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 female-authored fantasies, take a look:
In this engrossing and gripping fantasy set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Others series, an inn owner and her friends must find a killer—before it’s too late.…
Crowbones will gitcha if you don’t watch out!
Deep in the territory controlled by the Others—shape-shifters, vampires, and even deadlier paranormal beings—Vicki DeVine has made a new life for herself running The Jumble, a rustic resort. When she decides to host a gathering of friends and guests for Trickster Night, at first everything is going well between the humans and the Others.
But then someone arrives dressed as Crowbones, the Crowgard bogeyman. When the impostor is killed along with a shape-shifting Crow, and the deaths are clearly connected, everyone fears that the real Crowbones may have come to The Jumble—and that could mean serious trouble.
To “encourage” humans to help them find some answers, the Elders and Elementals close all the roads, locking in suspects and victims alike. Now Vicki, human police chief Grimshaw, vampire lawyer Ilya Sanguinati, and the rest of their friends have to figure out who is manipulating events designed to pit humans against Others—and who may have put Vicki DeVine in the crosshairs of a powerful hunter.
Crowbones (The World of the Others #3) by Anne Bishop. Releases in March 2022 from Ace Books. I was thrilled to see this cover pop up last week! I absolutely love this series, and it will be a very long three years wait by the time this book comes out (the last book Wild Country came out in 2019).
Brittany, 1741
There hasn’t been a witch born in the Orchière clan for generations. According to the elders, that line is dead, leaving the clan vulnerable to the whims of superstitious villagers and the prejudices of fearmongering bishops.
Ursule Orchière has been raised on stories of the great witches of the past. But the only magic she knows is the false spells her mother weaves over the gullible women who visit their fortune-telling caravan. Everything changes when Ursule comes of age and a spark of power flares to life. Thrilled to be chosen, she has no idea how magic will twist and shape her future.
Guided by the whispers of her ancestors and an ancient grimoire, Ursule is destined to walk the same path as the great witches of old. But first, the Orchière magical lineage must survive. And danger hovers over her, whether it’s the bloodlust of the mob or the flames of the pyre.
The Great Witch of Brittany by Louisa Morgan. Releases in February 2022 from Redhook. I am a big fan of Louisa Morgan, and I’ve read all her books, so it’s exciting to see she has another witch-centric story coming out next year! Ursule was a character in Morgan’s A Secret History of Witches, and it will be interesting to revisit her story. Can’t wait!
As infants, twin sisters Charlie Yates and Magnolia Heathwood were secretly separated after the brutal lynching of their parents, who died for loving across the color line. Now, at the dawn of the Civil Rights Movement, Charlie is a young Black organizer in Harlem, while white-passing Magnolia is the heiress to a cotton plantation in rural Georgia.
Magnolia knows nothing of her racial heritage, but secrets are hard to keep in a town haunted by the ghosts of its slave-holding past. When Magnolia finally learns the truth, her reflection mysteriously disappears from mirrors—the sign of a terrible curse. Meanwhile, in Harlem, Charlie’s beloved grandmother falls ill. Her final wish is to be buried back home in Georgia—and, unbeknownst to Charlie, to see her long-lost granddaughter, Magnolia Heathwood, one last time. So Charlie travels into the Deep South, confronting the land of her worst nightmares—and Jim Crow segregation.
The sisters reunite as teenagers in the deeply haunted town of Eureka, Georgia, where ghosts linger centuries after their time and dangers lurk behind every mirror. They couldn’t be more different, but they will need each other to put the hauntings of the past to rest, to break the mirrors’ deadly curse—and to discover the meaning of sisterhood in a racially divided land.
Mirror Girls by Kelly McWilliams. Releases in February 2022 from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. I’ve found a YA book that sounds amazing, which is why I’m sharing it here. (I’ve been extremely picky about YA lately) I love the sound of this historical story about biracial twins with ghostly and fantastical elements. I can’t wait!
Three great covers! Crowbones sounds particularly good with the closed-in situation, makes things claustrophobic and tense.
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I agree, and knowing what to expect from Anne Bishop, I’m expecting it to be very good.
I’ve had the first book of that Anne Bishop series on my shelf for years. I’ve picked it up half a dozen times but then chose something else instead. One day! *shakes fist at being a mood reader*
Ha ha yes mood reader here too, lol.
All the books are new to me. I’ve heard of the first two authors, but haven’t tried anything by them yet. Though I’m always initially skeptical of this type of urban fantasy, Crowbones does sound interesting. Not sure whether I’d be better off starting with the earlier books in the series, though.
I think I’d read them in order if it’s something that looks good to you. Urban fantasy with a darker edge:-)
Crowbones is a fantastic cover. Been really wanting to get into that series for ages too!
It’s a great series, I think you’d like it!
The Great Witch of Brittany sounds fantastic, although I still need to read A Secret History of Witches.
I’m wondering if you need to read A Secret History of Witches first, but in any case her books are really good.
Crowbones sounds SO good! I haven’t read the others books or the Others series but I just might look into it. Is it urban fantasy? The Great Witch of Brittany got my attention right away when I read Brittany, 1741. I haven’t read A Secret History of Witches so will have to check that out first! And Mirror Girls sounds amazing as well of course. You never pick any books where I don’t love the synopsis of. 😀
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Yes, Crowbones is urban fantasy and so so good!
Crowbones!!! I love The Others. I. Must. Have. I still haven’t read any of Louisa Morgan’s books, although I have a couple sitting on my TBR shelves. I don’t know why I keep putting her books off. I love anything witch related. Mirror Girls sounds really good too. I hope you enjoy all of these when you read them, Tammy!
Yep, it’s going to be hard to wait for Crowbones:-)
Love the cover of that last one! I’ve never read Anne Bishop either, but have seen her books around. Hope you get these all soon!
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Anne Bishop has written a lot of books. I actually need to catch up!
Mirror Girls sounds so good! I’ll need to keep an eye out for that one!
I hope it’s as good as it sounds:-)
Mirror Girls caught my attention straight away! Can’t wait to see how that book ends up!
I know, it’s definitely grabbed my attention too.
I’ve also been waiting for Crowbones.
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Oooh! All of these books sound fantastic! Great picks!
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Thanks Ronyell:-)
These all sound so good, Tammy, but Mirror Girls keeps catching my attention. I hope you enjoy them all!
I agree, it sounds very good!
I think that I must try one of Ann Bishop’s books LOL
Yes you should, I just love her books:-)
Love the cover for Mirror Girls! I’m definitely curious about Crownbones, though. That sounds soooo good!
That Anne Bishop series is a lot of fun, dark but also cozy at the same time. Not sure how she does it:-)
I really need to catch up on The Others series!
It’s so good!
I am so excited for new Louisa Morgan! Mirror Girls does sound very promising, I’ve been rather picky with YA as well lately. Great picks once again this week!
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Louisa Morgan is always a safe bet, can’t wait:-)
Oooooooo all good options!
Thanks Will!
So excited for Crow Bones! But what is up with this series and their creepy covers?
Ha ha I didn’t realize how creepy they are, but you’re right. Especially the new one!
Oh my gosh! I thought that the Others companion series was finished!! I am so so happy to have been wrong, but March is so far away!!!
I’m not surprised you thought that because it’s been so long since the last book!
I really need to read something from Louisa Morgan. I always hear such great things about her writing. This witchy series sounds perfect for me too. 🙂
I just love her, and her books seem to get better and better.
Mirror Girls sounds soooo good! I cannot wait for it! I also have always wanted to try the Anne Bishop books, and that cover is amazing! Thanks for sharing these!
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Anne Bishop is sooo good!
AAAAAHHH, a new Others book??? Yes!!!!
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I know!! So exciting.
I am reading the Others and need to get fully up to speed but it’s exciting to know there’s another book expected.
Lynn 😀
I’m beyond excited!!