62 New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books Arriving in November

io9’s monthly list of recent sci-fi, fantasy, and horror releases returns, and whereas it will not be so long as our round-ups from September and October, there are nonetheless 62 fantastical, terrifying, thought-provoking, tear-jerking, heartwarming, unsettling, and in any other case page-turning books to behold.

November 3-4

The House of Illusionists: And Other Stories by Vanessa Fogg 

“Fantastical tales set in worlds each shut and distant from our personal, exploring relationships, love, ardour, and connection throughout area and time.” (November 3)

The Blackfire Blade by James Logan 

The sequel to The Silverblood Promise begins as “winter has come early to Korslakov, Metropolis of Spires, and Lukan Gardova has arrived with it. Most guests to this well-known metropolis of artifice search technological marvels or alchemical ingenuity. Lukan solely needs the unknown legacy his father has left for him within the vaults of the Blackfire Financial institution. However when Lukan’s key to the vault is stolen by a mysterious thief often called the Rook, he and his pals race to win it again.” (November 4)

Blackthorn by J.T. Geissinger 

“A scorching new enemies-to-lovers romance crammed with explosive secrets and techniques, nail-biting, gothic suspense, and the harmful lure of darkish magic.” (November 4)

The Burning Queen by Aparna Verma 

“Within the thrilling sequel to The Phoenix King, lethal secrets and techniques are uncovered, new alliances are solid, and an exiled princess will rise from the ashes of the previous world because the burning queen.” (November 4)

Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite 

“A younger lady should shake off a household curse and the extensively held perception that she is the reincarnation of her lifeless cousin on this wickedly humorous, brilliantly perceptive novel about love, feminine rivalry, and superstition.” (November 4)

The Eleventh Hour: A Quintet of Stories by Salman Rushdie 

“A spellbinding exploration of life, demise, and what comes into focus on the proverbial eleventh hour of life.” (November 4)

Empire of the Dawn by Jay Kristoff 

The Empire of the Vampire trilogy ends as “Gabriel de León has misplaced his household, his religion, and his final hope of ending the limitless night time―the Holy Grail, Dior. With no want left however vengeance, he and a band of loyal brothers journey into the war-torn coronary heart of the Augustin Empire to assert the lifetime of the Eternally King.” (November 4)

Fallen City by Adrienne Younger 

“Within the nice walled metropolis of Isara, political turmoil ignites a rebel 100 years within the making. However when a legionnaire falls in love with a Justice of the Peace’s daughter, their love will threaten the destiny of town and the need of the gods.” (November 4)

A Fate So Cold by Amanda Foody and C.L. Herman 

A brand new fantasy duology begins as two magicians—one with a summer season wand, one with a winter wand—should be part of forces in opposition to a brutal storm and, after they uncover they’re fated to be rivals, resist the urge to fall in love. (November 4)

The Great Work by Sheldon Costa 

“An alchemist and his teenage nephew seek out a legend on this profound and unsettling speculative Western.” (November 4)

A Heart of Crimson Flames by A.Ok. Mulford 

“Wolf pack politics, heart-pounding motion, darkish magic, newfound household dynamics, and shifter romance come to an explosive climax within the unimaginable conclusion of the Golden Courtroom Trilogy.” (November 4)

Helm by Sarah Corridor 

“The story of a singular life drive, and of the connection between nature and other people, neither of whom can climate life with out the opposite.” (November 4)

The House Saphir by Marissa Meyer 

“The story of Bluebeard because it’s by no means been informed earlier than … an exciting romantasy and homicide thriller.” (November 4)

A Judgement of Powers by Benedict Jacka 

The Inheritance of Magic collection continues as Stephen Oakwood faces a brand new problem: “the Winged, a mysterious group concerned along with his father, have observed Stephen, and so they need him to hitch them or else … The cults, Homes, and firms of the magical world are locked in an limitless battle for dominance, and Stephen is starting to comprehend that he’s going to have to select a aspect.” (November 4)

The King Must Die by Kemi Ashing-Giwa 

“A pulse-pounding science fiction journey following the daughter of insurgent instigators and the inheritor of a power-drunk ruler who staff as much as save their empire…or destroy it within the course of.” (November 4)

Lies Weeping by Glen Prepare dinner 

“From Glen Prepare dinner, the godfather of Grimdark himself, Lies Weeping is the primary guide in a model new arc of his groundbreaking Chronicles of the Black Firm—an epic fantasy collection.” (November 4)

The Nameless Land by Kate Elliott 

“Stunning betrayals, shocking alliances, and shocking discoveries of heritage abound on this energetic sequel to The Witch Roads.” (November 4)

The Place Where They Buried Your Heart by Christina Henry 

“A girl should confront the evil that has been terrorizing her road since she was a toddler on this gripping haunted home novel.” (November 4)

Pluto by Ben Bova and Les Johnson 

The Outer Planets trilogy concludes as “in opposition to a backdrop of unknown alien expertise and potential interplanetary battle, Mikelson’s inhuman ego and obsession will threat humanity by calling one thing unknown to our photo voltaic system.” (November 4)

The Sacred Space Between by Kalie Reid 

“A fascinating enemies-to-lovers fantasy about an exiled saint and the religious iconographer despatched to color him.” (November 4)

Ship of Spells by H. Leighton Dickson 

“When Ensign Bluemage Honor Renn is rescued from the wreckage of her first naval put up, she expects demise or shame. As an alternative, she wakes aboard the Touchstone, a mythic vessel whispered of in dockside ballads and royal battle rooms alike … However the tragedy that sank her final ship didn’t simply take lives―it left one thing behind. Now Renn carries a secret everybody desires.” (November 4)

Son of the Morning by Akwaeke Emezi 

“A steamy paranormal romance set within the Black South—a daring new foray that takes us on a journey of magic and fantasy, from the whispering creeks exterior town of Salvation to the very depths of Hell itself.” (November 4)

Stars Like Us by Stephen Ok. Stanford 

The sequel to Jubilee picks again up with Col, “safety chief for the bogus mini-world of Jubilee—a sort of Vegas-in-space. However his peaceable life is shattered by a shock assault, and determined to avoid wasting his younger household, he flees … however the League base he reaches is riven by politics and infiltrated by the enemy. Col should escape once more, this time to his delivery planet, the place he faces long-dormant private demons.” (November 4)

Turns of Fate by Anne Bishop 

“A younger detective investigating crimes of the uncanny will be taught that bargains can change your destiny—for good or in poor health—on this darkly enthralling fantasy.” (November 4)

The War Beyond by Andrea Stewart 

On this sequel to The Gods Beneath, “loyalties can be examined, long-lost secrets and techniques can be revealed, and two sisters will face one another on the battlefield because the battle between the gods ignites.” (November 4)

November 11

Bones of Our Stars, Blood of Our World by Cullen Bunn

“A high-stakes hunt for a masked killer whose brutal murders could also be a portent of an evil as historic and chilly as the celebs themselves.” (November 11)

Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree 

“Return to the fantasy world of the bestselling Legends & Lattes collection with a brand new journey that includes fan-favorite, foul-mouthed bookseller Fern.” (November 11)

Daughters of Nicnevin by Shona Kinsella 

“Mairead and Constance, two highly effective witches, meet within the early days of the 1745 Jacobite rebellion. Whereas the lads of the village are away combating, the villagers face threats from each the Black Watch and raiders, and the ladies are confronted with their vulnerability. They enlist the assistance of Nicnevin, fae queen of witches, to carry males manufactured from earth to life to assist defend their village. However simply who do they want safety from? And what’s going to occur when the village males return?” (November 11)

God’s Junk Drawer by Peter Clines 

“A mind-bending story of thriller and journey set on the daybreak of time.” (November 11)

The Last Wish of Bristol Keats by Mary E. Pearson

On this sequel to The Courting of Bristol Keats, “Bristol and Tyghan work to grasp and reconcile their variations, shifting ahead with their widespread objective of saving Elphame. However when a daring rescue try turns right into a catastrophe, and a beloved knight dies, Bristol is compelled to confront the truth that her mom is extra highly effective than she may have ever imagined―and extra harmful.” (November 11)

Letters From an Imaginary Country by Theodora Goss 

“Deeply influenced by the writer’s Hungarian childhood in the course of the regime of the Soviet Union, every of those intricate tales engages with storytelling and id, together with Goss’s personal.” (November 11)

The Merge by Grace Walker 

“An exhilarating and ominously prophetic debut set in a world when Earth and its sources have been pushed to breaking level, giving rise to a revolutionary—and extremely controversial—process wherein two individuals’s consciousness might be mixed to exist in a single physique.” (November 11)

Not You Again by Erin La Rosa

On this time-loop romance, a screenwriter reliving the day of her dad’s funeral forges a reference to a funeral director reliving a day that begins with the identical struggle along with his ex-wife. (November 11)

Opposite World by Elizabeth Anne Martins 

“Recollections are malleable, goals are a battlefield, and actuality is a shifting panorama. Assume Inception meets Darkish Matter, with echoes of Everlasting Sunshine of the Spotless Thoughts and the unsettling company dystopia of Severance.” (November 11)

Project Hanuman by Stewart Hotston 

This sci-fi story gives a mix of “Indian mythology and traditional area opera.” (November 11)

The Reluctant Reaper by MaryJanice Davidson

“A lot of twentysomethings may stay up for inheriting the household enterprise. Amara Morrigan’s obtained zero curiosity in hers. The mantle she stands to imagine is presently worn by her father, Dying.” (November 11)

The Seventh Champion by Sylvia Mercedes

“A dragon princess joins forces with a scarred prince to flee a contest for her hand in marriage, unaware he’s hiding darkish secrets and techniques of his personal within the first of a brand new romantasy duology.” (November 11)

Shadowplay by L.R. Lam 

“Within the second installment of the Micah Gray trilogy, Micah should be taught two varieties of magic—one for the stage and one with deadlier penalties—whereas navigating a young new love.” (November 11)

Snake-Eater by T. Kingfisher 

“An enthralling modern fantasy steeped in horror a couple of lady attempting to flee her previous by shifting to the distant U.S. desert―solely to search out herself beholden to the wrath of a vengeful god.” (November 11)

The Strength of the Few by James Islington 

“This extremely anticipated follow-up to The Will of the Many follows Vis as he grapples with a harmful secret that might unravel historical past throughout alternate dimensions.” (November 11)

The Sunshine Man by Emma Stonex 

“A taut, electrifying thriller a couple of lady decided to avenge her sister’s homicide—and the killer who should confront his personal ghosts.” (November 11)

There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm

“Humanity is underneath assault by malevolent ‘antimemes’—concepts that assault reminiscence, id, and the material of actuality itself—on this whip-smart story of science-fiction horror, a completely reimagined and expanded model of the beloved on-line novel.” (November 11)

This Brutal Moon by Bethany Jacobs

The epic area opera Kindom Trilogy concludes as “violence has erupted throughout the Treble. The colony that Jun Ironway and Masar Hawks have fought to guard is now woefully compromised, and its individuals, unwilling to undergo tyranny as soon as extra, face a brutal struggle for his or her lives and freedom.” (November 11)

This Gilded Abyss by Rebecca Thorne 

“An exhilarating lesbian fantasy the place Arcane meets Titanic.” (November 11)

Turns of Fate by Anne Bishop 

“A younger detective investigating crimes of the uncanny will be taught that bargains can change your destiny—for good or in poor health—on this darkly enthralling fantasy.” (November 11)

Wild Cards: Aces Full edited by George R.R. Martin

This assortment gathers Wild Playing cards tales beforehand revealed on Reactor (previously Tor.com), together with tales by Cherie Priest, Carrie Vaughn, Caroline Spector, Bradley Denton, and extra. (November 11)

November 18

And Then There Was You by Sophie Cousens 

“A traditional rom-com with a speculative twist, And Then There Was You follows Chloe, who, anxious to attend her 10-year faculty reunion alone and single, indicators up for a mysterious matchmaking service that pairs her with the proper date, Rob. Professional—he’s good-looking, attentive, and intelligent. Con—he’s an AI robotic.” (November 18)

The Bookshop Below by Georgia Summers

“Beneath the streets of London, a secret community of magical bookshops has existed for millennia. However they’re slowly disappearing, and nobody is aware of why. Just one dishonored bookseller can uncover the reality and rewrite her story—on this spellbinding standalone fantasy novel.” (November 18)

59 Minutes by Holly Seddon 

“Throughout South England, these three ladies should navigate survival amidst chaos when the nation receives a nuclear bomb alert. With solely 59 minutes earlier than mass destruction, will they make it to their family members in time?” (November 18)

How a Game Lives by Jacob Geller 

“The primary of two volumes: How a Recreation Lives, Vol. 1 is an artfully packaged must-have guide for the devoted and informal followers alike, inviting readers to have a look at gaming and video video games from an mental, psychological, and emotional perspective as a serious a part of our cultural cloth.” (November 18)

I, Medusa by Ayana Grey 

“A brand new sort of villain origin story, reimagining one of the crucial iconic monsters in Greek mythology as a provocative and highly effective younger heroine.” (November 18)

I’ll Make a Spectacle of You by Beatrice Winifred Iker 

“This heart-pounding Southern gothic horror debut takes readers to Bricksbury College, the oldest and most storied HBCU within the nation. However as one pupil is about to search out out, a protracted historical past comes with a legacy of secrets and techniques.” (November 18)

Outlaw Planet by M.R. Carey

“An area opera journey like no different. Generally the destiny of whole worlds might be determined by a lady with nothing to lose and the neatest gun within the multiverse in her hand.” (November 18)

Shadows Upon Time by Christopher Ruocchio

“The seventh and remaining novel of the galaxy-spanning collection merges the most effective of area opera and epic fantasy, as Hadrian Marlowe eventually lights the best fireplace humanity has ever seen.” (November 18)

The Sky of Sacrifice by Rosalia Aguilar Solace 

“From the ingenious creators of the Tomorrowland competition comes The Sky of Sacrifice, a extremely anticipated follow-up to The Nice Library of Tomorrow, the epic first quantity within the Guide of Knowledge Trilogy.” (November 18)

Slow Gods by Claire North 

A “galaxy-spanning story ​of 1 man’s not possible life charted in opposition to the destiny of humanity amongst the celebs—a powerfully imaginative area opera.” (November 18)

Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore by Emily Krempholtz 

“A strong plant witch and a grumpy alchemist should work collectively to avoid wasting their quiet city from a magical plague on this debut cozy fantasy romance about beginning over, redemption, and what it actually means to be a great individual.” (November 18)

November 25

As Many Souls as Stars by Natasha Siegle 

“An creative and romantic speculative novel about two ladies—a witch and an immortal demon—who make a Faustian cut price and are drawn right into a cat-and-mouse chase throughout a number of lifetimes.” (November 25)

Ember Eternal by Chloe Neill 

“A brand new romantasy following a thief whose dramatic encounter with an murderer and a crown bodyguard (who has harmful secrets and techniques to maintain) launches her right into a world of swirling palace intrigue.” (November 25)

J.R.R. Tolkien: The Father of Modern Fantasy by Don Marshall 

“Discover the extraordinary lifetime of J.R.R. Tolkien, the legendary creator of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, on this fascinating literary biography that celebrates the daddy of recent fantasy and his profound affect on fantasy literature and mythological storytelling.” (November 25)

Queen of the Dead by Sarah Broadway 

“A enjoyable and fast-paced paranormal city fantasy with a contact of romance and supernatural hijinks galore.” (November 25)

Smoke and Mirrors edited by Mercedes Lackey 

“This nineteenth anthology of quick tales set within the beloved Valdemar excessive fantasy universe options tales by debut and established authors and a brand-new quick story from Mercedes Lackey herself.” (November 25)

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