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Fantasy and Science Fiction - March 2026 |
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| The Age of Calamities: Stories by Senaa AhmadThese inventive, absurdist short stories explore historical figures in various times and guises (Joan of Arc's ghost in the 1920s, for instance) as odd events occur (such as Anne Boleyn's inability to die, despite Henry VIII's best efforts).
Stories include: "Let's Play Dead," "The Napoleons Are Multiplying," and "Choose Your Own Apocalypse."
For fans of: offbeat alternate histories; innovative debut story collections |
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The Astral Library
by Kate Quinn
'The Astral Library' is a gorgeously written fantastical adventure which poses the question: have you ever wished you could live inside a book? Welcome to the Astral Library, where books are not just objects, but doors to new worlds, new lives, and new futures.
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| Snake-Eater by T. KingfisherSelena 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. 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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Crown of War & Shadow
by J. R. Ward
An outcast burdened with a curse and a mercenary who's out for himself collide in this star-crossed, slow-burn romantasy filled with monsters, demons, and high-stakes quests to save the kingdom.
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| Tailored Realities by Brandon SandersonThis 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. 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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Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter
by Heather Fawcett
A woman who runs a cat rescue in 1920s Montréal turns to a grouchy but charming magician to help save her shelter in this heartwarming cozy fantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of the Emily Wilde series.
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The Red Winter
by Cameron Sullivan
A tragic love story, a bewitching twist on history, and a blood-drenched hunt for purpose, power, and redemption, 'The Red Winter' by debut author Cameron Sullivan is the story of the first werewolf.
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Isles of the Emberdark: A Cosmere Novel
by Brandon Sanderson
'Isles of the Emberdark' is a legendary standalone novel that navigates the seas and the stars of a far-future Cosmere. When a chance comes to sail into the expanse of the emberdark beyond a mystical portal, Sixth of the Dusk sets off to find his people’s salvation with only a canoe, his birds, and all the grit and canniness of a Patji trapper.
Cosmere (5)
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Sibylline (a Good Morning America YA Book Club Pick)
by Melissa de la Cruz
Raven, Atticus, and Dorian have dreamed of attending Sibylline for as long as they can remember. But when the magical university rejects them, the friends' plans for a future studying the arcane together begin crashing down. Until they decide to steal an education. Getting jobs on campus, they sneak into lectures and swipe forbidden texts, dodging the administration's watchful eye. In the quiet of night, in the thrill of secrecy, their magic awakens. And so do long-buried attractions that turn their friendship into something more. But like magic, love can create, and it can destroy. As unrequited feelings and resentment threaten to fracture their bond, the trio discovers an insidious magic that has sunk its claws into Sibylline, killing students and corroding the very bones of the university. Now the three intruders may be the key to saving the institution from wreckage . . . if they don't wreck one another first.
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Operation Bounce House
by Matt Dinniman
A man must fight for his planet against impossible odds when gamers from Earth attempt to remotely annihilate it in this epic, fast-paced novel from bestselling author of the smash-hit Dungeon Crawler Carl.
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Throne of Nightmares
by Kerri Maniscalco
In this action-packed standalone fantasy romance from bestselling sensation Kerri Maniscalco, a book of dangerous magic draws two readers into a perilous quest to find it--and their own happy ending.
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| Intergalactic Waste Management, LLC by Ash BishopFormer Intergalactic Exterminator Russ Wesley thought his new job at Intergalactic Waste Management, LLC, would be cushier than his previous gig. But when the body of a friend turns up in the trash, Russ teams with his partners Nina Hosseinzadeh and Steven Applebum to get to the bottom of her death. This second title in the Intergalactic Archives series will delight fans of action-packed science fiction that explores the division of societies and classes in unique settings, such as Soyoung Park's Snowglobe series. |
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| The Starseekers: A Murder and Magic Novel by Nicole GloverIn this fourth in the Murder and Magic series, Cynthia Rhodes, an arcane engineer at NASA and amateur sleuth, teams up with fellow gumshoe Theo to find a link between a mysterious theft at the arcane museum and the death of one of Cynthia's coworkers in a suspicious accident. This latest in Nicole Glover's thought-provoking and intriguing series -- centered around African American history with a magical twist -- will delight returning fans, as well as fans of T.L. Huchu's Edinburgh Nights series. |
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