Happy New Year , and happynew books ! If “ reading more ” is a goal you have in mind for 2025 — we salute you ! And we have 42 suggestions of where to start turning the pages , withsci - fi , horror , and fantasytales galore .
January 7
aimless in Currents Clean and Clearby Seanan McGuire
The latest in the source ’s Hugo and Nebula - winning Wayward Children series feature “ giant turtle , insufferable ships , and tidal rivers tantalise by a Drowned Girl in lookup of a class . ”(January 7 )
The Capital of Dreamsby Heather O’Neill
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“ A dark dystopian fairy story about an idyllic res publica ravaged by war — and a missy deplumate between safety and loyalty . ”(January 7 )
Cold Storageby Michael C. Grumley
In this standalone near - time to come thriller , an USA old hand endure on the run from the shadowed group that brought him back from the dead . ( January 7 )
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A Conventional Boyby Charles Stross
“ In this new Laundry Files adventure the fate of the Earth will literally depend on the rolling wave of die … twenty - sided die , that is . ”(January 7 )
The Dryad Stormby Laurie Forest
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“ wizard forces collide and Erthia hovers on the verge of ruin in the can’t - miss finale of Laurie Forest ’s epic phantasy serial , the Black Witch Chronicles . ”(January 7 )
Immortalby Sue Lynn Tan
“ A young ruler must forge a delicate alliance with the untrusty yet magnetic God of War to protect her kingdom in this sensational wild-eyed fancy filled with dangerous secret , forbidden magic , and passion . ”(January 7 )
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Mother of Romeby Lauren J.A. Bear
“ A muscular and fierce reimagining of the early papistic legend : the twins , Romulus and Remus , mythical founder of history ’s greatest empire , and the adult female whose sacrifice made it all possible . ”(January 7 )
A Sea of Unspoken Thingsby Adrienne Young
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“ A woman investigate her duplicate pal ’s orphic destruction while face up the ghosts of her own haunted past . ”(January 7 )
The Starlight Heirby Amalie Howard ( January 7 )
In this romantasy , a bladesmith accepts an invitation to court mostly because she ’s long for dangerous undertaking . She instead finds trouble in the physical body of the pennant prince ’s alluring half - chum , and things get even worse when her out powers begin to awaken , absorb the pastime of a dark god .
Wake Up and open up Your Eyesby Clay McLeod Chapman
In this social repugnance story , aman and his nephew airstream to escape “ a demonic possession epidemic ” that strike those who consume too much toxic media.(January 7 )
January 14
Aurora Fragmentby Brian Shea and Raquel Byrnes
The Memory Bank techno - thriller series keep ; in this entry , “ plagued by the intrusive memories of a dead killer , Detective Morgan Reed is soak up to a remote and troubled Alaskan townsfolk . ”(January 14 )
Babyloniaby Costanza Casati
This tale offers a blend of “ myth and ancient story to give Semiramis , the only female ruler of the Assyrian Empire , a voice , chart her capture ascent to a throne no one promised her . ”(January 14 )
Daughter of Chaosby A.S. Webb
The Dark Pantheon Trilogy begins in this tale lay out in ancient Greece , where a fisherman ’s girl realizes she has sorcerous powers — and might be the key to jell human beings innocent from the tyrannical gods . ( January 14 )
In this new tale described as “ a book within a book ” from the writer ofWho Fears Death , “ a disabled Nigerian American woman pens a wildly successful sci - fi novel , but as her celebrity rises , she loses control of the story — a amazingly film editing , yet heartfelt drama about art and love , identity and connection , and , ultimately , what make us human . ”(January 14 )
Hammajang Luckby Makana Yamamoto
“ Ocean ’s 8meetsBlade Runnerin this lead - blazing first appearance science fiction novel and swashbuckling love alphabetic character to Hawai’i about being forced to incur a new home and endeavor to build a better one . ”(January 14 )
Heavenly Bodiesby Imani Erriu
A new romantasy series start with this tale that “ merge mythology and tail illusion with a tantalizing enemies - to - lovers romance that will rewrite the lead . ”(January 14 )
The Last Room on the Leftby Leah Konen
“ The caretaker at an isolated mount hotel finds herself fighting for her life history — and sanity — in this twisty , habit-forming thriller . ”(January 14 )
The Night Is Defyingby Chloe C. Peñaranda
The 2nd entry in the writer ’s Nytefall trilogy is set “ where account is doomed to restate , and star - crossed lovers must face a selection between their centre or the earthly concern . ”(January 14 )
Strange Picturesby Uketsu , translated by Jim Rion
This Japanese best - seller offers “ an eery refreshing take on mystery story - repulsion in which a series of seemingly impeccant pictures draw you into a distressful web of unsolved mysteries and shatter head . ”(January 14 )
Vow of the Shadow Kingby Sylvia Mercedes
This romantasy tarradiddle , the next instalment in the Bride of the Shadow King series , picks back up with Princess Faraine . She ’s trapped in the Shadow Realm with King Vor , her new hubby , who is loth to trust her despite the electric discharge between them . ( January 14 )
Water Moonby Samantha Sotto Yambao
“ A woman inherit a pawnshop where you may sell your regrets , and then enter on a magical quest when a wizardly immature physicist wanders into the workshop , in this dreamlike phantasy novel . ”(January 14 )
Waterblackby Alex Pheby
The Cities of the Weft trilogy concludes as Nathan Treeves footstep into his office as Master of Waterblack , the City of the Dead , and the God - Killer who has him in her sights . ( January 14 )
We Lived on the Horizonby Erika Swyler
This narration follows “ a bio - prosthetic surgeon and her personal AI as they are drawn into a revolution . ”(January 14 )
witchery for Wayward Girlsby Grady Hendrix
In 1970 Florida , an occult book on witchery brings a strange and serious new power to the youthful women abide their time in a home for unwed pregnant teenager . ( January 14 )
January 21
Boudiccaby P.C. Cast
“ An epic , red-blooded , conjuring trick - fill romantasy about British warrior poove Boudicca . ”(January 21 )
The Legend of Menekaby Kritika H. Rao
This “ fantasy breathe in by one of the most famous love affair in Hindu mythology ” follows “ the floor of a heavenly social dancer tasked with seduce a human sage , but when she finds herself fall for her mark , she will be forced to choose between loyalties and being true to herself . ”(January 21 )
Motheaterby Linda H. Codega
“ In this nuanced queer fantasy set amid the Appalachian Mountains in Virginia , the last witch of the Ridge must choose side in a clash between industry and nature . ”Read a Q&A with the writer , an io9 alumni , here . ( January 21 )
Onyx Stormby Rebecca Yarros
The Empyrean serial continues as Violet departs Basgiath War College and head into fight — in search of ally and desperate to protect her dragons and the people she loves . ( January 21 )
The Rainfall Marketby You Yeong - Gwang , translated by Slin Juno
“ On the outskirt of Rainbow Town , there is an old , abandon planetary house . They say that if you send a letter of the alphabet detailing your misfortunes there , you could welcome a just the ticket . If you institute this just the ticket to the house on the first day of the rainy time of year , you ’ll be granted entrance into the mysterious Rainfall Market — where you’re able to opt to completely switch your life . ” A woman who ’s shocked to have such a slate must image out what to do next.(January 21 )
Strange Stonesby Edward Lee and Mary SanGiovanni
“ This narration follows an insufferable horror - con lurker as he spurn the wrong adult female and is curse to a monstrous property full of Lovecraftian foundation . ”(January 21 )
The Wind on Her Tongueby Anita Kopacz
This follow - up toShallow Waterscontinues the Daughter of Three Waters trilogy , as “ Oya — the Yoruban deity of the weather — is brought to life during 1870s America . ”(January 21 )
January 25
Those Fatal Flowersby Shannon Ives
“ Greco - Roman mythology and the mystery of the vanished Roanoke settlement collide in this epic adventure meet with sapphic longing and distaff fad . ”(January 25 )
January 28
At the Bottom of the Gardenby Camilla Bruce
“ A murderess becomes the defender of two very unusual girls in this mesmeric gothic novel . ”(January 28 )
At the Fount of Creationby Tobi Ogundirian
“ The circumstances of the Orisha will be decided in the concluding volume of the Guardians of the Gods duology . ”(January 28 )
Gate to Kagoshimaby Poppy Kuroki
In this historical romantasy , “ a young Scotch woman is magically transported to the last Samurai era , where she encounters ghosts from the past , her own Nipponese lineage , and a love that go past time . ”(January 28 )
Old Soulby Susan Barker
“ Part repulsion , part westerly , part thriller , Old Soulis a fearlessly bold and musical style - defying taradiddle about depredation , morality and free will , and one man ’s pursuance to bring in a centuries - tenacious strand of human desolation to an terminal . ”(January 28 )
Our Winter Monsterby Dennis Mahoney
“ shivery holiday horror about an unhappy duo run from their problems and straight into the maw of a terrifying beast . ”(January 28 )
The Outcast Mageby Annabel Campbell
“ A mage bereft of her office must notice out if she is destined to save the world or put down it . ”(January 28 )
The Scorpion Queenby Mira Frears
“ UprootedmeetsChildren of Blood and Bonein this blue phantasy root on by a Malian fairy tale about a princess whose suitors are challenged to sick trials . ”(January 28 )
Shadow of the Eternal Watcherby Josh Mendoza
A down - on - his - luck private eye who ’s often visit by ogre discover he has another office he ’s never realized : the power to flex quad - time , a gift that may allow him to achieve the life he ’s always dream of . ( January 28 )
Sinkhole , and Other Inexplicable Voids : Storiesby Leyna Krow
“ Set in the Pacific Northwest , these story blend high concept deception with the sometimes subtle , other times rank , realities of climate modification . ”(January 28 )
The Teeth of Dawnby Marina Lostetter
The Five Penalties fantasy series conclude as “ a rebellion struggles to tear the mask off the illusions and spell of a society shrouded in layers of enigma . ”(January 28 )
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