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Fantasy and Science Fiction October 2026 |
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Celebrate Native American Heritage Month in November
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Back for Blood: Never Whistle at Night Part II
by Shane Hawk & Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.
From monsters to mutilation, Never Whistle at Night is back for revenge.
Featuring stories by: Jessica Doe - P.C. Verrone - Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. - Jim Terry - Jessica Johns - A.J. Eversole - Sonia Marie Barry - Shane Hawk - Stephen Graham Jones - Alicia Elliott - Mat RudeWalker - Shaawan Francis Keahna - Billy-Ray Belcourt - Jake Arrowtop - Alina Pete - Debra Magpie Earling - Joshua Whitehead - Tommy Orange - Ramona Emerson - Erica Tremblay - Kimberly Blaeser. This new selection of sinister stories will sate your darkest appetites and leave you slavering for more.
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Savage Lake
by Nick Medina
A mother and son travel to a dilapidated cabin in the woods that haunts more than just her memories in this new unnerving horror.
Nell Marin swore she would never return to the place where part of her died. The passing of her estranged father, however, leaves her with no choice but to take her teenage son, Oscar, back to the run-down family cabin on Torchlight Lake, where horrific memories linger. The two will fix the place up, sell it, and ensure Nell never has to return to that dreaded lake again. But when the roads--which pass through Native land--are barricaded by the local Tribe, the quick trip turns into weeks. Oscar, a horror movie buff, knows this is exactly how it starts. As the long summer days drag on, unsettling things begin to occur: screams ring out over the water and a mysterious figure watches the cabin from the trees at night. Most disturbing of all, his mother is becoming less and less herself. As the strange events lead Oscar to uncover the secrets Nell has shielded him from, he is forced to confront a reality that is far more frightening than movie monsters. He must uncover answers to the questions that stole so much from his mother...before the horror that traumatized Nell drags him under as well.
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River of Bones and Other Stories
by Rebecca Roanhorse
The debut collection from New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Roanhorse includes a new novella set in the world of Trail of Lightning alongside her award-winning stories.
Through a range of contemporary to outright fantasy and science fiction these stories will immediately capture your attention from one of our premiere writers of speculative fiction whose work is always at the vanguard of American fiction.
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The Eagle in the Mountain
by Caskey Russell
The fierce warrior Kwa must take Elān's place in their ongoing battle against the invading Koosh, in this thrilling sequel to The Door on the Sea of the Raven and Eagle series.
Eln's life changed forever when the loud-mouthed raven chose him to go on a journey to save his people. Now returned from his quest, Eln is changed, withdrawn--and will not touch the weapon he is destined to wield. Raven knows that Eln must take up the weapon for his people, or cast it back into the Koosh world through the Door. But Eln will not budge. The invading Koosh loom ever closer, and Eln's people have no hero to fight for them. So raven turns to Kwa, Eln's sour yet tough companion. Kwa is determined to prove herself, doing whatever it takes to become the warrior leader her people need her to be. With Chetdyl the wolf by her side, she prepares an attack against the Koosh. But she knows that what she really needs is the weapon Eln refuses to use. If he won't use it, she will. But the weapon will not bow to her - unless she does as raven says and pushes Eln through the Door herself.
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| A Trade of Blood by Robert Jackson Bennett"Wildly imaginative, sometimes pointed, often hair-raising, and very entertaining, a series that has been a hit with everyone I've recommended it to."--Laura Miller, Slate Magazine
In this 3rd in the Ana and Din Mysteries series, the great detective Ana Dolabra and her assistant Din have to de-escalate a conflict between rival families by exonerating one family's eldest son of murder before all-out war erupts. Fans of the immersive setting and sharp character writing of the previous series entries will want to keep digging for more. Read next: Malka Older's Mossa and Pleiti series or Melissa Caruso's Echo Archives series.
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| Witch Daughter by Tanaz BhathenaIn her adult debut, award-winning author Tanaz Bhathena expertly weaves a tale of love and loss in ancient Persia with her take on the timeless tragedy of Tahmineh, a temptress, a witch, a victim, or, perhaps, a woman trying her hardest to protect her loved ones.
With her father, the king, in failing health, and rumors of witchcraft hampering her marital prospects, Princess Tahmineh's situation is precarious. She seeks to fulfill a prophecy that she will marry and bear the son of a great warrior, but when tragedy strikes, Tahmineh is caught in the crossfire and must choose what to protect most. For fans of: female-focused mythical retellings with complex characters such as Louisa Morgan's The Faerie Morgana.
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| Homebound by Portia ElanIn a dazzling ode to human inventiveness and the desire for meaning, four lives are entangled across time by one unfinished story, saved to a floppy disk in the 1980s and destined to ripple across the centuries.
It's 1983, and a college student is programming an adventure game to cope with the sudden loss of her uncle. This game, unbeknownst to her, will have an impact that echoes across centuries, coming into contact with a professor in the late 21st century and a sentient robot navigating a flooded Earth. Portia Elan's debut is "an ingenious narrative that explores the meaning of love and interconnectedness across time" (Kirkus Reviews) that readers of Silvia Park's Luminous or Jayson Greene's Unworld will devour. |
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| The Dungeon Book by Gareth HanrahanA young girl is left to die in a wizard's dungeon but finds a new home with the monsters around her in this humorous and heartfelt standalone epic fantasy.
Stolen by a dragon as a baby and raised by goblins, Bait has never known a life outside of the dungeon beneath a sorcerer's tower. But dungeons attract adventurers, and as the outside world begins to encroach on her own, Bait will have to figure out where she truly belongs. Fans of Dungeons & Dragons and readers of classic adventure settings with humor and heart will enjoy immersing themselves in Bait's world. |
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| Palaces of the Crow by Ray NaylerThis "impassioned paean to togetherness" (Publishers Weekly) and resilience will please fans of Kira Jane Buxton's similarly corvid-centric Hollow Kingdom.
In this speculative alternate history of World War II, the blitzkrieg of 1941 brings together a Polish deserter, a Roma horse trader, a nonspeaking boy of unknown history, and a Jewish village girl with a strong connection to a murder of crows. Together, they work to survive the winter wilderness while evading enemy forces, guided by the crows who are more intelligent than they seem. |
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| A Plagued Sea by Kim Bo-Young; translated by Sophie BowmanTaking inspiration from H.P. Lovecraft's The Shadow Over Innsmouth, this translated Korean novella will be a hit with fans of claustrophobic and thought-provoking cosmic horror.
Three years after a disastrous earthquake, the small seaside village of Haewon has been destroyed by a plague that turns the inhabitants into fish-like monsters. Mu-young has already lost her niece to this plague, and the arrival of a mainland scientist reveals dormant secrets that may decimate her will to survive. |
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| The Dorians by Nick CutterFive elderly volunteers in an aging-reversal experiment where an ancient biological agent unleashes a terrifying fight for survival!
In the Canadian wilderness, five elderly volunteers have been offered a second chance at life with a cutting edge experiment to stall or reverse their biological clocks. The secret to this new eternal youth is an implant of a symbiote whose only imperative is to survive. However, each volunteer sees this experiment go horribly wrong in Nick Cutter's latest grotesque display. For fans of: The Graceview Patient by Caitlin Starling. |
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| A Dark and Wild Wood by Sarah Nicole LemonThe lush and atmospheric story of a maiden with dark magic who becomes the apprentice to Lord Death--for a price.
Salomé has long been plagued by her spiritual visions and uncontrollable magic powers. When she flees the convent she was raised in to find her missing sister, her path intertwines with Lord Death. The Lord takes her to his home and promises to help her control her magic -- but any promise from Death must come with a price. Readers who enjoy gritty and dark fantasy stories about heroes reclaiming their power from abusive environments will be eager to read A Dark and Wild Wood. |
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| Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep by Paul TremblayA genre-bending near-future tech nightmare that is as bitingly funny as it is horrifically believable.
Julia Flang may be estranged from her CFO mother, but she has an offer Julia can't refuse: assume control of a comatose man with an AI implant to transport him across the country. Split between Julie's perspective and the disoriented surreal dreamscape of the remains of "Bernie's" consciousness, Paul Tremblay's latest "is injected with a squirming worm of fear that forces readers to take a critical look at AI's encroachment" (Library Journal). |
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| Teddy Bears Never Die by Cho Yeeun; translated by Sung RyuA young woman and a possessed teddy bear set out on a revenge quest unlike any other.
Hwa-young is orphaned after the untimely death of her mother from a mass poison attack. Her manipulative landlord's attempt to have her killed goes awry thanks to the surprise intervention of a teddy bear. Finding they have a past connection, Hwa-young and Doha, the spirit-possessed bear, team up to find vengeance and answers. This translated Korean story is an action-packed and suspenseful romp, perfect for readers who enjoyed Robert Brockway's I Will Kill Your Imaginary Friend for $200. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Dakota County Library
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