Monday, July 8, 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 Foul Days by Genoveva Dimova
'Feels like what would happen if Delilah S. Dawson and Naomi Novik teamed up to rewrite The Witcher'
– Library Journal
Witch Kosara serves the walled city of Chernograd by dealing with monsters — until a shocking betrayal forces her to give up her powers. And only a suspicious detective can help her get them back…
IN THE MEDIA
Locus, Parade, Paste, Reactor, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist
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Book cover for Children of Anguish and Anarchy by Tomi Adeyemi
The stunning conclusion to Children of Blood and Bone is finally here!
Zélie thought her battles would be won once she seized the royal palace, but they're far from over. Now Zélie and her friends must embark on a desperate search for allies as her true enemy closes in…
IN THE MEDIA
Good Morning America, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Entertainment Weekly, People, Elle, Cosmopolitan, Paste
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Book cover for The Night Ends with Fire by K. X. Song
Don't miss this epic and defiant retelling of Mulan
When Meilin learns her betrothed is a violent and angry man, she takes her future into her own hands and enlists in place of her draft-dodging father. But can she trust her new allies?
IN THE MEDIA
TODAY Show, Paste, Reactor, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, BookPage
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Book cover for The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen
'One of the coziest, most whimsical fantasy reads I've ever come across'
– Ali Hazelwood
Middle-aged widow Twyla Banneker and her best friend and neighbor, Frank Ellis, team up to solve a mystery with wide-reaching tendrils in this utterly magical rom-com.
IN THE MEDIA
NPR, Locus, Parade, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist
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Book cover for Reckless by Lauren Roberts
The highly anticipated next installment in a series that has taken BookTok by storm
Ordinary-born Paedyn Gray is on the run, hunted by the prince she thought she could love. But in a city without Elites, the balance of power can shift in an instant…
IN THE MEDIA
Good Morning America, Publishers Weekly
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Book cover for Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs
Mercy Thompson is back in another instant New York Times bestseller!
Car mechanic and shapeshifter Mercy and her mate, Adam, are trapped in a lodge by a vicious storm as they travel to help her brother. Now they must navigate a web of strange and ancient magic — and one wrong move could be the end of everything.
IN THE MEDIA
Locus, Parade, Reactor
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Book cover for Rakesfall by Vajra Chandrasekera
Sweeping, hallucinatory speculative fiction for fans of This Is How You Lose the Time War
Follow two childhood friends across centuries and lifetimes — from modern day to a desolate, far future Earth — as they're reincarnated again and again.
IN THE MEDIA
Locus, Bustle, Parade, Reactor, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Electric Literature, Literary Hub
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Book cover for We Shall Be Monsters by Tara Sim
Frankenstein meets Indian mythology in this dark, dazzling read
When Kajal loses her beloved sister, she seeks to resurrect Lasya's soul no matter the risks — but then the unthinkable happens…
IN THE MEDIA
Paste, Reactor, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, School Library Journal
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Book cover for The Witchstone by Henry H. Neff
'Incandescently funny… A glorious romp that's clever enough to keep readers infernally entertained'
– Publishers Weekly, starred review
Demon Laszlo has six days to improve his performance at work as a curse keeper or he'll be melted down into ooze. So why is he helping Maggie, a young mortal, break the family curse he's supposed to oversee?
IN THE MEDIA
Reactor, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist
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Book cover for A Darker Mischief by Derek Milman
A dark academia thrill-ride for fans of Saltburn and The Secret History
Cal wants to reinvent himself at an elite New England boarding school, and a glamorous secret society on campus offers his chance. But nothing is as it seems — not even Cal's budding relationship with his sponsor, Luke.
IN THE MEDIA
Cosmopolitan, Parade, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, School Library Journal
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