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
A fantasy with motorcycles, a Shakespeare retelling and a dark academia mystery, take a look at today’s picks:
An electrifying, gritty fantasy from debut author Hana Lee that takes a royal messenger on a high-speed chase across a climate-ravaged wasteland, featuring motorcycles, monsters, and magic.
Jin-Lu has the most dangerous job in the wasteland. She’s a magebike courier, one of the few who venture outside the domed cities on motorcycles powered by magic. Every day, she braves the wasteland’s dangers—deadly storms, roving marauders, and territorial beasts—to deliver her wares.
Her most valuable cargo? A prince’s love letters addressed to Yi-Nereen, a princess desperate to escape the clutches of her abusive family and soon-to-be husband. Jin, desperately in love with both her and the prince, can’t refuse Yi-Nereen’s plea for help. The two of them flee across the wastes, pursued by Yi-Nereen’s furious father, her scheming betrothed, and a bounty hunter with mysterious powers.
A storm to end all storms is brewing and dark secrets about the heritability of magic are coming to light. Jin’s heart has led her into peril before, but this time she may not find her way back.
Road to Ruin by Hana Lee. Releases in May 2024 from Saga Press. Motorcycles, monsters, and magic. I can get behind that tag line! This debut is already getting some good ratings on Goodreads, and I’m very curious.
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ava Reid comes a reimagining of Lady Macbeth, Shakespeare’s most famous villainess, giving her a voice, a past, and a power that transforms the story men have written for her.
The Lady knows the stories: how her eyes induce madness in men.
The Lady knows she will be wed to the Scottish brute, who does not leave his warrior ways behind when he comes to the marriage bed.
The Lady knows his hostile, suspicious court will be a game of strategy, requiring all of her wiles and hidden witchcraft to survive.
But the Lady does not know her husband has occult secrets of his own. She does not know that prophecy girds him like armor. She does not know that her magic is greater and more dangerous, and that it will threaten the order of the world.
She does not know this yet. But she will.
Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid. Releases in August 2024 from Del Rey Books. I haven’t read any of Ava Reid’s books yet, sadly, but this one is going to be a must read for me. A Macbeth retelling? Yes please:-)
One night locked in the library. What could go wrong?
On the night before graduation, seven students gather in the basement of their university’s rare books library. They’re not allowed in the library after closing time, but it’s the perfect place for the ritual they want to perform—one borrowed from the Greeks, said to free those who take part in it from the fear of death. And what better time to seek the wisdom of ancient gods than in the hours before they’ll scatter in different directions to start their real lives?
But just a few minutes into their celebration, the lights go out—and one of them drops dead. As the body count rises, with nothing but the books to protect them, the group must figure out how to survive the night while trapped with a murderer. That Night in the Library is a chilling literary mystery that transports readers to a world where secrets live in the dark, books breathe fears to life, and the only way out is to wait until morning.
That Night in the Library by Eva Jurczyk. Releases in June from Poisoned Pen Press. This sounds like a really good dark academia story, and even though there are some mixed reviews on Goodreads, I’m definitely keeping it on my radar.
Nice post ✍️
Thanks.
Road to Ruin sounds very intriguing and I love that cover! So promising… 🙂
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Yes, I agree! The cover really draws you in:-)
The way I gasped at the Lady Macbeth book! 😮
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I picked it just for you:-)
Lady Macbeth sounds like it’ll be a must-read! Very cool picks.
I’m very curious about it:-)
I like the sound of Road to Ruin and might like the library one too.
I think I know why Road to Ruin looks good to you;-)
Hope the library book is good! I am always a sucker for trying a book featuring a library. 🙂
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Fingers crossed!
Oh my… that cover for Ruin is fabulous. Fury Road vibes. Library- I’ll need that too ha ha
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I know, the Ruin cover is awesome!
These all sound awesome, but Road to Ruin especially! It kind of sounds like the Korean show Black Knight but fantasy. 🙂
I agree, it sounds amazing:-)
All three of these sound great but motorcycles???? Sign me up please!
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Ha ha I know, motorcycles and fantasy are such a great combo:-)
Road to Ruin sounds really good, and I love that cover. The one I’m most excited for though is That Night in the Library. That’s the sort of book I just can’t resist 😀
I do hope That Night in the Library is good, there are some mixed reviews which makes me a little cautious.
Road to Ruin sounds very good Tammy!
It really does!
ooh, all of these look good! Lady MacBeth especially!
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The first two were on my list already but I just added the third book! I’ll give anything about libraries a try!
All new to me, but there are elements in each I could see myself enjoying.
“A fantasy with motorcycles, a Shakespeare retelling and a dark academia mystery” – I thought this was all one book for a second haha. I DNF’d THE WOLF AND THE WOODSMAN but LADY MACBETH sounds intriguingggggg…
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Great mix here! I am so on the fence about all of them! The first two, I LOVE the premise of in theory, but I don’t know if the magic might be too much for me? That Night in the Library sounds like one I might try though- and of course the others, depending on what reviews say!
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The first two were already on my TBR but I’ve just added the third one. I’ve read all of Ava Reids books and loved them so I’m especially excited about that one. I hope you enjoy all of these.
All three of them sound like really promising books! I have to keep an eye out for them!!!
I think the first one may be the most appealing, but I am curious about all of them!!
These all sound good but Road to Ruin really jumps out at me and I love the cover.
Lynn 😀