|
|
|
Iron Widow
by Xiran Jay Zhao
Offering herself up as a concubine-pilot to assassinate the man responsible for her sister’s death, 18-year-old Zetian discovers her true destiny as an Iron Widow and must use her strength to force her society to stop failing its women and girls.
|
|
|
Spin the Dawn
by Elizabeth Lim
Disguising herself as a boy to compete for the position of imperial tailor, Maia must somehow complete the impossible task of sewing three magic gowns for the emperor's bride-to-be from the sun's laughter, the moon's tears, and the blood of stars.
|
|
|
The Girl King
by Mimi Yu
An exile destined to become the Diyi Huo empire's first female ruler seeks to reclaim her birthright through an alliance with a lone surviving shapeshifter, while her shy sister manifests forbidden powers that pit the siblings against one another.
|
|
|
A Song of Wraiths & Ruin
by Roseanne A. Brown
A first entry in a planned duology inspired by West African folklore finds a grieving crown princess and a desperate refugee on a collision course to destroy each other despite their growing attraction.
|
|
|
Witches Steeped in Gold
by Ciannon Smart
A tale inspired by Jamaican culture follows the rivalry of two witches who set aside their differences to become unlikely allies against an increasingly violent enemy.
|
|
|
Shadow of the Fox
by Julie Kagawa
Yumeko, a yokai who has part of the Scroll of a Thousand Prayers, teams up with Kage Tatsumi, a samurai of the Shadow Clan, promising to take the samurai to the Scroll if he protects her from the army of demons also looking for the Scroll.
|
|
|
Nocturna
by Maya Motayne
Finn Voy, a talented faceshifter, and Prince Alfehr, still grieving the death of his older brother, accidentally unleash an ancient power that will devour the world if it is not contained. Inspired by the authors own Dominican heritage.
|
|
|
Children of Blood and Bone
by Tomi Adeyemi
Coming of age in a land where her magi mother was killed by the zealous king's guards along with other former wielders of magic, Zélie embarks on a journey alongside her brother and a fugitive princess to restore her people's magical abilities.
|
|
|
We Hunt the Flame
by Hafsah Faizal
Zafira, who disguises herself as a man to become The Hunter, and Nasir, an assassin for his father, the sultan, are both seeking a lost artifact that could return magic to their cursed world.
|
|
|
The Tiger at Midnight
by Swati Teerdhala
Esha, a legendary rebel who has been given the mission to assassinate the ruthless General Hotha, crosses paths with the general's freedom-seeking nephew, Kunal, initiating an impossible chain of events
|
|
|
Blood Heir
by Amélie Wen Zhao
A fugitive princess with a deadly Affinity and a charismatic crime lord forge an unlikely alliance in order to save themselves, each other, and the kingdom
|
|
|
Once & Future
by Amy Rose Capetta
Resets the Arthurian legend in outer space, with King Arthur reincarnated as seventeen-year-old Ari, a female king whose quest is to stop a tyrranical corporate government, aided by a teenaged Merlin.
|
|
|
Labyrinth Lost
by Zoraida Córdova
Alex is a bruja and the most powerful witch in her family. But she's hated magic ever since it made her father disappear into thin air. When a curse she performs to rid herself of magic backfires and her family vanishes, she must travel to Los Lagos, a land in-between as dark as Limbo and as strange as Wonderland, to get her family back.
|
|
|
Akata Witch
by Nnedi Okorafor
Twelve-year-old Sunny Nwazue, an American-born albino child of Nigerian parents, moves with her family back to Nigeria, where she learns that she has latent magical powers which she and three similarly gifted friends use to catch a serial killer.
|
|
|
|
|
|