story. Meet Toadling. On the day of her birth, she was stolen from her family by the fairies, but she grew up safe and loved in the warm waters of faerieland. Once an adult though, the fae ask a favor of Toadling: return to the human world and offer a blessing of protection to a newborn child. Simple, right? But nothing with fairies is ever simple. Centuries later, a knight approaches a towering wall of brambles, where the thorns are as thick as your arm and as sharp as swords. He’s heard there’s a curse here that needs breaking, but it’s a curse Toadling will do anything to uphold… Out in paperback on December 21, 2024! 

opens in a new window9780765382924 opens in a new windowGlass Houses by Madeline Ashby

If there’s anything harder than being a woman in tech, it’s being a woman in tech stranded on a deserted tropical island. With your egotistical, millionaire boss. And the rest of your stranded start-up tech company. With a mysterious AI run mansion. As your team members slowly start to disappear one by one. Glass Houses is what you’d get if you combined Black Mirror with an Agatha Christie novel and added a sense of humor as black at pitch.

9781250809162 opens in a new windowUsurpation by Sue Burke

After her rollicking standalone Dual Memory, Sue Burke returns to her Semiosis series and the world of Pax in Usurpation, which combines the thrill of M. Night Shyamalan’s The Happening with the eco-empowerment of VanderMeer’s Dead Astronauts.

With its eerie, dystopian atmosphere and unsettling themes of control and rebellion, Usurpation offers the perfect mix of sci-fi suspense, making it a must-read for fans of thrillers and dystopian horror.

opens in a new window9781250292971Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil by Ananda Lima

Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil by Ananda Lima is an eerie, thought-provoking collection perfect for Halloween reading. At a Halloween party in 1999, a writer makes a deal with the devil, and from that moment on, she writes surreal, haunting stories for him throughout her life. With its mix of humor, horror, and magical realism, Lima’s stories explore themes of fear, ambition, and identity, offering a hauntingly unique collection that’s perfect for fans of modern, eerie storytelling.

9781250884879 opens in a new windowMasters of Death by Olivie Blake

Viola Marek is a struggling real estate agent, and a vampire. But her biggest problem currently is that the house she needs to sell is haunted. The ghost haunting the mansion has been murdered, and until he can solve the mystery of how he died, he refuses to move on. With its quirky supernatural elements and playful take on life, death, and everything in between, Masters of Death is a spooky, witty, and fun read!

opens in a new window9780765382030 opens in a new windowThe Three-Body Problem by  Cixin Liu, translated by Ken Liu

The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu offers a chilling, thought-provoking tale perfect for readers seeking a sense of cosmic horror this Halloween. Set against the backdrop of China’s Cultural Revolution, this Hugo Award-winning novel explores humanity’s first contact with an alien civilization—and the terrifying consequences that follow. As Earth faces the threat of invasion from an advanced and desperate species, the novel delves into deep moral questions, human corruption, and the unknown dangers of the universe. With its sense of foreboding and vast, unsettling scope, The Three-Body Problem is a masterful exploration of fear, science, and the eerie vastness of space.

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Long Books for Those Long Winter Nights

Winter nights are long, and so are these books—but hey, what else are you doing? Shoveling snow? Staring at the ceiling? Nah. Grab a blanket, a snack, and one of these chunky reads to keep you warm until spring. Bonus: they double as workout weights!


opens in a new window9781250899668 opens in a new windowTress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson comes a rollicking, riveting tale set in the Cosmere universe—a standalone adventure perfect for fans of The Princess Bride.

The only life Tress has known on her island home in an emerald-green ocean has been a simple one, with the simple pleasures of collecting cups brought by sailors from faraway lands and listening to stories told by her friend Charlie. But when his father takes him on a voyage to find a bride and disaster strikes, Tress must stow away on a ship and seek the Sorceress of the deadly Midnight Sea. Amid the spore oceans where pirates abound, can Tress leave her simple life behind and make her own place sailing a sea where a single drop of water can mean instant death?

opens in a new window9781250307569 opens in a new windowThree Californias by Kim Stanley Robinson; introduction by Francis Spufford

Before Kim Stanley Robinson terraformed Mars, he wrote three science fiction novels set in Orange County, California, where he grew up. These alternate futures—one a post-apocalypse, one an if-this-goes-on future reminiscent of Philip K. Dick, and one an ecological utopia—form a whole that illuminates, enchants, and inspires–collected here as Three Californias.

What if… there was a limited nuclear war that left the United States blockaded, fragmented, the few survivors living in the ruins of a once-great nation? What if… this goes on, and technology continues to accelerate, and power continues to be consolidated into corporate culture, a developer’s dream world gone mad: an endless sprawl of condos, freeways, and malls, and designer drugs? What if… a revolution happens, and the US addresses climate change in a responsible way. Is a future green Utopia all that great when you’re young and in love?

opens in a new windowThe Doors of Midnight opens in a new windowThe Doors of Midnight by R.R. Virdi (Book 2 in the opens in a new windowTales of Tremaine series)

Myths begin, and a storyteller’s tale deepens, in the essential sequel to R.R. Virdi’s breakout Silk Road-inspired epic fantasy debut,  opens in a new windowThe First Binding.

Some stories are hidden for a reason. All tales have a price. And every debt must be paid.

I killed three men as a child and earned the name Bloodletter. Then I set fire to the fabled Ashram. I’ve been a bird and robbed a merchant king of a ransom of gold. And I have crossed desert sands and cutthroat alleys to repay my debt. I’ve stood before the eyes of god, faced his judgement, and cast aside the thousand arrows that came with it. And I have passed through the Doors of Midnight and lived to tell the tale. I have traded one hundred and one stories with a creature as old as time, and survived with only my cleverness, a candle, and a broken promise. And most recently of all, I have killed a prince, though the stories say I have killed more than one.

My name is Ari. These are my legends.

And these are my lies.

opens in a new window9781250837929 opens in a new windowBlood Jade by Julia Vee and Ken Bebelle (Book 2 in opens in a new windowThe Phoenix Hoard Series)

The follow-up to  opens in a new windowEbony Gate, the critically acclaimed debut of Vee and Bebelle’s Phoenix Hoard series.

IT TAKES A KILLER TO CATCH A KILLER

Emiko Soong, newly minted Sentinel of San Francisco, just can’t catch a break. Just after she becomes the guardian for a sentient city, a murder strikes close to home. Called by the city and one of the most powerful clans to investigate, she traces the killer whose scent signature bears a haunting similarity to her mother’s talent. The trail will lead her back to Tokyo where the thread she pulls threatens to unravel her whole world and bring dark family secrets to light.

Meanwhile, the General rises in the East and Emiko must fight the hidden enemies of his growing army who are amped up on Blood Jade, while keeping her promises to her brother Tatsuya as he prepares for his tourney. Her duties as Sentinel and her loyalties collide when she must choose between hiding her deepest shame or stopping the General’s relentless march.

opens in a new window9780765382030 opens in a new windowThe Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu, translated by Ken Liu

Set against the backdrop of China’s Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt, or to fight against the invasion. The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision.

opens in a new window9781250899705 opens in a new windowYumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson

Yumi has spent her entire life in strict obedience, granting her the power to summon the spirits that bestow vital aid upon her society—but she longs for even a single day as a normal person. Painter patrols the dark streets dreaming of being a hero—a goal that has led to nothing but heartache and isolation, leaving him always on the outside looking in. In their own ways, both of them face the world alone. Suddenly flung together, Yumi and Painter must strive to right the wrongs in both their lives, reconciling their past and present while maintaining the precarious balance of each of their worlds. If they cannot unravel the mystery of what brought them together before it’s too late, they risk forever losing not only the bond growing between them, but the very worlds they’ve always struggled to protect.

opens in a new window9780765387509 opens in a new windowThe Fragile Threads of Power by V. E. Schwab

Once there were four worlds, nestled like pages in a book, each pulsing with fantastical power and connected by a single city: London.

After a desperate attempt to prevent corruption and ruin in the four Londons, there are only three:

● Grey London, thriving but barely able to remember its magical heritage
● Red London, ruled lately by the Maresh family, flourishing and powerful
● White London, left to brutality and decay

Now the worlds are going to collide anew—brought to a dangerous precipice by the discoveries of three remarkable magicians. There’s Kosika, the child queen of White London, who has nourished her city on blood and dreams—and whose growing devotion to both is leading her down a dangerous path. Then there’s Delilah Bard, born a thief in Grey London, who crossed the worlds to become a legend far from there. She’s an infamous magician, a devious heroine, and a risk-taking rogue, all rolled into one unforgettable package. Having disappeared to seek new adventure, an old favor now calls Lila back to a dangerous port, to join some old friends who need more help than they realize.

Last there is Tes, a young runaway with an unusual and powerful ability, hiding out in Red London while trying to stay out of the limelight. Tes is the only one who can keep all the worlds from unraveling—if she manages to stay alive first.

opens in a new window9781250860538 opens in a new windowOrigins of the Wheel of Time by Michael Livingston

Take a deep dive into the real-world history and mythology that inspired the world of Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time®. Origins of The Wheel of Time is written by Michael Livingston, Secretary-General of the United States Commission on Military History and professor of medieval literature at The Citadel, with a Foreword by Harriet McDougal, Robert Jordan’s editor, widow, and executor of his estate.

This companion to the internationally bestselling series delves into the creation of Robert Jordan’s masterpiece, drawing from interviews and an unprecedented examination of his unpublished notes. Michael Livingston tells the behind-the-scenes story of who Jordan was, how he worked, and why he holds such an important place in modern literature.

The second part of the book is a glossary to the “real world” in The Wheel of Time. King Arthur is in The Wheel of Time. Merlin, too. But so are Alexander the Great and the Apollo Space Program, the Norse gods and Napoleon’s greatest defeat—and so much more. Origins of The Wheel of Time provides exciting knowledge and insights to both new and longtime fans looking to either expand their understanding of the series or unearth the real-life influences that Jordan utilized in his world building—all in one, accessible text.

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