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This Month’s Best New Fantasy
 
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Book cover for The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson
This ‘intricately plotted’ epic fantasy is a ‘master class in storytelling’ (Ann Leckie)
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • Paste raves, “Perfect books don’t really exist as a general rule, but wow, does this one come close”
  • With the next ruler of the empire in question, high scholar Neema grapples with murder, justice, and power
  • “Vast and intricate, full of fiendish twists and clever traps” (Alix E. Harrow, author of The Ten Thousand Doors of January)
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Media mentions for The Raven Scholar by Antonia HodgsonMEDIA MENTIONS:Paste, Reactor, Publishers Weekly, Booklist
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Book cover for Eat the Ones You Love by Sarah Maria Griffin
A flower shop in a decaying mall is nurturing a terrible secret…
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • Shell’s new job brings her into the orbit of enigmatic florist Neve in this “deliciously strange, delightfully wicked” read (V. E. Schwab)
  • Modern gothic horror with creeping tendrils of dark humor
  • “Lush, eerie, and sensual… A stunner” (Publishers Weekly starred review)
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Media mentions for Eat the Ones You Love by Sarah Maria GriffinMEDIA MENTIONS:Locus, Reactor, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Electric Literature
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Book cover for Fearless by Lauren Roberts
Sarah J. Maas meets Red Queen
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • This USA Today bestseller already has over 60,000 five-star Goodreads ratings — and counting
  • As Paedyn and Kai reunite and return to the Kingdom of Ilya, they face a terrible decision with far-reaching consequences
  • The hotly anticipated conclusion to a series that’s taking BookTok by storm
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Media mentions for Fearless by Lauren RobertsMEDIA MENTIONS:TODAY Show, People, Paste, Publishers Weekly
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Book cover for The Bell Witches by Lindsey Kelk
This gothic fantasy could be “your new obsession” (Cosmopolitan)
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • For fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • When Emily Bell moves in with her aunt and grandmother at their manor house in Savannah, Georgia, she learns her family holds a magical secret…
  • From a Sunday Times bestselling author
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Media mentions for The Bell Witches by Lindsey KelkMEDIA MENTIONS:Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan
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Book cover for The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig
A New York Times bestselling author ‘weaves his magic once more’ (Kiersten White)
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • After five friends encounter a mysterious staircase in the forest, one goes up and never returns — and 20 years later, the staircase reappears…
  • “The ghastly atmosphere, combined with an ever-present sense of danger, creates an unrelenting tension that grips readers” (Library Journal)
  • “Delicious disorienting and deeply captivating” (#1 New York Times bestselling author Alaina Urquhart)
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Media mentions for The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck WendigMEDIA MENTIONS:Locus, Vulture, The Guardian, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly
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Book cover for The Traitor of Sherwood Forest by Amy S. Kaufman
Robin Hood reimagined — through the eyes of a peasant girl turned spy
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • Ordinary Jane enters the King’s Houses as Robin Hood’s eyes and ears… But is she a pawn or a player in the outlaw’s game of deceit and murder?
  • “Kaufman paints fresh shadows upon an ancient tale… Satisfying and compelling” (Liz Michalski, author of Darling Girl)
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Media mentions for The Traitor of Sherwood Forest by Amy S. KaufmanMEDIA MENTIONS:Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Literary Hub
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Book cover for Broken Souls and Bones by LJ Andrews
This romantasy is taking BookTok by storm
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • From a USA Today bestselling author
  • To save her best friend from death, Lyra must become the king’s melder — and get as much information as she can out of brooding royal guard Roark
  • “Has everything you could want: a unique magic system, a vivid world, and a swoony romance that’s both tender and scorching” (USA Today bestselling author Olivia Rose Darling)
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Media mentions for Broken Souls and Bones by LJ AndrewsMEDIA MENTIONS:Locus, Booklist
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Book cover for The Ashfire King by Chelsea Abdullah
Sinking cities, fallen royalty, and ancient magic await
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • A legendary merchant and a banished prince find themselves in the realm of jinn — and it’s on the brink of collapse…
  • A must-read for fans of the The City of Brass
  • “A dream written upon a page — absorbing, lingering, and poignantly told” (Andrea Stewart)
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Media mentions for The Ashfire King by Chelsea AbdullahMEDIA MENTIONS:Locus, Paste, Library Journal
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Book cover for The Floating World by Axie Oh
If you love Shadow and Bone, pick up this breathtaking romantasy
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • After an attack leads acrobat Ren to unleash her hidden powers, she embarks on a quest to save her beloved uncle. But ex-soldier Sunho is tracking her…
  • The bestselling author of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea delivers a dark, enchanting tale steeped in Korean folklore
  • “A grand adventure that perfectly balances romance and humor, set in a uniquely magical world” (#1 New York Times bestselling author Judy I. Lin)
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Media mentions for The Floating World by Axie OhMEDIA MENTIONS:Paste, Reactor, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal
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