[See Caveat] This list will be maintained alphabetical by author. I will periodically remove books after they are no longer new (my cutoff date for this particular list is June and more recent) and move them here. I will add new titles as I find out about them.
Unless otherwise noted, all listings are for print hardbacks.
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| See also: Science Fiction & Fantasy for Younger Readers | The Anne McCaffrey List |
Most recent Locus magazine consulted: June 2025
Last update: 6/3/2025
*NEW in this revision 6/3/2025
+MODIFIED during month of June 2025
See also Big Five Publishers in the U.S.
Aaronovitch, Ben
Stone and Sky
(bk 10 in the Rivers of London series. Sequel to Masquerades of Spring. Peter Grant goes to Scotland.)
Urban fantasy. Police Procedural.
Astra Publishing House / DAW
Jul.2025
Afsharirad, David, editor & Finn, Mark, editor
Swords & Larceny
(Themed anthology. "Tales of Thieves and Warriors, written by Fan Favorites!....With stories by Christopher Ruocchio, Wen Spencer, A. Lee Martinez, Edward M. Erdelac, Jim Zub, John C. Hocking, James Enge, Tim Akers, Mark Finn, Bill Willingham, Adrian Simmons, Tracy S. Morris, and Stephen Aryan." [Amazon blurb].Trade paperback.)
Fantasy.
Baen
Sep.2025
*Anderson, Taylor
Inferno's Shadow
(bk 4 of the Artillerymen series. Sequel to Devil's Battle.)
Alternate history.
Penguin Random House / Berkley Books / Ace
Jul.2025
*Andrews, Ilona
This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me
(bk 1 of Maggie the Undying. "Outlander meets Game of Thrones in this blockbuster new epic fantasy series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author duo Ilona Andrews." Amazon blurb.)
Fantasy. Time travel. Romance.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tor Books
Mar.2026
*Asaro, Catherine
Gold Dust
(bk 2 of the Dust Knights series. Sequel to Down Deep.)
Hard sf. Space opera. Telepathy. Asaro's Skolian Empire series.
Baen
Oct.2025
Bishop, Anne
Turns of Fate
(bk 1 of the Isle of Wyrd series.)
Dark Fantasy.
Penguin Random House / Berkley Books / Ace
Nov.2025
+Blackgoose, Moniquill
To Ride a Rising Storm
(bk 2 of Nampeshiweisit. Sequel to Shape a Dragon's Breath. Trade pbk.)
Alternate history fantasy.
Penguin Random House / Random House / Ballantine Books / Del Rey Books
Jan.2026
Bova, Ben & Johnson, Les
Pluto
(bk 3 of the Outer Planets trilogy AND bk 28 of The Grand Tour series. Sequel to Neptune).
Hard sf. Space opera.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tor Books
Nov.2025
Briggs, Patricia
Blind Date with a Werewolf
(In the world of Mercy Thompson. Asil is gifted five blind dates. Novel in the form of short stories. Two all-new stories as well as three previously published stories. [Amazon blurb]. )
Urban Fantasy
Penguin Random House / Berkley Books / Ace
Oct.2025
Britain, Kristen
Falling in a Sea of Stars
(bk 10 in the Green Rider series. Sequel to Spirit of the Wood.)
Fantasy
Astra Publishing House / DAW
Sep.2025
*Butcher, Jim
Twelve Months
(bk 18 of the Dresden Files. Sequel to Battleground.)
Urban Fantasy.
Penguin Random House / Berkley Books / Ace
Jan.2026
Card, Orson Scott
Reawakening
(bk 2 in the Side Step Trilogy. Sequel to Wakers. Young adult.)
Hard sf.
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Nov.2025
Chiles, Patrick
Long Way Home
(bk 2 of Interstellar Medic. Sequel to the Long Run.)
Hard sf. Medical Space Opera
Baen
Jul.2025
*Cogman, Genevieve
Damned
(bk 3 of the Scarlet Revolution trilogy. Sequel to Elusive.)
Alternate history. French revolution with vampires!
**NOTE: E-Book only at this time**
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tor Books
May 22, 2025
Czerneda, Julie E.
A Shift of Time
(bk 4 of the Night's Edge series. Sequel to Change of Place.)
Fantasy.
Astra Publishing House / DAW
Jul.2025
Durst, Sarah Beth
Enchanted Greenhouse
(Set in the same world as Spellshop. Prequel, as this is the story of a character mentioned in Spellshop.)
Romantasy.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Bramble
Jul.2025
Elliott, Kate
Witch Roads
(bk 1 of the Witch Roads Duology. Totally new world.)
Fantasy
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tor Books
Jun.2025
Elliott, Kate
The Nameless Land
(bk 2 of The Witch Roads Duology. Sequel to Witch Roads.)
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tor Books
Nov.2025
*Flint, Eric and Spoor, Ryk E.
Fenrir
("When astronomer Stephanie Bronson uncovers a massive alien vessel named Fenrir racing toward the Sun, she must lead a desperate mission to rescue its crew before a catastrophic failure dooms them both to fiery destruction." Amazon blurb.)
Hard sf.
Baen
Jun.2025
Hines, Jim C.
Slayers of Old
("Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Golden Girls....humorous contemporary standalone fantasy" [Amazon blurb])
Fantasy
Astra Publishing House / DAW
Oct.2025
*Jacobs, Bethany
This Brutal Moon
(bk 3 of the Kindom Trilogy. Sequel to On Vicious Worlds. Trade pbk.)
Hard sf. Space opera.
Hachette Livre / Hachette Book Group / Orbit
Nov.2025
*Kerr, Katharine
Haze
("In the tradition of Kim Stanley Robinson's deeply researched science fiction and Lois McMaster Bujold's thrilling space opera adventures, Haze transports readers to a multi-alien society governed by the Rim Council,....Haze is a character-driven novel featuring a diverse cast of POC and alien characters,...." Amazon blurb)
Hard sf. Space opera.
CAEZIK SF & Fantasy
Aug.2025
Kingfisher, T.
Hemlock and Silver
(Snow White retelling. Next book in a series of fairy tales re-imagined.)
Fantasy.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tor Books
Aug.2025
*Kingfisher, T.
What Stalks the Deep
(bk 3 of Sworn Soldier. Sequel to What Feasts At Night. Novella.)
NOTE: Tor Nightfire is supposed to be a horror imprint. My definition of "horror" is when the author is deliberately trying to frighten you to death. This series does not meet the definition of "horror" for me.
Fantasy Mystery.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tor Books / Tor Nightfire
Sep.30, 2025
Kowal, Mary Robinette and Miller, Sam J.
Red Star Hustle / Apprehension
(Saga Doubles: a short novel plus a long novella. "Two expertly crafted crime stories set in a far-future science fiction universe" [Amazon blurb])
Simon & Schuster / Saga Press
Oct.2025
Kressel, Matthew
Space Trucker Jess
("Space Trucker Jess is Space Opera in the grand style, with starships, alien gods, and a heroine in way over her head...." [Amazon blurb] Author Matthew Kressel is a three-time Nebula Award finalist. [bk cover])
Hard sf. Space opera. YA
Fairwood Press
Jul.2025
*Lackey, Mercedes
The Cyprian
(bk 18 of the Elemental Masters. Sequel to Miss Amelia's List. "A cozy, cottage-core Regency fantasy perfect for fans of Bridgerton." Amazon blurb.)
Fantasy.
Astra House / DAW
Dec.2025
Lackey, Mercedes and Dixon, Larry
Deliverance of Dragons
(bk 3 of the Dragon Prophecy Trilogy. Sequel to Blade of Empire. "The epic conclusion to the first War of the Endarkened." (Amazon)
Fantasy
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tor Books
May 27, 2025
Lackey, Mercedes, editor
Smoke and Mirrors
(Latest annual Valdemar shared world anthology.)
Fantasy
Astra House / DAW
Nov.2025
Lafferty, Mur
Infinite Archive
(bk 3 of Midsolar Murders. Sequel to Chaos Terminal. Trade pbk.)
Hard sf. Space Opera. Detective mystery.
Penguin Random House / Berkley Books / Ace.
Jul.2025
Lee, Yoon Ha
Starstrike
(bk 2 in the Moonstorm series. Sequel to Moonstorm. YA space opera trilogy.)
Hard sf. Space opera.
Penguin Random House / Random House Children's Books / Delacorte Press
Aug.2025
McGuire, Seanan
Butterfly Effects
(bk 15 of the InCryptid series. Sequel to Installment Immortality. Trade pbk.)
Urban Fantasy.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tor Books
Mar.2026
McGuire, Seanan
Silver and Lead
(bk 19 of the October Daye series. Sequel to The Innocent Sleep.)
Urban Fantasy.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tor Books
Sep.2025
McGuire, Seanan
Through Gates of Garnet and Gold
(bk 11 of the Wayward Children series. Sequel to Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear. Novella.)
Fantasy
Tordotcom
Jan.2026
McGuire, Seanan
Velveteen vs. The Consequences of Her Actions
(Short fiction collection.)
Subterranean Press
Dec.2025
Mack, David
Ring of Fire
(bk 5 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds series. Sequel to Toward the Night.)
Hard sf. Space opera.
Simon & Schuster / Pocket Books / Star Trek
Oct.2025
Modesitt, L.E., Jr.
Legalist
(bk 4 in the Grand Illusion series. Sequel to Contrarian. SET EARLIER in same world. Ancestor of Ysella.)
Fantasy
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tor Books
Oct.2025
Modesitt, L.E., Jr.
Sub-Majer's Challenge
(bk 25 of Saga of Recluce. Sequel to Overcaptain. Bk 3 for Alyiakal.)
Military Fantasy.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tor Books
Aug.2025
Novik, Naomi
Summer War
(Novella. New world. New characters.)
Penguin Random House / Random House / Ballantine Books / Del Rey Books
Sep.2025
Older, Malka
The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses
(bk 3 of The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti. Sequel to The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles
Cozy space opera detective mystery.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tor Books
Jun.2025
Sagara, Michelle
Heir of Light: A Novel
(bk 2 of The Academia Chronicles. [Set in the world of the Chronicles of Elantra.] Sequel to Shards of Glass. Trade pbk.)
Fantasy.
HarperCollins / Harlequin Enterprises / MIRA
May 27, 2025
*Scalzi, John
Constituent Service
(Standalone novella. Not part of any series.)
Hard sf.
Subterranean Press
Nov.2025
Scalzi, John
Shattering Peace
(bk 7 in Old Man's War. Sequel to The End of All Things. "But now, there is a new force that threatens the hard-maintained peace: The Consu, the most advanced intelligent species humans have ever met, are on the cusp of a species-defining civil war." (Amazon blurb) As was the case in book 6, diplomats must save the day, not soldiers.)
Hard sf. Space opera.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tor Books
Sep.2025
*Shinn, Sharon
Shifter and Shadow
(bk 6 of the Twelve Houses series. Sequel to Fortune and Fate. Trade pbk.)
Fantasy. Shapeshifters.
Fairwood Press
Sep.2025
*Smith, Sherwood
The Princess and the Slaymate
(bk 4 of the Dobrenica series. Sequel to Revenant Eve.)
NOTE: Ebook only available from Book View Cafe. Paperback & ebook available from Amazon, etc.
Romantasy. Includes Vampires. [Note: Author has also reissued bks 1-3, newly edited.]
Book View Cafe.
May 27, 2025
+Stirling, S.M.
Lords of Creation
(bk 3 of Lords of Creation. Sequel to In the Courts of the Crimson Kings.)
Hard sf. Alternate history
Arc Manor / Caezik SF & Fantasy
July 29, 2025
Stirling, S.M.
Winds of Fate
(bk 2 of Make the Darkness Light. Sequel to To Turn the Tide.)
Alternate history. Time Travel.
Baen
Jul.2025
Tchaikovsky, Adrian
Best of Adrian Tchaikovsky
(Presumably a short fiction collection.)
Subterranean Press
Jan.2026
Tchaikovsky, Adrian
Shroud
("On a planet shrouded in darkness, a stranded crew must fight for survival." [Amazon blurb])
Hard sf. Space opera.
Hachette Livre / Hachette Book Group / Orbit
Jun.2025
Turtledove, Harry
Powerless
Alternate history.
Arc Manor / Caezik SF & Fantasy
Jul.2025
Vo, Nghi
A Mouthful of Dust
(bk 6 in the Singing Hills Cycle. A novella featuring "Wandering Cleric Chih of Singing Hills and their hoopoe companion Almost Brilliant" (Amazon)[You can read the novellas in any order. Each stands independently save they have the same two primary characters and are set in the same world.])
Fantasy.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tordotcom
Oct.2025
*Weber, David, editor
Challenges: Tales From the Earliest Days of the Star Kingdom
(bk 8 in the Worlds of Honor series. "All original stories by: David Weber, Marisa Wolf, Jacob Holo, Dan Butler, Thomas Pope, and Jane Lindskold." FantasticFiction.com)
Hard sf. Space opera.
Baen
Nov.2025
Wells, Martha
Queen Demon
(bk 2 of the Rising World. Sequel to Witch King.)
Fantasy
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tor Books
Oct.2025
*Wolinsky, Richard, editor
Space Ships! Ray Guns! Martian Octopods!: Interviews with Science Fiction Legends
("In these highly-candid radio interviews, more than fifty legendary, larger-than-life personalities trade anecdotes about the Golden Age of science fiction." Amazon blurb. Trade pbk.)
Hard sf. Nonfiction.
Tachyon Publications
Sep.2025
"The Big Five" Publishers: [in the U.S.]
Big Five (ranked by annual revenue): [as of 2021]
1) Penguin Random House ($3.3 billion. Notable imprints: Knopf Doubleday, Crown Publishing, and Viking Press). CORPORATE OWNER: German media titan Bertelsmann.
2) HarperCollins ($1.5 billion. Notable imprints: Avon Romance, Harlequin Enterprises, Harper, & William Morrow). CORPORATE OWNER: News Corp [originally founded by Rupert Murdoch].
3) Macmillan Publishers ($1.4 billion. NOTE: British company. Notable imprints: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Picador, St Martin s Press, & Thomas Dunne Books.) CORPORATE OWNER: private German company Holtzbrinck Publishing Group
4) Simon & Schuster ($830 million. Notable imprints: Howard Books, Scribner, & Touchstone.) CORPORATE OWNER: Paramount Global [which is wholly owned by National Amusements]
5) Hachette (Hachette Livre's revenue $2.7 billion. NOTE: French company. Notable imprints: Grand Central Publishing, Little, Brown & Company, Headline, & Mulholland Books.) CORPORATE OWNER French company Lagardere Group.
See also US begins court battle against publishing giants merger [Federal antitrust issue]
By Marcy Gordon & Hillel Italie, Associated Press | August 1, 2022 |
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Forthcoming Books (Published quarterly in Locus magazine.)
[Caveat: Here is listed what Margaret A. Davis is looking forward to reading or has just read plus books of general interest to science fiction and fantasy. I will include books by authors I do not personally read but which patrons at my library do read and tell me how much they love them. See also Science Fiction&Fantasy for Younger Readers. (Hint: I do not read horror. Sorry, horror fans may peruse the Horror Writers Assn. Recommended Reading List for suitable suggestions.)
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