Sunday, January 12, 2025

This month’s best new fantasy

 
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This Month's Best New Fantasy
 
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Book cover for The Last One by Rachel Howzell Hall
'Masterful storytelling with a female protagonist worth rooting for' (Rebecca Yarros)
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • A Good Morning America Book Club pick
  • When Kai wakes in the woods with no memory and an impossible mission, she reluctantly accepts the help of the village blacksmith
  • "Romantasy readers won't be able to turn the pages fast enough" (Publishers Weekly)
  • The fantasy debut from a New York Times bestselling, award-nominated thriller author
FEATURED IN:
Good Morning America Book Club, People, The Washington Post, Cosmopolitan, Parade, The Boston Globe, Paste, Reactor, Publishers Weekly
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Book cover for Mother of Rome by Lauren J. A. Bear
Fans of Circe will devour this mythological retelling
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Romulus and Remus founded a great empire — but what happened to their mother, Rhea?
  • "A layered, captivating story… that will resonate with readers long after the final page" (Library Journal starred review)
  • A mother's fierce love knows no bounds in this "spectacularly crafted, spellbinding" read (Booklist)
FEATURED IN:
Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist, BookPage
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Book cover for North Is the Night by Emily Rath
Two irrepressible young women in Finland take on the gods
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • As captured Aina fights to survive in the nightmarish underworld, her friend Siiri embarks on a dangerous journey to save her
  • Publishers Weekly praises the robust world-building and engrossing drama in this "exhilarating tale" inspired by Finnish folklore
  • "Wintry, dark, and enchanting — I was completely engrossed" (Tasha Suri)
FEATURED IN:
Locus, People, Parade, Paste, Indie Next List, Library Reads, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Literary Hub
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Book cover for Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear by Seanan McGuire
What really happens to the children who disappear into fantasy worlds?
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • A girl in search of family falls through a door into the Land Beneath the Lake — and must fight to protect the place she treasures
  • A standalone novel in a five-time award-winning series that "deserves to be shelved with Lewis Carroll's and C. S. Lewis's classics" (NPR)
  • "Another gem from McGuire" (Publishers Weekly)
FEATURED IN:
Library Reads, Publishers Weekly
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Book cover for Miss Amelia's List by Mercedes Lackey
Elemental magic meets Regency England
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • In an alternate 1815, an Earth Master and a Fire Mage must take on an ancient threat
  • As an SFWA Grand Master, the author is in the company of Ursula K. Le Guin, Peter S. Beagle, and other genre legends
  • A standalone novel in a beloved series
FEATURED IN:
Locus, Reactor
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Book cover for Immortal by Sue Lynn Tan
The author of Daughter of the Moon Goddess delivers an enchanting romantic fantasy
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • "Treacherously beautiful and dazzlingly romantic. This book will steal your breath and your heart" (Stephanie Garber)
  • To save her kingdom, Liyen makes a dangerous alliance with the alluring God of War
  • Authors like Jennifer Saint, Ava Reid, and Yangsze Choo are raving about this novel inspired by Chinese mythology
FEATURED IN:
Book of the Month, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Town & Country, Bustle, Cosmopolitan, Paste, Reactor, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist
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Book cover for A Conventional Boy by Charles Stross
The fate of the world depends on his 20-sided dice
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Decades after being imprisoned for meddling with D&D, inmate and secret Dungeon Master Derek plays for the highest stakes…
  • Set in a magical England
  • Part of a Hugo Award–winning series that's "smart, literate, funny" (Lev Grossman)
FEATURED IN:
Locus, Publishers Weekly
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Book cover for Four Ruined Realms by Mai Corland
The king is a liar, and they'll have to beat him at his own game
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • A thrilling, twisty fantasy from a New York Times bestselling author
  • The five blades have one month to steal a powerful artifact for King Joon — but everything depends on them thwarting his plans
FEATURED IN:
People, Paste, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, BookPage
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Book cover for A Cruel Thirst by Angela Montoya
A woman determined to avoid marriage and a fledgling vampire form an unlikely partnership
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year for 2024
  • This lush historical fantasy is inspired by Mexican mythology
  • "Montoya breathes fresh life into the vampire and vampire hunter trope with a vivid world beautifully woven with Latinx lore and a romance both searing and tender" (Amélie Wen Zhao)
FEATURED IN:
Paste, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist
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Book cover for The Losting Fountain by Lora Senf
This pitch-black fantasy is 'so weird in the best possible ways' (Kiersten White)
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • From a Bram Stoker Award–winning author
  • Three people from different times must navigate the porous boundary between their world and an alluring, deadly place known as the Fountain — with the fate of both realms at stake
  • "Lora Senf wields eerie unease like a violin, and from it, plays strange, sad music — you will be lured by the siren's song of her story, and eager to be lost in its pages" (Chuck Wendig)
FEATURED IN:
Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, School Library Journal
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