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Risingshadow: May 2025 Edition

Monthly roundup of new and forthcoming speculative fiction books

🔥 New Releases

Gateway

Gateway by Craig Alanson

(Expeditionary Force #18)

Disaster. There was no other word to describe how Operation Olympic had changed in a flash from a triumph to the worst failure the Merry Band of Pirates had ever experienced. A failure that meant the fight was over. Unless the Pirates could perform a miracle, without Skippy. [read more]

Science Fiction

Fearless

Fearless by Lauren Roberts

(The Powerless Trilogy #3)

Paedyn and Kai are reunited but face a terrible decision in this thrilling conclusion to the New York Times bestselling romantic fantasy trilogy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and The Red Queen. Paedyn Gray and Kai Azer return to the Kingdom of Ilya… And Paedyn has a life-altering choice to make. Whatever she decides will determine her fate—and the fate of those around her—forever. In the ultimate battle of love and loyalty, who wins? [read more]

FantasyRomanceYoung Adult

Azarinth Healer Book Five

Azarinth Healer Book Five by Rhaegar

(Azarinth Healer #5)

After her near-fatal journey into the Descent, Ilea returns south to check on her allies and lay some groundwork for unlocking her elusive third Class. Trian is ready to start training the first generation of Medic Sentinels, the battle-healers of their newly founded organization, and Ilea is happy to join in as a teacher (of sorts). Hopefully, her work will pay off in the birth of at least a few mini-versions of herself. By day, Ilea teaches the Sentinels her way of fighting and training ... [read more]

FantasyLitRPG

Beasts

Beasts by Ingvild Bjerkeland

The original novel was published in 2023. Translated by Rosie Hedger. From Norway comes an international horror hit that is shudderingly terrifying and deliciously original. The world has been overrun by hitherto unknown beasts. Society has collapsed: the power is gone, cars are abandoned across the highways, and anyone left is hiding from the terrifying creatures -- and one another. Thirteen-year-old Abdi and his five-year-old sister Alva are on the run, their last hope to escape through the ... [read more]

Young AdultHorrorDystopiaTranslation

The Wind Weaver

The Wind Weaver by Julie Johnson

(Reign of Remnants #1)

Magic and adventure swirl through this spellbinding romantasy where a young woman reignites the embers of an ancient prophecy, unleashing a storm that could save her realm or doom them all. Fear of maegic plagues war-torn Anwyvn. Halflings like Rhya Fleetwood are killed on sight. But Rhya’s execution is interrupted by an unexpected savior—one far more terrifying than her would-be killers. The mysterious and mercenary Commander Scythe. In the clutches of this new enemy, Rhya finds herself ... [read more]

FantasyRomantasy

The Sirens

The Sirens by Emilia Hart

A spellbinding novel about sisters separated by centuries, but bound together by the sea, from the author of the runaway New York Times bestseller Weyward 2019: Lucy awakens from a dream to find her hands around her ex-lover’s throat. Horrified, she flees to her older sister’s house on the Australian coast, hoping she can help explain the strangely vivid nightmare that preceded the attack—but Jess is nowhere to be found. As Lucy awaits her return, the rumors surrounding Jess’s strange ... [read more]

FantasyMysteryHistorical FictionMagical Realism

A Brief History of Chronomancy

A Brief History of Chronomancy by Andrew Rowe

(Arcane Ascension #6)

Corin Cadence is on the run. After meeting with the Emerald Council, Corin has made himself some new enemies — most notably the Dalenos Six, a group of the most powerful representatives of the nation of Dalenos. He’s also made dangerous deal. A place of safety, if he can reach it. One where he can finally have one of the resources he needs most: time. But while that strange place may hold the key for Corin to make his final preparations for a long-awaited rescue mission, it also holds hidden ... [read more]

FantasyEpic FantasyHigh FantasySword and Sorcery

Faithbreaker

Faithbreaker by Hannah Kaner

(Falled Gods #3)

In the epic finale to the #1 internationally bestselling Fallen Gods trilogy that started with Godkiller, the fate of Middren hangs in the balance as mighty gods and mortal heroes clash in a final battle for supremacy. War has come. The fire god Hseth is leading an unstoppable army south, consuming everything in her path. Middren's only hope of survival is to unify allies and old foes against a common enemy. Elo navigates an uneasy alliance with Arren—his friend, his enemy, and his king. ... [read more]

Fantasy

Firebred

Firebred by Julie Kagawa

(Storm Dragon #2)

Newfound friends must overcome countless danger in a quest to save the world in this epic sequel of the Storm Dragons saga! REMY has come a long way from his life as a scrappy orphan on Cutthroat Wedge. Still on the run from the evil pirate Jhaeros, Remy and his dragon, Storm, set out to find a True Dragon, the only creature old enough to understand why the magic that powers their floating islands is dying. After a confession from a long-forgotten sky knight about the remote location of a True ... [read more]

FantasyYoung AdultDragonsMiddle Grade

Watch Me

Watch Me by Tahereh Mafi

(Shatter Me: The New Republic #1)

Lose yourself in this exhilarating return to the #1 global bestselling Shatter Me universe, the first book in a new series set ten years after the fall of The Reestablishment. James Anderson had a plan. Or half of one. He managed to do what his older brother, the famous Aaron Warner Anderson, never did: infiltrate Ark Island, the last refuge of The Reestablishment. No outsider has breached the stronghold of the authoritarian regime, but James is in. In a prison cell, sure, but as far as James ... [read more]

Science FictionRomanceYoung AdultDystopia

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✨ Coming Soon

He Who Fights with Monsters 12

He Who Fights with Monsters 12 by Shirtaloon

(He Who Fights with Monsters #12)

Twenty years ago, Jason was pulled into a world of magic and monsters. He was promised a life of wandering his new home and having adventures, but things got out of hand pretty quickly. He met with kings and gods, fought interdimensional cults, and got in a knife fight with the guy who creates universes. He didn't win. What he'd never done was roam around, having nice, sensible adventures. He hadn't even seen the hometown of his friends, and that had been the first destination on his list. Two ... [read more]

FantasyLitRPG

Shield of Sparrows

Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry

(Shield of Sparrows #1)

Shield of Sparrows is a slow-burn, high-stakes romantasy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Rebecca Yarros―where enemies become lovers, monsters stalk a cursed realm, and a forgotten princess finds the strength to tear off her crown and become the warrior she was never meant to be. The gods sent monsters to the five kingdoms to remind mortals they must kneel. I’ve spent my life kneeling―to their will and to my father's. As a princess, my only duty is to wear the crown and obey the ... [read more]

FantasyRomanceRomantasy

Never Flinch

Never Flinch by Stephen King

(Holly Gibney #4)

From master storyteller Stephen King comes an extraordinary new novel with intertwining storylines—one about a killer on a diabolical revenge mission, and another about a vigilante targeting a feminist celebrity speaker—featuring the beloved Holly Gibney and a dynamic new cast of characters. When the Buckeye City Police Department receives a disturbing letter from a person threatening to “kill thirteen innocents and one guilty” in “an act of atonement for the needless death of an ... [read more]

ThrillerHorrorMystery

Legacies

Legacies by Brian J. Nordon

(Quest Academy #4)

The first semester is over. It’s time to return to Silver Sanctuary! After killing an Obsidian Hulker in the Tower, Sal has been named as the top ranked Savior in his year at Quest Academy. He’s been granted a special invitation from the President of the Hunter Bureau to attend an exclusive Gala during the break. It’s an opportunity for Sal to meet the greatest Heroes and a number of people he’s only ever heard of. At home, Sal needs to convince his parents that he is ready to start ... [read more]

FantasyLitRPG

Bad Moon

Bad Moon by Jodi Taylor

(Elizabeth Cage #4)

BOOK 4 IN THE GRIPPING SUPERNATURAL SERIES BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE CHRONICLES OF ST MARY'S I will send the serpent. I always send the serpent. It's kind of my signature move. Things are not going well for Elizabeth Cage. It all started with the Christmas she can't quite remember. There's blood on her doorstep every morning. Something unpleasant is heading her way. And then there's the sinister note threatening her life. The one that seems to have been written by Elizabeth herself . . ... [read more]

FantasyThriller

Silver Elite

Silver Elite by Dani Francis

(Silver Elite #1)

In the first book of a sizzling dystopian romance series, psychic gifts are a death sentence and there are rules to survival: Trust no one. Lie to everyone. And whatever you do, don’t fall for your greatest enemy. TRUST NO ONE. Wren Darlington has spent her whole life in hiding, honing her psychic abilities and aiding the rebel Uprising in small ways. On the Continent, being Modified means certain death—and Wren is one of the most powerful Mods in existence. When one careless mistake ... [read more]

FantasyScience FictionDystopiaRomantasy

Empire Divided

Empire Divided by D. J. Holmes

(Empire Rising #22)

The Silizzarus have been defeated and contained within their homeworld. Jonathan Somerville—now Emperor—has stepped out of his father’s shadow to become the leader he was born to be. But one enemy remains—the one who killed his father. With their Imperator dead, the Karacknid Empire is fractured. Yet if the fourteen Karacknid Clans unite behind a single leader once more, their threat will be as deadly as ever. Now is the time to strike. Now is the time to avenge James Somerville’s ... [read more]

Science FictionSpace Opera

The Devils

The Devils by Joe Abercrombie

(The Devils #1)

A brand-new epic fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Joe Abercrombie, featuring a notorious band of anti-heroes on a delightfully bloody and raucous journey Holy work sometimes requires unholy deeds. Brother Diaz has been summoned to the Sacred City, where he is certain a commendation and grand holy assignment awaits him. But his new flock is made up of unrepentant murderers, practitioners of ghastly magic, and outright monsters. The mission he is tasked with will require bloody ... [read more]

FantasyHorrorEpic FantasyHigh Fantasy

Bewitching Rhaego

Bewitching Rhaego by Victoria Aveline

(Clecanian #8)

Catching the bewitching beauty was easy. Keeping her? That’ll be more challenging… Being kidnapped by aliens was bad enough. But participating in a contest where she’s chased down (quite literally) and forced to marry the demon who caught her? That was a nightmare. Or so Aurora thought. But when the giant, horned warrior who catches her turns out to be unexpectedly sweet, she’s forced to rethink everything… Rhaego hadn’t intended to catch Aurora. He was supposed to win a different ... [read more]

Science FictionRomanceParanormal Romance

Thunder Game

Thunder Game by Christine Feehan

(GhostWalkers #20)

Two broken souls find a love worth fighting for in this captivating GhostWalker novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan. Diego Campos has come home to die. The GhostWalker is tired of walking a dark path shaped by countless losses. There has never been a moment of good in his life that wasn’t followed by something bad. But as he makes his way to his family’s homestead in the Appalachian Mountains, his plans are interrupted by a violent ambush that sets his life on ... [read more]

FantasyRomanceParanormal Romance

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