This month’s new sci-fi, horror, and fantasy books deliver authors you’ll acknowledge—together with Veronica Roth, Alan Moore, Terry Brooks, and George R.R. Martin (no, not that guide). But there are additionally loads of potential new favorites amongst these 56 titles. It’s spooky season this month, but it surely’s at all times studying season!

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A Curse of Queens by Amanda Bouchet

The Kingmaker Chronicles collection continues because the king’s youthful sister seeks a legendary island to search out the antidote to interrupt a curse plaguing the royal household—whereas a warfare between the gods brews on the horizon. (October 4)

Across the Sand by Hugh Howey

This novel returns to the far-future world of the writer’s Sand, following a household of siblings struggling to outlive and discover hope within the post-apocalypse—in addition to a lady who seeks revenge within the desert after an atomic bomb destroys her group. (October 4)

Dark Tides by Kimberly Vale

The Kingdom of Bones fantasy collection continues as Csilla settles into her new function as pirate chief, trying to find a traitor with the assistance of Kane, although they’re quickly preoccupied with one other hunt: discovering the magical Lorelei, who’s gone lacking. (October 4)

Daughter of Darkness by Terry Brooks

The sequel to Child of Light picks again up with Auris in her blissful new life dwelling among the many Fae. however her happiness is short-lived when Goblins seem once more, nonetheless decided to seize her for causes she doesn’t but perceive. (October 4)

The Empress of Time by Kylie Lee Baker

The duology that started with The Keeper of Night concludes as Ren should stand her floor because the newly named Goddess of Death, overseeing all of Japan’s underworld, when Britain’s personal vengeful Goddess of Death reveals as much as problem her. (October 4)

A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson

A peasant lady realizes her beloved husband has a really darkish secret: he’s really Dracula, on this novel that explores the story of the vampire’s first spouse. (October 4)

Fight, Magic, Items: The History of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and the Rise of Japanese RPGs within the West by Aidan Moher

With the latest twenty fifth anniversary of Final Fantasy VII’s North American launch, this nonfiction guide (written by a confirmed fan) examines the sport’s lasting affect on Western popular culture. Read an excerpt right here. (October 4)

It Rides a Pale Horse by Andy Marino

After his sister is kidnapped, a profitable artist should obey the foundations set forth in a guide delivered by her captors with a view to set her free—a guide that he begins to understand simply is perhaps demonic. (October 4)

The First to Die on the End by Adam Silvera

This prequel to They Both Die on the End begins the night time earlier than Death-Cast, which claims to have the ability to predict when individuals will die, goes stay. After they spark on their first assembly, Orion and Valentino resolve to spend the day collectively whereas ready for its predictions. (October 4)

Lute by Jennifer Thorne

“Wicker Man meets Final Destination” on this folk-horror story about an idyllic island the place each seven years, seven individuals die—till a newcomer arrives to problem the accepted custom. (October 4)

The Mountain within the Sea by Ray Nayler

When a marine biologist joins a staff learning a newly found species of hyper-intelligent octopi, she works to speak with them earlier than highly effective forces swoop in who’re intent on exploiting the creatures. (October 4)

The Quantum Chain by Joseph Bridgeman

The Joseph Bridgeman collection continues because the time-traveler heads out on a harmful new mission whereas investigating the mysterious group that’s focusing on the group he works for. (October 4)

The Revivalists by Christopher M. Hood

In a world altered by devastating local weather change and an ongoing pandemic, a pair heads out on a post-apocalyptic, cross-country odyssey to avoid wasting their daughter from a cult. (October 4)

River Woman, River Demon by Jennifer Givhan

When a lady’s husband is arrested for a stunning homicide, she’s pressured to face one other comparable loss of life in her previous and draw on her magic powers to find out if she’s in some way unknowingly concerned in each crimes. (October 4)

The Second Death of Edie and Violet Bond by Amanda Glaze

Teen twins be part of a touring spiritualist present, utilizing their skills as mediums to speak with the lifeless. But when a darkish spirit forces its means into the land of the dwelling, the women should combat for his or her lives towards a killer focusing on individuals with psychic presents. (October 4)

Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty

An novice detective digs right into a homicide case whereas engaged on an alien house station. Read an excerpt right here. (October 4)

The Storyteller’s Death by Ann Dávila Cardinal

When a younger lady turns 18, she realizes she’s inherited the present of having the ability to see the tales from long-dead members of the family play out earlier than her eyes. It’s a pleasant connection to her historical past—till she turns into drawn right into a homicide thriller she’ll want to resolve if she desires to outlive. (October 4)

Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison

When a lady returns to her hometown to assist out her pregnant twin sister, she’s attacked by an animal… and shortly begins to understand she is perhaps a werewolf. (October 4)

When Life Gives You Vampires by Gloria Duke

A newly turned vampire should work out her new (everlasting) life on this supernatural romantic comedy. (October 4)

The Witch within the Well by Camilla Bruce

A reunion between estranged childhood associates turns darkish after they each change into deeply affected by the centuries-old ghost of a lady accused of being a child-murdering witch. (October 4)

Dead Man’s Hand by James J. Butcher

A brand new city fantasy collection begins with this Boston-set story of a witch who flunks out of an elite coaching program, however finally ends up tapping into his skills when his former mentor is murdered and he turns into the highest suspect. (October 11)

Illuminations by Alan Moore

Somehow, that is the very first short-story assortment from the acclaimed comics author; it attracts on work spanning his four-decade profession. (October 11)

The Immortality Thief by Taran Hunt

A linguist who picked “salvaging data in a long-dead language from an abandoned ship filled with traps and monsters, just days before it’s destroyed in a supernova” over jail or pressured army service discovers some spooky secrets and techniques in darkish house. (October 11)

Little Eve by Catriona Ward

On an island off the coast of Scotland, a cop’s arrival to research a homicide interrupts the group’s sacred ceremony to deliver concerning the finish of the world. (October 11)

Mystic Skies by Jason Denzel

The Mystic Trilogy, set in a world the place the human and fae worlds have merged, concludes because the mystic Pomella undertakes a harmful journey to avoid wasting her island and her individuals. (October 11)

The Oracle of Maracoor by Gregory Maguire

The writer of Wicked returns to that world along with his Another Day collection, following the magical adventures of Elphaba’s granddaughter within the land throughout the ocean from Oz. (October 11)

The River of Silver: Tales from the Daevabad Trilogy by S.A. Chakraborty

The Daevabad Trilogy expands with “stories from before, during, and after the events of The City of Brass, The Kingdom of Copper, and The Empire of Gold, all from the perspective of characters both beloved and hated, and even those without a voice in the novels.” (October 11)

Saturnalia by Stephanie Feldman

After she quits the elite Saturn Club, a lady who makes a dwelling studying tarot playing cards is drawn again into the fold for its Saturnalia carnival—a celebration that exposes darkish secrets and techniques from the previous and foreshadows a good darker future. (October 11)

The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal

An inventor and heiress touring in disguise on her honeymoon—a cruise between the moon and Mars—will get drawn right into a madcap homicide thriller when her new husband is arrested for against the law he didn’t commit. (October 11)

The United States of Cryptids: A Tour of American Myths and Monsters by J.W. Ocker

The newest from the writer of Cursed Objects explores well-known and not-so-famous tales of mysterious monsters throughout America (together with the Lizard Man of South Carolina and the Flatwoods Monster of West Virginia), in addition to the impacts they’ve had on the communities the place they supposedly dwell. (October 11)

Will Do Magic for Small Change by Andrea Hairston

A girl who goals of a profession on the stage digs into her mysterious previous, which incorporates well-known actors in addition to, probably, an amazing African warrior and an inter-dimensional alien. (October 11)

Wrath by Shäron Moalem and Daniel Kraus

When a super-intelligent lab rat named Sammy escapes and plans a rodent overthrow of the human race, it’s as much as a sympathetic 10-year-old to attempt to change his thoughts about world domination. (October 11)

The Witch Hunt by Sasha Peyton Smith

The sequel to The Witch Haven finds Frances touring to Paris to determine why she’s begun to have issues together with her powers, solely to get caught up in a life-or-loss of life thriller involving nefarious magicians. (October 11)

The Creeper by A.M. Shine

When an instructional and a pair of historic researchers arrive in an remoted Irish village to start a brand new undertaking, they’re acquired with suspicion by the locals—and shortly study of an area legend that would spell their doom. (October 13)

The House at Phantom Park by Graham Masterton

A pair buys a just lately deserted hospital, intending to show it right into a resort lodge till they notice the place is haunted. (October 13)

Close to Midnight edited by Mark Morris

This newest entry within the ongoing anthology collection gathers 20 authentic horror tales from established and rising authors, excellent for spooky season. (October 18)

Deadbeat Druid by David R. Slayton

The Adam Binder collection continues as he continues to pursue the warlock that threatens his household, a quest that leads him all the best way into the underworld. (October 18)

If This Book Exists, You’re within the Wrong Universe by Jason Pargin

The fourth novel within the John Dies on the End collection picks again up with Dave, John, and Amy, who’re used to taking over supernatural threats, however not so accustomed to coping with apocalypses. (October 18)

The New Annotated Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

“The definitive edition of Robert Louis Stevenson’s immortal tale of depraved murder and unrelenting horror, introduced by Joe Hill, annotated by Edgar-winner Leslie S. Klinger, and illustrated with over 100 color images.” (October 18)

Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove by Rati Mehrotra

In this YA fantasy novel, “a young guardswoman struggles with her unwitting role as a major pawn in the deadly games between two kingdoms in a monster-infested alternate medieval India.” (October 18)

The Realm of the Deathless by Greg Keyes

The High and Faraway collection continues as Aster pursues a clue left behind by her late father, who she’s solely just lately discovered helped trigger the curse plaguing the magical land the place she lives. Even worse, there’s additionally an historic evil afoot. (October 18)

Singer Distance: A Novel by Ethan Chatagnier

In 1960, an MIT grad scholar believes she’s solved a mathematical proof left behind on Mars by historic beings then promptly disappears on this story about “how far we’re willing to go to communicate with a distant civilization, and the great lengths we’ll travel to connect with each other here on Earth.” (October 18)

Uncanny Times by Laura Anne Gilman

Rosemary and Aaron Harker—each “Huntsmen,” damned by the church however crucial within the ongoing warfare to guard humanity from the shadows—uncover a horrible fact after they look right into a suspicious loss of life of their midst. (October 18)

Living Memory by David Walton

A pair of paleontologists working in Thailand uncover not simply dinosaur skeletons, however “the remains of an ancient genetic technology that nations will kill to control.” Things get much more difficult (and a complete lot extra harmful) after that. (October 18)

Poster Girl by Veronica Roth

Imprisoned for her function in a dystopian regime that has since been overthrown, a former “poster girl” is obtainable freedom if she will monitor down a younger kidnap sufferer. Her quest leads her down a darkish path that reveals some horrible truths buried in her previous. (October 18)

Self-Portrait With Nothing by Aimee Pokwatka

Described as “Orphan Black meets Fringe,” this story follows a lady who seeks to study extra about her organic mom, a reclusive painter who’s gained fame from her claims that “her portraits summon their subjects’ doppelgängers from parallel universes.” (October 18)

The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake

The sequel to The Atlas Six picks again up with its magician characters to dig additional into the alarmingly highly effective Society of Alexandrians. (October 25)

The Dark Between the Trees by Fiona Barnett

This “goth folk-thriller” begins in 1643 as a bunch of troopers vanish right into a forest in Northern England. Then, within the current day, a bunch of girls got down to hint their path, decided to find what actually occurred. (October 25)

Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo

In this story, a cleric journeys round with a speaking hen for a companion, by accident entangling themselves in an historic feud whereas recording martial-arts tales and lore from the area. (October 25)

Into the Windwracked Wilds by A. Deborah Baker

Seanan McGuire (writing beneath an open pseudonym) penned this fantasy about a pair of adventurers who change into stranded within the land of Air and fall beneath the damaging eye of the Queen of Swords. (October 25)

Light Perpetual by Andrzej Sapkowski

The newest from the writer of The Witcher collection wraps up the Hussite trilogy, concerning the adventures of a Fifteenth-century “scoundrel, magician, and possibly a fool.” (October 25)

Night of Demons and Saints by Menna van Praag

The Sisters Grimm—daughters of a demon—reunite to face their twenty first birthday, with one plotting a human sacrifice to attempt to repair her life, the second decided to stop that from occurring, and the third exhibiting indicators of being possessed by one thing evil. (October 25)

Reckoning by W. Michael Gear

The sixth entry within the Donovan collection “returns to a treacherous alien planet where corporate threats and dangerous creatures imperil the lives of the colonists.” (October 25)

The Rise of the Dragon: An Illustrated History of the Targaryen Dynasty, Volume One by George R.R. Martin and Elio M. Garcia Jr.

Sounds like a cool story. Maybe they need to make a TV present about it. Perhaps two. (October 25)

Sign Here by Claudia Lux

A man who works in Hell is tasked with capturing a soul from one explicit rich household up on Earth—however the job proves trickier than he first realizes at. (October 25)

Toil and Trouble: A Women’s History of the Occult by Lisa Kröger and Melanie R. Anderson

This “celebration of magical women and nonbinary people in American history” highlights intriguing individuals from throughout the a long time, together with New Orleans icon Marie Laveau, Nancy Reagan’s private astrologer Joan Quigley, and Hollywood horror legend Elvira. (October 25)

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