42 New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books Releasing in January

Resolve to learn extra books in 2026—and begin proper right here with io9’s first checklist of the 12 months rounding up all the brand new sci-fi, fantasy, and horror titles coming your method in January. Try new books by Charles Stross, Jim Butcher, Seanan McGuire, Alastair Reynolds, and extra.

January 6

The Bloody Brick Road: A Wizard of Oz Retelling by Maude Royer 

“On this wildly artistic, horror-soaked reimagining of L. Frank Baum’s The Fantastic Wizard of Oz, nothing is because it appears in Dorothy’s dystopian nightmare.” (January 6)

A God of Countless Guises by Bradley P. Beaulieu 

“Way back, the elder gods devised a brutal contest – a recreation of ascension, the place contestants gained energy by killing their very own. The prize? Godhood. Now, that recreation is stirring as soon as once more.” Sequel to The E-book of the Holt. (January 6)

A Monsoon Rising by Thea Guanzon 

“Two hearts circle one another within the eye of the storm on this extremely anticipated follow-up to The Hurricane Wars—put together for extra enemies-to-lovers romance, magical adventures, and political schemes on this Southeast Asian-inspired world.” (January 6)

The Shop on Hidden Lane by Jayne Ann Krentz 

“An enthralling new romantic suspense novel stuffed with deeply entrenched grudges, psychic risks, and a conspiracy that threatens not solely two households but additionally all the paranormal neighborhood.” (January 6)

The Starseekers by Nicole Glover 

“Indiana Jones meets Hidden Figures on this brand-new stand-alone historic fantasy set on the planet of The Conductors, by which the area race of the mid-Twentieth century shall be decided by magic… if not homicide.” (January 6)

Through Gates of Garnet and Gold by Seanan McGuire 

“A fan-favorite character returns on this action-packed installment of the Hugo Award-winning Wayward Youngsters sequence. After Nancy was forged out of the Halls of the Lifeless and compelled to enroll at Eleanor West’s Faculty for Wayward Youngsters, she by no means believed she’d discover her door once more, and when she did, she didn’t look again.” (January 6)

January 13

The Book of Blood and Roses by Annie Summerlee

“A vampire hunter goes undercover at a mysterious college—and finds herself falling in love along with her roommate, an alluring vampire, in guide one among a seductive sapphic paranormal fantasy.” (January 13)

Detour by Jeff Rake and Rob Hart

“An area shuttle flight crew discovers that the Earth they’ve returned to isn’t the house they left behind within the first guide of this emotional, mind-bending thriller sequence from the creator of the hit Netflix present Manifest and the bestselling creator of The Warehouse.” (January 13)

The East Wind by Alexandria Warwick

“Rapunzel meets the parable of Psyche and Cupid in a standalone fantasy romance story of affection, survival and therapeutic, as a mortal girl and a god unite to beat lethal trials—and their very own tortured pasts—within the climactic last installment of the 4 Winds sequence.” (January 13)

Fire Sword and Sea by Vanessa Riley

“The actual Pirates of the Caribbean have been Black, and ladies! From Vanessa Riley, acclaimed creator of Queen of Exiles, comes a sweeping, immersive saga based mostly on the lifetime of the legendary Seventeenth-century pirate Jacquotte Delehaye.” (January 13)

Graceless Heart by Isabel Ibañez

“A lush story stuffed with enemies-to-lovers pressure, whimsical magic, villain romance, and slow-burn want, set in an enchanted, perilous Florence the place forbidden energy may ignite a battle.” (January 13)

Ice by Jacek Dukaj, translated by Ursula Phillips

“A Trans-Siberian odyssey by means of political, felony, scientific, philosophical and amorous intrigues, and into an countless winter to confront one thing completely alien.” (January 13)

Into the Midnight Wood by Alexandra McCollum

“A whimsical queer romance about two mismatched roommates whose fragile—and undoubtedly not romantic in any respect—steadiness is upended by an impending household marriage ceremony and an otherworldly hazard within the close by enchanted wooden.” (January 13)

The Luminous Fairies and Mothra by Shin’ichiro Nakamura, Takehiko Fukunaga, and Yoshie Hotta, translated by Jeffrey Angles

“The unique story that hatched Mothra, one of the beloved monsters within the ‘kaijuverse’—obtainable in English for the primary time.” (January 13)

The Magic of Untamed Hearts by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland

“After a number of years caught as a ghost, Sky Flores learns to reconnect with the residing once more with the assistance of her good-looking neighbor on this lush romance.” (January 13)

The Midnight Carousel by Fiza Saeed McLynn

“The Evening Circus meets Water for Elephants on this enchanting, darkly glittering story of grief, obsession, revenge, and enduring love.” (January 13)

A Vow in Vengeance by Jaclyn Rodriguez

“Attractive, action-packed, and brimming with magic, A Vow in Vengeance is an unputdownable romantasy debut.” (January 13)

The Younger Gods by Katie Shepard

“Hazard looms when a former priestess sails to the realm of the lifeless to search out her fallen lover, solely to find the gods she thought she defeated are getting ready for battle.” (January 13)

January 20

A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. James

A “pulse-pounding story about siblings who return to the home they fled 18 years earlier than, referred to as again by the ghost of their long-missing brother and his haunting request: Come residence.” (January 20)

The Elsewhere Express by Samantha Sotto Yambao

“If you lose your method in life, the Elsewhere Specific simply would possibly discover you. Step on board the prepare that will take you to your life’s objective on this wistful, Ghibli-esque fantasy from the bestselling creator of Water Moon.” (January 20)

The Friend of the Family by Dean Koontz

“A lady liberated from a carnival sideshow discovers her mysterious objective in a shifting novel about household, sacrifice, and transcendent love.” (January 20)

George Falls Through Time by Ryan Collett

“Much less meets the 12 months 1300 on this exhilarating and thoughtfully genre-defying literary novel a few man transported by means of time in a second of utmost stress, whose trendy anxieties are changed by medieval brutalities.” (January 20)

The Poet Empress by Shen Tao

“Wei Yin is determined. After the fifth dying of a sibling, along with her household and village getting ready to hunger, she’s going to do something to avoid wasting these she loves … To save lots of herself and the nation, she should survive the risks of courtroom, study to learn in secret, and compose probably the most highly effective spell of all. A ballad of affection. . . and dying.” (January 20)

To Leave a Warrior Behind: The Life and Stories of Charles R. Saunders, the Man Who Rewrote Fantasy by Jon Tattrie

“Uncover the untold story of Charles R. Saunders, the little recognized determine who wrote groundbreaking fantasy worlds and redefined a whole style. Mixing biography with a tribute to Saunders’ forgotten literary legacy, To Go away a Warrior Behind uncovers the lifetime of an enigmatic recluse, and the worlds he left behind.” (January 20)

Twelve Months by Jim Butcher

“Harry Dresden, Chicago’s solely skilled wizard, has all the time managed to avoid wasting the day—however, on this highly effective entry within the #1 New York Occasions bestselling Dresden Recordsdata, can he save himself? … It’s been a troublesome 12 months. Greater than ever, the town wants Harry Dresden the wizard—however after loss and grief, is there sufficient left of Harry Dresden the person to rise to the problem?” (January 20)

The Twice-Wanted Witch by Katie Hallahan

“It’s been six months since McKenna Ellerbeck killed her second Archdemon, saved Arcadia Commons, and earned a spot on the Witches Council. Issues must be good, proper? As a substitute she’s overworked, underpaid, disrespected by her fellow Council members, all whereas preventing demons frequently and struggling by means of having her mom as a roommate.” (January 20)

Sauúti Terrors Short Stories edited by Eugen Bacon, Stephen Embleton, and Cheryl S. Ntumy

“A strong darkish science fiction assortment in a shocking version, bringing again the revolutionary Afrocentric Sauútiverse.” (January 20)

The Sea Child by Linda Wilgus

“On this enchanting, adventurous debut novel, a band of seafaring smugglers lands on the Cornish coast, the place a younger widow with a mysterious previous turns into entangled of their schemes—and with their charismatic captain.” (January 20)

January 27

Ballad of the Bone Road by A.C. Smart

“Within the glittering metropolis of Port Astor, the place fae roads criss-cross human highways and ghosts whisper to the residing, nothing is ever because it appears.” (January 27)

Enchanting the Fae Queen by Stephanie Burgis

“One other irreverent, glowing, and horny installment within the Queens of Villainy sequence, the place a seductive fae queen meets her surprising match within the enemy empire’s valiant common.” (January 27)

Halcyon Years by Alastair Reynolds

“A personal investigator is employed to look right into a mysterious, high-profile dying aboard the starship Halcyon on this contemporary new science fiction masterpiece from the creator of the beloved Revelation House universe. Strap in for a gripping homicide thriller.” (January 27)

Hearthspace by Stephen Baxter

“Hundreds of years in the past, an enormous colony ship arrived on the Fireplace—the celestial birthplace of thousands and thousands of planets, starting from liveable earth-like worlds to unimaginable hellscapes of stress and warmth. Utilizing lightsails to navigate, humanity has unfold itself throughout dozens of those worlds. However they’ve additionally forgotten their beginnings, the place they got here from… and a horrible secret is about to be unveiled.” (January 27)

Monster in the Moonlight by Annelise Ryan

“Beneath the sunshine of the total moon, a quiet rural lane turns into the scene of a surprising crime that could be the work of a legendary monster.” (January 27)

On Sundays She Picked Flowers by Yah Yah Scholfield

“On this sinister and surreal Southern Gothic debut, a lady escapes into the uncanny woods of southern Georgia and should cope with ghosts, haints, and most harmful of all, the reality about herself.” (January 27)

Passage to Tokyo by Poppy Kuroki

“Within the second guide within the Ancestor Reminiscences historic fantasy sequence, a younger girl finds herself again in Twenties Tokyo as Japan enters a brand new and harmful period—and a lethal tragedy awaits her metropolis.” (January 27)

The Regicide Report by Charles Stross

“An occult murderer, a residing god and an aged queen face off within the thrilling conclusion to Charles Stross’ Hugo Award-winning Laundry Recordsdata sequence.” (January 27)

Silver & Blood by Jessie Mihalik

“On a lethal mission to kill the legendary beast that has been haunting her woods, a determined mage finds her destiny intertwined with the good-looking, highly effective man who saves her on this darkish and horny romantasy.” (January 27)

Sister Svangerd and the Not Quite Dead by Ok.J. Parker

“​Not even the Church of the Invincible Solar is invincible—and anyone has to do its soiled work. Enter Sister Svangerd and her accompanying priest, each first-rate practitioners. Their mission is straightforward: to make a meddlesome princess disappear (completely). To get to her, they need to attend the legendary Ecumenical Council, the once-in-a-century convening of the best religious minds the world has to supply. However after they arrive, they discover as a substitute a den of villainy that might take advantage of hardened felony blush.” (January 27)

This House Will Feed by Maria Tureaud

“Amidst the devastation of Eire’s Nice Famine, a younger girl is salvaged from sure dying when provided a mysterious place at a distant manor home haunted by a wierd energy and the horror of her personal recollections on this chillingly evocative historic novel braided with gothic horror and supernatural suspense.” (January 27)

To Ride a Rising Storm by Moniquill Blackgoose

“A younger indigenous girl and her dragon combat for the independence of their homeland on this epic sequel to the bestselling and multi-award-winning To Form a Dragon’s Breath.” (January 27)

We Who Have No Gods by Liza Anderson

“In a world of witches, a human girl should hunt or be hunted on this explosive debut novel stuffed with harmful rivals, guarded secrets and techniques, and simmering chemistry.” (January 27)

The Wolf and the Crown of Blood by Elizabeth Could

“A princess and a war-weary god meet within the ashes of a damaged metropolis, forging a pact in blood and sacrifice.” (January 27)

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