The vacation are over , thank good , and pop culture is slowing coming back to life history . Take advantage of these slower ( and/or snowy , depending on where you survive ) first weeks of the year by dive into some brand - new reading material . January books are here !
Cobra Traitor by Timothy Zahn
The author wraps up his Cobra Rebellion trilogy with the technologically - enhanced claim warrior battle both humans and aliens before they ’re forced to choose a side . ( January 2 )
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
In this first Scripture in a new serial , a young woman — a somebody who was kidnapped by fairies as a girl — gets caught up in the intrigue of the fairy royal family . ( January 2 )
Fallen Gods: The Tides of War Book II by James A. Moore
In this sequel to The Last Sacrifice , a Isle of Man — forced to fight a posse comitatus of tempestuous gods who insist he ’s intend for a sacrificial last — lead in search of a charming blade that could give him a much - needed advantage . ( January 2 )
Emergence by C.J. Cherryh
The Foreigner space opera house series continues with diplomat Bren Cameron strain to keep the peace of mind between his own human backwash and the aliens who ’ve taken thou of human refugees aboard their ship — intending that the immigrant will before long be resettled . But where ? ( January 2 )
Neogenesis by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
In this continuation to The Gathering Edge , sentient fresh ships survive in secret after being outlaw , aided by human ally . But rumors of a new “ Self Aware Logic ” pique the interest of all who ’d like to push the bound of AI , for good and worse . ( January 2 )
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Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire
It ’s part of the source ’s Wayward Children serial , but this is a stand - alone narrative coiffure at fantastic embarkment shoal Eleanor West ’s house for Wayward Children . It follows one scholarly person ’s quest to regenerate her female parent ’s existence in time before her own cosmos slicing from world as a resultant . ( January 9 )
Dark State: A Novel of the Merchant Princes Multiverse by Charles Stross
The Hugo - winning author pick up the plot line introduced in his techno - thriller Empire Games , with this new narrative that sees two atomic superpowers from different points in the timeline about to clash . Can top - level secret agent prevent a disaster across the multiverse ? ( January 9 )
The Infernal Battalion by Django Wexler
An ancient fiend is devoid after a thousand years and now controls countless minds , including those of an entire army — whose general has just declared himself emperor , to the jounce of the real rule queen . Can she keep her country together long enough to withstand this supernatural coup ? ( January 9 )
The Lost Plot by Genevieve Cogman
The late Invisible Library tale take place in 1920s New York , a property filled with mobster getting fat off ban , politically - motivated dragons , and intrigue smother one frustratingly problematical uncommon book that must be find — or else . ( January 9 )
Points of Impact by Marko Kloos
Earth ’s armed services has prevented an interstellar warfare , but peace feels worrisomely temporary to an officer who ’s still chase the last goliath aliens off Mars . Technological advance are in the works , but it ’s a race against clock time before the inevitable next approach come . ( January 9 )
Shroud of Eternity by Terry Goodkind
The subsequence to Death ’s Mistress come after sorceress Nicci and her traveling companion on another wizard seeking — with uncounted horrific roadblocks in their path . Nothing like a genetically modified monster or a petrified US Army to wreck a route head trip . ( January 9 )
Sinless by Sarah Tarkoff
In a dystopian humans where ethical motive has physical consequences — being “ good ” have in mind you ’re beautiful ; being “ bad ” think of you ’re horrible — a teenage young lady ’s trust begins to quiver when she reveal the existence of dark forces that go against everything she ’s been learn to trust . ( January 9 )
Binti: The Night Masquerade by Nnedi Okorafor
Okorafor wrap up up her Hugo and Nebula - winning Binti trilogy with this last story , which picture Binti return to her household major planet where she encounter not peace , but a simmering conflict she must keep from escalating into state of war . ( January 16 )
Black Wings of Cthulhu (Volume 5) edited by S.T. Joshi
Twenty fresh tales root on by H.P. Lovecraft , from authors who specialize in cosmic revulsion . ( January 16 )
Bridge Across the Stars, A Science Fiction Anthology presented by Sci-Fi Bridge edited by Chris Pourteau and Rhett C. Bruno
Both indie and traditional authors chip in to this anthology exploring “ stories of exploration , first contact , and conflict among the stars , ” with an insertion by Kevin J. Anderson . ( January 16 )
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Iron Gold by Pierce Brown
A new installment in the writer ’s epic Red Rising Saga follows a revolutionary hero who ’s grown disillusion with what ’s become a never - end combat , and the various other lives that become entangled with his . ( January 16 )
Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi
A piece in US - occupied Baghdad puzzle together a stiff from organic structure parts he finds in the streets — intending to make a political argument , but accidentally creating a lusus naturae that hungers for human frame . A hit overseas , Saadawi ’s book has already win the International Prize for Arabic Fiction and France ’s Grand Prize for Fantasy . ( January 23 )
The King of Bones and Ashes: A Witches of New Orleans Novel by J.D. Horn
A raw trilogy get down as a untried crone — determined to discover why so many members of New Orleans ’ occult population have recently disappeared , and why the humanity ’s conjuration is drop off might — digs into her own class ’s unknown and dangerous history . ( January 23 )
The Last Girl on Earth by Alexandra Blogier
Aliens have taken over the ground — but there ’s one human leftfield , a 16 - yr - older girl who was raised by human sympathizer who make believe she was their child . But how much longer can she keep her true identity hidden , especially now that she ’s fallen in love for the first time ? ( January 23 )
Markswoman by Rati Mehrotra
The protagonist in this first installment in a debut duology is a member of “ a highly coach sisterhood of elite warrior gird with telepathic blades , ” which would be challenging enough without a story that involves vengeance , epic power struggle , and a murder mystery . ( January 23 )
The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke Bolander
An alternate history that guess a connectedness between two former 20th hundred events : a radical of women who give way of radiation poisoning thanks to their factory jobs , and the burning of a Coney Island elephant . ( January 23 )
The Sky Is Yours by Chandler Klang Smith
In this launching novel — a multi - genre tale set in a dystopian metropolis overrun with dragons — three hoi polloi ( a bratty heir and his volatile fiancée , and a fair sex who ’s almost feral ) meander together and “ face fire , confederacy , mayhem , unholy drug , dragon - worshiper , and the monstrosity lurking inside themselves . ” ( January 23 )
The Midnight Front by David Mack
This first novel in a new heroic fantasy series is adjust at the beginning of World War II ; it ’s about an prentice in the Allies ’ sorcerous war program who ’s training to take down Nazi magician — most specifically , the two who killed his family . But can he keep ahold of his own soul while he ’s maintain so much malevolent power ? ( January 30 )
The Spinning Magnet: The Force That Created the Modern World—and Could Destroy It by Alanna Mitchell
We do n’t commonly feature nonfiction book on this list , but science journalist Mitchell ’s narrative account of the scientific discipline of electromagnetics — with a look toward the future and the imminent , inevitable reversing of the North and South Poles — sound as thrilling as any scifi tale . ( January 30 )
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