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Somehow, it\u2019s already July, and if your bookshelf is looking a little lonely\u2014io9\u2019s monthly list of new sci-fi, horror, and fantasy books (plus a couple of non-fiction additions this time!) has got you covered.<\/p>\n
July 1-7<\/h2>\n\u00a9 Ace, Del Rey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
The Delivery: A Novella<\/em> by Gregg Hurwitz\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cA psychological thriller about an AI companion that will do anything to serve\u2015with terrifying consequences.\u201d (July 1)<\/p>\n
The Bird Tribe<\/em> by Lucinda Roy\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
The Dreambird Chronicles speculative trilogy concludes as \u201cJi-ji\u2019s quest to discover the truth behind her people\u2019s origin story will send her, Afarra, and the men they love on a perilous transatlantic pilgrimage to find answers to questions that haunt her: Were Wingchildren engineered by those who experimented on imported humans? Or is she part of an improbable myth?\u201d (July 7)<\/p>\n
Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt<\/em> by Ben Reeves\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cAn astonishing, deeply moving novel about finding beauty in the brevity of life, as narrated by the one who knows it best: Death.\u201d (July 7)<\/p>\n
The Exquisite Torment of Loving Your Enemy<\/em> by Brigitte Knightley<\/strong><\/p>\n
The sequel to The Irresistable Urge to Fall for Your Enemy<\/em> continues the story of a forbidden attraction between an assassin and a healer. (July 7)<\/p>\n
Fabulous Bodies<\/em> by Chuck Tingle<\/strong><\/p>\n
A grave robber makes off with the body of a rock star who suddenly resurrects in this tale described as \u201ca supernatural joyride where Drive<\/em> meets Beetlejuice<\/em>.\u201d (July 7)<\/p>\n
The Farewitch of Foxe Holler<\/em> by Ellen Pauley Goff<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cSteel Magnolias<\/em> meets Practical Magic<\/em> in this charming contemporary fantasy about a thirty-something kitchen witch who is recruited to help a reclusive warlock and discovers love on the other side of the next bake.\u201d (July 7)<\/p>\n
Formula Zero<\/em> by Meredith Lanzen<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cRomantic tension between ex\u2013best friends rockets to new heights in this dazzling sports romance debut set in the fast-paced, interplanetary world of Formula Zero racing.\u201d (July 7)<\/p>\n
In the Wake of Ruin<\/em> by Kalie Cassidy<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cA powerful Siren must face the monster threatening her home, even if it means risking everything\u2014including the king she\u2019s grown to love\u2014in this dark and romantic follow-up to In the Veins of the Drowning<\/em>.\u201d (July 7)<\/p>\n
An Infinite Love Story<\/em> by Chanel Cleeton<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cWhen an astronaut is lost in space, his wife relives their epic love as she attempts to unravel what truly happened to him in this sweeping love story set against the backdrop of the 1960s Space Race.\u201d (July 7)<\/p>\n
The Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengeance<\/em> by Chiara Bullen<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cA young aspiring scholar is sent to research the mysteries of an adventurer\u2019s inn\u2014only to uncover a centuries-old secret while finding true friendship and a new home in this uplifting cozy fantasy.\u201d (July 7)<\/p>\n
The Last Soldier of Nava<\/em> by Yejin Suh<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cIn this Korean mythology-inspired sapphic fantasy, a young woman with shadow magic is awakened after a thousand years to heal her nation and her own troubled memory, even as she falls for the sister of a saint she killed in her past life.\u201d (July 7)<\/p>\n
The Man<\/em> by Laura Sims<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cA singular take on the psychological suspense novel that follows a 1960s housewife turned amateur photographer who begins to fear for her life when she notices the dark silhouette of a man in the background of her self-portraits.\u201d (July 7)<\/p>\n
Manor of Decay<\/em> by Maxym M. Martineau<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cIn the sequel to House of Blight<\/em>, Edira must decide if the world is worth saving\u2026 and if she has enough power left to save herself too.\u201d (July 7)<\/p>\n
The Memory Bookshop<\/em> by Song Yu-jeong, translated by Shanna Tan<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cA spellbinding novel about a mysterious bookshop that exists outside of time and space, where the past is only a page away.\u201d (July 7)<\/p>\n
Of Myths & Muses<\/em> by T.C. Kraven<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cThe fourth book in the Dark Fates series is Tomb Raider<\/em> meets The Mummy<\/em> meets spicy Greek mythology.\u201d (July 7)<\/p>\n
Our Wicked Gifts<\/em> by Kathryn Foxfield<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cThe daughter of a sinister magical family who made a deal with the devil must stop the man killing them off, one by one, in this deliciously dark fantasy thriller.\u201d (July 7)<\/p>\n
Thieves\u2019 Sky<\/em> by Wil McCarthy<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cWhile trillionaires jockey for control of space resources and rogue AIs prowl the Internet, a dangerous alien technology\u2014the Fracture\u2014has fallen into the hands of space pirates who have no idea what they stole. Unfortunately, law and order are hard to come by when you\u2019re a million miles from Earth. Meanwhile, the balance of power, already precarious, has tumbled Cislunar space into an undeclared war.\u201d (July 7)<\/p>\n
Ungodly Rich<\/em> by Katharine McGee<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cA modern-day twist on ancient mythology (unfolds) in this bold reimagining of the Greek gods as a family of billionaires\u2014with all the messy drama that entails.\u201d (July 7)<\/p>\n
July 14-15<\/h2>\n\u00a9 DAW, Orbit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Air<\/em> by Christian Kracht<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cA haunting journey through a world that may be a dream, the afterlife, or reality\u2019s inverted twin.\u201d (July 14)<\/p>\n
All We Have Is Time<\/em> by Amy Tordoff<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cA jaded immortal woman and a time traveler fall in love across the centuries, learning what it means to really live and love before their time together runs out.\u201d (July 14)<\/p>\n
Among the Thorns<\/em> by Jennifer K. Lambert<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cTwo sorceresses of unrivaled potential clash to claim the greater fate and the heart of prince charming in this deliciously romantic fantasy set in the same world as Never the Roses<\/em>.\u201d (July 14)<\/p>\n
Cloudthief<\/em> by Nathaniel Rich<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cA heist novel for a new era, in which the most valuable things in life are virtual, privacy is a sick joke, and security is relative. After all is lost, what remains?\u201d (July 14)<\/p>\n
A Date With Death<\/em> by Kelly Creagh<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cWhen the Grim Reaper develops feelings for the children\u2019s librarian whose soul he is supposed to collect, he finds that with feelings comes something far worse than death\u2014life.\u201d (July 14)<\/p>\n
Die for Me<\/em> by Shirlene Obuobi<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cA stay-up-all-night, smart, spicy romance following a doctor who finds herself falling for an alluring, much-younger man with a deadly secret.\u201d (July 14)<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t Go There: A Tour of the World\u2019s Most Sinister Spots<\/em> by J.W. Ocker<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cEmbark on a guided tour of 30 of the most dangerous and mysterious locations that we simply cannot stay away from.\u201d (July 14)<\/p>\n
The Dragon Has Some Complaints<\/em> by John Wiswell<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cIn this heartfelt and humorous fantasy from the Nebula-winning author of Someone You Can Build a Nest In<\/em>, a dragon whose three heads bear rather \u2026 different \u2026 personalities finds family in the most unexpected of places.\u201d (July 14)<\/p>\n
Erebus-13<\/em> by David Wellington<\/strong><\/p>\n
The Red Space series continues as \u201cthe crew of the Artemis has escaped the nightmare of Paradise-1, but at great cost. Parker is gone. Petrova\u2019s past continues to haunt her. Worst of all, Erebus\u2014a timeless entity of pure darkness\u2014has been released from its prison. Now it\u2019s headed for Earth.\u201d (July 14)<\/p>\n
The Eye of Leviathan<\/em> by M.A. Carrick<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cFrom the author of The Mask of Mirrors<\/em> comes a sweeping adventure set in a world where fae secretly walk amongst those who seek to persecute them.\u201d (July 14)<\/p>\n
Ice Vegas<\/em> by Larry Niven and Steven Barnes<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cThis thrilling novel introduces readers to Ice Vegas, an extraordinary city of the future powered by nuclear fusion.\u201d (July 14)<\/p>\n
Icefall: The Rise of the Nine<\/em>\u00a0by Michael Newman and Jon Land<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cA team of superbeings is all that stands between Earth and total annihilation at the hands of a predatory alien species.\u201d (July 14)<\/p>\n
Misery\u2019s Wife<\/em> by Joan Tierney<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cA queer and cli-fi reimagining of a Portuguese folktale about a young trans woman who must save her elder sisters from the King of the Air, the King of the Sea, and the King of Misery.\u201d (July 14)<\/p>\n
Not With a Bang<\/em> by Temi Oh<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cStation Eleven<\/em> meets Leave the World Behind<\/em> in this family drama at the end of the world about a crumbling household\u2019s attempts to find their way back to each other amidst a cataclysmic event.\u201d (July 14)<\/p>\n
Please Don\u2019t Touch the Body<\/em> by Emily Doyle<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cBy turns tender and irreverent, the 11 genre-bending stories in Please Don\u2019t Touch the Body<\/em> are thrillingly concerned with the devastation\u2014and power\u2014of being alive today.\u201d (July 14)<\/p>\n
Push the Wall: My Life, Writing, Drawing, and the Art of Storytelling<\/em>\u00a0by Frank Miller<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cFrom the all-time bestselling mind behind Batman: The Dark Knight Returns<\/em>, Daredevil<\/em>, 300<\/em>, and Sin City<\/em>, Push the Wall<\/em> is part memoir, part master class for budding artists and writers by one of the greatest living creators whose work has influenced pop culture for decades.\u201d (July 14)<\/p>\n
The Sea Hides Its Death<\/em> by Megan Bontrager<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cTrapped in an underwater cave, a group of academics must face a series of deadly, supernatural trials\u2014each one demanding they confront their darkest sins\u2014in this chilling aquatic cult horror debut.\u201d (July 14)<\/p>\n
Unpredictable Magic<\/em> by Faith Hunter<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cWitches Angelina and Evan Everhart-Trueblood take a case that spirals out of control until the whole city is at risk in this exciting new novel.\u201d (July 14)<\/p>\n
The Turn<\/em> by Rachel Feder<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cA contemporary gothic delving into the power of unmoored lust and familial bonds.\u201d (July 15)<\/p>\n
July 21<\/h2>\n\u00a9 Berkley, Hanover Square Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
The Bone Dagger<\/em> by Clara Rhodes<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cIn this spellbinding debut fantasy, passion and peril entwine in a tale of curses, monsters, and forbidden desire. Perfect for fans of dark romance, this sweeping first installment introduces a heroine whose heart may be as dangerous as her power.\u201d (July 21)<\/p>\n
Carry Me to My Grave<\/em> by Christopher Golden<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cA high-concept horror novel about a man trying to protect his dead mother\u2019s body from the evil that is hunting them.\u201d (July 21)<\/p>\n
A Forsaken Prophecy<\/em> by Stacey McEwan<\/strong><\/p>\n
The Artisan Trilogy continues: \u201cIn a world of high-class magic and gangster grit, a star-crossed couple must decide where their loyalties lie in the sizzling romantasy.\u201d (July 21)<\/p>\n
A Fugitive\u2019s History of the Known Universe<\/em> by Nadia Afifi<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cIn the sequel to A Rebel\u2019s History of Mars<\/em>, Azad and his fellow time-traveling historians must contend with the consequences of the dark secrets they\u2019ve exposed.\u201d (July 21)<\/p>\n
Henry Tudor Must Die<\/em> by Jillian Laine<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cOne queen exiled. Another headed for the gallows. Both hungry for revenge. England\u2019s most infamous queens unite in vengeance against Henry VIII.\u201d (July 21)<\/p>\n
If Books Could Kill<\/em> by Kate Eberle<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cWhen Roxie makes a tongue-in-cheek wish to live out the plot of her favorite author\u2019s next novel, she has romance in mind\u2014but this time, Anna is writing a crime thriller \u2026 When her escape takes her straight into the path of Grant Hoffman, an anxious English professor with a convenient love of crime novels, she decides that kidnapping a grown man is a small price to pay for her own survival.\u201d (July 21)<\/p>\n
Into the Deep, Dark Woods<\/em> edited by Kevin J. Anderson and Allyson Longueira<\/strong><\/p>\n
This story collection features \u201c28 all-new stories and poems that explore the magic and mystery of the primeval wilderness.\u201d (July 21)<\/p>\n
The Lord of the Wood<\/em> by E.M. Anderson<\/strong><\/p>\n
A \u201cmagical novel about a man who enters a deadly enchanted forest expecting it to endanger his life, but not his heart.\u201d (July 21)<\/p>\n
Lovecraft\u2019s Brood<\/em> edited by Ellen Datlow<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cFans of H. P. Lovecraft will rejoice in\u2015and recoil from\u2015these 19 mesmerizing tales of cosmic horror. This long-awaited sequel to the bestselling anthology Lovecraft\u2019s Monsters<\/em> is once again presided over by expert horror editor Ellen Datlow.\u201d (July 21)<\/p>\n
The Mortons<\/em> by Justine Larbalestier and Scott Westerfeld<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cThe Mortons are a modern-day, old-money dynasty with impeccable taste. They are also stone-cold killers. They, along with the other crime families, send their progeny to Helshire College, where legacy students learn to exercise control over their wealthy peers. Jessica Morton has always excelled at Helshire \u2026 but her first kill will cut more ways than one.\u201d (July 21)<\/p>\n
Null Entity<\/em> by Seth Haddon<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cIn Null Entity<\/em>, sequel to the tender and bloody Lambda Literary Award Finalist Volatile Memory<\/em>, Wylla and Sable take their revenge to the very corporation that keeps the galaxy turning.\u201d (July 21)<\/p>\n
A Prince of Swords<\/em> by Elise Kova<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cWelcome back to Arcana Academy. Tarot magic, forbidden desire, battle, and betrayal collide for the power to change the world in the thrilling second book of this fantasy romance series.\u201d (July 21)<\/p>\n
Thorns<\/em> by Gregory Bastianelli<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cA deadly contagion spreads throughout the world, while scientists grapple to find a cure before it\u2019s too late.\u201d (July 21)<\/p>\n
Unbound<\/em> by Penelope Bloom<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cNineteen-year-old Nessa Thorne expects death when she volunteers for the Empire\u2019s selection. Instead, she\u2019s thrust into Confluence Academy, where students harness elemental magic and bond powerful beasts\u2014from wolves to ancient dragons\u2014forging themselves into the Empire\u2019s most lethal weapons.\u201d (July 21)<\/p>\n
Valhalla Burning<\/em> by Michael Pogach<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cFor fans of The Witcher<\/em> and the novels of Joe Abercrombie and John Gwynne, comes a bloody Norse tale of grief, vengeance, fear, and fate from emerging SFF writer Michael Pogach.\u201d (July 21)<\/p>\n
The Winter Folk<\/em> by Jen Julian<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cA woman returns to the mysterious lodge in the woods where she once worked and to the inscrutable creature that bound her there in this haunting Appalachian gothic horror.\u201d (July 21)<\/p>\n
The Witch Below the Dreaming Wood<\/em> by H.G. Parry<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cFrom the author of The Magician\u2019s Daughter<\/em> comes a historical fantasy where dreams come to life and Arthurian legends are reborn.\u201d (July 21)<\/p>\n
July 28<\/h2>\n\u00a9 Dutton, Orbit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Affairs of State<\/em> by Calvin James<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cA lavish vortex of politics and romance among the stars. Levar Boylan is hurled into a world of diplomatic galas and impossibly high stakes to rekindle things with his lover, the demon empress Astrid.\u201d (July 28)<\/p>\n
Biological War: A Scenario<\/em> by Annie Jacobson<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cA lab accident, a bio-attack, a global pandemic, and the collapse of human society. In this essential new book, based on dozens of new interviews with experts with high-level political, governmental, medical, and military responsibility, Annie Jacobsen examines this very scenario. It would be only a matter of days from such a global infection before the infrastructure built to handle this gravest of situations would be in a battle for human existence.\u201d (July 28)<\/p>\n
Daggermouth <\/em>by H.M. Wolfe<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cSet in a corrupt surveillance state ruled by the masked elite, this true enemies-to-lovers dystopian romance that\u2019s Conform<\/em> meets V for Vendetta<\/em> follows a mercenary who botches the assassination of the president\u2019s son and ends up forced to marry him.\u201d (July 28)<\/p>\n
Fishbone Cinderella<\/em> by Elizabeth Lim<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cA mother and daughter must break their family\u2019s curse through trials of war and immigration, love, loss, and redemption in this riveting multi-generational saga with a shimmer of magic.\u201d (July 28)<\/p>\n
Furious Violet<\/em> by Sarai Walker<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cA razor-sharp, subversive thriller about motherhood, obsession, and the stories we tell ourselves to survive.\u201d (July 28)<\/p>\n
Harbour of Hungry Ghosts<\/em> by Eliza Chan<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cBabel<\/em> meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/em>\u2014a family of demon hunters find their hands full when unfamiliar monsters start stalking the streets of Opium War-era Hong Kong in this historical fantasy adventure.\u201d (July 28)<\/p>\n
The Harpy Knight<\/em> by Sara Omer<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cIn this thrilling sequel to The Gryphon King<\/em>, old rivalries and new threats pull Bataar and Nohra into a swirling cauldron of gods, monsters, and djinn.\u201d (July 28)<\/p>\n
Maggie and Arthur\u2019s Magic Moment<\/em> by Leslie Ren\u00e9<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cA dangerous spell gone wrong forces the passionate professor of incantations to share tight quarters with her magical college\u2019s leading\u2014and most brooding\u2014alchemist.\u201d (July 28)<\/p>\n
A Penance for Crows<\/em> by Shannon Morgan<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cAn unnerving, hypnotic, modern gothic thriller set on a remote Irish island, where an artist is caught between deadly secrets, ancient superstition, and echoing madness.\u201d (July 28)<\/p>\n
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