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
This week I have three upcoming Spring 2027 releases, all horror. And I’ve decided since this is a post about new covers, I’m going to start rating them:-) Don’t hate me!
From New York Times bestselling author, T. Kingfisher, comes a charming murder mystery about a retired devil & retired angel who must team up to catch a killer stalking their small town ― before all hell breaks loose.
When the murder of a priest rocks a quiet small town in North Carolina, the prime suspect is who else but the local retired agent of hell, Nicholas Fallen.
But Fallen long ago traded his pitchfork for gardening shears and smites only the beetles who try to feast on his carefully cultivated tomato plants.
If the reformed devil is to clear his (relatively) good name, he’ll have to pick up the mantle of detective, and partner with the least likely of allies: retired angel Serafina Fuller.
As more bodies turn up and their dream of a retirement in small-town paradise looks to go up in flames, the two will stop this killer. Come hell or high water.
A Devil of a Crime by T. Kingfisher. Releases in May 2027 from Tor Books. It’s always exciting to have a new T. Kingfisher book on the horizon! This sounds like it’s got all the quirky elements I expect from a Kingfisher book, and I can’t wait to read it. Although I will confess, I’m sort of underwhelmed by the cover… Cover Rating: C
Armed with a stolen sword and accompanied by Death himself, a young au pair
ventures deep into the heart of a sentient swamp to rescue her charges in this
creeping botanical horrormance from Megan Bontrager.Evangeline Faust is no stranger to Death. He’s always been a silent companion, watching her through the bond they share: her ability to sense when he will come for anyone she touches. Death has followed her to Thrasher House, where she cares for twins with similarly strange and deathly magic, and to the edge of the ever-growing swamp that creeps north from the teeming wetlands of south Georgia.
When people begin to whisper about a cult at the heart of the swamp that promises folks eternal life, Evangeline is inclined to ignore it. She knows better than most that Death comes for everyone. And besides – she’s got children to care for, and little space to entertain the idea that the Fountain of Youth is what gives the swamp life.
But when the twins are kidnapped and taken south, Evangeline doesn’t think twice about following. And for the very first time, Death speaks to her. A delicate balance has been broken somewhere at the heart of the swamp, he says, and it’s only they who can fix it. Together, they journey deep into the overgrowth, a world full of undead creatures and sentient, necrotic flora. The deeper they go, the clearer it becomes that the cult’s power is not the stuff of rumor. Rescuing the twins will require great sacrifice, but nothing will stop Evangeline from saving her children.
Where Dead Things Grow by Megan Bontrager. Releases in June 2027 from Run For It. I somehow missed reading the author’s recent release, The Sea Hides Its Dead, but I definitely want to save room next June to read this one. It sounds very dark but exciting! Cover Rating: A
When a crew of graverobbers targets an ancient mausoleum, they find themselves pursued through a labyrinth by something more than shadow and less than human.
This cinematic, psychological horror debut by an award-winning screenwriter is perfect for fans of Mark Z. Danielewski, Chuck Wendig, and Paul Tremblay.
Remember or die.
They should have known. There were signs. The groundskeeper’s warning, the little boy locked in the attic, all those missing persons posters… but there’s good money in robbing graves, and Alexis and her crew aren’t big believers in anything they can’t touch or kill.
Deep in the Joplin cemetery’s underbelly, they find uncountable halls and swirling tentacles of fathomless non-directions, all looping back to a windowless cabin surrounded by bones. When the staircase behind them seemingly vanishes, looting becomes secondary to survival.
That body on the floor—was that somehow their doing? Have they been through this hallway before? Some memories are swallowed, down here in the dark. Others, long buried, are regurgitated.
Plagued by rising tensions, impossible visions of past trauma, and an entity dubbed “The Lurker” that hunts them from just beyond their dying light, Alexis and her friends must figure out what’s happening and escape before it’s too late… or lose their minds trying.
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Brilliant, original, the haunt that creeps at the edges of drowsy eyes: this lightning-quick read will speed past like a terrifying movie in your head. Joplin is a hungry mouth. Soon, you’ll meet its teeth.
The Joplin Horror by Jason Kaleko. Releases in May 2027 from DAW Books. This sounds fantastic, and very claustrophobic, to be honest. It’s also giving off a “liminal space” horror vibe. Cover Rating: A+
I’ll be interested to see what the UK cover for the T. Kingfisher book is like; hasn’t been revealed yet. The Joplin Horror sounds really good!