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 very exciting new books to share today, here we go!
Twin Peaks meets Blake Crouch as an overwhelmed police officer struggles to save her small, isolated mountain town after a series of seemingly unrelated violent incidents and senseless deaths in this twisting, atmospheric thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Dire Earth Cycle.
Welcome to Silvertown. Population: 602 (for now).
Officer Mary Whittaker has yet to be fully welcomed by the residents of this tiny, quirky mountain town which seems to be home to more conspiracy theories than any other place in America. But with the chief of police on leave, she is left alone to confront a series of abnormal incidents—strange even by Silvertown standards.
A teenager dies tragically after eating obviously poisonous mushrooms from his lawn.
A hiker found dead on a trail, smiling serenely after being mauled by a bear.
A normally doting mother leaving her toddler twins behind without noticing.
Other residents seem to have lost all sense of self-preservation as they walk out in front of Mary’s moving cruiser or sit placidly in the middle of a sharp bend in a mountain road. It’s almost as if the townsfolk are losing their survival instincts, one by one.
As she digs deeper into her investigation and uncovers a larger conspiracy lurking below the surface of Silvertown, Officer Whittaker finds herself on the brink of falling prey to whatever has possessed the town and she must distinguish the truth from paranoia-fueled lies before she ends up losing her own instincts…and her life.
Instinct by Jason Hough. Releases in April 2021 from Skybound Books. I was so excited to get an email newsletter from Jason Hough yesterday with news about this book! It seems I’ve been waiting years since I read and loved Zero World and I’ve been waiting for a new release from him ever since, and now it’s a real thing. This sounds really good, I mean if it can live up to “Twin Peaks meets Blake Crouch,” I’ll be extremely happy!
Sometimes there’s a town called Indianola.
And sometimes there isn’t.
Summer, 1993. Claire has been dumped in rural Indianola, Texas, to spend her whole vacation taking care of mean, sickly Grammy. There’s nothing too remarkable about Indianola: it’s run-down, shabby, and stifling hot, a pin-dot on the Gulf Coast.
Well, there is one remarkable thing, she discovers. Something otherworldly.
But if you leave Indianola, you forget about it… and if you stay, you have to live with it every day.
Because there’s a confluence of energies at Indianola, a fissure in time and space, a gap in reality. Nothing is as it seems. And unless Claire can figure out this town–the talkative lizards under the pecan trees; the honey-sweet but terrifying girl next door; the cute daughter of a powerful family, who would answer Claire’s questions if she had any answers; the pervasive sense of history coming unspooled, like a video tape–she might never leave.
Featuring a mindbending plot, heartfelt queer romance, brilliant writing, and intricate worldbuilding, Forget This Ever Happened is a lush and thrilling genre-bender perfect for the Black Mirror generation.
Forget This Ever Happened by Cassandra Rose Clarke. Releases in September 2020 from Holiday House. I’m a HUGE Cassandra Rose Clarke fan, and I had no idea she even had a new book coming out! Big thanks to whichever blogger featured this last week (I’m sorry I don’t remember who it was), because now it’s on my radar, and oh my it comes out in a few weeks! I noticed this says “Download” on my Edelweiss account, so I may have to do just that:-D
A lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this incredible new science-based thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Martian.
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission–and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish.
Except that right now, he doesn’t know that. He can’t even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it.
All he knows is that he’s been asleep for a very, very long time. And he’s just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.
His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, he realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Alone on this tiny ship that’s been cobbled together by every government and space agency on the planet and hurled into the depths of space, it’s up to him to conquer an extinction-level threat to our species.
And thanks to an unexpected ally, he just might have a chance.
Part scientific mystery, part dazzling interstellar journey, Project Hail Mary is a tale of discovery, speculation, and survival to rival The Martian–while taking us to places it never dreamed of going.
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. Releases in May 2021 from Ballantine. I just saw this cover reveal yesterday, and of course I had to share it today. I’m a big Andy Weir fan and I love the sound of this! Did this just come out of nowhere or have I been slacking off??
They all sound interesting, thanks for putting them on my radar
Thanks for visiting, Shelleyrae:-)
“Instinct” sounds like a very compelling story, and I will keep it on my radar. And the new Weir novel looks promising: after my disappointment with The Martian and my change of heart with Artemis, I hope that the positive trend will continue with Hail Mary… 🙂
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Oh I hope so too! I actually loved The Martian more than Artemis, but I will read anything he writes:-)
I would love to buddy read Hail Mary with Dear Husband. Weir is one of his favorite authors, and the blurb sounds pretty fun to me.
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Oh you should! That sounds like fun:-)
I’ve not yet read anything by Andy Weir but both the cover and the premise for Hail Mary look fantastic! I do have The Martian somewhere I’m sure…. 😀
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Oh The Martian is so good, at least I loved it:-)
Woohoo a new Weir book. Definitely keep my eyes out for that one. And I love the sound of Forget This Ever Happened. Very intriguing indeed.
Lynn 😀
Yeah, definitely a new Andy Weir is cause for celebration:-)
“Welcome to Silvertown. Population: 602 (for now).” Me: *intrigued instantly*
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Grabbed me too!
Project Hail Mary sounds interesting! and I saw that Cassandra Rose Clarke ARC on Edelweiss, but hadn’t downloaded it, but now that I know you love her work, I’m intrigued
My favorite Cassandra Rose Clarke is The Mad Scientist’s Daughter:-)
I would try Project Hail Mary. And the cover for Instinct is a little bit interesting, a tree line set of its side.
I have a thing for sideways/upside down landscapes on book covers, so I love the cover for Instinct too:-)
New Andy Weir!!!!! omg so excited.
I know!! Super exciting:-)
Twin Peaks meets Blake Crouch
Sometimes there’s a town called Indianola. And sometimes there isn’t.
Damn, but if those aren’t the perfect hooks! Both are going on the TBR. 🙂
Exactly, that’s what grabbed me about these two, oh that and the authors:-)
All of these sound amazing! I’m especially excited by Instinct though- sounds perfect for my reading mood lately. Bummed it’s not releasing until next year lol.
I know! I just realized how far away those two books are. But time will fly, right?
Very cool picks! For sure, I’ll be reading the Andy Weir. And the 2nd book sounds great (and I love the cover)!
It’s such a big event, a new Andy Weir, right?
Neat list. Instinct sounds good.
I agree, and I love the author!
Instinct sounds interesting. 🙂
I think so too:-)
I wish I read mystery books cause Instinct sounds so good! I’ll still keep that one in mind for when the mood strikes!
~Priyanka @ A Booklion’s Hideaway
Maybe you can try this one!
I loved The Martian and thought the second one was ok… But I’m still in for this one. Thanks for the heads up, Tammy!
Me too, Paul. I have high hopes for this one!
The second one is on my TBR already I think. And I really need to read something by Andy Weir. I was going to read The Martian but then saw the movie, so don’t know if I’ll go back and read it. Hope you get your hands on these soon! You can check out my Wednesday post in the link below!
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I loved The Martian so hopefully his new book will be just as good:-)
I hadn’t heard about the new Andy Weir novel either so thank you for bringing that to my attention. Made my day!
It made my day too, I had to bump another book I had planned today in order to share it, lol:-)
They all look great, Tammy, but I’m especially drawn to the new Weir book. The cover is epic!
It is an epic cover! I can’t wait:-)
I have the CRC book on my watch list too and of course the new Andy Weir! So excited when I got the announcement!
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Instinct and Forget this happened sound so good — but I think the cover for FOrget this happened gives it the slightest edge for me. I can’t wait to see what it’s about!
I’m cautiously optimistic about Project Hail Mary. I really disliked Artemis, so I’m happy to see the protagonist of Project Hail Mary is male.
I love the retro vibe with that 2nd book!
These all sound good but as soon as I saw Andy Weir I had to hop over to Amazon to order it! Thanks for sharing these books, they all sound awesome!
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Sooo… a new Cassandra Clare Rose AND a new Andy Weir. I REALLY, REALLY want them BOTH. RIGHT NOW! Awesome list, Tammy – because I also enjoy Jason Hough’s writing too. I think this is known as an embarrassment of riches:)).
Instinct had me at Twin Peaks! I can’t wait to read your thoughts on these.
Unsurprisingly, these are all new to me again! Instinct sounds absolutely fantastic, though, and I’m definitely gonna need to pick that one up! You know, I STILL haven’t read an Andy Weir book, even though everyone tells me I need to read The Martian (and I agree) Maybe I’ll make that a goal before I finish 2020, to have at least read that book lol.
“Sometimes there’s a town called Indianola. And sometimes there isn’t.” Now that’s how you write a book description! That had me so intrigued!
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