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
To start the new year, I found three beautiful covers to share, take a look:
The Princess Bride meets Six of Crows in this uproarious fantasy debut set in 18th century Scandinavia full of assassins, magic potions, romance and rivalry.
Valour and Petrichor are esteemed members of the Order of Axsten, an assassin’s guild tasked with keeping order in the rough city of Vinterstock. Plucked from the streets as children and raised to compete for their guild’s approval, Valour uses her brawn to survive, while Petrichor strives to be a gentleman assassin. When they’re given their biggest job yet—to kill Brandquist, the mysterious leader of the city’s illegal magic trade—it’s a recipe for disaster. If they can quell their rivalry long enough, the reward will be enough to settle their debts with the Order and start new lives.
If this job wasn’t dangerous enough, Valour is saddled with protecting the aristocrat, Ingrid Rytterdahl. Valour finds her dangerously attractive, but Petrichor can’t wait to be rid of them both. He begrudgingly accepts Ingrid’s knowledge and connections as they navigate the city’s criminal underbelly in pursuit of Brandquist.
As secrets bubble to the surface, the duo must outwit the thugs on their tail, keep Ingrid alive, and—hardest of all—work together without murdering each other.
Snowblooded by Emma Sterner-Radley. Releases in May 2024 from Solaris. How can you resist “The Princess Bride meets Six of Crows”? This sounds so good, and of course the cover is the first thing I noticed.
An intimate look into the life of a legendary mythical villain who has so often been stripped of her voice and humanity in this debut novel, perfect for fans of Madeline Miller’s Circe and the works of Jennifer Saint.
You know how Medusa’s story ends, but you’ve never heard her tell her own story… until now.
The only mortal daughter of two sea gods, and a priestess of Athena, Medusa was a woman who thought she had found her place in the world. But when Medusa suffers a horrific violation at the hands of Poseidon, Athena is outraged over the desecration of her name and sends a message by transforming Medusa into the snake-haired monster of legend. With one look, any who meet her gaze is turned to stone. Word of her monstrosity travels fast, igniting a king’s fear so greatly that he commands the boy-hero Perseus to bring him her head. With a power that will spare no one, Medusa begins to wonder if this is a blessing or a curse. Medusa only knows that she must leave the city she has come to call home before she harms another soul.
Searching for a haven free from mortals, anger buoying her every step, Medusa journeys across ancient Greece. Her eyes are hidden beneath a blindfold, with nothing but the snakes for company. Through her travels, Medusa discovers solace and understanding in the mythical figures she stumbles upon: A debaucherous wine god, an alluring nymph, and a three-headed dog. But one cannot escape fate forever. As Perseus closes in, Medusa faces a choice: become the monster everyone expects her to be, or cling to the last piece of her humanity.
Medusa by Nataly Gruender. Releases in August 2024 from Grand Central Publishing. It’s hard to ignore this cover, I’m in love with it! Also, I’m very curious to read a story about Medusa:-)
A teen girl and her family return to her mother’s childhood home, only to discover that the house’s strange beauty may disguise a sinister past, in this contemporary gothic horror from the author of What We Harvest.
The house was supposed to be a fresh start. That’s what Libby’s mom said. And after Libby’s recent bipolar III diagnosis and the tragedy that preceded it, Libby knows she and her family need to find a new normal.
But Libby’s new home turns out to be anything but normal. Scores of bugs haunt its winding halls, towering stained-glass windows feature strange, insectile designs, and the garden teems with impossibly blue roses. And then there are the rumors. The locals, including the mysterious boy next door, tell stories about disappearances tied to the house, stretching back over a century to its first owners. Owners who supposedly hosted legendary masked séances on its grounds.
Libby’s mom refuses to hear anything that could derail their family’s perfect new beginning, but Libby knows better. The house is keeping secrets from her, and something tells her that the key to unlocking them lies in the eerie, bug-shaped masks hidden throughout the property.
We all wear masks—to hide our imperfections, to make us stronger and braver. But if Libby keeps hers on for too long, she might just lose herself—and everyone she loves.
A Place For Vanishing by Ann Fraistat. Releases January 16th from Delacorte Press. Another beautiful cover! I love the sound of this YA horror story, and even though YA isn’t my go-to, I can see myself picking this up.
Well, you had my attention with book 1 with ‘Princess Bride’, book 2 with ‘Medusa’ and book 3 with ‘gothic.
Fantastic covers al round.
I want them all.
Is that too greedy.
Lynn 😀
I want them all too!
They are all beautiful. My favorite is A Place For Vanishing. The bold colors and the play of shadows works so good along with the bit of sinister with the bugs and thorns.
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I love that cover too:-)
Fantastic picks this week! I agree with you on Snowblooded. All I needed to hear was “The Princess Bride meets Six of Crows” to add it to my TBR Hope you enjoy all of these!
Thanks Lillian! I hope we both get to read Snowblooded:-)
These all look great! Snowblooded looks the most like a book for me — look forward to learning more about it!
It’s very tempting!
I’m really looking forward to A Place for Vanishing. I am glad to see Book Snake is still alive and hissing even if it’s in what I would consider a more artsy form. This seems to be the year of Medusa books and retellings.
Ha ha book snake will always be there!
“The Princess Bride meets Six of Crows in this uproarious fantasy debut set in 18th century Scandinavia full of assassins, magic potions, romance and rivalry.” Ummmm say no more, I need this in my life!
Medusa by Nataly Gruender is totally new to me, which is weird because I’m usually all over greek myth retellings. Love Medusa stories and love the synopsis of it!
YA isn’t my go-to a lot either anymore but some YA horror I’ve read has been pretty good so I’m gonna keep my eye on A Place for Vanishing!
I thought you might like Medusa:-)
The Princess Bride and Six of Crows?! That’s going on my tbr!!
I know, such a great comparison:-)
Ooh two of these are new to me but it’s the Medusa one that intrigues me most. How hadn’t I heard of that one?
I hadn’t heard of it either, I think I saw it recently on Instagram.
Oh wow Medusa sounds fabulous!!!
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I know! And really, the cover is pretty amazing:-)
Definitely a nice start in beautiful covers
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I love finding beautiful covers, especially at the beginning of the year:-)
Interesting books! Hope you get to read and enjoy them!
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Thanks Stormi!
Snowblooded sounds so fun, and I love that cover! I’m always here for some Medea retellings!
I can’t remember any other Medea retellings, but I’d love to try this one:-)
“The Princess Bride meets Six of Crows”? Straight to the wishlist.
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I know, it’s a great tagline:-)
Snowblooded and Medusa sound right up my alley! I think I’d have to skip A Place for Vanishing – sounds too buggy for me. The covers are all gorgeous, though!
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Oh wow, all three of those covers are stunning! I really like the sound of Snowblooded too.
I haven’t read Six of Crows, but I like The Princess Bride, so that one sounds fun!
Each of these sound interesting but I’m most curious about Snowblooded and Medusa. Like kit, I haven’t read Six of Crows but loved The Princess Bride (the movie, anyway).
I love these posts of yours…you always have something in them that I haven’t stumbled across yet. That Medusa one looks very interesting, indeed! And, even though I don’t care too much for assassin or heist plots, I can at least acknowledge that Snowblooded looks interesting, too!
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Well Snowblooded just seems like my kind of book!
I think the first two are on my list, but I added the third! It’s YA but it’s horror, and that intrigues me!
Lovely covers, I agree! i am very curious about Snowblooded- it had me at “uproarious” and “Scandinavian” but Idk about magic so… we’ll see! I am curious about the other two as well- both have things I like and things I am on the fence about, so I will keep them on my long list!
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