Future Fiction #238 – Cover Reveals & Newly Discovered SFF Books

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


I spotted three new cover reveals last week, take a look:


Dying planets, dangerous conspiracies, and secret romance abound in the second installment of the Devoured Worlds trilogy by award-winning author Megan E. O’Keefe.

Naira and Tarquin have escaped vicious counter-revolutionaries, misprinted monsters, and the pull of a dying planet. Now, bound together to find the truth behind the blight that has been killing habitable planets, they need to hunt out the Mercator family secrets. But, when the head of Mercator disappears, taking the universe’s remaining supply of starship fuel with him, chaos breaks loose between the ruling families. Naira’s revolution must be put aside for the sake of humanity’s immediate survival.

The Fractured Dark (The Devoured Worlds #2) by Megan E. O’Keefe. Releases in September 2023 from Orbit. I don’t usually share sequels if I haven’t read the first book in the series, but I intend to read The Blighted Stars this month so I’ll be caught up. I’ve heard so many good things about it, and I’m excited the second book is coming out so quickly!


From Bram Stoker Award­–winning author Gwendolyn Kiste comes a chilling novel about three childhood friends who miraculously survive the night everyone in their suburban hometown turned into ghosts—perfect for fans of Yellowjackets .

The Velkwood Vicinity was the topic of occult theorists, tabloid one-hour documentaries, and even some pseudo-scientific investigations as the block of homes disappeared behind a near-impenetrable veil that only three survivors could enter—and only one has in the past twenty years, until now.

Talitha Velkwood has avoided anything to do with the tragedy that took her mother and eight-year-old sister, drifting from one job to another, never settling anywhere or with anyone, feeling as trapped by her past as if she was still there in the small town she so desperately wanted to escape from. When a new researcher tracks her down and offers to pay her to come back to enter the vicinity, Talitha claims she’s just doing it for the money. Of all the crackpot theories over the years, no one has discovered what happened the night Talitha, her estranged, former best friend Brett, and Grace, escaped their homes twenty years ago. Will she finally get the answers she’s been looking for all these years, or is this just another dead end?

Award-winning author Gwendolyn Kiste has created a suburban ghost story about a small town that trapped three young women who must confront the past if they’re going to have a future.

The Haunting of Velkwood by Gwendolyn Kiste. Releases in March 2024 from Saga Press. I can’t believe I haven’t read this author yet, so I’m glad I stumbled upon her upcoming book, which sounds amazing!


In a world of glitzy glamour and burgeoning technology, washed up star Lulabelle Rock employs a clone of herself to kill the other twelve versions of herself.

Set in a world of the near future, the celebrity elite have access to a technology that allows them to make perfect copies of themselves, known as Portraits. These Portraits exist to fulfil all the various duties that come as the price of fame.

Our protagonist is the thirteenth copy made of the actress known as Lulabelle Rock. Her purpose is very to track down and eliminate her predecessors.

While initially easy, her task is made difficult by the labyrinthine confusion of Bubble City and the unfortunate stirrings of a developing conscience. When she makes the mistake of falling in love with one of her targets, the would-be assassin faces the ultimate question; when you don’t want to kill yourself, what’s the alternative?

Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock by Maud Woolf. Releases in January 2024 from Angry Robot. I’m loving this cover, and I think the story sounds like a blast!


What do you think of this week’s Future Fiction picks? Let me know in the comments!

Posted August 2, 2023 by Tammy in Future Fiction / 25 Comments

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25 responses to “Future Fiction #238 – Cover Reveals & Newly Discovered SFF Books

  1. I read Reluctant Immortals from Gwendolyn Kiste and really liked it so I’m definitely going to pick up her newest release when it comes out. I am also pretty interested in Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock. Great choices this week.

    • Tammy

      I’ve heard of her but never gotten around to checking out her books. This one sounds amazing!

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