Fantasy and Science Fiction
November 2025

Recent Releases
Alchemised by Senlinyu
Alchemised
by Senlinyu

Alchemist Helena Marino, a prisoner with amnesia, fights to survive in a necromancy-ridden world as the ruthless High Reeve attempts to unearth the vital secrets hidden within her missing memories.
Alchemy of Secrets by Stephanie Garber
Alchemy of Secrets
by Stephanie Garber

It starts with a class in an old movie theater. Folklore 517: Local Legends and Urban Myths, taught by a woman called the Professor. Most students believe the Professor's stories are just fiction, but Holland St. James has always been convinced that magic is real. When she tracks down a local legend named the Watch Man, who can supposedly tell you when you'll die, the world finally makes sense. Except that the Watch Man tells her she will die at midnight tomorrow unless she finds an ancient object called the Alchemical Heart. With the clock ticking, Holland is pulled deeper into this magical world in the heart of Los Angeles--and into the path of a magnetic stranger--
The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow
The Everlasting
by Alix E. Harrow

Sir Una Everlasting was Dominion's greatest hero: the orphaned girl who became a knight, who died for queen and country. Her legend lives on in songs and stories, in children's books and recruiting posters--but her life as it truly happened has been forgotten. Centuries later, Owen Mallory--failed soldier, struggling scholar--falls in love with the tale of Una Everlasting. Her story takes him to war, to the archives--and then into the past itself. Una and Owen are tangled together in time, bound to retell the same story over and over again, no matter what it costs. But that story always ends the same way. If they want to rewrite Una's legend--if they want to tell a different story--they'll have to rewrite history itself--
The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk: The Shadowborn Duet, Book Two by Carissa Broadbent
The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk: The Shadowborn Duet, Book Two
by Carissa Broadbent

.Mische made the ultimate sacrifice to save those she loves--and plunged the world into an eternal night. Now, imprisoned by the gods and obsessed with revenge, Asar is desperate to find her again. When a goddess offers them a final path to redemption--and back to each other-- Asar and Mische embark on an extraordinary mission. Together, they must seize the power of the god of death so Asar may do the impossible: ascend to true divinity.
Hemlock & silver by T. Kingfisher
Hemlock & silver
by T. Kingfisher

A dark reimagining of“Snow White” steeped in poison, intrigue and treason of the most magical kind.
Katabasis (Standard Edition) by R. F. Kuang
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. She has sacrificed everything to make that a reality: her pride, her health, her love life, and most definitely her sanity. All to work with Professor Jacob Grimes at Cambridge, 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.
The primal of blood and bone / :  A Blood and Ash Novel by Jennifer L. Armentrout
The primal of blood and bone / : A Blood and Ash Novel
by Jennifer L. Armentrout

In a realm teetering on the edge of ruin, a Maiden and her heartmate must confront destiny, make perilous choices, and draw on the power of the Deminyen as their love and loyalty are pushed to the limit.
The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
The Spellshop
by Sarah Beth Durst

Kiela has always had trouble dealing with people. Thankfully, as a librarian at the Great Library of Alyssium, she and her assistant, Caz--a magically sentient spider plant--have spent the last decade sequestered among the empire's most precious spell books, preserving their magic for the city's elite. When a revolution begins and the library goes up in flames, she and Caz flee with all the spell books they can carry and head to a remote island Kiela never thought she'd see again: her childhood home. Taking refuge there, Kiela discovers, much to her dismay, a nosy--and very handsome--neighbor who can't take a hint and keeps showing up day after day to make sure she's fed and to help fix up her new home. In need of income, Kiela identifies something that even the bakery in town doesn't have: jam. With the help of an old recipe book her parents left her and a bit of illegal magic, her cottage garden is soon covered in ripe berries. But magic can do more than make life a little sweeter, so Kiela risks the consequences of using unsanctioned spells and opens the island's first-ever and much needed secret spellshop.
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