
March is a big month for new books, as this listing of 63 new sci-fi, fantasy, and horror releases will attest. We’ve bought ghosts, witches, superheroes, cultists, intergalactic explorers, a number of tales about individuals who’ve monkeyed round with their reminiscences, a grand assortment of Expanse tales, and extra!
All the Horses of Iceland by Sarah Tolmie
This historic fantasy explores the magical origins of Iceland’s well-known horses, following a Norse dealer on his travels throughout Central Asia on his approach again to his icy homeland. (March 1)
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
A brand new trilogy begins on this revised, edited, and expanded model of the TikTok viral launch; it follows a gaggle of recent recruits tapped for potential initiation right into a magical secret society. (March 1)
The Broken Room by Peter Clines
A younger girl on the run from the shady group that did experiments on her as a baby takes on an uncommon helper: a undercover agent’s ghost. (March 1)
Crimson Reign by Amélie Wen Zhao
The Blood Heir trilogy—a fantasy retelling of the historic story of Anastasia Nikolaevna—concludes as a princess should be a part of forces with a criminal offense lord to avoid wasting her homeland from a dangerously magical ruler. (March 1)
The Demon Tide by Laurie Forest
The Black Witch Chronicles proceed as Elloren, the Black Witch, goes on the run, hoping to seek out allies to cease an impending warfare earlier than it begins. (March 1)
Edgewood by Kristen Ciccarelli
A ladies who’s spent her whole life making an attempt to flee the mysterious forest the place she was raised should confront the reality about her actuality—and take up the difficulty with the Wood King—when her grandfather is taken prisoner. (March 1)
Escape From Yokai Land by Charles Stross
The Laundry Files collection continues with this novella, an exploration of what Bob Howard was as much as throughout his time in Tokyo. It includes “a deadly confrontation with the ultimate yokai.” (March 1)
Freaks by Brett Riley
Four high-school children come upon an inter-dimensional portal that unleashes monsters of their small city—and likewise endows them with superpowers. Will sinister authorities brokers observe them down earlier than they’ll vanquish all of the monsters? (March 1)
Gallant by V.E. Schwab
This standalone fantasy described as “The Secret Garden meets Crimson Peak” follows a younger girl who receives a mysterious letter inviting her to go to her ancestral house for the primary time. When she arrives, she realizes not solely is it haunted, it’s additionally a gateway between worlds. (March 1)
The Long Game by Ok.J. Parker
In this novella, a member of an Ecclesiastical order who’s imagined to be combating demons finds himself befriending one as an alternative, whereas additionally making the acquaintance of a magical stranger who’d wish to seize a demon for her personal secret functions. (March 1)
The Lost Dreamer by Lizz Huerta
In this fantasy debut impressed by tales from historical Mesoamerica, a younger “Dreamer” gifted with second sight fights persecution from a king who’d fairly put off her sort, whereas one other younger girl with comparable, however untrained abilities begins to query what she’s been advised about her private historical past (March 1)
The Quarter Storm by Veronica G. Henry
A Vodou priestess units out to clear the title of a fellow practitioner who’s accused of committing a ritual homicide—and he or she’ll want all her magical items to assist clear up the crime. (March 1)
The Shadow People by Graham Masterton
A pair of London cops identified for tackling uncommon crimes got down to uncover a cannibal cult that’s taken to kidnapping, roasting, and consuming folks as a solution to appease their historical god. (March 1)
Spelunking Through Hell by Seanan McGuire
The Hugo-nominated InCryptid city fantasy collection continues as Alice continues her decades-long search throughout dimensions for her lacking husband, Thomas. (March 1)
Sundial by Catriona Ward
A lady with a troubled previous fearfully realizes her daughter’s displaying indicators of the darkness she tried to go away behind—in order that they set out collectively to her desert hometown, hoping to set issues proper. (March 1)
Tell Me an Ending by Jo Harkin
In this dystopian thriller, 4 individuals who’ve had painful reminiscences eliminated at a London clinic—together with a psychologist on the clinic—start to second-guess their lives and decisions. (March 1)
A Thousand Steps Into Night by Tracy Chee
In a world influenced by Japanese fantasy, an odd lady is cursed and should embark on a harmful quest to free herself—after which determine if being “ordinary” is what she actually wishes. (March 1)
The Watchers by A.M. Shine
This horror journey takes place in a distant forest the place people are held captive for commentary by unknown creatures generally known as Watchers—one thing one girl discovers when her automobile breaks down within the worst potential spot. (March 1)
Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye
In this fantasy story impressed by Yoruba-Nigerian mythology, a youngster should conceal her godlike powers from the brutal regime that controls her nation—till she’s conscripted into the military and decides to make use of her secret abilities to her benefit. (March 8)
The Book of Living Secrets by Madeleine Roux
Being capable of transport your self into the pages of your favourite guide can be superior—at the least, that’s what a pair of greatest pals assume till they’re given the chance to take that magical journey, and notice the gothic romance world they’re immediately dwelling in is much extra sinister than anticipated. (March 8)
The Bone Wars by Erin Evan
When a teenage intern discovers an odd fossil buried in Montana, paleontologists {and professional} fossil hunters alike are mystified by its origins—and by its big wings, horns, and black bones. (March 8)
The Circus Infinite by Khan Wong
The official description each says all of it and leaves you desirous to know extra: “A circus takes down a crime boss on the galaxy’s infamous pleasure moon.” (March 8)
Constance Verity Destroys the Universe by A. Lee Martinez
The Constance Verity trilogy concludes with an journey that sees the heroine making an attempt to cease the top of the universe—however her pals must step in and assist, perhaps by destroying the world first. (March 8)
Crowbones by Anne Bishop
Set on this planet of the writer’s Others collection, this thriller fantasy follows a resort proprietor who goals to maintain the peace between people and supernatural creatures—one thing that turns into fairly difficult when it appears a murderous boogeyman is of their midst. (March 8)
The Damage Done by Michael Landweber
In a world the place violence has immediately vanished, however cruelty has not, individuals who misplaced family members to gun violence, rulers who’ve lengthy relied on violence as a solution to preserve energy, and others discover themselves adjusting to a complicated and unfamiliar world. (March 8)
A Far Wilder Magic by Allison Saft
A hunter and an alchemist be a part of forces to hunt a legendary creature in a high-stakes competitors, and fall for one another within the course of. (March 8)
Last Exit by Max Gladstone
The co-author of the Nebula and Hugo-winning This is How You Lose the Time War returns with this fantasy story impressed by myths of American backroads, a couple of group of estranged pals who should reunite to face a monstrous secret they thought they left behind. (March 8)
Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments by T.L. Huchu
The Edinburgh Nights collection continues as Ropa’s employed by a extremely specialised hospital to research a brand new sickness that seemingly can’t be cured by both medical or magical strategies. (March 8)
Sam Gunn Jr. by Ben Bova
In the ultimate accomplished novel by the acclaimed author, the son of an intergalactic explorer units off on an journey with the intention of dwelling as much as his father’s well-known title—however his priorities shift when he makes a harmful discovery alongside the way in which. (March 8)
Soul Taken by Patricia Briggs
Car mechanic and shapeshifter Mercy Thompson returns for one more journey. This time, she’s being stalked by a pesky vampire. When he immediately disappears, she’s tasked by the chief of his clan to trace him down, and discovers he’s not the one supernatural creature who’s gone lacking these days. (March 8)
Star Father by Charlie N. Holmberg
When the solar immediately goes darkish—and stays that approach for days—a lady discovers an unconscious man on her farm… and shortly realizes he’s really the Sun God. The scenario will get extra difficult after they fall in love. (March 8)
The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories edited by Yu Chen and Regina Kanyu Wang
Subtitled “A Collection of Chinese Science Fiction and Fantasy in Translation From a Visionary Team of Female and Nonbinary Creators,” this anthology gathers sci-fi tales from an array of award-winning authors, editors, and translators. (March 8)
Westside Lights by W.M. Akers
The writer’s Jazz Age fantasy collection continues as detective Gilda Carr, now dwelling with a gangster on a stolen yacht, takes on a brand new case: looking for her lacking pet seagull. (March 8)
The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd
After her estranged father dies, a younger girl discovers an odd map hidden in his desk. Soon, she realizes it’s so helpful somebody’s keen to kill for it—and that it holds the important thing to a household secret. (March 15)
Drowning Practice by Mike Meginnis
When all of humanity has the identical prophetic dream—predicting that the world will finish on a particular date—a mom and daughter embark on a street journey, considering their relationships to one another and the remainder of their household because the apocalypse looms. (March 15)
How to Take Over the World: Practical Schemes and Scientific Solutions for the Aspiring Supervillain by Ryan North
This tongue-in-cheek tome geared toward comedian guide followers presents an “introduction to the science of comic-book supervillainy,” full with “a number of outlandish villainous schemes that harness the potential of today’s most advanced technologies.” (March 15)
The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
The a number of Hugo winner’s newest is a standalone journey a couple of New Yorker who ditches his dead-end food-delivery gig to hitch an animal rights group on their subsequent area go to—not realizing the animals in query occupy an alternate dimension. (March 15)
Kundo Wakes Up by Saad Z. Hossain
This novella, a companion piece to the writer’s The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday, follows a once-famous artist looking for his lacking spouse, a journey that takes him to a dying metropolis, into our on-line world, and into extra mystical realms. (March 15)
Lead Me Astray by Sondi Warner
Successful-and-run sufferer turns into a ghost in a purgatory zone inside New Orleans, and groups up with a werewolf detective and a psychic to attempt to unravel the reality about her demise. (March 15)
Memory’s Legion: The Complete Expanse Story Collection by James S.A. Corey
The guide collection has concluded, and so has the TV present—however right here’s yet one more deal with from the world of The Expanse: a group of all of the tales and novellas (The Churn, The Butcher of Anderson Station, Strange Dogs, and extra), plus a brand-new novella set after Leviathan Falls and writer notes for every story. (March 15)
Ogres by Adrian Tchaikovsky
In a world the place merciless Ogres rule, a younger human villager will get right into a battle with an Ogre’s son… and within the aftermath learns a darkish secret in regards to the creatures’ origins. (March 15)
Secret Identity by Alex Segura
Set in 1975, this noirish novel follows a comics-industry assistant who creates a well-liked character—a scenario that will get fairly difficult when her co-creator dies earlier than she’s given correct credit score. Get a peek on the comics pages inserted all through the novel right here. (March 15)
Three Kings by George R.R. Martin, edited by Melinda Snodgrass
The newest anthology in Martin’s Wild Cards alt-history collection—set in a post-WWII world during which an alien virus remodeled sure folks into mutants or superhumans—follows the ailing Queen Margaret as she calls upon Alan Turing to seek out the throne’s true inheritor. (March 15)
The Bone Orchard by Sara A. Mueller
A witch who takes care of the ghosts in her life can also be the Emperor’s mistress; she’s reluctantly tasked with figuring out which amongst his sons is liable for his homicide, together with her personal freedom at stake. (March 22)
The City of Dusk by Tara Sim
The realms of Life, Death, Light, and Darkness all have one god and one inheritor with divine powers. Will a rebellious alliance between the heirs be sufficient to maintain the town they oversee from breaking out right into a horrible warfare? (March 22)
Comeuppance Served Cold by Marion Deeds
This hard-boiled historic fantasy set in Seattle follows quite a lot of characters: an anti-magic chief who hires a “lady’s companion” to maintain his rebellious daughter in line, a speakeasy proprietor who’s making an attempt to get revenge on her husband’s assassin, a slippery thief, and others. (March 22)
Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror edited by John F.D. Taff
This assortment gathers 12 unique tales of terror from Stephen Graham Jones, Alma Katsu, Josh Malerman, Priya Sharma, and others. (March 22)
Destiny of the Dead by Kel Kade
The Shroud of Prophecy collection continues as two teams of misfits be a part of forces to battle the God of Death and his military of darkish mages. (March 22)
The Impossible Us by Sarah Lotz
Strangers who meet due to a mis-directed electronic mail spark a flirty correspondence—however after they determine it’s time to satisfy in particular person, they notice they’re really dwelling in parallel universes. (March 22)
Kingdoms of Death by Christopher Ruocchio
The Sun Eater sci-fi fantasy collection continues, as Hadrian Marlowe is distributed by the Emperor on a dangerous cross-galaxy journey to attempt to persuade one other colony to hitch the battle to avoid wasting humankind. (March 22)
The Last God Standing by Michael Boatman
When God decides to hitch the human race and take over the physique and soul of a struggling comic, the choice sparks an rebellion amongst all the opposite deities, bringing each heavenly and earthly chaos. With God now a mere mortal, can he nonetheless save the world? (March 22)
Remember Me by Estelle Laure
A younger girl who’s paid to have her reminiscences erased should piece collectively the painful causes that drove her to do it. (March 22)
Remember Me Gone by Stacy Stokes
A teen appears ahead to the day she will study the household commerce—erasing different folks’s tragic reminiscences—till she realizes her personal previous is filled with holes she will’t clarify. (March 22)
The Shadow Glass by Josh Winning
After the director of a failed Eighties puppet fantasy film dies, his son realizes the creatures within the movie are literally alive—and a few of them are simply as sinister in actual life as they had been on the large display. Read an excerpt right here. (March 22)
Suicide Kings by Stephen Blackmoore
The city fantasy collection about necromancer Eric Carter continues; this time, he by chance finds himself on the heart of a feud between Los Angeles’ strongest magic households. (March 22)
What We Harvest by Ann Fraistat
In a picturesque small city, the illness that’s killed all of the crops and made the animals act very off is now reworking the human inhabitants. An estranged pair of exes should crew as much as uncover the darkish secret that’s behind the previously idyllic group’s sudden implosion. (March 22)
Wild and Wicked Things by Francesca May
On an remoted island simply after World War I, a lady arrives to settle her late father’s affairs, however quickly turns into drawn into an odd new world of magic because of her long-lost greatest good friend and a mysteriously witchy neighbor. (March 22)
A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin
After she by chance kills her mom, and really practically her sister, after brewing a toxic tea, a younger girl enters a magical and surprisingly cutthroat tea-making competitors, hoping she will win a prize that can save her sister’s life. (March 29)
All the White Spaces by Ally Wilkes
After World War I, a younger explorer units out on an Antarctic expedition decided to expertise life as his true self and true gender. Things take a flip when the group is stranded within the frozen sea, and realizes there’s one thing supernatural ready for them within the icy darkness. (March 29)
Out There: Stories by Kate Folk
This story assortment focuses on “the weird and eerie forces that lurk beneath the surface of ordinary experiences,” like a person who enters right into a co-dependent relationship with a home, folks navigating the selection of who to spend eternity with, and a lady whose dating-app experiences draw her right into a data-hacking rip-off. (March 29)
So This Is Ever After by F.T. Lukens
After defeating an evil king, a younger man reluctantly steps as much as rule—besides he’ll want to seek out somebody to marry earlier than his quickly approaching 18th birthday. (March 29)
Sweep of Stars by Maurice Broaddus
The first entry in a brand new trilogy explores the folks of the Muungano empire, who left Earth behind looking for a greater future however nonetheless discover themselves combating enemies from the previous—in addition to going through new threats from out within the galaxy. (March 29)
Until the Last of Me by Sylvain Neuvel
The subsequent entry within the Take Them to the Stars collection, set in opposition to the backdrop of the Sixties Space Race, finds Mia making an attempt to obey the “First Rule” of her household: “Always run, never fight.” But it’s proving tough now that each one of humanity is at stake. (March 29)
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