Monday, June 10, 2024

Readworthy: This month’s best fantasy

 
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This Month's Best New Fantasy
Each month, Readworthy highlights the best, most acclaimed new releases in your categories! Questions or suggestions? Let us know.
 
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Book cover for I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons by Peter S. Beagle
A long-awaited adventure that Parade calls 'equal parts Monty Python and Dragonheart'
Robert has inherited his late father's role as a dragon exterminator — but he feels a kinship with the beasts and has his own aspirations… From the beloved author of The Last Unicorn!
IN THE MEDIA
NPR, Locus, The Washington Post, Parade, Reactor, Library Journal, Literary Hub
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Book cover for When Among Crows by Veronica Roth
Don't miss this dark reimagining of Slavic folklore with praise from Leigh Bardugo and Cassandra Clare
Hailing from a long line of monster hunters, Dymitr is tasked with tracking the deadly witch Baba Jaga. But to find her, he must make allies of his enemies…
IN THE MEDIA
Entertainment Weekly, Associated Press, Elle, Cosmopolitan, Reactor, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist
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Book cover for Evocation by S.T. Gibson
'Pairs the old-world elegance of a secret occult society with the glitz and glamor of modern urban magic'
– Booklist
Twenty-nine-year-old David is a Boston attorney who moonlights as a medium for a secret society — until the Devil comes to collect on a deal made with his ancestor.
IN THE MEDIA
People, Reactor, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Electric Literature, Literary Hub
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Book cover for How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler
This wickedly funny romp that winks at fantasy clichés has already been optioned for a TV series!
After a hundred times through the time loop as a hero who loses to the villain in the end, Davi has a new plan this time around: become the Dark Lord herself.
IN THE MEDIA
Locus, The Washington Post, Parade, Reactor, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist
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Book cover for Goddess of the River by Vaishnavi Patel
R. F. Kuang calls this stunning novel 'mythic retelling at its best'
A cursed goddess of the river and her mortal prince son find each other again and again as they navigate their destinies in this fresh spin on a Hindu epic poem.
IN THE MEDIA
Locus, Booklist, BookPage, Literary Hub
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Book cover for The Fireborne Blade by Charlotte Bond
First in a sapphic epic fantasy series!
On a quest to redeem herself, lady knight Maddileh must retrieve a fabled blade from a storied dragon. But the White Lady has decimated all the knights who came before her…
IN THE MEDIA
Locus, Reactor, Library Journal, Booklist, Literary Hub
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Book cover for Mirrored Heavens by Rebecca Roanhorse
'Perfection. Mark your calendars, this is the next big thing'
– Kirkus Reviews
Ancient gods and mortals alike are engulfed in war in this brilliant conclusion to a trilogy that has been nominated for all the major fantasy awards.
IN THE MEDIA
NPR, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal
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Book cover for Daughter of the Merciful Deep by Leslye Penelope
'Magical, mythical, and powerful… A historical fantasy must-read'
– NPR
In the all-Black town of Awenasa, Jane Edwards journeys to a sunken land of mercurial gods and myths to save her haven from an impending flood.
IN THE MEDIA
NPR, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist
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Book cover for Road to Ruin by Hana Lee
Book one in an electrifying apocalyptic series for fans of Mad Max
Every day, magebike courier Jin traverses the dangerous wastelands between domed cities. And while rescuing a princess, she uncovers secrets that threaten everything she knows…
IN THE MEDIA
Locus, Parade, Reactor, Publishers Weekly, Booklist
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Book cover for Dreadful by Caitlin Rozakis
A cozy, witty debut fantasy reminiscent of Terry Pratchett!
Suffering from an inconvenient bout of amnesia, Gav — the apparent Dread Lord — isn't sure why he has a princess locked in a cell… but his life depends on playing along with his own evil plans.
IN THE MEDIA
Reactor, Publishers Weekly
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