Fantasy and Science Fiction
October 2025

Recent Releases
What we can know : a novel by Ian McEwan
What we can know : a novel
by Ian McEwan

In a future drowned by climate disaster, solitary scholar Thomas Metcalfe uncovers a trail to a lost 2014 poem that once stirred scandal, unraveling a century-old mystery of love, betrayal and artistic legacy in a world longing for what it has lost.
The eye of the Bedlam Bride by Matt Dinniman
The eye of the Bedlam Bride
by Matt Dinniman

Follow Carl and Princess Donut into insanity on the next level in the wildly entertaining USA Today bestselling Dungeon Crawler Carl series by Matt Dinniman--now with bonus material exclusive to this print edition! A pantheon of forgotten gods. An old grudge between a talk show host, an heiress, and the man they shattered along the way. A rapidly deteriorating AI system. An inconvenient tiara upon the head of a friend. It is bedlam on the eighth floor. 
The Library at Hellebore
by Cassandra Khaw

Alessa Li has been forcibly enrolled at Hellebore Technical Institute, an elite academy for the dangerously powerful world-enders within its hallowed walls. On graduation day, Alessa is trapped in the library along with other students being forced to take part in the institute's grisly ritual: being devoured by the monstrous faculty. A harrowing and lore-rich tread into the darkest depth of dark academia fantasy, Khaw's latest is "a visceral symphony of body horror" (Booklist). 
Thief of Night by Holly Black
Thief of Night
by Holly Black

There'd always been something wrong with Charlie Hall, crooked from the day she was born, never met a bad decision she wasn't willing to double down on, but will she be good enough to steal back a heart?
Among the Burning Flowers by Samantha Shannon
Among the Burning Flowers
by Samantha Shannon

A standalone legend to the New York Times bestselling fantasy series bridges the events of A Day of Fallen Night and The Priory of the Orange Tree.
Dirty Lying Sirens by Sabrina Blackburry
Dirty Lying Sirens
by Sabrina Blackburry

When Maddie meets Caspian after losing her job and running out of options, she doesn't expect such an instant connection. Caspian is from Atlantis, a remote Greek island that is the stuff of legends. When he asks her to come home with them, he has a very specific reason in mind. Maddie is a Siren, and she's lost her gift over the years. 
The irresistible urge to fall for your enemy by Brigitte Knightley
The irresistible urge to fall for your enemy
by Brigitte Knightley

When a deadly assassin seeks the help of a healer from a rival order, their uneasy alliance to cure his illness and combat a resurging plague forces them into dangerous territory—where unraveling a medical mystery tests their loyalties and fuels a forbidden attraction.
What Fury Brings by Tricia Levenseller
What Fury Brings
by Tricia Levenseller

A romantic fantasy features a warrior general who must kidnap and train a husband to take her rightful place as queen.
Arcana Academy by Elise Kova
Arcana Academy
by Elise Kova

To escape prison, Clara, a rogue tarot magician, agrees to pose as the fiancée of Arcana Academy's powerful headmaster, but as they plot to steal a legendary card, forbidden magic and unexpected feelings threaten both her freedom and her heart. Maps.
Alchemised by Senlinyu
Alchemised
by Senlinyu

Alchemist Helena Marino, a prisoner with amnesia, fights to survive in a necromancy-ridden world as the ruthless High Reeve attempts to unearth the vital secrets hidden within her missing memories.
To clutch a razor by Veronica Roth
To clutch a razor
by Veronica Roth

The author pulls from Slavic folklore to explore family, duty and what it means to be a monster, in a sequel to the USA Today bestselling When Among Crows.
The witching moon manor : a novel by Stacy Sivinski
The witching moon manor : a novel
by Stacy Sivinski

The Quigley sisters return to the Crescent Moon Tearoom to bargain with Fate once more in the sequel to Stacy Sivinski's Nationally Bestselling debut, The Crescent Moon Tearoom.
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