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
Today I have a new sci-fi book from a favorite author, and two horror books from “new to me” authors, take a look:
In this twisty and action-packed adventure from the BSFA award-winning author of Descendant Machine and Future’s Edge, a crew of bounty hunters find themselves ensnared in a conspiracy on the very fringes of the devastated solar system. Perfect for fans of James S. A. Corey and Adrian Tchaikovsky.
“On Earth, they depicted justice as blindfolded and impartial, but out here on the frontier, she was red in tooth and claw.”
Jupiter and Saturn are gone, and a mysterious force has built a huge habitable sphere from their ashes. When criminals try to lose themselves on this new frontier, bounty hunters like Copernicus Brown and the crew of his sentient ship Jitterbug get paid to hunt them down. But when Brown rescues Amber Roth, sole survivor of a pirate attack, the Jitterbug and her crew find themselves the target of powerful political factions who want control of the data chip hidden in Roth’s stomach.
And all the while, something vast and ancient creeps towards them from the depths of space…
Jitterbug by Gareth L. Powell. Releases in March 2026 from Titan Books. Powell is such a fantastic author, and I’m thrilled to see he has a new book coming out next year.
The untimely death of a student at a girls’ boarding school turns out to be the first in a haunting series of escalating supernatural events. A thrilling debut novel about teenage repression, queer desire, and the everyday horror of coming of age.
In 1928, Emily Locke’s final year at the isolated Briarley School for Girls is derailed when Violet, the school’s brightest star (and a cunning beauty for whom Emily would do anything), falls to her death on her eighteenth birthday. Emily and her buttoned-up rival Evelyn are, for once, in agreement: Violet’s death was no accident. There’s an obvious culprit, the French schoolmistress with whom Violet was getting a little too close—they only need to prove it.
Desperate for answers, Emily and her classmates turn to spiritualism, hoping for a glimpse of wisdom from the great beyond. To their shock, Violet’s spirit appears, choosing pious Evelyn as her unlikely medium. And Violet has a warning for them: the danger has just begun.
Something deadly is infecting Briarley. It starts with rotten food and curdled milk, but quickly grows more threatening. As the body count rises and the students race to save themselves, Emily must confront the fatal forces poisoning the school. Emily’s fight for survival forces her to reevaluate everything she knows: about Violet, Evelyn, Briarley, and, ultimately, herself. Avery Curran channels the indelible ambience and intrigue of the classic boarding school novel while turning the beloved genre on its head in this visceral, exuberant debut.
Spoiled Milk by Avery Curran. Releases in March 2026 from Doubleday. I love the sound of this, a mix of coming of age, the supernatural and a school setting. This isn’t a publisher I usually follow but I’m keeping this on my radar for sure.
From beloved horror author Jonathan Janz, Veil is a heart-stopping story of one father who will stop at nothing to save his family.
It begins at night. People vanish from parks and city streets. Then in broad daylight, they’re dragged screaming into the woods, into the water, into the sky. People take refuge in their homes, but still the invisible creatures come, ripping people away from their horrorstruck loved ones. Spouses. Parents. Children. Nowhere is safe and no defense can stop them. Because nothing can save you from what you can’t see.
High school teacher John Calhoun loses his son the first night. A day later, they take his wife. For two months, he and his thirteen-year-old daughter manage to survive, but in the end, she is abducted too. In John’s darkest moment, he meets a motley group of survivors who have a a near-fatal car accident has given one of them the ability to detect what normal human eyesight cannot.
The survivors believe they can replicate the brain injury that will enable them to see the creatures. To discover how they’re invading our world. To fight them. Desperate to save his family, John volunteers. And after the veil of invisibility is lifted, he and his new friends will risk everything to achieve the enter an alien world and bring their loved ones back.
Veil by Jonathan Janz. Releases in September 2025 from Blackstone. I’m not sure how this escaped my radar, but it sounds fantastic! If I didn’t already have a bunch of September releases to read, I’d definitely request this one.
Jitterbug sounds really good. Gotta love a sentient space ship! 😀
I adore sentient spaceship stories too!
Ooo… Jitterbug sounds fabulous! Thank you for sharing these, Tammy.
My pleasure, I hope we both get the chance to read it:-)
Jitterbug looks like fun! I don’t think I’ve actually read anything by Gareth L. Powell, but I keep meaning to.
He’s worth reading for sure!
Spoiled Milk and Veil sound pretty good! Thanks for putting them on my radar. 🙂
I agree, I can’t wait to read it.
Spoiled Milk looks like a good one!
Doesn’t it? I’m so curious about it.
Can’t say any of these are for me But I hope you like them if you read them down the road!
Thanks Celeste:-)
Veil sounds intense! Okay, they all do. LOL
Yes, Veil is scaring me a bit, lol!
Jitterbug sounds terrific! Will keep an eye out for this one!
He’s such a great writer, I can’t wait:-)
These all sound interesting although I think I’m most intrigued by the middle one. I’ve read a horror story set in that kind of environment once before and really enjoyed it so I’d definitely be interested in trying another.
I’m so curious about Spoiled Milk too, and the cover is pretty unique.
Turns out the UK one is different but I quite like it too. I always say there aren’t enough pastel covers around.
You are reminding me I need to finally read Future’s Edge and consider Jitterbug!
Anne – Books of My Heart
You would love Future’s Edge!
Veil looks creepy!
It really does!
Looking forward to your review of the 1st book here
Thanks Emma!
Sign me up for The Veil. I’ve read several books by this author and really enjoyed them. I also follow him on social media and he seems like a neat individual. Had no idea this was coming out. Where has it been hiding???
I just got Veil on NetGalley, although I shouldn’t have, I already have too many books to read!
Oh wow, Spoiled Milk sounds great (not a sentence I ever thought I’d write ). It kind of reminds me of the Spirit Bares Its Teeth in some way. I am also very curious about Jitterbug and the cover is giving me vibes of another one (it’s black red and looks like it’s in space with a giant mosquito? If you have any idea please let me know it’s been driving me bonkers trying to figure it out!)
I tried to find that black and red book, I know exactly what you’re talking about! I feel like the title starts with an E? But I can’t find it, lol.
Veil sounds really good, and very creepy 😀
I can’t believe I haven’t read anything by Powell yet, and now I have to add another of his book to my TBR. I have quite the collection on the list now, and yet I haven’t tried anything out!!
Jitterbug and Veil are both new to me, and both sound quite good! I did see Spoiled Milk, and am quite curious (and love the cover!), I definitely plan to keep all of these on my radar!
Scifi is not often my genre but Jitterbug sounds good!
Gareth L. Powell is on the list of authors I’d really like to try. I have a couple of his ebooks, just need to make the time.
I love the sound of Veil.
Lynn 😀