Jacqueline Carey is the author of the New York Times bestselling Kushiel's Legacy series, beginning with Kushiel's Dart, Kushiel's Chosen and Kushiel's Avatar, The Sundering epic fantasy duology, postmodern fables "Santa Olivia" and "Saints Astray," and the Agent of Hel contemporary fantasy series. Carey lives in west Michigan.
Tempest (2026) (Lyrian Sea, book 1) Victoria Aveyard "The high seas are smouldering! Inexorable attraction and the sting of betrayal do battle alongside the forces of colonisation and resistance. This vividly envisioned version of a distant past is filled with haunting echoes of our history, while imbued with its own distinctive magic."
City of Iron and Ivy (2026) Thomas Kent West "Thorny intrigue meets macabre opulence in Thomas Kent West's fever dream of an alternate Victorian London, where murder stalks the streets and the familiar language of flowers blossoms into the gloriously inventive full-blown magical system of floromancy."
Innamorata (2026) (House Of Teeth Duology, book 1) Ava Reid "Innamorata is a gorgeously gruesome Gothic romance. With a sepulchral setting and cast of characters that wouldn't seem out of place in Castle Gormenghast, it reads like the gory bones of a forgotten folktale."
The Memory Hunters (2025) (Consecrated, book 1) Mia Tsai "One of the stars of Mia Tsai's The Memory Hunters is the setting itself; a future with discernable roots in our present, traceable through the threads of culture, geography, music and language that bind humanity as inextricably as the strands of mycelium make a forest into a family."
Exquisite Ruin (2025) (Labyrinth , book 1) AdriAnne May "A dark and twisty mythopoetic journey of a romance...honed to the sharpest edge of desire."
The City in Glass (2024) Nghi Vo "Echoing with strains of myths like a familiar tune half-heard in a distant room, The City in Glass is a treasure, as fragile as its namesake and relentless as granite, filled with exquisite sorrow, fury, and desire."
The King-Killing Queen (2023) (King-Killing Queen, book 1) Shawn Speakman "Settling into the pages of The King-Killing Queen feels like a fantasy lover's homecoming!"
Medusa's Sisters (2023) Lauren J A Bear "In giving a voice to those long silenced, Medusa's Sisters brings the cosmology of ancient Greece to vivid life, writhing and seething with numinous possibility. It is a story of monsters and mortals, and the gods who use them both with careless cruelty."
Spring's Arcana (2023) (Dead God's Heart, book 1) Lilith Saintcrow "Lilith Saintcrow's contemporary incarnations of Old World avatars glint, slice and snarl in a supernatural scavenger hunt, vying for possession of a hidden jewel at the heart of a mystery. Grab your popcorn and settle in for a scintillating ride!"
A Blackened Mirror (2023) (Memoirs of the Borgia Sibyl, book 1) Jo Graham "Ancient Greek and Roman rituals lie like a palimpsest beneath the streets of a Rome resplendent in full Catholic regalia in this tale of ambition, desire, intrigue and enchantment. La Bella Farnese is a compelling heroine, and author Jo Graham casts her Renaissance spell with a deft hand."
The Art of Prophecy (2022) (War Arts Saga, book 1) Wesley Chu "Come for the awesome fight choreography, stay for the sly wit, worldbuilding, and a fresh and unexpected take on the hero's journey!"
A Strange and Stubborn Endurance (2022) (Tithenai Chronicles, book 1) Foz Meadows "Many a reader longing for a sense of homecoming in the realm of romantic fantasy will find it in A Strange and Stubborn Endurance."
Crazy in Poughkeepsie (2022) Daniel Pinkwater "Opening the pages of Crazy in Poughkeepsie was like buying a ticket back to the all the weirdness and wonder of being a kid. I'm pretty sure we passed the Phantom Tollbooth during the road trip!"
Payback's a Witch (2021) (Witches of Thistle Grove, book 1) Lana Harper "No tricks, all treat! Lana Harper’s debut Payback's a Witch is a compulsively fun read."
Witchshadow (2021) (Witchlands, book 4) Susan Dennard "Fast-paced adventure and a wonderful tribute to the power of the binding ties of friendship."
Border Crosser (2020) Tom Doyle "Tom Doyle blends an intricately re-envisioned history of America with literary references, some bold, some sly, in this genre-bending thriller. It's a feat of craftsmanship to be celebrated!"
The Tiger's Daughter (2017) (Ascendant Trilogy , book 1) K Arsenault Rivera "The epistolary tale at the heart of The Tiger's Daughter unfolds with deceptive elegance, leading the reader to a conclusion at once unexpected, touching, and apt."
Black Wolves (2015) (Black Wolves Trilogy, book 1) Kate Elliott "Black Wolves is a sweeping tale of loyalty and betrayal, ambition and intrigue, impelled by the mysteries that lie at its heart."
Dreamer's Pool (2014) (Blackthorn & Grim, book 1) Juliet Marillier "An enchanting tale grounded by [Marillier’s] compelling protagonists, Blackthorn and Grim, who rise above adversity to become a formidable team."
The Traitor's Daughter (2011) (Veiled Isles Trilogy, book 1) Paula Brandon "Compellingly complex motivations and character dynamics mark Paula Brandon's welcome debut."
Alcestis (2010) Katharine Beutner "An engaging, subversive reimagining of the tale of the eponymous Greek heroine who is upheld as a shining example of the dutiful wife for her selfless sacrifice."
A Shadow in Summer (2006) (Long Price Quartet, book 1) Daniel Abraham "Shadow in Summer is one of the most elegant and engaging fantasies I've read in years, based on an intriguing, original premise. I eagerly await the remaining volumes in Daniel Abraham's the Long Price Quartet."
A Dark God Laughing (2005) (Dream and a Lie, book 1) Fiona McGavin "A Dark God Laughing is the intriguing debut volume of Fiona McGavin's A Dream and a Lie trilogy, offering readers a vividly imagined world filled with violent religious strife, gender-shifting characters and an engaging hint of decadence. I look forward to reading more as the story continues to unfold!"
Melusine (2005) (Doctrine of Labyrinths, book 1) Sarah Monette "A lush novel, rife with decadent magic, debilitating madness, and dubious deeds."
Lords of Rainbow (2003) (Lords of Rainbow) Vera Nazarian "To read Vera Nazarian's Lords of Rainbow is to be immersed in a dream, wandering through a wondrous, shifting landscape where the sun shines silver and the world is rendered in an infinite palette of subtle grays, filled with glimpses of sublime loveliness and glorious *color*."
(b.1964)
