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
We interrupt Sci Fi Month because of other genre cover reveals! (except for one SF pick at the end) I was going to go “all Sci-Fi” this month but hey, when an exciting book comes along, it cannot wait:
From New York Times bestselling horror writer Stephen Graham Jones comes a classic slasher story with a twist—perfect for fans of Riley Sager and Grady Hendrix.
1989, Lamesa, Texas. A small west Texas town driven by oil and cotton—and a place where everyone knows everyone else’s business. So it goes for Tolly Driver, a good kid with more potential than application, seventeen, and about to be cursed to kill for revenge. Here Stephen Graham Jones explores the Texas he grew up in, the unfairness of being on the outside, through the slasher horror he lives but from the perspective of the killer, Tolly, writing his own autobiography. Find yourself rooting for a killer in this summer teen movie of a novel gone full blood-curdling tragic.
I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones. Releases in July 2024 from Saga Press. I just happened to see this cover reveal on Instagram, otherwise I would still be in the dark. Jones is undoubtedly the king of slasher fiction, sometimes it feels like that’s ALL he writes, lol. But this sounds a little different, written from the point of view of the killer.
Enter the fray in this luminous new adventure from Christopher Buehlman, set during the war-torn, goblin-infested years just before The Blacktongue Thief .
The goblins have killed all of our horses and most of our men.
They have enslaved our cities, burned our fields, and still they wage war.
Now, our daughters take up arms.
Galva ― Galvicha to her three brothers, two of whom the goblins will kill ― has defied her family’s wishes and joined the army’s untested new unit, the Raven Knights. They march toward a once-beautiful city overrun by the goblin horde, accompanied by scores of giant war corvids. Made with the darkest magics, these fearsome black birds may hold the key to stopping the goblins in their war to make cattle of mankind.
The road to victory is bloody, and goblins are clever and merciless. The Raven Knights can take nothing for granted ― not the bonds of family, nor the wisdom of their leaders, nor their own safety against the dangerous war birds at their side. But some hopes are worth any risk.
The Daughters’ War by Christopher Buehlman. Releases in June 2024 from Tor Books. This came as a complete surprise! It seems I’ve been waiting forever for a sequel to The Blacktongue Thief, and although this isn’t that sequel I was hoping for, it sounds like a prequel which is the next best thing. Any Buehlman is worth waiting for:-)
An epic space opera from bestselling and award winning author Tim Pratt, perfect for fans of Peter F. Hamilton and Adrian Tchaikovsky.
After her grandmother is murdered in a home invasion, Tamsin Culver leaves her cushy programming job in San Francisco and returns to her Midwestern hometown to settle the estate. What she doesn’t expect is to find out her grandmother’s life changing She’s not an earth native, but an exile from the Nigh-Space continuum, an adjacent reality with technology far more advanced than ours. What’s more, her grandmother ruled as an ogliarch, meaning Tamsin is the heir to a vast wealth only accessible by someone from her bloodline… but the enemies who tried to exterminate her family won’t be happy to see her return.
Back in the Bay Area, grad student Glenn makes a startling discovery about his girlfriend Vivy. She’s a secret agent for the an inter dimensional organisation devoted to protecting the inhabitants of Nigh-Space from those trying to take advantage of the wealth of technology. When she lands in trouble, Glenn finds himself on a sapient starship in a distant level of the continuum, hell bent on saving her. But when the ancestor of a previously exiled ruler returns, keeping each other out of harm’s way may be harder than they first anticipated.
The Knife and the Serpent is an all new epic space opera about the clash between opposing universes and worldviews, from award winning and highly acclaimed author Tim Pratt.
The Knife and the Serpent by Tim Pratt. Releases in June 2024 from Angry Robot. I’ve enjoyed Pratt’s previous multiverse books, so I’ll definitely be reading this one. The cover and title have a fantasy feel to them, so perhaps this is a mix of fantasy and science fiction?
The new Buehlman sounds more than promising, and I will be happy to return to the Blacktongue Thief’s world! 🙂
Yes, I can’t wait! I’m so curious to see how he does a prequel:-)
I haven’t seen the new Stephen Graham Jones book. This sounds like perfection. Thanks for sharing it and on to the wishlist it goes!
I can’t wait! And I love the cover:-)
The Daughter’s War looks great! And of course, the Stephen Graham Jones book looks like a can’t miss choice!
Yes, I’m so excited for another SGJ:-)
Ooo… a new space opera adventure by Tim Pratt:)). I thoroughly enjoy his writing so I’ll be looking out for this one – thank you for once again, being ahead of the curve and letting us know all about the cool books way before anyone else does, Tammy!
Me too, I loved his last series:-)
Hi Tammy I can’t leave a comment from the WordPress/Jetpack reader… but again that’s also happening to my own blog and other self hosted ones…sigh
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I’ve never read anything by this author and I Was a Teenage Slasher sounds like a good one. I’ll have to remember this one for next year!
Although The Daughters’ War isn’t the exact book you’d been expecting I hope you’ll enjoy it anyways!
The Knife and the Serpent has a really unique premise. The “an exile from the Nigh-Space continuum” part got me like whaaat. I love an unexpected premise!
I’m so curious about The Daughter’s War, it sounds different from the first book. I guess I’ll find out!
I think these are all new to me! They look quite good, too. I definitely need the last one, of course. The Teenage Slasher one is interesting because it’s the killer’s POV. I have not read The Blacktongue Thief, but wow the cover for The Daughter’s War makes me want to! Great choices as always!
The Blacktongue Thief had a lot of humor, and The Daughter’s War sounds more serious. But I’m on board:-)
I had no idea there was a prequel/sequel coming for The Blacktongue Thief, so that’s exciting! And I agree, it seems like Jones does a lot of slasher stuff lately, haha, but I guess I’m still loving it so I’ll keep looking forward to it.
I was surprised by the Blacktongue Thief prequel too, so exciting:-)
These look interesting. I wish I liked Stephen Graham Jones but after trying a couple and not really caring I gave up…lol. His books always sound cool though! I also think my taste in books is changing and I am not a huge horror lover any more. 🙁
His writing style is definitely different, I can see why his books don’t work for you.
I Was a Teenage Slasher sounds like fun! I love that title. I’m most interested in The Knife and the Serpent. It sounds like it will be such a good read. Thank you for sharing!
I agree, The Knife and the Serpent should be fun:-)
I Was a Teenage Slasher sounds like a different sort of a take on the slasher story. Stephen Graham Jones is an author I do keep meaning to read but just haven’t got around to it yet 😀
He writes a lot of slashers, lol. But I do love his books.
I might have to try The Knife and the Serpent! Thanks for sharing!
It sounds really good, and I love Tim Pratt:-)
As usual I’m staggered at how you manage to find three great new releases. I was hoping for a next in series from Buehlman but I;ll take a prequel too. I loved the Blacktongue thief.
Lynn 😀
One word: Instagram! That’s where I see most of the cover reveals I find.
I had a feeling the Christopher Buehlman will be popular this week! After I finish featuring sci-fi books in November that one is definitely going into the Wednesday rotation!
I’ve given up on Sci Fi Waiting on Wednesday this month, there are so many cover reveals happening right now!
I’m still hoping to read The Blacktongue Thief, and now I’ve also got The Daughters’ War to watch for. 🙂
The Blacktongue Thief is so much fun:-)