We’ve bought dungeons, dragons, and Dungeons & Dragons. We’ve bought aliens, shape-shifters, ghosts, demons, assassins, and house cats. August is jam-packed with new books, so if you happen to’re nonetheless in want of some summer season studying materials to take you to Labor Day and past—we’ve bought you coated.

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The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean

A lady who hails from a secretive clan that actually consumes books as meals realizes her son was born with a extra disturbing urge for food: a starvation for human minds. (August 2)

A Broken Blade by Melissa Blair

The hit BookTook title a few royal murderer who uncovers a devastating secret whereas monitoring her newest goal will get a re-release with extra content material. Read an excerpt right here. (August 2)

Dauntless by Elisa A. Bonnin

In this Filipino-inspired fantasy, an adolescent is raised to battle the beasts who hunt her individuals—till she meets a stranger who’s capable of talk with the beasts, and realizes her world is much extra complicated than she knew. (August 2)

The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias

This genre-bending thriller follows a Texas father who reluctantly turns into a hitman to avoid wasting his household—after which will get pulled right into a job robbing a cartel whereas additionally tangling with probably supernatural components alongside the best way. (August 2)

Dragons of Deceit: Dragonlance Destinies: Volume 1 by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman

This Dungeons & Dragons novel sees the veteran authors introduce a brand new heroine on a quest to return in time and forestall her father’s demise. Read an excerpt right here. (August 2)

Eversion by Alastair Reynolds

This guide follows explorers whose journeys go horribly incorrect in 1800s Norway, 1900s Antarctica, and in far-future outer house—with a sure chaos-cursed Dr. Silas Coade current on every voyage. (August 2)

Face by Joma West

This sci-fi drama is ready in a decidedly dystopian world the place individuals’s appearances are genetically engineered for fulfillment—however as one married couple begins to comprehend, it’s an an imperfect system that doesn’t account for emotional achievement. (August 2)

Fault Tolerance by Valerie Valdes

Captain Eva Innocente and the crew of La Sirena Negra head out on one other cat-filled journey, this time monitoring down a mysterious villain who’s threatening to vaporize most everybody within the universe. (August 2)

The King Will Kill You by Sarah Henning

The Kingdoms of Sand & Sky sequence continues as Princess Amarande and her beloved Luca got down to make their realms into the idyllic lands they need them to be. However—because the guide’s title suggests—there are some quite highly effective forces nonetheless working towards them. (August 2)

The Mystical Murders of Yin Mara by Marshall Ryan Maresca

An excellent couple heads to a particular faculty to check magical and mystical principle, however quickly will get pulled right into a homicide thriller with sure components that fall proper into their space of experience. (August 2)

Sleepless by Victor Manibo

An odd outbreak means 1 / 4 of the individuals on this planet aren’t capable of sleep, with no obvious unwanted side effects—they’re simply awake, on a regular basis, one thing that ostracizes them from the remainder of society. When his boss dies, a person who’s one of many so-called “Sleepless” investigates, uncovering truths he’s unsure he’s able to face. Read an excerpt right here. (August 2)

Small Angels by Lauren Owen

As a bunch of childhood mates put together for a marriage amongst their circle, they need to confront a darkish second of their previous involving a fateful journey into the magical woods adjoining to their hometown. (August 2)

The Stars Between Us by Cristin Terrill

In this house opera, a barmaid on a backwater planet finds her life turned the wrong way up when she’s unexpectedly named in a billionaire’s will—however finds the great life will not be what it appears when a bomber begins focusing on the useless man’s heirs. (August 2)

Wild Cards: Full House by George R.R. Martin

This assortment gathers tales within the sequence that had been beforehand revealed on Tor.com, with entries by Daniel Abraham, Cherie Priest, David D. Levine, Walter Jon Williams, and extra. (August 2)

Delta by Tom Starita

In this horror story, a person grieving his lately deceased stepdaughter should determine what to do when he realizes there’s a woman who in some way claims to be her trapped in his basement. (August 4)

The Art of Prophecy by Wesley Chu

A brand new fantasy saga begins with a prophecy a few baby who will develop as much as save his kingdom—however as this martial arts-infused novel explores, the prophecy is definitely incorrect, and the heroes required to avoid wasting the day transform way more shocking. (August 9)

The Awoken by Katelyn Monroe Howes

In this speculative story, a girl with terminal most cancers decides to endure cryogenic preservation—solely to wake a century later to find the “resurrected” have been declared unlawful and are focused for homicide. (August 9)

Blood Like Fate by Liselle Sambury

The sequel to Blood Like Magic finds Voya—now a full-fledged witch—struggling to search out her place in her household and win again her love, whereas additionally coping with a imaginative and prescient that alerts sure doom on the best way. (August 9)

The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia

“In this intricate debut fantasy introducing a queernormative Persian-inspired world, a nonbinary refugee practitioner of blood magic discovers a strange disease that causes political rifts in their new homeland.” Read an excerpt right here. (August 9)

Councilor by L.E. Modesitt, Jr.

The Grand Illusion sequence continues as newly appointed Council of Sixty-Six member Dekkard—a person with the uncommon capacity to withstand emotional surveillance and manipulation—faces political chaos whereas dodging assassination. (August 9)

Furysong by Rosaria Munda

The dragon-filled trilogy that started with Fireborne concludes amid a revolution, which sees Griff, Delo, Annie, and Lee determining the place they stand and what’s most price saving—all whereas doing their greatest to outlive. (August 9)

Glacier’s Edge by R.A. Salvatore

The Dungeons & Dragons Way of the Drow sequence continues with extra adventures that includes Drizzt, Catti-brie, Jarlaxle, Artemis Entreri, and Zaknefein within the Forgotten Realms. (August 9)

High Times in Low Parliament by Kelly Robson

In a magical model of 18th century London, a scribe assigned to Low Parliament should crew up with a cranky fairy and an alluring human to try to maintain humanity from spiraling into warfare. (August 9)

Midnight on the Marne by Sarah Adlakha

This World War I story set in an alt-history model of occupied France follows a French spy who falls for an American soldier—and explores what occurs years later when the soldier exams out time journey to vary a mistake in his previous. (August 9)

The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope

In 1925 Washington, DC, a girl who finds herself indebted to the spirit world after tapping into her psychic talents. To be free once more, she’ll must steal a magical ring—and he or she’ll must assemble a crew of equally gifted individuals to assist her. (August 9)

Dance With the Devil by Kit Rocha

The post-apocalyptic Mercenary Librarians sequence continues because the crew strikes on the struggling TechCorps: Maya from her place on the within, Dani and Refe with outdoors ambushes and undercover missions, and Nina organizing the group that helps their trigger. (August 16)

Demon Dagger by Russell James

A demon hunter should determine learn how to battle one notably decided evil foe if he needs to avoid wasting his son’s soul. (August 16)

The First Binding by R.R. Virdi

A storyteller and a singer on the run share their tales of stealing magic, unleashing evil, and beginning wars—till their pasts start to meet up with them. (August 16)

The Honeys by Ryan La Sala

After his twin dies, a grieving teen decides to attend a prestigious summer season retreat in her place. What he discovers is a socially poisonous place—with an underlying horror that simply may clarify his sister’s sudden passing. (August 16)

Night Shift by Eileen Gunn

“Wry, dark humor burnishes visionary SF in these often prophetic, sometimes troubling, but always fascinating tales that combine and masterfully conflate the disparate worlds of corporate tech and literary art.” (August 16)

The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri

As a sister plots towards her royal brother in a rustic slowly succumbing to a wierd illness, a priestess hopes to make use of her magic for therapeutic—however she’ll must align herself with the vengeance-minded princess to succeed. (August 16)

Run Time by Catherine Ryan Howard

When a struggling actor indicators on to star in a horror movie, she begins to suspect life is imitating the script when sinister happenings start to plague the remoted movie shoot. (August 16)

Second Spear by Kerstin Hall

This follow-up to The Border Keeper finds the warrior Tyn charting a brand new life path after discovering extra about her true identification. (August 16)

Tune in Tomorrow by Randee Dawn

Another story of a struggling actor compelled to make a questionable profession selection, this one follows a girl who agrees to star on a actuality present that’s produced for the leisure of the Fae. To her shock, she turns into a fan favourite—after which she learns some darkish truths about what goes on behind the scenes. (August 16)

The Year’s Best Fantasy: Volume One edited by Paula Guran

“With tales of living ball gowns and timid monsters, of modern witches and multidimensional magic, these 24 stories will transport you from fantastical realms that push the limits of imagination to alternative realities mirroring much of our own.” (August 16)

Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of The Oxford Translators’ Revolution by R.F. Kuang

In 1828 London, a superb Chinese pupil enrolls at Oxford’s magical Royal Institute of Translation. But when Britain and China gear up for warfare, he should choose sides on this story of “student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire.” (August 23)

Beguiled by Cyla Panin

After her loom breaks, a younger weaver makes a cope with a spirit to enhance her determined circumstances—however her sudden success is matched by her unease over her new, magical loom’s calls for for blood and worse. (August 23)

Belladonna by Adalyn Grace

A rich orphan springs into motion to guard her adoptive household from a killer, but it surely’ll contain hanging a cope with Death himself. (August 23)

Darling by Mercedes M. Yardley

After her mom dies, a girl and her youngsters are compelled to maneuver again to her hometown—a sinister place the place no baby is protected, together with her personal daughter. (August 23)

The Endless Skies by Shannon Price

In this standalone fantasy, a group of shapeshifters lives below the safety of its elite warriors. But earlier than she’s capable of take her oath becoming a member of their ranks, a younger lady is left behind when the soldiers head out on an important mission. Soon, secrets and techniques come to gentle that can form her future without end. (August 23)

The House of Always by Jenn Lyons

The Chorus of Dragons sequence continues within the wake of the Ritual of Night. The King of Demons is one step nearer to being freed, whereas Kihrin and his allies face robust selections about the place they’ll direct the battle subsequent. (August 23)

Into the Broken Lands by Tanya Huff

“Shattered by mage wars, the Broken Lands will test the bonds of family and friendship, strength and sanity. To save their people, the Heirs of Marsan have no choice but to enter, trusting their lives and the lives of everyone they protect to someone who shouldn’t exist, who can’t be controlled, and who will challenge everything they believe about themselves.” (August 23)

Lightlark by Alex Aster

Every 100 years, the rulers of six realms are compelled to compete within the Centennial—a recreation that may assist them break the curses on their kingdoms, but additionally may imply the top of their lives. One younger ruler from a land the place love spells doom is decided to do no matter she will to win. (August 23)

Reluctant Immortals by Gwendolyn Kiste

This story imagines that Dracula’s Lucy Westenra and Jane Eyre’s Bertha Mason—immortal BFFs—get their probability to confront Dracula and Mr. Rochester towards the backdrop of 1967 San Francisco. (August 23)

Silver Queendom by Dan Koboldt

The proprietor of the Red Rooster Inn—a dive in Old Queendom—is tempted by a heist that’ll wipe out his debt to the native crime boss. But is stealing a complete cargo of imperial dream wine ever a good suggestion? (August 23)

The Silverberg Business by Robert Freeman Wexler

In 1888, a Chicago personal eye heads to Texas for a marriage, then will get swept into a brand new case—chasing down a swindler and finally encountering “a malevolent white-haired gambler, monstrous sand dune totems, and a group of skull-headed poker players trapped in an endless loop of cards and alcohol.” (August 23)

Terminal Peace by Jim C. Hines

The Janitors of the Post-Apocalypse trilogy concludes as our gang of unlikely heroes rallies to battle the human victims of a zombie plague—in addition to a pair of decidedly unfriendly alien species. (August 23)

The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen

After they turn into secret pen friends, an unlikely friendship (and perhaps extra) blooms between a magical land’s lonely marshal and its most overworked undertaker. (August 23)

A Venom Dark and Sweet by Judy I. Lin

A younger practitioner of magic delivered via tea-making brings her abilities to assist a princess in exile—with the hope of discovering allies to assist her regain her throne. (August 23)

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

A witch who’s lengthy been compelled to cover her magic is thrilled when she’s employed to show a trio of younger witches to regulate their powers—after which should faucet into her abilities to guard her discovered household when hassle stirs. (August 23)

The Warrior: The Quest for Heroes, Book II by Stephen Aryan

Kell Kressia’s story continues because the reluctant king decides to accompany an previous pal on a deadly journey—leaving his personal land in peril within the course of. (August 23)

All of Our Demise by Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman

The All of Us Villains duology concludes because the match to regulate essentially the most highly effective magic within the land rages on, with one contender plotting to interrupt the curse that hangs over all of them—at any price. (August 30)

Centers of Gravity by Marko Kloos

The Frontlines sequence continues as Major Andrew Grayson and his crew discover themselves stranded a whole bunch of light-years from house, with their provides dwindling at a speedy fee. Desperate to outlive, they go to a close-by moon—but it surely proves a much more hostile place than they realized. (August 30)

Galaxias by Stephen Baxter

“By the middle of the 21st century, humanity has managed to overcome a series of catastrophic events and maintain some sense of stability”—till the solar all of the sudden goes out, and Earth begins to fall out of its orbit. (August 30)

Holiday Heroine by Sarah Kuhn

The Heroine Complex sequence continues as demon-hunter Bea prepares to rejoice the vacations along with her visiting household—till monster-related circumstances toss her right into a parallel-universe Christmas that’ll require her to avoid wasting the world once more. (August 30)

Moon Dark Smile by Tessa Gratton

When the Emperor’s daughter secretly takes her greatest pal, an awesome demon, on her coming-of-age journey, she’s compelled to rethink who she actually trusts. (August 30)

Number One Fan by Meg Elison

This horror story of a bestselling novelist who will get kidnapped by a deranged fan is “set against the backdrop of convention culture and the MeToo reckoning,” and “examines the tension between creator and work, fandom and source material, and the rage of fans who feel they own fiction.” (August 30)

The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez

After a palace guard and a younger outcast band collectively to free a captive god from the merciless royal household, the three of them set out on a harmful quest to assist the god acquire freedom without end. (August 30)

Suburban Hell by Maureen Kilmer

When a quartet of snarky suburban mothers unintentionally unleash a demon, they need to band collectively to avoid wasting the suburbs from the forces of evil. (August 30)

A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland

Seeking to show his loyalty to the queen, who’s additionally his sister, a prince and his bodyguard flip detective after a break-in—solely to find each a conspiracy afoot and the truth that they simply may need emotions for one another. (August 30)

Wildbound by Elayne Audrey Becker

The Forestborn fantasy duology concludes in a land the place insurrection is rising within the wake of the king’s assassination—and much more alarmingly, a magical sickness has taken maintain. (August 30)

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