Welcome to Future Fiction, my reimagining of the Waiting on Wednesday meme! There are so many amazing new books coming out, that I can no longer pick just one. My goal with Future Fiction is to share at least three new books each week, a combination of recent cover reveals and books that I’ve recently added to my TBR pile. 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
Three new cover reveals popped up on Twitter and Instagram last week, and I’m excited to read all three!
“That girl’s got more wrong notions than a barn owl’s got mean looks.”
Esther is a stowaway. She’s hidden herself away in the Librarian’s book wagon in an attempt to escape the marriage her father has arranged for her—a marriage to the man who was previously engaged to her best friend. Her best friend who she was in love with. Her best friend who was just executed for possession of resistance propaganda. The future American Southwest is full of bandits, fascists, and queer librarian spies on horseback trying to do the right thing.
Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey. Releases in February 2020 from Tor.com Publishing. Sarah Gailey seems to be everywhere these days. Not only was this incredible cover revealed last week, but they also have another book coming out from Tor next month (Magic for Liars) AND another book coming out next year from Simon Pulse (When We Were Magic). Oh my gosh this sounds like so much fun! I’m here for the weird westerns. Bring them all to me:-D
Shannon Price’s A Thousand Fires is a breakout contemporary debut―think The Outsiders meets The Iliad―that’s perfect for fans of Courtney Summers and Veronica Roth.
10 Years. 3 Gangs. 1 Girl’s Epic Quest…
An extraordinary debut set in an alternate San Francisco and inspired by The Iliad…
Valerie Simons knows the gangs are dangerous—her little brother was shot and killed by the Boars two years ago.
Still, nothing will sway Valerie from wanting to join the elite and beautiful Herons and find her brother’s killer. It doesn’t hurt that her best friend Matthew is slated to become a Heron leader—and she’d follow him to the ends of the earth.
Then Valerie is recruited by the mysterious Stags when their volatile, provocative, and beyond charismatic leader Jax promises to help her get revenge. Torn between old love and new loyalty, Valerie races to finish the mission that got her into the gangs.
But no one truly wins the Wars.
A Thousand Fires by Shannon Price. Releases in November 2019 from Tor Teen. After reading that blurb, how can you not want to read this book? The publisher is calling it “contemporary,” but the “alternate San Francisco” description is enough of a speculative element to get me excited. And seriously, that cover.
Into the Crooked Place begins a gritty two-book YA fantasy series from Alexandra Christo, the author of To Kill a Kingdom.
The streets of Creije are for the deadly and the dreamers, and four crooks in particular know just how much magic they need up their sleeve to survive.
Tavia, a busker ready to pack up her dark-magic wares and turn her back on Creije for good. She’ll do anything to put her crimes behind her.
Wesley, the closest thing Creije has to a gangster. After growing up on streets hungry enough to swallow the weak whole, he won’t stop until he has brought the entire realm to kneel before him.
Karam, a warrior who spends her days watching over the city’s worst criminals and her nights in the fighting rings, making a deadly name for herself.
And Saxony, a resistance fighter hiding from the very people who destroyed her family, and willing to do whatever it takes to get her revenge.
Everything in their lives is going to plan, until Tavia makes a crucial mistake: she delivers a vial of dark magic—a weapon she didn’t know she had—to someone she cares about, sparking the greatest conflict in decades. Now these four magical outsiders must come together to save their home and the world, before it’s too late. But with enemies at all sides, they can trust nobody. Least of all each other.
Into the Crooked Place (Into the Crooked Place #1) by Alexandra Christo. Releases in October 2019 from Feiwel and Friends. Christo is also the author of last year’s To Kill a Kingdom, a book I regret not reading, because I’ve read so many rave reviews. I’m definitely adding this to my list, though. Four crooks have to come together to save the world? Yes please:-D
I love the covers for Upright Women Wanted and Into the Crooked Place! And all three of these sound interesting. I definitely think the alternate San Fran sounds speculative!
I hope so! I want it to be speculative, at least a little.
All of these sound awesome, especially Upright Women Wanted. All I needed to hear was librarian’s book wagon!
Oh I know! Anything with books/libraries in the story has got to be good:-)
Wow, all three of these sound awesome. What a stellar week! However, yep, you’re killing my TBR!
Well, you’ve killed my TBR in the past too, so…:-)
The future American Southwest is full of bandits, fascists, and queer librarian spies on horseback trying to do the right thing.
So much yes to this! I need more wild west in my life. A Thousand Fires looks interesting.. I’m wondering what’s alternate about San Francisco? Just that’s overrun by gangs?
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I don’t know, but any time I hear “alternate” I’m interested in finding out exactly that: what is “alternate” about it?
All three sound so good, Tammy, but I’m especially intrigued by a weird western concept! I think it would be a lot of fun! I hope you enjoy them all!
It does sound fun, and having read another story of Gailey’s that had a western feel, I think this will be great:-)
The Sarah Gailey book is on my must list already! I loved the hippo books so much. 🙂
Me too:-)
Beautiful cover on the second one! I still need to read her other book though. Great picks to share! You can see my post this week in the link below!
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Me too, I’d love to catch up with To Kill a Kingdom one of these days:-)
A Thousand Fires looks really good!
Ash @ JennRenee Read
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It really does, I can’t wait:-)
I love the cover of A Thousand Fires <3
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Isn’t it cool? Sort of edgy:-)
I was really surprised how much I loved Kill a Kingdom so I’ll definitely have to pick up Into the Crooked Place!
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I know so many people who loved To Kill a Kingdom, and I want to read it as well:-)
Bad-ass librarians, yes please! I haven’t read any of Sarah Gailey, but this premise certainly intrigues me!
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I read her first book and really enjoyed it!
Wow, Sarah Gailey is on fire! Upright Women Wanted sounds super fun. I’m also totally here for A Thousand Fires and Into the Crooked Places. These all sound so good!
Yeah, Gailey is going to have a great year!
A Thousand Fires looks interesting, and I like the cover for that one (though the antlers remind me of Broken Monsters)
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I’ve seen lots of books with antlers on the cover lately!
They all sound pretty good. Love the cover and tag line and synopsis for Upright Women Wanted. That one I’d like to read for sure.
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Upright Women Wanted is definitely high on my list:-)
Into the Crooked Place is one I’m really excited for. I loved Christo’s first book.
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I’m definitely going back and reading her first book one of these days:-)
Nice, the YA ones are new to me! Yay, more to put on the watchlist 😀
They do sound cool though I don’t think they would be a fit for me. Hope you enjoy them if you get to try them! 🙂
Into the Crooked Place is already on my TBR and I love how awesome it sounds! I hope it delivers. I really like to cover for Upright Woman Wanted, and am considering adding it to the list… however, Westerns aren’t usually my thing, so I might wait until I read a few reviews. Awesome list!
Lindsi @ Do You Dog-ear?
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I love that cover for Into The Crooked Place – it would certainly be enough to tempt me but the description sounds great too.
Lynn 😀
so many new books to add to my TBR thank you
Love that cover for Into the Crooked Place! Also. I feel like Sarah Gailey has been a busy bee lately!
Thanks for letting me know about another Sarah Gailey book. Arrr!
x The Captain
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