We’ve bought an enormous crop of recent books for November, whether or not you’re searching for area adventures, haunted forests, troublemaking royals, alien invaders, or post-apocalyptic tales of survival—plus new works from big-name authors like Chuck Wendig, N.Ok. Jemison, Brandon Sanderson, and extra. Read on!
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022 edited by John Joseph Adams and Rebecca Roanhorse
This assortment gathers 20 various tales that exemplify “the ever-expanding and changing world of contemporary science fiction and fantasy.” (November 1)
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The Best of World Sci-Fi Vol. 2 edited by Lavie Tidhar
International science fiction will get the highlight on this 29-story assortment (together with eight unique and unique tales) that includes authors from Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Czech Republic, Greece, Grenada, India, Iraq, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. (November 1)
Critical Role: The Mighty Nein–The Nine Eyes of Lucien by Madeleine Roux
Critical Role villain Lucien will get a backstory on this story of his youth and his first encounter with the Mighty Nein. Read an excerpt right here. (November 1)
Cruel Illusions by Margie Fuston
A younger girl seeks to avenge her mom’s dying—however her mom was slain by a vampire, and never solely are they laborious to kill, they’re laborious to trace down within the first place. Is it price throwing her lot in with a gaggle of magicians who require a sinister worth earlier than they’ll supply the assistance she wants? (November 1)
Keeper of Enchanted Rooms by Charlie N. Holmberg
A author inherits a Rhode Island property, however his good luck turns into one thing horrifying when the home gained’t enable him to go away. He’ll want the assistance of the Boston Institute for the Keeping of Enchanted Rooms if he needs to crack the secrets and techniques inside its partitions. (November 1)
The Last Huntress by Lenore Borja
When a younger girl turns 18, she learns she has the ability to enter mirrors—and the demonic realm that exists behind them. She’ll want the assistance of others like her to trace down the demons making an attempt to flee into the human world. (November 1)
Love within the Age of Dragons by Fatima Henson
A 17-year-old woman struggles to outlive—and discover happiness—after Earth turns into infested with wormhole-traveling dragons. (November 1)
The Luminaries by Susan Dennard
A teen who lives in an remoted city surrounded by a haunted forest needs to hitch the key society that protects its borders—however she’ll have to beat prejudice in opposition to her household and reach harmful coaching trials first. (November 1)
Ocean’s Echo by Everina Maxwell
This standalone area journey is about in the identical world because the creator’s Winter’s Orbit. It follows a psychic and a soldier with neurologically enhanced powers of persuasion who’re compelled to bond once they uncover a strong secret throughout a army mission. (November 1)
The Ones We Burn by Rebecca Mix
When she’s betrothed to a human prince, a younger witch leaves her coven below strict orders to kill her husband ASAP. But when she arrives, she forges an surprising alliance together with her soon-to-be sister-in-law as a plague and the specter of battle loom in her new residence. (November 1)
Penric’s Labors by Lois McMaster Bujold
The newest from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Grand Master gathers three novellas following the adventures of the creator’s long-running characters, the sorcerer Penric and the demon Desdemona. (November 1)
A Restless Truth by Freya Marske
The creator’s queer historic fantasy collection continues on this sequel to A Marvellous Light. Read an excerpt right here. (November 1)
Seasparrow by Kristin Cashore
The Graceling Realm collection provides one other installment as Hava continues her perilous, mystery-plagued voyage throughout the ocean. (November 1)
Silver within the Mist by Emily Victoria
Amid a years-long battle, a younger girl whose mom is her nation’s prime spy joins the trigger—testing her limits when she takes on a harmful undercover task to steal magic from a neighboring land. (November 1)
Slaughtered Gods by Thilde Kold Holdt
The Hanged God Viking fantasy trilogy concludes as Ragnarok looms for the gods, and the human survivors should try to plot their destinies. (November 1)
The Voyage of the Forgotten by Nick Martell
The Legacy of the Mercenary King trilogy concludes because the Kingkiller and the Hollow Queen do their finest to reunite and begin their life collectively—whereas first stopping the top of the world. (November 1)
When Franny Stands Up by Eden Robins
A girl’s stand-up comedy routine sparks precise magic on this story set in World War II-era Chicago. (November 1)
White Horse by Erika T. Wurth
When an Indigenous girl receives a bracelet that after belonged to her long-absent mom, she begins having visions that drive her to confront her household’s darkish previous and her personal troubled life. (November 1)
With Great Power: How Spider-Man Conquered Hollywood During the Golden Age of Comic Book Blockbusters by Sean O’Connell
This nonfiction e book charts Spider-Man’s cinematic journey from comic-book web page to Hollywood blockbuster—together with the complexities surrounding the rights to the character, and all these franchise reboots. (November 1)
The World We Make by N.Ok. Jemisin
The four-time Hugo winner’s newest wraps up her Great Cities Duology, constructing on The City We Became’s story of “identity, resistance, magic, and myth.” (November 1)
Blood Moon by Heather Graham and John Land
This sequel to The Rising picks up with excessive schoolers Alex and Samantha as they proceed their quest to avoid wasting humanity from alien invaders—if they will translate a e book written in a mysterious language first. (November 8)
Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn
The sequel to Legendborn finds Bree determining her place within the combat between the Legendborn Order and the demons—whereas studying to regulate her unpredictable, undeniably highly effective magic. Read an excerpt right here. (November 8)
Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk
A magical detective hunts Chicago’s deadliest serial killer, intent on claiming a reward that may imply she will spend her life with the lady she loves. (November 8)
The Fruit by Na’amen Gobert Tilahun
The Wrath & Athenaeum city fantasy trilogy wraps up with this closing entry exploring San Francisco and the magical dimension that’s related to it.(November 8)
Into the Forest: Tales of the Baba Yaga edited by Lindy Ryan
This assortment of tales impressed by the legendary witch Baba Yaga options entries from Gwendolyn Kiste, Stephanie M. Wytovich, Mercedes M. Yardley, Monique Snyman, Donna Lynch, Lisa Quigley, and R. J. Joseph, with an introduction by Christina Henry. (November 8)
Legends and Lattes: A Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes by Travis Baldree
When an orc decides to hold up her sword and open a espresso store, she finds there are additionally battles ready to be fought within the pastry enterprise. (November 8)
Nightwatch Over Windscar by Ok. Eason
The second e book on this sci-fi collection follows a monster hunter who leads a ragtag crew investigating the mysteries of historic ruins on a faraway planet. (November 8)
Nubia: The Awakening by Omar Epps and Clarence A. Haynes
In this epic fantasy, a trio of teenagers whose households hail from a storm-destroyed African nation battle to outlive in climate-ravaged New York. Read an excerpt right here. (November 8)
Origins of the Wheel of Time: The Legends and Mythologies That Inspired Robert Jordan by Michael Livingston
“This companion to the internationally bestselling series will delve into the creation of Robert Jordan’s masterpiece, drawing from interviews and an unprecedented examination of his unpublished notes.” It’s written by an skilled in medieval literature and historical past, with a ahead by Jordan’s editor and widow, Harriet McDougal. (November 8)
Percivious: Escape by JJ Cook and AJ Cook, MD
The Percivious Trilogy concludes because the Helix and its crew make yet one more try to avoid wasting each humanity and the cetacean XYZ alien species in a race in opposition to time. (November 8)
The Q by Amy Tintera
“Two teenagers from opposite worlds must fight their way through a vast walled quarantine zone in a dystopian America toward their only chance for survival.” (November 8)
Raven Unveiled by Grace Draven
In this fantasy romance, a lady who can discuss to ghosts dodges assassination makes an attempt whereas battling a predator who feeds on the lifeless. (November 8)
Reckoning by W. Michael Gear
The Donovan sci-fi collection continues because the colonists dwelling on an alien planet face a number of risks, together with genetically-altered people and sinister companies. (November 8)
Neom by Lavie Tidhar
In this immersive novel set within the metropolis of Neom, an orphan hopes to discover a manner off-world, previous flames spark anew, robots unearth unbelievable discoveries from the previous, and “terrorartists” scheme for revenge. (November 9)
The Dead Friends Society by Paul Gandersman and Peter Hall
A bunch of ghostly buddies—all murdered by the identical masked killer, and all trapped in the identical home—attain out for assist from a woman who’s simply moved into the home together with her household. (November 11)
Africa Risen edited by Sheree Renée Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, and Zelda Knight
This anthology of 32 tales spotlights “the breadth of fantasy and science fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora.” (November 15)
Beneath the Burning Wave by Jennifer Hayashi Danns
This first in a fantasy trilogy “exploring the origin of gender and desire in an epic queer fusion of Japanese folklore and Egyptian mythology” follows twins whose miraculous survival is challenged by a prophecy that would destroy their island residence. (November 15)
The Best Horror of the Year Vol. 14 edited by Ellen Datlow
The annual horror anthology returns with one other batch of scary tales; this 12 months’s authors embody Brian Evenson, Gemma Files, Christopher Golden, and extra. (November 15)
Flight Risk by Cherie Priest
In this sequel to Grave Reservations, a psychic journey agent finds her newest missing-persons case matches up with a Seattle detective’s weird human-body-parts case. (November 15)
Heart of the Sun Warrior by Sue Lynn Tan
In this sequel to the Chinese mythology-inspired Daughter of the Moon Goddess, the peace Xingyin has discovered after liberating her mom is interrupted by a wierd new magic that compels her to go to the Immortal Realm. (November 15)
The Killing God by Stephen R. Donaldson
The Great God’s War collection concludes on this story of two kingdoms that should put apart their long-held variations to combat a typical, powerfully magical enemy. (November 15)
The Lego Story: How a Little Toy Sparked the World’s Imagination by Jens Andersen
“The extraordinary inside story of Lego, based on unprecedented access to the company’s archives and rare interviews with the founding family that still owns the company.” (November 15)
The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson
The creator’s Mistborn: The Wax and Wayne collection concludes with this installment as lawman-turned-politician Wax Ladrian discovers the existence of a strong new weapon—and realizes that to forestall catastrophe, he’ll want to fix fences together with his planet’s God. (November 15)
Pulling the Wings Off Angels by Ok.J. Parker
“A clerical student who’s racked up gambling debts to a local gangster is given an ultimatum—deliver the angel his grandfather kidnapped, or forfeit various body parts in payment.” (November 15)
The Serpent in Heaven by Charlaine Harris
The Gunnie Rose alt-history collection continues as Rasputin’s granddaughter—a pupil whose blood is used to maintain the Tsar alive—is kidnapped, and her long-overlooked magical powers start to awaken. (November 15)
To Each This World by Julie E. Czerneda
Three people crew up with their alien allies to try to contact long-lost sleeper ships despatched from Earth. (November 15)
Tread of Angels by Rebecca Roanhorse
A brand new dark-fantasy journey begins as a card sharp units out to defend her sister, accused of murdering an elite of their populated-with-magical-creatures mining city. (November 15)
Wayward by Chuck Wendig
In this sequel to Wanderers, it’s been 5 years for the reason that sleepwalking plague swept throughout America, and survivors are hopeful that civilization can rebuild. Unfortunately, there are threats to this dream, together with the nation’s sinister new chief and the AI that may have prompted the epidemic within the first place. Read an excerpt right here. (November 15)
The Wilderwoman by Ruth Emmie Lang
A pair of estranged sisters—one who can see the longer term, and one who has an eerily good reminiscence—reunite to seek out their lacking mom. (November 15)
Double-Booked by Kevin J. Anderson
Zombie non-public eye Dan Shamble returns on this newest New Orleans-set journey, set amid the chaos of a brand-new version of the Necronomicon being revealed. (November 22)
Dune: The Heir of Caladan by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
The Caladan trilogy concludes on this story that charts Paul Atreides “becoming the leader that he needs to be on the way to his pivotal role as Muad’Dib.” (November 22)
A Fractured Infinity by Nathan Tavares
A struggling filmmaker meets a person from an alternate universe the place a tool exists that may predict the longer term—a tool invented by a special model of the filmmaker, in a world the place the mysterious man is his husband. Read an excerpt right here. (November 22)
The Ice Orphan by Kathleen O’Neal Gear
The cli-fi collection set after a second Ice Age continues because the post-apocalyptic survivors, together with once-extinct species, battle with a quantum laptop with a thoughts of its personal and the planet’s gradual re-warming. (November 22)
The Shuddering City by Sharon Shinn
“In the city of Corcannon, everyone has a secret,” together with a guardian who is aware of her adopted little one has harmful powers, and a person who has an concept why earthquakes have turn out to be increasingly frequent. (November 22)
A Slice of the Dark and Other Stories by Karen Heuler
A group of quick shops about “unusual problems, like finding your world growing dark after eating a piece of cake—and maybe wanting more cake.” (November 22)
Cast in Eternity by Michelle Sagara
The Chronicles of Elantra collection continues as Corporal Kaylin Neya settles into front-desk responsibility—solely to find the task will lead her right into a thriller concerned ghosts hiding a giant secret and longing to be freed. (November 29)
Geometries of Belonging and Other Stories by R.B. Lemberg
This assortment of tales and poems explores the creator’s magical Birdverse. (November 29)
House of Yesterday by Deeba Zargarpur
A teen woman whose mother and father are getting divorced should unravel the ghostly mysteries of her household’s previous on this YA story impressed by the creator’s personal Afghan-Uzbek background. (November 29)
The Lonesome Crown by Brian Lee Durfee
The Five Warrior Angels epic fantasy trilogy concludes as war-justifying prophecies start to indicate their cracks, “revealing a hidden agenda while the world lies in the wake of the degradations of this war.” (November 29)
A Thousand Heartbeats by Kiera Cass
In this standalone fantasy, a pampered princess and a soldier should work out what to do once they fall into an inconceivable romance. (November 29)
The Two Doctors Górski by Isaac Fellman
A girl who can learn minds tries to rebuild her life after escaping abuse—two components that add additional challenges when she decides to check with a harmful magician. (November 29)
A Wilderness of Stars by Shea Ernshaw
After recognizing a worrisome omen within the sky, a younger astronomer with magical presents leaves her sheltered valley for the primary time—solely to find the skin world is much scarier, and much more in want of her powers, than she’d ever realized. Read an excerpt right here. (November 29)
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