The Fantasy Review‘s list of 10 Exciting Upcoming Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books.
The Death I Gave Him by Em X. Liu
Release date: September 14
From the blurb:
A lyrical, queer sci-fi retelling of Shakespeare’s Hamlet as a locked-room thriller.
A Twenty-First Century Hamlet.
Hayden Lichfield’s life is ripped apart when he finds his father murdered in their lab, and the camera logs erased. The killer can only have been after one thing: the Sisyphus Formula the two of them developed together, which might one day reverse death itself….
Starter Villain by John Scalzi
Release date: September 21
From the blurb:
Warning: supervillain in training. Risk of world domination.
Inheriting his late uncle’s business proves complicated. It’s also way more dangerous than Charlie could ever have imagined. Because his uncle had kept his supervillain status a secret – until now.…
The Fragile Threads of Power by V.E. Schwab
Release date: September 26
From the blurb:
Seven years have passed since the doors between the worlds were sealed. Seven years since Kell, Lila and Holland stood against Osaron, a desperate battle that saved the worlds of Red, Grey and White London. Seven years since Kell’s magic was shattered, and Holland lost his life.…
The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport by Samit Basu
Release date: October 3
From the blurb:
Shantiport was supposed to be a gateway to the stars. But the city is sinking, and its colonist rulers aren’t helping anyone but themselves.
Lina, a daughter of failed revolutionaries, has no desire to escape Shantiport. She loves her city and would do anything to save its people….
Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare
Release date: October 10
From the blurb:
In the vibrant city-state of Castellane, a young orphan named Kel is stolen from his old life to enter a new one of luxury and peril. He’s to become Prince Conor Aurelian’s body-double, shielding the Prince from all dangers. As his ‘Sword Catcher,’ he and Conor become close as brothers – yet Kel lives for one purpose: to die for Conor.…
Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
Release date: October 31
From the blurb:
Nobody in Eden remembers when Starling House was built. But the town agrees it’s best to let this ill-omened mansion – and its last lonely heir – go to hell. Stories of the house’s bad luck, like good china, have been passed down the generations.…
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
Release date: November 7
From the blurb:
She survived her first year at Basgiath War College . . . but the danger is only beginning.
Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College, Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky.…
The Future by Naomi Alderman
Release date: November 7
From the blurb:
The Future is where the money is.
The Future is a few billionaires leading the world to destruction.
The Future is a handful of friends hatching a daring plan.
The Future is the greatest heist ever? Or the cataclysmic end of civilisation…
The Future is here.
Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree
Release date: November 7
From the blurb:
Set twenty years before the events of Legends & Lattes, Bookshops & Bonedust is a standalone cosy fantasy by BookTok sensation Travis Baldree about the power of good bookshops, great friends and the unexpected choices along the way.
First loves. Second-hand books. Epic adventures.…
System Collapse by Martha Wells
Release date: November 14
From the blurb:
Am I making it worse? I think I’m making it worse.
Following the events in Network Effect, the Barish-Estranza corporation has sent rescue ships to a newly-colonized planet in peril, as well as additional SecUnits. But if there’s an ethical corporation out there, Murderbot has yet to find it, and if Barish-Estranza can’t have the planet, they’re sure as hell not leaving without something….
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