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
Let’s start December off with three pretty, eye catching covers:
A princess murdered at the altar makes a deal with the god of death for vengeance and to save her people in this first in a unique romantasy trilogy from USA TODAY bestselling author Emma Hamm.
Jessamine was raised to be a leader for her people, but when the land is overrun by an incurable plague, she must enter a political marriage to save them all. A union that should have brought hope only brings death as her new husband murders her at the wedding altar and seizes the throne.
But her death is just the beginning. Her spirit is met by the Deathless One, a god of death yearning to return to the mortal plane, and he needs her help. The two of them make a deal—her life and the return of her kingdom in exchange for his resurrection. But the Deathless One is a known trickster, and a deal with him is one made in blood.
Jessamine knows the Deathless One is a dangerous ally, but the longer they work together, the more she wants him and the less she can stay away. As their connection deepens, soon she wonders if she even wants this contract to end. Perhaps the more appealing throne is the one by his side, but she’d have to turn her back on her people to get it.
The Deathless One (The Gravesinger #1) by Emma Hamm. Releases in August 2025 from Gallery Books. This cover is so pretty, and the story sounds very promising as well. Anyone looking for a new romantasy trilogy might want to consider this one:-)
From an exciting new voice in horror comes the tense and surreal novel Awakened. Exploring the extreme aftermath of induced global sleeplessness and the horrors of love amidst lost sanity, this is a perfect read for fans of The Girl with All the Gifts and 28 Days Later.
Science has stolen sleep and awakened a world of horror.
“I’ve been an insomniac all of my life, but I’m not Sleepless and I won’t become Sleepless, just as long as the chips that were put into their heads never get put into mine. There’s little chance of that, since I won’t put the machinery into my brain and neither will Edgar and neither will the Professor, and we’re the only three left who could. I don’t want to be Sleepless…”
Civilisation has ended. In a bid to make us more productive, to give us more time, science took sleep from humanity. But sleeplessness turned people into feral monsters and now a small group of scientists are trapped in the Tower of London, consumed by guilt at what they have done and desperately searching for a cure. And then one day, as the last ravens circle, two miraculous survivors walk into the Tower.Are they the answer or a terrible question?
Awakened by Laura Elliott. Releases in June 2025 from Angry Robot. The cover grabbed my attention when it was revealed last week, and the story sounds really good as well. I think 2025 is going to be an excellent year for horror, and I’m really looking forward to this!
*A time-traveling, end-of-the-world police procedural, Extremity is True Detective if written by Philip K. Dick.*
When once-renowned police detective Julia Torgrimsen is brought out of forced retirement to investigate the murder of Bruno Donaldson, a billionaire she worked with whilst undercover, she doesn’t expect to find two bodies. Both are Bruno–identical down to the fingerprints–and both have been shot.
As the investigation sucks her back into the macabre world of London’s rich elite, she finds herself on the hunt for a mysterious assassin who has been taking out the wealthy one by one. But when she finally catches up with her quarry, she unveils an entire world of secrets: impossible documents about future stock market crashes, photographs of dead clones, and a clandestine time-travelling conspiracy so insidious it might just mean the extinction of the entire human race.
If Julia is to have any chance of preventing this terrible future, she’ll have to revisit her own past, the terrible choices she made undercover, and the brutal act that destroyed her once legendary career.
Extremity by Nicholas Binge. Releases in September 2025 from Tordotcom. I love the police procedural/time travel combo idea, and I’ll definitely be getting my hands on a copy of this at some point.
Ooh I’m definitely going to have to check out The Deathless One, it sounds so intriguing. The others sound interesting too but I think I’ll mark them as maybe and check out some reviews of them first. I hope you enjoy all of these.
All three of them sound too good to pass! Awakened is the one less right up my alley, but it sounds interesting too, and the other two are calling my name! Thanks for sharing!!
These all sound awesome, Tammy – and the covers are fabulous. The one that tempts me the most is The Deathless One:)). Thank you for sharing.
The Deathless One sounds VERY promising!!! I’m curious to check out more by Nicholas Binge after reading Ascension too
Sleepless sounds like one I’d like to read, but The Deathless One has the best cover!!
I love the looks and sounds of Awakened so it’s definitely going on the wish list. The cover of The Deathless Ones looks great but I think I’ll wait for a few reviews first.
These all look awesome! Adding to my TBR for 2025. Thanks for the head’s up. 🙂
The Deathless One sounds so damn good, doesn’t it? I got a review copy of it the other day. Now hopefully I don’t forget about it since the release date is far away still. The cover is gorgeous as well!
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