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Fantasy and Science Fiction February 2026 |
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| Exo by Colin BrushOn an abandoned future Earth, former Service agent Mae Jameson investigates the murder of a rogue scientist, who left behind a mute daughter and was studying the Caul, the liquid entity that has taken over the ocean. However, through reading his research, Mae risks falling into the center of a dangerous conspiracy. This twisty and thought-provoking dual narrative will draw in fans of Mur Lafferty and Carrie Vaughn. |
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| Son of the Morning by Akwaeke EmeziTenderhearted Galilee has always felt a deep aching, knowing that she is different than the other women from her sequestered clan. When she meets Lucifer Helel and sees right through his facade as security head for a wealthy family, she realizes he is not human -- and neither is she. Akwaeke Emezi's latest takes their skills in a new direction with a steamy and evocative dark fantasy set in the Black South that will delight romantasy fans. |
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Pedro the Vast by Simón Lopez Trujillo In a disorienting, devastatingly tense world, a eucalyptus farm worker named Pedro starts coughing. Several coworkers die of a strange fungal disease, which has jumped to humans for the first time, but Pedro, miraculously, awakes. His survival fascinates a foreign mycologist, as well as a local priest, who dubs his mysterious mutterings to be the words of a prophet. Meanwhile Pedro's kids must fend for themselves: Cata, whose creepy art projects are getting harder and harder to decipher, and Patricio, who wasn't ready to be thrust into the role of father. Their competing efforts to reckon with Pedro's condition eventually meet in a horrifying climax that readers will never forget.
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| The Everlasting by Alix E. HarrowSir Una Everlasting's legend as a courageous knight has been memorialized in story, but her life itself has been forgotten. Centuries later, Owen Mallory's love of her tale suddenly takes him back in time to Una herself, where they will be entangled in a story bound to repeat over and over again unless they rewrite history. For fans of: knighthood fantasy with compelling characters and intricate storytelling, such as Lev Grossman's The Bright Sword and Charlotte Bond's The Fireborne Blade. |
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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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| The Strength of the Few by James IslingtonFollowing the events of The Will of the Many, Vis Telimus has fractured himself into three separate realities. With each reality facing its own extinction-level threat, Vis may be the only one who can stop each one from happening. Rich with detail and lore, this sequel to James Islington's highly acclaimed previous book offers "evocative prose and nuanced ruminations on the nature of power and sacrifice" (Publishers Weekly) that fans of R.F. Kuang's The Poppy War will devour. |
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Detour by Jeff Rake When cop Ryan Crane spots a gunman emerging from an unmarked van, he leaps into action and unknowingly saves John Ward, a billionaire with presidential aspirations, from an assassination attempt. As thanks for Ryan's quick thinking, Ward offers him the chance to join a group of lucky civilians chosen to accompany three veteran astronauts on the first manned mission to Saturn's moon Titan. But when they return to Earth, Ryan and his fellow astronauts notice that things are different. Some changes are good, but others are more disconcerting. Before the group can connect, mysterious figures start tailing them, and their communications are scrambled.
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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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| You Weren't Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph WhiteThough hives of festering worms have taken over Appalachia, life isn't so bad for Crane: he's been able to transition, he doesn't have to talk, and he has Levi, who treats him like a man, mostly. But when Levi gets Crane pregnant and the Hive demands he carry the baby to term, Crane realizes that his body is his only value to them and he'll have to fight to keep it to himself. Andrew Joseph White's adult debut is a gruesome and thought-provoking trans body horror nightmare for fans of Brainwyrms by Alison Rumfitt and Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin. |
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