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 two exciting sequels and a standalone cozy fantasy:
City of Killers (Assassins Anonymous #4) by Rob Hart. Releases in June 2027 from G.P. Putnam’s Sons. I adore this series and I’m so glad there’s going to be another book! I love that this series moves all over the world, and I’m excited for the Bangkok setting. Cover rating: A
When fossil witch Mary Anning tells a dangerous lie about a prehistoric creature lurking in the Scottish Highlands, she never expects there might be some truth to it, in this magical and transporting sequel to The Geomagician.
Mary Anning has achieved the impossible. Last year, she brought a creature back from extinction. But keeping her beloved pterodactyl Ajax secret is becoming increasingly difficult—and when he mysteriously falls ill, Mary fears she may lose him altogether.
So when Bishop Price, a formidable Inquisitor charged with rooting out forbidden magic, discovers that Ajax is still alive, Mary does the only thing she can to protect him: she lies. There are rumors, she claims, of another impossible prehistoric creature in the wilds of Scotland. Now Mary must travel to a remote estate on the shores of Loch Ness to prove a story she invented or risk losing Ajax forever.
Joining her are fiercely loyal Lucy, adrift without the Prometheans; Henry Stanton, the infuriating scholar Mary can never quite leave behind; and Price himself, whose interest in Mary may be more complicated than either of them would care to admit.
But Scotland is hiding more than Mary bargained for. Driven by whispers of a witch rebellion, Mary races to unlock the secrets of paleomancy and discovers that her bond with Ajax might be more dangerous than she ever imagined—and she’s not the only one who can wield this extraordinary magic.
The past is coming back to life. And it could change their world forever.
The Paleomancer (The Geomagician Duology #2) by Jennifer Mandula. Releases in April 2027 from Del Rey. I enjoyed The Geomagician and I’m definitely going to check out the sequel. Not sure if I’m interpreting this right, but could the Loch Ness Monster be involved in this story?? I can’t wait to find out! Cover Rating: A+
Take a trip to a museum you’ll never forget in this charming, delightfully funny cozy fantasy of mystery and misadventure—perfect for readers who loved Emily Wilde and The Spellshop.
In a world that lost its magic years ago, the remote Museum of Witchcraft is a home for ancient artifacts that used to be enchanted. But its newest intern, archaeology student Mira Marinova, has reason to believe magic still exists, and the Museum’s collection of mismatched, misfit relics is her one chance to prove it.
Her new coworkers are helpful but… odd, including a groundskeeper with a suspiciously wolf-shaped dog and a silver allergy, and a Director whose vehicle of choice is a chicken-legged hut. Worse, some items have gone missing on the eve of a surprise audit by an enigmatic, hooded Inspector, whose hidden face couldn’t possibly be as alluring as their voice.
And that might be Mira’s fault. Because Mira has her own secret: in a world where magic is supposed to be dead and gone, she’s managed to get herself cursed. With bad luck. In between knocking over priceless artifacts and losing half her socks in the wash, she’ll need to figure out how to break her curse by solving a centuries-old murder and delving into the mysteries of the Museum’s magical past—as well as her own.
Night at the Museum, meets the enchanting whimsy of Howl’s Moving Castle in The Travelling Museum of Witchcraft, an adventure-filled tale of magical artifacts, a quirky team of curators, and a plethora of secrets that may unravel the conspiracy that stole magic out of the world for good.
The Travelling Museum of Witchcraft by Genoveva Dimova. Releases in May 2027 from Tor Books. This sounds super cozy, and I love the museum setting. Cover Rating: B+
I really need to get caught up on the Assassins Anonymous series asap!