Thursday, September 12, 2024

This month’s best new fantasy

 
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This Month's Best New Fantasy
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Book cover for Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune
The sequel to The House in the Cerulean Sea is finally here, and it's everything you're hoping for
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Featuring six magical children and their soon-to-be adoptive father — plus the man he loves — on a peculiar island
  • "Bursts with charm, wit, and endearing scenes of magical found family" (Publishers Weekly)
  • From a beloved New York Times bestselling author
FEATURED IN:
Elle, Parade, Paste, Indie Next List, Library Reads, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist, BookPage, Electric Literature, Literary Hub
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Book cover for Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma
Leigh Bardugo and Holly Black fans: Your new favorite book has arrived!
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Dark academia meets enemies-to-lovers romantasy
  • An heiress infiltrates an elite society, where she must live with the vampire who may have abducted her sister
  • "Teeming with morally grey characters you can't help but root for" (Gabi Burton, author of Sing Me to Sleep)
FEATURED IN:
USA Today, Reactor, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, School Library Journal
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Book cover for Vilest Things by Chloe Gong
Ready for more Immortal Longings? It's here — and it's 'full of the most delicious twists' (Sangu Mandanna)
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • From a #1 New York Times bestselling author
  • "The only thing hotter than a character written by Chloe Gong is a betrayal written by Chloe Gong" (Olivie Blake)
  • Inspired by Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra
FEATURED IN:
Book of the Month, Entertainment Weekly, Cosmopolitan, Paste, Publishers Weekly, Booklist
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Book cover for Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid
Macbeth, but from her perspective — and with magic
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • A New York Times bestseller from the author of A Study in Drowning
  • Lady Macbeth will need all of her mysterious powers to survive her husband's occult court…
  • "A knife of a book: bloodstained, sharply beautiful, and necessary. I couldn't look away" (Alix E. Harrow)
FEATURED IN:
Paste, Reactor, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist, BookPage
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Book cover for The Phoenix Keeper by S. A. MacLean
In a zoo for magical creatures, the future of the phoenix lies in Aila's hands…
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Don't miss this queer, enemies-to-lovers romantasy filled with cozy vibes and mythical beasts
  • "A lovely sojourn in a magical world that feels both familiar and wondrous" (Library Journal)
FEATURED IN:
Locus, Good Housekeeping, Paste, Library Journal
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Book cover for A Darkness Returns by Raymond E. Feist
The first book in a new series from a legendary author
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Epic fantasy packed with political intrigue
  • Revisit Midkemia and magician Pug as new heroes are forged
  • "A sweeping and expansive world that thrives upon the elements of classic fantasy" (Library Journal)
FEATURED IN:
Parade, Reactor, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal
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Book cover for Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan
An epic adventure from the perspective of the villain
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • "The fantasy novel that every fantasy reader has been waiting for" (Jay Kristoff)
  • Instead of dying, a normal girl chooses to enter her favorite fantasy world — and finds herself the world's evil empress
  • Chock-full of entertaining, morally questionable characters
FEATURED IN:
Locus, USA Today, The Guardian, Paste, Publishers Weekly
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Book cover for The Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuki and Jesse Kirkwood
Solve all your problems in a magical, astrological cafรฉ run by cats
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • A bestselling sensation in Japan
  • Everyday people with everyday problems receive life-changing advice from mystical cats
  • Reminiscent of Studio Ghibli's The Cat Returns
FEATURED IN:
Parade, Publishers Weekly, Booklist
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Book cover for Asunder by Kerstin Hall
Sabriel meets Witch King in a 'compelling mix of horror, found family, and intricate mythology' (Library Journal)
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • A woman with an eldritch ally investigates deaths in her city — then everything goes sideways
  • From an author who writes "eerie, lovely, and surreal" fantasy (Ann Leckie)
FEATURED IN:
Locus, Paste, Reactor, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal
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Book cover for Mistress of Lies by K. M. Enright
A deliciously dark fantasy for fans of Anne Rice and V. E. Schwab
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • "Politics, family, and desire weave a tangled web across a decadent, blood-soaked city in this stunning debut" (Melissa Caruso)
  • Featuring blood magic, a serial killer, and the court of a vampire king
  • LGBTQ+ gothic romance
FEATURED IN:
Publishers Weekly
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