(Caveat: Here is listed what Margaret A. Davis 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. (Hint: I do not read horror. Sorry, horror fans may peruse the Horror Writers Assn. Recommended Reading List for suitable suggestions.)
This list will be maintained alphabetical by author and consists of books which have already been published in January-December 2022 and which previously appeared on my New Releases and Forthcoming Books list.
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Aaronovitch, Ben
Amongst Our Weapons
(bk 9 of the Rivers of London. Sequel to False Value.)
Urban fantasy
Penguin Random House / DAW
Apr.2022
Anderson, Kevin J.
Gods and Dragons
(bk 3 of the Wake the Dragon series. Sequel to Vengewar.)
Fantasy
Macmillan / Tor / Forge / Tor Books
Jan.2022
Anderson, Taylor
Hell's March
(bk 2 of the Artillerymen series. Sequel to Purgatory's Shore.)
Hard sf. / Parallel worlds
Penguin Random House / Berkley Books / Ace
Sep.2022
Andrews, Ilona
Ruby Fever
(bk 6 of the Hidden Legacy series. Sequel to Emerald Blaze.)
Urban fantasy. Romance.
Harper Collins / Avon Books
Aug.2022
Andrews, Ilona
Sweep of the Heart
(bk 5 of the Innkeeper Chronicles. Sequel to Sweep of the Blade. Trade pbk.)
Urban Fantasy
Nancy Yost Literary Agency, Inc
Dec.2022
Arnold, Luke
One Foot in the Fade
(bk 3 in the Fetch Phillips Archives. Sequel to Dead Man in a Ditch. Trade pbk.)
Fantasy.
Hachette Book Group / Orbit US
Apr.2022
Asaro, Catherine
Jigsaw Assassin
(bk 4 of the Major Bhaajan series. Sequel to Vanished Seas. Trade pbk.)
Hard sf. Space opera.
Baen.
Jul.2022
Beagle, Peter S.
Last Unicorn
(Updated edition "with the author’s preferred text and an introduction from Patrick Rothfuss". [Tor.com] Also first eBook edition.)
NOTE: Audiobook and eBook ONLY at this time.
Fantasy.
Penguin Random House / Berkley Books / Ace
Jul.2022
Bishop, Anne
Crowbones
(bk 3 of the World of the Others. Sequel to Wild Country.)
Urban Fantasy
Penguin Random House / Berkley Books / Ace
Mar.2022
Bodard, Aliette de
Red Scholar's Wake
(bk 5 in the Xuya Universe series. Sequel to Tea and Murder. [That is, each book in same overall setting. New characters each time.] Trade pbk.)
Hard sf. Romance.
JAB Books
Nov.2022
Briggs, Patricia
Soul Taken
(bk 13 of the Mercy Thompson series. Sequel to Smoke Bitten.)
Urban Fantasy.
Penguin Random House / Berkley Books / Ace
Aug.2022
Brooks, Terry
Daughter of Darkness
(bk 2 of Child of Light series. Sequel to Child of Light. All new fantasy series. No connection to Shannara.)
Fantasy
Penguin Random House / Random House / Del Rey Books
Oct.2022
Bujold, Lois McMaster
Penric's Labors
(Latest reprint of the Penric & Desdemona series. Hardcover reprint. Includes Masquerade in Lodi, The Orphans of Raspay, The Physicians of Vilnoc.)
Fantasy.
Baen
Nov.2022
Butcher, James J.
Dead Man's Hand
(bk 1 of The Unorthodox Chronicles. Debut novel. [Yes, James IS the son of Harry Dresden Files author Jim Butcher.])
Urban fantasy.
Penguin Random House / Berkley Books / Ace
Oct.2022
Butcher, Jim
The Law: A Dresden Files Novella
(WARNING: MASSIVE SPOILERS if you have not read PEACE TALKS and BATTLEGROUND. See: Book Trailer )
NOTE: Audiobook and eBook ONLY at this time.
Urban Fantasy.
Imaginary Empire LLC
Jul.2022
Butcher, Jim, editor and Hughes, Kerry L., editor
Heroic Hearts Anthology
(Anthology. Short stories from Jim Butcher, Kerrie L. Hughes, Patricia Briggs, Charlaine Harris, Kelley Armstrong, Annie Bellet, Anne Bishop, Jennifer Brozek, Kevin Hearne, Nancy Holder, Chloe Neill, R.R. Virdi. Last anthology from these two editors: Shadowed Souls, c. 2016.)
Urban Fantasy.
Penguin Random House / Berkley Books / Ace
May 2022
Chambers, Becky
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
(bk 2 in the Monk & Robot series. Sequel to A Psalm for the Wild-Built. Novella.)
Hard sf.
Macmillan / Tor / Forge / Tor.com Publishing
Jul.2022
Chu, Wesley
Art of Prophecy: A Novel
(bk 1 of the War Arts Saga.)
Epic Fantasy
Penguin Random House / Random House / Del Rey Books
Aug.2022
Clarke, Neil & Xia Jia, et al, editors
New Voices in Chinese Science Fiction
"Ebook, trade paperback, and hardcover editions coming July 7th, 2022." (Clarkesworld)
Clarkesworld Books
Jul.2022
Corey, James S.A.
Memory's Legion: The Complete Expanse Story Collection
("For the first time, all of the short fiction set in James S. A. Corey's New York Times bestselling Expanse series is available in this collection — including a brand new novella. Now a major television series." Amazon.com)
Hard sf. Space Opera.
Hachette Book Group / Orbit US
Mar.2022
Czerneda, Julie E.
Imaginings: 25th Anniversary Collection
(Short fiction collection. "It contains my Aurora Award-winning 'Left Foot on a Blind Man' as well as my first sale, first fantasy, first horror, and so much more.A full dozen of my stories, including a brand new novella from Night's Edge.")
NOTE: eBook ONLY at this time.
Hard sf., fantasy, horror
Czerneda
Sep.2022
Czerneda, Julie E.
To Each This World
(Standalone. Not part of any series. Trade pbk.)
Hard sf.
Astra Publishing House / DAW
Nov.2022
Davis, Hank and Ruocchio, Christopher, editors
Time Troopers
("New and classic stories of time travel military SF.... [Authors include] Robert Silverberg, Poul Anderson, Fritz Leiber, John C. Wright, H. Beam Piper and more." [Amazon.com] Trade pbk.)
Baen
Apr.2022
Donaldson, Stephen R.
The Killing God
(bk 3 of the Great God's War series. Sequel to The War Within.)
Fantasy
Penguin Random House / Berkley
Nov.2022
Elliott, Kate
Servant Mage
(Either standalone or first book in a new series.)
Fantasy
Macmillan / Tor / Forge / Tor.com Publishing
Jan.2022
Feist, Raymond E.
Master of Furies
(bk 3 of the Firemane Saga. Sequel to Queen of Storms.)
Fantasy
Harper Voyager
Jul.2022
Flint, Eric & Waters, Robert E.
1637: The Transylvanian Decision
(bk 35 in the 1632 series. Direct sequel to the Ottoman Onslaught [Morris Roth key character]. Sequel to 1632 bk 34: 1637: The Coast of Chaos.)
Hard sf. Alternate history.
Baen.
Nov.2022
Forthright
Flattered by Flowers: The Anthology
(bk 8 of Songs of the Amaranthine. Four short stories: Hemmed in Silver, Captured on Film, Bathed in Moonlight, & Flattered by Flowers. Sequel to Governed by Whimsy: The Anthology. Trade pbk.)
Urban fantasy
Twinkle Press
May 2022
Forthright
Pimiko and the Uncharted Island
(bk 6 of the Amaranthine Saga. Sequel to Fumiko and the Finicky Nestmate. Trade pbk.)
Urban fantasy
Twinkle Press
Oct.2022
Foster, Alan Dean
Prodigals
(An "original stand-alone SF novel" [according to author])
Hard sf.
WordFire Press
Aug.2022
Guran, Paula, editor
The Year's Best Fantasy: Volume One
Fantasy
Start/Pyr
Aug.2022
Herbert, Brian and Anderson, Kevin J.
Dune: The Heir of Caladan
(bk 3 in the Caladan Trilogy, latest in the long-running Dune sequels series.)
Fantasy
Macmillan / Tor / Forge / Tor Books
Nov.2022
Hines, Jim C.
Terminal Peace
(bk 3 of the Janitors of the Post-Apocalypse series. Sequel to Terminal Uprising.)
Hard sf. Space opera.
Astra Publishing House / DAW
Aug.2022
Huff, Tanya
Into the Broken Lands
(book one of a new fantasy series.)
Epic fantasy saga
Astra Publishing House / DAW
Aug.2022
Jemisin, N.K.
The World We Make
(bk 2 of The Great Cities. Sequel to The City We Became.)
Urban fantasy.
Orbit US
Nov.2022
Kay, Guy Gavriel
All the Seas of the World
("Returning triumphantly to the brilliantly evoked near-Renaissance world of A Brightness Long Ago and Children of Earth and Sky, international bestselling author Guy Gavriel Kay deploys his signature 'quarter turn to the fantastic' to tell a story of vengeance, power, and love." [Amazon.com])
Fantasy.
Penguin Random House/Berkley
May 2022
Kingfisher, T.
Nettle & Bone
("This isn't the kind of fairytale where the princess marries a prince. It's the one where she kills him." [Amazon] AND thereby rescues her luckless sister from her abusive husband. Fantasy.)
Macmillan / Tor / Forge / Tor Books
Apr.2022
Kowal, Mary Robinette
The Spare Man
(Standalone. SF murder mystery "set on an interplanetary liner between Earth and Mars". [Amazon.com])
Hard sf. / Mystery
Macmillan / Tor / Forge / Tor Books
Oct.2022
Lackey, Mercedes
Into the West
(bk 2 in the Founding of Valdemar series. Sequel to Beyond.)
Fantasy
Astra Publishing House / DAW
Dec.2022
Lackey, Mercedes, editor
Shenanigans
(bk 16 in the Valdemar Anthologies shared world series. Sequel to Boundaries.)
Fantasy
Astra Publishing House / DAW
Dec.2022
Lackey, Mercedes
The Silver Bullets of Annie Oakley
(bk 16 in the Elemental Masters series. Sequel to Jolene.)
Alternate history. Urban fantasy
Penguin Random House / DAW
Jan.2022
Lafferty, Mur
Station Eternity
(bk 1 of the Midsolar Murders. Trade pbk.)
Hard sf. mystery
Penguin Random House / Berkley Books / Ace
Oct.2022
Lee, Sharon and Miller, Steve
Fair Trade
(bk 23 in the Liaden Universe series. Direct sequel to Trader's Leap. Last Liaden Universe book was Accepting the Lance.)
Hard sf. Space Opera.
Baen
May 2022
Lee, Sharon and Miller, Steve
Liaden Universe Constellation V
(bk 5 in this series [which reprints shorter works published separately]. Sequel to Volume 4. Trade pbk.)
Hard sf. Space opera
Baen
Feb.2022
Lindskold, Jane
Aurora Borealis Bridge
(bk 2 of Over Where. Sequel to Library of the Sapphire Wind. Trade pbk.)
Fantasy.
Baen.
Apr.2022
Lindskold, Jane
Library of the Sapphire Wind
(bk 1 of the Over Where duology. Not part of any previous series. Trade pbk.)
Fantasy.
Baen.
Feb.2022
Liptak, Andrew
Cosplay: A History: The Builders, Fans, and Makers Who Bring Your Favorite Stories to Life
("A history of the colorful and complex kingdom of cosplay and fandom fashion by Andrew Liptak, journalist, historian, and member of the legendary fan-based Star Wars organization the 501st Legion." [Amazon.com] Trade pbk.)
Nonfiction
Simon & Schuster / Gallery Books / Saga Press
Jun.2022
Livingston, Michael [with a foreward by Robert Jordan's widow Harriet McDougal]
Origins of The Wheel of Time: The Legends and Mythologies that Inspired Robert Jordan
Nonfiction.
Macmillan / Tor / Forge / Tor Books
Nov.2022
McCaffrey, Todd
Witch's Brew
(bk 3 of the Canaris Rift series. Sequel to The King's Ghosts.)
Hard sf. Space Opera
Foxxe Frey
Mar.2022
McDevitt, Jack
Return to Glory
(Short story collection)
Subterranean Press
Oct.2022
McGuire, Seanan
Be the Serpent
(bk 16 of the October Daye series. Sequel to When Sorrows Come.)
Urban fantasy.
Astra Publishing House / DAW
Aug.30, 2022
McGuire, Seanan
Seasonal Fears
(bk 2 of the Middlegame series. "Extraordinary companion novel to Middlegame" [Amazon.com])
Fantasy
Macmillan / Tor / Forge / Tor.com Publishing
May 2022
McGuire, Seanan
Spelunking Through Hell: A Visitor's Guide to the Underworld
(bk 11 of the InCryptid series. Sequel to Calculated Risks. Trade pbk.)
Urban fantasy.
Penguin Random House / DAW
Mar.2022
McGuire, Seanan
Where the Drowned Girls Go
(bk 7 of the Wayward Children. Sequel to Across the Green Grass Fields. Novella.)
Fantasy.
Macmillan / Tor / Forge / Tor.com Publishing
Jan.2022
Martin, George R.R. et al, editor
Full House
(bk 30 of the Wild Cards series. Sequel to Joker Moon.)
Fantasy
Macmillan / Tor / Forge / Tor Books
Aug.2022
Martin, George R.R. & Garcia, Jr., Elio, and Antonsson, Linda
The Rise of the Dragon: An Illustrated History of the Targaryen Dynasty
(bk 1 of The Targaryen Dynasty: The House of the Dragon series. "Westeros's Infamous Targaryen Family comes to life in this deluxe reference book." [From the publisher])
Nonfiction
Penguin Random House/Crown/Ten Speed Press
Oct.2022
Meyer, Marissa
Cinder’s Adventure: Get Me to the Wedding!: (In Which Readers Choose the Story and Determine the Fate of Their Favorite Cyborg)
(bk 5.5 in the Lunar Chronicles series. Sequel to Stars Above. E-book original. "Plus – I will be donating all of my royalties from the sales of this ebook to First Book, one of my favorite non-profits that helps to promote literacy and a love of reading in underserved areas!" [Author's blog post])
NOTE: eBook ONLY at this time.
Urban Fantasy.
Feiwel & Friends
Mar.2022
Modisett, L.E., Jr.
Councilor
(bk 2 of the Grand Illusion series. Sequel to Isolate.)
Fantasy
Macmillan / Tor / Forge / Tor Books
Aug.2022
Moorcock, Michael
Citadel of Forgotten Myths
("Elric along with his companion Moonglum return, in this prequel [to the Elric Saga] set within the early days of Elric’s wanderings...." [Amazon.com])
Fantasy
Simon & Schuster / Gallery Books / Saga Press
Dec.2022
Novik, Naomi
Golden Enclaves
(bk 3 of The Scholomance series. Sequel to Last Graduate).
Fantasy
Penguin Random House / Random House / Del Rey Books
Sep.2022
Oyebanji, Adam
Braking Day
(Debut novel. Generation ships about to finally arrive at target planet. Thus, Braking Day.)
Hard sf. Space Opera. Mystery.
Penguin Random House / DAW
Apr.2022
Okorafor, Nnedi
Akata Woman
(bk 3 in the Nsibidi Scripts series. Sequel to Akata Warrior. Young adult.)
African Fantasy
Penguin Random House/Viking Books for Young Readers
Jan.2022
Roanhorse, Rebecca and Adams, John Joseph
Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022
(Short fiction collection. Trade pbk)
HarperCollins / Mariner
Nov.2022
Roanhorse, Rebecca
Fevered Star
(bk 2 of Between Earth and Sky. Sequel to Black Sun.)
Fantasy
Simon & Schuster / Saga Press
Apr.2022
Roanhorse, Rebecca
Tread of Angels
(Standalone. Not part of any series.)
Dark fantasy.
Simon & Schuster / Gallery Books / Saga Press
Nov.2022
Sagara, Michelle
Cast in Eternity
(bk 18 in the The Chronicles of Elantra series. Sequel to Cast in Conflict. Trade paperback.)
Urban Fantasy
News Corp./ HarperCollins / Harlequin / MIRA
Nov.2022
Sagara, Michelle
Sword and Shadow
(bk 2 of The Wolves of Elantra Book. Sequel to The Emperor's Wolves. Mass Market Paperback.)
Urban Fantasy.
News Corp./ HarperCollins / Harlequin / MIRA
Feb.2022
Salvatore, R.E.
Dao of Drizzt
("Beautifully-packaged gift book....Collected wisdom and philosophy of Drizzt" [Amazon.com])
Fantasy
Harper Voyager US
Sep.2022
Salvatore, R. A.
Glacier's Edge
(bk 2 of The Way of the Drow. Sequel to Starlight Enclave.)
Fantasy.
Harper Voyager US
Aug.2022
Scalzi, John
Kaiju Preservation Society
(Either standalone or bk 1 in new series. Last Book Murder by Other Means.)
Hard sf.
Macmillan / Tor / Forge / Tor Books
Mar.2022
Shinn, Sharon
Shuddering City
(Short story collection. Trade pbk.)
Fantasy
Fairwood Press
Nov.2022
Spencer, Wen
Harbinger
(bk 6 of the Elfhome series. Sequel to Project Elfhome.)
Fantasy.
Baen
Apr.2022
Strahan, Jonathan, editor
Someone in Time: Tales of Time-Crossed Romance
(Short story anthology. Trade pbk.)
Hard sf. Time travel.
Rebellion/Solaris US
May 2022
Taylor, Jodi
A Catalogue of Catastrophe
(bk 13 in the Chronicles of St. Mary's. Sequel to Another Time, Another Place.)
Humorous Hard SF. Time Travel.
Headline Book Pub Ltd.
Jul.2022
Taylor, Travis
Ballistic
(Standalone or not part of a series. Last book Saving Proxima.)
Thriller.
Baen
Aug.2022
Thomas, Sheree Renee & Ekpeki, Ochenechovwe Donald, et al, editors
Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction
("From award-winning editorial team Sheree Renée Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, and Zelda Knight comes an anthology of thirty-two original stories showcasing the breadth of fantasy and science fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora." [Amazon.com])
MacMillan / Tordotcom
Nov.2022
Turtledove, Harry
Three Miles Down
(What if the "Glomar Explorer, a ship full of CIA operatives, RAND Corporation eggheads, and roustabout divers" [Amazon.com], isn't trying to recover a lost Russian sub but rather an alien spacecraft? Possible First Contact in an alternate history Turtledove book set in 1974!)
Alternate history.
Macmillan / Tor / Forge / Tor Books
Jul.2022
Weber, David and Zahn, Timothy, et al
A Call to Insurrection
(bk 4 of the Manticore Ascendant series. Sequel to A Call to Vengeance. Prequel series to main Honor Harrington series. [Part of the Honorverse])
Hard sf.
Baen
Feb.2022
Weber, David and Lindskold, Jane
A New Clan
(bk 4 in the Star Kingdom / Stephanie Harrington series. Sequel to Treecat Wars. Young Adult. [Part of the Honorverse])
Hard sf. Space opera.
Baen.
Jun.2022
Weis, Margaret & Hickman, Tracy
Dragons of Deceit
(bk 1 of DragonLance: Destinies. New entry in the longrunning DragonLance series.)
Fantasy
Penguin Random House / Random House / Del Rey Books
Aug.2022
Zahn, Timothy
Icarus Plot
(Either standalone or book 1 of a new series.)
Hard sf. Space opera.
Baen
Jul.2022
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