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
SciFiMonth was fun, but there were SO many new fantasy and horror cover reveals in November that I couldn’t share. Today’s post is epic! Take a look:
A water-borne blight hits a remote community on a small island on the edge of the Northern Atlantic. The islanders are a strange mix, some island-born, some seeking a slower life away from the modern world. All have their own secrets, some much darker than others. Rumour says the illness may be a water-borne neural infection from the shellfish farm, a case of mass hysteria – or even a long-buried curse – but when ferry service fails, inconvenience grows into nightmarish ordeal as the outwardly harmonious fabric of the community is unnervingly torn apart.
A haunting, suspenseful tale of isolation and dread within a small island community -from the author of A Boy and his Dog at the End of the World, perfect for fans of The Loney and Station Eleven.
Dead Water by C.A. Fletcher. Releases in July 2022 from Redhook. This was probably the most exciting cover reveal I saw last month, and it was torture not sharing it earlier! You may know I’m a huge fan of Fletcher’s A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World and I know many blogger friends who love it too. So any book from Fletcher is a huge deal. I don’t even care what it’s about, but wow this sounds really good!
December 12th, 2019, Jade returns to the rural lake town of Proofrock the same day as convicted Indigenous serial killer Dark Mill South escapes into town to complete his revenge killings, in this riveting sequel to My Heart Is a Chainsaw from New York Times bestselling author, Stephen Graham Jones.
Four years after her tumultuous senior year, Jade Daniels is released from prison right before Christmas when her conviction is overturned. But life beyond bars takes a dangerous turn as soon as she returns to Proofrock. Convicted Serial Killer, Dark Mill South, seeking revenge for thirty-eight Dakota men hanged in 1862, escapes from his prison transfer due to a blizzard, just outside of Proofrock, Idaho.
Dark Mill South’s Reunion Tour began on December 12th, 2019, a Thursday.
Thirty-six hours and twenty bodies later, on Friday the 13th, it would be over.
Don’t Fear the Reaper (Indian Lake Trilogy #2) by Stephen Graham Jones. Releases in August 2022 from Gallery/Saga Press. Here’s another book I recently just learned about, and I wasn’t expecting the cover to pop up so soon! I had a lot of fun with My Heart is a Chainsaw, and I’m so curious to see what happens next. Plus, it’s SGJ, you guys. We must read ALL his books:-)
Nat Cassidy’s highly commercial, debut horror novel Mary: An Awakening of Terror, blends Midsommar with elements of American Psycho and a pinch of I’ll Be Gone in the Dark.
Mary is a quiet, middle-aged woman doing her best to blend into the background. Unremarkable. Invisible. Unknown even to herself.But lately, things have been changing inside Mary. Along with the hot flashes and body aches, she can’t look in a mirror without passing out, and the voices in her head have been urging her to do unspeakable things.
Fired from her job in New York, she moves back to her hometown, hoping to reconnect with her past and inner self. Instead, visions of terrifying, mutilated specters overwhelm her with increasing regularity and she begins auto-writing strange thoughts and phrases. Mary discovers that these experiences are echoes of an infamous serial killer.
Then the killings begin again.
Mary’s definitely going to find herself.
Mary: An Awakening of Terror by Nat Cassidy. Releases in July 2022 from Nightfire. Look closely at this cover, it’s so creepy! I’m in the mood for a good horror read, and even though this is months away, I can’t wait to read it:-)
They all three sound terrific, but especially Dead Water. I also like how the cover is done in water color to add to the theme.
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It’s very well done, I agree:-)
Dead Water’s cover is so beautiful!!
I agree! And I’m betting the story is going to be really good.
I love that Dead Water has a bunny on the cover! The book itself also sounds great. I like the sound of a haunting, suspenseful tale of isolation and dread. Like yassss gimme! 😀
Don’t Fear the Reaper also has a striking cover. I haven’t read the first book but this one also sounds great. I love/hate stories about serial killers. Love because it’s always a crazy ride with them and hate because they scare me.
Ewwww the cover of Mary: An Awakening of Terror is really creepy! And another story that involves a serial killer of some sort. I’m already freaked out. Haha
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I’m the same way with serial killer/slasher stories, they can be so much fun, but OMG I can barely read them at times, lol.
Dead Water is going to be a must for me!
Yes! I cannot wait:-)
Oh Gosh! Mary’s cover is so …horrifying! I imagine being in my bath and having a hand grab mine!
I know, it looks like a normal cover until you look really close *shudder*
What is it with rabbits on covers…lol.
I was thinking the same thing, lol.
THESE sound fun! That first cover is amazing.
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I love the first cover too!
That cover for Don’t Fear the Reaper is so creepy and ominous. Definitely makes me curious about the book.
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I know! It definitely says “slasher” to me.
I enjoyed reading A Boy and his Dog so much that I’ll definitely be adding Dead Water to my TBR list 🙂
I am so curious to see how he’ll follow up A Boy and His Dog. I can’t imagine improving on it:-)
These all honestly give me the shivers, but whew, Don’t fear the Reaper and Mary’s covers are just so ominous!
They are so ominous! One is subtle and one not to subtle:-)
Yes, there were so many nice cover reveals during sci-fi month, now I’m just catching up! The C.A Fletcher is definitely going to be a future WoW!
I think I already have enough picks for the rest of the month!
I smiled when I saw Dead Water was by the author of A Boy and his Dog at the End of the World. I knew you’d want to read it, too! 🙂 And I agree about that cover for Mary. I kept looking back at that extra arm. I do wonder, though, what they mean when they describe it as a highly commercial, debut horror. Is that their way of saying they expect it to sell well?
I love science-fiction, but rarely read fantasy and never horror. BUT the cover for Mary is fabulous! Enjoy!
I’ve been a bit out of it in terms of keeping up with blogs lately but glad I’m back for your Future Fiction posts. I was just saying the other day that I need to read more Stephen Graham Jones after really liking The Only Good Indians and this sounds really fucking good.
Thought that blurb for Mary was a bit weird though. What a strange way to market something, as ‘highly commercial’. Makes it sound like a generic cookie cutter horror story. I actually think the book sounds interesting, but that’s just a bizarre way to market a book.
Oh wow – I want all of these – there is quite literally no hope for me.
Lynn 😀