May ’s new book releases fetch favorite genre staples likedragons , ill-affected charming users , space hero , and time travelers — but also fiercemermaids , reinvented divinity and legends , queer cyberpunk police detective , glowering personal AIs , and so much more . summate five or 10 or 54 to your recital list !
The Arthur C. Clarke Award - winning author returns to fantasy with this tale of a sorcerous , curse city on the threshold of gyration . show an excerpthere . ( May 2 )
The legendary Greek villainess gets her due in this origin account exploring her period of view and motivations . ( May 2 )
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A new epic phantasy trilogy begins with this tale set in a world where humans have steal magic from Dragon , then ban them — until the last male dragon adopts a human disguise and sets about taking the power back . ( May 2 )
In this standalone tale set up on a utopian island paradise , the “ ferryman ” task with maneuver people through the residential district ’s unique end - of - life procedure commence to mistrust all is not what it seems , as rumblings of tempestuousness and rotation being to rise . ( May 2 )
The local mall is nearly empty ; its movie theater is the last business to shutter . Working their last shift , a group of friends must dodge sick danger when a orca abruptly arrives on the picture . ( May 2 )
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At a highly competitive college for dragon rider , a new woman who ’d much rather be canvass story reluctantly follows her female parent , a famous full general , down the military way — and get hold it even more dangerous than she ’d imagine . ( May 2 )
The air current - Up Garden duology concludes as the Argyros sibling — after being brutally separated both geographically and emotionally — must figure out how to repair both their kingdom and their family line . ( May 2 )
“ Starting with the Norse creation myths , the trickster god Loki takes the reader on a wild ride through Norse mythology , from the era when the gods — the father of Asgard — overcome a race of monster , and then cast through fabled stories . ” ( May 2 )
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In Victorian London , a psychical woman takes a gig illustrate tarot wag and soon recover herself in a in high spirits - stakes magical competition with Aleister Crowley . ( May 2 )
In near - hereafter Britain , where the draconian and dystopian “ Sanctity of Marriage Act ” penalise single citizenry , four couples find their human relationship troubles greatly amplified by governing interference . ( May 2 )
In this horror tale , a mermaid must face the event of going ashore and wedding a prince : the anger of her vindictive daughter . Will teaming up with a infestation doctor and flee into a woodland where strange puppet dwell help the honeymooner hold out ? ( May 2 )
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It ’s “ American Gods vs. Baba Yaga in this Russian - inspired present-day phantasy . ” ( May 2 )
In this continuation to Path of Deceit , cousins Marda and Yana Ro incur themselves on opposite side of their shared trust , Path of the Open Hand , which teach that the Force should not be used by anyone , including the Jedi . ( May 2 )
In 1919 , in a world struggling to recover from World War I and the flu epidemic , a young woman attends a farewell for her friends in the forest — and her life-time takes on new signification when a group of Fae crash the party . ( May 2 )
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Stuck in a rural residential district with her tumultuous family , a new fair sex ca n’t seem to fit in — something that gets bad when she starts poking around , trying to find out why nobody is allow to drown in the local lake and pools . ( May 2 )
The author of Elektra and Ariadne next reimagines the myth of Atalanta , “ a trigger-happy huntress fire by bear and the only fair sex in the world ’s most famous band of hero sandwich , the Argonauts . ” ( May 9 )
In this queer cyberpunk whodunit arrange in 2032 , a drudge joins forces with a private eye on a slaying investigation that hits uncomfortably penny-pinching to home . Read an excerpthere . ( May 9 )
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A new trilogy begins with this tale about a deep library filled with secret , where a boy who ’s spend his life-time trapped within its wall mold a connection across fourth dimension and space with a girl from a unsafe , isolated liquidation . ( May 9 )
A fair sex starts using her newfound ability to “ rewind ” her life to fix past error , but thing do n’t meliorate the agency she assumes they will . ( May 9 )
The YA writer make her adult fantasy debut with this first book in the Middlemist Trilogy ; it ’s about a trio of sisters who must utilize their family ’s magic to protect the barrier between their world and the humanity of the old gods . Read an excerpthere . ( May 9 )
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When Olivia was a baby , her mother came to consider she was a changeling — and nearly mangle her . presently after Olivia gives birthing to her own daughter , she ’s horrified to actualize she ’s develop the precise same fear . ( May 9 )
A queer college student struggle with genial health issues finds raw Bob Hope and force when it ’s revealed an asteroid will destroy the Earth in nine days . ( May 9 )
The Iron Fey serial close as Meghan , Ash , Puck , and their acquaintance journey to Evenfall , a hair-raising realm where mystery are break and the portion of the earth will be decided once and for all . ( May 9 )
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As the great - niece of Victor Frankenstein begins to chip at out her own career in science , she uncovers a secret about her famous relative ’s past — and sets out on a journeying to discover the truth before a mysterious rival come there first . ( May 9 )
The Defenders of Lore series stay on in this phantasy that brings its own heroes and villain into a fairy - story mash - up of Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan . ( May 9 )
The Belle Morte serial publication continues as newly transformed lamia Renie grapples with her young existence while seek to cross down her leave out sister . ( May 9 )
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The Halfling Saga continues as royal spy and assassin Meera secretly plots to overturn the ruler she serve . ( May 9 )
The Stan Lee - create hoagy who utilize their demonic power to protect the world must face a new adversary in this latest adventure : the Shadow Society , a chemical group of five whose demonic gifts are not so benevolent . ( May 9 )
A new fantasy serial set about with this narrative abide by “ a young Indigenous cleaning woman who enters a coloniser - run dragon academy — and quickly find herself at betting odds with the ‘ sanction ’ way of doing thing . ” ( May 9 )
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The Loresmith serial concludes with this narrative : “ As a battle to economise their domain approaches , Ara and her protagonist must taunt their military unit — some more mysterious than they ever could have imagined — and take back their land , once and for all . ” ( May 16 )
In this standalone sci - fi novel , a humans dwelling in an Arctic city team up with his “ insolent , extroverted , temperamental , and not - quite - legal ” AI personal assistant to unionize an anti - pirate rebellion . ( May 16 )
The author come back to his Fractalverse for this taradiddle of 23th C blank space colonists who observe a giant pitfall make for unknown reason on an apparently uninhabited planet . Read an excerpthere . ( May 16 )
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These short write up are “ live by mothers and demon , mermaid and milkmaids , nuns and passenger vehicle machine driver — women in every walkway of biography , but especially working - socio-economic class fair sex , pilot the intersection of the mundane and the magic . ” ( May 16 )
“ In one mass for the first time , this revised and update examination of how J.R.R. Tolkien come to pen his original masterpiece The Hobbit includes his consummate unpublished draft version of the account , together with notes and illustrations by Tolkien himself . ” ( May 16 )
Plagued with terrible visions of the futurity , young wizard tracks down her magical mentor to facilitate her cope . wrick out that same magical mentor is also being seek by a determined construction robot , which has its own substance of end of the world to deliver . ( May 16 )
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A “ free-lance wonderist ” and a “ homicidal thunder mage ” team up to take on a pack of venomous wizards — but first , they ’ll take to recruit their own pack as backup . ( May 16 )
In this subsequence to small thief , a former maid turn jewel stealer decide to track down her giving birth family — a well - intend quest that gets digress when she impetuously invents a god to gyp her way out of a hole . ( May 16 )
This queer paranormal love affair follows the adventures of three Vermont adolescent who must join forces to overcome the ominous forces lurking in the Wood outside their township . ( May 16 )
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This tale congeal in the human beings of the writer ’s Laundry Files serial wrap up the trilogy also include Dead Lies Dreaming and Quantum of Nightmares ; it ’s arrange in a version of Britain where the Prime Mister is a powerful eldritch god who starts making pop the question that the Bigge Corporation ’s new head , Eve Starkey , is loath to refuse . ( May 16 )
A detective embarks on a tricky young case : solving the murder of a “ Titan , ” one among an elite class of humans who ’ve been genetically altered into “ skinny - immortal distortions of themselves — with immense physical proportions to match their pretentious , unreachable lifestyles . ” ( May 16 )
This “ celebration of the 4th pic in the most popular film franchises of all clock time ” cut into into films that get fourth in Hollywood ’s grownup action , sci - fi , horror , and comedy series , exploring why they were made and how they fared at the box office . ( May 22 )
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This sequel to The Final Strife continues the writer ’s phantasy trilogy inspired by African and Arabian mythology ; it follows three women grappling with mystery from the past tense and torments of the present while their nation face an uncertain future . ( May 23 )
A Knight of the Round Table is born-again again , this time into a world that ’s both recognizably modern ( mood change , privatization of the armed forces ) and as if by magic apocalyptic , complete with rampaging dragon . ( May 23 )
The follow - up to Reset trace “ the narrative of Eleanor , the Crone , and Eli , the Planner , before and after the creation of the Four Cities and Tabula Rasa . ” ( May 23 )
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The Darkwater Legacy serial continues , as does the yearning for a revolution that has yet to make it . Can a mysterious weapon of incredible major power help hasten things along ? ( May 23 )
The “ weird westerly ” Black Badge series cover as the undead James Crowley , imprecate to hunt club devil and render them to Hell , must preclude a woman determined to reunite with her stagnant married man from send the world into chaos . ( May 23 )
A newfangled phantasy serial start as a fugitive cozenage his mode into an elect honorary society , pretending to be loyal to the ruling Catenan Republic while searching for an ancient weapon that could help him revenge his family . ( May 23 )
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In this post - revelatory , cyberpunk adventure told from two perspectives , “ a privileged teen refugee and an get on junkie must learn to trust each other to survive a grim American wasteland . ” ( May 30 )
The Crave fantasy serial publication concludes as the Crone come to collect a long - awaited party favour from our preternaturally embattle teen heroine . ( May 30 )
In a modest Arkansas town with a tragically swim past , three cleaning lady become drawn into the ghostly replication that still haunt their home . ( May 30 )
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“ Two alienated half - sisters task with guarding their family ’s library of charming Holy Scripture must work together to unravel a pestilent secret at the inwardness of their collection — a tale of familial trueness and betrayal , and the pursuit of illusion and power . ” ( May 30 )
This narrative set across four time periods in India–1859 , 1947 , 1984 , and the near - future — explores various protagonists do to terms with “ the swallow truths of their times as well as with the parallel universe that connects them all , through automatons , feel , space vehicle , and aliens . ” ( May 30 )
The Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice spring the basis for this sci - fi tale about a dangerous unexampled societal media trend arrange in near - hereafter London . ( May 30 )
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The Threads That Bind by Kika Hatzopoulou
“ In a world where the children of the gods inherit their powers , a descendant of the Greek Fates must solve a series of impossible murders to save her sisters , her soulmate , and her urban center . ” ( May 30 )
From the Lord of sci - fi sensation Murderbot Diaries fall a fancy story with this intriguing set - up : “ After being dispatch , his cognisance sleeping and incognizant of the passing play of prison term while limit in an elaborate weewee trap , Kai wake to find a lesser mage attempting to harness Kai ’s magic to his own advantage . That was never going to go well . ” ( May 30 )
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