Fall in Love With Reading With These 42 New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Snowed in? A loather of Valentine’s Day? Feeling sluggish on the doom-laden treadmill of life? Perk up with this sturdy checklist of brand-new sci-fi and fantasy books popping out in February. We obtained Jedi! We obtained house nuns! We obtained monsters, slippery royals, thieves, and even a taser-wielding librarian! Read on!

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Azura Ghost by Essa Hansen

The Graven house opera trilogy continues as Caiden comes out of hiding to combat an previous foe… and his previous foe’s sister. He’ll have to faucet into his personal mysterious genetic code if he needs any hope of defeating them and saving the multiverse. (February 1)

Base Notes by Lara Elena Donnelly

A perfumer who create scents that evoke immersive reminiscences—a service so alluring individuals will homicide for it—is pulled into an attractive cope with a wealthy consumer, and is quickly on a determined quest to finish the fee. (February 1)

Castles in Their Bones by Laura Sebastian

A brand new fantasy trilogy beings with this story of three princesses tasked with utilizing their organized marriages to topple kingdoms—in order that their scheming mom, on the throne again of their homeland, can rule all the continent. (February 1)

Hunt the Stars by Jessie Mihalik

A bounty hunter in dire monetary hassle reluctantly accepts a job from her nemesis—then has to staff up with the man when he insists on coming alongside. Things get much more difficult when the job uncovers a conspiracy that would shatter the peace between people and their alien foes. (February 1)

Lesser Known Monsters of the twenty first Century: Stories by Kim Fu

This assortment of 12 fantastical tales introduces a lady with wings on her legs, a haunted doll and different spooky toys, a bride who runs out on her marriage ceremony solely to fulfill a sea monster, and extra. (February 1)

Library of the Sapphire Wind by Jane Lindskold

When three monsters meet three people (who the monsters assume are additionally monsters, since they’ve by no means seen people earlier than), they set out on an journey collectively to seek out the ruins of a magical library. (February 1)

Ramses the Damned: The Reign of Osiris by Anne Rice and Christopher Rice

In this posthumous launch, the creator (alongside together with her son and longtime collaborator) continues the story of immortal pharaoh Ramses the Damned, who’s settled into Edwardian England however will quickly want the assistance of his supernatural allies to battle Russian assassins. (February 1)

Star Wars: The High Republic: Midnight Horizon by Daniel José Older

The prequel-to-the-prequels saga continues as Jedi Masters Cohmac Vitus and Kantam Sy, together with their Padawans, journey to Corellia to research a suspected Nihil assault—and uncover a good larger conspiracy within the works. Read an excerpt right here. (February 1)

String Follow by Simon Jacobs

In small-town Ohio, a malevolent pressure targets a bunch of misfit teenagers on this darkly comedian story dubbed “a razor-sharp suburban gothic.” (February 1)

The Violence by Delilah Dawson

When a mysterious outbreak causes individuals to burst into sudden rages and assault anybody they arrive throughout, a spouse seizes the dystopian second to go away her abusive husband. Read an excerpt right here. (February 1)

History of What Comes Next by Sylvain Neuvel

In this sci-fi thriller set in 1945, younger girl is tasked with prying Von Braun away from the Nazis and getting him into the American house program, in order that he can fast-track her household’s longstanding intention of getting people to the celebs. But there’s additionally a darkish pressure that may do all it may well to make it possible for doesn’t occur. (February 2)

Bluebird by Ciel Pierlot

The pitch on this one is “lesbian gunslinger fights spies in space!” If you by some means want even extra enticement, the primary character’s girlfriend is described as a “taser-wielding librarian.” (February 8)

Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes

This sci-fi horror novel follows a salvage staff who picks up a misery sign on their means again to Earth. What they discover: a luxurious space-liner that mysteriously vanished over 20 years in the past… and appears to have picked up a extremely malevolent pressure within the interim. (February 8)

Echo by Thomas Olde Heuvelt

After an accident on a distant peak leaves him terribly injured, a mountaineer is haunted by reminiscences of the accident, and the unusual feeling that an historical evil might need been concerned. (February 8)

Mirror Girls by Kelly McWilliams

Biracial twin sisters separated at delivery reunite within the Deep South in the course of the early days of the civil rights motion—the place one in all them falls below the spell of a lethal, ghostly curse. (February 8)

Rise of Mages by Scott Drakeford

A brand new trilogy begins as an aspiring weapons grasp groups up with an undercover mage to rescue his brother—and discovers he has his personal magic skills ready to be unleashed. (February 8)

Stan Lee’s Devil’s Quintet: The Armageddon Code by Jay Bonansinga

The work of the late Marvel comics legend impressed this thriller a couple of particular ops unit whose members improve their unhealthy guy-nabbing abilities, with a bit of assist from the Devil himself. (February 8)

Age of Ash by Daniel Abraham

A brand new fantasy trilogy from the co-author of The Expanse sequence begins within the historical metropolis of Kithamar, following the story of a thief who turns detective (and discovers some highly effective secrets and techniques) after her brother is murdered. (February 15)

Bright Ruined Things by Samantha Cohoe

Inspired by Shakespeare’s The Tempest, this fantasy story follows the adopted daughter of a powerfully magic household who merely longs to slot in—till she discovers some huge secrets and techniques about her previous and her island house. (February 15)

Dawnshard: From the Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson

This novella takes place between the creator’s Oathbringer and Rhythm of War, following shipowner Rysn Ftori and her winged larkin as they undertake a harmful quest to the ancestral house of all larkins. (February 15)

The Great Witch of Brittany by Louisa Morgan

In the late 1700s, a younger girl in Northern France excitedly realizes she’s the primary witch that has been born into her household in generations. But can she understand her future with out being burned on the stake? (February 15)

Gwendy’s Final Task by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar

The Gwendy’s Button Box Trilogy concludes as Gwendy—now a senator—should journey from Castle Rock to outer house so as to shield the dangerously magical field from evil forces determined to get their fingers on it. (February 15)

House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas

The creator’s Crescent City sequence continues as Bryce (half-human, half-fae) and Hunt (a fallen angel) discover their hopes of returning to their regular lives dashed when rebels start to prepare towards the ruling Asteri—they usually determine to hitch the combat. (February 15)

Lord Quillifer by Walter Jon Williams

The Quillifer sequence continues. The former butcher’s son is now a high-ranking member of the court docket—however such a place brings with it nice hazard, together with assassination plots towards each Lord Quillifer and his secret love, Queen Flora. (February 15)

Mickey7 by Edward Ashton

A clone who regenerates a brand new physique (with most of his reminiscences intact) every time he dies joins a human mission to colonize a far-off planet. Trouble begins for the “disposable employee” when a mishap means two variations of him start to exist concurrently, and issues solely worsen because the colony struggles to outlive. (February 15)

Moon Witch, Spider King by Marlon James

The creator follows up his universally acclaimed Black Leopard, Red Wolf with the second guide within the Dark Star trilogy, which revisits the story of the primary guide from the perspective of its adversary, Sogolon the Moon Witch. Read an interview with James right here. (February 15)

Reclaim the Stars edited by Zoraida Córdova

Authors from throughout the Latin American diaspora contribute to this assortment of 17 quick sci-fi and fantasy tales, together with Vita Ayala, Romina Garber, Daniel José Older, Lilliam Rivera, and extra. (February 15)

A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross

On an remoted island, two longtime foes should work collectively utilizing their musical and magical skills to find why so many younger ladies in the neighborhood have gone lacking. (February 15)

Stars and Bones by Gareth L. Powell

In a time when Earth’s inhabitants has fled on huge colony ships, a girl joins a search celebration hoping to trace down her sister, who vanished after responding to an alien misery name. What she finds is each terrifying and a possible supply of hope for humankind’s survival. (February 15)

The Thousand Eyes by A.Okay. Larkwood

The Serpent Gates sequence continues as Csorwe and Shuthmili busy themselves finding out the ruins of an historical snake empire, with Tal Charossa in tow. Things get furry once they uncover a relic that brings them again into contact with a wizard they’d all fairly not meet once more. (February 15)

Where I Can’t Follow by Ashley Blooms

A lady uninterested in her dead-end life longs to go away all the pieces behind—and realizes she really has an opportunity to, as a result of her city is house to mysterious doorways that supply one-way tickets to worlds unknown. Will she dare make the leap? (February 15)

Beneath the Stairs by Jennifer Fawcett

Two many years after finest buddies Clare and Abby snuck into an deserted, allegedly haunted home that was as soon as the scene of a horrible crime, Abby returns and makes an attempt suicide there. In the aftermath, Clare tries to puzzle via the darkish thriller of her motivation. (February 22)

Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road by Kyle Buchanan

This oral historical past of George Miller’s Oscar-winning dystopian motion hit Fury Road options new interviews with Miller, Charlize Theron, Tom Hardy, and dozens of different solid and crew members. (February 22)

Dead Collections by Isaac Fellman

He’s a unusual archivist, she’s the widow of a well-known TV author who needs to donate her late spouse’s papers. There’s a spark between them, however their romance is difficult by a number of issues—and together with the truth that he occurs to be a vampire. (February 22)

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh

The basic Korean folktale The Tale of Shim Cheong will get a feminist retelling on this fantasy a couple of lady who should strike a cut price with the Sea God to guard her household and her homeland. (February 22)

The House of Cats and Gulls by Stephen Deas

In a plague-ravaged and demon-infested metropolis, a trio of buddies uncover a royal conspiracy whereas attending to varied bits of non-public enterprise—discovering lacking members of the family, dealing with darkish pasts, and uncovering secrets and techniques hidden by warlocks. (February 22)

Inheritors of Power by Juliette Wade

The Broken Trust sci-fi sequence continues as a number of events scheme for energy, and the politically tense scenario turns into additional difficult by the invention of a hidden library. (February 22)

League of Liars by Astrid Scholte

After the loss of life of his mom, a teen turns into decided to commit his life to taking down unlawful magic customers. But his outlook adjustments as soon as he’s apprenticed to a public defender—and realizes his first case involving unlawful magic is far extra advanced than he realized. (February 22)

Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin

A trio of trans women and men combat to outlive by harvesting the organs of feral people (whereas avoiding murderous TERFs) on this post-apocalyptic story. (February 22)

Misfit Soldier by Michael Mammay

This story billed as “Ocean’s Eleven meets John Scalzi” follows a con man turned soldier turned con man once more who assembles a staff of fellow misfit soliders when he catches wind of a top-level rating. (February 22)

The Paradox Hotel by Rob Hart

When a homicide happens at a lodge for time vacationers, the top of safety should race to unravel the crime whereas coping with an array of highly effective company and what definitely look like ghosts roaming the halls. Read an excerpt right here. (February 22)

Sisters of the Forsaken Stars by Lina Rather

In this sequel to Sisters of the Vast Black, the Order of Saint Rita’s queer house nuns are on the run after standing up towards the merciless Central Governance on a distant planet. Will they continue to be in hiding or use their rising legend to assist bolster a revolution? (February 22)

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