'Avatar: The Last Airbender - Imbalance' Library Edition By Faith Erin Hicks, Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino, Peter Wartman, & Ryan Hill

I loved and completed all the comic book trilogies that Gurihiro and the original creators of Avatar: The Last Airbender shared with us in the last couple of years. I am especially partial to the compiled library editions with the insightful footnotes and annotations. That is why I was kind of disheartened when after 5 amazing comic book trilogies they parted ways to give way to other voices and perspectives, which in retrospect may actually be a good thing.

Then came a new wave of Avatar: The Last Airbender comic book trilogies courtesy of writer Faith Erin Hicks, still guided by the original creators Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino. These new stories, albeit making sure the characters evolve and mature, are illuminated by artists Peter Wartman and Ryan Hill. The first one in this new wave is called Avatar: The Last Airbender - Imbalance and the much awaited library edition is finally coming our way! But seeing some previews I don't think this will have footnotes and annotations unlike the first wave.

Check out the official cover of Avatar: The Last Airbender - Imbalance Library Edition by Faith Erin Hicks, Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino, Peter Wartman, & Ryan Hill.

Synopsis

Aang faces a decision from which there is no return!

When Aang, Katara, Sokka, and Toph return to Earthen Fire Industries--the factory owned by Toph's father--Aang is surprised when their arrival is met with a cold shoulder. As soon as the team is asked for help at a business council meeting, the reason for the slight becomes clear: a massive bender-versus-non-bender conflict has gripped the town and is threatening to turn violent. In order to heal the divide and save the town, Aang and the team will all face tough decisions about power and identity that could tear them apart.

Written by Faith Erin Hicks (The Adventures of Superhero Girl, The Nameless City) and drawn by Peter Wartman (Stonebreaker), in collaboration with Avatar: The Last Airbender creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, this is the ultimate continuation of Avatar!

Collects Avatar: The Last Airbender - Imbalance parts 1-3 (ATLA volumes 16-18).

Avatar: The Last Airbender - Imbalance Library Edition by Faith Erin Hicks, Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino, Peter Wartman, & Ryan Hill will be released on May 26, 2020.

Sequel Alert: 'A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor' By Hank Green Gets Official Cover And Release Date

The Green Brothers, also known as the VlogBrothers, are two of the most fun and inspiring siblings that I am following over social media and publishing world. Their releationship with each other is what I'm hoping to be like how I should be with my own brother. They are a quirky duo who never fails to be charitable, informative, and there for each other.

One more thing I like about these brothers is that they are both authors. Authors of some of my favorite books, which I am sure you've also heard of. The younger sibling (older sibling is John), Hank, is relatively newer to writing fiction but he already has a sequel to his debut novel, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing. The sequel is called A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor and its official cover and release date have been unveield.

Check out the cover of A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green.

Synopsis

April May and the Carls are back in the much-anticipated sequel to Hank Green's #1 New York Times bestselling debut novel, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing.

The Carls disappeared the same way they appeared, in an instant. While they were on Earth, they caused confusion and destruction without ever lifting a finger. Well, that’s not exactly true. Part of their maelstrom was the sudden viral fame and untimely death of April May: a young woman who stumbled into Carl’s path, giving them their name, becoming their advocate, and putting herself in the middle of an avalanche of conspiracy theories.

Months later, the world is as confused as ever. Andy has picked up April’s mantle of fame, speaking at conferences and online about the world post-Carl; Maya, ravaged by grief, begins to follow a string of mysteries that she is convinced will lead her to April; and Miranda infiltrates a new scientific operation . . . one that might have repercussions beyond anyone’s comprehension.

As they each get further down their own paths, a series of clues arrive—mysterious books that seem to predict the future and control the actions of their readers; unexplained internet outages; and more—which seem to suggest April may be very much alive. In the midst of the gang's possible reunion is a growing force, something that wants to capture our consciousness and even control our reality.

A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor is the bold and brilliant follow-up to An Absolutely Remarkable Thing. It’s a fast-paced adventure that is also a biting social commentary, asking hard, urgent questions. How will we live online? What powers over our lives are we giving away for free? Who has the right to change the world forever? And how do we find comfort in an increasingly isolated world?

A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green will be released on July 7, 2020.

The Book Of The Ice: 'The Girl And The Stars' By Mark Lawrence Gets An Official Cover

Mark Lawrence is such a prolific author. This year alone he has published 4 equally entertaining and exciting reads. He's been consistent on delivering very good stories and so hearing that he'll be publishing new books makes me excited. Next year we can expect more starting with the first book in his new The Book of the Ice series titled The Girl and the Stars.

The official cover for the said book has been unveiled and the art direction is making it consistent with the covers of the Book of the Ancestor series. Both series have something to do with the same icy post-apocalyptic setting, so I am guessing they are related or interconnected. We have Bastien Lecouffe Deharme (for this stunning artwork--he also did the art for the said previous series) and the art department of Ace, especially Judith Lagerman for art direction, to thank for how this cover turned out to be.

Check out the official cover of The Girl and the Stars by Mark Lawrence.

Synopsis

A stunning new epic fantasy series following a young outcast who must fight with everything she has to survive, set in the same world as Red Sister.

In the ice, east of the Black Rock, there is a hole into which broken children are thrown. Yaz’s people call it the Pit of the Missing and now it is drawing her in as she has always known it would.

To resist the cold, to endure the months of night when even the air itself begins to freeze, requires a special breed. Variation is dangerous, difference is fatal. And Yaz is not the same.

Yaz’s difference tears her from the only life she’s ever known, away from her family, from the boy she thought she would spend her days with, and has to carve out a new path for herself in a world whose existence she never suspected. A world full of difference and mystery and danger.

Yaz learns that Abeth is older and stranger than she had ever imagined. She learns that her weaknesses are another kind of strength and that the cruel arithmetic of survival that has always governed her people can be challenged.

The Girl and the Stars by Mark Lawrence will be released on April 21, 2020.

Cover Of The Aurora Cycle: 'Aurora Burning' By Amie Kaufman And Jay Kristoff Surfaced Online

The covers of the books in The Aurora Cycle are getting hotter and hotter in each outing -- they are literally on fire! This second collaboration series from authors Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff is now about to give way it its second book called Aurora Rising.

The official cover of Aurora Burning has been revealed in the Internet-verse along with the juicy synopsis, which you can read below, and a release date that is not coming any sooner as far as I am concerned. Aren't you excited to get your hands to this next chapter in The Aurora Cycle?

Check out the cover of Aurora Burning by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff.

Synopsis

Our heroes are back . . . kind of. From the bestselling co-authors of the Illuminae Files comes the second book in the epic Aurora Cycle series about a squad of misfits, losers, and discipline cases who just might be the galaxy's best hope for survival.

First, the bad news: an ancient evil--you know, your standard consume-all-life-in-the-galaxy deal--is about to be unleashed. The good news? Squad 312 is standing by to save the day. They've just got to take care of a few small distractions first.

Like the clan of gremps who'd like to rearrange their favorite faces.

And the cadre of illegit GIA agents with creepy flowers where their eyes used to be, who'll stop at nothing to get their hands on Auri.

Then there's Kal's long-lost sister, who's not exactly happy to see her baby brother, and has a Syldrathi army at her back. With half the known galaxy on their tails, Squad 312 has never felt so wanted.

When they learn the Hadfield has been found, it's time to come out of hiding. Two centuries ago, the colony ship vanished, leaving Auri as its sole survivor. Now, its black box might be what saves them. But time is short, and if Auri can't learn to master her powers as a Trigger, the squad and all their admirers are going to be deader than the Great Ultrasaur of Abraaxis IV.

Shocking revelations, bank heists, mysterious gifts, inappropriately tight bodysuits, and an epic firefight will determine the fate of the Aurora Legion's most unforgettable heroes--and maybe the rest of the galaxy as well.

Aurora Burning by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff will be released on May 5, 2020.

Sun Eater #3: 'Demon In White' By Christopher Ruocchio Gets Official Cover And Release Date

Last time, I claimed the Howling Dark by Christopher Ruocchio may have been the best sequel cover revealed this year. Well I guess I am glad to have been proven wrong, because not only did I find a far better cover this year, but it is coming from the same team that brought us the then best cover! And they just outdid themselves -- all within less than a year!

Yes, I know I've been complaining a lot about cover consistency and continuity at Daw Books and Publishing but we can't really deny that some of the best covers came from this publishing house. Christopher Ruocchio is lucky in that area, because the design team for his books are not hesitating to stand-out and produce the best final output. We all owe this to artist Kieran Yanner, who took over from Sam Weber as cover artist since the second book in this series. And if I am not mistaken we also have Katie Anderson to thank for the cover design and art direction (please feel free to correct me if I am wrong).

Check out the cover of Demon in White by Christopher Ruocchio.

Synopsis

Hadrian Marlowe may be revered as a hero and despised as a murderer, but there's only one way to hear his true story: relayed in his own words, in this incredible fusion of space opera and epic fantasy.

Demon in White by Christopher Ruocchio will be released on July 7, 2020.

Montague Siblings: "The Nobleman's Guide To Scandal And Shipwrecks" By Mackenzi Lee Official Cover And Release Date

With the release of Loki: Where Mischief Lies I didn't really expect any exciting news from author Mackenzi Lee anytime soon. I assumed there's ought be another Guide or Montague Siblings book but not this soon... Remember the Goblin or the youngest sibling? Well, the third and final book is all about him!

You know what this means? There will be a huge time jump considering he was just a little toddler when we last heard of him and the cover of The Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks clearly shows he's already grown up.

Check out the cover of The Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzi Lee.

Synopsis

Return to the enchanting world of the Montague siblings in the finale to the New York Times bestselling and Stonewall Honor-winning series, featuring a teenage Adrian Montague as he desperately seeks the now adult Monty and Felicity―the older siblings he never knew he had.

The sole heir to his family’s fortune, Adrian Montague desperately wants to be free―from his father’s high expectations; the grief of losing his beloved mother; and the constant war being waged inside his mind. Adrian was diagnosed with hysteria at a young age and it’s always been kept a secret. But when he has a breakdown at his engagement party, the public learns Adrian’s worst fear: he might not be fit to run the Montague estate.

Thankfully, Adrian is given an opportunity to avoid the impending scandal: a trip to the Caribbean to claim the last of his mother’s possessions. But along the way, Adrian discovers another secret lurking in his family tree. He is actually the youngest of three children―his sister Felicity and brother “Monty” went missing over a decade ago. Now Adrian has the chance to find them and offer to pass the estate back to the rightful heirs.

Adrian expects to win his long-lost brother over with the promise of wealth and inheritance, while dreaming of a quiet life where Adrian doesn’t feel like a burden to anyone. But when Adrian finally tracks him down, Monty refuses to return home. The only thing he can convince Monty of is to accompany him across the ocean as an act of tribute to their mother, hoping that during the voyage he can persuade Monty into taking the weight of inheriting the estate off his shoulders.

When they reach their destination, Adrian and Monty find something hidden in their mother’s belongings―a clue pointing to a valuable artifact that could potentially save the Montague siblings from a curse that threatens their lives. But to retrieve it, they must chase an infamous myth through the wild sugar fields of Barbados to the haunting streets of New Orleans to mysterious uncharted islands off the edge of the map.

The Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzi Lee will be released on August 18, 2020.

Cover Reveal: 'When Jackals Storm The Walls' (Song of Shattered Sands) By Bradley Beaulieu

The fifth book in the Song of Shattered Sands series is coming! Presenting the official cover of When Jackals Storm the Walls by Bradley Beaulieu. For a person with an slight OCD for consistency I am relieved because the cover finally follows on the look and feel of the previous book in the series, Beneath the Twisted Trees.

Kudos to the returning artist, Micah Epstein; the creative & design team in DAW Books, including but not limited to Adam Auerbach and Betsy Wolheim; and of course the author himself. I am very pleased with how this series is moving on as well as how the cover arts have been progressing. If you are interested to know the process of creating this fantastic cover, jump ahead to Barnes and Noble for more information.

Check out the cover of When Jackals Storm the Walls by Bradley Beaulieu.

Synopsis

The reign of the Sharakhani kings has been broken. Queen Meryam now rules the city. Çeda, meanwhile, has succeeded in lifting the asirim’s curse, though it came at a terrible cost: Nalamae was slain in battle against her sister goddess. All is not lost, however. Çeda knows Nalamae will be reborn, and so begins a quest to find her.

The scheming King Ihsan has been busy as well, mining the legendary Blue Journals for a way to save the city and the desert beyond from certain destruction. He believes he’s found one, but it won’t be easy, especially when the only tools left at his disposal are his own wits and guile. As he begins to gather the other fallen kings and convince them to work together, he realizes that one person is crucial to their success: Çeda.

Çeda must now choose: work with the kings she’s vowed to destroy or risk losing the city she loves. Whatever she decides, the path will be dangerous. Her allies are divided. Sharakhai is under threat from neighbouring kingdoms. And now the gods themselves are stepping in...

When Jackals Storm the Walls by Bradley Beaulieu will be released on July 23, 2020.

Few New Official Covers For Sci-Fi And Fantasy Titles To Be Released Next Year

Here are a few recently revealed official covers for titles coming out next year:

Highfire by Eoin Colfer

Synopsis

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Artemis Fowl series comes a hilarious and high-octane adult novel about a vodka-drinking, Flashdance-loving dragon who lives an isolated life in the bayous of Louisiana—and the raucous adventures that ensue when he crosses paths with a fifteen-year-old troublemaker on the run from a crooked sheriff.

In the days of yore, he flew the skies and scorched angry mobs—now he hides from swamp tour boats and rises only with the greatest reluctance from his Laz-Z-Boy recliner. Laying low in the bayou, this once-magnificent fire breather has been reduced to lighting Marlboros with nose sparks, swilling Absolut in a Flashdance T-shirt, and binging Netflix in a fishing shack. For centuries, he struck fear in hearts far and wide as Wyvern, Lord Highfire of the Highfire Eyrie—now he goes by Vern. However...he has survived, unlike the rest. He is the last of his kind, the last dragon. Still, no amount of vodka can drown the loneliness in his molten core. Vern’s glory days are long gone. Or are they?

A canny Cajun swamp rat, young Everett “Squib” Moreau does what he can to survive, trying not to break the heart of his saintly single mother. He’s finally decided to work for a shady smuggler—but on his first night, he witnesses his boss murdered by a crooked constable.

Regence Hooke is not just a dirty cop, he’s a despicable human being—who happens to want Squib’s momma in the worst way. When Hooke goes after his hidden witness with a grenade launcher, Squib finds himself airlifted from certain death by…a dragon?

The swamp can make strange bedfellows, and rather than be fried alive so the dragon can keep his secret, Squib strikes a deal with the scaly apex predator. He can act as his go-between (aka familiar)—fetch his vodka, keep him company, etc.—in exchange for protection from Hooke. Soon the three of them are careening headlong toward a combustible confrontation. There’s about to be a fiery reckoning, in which either dragons finally go extinct—or Vern’s glory days are back.

A triumphant return to the genre-bending fantasy that Eoin Colfer is so well known for, Highfire is an effortlessly clever and relentlessly funny tour-de-force of comedy and action.

Highfire by Eoin Colfer will be released on January 28, 2020.

Soot (A Smoke Novel) by Dan Vyleta

Synopsis

The electrifying sequel to the national bestseller Smoke - bringing back readers to a world that Entertainment Weekly called "Part Dickens, part dystopia, and totally immersive."

The year is 1909. It has been ten years since Thomas Argyle, Charlie Cooper and Livia Naylor set off a revolution by releasing Smoke upon the world. They were raised to think Smoke was a sign of sin manifested, but learned its suppression was really a means of controlling society. Smoke allowed people to mingle their emotions, to truly connect, and the trio thought that freeing the Smoke would bring down the oppressive power structure and create a fair and open society. But the consequences were far greater than they had imagined, and the world has fractured.

Erasmus Renfrew, the avowed enemy of Smoke, is now Lord Protector of what remains of the English state. Charlie and Livia live in Minetowns, an egalitarian workers' community in the north of England which lives by Smoke. Thomas Argyle is in India on a clandestine mission to find out the origins of Smoke, and why the still-powerful Company is mounting an expedition in the Himalayas.

Mowgli, the native whose body was used to trigger the tempest that unleashed the Smoke, now calls himself Nils and is a chameleon-like thief living in New York. And Eleanor Renfrew, Erasmus' niece who was the subject of his cruel experiments in suppressing Smoke, is in hiding from her uncle in provincial Canada. What she endured has given her a strange power over Smoke, which she fears as much as her uncle.

Believing her uncle's agents have found her, she flees to New York with a theater troupe led by Balthazar Black, an impresario with secrets of his own. There they encounter Nils and a Machiavellian Company man named Smith.

All these people seek to discover the true nature of Smoke, and thereby control its power. As their destinies entwine, a cataclysmic confrontation looms, and the Smoke will either bind them together or rend the world.

Soot by Dan Vyleta will be released on February 25, 2020.

Ruthless Gods (Something Dark and Holy) by Emily A. Duncan

Synopsis

The stunning sequel to instant New York Times bestseller, Wicked Saints.

Nadya doesn’t trust her magic anymore. Serefin is fighting off a voice in his head that doesn’t belong to him. Malachiasz is at war with who--and what--he’s become.

As their group is continually torn apart, the girl, the prince, and the monster find their fates irrevocably intertwined. They’re pieces on a board, being orchestrated by someone…or something. The voices that Serefin hears in the darkness, the ones that Nadya believes are her gods, the ones that Malachiasz is desperate to meet―those voices want a stake in the world, and they refuse to stay quiet any longer.

In her dramatic follow-up to Wicked Saints, the first book in her Something Dark and Holy trilogy, Emily A. Duncan paints a Gothic, icy world where shadows whisper, and no one is who they seem, with a shocking ending that will leave you breathless.

Ruthless Gods by Emily A. Duncan will be released on April 7, 2020.

Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries) by Martha Wells

Synopsis

I’m usually alone in my head, and that’s where 90 plus percent of my problems are.

It calls itself Murderbot, but only when no-one can hear. It’s a private joke. Funny.

It doesn’t care, it tells itself, and its attachment to the humans around it is merely professional obligation.

It tries to never drop the F-bomb.

“Friends.”

Ugh.

So, when its human associates (not friends, never friends) are captured and another not-friend from its past requires urgent assistance, Murderbot must choose between inertia and drastic action.

Drastic action it is, then.

Another F-bomb.

“Feelings.”

Ugh.

Network Effect by Martha Wells will be released on May 5, 2020.

Age of Empyre (Legends of the First Empire) by Michael J. Sullivan

Synopsis

The tide of war has turned once more and the Fhrey seem to be unstoppable. In this conclusion of the Legends of the First Empire Series, the Great War comes to a climatic end, and with it dawns a new era in an Age of Empyre.

Age of Empyre by Michael J. Sullivan will be released on May 5, 2020.

Josh Malerman To Release 'Malorie' (A Bird Box Sequel Novel)

After the success of the Netflix TV-Movie adaptation of Bird Box starring Sandra Bullock, it has brought many new generation fans (like me) to the original source material by Josh Malerman. With these barrage of new readers it has brought in a lot of questions as well. Just like the movie, there are a lot of unanswered threads...

It's a good thing the author is releasing a sequel, giving fans hope that these unanswered questions will finally get answered. This sequel is called Malorie and the official synopsis and cover art, which you can see below, have been released.

Check out the cover of Malorie by Josh Malerman.

Synopsis

In the thrilling sequel to Bird Box, the inspiration for the record-breaking Netflix film that starred Sandra Bullock and “absolutely riveted” Stephen King, New York Times bestselling author Josh Malerman brings unseen horrors to life.

The film adaptation of Malerman’s first novel, Bird Box, was watched by over forty-five million Netflix accounts in the first week, the best first seven days ever for a film on the platform. Countless more came to know the story through social media. The image of Sandra Bullock’s character, Malorie, blindfolded—as she’s led through a terrifying near-future apocalypse by the trained ears of her children—has become synonymous with a new generation of horror.

Now from the mind of a true master of suspense comes the next chapter in the riveting tale. This time, Malorie is front and center, and she will confront the dangers of her world head-on.

Malorie by Josh Malerman will be released on May 19, 2020.

Cover Reveal: 'The Conference Of The Birds' (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children) By Ransom Riggs

The fifth book in the Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series by Ransom Riggs is about to come our way, bringing in more scares, wondrous discoveries and uniquely thrilling adventures coupled by fantastic vintage photos. Titled The Conference of the Birds the book continues the harrowing tale of the peculiar children with Jacob in the midst of it all.

Following the elegantly designed cover of the previous books, The Conference of the Birds cover art features yet another eye-drawing vintage photo of one of the peculiars.

Check out the cover of The Conference of the Birds by Ransom Riggs.

Synopsis

“Do you trust me?”

An instant bestseller, A Map of Days launched readers into the previously unexplored world of American peculiars, one bursting with new questions, new allies, and new adversaries.

Now, with enemies behind him and the unknown ahead, Jacob Portman’s story continues as he takes a brave leap forward into The Conference of the Birds, the next installment of the beloved, bestselling Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series.

The Conference of the Birds by Ransom Riggs will be released on January 14, 2020.

Rick Riordan Presents 'Paola Santiago And The River Of Tears' By Tehlor Kay Mejia And 'Aru Shah And The Tree of Wishes' By Roshani Chokshi

Next year will be a great year for all Rick Riordan Presents imprint fans as more books are coming our way to fill us in with fantastic mythologies that most of us haven't really heard of. They will be entirely fresh topics for us and that is a good thing. It will help dilute of the hold of mainstream mythologies and offer us readers something new.

Here are the next line-up for the Rick Riordan Presents.

Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by Tehlor Kay Mejia

This fresh new cover in the imprint is courtesy of Vanessa Morales.

Synopsis

Space-obsessed 12-year-old Paola Santiago and her two best friends, Emma and Dante, know the rule: Stay away from the river. It’s all they’ve heard since a schoolmate of theirs drowned a year ago. Pao is embarrassed to admit that she has been told to stay away for even longer than that, because her mother is constantly warning her about La Llorona, the wailing ghost woman who wanders the banks of the Gila at night, looking for young people to drag into its murky depths.

Hating her mother’s humiliating superstitions and knowing that she and her friends would never venture into the water, Pao organizes a meet-up to test out her new telescope near the Gila, since it’s the best stargazing spot. But when Emma never arrives and Pao sees a shadowy figure in the reeds, it seems like maybe her mom was right. . . .

Pao has always relied on hard science to make sense of the world, but to find her friend she will have to enter the world of her nightmares, which includes unnatural mist, mind-bending monsters, and relentless spirits controlled by a terrifying force that defies both logic and legend.

Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by Tehlor Kay Mejia will be released in August 2020.

Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes by Roshani Chokshi

Artist Abigail L. Dela Cruz continues on the consitently beautiful covers and art in this series.

Synopsis

The third book in the Hindu-based, best-selling Pandava series by Roshani Chokshi, in which Aru and her cohorts, Mini, Brynne, and Aiden—and now a pair of twins—each search the Otherworld for Kalpavriksha, the wish-granting tree.

War between the devas and the demons is imminent, and the Otherworld is on high alert. When intelligence from the human world reveals that the Sleeper is holding a powerful clairvoyant and her sister captive, 14-year-old Aru and her friends launch a search-and-rescue mission. The captives, a pair of twins, turn out to be the newest Pandava sisters, though, according to a prophecy, one sister is not true.

During the celebration of Holi, the heavenly attendants stage a massage PR rebranding campaign to convince everyone that the Pandavas are to be trusted. As much as Aru relishes the attention, she fears that she is destined to bring destruction to her sisters, as the Sleeper has predicted. Aru believes that the only way to prove her reputation is to find the Kalpavriksha, the wish-granting tree that came out of the Ocean of Milk when it was churned. If she can reach it before the Sleeper, perhaps she can turn everything around with one wish.

Careful what you wish for, Aru...

Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes by Roshani Chokshi will be released on April 7, 2020.

A Glimpse On The Official Cover Of Legends Of The First Empire: 'Age Of Death' By Michael J. Sullivan

Since author Michael J. Sullivan has separated ways with his publisher the second half of the Legends of the First Empire series rests on the support of his friends and fans. A Kickstarter campaign had been put up some time ago for Age of Legend, the fourth book in the series. The penultimate book called Age of Death follows the same fate and you can support its publication through this Kickstarter campaign.

Its official cover has been unveiled in the said official Kickstarter campaign page, but we don't have the larger and higher-resolution version of it. As soon as the larger cover becomes available I will post it here.

Update: Here is the official cover of Age of Death by Michael J. Sullivan in high resolution.

Check out a glimpse of the official cover of Age of Death by Michael J. Sullivan.

Synopsis

Winter blankets the land and more than just hope has died. Prevented from invading the Fhrey homeland by the tower of Avempartha, the western army seeks a way across the Nidwalden River before the fane obtains the secret of dragons. As time runs out for both humanity and for the mystic Suri, the only chance for the living rests with the dead. Having made their fateful choice, can a handful of misfits do the impossible, or are they forever lost to an inescapable grave? Do gods really exist? Is it possible to know the future? And what lies beyond the veil of death? In the tradition of Virgil's Aeneid, Dante's Divine Comedy, and Milton's Paradise Lost, the most epic of tales transcend the world of the living. It's time to see what lies in Elan's Age of Death.

From Michael J. Sullivan (New York Times, USA Today, and Washington Post bestselling author), comes the second to the last installment in the epic fantasy series, Legends of the First Empire. The series chronicles a pivotal point in Elan's history when humans rise up against the Fhrey who they once saw as gods. Set 3,000 years before the Riyria tales, Legends is a standalone fantasy series which can be read independently of the Riyria stories, but for those who do read both sets of books, lies will be revealed and the truths about historical figures will be unmasked.

Age of Death by Michael J. Sullivan will be released on February 4, 2020.

See The Official Cover Of 'Arlo Finch In The Kingdom Of Shadows' By John August

John August's Arlo Finch In The Kingdom Of Shadows brings back the titular Blue Patrol Ranger for his third adventure. It's really a sad thing because what jolted me back to this series is the currently heart-breaking massive wildfire happening in the Amazon rainforest that loosely remsembles the events of the first book in this series.

It is with a heavy heart then that I share to you the official cover of Arlo Finch In The Kingdom Of Shadows. And may this be a reminder to all that we must take care of Mother Nature. We have nowhere else to live except this beautiful Earth so we must do our part to conserve and save it.

Check out the cover of Arlo Finch in the Kingdom of Shadows by John August.

Synopsis

Arlo Finch in the Kingdom of Shadows is a captivating fantasy-adventure story by master screenwriter John August.

After a harrowing summer camp, Arlo Finch is back in Pine Mountain, Colorado, preparing to face a new school, new threats, and two new Rangers in Blue Patrol.

Arlo is about to undertake his most dangerous journey yet: all the way to China to try to bring his father home.

But when the mysterious Eldritch reveal their true agenda, Arlo must make an impossible choice: save his friends and family, or save the Long Woods. Both worlds will never be the same.

Arlo Finch in the Kingdom of Shadows by John August will be released on February 4, 2020.

Cover Reveal: 'The Last Odyssey' (Sigma Force Series) By James Rollins

I am solwly burning my way through the Sigma Force series by James Rollins. I am became fan of his when I first read Demon Crown a couple of months ago. Since then I bought all hardcover books in the series, and is eagerly awaiting for the next and fifteenth book. And come early next year The Last Odyssey by James Rollins will be in our hands.

It seems a long wait, but don't worry: the official cover of the said book has just been revealed! This consistenly OCD-compliant cover (a design pattern which I am loving so much since the earlier books don't have matching covers) will at least temporarily fill the void of anticipation.

Check out the cover of The Last Odyssey by James Rollins.

Synopsis

To save the world and our future, Sigma Force must embark on a dangerous odyssey into an ancient past whose horrors are all too present in this page-turning thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author James Rollins that combines cutting-edge science, historical mystery, mythology, and pulse-pounding action.

For eons, the city of Troy—whose legendary fall was detailed in Homer’s Iliad—was believed to be myth, until archaeologists in the nineteenth century uncovered its ancient walls buried beneath the sands. If Troy was real, how much of Homer’s twin tales of gods and monsters, curses and miracles—The Iliad and The Odyssey—could also be true and awaiting discovery? In the frozen tundra of Greenland, a group of modern-day climatologists and archaeologists stumble on a shocking find: a medieval ship buried a half mile below the ice. The ship’s hold contains a collection of even older artifacts—tools of war—dating back to the Bronze Age. Inside the captain’s cabin is a magnificent treasure that is as priceless as it is miraculous: a clockwork gold atlas encircled by an intricate silver astrolabe. The mechanism is signed with the name of its creator, Ismail al-Jazari, a famous Muslim inventor considered to be the Da Vinci of the Arab world—a brilliant scientist who inspired Leonardo’s own work.

Once activated, the moving globe traces the path of Odysseus’ famous ship as it sailed away from Troy. But the route detours as the map opens to reveal an underground river leading to a hidden realm underneath the Mediterranean Sea. The map indicates that this subterranean world is called Tartarus, the Greek name for Hell. In mythology, Tartarus was where the wicked were punished and the monstrous Titans of old, imprisoned.

When word of Tartarus spreads—and of the cache of miraculous weapons said to be hidden there—tensions explode in this volatile region where Turks battle Kurds, terrorists wage war, and civilians suffer untold horrors. The phantasmagoric horrors found in Homer’s tales are all too real—and could be unleashed upon the world. Whoever possesses them can use their awesome power to control the future of humanity.

Now, Sigma Force must go where humans fear to tread. To prevent a tyrant from igniting a global war, they must cross the very gates of Hell.

The Last Odyssey by James Rollins will be released on March 10, 2020.

'Dead Astronauts' By Jeff VanderMeer Gets Official Cover

If you are eager for some new weird SciFi read from Jeff VanderMeer, then worry no more. Before the current year ends the author will be publishing his latest offering titled Dead Astronauts. Expect a thrilling ride with a blend of the preternatural and wonderful that only he can offer.

To preempt the release months ahead the new book's official cover has been released and it is a melting pot of bright and gorgeous colors. It features a few astronauts as you can expect and it greatly reminds me of a video with a scientific scenario: If a human falls through the atmosphere of Jupiter, will he survive the encounter?

Check out the official cover of Dead Astronauts by Jeff VanderMeer.

Synopsis

A messianic blue fox who slips through warrens of time and space on a mysterious mission. A homeless woman haunted by a demon who finds the key to all things in a strange journal. A giant leviathan of a fish, centuries old, who hides a secret, remembering a past that may not be its own. Three ragtag rebels waging an endless war for the fate of the world against an all-powerful corporation. A raving madman who wanders the desert lost in the past, haunted by his own creation: an invisible monster whose name he has forgotten and whose purpose remains hidden.

Jeff VanderMeer's Dead Astronauts presents a City with no name of its own where, in the shadow of the all-powerful Company, lives human and otherwise converge in terrifying and miraculous ways. At stake: the fate of the future, the fate of Earth―all the Earths.

Dead Astronauts by Jeff VanderMeer will be released on December 3, 2019.

See The Eye-Catching & Eye-Popping Official Cover Of 'Imagine Me' By Tahereh Mafi

It's only a few months ago that I took the courage to buy and read books in the Shatter Me series by Tahereh Mafi. It was only then when I could see the finale (or is this a finale to the arc only I am really hoping there's more) -- titled Imagine Me -- on the horizon. So you could absolutely say I am a noob on this one.

Noob as I might be I am glad to share to you official cover of Imagine Me by Tahereh Mafi and should you love the covers of the previous books you'll love this one as well. It is eye-popping, eye-catching and eye-centeric to say the least. You've got to thank Jenna Stempel-Lobell for the design and Colin Anderson for the art.

Check out the cover of Imagine Me by Tahereh Mafi.

Synopsis

The explosive finale to the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Shatter Me series.

Juliette Ferrars.

Ella Sommers.

Which is the truth and which is the lie?

Now that Ella knows who Juliette is and what she was created for, things have only become more complicated. As she struggles to understand the past that haunts her and looks to a future more uncertain than ever, the lines between right and wrong—between Ella and Juliette—blur. And with old enemies looming, her destiny may not be her own to control.

The day of reckoning for the Reestablishment is coming. But she may not get to choose what side she fights on.

Imagine Me by Tahereh Mafi will be released on March 31, 2020.

Cover Reveal: 'Infinity Son' By Adam Silvera (The Author's First Foray Into Fantasy)

Adam Silvera is jumping ship to fantasy with his next novel called Infinity Son? Of course not! He is expanding his horizon by adding to his list of triumphant bestselling young adult contemporary novels a new fantasy series. As a reader, it's a fresh breath of air if one of your favorite authors shuffles through genres, showing us they have many more tricks hidden away.

The cover of this new novel has been revealed and it is bright and shiny. It is designed by Erin Fitzsimmons with the art crafted by Kevin Tong. It features a phoenix forming the infinity symbol, which I would say reminds me of the original cover of Fire & Heist by Sarah Beth Durst where the Dragon symbol formed an ampersand. For the merit of this particular cover I find it both complex and simple in many ways... if that makes sense.

Check out the cover of Infinity Son by Adam Silvera.

Synopsis

Balancing epic and intensely personal stakes, bestselling author Adam Silvera’s Infinity Son is a gritty, fast-paced adventure about two brothers caught up in a magical war generations in the making.

Growing up in New York, brothers Emil and Brighton always idolized the Spell Walkers—a vigilante group sworn to rid the world of specters. While the Spell Walkers and other celestials are born with powers, specters take them, violently stealing the essence of endangered magical creatures.

Brighton wishes he had a power so he could join the fray. Emil just wants the fighting to stop. The cycle of violence has taken a toll, making it harder for anyone with a power to live peacefully and openly. In this climate of fear, a gang of specters has been growing bolder by the day.

Then, in a brawl after a protest, Emil manifests a power of his own—one that puts him right at the heart of the conflict and sets him up to be the heroic Spell Walker Brighton always wanted to be.

Brotherhood, love, and loyalty will be put to the test, and no one will escape the fight unscathed.

Infinity Son by Adam Silvera will be released on January 14, 2020.

Official Cover Of 'Finding Chika: A Little Girl, An Earthquake, And The Making Of A Family' By Mitch Albom

As Mark Twain would say, "Truth [or reality] is stranger than fiction...," but in this case reality could be more inspirational than fiction. That is maybe one of the reasons why Mitch Albom's stories based on real events are a hit among fans and new readers alike. His stories are like a sweet and sorrowful ballad that masterfully strums the strings of our hearts.

Thus in his next book author Mitch Albom returns to true-to-life story, featuring a little girl, her family, and a tragedy that could either break or make their bond. His latest book is called Finding Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family and an official cover has surfaced online.

Check out the cover of Finding Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family by Mitch Albom.

Synopsis

Bestselling author Mitch Albom returns to nonfiction for the first time in more than a decade in this poignant memoir that celebrates Chika, a young Haitian orphan whose short life would forever change his heart.

Chika Jeune was born three days before the devastating earthquake that decimated Haiti in 2010. She spent her infancy in a landscape of extreme poverty, and when her mother died giving birth to a baby brother, Chika was brought to The Have Faith Haiti Orphanage that Albom operates in Port Au Prince.

With no children of their own, the forty-plus children who live, play, and go to school at the orphanage have become family to Mitch and his wife, Janine. Chika’s arrival makes a quick impression. Brave and self-assured, even as a three-year-old, she delights the other kids and teachers. But at age five, Chika is suddenly diagnosed with something a doctor there says, “No one in Haiti can help you with.”

Mitch and Janine bring Chika to Detroit, hopeful that American medical care can soon return her to her homeland. Instead, Chika becomes a permanent part of their household, and their lives, as they embark on a two-year, around-the-world journey to find a cure. As Chika’s boundless optimism and humor teach Mitch the joys of caring for a child, he learns that a relationship built on love, no matter what blows it takes, can never be lost.

Told in hindsight, and through illuminating conversations with Chika herself, this is Albom at his most poignant and vulnerable. Finding Chika is a celebration of a girl, her adoptive guardians, and the incredible bond they formed—a devastatingly beautiful portrait of what it means to be a family, regardless of how it is made.

Finding Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family by Mitch Albom will be released on November 5, 2019.

Cover Reveal Roundup Of Few Upcoming Novels For This Year & The Next

Here are a few cover revelations for this and next year's upcoming books.

The Guardian by John Grisham

Synopsis

The suspense never rests in John Grisham’s pulse-pounding new legal thriller. The latest novel from the New York Times #1 bestselling author moves at breakneck speed, delivering some of his most inventive twists and turns yet.

In the small north Florida town of Seabrook, a young lawyer named Keith Russo was shot dead at his desk as he worked late one night. The killer left no clues behind. There were no witnesses, no real suspects, no one with a motive. The police soon settled on Quincy Miller, a young black man who was once a client of Russo’s.

Quincy was framed, convicted, and sent to prison for life. For twenty-two years he languished in prison with no lawyer, no advocate on the outside. Then he wrote a letter to Guardian Ministries, a small innocence group founded by a lawyer/minister named Cullen Post.

Guardian handles only a few innocence cases at a time, and Post is its only investigator. He travels the South fighting wrongful convictions and taking cases no one else will touch. With Quincy Miller, though, he gets far more than he bargained for. Powerful, ruthless people murdered Keith Russo, and they do not want Quincy exonerated.

They killed one lawyer twenty-two years ago, and they will kill another one without a second thought.

The Guardian by John Grisham will be released on October 15, 2019.

The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson

Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson delivers the witty and pulse-pounding conclusion to the Truly Devious series as Stevie Bell solves the mystery that has haunted Ellingham Academy for over 75 years.

Ellingham Academy must be cursed. Three people are now dead. One, a victim of either a prank gone wrong or a murder. Another, dead by misadventure. And now, an accident in Burlington has claimed another life. All three in the wrong place at the wrong time. All at the exact moment of Stevie’s greatest triumph . . .

She knows who Truly Devious is. She’s solved it. The greatest case of the century.

At least, she thinks she has. With this latest tragedy, it’s hard to concentrate on the past. Not only has someone died in town, but David disappeared of his own free will and is up to something. Stevie is sure that somehow—somehow—all these things connect. The three deaths in the present. The deaths in the past. The missing Alice Ellingham and the missing David Eastman. Somewhere in this place of riddles and puzzles there must be answers.

Then another accident occurs as a massive storm heads toward Vermont. This is too much for the parents and administrators. Ellingham Academy is evacuated. Obviously, it’s time for Stevie to do something stupid. It’s time to stay on the mountain and face the storm—and a murderer.

In the tantalizing finale to the Truly Devious trilogy, New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson expertly tangles her dual narrative threads and ignites an explosive end for all who’ve walked through Ellingham Academy.

The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson will be released on January 21, 2020.

The True Bastards by Jonathan French

Synopsis

The sequel to The Grey Bastards--another irresistibly swashbuckling, swaggering, foul-mouthed fantasy.

Fetching was once the only female rider in the Lot Lands. Now she is the leader of her own hoof, a band of loyal half orcs sworn to her command. But in the year since she took power, the True Bastards have struggled to survive. Tested to the breaking point by the burdens of leadership, Fetching battles desperately to stave off famine, desertion, and the scorn of the other half-orc chieftains, even as orcs and humans alike threaten the Lots' very existence. Then an old enemy finds a way to strike at her from beyond the grave--and suddenly only one, faint hope for salvation remains.

The True Bastards by Jonathan French will be released on October 8, 2019.

Cover Of Spellslinger 6: 'Crownbreaker' By Sebastien De Castell Revealed

It's been only a month since I received my copy of Queenslayer, the fifth book in the Spellslinger series by Sebastien de Castell, and we already have great news coming in for the next and final book. The finale is called Crownbreaker and it will be released within the year!

The official cover has just been unveiled and it is highlighted by a golden motif with the usual game card head-to-head look. Would this cover have a metallic shimmer as the following art implies? I am not sure... but what do you think?

Check out the UK edition cover of Crownbreaker by Sebastien de Castell.

If you are interested to see the US edition cover, here it is!

Synopsis

The sixth - and final - instalment of the inimitable SPELLSLINGER series.

Kellen and Reichis are settling into their new lives as protectors of the young queen and dealing with the constantly shifting threats to her reign and to her life. For the first time in his life, Kellen feels as if he's becoming the kind of man that his mentor Ferius had wanted him to be. Even Reichis has come to appreciate having a noble purpose - so long as no one minds him committing the occasional act of theft from the royal treasury.

But what seems to be a simple card game between Kellen and an old man is soon revealed to be a deadly game of wits in which a powerful mage has trapped the queen's spellslinger in order to kill him.

Perfect for fans of The Dark Tower, Firefly, Guardians of the Galaxy, Terry Pratchett, Ben Aaronovitch and Jim Butcher.

Crownbreaker by Sebastien de Castell will be released on October 17, 2019.

#CoverReveal: The Book of Dust: 'The Secret Commonwealth' By Philip Pullman

The second book in The Book of Dust series by Philip Pullman just got an official cover! Called The Secret Commonwealth  this book will bring us back to the His Dark Materials universe that awed and enthralled fans, including me.

Just like its predecessor, the cover features an art that emulates the look anf feel of wood-carving, which is kind of unique in this day and age. It is highlighted by a reddish-orange hue -- brought about by the scenic depiction in the picture os a sunrise or sunset as a train passes by... off to somewhere promising, exciting ang myterious.

Check out the cover of The Secret Commonwealth by Philip Pullman.

Synopsis

"It's a stunning achievement, this universe Pullman has created and continues to build on." --The New York Times

Return to the parallel world of His Dark Materials in the second volume of Philip Pullman's new bestselling masterwork The Book of Dust, and discover what comes next for Lyra, "one of fantasy's most indelible characters." (The New York Times Magazine)

Lyra Silvertongue's adventures in the North are long over--the windows between the many worlds have been sealed, and her beloved Will is lost to her. She does still have the alethiometer: the truth-telling device given to her by the master of Jordan College, which guided her journey.

Lyra doesn't know the full story of the alethiometer, though. Or the role that young Malcolm Polstead played in bringing both the instrument and baby Lyra to Jordan. She's now a twenty-year-old undergraduate at St. Sophia's College. To her, Malcolm is Dr. Polstead, an overly solicitous professor she would prefer to avoid.

But intrigue is swirling around Lyra once more. Her daemon Pantalaimon is witness to a brutal murder, and the dying man entrusts them with secrets that carry echoes from their past. They learn of a city haunted by daemons, of a desert said to hold the secret of Dust.

Powerful forces are about to throw Lyra and Malcolm together once again. And the dangers they face will challenge everything they thought they knew about the world, and about themselves.

The Secret Commonwealth by Philip Pullman will be released on October 3, 2019.

Crescent City: 'House Of Earth And Blood' By Sarah J. Maas Gets Stunning Official Cover

Early next year, author Sarah J. Maas will be sharing with us a new series called Crescent City. The first book in this series is called House of Earth and Blood and it will be featuring her newest heroine Bryce Quinlan. Knowing the author's specialty you won't be surprised that we will be meeting a mixture of human and fae alike -- or even a hybrid of both races!

An official cover has been unveiled and it is as beautiful as the covers of her previous books, if not better.

Check out the cover of House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas.

Synopsis

#1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas launches her brand-new CRESCENT CITY series with House of Earth and Blood: the story of half-Fae and half-human Bryce Quinlan as she seeks revenge in a contemporary fantasy world of magic, danger, and searing romance.

Half-Fae, half-human Bryce Quinlan loves her life. By day, she works for an antiquities dealer, selling barely legal magical artifacts, and by night, she parties with her friends, savoring every pleasure Lunathion-otherwise known as Crescent City-has to offer. But it all comes crumbling down when a ruthless murder shakes the very foundations of the city-and Bryce's world.

Two years later, her job has become a dead end, and she now seeks only blissful oblivion in the city's most notorious nightclubs. But when the murderer attacks again, Bryce finds herself dragged into the investigation and paired with an infamous Fallen angel whose own brutal past haunts his every step.

Hunt Athalar, personal assassin for the Archangels, wants nothing to do with Bryce Quinlan, despite being ordered to protect her. She stands for everything he once rebelled against and seems more interested in partying than solving the murder, no matter how close to home it might hit. But Hunt soon realizes there's far more to Bryce than meets the eye-and that he's going to have to find a way to work with her if they want to solve this case.

As Bryce and Hunt race to untangle the mystery, they have no way of knowing the threads they tug ripple through the underbelly of the city, across warring continents, and down to the darkest levels of Hel, where things that have been sleeping for millennia are beginning to stir...

With unforgettable characters and page-turning suspense, this richly inventive new fantasy series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas delves into the heartache of loss, the price of freedom-and the power of love.

House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas will be released on January 28, 2020.

Arc Of A Scythe #3: 'The Toll' By Neal Shusterman Gets A Simplistic Yet Thought-Provoking Official Cover

The final book in the Arc of the Scythe trilogy is about to land in our hands by the end of this year, and any faithful fan is excited to read the closing chapter of this series. The story in itself is a thought-provoking analysis of the contemporary times and the cover of this book affirms just that.

Just recently the cover of The Toll by Neal Shusterman has been unveiled and, true to form, it features three personages in the cover, following the pattern of the previous covers having one and two personages respectively. And as the series closes the parallelism in the real world is getting bolder and bolder and you will not be surprised why the central figure in the cover is clerical in nature.

Check out the cover of The Toll by Neal Shusterman.

Synopsis

From New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman comes the thrilling conclusion to the Printz Honor–winning series Arc of a Scythe.

It’s been three years since Rowan and Citra disappeared; since Scythe Goddard came into power; since the Thunderhead closed itself off to everyone but Grayson Tolliver.

In this pulse-pounding conclusion to New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman’s Arc of a Scythe trilogy, constitutions are tested and old friends are brought back from the dead.

The Toll by Neal Shusterman will be released on November 5, 2019.

Some Cover Reveals Of Titles I Am Looking Forward To This Year And The Next

Here are a few recent cover revelations of books ot titles I am looking forward to this year and the next.

The Fowl Twins by Eoin Colfer

Synopsis

One week after their eleventh birthday, the Fowl twins–scientist Myles, and Beckett, the force of nature–are left in the care of house security (NANNI) for a single night. In that time they befriend a troll who has clawed his way through the earth’s crust to the surface. Unfortunately for the troll, he is being chased by a nefarious nobleman and an interrogating nun, who both need the magical creature for their own gain, as well as a fairy-in-training who has been assigned to protect him.

The boys and their new troll best friend escape and go on the run. Along the way they get shot at, kidnapped, buried, arrested, threatened, killed (temporarily), and discover that the strongest bond in the world is not the one forged by covalent electrons in adjacent atoms, but the one that exists between a pair of twins.

The Fowl Twins by Eoin Colfer will be released on November 5, 2019.

Capturing the Devil by Kerri Maniscalco

Synopsis

In the shocking finale to the bestselling series that began with Stalking Jack the Ripper, Audrey Rose and Thomas are on the hunt for the depraved, elusive killer known as the White City Devil. A deadly game of cat-and-mouse has them fighting to stay one step ahead of the brilliant serial killer--or see their fateful romance cut short by unspeakable tragedy.

Audrey Rose Wadsworth and Thomas Cresswell have landed in America, a bold, brash land unlike the genteel streets of London they knew. But like London, the city of Chicago hides its dark secrets well. When the two attend the spectacular World's Fair, they find the once-in-a-lifetime event tainted with reports of missing people and unsolved murders.

Determined to help, Audrey Rose and Thomas begin their investigations, only to find themselves facing a serial killer unlike any they've heard of before. Identifying him is one thing, but capturing him--and getting dangerously lost in the infamous Murder Hotel he constructed as a terrifying torture device--is another.

Will Audrey Rose and Thomas see their last mystery to the end---together and in love---or will their fortunes finally run out when their most depraved adversary makes one final, devastating kill?

Capturing the Devil by Kerri Maniscalco will be released on September 10, 2019.

Loki: Where Mischief Lies by Mackenzi Lee and Stephanie Hans

Synopsis

This is the first of three young adult novels from New York Times best-selling author Mackenzi Lee that explores the untapped potential and duality of heroism of popular characters in the Marvel Universe.

Before the days of going toe-to-toe with the Avengers, a younger Loki is desperate to prove himself heroic and capable, while it seems everyone around him suspects him of inevitable villainy and depravity... except for Amora. Asgard's resident sorceress-in-training feels like a kindred spirit-someone who values magic and knowledge, who might even see the best in him.

But when Loki and Amora cause the destruction of one of Asgard's most prized possessions, Amora is banished to Earth, where her powers will slowly and excruciatingly fade to nothing. Without the only person who ever looked at his magic as a gift instead of a threat, Loki slips further into anguish and the shadow of his universally adored brother, Thor.

When Asgardian magic is detected in relation to a string of mysterious murders on Earth, Odin sends Loki to investigate. As he descends upon nineteenth-century London, Loki embarks on a journey that leads him to more than just a murder suspect, putting him on a path to discover the source of his power-and who he's meant to be.

Loki: Where Mischief Lies by Mackenzi Lee and Stephanie Hans will be released on September 3, 2019.

Starsight by Brandon Sanderson

Synopsis

The sequel to the New York Times bestseller Skyward!

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Reckoners series, Words of Radiance, the Mistborn trilogy, and the Stormlight Archive comes the second book in an epic series about a girl with a secret in a dangerous world at war for humanity's future.

All her life, Spensa has dreamed of becoming a pilot. Of proving she's a hero like her father. She made it to the sky, but the truths she learned about her father were crushing. The rumors of his cowardice are true--he deserted his flight during battle against the Krell. Worse, though, he turned against his team and attacked them.

Spensa is sure there's more to the story. And she's sure that whatever happened to her father in his starship could happen to her. When she made it outside the protective shell of her planet, she heard the stars--and it was terrifying. Everything Spensa has been taught about her world is a lie.

But Spensa also discovered a few other things about herself--and she'll travel to the end of the galaxy to save humankind if she needs to.

Starsight by Brandon Sanderson will be released on November 26, 2019.

The Warrior's Curse by Jennifer A. Nielsen

Synopsis

Simon and Kestra are hurtling down paths ever farther from each other as the battle for control of Antora rages.

Simon, newly king of the Halderians, is pressed on all sides by royal duties. Harlyn Mindell is his betrothed and intended queen, but Simon can't give up hope for a life with Kestra.

Kestra, exiled, feels her magic growing -- and despite everyone's warnings, she knows she must embrace it. That power is the key to the kingdom's future.

Both still strive to defeat the evil Lord Endrick, but danger awaits them on the murky road forward. And is a common enemy enough to help them survive -- or to carry them back to each other?

Jennifer A. Nielsen delivers breathtaking twists and shocking revelations in an epic and action-packed third installment of The Traitor's Game.

The Warrior's Curse by Jennifer A. Nielsen will be released on March 3, 2020.

Doubleday And Erin Morgenstern Showcase 'The Starless Sea' Official Cover

After more than eight years author Erin Morgenstern returns with her second novel, featuring more fantastical and magical tales of love, swashbuckling adventure, and mysterious settings and characters. The book is called The Starless Sea and is set to be released late this year.

Its official cover has been unveiled and we have Dan Funderburgh to thank for the idyllic art and John Fontana for the magical design. Just like the cover of The Night Circus, the overall mood is so mysterious and does not give away much, which makes me even more interested and excited.

Check out the cover of The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern.

Synopsis

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Night Circus, a timeless love story set in a secret underground world--a place of pirates, painters, lovers, liars, and ships that sail upon a starless sea.

Zachary Ezra Rawlins is a graduate student in Vermont when he discovers a mysterious book hidden in the stacks. As he turns the pages, entranced by tales of lovelorn prisoners, key collectors, and nameless acolytes, he reads something strange: a story from his own childhood. Bewildered by this inexplicable book and desperate to make sense of how his own life came to be recorded, Zachary uncovers a series of clues--a bee, a key, and a sword--that lead him to a masquerade party in New York, to a secret club, and through a doorway to an ancient library hidden far below the surface of the earth. What Zachary finds in this curious place is more than just a buried home for books and their guardians--it is a place of lost cities and seas, lovers who pass notes under doors and across time, and of stories whispered by the dead. Zachary learns of those who have sacrificed much to protect this realm, relinquishing their sight and their tongues to preserve this archive, and also of those who are intent on its destruction. Together with Mirabel, a fierce, pink-haired protector of the place, and Dorian, a handsome, barefoot man with shifting alliances, Zachary travels the twisting tunnels, darkened stairwells, crowded ballrooms, and sweetly soaked shores of this magical world, discovering his purpose--in both the mysterious book and in his own life.

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern will be released on November 5, 2019.

Legacy Of Orisha Book 2: Children Of Virtue And Vengeance By Tomi Adeyemi Gets Official Cover

Despite the understandable postponement of the publication of the sequel of Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi I am not grovelling like I used to with other series. I know the minor delay on this book, which is called Children of Virtue and Vengeance, will surely give way to bringing out the best version of it. And I'd rather wait a few months more than have a sloppy one.

But in the meantime I hope you enjoy the cover of the second book in the Legacy Of Orisha series. The cover as you will see has a gorgeous makeover, featuring a hyperrealistic art as opposed to the "loose" modernistic art of its predecessor. Despite the change I am wondering why my OCD is so forgiving this time and it doesn't even trigger me to bawl... We should all thank Sarah Jones for the illustration and Mallory Grigg for the design and art direction.

Checkout the cover of Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi.

Synopsis

After battling the impossible, Zélie and Amari have finally succeeded in bringing magic back to the land of Orïsha. But the ritual was more powerful than they could've imagined, reigniting the powers of not only the maji, but of nobles with magic ancestry, too.

Now, Zélie struggles to unite the maji in an Orïsha where the enemy is just as powerful as they are. But when the monarchy and military unite to keep control of Orïsha, Zélie must fight to secure Amari's right to the throne and protect the new maji from the monarchy's wrath.

With civil war looming on the horizon, Zélie finds herself at a breaking point: she must discover a way to bring the kingdom together or watch as Orïsha tears itself apart.

Children of Virtue and Vengeance is the stunning sequel to Tomi Adeyemi's New York Times bestselling debut Children of Blood and Bone, the first title in her Legacy of Orïsha trilogy.

Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi will be released on December 3, 2019.