63 New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books Arriving in Might

Hope you’ve turned the final of these April book pages, as a result of there are almost as many new releases coming in Might. Haunted houses, haunted ships, homesick aliens, magical buddies, time loops, royal quandaries, forbidden romances, and extra fantastical, terrifying, and adventurous tales await!

Might 6

Ace in the Hole by Rhett C. Bruno and Jaime Citadel 

The ultimate Black Badge collection entry brings a “fruits of supernatural powers and previous foes in an epic finale stretching from the wild west to the nation’s capital.” (Might 6)

The Adventures of Mary Darling by Pat Murphy 

“On this neatly subversive Victorian mash-up of the legendary literary novels Peter Pan and Sherlock Holmes, the intrepid mom of the Darling kids is on the case―and at all times one step forward of her inept husband and a well-known detective.” (Might 6)

Brighter Than Scale, Swifter Than Flame by Neon Yang 

“A gorgeous queer novella a few dragon hunter discovering dwelling with a dragon queen.” (Might 6)

The Butcher’s Daughter: The Hitherto Untold Story of Mrs. Lovett by David Demchuk and Corinne Leigh Clark

“The story of the vengeful barber Sweeney Todd has gripped followers throughout literary, stage, and display renditions—however little has been informed of Mrs. Lovett, Todd’s associate in crime. Till now. Enclosed herewith: a bloodcurdling correspondence of horror and intrigue, based mostly on the unique Victorian penny dreadful that began all of it.” (Might 6)

Cradle of Secrets by Jasmine Wigham

“When an intrepid American with a darkish previous turns into a employed gun for a mysterious girl in London, he’s shocked to find a world crawling with monsters.” (Might 6)

A Letter from the Lonesome Shore by Sylvie Cathrall 

“Dive into the charming conclusion to the Sunken Archive duology, a heart-warming magical academia fantasy full of underwater cities, romance of manners, and located household.” (Might 6)

The Manor of Dreams by Christina Li 

A “haunting novel concerning the secrets and techniques that lie in wait within the crumbling mansion of a former Hollywood starlet, and the intertwined fates of the 2 Chinese language American households combating to inherit it.” (Might 6)

Modern Divination by Isa Agajanian 

“A magical cozy fantasy with witches, that includes an instructional rivals-to-lovers romance, discovered household and craving.” (Might 6)

The Night Birds by Christopher Golden 

On this horror story, a Texas Parks and Wildlife Division employee stationed aboard a half-sunken freighter is getting ready for a storm when he has a surprising encounter: an ex-girlfriend, with an odd mom and youngster in tow, begs for assist hiding from the witches they declare are chasing them. (Might 6)

Overgrowth by Mira Grant

A lady has claimed she’s really an alien her whole life, however no person believes her—till an extraterrestrial sign publicizes invaders are coming to reclaim her. (Might 6)

Rhymer: Hel by Gregory Frost 

On this third entry within the Rhymer collection, “Thomas the Rhymer, immortal, shape-changing foe of the diabolical Elf Queen and her cruel Yvag knights, continues his one-man battle into the reign of England’s “Faerie Queen”—Elizabeth I.” (Might 6)

Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry 

“A slow-burn, high-stakes romantasy the place enemies grow to be lovers, monsters stalk a cursed realm, and a forgotten princess finds the energy to tear off her crown and grow to be the warrior she was by no means meant to be.” (Might 6)

Silver Elite by Dani Francis 

“Within the first guide of a scorching dystopian romance collection, psychic presents are a loss of life sentence and there are guidelines to survival: belief nobody. Mislead everybody. And no matter you do, don’t fall to your best enemy.” (Might 6)

A Spell for Change by Nicole Jarvis

“On this luxurious, atmospheric historic fantasy set in post-World Battle One Appalachia, three outcasts with misunderstood magical presents seek for their place on the planet whereas battling the darkish forces that circle their neighborhood.” (Might 6)

The Sun Blessed Prince by Lindsay Byrd 

On this first entry in a brand new duology, “a battle-weary prince meets a reluctant murderer. However might their bond finish their battle?” (Might 6)

A Thousand Natural Shocks by Omar Hussain 

A reporter on the path of a serial killer unwittingly will get combined up with a cult when he seeks out a tablet designed to erase traumatic reminiscences. Issues don’t go as deliberate—and he’s quickly “in a race towards time to evade the cult, unveil the killer, and reconcile his previous earlier than his personal reminiscences fade away.” (Might 6)

Time Loops & Meet Cutes by Jackie Lau 

“A completely distinctive love story a few girl reliving the identical Friday again and again—and the intriguing man who can’t fairly keep in mind her.” (Might 6)

Might 13

Anima Rising by Christopher Moore 

“A hilariously deranged story of a mad scientist, a well-known painter, and an undead girl’s electrifying journey of self-discovery.” (Might 13)

Anji Kills a King by Evan Leikam 

“An unlikely murderer struggles to flee a legendary bounty hunter on this breakneck fantasy debut that may seize you by the throat.” (Might 13)

Bochica by Carolina Flórez-Cerchiaro 

This gothic horror debut options “a real-life Latin American haunted mansion. A murky labyrinth of household secrets and techniques. A younger, aristocratic girl determined to flee her previous.” (Might 13)

A Charming Touch of Tarot by Melissa Holtz 

“4 buddies uncover that their new magical abilities is probably not sufficient to save lots of them from a stalker hell-bent on turning their lives the other way up.” (Might 13)

The Country Under Heaven by Frederic S. Durbin 

“Louis L’Amour meets H.P. Lovecraft on this thrilling western epic a few former Civil Battle soldier wracked by enigmatic visions.” (Might 13)

A Curse Carved in Bone by Danielle L. Jensen 

“A defend maiden fights to interrupt the shackles of prophecy—and to beat the betrayal of the person who broke her coronary heart—on this searing conclusion to the Norse-inspired fantasy romance duology that started with the bestselling A Destiny Inked in Blood.” (Might 13)

The Devils by Joe Abercrombie 

“A brand-new epic fantasy that includes a infamous band of anti-heroes on a delightfully bloody and raucous journey.” (Might 13)

Dungeons & Dragons: Ravenloft: Heir of the Strahd by Delilah S. Dawson 

“A celebration of adventurers should courageous the horrors of Ravenloft on this official Dungeons & Dragons novel.” (Might 13)

The Eye of the Bedlam Bride by Matt Dinniman 

The Dungeon Crawler Carl collection continues as Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, head to the eighth degree, the place they encounter such perils as “a pantheon of forgotten gods. An previous grudge between a chat present host, an heiress, and the person they shattered alongside the way in which. A quickly deteriorating AI system. An inconvenient tiara upon the pinnacle of a pal.” (Might 13)

A Goddess Unraveled by Morgan Rider 

“A steamy romantasy a few lovestruck demigoddess, unaware of her royal standing, who makes a surprising discovery and makes an attempt to flee to the underworld with Hades to flee Zeus’s wrath.” (Might 13)

The Incandescent by Emily Tesh 

On this “sapphic darkish academia fantasy,” a strong magician and professor works to maintain her college students protected from invading demons However can she defend her college from a presumably far larger enemy: herself? (Might 13)

Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil by Oliver Darkshire 

“A pleasant and entertaining story of self-discovery―in addition to fungus, capitalism, and sorcery―[and] a narrative for many who can’t assist however discover magic even within the oddest and most baffling circumstances.” (Might 13)

Metallic Realms by Lincoln Michel 

“Implausible universes and private dramas collide as a bunch of buddies blur the road between actual life and fiction with delightfully disastrous outcomes.” (Might 13)

Portalmania by Debbie Urbanski 

A set of brief tales drawing on sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and realism to “dive bravely into the shadowy depths of betrayal, parenthood, revenge, homicide, coercive intercourse, open marriages, asexuality, neurodiversity, and second possibilities.” (Might 13)

The Secrets of Maiden’s Cove by Erin Palmisano 

After she inherits her late father’s struggling seafood restaurant, a girl leaves her sad marriage and units out to make a brand new begin. A part of that includes mending fences along with her long-lost greatest pal—who would possibly secretly be a mermaid. (Might 13)

Sestia by G.R. Macallister 

The 5 Queendoms collection trilogy wraps up its story through which “a centuries-long peace is shattered in a matriarchal society when a decade passes with out a single lady being born.” (Might 13)

A Simple Twist of Fate by April Asher 

“A witch and a shifter get a second likelihood at love on this new paranormal romantic comedy.” (Might 13)

Something I Keep Upstairs by J.D. Barker

Greatest buddies assume spending the summer season on a close-by island might be a enjoyable final journey earlier than they head off to varsity—till they understand the house the place they’re staying is just not solely haunted, it’s a nexus of historic evil that’s not too long ago woke up. (Might 13)

The Sorrow of the Sea by Stephen Aryan 

The epic conclusion to Stephen Aryan’s The Nightingale and the Falcon trilogy, a bloody and magical reimagining of the Mongolian Empire’s invasion of Persia. (Might 13)

What Sleeps Within the Cove by Harper L. Wooden 

The Of Flesh & Bone collection continues because the protagonist realizes “to outlive, I have to uncover who I’m―who I’m fated to be. Human, and Fae, and one thing… different. Embracing all the edges of magic, mild and darkish.” (Might 13)

Where You Once Belonged by Lorna Graham 

“A cynical TV information producer sells out her rules to rise to her community’s high job, and comes face-to-face with what seems to be her idealistic teenage self.” (Might 13)

Might 20

Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle 

This novel set amid New York’s culinary scene is billed as “a whirlwind romance, a heart-wrenching have a look at love and loss, and a ghost story about all of the methods we starvation—and the way far we’d go to seek out satisfaction.” (Might 20)

Behooved by M. Stevenson 

“An enthralling slow-burn fantasy that includes a duty-bound noblewoman with a power sickness, a prince who would fairly be in a library than on a throne, and a magical experience by way of a world of cozy enchantment.” (Might 20)

Esperance by Adam Oyebanji 

This thriller thriller follows “a seemingly inconceivable crime rooted in racism, intergenerational trauma, and an inhuman idea of justice.” (Might 20)

Feeders by Matt Serafini 

“A would-be influencer whose desires of on-line fame spiral into nightmare territory when she encounters a mysterious and harmful social media platform.” (Might 20)

Going Home in the Dark by Dean Koontz 

“When hometown horrors come again to hang-out, friendship is salvation in a novel about childhood fears and buried secrets and techniques.” (Might 20)

The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig 

“A gothic, mist-cloaked story of a younger prophetess compelled on an inconceivable quest with the one knight whose future is past her sight.” (Might 20)

The Quiet by Barnaby Martin 

In a world encased by a mysterious, suffocating Soundfield, a mom turns into obsessively protecting of her son—and maintaining his harmful skills a intently guarded secret. (Might 20)

Rebel in the Deep by Katee Robert 

The Crimson Sails trilogy concludes as Nox learns from insurgent chief Siobhan that their estranged ex, Bastian, has been kidnapped. Can they launch a rescue earlier than Bastian spills all their secrets and techniques? (Might 20)

The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling 

“A transfixing fever dream of medieval horror following three ladies in a besieged citadel that descends ravenously into insanity beneath the spell of mysterious, godlike guests.” (Might 20)

Strange New World by Vivian Shaw 

The Dr. Greta Helsing collection concludes because the physician to the undead faces “the most recent and strangest problem of her profession… accompanying an anxious angel and a sullen demon on a highway journey throughout America.” (Might 20)

That’s All I Know by Elisa Levi 

“When a stranger loses his canine on the primary day after the tip of the world, Little Lea warns him to not comply with it into the forest, that individuals who enter by no means come out. Over a shared joint, she tells him concerning the burning in her intestine, winding a story of loss, need, and conspiracies.” (Might 20)

Then There Was One by Wendy Cross

“Each inhabitant within the Quadrant is aware of concerning the Pinnacle, a actuality TV contest set on a distant planet with an enormous money prize. For 3 determined entrants, profitable would imply the world … however because the competitors begins, the contestants are fast to find that this yr’s recreation has unscripted and lethal penalties.” (Might 20)

We Live Here Now by Sarah Pinborough 

“A haunting Gothic novel a few home―and a wedding―gone terribly mistaken.” (Might 20)

Might 27

Death on the Caldera by Emily Paxman 

On this “thrilling mix of basic homicide thriller and fantasy,” siblings hurrying dwelling to see their ailing royal father are stranded when their practice crashes atop a volcano. As one sibling grapples along with her emergent magic powers, the trio should additionally take care of the truth that a killer has began selecting off the opposite passengers, one after the other. (Might 27)

Deliverance of Dragons by Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory 

“The Dragon Prophecy illuminates a time when long-lived Elves rule the Lucky Lands. It’s a time of dire prophecy, of battle and bloodshed, of nice magics not like any the Elvenkind have seen earlier than. Deliverance of Dragons is the story of the tip of 1 world and the start of the subsequent.” (Might 27)

Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me by Django Wexler 

“Darkish Lord Davi guidelines the dominion, however she should now break the time loop that binds her on this hilariously bloody conclusion to the Darkish Lord Davi duology.” (Might 27)

A Fate Forged in Fire by Hazel McBride 

“To grow to be the primary queen in centuries, a powerfully blessed blacksmith should use her wits and hearth magic to overthrow the corrupt powers ruling her kingdom—whereas additionally combating her rising need for certainly one of her dragon-riding adversaries—within the first guide of a scorching Celtic-inspired fantasy romance duology.” (Might 27)

Harmattan Season by Tochi Onyebuchi 

This launch is described as “hard-boiled fantasy noir: Raymond Chandler meets P. Djèlí Clark in a postcolonial West Africa” in addition to “dryly humorous and unforgettably evocative.” (Might 27)

The Grief Nurse by Angie Spoto 

“Lynx is a Grief Nurse. Saved by the Asters, a rich, influential household, to make sure they’re by no means troubled by unfavourable feelings. When information arrives that the Asters’ eldest son is lifeless, Lynx does what she will be able to to alleviate their sorrow. However as company flock to the island for the wake, tensions rise and Lynx finds herself trapped on the middle of a household tearing itself aside.” (Might 27)

The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association by Caitlin Rozakis 

“Two mother and father and their recently-bitten-werewolf daughter attempt to match right into a privileged New England society of magic aristocracy. However lethal terrors await them—historic prophecies, remorseless magical trials, hidden conspiracies, and the PTA bake sale.” (Might 27)

Heir of Light by Michelle Sagara 

“With the Academia now woke up from its centuries-long slumber, Robin, a pupil who hails from a prestigious household, should come clean with his future. As inheritor to the Gardianno seat, a extremely coveted place throughout the human caste court docket, Robin stands to inherit nice energy when he assumes his birthright—however at what value?” (Might 27)

Kitemaster by Jim C. Hines 

“Nial Sarnin is 21—far too younger to have misplaced her beloved husband, Jika. One yr after his loss of life, Nial prepares to fly a kite sewn from his wedding ceremony shirt, believing it is going to carry Jika’s spirit to the celebs. However as a substitute of drifting gently skyward, the spirit kite strikes beneath Nial’s direct management, revealing her as a Kitemaster—a uncommon present in a world without end dominated by winds and magic.” (Might 27)

Never Flinch by Stephen King 

“From grasp storyteller Stephen King comes a rare new novel with intertwining storylines—one a few killer on a diabolical revenge mission, and one other a few vigilante concentrating on a feminist celeb speaker—that includes the beloved Holly Gibney and a dynamic new solid of characters.” (Might 27)

The South Wind by Alexandra Warwick 

“A scorching fantasy romance novel impressed by Sleeping Magnificence and the Greek fantasy of Theseus and the Minotaur.” (Might 27)

The Sword Triumphant by Gareth Hanrahan 

“Gareth Hanrahan’s acclaimed epic fantasy collection of darkish fantasy, daring warriors and bloodthirsty vengeance concludes with The Sword Triumphant.” (Might 27)

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