Top new fantasy books in January 2025
Last updated:
January 31, 2025
January 2025 featuring new releases by Will Wight, Travis Baldree, Sarah Penner, Shannon Messenger, Tricia Levenseller, Fiona Davis, Heather O'Neill, K.F. Breene, R.J. Bayley, Christine Feehan, Adrienne Young, Grady Hendrix and many more.
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Threshold: Stories from Cradle by Will Wight, Travis Baldree
Cradle isn’t over yet.Lindon’s journey may have ended, but there are still more tales to tell.The stories in this collection will show you the world after Cradle, those left behind, and even some legends from long ago. If you’ve enjoyed the main series but you still want more, these are for you.Witness the first Uncrowned King tournament. Visit the Monarchs and their voyages in the lands beyond...fantasy · audiobook · fiction · epic · magic · high-fantasy · progression-fantasy · litrpg · young-adult · anthologies -
![The Conjurer's Wife by Sarah Penner]()
The Conjurer's Wife by Sarah Penner
In nineteenth-century Venice, a young woman’s marriage to an illusionist hides secrets that go deeper than his spectacular acts. The stage is set for transformation in a mesmerizing short story by the New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Apothecary.In 1820s Venice, world-renowned magician Oscar Van Hoff confounds sold-out crowds with his astounding manifestations...fantasy · historical-fiction · fiction · magic · historical · mystery · witches-wizards · magical-realism · feminism · family -
![Untitled by Shannon Messenger]()
Untitled by Shannon Messenger
Twelve-year-old Sophie finally discovers where her secret telepathic ability comes from when she learns she’s actually not human but is from another world that exists side-by-side with ours... -
![Untitled by Tricia Levenseller]()
Untitled by Tricia Levenseller
a brand new trilogy in which a ruthless orphan, a gay ranger, and a plus-sized princess must work together to stop a magical serial killer from destroying their world... -
![The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis]()
The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis
From New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis, an utterly addictive new novel that will transport you from New York City’s most glamorous party to the labyrinth streets of Cairo and back. Egypt, 1936: When anthropology student Charlotte Cross is offered a coveted spot on an archaeological dig in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, she leaps at the opportunity...historical-fiction · fiction · mystery · historical · fantasy · action-adventure · audiobook · crime · literary-fiction · sci-fi -
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![The Capital of Dreams by Heather O'Neill]()
The Capital of Dreams by Heather O'Neill
“The Capital of Dreams is not so much a novel to read but one to live (and dream) in. A dark, wistfully comic fable that's as imaginative as it is poignant. An entire world that only Heather O'Neill could create.”—Iain Reid, bestselling author of We Spread and FoeFrom the hugely acclaimed author beloved by literary lights, including Emily St...fantasy · fiction · historical-fiction · literary-fiction · dystopia · historical · myths · humor · coming-of-age · crime -
![Magical Midlife Meeting [Dramatized Adaptation] by K.F. Breene, R.J. Bayley, Nora Achrati, Dawn Ursula]()
Magical Midlife Meeting [Dramatized Adaptation] by K.F. Breene, R.J. Bayley, Nora Achrati, Dawn Ursula
It's time for a magical battle Jessie isn't sure she's prepared for.Elliot Graves has been a thorn in Jessie's side since before she agreed to take the house magic. He has constantly brought the fight to her doorstep.Not this time.With the help of Austin's shifters, the Ivy house crew will meet Elliot Graves in one of the most dangerous places imaginable - his home turf...fantasy · audiobook · shapeshifters · urban-fantasy · humor · slow-burn · vampires · cozy · friendship · fighter -
![Dark Hope by Christine Feehan]()
Dark Hope by Christine Feehan
Silke Vriese Reinders knows a war is coming. The demon slayer has seen it over and over again in the cards—and the battle won’t just be for the survival of her remote village, but for all mankind. Silke knows the only way to win will be with the help of the Carpathians...romance · paranormal · fantasy · vampires · demons · fiction · audiobook · magic · dragons · fated-mates -
![A Sea of Unspoken Things by Adrienne Young]()
A Sea of Unspoken Things by Adrienne Young
A woman investigates her brother's mysterious death while coming to terms with her own haunting past in this atmospheric novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Unmaking of June FarrowThe only thing James and Johnny Golden have ever had is each other...fantasy · fiction · mystery · magical-realism · female-mc · suspense · romance · literary-fiction · book · adult -
![Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix]()
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix
Look out for the Brand New folk horror from New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House and The Final Girl Support Group. Coming 2025...horror · fiction · witches-wizards · fantasy · book · adult · ordinary-mc · female-mc · historical · 20th-century -
![After Life by Gayle Forman]()
After Life by Gayle Forman
"After Life is a masterful tale about a family coping with loss, showing the way grief affects us and people we don't even know in ways we don't see. Once I met Amber and her family, I didn't want to let them go...young-adult · contemporary · fiction · fantasy · death · paranormal · family · audiobook · lgbtq · grief -
![Silverproof Damsel by Amelia Hutchins]()
Silverproof Damsel by Amelia Hutchins
Rhys Van Helsing rejected Remington in front of an entire assembly of immortals. He left shattered pieces of the headstrong, proud girl she’d once been. Pregnant and left destitute of funds, she’s kept her head up, ignoring the enigmatic male who vowed to destroy her.Remington refused to cower or kneel on the floor at Rhys’ feet. She’s been on her own for months...romance · fantasy · enemies-to-lovers · urban-fantasy · witches-wizards · demons · paranormal · supernatural · contemporary · magic -
![Severed Heart: The Birth of a Warrior by Kate Stewart]()
Severed Heart: The Birth of a Warrior by Kate Stewart
Once upon a time…There lived an ambitious boy determined to become a man before his time.And a woman and battered soldier who recognized the scars that marred hissoul—scars which mirrored her own.Determined to help shape the warrior within him, it was their inexplicable bond that would forever alter his heart.And the loss of that love that would redefine his destiny...romance · military · contemporary · dark · fantasy · crime · retellings · action-adventure · fiction · book -
![Way of the Wolf by Lindsay Buroker]()
Way of the Wolf by Lindsay Buroker
You can only escape your destiny for so long…It’s been more than twenty years since tragedy prompted Luna Valens to walk away from her pack.Scarred by her past, she’s done her best to lead a normal human life. Thanks to a potion that suppresses her magic, nobody around her has a clue that she’s a werewolf...romance · urban-fantasy · fantasy · shapeshifters · paranormal · magic · supernatural · humor · fiction · urban -
fantasy · vampires · fiction · marriage-of-convenience · enemies-to-lovers · ghosts · romance · paranormal · supernatural · book
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![System Overclocked 3 by Randi Darren]()
System Overclocked 3 by Randi Darren
Wrench is a Fixer.Someone born to maintain, fix, and correct any and every issue that could go wrong in the Habitat that he lives in. To make sure he and his fellow humans can remain on display and entertain their owners as any good human pet would.Or at least, that’s what he was born to be...harem · audiobook · steamy · futuristic · fantasy · slavery · aliens · time-travel · litrpg · fiction -
![The Midnight Arrow by Zoey Draven]()
The Midnight Arrow by Zoey Draven
“Tell me a secret, little witch.” Marion enjoys her quiet life of solitude in the shadowy woods of the Black Veil, where even the local villagers don’t dare venture. She sells her healing potions at the village market by day and tends to her otherworldly garden by night, caring for her magical bees and furry familiar, Peek, at their cottage...romance · fantasy · magic · monsters · forced-proximity · portal-travel · fae · dark · cozy · paranormal -
![Midnight Auto Parts by Hailey Edwards]()
Midnight Auto Parts by Hailey Edwards
The whole dying thing sucked, but Frankie isn’t going to dwell. She’s focusing on the positive. She’s alive. Ish. Her family is safe. Her business is booming. She’s even got a boyfriend. Everything is coming up roses in Thunderbolt, Georgia.Until a client decides she needs more time and makes a run for it in her loaner body...romance · urban-fantasy · fantasy · paranormal · ghosts · magic · myths · supernatural · witches-wizards · fae -
![Half Dead by Annabel Chase]()
Half Dead by Annabel Chase
Lorelei Clay wants to play offense for a change. She’s tired of hiding from the past she didn’t even know she had. With a promising relationship and new friends in a small town she loves, Lorelei wants to be free to live life on her terms, without the threat of death or capture hanging over her.Kane Sullivan hasn’t exactly been hiding from his past—more like he moved without a forwarding address...romance · urban-fantasy · fantasy · paranormal · supernatural · vampires · demons · shapeshifters · myths · gods -
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romance · fantasy · young-adult · lgbtq · mlm · fiction · historical · high-fantasy · historical-fiction · magic
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![Phantom by H.D. Carlton]()
Phantom by H.D. Carlton
The married woman of the manor. The stranger outside. An intoxicating novel of dark temptation and dangerous desire by the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Cat and Mouse Duet.November 12, 1944. This house holds on to souls for a lifetime. I thought I had given it to my husband when I vowed to love him until the end of time. I lied...romance · dark · stalking · organized-crime · new-adult · steamy · fantasy · suspense · historical · 20th-century -
![The Wishless Ones by Hafsah Faizal]()
The Wishless Ones by Hafsah Faizal
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Hafsah Faizal comes the untold origin story of Agrabah’s future royal vizier Jafar and his brother Rohan.Before Jafar became Agrabah’s grand vizier, there were two brothers wishing for a different life...fantasy · retellings · young-adult · dark · betrayal · fairy-tale · family · adaptations · children-books · myths -
![Deathbound: The Eynhallow Saga, Part 1 by Freya Mavor, Heather Palmer, Jessie Mei Li]()
Deathbound: The Eynhallow Saga, Part 1 by Freya Mavor, Heather Palmer, Jessie Mei Li
Audible presents the start of a thrilling new enemies to lovers, sapphic romantasy trilogy, for fans of Sarah J Maas, Leigh Bardugo and Rebecca Yarros, performed by Jessie Mei Li (SHADOW AND BONE) and Freya Mavor (INDUSTRY)In the kingdom of Eynhallow, Princess Ythsie is preparing to choose a husband, in order to secure the kingdom’s future...romance · fantasy · audiobook · wlw · lgbtq · mystery · magic · action-adventure · fiction · lesbian-mc -
![Blob: A Love Story by Maggie Su]()
Blob: A Love Story by Maggie Su
'A modern-day Mrs. Caliban, BLOB is a book that looks at identity and desire in profoundly interesting ways'Kevin Wilson, author of Nothing to See HereA hilarious and moving debut novel about a young woman who decides to turn a sentient blob into her perfect boyfriend... The daughter of a Taiwanese father and white mother, Vi Liu has never quite fit into her Midwestern college town...romance · fiction · fantasy · contemporary · magical-realism · sci-fi · literary-fiction · audiobook · coming-of-age · horror -
![Wish You Weren't Here by Portia MacIntosh]()
Wish You Weren't Here by Portia MacIntosh
Don’t get mad, get Ethan!Lana has had enough. Her ‘perfect’ sister is getting married. In Australia. On Lana’s 30th birthday and no one seems to have noticed. To make matters worse, she’s been given a list of rules she must follow so she doesn’t upstage the bride. Well, rules are meant to be bent right?She’s found a killer dress, now she just needs the most inappropriate wedding date she can find...romance · audiobook · fiction · womens-fiction · humor · contemporary · forced-proximity · love-triangle · fantasy · enemies-to-lovers -
![Dawnbringer by Stephanie Fisher]()
Dawnbringer by Stephanie Fisher
They thought the last time mage was dead. They were wrong.Taly is back. Finally free of the Queen and out of the loop. But freedom doesn’t mean safety.Tempris has changed while she was gone—and so has she. With enemies closing in from all sides, Taly must navigate a world that keeps rewriting itself beneath her feet.Skye got her home. That should’ve been the hard part... -
![The Oblivion Bride by Caitlin Starling]()
The Oblivion Bride by Caitlin Starling
In the glittering city state of Volun, Lorelei Steddart never thought she’d be anything but an office drone—until her family all die under mysterious and likely magical circumstances, leaving her to inherit everything. To figure out what’s happened, her uncle marries her off to the city state’s top War Alchemist, Nephele Corisande, an intimidating older woman who might just be able to save her...romance · fantasy · lgbtq · wlw · magic · post-apocalyptic · steampunk · industrial-era · sci-fi · angst -
![SPIRITWARRIOR by Jamie Begley]()
SPIRITWARRIOR by Jamie Begley
Jody had been born a warrior. Entrusted to protect his family at all costs, he fought hard and played even harder. He followed the rules Silas had set over the family in order to protect their gifts, but Jody didn’t consider it breaking the rules to have a little fun when he was away from the mountain... -
![Breath of the Dragon by Fonda Lee, Shannon Lee]()
Breath of the Dragon by Fonda Lee, Shannon Lee
The first novel in a sweeping YA fantasy duology based on characters and teachings created by Bruce Lee!Sixteen-year-old Jun dreams of proving his worth as a warrior in the elite Guardian’s Tournament, held every six years to entrust the magical Scroll of Earth to a new protector...fantasy · young-adult · fiction · high-fantasy · poc-mc · male-mc · coming-of-age · epic · sword-sorcery · book -
![Whispers of the Dragon by Sarah Brianne]()
Whispers of the Dragon by Sarah Brianne
There's only one dragon born every generation to protect their people. In reward for their protection, they are given a fated mate. But she must be found and mated before the last cherry blossom falls, or Ryu may just be the last of his kind...romance · dragons · fantasy · paranormal · fiction · young-adult · shapeshifters · found-family · assassins · coming-of-age -
![Beautiful Belle and Alpha Grayson by Annie Whipple]()
Beautiful Belle and Alpha Grayson by Annie Whipple
Belle has not had the best life. Most of it she spent taking care of her sick father while her mother ran off to sleep with other men. So you can imagine her frustration when, only a few months after the death of her father, her mother forces her to come spend the holidays with her and her new family...romance · fantasy · shapeshifters · paranormal · vampires · fiction · steamy · kidnapping · fated-mates · magic -
fantasy · fiction · high-fantasy · epic · mystery · dystopia · dark-academia · myths · historical · action-adventure
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![I Am Cleopatra by Natasha Solomons]()
I Am Cleopatra by Natasha Solomons
From the internationally bestselling author of Fair Rosaline comes a captivating historical novel—a powerful retelling of the life of one of the most beguiling and misrepresented female figures in history, Cleopatra...africa · northern-africa · egypt · historical-fiction · fiction · historical · myths · retellings · audiobook · fantasy -
![The Vanishing Bookstore by Helen Phifer]()
The Vanishing Bookstore by Helen Phifer
‘Every story needs a happy ending. And you can’t have yours until you find the bookstore.’1692. On the outskirts of Salem, a bookstore stands covered in overgrown vines. Inside, a young woman hides a linen-wrapped journal under a loose floorboard and runs away, panicked by the sound of hounds barking in the distance. The bookstore vanishes into thin air…Present day...fantasy · historical-fiction · mystery · fiction · audiobook · witches-wizards · magic · historical · magical-realism · supernatural -
![My Inherited House Might be Haunted by A.J. Sherwood, Katie Griffin]()
My Inherited House Might be Haunted by A.J. Sherwood, Katie Griffin
Rhett’s inheritance of the gorgeous Victorian house was expected. What was not expected:Two familiarsA house full of ghostsMagic powers?!A new boyfriend, maybe, possibly, please and thank you. Now if he could just figure out how to handle everything, life would be peachy...romance · paranormal · mlm · fantasy · magic · ghosts · lgbtq · contemporary · fiction · witches-wizards -
![Trailer Park Elves by Michael Dalton, Adam Lance]()
Trailer Park Elves by Michael Dalton, Adam Lance
#1 in Men's Adventure! #1 in Metaphysical Fantasy! #1 in Fantasy Adventure!Deep in the elbow skin of the Fae Wilds, far from the teeming fortress of the Goblin King and the glittering palace of the King and Queen of the Elves, there lies a forgotten hideaway of crumbling single-wides and rusty Airstreams... -
![Old Soul by Susan Barker]()
Old Soul by Susan Barker
In Osaka, two strangers, Jake and Mariko, miss a flight, and over dinner, discover they’ve both brutally lost loved ones whose paths crossed with the same beguiling woman no one has seen since...horror · fiction · mystery · fantasy · literary-fiction · audiobook · supernatural · suspense · paranormal · lgbtq -
![The Elders' Quest by Erin Hunter]()
The Elders' Quest by Erin Hunter
As Leafbare approaches, a new danger threatens the Clans. Twoleg construction has encroached on Clan territory, poisoning the stream and making prey especially scarce for SkyClan. Meanwhile, their leader, Leafstar, is struggling with a loss of vision while trying to maintain authority over a Clan that increasingly doubts her ability to lead...fantasy · animals · children-books · cats · middle-grade · fiction · audiobook · young-adult · action-adventure · warriors -
![Order of Swans by Jude Deveraux]()
Order of Swans by Jude Deveraux
In this spellbinding, fantasy-rich novel, a woman is swept into a world where she has the power to alter fairy tales, and change a kingdom’s destiny… To Kaley Arens, a PhD student and expert in folklore, fairy stories have always had a power and an allure beyond mere entertainment...romance · fantasy · audiobook · fiction · retellings · sci-fi · fairy-tale · mystery · paranormal · contemporary
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