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
How about a mix of genres this week? Take a look:
Every time Zaxony Delatree falls asleep he wakes up on a new world. His life has turned into an endless series of brief encounters. But at least he and Minna, the one companion who has found a way of travelling with him, are no longer pursued by the psychotic and vengeful Lector.
But now Zax has been joined once again by Ana, a companion he thought left behind long ago. Ana is one of the Sleepers, a group of fellow travellers between worlds. Ana tells Zax that he is unknowingly host to a parasitic alien that exists partly in his blood and partly between dimensions. The chemical that the alien secretes is what allows Zax to travel. Every time he does, however, the parasite grows, damaging the fabric of the Universes. Anas is desperate to recruit Zax to her cause and stop the alien.
But there are others who are using the parasite, such as the cult who serve the Prisoner – an entity trapped in the dimension between universes. Every world is like a bar in its prison. The cult want to collapse all the bars of the worlds and free their god. Can Zax, Minna, Ana and the other Sleepers band together and stop them?
Prison of Sleep (Journals of Zaxony Delatree #2) by Tim Pratt. Releases in March 2022 from Angry Robot. Oooh this cover!! I absolutely love it. If you’ve been following my blog, then you know that Doors of Sleep is one of the best surprises of 2021 so far, and when I read it back in January, a sequel hadn’t been officially announced. I’m happy to say the announcement was made last week, and I’m thrilled to be joining Zax and his friends on more adventures!
Nick Grevers and his climbing buddy Augustin are drawn to the Maudit, a remote mountain peak in the Swiss Alps. Documentation on the mountain is scarce, its slopes are eerily quiet, and when they enter its valley, they get the ominous sense that they are not alone.
Something is waiting for them…
Not long after, Nick wakes from a coma to find Augustin dead. Nick’s own face is maimed and wrapped in bandages. A long rehabilitation awaits, but Nick soon realizes that it isn’t just the trauma of the accident that haunts him.
Something has awakened inside of him…
Echo by Thomas Olde Heuvelt. Releases in February 2022 from Tor Nightfire. OK, this blurb is frustratingly vague, but I’m very excited to read Heuvelt’s upcoming book! For some reason I thought this was a sequel to Hex, which came out in English several years ago, but it’s actually a completely new story.
Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom of Blunder—she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets.
But nothing comes for free, especially magic.
When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, her life takes a drastic turn. Thrust into a world of shadow and deception, she joins a dangerous quest to cure Blunder from the dark magic infecting it. And the highwayman? He just so happens to be the King’s nephew, Captain of the most dangerous men in Blunder…and guilty of high treason.
Together they must gather twelve Providence Cards—the keys to the cure. But as the stakes heighten and their undeniable attraction intensifies, Elspeth is forced to face her darkest secret yet: the Nightmare is slowly taking over her mind. And she might not be able to stop him.
One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig. Releases in March 2022 from Orbit Books. This cover was just revealed, and isn’t it gorgeous? I think this sounds great! I’m very curious about the Nightmare…
I love these covers!!!
Thanks Hasini:-)
Echo sounds very intriguing indeed!
Doesn’t it? I’m looking forward to it.
Perhaps Echo is a creature feature. The cover hints at scary stuff!:-)
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As vague as it is I really like that blurb for Echo. It has me intrigued. And I agree, the cover for One Dark Window is fantastic, very atmospheric and moody.
I agree, I think Echo has a lot of potential.
All three of these sound excellent! Echo is especially interesting- I don’t read much horror, but I might have to add that one to the TBR.
I’m really looking forward to it as well:-)
Oh, One Dark Window sounds marvelous!
Right?? Can’t wait:-)
Both Echo and One Dark Window sound so darkly promising… I know one should not be attracted to a book simply because of the cover, but in both cases they are eerie and intriguing! 🙂
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Oh you can definitely want to read a book for the cover, I do it all the time:-)
These all looks great! Prison of Sleep sounds amazing!
I can’t wait!
Ooh, the cover of that first one is cool! And at first it sounded similar to something else, and then I realized it was a sequel, so no wonder! lol Great picks!
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Yes, I’m so glad there is a sequel, I loved the first book:-)
I remember your amazing review for the first Pratt’s book, so I am curious to know what you would think of this one too, but the one that really make me curious is One Dark Window, the cover is beautiful and the synopsis is intriguing!
I think One Dark Window is going to be really good!
Wow, some great covers here! Going to have to go add One Dark Window to my wishlist, that sounds like a really interesting read.
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I agree, I think it has potential:-)
I really need to read Doors of Sleep. Thanks for the reminder!
Ooh yes, it’s so much fun!
One Dark Window is certainly eye catching! Sounds fantastic too.
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I agree, this one is going to be a must read for me:-)
Oh my god, that cover for Prison of Sleep! :O I still haven’t read Doors of Sleep, but I’m certainly being convinced to. Echo and ONe Dark Window both sound right up my alley, also!
Yes, that Prison of Sleep cover is the best!
Echo and One Dark Window both sound really good. I’m very curious about the Nightmare too.
One Dark Window is going to be a must read for me:-)
I had no idea the Tim Pratt book was going to be a series! I still need to read the first book :\
I didn’t know either, but I’m glad. It definitely ended with that feeling that there was a lot more stories to tell.
I am curious about Echo, I though Hexed by the author was just okay, but I do want to try another.
I want to read both of them:-)
You seriously have a talent for picking some always gorgeous bu also eerie covers — Echo especially!
There are a lot of eerie covers out there!
Oh gosh, that cover for Echo is so dark and creepy, and I LOVE it. I’m definitely feeling like that’s one I need to read.
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It is creepy, and I’m definitely going to make time for it:-)
All three of these sound like they will be good. I hope you enjoy them, Tammy!
Thank you!
I definitely want to read Echo. Some great picks again this week, I don’t know how you come up with them all!
Lynn 😀
I have so many new ones to share, I can’t even fit them in this week, lol.
Dystopian fiction is one of my favorite genres, though I haven’t read too many sci-fi ones. Anything set in the future intrigues me 🙂 This looks like a fun linky to do!
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Me too, I can never get enough dystopian:-)
Oooh these look great, and are all new to me but sound fabulous, I think I would be interested in reading every one of them! And definitely agree about the cover of One Dark Window.
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Thanks Shannon:-)