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Risingshadow: June 2026 Edition

Monthly roundup of new and forthcoming speculative fiction books

🔥 New Releases

The Ballad of Falling Dragons

The Ballad of Falling Dragons by Sarah A. Parker

(Moonfall #2)

The Ballad of Falling Dragons is the much-anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestselling phenomenon When the Moon Hatched, featuring an immersive, vibrant world with mysterious creatures, a unique magic system, and a love that blazes through the ages. “Moonbeam. A moonfall is coming.” Raeve’s thirst for vengeance continues to burn, as does her love for Kaan Vaegor—a staunch beacon from a past she’s yet to face. With Rekk’s blood still fresh on her hands, she learns the world ... [read more]

FantasyRomance

Apotheosis

Apotheosis by TurtleMe

(The Beginning After the End #12)

Volume 12 of The Beginning After the End! Arthur Leywin’s victory has shifted the power scales of his entire world, but the danger is perhaps greater than ever: Mysterious waves of mana-stealing energy roll across Alacrya; Dicathen considers an assault on its weakened enemy; and the great lords of the asura meet to determine the destiny of Arthur’s world. Who among them, though, can stand against the whims of Fate itself? Continue on Arthur’s power progression journey in Book 12 of The ... [read more]

Fantasy

Dead World

Dead World by Craig Alanson

(Convergence #6)

The team returned to Earth from the Netherworld, having received absolutely no help from the useless Nether gods of Asgard. They will have to find a way to prevent a Convergence, without divine assistance. Fine. They will do that, somehow. Except first, they have to get back to their own Earth, the one they left from. Not the one they stepped into. Not 1940s France. Where all the people are dead. And monsters are hungry. [read more]

FantasyUrban Fantasy

Platform Decay

Platform Decay by Martha Wells

(The Murderbot Diaries #8)

Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back in the next installment in Martha Wells' bestselling and award-winning Murderbot Diaries series. Having someone else support your bad decision feels kind of good. Having volunteered to run a rescue mission, Murderbot realises that it will have to spend significant time with a bunch of humans it doesn't know. Including human children. Ugh. This may well call for... eye contact! (Emotion check: Oh, for f―) [read more]

Science FictionArtificial Intelligence

A Parade of Horribles

A Parade of Horribles by Matt Dinniman

(Dungeon Crawler Carl #8)

It’s off to the races in the explosive eighth book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series—featuring bonus material exclusive to this print edition. As chaos and mass panic spread outside the dungeon in the wake of Faction Wars, Carl and Donut find themselves on the tenth floor, where they’re forced to compete in a surprisingly normal set of tasks. Well, normal for the dungeon. Races. Get from point A to point B, and don’t come in last. After each race, they pick an upgrade for their vehicle ... [read more]

FantasyLitRPG

The Traitor's Gambit

The Traitor's Gambit by Amanda Foody

(Wilderlore #5)

Barclay wrestles to harness his strange powers in time to save the Jungle in this heart-pounding fifth book in the New York Times bestselling Wilderlore series. After plunging the Tundra into chaos, Audrian Keyes has set his sights on the Jungle. The new Grand Keeper resurrects an ancient order of Guardians to lure Keyes out of hiding and defeat him once and for all. But she doesn’t count on Keyes having new allies nearly as villainous as he is… Meanwhile, Barclay Thorne has sworn never to ... [read more]

FantasyMiddle Grade

Watcher of the Void

Watcher of the Void by Michael G. Manning

(Wrath of the Stormking #3)

An uneasy peace has fallen in the wake of the elven invasion. Will returns to find the people of Terabinia grappling with the aftermath of war, even as the enemy gathers for another strike. Hoping to consolidate power, he sets out to unite the scattered wizards and reforge a lost order, the ancient Council of Wizardry. Furious at Will’s escape from the void, the Watcher’s failure only fuels her madness. She turns to dark magic to rebuild her forces and seeds the populace with her twisted ... [read more]

Fantasy

Broken Dove

Broken Dove by Dani Francis

(Silver Elite #2)

In the heart-pounding sequel to the New York Times bestselling dystopian romance Silver Elite, lines will be crossed, loyalties will be tested, and the fight for the Continent is only just beginning as Wren Darlington finds herself caught in the middle of two wars: one for the fate of her home and another for the fate of her heart. LINES WILL BE CROSSED. After blowing her cover as a double agent within Silver Elite and fleeing the Prime-controlled capital, Wren Darlington is finally safe behind ... [read more]

FantasyScience FictionDystopiaRomantasy

The Tapestry of Fate

The Tapestry of Fate by S. A. Chakraborty

(Amina al-Sirafi #2)

New York Times bestselling author Shannon Chakraborty sets sail into the second adventure of pirate Amina al-Sirafi as her quest to track down magical artifacts brings her to the island lair of a sorceress whose woven enchantments are impossible to flee. Amina al-Sirafi thinks she’s struck gold. Tasked with hunting down arcane artifacts for the council of immortal peris, she can savor the occasional rollicking adventure on the high seas with her cherished criminal companions while still ... [read more]

FantasyHistorical Fantasy

Neural Wraith 4

Neural Wraith 4 by K.D. Robertson

(Neural Wraith #4)

Assassination rocks Neo Babylon, leaving Police Commissioner Kim dead and Nick racing to nail the murderer before the city tears itself apart in paranoia. His investigation stands in the shadow of a greater crisis, however. Terrorist attacks strike with eerie timing and accuracy. Friends and suspects alike go missing when needed. The military bucks the law while protesting its innocence. Trust is worth more than gold, but Nick can't measure it and finds himself with only the robotic Archangels ... [read more]

Science FictionRomanceHarem

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✨ Coming Soon

Reborn: Apocalypse Volume 5

Reborn: Apocalypse Volume 5 by L.M. Kerr

(Reborn: Apocalypse #5)

The battle for the Second Layer is over, yet the war for mankind's survival rages ever on. Micheal and Shin find themselves separated from friends and allies alike, forced to make their way across the Third Layer, to prevent the assassination of the Strongest Human - the White Knight. However... all is not as it seems. A sinister plot lurks underfoot, as our heroes race against time. Anything can happen, with Micheal's actions shifting the timeline in ways he could never have expected. The fight for the Third Layer is on and... In the shadows, a Titled Deity begins his hunt. [read more]

FantasyLitRPGWuxia

The Last Renewal

The Last Renewal by T.C. Edge

(The Bladeborn Saga #8)

The end has come. The final reckoning begins. A weapon of ancient power now lies within reach — a force capable of ending the War Eternal at last. Yet it remains beyond them, for the one who can wield it is nowhere to be found. Across a world left shattered by war, the last survivors gather their strength. Elyon Daecar searches for a path through ruin and prophecy. Jonik walks a road shaped by shadow and light. And far from home, the missing heir fights her own battle, seeking a way back to ... [read more]

FantasyEpic FantasyHigh FantasyDragons

Loyalists

Loyalists by Brian J. Nordon

(Quest Academy #6)

Preventing the calamity should have fixed everything... After proving themselves on the battlefield, Salvatore and the Mythic Guild have debuted as a force worth watching. Unfortunately, recognition comes with greater expectations and the exclusive contracts now being offered are far beyond what the guild can handle alone. To have any chance of success, Sal will need to recruit new members, forge unlikely alliances, and navigate the dangerous negotiations about how his Mythic-Grade technologies ... [read more]

FantasyLitRPG

Katie the Catsitter 5

Katie the Catsitter 5 by Colleen A.F. Venable

(Katie the Catsitter #5)

Sometimes the line between villain and hero can be hard to see. Middle school is a roller coaster and lately Katie doesn't know which way is up or down, who's a hero...and who's a villain. Even the people she cares about most keep surprising her. Are Katie's best friends leaving her behind?! Katie just wants things to stay the same--but is she holding her friends...and herself back? Maybe it's time for a change. Afterall, Madeline is running for mayor to try to change things in the city. Maybe ... [read more]

FantasyComicsMiddle GradeGraphic NovelsCats

Ruin

Ruin by Nicoli Gonnella

(Unbound #12)

Moons fall. Chains creak. Ruin descends. Felix survived the assault on Amaranth, rescued the Unbound, and escaped the cataclysmic destruction of Noctis’ fallen moon. He won. But victory has left the north broken. The Hierocracy has shattered beneath the weight of moonfall, and its fragments have become a feast for enemies eager to claim the fallen empire’s mantle. Gods stir. Monsters rage. Across the Territories, old powers and new horrors rage within the Territories. Felix cannot afford to ... [read more]

FantasyLitRPG

Legacy

Legacy by Bethany Adams

(Return of the Elves #10)

A queen under attack Ara hasn’t had a chance to truly settle into her role as queen. Between fighting assassins in her bathtub, building a tenuous relationship with her son, and rescuing Naomh’s collapsing world—along with her potential mate, his brother—things couldn’t possibly get any worse. Until they do. A guardian cast from his home For millennia, half-Unseelie Caolte has stood as protector for his Seelie brother, Naomh. But when a major failure sees Caolte banished to the ... [read more]

FantasyRomance

Witch Season

Witch Season by Julia Bianco

(Broken Coven #1)

Exhilarating, dangerous, and seductive, Witch Season is an action-packed and fiercely romantic contemporary fantasy from debut author and screenwriter Julia Bianco. That is the price of magic–not just the blood, but the pain to bring it out. Katherine Barnes is an enforcer, charged with upholding the rules of the notorious Los Angeles-based Aestas coven. It’s her job to maintain order and bring unsettled witches–people who aren’t aware they have magic until it explodes out of them in a ... [read more]

FantasyRomanceWitches

Theurge

Theurge by Terry Mancour

(The Spellmonger Series #19)

A Plague of Divinity! When Minalan summoned humanity’s gods to support him in his negotiations with the aquatic Vundel, it was an impressive feat . . . but the gods did not merely fade away afterwards. The various manifestations of divine power, filtered through the collective subconscious of humanity, came to Callidore with a host of ideals, agendas, and interests that often conflict with their own priesthoods. The land is now filled with capricious gods, half-mad and sociopathic, some of ... [read more]

Fantasy

A Soul Full of Shadows

A Soul Full of Shadows by Derek Landy

(Skulduggery Pleasant #18)

The bone-shaking new trilogy concludes – the latest adventure in the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series Skulduggery Pleasant has many enemies – many, many enemies – and people try to kill him multiple times a day. But when someone puts a price on his head, he finds himself going up against a foe that not even he can beat. Not alone, anyway. And where is his partner right when he needs her the most? Valkyrie Cain is in prison, fighting to stay alive in a place where everyone wants to ... [read more]

FantasyYoung AdultDark Fantasy

A Magic So Deadly

A Magic So Deadly by Vasilisa Drake

(Kingdom of Dark Magic #2)

She has become everything she ever wanted… and everything she despises. Samara wakes in a prison cell as her worst nightmare: She’s a vampire, cursed with bloodlust that horrifies her. And though she now has the magic she’s always desperately craved, it’s a secret she must guard with her undead life. Because this same magic marks her as an enemy of all vampires. Especially Raphael—their king. Now, as a vampire, Samara is haunted by an inescapable thirst. In her sleep, she claws at her ... [read more]

FantasyRomantasy

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