Fantasy 2026

The Sword of Kaigen

M. L. Wang · 2019

The Bear and the Nightingale

Katherine Arden · 2017

The Bone Ships

RJ Barker · 2019

The Shadow of the Gods (Book 1 of the Bloodsworn Saga)

John Gwynne · 2021

Children of Earth and Sky

Guy Gavriel Kay · 2017

Malice

John Gwynne · 2013

The Raven Boys

Maggie Stiefvater · 2012

Gideon the Ninth

Tamsyn Muir · 2019

Jade City

Fonda Lee · 2017

Warbreaker

Brandon Sanderson · 2011

Tress of the Emerald Sea

Brandon Sanderson · 2023

Daughter of the Forest (Book 1 of the Sevenwaters Trilogy)

Juliet Marillier · 2020

Between Two Fires

Christopher Buehlman · 2012

The Tainted Cup

Robert Jackson Bennett

Foundryside

Robert Jackson Bennett · 2018

Anatomy: A Love Story

Dana Schwartz · 2022

<p><b>*INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*<br>*INSTANT #1 INDIE BESTSELLER*</b><br><b>*INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER*</b><br><b>*A REESE'S YA BOOK CLUB PICK*<br><br></b><b>"Schwartz's magical novel is at once gripping and tender, and the intricate plot is engrossing as the reader tries to solve the mystery. She doesn't miss a beat in either the characterization or action, scattering clues with a delicate, precise hand. This is, in the end, the story of the anatomy of the human heart." - <i>Booklist </i>(starred review)</b><br><b><br>Dana Schwartz’s <i>Anatomy: A Love Story</i> is a gothic tale full of mystery and romance.</b><br><br>Hazel Sinnett is a lady who wants to be a surgeon more than she wants to marry.<br><br>Jack Currer is a resurrection man who’s just trying to survive in a city where it’s too easy to die.<br><br>When the two of them have a chance encounter outside the Edinburgh Anatomist’s Society, Hazel thinks nothing of it at first. But after she gets kicked out of renowned surgeon Dr. Beecham’s lectures for being the wrong gender, she realizes that her new acquaintance might be more helpful than she first thought. Because Hazel has made a deal with Dr. Beecham: if she can pass the medical examination on her own, Beecham will allow her to continue her medical career. Without official lessons, though, Hazel will need more than just her books—she’ll need corpses to study.<br><br>Lucky that she’s made the acquaintance of someone who digs them up for a living.<br><br>But Jack has his own problems: strange men have been seen skulking around cemeteries, his friends are disappearing off the streets, and the dreaded Roman Fever, which wiped out thousands a few years ago, is back with a vengeance. Nobody important cares—until Hazel.<br><br>Now, Hazel and Jack must work together to uncover the secrets buried not just in unmarked graves, but in the very heart of Edinburgh society.</p>

Leviathan Wakes

James S. A. Corey · 2011

The Goblin Emperor

Katherine Addison · 2018

And The River Drags Her Down

Yun, Jihyun

The Dagger and the Flame

Catherine Doyle

The Rage of Dragons (The Burning #1)

Evan Winter

A Song of Legends Lost

M. H. Ayinde · 2025

Nettle and Bone

T. Kingfisher

House of the Beast

Michelle Wong · 2025

The Devils

Joe Abercrombie · 2025

Half a King

Joe Abercrombie · 2015

A Little Hatred (Age of Madness) (The Age of Madness Series, 1)

Joe Abercrombie · 2019

Red Country

Joe Abercrombie · 2013

The Heroes

Joe Abercrombie · 2012

Best Served Cold

Joe Abercrombie · 2010

She Who Became the Sun

Shelley Parker-Chan · 2021

Kings of the Wyld

Nicholas Eames · 2017

Prince of Thorns

Mark Lawrence · 2011

The Dissonance

Shaun Hamill

Kaikeyi

Vaishnavi Patel · 2022

This Fatal Kiss

Alicia Jasinska · 2024

Children of Time

Adrian Tchaikovsky · 2018

The Justice of Kings

Richard Swan · 2022

<p><b>Action, intrigue, and magic collide in this epic fantasy following Sir Konrad Vonvalt, an Emperor's Justice, who is a detective, judge, and executioner all in one--but with rebellion and unrest building, these are dangerous times to be a Justice . . . </b><br> <br> <br> <br> The Empire of the Wolf simmers with unrest. Rebels, heretics, and powerful patricians all challenge the power of the Imperial throne. <br> <br> <br> <br> Only the Order of Justices stands in the way of chaos. Sir Konrad Vonvalt is the most feared Justice of all, upholding the law by way of his sharp mind, arcane powers, and skill as a swordsman. At his side stands Helena Sedanka, his talented protégé, orphaned by the wars that forged the Empire. <br> <br> <br> <br> When the pair investigates the murder of a provincial aristocrat, they unearth a conspiracy that stretches to the very top of Imperial society. As the stakes rise and become ever more personal, Vonvalt and Helena must make a choice: Will they abandon the laws they've sworn to uphold, in order to protect the Empire?<br> <br> <br> <br> <b>"Richard Swan's sophisticated take on the fantasy genre will leave readers hungry for more." - Sebastien de Castell, author of <i>Spellslinger</i></b><br> <br> <br> <br> <b>"A fantastic debut." - Peter McLean, author of <i>Priest of Bones</i></b></p>

Blood Song

Anthony Ryan · 2012

Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen 1)

Steven Erikson · 2024

The Hobbit

J.R.R. Tolkien · 2012