42 New Sci-Fi, Horror, and Fantasy Books to Add to Your Shelf in January

Happy New Yearhe is happy new books! If “reading more” is your goal in 2025 – congratulations! And we have 42 ideas to start turning the pages, and sci-fi, horror, and fantasy many stories.

January 7

Adrift in Clear and Clear Currents and Seanan McGuire

The latest in the Nebula-winning Hugo and Wayward Children series features “giant turtles, impossible ships, and rivers of high tide and a Drowned Girl in search of a family.” (January 7)

The Capital of Dreams and Heather O’Neill

“A dark tale about a beautiful world torn apart by war—and a girl torn between safety and loyalty.” (January 7)

Very cool and Michael C. Grumley

In this futuristic stand-up thriller, a veteran is on the run from a shadowy group that raised him from the dead. (January 7)

Strange Boy and Charles Stross

“In this new Laundry Files adventure the fate of the world will depend on the dice… (January 7)

Storm Dryad and Laurie Forest

“Magical forces collide and Erthia teeters on the brink of destruction in the finale of Laurie Forest’s fantasy series, The Black Witch Chronicles. (January 7)

Immortal and Sue Lynn Tan

“A young ruler must form a strong alliance with the untrustworthy and untrustworthy God of War to protect his kingdom in this romantic fantasy full of dangerous secrets, forbidden magic, and passion.” (January 7)

Roman women and Lauren JA Bear

“A powerful and poignant reimagining of an ancient Roman myth: the twins, Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of history’s greatest empire, and the woman whose sacrifice made it all possible.” (January 7)

The Sea of ​​Unspeakable Things and Adrienne Young

“A woman investigates the mysterious death of her brother who encounters ghosts from the past. ” (January 7)

The Starlight Heir by Amalie Howard (January 7)

In this love story, a bladesmith accepts an invitation to court mainly because he longs for adventure. Instead he finds trouble as the prince’s seductive brother, and things take a turn for the worse when his forbidden powers begin to awaken, attracting the attention of a dark god.

Wake up and Open Your Eyes and Clay McLeod Chapman

In this shocking story, a A man and his nephew run to escape a “demonic plague” that affects people who consume too much of toxic media. (January 7)

January 14th

Aurora County and Brian Shea and Raquel Byrnes

The Memory Bank techno-thriller series continues; in this case, “Haunted by the haunting memory of a dead murderer, Detective Morgan Reed is drawn to a remote and troubled town in Alaska. (January 14)

Babylonia by Costanza Casati

This legend presents a combination of “myth and history giving Semiramis, the only female ruler of the Assyrian Empire, a voice, showing her spectacular rise to the throne no one promised her.” (January 14)

Daughter of Chaos by AS Webb

The Dark Pantheon Trilogy begins in this myth in ancient Greece, where a fisherman’s daughter discovers that she has magical powers – and that she may be the key to freeing people from the evil gods. (January 14)

Death of a Writer by Nnedi Okorafor

The new story is described as “a book within a book” from the author Who Fears Death,”A disabled Nigerian-American woman writes a best-selling science fiction novel, but as her fame grows, she loses control of the story – a stunningly cutting, yet heartfelt drama about art and love, knowledge and connection, and, ultimately, what makes us who we are. man.” (January 14)

Hammajang Lucky by Makana Yamamoto

“Ocean is 8 they meet Blade Runner in a classic science fiction novel and a love letter to Hawai’i about being forced to find a new home and trying to build a better one. ” (January 14)

Heavenly Bodies by Imani Erriu

A new love series begins with this story”they combine mythology and magical magic with a captivating romance of enemies and lovers that would rewrite the stars. ” (January 14)

Last Room on the Left by Leah Konen

“A caretaker at a remote mountain hotel finds himself fighting for his life—and for his wits—in this twisted thriller.” (January 14)

Night is confusing and Chloe C. Peñaranda

The second entry in the trilogy of the writer Nytefall is set “where history must repeat itself, and lovers of the stars must choose between their hearts or the world.” (January 14)

Strange Pictures and Uketsu, translated by Jim Rion

This Japanese bestseller offers “a new horror thriller where a series of seemingly innocent images pull you into a tangled web of unsolved mysteries and broken minds. “ (January 14)

Oath of the Shadow King and Sylvia Mercedes

This love story, the next installment in the Bride of the Shadow King series, also begins with Princess Faraine. She is trapped in Shadow’s place by King Vor, her new husband, who does not want to trust her despite the turmoil between them. (January 14)

Water Moon by Samantha Sotto

“A woman inherits an online shop where you can sell your worries, and then begins a magical quest when a handsome young scientist walks into the shop, in a fantasy novel. “ (January 14)

Water black by Alex Pheby

The Cities of Weft trilogy concludes with Nathan Treeves entering his role as the Master of Waterblack, the City of the Dead, and the God-Killer he is looking out for. (January 14)

We lived at the End and Erika Swyler

This article follows”a bio-prosthetic surgeon and his AI as he is drawn to change. “ (January 14)

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls and Grady Hendrix

In 1970 Florida, a magical book about witchcraft brings a strange and terrifying new power to the girls who spend their time in a home for pregnant teenagers. (January 14)

January 21st

Boudicca and PC Cast

“A thrilling, captivating, magic-filled story about the British warrior queen Boudicca. ” (January 21)

The Legend of Meneka and Kritika H. Rao

This “fantasy inspired by one of the most famous figures in Hindu mythology” follows “the story of a celestial dancer who is tasked with seducing a wise man, but when she finds herself falling for what she knows, she is forced to choose between loyalty and truth. alone.” (January 21)

Movies and Linda H. Codega

“In this fantasy genre set in the middle of the Appalachian Mountains in Virginia, the last witch of the Ridge must choose a side in the struggle between industry and nature. “ Read the Q&A with the author, io9 alumni, Here. (January 21)

Onyx Storm and Rebecca Yarros

The Empyrean series continues as Violet leaves the Basgiath War College and goes to war—to find allies and to protect her dragons and the people she loves. (January 21)

Rainfall Market and You Yeong-Gwang, translated by Slin Juno

“Near Rainbow Town, there is an old, abandoned building. They say if you send a letter explaining your misfortune there, you can get a ticket. If you bring this ticket home on the first day of the rainy season, you will be granted entry into the amazing Rainfall Market – where you can choose to change your life forever. A woman who is surprised to receive such a ticket should know what to do. (January 21)

Strange Stones and Edward Lee and Mary SanGiovanni

“This story follows a very dangerous man who is disgusted by the wrong woman and is deeply cursed by Lovecraftian creatures.” (January 21)

The Wind on His Tongue by Anita Kopacz

Following this Shallow Water continues the Daughter of the Three Waters trilogy, as “Oya—the Yoruba weather god—revived in the 1870s in America.” (January 21)

January 25th

Those Dangerous Flowers and Shannon Ives

“Greek and Roman mythology and the mysteries of Roanoke’s lost villages collide in this epic adventure filled with longing and female fury. “ (January 25)

January 28

Under the Garden and Camilla Bruce

“A female assassin becomes the guardian of two very strange young women in this fascinating gothic novel. ” (January 28)

At the Fountain of Nature by Tobi Ogundirian

“The fate of Orisha will be decided in the final volume of the Guardian of the Gods duology.” (January 28)

Gate in Kagoshima by Poppy Kuroki

In this love story, “a young Scottish girl is magically transported to the age of the last Samurai, where she encounters the ghosts of the past, her Japanese parents, and a love that transcends time.” (January 28)

Old Life and Susan Barker

“Part scary, part western, part fun, Old Life is a fearlessly bold and racially defiant tale of conspiracy, morality and free will, and one man’s quest to end a centuries-long destruction of humanity.” (January 28)

Our Winter Beast and Dennis Mahoney

“A holiday horror about a unhappy family who run from their problems and into the mouth of a dangerous beast.” (January 28)

The Outcast Mage and Annabel Campbell

“A powerless man must decide whether he should save the world or destroy it. ” (January 28)

Queen of the Scorpion and Mira Frears

“Uprooted they meet Children of Blood and Bone in this dark tale inspired by a Malian legend about a princess whose friends are challenged by terrible trials.” (January 28)

Shadow of the Eternal Guardian by Josh Mendoza

A mysterious eye who often visits demons discovers that he has another power he didn’t realize: the ability to bend time, a gift that will allow him to achieve the life he longs for. (January 28)

Sinkholes, and Other Mysteries: Story and Leyna Crow

“In the Pacific Northwest, these stories combine high magic with the subtle, sometimes stark, reality of climate change. ” (January 28)

Dawn’s teeth and Marina Lostetter

The Five Penalties fantasy series ends as “The rebellion is struggling to remove the scars of deception and magic of people who have several secrets. (January 28)

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