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Today is a “freebie” on Top Ten Tuesday, and because I’ve been adding tons of new books to my Goodreads “to read” shelf, I thought I list ten of them here. These are books I want to share but aren’t necessarily slated to appear on my Future Fiction posts. Some I’ve discovered through other bloggers, and some I’ve found by searching catalogs on Edelweiss. All of these are on my radar and sound promising! (Click on titles to read the full Goodreads description)
The Fall of Koli by M.R. Carey. This is actually already on my radar, but it just recently went up on Goodreads, so I’m listing it here today. This is the third book in Carey’s Rampart Trilogy, and it will be out next March, after the second book in the series comes out this Fall, The Trials of Koli.
House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland. It was the strange cover that caught my attention, but the story sounds right up my alley as well.
Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline. Thanks to Jordan for putting this on my radar! Jordan mentioned a comparison to The Only Good Indians, so of course I immediately added this book. Dimaline is an indigenous author as well, and this appears to be a werewolf story.
The Unbroken by C.L. Clark. Political/military fantasy are necessarily my favorite subgenres, which is why I’m cautiously looking forward to this. But what a gorgeous cover, right?
Persephone Station by Stina Leicht. I’m getting Firefly vibes from this book! The cover makes it look like a graphic novel, but I don’t think it is. Space opera/space western mash up, from what I can gather, and I’m intrigued!
The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman. Bowman has quite a few well-known books under her belt, and her next book sounds really good. A girl dies and wakes up in a weird sort of afterlife, where an Alexa-like AI has taken over.
Machinehood by S.B. Divya. This sounds like an interesting science fiction thriller with plenty of food for thought. I haven’t yet read Divya, but I’m very curious about this book.
Echo by Thomas Olde Heuvelt. This isn’t the cover of the edition I’m excited about, but I wanted to show it anyway, as a placeholder. Tor’s new Nightfire imprint is bringing this book to the U.S. next Fall (right now it’s only available in Germany), and don’t worry, I’m sure I’ll mention it again when it gets a new cover:-D
A Universe of Wishes edited by Dhonielle Clayton. I think this cover is so pretty, and it sounds like an interesting collection of YA short stories. These are all #ownvoices authors and I’m curious to learn more.
A Beautiful Poison by Lydia Kang. I recently read and reviewed Opium and Absinthe by Kang, and I was so impressed with her combination of history and mystery, that I thought I’d add one of her backlist books to my reading list.
Ooh The Unbroken sounds right up my street! I really like the sound of A Universe of Wishes, too, so thanks for bringing it to my attention. Great list!
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Thanks Jess!
The title “The Fall of Koli” does worry me a little about the conclusion of this trilogy, but I’m more than looking forward to seeing how Mr. Carey will wrap up this post-apocalyptic story. And Firefly vibes for “Persephone Station”? You could not have used a more intriguing description… 😉
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I know!! I don’t like the word “fall” in the same sentence as “Koli.” We shall see…
Look at that cover to Persephone Station! Super cool. Firefly vibes, even more cool!
I just love that cover too:-)
These all sound so freaking awesome! The cover of House of Hollow also got my attention right away. It’s so beautiful and looks like a painting!
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It does look like a painting, and I want to know why those flowers are on her face:-/
And in one fell swoop, Tammy adds yet more books to my TBR! Your description of Persephone Station sounds amazing and I’ve been tiptoeing round buying The Book of Koli… I fear I may just have to read them all!
Ha ha, glad to help;-)
I just added Empire of Wild to my TBR too! I’m always looking for an obscure werewolf story, those are my jam. And oooooooh that’s great news about Echo! I’ve been hoping for a US publisher. Admittedly, I still need to read Hex though. 🙂
I didn’t realize Echo was the sequel to Hex. I still need to read it as well:-)
I’m so excited for The Trials of Koli and The Fall of Koli. I’ve added a few others to my tbr from your list. Thanks for introducing me!
I’m glad so many bloggers are excited about Koli too:-)
A Beautiful Poison sounds so interesting!
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It does! She does historical really well.
I’m most excited for the Koli books! I loved the first one, plan to read #2 in the next month. Great list!
Me too, I can’t wait to read both:-)
They all look and sound interesting, hope you like them when you get to try them!
Thanks Stormi!
Wow, these all sound so good, Tammy, but I’m especially drawn to Persephone Station- the cover and the premise. I hope you enjoy your new additions!
I think Persephone Station is my favorite cover of the bunch:-)
I haven’t heard of most of these. I hope you love them when you read them!
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Thanks Susan:-)
Ooh a lot of these sound good. Echo looks really interesting. I’m loving thrillers lately…
House of Hollow does have a wild cover!
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House of Hollow is sort of scaring me…
All of these look like great additions. I hope you enjoy them when you get to them.
Thanks Deanna:-)
There’s something about that cover for Machinehood. I like it. And the story sounds interesting, too.
I agree, it’s an unusual cover:-)
Some great books here and I had already planned in featuring Empire of the Wild and House of Hollow on upcoming Can’t Wait Wednesday features. I bet there are some real hidden gems here. I’ve already had Echo on my wishlist for months but did see Tor acquired it and are planning a new cover of Hex as well. The only problem is that is a mighty long wait!
So I guess Echo is a sequel to Hex? I still need to catch up:-)
You always manage to find such intriguing books, Tammy. 🙂 I am super interested in Persephone Station. Something about the cover just calls to me with that one.
Is it just me, or are book covers getting more and more gorgeous? My gosh. I’m tempted to read a bunch of these!
I think they are. Covers have definitely evolved over the past 10 years or so:-)
I hope you enjoy all these! I’m also curious about the Rampart Trilogy. Tons of bloggers rave about it.
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This looks like a great list of books. I’m really excited for The Infinity Courts. I love Akemi Dawn Bowman’s books.
Ohhh, what great picks, Tammy — and can I just say, I can’t take my eyes of Persephone Station’s cover! And now you have me wishing so much it actually does have a Firefly vibe!
I’ve got my fingers crossed on The Unbroken, I love the cover!
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I can definitely see why the cover for House of Hollow caught your eye as it’s instantly left me intrigued too. I’ve opened it, and a couple of the others, on Goodreads to check out myself. And I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed Opium & Absinthe as it’s on my physical tbr. I couldnt resist getting a copy when it promised vampires, a historical setting and had such a stunning cover
The Unbroken is a new addition to my TBR, too! I have the same reservations as you, but it sounds so good that I just couldn’t pass it up. As usual, I haven’t heard of a lot of these, and my poor TBR is growing accordingly. xD
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Aaand I want to add even more books to mine now!
Oh Persephone Station looks really interesting. I’m going to be adding that to my overlarge tbr haha.
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Some lovely looking books on here to look forward to. And a Thomas Olde Heuvelt – I will definitely keep an eye out for that one.
Lynn 😀