Epic List of New Release Fantasy Books 2022!
The Best Fantasy Books to Check Out in 2022
There are some amazing fantasy books being released in 2022. Start planning out your year in books and add them to your reading list!
This list includes books from all sub-genres of fantasy from both traditional and self published authors.
Happy reading!
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January 2022 Fantasy Book Releases
4th January
The Ivory Key (The Ivory Key Duology #1) by Akshaya Raman
Fantasy | Young Adult | High Fantasy | Indian Inspired | LQBT
Vira is desperate to get out of her mother’s shadow and establish her legacy as a revered queen of Ashoka. But with the country’s only quarry running out of magic–a precious resource that has kept Ashoka safe from conflict–she can barely protect her citizens from the looming threat of war. And if her enemies discover this, they’ll stop at nothing to seize the last of the magic…
11th January
The Bone Spindle (The Bone Spindle #1) by Leslie Vedder
Sleeping Beauty retelling | Young Adult | Fantasy | Romance | LGBT
Sleeping Beauty meets Indiana Jones in this thrilling fairytale retelling for fans of Sorcery of Thorns and All the Stars and Teeth.Fi is a bookish treasure hunter with a knack for ruins and riddles, who definitely doesn't believe in true love.Shane is a tough-as-dirt girl warrior from the north who likes cracking skulls, pretty girls, and doing things her own way…
Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom Duology #1) by Sue Lynn Tan
Fantasy | Young Adult | Chinese mythology retelling | Romance
Growing up on the moon, Xingyin is accustomed to solitude, unaware that she is being hidden from the feared Celestial Emperor who exiled her mother for stealing his elixir of immortality. But when Xingyin’s magic flares and her existence is discovered, she is forced to flee her home, leaving her mother behind…
Midlife Witch Hunter (The Forty Proof Series #6)
Paranormal romance | Adult | Urban fantasy | Witches
Gran used to say that a strong woman looks a challenge in the eye and gives it a wink. To be sure, flirting with challenges is a terrible idea. Ask me how I know…
Read book #1- Midlife Bounty Hunter
18th January
Servant Mage by Kate Elliott
Akata Woman (The Nsibidi Scripts #3) by Nnedi Okorafor
Urban Fantasy | Young Adult | West African Culture | Magic
From the moment Sunny Nwazue discovered she had magic flowing in her blood, she sought to understand and control her powers. Throughout her adventures in Akata Witch and Akata Warrior, she had to navigate the balance between nearly everything in her life–America and Nigeria, the “normal” world and the one infused with juju, human and spirit, good daughter and powerful Leopard Person…
Read book #1- Akata Witch
The Beholden by Cassandra Rose Clark
Fantasy | Adult | Quest/ journey | Magic
Orphaned as young women, Celestia and Izara De Malena find themselves land rich but destitute, with only a failing rainforest acreage, Celestia’s perfect manners, and Izara’s nascent magic to their aristocratic names. With the last of their money running out, they enact a dangerous plan—using a spell she doesn’t fully understand, Izara summons the Lady of the Seraphine and demands a favor: a husband for Celestia, one rich enough to enable the De Malena sisters to keep their land. But a favor from the river goddess always comes at a cost . . .
Temple of No God (Hall of Smoke #2) by H.M. Long
Fantasy | Adult | Mythology | Epic Fantasy
After a brutal war between the gods, Hessa – High Priestess of the Eangen – has brokered a fragile peace. Through great sacrifice, she has forged an alliance between warring tribes and introduced her people to the true god…
Read Book #1- Hall of Smoke
25th January
A Letter to Three Witches by Elizabeth Bass
Contemporary fantasy | Witches | Adult | Paranormal
Bewitched meets Practical Magic in this sparkling and quirky rom-com with an enchanted twist. When romance problems cause their powers to go berserk, a trio of witches whose family was banned from practicing magic risk getting in serious trouble with the Grand Council. Can they get their magic—and their love lives—in order before it’s too late?
30th January
Sins of Dragons (The Fire Realm Chronicles Book 1) by Kimbra Swain
Urban Fantasy | Adult | Paranormal | Phoenixes | Dragons
How does a country girl from Alabama rule the Fire Realm? Wynonna Riggs grew up simply until she became the one and only Phoenix in the Nine Realms. Her first days as the Queen of the Fire Realm were filled with doubt from the citizens and danger from their leaders.
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February 2022 Fantasy Book Releases
1st February
Court (Crave #4) by Tracy Wolff
Castles in Their Bones (Castles in their Bones #1) by Laura Sebastian
This Woven Kingdom (This Woven Kingdom #1) by Tahereh Mafi
Fantasy | Young Adult | Romance | Persian Mythology
To all the world, Alizeh is a disposable servant, not the long-lost heir to an ancient Jinn kingdom forced to hide in plain sight.
The crown prince, Kamran, has heard the prophecies foretelling the death of his king. But he could never have imagined that the servant girl with the strange eyes, the girl he can’t put out of his mind, would one day soon uproot his kingdom—and the world…
15th February
House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City #2) by Sarah J. Maas
Urban Fantasy | New adult | Romance | Paranormal | Fae
Bryce Quinlan and Hunt Athalar are trying to get back to normal―they may have saved Crescent City, but with so much upheaval in their lives lately, they mostly want a chance to relax. Slow down. Figure out what the future holds…
Read book #1- House of Earth and Blood
Bright Ruined Things by Samantha Cohoe
The Tempest retelling | Fantasy | 1920’s | Historical Fantasy
The only life Mae has ever known is on the island, living on the charity of the wealthy Prosper family who control the magic on the island and the spirits who inhabit it. Mae longs for magic of her own and to have a place among the Prosper family, where her best friend, Coco, will see her as an equal, and her crush, Miles, will finally see her. Now that she’s eighteen, Mae knows her time with the Prospers may soon come to an end…
A Legacy of Storms and Starlight by Victoria J. Price
A River Enchanted (Elements of Cadence #1) by Rebecca Ross
Fantasy | Adult | Mystery | Enemies to Allies
Jack Tamerlaine hasn’t stepped foot on Cadence in ten long years, content to study music at the mainland university. But when young girls start disappearing from the isle, Jack is summoned home to help find them. Enchantments run deep on Cadence: gossip is carried by the wind, plaid shawls can be as strong as armor, and the smallest cut of a knife can instill fathomless fear…
22nd February
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh
Fantasy | Young Adult | Mythology | Retelling
Deadly storms have ravaged Mina’s homeland for generations. Floods sweep away entire villages, while bloody wars are waged over the few remaining resources. Her people believe the Sea God, once their protector, now curses them with death and despair…
Only a Monster (Monsters #1) by Vanessa Len
Urban Fantasy | Young Adult | Monsters | Horror | Romance
It should have been the perfect summer. Sent to stay with her late mother’s eccentric family in London, sixteen-year-old Joan is determined to enjoy herself. She loves her nerdy job at the historic Holland House, and when her super cute co-worker Nick asks her on a date, it feels like everything is falling into place…
League of Liars by Astrid Scholte
Thriller | Fantasy | Young Adult | Paranormal
Ever since his mother was killed, seventeen-year-old Cayder Broduck has had one goal--to see illegal users of magic brought to justice. People who carelessly use extradimensional magic for their own self-interest, without a care to the damage it does to society or those around them, deserve to be punished as far as Cayder is concerned. Because magic always has a price…
Dead Collections by Isaac Fellman
Urban Fantasy | Adult | LGBT | Vampires
When archivist Sol meets Elsie, the larger than life widow of a moderately famous television writer who's come to donate her wife's papers, there's an instant spark. But Sol has a secret: he suffers from an illness called vampirism, and hides from the sun by living in his basement office…
The Justice of Kings (Empire of the Wolf #1) by Richard Swan
Fantasy | Adult | Epic Fantasy | Mystery
As an Emperor's Justice, Sir Konrad Vonvalt always has the last word. His duty is to uphold the law of the empire using whatever tools he has at his disposal: whether it's his blade, the arcane secrets passed down from Justice to Justice, or his wealth of knowledge of the laws of the empire. But usually his reputation as one of the most revered—and hated—Justices is enough to get most any job done…
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March 2022 Fantasy Book Releases
1st March
Gallant by V.E. Schwab
Fantasy | Young Adult | Gothic | Horror | Paranormal
Everything casts a shadow. Even the world we live in. And as with every shadow, there is a place where it must touch. A seam, where the shadow meets its source.
Olivia Prior has grown up in Merilance School for girls, and all she has of her past is her mother’s journal—which seems to unravel into madness. Then, a letter invites Olivia to come home—to Gallant. Yet when Olivia arrives, no one is expecting her…
The Book of Living Secrets by Madeleine Roux
Fantasy | Young Adult | Books About Books | Gothic
No matter how different best friends Adelle and Connie are, one thing they’ve always had in common is their love of a little-known gothic romance novel called Moira. So when the girls are tempted by a mysterious stranger to enter the world of the book, they hardly suspect it will work. But suddenly they are in the world of Moira, living among characters they’ve obsessed about for years…
8th March
Blood Scion (Blood Scion #1) by Deborah Falaye
Last Exit by Max Gladstone
Fantasy | Adult | Urban Fantasy | Science Fiction
Ten years ago, Zelda led a band of merry adventurers whose knacks let them travel to alternate realities and battle the black rot that threatened to unmake each world. Zelda was the warrior; Ish could locate people anywhere; Ramon always knew what path to take; Sarah could turn catastrophe aside. Keeping them all connected: Sal, Zelda’s lover and the group's heart…
A Far Wilder Magic by Allison Saft
15th March
The War of Two Queens (Blood and Ash #4) by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Fantasy | Fantasy Romance | New Adult | Vampires
A great primal power rises…
Together, Poppy and Casteel must embrace traditions old and new to safeguard those they hold dear—to protect those who cannot defend themselves. But war is only the beginning...Read book #1- From Blood and Ash
22nd March
The Bone Orchard by Sara A. Mueller
Comeuppance Served Cold by Marion Deeds
Urban Fantasy | Historical Fiction | 1920’s | Mystery
Seattle, 1929—a bitterly divided city overflowing with wealth, violence, and magic. A respected magus and city leader intent on criminalizing Seattle’s most vulnerable magickers hires a young woman as a lady’s companion to curb his rebellious daughter’s outrageous behavior.
The City of Dusk (The Dark Gods #1) by Tara Sim
Fantasy | Adult | Epic Fantasy | Dark Fantasy | LGBT | Lesbian
The Four Realms—Life, Death, Light, and Darkness—all converge on the city of dusk. For each realm there is a god, and for each god there is an heir.
But the gods have withdrawn their favor from the once vibrant and thriving city. And without it, all the realms are dying.
25th March
Aracron (Shadow Fractures Book #1) by Bethany Arliss
Fantasy | Young Adult | Contemporary Fantasy | Portal Fantasy
Tall and tenacious, seventeen-year-old Kelsey Denner can run faster, kick further and jump higher than anyone else at her Australian high school.
Why then, if she’s such a winner, does she feel like anything but?
With her friends acting weird and her father dating, Kelsey thought she had troubles, until a sparkling light mysteriously sends her to the strange world of Aracron…
29th March
A Magic Steeped in Poison (The Book of Tea #1) by Judy I. Lin
So This Is Ever After by F.T. Lukens
Fantasy romance | Young Adult | Arthurian | LGBT
Arek hadn’t thought much about what would happen after he completed the prophecy that said he was destined to save the Kingdom of Ere from its evil ruler. So now that he’s finally managed to (somewhat clumsily) behead the evil king (turns out magical swords yanked from bogs don’t come pre-sharpened), he and his rag-tag group of quest companions are at a bit of a loss for what to do next…
A Forgery of Roses by Jessica S. Olson
Fantasy | Young Adult | Gothic | Mystery | Romance
Myra Whitlock has a gift. One many would kill for. She’s an artist whose portraits alter people’s real-life bodies, a talent she must hide from those who would kidnap, blackmail, and worse in order to control it. Guarding that secret is the only way to keep her younger sister safe now that their parents are gone…
Wild and Wicked Things by Fran Dorricott, Francesca May
Fantasy | LGBT | Lesbian | Historical Fiction | Witches | Post WW2
On Crow Island, people whisper, real magic lurks just below the surface. Neither real magic nor faux magic interests Annie Mason. Not after it stole her future. She’s only on the island to settle her late father’s estate and, hopefully, reconnect with her long-absent best friend, Beatrice, who fled their dreary lives for a more glamorous one…
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April 2022 Fantasy Book Releases
5th April
The Merciless Ones (Deathless #2) by Namina Forna
Fantasy | Young Adult | Adventure
It's been six months since Deka freed the goddesses in the ancient kingdom of Otera and discovered who she really is... but war is waging across the kingdom, and the real battle has only just begun. For there is a dark force growing in Otera—a merciless power that Deka and her army must stop…
Read Book #1- The Gilded Ones
Omens Bite (Sisters of Salem #2) by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast
Fantasy | Young Adult | Witches |Twins | Paranormal
Something wicked this way comes...Twin sisters, Mercy and Hunter are witches, descendants of the Goode family of witches. After the murder of their mother at the hands of a foul demon, they have become the protectors of the Gates to different underworlds--ancient portals between their world and realms where mythology rules and the darkest of creatures exist…
Read book #1- Spells Trouble
God of Neverland: A Novel by Gama Ray Martinez
Fantasy | Adult | Peter Pan Retelling
Peter Pan is missing; Neverland is in trouble. For adults, that might not matter all that much, but for children--whose dreams and imagination draw strength from the wild god's power--the magic we take for granted in the real world is in danger of being lost forever…
In a Garden Burning Gold (Argyrosi #1) by Rory Power
Fantasy | Adult | High Fantasy | Magic
Rhea and her twin brother, Lexos, have spent an eternity helping their father rule their small, unstable country, using their control over the seasons, tides, and stars to keep the people in line. For a hundred years, they've been each other's only ally, defending each other and their younger siblings against their father's increasingly unpredictable anger…
Aspects by John M. Ford
Fantasy | Adult | High Fantasy
At last, the final work of John M. Ford—one of the greatest SF and fantasy authors of his time.
Enter the halls of Parliament with Varic, Coron of the Corvaric Coast.
Visit Strange House with the Archmage Birch.
Explore the mountains of Lady Longlight alongside the Palion Silvern, Sorcerer…
12th April
An Arrow to the Moon by Emily X.R. Pan
Fantasy | Young Adult | Romeo and Juliet retelling | Chinese Mythology | Magical Realism
Hunter Yee has perfect aim with a bow and arrow, but all else in his life veers wrong. He’s sick of being haunted by his family’s past mistakes. The only things keeping him from running away are his little brother, a supernatural wind, and the bewitching girl at his new high school…
Saint Death's Daughter (Saint Death #1) by C.S.E. Cooney
Fantasy | Young Adult | Romance | Necromancers
Life gets complicated when Death gets involved.
To be born into a family of royal assassins pretty much guarantees that your life is going to be… rather unusual. Especially if, like Miscellaneous “Lanie” Stones, you also have a vicious allergy to all forms of violence and bloodshed, and an uncanny affinity for bringing the dead back to life.
14th April
Blood to Poison by Mary Watson
Fantasy | Young Adult | Urban fantasy | South African History
Seventeen-year-old Savannah is cursed. It's a sinister family heirloom; passed down through the bloodline for hundreds of years, with one woman in every generation destined to die young. The family call them Hella's girls, named for their ancestor Hella; the enslaved woman with whom it all began. Hella's girls are always angry, especially in the months before they die…
The Hunger of the Gods (Bloodsworn Saga #2) by John Gwynne
Fantasy | Epic fantasy | Mythology | High fantasy
Lik-Rifa, the dragon god of legend, has been freed from her eternal prison. Now she plots a new age of blood and conquest. As Orka continues the hunt for her missing son, the Bloodsworn sweep south in a desperate race to save one of their own – and Varg takes the first steps on the path of vengeance…
Read book #1- The Shadow of the Gods
19th April
Spear by Nicola Griffith
Fantasy | Adult | Arthurian | Historical Fiction | LGBT | Lesbian
The girl knows she has a destiny before she even knows her name. She grows up in the wild, in a cave with her mother, but visions of a faraway lake come to her on the spring breeze, and when she hears a traveler speak of Artos, king of Caer Leon, she knows that her future lies at his court…
Go Hex Yourself by Jessica Clare
Fantasy | Contemporary | Romance | Paranormal | Witches
When Reggie Johnson answers a job ad in the paper, she's astonished to find that she's not applying to work at her favorite card game, Spellcraft: The Magicking. Instead, she's applying to be an actual familiar for an actual witch. As in, real magic…
26th April
Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel
Fantasy | Retelling | Adult | Indian culture | Mythology | Historical fiction
So begins Kaikeyi’s story. The only daughter of the kingdom of Kekaya, she is raised on tales about the might and benevolence of the gods: how they churned the vast ocean to obtain the nectar of immortality, how they vanquish evil and ensure the land of Bharat prospers, and how they offer powerful boons to the devout and the wise. Yet she watches as her father unceremoniously banishes her mother, listens as her own worth is reduced to how great a marriage alliance she can secure. And when she calls upon the gods for help, they never seem to hear…
The Discord of Gods (A Chorus of Dragons #5) by Jenn Lyons
Fantasy | Adult | Epic Fantasy | High Fantasy | Dragons
The end times have come.
Relos Var's final plans to enslave the universe are on the cusp of fruition. He believes there's only one being in existence that might be able to stop him: the demon Xaltorath…Read book #1- The Ruin of Kings
Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
Veil (Hush #2) by Dylan Farrow
Fantasy | Young Adult
Shae’s entire world has been turned upside down, and everything she’s ever believed is a lie. More determined than ever, she sets out to the mysterious land of Gondal—a place forbidden to mention and resigned to myth—in search of a dangerous magical book that could alter the fabric of the world…
Read book #1- Hush
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May 2022 Fantasy Book Releases
1st May
Jestin Kase and the Masters of Dragon Metal (Dragon Metal Universe Book 1) by J. Michael White
Urban Fantasy | Young Adult | Fantasy Adventure | Coming of Age
Mankind lost the battle for its soul without knowing. Evil won. And no Chosen Ones are coming to the rescue. Enter Jestin Kase, a foster kid on the run in Chicago. He finds himself drawn into the underbelly of civilization, where the Three Great Schools of Magic are crippled by their own corruption and unable to push back against the Great Dark…
3rd May
Book of Night by Holly Black
Urban Fantasy | Adult | Paranormal | Mystery
In Charlie Hall’s world, shadows can be altered, for entertainment and cosmetic preferences—but also to increase power and influence. You can alter someone’s feelings—and memories—but manipulating shadows has a cost, with the potential to take hours or days from your life. Your shadow holds all the parts of you that you want to keep hidden—a second self, standing just to your left, walking behind you into lit rooms. And sometimes, it has a life of its own…
Seasonal Fears (Middlegame #2) by Seanan McGuire
Urban Fantasy | Adult | Contemporary
Melanie has a destiny, though it isn’t the one everyone assumes it to be. She’s delicate; she’s fragile; she’s dying. Now, truly, is the winter of her soul…
Read book #1- Middlegame
The Ghosts of Rose Hill by R.M. Romero
Fantasy | Young Adult | Magical Realism | Jewish | Paranormal
Magic will burn you up. Sent to stay with her aunt in Prague and witness the humble life of an artist, Ilana Lopez—a biracial Jewish girl—finds herself torn between her dream of becoming a violinist and her immigrant parents’ desire for her to pursue a more stable career…
10th May
Initiate (The Shadow Atlas #1) by Jenny Sandiford
Urban fantasy | New Adult | Mages | Magic | Paranormal
Dark magic always comes with a price…
Desperate for a cure for her Shadow Magic that’s spiraling out of control, eighteen-year-old Azalea Sharp steps into the hidden forest deep within the English countryside. What she finds is the opposite, a way to control magic, and from an unlikely source—her dead father. But she must be willing to pay the price and raise him from the dead…
Kagen the Damned (Kagen the Damned #1) by Jonathan Maberry
Elektra: A Novel of the House of Atreus by Jennifer Saint
Siren Queen by Nghi Vo
Fantasy | Adult | Historical Fiction | LGBT | Lesbian | Hollywood | Monsters
“No maids, no funny talking, no fainting flowers.” Luli Wei is beautiful, talented, and desperate to be a star. Coming of age in pre-Code Hollywood, she knows how dangerous the movie business is and how limited the roles are for a Chinese American girl from Hungarian Hill—but she doesn’t care. She’d rather play a monster than a maid…
Flame and Crystal Thorns (Fae and Crystal Thorns #1) by Kay L. Moody
Fantasy | Young Adult | Spin-off Series | Fae
She vowed she’d never return to Faerie…But vows were made to be broken.
As a human girl, Chloe is perfectly happy being back in the mortal realm where she belongs. She's even become the town apothecary. When a fae from her past shows up begging her to return to Faerie, she utterly refuses…
13th May
Dreamtaker (The 13th Zodiac #2) by L. Krauch
Fantasy | Epic Fantasy | Adventure
Fate smiles upon a thriving Chall under the rule of its new king. A time of celebration has come to the once guarded metal walls. Flowers bloom, and people arrive in anticipation of the royal wedding of the King of Chall to his princess…
Read book #1- The 13th Zodiac
17th May
All the Seas of the World by Guy Gavriel Kay
Fantasy | Adult | Historical Fiction | Canada
On a dark night along a lonely stretch of coast a small ship sends two people ashore. Their purpose is assassination. They have been hired by two of the most dangerous men alive to alter the balance of power in the world. If they succeed, the consequences will affect the destinies of empires, and lives both great and small…
Keeper of Scales by Anne Mollova
Fantasy | High Fantasy | Faerie | Magic
A princess with a secret. An ancient evil rising. A kingdom caught in the balance. For centuries, the Trianid has kept the kingdom of Dúramair peaceful and prosperous. Formed by Dúramair’s greatest warrior, an abbess who weaves visions of the future, and the Keeper of Scales, a healer gifted with Sight of the faerie realm, the Trianid has passed on its wisdom and responsibilities generation after generation to its carefully sought and selected apprentices…
The Stardust Thief (The Sandsea Trilogy, #1) by Chelsea Abdullah
Fantasy | Adult | High Fantasy | Magic | Jinn | One Thousand and One Nights Inspired
Neither here nor there, but long ago…Loulie al-Nazari is the Midnight Merchant: a criminal who, with the help of her jinn bodyguard, hunts and sells illegal magic. When she saves the life of a cowardly prince, she draws the attention of his powerful father, the sultan, who blackmails her into finding an ancient lamp that has the power to revive the barren land—at the cost of sacrificing all jinn…
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June 2022 Fantasy Book Releases
1st June
The Wandering Tree by M J Carstarphen
Fantasy | Mythical Creatures
On top of a cliff at the edge of the world, in a land long forgotten by the fools who wander tall on two legs, lives an ancient tree who’s spent many mortal lifetimes silently observing the world around him. Until one day, a magical mistake turns the tree to gold… and brings him to life. Now free to wander a world he’s only dreamed of, the tree heads for the mountains, hoping to discover all the beauty and joy that exists beyond his home.
7th June
Wrath Goddess Sing by Maya Deane
Greek Mythology retelling | Fantasy | Adult | LQBT
Drawing on ancient texts and modern archeology to reveal the trans woman’s story hidden underneath the well-known myths of The Iliad, Maya Deane’s Wrath Goddess Sing weaves a compelling, pitilessly beautiful vision of Achilles’ vanished world, perfect for fans of Song of Achilles and the Inheritance trilogy.
Ordinary Monsters (The Talents Trilogy #1) by J.M. Miro
Fantasy | Gaslamp Fantasy | Victorian
England, 1882. In Victorian London, two children with mysterious powers are hunted by a figure of darkness—a man made of smoke.
Sixteen-year-old Charlie Ovid, despite a brutal childhood in Mississippi, doesn't have a scar on him. His body heals itself, whether he wants it to or not. Marlowe, a foundling from a railway freight car, shines with a strange bluish light. He can melt or mend flesh…
Rise of the Snake Goddess (Samantha Knox #2) by Jenny Elder Moke
Fantasy | Young Adult | Greek Mythology | Historical Fiction | 1920’s | Mystery
Sam Knox’s second adventure takes her to the island of Crete, just off the coast of Greece, where she discovers the ancient Snake Goddess’s golden girdle in the depths of a cave shrine that has been buried for decades. After having been belittled by her archaeology professor throughout her first college semester, Sam knows this triumph will prove her worth in the field, but before she can take credit for the find, the girdle is stolen and the island is hit with a series of earthquakes that don’t feel quite geological…
Read book #1- Curse of the Specter Queen
Forging Silver into Stars (Forging Silver into Stars #1) by Brigid Kemmerer
Fantasy | Young Adult | Romance
When ancient magic tests a newfound love, a dark fate beckons...Magic has been banished in the land of Syhl Shallow for as long as best friends Jax and Callyn can remember. They once loved the stories of the powerful magesmiths and mythical scravers who could conjure fire or control ice, but now they’ve learned that magic only leads to danger: magic is what killed Callyn’s parents, leaving her alone to raise her younger sister. Magic never helped Jax, whose leg was crushed in an accident that his father has been punishing him for ever since…
9th June
For the Throne (Wilderwood #2) by Hannah F. Whitten
Fantasy | Young Adult | Romance | Retelling | Fairy Tales
Red and the Wolf have finally contained the threat of the Old Kings but at a steep cost. Red's beloved sister Neve, the First Daughter is lost in the Shadowlands, an inverted kingdom where the vicious gods of legend have been trapped for centuries and the Old Kings have slowly been gaining control. But Neve has an ally--though it's one she'd rather never have to speak to again--the rogue king Solmir…
Read Book #1- For the Wolf
14th June
A Mirror Mended (Fractured Fables #2) by Alix E. Harrow
Fantasy | Adult | Snow White Retelling | Fairy Tales
Zinnia Gray, professional fairy-tale fixer and lapsed Sleeping Beauty, is over rescuing snoring princesses. Once you’ve rescued a dozen damsels and burned fifty spindles, once you’ve gotten drunk with twenty good fairies and made out with one too many members of the royal family, you start to wish some of these girls would just get a grip and try solving their own narrative issues…
Read Book #1- A Spindle Splintered
Oleander (Poison Garden #1) by Jennifer Allis Provost
Urban Fantasy | Supernatural | Paranormal Romance | Witches | Magical Creatures
Eli tried to leave the supernatural life behind. Problem is, it won't let her go.
Eliza “Eli” Moore may have been born a seer, but she didn’t want to live like one. That was why she became a private detective, and opened Nine Lives Investigations. Being able to talk to the dead gives her an undeniable edge in solving cases, and she figured it was all for the greater good. Then Eli is forced to exorcise a demon, the local witch elder ends up dead, and Eli fears she’s in over her head…
21st June
Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid
Fantasy | Adult | Retelling of the Juniper Tree | Gothic
A gruesome curse. A city in upheaval. A monster with unquenchable appetites. Marlinchen and her two sisters live with their wizard father in a city shifting from magic to industry. As Oblya’s last true witches, she and her sisters are little more than a tourist trap as they treat their clients with archaic remedies and beguile them with nostalgic charm. Marlinchen spends her days divining secrets in exchange for rubles and trying to placate her tyrannical, xenophobic father, who keeps his daughters sequestered from the outside world…
In the Shadow of Lightning (Glass Immortals #1) by Brian McClellan
Fantasy | Adult | Epic Fantasy
Magic is a finite resource—and it’s running out.
Demir Grappo is an outcast—he fled a life of wealth and power, abandoning his responsibilities as a general, a governor, and a son. Now he will live out his days as a grifter, rootless, and alone. But when his mother is brutally murdered, Demir must return from exile to claim his seat at the head of the family and uncover the truth that got her killed: the very power that keeps civilization turning, godglass, is running out.
The Ballad of Perilous Graves by Alex Jennings
Fantasy | Adult | New Orleans | Magic
Nola is a city full of wonders. A place of sky trolleys and dead cabs, where haints dance the night away and Wise Women keep the order, and where songs walk, talk and keep the spirit of the city alive. To those from Far Away, Nola might seem strange. To failed magician, Perilous Graves, it’s simply home. Then the rhythm stutters…
A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland
Fantasy | Adult | Romance | LGBT | MM Romance | Ottoman Empire Inspired
Kadou, the shy prince of Arasht, finds himself at odds with one of the most powerful ambassadors at court—the body-father of the queen's new child—in an altercation which results in his humiliation.
To prove his loyalty to the queen, his sister, Kadou takes responsibility for the investigation of a break-in at one of their guilds, with the help of his newly appointed bodyguard, the coldly handsome Evemer, who seems to tolerate him at best…
28th June
Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert
Urban Fantasy | Young Adult | Paranormal | Witches | Mystery
Seventeen-year-old Ivy’s summer break kicks off with an accident, a punishment, and a mystery: a stranger whose appearance in the middle of the road, in the middle of the night, heralds a string of increasingly unsettling events. As the days pass, Ivy grapples with eerie offerings, corroded memories, and a secret she’s always known—that there’s more to her mother than meets the eye…
Locklands (The Founders Trilogy #3) by Robert Jackson Bennett
Fantasy | Adult | Epic Fantasy
A god wages war—using all of humanity as its pawns—in the unforgettable conclusion to the Founders trilogy.
Sancia, Clef, and Berenice have gone up against plenty of long odds in the past. But the war they’re fighting now is one even they can’t win…Read Book #1- Foundryside
The Dream Runners by Shveta Thakrar
Fantasy | Young Adult | Indian Mythology | Dreams
Seven years ago, Tanvi was spirited away to the subterranean realm of Nagalok, where she joined the ranks of the dream runners: human children freed of all memory and emotion, charged with harvesting mortal dreams for the consumption of the naga court…
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July 2022 Fantasy Book Releases
5th July
The Darkening (The Darkening #1) Sunya Mara
Fantasy | Young Adult | Science Fiction Fantasy | Mystery
Vesper Vale is the daughter of revolutionaries. Failed revolutionaries. When her mother was caught by the queen’s soldiers, they gave her a choice: death by the hangman’s axe, or death by the Storm that surrounds the city and curses anyone it touches. She chose the Storm. And when the queen’s soldiers—led by a paranoid prince—catch up to Vesper’s father after twelve years on the run, Vesper will do whatever it takes to save him from sharing that fate…
12th July
The Wonderland Trials (The Curious Realities #1) by Sara Ella
Fantasy |Young Adult | Dystopian | Alice in Wonderland Retelling
All Alice Liddell wants is to escape her Normal life in Oxford and find the parents who abandoned her ten years ago. But she gets more than she bargained for when her older sister Charlotte is arrested for having the infamous Wonder Gene—the key to unlocking the curious Wonderland Reality…
A Curse of Blood & Stone (Fate & Flame #2) by K.A. Tucker
Fantasy | Young Adult | Fantasy Romance | High Fantasy | Fae
From jewelry thief to interloper to queen-in-waiting, Romeria flees Cirilea a traitor to all. But the yawning distance between her and Zander troubles her more than any king’s bounty on her head. While Zander may have escaped by her side, he seeks to regain his throne, and no immortal will ever welcome her as Islor’s queen. She fears it won’t be long before Zander abandons her as everyone else she’s ever loved has…
Read book #1- A Fate of Wrath & Flame
19th July
Dark Earth by Rebecca Stott
Historical Fantasy | Adult | Historical Fiction | Dark Ages Britain
In Dark Ages Britain, sisters Isla and Blue live in the shadows of the Ghost City, the abandoned ruins of the once-glorious, mile-wide Roman settlement Londinium on the north bank of the Thames. The native Britons and the new migrants from the East who scratch out a living in small wooden camps in its hinterland fear that the crumbling stone ruins are haunted by vengeful spirits…
Youngblood Sasha Laurens
Paranormal Romance | Young Adult | Vampires | Dark Academia | Lesbian | Contemporary
Kat Finn and her mother can barely make ends meet living among humans. Like all vampires, they must drink Hema, an expensive synthetic blood substitute, to survive, as nearly all of humanity has been infected by a virus that’s fatal to vampires. Kat isn’t looking forward to an immortal life of barely scraping by, but when she learns she’s been accepted to the Harcote School, a prestigious prep school that’s secretly vampires-only, she knows her fortune is about to change…
These Twisted Bonds (These Hollow Vows #2) by Lexi Ryan
Fantasy | Young Adult | High Fantasy | Fantasy Romance | Fae
Brie finds herself caught between two princes and two destinies while the future of the fae realm hangs in the balance.
After Abriella's sister was sold to the fae, she thought life couldn't get any worse. But when she suddenly finds herself caught in a web of lies of her own making - loving two princes and trusting neither - things are not quite as clear as she once thought…Read Book #1- These Hollow Vows
26th July
Violet Made of Thorns (Violet Made of Thorns #1) by Gina Chen
Fantasy | Young Adult | Romance | High Fantasy
Violet is a prophet and a liar, influencing the royal court with her cleverly phrased—and not always true—divinations. Honesty is for suckers, like the oh-so-not charming Prince Cyrus, who plans to strip Violet of her official role once he’s crowned at the end of the summer—unless Violet does something about it…
Master of Iron (Bladesmith #2) by Tricia Levenseller
Fantasy | Young Adult | High Fantasy | Adventure | Fantasy Romance
Eighteen-year-old Ziva may have defeated a deadly warlord, but the price was almost too much. Ziva is forced into a breakneck race to a nearby city with the handsome mercenary, Kellyn, and the young scholar, Petrik, to find a powerful magical healer who can save her sister's life…
Read Book #1- Blade of Secrets
The Valkyrie's Daughter (The Helheim Prophecy #1) by Tiana Warner
Fantasy | Young Adult | Norse Mythology | Lesbian | Romance | Historical Fiction
For as long as Sigrid could remember, she’s wanted to become a mighty, fearless valkyrie. But without a winged mare, she’s a mere stable hand, left wondering who her parents were and why she’s so different. So when the Eye shows her a vision where she's leading a valkyrie charge on the legendary eight-legged horse Sleipnir, she grabs the possibility of this greater destiny with both hands, refusing to let go…
The Witchery by S. Isabelle
Fantasy | Young Adult | Paranormal | Urban Fantasy | Lesbian | Witches
Haelsford, Florida is a Hellmouth. Or at least, that’s what Logan, a baby witch struggling to control her powers, thinks as she arrives to the witchtown to begin the new school year at Mesmortes Coven Academy. She is immediately taken under the wing of the infamous Red Three. Iris is a deathwitch who wants nothing more than to break the town’s curse; Jailah is one of the most powerful witches at the academy but her thirst for power may lead her down a dark path; and Thalia, the talented greenwitch, is on the run from her religious family and a past that still haunts her…
Beasts of Ruin (Beasts of Prey #2) by Ayana Gray
Fantasy | Young Adult | Mythology | Romance | Magic
Koffi has saved her city and the boy she loves, but at a terrible price. Now a servant to the cunning god of death, she must use her newfound power to further his continental conquest, or risk the safety of her home and loved ones. As she reluctantly learns to survive amidst unexpected friends and foes, she will also have to choose between the life—and love—she once had, or the one she could have, if she truly embraces her dangerous gifts…
Read book #1- Beasts of Prey
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August 2022 Fantasy Book Releases
2nd August
The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean
Fantasy | Adult | Gothic | LGBT
Out on the Yorkshire Moors lives a secret line of people for whom books are food, and who retain all of a book's content after eating it. To them, spy novels are a peppery snack; romance novels are sweet and delicious. Eating a map can help them remember destinations, and children, when they misbehave, are forced to eat dry, musty pages from dictionaries…
Wild is the Witch Rachel Griffin
Fantasy | Young Adult | Urban Fantasy | Witches | Magic | Contemporary
Iris Gray knows witches aren't welcome in most towns. When she was forced to leave her last home, she left behind a father who was no longer willing to start over. And while the Witches' Council was lenient in their punishment, Iris knows they're keeping tabs on her. Now settled in Washington, Iris never lets anyone see who she really is; instead, she vents her frustrations by writing curses she never intends to cast. Otherwise, she spends her days at the wildlife refuge which would be the perfect job if not for Pike Alder, the witch-hating aspiring ornithologist who interns with them…
16th August
The First Binding (Tales of Tremaine #1) by R.R. Virdi
Epic Fantasy | Adult | High Fantasy | Magic
All legends are born of truths. And just as much lies. These are mine. Judge me for what you will. But you will hear my story first. I buried the village of Ampur under a mountain of ice and snow. Then I killed their god. I've stolen old magics and been cursed for it. I started a war with those that walked before mankind and lost the princess I loved, and wanted to save. I've called lightning and bound fire. I am legend. And I am a monster…
The Drowned Woods by Emily Lloyd-Jones
Fantasy | Young Adult | Mythology | Retelling | Heist | Dark Fairytale
Once upon a time, the kingdoms of Wales were rife with magic and conflict, and eighteen-year-old Mererid “Mer” is well-acquainted with both. She is the last living water diviner and has spent years running from the prince who bound her into his service. Under the prince’s orders, she located the wells of his enemies, and he poisoned them without her knowledge, causing hundreds of deaths. After discovering what he had done, Mer went to great lengths to disappear from his reach. Then Mer’s old handler returns with a proposition: use her powers to bring down the very prince that abused them both…
18th August
A Duel With The Vampire Lord (Married to Magic #3) by Elise Kova
Fantasy | New Adult | Romance | Vampires | Fairytale Retelling | Paranormal
On the night of the blood moon, the Vampire Lord must die.
Floriane's position as the forge maiden of Hunter's Hamlet is one of reverence, for it is her skill that arms and protects the vampire hunters. She knows her place and is a faithful servant to the Master Hunter and her community... until the night of the blood moon. Until her brother is dying at the hands of the Vampire Lord Ruvan...Read Book #1- A Deal With the Elf King
23rd August
Belladonna (Belladonna #1) by Adalyn Grace
Fantasy | Young Adult | Gothic | Romance
For as long as Signa Farrow has been alive, the people in her life have fallen like stars…. Orphaned as a baby, nineteen-year-old Signa has been raised by a string of guardians, each more interested in her wealth than her well-being—and each has met an untimely end…
Babel, or The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R.F. Kuang
Fantasy | Adult | Historical Fiction | 1800’s
Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal.
1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he'll enroll in Oxford University's prestigious Royal Institute of Translation — also known as Babel…
Soul Taken (Mercy Thompson #13) by Patrica Briggs
Urban Fantasy | Adult | Paranormal Romance | Shifters | Vampires
The vampire Wulfe is missing. Since he’s deadly, possibly insane, and his current idea of “fun” is stalking me, some may see it as no great loss. But, warned that his disappearance might bring down the carefully constructed alliances that keep our pack safe, my mate and I must find Wulfe—and hope he’s still alive. As alive as a vampire can be, anyway…
Read Book #1- Moon Called
Ruby Fever (Hidden Legacy #6) by Ilona Andrews
Urban Fantasy | Adult | Paranormal Romance | Magic
An escaped spider, the unexpected arrival of an Imperial Russian Prince, the senseless assassination of a powerful figure, a shocking attack on the supposedly invincible Warden of Texas, Catalina’s boss... And it’s only Monday…
Read Book #1- Burn for Me
Lightlark (Lightlark #1) by Alex Aster
Fantasy | Young Adult | Fantasy Romance | High Fantasy | Dystopian
Welcome to the Centennial.
Every 100 years, the island of Lightlark appears to host the Centennial, a deadly game that only the rulers of six realms are invited to play. The invitation is a summons—a call to embrace victory and ruin, baubles and blood. The Centennial offers the six rulers one final chance to break the curses that have plagued their realms for centuries. Each ruler has something to hide. Each realm’s curse is uniquely wicked. To destroy the curses, one ruler must die…
A Venom Dark and Sweet (The Book of Tea #2) by Judy I. Lin
Small Town, Big Magic (Witchlore #1) by Hazel Beck
Fantasy Rom-com | Adult | Romance | Paranormal | Urban Fantasy
Witches aren't real. Right? No one has civic pride quite like Emerson Wilde. As a local indie bookstore owner and youngest-ever Chamber of Commerce president, she’d do anything for her hometown of St. Cyprian, Missouri. After all, Midwest is best! She may be descended from a witch who was hanged in 1692 during the Salem Witch Trials, but there’s no sorcery in doing your best for the town you love.
Or is there?
30th August
The Liar’s Crown by Abigail Owen
Fantasy | New Adult | Romance | Retelling | Paranormal
One born to rule. One to forfeit…
Everything about my life is a lie. As a hidden twin princess, born second, I have only one purpose—to sacrifice my life for my sister if death comes for her. I’ve been living under the guise of a poor, obscure girl of no standing, slipping into the palace and into the role of the true princess when danger is present…
The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez
Fantasy | Adult | High Fantasy | Epic Fantasy
The people suffer under the centuries-long rule of the Moon Throne. The royal family—the despotic emperor and his monstrous sons, the Three Terrors—hold the countryside in their choking grip. They bleed the land and oppress the citizens with the frightful powers they inherited from the god locked under their palace…
The Dragon's Promise (Six Crimson Cranes #2) Elizabeth Lim
Fantasy | Young Adult | Mythology | Dragons | High Fantasy
Princess Shiori made a deathbed promise to return the dragon's pearl to its rightful owner, but keeping that promise is more dangerous than she ever imagined. She must journey to the kingdom of dragons, navigate political intrigue among humans and dragons alike, fend off thieves who covet the pearl for themselves and will go to any lengths to get it, all while cultivating the appearance of a perfect princess to dissuade those who would see her burned at the stake for the magic that runs in her blood…
Read Book #1- Six Crimson Cranes
Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen
Magical Realism | Adult | Contemporary | Ghosts | Paranormal
Between the real and the imaginary, there are stories that take flight in the most extraordinary ways.
Right off the coast of South Carolina, on Mallow Island, The Dellawisp sits—a stunning old cobblestone building shaped like a horseshoe, and named after the tiny turquoise birds who, alongside its human tenants, inhabit an air of magical secrecy…
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September 2022 Fantasy Book Releases
1st September
Wintersea (Wintersea #1) by Liz Highland
Fantasy | Young Adult/New Adult | High Fantasy | Romance | Royalty
Rowan Andisa, a healer's apprentice, hiding her magic from the tyrant king. . .
Quinn Alexander, an utterly forgettable prince, with secrets of his own. . .
A rash decision will tie their fates.
To keep herself and her village safe, Rowan leaves her life behind and sets out through the forest for Wintersea, the mysterious, frozen kingdom across the ocean, the only place where magic-born can live free…
6th September
Monsters Born and Made by Tanvi Berwah
Fantasy | Young Adult | Dystopian | Adventure
Sixteen-year-old Koral and her older brother Emrik risk their lives each day to capture the monstrous maristags that live in the black seas around their island. They have to, or else their family will starve.
In an oceanic world swarming with vicious beasts, the Landers―the ruling elite, have indentured Koral's family to provide the maristags for the Glory Race, a deadly chariot tournament reserved for the upper class. The winning contender receives gold and glory. The others―if they're lucky―survive…
Fairy Tale by Stephen King
Fantasy | Horror | Adult | Science Fiction Fantasy | Dark Fantasy
Charlie Reade looks like a regular high school kid, great at baseball and football, a decent student. But he carries a heavy load. His mom was killed in a hit-and-run accident when he was ten, and grief drove his dad to drink. Charlie learned how to take care of himself—and his dad. When Charlie is seventeen, he meets a dog named Radar and her aging master, Howard Bowditch, a recluse in a big house at the top of a big hill, with a locked shed in the backyard. Sometimes strange sounds emerge from it…
The Sunbearer Trials (The Sunbearer Duology #1) by Aiden Thomas
Fantasy | Young Adult | LGBT | Mythology | High Fantasy
As each new decade begins, the Sun’s power must be replenished so that Sol can keep traveling along the sky and keep the evil Obsidian gods at bay. Ten semidioses between the ages of thirteen and eighteen are selected by Sol himself as the most worthy to compete in The Sunbearer Trials. The winner carries light and life to all the temples of Reino del Sol, but the loser has the greatest honor of all―they will be sacrificed to Sol, their body used to fuel the Sun Stones that will protect the people of Reino del Sol for the next ten years…
Dirty Lying Faeries by Sabrina Blackburry
Fantasy | Adult | Fantasy Romance | Fae
When Thea Kanelos’s best friend drags her to an art gala (that’s definitely not her thing), she doesn’t expect a chance encounter with Devin Grayson to change her life forever. The handsome stranger isn’t just anyone—he’s a powerful fae, charged with bringing Thea into his world…
13th September
Defend the Dawn (Defy the Night #2) by Brigid Kemmerer
Fantasy | Young Adult | Romance | Retelling | High Fantasy
To save their kingdom, they must embark on a dangerous journey...
The kingdom of Kandala narrowly avoided catastrophe, but the embers of revolution still simmer. While King Harristan seeks a new way to lead, Tessa and Prince Corrick attempt to foster unity between rebels and royals…
Wishtress by Nadine Brandes
Fantasy | Young Adult | Christian Fantasy
Myrthe was born with the ability to turn her tears into wishes. It's a big secret to keep. When a granted wish goes wrong, a curse is placed on her: the next tear she sheds will kill her. She needs to journey to the Well and break the curse before it claims her life--and before the king's militairen track her down. But in order to survive the journey, she must harden her heart to keep herself from crying even a single tear…
The Ballad of Never After (Once Upon a Broken Heart #2) by Stephanie Garber
Fantasy | Young Adult | Romance | Magic | High Fantasy
After Jacks, the Prince of Hearts, betrays her, Evangeline Fox swears she'll never trust him again. Now that she’s discovered her own magic, Evangeline believes she can use it to restore the chance at happily ever after that Jacks stole away…
In the Shadow Garden by Liz Parker
Fantasy | Adult | Contemporary | Witches
There's something magical about Yarrow, Kentucky. The three empathic witches of the Haywood family are known for their shadow garden—from strawberries that taste like chocolate to cherry tomatoes with hints of basil and oregano. Their magic can cure any heartache, and the fruits of their garden bring a special quality to the local bourbon distillery. On one day every year, a shot of Bonner bourbon will make your worst memory disappear…
A River of Magic (Ashuan Greed #2) by Janna Ruth
Urban Fantasy | Young Adult | Supernatural | Demons
When the truth involves demons, murder, and magic, everybody gets hurt.
Fabian knows with magic comes pain. He already lost one friend to a demon attack. Now his best friend is falling apart in the bloody aftermath of what should have been a joyful celebration. With demons haunting the streets of Greenvalley, and dark secrets threatening to tear their group apart, Fabian wishes he’d never unlocked the water magic inside of him…
20th September
The Witch and the Tsar by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore
Fantasy | Adult | Historical Fiction | Russian Mythology | Retelling | Witches
As a half-goddess possessing magic, Yaga is used to living on her own, her prior entanglements with mortals having led to heartbreak. She mostly keeps to her hut in the woods, where those in need of healing seek her out, even as they spread rumors about her supposed cruelty and wicked spells…
Bone Weaver by Aden Polydoros
Fantasy | Young Adult | LGBT | Magic | Romance
The Kosa empire roils in tension, on the verge of being torn apart by a proletarian revolution between magic-endowed elites and the superstitious lower class, but seventeen-year-old Toma lives blissfully disconnected from the conflict in the empire with her adoptive family of benevolent undead….
27th September
Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young
Fantasy | Adult | Mystery | Magical Realism | Thriller
Emery Blackwood’s life was forever changed on the eve of her high school graduation, when the love of her life, August Salt, was accused of murdering her best friend, Lily. Now, she is doing what her teenage self swore she never would: living a quiet existence among the community that fractured her world in two. She’d once longed to run away with August, eager to escape the misty, remote shores of Saiorse Island and chase new dreams; now, she maintains her late mother’s tea shop and cares for her ailing father…
The Golden Enclaves (The Scholomance #3) Naomi Novik
Fantasy | Young Adult | Urban Fantasy | Dark Academia | Romance | Magic
Almost singlehandedly--although backed by an increasingly large cadre of genuine friends--El has changed the nature of the Scholomance forever. But now that she is back in the real world, how will the lessons she learned inside the school apply? Will her grandmother's prophecy come true? Will she really spell the doom of all the enclaves forever?
Read Book #1- A Deadly Education
Foul Lady Fortune (Foul Lady Fortune #1) Chloe Gong
Fantasy | Historical Fiction | Shanghai 1930s | Mystery
It’s 1931 in Shanghai, and the stage is set for a new decade of intrigue.
Four years ago, Rosalind Lang was brought back from the brink of death, but the strange experiment that saved her also stopped her from sleeping and aging—and allows her to heal from any wound. In short, Rosalind cannot die. Now, desperate for redemption from her traitorous past, she uses her abilities as an assassin for her country…
Kingdom of the Feared (Kingdom of the Wicked #3) by Kerri Maniscalco
Fantasy | New Adult | Witches | Romance | Paranormal
Two curses. One prophecy. A reckoning all have feared.
And a love more powerful than fate. All hail the king and queen of Hell.
Emilia is reeling from the shocking discovery that her twin sister, Vittoria, is alive. But before she faces the demons of her past, Emilia yearns to claim her king, the seductive Prince of Wrath, in the flesh. Emilia doesn’t simply desire his body, she wants his heart and soul—but that’s something the enigmatic demon can’t promise her…
Read Book #1- Kingdom of the Wicked
Demon in the Wood- Hardcover Graphic Novel (Grishaverse #0) Leigh Bardugo, Dani Pendergast (Illustrator)
Last of the Talons (Talon #1) by Sophie Kim
Fantasy | Young Adult | Korean Mythology | Retelling
After the destruction of her entire Talon gang, eighteen-year-old Shin Lina—the Reaper of Sunpo—is forced to become a living, breathing weapon for the kingdom’s most-feared crime lord. All that keeps her from turning on her ruthless master is the life of her beloved little sister hanging in the balance…
30th September
Sanda (Shadow Fractures #2) by Bethany Arliss
Fantasy | Young Adult | Epic Fantasy | Portal | Adventure | Romance
Kelsey Denner may have escaped the Vaa, but now the horrifying invaders have a foothold in the world she has grown to cherish. To close the Shadow Fractures, Kelsey must once more traverse the lands of Aracron in a deadly quest to reach the long-forgotten altar of the Medi Mountains…
The Worst Story Ever Written by Nicole Wells
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October 2022 Fantasy Book Releases
4th October
The Empress of Time (The Keeper of Night #2) by Kylie Lee Baker
Fantasy | Young Adult | Historical Fiction | Japan | Mythology | Paranormal
Half British Reaper, half Japanese Shinigami Ren Scarborough is no longer the girl who was chased out of England—she is the Goddess of Death ruling Japan’s underworld. But her problems have never been greater. Her Shinigami see her as a foreigner on the throne. Her brother, Neven, is gone, lost in the deep darkness. And her fiancé, Hiro, has been killed by her own hand…
11th October
Dead Man's Hand (The Unorthodox Chronicles #1) by James J. Butcher
Urban Fantasy | Adult | Mystery | Magic | Paranormal
On the streets of Boston, the world is divided into the ordinary Usuals, and the paranormal Unorthodox. And in the Department of Unorthodox Affairs, the Auditors are the magical elite, government-sanctioned witches with spells at their command and all the power and prestige that comes with it. Grimshaw Griswald Grimsby is...not one of those witches…
The Witch Hunt (The Witch Haven #2) by Sasha Peyton Smith
Fantasy | Young Adult | Historical Fiction | France | Witches
Months after the devastating battle between the Sons of St. Druon and the witches of Haxahaven, Frances has built a quiet, safe life for herself, teaching young witches and tending the garden within the walls of Haxahaven Academy. But one thing nags; her magic has begun to act strangely…
Daughter of Darkness (Child of Light #2) by Terry Brooks
Fantasy | Young Adult | Fae | Romance
It’s been two years since Auris escaped from the sinister Goblin prison and learned of her heritage as one of the Fae. She is now happily partnered with her Fae lover Harrow and deeply bonded with her new family. All seems to be going perfectly--until, somehow, the Goblin attacks begin again. Someone, it seems, has not forgotten that Auris exists and seems determined to retrieve her...but who? And why
Read Book #1- Child of Light
The River of Silver: Tales from the Daevabad Trilogy by S. A. Chakraborty
Fantasy | Adult | Short stories | Mythology
Bestselling author S. A. Chakraborty's acclaimed Daevabad Trilogy gets expanded with this new compilation of stories from before, during, and after the events of The City of Brass, The Kingdom of Copper, and The Empire of Gold, all from the perspective of characters both beloved and hated, and even those without a voice in the novels…
The Oracle of Maracoor (Another Day #2) by Gregory Maguire
Fantasy | Fiction | Adult | Wizard of Oz world
The Oracle of Maracoor, the second in the trilogy called Another Day, continues the story of Elphaba's green-skinned granddaughter, Rain. That strange land, Maracoor--across the ocean from Oz--is beset by an invading army. In the mayhem, Rain and Cossy, a child felon, break out of prison. Helped by a few flying monkeys, they struggle to escape the city before it falls under siege…
18th October
Night of the Raven, Dawn of the Dove by Rati Mehrotra
Fantasy | Young Adult | Historical Fiction | India
Katyani’s role in the kingdom of Chandela has always been clear: becoming an advisor and protector of the crown prince, Ayan, when he ascends to the throne. Bound to the Queen of Chandela through a forbidden soul bond that saved her when she was a child, Katyani has grown up in the royal family and become the best guardswoman the Garuda has ever seen. But when a series of assassination attempts threatens the royals, Katyani is shipped off to the gurukul of the famous Acharya Mahavir as an escort to Ayan and his cousin…
Greywaren (Dreamer Trilogy #3) by Maggie Stiefvater
Urban Fantasy | Young Adult | LGBT | Paranormal
Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom of Blunder—she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets…
Read Book #1- Call Down the Hawk
25th October
The Atlas Paradox (The Atlas #2) by Olivie Blake
Fantasy | Adult | Dark Academia | LGBT | Urban Fantasy
Six magicians were presented with the opportunity of a lifetime.
Five are now members of the Society.
Two paths lay before them.
All must pick a side.Read Book #1- The Atlas Six
Into the Riverlands (The Singing Hills Cycle #3) by Nghi Vo
Fantasy | Novella | Adult | Wuxia
Wandering cleric Chih of the Singing Hills travels to the riverlands to record tales of the notorious near-immortal martial artists who haunt the region. On the road to Betony Docks, they fall in with a pair of young women far from home, and an older couple who are more than they seem…
Strike the Zither (Kingdom of Three #1) by Joan He
Fantasy | Young Adult | Chinese Historical Retelling | Royalty
The year is 414 of the Xin Dynasty, and chaos abounds. A puppet empress is on the throne. The realm has fractured into three factions and three warlordesses hoping to claim the continent for themselves. But Zephyr knows it’s no contest…
A Rake of His Own (Stariel #5) by A.J. Lancaster
Fantasy | Romance | Fae | LGBT | Gaslamp Fantasy
Marius Valstar doesn’t know which is worse: the dead body in his greenhouse or the naked fae prince on his desk.
The only rakes of interest to Marius are garden tools. Not fae princes. Certainly not the arrogant, selfish fae prince he has the misfortune to have a history with…
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November 2022 Fantasy Book Releases
1st November
The Luminaries (The Luminaries #1) by Susan Dennard
Seasparrow (Graceling Realm #5) by Kristin Cashore, Kuri Huang (Illustrator)
Fantasy | Young Adult | Romance | Magic | Epic Fantasy
In the immediate aftermath of the events of Winterkeep, Bitterblue and her entourage begin the journey back to Monsea with the only copies of the formulas for the zilphium weapon. Bitterblue must decide what she will do with her world-shaping power…
Read book #1- Graceling
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8th November
Bloodmarked (Legendborn #2) by Tracy Deonn
Fantasy | Young Adult | Arthurian
The powerful sequel to the instant New York Times bestselling and award-winning Legendborn—perfect for fans of Cassandra Clare and Margaret Rogerson!
The shadows have risen, and the line is law…
Read book #1- Legendborn
Cursed (Gilded #2) by Marissa Meyer
Fantasy | Young Adult | Rumpelstiltskin Retelling | Fairy Tale
Serilda and Gild attempt to break the curses that tether their spirits to Adalheid's haunted castle before the Endless Moon, when the Erlking means to capture one of the seven gods and make a wish to return his lover, Perchta, from the underworld. But as the story progresses, it becomes clear he doesn't want just one god—he wants to capture all seven, and force them to bring down the veil that keeps the Dark Ones separate from the land of the mortals. Serilda and Gild must try to thwart his plans, all while solving the mystery of Gild's forgotten name, freeing his younger sister who is trapped inside Gravenstone Castle, and trying to protect their unborn child…
Read book #1- Gilded
Gleanings: Stories from the Arc of a Scythe (Arc of a Scythe #3.5) by Neal Shusterman, David Yoon
Science Fiction Fantasy | Young Adult | Dystopian | Anthology
There are still countless tales of the Scythedom to tell. Centuries passed between the Thunderhead cradling humanity and Scythe Goddard trying to turn it upside down. For years humans lived in a world without hunger, disease, or death with Scythes as the living instruments of population control…
Read book #1- Scythe
15th November
The Lost Metal (The Mistborn Saga #7) by Brandon Sanderson
Fantasy | Adult | Epic Fantasy | Steampunk | Adventure | Science Fiction Fantasy
For years, frontier lawman turned big-city senator Waxillium Ladrian has hunted the shadowy organization the Set—with his late uncle and his sister among their leaders—since they started kidnapping people with the power of Allomancy in their bloodlines. When Detective Marasi Colms and her partner Wayne find stockpiled weapons bound for the Outer City of Bilming, this opens a new lead. Conflict between Elendel and the Outer Cities only favors the Set, and their tendrils now reach to the Elendel Senate—whose corruption Wax and Steris have sought to expose—and Bilming is even more entangled...
Read book #1- Mistborn: The Final Empire
A Light in the Flame (Flesh and Fire #2) by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Fantasy Romance | New Adult | Vampires | Paranormal
The only one who can save Sera now is the one she spent her life planning to kill.
The truth about Sera’s plan is out, shattering the fragile trust forged between her and Nyktos. Surrounded by those distrustful of her, all Sera has is her duty. She will do anything to end Kolis, the false King of Gods, and his tyrannical rule of Iliseeum, thus stopping the threat he poses to the mortal realm…
Read book #1- A Shadow in the Ember
A Thousand Heartbeats by Kiera Cass
Fantasy Romance | Young Adult | Enemies to Lovers | Standalone
Princess Annika has lived a life of comfort—but no amount of luxuries can change the fact that her life isn’t her own to control. The king, once her loving father, has gone cold, and Annika will soon be forced into a loveless marriage for political gain…
22nd November
The Choice (The Dragon Heart Legacy #3) by Nora Roberts
Fantasy | Adult | Romance | Dragons | Paranormal | Magic
Breen Siobhan Kelly grew up in the world of Man and was once unaware of her true nature. Now she is in Talamh, trying to heal after a terrible battle and heartbreaking losses. Her grandfather, the dark god Odran, has been defeated in his attempt to rule over Talamh, and over Breen--for now…
Read book #1- The Awakening
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December 2022 Fantasy Book Releases
6th December
The Poison Season by Mara Rutherford
Fantasy | Young Adult | Romance | High Fantasy | Mystery
Outsiders are always given a choice: the Forest or the lake. Either way, they're never heard from again.
Leelo has spent her entire life on Endla, coexisting with the bloodthirsty Forest and respecting the poisonous lake that protects her island from outsiders who seek to destroy it.
11th December
Zodiac Academy 8 (Zodiac Academy #8) by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
Fantasy | New Adult | Paranormal Romance | Dark Academia | Paranormal | Fae | Magic
All stars must fall.
Bloody, lost, broken. We live to fight another day. But with so much stolen from us, can the fates ever twist in our favour again?
Read book #1- Zodiac Academy: The Awakening
Check out my review for The Awakening
Queen of Myth and Monsters (Adrian X Isolde #2) by Scarlett St. Clair
Fantasy Romance | Adult | Vampires | Mythology | Paranormal Romance
Isolde, newly coronated queen, has finally found a king worthy of her in the vampire Adrian. But their love for each other has cost Isolde her father and her homeland. With two opposing goddesses playing mortals and vampires like chess pieces against one another, Isolde is uncertain who her allies are in the vampire stronghold of Revekka…
Read book #1- King of Battle and Blood
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So many amazing books to add to your TBR in 2022! If you are an author with a book coming out in 2022, get in touch and I’ll add it to the list.
