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 covers spotted this week:
Five New Yorkers must come together in order to defend their city in the first book of a stunning new series by Hugo award-winning and NYT bestselling author N. K. Jemisin.
Every city has a soul. Some are as ancient as myths, and others are as new and destructive as children. New York City? She’s got five.
But every city also has a dark side. A roiling, ancient evil stirs beneath the earth, threatening to destroy the city and her five protectors unless they can come together and stop it once and for all.
The City We Became (City #1) by N.K. Jemisin. Releases in March 2020 from Orbit. I really hesitated before deciding to feature this book today, because I absolutely hate the “EW Exclusive” sticker on the front. I guess the publisher has some kind of deal with Entertainment Weekly, allowing them to keep the sticker on all the book cover images, but it’s not my favorite practice. I could wait another week or two until it’s removed, but what the hell, I’m so excited about this book! I love the fact that this appears to have a contemporary setting.
Peter Straub’s Ghost Story meets Liane Moriarty’s Big Little Lies in this American Indian horror story of revenge on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation.
Four American Indian men from the Blackfeet Nation, who were childhood friends, find themselves in a desperate struggle for their lives, against an entity that wants to exact revenge upon them for what they did during an elk hunt ten years earlier by killing them, their families, and friends.
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones. Releases in April 2020 from Gallery/Saga Press. This was another EW cover reveal, but this time I waited for the dreaded sticker to go away! I am so freaking excited about this book. It’s been quite a while since I’ve read a SGJ book, and this sounds, despite it’s very short and vague blurb, like it’s going to be just my kind of story. Plus, that cover!
The buildings grow.
And the city expands.
And the people of the land are starting to behave abnormally.
Or perhaps they’ve always behaved that way, and it’s normality that’s at fault.
And the king of the land confers with his best friend, who happens to be his closest advisor, who also happens to be a talking cat. But that’s all perfectly natural and not at all weird.
And when chief architect Iona wakes from a long period of blindly accepting the status quo, she realizes there’s a mystery to be solved. A strange, somewhat bizarre mystery, to be sure, but no less dangerous for its improbability.
And the cat is almost certainly involved!
Hearts of Oak by Eddie Robson. Releases in March 2020 from Tor.com. It wouldn’t be a Wednesday without a new cover reveal from Tor.com, and I didn’t want to disappoint you today! I love this cover, it’s very detailed if you look closely. And the story sounds quirky! I’m intrigued…
Oh wow—all of these look amazing! I didn’t realize the Jemisin book had a cover yet. And I haven’t heard of Stephanie Graham Jones before. It sounds like you enjoy her though- anything you recommend?
I know I have a couple of his books somewhere on my shelves, but I can’t think of anything specific at the moment. He wrote a book a few years ago called Mongrels that everyone was talking about, and I definitely want to read that.
Okay thanks for the tip!
Thank you! I’ll check it out.
The City We Became!!! AHHHHH!
Hearts of Oak sounds interesting. I’m excited to read some reviews about it.
I know, bring on more Jemisin!
The Only Good Indians sounds really good!
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It does, right? I’m really looking forward to it:-)
I was looking at THe Old Good Indians and thinking how simple covers can be so beautiful, and then the next cover is quite detailed and just as beautiful, Tammy!
Yes, both are really good covers in their own way:-)
Tammy you’re killing me! The first two are definite shoo-ins. I love the idea of Native American horror and I’ve heard such great thinks about N.K.Jemisin. I do own her latest short story collection but haven’t read it. I was about to pass on the last one until the last line – I want to know how the cat is involved!
Also, your sticker issues are cracking me up – but I totally feel ya! Also, as a side note, I finished Desper Hollow last night – it was awesome!
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So glad you loved Desper Hollow! Apex is such a great publisher, it’s rare for me to find one of their books I don’t enjoy.
Oooooh, I saw Jemisin talking about that one on twitter, and it sounds amazing! I can’t wait for it.
Me too, super excited!!
I like Jemisin a lot, but I don’t know that I’m interested in her doing an urban fantasy. It’s just not my niche.
Hearts of Oak, on the other hands, sounds quirky enough that I’m curious. Nice pick.
Urban fantasy is definitely a complete 180 for her, it should be interesting to see what she does with that genre.
All of those have great covers, but The Only Good Indian sounds like one I might need to read. Thanks for sharing! You can check out my picks this week in the link below.
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I agree, I can’t wait for The Only Good Indian, that cover is sort of spooky:-)
The excerpt that EW has for The Only Good Indians is really good.
https://ew.com/books/2019/08/08/only-good-indians-preview/
I haven’t had a chance to read that, but thanks for sharing the link, I’ll check it out!
Talking cats – YES!
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I do like the look of all three tbh but I confess that the cover for Hearts of Oak would definitely pull me in.
Lynn
Isn’t it a cool cover? I love the intricate artwork, especially the tree roots, for some reason:-)
So excited about The City We Become! Although this is reminding me I should finish The Broken Earth trilogy…..
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Hey me too, I just never got around to the last book, and I feel awful about that!
Oh my word! I hadn’t realised that Jemisin had an upcomign release. Well… that’s a must-have! Thank you for the headsup:)) As ever, you have highlighted a book I’d give my left arm for…
I honestly found the cover by accident. I’ve had Jemisin’s new book on my Goodreads TBR and I’ve been waiting for that cover!
Wow, The Only Good Indians sounds incredible. And seriously, that cover is so impressive and enticing. Definitely intrigued by Hearts of Oak, as well!
I love how simple the cover for The Only Good Indians is, that made me want to read it:-)
Woah! The Only Good Indians sounds like a must- get.
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I agree, and I love the stark cover and how simple it is.
Other than the Jemisin, these are new to me! I’m still not sure about The City We Became though, like you said it’s interesting that it appears to take place in a contemporary setting, and for some reason that’s not making me as excited as her epic fantasy, but I’ll probably still give it a try 🙂
I think it’s great that she’s writing something completely different from her Broken Earth series. It would be hard to top that if she were writing in the same genre.
Iiinteresting – I’m super excited for the Jemisin, but the other two are new to me. Spooky own voices Blackfeet fiction though? Sign me up!
I agree, you don’t see much Native American own voices, so I’m excited for that as well.
The cover for The City we became is absolutely mesmerising! This is a great trio of titles to look forward to, Tammy, I wouldj not have found them if not for you!
I love that cover as well, and it’s such a different vibe from her last series.
Yay! More Jemisin is coming!
I know, I’m so curious to see what her follow up is like!
The City We Became sounds so good! I’m such a sucker for books set in New York, lol.
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Me too! I can’t wait:-)
The Only Good Indians went on my TBR at lightning speed. It sounds amazing! Had yet to hear about Hearts of Oak. Definitely quirky. Bit intrigued by a talking cat though.
I’m always ready for a book with talking animals:-)
I really need to read Jemisin. I’ve heard such great things about her books. The Only Good Indians and Hearts of Oak both sound wonderful too. I hope you enjoy both!
Jemisin is really good, and I’m ready for another book from her:-)
I don’t think I’ve seen any books by Stephen Graham Jones before, but man oh man, The Only Good Indians sounds so ridiculously good! Definitely adding that one to my TBR. I am all about that spooky/creepy vibe lately, and I just can’t get enough. Plus, I want more Native American stories, please and thanks. xD Hearts of Oak also sounds really odd, but in a good way. It totally piqued my interest! I’m gonna have to check that one out, too.
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I love that The Only Good Indians is own voices. I don’t think I knew he was Native American!
I already like N.K. Jemisin, and the premise about NYC is a great hook!
I agree, it sounds like a great combo:-)