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Fantasy and Science Fiction March 2026 |
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This Inevitable Ruin
by Matt Dinniman
What it is: Carl and Princess Donut are ready to battle it out in the epic seventh book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Nine armies enter, led by rich and powerful aliens from across the galaxy. The winning team must capture and hold the castle at the center of the battlefield. Strategy, alliances, pitched battles, betrayal . . . It all makes for great fun and greater television.
But then: Thanks to Carl, Donut, and Katia, this season is different. For the first time ever, the crawlers have their own army.
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The Gumiho King's Bride
by Bex Gil
Meet the hero: Baek Jiwon, the disabled daughter of an alcoholic, struggles to keep food on the table while her father gambles away the little money she earns.
Then what happens: When the day comes for a noble family to honor an ancient agreement to provide the next bride for the Gumiho King, Jiwon finds out that she has been sold by her father and will be sent as a noblewoman's replacement.
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We Who Have No Gods
by Liza Anderson
Introducing: Vic Wood has her priorities: scrape by on her restaurant wages, take care of her younger brother Henry, and forget their mother ever existed. But Vic's careful life crumbles when she discovers that their long-missing mother belonged to the Acheron Order--a secret society of witches tasked with keeping the dead at bay.
And then: What's worse, Henry inherited their mother's magical abilities while Vic did not, and he has been chosen as the Order's newest recruit.
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The Winter Goddess
by Megan Barnard
How it starts: Cailleach, goddess of winter, was not born to be a blight on humanity, but she became one. She would say with scorn that it was their own fault: mortals were selfish, thoughtless, and destructive, bringing harm to each other and the earth without cause or qualms.
Then what happens: One day, Cailleach goes too far. Thousands die, lost to her brutal winter. In punishment, her mother Danu, queen of the gods, strips the goddess of her powers and sends Cailleach to earth, to live and die as the mortals she so despises, until she understands what it is to be one of them.
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| Snake-Eater by T. KingfisherWhat it's about: Selena is desperate to escape her horrid past. With nothing but her dog in tow, she flees to her late aunt's homestead in Quartz Creek. But strange ancient spirits linger along the edges of Selena's home. One of them, known as "Snake-Eater," has come to collect a debt from Selena's aunt; with Selena being the new owner of the home, his attention -- and obsession -- turns to her.
For fans of: Strange and intriguing horror-adjacent fantasy such as Chuck Tingle's Camp Damascus and Jennifer Thorne's Diavola will thrill at T. Kingfisher's latest. |
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The White Octopus Hotel
by Alexandra Bell
What it's about: Journey to a magical hotel in the Swiss Alps, where two lost souls living in different centuries meet and discover if a second chance awaits them behind its doors.
What happens: When reclusive art appraiser Eve Shaw shakes the hand of a silver-haired gentleman in her office, the warmth of his palm sends a spark through her. His name is Max Everly--curiously, the same name as Eve's favorite composer, born one hundred sixteen years prior. And she has the sudden feeling that she's held his hand before . . . but where, and when?
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Turns of Fate
by Anne Bishop
What it's about: Most people come to Destiny Park for entertainment. They come in the hope of catching a glimpse of the Arcana, the paranormal beings who rule the Isle of Wyrd. But some people come to make a bargain with the Arcana--to change their fate. And some people come for dark purposes.
How it starts: When Detective Beth Fahey is sent to Destiny Park to inquire about a 'ghost gun, ' she will begin a strange journey, where she must learn to navigate the Arcana's unforgiving laws and dangerous attractions.
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| Tailored Realities by Brandon SandersonWhat it is: This new collection from acclaimed author Brandon Sanderson includes short stories written over the course of twenty years, some appearing in print for the very first time.
What's inside: Such stories include: two police detectives entering VR to catch a serial killer; a dragon hunter getting into a debate about grammar with his quarry; and many more. Fans of Sanderson's other works and inventive spins on speculative fiction tropes will enjoy this collection. |
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