Top new action-adventure books in January 2024
Last updated:
November 29, 2023
January 2024 featuring new releases by Tessa Dare, Pierce Brown, J.R. Ward, Allison Winn Scotch, Susan Dennard, Charlie Cochet, Tamsyn Muir, Heather Fawcett, Scott Lynch, Seanan McGuire and many more.
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Love Letters From a Lord by Tessa Dare
Sally Bright has a growing heap of love letters from a handsome lord.Unfortunately, none of them are addressed to her...romance · historical · historical-fiction · fiction · industrial-era · regency · mystery · humor · young-adult · military -
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Red God by Pierce Brown
Seventh and final book in the Red Rising...sci-fi · dystopia · fiction · young-adult · space-opera · male-mc · post-apocalyptic · action-adventure · military · violent-conflict -
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Mine by J.R. Ward
The hotly anticipated thrilling conclusion of the Lair of the Wolven series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author J.R. Ward.In this finale, Lydia and Daniel are bracing themselves for his inevitable decline but first, they must go on a rescue mission that will put both their lives in danger...romance · paranormal · fantasy · contemporary · vampires · action-adventure · fiction · book · adult -
![Take Two, Birdie Maxwell by Allison Winn Scotch]()
Take Two, Birdie Maxwell by Allison Winn Scotch
Hollywood’s biggest rom-com star tries to recover from her damaged reputation by staging her own rom-com and following a lead on a lost love in the new romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling author Allison Winn Scotch. Birdie Robinson thought she’d gotten everything she wanted out of fame, adoration, and an A-list Hollywood career. But after an on-set feud goes viral, she leaves L.A...romance · fiction · contemporary · journey · celebrity · womens-fiction · humor · family · female-mc · action-adventure -
![Untitled by Susan Dennard]()
Untitled by Susan Dennard
The fifth installment in the Witchlands series...romance · fantasy · young-adult · witches-wizards · high-fantasy · fiction · paranormal · magic · action-adventure · book -
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![To Have and Withhold by Charlie Cochet]()
To Have and Withhold by Charlie Cochet
Book 2 in the Runaway Grooms series. Kayden and Reid's Book... -
![Alecto the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir]()
Alecto the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
The Locked Tomb series—Gideon the Ninth, Harrow the Ninth, Nona the Ninth, and Alecto the Ninth—is an epic science fantasy that blends necromantic theory and thrilling swordplay with a wicked, sacrilegious sense of humor; a modern mix of Dune, Riddick, and Gormenghast...fantasy · lgbtq · fiction · horror · wlw · mystery · lesbian-mc · necromancy · paranormal · sword-sorcery -
![Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett]()
Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett
An intrepid professor must uncover faerie secrets in the delightful and heart-warming second instalment of the Sunday Times bestselling Emily Wilde series.Emily Wilde is a genius scholar of faerie folklore, and has catalogued many secrets of the Hidden Folk in her encyclopaedia with her infuriatingly charming fellow scholar, Wendell Bambleby, by her side...romance · fantasy · fae · historical-fiction · fiction · historical · magic · magical-realism · dark · dark-fantasy -
![The Ministry of Necessity by Scott Lynch]()
The Ministry of Necessity by Scott Lynch
Book V of the Gentleman Bastard Sequence Forthcoming.The burden of authority and the illusion of respectability.A dangerous bid to reach old allies.A shadow war against even older enemies... -
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Mislaid in Parts Half-Known by Seanan McGuire
Dinosaurs and portals, and a girl who can find both in the latest book in the Hugo and Nebula Award-Winning series.Antsy is the latest student to pass through the doors at Eleanor West's School for Wayward Children...fantasy · young-adult · fiction · urban-fantasy · magical-realism · lgbtq · portal-travel · contemporary · magic · myths -
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Exordia by Seth Dickinson
“Anna, I came to Earth tracking a very old story, a story that goes back to the dawn of time. it’s very unlikely that you’ll die right now. It wouldn’t be narratively complete.”Anna Sinjari―refugee, survivor of genocide, disaffected office worker―has a close encounter that reveals universe-threatening stakes...sci-fi · fiction · action-adventure · aliens · invasion · first-contact · violent-conflict · book · adult -
![The Bullet Swallower by Elizabeth Gonzalez James]()
The Bullet Swallower by Elizabeth Gonzalez James
A dazzling magical realism western in the vein of Cormac McCarthy meets Gabriel García Márquez, The Bullet Swallower follows a Mexican bandido as he sets off for Texas to save his family, only to encounter a mysterious figure who has come, finally, to collect a cosmic debt generations in the making.In 1895, Antonio Sonoro is the latest in a long line of ruthless men...western · historical-fiction · fiction · magical-realism · fantasy · historical · mystery · journey · revenge · religion -
![The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler]()
The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler
When you bring back a long-extinct species, there’s more to success than the DNA. Moscow has resurrected the mammoth, but someone must teach them how to be mammoths, or they are doomed to die out, again. The late Dr. Damira Khismatullina, the world’s foremost expert in elephant behavior, is called in to help... -
![For She is Wrath by Emily Varga]()
For She is Wrath by Emily Varga
Betrayed by her ex-lover and falsely accused of a crime she didn’t commit, Dania counts down the days for when she can exact her revenge—if only she didn’t have a life sentence to serve with no hope of release...fantasy · young-adult · retellings · high-fantasy · magic · fiction · epic · asian-mc · poc-author · revenge
