42 New Sci-Fi, Horror, and Fantasy Books to Add to Your Shelf in January

happy new yearand happy new book! If “Read More” is a goal you have in mind for 2025—we salute you! And we have 42 suggestions on where to start turning the pages Sci-Fi, Horror and Fantasy many stories

7th January

Clear and adrift in the current By Shannon McGuire

The author’s latest in the Hugo and Nebula-winning Wayward Children series features “huge turtles, impossible ships, and tidal rivers ridden by a drowned girl in search of a family.” (January 7)

Capital of dreams By Heather O’Neill

“A dark dystopian fable about a beautiful country ravaged by war – and a girl torn between safety and loyalty.” (January 7)

Cold storage By Michael C. Grumley

In this standalone near-future thriller, an army veteran escapes from the shadowy group that brought him back from the dead. (January 7)

A typical boy By Charles Strauss

“In this new Laundry File adventure the fate of the world will literally depend on the roll of the dice… twenty-sided dice, that is.” (January 7)

Dryad storm By Laurie Forrest

“Magical forces clash and Earthia stands on the brink of destruction in the finale of Laurie Forrest’s epic fantasy series, The Black Witch Chronicles.” (January 7)

Immortal By Su Lin Tan

“A young ruler must forge a delicate alliance with the untrustworthy yet magnetic God of War to protect his kingdom in this stunning romantic fantasy filled with dangerous secrets, forbidden magic, and passion.” (January 7)

Mother of Rome By Lorraine JA Bear

“A powerful and fierce reimagining of the oldest Roman legend: the twins, Romulus and Remus, the mythical founders of the greatest empire in history and the woman whose sacrifice made it possible.” (January 7)

Sea of ​​Unspoken Things By Adrienne Young

“A woman investigates the mysterious death of her twin brother while confronting the ghosts of her own haunting past.” (January 7)

Successor to Starlight By Amalie Howard (January 7)

In this romance, a bladesmith accepts an invitation to court because he longs for adventure. He instead finds trouble in the form of the crown prince’s alluring half-brother, and things take a turn for the worse when his forbidden powers begin to awaken, attracting the interest of a dark god.

Wake up and open your eyes By Clay McLeod Chapman

In this social horror story, a Man and his nephew race to escape “a monstrous possession epidemic” that affects those who consume too much toxic media. (January 7)

January 14

Aurora Vol By Brian Shea and Raquel Byrnes

The Memory Bank techno-thriller series continues; In this entry, “Plagued by the intrusive memories of a dead killer, detective Morgan Reed is drawn to a remote and troubled Alaskan town.” (January 14)

Babylonia By Costanza Casati

The story “blends mythology and ancient history to give a voice to Semiramis, the only female ruler of the Assyrian Empire, whose glamorous ascension to the throne no one promised her.” (January 14)

Daughter of Chaos By AS Web

The Dark Pantheon Trilogy begins in this story from ancient Greece, where a fisherman’s daughter realizes she has magical powers—and may be the key to freeing mankind from tyrannical gods. (January 14)

Death of the author By Nnedi Okorafor

This new story is described by the author as “a book within a book”. Who is afraid of death?“A disabled Nigerian-American woman writes a wildly successful sci-fi novel, but as her fame grows, she loses control of the narrative—a surprisingly cutting, yet heartfelt drama about art and love, identity and connection, and, ultimately, what makes us who we are. people.” (January 14)

Hammajang Lak By Makana Yamamoto

“8 of the ocean meets Blade Runner This path-breaking debut science fiction novel and love letter to Hawaii is about being forced to find a new home and trying to build a better one. (January 14)

heavenly bodies By Imani Eryu

A new romantic series begins with this story that “Blending mythology and shadow magic in a thrilling enemy-turned-lovers romance that will rewrite the stars.” (January 14)

Last room on the left By Leah Konen

“The caretaker of an isolated mountain hotel finds himself fighting for his life—and sanity—in this twisting, addictive thriller.” (January 14)

The Night is Defying By Chloe C. Peñaranda

The second entry in the author’s Nytfall trilogy is set “where history repeats itself, and star-crossed lovers must face a choice between their hearts or the world.” (January 14)

strange picture By Uketsu, translated by Jim Rion

This Japanese best-seller offers “A strangely fresh take on mystery-horror where a series of seemingly innocuous images draw you into a disturbing web of unsolved mysteries and shattered psyches.” (January 14)

Vow of shadow relativeg By Sylvia Mercedes

This romantic tale, the next installment in the Bride of the Shadow King series, returns with Princess Farine. She is trapped in the shadow kingdom with her new husband Raja Bhar, who refuses to trust her despite the spark between them. (January 14)

water moon By Samantha Sotto

“A woman inherits a closet shop where you can sell your regrets and then embarks on a magical quest when a charming young physicist wanders into the shop, in this dreamlike fantasy novel.” (January 14)

water black By Alex Feby

The Cities of the Weft trilogy concludes with Nathan Treves returning to his role as Master of Water Black, the City of the Dead and the God-Killer who has him in his sights. (January 14)

We live on the horizon By Erica Swiller

This story follows “A bio-prosthetic surgeon and his personal AI as they lead a revolution.” (January 14)

Witchcraft for wayward girls By Grady Hendricks

In 1970 Florida, a witch book on witchcraft brings a strange and dangerous new power to young women spending their time at a home for unmarried pregnant teenagers. (January 14)

January 21

Boudicca By PC cast

“An epic, magical, magic-filled romance about the British warrior queen Boudica.” (January 21)

The Legend of Meneka Krittika H. By Rao

this”A fantasy inspired by one of the most famous romances in Hindu mythology” follows “the story of a celestial dancer who is tasked with seducing a human sage, but when she finds herself falling for his mark, she is forced to choose between loyalty and being true to herself. .” (January 21)

Mathieu By Linda H. Kodega

“In this exquisitely whimsical fantasy in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, the last witch of the ridge must choose sides in the conflict between art and nature.” Read a Q&A with the author, an io9 alumnus, here. (January 21)

Onyx Storm By Rebecca Yaros

The Empyrean series continues as Violet Bosgiath leaves the War College and goes to war – desperate to find allies and protect her dragons and those she loves. (January 21)

rainy market By You Yeong-Gwang, translated by Slin Juno

“On the outskirts of Rainbow Town is an old, abandoned house. They say you can get a ticket if you send a letter detailing your misfortune there. If you bring this ticket home on the first day of the monsoon, you will be allowed to enter the mysterious Rainfall Market – where you can choose to change your life completely.” A woman who is shocked to receive such a ticket must decide what to do next. have to do (January 21)

strange stone By Edward Lee and Mary Sangiovanni

“This story follows an insufferable horror-con looker as he rejects the wrong woman and is cursed into a monstrous dimension full of Lovecraftian creations.” (January 21)

Air on his tongue By Anita Kopacz

Follow up on this Shallow water Daughter of Three Waters continues the trilogy, “Wa – the Yoruba god of weather – came to life in America in the 1870s.” (January 21)

January 25

Those deadly flowers By Shannon Ives

“Greco-Roman mythology and the mystery of the vanished Roanoke colony in this epic adventure filled with longing and female fury.” (January 25)

January 28

under the garden By Camilla Bruce

“A murderer becomes the guardian of two very unusual girls in this mesmerizing gothic novel. (January 28)

At the fountain of creation By Tobi Ogundirian

“The fate of Orissa will be decided in the final volume of the Guardians of the Gods duology.” (January 28)

Kagoshima Gate By Poppy Kuroki

In this historical romance, “A young Scottish woman is magically transported to the last samurai era, where she encounters ghosts from the past, her own Japanese ancestry, and a love that transcends time.” (January 28)

old soul By Susan Barker

“Part horror, part western, part thriller, old soul It’s a fearlessly bold and genre-defying story about hunting, morality and free will, and one man’s quest to end a centuries-long chain of human destruction.” (January 28)

Our winter monster By Dennis Mahoney

“A holiday horror flick about an unhappy couple running away from their problems and running straight into the face of a terrifying beast.” (January 28)

Outcast Mage By Annabelle Campbell

“Stripped of his powers, a wizard must find out if he can save or destroy the world.” (January 28)

Scorpio Queen By Mira Frears

“uproot meets A child of blood and bone In this dark fantasy inspired by a Malian fairy tale about a princess whose suitors are challenged to a gruesome trial.” (January 28)

Shadow of the Eternal Watcher By Josh Mendoza

A private eye of his destiny who is often visited by ghosts discovers that he has another power he never realized: the ability to bend space-time, a gift that allows him to achieve the life he has always dreamed of. (January 28)

Sinkholes, and other unexplained voids: stories By Leyna Crow

“Set in the Pacific Northwest, these stories are sometimes subtle, other times brilliant, blending high-concept magic with the reality of climate change.” (January 28)

Morning teeth By Marina Lostetter

Five Penalty Fantasy Series Finale”A rebellion struggles to tear away the mask from the illusion and magic of a society shrouded in layers of mystery.” (January 28)

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