Death of the Author
by Nnedi Okorafor
A disabled Nigerian American woman pens a wildly successful sci-fi novel, but as her fame rises, she loses control of the narrative.
The River Has Roots
by Amal El-Mohtar
In the small town of Thistleford, on the edge of Faerie, the mysterious Hawthorn family tends the willow trees there, honouring an ancient compact to sing to them in thanks for their magic. None, though, have taken up this calling more devotedly than the family’s latest daughters, Esther and Ysabel, who cherish each other as much as they cherish the trees. But when Esther rejects a forceful suitor in favour of a lover from the land of Faerie, not only the sisters’ bond but also their lives will be at risk.
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
by V.E. Schwab
Santo Domingo de la Calzada, 1532. London, 1827. Boston, 2019. Three young women, their bodies planted in the same soil, their stories tangling like roots. One grows high, and one grows deep, and one grows wild. And all of them grow teeth.
Katabasis
by R.F. Kuang
Alice Law has only ever had one goal: to become one of the brightest minds in the field of Magick. Professor Jacob Grimes, at Cambridge, is the greatest magician in the world. That is, until he dies in a magical accident that could possibly be her fault. Grimes is now in Hell, and she’s going in after him. Because his recommendation could hold her very future in his now incorporeal hands and even death is not going to stop the pursuit of her dreams…
Red City
by Marie Lu
A dark and deadly contemporary fantasy of magical warfare, star-crossed ambition, and the pursuit of perfection at any cost, set in a glittering alternate Los Angeles.