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Fantasy and Science Fiction January 2026 |
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Brimstone
by Callie Hart
Kingfisher of the Ajun Gate has defeated armies and survived all manner of horrors, but traveling back to Zilvaren with Carrion Swift might just be the death of him. The male just will not shut up. Hidden dangers await them down the narrow alleyways of the Silver City. Unfolding secrets pose impossible threats. Fisher must wrangle the smuggler and accomplish his goals quickly if he wants to see his mate again.
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The Once and Future Queen
by Paula Lafferty
Outlander-meets-The Princess Bride plus Camelot in a fresh, big-hearted, feminist, timeslip adventure reimagining the epic saga of King Arthur, as told from the perspective of his spunky and surprising queen, Vera – complete with time travel and good running shoes!
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| Simultaneous by Eric HeissererGrant Lukather, agent of the elusive federal department known as Predictive Analytics, teams up with Sarah Newcomb, a past-life hypnosis therapist, to embark on an investigation into a bizarre killer who crosses time, space, and consciousness. The Oscar-nominated screenwriter of Arrival brings a mind-bending science fiction thriller that will draw in fans of The Glass Woman by Alice McIlroy and Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer. |
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| Red City by Marie LuThe Alchemy in Angel City has been controlled by two rival syndicates for years, teetering perilously between tenuous peace and all-out war. But when two childhood friends are plucked from obscurity to become rising stars on opposite sides of the conflict, all loyalties will be tested. For fans of: richly detailed urban fantasy rife with drama and tension lurking in the underbellies of society, such as L.K. Steven's Silvercloak and Olivie Blake's The Atlas Six. |
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Detour
by Jeff Rake
A space shuttle flight crew discovers that the Earth they’ve returned to is not the home they left behind in this emotional, mind-bending thriller from the creator of the hit Netflix series Manifest and the bestselling author of The Warehouse.
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| The Summer War by Naomi NovikFurious at her beloved brother for leaving home, musically gifted Celia had no way of knowing her childish curses at him would doom him to a life without love. Celia desperately searches for a way to undo her mistake, until she uncovers a centuries-old secret about the immortal beings known as the summerlings. For fans of: magical curses, suspense, and in-depth worldbuilding as found in The Prince Without Sorrow by Maithree Wijesekara. |
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An Arcane Inheritance
by Kamilah Cole
A modern-day dark academia fantasy with a twist, perfect for fans of Babel and A Deadly Education.
Ellory Morgan is determined to prove that she belongs at Warren University, an ivy league school whose history is deeply linked to occult rumors and dark secrets. Ellory knows one thing to be true: she has been here before. And if she can't convince brooding legacy student Hudson Graves to help her remember a past that seems determined to slip through her fingers as if by some insidious magic…this time, she may lose herself for good.
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| Conform by Ariel SullivanIn the far future, humans are subject to the whims of the elusive Illum, a group of technologically advanced beings. Emeline spends most of her days sorting ancient art for destruction and waiting for her turn at Mate selection...until she is chosen as a Mate for an Illum named Collin, the first time an Illum has chosen a human Mate in years. For fans of: intricately plotted dystopian romances such as Dani Francis' Silver Elite. |
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| Kill the Beast by Serra SwiftWhen the immortal Beast murdered her brother, Lyssa Cadogan swore revenge. To see it through, she has teamed up with the melodramatic and foppish Alderic Casimir de Laurent, a man who somehow knows where the Beast lives and has one of its claws. But Lyssa and Alderic are keeping secrets that could doom them both. Serra Swift's folktale-inspired fantasy debut "falls in the twilight between melancholy and adventure, punctuated with brutality, occasional gore, and shocking moments of joy" (Library Journal). |
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| Colin Gets Promoted and Dooms the World by Mark WaddellColin has toiled as a low-level employee at Dark Enterprises and he fears a "termination" is around the corner. When he strikes a deal with a mysterious figure who promises to get him his heart's desire, Colin inadvertently unleashes the apocalypse on New York, and he'll have to save the world to keep his promotion secure. Fans of LGBTQIA+ characters and witty "urban fantasy that gently toes the horror line" (Kirkus) will devour this novel alongside similar titles The Devil She Knows by Alexandria Bellefleur and TJ Klune's Under the Whispering Door. |
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