Adult SciFi, Fantasy & Horror

These science fiction, fantasy, and horror books are new to our shelves in the last 30 days (most recent on top).

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List

Fractal noise / Christopher Paolini.
"July 25th, 2234: The crew of the Adamura discovers the Anomaly. On the seemingly uninhabited planet Talos VII: a circular pit, 50 kilometers wide. Its curve not of nature, but design. Now, a small team must land and journey on foot across the surface to …
The malevolent seven / Sebastien de Castell.
“Picture a wizard. Go ahead, close your eyes. There he is, see? Skinny old guy with a long straggly beard. No doubt he’s wearing iridescent silk robes that couldn’t protect his frail body from a light breeze. The hat’s a must, too, right? Big, floppy thin…
Not of this world / Simon R. Green.
"The Preserve in Bath--the British Area 51--is the secret government dumping ground for all things supernatural and out of space. It is one of the most heavily-guarded places in the world. However, it's not what protects it that makes it so dangerous but …
The Ross 248 Project / edited by Les Johnson and Ken Roy.
"Traveling to the stars will be difficult, but not, perhaps, the most difficult part. What about when we get to another star? What then? Will the planets be immediately habitable? Not likely. Will those who undertook the journey be able to easily turn aro…
Tsalmoth / Steven Brust.
"Vlad Taltos is in love. With a former assassin who may just be better than he is at the Game. Women like this don’t come along every day and no way is he passing up a sure bet. So a wedding is being planned. Along with a shady deal gone wrong and a dead …
Lost places : stories / Sarah Pinsker.
"A half-remembered children’s TV show. A hotel that shouldn’t exist. A mysterious ballad. A living flag. A group of girls goes camping... author Sarah Pinsker’s second collection brings together a seemingly eclectic group of stories that unite behind cert…
The iron princess / Barbara Hambly.
"Something is amiss with the world’s magic. Spells don’t work the way they used to—when they work at all. Only the powers of the Crystal Mages remain as they were, powers founded on the use of the mystical element adamis, the harvesting of which has ensla…
The book that wouldn't burn / Mark Lawrence.
"The boy has lived his whole life trapped within a book-choked chamber older than empires and larger than cities. The girl has spent hers in a tiny settlement out on the Dust, where nightmares stalk and no one goes. The world has never even noticed them. …
To shape a dragon's breath / Moniquill Blackgoose.
"The remote island of Masquapaug has not seen a dragon in many generations—until fifteen-year-old Anequs finds a dragon’s egg and bonds with its hatchling. Her people are delighted, for all remember the tales of the days when dragons lived among them and …
Bewitched / Laura Thalassa.
"At age twenty, Selene Bowers desperately hopes to be accepted into Henbane Coven, an academy for young witches. Since one of the requirements for entry is to connect with her powers via a quest through the wilderness, Selene books a trip to South America…
Twice cursed : an anthology / edited by Marie O'Regan and Paul Kane.
"Take a trip to a terrifying carnival and uncover the secrets within, solve a mysterious puzzle box and await your reward, join a travelling circus and witness the strangest ventriloquist act you’ve ever seen." --publisher's website.
The other side of never : dark tales from the world of Peter & Wendy / edited by Marie O'Regan and Paul Kane.
"The award-winning Marie O’Regan & Paul Kane bring together the masters of fantasy, science-fiction and horror, to spin stories inspired by J. M. Barrie’s classic tale. A murder investigation leads a detective to a strange place called Neverland; pupils …
The thick and the lean : a novel / Chana Porter.
"In the quaint religious town of Seagate, abstaining from food brings one closer to God. But Beatrice Bolano is hungry. She craves the forbidden: butter, flambé, marzipan. As Seagate takes increasingly extreme measures to regulate every calorie its citize…
For love of magic / Simon R. Green.
"Once upon a time, there was a forgotten era of magic and monster. But the remnants—and all memory—of the old world have been replaced by the sane, the scientific, and the rational. But sometimes the magical past isn’t content to stay past. That’s where J…
The wishing pool : and other stories / Tananarive Due.
"Tananarive Due’s second collection of stories includes offerings of horror, science fiction, and suspense—all genres she wields masterfully. From the mysterious, magical town of Gracetown to the aftermath of a pandemic to the reaches of the far future, D…
Lords of uncreation / Adrian Tchaikovsky.
"Idris Telemmier has uncovered a secret that changes everything: the Architects’' greatest weakness. A shadowy Cartel scrambles to turn his discovery into a weapon against these alien destroyers of worlds. But between them and victory stands self-interest…
The enchanted hacienda / J.C. Cervantes.
Harlow Estrada returns to the enchanted Hacienda Estrada, a family farm in Mexico where her mother, sisters, aunt and cousins harness the magic of charmed flowers, but when she's chosen to watch over the farm, she panics since she, herself, is magic-less,…
Queens of wonderland : a novel / Gama Ray Martinez.
Knights of the Round Table Vanessa and Michael follow Captain Hook into Wonderland where they encounter the legendary Alice who brings them one step closer to finding the pirate while being caught in the middle of an ongoing war between power-hungry queen…
The salt grows heavy / Cassandra Khaw.
"You may think you know how the fairytale goes: a mermaid comes to shore and weds the prince. But what the fables forget is that mermaids have teeth. And now, her daughters have devoured the kingdom and burned it to ashes. On the run, the mermaid is joine…
Graveyard of lost children / Katrina Monroe.
""The best kind of story--one that will both break your heart and scare the hell out of you." -Jennifer McMahon, New York Times bestselling author for They Drown Our Daughters ONCE SHE HAS HER GRIP ON YOU, SHE'LL NEVER LET YOU GO. At four months old, Oliv…
Spring's arcana / Lilith Saintcrow.
"Nat Drozdova is desperate to save a life. Doctors can do little for her cancer-ridden mother, who insists there is only one cure--and that Nat must visit a skyscraper in Manhattan to get it. Amid a snow-locked city, inside a sleek glass-walled office, Na…
A portrait in shadow / Nicole Jarvis.
When Artemisia Gentileschi arrives in Florence seeking a haven for her art, she faces instant opposition from the powerful Accademia, self-proclaimed gatekeepers of Florence's magical art world. As artists create their masterpieces, they add layer upon la…
Can't spell treason without tea : a cozy fantasy steeped with love / Rebecca Thorne.
"All Reyna and Kianthe want is to open a bookshop that serves tea. Worn wooden floors, plants on every table, firelight drifting between the rafters… all complemented by love and good company. Thing is, Reyna works as one of the Queen’s private guards, an…
A pirate's life for tea : a cozy fantasy with ships abound / Rebecca Thorne.
"While searching for stolen dragon eggs, newly engaged couple Kianthe and Reyna find themselves smack-dab in the middle of a swashbuckling love story. On one side is Serina, a failed farmer turned river pirate. Her booty? Wheat, grains, and the occasional…
The sword defiant / Gareth Hanrahan.
"Many years ago, Sir Aelfric and his nine companions saved the world, seizing the Dark Lord's cursed weapons, along with his dread city of Necrad. That was the easy part. Now, when Aelfric--keeper of the cursed sword Spellbreaker--learns of a new and terr…
A shadow crown / by Melissa Blair.
"To the kingdom, Keera is the king’s Blade, his most feared and trusted spy and assassin. But in the shadows, she works with Prince Killian and his Shadow—the dark, brooding Fae, Riven, who sets her blood on fire. Together, they plot to kill a tyrant king…
Needful things : a novel / Stephen King.
A wonderful new store has opened in Castle Rock, Maine. It's a place where you can get anything your heart desires--sexual pleasure, wealth, power ... but for a nerve-shattering price.
Grandmaster of demonic cultivation = Mo dao zu shi. 5 / written by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu ; translated by Suika & Pengie (editor) ; bonus illustration by ZeldaCW ; interior illustrations by Marina Privalova.
"Foes, allies, and one reassembled fierce corpse converge on the Guanyin Temple for a climactic showdown. With decades-long schemes finally unveiled, and dark secrets unearthed, the events of this rain-battered night will decide not just the fate of the e…
Remnants of filth. 1, Yuwu / Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou ; illustrated by St.
Noble-born Mo Xi is the foremost general of Chonghua, known for his ruthless temper and ascetic air. Once he was one of two promising young commanders, twin stars of the empire. His comrade, the lowborn Gu Mang, was Mo Xi’s brother-in-arms, best friend, a…
The marigold / Andrew F. Sullivan.
The Marigold melds ecofiction with body horror as it weaves disparate storylines around a crumbling condo tower, its foundation plagued by a grotesque infection, and illustrates the precarious role of community and the fragile designs that bind us togethe…
In an orchard grown from ash / Rory Power.
"The Argyros siblings have lost everything. With their father dead and their family home captured, they're no longer the rulers of their fractured kingdom--and no longer bound to each other. In the frozen north, Rhea struggles to wield her newly inherited…
Dragonfall / L.R. Lam.
"Long ago, humans betrayed dragons, stealing their magic and banishing them to a dying world. Centuries later, their descendants worship dragons as gods. But the 'gods' remember, and they do not forgive. Thief Arcady scrapes a living on the streets of Vat…
Cell : a novel / Stephen King.
"On October 1, God is in his heaven, the stock market stands at 10,140, most of the planes are on time, and graphic artist Clayton Riddell is visiting Boston, having just landed a deal that might finally enable him to make art instead of teaching it. But …
The warden / Daniel M. Ford.
"For fans who have always wanted their Twin Peaks to have some wizards, THE WARDEN is a non-stop action adventure story from author Daniel M. Ford. There was a plan. She had the money, the connections, even the brains. It was simple: become one of the onl…
Night angel nemesis / Brent Weeks.
"After the war that cost him so much, Kylar Stern is broken and alone. He's determined not to kill again, but an impending amnesty will pardon the one murderer he can't let walk free. He promises himself this is the last time. One last hit to tie up the l…
Loki : a novel / Melvin Burgess.
"With the trickster, Loki, as your guide, journey to the ancient forests of Scandinavia and bear witness to the legends of Norse mythology. Starting with the Norse creation myths, the trickster god Loki takes the reader on a wild ride through Norse mythol…
Tower Lord / Anthony Ryan.
"King Janus’s vision of a Unified Realm has failed, drowned in the blood of brave men fighting for a cause that was forged from a lie. Sick at heart, Vaelin Al Sorna, warrior of the Sixth Order, returns home, determined to kill no more, seeking peace far …
Echoes : the saga anthology of ghost stories / edited by Ellen Datlow.
"The essential collection of beloved ghost stories, compiled by the editor who helped define the genre--including stories from award-winning, bestselling authors such as Joyce Carol Oates, Alice Hoffman, Seanan McGuire, and Paul Tremblay. Everyone loves …
A sleight of shadows / Kat Howard.
"After taking down the source of the corruption of the Unseen World, Sydney is left with almost no magical ability. Feeling estranged from herself, she is determined to find a way back to her status as one of the world’s most dangerous magicians. Unfortun…
Red team blues / Cory Doctorow.
"Martin Hench is 67 years old, single, and successful in a career stretching back to the beginnings of Silicon Valley. He lives and roams California in a very comfortable fully-furnished touring bus, The Unsalted Hash, that he bought years ago from a fadi…
Scarlet / Genevieve Cogman.
"It is 1793 and the French Revolution is in full swing. Vampires—usually rich and aristocratic—have slaked the guillotine’s thirst in large numbers. The mysterious Scarlet Pimpernel, a disguised British noble, and his League are heroically rescuing dozens…
Fourth wing / Rebecca Yarros.
"Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving …
Ascension / Nicholas Binge.
"A mind-bending speculative thriller in which the sudden appearance of a mountain in the middle of the Pacific Ocean leads a group of scientists to a series of jaw-dropping revelations that challenge the notion of what it means to be human. An enormous sn…
The hedge witch : a Threadneedle novella / Cari Thomas.
Rowan is visiting her aunt--Winne the hedge witch--in the Welsh countryside, to get back to nature and hone her skills, as well as taking a break from her annoying sisters and enjoying some peace and quiet. However, Rowan soon comes to realise that hedges…
The blood gift : book two of the blood gift duology / N.E. Davenport.
In this stunning conclusion to N. E. Davenport's fast-paced, action-packed sci-fantasy duology, elite warrior Ikenna and her rogue cohort must outrun bounty hunters, their former comrades, and a megalomaniacal demi-god, all in the hopes of saving their fr…
In the miso soup / Ryu Murakami ; translated by Ralph McCarthy.
"It’s just before New Year, and Frank, an American tourist, has hired Kenji to take him on a guided tour of Tokyo’s nightlife. But, Frank’s behaviour is so odd that Kenji begins to entertain a horrible suspicion: his client may in fact have murderous desi…
For the first time, again / Sylvain Neuvel.
""Exciting, thought-provoking, and ultimately shocking...I'm in for the ride to the very end!" -James Rollins on A History of What Comes Next For the First Time, Again is the closing chapter in Sylvain Neuvel's acclaimed Take Them to the Stars trilogy. Wh…
Slugs / Shaun Hutson.
"One female slug can lay one and half million eggs a year- a fact which holds terrifying consequences for the people of Merton. As the town basks in the summer heat, a new breed of slug is growing and multiplying. In the waist-high grass, in the dank, dar…
Implacable / Mike Shepherd.
"Grand Duchess Victoria Peterwald wants her Empire back. To do that, she needs to destroy the so-called Security Specialists left behind by the Bowlingame crime family. Vicky has tried to kill the family twice! Still, this snake-like kleptocracy refuse…
Veniss underground / the first novel by Jeff VanderMeer.
"The first novel (originally published in 2003) by Jeff VanderMeer, author of Annihilation, including approximately 50,000 words of new material exclusive to this edition"--Provided by publisher.
Alas, Babylon / Pat Frank ; foreword by David Brin.
When a nuclear holocaust ravages the United States, a thousand years of civilization are stripped away overnight, and tens of millions of people are killed instantly. But for one small town in Florida, miraculously spared, the struggle is just beginning, …
My brother the Messiah / Martin Vopenka ; translated from the Czech by Anna Bryson Gustova.
It's 2096. Scientists work to protect a baking planet. What a drought-stricken Europe needs is rain. What it gets is a messiah. Eli is born in a suburb of Prague. A rainstorm heralds Eli's birth. He dies young. Was he for real? Eli's brother Marek is now …
The merry dredgers / Jeremy C. Shipp.
"Seraphina Ramon will stop at nothing to find out the truth about why her sister Eff is in a coma after a very suspicious 'accident.' Even if it means infiltrating the last place Seraphina knows Eff was alive: a once-abandoned amusement park now populated…
The night flowers : a novel / Sara Herchenroether.
"In 1983, deep in New Mexico’s Gila National Forest, the bodies of a young woman and two children were found. Who were they? How did they get there? Thirty years later, two women find themselves drawn to the cold case. Librarian Laura MacDonald begins her…
Descendant machine / Gareth L. Powell.
"When Nicola Mafalda's scout ship comes under attack, she's left deeply traumatised by the drastic action it takes to keep her alive. Months later, when an old flame comes to her for help, she realises she has to find a way to forgive both the ship and he…
The basilisk throne / Greg Keyes.
When three human empires unite to defeat the inhuman Drenhu, Captain Alastor Nevelon, setting sail against the enemy, is forced to send his daughter Chrysanthe to the capitol city--a dangerous place where courtly manners hide murderous intentions--to disc…
Damsel / Evelyn Skye ; based on a screenplay by Dan Mazeau ; dragon language by Reese Skye.
"A damsel in distress takes on the dragon herself in this epic twist on classic fantasy--a groundbreaking collaboration between New York Times bestselling author Evelyn Skye and the team behind the upcoming Netflix film Damsel, starring Millie Bobby Brown…
The bone shard war / Andrea Stewart.
Lin Sukai has won her first victory as Emperor, but the future of the Phoenix Empire hangs in the balance--and Lin is dangerously short of allies. As her own governors plot treason, the Shardless Few renew hostilities. Worse still, Lin discovers her old …
Trial of the Sun Queen / Nisha J. Tuli.
"Lor has endured twelve long years of torment under the Aurora King's rule. Her only desire is to get free and pay him back for every moment of misery she's endured. When a surprise release finds her in the hands of the Sun King, Lor is thrust into the sp…
I'd really prefer not to be here with you : and other stories / Julianna Baggott.
"In the title story, set five minutes in the future where you not only have a credit score but also a dating score, a woman who’s been banished from all dating apps attends a weekly help group with others who have been 'banned for life,' and finds herself…
Hælend's ballad / Ian V. Conrey.
"A young man signs his own death warrant when he joins an already failing militia. A teenage girl is haunted by her childhood abuse and begins to crave the very things she hates. A childless mother finds herself on the run as a convicted murderer. Yet the…
Patterns of orbit : stories / Chloe N. Clark.
"Patterns of Orbit spans genres, perspectives, and styles to articulate contemporary uncertainties in a rapidly changing world. Steadily gazing into and across the uncanny valley, Clark examines those jarring or subtle shifts in familiar stories, writing …
The haunting of Alejandra : a novel / by V. Castro.
"Alejandra no longer knows who she is. To her husband, she is a wife, and to her children, a mother. To her own adoptive mother, she is a daughter. But they cannot see who Alejandra has become: a woman struggling with a darkness that threatens to consume …
Untethered sky / Fonda Lee.
"Ester’s family was torn apart when a manticore killed her mother and baby brother, leaving her with nothing but her father’s painful silence and a single, overwhelming need to kill the monsters that took her family. Ester’s path leads her to the King’s R…
Dune. House Atreides / Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.
Before Paul Atreides became Muad'Dib, the dynamic leader who unified the wild Fremen on the desert planet known as Dune...Before the evil Baron Harkonnen overthrew House Atreides and sent Paul and his mother, Jessica, fleeing into the deadly wasteland of …
Hit parade of tears : stories / Izumi Suzuki ; translated by Sam Bett, David Boyd, Helen O'Horan, and Daniel Joseph.
"Izumi Suzuki had ideas about doing things differently, ideas that paid little attention to the laws of physics, or the laws of the land. In this new collection, her skewed imagination distorts and enhances some of the classic concepts of science fiction …
Multiverses : an anthology of alternate realities / edited by Preston Grassman.
"INFINITY. HERE. NOW. What if every decision you've ever made created a new reality. A new life, a new world of possibilities for what you could become? What if the best of all possible worlds is just around the corner? Or the worst? This anthology brings…
The cleaving / Juliet E. McKenna.
The Cleaving is an Arthurian retelling that follows the tangled stories of four women: Nimue, Ygraine, Morgana, and Guinevere, as they fight to control their own destinies amid the wars and rivalries that will determine the destiny of Britain. The legend…
Engines of chaos / R.S. Ford.
"Torwyn burns as Sanctan Egelrath tightens his grip on power. The Draconate Ministry has gathered its forces, determined to eradicate the Guilds, but Rosomon Hawkspur still stands in their way. Her only hope could lay with Lancelin Jagdor, sent to gather …
Battletech. A question of survival / by Bryan Young ; interior art by Alan Blackwell [and 9 others]
"As the last Bloodnamed Warrior left in the former Jade Falcon Occupation Zone, newly-elected Khan Jiyi Chistu has ’Mechs, but no MechWarriors—making it impossible to rebuild his Clan after the disaster on Terra. Meanwhile, despite being riven by the Domi…
Saving 80,000 gold in another world for my retirement. 1 / story by FUNA ; art by Touzai ; translated by Lukas Ruplys.
"Mitsuha is your average teenage orphan—until one day she falls off a cliff, and finds herself in another world strangely akin to medieval Europe! Beset by wolves, she discovers she has the ability to travel freely between the two worlds, and decides to m…
Alien agendas / Ian Douglas.
"The Saurians, a highly evolved reptilian species which escaped extinction 65 million years ago, have an agenda: to achieve behind-the-scenes dominance over Earth. Operating from hidden bases, they use psychosocial techniques to plant conspiracy theories …