(Caveat: Here is listed what Margaret A. Davis 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. (Hint: I do not read horror. Sorry, horror fans may peruse the Horror Writers Assn. Recommended Reading List for suitable suggestions.)
This list will be maintained alphabetical by author and consists of books which have already been published in January-September 2024 and which previously appeared on my New Releases and Forthcoming Books list.
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Asaro, Catherine
Down Deep
(bk 1 of Dust Knights sub-series. That is, Major Bhaajan & her gang of Dust Knights. Follow-on / continuation of the earlier Major Bhaajan sub-series.)
Hard sf. Telepathy. Asaro's Skolian Empire series.
Baen
Jul.2024
Beagle, Peter S.
I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons
(Young adult.)
Fantasy
Simon & Schuster / Saga Press
May 2024
Beyer, Kirsten and Johnson, Mike
No Man's Land
(bk 4 of Star Trek Picard. Sequel to Rogue Elements. Raffi & Seven of Nine. Trade pbk. [Note: Original Audio Drama version released in 2022.])
Hard sf. Space Opera.
Simon & Schuster / Gallery Books
Sep.2024
Bishop, Anne
The Lady in Glass and Other Stories
(Short fiction collection. "Includes previously published and unpublished tales, as well as two brand-new stories, written especially for this collection: "Friends and Corpses," a murder mystery in which the corpse has some decidedly unusual qualities, and "Home for the Howlidays," a heartwarming return to the Blood Prophet Meg Corbyn and the shapeshifting Simon Wolfgard from The Others." [Amazon.com])
Hard sf., Mystery, Urban Fantasy
Penguin Random House / Berkley Books / Ace
Feb.2024
Bodard, Aliette de
Navigational Entanglements
(Standalone or first in new series.)
Hard sf. Viet Space opera. Martial Arts. Romance.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tordotcom
Jul.2024
Briggs, Patricia
Winter Lost
(bk 14 of Mercy Thompson. Sequel to Soul Taken.)
Urban fantasy.
Penguin Random House / Berkley Books / Ace.
Jun.2024
Brust, Steven
Lyorn
(bk 17 in the Vlad Taltos series. Sequel to Tsalmoth.)
Fantasy.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tor Books / Tor Books
Apr.2024
Buckell, Tobias and Klecha, Dave
Runes of Engagement
("The Lord of the Rings meets Call of Duty in this delirious mashup pitting confused soldiers against legendary monsters." "[STARRED REVIEW] "The collaboration by Buckell (A Stranger in the Citadel) and debuter Klecha is tons of fun and full of geeky references and in-jokes. Will be catnip to readers who love this combination of military SF, alternate history, and fantasy." -Library Journal" [BOTH courtesy Amazon.com blurb])
Military Fantasy. Alternate History.
Tachyon Publications
Jun.2024
Bujold, Lois McMaster
Penric and the Bandit
(bk 13 of the Penric & Desdemona sub-series. Sequel to Demon Daughter. Novella.)
NOTE: eBook ONLY at this time.
Fantasy. Bujold's World of the Five Gods series.
Spectrum Literary Agency, Inc.
June 30, 2024
Cherryh, C.J. & Fancher, Jane S.
Alliance Unbound
(bk 2 of The Hinder Stars sub-series. Sequel to Alliance Rising.)
Hard sf. Space opera. Cherryh's Alliance-Union Universe series.
Astra Publishing House / DAW
Oct.2024
Chiles, Patrick
The Long Run
(bk 1 of Interstellar Medic. Trade paperback.)
Hard sf. Medical sf.
Baen.
Mar.2024
Clark, P. Djeli
Dead Cat Tail Assassins
("Nebula and Alex Award winner P. Djeli Clark introduces a brand new world and a fantastical city full of gods and assassins." Amazon.com. Novella.)
Fantasy.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tordotcom
Aug.2024
Clarke, Neil, ed.
Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume Eight
(Anthology of short fiction. Trade pbk.)
Nightshade.
Jun.2024
Cogman, Genevieve
Elusive: An electrifying retelling of the Scarlet Pimpernel packed with magic and vampires
(bk 2 of The Scarlet Revolution. Sequel to Scarlet. [Based on Scarlet Pimpernel. Very loose retelling.])
Fantasy. Alternate History.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tor [Main Market edition]
May 2024
Corey, James S. A.
Mercy of Gods
(bk 1 of Captive's War.)
Hard sf. Space Opera.
Hachette Livre / Hachette Book Group / Orbit Division / Orbit US
Aug.2024
Czerneda, Julie E.
A Change of Place
(bk 3 in the Night's Edge series. Sequel to A Play of Shadow. Trade pbk.)
Fantasy
Astra Publishing House / DAW
Sep.2024
Durst, Sarah Beth
Spellshop
("The Spellshop is Sarah Beth Durst's romantasy debut–a lush cottagecore tale full of stolen spellbooks, unexpected friendships, sweet jams, and even sweeter love....Like a Hallmark rom-com full of mythical creatures and fueled by cinnamon rolls and magic, The Spellshop will heal your heart and feed your soul." (Amazon blurb)
Sarah Beth Durst is the author of over twenty-five fantasy books for adults, teens, and kids,....She has won an American Library Association Alex Award and a Mythopoeic Fantasy Award and has been a finalist for the Andre Norton Nebula Award three times.(Amazon About the Author listing for this book.)
Cozy Romantasy (NOTE: Adults ONLY for this one.)
MacMillan / TorForge / Bramble
Jul.2024
Ellison, Harlan and Stracziynski, J. Michael, editors
Last Dangerous Visions
("An anthology more than half a century in the making, The Last Dangerous Visions is the third and final installment of the legendary science fiction anthology series....thirty-two never-before published stories, essays, and poems" [by assorted major sf authors] [Amazon blurb])
Blackstone Publishing
Oct.2024
Flint, Eric and Nye, Jody Lynn
1635: The Weaver's Code
(bk 37 of Ring of Fire.)
Alternate history.
Baen
Oct.2024
Flynn, Michael
In the Belly of the Whale
(Not part of any series. Standalone trade paperback).
Hard sf. Generation colony ship.
Arc Manor Publishers / Caezik SF & Fantasy
Jul.2024
Forthright
Pressed into Service
(bk 10 of Songs of the Amaranthine. Sequel to Scribbled in Margins.)
NOTE: eBook ONLY at this time.
Urban Fantasy
Twinkle Press
Aug.2024
Forthright
Rhomiko and the Confirmed Bachelor
(bk 7 of the Amaranthine Saga. Sequel to Pimiko and the Uncharted Island.)
Urban Fantasy
Twinkle Press
May 2024
Gannon, Charles E. and Kennedy, Chris
Admiral and Commander
(bk 4 of the Terran Republic. Sequel to Mission Critical. [Murphy's Lawless] Trade pbk.)
Hard sf. Military sf. Time travel.
Baen.
Apr.2024
Griffin, Samuel and Warm Tail Illustrations
Seeker
(bk 1 of the Sentinel Archives. "Seeker is a first person fantasy with a rich, Regency-era flavour and a bewitching touch of strangeness. Robin Hobb meets Georgette Heyer and Donna Tartt in this sumptuous tale by the enchanting new master of Flintlock Fantasy, Samuel Griffin." [Amazon.com blurb] "Naomi Novik meets Georgette Heyer and Bernard Cornwell in this sumptuous tale by the dazzling new voice in Flintlock Fantasy, Samuel Griffin." [NetGalley blurb] "A long-fused delight: blackpowder, manners & magic" [NetGalley email.] Debut novel.)
Flintlock fantasy.
Panthe Press
May 2024
Grossman, Lev
Bright Sword: A Novel of King Arthur
("If you love King Arthur as much as I do, you'll love Lev Grossman’s The Bright Sword, a fresh and engrossing take on the Matter of Britain featuring a colorful cast of Round Table knights who don't often get as much story time as they deserve. The creator of The Magicians has woven another spell." —George R. R. Martin, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Game of Thrones" [Amazon blurb])
Fantasy
Penguin Random House / Penguin Publishing Group / Viking Penguin / Viking Books
Jul.2024
Hardwick, C. Stuart, editor
Tales of the United States Space Force
(New fiction and nonfiction focusing on the United States Space Force from top authors....With stories by Arthur C. Clarke, Larry Niven, Harry Turtledove, Brian Trent, Gregory Benford & James Benford, David Brin, Jody Lynn Nye, Martin L. Shoemaker, M.T. Reiten, Avery Parks, C. Stuart Hardwick, Karl K. Gallagher, Gustavo Bondoni, Liam Hogan, Henry Herz, Marie Vibbert, Laura Montgomery, Sylvie Althoff, and Matt Bille. Trade pbk.)
Baen
Jun.2024
Hearne, Kevin
Candle & Crow
(bk 3 [and FINAL book of} Ink & Sigil. Sequel to Paper & Blood.)
Urban fantasy.
Penguin Random House / Random House / Ballantine Books / Del Rey Books
Oct.2024
Hearne, Kevin
Hermit Next Door
(Not part of any series. Newly widowed mom & teen son move to rural Oregon. Recluse turns out to secretly be an alien from another world, who had been stranded decades ago and is still trying to return home. Novella.)
Hard sf.
Subterranean Press
Jul.2024
Howey, Hugh & Adams, John Joseph
Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2024
(Annual anthology series of best short fiction for that year. Trade Paperback.)
HarperCollins / Mariner Books
Oct.2024
Lam, L. R.
Emberclaw
(bk 2 of the Dragon Scales. Sequel to Dragonfall.)
Fantasy.
Astra Publishing House / DAW
May 2024
Leckie, Ann
Lake of Souls: The Collected Short Fiction
Hard sf / Fantasy.
Hachette Book Group / Orbit US
Apr.2024
Lee, Sharon and Miller, Steve
Ribbon Dance
(bk 26 in the Liaden Universe. Sequel to Salvage Right. Direct Sequel to Fair Trade. [Padi yos'Galan book])
Hard sf. Space opera.
Baen
Jun.2024
Lee, Yoon Ha
Moonstorm
(bk 1 of a new YA space opera trilogy. "In a society where conformity is valued above all else, a teen girl training to become an Imperial pilot is forced to return to her rebel roots to save her world in this adrenaline-fueled sci-fi adventure—perfect for fans of Iron Widow and Skyward!" [Amazon.com])
Hard sf. Space opera
Penguin Random House / Delacorte Press
Jun.2024
Liu, Cixin
A View from the Stars
(Collection. "A VIEW FROM THE STARS features a range of short works from the past three decades of New York Times bestselling author Cixin Liu's prolific career, putting his nonfiction essays and short stories side-by-side for the first time." Amazon.com blurb)
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tor Books / Tor Books
Apr.2024
Lucier, Makiia
Dragonfruit
(Standalone or bk 1 of a new series." [D]azzling, romantic fantasy inspired by Pacific Island mythology" [Amazon blurb] Young adult.)
Fantasy.
HarperCollins / Clarion Books
Apr.2024
McDevitt, Jack
Doorway to the Stars
(bk 3 in the Ancient Shores series. Sequel to Thunderbird. Novella.)
Hard sf. Space opera.
Subterranean Press
Feb.2024
McGuire, Seanan
Aftermarket Afterlife
(bk 13 of the Incryptid series. Sequel to Backpacking through Bedlam. Trade pbk.)
Urban Fantasy.
Astra Publishing House / DAW
Mar.2024
McGuire, Seanan
Mislaid in Parts Half-Known
(bk 9 of Wayward Children. Sequel to Lost in the Moment and Found.)
Urban Fantasy.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tordotcom
Jan.2024
McGuire, Seanan
Proper Thing and Other Stories
(Short story collection.)
Fantasy.
Subterrean Press
Apr.2024
McGuire, Seanan
Tidal Creatures
(bk 3 of Alchemical Journeys. Sequel to Seasonal Fears.)
Fantasy.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tordotcom
Jun.2024.
Mack, David
Firewall
(Star Trek: Picard, bk 6. Seven of Nine joins Fenris Rangers.)
Hard sf. Space Opera.
Simon & Schuster / Pocket Books / Star Trek
Feb.2024
Mandanna, Sangu
Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping
(2nd witches book but not a series. "Sequel" to Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches. Trade pbk.)
Urban Fantasy Romance.
Penguin Random House / Berkley Books
Sep.2024
Matharu, Taran
Dragon Rider: A Novel
(bk 1 of the Soulbound Saga.)
Fantasy
HarperCollins / Harper Voyager
Apr.2024
Modesitt, L.E., Jr.
From the Forest
(bk 23 of Saga of Recluce. Sequel to Fairhaven Rising. Bk 1 for Alyiakal. [Alyiakal bks 2&3 have been turned in already, as well.])
Military Fantasy.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tor Books
Jan.2024
Moriarty, Andrew
Imperial Privateer
(bk 5 in the Decline and Fall of the Galactic Empire series. Sequel to Imperial Hijacker.)
Hard sf. Space Opera. Military sf.
Andrew Moriarty
Apr.2024
Novik, Naomi
Buried Deep and Other Stories
(Stories set in many of her beloved worlds such as Temeraire and Scholomance! Plus one set in her NEW forthcoming series! [According to Amazon.com blurb.])
Fantasy.
Penguin Random House / Random House / Ballantine Books / Del Rey Books
Sep.2024
Okorafor, Nnedi
Firespitter
(bk 1 of She Who Knows. "Part science fiction, part fantasy, and entirely infused with West African culture and spirituality, this novella offers an intimate glimpse into the life of a teenager whose coming of age will herald a new age for her world. Set in the universe Africanfuturist luminary Nnedi Okorafor first introduced in the World Fantasy Award-winning Who Fears Death, Firespitter is the first in the She Who Knows trilogy."[Amazon blurb] Novella.)
Fantasy
Astra Publishing House / DAW
Aug.2024
Older, Malka
The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles
(bk 2 of The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti. Sequel to The Mimicking of Known Successes.)
Cozy space opera detective mystery.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tordotcom
Feb.2024
Sagara, Michelle
Cast in Atonement
(bk 18 in the Chronicles of Elantra. Sequel to Cast in Eternity.)
Fantasy.
HarperCollins / Harlequin / Mira
Aug.2024
Palmer, Suzanne
Ghostdrift
(bk 4 of Finder Chronicles. Sequel to Scavenger Door.)
Hard sf. Space opera.
Astra House/DAW
May 2024
Sagas, L. M.
Cascade Failure
(bk 1 of Ambit's Run. "L. M. Sagas' debut, Cascade Failure, is a highly commercial, sci-fi adventure blending J. S. Dewes' Divide series with the commercial fan appeal of The Expanse and the cozy sf of Becky Chambers. It features a fierce, messy, chaotic space fam, vibrant worlds, and an exploration of the many ways to be and not to be human." [Amazon.com blurb] Trade pbk.)
Hard sf. Space opera.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tor Books
Mar.2024
Sagas, L. M.
Gravity Lost
(bk 2 of Ambit's Run. Sequel to Cascade Failure. Trade pbk.)
Hard sf. Space opera.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tor Books
Jul.2024
Salvatore, R.A.
Pinquickle's Folly
(bk 1 of the DemonWars: The Buccaneers series.)
Fantasy.
Simon & Schuster / Saga Press
Apr.2024
Sawyer, Robert
Downloaded
("Cryonic suspension". Minds "uploaded into a massive quantum computer". "[C]ryosleep is extended by more than 500 years". [Amazon blurb])
Hard sf. Time Travel.
Shadowpaw Press [NOTE: Canadian publisher]
May 2024
Spencer, Wen
Storm Furies
(bk 6 of Elfhome. Sequel to Harbinger.)
Urban fantasy.
Baen.
Aug.2024
Stirling, S.M.
To Turn the Tide
Alternate history. Time travel
Baen
Aug.2024
Strahan, Jonathan, editor
New Adventures in Space Opera
("Award-winning Australian science-fiction editor Jonathan Strahan...presents the quintessential guide to the exciting New Space Opera. This skillfully curated, must-read volume gathers fifteen dramatic, newly classic interstellar adventures from some of the most highly acclaimed and popular speculative-fiction authors.
Ann Leckie / Becky Chambers / Alastair Reynolds / T. Kingfisher / Charlie Jane Anders / Anya Johanna DeNiro / Yoon Ha Lee / Lavie Tidhar / Tobias S. Buckell / Arkady Martine / Aliette de Bodard / Seth Dickinson / Karin Tidbeck [Amazon blurb])
Hard sf.
Tachyon Publications
Aug.2024
Taylor, Jodi
Killing Time
(bk 5 of Time Police. Sequel to About Time.)
Hard sf. Humorous time travel.
Hachette / Headline Publishing Group Limited / Headline
Oct.2024
Tchaikovsky, Adrian
Alien Clay
(Standalone or book 1 of new series. Trade pbk.)
Hard sf.
Hachette Livre / Hachette Book Group / Orbit Division / Orbit US
Sep.2024
Tchaikovsky, Adrian
Service Model
("Murderbot meets Redshirts in a delightfully humorous tale of robotic murder from the Hugo-nominated author of Elder Race and Children of Time." [Amazon blurb])
Humorous hard sf.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tordotcom
Jun.2024
Thor, Rosiee
Aim to Misbehave
(bk 9 of the Firefly tie-in series. Sequel to Coup de Grace.)
Hard sf. Weird Western Space Opera.
Titan Entertainment / Titan Books
Sep.2024
Turtledove, Harry
Other People's Playgrounds
(Turtledove's stories set in other authors' shared world universes, collected for the first time under one cover. Deluxe edition at a Deluxe $50 price.)
Subterranean Press
Oct.2024
Valente, Catherynne M.
Space Oddity
(bk 2 of Space Opera. Sequel to Space Opera. "Return to the greatest contest in the galaxy in the sequel to the hilarious USA TODAY bestseller Space Opera from New York Times bestselling author and finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, and Ursula K. Le Guin awards." [Amazon blurb]
Humourous hard sf.
Simon & Schuster / Saga Press
Sep.2024.
Visitor, Nana
Star Trek: Open a Channel: A Woman's Trek
("Nana Visitor, Star Trek's Kira Nerys, explores how the series has portrayed and influenced women. Interviews with the stars, writers, producers, and celebrity fans reveal the struggles and triumphs of women both behind and in front of the camera throughout the sixty-year history of Star Trek, and how they have mirrored the experiences of women everywhere." (Amazon)
Nonfiction. Biographical.
Insight Editions
Oct.2024
Waggoner, C.M.
Village Library Demon-Hunting Society
(Standalone cozy fantasy mystery.)
Fantasy Mystery
Penguin Random House / Berkley Books / Ace
Sep.2024
Weber, David & Fox, Richard
Rebel
(bk 2 of Ascent to Empire. Sequel to Governor.)
Military hard sf. Space Opera.
Baen
Sep.2024
Weber, David, & Kennedy, Chris
To Challenge Heaven
(bk 3 of Out of the Dark. Sequel to Into the Light.)
Hard sf. Space Opera.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tor Books
Jan.2024
Weber, David
Toll of Honor
(Latest bk in the Honor Harrington series. Sequel to Uncompromising Honor. Set during the time period of the Battle of Hancock Station, when Lord Pavel Young deserted his post due to his cowardice and involves people such as young Captain Harrington, and Paul Tankersley. That is, events described in Book 3 The Short Victorious War (1994) and Book 4 Field of Dishonor (1994). This book introduces Lieutenant Brandy Bolgeo [who came] home from the Battle of Hancock station wounded in both body and spirit.)
Hard sf. Military Space Opera.
Baen
Apr.2024
Wells, Martha
The Book of Ile-Rien: The Element of Fire & The Death of the Necromancer
("Both novels included in this volume have been revised and updated. These are the author's preferred texts." [Amazon]
The Element of Fire: A finalist for the 1993 Compton Crook/Stephen Tall Award and Runner-up for the 1994 Crawford Award!
The Death of the Necromancer: Nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1998
Trade pbk.)
Fantasy.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tordotcom
Feb.2024
Zahn, Timothy
Icarus Changeling
(bk 5 of the Icarus Saga. Sequel to Icarus Job.)
Hard sf. Space opera.
Baen
Jul.2024
Zahn, Timothy
Icarus Job
(bk 4 of the Icarus Saga. Sequel to Icarus Job.)
Hard sf. Space opera.
Baen.
Mar.2024
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