New Books 11 March 2025
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New science fiction, fantasy, and horror books for the week of March 11, 2025.
Addison, Katherine: The Tomb of Dragons (Tor 978-1250816191, $28.99, 352pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 03/11/2025)
Third in the Cemeteries of Amalo series, in the same world as The Goblin Emperor. Thara Celehar must navigate investigations and intrigue after losing his ability to speak with the dead. This is a pen name for Sarah Monette. Ebook also available. Simultaneous with the UK (Solaris) edition.
Alongi, C.M.: The Witch Who Trades With Death (Angry Robot 978-1915998538, $28.99, 384pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 03/11/2025)
Fantasy romance novel about a witch forced to be one of the immortal emperor’s concubines. When she kills one of his courtiers, she’s forced to flee, and she discovers the terrible deals with Death itself that the emperor has made.
Anderson, Kevin J.: Stiffs & Stones (WordFire Press 978-1680577402, $15.99, 248pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, 03/11/2025)
Collection of whimsical, spooky investigation stories, the 10th book in the Cases of Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I. series. The undead detective must contend with more supernatural clients seeking answers, including a mummy, mutant fly mom, and a cyclops who’s lost his eye.
Brooks, Terry: Galaphile: The First Druids of Shannara (Penguin Random House/Del Rey 978-0593129807, $30, 323pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 03/11/2025)
Fantasy novel set in the world of Shannara, first in the series The First Druids of Shannara. This adventure recounts the origins of the Druid Order and its founding by the Elven orphan Galaphile.
Curtis, Grace: Idolfire (Astra House/DAW 978-0756419806, $30, 480pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 03/11/2025)
Science-fantasy romance roadtrip novel. Two women in search of redemption are both headed to the slumbering magic city of Nivela to redeem themselves.
Fay, Constance: Chaos (Tor/Bramble 978-1250330437, $19.99, 352pp, formats: paperback, ebook, 03/11/2025)
SF romance novel, third in the Uncharted Hearts series. Mercenary engineer Caro Ogunyemi infiltrates a prison planet, where she meets Leviathan, a supersoldier who turns into a mindless killer when activated with a chip. Caro needs his help to stage a prison break and escape their captors.
Grecian, Alex: Rose of Jericho (Tor/Nightfire 978-1250874719, $28.99, 352pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 03/11/2025)
Horror novel about a small village in 19th-century New England where the dead aren’t dying, whether it’s cancer or the gallows. Three newcomers arrive, and encounter ghosts, hostility, and worse.
Harbour, Katherine: The Wild Dark (Bloomsbury USA 978-1547613779, $15.99, 400pp, formats: paperback, ebook, 03/11/2025)
Young-adult fantasy novel of magical heists, secret societies, and revenge, sequel to The Dark Fable. Orphan Evie leads a magical thieving group struggling to survive after their last heist. Now a ruthless criminal is out to get them.
Iniguez, Pedro: Fever Dreams of a Parasite (Raw Dog Screaming 978-1-947879867, $30.95, 186pp, formats: hardcover, paperback, 03/13/2025)
Collection of 20 horror stories, with elements of weird fiction, folklore, and cosmic horror. Outsiders, immigrants, and killers stuggle in the face of harsh cosmic and political forces. Foreword by Cynthia Pelayo.
Kennington, Alexandra: Blood Beneath the Snow (Ace 978-0593820117, $29, 416pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 03/11/2025)
Fantasy romance novel, the first in the Blood & Souls duology. Revna is a princess, a disgrace for having no magical abilities. When her outcast friends’ lives are endangered, she enters The Bloodshed Trials, where she’s kidnapped by the general Hellbringer.
Louise, Jean: Igniting Fate (HarperCollins 978-1335010056, $19.99, 448pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 03/11/2025)
YA epic fantasy novel, second in the duology begun in Waking Fire. Dragons feature in this world inspired by North African, West African, and Middle Eastern cultures.
Martine, Arkady: Rose/House (Macmillan/Tor UK 978-1250387486, $20.99, 128pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 03/13/2025)
SF novella about an AI home. Detective Maritza gets a call about the Rose House, the final triumph of a dead architect in the middle of the Mojave desert. It’s an AI house, and Maritza discovers an unidentified dead body inside. The author also writes as AnnaLinden Weller.
McGuire, Seanan: Installment Immortality (Tor 978-1250375117, $19.99, 432pp, formats: paperback, ebook, 03/11/2025)
Fantasy novel, 14th in the InCryptid series. The anima mundi (earth’s living soul) assigns phantom Mary Dunlavy the job of hunting down Covenant agents who are imprisoning America’s ghosts. Mary goes on a road trip for the Covenant in Massachusetts.
O’Brien, Lee Paige: A Single Brutal Fate (Abrams/Amulet 978-1419765179, $19.99, 384pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 03/11/2025)
Young-adult fantasy novel, second in the Broken Tower series. Hero Rat made a bargain with Isola, an powerful raven knight, against their better judgment. Now, they must get Isola’s heart out of a magical collection.
Pacton, Jamie & Podos, Rebecca: Homegrown Magic (Penguin Random House/Del Rey 978-0593873656, $19, 368pp, formats: paperback, ebook, audiobook, 03/11/2025)
Queer romantic cozy fantasy novel. Wealthy heir Yael flees their influential family and takes shelter with a childhood friend running a struggling magic greenhouse. Meanwhile, Yael’s parents will do anything to get them back.
Panshin, Alexei: Following My Nose (Arc Manor/Caezik SF & Fantasy 978-1647101343, $29.99, 316pp, formats: paperback, ebook, 03/11/2025)
Non-fiction book from the author of The World Beyond the Hill. A combination of memoir and critical writing on Panshin’s influences, including Robert A. Heinlein, A.E. Van Vogt, and Lewis Carroll.
Park, Silvia: Luminous (Simon & Schuster 978-1-66802-166-8, $29.99, 400pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 03/11/2025)
Near-future SF novel set in a reunified Korea, following three estranged siblings, two human and one robot. Jun and Morgan’s father was built their brother Yoyo, and now Jun is a detective in Robot Crimes, where a new investigation shakes their family. A first novel.
Raasch, Sara: Go Luck Yourself (Tor/Bramble 978-1250333216, $19.99, 320pp, formats: paperback, ebook, audiobook, 03/11/2025)
Fantasy romance novel, second in the Royals and Romance series after The Nightmare Before Kissmas. Kris, the “spare” prince of Christmas, investigates who’s been stealing Christmas magic, and the prime suspect is the crown prince of St. Patrick’s Day.
Robin, Emery: The Sea Eternal (Orbit US 978-0316391696, $30, 512pp, formats: hardcover, paperback, ebook, audiobook, 03/11/2025)
Space opera SF novel, second in the Empire Without End series. Space captain Anita pursues her dead commander’s assassins into a neighboring empire while war threatens.
Russell, Karen: The Antidote (Penguin Random House/Knopf 978-0593802250, $30, 432pp, formats: hardcover, paperback, ebook, audiobook, 03/11/2025)
Literary historical fantasy novel about a town called Uz, Nebraska during the Dust Bowl. Protagonist Prairie Witch hosts other people’s memories, and meets a photographer, an orphan, a scarecrow, and more.
Seon-Ran, Cheon: A Thousand Blues (Penguin Random House UK/Transworld/Doubleday UK 978-1529938029, $£16.99, 320pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 03/13/2025)
Near-future SF novel. Two sisters discover that their beloved family racehorse is being put down. They set out to train her to run the race as slow as possible. Translated from the Korean by Chi-Young Kim.
Silvey, Catriona: Love and Other Paradoxes (HarperCollins/Morrow 978-0063206441, $18.99, 320pp, formats: paperback, ebook, audiobook, 03/11/2025)
Time-travel romantic comedy novel. Joe Greene is an aspiring writer at Cambidge. Esi is a time travel tour guide from the future, who leads a trip about Joe, on the cusp of meeting his muse and becoming history’s greatest writer. But their paths cross, and their budding romance might threaten history.
Simmons, Kristen: She Waits for You Beyond the Dark (Tor Teen 978-1250851161, $19.99, 304pp, formats: hardcover, paperback, ebook, 03/11/2025)
Young-adult dark fantasy/horror novel mixing Japanese folklore and a world inspired by Jumanji. After beating the evil game Meido and returning Ian home safe, Ian and his friends discover that the Empress Izanami has possessed Ian.
Tesch, Elle: What Wakes the Bells (Macmillan/Feiwel and Friends 978-1250322807, $19.99, 336pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 03/11/2025)
YA dark fantasy. A sentient city protects its denizens, until gargoyles and statues led by an ancient consciousness awake and start to hunt people. Mina, city bellkeeper, must find the host of the evil.
Turner, Ron & Lawrence, John: The Fantastic Art of Ron Turner (Telos UK 978-1845832353, $£49.99, 384pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, 03/15/2025)
Art book/biography of Ron Turner, known for vivid sci-fi illustrations and covers. Text by John Lawrence, Turner’s long-time friend and agent. Large hardcover with full-color illustrations. A print-on-demand edition; ebook also available.
Various Authors and Translators: Unusual Fragments (Two Lines Press 978-1949641752, $17, 200pp, formats: paperback, 03/11/2025)
Collection of surreal, bizarre, and feminist Japanese stories from the 20th century. Stories depict strange people like storm chasers, a miniature man, and a boy who can contort into uncanny shapes. Part of Two Lines’ Calico series of translated literature, through the Center for the Art of Translation.
Young, Ileandra: Innocence of the Maiden (Bold Strokes Books 978-1636797656, $19.95, 290pp, formats: paperback, ebook, 03/13/2025)
Paranormal lesbian romance novel about witches from rival covens. Tina Marks is a police investigator and a witch from the Willow Bark coven; something happens that incriminates the Elm Stem coven.
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