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
New year, new books! (well, more new books)
Two immortal brothers crisscross the American Southwest to elude a murderous biker gang and protect a young woman in this tautly paced thriller from award-winning author Richard Lange.
Summer, 1976. Jesse and his brother, Edgar, are on the road in search of victims. They’re rovers, nearly indestructible nocturnal beings who must consume human blood in order to survive. For seventy years they’ve lurked on the fringes of society, roaming from town to town, dingy motel to dingy motel, stalking the transients, addicts, and prostitutes they feed on.
This hard-boiled supernatural hell-ride kicks off when the brothers encounter a young woman who disrupts their grim routine, forcing Jesse to confront his past and plunging his present into deadly chaos as he finds himself scrambling to save her life. The story plays out through the eyes of the brothers, a grieving father searching for his son’s murderer, and a violent gang of rover bikers, coming to a shattering conclusion in Las Vegas on the eve of America’s bicentennial.
Rovers by Richard Lange. Releases in July 2021 from Mulholland Books. Hell yes, this sounds like a gritty vampire story! I actually have Lange’s book of short stories, Dead Boys, and the only reason I have it is that he’s a good friend of a friend, lol. Anyway, this sounds very different from Lange’s other books, but because of the “vampire” angle, there is no way I’m missing this!
Practical Magic meets Twister in this debut contemporary fantasy standalone about heartbreaking power, the terror of our collapsing atmosphere, and the ways we unknowingly change our fate.
For centuries, witches have maintained the climate, their power from the sun peaking in the season of their birth. But now their control is faltering as the atmosphere becomes more erratic. All hope lies with Clara, an Everwitch whose rare magic is tied to every season.
In Autumn, Clara wants nothing to do with her power. It’s wild and volatile, and the price of her magic―losing the ones she loves―is too high, despite the need to control the increasingly dangerous weather.
In Winter, the world is on the precipice of disaster. Fires burn, storms rage, and Clara accepts that she’s the only one who can make a difference.
In Spring, she falls for Sang, the witch training her. As her magic grows, so do her feelings, until she’s terrified Sang will be the next one she loses.
In Summer, Clara must choose between her power and her happiness, her duty and the people she loves…before she loses Sang, her magic, and thrusts the world into chaos.
The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin. Releases in June 2021 from Sourcebooks Fire. This cover!! I adore it. And it’s about witches, and also I love how the title is a play on words. This is going to be a must read for me!
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient comes a spellbinding tale of psychological suspense, weaving together Greek mythology, murder, and obsession, that further cements “Michaelides as a major player in the field” (Publishers Weekly).
Edward Fosca is a murderer. Of this Mariana is certain. But Fosca is untouchable. A handsome and charismatic Greek Tragedy professor at Cambridge University, Fosca is adored by staff and students alike—particularly by the members of a secret society of female students known as The Maidens.
Mariana Andros is a brilliant but troubled group therapist who becomes fixated on The Maidens when one member, a friend of Mariana’s niece Zoe, is found murdered in Cambridge.
Mariana, who was once herself a student at the university, quickly suspects that behind the idyllic beauty of the spires and turrets, and beneath the ancient traditions, lies something sinister. And she becomes convinced that, despite his alibi, Edward Fosca is guilty of the murder. But why would the professor target one of his students? And why does he keep returning to the rites of Persephone, the maiden, and her journey to the underworld?
When another body is found, Mariana’s obsession with proving Fosca’s guilt spirals out of control, threatening to destroy her credibility as well as her closest relationships. But Mariana is determined to stop this killer, even if it costs her everything—including her own life.
The Maidens by Alex Michaelides. Releases in June 2021 from Celadon Books. I realize this isn’t SFF, but I’m going to try to read more thrillers this year, and this sounds fantastic! I do love “dark academia” stories and this seems to fit the bill.
Ou wow, what a trio of titles! The first two bring such different perspectives to vampires & witches. I didn’t know Alex michaelides had a new title out! I adored the silent patient!
I haven’t read The Silent Patient but heard so many good things:-)
The Nature of Witches really appeals to me and in fact I was had that and the book I eventually used in mind for this week myself. It sounds very interesting.
Lynn
I’m all about the “witch” books, so I’m definitely reading this.
OUUUU The Maidens sounds really good, but I think I’ll wait for some reviews. IT sounds like the kind of book that will either be great or not.
I kind of agree, I’ll wait for reviews too:-)
I perked instantly up at the sight of The Nature of Witches. Witches?! I’m there! It does sound good. The other two sound good as well! I hope you enjoy each of these when you get a chance to read them, Tammy! Happy Reading!
Thanks Wendy!
All three books have such great, effective covers! And each is so different, too. I especially love the sound of The Nature of Witches. Great choices, Tammy!
Thanks Jan!
Oooh The Maidens is such an ‘immediate add to TBR’ for me! Also excited for The Nature of Witches. 🙂
I’m so curious about The Maidens!
Rovers brought back memories of an old movie about a group of roving vampires, maybe Near Dark, can’t remember for sure. No clue if the stories have any elements in common beyond that. 🙂
I thought Rovers had a familiar feel as well. Or maybe it’s just the cover, it’s such a retro design, I think.
“Practical Magic meets Twister” is a fantastic tagline, and I’ll admit to being curious about The Maidens too,
I agree, the tagline and the cover sold me:-)
Rovers sounds terrifying! I do love the cover for The Nature of Witches — I think I need to read it! I’m not sure about The Maidens. I read the author’s The Silent Patient and was very much in the minority of not liking it, so I don’t think I’d sign up for more of his work… but I hope you enjoy it!
I may or may not read The Maidens, it’s definitely out of my wheelhouse a bit…
Finally you feature a book that was already on my rador: The Maidens. I hope we’ll both love it when we get our hands on it. 😀
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LOL! Just for you, Stephanie:-)
The cover of Rovers is creepy! The second book I’ve been hearing some good buzz about. The last one has a neat cover too. Thanks for sharing, my post is in the link below!
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I love the creepy cover of Rovers:-)
Great list! I love the cover to the Witches book!
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Me too! So pretty.
Another brilliant haul of books – but I particularly like the sound of The Maidens, Tammy! Thank you for sharing:)).
I hope The Maidens is good, it’s very popular!
You’re killing me. I want all three and you know how I love gritty vampires!
Ha ha I did think of you when I saw Rovers:-)
Definitely interested in The Maidens! I added it to my Goodreads earlier this week!
The Maidens isn’t my usual read, but I do want to read more mysteries, hopefully this will be a good one.
All of these sound excellent! I can’t wait to give them a try.
I think this is a pretty good batch too:-)
They all sound really good!
I have to agree:-)
The covers are all eye catching! And The Maidens seem so intriguing!!
I agree, I can’t wait to read The Maidens:-)
All of these look amazing. Rovers is a book that, on fast glance, I’d probably just move right past–but the blurb really has me interested! I’m always drawn to stories about immortals.
The cover of Rovers reminds me of a Western so it should be interesting…
The Maidens has a Secret History vibe that I think I’m going to find irresistible – thank you for bringing it to my attention 🙂
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