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Throne of Nightmares by Kerri ManiscalcoAs Lore and Sloth navigate the pages of her beloved novels gone wrong, Lore must channel her inner main character to defeat the Book of Nightmares before the wall between the gods and mortals comes crashing down, dooming them all.
For fans of Melissa Lander's The Half King, Kaylie Smith's Phantasma and Penn Cole's Spark of the Everflame.
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| The Place Where They Buried Your Heart by Christina HenryJessie Campanelli has lived for years with the guilt of daring her little brother Paul to enter the abandoned house on her street, only for him to never come back out. Now that she has a child of her own, she must finally confront the evil that broke her family apart.
This horror-laden fantasy will grip fans who are looking for compelling family dramas similar to Amanda Casile's Broken Trail. |
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| Graceless Heart by Isabel IbañezDesperate to save her brother, sculptress Ravenna Maffei reveals her magic ability during a competition in a city where magic is forbidden. Ravenna is then kidnapped by a powerful immortal family and taken to Florence, where her powers put her in the middle of a struggle for power and catch the attention of the family heir.
For fans of: historical romantasy with enemies-to-lovers romance and intricate magic worldbuilding, such as Heavenly Bodies by Imani Erriu. |
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| A Love Story from the End of the World: Stories by Juhea KimIn this dystopian collection of short stories, people's lives are defined and transformed by human connection and desire for love in a world shaped by climate change and other global events. Told with nuance and care for showing the effects of trauma on the protagonists of each story, Juhea Kim's collection will resonate with readers looking for thoughtful dystopian narratives such as the multi-author collection Eco24 and I Am the Ghost Here by Kim Samek. |
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| The Happiness Collector by Crystal KingHistorian Aida Reale thinks she has it made when a friend recommends her for her dream job in Italy. However, cracks slowly begin to appear in the facade as she and her new colleague Luciano do more research into her company, until she realizes that they are simply pawns in a game being played by the gods.
Crystal King's contemporary fantasy also serves as an alternate history taking place between 2018-2021, where "urban fantasy, unexpected romance, and mythology all collide" (Booklist). |
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The Rage of Dragons by Evan WinterBorn without talents in a world dominated by rare dragon-summoning women and magical soldier men, young Tau survives murderous attacks on his loved ones before resolving to become society's greatest swordsman.
Review: "Winter's debut will draw strong comparisons to George R.R. Martin and Brandon Sanderson, and the strong African influences and ties create a singular, exciting epic with intriguing characters and culture. Readers will be clamoring for the next installment." ~ Kristi Chadwick, Library Journal
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How Long 'til Black Future Month? by N.K. JemisinA collection of new and previously published short stories by award-winning science fiction and fantasy writer N.K. Jemisin. The 22 tales, including "proof of concept" pieces that would become the author's Broken Earth trilogy ("Stone Hunger") and Dreamblood duology ("The Narcomancer").
Why you might like it: Diverse in style and subject matter, the stories display Jemisin's lyrical prose and talent for world-building.
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She Who Knows
by Nnedi Okorafor
In this newest fantasy by award winner Nnedi Okorafor, teenage Najeeba must contend with her burgeoning powers known as The Call – something traditionally only men experience -- on a trip with her family to mine salt at the Dead Lake.
Why you might like it: Infused with West African culture and filled with Okorafor’s immersive worldbuilding, this novella will appeal to both existing fans of her work and fans of African-influenced genre fiction such as Moses Ose Utomi's The Lies of the Ajungo and C.T. Rwizi's Scarlet Odyssey.
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Black Leopard, Red Wolf
by Marlon James
Wrought with blood, iron, and jolting images, this swords-and-sorcery epic set in a mythical Africa is also part detective story, part quest fable, and part inquiry into the nature of truth, belief, and destiny.
Reviewers say: The New York Times' Michiko Kakutani describes the novel's African-inspired setting as "a place mapped by Gabriel García Márquez and Hieronymus Bosch with an assist from Salvador Dalí."
You might also like: Charles Saunders' Imaro, Kai Ashante Wilson's The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps.
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Queen of the Conquered
by Kacen Callender
The setting: the islands of Hans Lollik, a Caribbean-inspired archipelago colonized by the white Scandinavian-esque Fjern, whose wealth and power depend on the continued enslavement of the black islanders.
The protagonist: Sigourney Rose, a mixed-race, magic-wielding woman whose comparatively privileged status gives her the cover she needs to formulate a plot to liberate her people and avenge her family's murders.
For fans of: the tragic heroine and courtly intrigue of Seth Dickinson's The Traitor Baru Cormorant; the explorations of power, privilege, and racism in Agnes Gomillion's The Record Keeper.
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Minion by L. A. BanksDamali Richards has taken on vampires before, but whatever is behind the brutal murders that have captured the attention of police is beyond anything she has encountered before.
Review: "Blade meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer in this first of a trilogy about a no-nonsense guerrilla leader of a rock-'n'-roll vampire-killer band. A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do to make Rolling Stone." ~ staff, Kirkus Review
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Contact your librarian for more great books! |
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Forsyth County Public Library
660 W. Fifth St., Winston-Salem, NC 27101
336-703-2665forsythlibrary.org |
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