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Fantasy and Science Fiction September 2026 |
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| Voyagers by Meg CharltonA mysterious transmission known as the Signal arrives from beyond the stars, causing planes and satellites all across the world to fail and humans to panic. But Alex and Ana know what the Signal means, and how it might tie back to their extraterrestrial disappearance decades ago. This rich and moving first contact novel will land with fans of Hole in the Sky by Daniel H. Wilson and Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino. |
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| Sea of Charms by Sarah Beth DurstIn this 3rd in the Spellshop series, lone wolf supply runner Marin finds herself caught up in a revolution, ferrying refugees from the burning city of Alyssium. When one refugee, a musician named Dax, stays behind on the ship to explore the seas with her, Marin realizes maybe she is the one being saved. |
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| The Traveler by Joseph EckertScott Treder is a reluctant time traveler, torn from his family. His son, Lyle, is growing up without him. But Lyle is a clever kid, graduating early to study quantum physics, and as he grows closer to surpassing his dad in his suspended age, he will stop at nothing to bring his father back. For fans of: Matt Haig's The Midnight Library and Aja Gabel's Lightbreakers. |
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| Sublimation by Isabel J. KimWhen you immigrate, you create a copy of yourself that stays behind. Soyoung Rose Kang hasn't spoken to her "instance" in years, but when she returns to Korea for a funeral, she realizes that the other Soyoung has a plan to steal her life. Fans of the TV show Severance will devour this provocative and complex speculative horror, along with similar titles such as Ezra Claytan Daniels' Upgrade Soul or Maud Woolf's Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulubelle Rock. |
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| We Burned So Bright by TJ KluneThe people of Earth have about one month before a rogue black hole swallows the entire solar system. Married couple Don and Rodney plan to spend that month getting their old RV across the country from Maine to Washington State in order to take care of some unfinished business, no matter what it takes. TJ Klune's latest gives fans more of his trademark character-driven, emotionally intense storytelling in an apocalyptic road trip. For fans of: Above the Fire by Michael O'Donnell and The Keeper of Lonely Spirits by E.M. Anderson. |
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| Steelborn by Taylor J. LarueWhen a heist goes awry, thief Reya Connery is in desperate need of coin to pay off a debt. Enter Caelan Halcyon, a magic user with a deadly curse. As the two reluctantly work together to survive the search for a cure, an attraction grows between them. This enemies-to-lovers romantasy debut features memorable characters, unexpected twists and turns, and exciting adventure. For fans of: The Road of Bones by Demi Winters. |
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| Fishbone Cinderella by Elizabeth LimBestselling author Elizabeth Lim's adult debut is a sweeping story of a mother-daughter bond and a family curse. Ha Yut Ying discovers she can turn invisible in Hong Kong during World War II, and is encouraged by her mother to keep her gift hidden. In 1980, Yut Ying's daughter Marigold races against time to save her mother from disappearing forever. |
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| Babylon, South Dakota by Tom LinA married couple moves from China to America in order to raise chrysanthemums and livestock on a farm inherited from a distant relative. When the United States Army Corps of Engineers claims a portion of their farmland, strange events occur as the years pass in the shadow of the mysterious military silo. Offbeat and stylistically complex, this engrossing science fiction story will be ideal for fans of Cixin Liu. |
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The Halter
by Darby McDevitt
Kennedy Stark is paid to pull the plug. A professional halter--part detective, part counselor--he trawls the world's darkest surrogate-reality feeds in search of the lost. When he isn't working, he's dreaming of a one-way ticket to Mars, where a new colony has been established as a hopeful alternative to an Earth in the early stages of climate collapse. One evening, after a botched rescue attempt, a mysterious client offers Kennedy a tantalizing new case: brilliant software engineer Delia Walsh, who Kennedy fell in love with years ago, has disappeared inside a surrogate reality project called The Forum. Entering under an assumed identity, Kennedy finds a simulation unlike any other. The Forum bills itself as a tool for cutting-edge scientific research and radical philosophical investigations, but the signs of its corruption are everywhere. As Kennedy investigates, he learns Delia had been working on a new simulation that could upend The Forum's primary purpose, and that even in this prurient playground for the super wealthy, the dangers are very real. Brimming with black humor, hardboiled attitude, and a cast of endearing misfits lost in brittle fantasies, The Halter introduces a charismatic detective and heralds a unique and assured new voice in sci-fi crime.
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The Daughter Who Remains
by Nnedi Okorafor
Set in the universe Africanfuturist luminary Nnedi Okorafor first introduced in the World Fantasy Award-winning Who Fears Death, The Daughter Who Remains is the breathtaking conclusion to the She Who Knows trilogy. Featuring Najeeba, now older and wiser than readers have ever known her, this is a tale of family, courage, and healing.
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| The Inevitable Undoing of Zahara Douglass by Leslye PenelopeIt's 1999, and Zahara Douglass is haunted by the disappearance of her twin sister Annica four years ago -- the actual memory of her has completely vanished for everyone else. When she finally has concrete evidence of Annica's existence, Zahara's investigation leads her to uncover a dangerous family secret. For fans of Nicole Glover's Murder and Magic series and Clarence A. Haynes The Broken Hearts Agency. |
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A Heart So Green
by Lyra Selene
After the explosive finale of the Tournament of Kings, Fia and Irian manage to escape to the wildlands, dodging pursuit by Fia's cunning sister Eala. With Fia locked in her own mind, battling a powerful celestial entity; Irian must form new alliances to come up with a plan to defeat Eala's terrifying magic. With both the human and fae realm under threat, Fia and Irian must pursue their dangerous plan, no matter the cost. On Bealtain Eve, when the veil between worlds is at its thinnest, they will finally face off against the swan princess and forge the ending to their love story that was written in the stars.
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| Green City Wars by Adrian TchaikovskyRedwall meets noir in this offbeat and charming science fiction mystery featuring a genetically enhanced animal cast. Raccoon PI Skotch works underground in Green City. When a suspiciously lucrative case of a missing mouse falls into his lap, Skotch falls deep into the investigation and realizes how many sketchy people are hot on the mouse's heels behind him. Read these next: The Navigating Fox by Christopher Rowe and Mort(e) by Robert Repino. |
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Heir of Illusion
by Madeline Taylor
She is not the pet they tamed. Blessed with the power of illusion, Iverson Pomeroy has many tricks up her sleeve. However, none of them are a match for the enchanted collar at her throat that keeps her bound as assassin and mistress to a ruthless king. Forced to play the role of his obedient pet, she plots in secret to destroy him and claim the freedom she has always been denied. She is the beast they let inside. When a mysterious reaper, Thorne, arrives in the city with his sights set on the same weapon Ivy needs--the only artifact that can remove her collar--she must decide how far she's willing to go. And she will show no mercy. With a tenuous alliance tying them together, Ivy learns there is more to her reluctant companion than meets the eye... He sparks her curiosity and ignites dangerous desires within her. But will the secrets they harbor destroy each other? And does it even matter, when anyone who so much as touches Thorne dies?
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Crown of War and Shadow: Kingdoms of the Compass
by J. R. Ward
The Fulcrum is failing, and demons are slipping into the mortal world. No one is safe. Especially not Sorrel. An orphan and an outcast within the walls of her small village because of her mystical abilities. She wants to survive...and find somewhere she can call her true home. But Fate has other plans. Sorrel has been chosen. Cursed. She must cross the Badlands to return the Queen's crown and convince the fearsome female to save their world from destruction. Well aware she's no brave hero, Sorrel makes a dangerous deal with Merc, a brooding, commanding mercenary known only by his unscrupulous profession. The deal? A night in his bed that she will never forget, in exchange for her safe passage. But Merc has secrets of his own, and even though desire runs hot between them, adventure, danger, and betrayal lurk around every corner.
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Dawn of the North
by Demi Winters
The lost Volsik heir has finally returned to the people of seldur, and even with the warrior who's captured her heart standing by her side, Silla's task is monumental. She must earn the loyalty of the northern jarls to drive Ivar Ironheart from the throne and restore peace in the kingdom. But the secret she vigilantly guards threatens to ruin all her plans: A shard of a god lives in her mind, twisting her thoughts and deeds to His will. Meanwhile, held captive on the mysterious isle of Zagadka, Saga Volsik fights to return to her sister in seldur. But when King Ivar sets his sights on the Zagadkians, she's forced to make an impossible choice: fight for the man who stole her--and is now hell-bent on marrying her--or let the innocent people of his kingdom die. As a poisonous mist threatens the realm, the sisters will delve into the unknowns of their magic to battle against evil.
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