New Books for February: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horro...

The brand new 12 months is now not fairly so new, and the book releases are beginning to decide up the tempo. This month you’ll discover a recent sci-fi journey from Edward Ashton—who’ll quickly see his earlier novel Mickey7 come to theaters as Mickey 17—in addition to one other story, Victorian Psycho, that’s additionally headed for the large display screen. Plus: ragtag house missions, fantasies impressed by historical past and mythology, fairies, monsters, dystopias, and manner past.

February 4

The Bones Beneath My Skin by TJ Klune 

This standalone supernatural thriller follows “a rare younger lady and her two unlikely protectors on the run from cultists and the federal government.” (February 4)

The Curious Kitten at the Chibineko Kitchen by Yuta Takahashi, translated by Cat Anderson 

A younger girl embarks on a magical journey from a seaside cafe the place ordering a particular meal permits guests to reunite with family members who’ve handed on. (February 4)

Enemy of My Dreams by Jenny Williamson 

“Within the final days of the Roman Empire, a determined princess and a brutal Gothic warlord forge a harmful alliance.” (February 4)

Galaxy Raiders: Abyss by Ian Douglas 

A brand new army sci-fi sequence begins with this story “pitting amortal people towards a mystifying alien intelligence in a galaxy-spanning battle.” (February 4)

Grave Empire by Richard Swan 

This primary entry in a brand new sequence “begins the epic story of an empire on the verge of commercial revolution, the place sorcery and arcane practices are outlawed—and the place an historic prophecy threatens the approaching finish of days.” (February 4)

Kingdom of Claw by Demi Winters 

“Return to the Kingdom of Íseldur, the place enemies develop into lovers and darkish secrets and techniques conceal round every nook, within the sequel to the Viking-inspired romantic fantasy The Highway of Bones.” (February 4)

Listen to Your Sister by Neena Viel 

A twentysomething is quickly rising weary of caring for her reckless teenage brother, particularly since their different brother has supplied zero assist. When the trio has to go on the run and finally ends up at a spooky cabin within the woods, she worries that her recurring nightmare might quickly infiltrate actuality. (February 4)

Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito 

“The riveting story of a bloodthirsty governess who learns the true which means of vengeance.” Enjoyable reality: A24 has already picked this one up for a function adaptation. (February 4)

Bride by Ali Hazelwood 

“A harmful alliance between a Vampyre bride and an Alpha Werewolf turns into a love deep sufficient to sink your tooth into on this new paranormal romance.” (February 6)

Mother of Serpents by John R. Gordon 

After transferring together with his husband and younger son from Brooklyn to a small city in Maine the place he’s the solely Black particular person, a person should determine if the uncanny experiences he quickly begins having spring from his troubled thoughts—or are the truth is truly actual. (February 7)

February 11

Beauty in the Blood by Charlotte Carter 

“A curse rolls out over centuries, murky and unknowable as swamp waters, shaping and destroying lives.” (February 11)

Boys in the Valley by Philip Fracassi 

This coming-of-age horror story set at a rural Pennsylvania orphanage is described as “The Exorcist meets Lord of the Flies.” (February 11)

But Not Too Bold by Hache Pueyo 

“The Form of Water meets Mexican Gothic on this sapphic monster romance novella wrapped in gothic fantasy trappings.” (February 11)

Combat Monsters edited by Henry Herz 

“This assortment takes actual occasions from World Struggle II and injects them with fantastical creatures that mirror the ‘unreality’ of battle itself. Every story—and two poems—function legendary, mystical, and in any other case unexplainable beings that change the course of historical past.” (February 11)

The Crimson Road by A.G. Slatter 

This darkish gothic fantasy set in the identical universe because the writer’s All of the Murmuring Bones, The Path of Thorns, and The Briar Ebook of the Useless is described as “a story of vampires, assassins, historic witches, and damaged guarantees.” (February 11)

The Dollhouse Academy by Margarita Montimore

At an elite boarding faculty the place celebrities are created utilizing unusual medical strategies and different sinister strategies, essentially the most well-known resident begins to interrupt down whereas a pair of mates turned rivals grapple with the highs and lows of sudden success. (February 11)

Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett 

“The third installment within the heartwarming and enchanting Emily Wilde sequence, a couple of curmudgeonly scholar of folklore and the fae prince she loves.” (February 11)

The Moonlight Healers by Elizabeth Becker 

“A robust debut with a magical twist about one girl’s discovery of her household’s secret therapeutic talents and the mysterious penalties she should deal with when she makes use of them on somebody she loves.” (February 11)

The Poorly Made and Other Things: A Story Collection by Sam Rebelein 

This quick story set in the identical county because the writer’s Edenville explores tales that “play with the uncanny to discover themes of loneliness and grief.” (February 11) 

Sanctum of the Soul by Kel Kade 

The “genre-bending” Shroud of Prophecy sequence ends with this “epic conclusion.” (February 11)

The Wolf Tree by Laura McCluskey 

After a mysterious dying on a Scottish island with a historical past of mysterious deaths, two detectives from Glasgow arrive to research—and are quickly met with hostility and darkish secrets and techniques galore. (February 11)

February 18

Ambessa: Chosen of the Wolf by C.L. Clark 

This e-book set within the League of Legends universe is described as “an exhilarating epic fantasy novel the place Ambessa Medarda really learns what it means to be a Chosen of the Wolf.” (February 18)

A Curse for the Homesick by Laura Robson 

On an island the place sure girls quickly have the facility to show individuals to stone, a lady and man fall in love although her mom killed his dad and mom years earlier than—and although he’s decided to remain there, whereas she desires every single day of leaving. (February 18)

A Dragon of Black Glass by James Rollins 

The penultimate e-book within the writer’s Moonfall sequence is “a story of relentless journey and the battle for survival in a harsh world that hangs by a thread.” (February 18)

The Garden by Nick Newman 

“A darkly stunning, eerie, hypnotic novel about two aged sisters residing alone on the fringe of the world.” (February 18)

Hungerstone by Kat Dunn 

“A compulsive feminist transforming of Carmilla, the queer novella that impressed Dracula.” (February 18)

I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom-Com by Kimberly Lemming 

“A hilarious and attractive romance a couple of girl who will get dropped on a wierd planet solely to fall for not one, however two, aliens.” (February 18)

Picks and Shovels by Cory Doctorow 

The writer “returns to the world of Purple Group Blues to convey us the origin story of Martin Hench and essentially the most highly effective new device for crime ever invented: the private pc.” (February 18)

Rebel Witch by Kristen Ciccarelli 

The Crimson Moth duology concludes on this epic fantasy story of witches and forbidden romance. (February 18)

Upon a Starlit Tide by Kell Woods 

“A darkish and enchanting historic fantasy combining parts of The Little Mermaid and Cinderella into an entirely authentic story of affection, energy, and betrayal.” (February 18)

The Witch of Whispervale by R.A. Salvatore 

From the writer and Drizzt Do’Urden creator, this subsequent installment within the DemonWars fantasy sequence continues the story of “the traitorous invasion by the Xoconai of the jap realms of Corona. Nevertheless, the heroes of the final battle towards their demon god could also be forgotten, however they aren’t powerless.” (February 18)

Wooing the Witch Queen by Stephanie Burgis 

“In a gaslamp-lit world the place hags and ogres lurk in thick pine forests, three magical queens kind an uneasy alliance to guard their lands from invasion… and love turns their world the wrong way up.” (February 18)

February 25

The Blanket Cats by Kiyoshi Shigematsu, translated by Jesse Kirkwood

 “Seven struggling clients are given the distinctive alternative to take house a ‘blanket cat’… however just for three days, the time it’ll take to alter their lives.” (February 25)

A Circle of Uncommon Witches by Paige Crutcher 

“A witch generationally cursed to by no means discover real love units out to interrupt the spell forged on her household, and should workforce up with the final one who needs to assist her—the witch who set the curse within the first place.” (February 25)

Dance of Shadows by Gourav Mohanty 

“Because the royal homes of Sons of Darkness intrigued, maneuvered, and eventually met in open battle with devastating penalties, way more sinister deeds had been unfolding simply over the Jap horizon. Dance of Shadows is that story.” (February 25)

The Dark Mirror by Samantha Shannon

The fifth e-book within the Bone Season sequence follows Paige Mahoney’s quest to get well her reminiscences whereas stopping a sinister plot that threatens all of Europe. (February 25)

Destiny’s Way by Jack Campbell 

“Lieutenant Selene Genji is hurled into the previous to attempt to save a world that doesn’t need her on this action-packed journey.” (February 25)

Fagin the Thief by Allison Epstein 

“An exhilarating reimagining of the world of Charles Dickens, as seen by way of the eyes of the notorious Jacob Fagin, London’s most gifted pickpocket, liar, and rogue.” (February 25)

Fortress Sol by Stephen Baxter

Many years after his mom lower off his hand to spare him from a lifetime of working in Mercury’s mines, a person as a substitute toils on a construction that protects the photo voltaic system from aliens—and turns into caught within the stress when a mysterious ship arrives from a forgotten colony planet. (February 25)

The Fourth Consort by Edward Ashton 

This standalone novel from the writer of Mickey7 is “partwork first contact story, half darkish comedy, and half weird love triangle that asks an vital query: how far would you go to outlive? And extra importantly, what number of drinks would it is advisable to go there?” (February 25)

Future’s Edge by Gareth L. Powell 

“When archaeologist Ursula Morrow by chance infects herself with an alien parasite, she fears she might have jeopardized her profession. Nevertheless, her considerations develop into irrelevant when Earth is destroyed, billions die, and out of the blue nobody wants archaeologists anymore… Two years later, she’s plucked from a refugee camp on a backwater world and tasked with retrieving the artifact that contaminated her, because it simply would possibly maintain the important thing to humanity’s survival.” (February 25)

Gate to Kagoshima by Poppy Kuroki 

“A younger Scottish girl is magically transported to the final Samurai period, the place she encounters ghosts from the previous, her personal Japanese ancestry, and a love that transcends time.” (February 25)

George R.R. Martin Presents Wild Cards: House Rules: A Novel in Stories introduced by George R.R. Martin 

 “An authentic anthology centered round one very uncommon home in Cornwall which serves as a nexus to the multiverse—set within the Wild Playing cards universe.” Contributors embrace Stephen Leigh, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Caroline Spector, Kevin Andrew Murphy, Peter Newman, and Peadar Ó Guilín. (February 25)

Greenteeth by Molly O’Neill 

This cozy fantasy novel incorporates a narrative of “fae, folklore, and located household, narrated by a charismatic lake-dwelling monster.” (February 25)

Heart of the Shadow King by Sylvia Mercedes 

“The viral TikTok fantasy romance, now in a particular print version with unique bonus materials … Oncoming darkness threatens to engulf a noble king and his highly effective queen on this breathtaking, epic conclusion to the Bride of the Shadow King sequence.” (February 25)

The Strange Case of Jane O. by Karen Thompson Walker 

“A younger mom is struck by sudden and puzzling psychological signs that illuminate the mysterious dimensions of the human thoughts—and of affection.” (February 25)

Swordheart by T. Kingfisher 

“The pleasant appeal of The Princess Bride meets the scrumptious bodyguard romance of From Blood and Ash on this cozy fantasy romance.” (February 25)

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