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 cool cover reveals spotted, take a look:
Set in the universe of Rory Thorne, the second book in this sci-fi series follows unlikely allies who must discover the secrets of ancient ruins.
Iari is good at killing monsters. As a templar in the Aedis, a multi-species religious organization committed to protecting the Confederation, eliminating extra-dimensional horrors is her job. But after she helped stop separatists from sabotaging the entire Confederation, she discovered a new sort of monster: the rogue-arithmancer, political kind.Promoted and sent north to the tundra of Windscar, Iari leads a team of templars to investigate ancient, subterranean ruins, which local legend claims are haunted, and which have mysterious connections to the dangerous arithmancy used by the wichu separatists. Iari isn’t worried about ghosts. She’s worried about surviving separatists and a fresh attempt to upend the Confederation.
Included in Iari’s team are Char, a decommissioned battle-mecha and newly-joined templar, and Gaer, ostensible ambassador and talented arithmancer. As they delve into the ruins, they find remnants of long-ago battles, bits of broken armor and mechas–which unexpectedly reanimate and attack. It seems there is still dangerous arithmancy in Windscar–but the source isn’t who Iari expected, and they’re far worse than the separatists….
Nightwatch Over Windscar (The Weep #2) by K. Eason. Releases in October 2022 from DAW Books. This came as a huge surprise to me while I was browsing catalogs over on Edelweiss last week! I didn’t even know this sequel was on the horizon. I love K. Eason’s Rory Thorne books, and loved the first book in this series, Nightwatch on the Hinterlands. Can’t wait for this!
Sister, Maiden, Monster is a visceral story set in the aftermath of our planet’s disastrous transformation and told through the eyes of three women trying to survive the nightmare, from Bram Stoker Award-winning author Lucy A. Snyder.
Humanity has been irrevocably changed by a virus that radically alters its victims…yet life goes on.
Three women must band together to try to survive. Erin and Savannah are helping usher in the new world, while Mareva has been burdened with a very special task — one she’s too horrified to even acknowledge.
A beautifully written, cosmically horrifying, wholly unique story that examines the roots of our belief systems and completely defies all expectations.
Sister, Maiden, Monster by Lucy A. Snyder. Releases in February 2023 from Tor Nightfire. This might be the weirdest, ickiest cover I’ve seen lately, but I love everything about it!! The only thing I’ve read by Snyder is a short story from a collection called Appalachian Undead, and I remember loving her story, so I’m very excited to check out this novel! Also, can you believe we’re already talking about 2023 releases??
Mothered by Zoje Stage. Releases in February 2023 from Thomas & Mercer. I was so excited to catch this cover reveal yesterday. Stage has become one of my favorite authors lately, and this sounds like an excellent thriller!
I can’t explain why, but I keep looking at Sister, Maiden, Monster . . . I mean, it’s truly one of the ickiest covers ever, so why do I keep looking at it? Oh Tammy, what did you do xD
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Ha ha so sorry Silvia! I had the same reaction.
Sister, Maiden, Monster sounds like quite a compelling read (and the cover is indeed… well… promising 😀 ), so I will have to leave myself an alert for the publication of this one. Thanks for sharing!
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I can’t wait to find out how the story works with the cover…
They all three sound goo, but Mothered sounds scary good!
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I agree, there is something about a terrible mother/daughter relationship that’s hard to resist:-)
Whomever illustrated that second cover should have their fingers removed to keep them from replicating this.
Or is that not far enough?
Ha ha that might be going a little too far…
Ooh, I would definitely read the Zoje Stage book! And yes, the cover for Sister, Maiden, Monster is pretty icky, but also kind of amazing? I’m going to keep an eye out for that book too!
I know, the art on Sister, Maiden Monster is so cool, but when you look too closely, it’s very disturbing…
Sister, Maiden, Monster sounds like a terrifying and awful dream, and I am so here for it.
Perfect description!
Night Watch- oh my gosh get OUT. Templars, battle mecha, that COVER. And Zoje Stage gah!!!
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Lots of good ones, right?
Sister Maiden Monster is going on my TBR ASAP!
There are a couple of great/crazy looking covers here. The cover for Sister, Maiden, Monster reminded me vaguely of Borne’s cover (Jeff VanderMeer).
The cover of Nightwatch Over Windscar has me deceased. It’s amazing! Gonna have to look into the first book of the series.
Sister, Maiden, Monster (that title rocks!) sounds really fantastic. I really love the sound of it, even with the weird cover.
A thriller set during lockdown? Mothered sounds great! I love the part of the synopsis where it says spiraling into a sleep-deprived madness. That can’t be good. lol
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Loving the sound of Sister, Maiden, Mother, and I was so excited about the new Zoje Stage cover reveal as well!
I really need to read more from Zoje Stage. I loved Baby Teeth when I read it but haven’t circled back to her to yet. Mothered sounds pretty awesome though so it’s definitely going on my TBR.
Oh, I started Getaway by Zoje Stage but never got to finish! Thanks for reminding me, and I’ll also need to add this new one to my list as well
As it turns out, I need ALL of these! Well, I have to read the first book in that series, but otherwise, yeah. Because it is on my list too, so it stands to reason I’d want the sequel! I think I am most excited for Sister Maiden Monster, it sounds SO messed up and wonderful!
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What is actually going on with that Sister Maiden Monster cover – dear lord.
Lynn 😀