[See Caveat] This list will be maintained alphabetical by author. I will periodically remove books after they are no longer new (my cutoff date for this particular list is December/January and more recent) and move them here. I will add new titles as I find out about them.
Unless otherwise noted, all listings are for print hardbacks.
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| See also: Science Fiction & Fantasy for Younger Readers | The Anne McCaffrey List |
Most recent Locus magazine consulted: December 2024 AND January 2025
Last update: 1/4/2025
*NEW in this revision 1/4/2025
+MODIFIED during month of January 2025
See also Big Five Publishers in the U.S.
*Aaronovitch, Ben
Stone and Sky
(bk 10 in the Rivers of London series. Sequel to Masquerades of Spring. Peter Grant goes to Scotland.)
Urban fantasy. Police Procedural.
Astra Publishing House / DAW
Jul.2025
Aaronovitch, Ben
Stray Cat Blues
(bk 12 of the Rivers of London GRAPHIC NOVEL series. Abigail story.)
Titan Publishing / Titan Comics
Dec.2024
*Britain, Kristen
Falling in a Sea of Stars
(bk 10 in the Green Rider series. Sequel to Spirit of the Wood.)
Fantasy
Astra Publishing House / DAW
Sep.2025
Brooks, Terry
Galaphile
(bk 1 of The First Druids of Shannara. This is "the origin story of the druid order and its enigmatic creator....")
Fantasy.
Penguin Random House / Random House / Ballantine Books / Del Rey Books
Mar.2025
Bujold, Lois McMaster
Demon Daughter
(First print [hardcover] edition. According to both the author & Locus Magazine.)
Fantasy
Subterranean Press
Jan.2025
Butcher, James J.
Cold Iron Task
(bk 3 of Unorthodox Chronicles. Sequel to Long Past Dues.)
Urban Fantasy.
Penguin Random House / Berkley Books / Ace
Mar.2025
Clark, P. Djeli
Abeni and the Kingdom of Gold
(bk 2 of Abeni's Song. Sequel to Abeni's Song. Middle grade.)
Fantasy.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Starscape
Apr.2025
Cooper, Iver P.
1637: The Pacific Initiative
(bk 39 in the Ring of Fire series. Direct sequel to 1636: Seas of Fortune. Trade pbk.)
Alternate history. Time travel.
Baen
Mar.2025
*Czerneda, Julie E.
A Shift of Time
(bk 4 of the Night's Edge series. Sequel to Change of Place.)
Fantasy.
Astra Publishing House / DAW
Jul.2025
Doctorow, Cory
Picks and Shovels
(bk 3 of Martin Hench series. Sequel to The Bezzle. "New York Times bestselling author Cory Doctorow returns to the world of Red Team Blues to bring us the origin story of Martin Hench and the most powerful new tool for crime ever invented: the personal computer...."
"Righteously satisfying...A fascinating tale of financial skullduggery, long cons, and the delivery of ice-cold revenge." - Booklist on The Bezzle" (both Amazon blurb)
Hard sf.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tor Books
Feb.2025
*Durst, Sarah Beth
Enchanted Greenhouse
(Set in the same world as Spellshop. A sequel of sorts.)
Romantasy.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Bramble
Jul.2025
Elliott, Kate
Witch Roads
(bk 1 of Witch Roads. Totally new world. First book of a duology. Book two currently still being written but scheduled for publication in November 2025.)
Fantasy
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tor Books
Jun.2025
Flint, Eric and Hunt, Walter H.
1637: The French Correction
(bk 38 in the Ring of Fire series. Direct sequel to 1636: The Cardinal Virtues.)
Alternate history. Time travel.
Baen
Mar.2025
*Hines, Jim C.
Kitemaster
(Kitemaster was originally a short fiction piece. It has been expanded into a 390 page novel.)
Fantasy.
Arc Manor / Caezik SF & Fantasy
Apr.2025
*Kingfisher, T.
Hemlock and Silver
(Snow White retelling. Next book in a series of fairy tales re-imagined.)
Fantasy.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tor Books
Aug.2025
*Kingfisher, T.
Swordheart
("Cozy fantasy romance" [Amazon.com])
Romantasy
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Bramble
Feb.2025
Kowal, Mary Robinette
The Martian Contingency
(bk 4 of the Lady Astronaut series. Sequel to The Relentless Moon.)
Hard sf. Alternate history.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tor Books
Mar.2025
Lackey, Mercedes
Miss Amelia's List
(bk 17 in the Elemental Masters series. Sequel to Silver Bullets of Annie Oakley.)
Alternate history. Fantasy.
Astra Publishing House / DAW
Dec.2024
*Lackey, Mercedes and Dixon, Larry
Deliverance of Dragons
(bk 3 of the Dragon Prophecy Trilogy. Sequel to Blade of Empire. "The epic conclusion to the first War of the Endarkened." (Amazon)
Fantasy
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tor Books
May 2025
Lackey, Mercedes and Dixon, Larry
Gryphon's Valor: A Novel of Valdemar
(bk 2 of Kelvren's Saga. Sequel to Gryphon in Light.)
Epic Fantasy
Astra Publishing House / DAW
Jun.2025
Lafferty, Mur
Infinite Archive
(bk 3 of Midsolar Murders. Sequel to Chaos Terminal. Trade pbk.)
Hard sf. Space Opera. Detective mystery.
Penguin Random House / Berkley Books / Ace.
Jul.2025
*Lee, Shannon and Lee, Fonda
Breath of the Dragon
(bk 1 of the Breathmarked duology. Shannon is Bruce Lee's daughter and she wanted to write a novel which would feature Bruce Lee's values & philosophy. Fonda is an award-winning author and also a Bruce Lee fan. Young adult.)
Fantasy.
Macmillan / Wednesday Books
Jan.2025
Lee, Sharon and Miller, Steve
Diviner's Bow
(bk 27 in the Liaden Universe. Direct sequel to Ribbon Dance. [Padi yos'Galan book])
Hard sf. Space opera.
Baen
Apr.2025
*Lee, Yoon Ha
Starstrike
(bk 2 in the Moonstorm series. Sequel to Moonstorm. YA space opera trilogy.)
Hard sf. Space opera.
Penguin Random House / Random House Children's Books / Delacorte Press
Aug.2025
McGuire, Seanan
Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear
(bk 10 of Wayward Children. Sequel to Mislaid in Parts Half-Known. Novella.)
Fantasy.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tordotcom
Jan.2025
McGuire, Seanan
Installment Immortality
(bk 14 of InCryptid. Sequel to Aftermarket Afterlife. Trade pbk.)
Urban fantasy
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tor Books
Mar.2025
*McGuire, Seanan
Silver and Lead
(bk 19 of the October Daye series. Sequel to The Innocent Sleep.)
Urban Fantasy.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tor Books
Sep.2025
*Modesitt, L.E., Jr.
Sub-Majer's Challenge
(bk 25 of Saga of Recluce. Sequel to Overcaptain. Bk 3 for Alyiakal.)
Military Fantasy.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tor Books
Aug.2025
*Moriarty, Andrew
Imperial Raider
(bk 6 of Decline and Fall of the Galactic Empire. Sequel to Imperial Privateer.)
Hard sf. Space Opera. Military sf.
Andrew Moriarty
Nov.2024
*Murphy, Pat
Adventures of Mary Darling
("Who is Mary Darling? In this smartly subversive Victorian mash-up starring legendary literary characters" (Amazon.com) [Mary is the mother of the kids who vanish when they go off to visit Peter Pan. Mary's uncle turns out to be none other than Dr. John Watson so Sherlock Holmes joins the case to solve this triple kidnapping.]
Fantasy.
Tachyon Publications
May.2025
Okorafor, Nnedi
Death of the Author: A Novel
(Deluxe limited edition hardback. Standalone. Not part of any series.)
Hard sf.
Harper Collins / William Morrow
Jan.2025
Okorafor, Nnedi
One-Way Witch
(bk 2 of She Who Knows. Sequel to Firespitter. Novella.)
Fantasy
Astra Publishing House / DAW
Feb.2025
Older, Malka
The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses
(bk 3 of The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti. Sequel to The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles
Cozy space opera detective mystery.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tor Books
Jun.2025
Onyebuchi, Tochi
Harmattan Season: A Novel
("From the visionary author of Riot Baby and Goliath, Harmattan Season is a gripping fantasy noir in the tradition of Chandler, Hammond, and Christie that will have you by the throat, both dryly funny and unforgettably evocative." [Amazon blurb])
Detective mystery fantasy
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tor Books
Mar.2025
Oyebanji, Adam
Esperance
("A tense standalone sci-fi thriller, this electrifying procedural throws you into an action-packed race to solve a series of impossible murders."
Sci-fi thriller
Astra Publishing House / DAW
May 2025
*Sagara, Michelle
Heir of Light: A Novel
(bk 2 of The Academia Chronicles. [Set in the world of the Chronicles of Elantra.] Sequel to Shards of Glass.)
Fantasy.
HarperCollins / Harlequin Enterprises / MIRA
May 2025
Salvatore, R.A.
Witch of Whispervale
(bk 2 of DemonWars: The Buccaneers. Sequel to Pinquickle's Folly.)
Fantasy
Simon & Schuster / Saga Press
Feb.2025
*Sarath, Patrice
Into the Dark
("[D]ebut collection, gathers her finest short fiction from more the past two decades and adds a brand new story (currently being adapted into a film). Featuring tales set in the same milieu as the author's Tales of Port Saint Frey novels alongside contemporary fantasies, deep space skulduggery and much much more, this collection is perfect for all fans of great stories well told." [Amazon.com]
Fantasy and hard sf.
Newcon Press.
Dec.2024
*Scalzi, John
Shattering Peace
(bk 7 in Old Man's War. Sequel to The End of All Things. "But now, there is a new force that threatens the hard-maintained peace: The Consu, the most advanced intelligent species humans have ever met, are on the cusp of a species-defining civil war." (Amazon blurb) As was the case in book 6, diplomats must save the day, not soldiers.)
Hard sf. Space opera.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tor Books
Sep.2025
Scalzi, John
When the Moon Hits Your Eye
("From the New York Times bestselling author of Starter Villain comes an entirely serious take on a distinctly unserious subject: what would really happen if suddenly the moon were replaced by a giant wheel of cheese....an orb of cheese with the exact same mass." [Amazon blurb])
Hard sf.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tor Books
Mar.2025
Stirling, S.M.
Lords of Creation
(bk 3 of Lords of Creation. Sequel to In the Courts of the Crimson Kings.)
Hard sf. Alternate history
Arc Manor / Caezik SF & Fantasy
Mar.2025
Swallow, James
Toward the Night
(bk 3 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds tie-in series. Sequel to Asylum. Note: Gallery Books uses the Pocket Books editorial team.)
Hard sf. Space Opera.
Simon & Schuster / Gallery Books
Apr.2025
Taylor, Jodi
The Ballad of Smallhope and Pennyroyal
(bk 14.6 of The Chronicles of St. Mary's. Sequel to Christmas Pie. Smallhope & Pennyroyal origin story.)
NOTE: Kindle edition was published 9/3/2024.
Hard sf. Humorous time travel.
Hachette / Headline Publishing Group Limited / Headline
Feb.2025
Taylor, Jodi
Lights! Camera! Mayhem!
(Book 14.7 in the Chronicles of St. Mary's series. Christmas Day short story.)
NOTE: eBook ONLY at this time.
Hard sf. Humorous time travel.
Hachette / Headline Publishing Group Limited / Headline
Dec.2024
Tchaikovsky, Adrian
Shroud
("On a planet shrouded in darkness, a stranded crew must fight for survival." [Amazon blurb])
Hard sf. Space opera.
Hachette Livre / Hachette Book Group / Orbit
Jun.2025
Turtledove, Harry
Powerless
Alternate history.
Arc Manor / Caezik SF & Fantasy
Jul.2025
Turtledove, Harry
Twice as Dead
("[N]oir fantasy expertly weaves a tale of suspense, intrigue, and the supernatural....Twice As Dead offers a unique blend of classic detective fiction and dark fantasy elements...."[Amazon blurb])
Detective Mystery Fantasy
Arc Manor / Caezik SF & Fantasy
Mar.2025
*Vo, Nghi
A Mouthful of Dust
(bk 6 in the Singing Hills Cycle. A novella featuring "Wandering Cleric Chih of Singing Hills and their hoopoe companion Almost Brilliant" (Amazon)[You can read the novellas in any order. Each stands independently save they have the same two primary characters and are set in the same world.])
Fantasy.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tordotcom
Oct.2025
Weber, David & Lindskold, Jane
Friends Indeed
(bk 5 in the Star Kingdom [Stephanie Harrington] series. Sequel to A New Clan.)
Hard sf. Space opera.
Baen
Mar.2025
+Wells, Martha
Queen Demon
(bk 2 of the Rising World. Sequel to Witch King.)
Fantasy
Tor Books
Oct.2025
Williamson, S.F.
A Language of Dragons
("The most exciting debut of 2025 – an incredible fantasy Dark Academia, perfect for fans of Babel, Fourth Wing, and the Scholomance trilogy....An epic, sweeping fantasy with an incredible Dark Academia setting, a clandestine, slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance, and an unputdownable story, filled with twists and turns, betrayals and secret identities, A Language of Dragons is the unmissable debut of 2025, from an extraordinary new voice." [Amazon blurb] Young adult.)
Fantasy
HarperCollins
Jan.2025
Zahn, Timothy
Icarus Coda
(bk 7 of the Icarus Saga. Sequel to Icarus Needle.)
Hard sf. Space Opera. Murder mystery.
Baen
Apr.2025
Zahn, Timothy
Icarus Needle
(bk 6 of the Icarus Saga. Sequel to Icarus Changeling.)
Hard sf. Space Opera. Murder Mystery.
Baen.
Dec.2024
Zhao, Xiran Jay
Heavenly Tyrant
(bk 2 in the Iron Widow series. Sequel to Iron Widow. Young adult)
Fantasy.
Tundra Books [NOTE: Canadian publisher]
Dec.2024
"The Big Five" Publishers: [in the U.S.]
Big Five (ranked by annual revenue): [as of 2021]
1) Penguin Random House ($3.3 billion. Notable imprints: Knopf Doubleday, Crown Publishing, and Viking Press). CORPORATE OWNER: German media titan Bertelsmann.
2) HarperCollins ($1.5 billion. Notable imprints: Avon Romance, Harlequin Enterprises, Harper, & William Morrow). CORPORATE OWNER: News Corp [originally founded by Rupert Murdoch].
3) Macmillan Publishers ($1.4 billion. NOTE: British company. Notable imprints: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Picador, St Martin’s Press, & Thomas Dunne Books.) CORPORATE OWNER: private German company Holtzbrinck Publishing Group
4) Simon & Schuster ($830 million. Notable imprints: Howard Books, Scribner, & Touchstone.) CORPORATE OWNER: Paramount Global [which is wholly owned by National Amusements]
5) Hachette (Hachette Livre's revenue $2.7 billion. NOTE: French company. Notable imprints: Grand Central Publishing, Little, Brown & Company, Headline, & Mulholland Books.) CORPORATE OWNER French company Lagardere Group.
See also US begins court battle against publishing giants’ merger [Federal antitrust issue]
By Marcy Gordon & Hillel Italie, Associated Press | August 1, 2022 |
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Forthcoming Books (Published quarterly in Locus magazine.)
[Caveat: Here is listed what Margaret A. Davis is looking forward to reading or has just read plus books of general interest to science fiction and fantasy. I will include books by authors I do not personally read but which patrons at my library do read and tell me how much they love them. See also Science Fiction&Fantasy for Younger Readers. (Hint: I do not read horror. Sorry, horror fans may peruse the Horror Writers Assn. Recommended Reading List for suitable suggestions.)
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