Future Fiction #260 – 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


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.


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

Posted January 3, 2024 by Tammy in Future Fiction / 34 Comments

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34 responses to “Future Fiction #260 – Cover Reveals & Newly Discovered SFF Books

  1. 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 😀

  2. 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.

  3. “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!

  4. 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).

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