December and January are historically lighter months for publishing, however February is ramping issues again up once more—simply in time for choosing out a ebook on your Valentine (or your self)! Romance is a theme this month—however you’ll additionally discover area adventures, inter-dimensional hijinks, magical libraries, monsters, and extra.
The Bad Weather Friend by Dean R. Koontz
A person who’s having a string of dangerous luck inherits an unlikely champion: an intimidatingly large new buddy named Spike, who’s decided to assist him flip issues flip round by any means crucial. (February 1)
Bride by Ali Hazelwood
“A harmful alliance between a Vampyre bride and an Alpha Werewolf turns into a love deep sufficient to sink your enamel into on this new paranormal romance.” (February 6)
The Burning Land by David Hair
A brand new trilogy begins on this story of knights who take an enemy hostage—and notice neither the empire they’re defending, nor the magical order they’ve lengthy been loyal to, are what they appear to be. (February 6)
Crucible of Chaos by Sebastien de Castell
“A mortally wounded Justice of the Peace faces his deadliest trial inside an historical abbey the place the monks are going mad and the gods themselves could also be responsible.” (February 6)
Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart: And Other Stories by GennaRose Nethercott
“A group of darkish fairytales and fractured folklore exploring how our passions can save us—or go monstrously mistaken.” (February 6)
George R.R. Martin Presents Wild Cards: Sleeper Straddle: A Novel in Stories edited by George R.R. Martin
“An authentic assortment of interwoven brief tales set within the Wild Playing cards universe, the place an alien virus mutates some and grants superpowers to others,” that includes contributions from Carrie Vaughn, Cherie Priest, Max Gladstone, and extra. (February 6)
Simul by Andrew Caldecott
The Momenticon collection continues as Morag and Fogg race by means of a magical land, going through monsters, corruption, and worse—with the destiny of humanity at stake. (February 6)
The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
“A Holmes and Watson-style detective duo take the stage on this fantasy with a thriller twist.” (February 6)
Tales of the Celestial Kingdom by Sue Lynn Tan
The world of the writer’s Celestial Kingdom duology expands on this assortment tales set “earlier than, throughout, and after the occasions in Daughter of the Moon Goddess and Coronary heart of the Solar Warrior, all from the views of beloved characters.” (February 6)
Your Shadow Half Remains by Sunny Moraine
Described as “The Final of Us meets Hen Field,” this story explores a world wherein “eye contact causes folks to spiral right into a lethal, violent rage.” (February 6)
Among the Living by Tim Lebbon
On this Arctic-set horror thriller, former pals should put their variations apart with a view to survive a contagion seeping from the melting ice. (February 13)
The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown
After a buyer dies in her bookstore, a lady takes notice of the mysterious quantity he was studying. Earlier than lengthy, she’s focused by collectors who’re dying to get their palms on it—and she or he’ll have to do every little thing she will be able to to guard its magical secrets and techniques. (February 13)
The Book of Love by Kelly Hyperlink
The acclaimed short-story writer’s first novel is a couple of trio of lifeless pals given a magical second probability—with some main situations hooked up—to return to the world of the residing. (February 13)
Convergence Problems by Wole Talabi
This new short-story assortment explores “the quickly altering function of expertise and perception in our lives as we seek for that means, for data, for justice; continually converging on our future selves.” (February 13)
An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson
When a personality is called “Carmilla,” you realize vampires can be concerned. Such is the case with this story set at a Massachusetts faculty for ladies, the place a brand new scholar quickly makes an instructional rival she finds each intimidating and alluring. (February 13)
The Frame-Up by Gwenda Bond
An artwork thief who makes use of her secret magical powers to drag off heists appears unstoppable—till her daughter turns her in. A decade later, the outdated crew enlists the now-regretful daughter of their most harmful job but. (February 13)
The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles by Malka Older
The following cozy space-opera detective story that includes Investigator Mossa and Scholar Pleiti after The Mimicking of Recognized Successes brings a brand new thriller to the desk that’ll require a visit to Jupiter’s moon, Io, to resolve. (February 13)
Jubilee by Stephen Okay. Stanford
A pair of detectives enterprise into an AI-ruled parallel universe to discreetly recuperate the physique of a politician’s son—a job that proves trickier than they’d first thought, particularly as they begin to notice the attraction between them. (February 13)
Medea by Eilish Quin
“Uncover the complete story of the sorceress Medea, probably the most reviled and maligned ladies of Greek antiquity.” (February 13)
Plastic: A Novel by Scott Guild
This story described as “each a crypto-comedic dystopian fantasy and a lethal severe dissection of our personal farcical pre-apocalypse” takes place in a world the place folks immerse themselves in wearable tech that enables them to exist in digital worlds—a helpful escape till actuality itself begins to crumble. (February 13)
Projections by S.E. Porter
The YA writer’s grownup debut is billed as a “darkish historic fantasy” that “explores misogyny and the soul-corrupting energy of unrequited love by means of an enchanted lens of violence and revenge.” (February 13)
RJ The Astronaut by Jon Turney
When his craft fails and his crew abandons ship, a veteran astronaut is left to try to save the mission—however quickly realizes he’s not precisely alone in deep area. “Is that this entity an alien presence, is RJ shedding his thoughts, or is there a 3rd possibility? What occurs subsequent will depart him with extra questions than solutions.” (February 13)
The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden
On this “historic novel with a speculative twist” set throughout World Warfare I, a nurse units out to search for her brother after beginning to doubt the stories of his demise. (February 13)
What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher
The sequel to horror novella What Strikes the Lifeless finds retired soldier Alex Easton heading to their household’s ancestral searching lodge for a peaceable retreat, solely to discover a new supernatural nightmare awaits. (February 13)
The Bezzle: A Martin Hench Novel by Cory Doctorow
On this story set in 2006, a forensic accountant Martin Hench, final seen within the writer’s Crimson Staff Blues, unintentionally uncovers a lethal scheme involving ultra-wealthy Californians and the state’s privatized jail system. (February 20)
The Book of Ile-Rien: The Element of Fire and The Death of the Necromancer by Martha Wells
Collected for the primary time in a single quantity, and revised to signify Wells’ “most well-liked texts,” are two fantasy tales from the writer of Witch King and the Murderbot Diaries. (February 20)
Exit Black by Joe Pitkin
Set at a ritzy area resort that turns into infiltrated by terrorists, this sci-fi thriller is described as “Die Arduous meets The Martian—with a splash of Knives Out.” (February 20)
Island Witch by Amanda Jayatissa
“Set in nineteenth century Sri Lanka and impressed by native folklore, the daughter of a conventional demon-priest—relentlessly bullied by friends and accused of witchcraft herself—tries to resolve the mysterious assaults which were terrorizing her coastal village.” (February 20)
Night for Day by Roselle Lim
Exes who unexpectedly reunite once they begin working on the identical firm are separated once more when their workplace turns into a battleground for a struggle between the gods. (February 20)
Ours by Phillip B. Williams
This novel takes place over 40 years and faucets into “Black surrealism, mythology, and spirituality” to inform its story of a conjurer who travels the South within the 1830s, rescuing enslaved folks and serving to them resettle in a neighborhood magically hidden from the skin world. (February 20)
Sun of Blood and Ruin by Mariely Lares
“This reimagining of Zorro—that includes a heroic warrior sorceress—weaves Mesoamerican mythology and Mexican historical past 20 years after the Spanish conquest right into a swashbuckling, historic debut fantasy with magic, intrigue, treachery, and romance.” (February 20)
To Cage a God by Elizabeth Could
Impressed by Imperial Russia, this romantic fantasy kicks off a brand new duology and follows a pair of magical sisters raised to steer a riot in opposition to the gods possessing the royal household. (February 20)
Twice Lived by Joma West
A teen who’s a “shifter”—they’ve two identities in parallel dimensions—should face the painful choice of deciding which world to make their everlasting residence. (February 20)
Vangie’s Ghosts by Paul Di Filippo
A baby with the flexibility to see different variations of herself throughout dimensions discovers she has the flexibility to leap throughout timelines—honing her expertise and escaping power-mad adults as she goes. However she could not be capable to leap away from a sinister risk that’s chasing her by means of the multiverse. (February 20)
The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed
On this darkish fairytale, girl is compelled to undertake a high-stakes rescue mission inside a harmful magical forest. (February 27)
A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen
“A defend maiden blessed by the gods battles to unite a nation underneath a power-hungry king—whereas combating her rising need for his fiery son—within the first ebook of a Norse-inspired fantasy romance collection.” (February 27)
A Haunting in the Arctic by C.J. Cooke
A 100-year-old shipwreck off the coast of Iceland is slated to be destroyed, so an explorer decides to take one final go searching—and realizes the vessel continues to be teeming with the ghosts of its previous. (February 27)
The Lady in Glass and Other Stories by Anne Bishop
This assortment gathers the fantasy writer’s shorter works right into a single quantity; it options each printed and unpublished works, in addition to a pair of brand-new tales written particularly for this launch. (February 27)
Lore of the Wilds by Analeigh Sbrana
A human trapped within the Fae world bargains to avoid wasting her village by taking up an enchanted however cursed library—all whereas coping with the totally different alluring Faes she encounters, and plotting to domesticate her personal magic. (February 27)
Maiden, Mother, Crone by Joanne Harris
This assortment features a new introduction from the writer, three authentic brief tales, and the novellas A Pocketful of Crows, The Blue Salt Street, and Orfeia. (February 27)
Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice
This standalone story set in the identical post-apocalyptic world because the writer’s Moon of the Crusted Snow follows a gaggle of survivors traversing “unknown and harmful territory to discover a new residence for his or her close-knit Northern Ontario Indigenous neighborhood greater than a decade after a world-ending blackout.” (February 27)
Redsight by Meredith Mooring
This area opera brings collectively “sapphic romance, area pirates, a blind witch, and highly effective priestesses” in its story of a misfit who makes use of her skills to control space-time as a navigator aboard an Imperium ship. (February 27)
Remedial Magic by Melissa Marr
A librarian discovers she is a witch after falling in love with a witch—then should beef up her magical schooling in a rush if she desires to assist save her new neighborhood. (February 27)
So Eden Sank to Grief by Eric Reitan
“When a younger man and girl each awaken aboard a starship floating who is aware of the place into area, with none reminiscence of how they obtained there, the very last thing they count on is to fall in love. As extra folks start to awaken, the thriller deepens and rivalries start to jeopardize everybody’s survival. Can our two younger lovers save their world earlier than it even begins?” (February 27)
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