Top new fantasy books out this week: 4 Jan - 10 Jan 2026
Last updated:
January 10, 2026
This week featuring new releases by Roshani Chokshi, Margaret Owen, Jude Deveraux, Opal Reyne, Seanan McGuire, Hannah Haze, Lexi C. Foss, Aveda Vice, Jennifer Moorman and many more.
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The Swan's Daughter by Roshani Chokshi
In this lush and romantic novel from New York Times bestselling author Roshani Chokshi, a prince is only as good as his beating heart and a maiden is only as good as her honest word. But when love and the truth become impossibly tangled, the two must figure out how to survive together, or fall completely apart.To find love is a curse ...Prince Arris knows that marriage means murder...romance · fantasy · young-adult · fiction · high-fantasy · season-spring · witches-wizards · sword-sorcery · myths · paranormal -
Rootbound: A Tangled Novel by Margaret Owen
Revisit Rapunzel and Eugene from Disney's Tangled as they race to protect their kingdom, in this thrilling new fantasy adventure penned by New York Times bestselling author Margaret Owen.Rapunzel knows nothing about her neighboring kingdom, Astera – and not just because she only left her tower a month ago. The famously reclusive island has limited its contact with outsiders for decades...fantasy · retellings · young-adult · fiction · romantic-love · myths · female-mc · children-books · action-adventure · book -
Order of Royals: A Novel by Jude Deveraux
“Jude Deveraux’s writing is enchanting and exquisite.” —BookPageThe second book in Jude Deveraux’s spellbinding and unforgettable Blue Swan series weaves an intricate tapestry of fantasy and intrigue on the enigmatic planet of Bellis. Princess Aradella is trapped in the iron grip of her evil and powerful aunt, Queen Olina...romance · fantasy · myths · contemporary · paranormal · magic · new-adult · literary-fiction · action-adventure · fiction -
Oops! I Summoned a Metamorphic Monster by Opal Reyne
When Skylar is tricked into making an online dating profile, she rebels by summoning a boyfriend for the night instead.What comes out of her magic circle is not what she expected. He doesn’t even have a body! He’s just a mass of glowing blue tentacles. Yet he gives her the hottest—and strangest—ride of her life until the sun rises...monsters · paranormal · fantasy · urban-fantasy · urban · fiction · steamy · age-gap · stalking · multi-pov -
Through Gates of Garnet and Gold by Seanan McGuire
A fan-favorite character returns in this action-packed instalment of the Hugo Award-winning Wayward Children series.After Nancy was cast out of the Halls of the Dead and forced to enroll at Eleanor West's School for Wayward Children, she never believed she'd find her door again, and when she did, she didn't look back...fantasy · young-adult · fiction · lgbtq · urban-fantasy · portal-travel · female-author · paranormal · contemporary · horror -
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Lure of Lightning: A Why-Choose Fantasy Romance by Hannah Haze
They tell me Fox betrayed us. They're wrong.When Fox Tudor vanished through that demon portal, he left a hollow ache in my magic—and my heart. My shadow princes insist my vampire professor played us all, that he chose the demons over me. But I know Fox. The man who saved me, who trained me, who loved me, wouldn't just abandon us.Not when the realm is tearing apart at the seams...fantasy · reverse-harem · dark-academia · fated-mates · dragons · steamy · romance · fiction · new-adult · urban-fantasy -
A Nest of Lies by Lexi C. Foss
I’m being hunted by all of Mythos Fae kind.Why?Because I’m about to go into my first heat.For years, I’ve just been Serapina the human.Now, I’m Sera the Mythos Fae Omega.And apparently I harbor millennia’s worth of secrets inside my soul.So not only am I trying to discover the memories hidden somewhere within my mind, but I’m also on the run…With three irresistible fae.Hades, the God of Death...europe · scandinavia · fae · omegaverse · reverse-harem · fantasy · slow-burn · myths · fated-mates · fiction -
A Reckless Indulgence: A Pirate Monster Romance by Aveda Vice
Sirens can’t fall in love.It’s a truth Lyx has always believed, even when a dying pirate washed up in her grotto. She should have killed Cav, the infuriatingly charming dragon, but despite her better judgment, she let him live.That’s a mistake she came to regret.Two years later, Lyx is trapped in the service of a cruel captain named Tidus... -
The Charmed Library by Jennifer Moorman
Blending the magic of The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep , the bookish wonder of The Lost Bookshop , and the small-town ambiance of Rachel Linden, The Charmed Library invites you into a world where words come alive, secrets are steeped in magic, and lives are transformed one story at a time.What happens when you open your heart to the stories waiting to be written?Stella Parker is stuck...romance · fantasy · fiction · magical-realism · audiobook · magic · contemporary · paranormal · friendship · female-mc