Happy New Yearand happy new book– If “reading more” is the goal you have in mind for 2025, we salute you! And we have 42 suggestions for where to start turning the page. Sci-Fi, Horror, and Fantasy Many tales
January 7
Floating along the clear waters By Seann Maguire
The latest entry in the Hugo and Nebula award-winning Wayward Children series includes “giant turtles, impossible ships, and a tidal river ridden by a drowned girl in search of her family.” (January 7)
capital of dreams By Heather O'Neill
–A dark dystopian fairy tale about a beautiful country destroyed by war. and young women who lack security and loyalty.” (January 7)
cold room By Michael C. Grumley
In this standalone near-future thriller A veteran must escape from the mysterious group that brought him back from the dead (January 7)
An ordinary boy By Charles Stross
–In this new Laundry Files adventure, the fate of the world depends on the roll of the dice… It's a twenty-sided dice.” (January 7)
Storm nymph At Lori Forest
–Magical forces clash and Erthea is nearly destroyed in the unmissable finale of Laurie Forest's epic fantasy series, Black Witch Chronicles.” (January 7)
Immortal at Sioux Linnton
–A young ruler must forge a delicate alliance with the unreliable but charming God of War. To protect her kingdom in this stunning romantic fantasy filled with dangerous secrets. Forbidden Magic and passion” (January 7)
mother of rome By Lauren JA Bear
–A powerful and fierce reinterpretation of the earliest Roman myth, including the twins Romulus and Remus. The legendary founder of the greatest empire in history. And selfless women make it all possible.” (January 7)
A sea of unsaid things By Adrian Young
–A woman investigates the mysterious death of her twin brother. while confronting the ghosts of her own haunted past.” (January 7)
Starlight Heir By Amalie Howard (January 7)
In this love The swordsman accepted the invitation to court mainly because she yearned for adventure. Instead, she runs into trouble in the form of the Crown Prince's charming half-brother, and things get worse when her forbidden powers begin to awaken. and attracted the attention of the dark god.
Wake up and open your eyes. at Clay McLeod Chapman
In this social horror story, a The man and his grandson rushed to get away. It is a “demon possession epidemic” that affects those who consume too much toxic media. (January 7)
January 14
Aurora Fragment By Brian Shea and Raquel Byrnes
The Memory Bank techno-thriller series continues with this entry.”With the intrusive memories of the murderer's death Detective Morgan Reed is drawn to a remote and troubled Alaskan town.” (January 14)
Babylonia At Costanza Casati
This story presents a combination of “Ancient legends and history to give the voice of Ceramis The only female ruler of the Assyrian Empire It represents her ascension to the glamorous throne that no one promised her.” (January 14)
Daughter of Chaos at AS Webb
The Dark Pantheon trilogy begins in ancient Greece. In which the fisherman's daughter realizes that she has magical powers. And it may hold the key to liberating humanity from tyrannical gods. (January 14)
death of the author At Nnedi Okorafor
In this new story it is described as “Books within books” from the author Who is afraid of death?–A disabled Nigerian-American woman writes a wildly successful sci-fi novel. But when her fame grew She lost control of the narrative. It is a drama that has a surprising but heartfelt take on art and love. Identity and connection And ultimately, what makes us human?” (January 14)
Hammachan Luck From Makana Yamamoto
–Ocean 8 meet up Blade Runner In the first science fiction debut and love letter to Hawaii about being forced to find a new home and striving to build a better one.” (January 14)
heavenly body at Imani Erriu
The new romantic series begins with this story:It combines the legends and magic of shadows with a passionate romance between enemies and lovers that will rewrite the stars.” (January 14)
Last room on the left By Leah Konen
–A caretaker at a remote mountain inn finds herself fighting for her life and sanity in this twisty and gripping thriller.” (January 14)
The night is challenging By Chloe C. Peñaranda
The second article in the author's Nytefall trilogy is about “Where history is destined to repeat itself. And star-crossed lovers face a choice between their hearts or their worlds.” (January 14)
strange pictures By Uketsu translated by Jim Rion
This is Japan's best-selling offer.”A fresh mystery-horror film. A series of seemingly innocent images takes you into a disturbing web of unsolved mysteries and broken minds.” (January 14)
Shadow Kin's Oathg at Sylvia Mercedes
The romantic sequel to the Bride of the Shadow King series returns with Princess Faraine trapped in the Shadow Realm with her new husband, King Vor. who is unwilling to trust her despite the sparks between them (January 14)
water moon at Samantha Sotto Yambao
–A woman receives an inheritance from a pawn shop where you can sell your regrets. Then begins a magical quest when a charming young physicist walks into the store. In this dream-like fantasy novel.” (January 14)
black water By Alex Phoebe
The Cities of the Weft trilogy concludes as Nathan Treeves steps into his role as Master of Waterblack, the City of the Dead, and the God-Killer with him in her sights (January 14)
We live on the horizon By Erika Sweiler
This matter is as follows.”A biosurgeon and her personal AI When they are drawn into the revolution.” (January 14)
Spells for spoiled girls at Grady Hendrix
In 1970s Florida, a mysterious book about witchcraft brings strange and dangerous new powers to a young woman who spends her time in the home of an unmarried teenager. (January 14)
January 21
Boudica at PC Cast
–A enchanting romantic epic about the English warrior queen Boudicca.” (January 21)
Legend of Meneca By Kritika H. Rao
this “A fantasy inspired by one of the most famous romance novels in Hindu mythology. “It is the story of a celestial dancer tasked with seducing a human sage. But when she found herself falling in love with her target She will be forced to choose between loyalty and being true to herself.” (January 21)
Mother Theater By Linda H. Codeka
–in a sensitive, queer fantasy set amidst the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia. Ridge's last witch must choose a side in the clash between industry and nature.” Read the Q&A with the author, an io9 alumni. gentleman– (January 21)
Storm Onyx By Rebecca Yarros
The Empyrean series continues as Violet leaves Basquiath War College and heads into battle. In search of allies and desperate to protect her dragon and the people she loves (January 21)
rain market By Yoo Young Kwang, translated by Salin Juno.
–On the outskirts of Rainbow Town, there was an old abandoned house. It is said that if you send a letter detailing your misfortune there. You will receive a ticket. If you bring this ticket into your home on the first day of the rainy season You will gain access to the mysterious Rain Market. You can choose to completely change your life.” Shocked women who received tickets like this had to figure out what to do next. (January 21)
strange stone At Edward Lee and Mary Sangiovanni
“The story follows an unbearable horror con artist as he rejects the wrong woman and is cursed into a gargantuan dimension filled with the creations of Lovecraftian.” (January 21)
the wind on her tongue By Anita Copaz
Which follows this. shallow water Continuing the Daughter of Three Waters trilogy as “Oya, the Yoruban weather god, came to life in 1870s America.” (January 21)
January 25
Those flowers of death at shannon ives
–Greco-Roman legends and the mysteries of the lost colony of Roanoke collide in an epic adventure filled with women's lust and fury.” (January 25)
January 28
at the bottom of the garden at Camilla Bruce
–A murderer becomes the protector of two extraordinary girls in this mesmerizing Gothic novel.” (January 28)
At the fountain of creativity By Toby Ogundirian
“Orisha's fate will be decided in the final volume of the Guardians of the Gods duology.” (January 28)
Gateway to Kagoshima At Poppy Kuroki
In this historical romance story.”A young Scottish woman is magically transported to the last samurai era. where she meets a ghost from the past her own Japanese ancestors and love that transcends time.” (January 28)
old soul By Susan Barker
–Horror part, western part, thriller part, old soul It's a brave, challenging story of sorts. About predation, morality, and free will. and one man's quest to bring to an end a centuries-old chain of human destruction.” (January 28)
our winter devil at Dennis Mahoney
–A creepy holiday horror story about an unhappy couple running from their troubles and straight into the paws of a terrifying beast.” (January 28)
The Banished Magician By Annabelle Campbell
–A mage who has lost her powers must find out whether she is destined to save the world or destroy it.” (January 28)
scorpion queen At Mira Frears
–exterminate meet up Son of Blood and Bones In this dark fantasy inspired by a Malian fairy tale about a princess whose suitor is challenged to a gruesome trial.” (January 28)
The shadow of the eternal watcher By Josh Mendoza
An unfortunate private eye who was often visited by demons discovered that he had another power he had never known before. That is the ability to distort space-time. A gift that might allow him to achieve the life he's always dreamed of (January 28)
Sinkhole and other unexplained emptiness: stories at Leyna Crow
–which is set in the Pacific Northwest. These stories combine the magic of high concept with the sometimes subtle and sometimes stark realities of climate change.” (January 28)
Tooth of Dawn at Marina Lostetter
The fantasy series The Five Penalties can be summarized as “The rebels struggle to tear off the mask from the illusions and charms of a society shrouded in mystery.” (January 28)
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