Top new fantasy books out this week: 16 Oct - 22 Oct 2022
Last updated:
October 22, 2022
This week featuring new releases by George Saunders, Matt Haig, Ana Huang, Kendall Ryan, Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti, Maggie Stiefvater, Jason Pargin, Karina Halle, Elizabeth Hunter, Hailey Edwards and many more.
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Liberation Day: Stories by George Saunders
MacArthur genius and Booker Prize winner George Saunders returns with a collection of short stories that make sense of our increasingly troubled world, his first since the New York Times bestseller and National Book Award finalist Tenth of DecemberThe "best short story writer in English" (Time) is back with a masterful collection that explores ideas of power, ethics, and justice, and cuts to the...north-america · usa · colorado · fiction · literary-fiction · contemporary · sci-fi · audiobook · dystopia · fantasy -
![A Mouse Called Miika by Matt Haig]()
A Mouse Called Miika by Matt Haig
Ratatouille meets Roald Dahl in the funny and fantastical story of a determined mouse on a mission to procure the world's tastiest cheese...animals · audiobook · book · children · children-books · fiction · high-fantasy · humor · magic · middle-grade -
![King of Wrath by Ana Huang]()
King of Wrath by Ana Huang
She’s the wife he never wanted…and the weakness he never saw coming. Ruthless. Meticulous. Arrogant. Dante Russo thrives on control, both personally and professionally. The billionaire CEO never planned to marry—until the threat of blackmail forces him into an engagement with a woman he barely knows. Vivian Lau, jewelry heiress and daughter of his newest enemy...adult · age-gap · alpha-mc · angst · arranged-marriage · asian-mc · billionaire · blackmail · book · cheerful-mc -
![Hot Blooded by Kendall Ryan]()
Hot Blooded by Kendall Ryan
A sizzling new standalone romance you will positively devour, coming soon from New York Times & USA Today bestselling author, Kendall Ryan...paranormal · workplace · fantasy · billionaire · age-gap · vampires · contemporary · psychics · shapeshifters · fiction -
![Hell Hath No Fury: A Romance Anthology for Reproductive Rights by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti, Skye Warren, Jenika Snow]()
Hell Hath No Fury: A Romance Anthology for Reproductive Rights by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti, Skye Warren, Jenika Snow
We will not be silent.We will not stand down.We are furious.We are the storm.More than forty of your favorite authors have gotten together to create an anthology where 100% of the proceeds go toward charities fighting for our reproductive rights.Participating AuthorsAlexandria Bishop :: :: Karina Halle:: Amelia Wilde :: Amie Knight :: Anna B...romance · anthologies · fantasy · contemporary · new-adult · fiction · suspense · friends-to-lovers · enemies-to-lovers · age-gap -
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![Greywaren by Maggie Stiefvater]()
Greywaren by Maggie Stiefvater
The majestic conclusion to Maggie Stiefvater’s Dreamer Trilogy.The war between dreams and reality intensifies... with Ronan at its center...book · contemporary · fiction · lgbtq · low-fantasy · magic · magical-realism · mlm · paranormal · romantic-love -
![If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe by Jason Pargin]()
If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe by Jason Pargin
New York Times bestselling author Jason Pargin’s hilarious and horrifying John Dies at the End series continues with If This Book Exists, You’re in the Wrong Universe.If the broken neon signs, shuttered storefronts, and sub-standard housing didn’t tip you off, you’ve just wandered into the city of “Undisclosed”...adult · book · dark-humor · fiction · horror · humor · literary-fiction · satire · spooky · supernatural -
![Blood Orange by Karina Halle]()
Blood Orange by Karina Halle
From New York Times bestselling author Karina Halle comes a dark and delicious Dracula retelling filled with secrets and lies, dangerous liaisons and a forbidden, student-teacher, second chance love story with a twist. "My heart will always find yours."Dahlia Abernathy has only known revenge...adult · age-gap · angst · anti-hero · book · contemporary · dark · dark-academia · dark-fantasy · demons -
![Trouble Play by Elizabeth Hunter]()
Trouble Play by Elizabeth Hunter
This desert oasis has gone to the dogs, and Vista de Lirio is about to get bloody.(Not the dogs though. The dogs are fine.)Comedian Evy Lane thought she’d done it all, but taking on the role of mistress of ceremonies for the Desert Fancy Dog Show may be her most challenging gig yet... -
![Gray Tidings by Hailey Edwards]()
Gray Tidings by Hailey Edwards
Corpses are vanishing from New Orleans morgues, there’s talk of a sea monster in Lake Pontchartrain, and Hiram Nádasdy is turning the French Quarter upside down in search of a witch with the power to bring the dead back to life.When the director assigns Rue the case, she suspects he’s sending her hunting all right. For her father, not the creature... -
![House of Curses by K.A. Linde]()
House of Curses by K.A. Linde
Un an d’entraînement attend Kerrigan et son dragon... si elle survit à son voyage au royaume des Ombres. Malgré son manque d’alliés, Kerrigan Argon, mi-humaine, mi-Fae, a rejoint la Société. Elle peut maintenant entamer une formation d’un an en compagnie de son dragon...romance · fantasy · fae · young-adult · epic · audiobook · enemies-to-lovers · paranormal · magic · high-fantasy -
![It's A Hard-Knock Midlife by Robyn Peterman]()
It's A Hard-Knock Midlife by Robyn Peterman
Midlife is supposed to be messy, but this is a full-on catastrophic crisis.Just when I thought life might be getting back to normal—normal being a relative word—I couldn’t have been more wrong.Marriage proposal from the Grim Reaper? Yes.Beautiful healthy baby? Yes.Friends and family safe? Yes.Ghost of my worst enemy sitting on my front porch? OMG. Yep...action-adventure · adult · angels · audiobook · book · breakup · comedy · contemporary · cozy · demons -
![Ruthless War by M. Sinclair, R.L. Caulder]()
Ruthless War by M. Sinclair, R.L. Caulder
No one will ever make me bow to him again.For years, a small kernel of hope for my freedom was all that kept me alive while imprisoned by the brutal Thaician Emperor, Malakai. Now, those wishing to return me to him threaten everything I’ve fought so desperately for.This time is different, though, because they’ve underestimated me... -
![Monster in the Moonlight by Jamie Schlosser]()
Monster in the Moonlight by Jamie Schlosser
A bargain for a soul, a cursed sickness that claims the body, and an immortal monster sent to collect her...For the past three weeks, a mysterious illness has wreaked havoc in my life, and the doctors can’t figure it out. When a handsome stranger shows up at my farm the day of the fundraiser for my medical bills, I assume he’s here to give a donation...action-adventure · adult · book · coming-of-age · epic · fae · fated-mates · fiction · humor · kind-mc -
![Brutal Beast by Lee Savino, Tabitha Black]()
Brutal Beast by Lee Savino, Tabitha Black
Only an Omega can save the Beast…Once, I was a golden prince, full of promise. Then the curse came for my parents. I did everything I could to save them.I failed.Now, I am a monster, scarred and dangerous. I remain in the shadows, ruling my kingdom from afar, feared by everyone I fight to protect.My subjects stay away from me and my haunted castle...adult · aliens · alpha-mc · amnesia · book · contemporary · dark · fairy-tale · fated-mates · female-mc -
![Glimmer of Dragons by Heather G. Harris]()
Glimmer of Dragons by Heather G. Harris
Every dog has its day. Mine has its own realm.I can tell when you’re lying. Every. Single. Time.As a private investigator, being a walking talking lie detector is a useful skill but let's face it, it’s not normal. You'd think it would make my job way too easy, but even with my weird skills, I still haven't been able to track down my parent's killers...fantasy · urban-fantasy · contemporary · magic · dragons · mystery · paranormal · audiobook · shapeshifters · fiction -
![Ensnared by the Werewolf by Lillian Lark]()
Ensnared by the Werewolf by Lillian Lark
A heartbroken witch, a cursed werewolf, and a fated encounter under the full moon.Belinda loves curse breaking. When a man shows up at her shop asking for help, she’s delighted to assist.Who wouldn’t help their fated mate after all?Things go from bad to worse and now she’s left on the rebound...adult · book · contemporary · fae · fated-mates · fiction · friends-to-lovers · insta-love · magic · monsters -
![Allure: Part One by T.S. Snow, Colette Rhodes]()
Allure: Part One by T.S. Snow, Colette Rhodes
Life as an omega can be pretty great.We’re pampered, cared for, and desired.Especially an omega who has a good pack.That’s not me, though. I’m flying solo.That’s why I started working at Allure—an exclusive omega-only club that caters to lonely alphas.The perfect place to meet a pack that will get me through my heat.Because it’s fast approaching, and I don’t want to face it alone.Not again...adult · book · contemporary · female-mc · fiction · humor · multi-pov · new-adult · omegaverse · paranormal -
![We Are the Scribes by Randi Pink]()
We Are the Scribes by Randi Pink
A young adult novel by Randi Pink about a teenage activist who is visited by the ghost of Harriet Jacobs, an enslaved woman.Ruth Fitz is surrounded by activism. Her mother is a senator who frequently appears on CNN as a powerful Black voice fighting for legislative social change within the Black community...young-adult · historical-fiction · realistic · contemporary · fiction · coming-of-age · family · audiobook · racism · feminism -
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![Bad Boy Minotaur by Michele Mills]()
Bad Boy Minotaur by Michele Mills
My neighbor is a huge, undeniably powerful Minotaur.You heard me right—a Minotaur.With curved horns on either side of his head and a heavy gold ring that pierces both nostrils. He’s often shirtless while he tinkers with his motorcycle, which exposes a sweaty six pack of abs and the intricate tats that sleeve both of his muscular arms...adult · age-gap · book · cheerful-mc · fated-mates · fiction · grumpy-mc · grumpy-sunshine · kind-mc · monsters -
![Junk Magic by Karen Chance]()
Junk Magic by Karen Chance
Half werewolf Lia de Croissets is a member of the War Mage Corps, the police branch of the world’s leading magical organization, the Silver Circle. She’s an instructor assigned to train new recruits, a job considered to be significantly tougher than combat—especially right now. There is a war going on in the supernatural world, and the other side has discovered a deadly new tactic...urban-fantasy · fantasy · paranormal · shapeshifters · magic · witches-wizards · urban · war · violent-conflict · fiction -
![Flunking with a Ghost by Baylin Crow]()
Flunking with a Ghost by Baylin Crow
Liam:Moving to the sleepy town of Havens Hallow, Massachusetts, during my senior year hadn't been part of my future plans. Not to mention the ancient house my father bought sits next to the creepiest place imaginable—a graveyard full of battered stone statues. It's a far cry from the upper-middle class neighborhood we left behind.That wasn't the only thing I had to walk away from...romance · paranormal · ghosts · mlm · lgbtq · sports · high-school · small-town · fantasy · holidays -
![Fractured Shadows by K.A. Knight, Kendra Moreno]()
Fractured Shadows by K.A. Knight, Kendra Moreno
Our lands are fractured.Split into three since before my birth…. but they were not always this way.Once we prospered, magic filling our lands before it was locked away with them.The monsters.Now we suffer, we starve even as our king grows stronger.Richer.And then one day my sister is called upon, to make the ultimate sacrifice.Unable to lose the one person I love, I take her place willingly...abuse · action-adventure · adult · book · dark · dark-fantasy · dystopia · fae · fated-mates · fiction -
![Supernova by Julie Hall]()
Supernova by Julie Hall
Supernova is a standalone enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, redemptive love story told from Nova’s point-of-view that is a continuation of the Fallen Legacies world intended to be read after Unleashing Fire.Some lines are meant to be crossed...romance · fantasy · angels · paranormal · young-adult · alpha-mc · enemies-to-lovers · fiction · urban-fantasy · coming-of-age -
![Billion Dollar Pack by Sam Hall]()
Billion Dollar Pack by Sam Hall
“You’ll be perfect.”The supercilious cow who just hired me for my dream job didn’t do so because of my impeccable filing or my ability to type 80 words per minute. She did so because she took one look at my plus size body and assumed my smoking hot, billionaire bosses wouldn’t look twice at me.I assumed the same.But when I meet the big alphas running Dacian Enterprises, we’re all in for a shock...adult · book · contemporary · fated-mates · fiction · insta-love · omegaverse · paranormal · polyamory · reverse-harem -
![Fighter by Claire Cullen]()
Fighter by Claire Cullen
On the eve of leaving his pack for good, Damon finds himself in the company of a runaway omega and an ex-military beta. Stuck together by circumstance, it’s a recipe for disaster. Or is it?Damon is a fighter at heart. He’s never truly felt at home in the Orchard, never felt like part of the pack...adult · book · contemporary · family · fiction · lgbtq · mlm · omegaverse · paranormal · shapeshifters -
![Blood Moon by Jillian Graves]()
Blood Moon by Jillian Graves
- 6' Plus Size Witch- Mind Reading Vampire- Lovers to Rivals to Lovers- Grumpy Heroine/ Smart-ass Hero- One Night Stand- Mirror PlayHazel has one thing on her mind when she arrives at her coven's supernatural mixer: find a big and hairy creature to make her forget all about her bar's latest troubles...adult · age-gap · book · cheerful-mc · contemporary · enemies-to-lovers · fiction · forced-proximity · grumpy-mc · grumpy-sunshine -
![Claimed by Blood by Marie Mistry]()
Claimed by Blood by Marie Mistry
I endured decades of imprisonment, buried alive by the sire who made me. Punishment, Cain called it.But now I’m free.After betraying my thralls at the gala to save their lives, I take my place as Cain’s executioner once more. Everything has returned to how it was. Except it couldn’t be more different.He doesn’t trust me.With good reason. My loyalties have changed... -
![Not So Thanks in Advance by Clio Evans]()
Not So Thanks in Advance by Clio Evans
It's just another Monster Monday...Billy expected many things to happen- but getting into an elevator with the omega he's been stalking and seeing an invisible tentacle monster for the first time wasn't one of them. Charlie is an invisible tentacle monster who never believed he could be seen or loved... -
![Deadbeat Druid by David R. Slayton]()
Deadbeat Druid by David R. Slayton
The living cannot be allowed to infect the dead.Adam Binder has lost what matters most to him. Having finally learned the true identity of the warlock preying on his family, what was supposed to be a final confrontation with the fiend instead became a trap that sent Vic into the realm of the dead, where none living are meant to be... -
![Meet Your Mark: A Pride and Prejudice Reimagining by Elizabeth Adams]()
Meet Your Mark: A Pride and Prejudice Reimagining by Elizabeth Adams
In a world where one may choose a soul mark on their thirteenth birthday, Elizabeth Bennet chooses to be marked. That doesn't mean her soulmate is happy about it.Fitzwilliam Darcy is certain he knows better than Fate. Until his life turns upside down and he meets an impertinent lady in Hertfordshire...adult · book · fiction · historical · historical-fiction · industrial-era · literary-fiction · paranormal · regency · religion -
![They Who Guard the Night by Laura Cardea]()
They Who Guard the Night by Laura Cardea
Paris an der Schwelle zum 20. Jahrhundert: Während die Welt um sie im Wandel ist, stürzt sich die mittellose Odette als Mann verkleidet ins rauschhafte Pariser Nachtleben, wo sie ihre magischen Fähigkeiten entdeckt. Sie gehört zu einer kleinen Gruppe von Menschen mit nachtbezogenen Fähigkeiten, der Bruderschaft der Nachtschwärmer...fantasy · historical · urban-fantasy · audiobook · magic · 20th-century · historical-fiction · young-adult · female-mc · romantic-love -
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![Flirting with Darkness by May Dawson, Clare Sager, May Sage, Marina Simcoe]()
Flirting with Darkness by May Dawson, Clare Sager, May Sage, Marina Simcoe
Flirting with darkness is a limited edition collection of sixteen brand new paranormal and fantasy romance standalones by best selling authors in the genre...romance · fantasy · anthologies · paranormal · steamy · fae · vampires · mermaids · shapeshifters · killer -
![Pimiko and the Uncharted Island by Forthright .]()
Pimiko and the Uncharted Island by Forthright .
He leads an elite taskforce. She did, too. On television. After the finale of her dazzlingly successful television drama, Pim Moonprowl packs her bags and books passage to a secretive resort that makes alluring claims. She’ll pay anything, promise anything, do anything to find out if they’re true...action-adventure · alternate-history · angels · animals · book · cats · dragons · enemies-to-lovers · fae · fiction -
![Ruled By The Alpha: A Dystopian Omegaverse Anthology by Nora Ash, Alison Aimes, Merel Pierce, L.V. Lane]()
Ruled By The Alpha: A Dystopian Omegaverse Anthology by Nora Ash, Alison Aimes, Merel Pierce, L.V. Lane
In a decaying universe, one fact remains... Alphas rule all.This collection of 13 Omegaverse romances will transport you to gritty dystopian worlds full of violence and pleasure, where Alphas and Omegas engage in a primal dance for control.Brought to you by an amazing cast of Omegaverse authors, this collection is bound to leave you panting for more...omegaverse · anthologies · contemporary · paranormal · abuse · shapeshifters · steamy · fantasy · romance · royalty -
![Tempting the Orc by L.V. Lane]()
Tempting the Orc by L.V. Lane
He’s my brother’s best friend.He’s also an orc. I’m a shifter and should be with one of my kind. What I want is green, fierce, and violent with everyone but me. He’s determined to resist.I’m determined that he won’t. Publisher’s note: Tempting the Orc is a sweet monster romance short story set in the Coveted Prey Universe with an omega wolf shifter determined to claim her gruff orc mate...adult · book · female-mc · fiction · friends-to-lovers · monsters · omegaverse · paranormal · shapeshifters · steamy -
![Metal Soul by Michelle Frost]()
Metal Soul by Michelle Frost
Three men. One destiny.Zeb hasn’t seen his brother since the war, and despite finding a place within the Warren pack and befriending his potential mate, he’s lonely.Josh only wants to live up to the Warren name—to protect his pack and territory to the best of his ability. He keeps the secret that he’s been in love with his potential mate since they met close to his chest...romance · paranormal · shapeshifters · mlm · fantasy · lgbtq · magic · found-family · amnesia · cyborgs -
romance · sci-fi · aliens · grumpy-sunshine · cheerful-mc · grumpy-mc · forced-proximity · action-adventure · first-contact · poc-mc
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![Dance of Kings and Thieves by L.J. Andrews]()
Dance of Kings and Thieves by L.J. Andrews
Dreams will become nightmares...To take her place as rightful queen, Malin Strom stands by the side of the Nightrender and his guild of thieves in the fight to take a throne she never wanted. Now, as warriors from distant kingdoms answer their call, a new battle begins...europe · scandinavia · romance · fantasy · fae · magic · fiction · young-adult · retellings · paranormal
