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 cover reveals this week, take a look:
The sixth book in the thrilling Donovan sci-fi series returns to a treacherous alien planet where corporate threats and dangerous creatures imperil the lives of the colonists.
Three years after Ashanti spaced for Solar System, Turalon reappears in the Donovanian sky. The Corporation has returned. Donovan’s wealth is a lure for the powerful families who control the Board. Unburdened by morals, they are bringing their battle for supremacy to Port Authority and a showdown that could tear The Corporation apart.
Much to her disgust, Falise Taglioni has been chosen to ensure that her family emerges triumphant; she comes with instructions for her brother, Dek. After all, she could always manipulate him to her will. And she will again, even if she has to destroy Talina Perez in the process. And if her war with the Grunnels, Xian Chans, and Radceks destroys Port Authority in the process? Who cares?
But nothing on Donovan is static, and in the three years since Ashanti’s departure, life on the planet has hardened Kalico Aguila and the scrappy inhabitants of Port Authority. Life in the bush breeds a different kind of human, genetically altered, tough, and self-reliant. And on Donovan, determining who is predator, and who is prey has never been easy.
Meanwhile, for Kylee Simonov and her bonded quetzal, Flute, there will be a final comeuppance. Because on Donovan, blood vendetta needs to be paid. And then she’s going to town. After which, nothing will be the same.
Reckoning (Donovan #6) by W. Michael Gear. Releases in October 2022 from DAW Books. Eek, my favorite SF series! I caught this almost by accident on Instagram, and I was so excited. You probably know how much I love this series, and I have a special group of blogger friends who love it too. I know we’ll all be waiting impatiently for October to get here!
Celeste, a card sharp with a penchant for trouble, takes on the role of advocatus diaboli, to defend her sister Mariel, accused of murdering a Virtue, a member of the ruling class in the mining town of Goetia, in a new world of dark fantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of Black Sun.
High in the remote mountains, the town of Goetia is booming as prospectors from near and far come to mine the powerful new element Divinity. Divinity is the remains of the body of the rebel Abaddon, who fell to earth during Heaven’s War, and it powers the world’s most inventive and innovative technologies, ushering in a new age of progress. However, only the descendants of those that rebelled, called Fallen, possess the ability to see the rich lodes of the precious element. That makes them a necessary evil among the good and righteous people called the Elect, and Goetia a town segregated by ancestry and class.
Celeste and Mariel are two Fallen sisters, bound by blood but raised in separate worlds. Celeste grew up with her father, passing in privileged Elect society, while Mariel stayed with their mother in the Fallen slums of Goetia. Upon her father’s death, Celeste returns to Goetia and reunites with Mariel. Mariel is a great beauty with an angelic voice, and Celeste, wracked by guilt for leaving her sister behind, becomes her fiercest protector.
When Mariel is accused of murdering a Virtue, the powerful Order of the Archangels that rule Goetia, Celeste must take on the role of Advocatus Diaboli (Devil’s Advocate) and defend her sister in the secretive courts of the Virtue. Celeste, aided by her ex-lover, Abraxas, who was once one of the rebels great generals, sets out to prove Mariel innocent. But powerful forces among the Virtues and the Elect mining barons don’t want Celeste prying into their business, and Mariel has secrets of her own. As Celeste is drawn deeper into the dark side of Goetia, she unravel a layer of lies and manipulation that may doom Mariel and puts her own immortal soul at risk, in this dark fantasy noir from the bestselling mastermind Rebecca Roanhorse.
Tread of Angels by Rebecca Roanhorse. Releases in November 2022 from Gallery/Saga Press. OK, first I’m excited to see a new book by Rebecca Roanhorse! But wow, this is a very long blurb for a novella that’s only 128 pages long, lol. And the story sounds pretty complex for such a short length. I’m super curious to read it!
From an award-winning team of editors comes an anthology of thirty-two original stories showcasing the breadth of fantasy and science fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora.
A group of cabinet ministers query a supercomputer containing the minds of the country’s ancestors. A child robot on a dying planet uncovers signs of fragile new life. A descendent of a rain goddess inherits her grandmother’s ability to change her appearance—and perhaps the world.
Created in the legacy of the seminal, award-winning anthology series Dark Matter, Africa Risen celebrates the vibrancy, diversity, and reach of African and Afro-Diasporic SFF and reaffirms that Africa is not rising—it’s already here.
Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction edited by Sheree Renée Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki & Zelda Knight. Releases in November 2022 from Tordotcom. First, I can’t stop ogling this cover, isn’t it beautiful? I think this sounds fabulous, and there are a lot of contributors. I won’t list them all here, but click on the Goodreads button for a full list of authors.
I haven’t tried any of Rebecca Roanhorse’s books, but that title looks intriguing! I agree with you, the blurb is quite long for a novella, but it definitely piqued my curiosity 😀
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She’s such a good writer, and a novella might be a good place to start:-)
A new series by Rebecca Roanhorse is something to look forward to, indeed, but I have to admit I have eyes only for the new Donovan book: it’s going to be interesting (to say the least…) to see how those corporate sharks will fare on the planet… 😀
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Yes, I think it’s going to be an explosive addition to the series:-)
What is the first book of the Donovan series? I wanna add it to my list because I think I would enjoy the series! 😀
Tread of Angels really does have a long blurb for a novella but that only makes me have high hopes. It sounds AMAZING!
Africa Risen has so many authors. It sounds incredible! I really wanna read another anthology soon. I used to read them all the time but it’s been a few years now.
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The first book is Outpost, and they definitely need to be read in order:-)
They all sound like great reads. I haven’t read books 1-5 in Gear’s series, but Reckoning sounds especially appealing to me. Happy reading!
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It’s such a fun series, and bordering on horror:-)
I don’t tend to read a lot of story collections, but Africa Rising sounds amazing. And I love that cover for Reckoning!!
I’m so curious about what’s going on with the cover of Reckoning, it looks scary!
I love the 2nd and 3rd covers, and am definitely interested in this 3rd book, since I got to discover and love Okorafor.
I hope these are all enjoyable for you
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Hopefully I’ll get the chance to read them all:-)
Ooooo, I didn’t know Rebecca Roanhorse had a new book coming!!
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It sort of came out of nowhere!
I’m curious about each one of these, though I’d have a lot of catching up to do before trying Reckoning. I agree, the cover for Africa Risen is gorgeous. I love all the details in the painting.
It really is detailed. It’s one of those covers you want to hang on the wall:-)
Ooh! I had known Reckoning was coming because the other day I spied a new entry for the book on Amazon when you browse the series, but I hadn’t seen the cover! Glorious!
I’m so excited, and grateful that he keeps writing books in this series:-)
That Rebecca Roanhorse novella sounds so good!
I agree, I can’t wait!
Africa Risen looks so good! I’ll have to add it to my TBR. And I’ve enjoyed Gear’s book that was more of a set in the past, but I will have to check this series of his out as well. Thanks for sharing these!
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If you like science fiction thrillers with great characters, you’ll love Gear’s series.
I need Tread of Angels!
Me too:-)
NEW DONOVAN BOOK YESSSSSS! I have been legit stalking Goodreads for this at least once a week and I find it here first bwahha, well done! I am seriously so excited to have a title and date and cover! Speaking of the cover, it is probably the best of the series tbh. Tread of Angels has been on my TBR for yearsss and I am so excited to see it too finally has a cover and a date! It sounds amazing- I agree about the page count though, that shocked me too! Maybe it will go the way of Murderbot? Also very here for Africa Rising! Love the cover, too, added that one to my TBR. You have kind of made my day with this info!!
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Yeah, the new Donovan is super exciting! And you’re right about the cover, it’s pretty cool:-)
Same here on the Africa Risen cover. It’s gorgeous.
Seriously, it could easily be an art print:-)
Ohh ,a new Roanhorse – how exciting.
Lynn 😀