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 books from previously published authors!
A woman trapped on a mountain attempts to survive more than one kind of monster, in a dread-inducing horror novel from the national bestselling author Christina Henry.
Mattie can’t remember a time before she and William lived alone on a mountain together. She must never make him upset. But when Mattie discovers the mutilated body of a fox in the woods, she realizes that they’re not alone after all.
There’s something in the woods that wasn’t there before, something that makes strange cries in the night, something with sharp teeth and claws.
When three strangers appear on the mountaintop looking for the creature in the woods, Mattie knows their presence will anger William. Terrible things happen when William is angry.
Near the Bone by Christina Henry. Releases in April 2021 from Berkley Books. The author revealed details about one of her upcoming books a couple of weeks ago, and I completely forgot I was going to share this last week! The prolific Henry has yet another horror novel on the horizon and it sounds fantastic!
New York Times bestseller David Arnold’s most ambitious novel to date; Station Eleven meets The 5th Wave in a genre-smashing story of survival, hope, and love amid a ravaged earth.
When a deadly Fly Flu sweeps the globe, it leaves a shell of the world that once was. Among the survivors are eighteen-year-old Nico and her dog, on a voyage devised by Nico’s father to find a mythical portal; a young artist named Kit, raised in an old abandoned cinema; and the enigmatic Deliverer, who lives Life after Life in an attempt to put the world back together. As swarms of infected Flies roam the earth, these few survivors navigate the woods of post-apocalyptic New England, meeting others along the way, each on their own quest to find life and light in a world gone dark. The Electric Kingdom is a sweeping exploration of love, art, storytelling, eternal life, and above all, a testament to the notion that even in an exterminated world, one person might find beauty in another.
The Electric Kingdom by David Arnold. Releases in February 2021 from Viking. I have yet to read anything by Arnold, who has several popular YA books out, but I certainly won’t miss this one. I never tire of apocalyptic journeys, especially ones told through the eyes of a group of survivors. Count me in! (Plus: dog!)
An exhilarating spy thriller about two women CIA agents who become intertwined around a threat to the Russia Division–one that’s coming from inside the agency.
Lyndsey Duncan worries her career with the CIA might be over. After lines are crossed with another intelligence agent during her most recent assignment, she is sent home to Washington on administrative leave. So when a former colleague, now Chief of the Russia Division, recruits her for an internal investigation, she jumps at the chance to prove herself once more. Lyndsey was once a top handler in the Moscow Field Station, known as the “human lie detector” and praised for recruiting some of the most senior Russian officials. But now, three Russian assets have been discovered–including one of her own–and the CIA is convinced there’s a mole in the department. With years of work in question, and lives on the line, Lyndsey is thrown back into life at the agency, only this time tracing the steps of those closest to her.
Meanwhile, fellow agent Theresa Warner can’t avoid the spotlight. She is the infamous “Red Widow,” the wife of a former director killed in the field under mysterious circumstances. With her husband’s legacy shadowing her every move, Theresa is a fixture of the Russia Division, and as she and Lyndsey strike up an unusual friendship, her knowledge proves invaluable. But as Lyndsey uncovers a surprising connection to Theresa that could answer all of her questions, she exposes a terrifying web of secrets within the department, if only she is willing to unravel it…
Red Widow by Alma Katsu. Releases in March 2021 from G.P. Putnam’s Sons. Spy thrillers aren’t really my jam, but any book from Alma Katsu is, so I’ll definitely be reading this when it comes out.
The Electric Kingdom seems really good. Looking forward to your review, Tammy.
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Thanks Debjani, I hope I get to read it:-)
I wonder if we’ll see a big wave of flu/plague related novels soon.
I think we will! Although even before COVID there were tons of pandemic stories.
Near the Bone sounds dark and creepy, with horrors within and without, but Red Widow really catches my eye. I’ve yet to read Alma Katsu (my digital ARC of The Deep was such a mess of formatting I couldn’t read it), so maybe this is my chance.
She’s really good. I’ve loved everything by Alma except for The Deep, which was a little disappointing.
Oh man… the description of Near the Bone gave me CHILLS! I wish I could read it right now.
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I know, me too! I wish it weren’t so far away…
The new book by Christina Henry sounds both nerve-wracking and claustrophobic and I believe I will enjoy every single page… 🙂
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Me too, and the cover is really amazing too:-)
You had me a ‘postapocalyptic’ hahahaha. Thanks for sharing and inflating my tbr. 😉
Right? Post apocalyptic is catnip for me too:-)
I’d love to read all of these. And what fabulous covers they have!
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I agree, a great bunch of covers!
I really like the sound of Red Widow! I’m definitely up for reading more spy thrillers 😀
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I want to try more too, maybe this will be the one that gets me to love them:-)
I’ll definitely want to read the Christina Henry book! I didn’t love The Deep by Alma Katsu, but I know The Hunger is supposed to be great… so a cautious maybe for her new book?
I loved The Hunger and all her other books, but I didn’t love The Deep either. Still, I’ll try her new book for sure:-)
One of these days I need to read Christina Henry. Thanks for sharing!
She has a lot to choose from, hopefully you can find one you like:-)
Wait…another Christina Henry?? I feel so blessed to have so much Christina Henry lately, haha. That cover for The Electric Kingdom is so cool! It also sounds pretty good. 🙂 I’m really curious about Alma Katsu’s book, it seems like such a departure, but then I’ve only read like two of her books, haha!
Christina Henry is really on fire, right?
The Electric Kingdom has a cool cover! The flu thing hits a little close to home, but apocalyptic stories like that can be great.
I LOVE the cover of The Electric Kingdom. And yeah, the flu pandemic books are a little close to home, but I still want to read them!
Near the Bone sounds intriguing. I don’t read as many horror as I once did, and that has me craving it. And I’m curious about Red Widow. I used to love spy thrillers, but don’t read them very often anymore. Kinda of like horror, I suppose. 🙂
Time to branch out, Todd! 😉
The cover for The Electric Kingdom looks amazing – but Red Widow is the one that caught my eye – which is something of a shock, as it isn’t a genre I read all that much! As ever, a smashing selection, Tammy:)
I know Alma Katsu can tell a really good story, so I’m definitely reading Red Widow, even though, like you, I don’t usual read spy thrillers.
Christina Henry has another book coming out? I’m glad she’s branching out from her dark fairy tales now, wow! Added! (Looks like someone had added it to Goodreads because it’s on there now)
I’ll add the Goodreads link, thanks!
I didn’t even realize Christina Henry had another book coming out so thanks for the head’s up on that!
Yeah, I saw it on her Facebook page otherwise I wouldn’t know about it either:-)
I think I would like to venture into spy novels again if it’s something like Red Widow (wow). also, the cover for Electric Kingdom is mesmerising and also makes me slightly dizzy for looking at it too long LOL!
Ha ha, me too, it’s hypnotic!
I saw that Henry book about a week ago on a Facebook group and then forgot all about it. I’m sure I’ll feature it soon. We really have been on the same wavelength lately. I’m curious about the Katsu book. Seems like a big departure from her other books. You sound like me – “dog!”
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I’m really curious about the Katsu book, because it’s such a departure from her normal books.
I love The Electric Kingdom cover! I had to add it as soon as I saw it as well. I’m interested in the Christina Henry book as well. Thanks for sharing! My post is in the link below.
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I’ll admit I added The Electric Kingdom because of the cover too:-)
That Electric Kingdom cover is so trippy!
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Oooh, Near the Bone sounds so dang creepy and brilliant! That one’s definitely going straight on the TBR. I’m so curious about Red Widow, because a spy thriller is definitely not what I imagined would be Alma Katsu’s next book, but now I’m curious about how she pulls it off!
I’m looking forward to THE ELECTRIC KINGDOM too! Happy reading! 🙂
My CWW!
Ohh, a new Alma Katsu – you just know I’m going to need that book in my life.
Lynn 😀