We’ve got a huge collection of new books for November, whether you’re looking for space adventures, haunted forests, riotous kings, alien invaders or post-apocalyptic survival stories, as well as new works from well-known authors such as Chuck Wendig, NK Jemison, Brandon Sanderson and more. Continue reading! Image: Mariner Books
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022 edited by John Joseph Adams and Rebecca Roanhorse
This collection brings together 20 different stories that exemplify “the ever-expanding and changing world of contemporary science fiction and fantasy.” (November 1) G/O Media may receive a commission Image: Head of Jupiter
The Best of World Sci-Fi Vol. 2 edited by Lavie Tidhar
International science fiction is at the heart of this collection of 29 stories (including eight original and exclusive tales) by authors from Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, China, the Czech Republic, Greece, Grenada, India, Iraq, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Uganda and Zimbabwe. (November 1) Image: Random House Worlds
Criticism: The Mighty Nein–The Nine Eyes of Lucien by Madeleine Roux
Crucial villain Lucien has a backstory in this story of his early life and his first encounter with the Mighty Nein. Read an excerpt here. (November 1) Image: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Cruel Illusions by Margie Fuston
A young woman seeks to avenge her mother’s death – but her mother was killed by a vampire, and not only are they hard to kill, but hard to spot in the first place. Is it worth throwing in her lot with a group of wizards who demand an outrageous price before offering her the help she needs? (November 1) Image: 47 North
Keeper of Enchanted Rooms by Charlie N. Holmberg
A writer inherits an estate in Rhode Island, but his good fortune turns into something terrifying when the house won’t let him leave. He’ll need the help of Boston’s Institute for the Preservation of Enchanted Rooms if he’s to crack the secrets within its walls. (November 1) Image: SparkPress
The Last Huntress by Lenore Borja
When a young woman turns 18, she learns that she has the power to enter mirrors – and the demonic realm that exists behind them. She will need the help of others like her to track down the demons trying to escape to the human world. (November 1) Image: SparkPress
Love in the Age of Dragons by Fatima Henson
A 17-year-old girl struggles to survive – and find happiness – after Earth is infested by wormhole-traveling dragons. (November 1)
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The Luminaries by Susan Dennard
A teenage girl living in an isolated town surrounded by a haunted forest wants to join the secret society that protects its borders – but she’ll have to overcome her family’s prejudice and pass dangerous training tests first. (November 1) Image: Tor Books
Ocean’s Echo by Everina Maxwell
This standalone space adventure is set in the same world as the author’s Winter’s Orbit. It follows a psychic and a soldier with neurologically enhanced powers of persuasion who are forced to bond when they uncover a powerful secret during a military mission. (November 1) Image: Margaret K. McElderry Books
The Ones We Burn by Rebecca Mix
When she becomes engaged to a human prince, a young witch flees her cove under strict orders to kill her husband as soon as possible. But when she arrives, she forms an unexpected alliance with her soon-to-be sister-in-law as a scourge, and the threat of war looms large in her new home. (November 1) Image: Baen
Penric’s Labors by Lois McMaster Bujold
The latest from Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Grand Master collects three novellas following the adventures of the author’s long-running characters, the wizard Penric and the demon Desdemona. (November 1) Image: Tordotcom
An Uneasy Truth by Freya Marske
The author’s queer historical fiction series continues in this sequel to A Marvelous Light. Read an excerpt here. (November 1) Image: Dutton Books for Young Readers
Seasparrow by Kristin Cashore
The Graceling Realm series adds another installment as Hava continues her dangerous, mysterious journey across the sea. (November 1) Image: Inkyard Press
Silver in the Mist by Emily Victoria
In the midst of a years-long war, a young woman whose mother is her country’s top spy joins the case—testing her limits when she takes on a dangerous secret mission to steal magic from a neighboring country. (November 1) Image: Solaris
Slaughtered Gods by Thilde Kold Holdt
The Hanged God Viking fantasy trilogy concludes as Ragnarok approaches the gods and the surviving humans must try to chart their own destiny. (November 1)
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The Voyage of the Forgotten by Nick Martel
The Legacy of the Mercenary King trilogy concludes as Kingkiller and Hollow Queen do everything they can to reunite and start their lives together — while first preventing the end of the world. (November 1) Image: Landmark Sourcebooks
When Franny Gets Up By Eden Robbins
One woman’s stand-up comedy routine sparks real magic in this tale set in WWII-era Chicago. (November 1) Image: Flatiron Books
White Horse by Erika T. Wurth
When an indigenous woman receives a bracelet that once belonged to her long-absent mother, she begins to have visions that force her to confront her family’s dark past and her own troubled life. (November 1) Image: Applause
Super Power: How Spider-Man Conquered Hollywood During Sean O’Connell’s Golden Age of Comic Book Blockbusters
This nonfiction book chronicles Spider-Man’s cinematic journey from the comic book page to the Hollywood blockbuster—including the intricacies surrounding the rights to the character and all those franchise reboots. (November 1) Image: Orbit
The World We Make by NK Jemisin
The 4-time Hugo winner’s latest completes her Big Cities Duology, building on The City We Became’s story of “identity, resistance, magic and myth.” (November 1) Image: Tor Books
Blood Moon by Heather Graham and John Land
This sequel to The Rising follows high school students Alex and Samantha as they continue their quest to save humanity from alien invaders – if they can first translate a book written in a mysterious language. (November 8) Image: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn
The Legendborn sequel finds Bree discovering her place in the battle between the Legendborn Order and demons – while learning to control her unpredictable, undeniably powerful magic. Read an excerpt here. (November 8) Image: Tordotcom
Even if I knew the ending from CL Polk
A magical detective hunts down Chicago’s deadliest serial killer in order to claim a reward that will mean she can spend her life with the woman she loves. (November 8) Image: Night Shadow
The Fruit by Na’amen Gobert Tilahun
The Wrath & Athenaeum urban fantasy trilogy concludes with this final entry exploring San Francisco and the magical dimension associated with it. (November 8) Image: Black Spot Books
Into the Forest: Tales of the Baba Yaga edited by Lindy Ryan
This collection of stories inspired by the legendary witch Baba Yaga features entries by Gwendolyn Kiste, Stephanie M. Wytovich, Mercedes M. Yardley, Monique Snyman, Donna Lynch, Lisa Quigley, and RJ Joseph, with an introduction by Christina Henry. (November 8) Image: Tor Books
Legends and Lattes: A Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes by Travis Baldree
When an orc decides to hang up his sword and open a coffee shop, he discovers that there are battles waiting to be fought in the confectionery business. (November 8) Image: DAW
Nightwatch Over Windscar by K. Eason
The second book in this sci-fi series follows a monster hunter who leads a ragtag team investigating the mysteries of ancient ruins on a distant planet. (November 8) Image: Delacorte Press
Nubia: The Awakening by Omar Epps and Clarence A. Haynes
In this epic fantasy, a trio of teenagers whose families hail from a storm-ravaged African country struggle to survive in climate-ravaged New York. Read an excerpt here. (November 8) Image: Tor Books
Origins of the Wheel of Time: The Legends and Mythologies That Inspired Robert Jordan by Michael Livingston
“This companion to the international bestselling series will delve into the making of Robert Jordan’s masterpiece, drawing on interviews and an unprecedented examination of his unpublished notes.” It is written by an expert in medieval literature and history, with a foreword by Jordan’s editor and widow, Harriet McDougal. (November 8) Image: Aj Jj Publishing
Percivious: Escape by JJ Cook and AJ Cook, MD
The Percivious Trilogy concludes as Helix and his crew make one more attempt to save both humanity and the alien cetacean species XYZ in a race against time. (November 8) Image: Crown Books for Young Readers
The Q by Amy Tintera
“Two teenagers from opposite worlds must fight their way through a massive fenced off quarantine zone in a dystopian America towards their only chance at survival.” (November 8) Image: Ace
The Raven introduced by Grace Draven
In this fantasy romance, a woman who can talk to ghosts avoids assassination attempts while battling a predator that feeds on the dead. (November 8)
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Calculation by W. Michael Gear
The Donovan sci-fi series continues as colonists living on an alien planet face multiple dangers, including genetically modified humans and sinister corporations. (November 8) Image: Tachyon Publications
Neom by Lavie Tidhar
In this thrilling novel set in the city of Neom, an orphan hopes to find a way off-world, old flames rekindle, robots make incredible discoveries from the past, and “terrorists” plot revenge. (November 9) Image: Encyclopedia Publications
The Dead Friends Society by Paul Gandersman and Peter Hall
A group of ghost friends—all murdered by the same masked killer and all trapped in the same house—ask for help from a girl who just moved in with her family. (November 11) Image: Tordotcom
