New Books: 26 December 2023
Lackey, Mercedes: Valdemar
(Astra House/DAW 9780756417390, $29, 464pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, 12/26/2023)
Fantasy novel. third in the Founding of Valdemar series. The refugees’ city of Haven thrives, but their Tayledras allies are withdrawing, and magicians move in to take advantage.
Motayne, Maya: Lucero
(HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray 9780062842794, $18.99, 464pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audio, 12/26/2023)
Young-adult fantasy novel, the third in a trilogy begun in Nocturna. In the aftermath of Sombra’s return, the balance between light and dark magic has been destroyed and chaos has broken out in Castallan and around the world. Sombra’s shadows have taken over to create monstrous versions of everyone Finn and Alfie love, and with war between Castallan and Englass looming, the prince and the thief must band together one last time—to save their entire world.
Ross, Rebecca: Ruthless Vows
(St. Martin’s/Wednesday Books 9781250857453, $20, 432pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audio, 12/26/2023)
Young-adult fantasy romance novel, second in the Letters of Enchantment series. Newspaper journalist Iris, home from the war between gods, doesn’t know if Roman, whom she just married, is dead or alive, while Roman wakes up in the underworld. He has no memories and begins to write for Dacre, until mysterious letters start appearing in Roman’s wardrobe.
