Science Fiction & Fantasy
limits of science and storytelling.
Series
Split or Swallow Lindsay Straube Arcadia Books, 97815294459 Five-chilli romantasy sensation 2: Between Two Kings 20th August, pb, eb, £10.99, 23 3: Kneel Before Me 1st September, hb, eb, £22, 30
Series
Arthur C Clarke winner goes back to a world steeped in magic.
Adrian Tchaikovsky The Best of Adrian Tchaikovsky Head of Zeus, 5th November, hb, eb, £25, 9781035930241
Spanning the full spectrum of SF and fantasy. Accompanied by a foreword from author of Old Man’s War, John Scalzi.
Adrian Tchaikovsky Preaching to the Choir Solaris, 13th August, hb, eb, £25, 9781837867301
When Elena Mendes’ old-money boyfriend takes her to his family mansion for a mysterious gathering secrets and terrors come to light.
Scarlett J Thorne Lord of the Heights Caezik, 10th September, pb, £17.99, 9781647102074
Jesse Q Sutanto An Edge Sharp Enough Daphne Press, 17th November, hb, eb, £22, 9781837841257
Dark fantasy following an assassin, a scholar, a conman and a guard racing to save their world from a miracle gone wrong.
Jodi Taylor A Family Affair Headline, 6th August, hb, £20, 9781035439362
The Chronicles of St Mary’s writer returns with those time-travelling bounty hunters.
Madeline Taylor Heir of Illusion Piatkus Books, 15th September, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780349447261
ON the Isle of Illusion nothing is what it seems.
Roxy Taylor Claimed by the Orc King Titan Books, 3rd November, hb, eb, £19.99, 9781835419069
Monster romance that is sexy and witty. A chance encounter with a cosplayer sends a young woman hurtling through a portal into a world of hunky orcs and fated mates.
Adrian Tchaikovsky Children of Strife Tor, 29th October, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781035057801
Next instalment in the Children of Time series from a frequently decorated master of the genre.
Adrian Tchaikovsky Pretenders to the Throne of God Head of Zeus, 5th November, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781035914937
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Dark fae reimagining of Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff is revealed as ancient fae
Lavie Tidhar Guns and Sorcery Head of Zeus, 8th October, hb, eb, £20, 9781035928996
Tidhar crafts a 21st-century pulp fantasy where faith battles addiction and love collides with betrayal.
JRR Tolkien, Tove Jansson The Hobbit HarperFiction, 24th September, hb, eb, £25, 9780008843076
Hardback edition illustrated by the creator of The Moomins.
JRR Tolkien, Alan Lee, Brian Sibley The Fall of Númenor HarperFiction, 5th November, hb, eb, £45, 9780008848842
Tolkien’s writings on the Second Age collected in one volume, chronicling Númenor, Sauron and the forging of the Rings of Power.
Kathryn Troy Night of Storms and Sorrow City Owl Press, 24th September, pb, £13.99, 9781648985720
Fantasy epic with a fierce queen, brooding hero, magical secrets, political intrigue and a world on the brink of apocalypse.
Jules Verne Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Vintage Classics, 3rd September, hb, £18.99, 9781529982008
Gift edition. Foiled covers, marbled
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Torsten Weitze The Tower of Beggars Absurd Ventures, 1st September, hb, eb, £22, 9798994931622
First book in the Stormfell Academy fantasy series from a writer who has sold four million books, and published in English
endpapers, sprayed edges, beautiful paper and finished with a silk ribbon.
Grace Viall (Mostly) Human Resources
Aria, 6th August, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781035922543
Creepy urban fantasy, steeped in American and Native American folklore and set in the Appalachian mountains.
Nghi Vo The Scarlet Ball Del Rey, 6th October, hb, eb, £20, 9781529980127
Magical tale of ballrooms and bloodshed in the Gilded Age.
Heather Walter The Witch Queen Del Rey, 4th August, hb, eb, £20, 9781529939934
Snow White’s wicked queen rises to her destiny in the finale of the queer, witchy duology from the author of Malice.
Helene Wecker The Gates of Midnight Harper, 8th October, hb, eb, £20, 9780062468680
Final instalment, long in the making, in the Golem and the Jinni trilogy.
Andy Weir Project Hail Mary Del Rey, 1st December, hb, eb, £29.99, 9781807840020
Deluxe edition of a bestseller that was turned into a major film with Ryan Gosling.
Carissa Weiser For the King William Morrow, 14th January, hb, eb, £20, 9780063304895
Comprehensive retelling of the King Arthur legend breathes new life into the story. Carissa Weiseris a co-host of the Myths & Legends podcast.
for the first time. When tragedy strikes, Niri finds herself penniless and alone. Her only possession is a coin that grants her admission to Stormfell Academy, where she must learn to fight to survive.
HG Wells The Time Machine Vintage Classics, 3rd September, hb, £18.99, 9781529981988
Beautiful deluxe edition of one of the giants of science fiction. Foiled covers, marbled endpapers, sprayed edges, beautiful paper and a silk ribbon make this easily giftable.
Django Wexler The Only Way Out is Up Orbit, 29th September, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780356519012
Pacy, progression fantasy for fans of Dungeon Crawler Carl. A small-time scrapper and his robot enter a tournament that will either make them rich or rip them apart.
Laura E Weymouth The Castle and the Cloister
Del Rey, 4th August, hb, eb, £20, 9781529958461
Two centuries earlier the kingdom of Honoria’s goddesses were silenced in blood. As the realm’s fragile peace falters the whims of a king may restart the engines of war.
Jacqueline White Souls in Ruin Simon & Schuster, 10th November, hb, eb, £20, 9781398565845
Raven Kennedy’s Gild meets Jennifer L Armentrout’s From Blood and Ash in this riveting romantasy about an illegitamate princess caught up in the revenge of gods.
Kiersten White The Fox and the Devil Penguin, 21st January, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781804947739
An obsession with a beautiful serial killer entangles a vampire hunter’s daughter in an immortal sapphic romance.
Hannah F Whitten Reliquary Little, Brown, 11th August, hb, eb, £22, 9780356525709
Debut horror features a grieving widow who visits her late partner’s island estate. Eerie family secrets, a haunting past and a hunger stirring beneath the sea.
Jasmine Wigham The Library of Botanical Witchcraft Headline Accent, 24th September, pb, £10.99, 9781035440382
A plant lover and a standoffish witch team join up to cure a botanical curse.
Sam Wilket A Good Daughter’s Ghost Annick Press, 19th November, pb, £11.99, 9781834021157
Teenage babysitter confronts grief and Chinese folklore when a child claims her dead sister speaks.
Lili Wilkinson Lavender and Hemlock Titan Books, 10th November, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781835415771
A housemaid’s quiet life is disrupted with the arrival of a mysterious visitor. Atmospheric sapphic romantasy.
GJ Williams The Nun’s Kiss The Book Social, 13th August, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781917163002
The death of Sister Enid uncovers a tale of stolen destiny, hidden children and a plot to resurrect a dynasty.
Emily H Wilson, Enrique Jiménez Gilgamesh Flame Tree Collections, 22nd September, hb, £20, 9781835628089
Explores Gilgamesh, legendary king of Uruk, through quests, monsters, and myth. This collection retells classic tales and offers new stories.
Cortney L Winn Merciless Magpie, 14th January, hb, eb, £20, 9780008764616
Sequel to Vesselless. Romantasy following the heir to a fantasy kingdom and the seductive spirit sent to claim her soul.
LR Wollacott Beyond Hell… Beyond Mordor: Arrival Troubador, 28th September, pb, £11.99, 9781806346295
Good versus evil and the alliance that develops to defeat a god. The story encompasses Roman military prowess and the power of magic.
Lucy Jane Wood Disenchanted Macmillan, 10th September, hb, eb, £22, 9781035073740
A witch trying to abandon her magic accidentally triggers a curse that forces her to embrace a life she has always denied.
Lenora Woods Level Up for Love Arcadia Books, 10th September, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781529446487
Tabletop gaming romance for fans of Mythic Quest and Well Met.
Yuhua Wu Masculinity in Chinese Digital Culture Anthem Press, 3rd November, pb, eb, £20.99, 9781801360043
How masculinities are represented and transformed from Chinese digital games to their fan-fiction.
Lisa Yaszek Wars in the Stars Flame Tree Collections, 18th August, hb, £20, 9781835628058
Collecting the very best stories of war and adventure from across the galaxy, in which political al.
Adrienne Young Chosen Son Titan Books, 10th November, hb, eb, £19.99, 9781803365404
Young lovers Luca and Maris must traverse the bloody warzone that their city has become to spite the gods and rekindle their romance.
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