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
OK I did not plan this, but all three book titles start with “W.” And all three sound so good!
White Horse is a gritty, vibrant debut from Erika T. Wurth about an Indigenous woman who must face her past when she discovers a bracelet haunted by her mother’s spirit.
Some people are haunted in more ways than one.
Heavy metal, ripped jeans, Stephen King novels, and the occasional beer at the White Horse have defined urban Indian Kari James’s life so far. But when her cousin Debby finds an old family bracelet that once belonged to Kari’s mother, it inadvertently calls up both her mother’s ghost and a monstrous entity, and her willful ignorance about her past is no longer sustainable…
Haunted by visions of her mother and hunted by this mysterious creature, Kari must search for what happened to her mother all those years ago. Her father, permanently disabled from a car crash, can’t help her. Her Auntie Squeaker seems to know something but isn’t eager to give it all up at once. Debby’s anxious to help, but her controlling husband keeps getting in the way. Kari’s journey toward a truth long denied by both her family and law enforcement forces her to confront her dysfunctional relationships, thoughts about a friend she lost in childhood, and her desire for the one thing she’s always wanted but could never have.
White Horse by Erika T. Wurth. Releases in November 2022 from Flatiron Books. File this in the “newly discovered” category, as I stumbled upon it while randomly searching catalogs on Edelweiss. OMG I can’t believe this wasn’t on my radar! It sounds like an own voices Native American horror story, and with that totally retro cover, I am there for it!
In a future much nearer than you think, where scientific experimentation is exploited for commercial profit, unwisely under-supervised cutting-edge technology creates a menace that threatens the very fabric of human existence.
Wrath is the story of a lab rat instilled with human genes whose supersized intelligence helps him to engineer his escape into the world outside the lab: a world vastly ill-equipped to deal with the menace he represents. Modified through advances that have boosted his awareness of humankind’s cruelty in the name of science, and endowed with a rat’s natural proclivity to procreate regularly, Sammy has the potential to sire a rodent army capable of viciously overwhelming the human race.
Wrath by Shäron Moalem & Daniel Kraus. Releases in October 2022 from Union Square. I actually just received a review copy of this book, so I had to share it today. I have really enjoyed Daniel Kraus in the past, and this sounds pretty terrifying! Moalem is a geneticist, I believe, so I imagine his involvement will add lots of believable science to this story. I can’t wait!
Wild Massive by Scotto Moore. Releases in February 2023 from Tordotcom. This sounds crazy! And that’s a good thing. I feel bad because I haven’t read Scotto Moore yet, but hopefully this will be my first.
Wild Massive OMG OMG. On my TBR list it goes!
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I just received a copy of Wrath too! I was also intrigued by Daniel Kraus’ involvement, I think I will check it out just for that. And the last book I read by Scotto Moore was WEIRD and not really in a good way, but I’m willing to give his work another try.
I love the sound of this Scotto Moore, I hope it’s good:-)
Wild Massive sounds just perfect for my tastes: I will have to keep it firmly on my radar!
Wrath, on the other hand, is intriguing but… you know… RATS ((insert horrified face)) and the mention of a “rodent army” might be the food for nightmares…
Thanks for sharing 🙂
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Yes, Wrath could be nightmare inducing for sure:-)
Okay, I need White Horse and Wild Massive!
They both sound so good, right?
They all sound promising!! I can’t decide if the most interesting for me is Wild Massive or Wrath, but wow!!
I agree, they could all be really good:-)
Wrath looks CRAZY good! I’m not familiar with Moalem’s work, but Kraus is a fabulous writer!
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I do love Kraus, that’s one reason I want to read Wrath:-)
Wild Massive sounds like it’ll be really fun! Wrath… a book about an intelligent rat might cause nightmares, but it does sound good!
I’m a little worried about Wrath, lol. I’m already scared….
I was just thinking with White Horse how much I love that cover and the retro-ness 😀
Wrath does sound terrifying and I was thinking oh no not rats again (flashback to The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires)
Wild Massive sounds insane but amazing. Also love this in the synopsis: ” as long as it means she doesn’t have to speak to another living person.” I feel you, Carissa lol
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Ha ha it might be soon for you to read about more killer rats:-) And I feel Carissa too, lol.
Oooh, sign me up for all three of these “W”-titled books! THese all sound fascinating, I’m going to have to keep my eye out for them.
I think it’s a great bunch, I’m excited to read all of them too:-)
So Wrath sounds like Planet of the Apes but with Rats. 🙂 Interesting selection.
Ha ha it sort of does!
Of course the first thing I think of when reading the description of WRATH is Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, though they appear to take wildy different perspectives on the basic premise. 🙂
Ha ha I think this rat might be a little more dangerous:-)
Wild Massive sounds like it’s going to be one heck of a ride!
I know! It sounds like a unique plot:-)
I don’t know why bu White Horse makes me think of Elaton Joahn!
Now that you say that I totally see it! lol
Okay yep I NEEEED Wild Massive! Thanks for putting it on my radar! I am also looking forward to Wrath! Very curious about White Horse too, that one will likely end up on my TBR as well!
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Wild Massive is very intriguing and that cover!
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Wrath sounds quite scary!
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