I have been participating in Waiting on Wednesday for almost SEVEN YEARS. That’s right, folks. My blog will be eight years old this summer, and I’ve been doing this blogging meme for almost the entire time I’ve been blogging! And it’s always been one of my favorite posts of the week: highlighting upcoming books that I’m excited to read. And over 300 posts later, I’ve come to the conclusion that there are just too many books out there to feature only one per week. And so Future Fiction was born.
We’re experiencing a publishing boom, particularly with science fiction, fantasy, horror and other speculative fiction subgenres, and the list of upcoming releases increases daily! My goal with these posts is to shine a light on at least three new titles per week that I’ve discovered. I love keeping my eye on newly revealed covers, so those will be a big part of Future Fiction. But I’ll also be highlighting new discoveries that I’ve made through other book blogs, social media, and Goodreads, books that already have covers but for some reason I just didn’t know about.
The start of a new year always makes me want to shake things up a bit, and so I thought what better time than the first Wednesday of 2019 to put a new spin on Waiting on Wednesday!
I’m still going to be linking up with Wishful Endings/Can’t Wait Wednesday, and I also want to give a shout out to Jill at Breaking the Spine for starting the original Waiting on Wednesday meme. I hope you’ll find some new books to add to your TBR piles, and as always, I look forward to hearing what YOU’RE looking forward to:-D And so, let’s get this party started!
This week’s Future Fiction finds:
The adventures of Li-lin, a Daoist priestess with the unique ability to see the spirit world, continue in the thrilling follow-up to the critically-acclaimed historical urban fantasy The Girl with Ghost Eyes.
It’s the end of the Nineteenth Century. San Francisco’s cobblestone streets are haunted, but Chinatown has an unlikely protector in a young Daoist priestess named Li-lin. Using only her martial arts training, spiritual magic, a sword made from peachwood, and the walking, talking spirit of a human eye, Li-lin stands alone to defend her immigrant community from supernatural threats.
Now Li-lin has gotten her hands on an amulet that makes its bearer bulletproof. But there’s a problem: the amulet is powered by a child’s soul. To save the spirit, Li-lin will have to voyage to Fengdu, the City of the Dead, but first she must protect the amulet from the gangsters who want it for themselves, her own father, a renowned Daoist exorcist who wants to destroy it, and the Ghostkeeper who created the amulet by murdering his own son.
With hard historical realism and meticulously researched depictions of Chinese monsters and magic that have never been written about in the English language, The Girl with No Facedraws from the action-packed cinema of Hong Kong to create a compelling and unforgettable tale of historical fantasy and Chinese le.
The Girl with no Face (The Daoshi Chronicles #2) by M.H. Boroson. Releases in October 2019 from Talos. The Girl with Ghost Eyes was one of my favorite books of 2015, such an unexpected delight! I’m thrilled to see Boroson has written a sequel!
A prescient and gripping novel of a second American civil war, and the children caught in the conflict, forced to fight.
When the president of the United States is impeached, but refuses to leave office, the country erupts into civil war.
10-year-old Hannah Miller, an orphan living in besieged Indianapolis, has joined a citizen’s militia. She had nowhere else to go. And after seeing the firsthand horrors of war, she’s determined to fight with the Free Women militia.
Hannah’s older brother, Alex, is a soldier too. But he’s loyal to the other side. After being separated from Hannah, he finds a home in a group calling themselves The Liberty Tree militia.
When a UNICEF worker and a reporter discover that both sides are using child soldiers, they set out to shine a light on something they thought could never happen in the United States. But it may be too late because even the most gentle children can find that they’re capable of horrific acts.
Our War by Craig DiLouie. Releases in August 2019 from Orbit Books. I read DiLouie’s One of Us this past year, and it seriously gutted me. It was a tough read, but ultimately worth it. This sounds just as gut-wrenching, but I think it’s important to read books that make you uncomfortable.
An original young adult novel of the Alien universe
Olivia and her twin sister Viola have been dragged around the universe for as long as they can remember. Their parents, both xenobiologists, are always in high demand for their research into obscure alien biology.
Just settled on a new colony world, they discover an alien threat unlike anything they’ve ever seen. And suddenly the sisters’ world is ripped apart.
On the run from terrifying aliens, Olivia’s knowledge of xenobiology and determination to protect her sister are her only weapons as the colony collapses into chaos. But then a shocking family secret bursts open—one that’s as horrifying to Olivia as the aliens surrounding them.
The creatures infiltrate the rich wildlife on this virgin colony world—and quickly start adapting. Olivia’s going to have to adapt, too, if she’s going to survive…
Alien: Echo by Mira Grant. Releases in April 2019 from Imprint. I’m not sure the words “young adult” and “Alien universe” go together, lol. But wow I’m intrigued by this! I can’t remember where I stumbled across this book, but I immediately added it to my TBR. Also, where did Imprint come from? It’s a fairly new imprint from Macmillan, right?
Oh man, those Daoshi books look awesome.
The Girl With Ghost Eyes is sooo underrated, hopefully the sequel will give Boroson a new audience!
LOVE this idea, Tammy- definitely a wonderful spin on this meme, and LOVE these covers. You started with a bang!
Thanks Jennifer!
What a fantastic idea.
I can’t wait for the Boroson book.
And another Craig DeLouie – how exciting.
Not sure about the Mira Grant – it’s strange but her books under that name havent worked for me in the past but I do like the sound of this one.
Lynn 😀
I’ve had luck with Mira Grant, but I know what you mean. Here style between her two “authors” is quite different.
oh wow I didn’t know about these books! I’m so glad you post about them! The Daoshi Chronicles sound so good! and what is not to like about a story about second civil war! Hope they are awesome Tammy. Cannot wait for your reviews 🙂
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I’m glad I could introduce you to some new books, and don’t worry, I have plenty more to come (insert evil laugh here!!)
When I used to participate in the Can’t Wait Wednesday, there would always be multiple books I wanted to choose from , and I’d tell myself that I’d choose X, and then and do Y and Z the next two weeks…but you know what would happened? MORE books would be announced and I’d push back Y and Z, until I’d completely forget and replace them! 🙁
So yeah, love this idea for a new blogging meme!
Next week is my last week of vacation, so I’ll see if I can make a post for this. This way, I can be all cool in the future and be like, “I was doing the Future Fiction meme back when it came out” :p
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Awesome DJ! I would never expect anyone to join me, but I’d love it if you do!!
WHAAAT?! Those titles look FABULOUS!
I’m adding ALL of them to my ever growing 2019 TBR PILE!
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I must say that I like your idea of showcasing more than one title per week. I had a very hard time picking one this week.
Thank you! I’ve been thinking of doing it for a while and I finally figured, hey, there’s no rules in blogging, go for it! (you should too!)
Yay, I’m glad I could convince you:-)
I totally know where you are coming from! I have often thought of doing a monthly anticipated reads post because there are so many cool books I want!
Yeah, one book a week just isn’t cutting it for me anymore:-)
I love this feature! And I about fell over when I saw Alien Echo haha! Written by Mira grant? That will probably be creepy! Wow…
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Doesn’t it sound good? I feel like Mira Grant could do a great job with that franchise.
So many books coming out this year, it’s exciting! Can’t wait for The Girl with No Face!
I’m so glad you’re a fan of The Girl with Ghost Eyes too:-)
I’m afraid that your new feature post will prove very dangerous for my TBR! It’s already unmanageable as it is, and with all the new additions I envision after reading your suggestion, it will most likely explode in no time…
But who cares? Bring those titles on! 😀
Thanks for sharing!
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Ha ha, well, we will both be in the same boat, then, with uncontrolled TBRs:-)
What a perfect feature and I love it already. That being said, was adding one book each week to my wishlist not enough? Now you’re going to tempt me with three? EVIL!!! Of course, all three of these are calling to me – what can I say???
Sorry Barb! There are just so many books I need to shout about. It’s publishing’s fault!
I love the cover of Alien Echo. ✨
It’s so pretty and green, right? 😉
Yay for the new feature! All three of these releases sound so good. I’m especially drawn to Our War, both because of the cover and the synopsis.
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I’m just glad I can showcase more than one book each week, lol.
I love the new twist on WoW! I do wish I had read Girl with Ghost Eyes when I had the chance. And I’m so torn on Alien: Echo. The premise is interesting, but like you said, Alien and YA? Um…the last time I experienced something Alien related that was targeted at teens was the disastrous PG-13 AvP movie. And I’ve all but given up on anything she writes under her Mira Grant name…
Yeah, I know you don’t have much luck with the Mira Grant books. I’m intrigued though, we’ll see!
This is such a great idea! Idk if any of these books are to my taste, but I love the cover of the first!
Thanks Kristen, isn’t that cover gorgeous?
All of these sound good and have great covers. I’m particularly drawn to Our War.
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I can’t wait to read Our War, although the subject matter scares me a little!
Oh, i didn’t know these!
Our War is on my list now 😀
I can’t believe I have to wait until October for the sequel to Li-Lin’s story! So far away. But YAY there is a sequel. Arrr!
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I love this new/revised feature, Tammy (although my TBR is weeping in the corner)! The cover for Girl With No Face is incredible, holy crap. Going to look up info for book 1 as this series wasn’t on my radar.
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