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Fantasy and Science Fiction May 2025 |
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The Martian Contingency
by Mary Robinette Kowal
On Mars, astronaut Elma York leads a mission to build a sustainable habitat and preserve Earth's cultural legacy, but hidden truths about a failed prior expedition threaten their progress and the dream of a thriving Martian colony.
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Whisper in the Wind
by Luke Arnold
Fetch is done being a hero. Once a detective, all he wants now is to run his cafe in peace. Sunder City is still recovering from the sudden and violent end of magic, and if one man can't solve all its problems, he can at least stop some people going hungry. But when a kid on the run shelters in Fetch's cafe, and a chain of gruesome murders begins among Sunder's high and mighty, trouble is brought to Fetch's door.
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The Amalfi Curse
by Sarah Penner
"Haven Ambrose, a trailblazing nautical archaeologist, has come to the sun-soaked village of Positano to investigate the mysterious shipwrecks along the Amalfi Coast. But Haven is hoping to find more than old artifacts beneath the azure waters; she is secretly on a quest to locate a trove of priceless gemstones her late father spotted on his final dive. Upon Haven's arrival, strange maelstroms and misfortunes start plaguing the town. Is it nature or something more sinister at work?
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Wizard of Most Wicked Ways
by Charlie N. Holmberg
As Whimbrel House braces for the return of the vengeful wizard Silas Hogwood, Owein enlists the help of his fiancée, Lady Cora, and Queen Victoria's League of Magicians while unearthing dangerous magical secrets to protect his family from the dark forces converging on Blaugdone Island.
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| Dengue Boy by Michel Nieva; translated by Rahul BeryThe eponymous Dengue Boy grows up in 2272 Argentina, where the ice caps have melted and mega-corporations control day-to-day life. He is a mutant hybrid of child and mosquito brought about by the reckless experimentation that leaves the poor behind in pandemic wastelands while the rich live in terraformed paradises. Michel Nieva's propulsive novel is "a hyperkinetic, audacious grotesquerie about metamorphosis and the inevitability of change" (Kirkus). |
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Don't Sleep With the Dead
by Nghi Vo
Nick Carraway, paper soldier and novelist, has found a life and a living watching the mad magical spectacle of New York high society in the late thirties. He's good at watching, and he's even better at pretending: pretending to be straight, pretending to be human, pretending he's forgotten the events of that summer in 1922. On the eve of the second World War, however, Nick learns that someone's been watching him pretend and that memory goes both ways.
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| The Legend of Meneka by Kritika H. RaoMeneka, a celestial dancer trained as a warrior, must seduce a mortal sage named Kaushika to stop his growing power. However, as Meneka grows closer to her target, she must choose between true love and duty. Steamy and intricately plotted, this Hindu mythology-inspired debut will delight fans of romantasy titles like A Song to Drown Rivers by Ann Liang and A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen. |
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| A Dragon of Black Glass by James RollinsIn the 3rd novel of the Moonfall series, Nyx and her allies must find an ancient weapon buried in the sands of a scorching desert. Beneath the earth lies an ancient army tasked with protecting their secret to the death. Can Nyx uncover these secrets before Moonfall strikes -- or before she loses control of her growing powers? For fans of: cinematic and atmospheric fantasy such as Mai Corland's Five Broken Blades. |
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