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Adams, Katharine J.: Tonight, I Blaze (Orbit US 978-0316552493, $19.99, 496pp, formats: paperback, ebook, audiobook, 11/10/2026)
Fantasy romance novel, third in the Witches of Halstett trilogy. To save the witches, Penny Albright has to claim her fate and join forces with Dante. Simultaneous with the Orbit UK edition.
Aristeo, Mariposa: Kings of Dawn & Dusk (Enclave Escape 979-8886053005, $24.99, 272pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 11/10/2026)
Young-adult fantasy novel, second in the Chronicles of Twinsbane series. Waruu is called on by his twin, King Daccias, to deal with the Separator and a rift that divides the kingdom into enternal day and night.
Avery, Amy: The Thorns We Wear Inside (Astra House/DAW 978-0756420819, $20.00, 320pp, formats: paperback, ebook, audiobook, 11/10/2026)
Fantasy romance novel. Raye, cursed with a demon that drains the life from anything she touches, flees to a magical castle where she meets Mir, a young woman who can survive her touch.
Bakewell, Catherine: Embers of Magic (HarperCollins 978-0063427327, $19.99, 320pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 11/10/2026)
Young-adult fantasy romance novel. Though she dislikes her own fire magic, Flamma is summoned to help Prince Joseph end an encroaching magical frost.
Benton-Walker, Terry J.: The Drakon King (Tor/Bramble 978-1250381774, $28.99, 560pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 11/10/2026)
Fantasy romance novel. Princes Reverie and Xandreth, heirs to people who hate each other, meet each other while on the run.
Brackston, Paula: Hecate Cavendish and the Angel of Death (St. Martin’s 978-1250284068, $29.00, 304pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 11/10/2026)
Historical fantasy novel, third in the Hecate Cavendish series. With her future as Assistant Librarian at Hereford Cathedral in doubt, Hecate tries to help the ghost of a Welsh warrior while trying to sove a local murder.
Caruso, Melissa: The Last Star in the Void (Orbit US 978-0316585873, $19.99, 400pp, formats: paperback, ebook, audiobook, 11/10/2026)
Fantasy adventure novel, third and final in the Echo Archives trilogy. Kembral, raising a daughter and getting serious with her girlfriend, has to heal rips in reality and solve her own murder. Simultaneous with the Orbit UK edition.
Cheung, Kylie: My Boyfriend, the Superhero (AK Press 978-1849356398, $20.00, 216pp, formats: paperback, ebook, 11/08/2026)
Literary science fiction novel. Elisabeth, a well-known activist who opposes the unchecked power of superheroes, falls into an obsessive affair with lead superhero Kendall. A first novel.
Cordova, Jason: Chaos & Consequences (Baen 978-1668073551, $18.00, 272pp, formats: paperback, ebook, 11/10/2026)
Original anthology of ten military SF stories. Each story involves a singular moment of chaos. Authors include Sarah A. Hoyt, Melissa Olthoff, Jacob Holo, and Patrick Chiles.
Ely, Lyndsay: The Divine Shadow (Simon & Schuster/Saga Press 978-1668080337, $19.00, 400pp, formats: paperback, ebook, audiobook, 11/10/2026)
Fantasy novel, second in the Divine Thrall series. Lys struggles to resist the goddess Tempestra, for whom she’s now the avatar, and must prevent a war in the Devoted Lands.
Foody, Amanda & Herman, C.L.: A Destiny so Cruel (Tor Teen 978-1250873187, $22.85, 368pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 11/10/2026)
Young-adult fantasy novel, second and final in the A Fate So Cold duology. Ellery mourns Domenic, but he’s mysteriously resurrected on the first day of a cataclysmic Summer. Simultaneous with the Orion UK/Gollancz edition.
Gould, Courtney: Until the Last Light Goes Out (St. Martin’s/Wednesday Books 978-1250423474, $21.00, 352pp, formats: hardcover, paperback, ebook, audiobook, 11/10/2026)
Young-adult horror novel. Decades ago, 183 high schoolers died at the Kaleidoscope Key resort and the surviving 5 went silent; Paige, daughter of one of the surivors, chases her Kaleidoscope-obsessed friend there.
Hinds, Emma: Nightcurse (St. Martin’s/Wednesday Books 978-1250369550, $21.00, 352pp, formats: hardcover, paperback, ebook, audiobook, 11/10/2026)
Young-adult fantasy romance novel. Revenant Emrys serves as NeverEnd’s undead librarian, and meddling shapeshifter Aubrey wants to solve the mystery with him.
Khaw, Cassandra: The John Persons Files (Tor/Nightfire 978-1250437082, $19.99, 160pp, formats: paperback, 11/10/2026)
Cosmic horror collection of two novellas and a new short story in the Persons Non Grata series. PI John Persons crosses paths with bluesman Deacon James. Contains Hammers on Bone, A Song for Quiet, and story “You Were Always Mine.”
Krempholtz, Emily: Prudence Marsh Is Not a Nobody Anymore (Ace 978-0593954324, $19.00, 432pp, formats: paperback, ebook, audiobook, 11/10/2026)
Cozy fantasy romance novel. Prudence, a tavern violin-player, has her violin (and dreams of fame) smashed by robbers, only to bond with leader Callum as the thieves try to replace her instrument.
Lewis, Linden A.: Halfheart (Simon & Schuster/Saga Press 978-1668207284, $20.00, 416pp, formats: paperback, ebook, audiobook, 11/10/2026)
Fantasy novel. Mordrena, a mercenary, joins a journey to kill the god of War.
Marino, Andy: Cold Empty Rooms (Orbit US/Run For It 978-0316594141, $19.99, 384pp, formats: paperback, ebook, audiobook, 11/10/2026)
Horror novel. Soren inherits his aunt’s old manor, but starts receiving messages from an entity calling itself the Great Other.
Mars, Tina: This Wretched Alchemy (St. Martin’s/Saturday Books 978-1250456564, $32.00, 400pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 11/10/2026)
Fantasy romance novel, first in the Ruinous Fate Saga. In a world of factions and god-shards, Revel is forced into a deadly competition and is drawn to the Warbringer, a charismatic alchemist.
McKinlay, Jenn: Witches of Questionable Intent (Ace 978-0593819777, $20.00, 368pp, formats: paperback, ebook, audiobook, 11/10/2026)
Cozy fantasy novel, second in the Books of Dubious Origin series. Librarian and now magician Zoe, has to locate the stolen Book of Shadows with her crush Jasper and colleagues.
Mercedes, Sylvia: The Last Dragon Queen (Ace 978-0593952252, $20.00, 496pp, formats: paperback, ebook, audiobook, 11/10/2026)
Fantasy romance novel, second and final in the Dragon Queen duology. Rosie must embrace her magic and find the phoenix shrine, but her long-lost sister Nyxia is hunting her.
Moon, Elizabeth: Horngard (Baen 978-1668073490, $28.00, 448pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, 11/10/2026)
Fantasy novel, first in the Paladin’s Legacy series, set in the Paksenarrion universe. With the throne of Horngard empty, the Dragon wants to install one of its dragonkin there.
Quantick, David: The Hyena (Stars and Sabers 978-1967550128, $29.00, 274pp, formats: hardcover, paperback, ebook, 11/10/2026)
Surrealist alternate history novel. Deborah Parkinson, a great but unknown artist, lives a nonconventional life across continents, crossing paths with Salvador Dalí and Frida Kahlo.
Repetto, Valentina Cano: Loba (Angry Robot UK 978-1836730606, $19.99, 400pp, formats: paperback, ebook, audiobook, 11/10/2026)
Horror novel. Fleeing her abusive husband, Delmira ends up in a lighthouse in Uruguay, which is rumored to be stalked by the menacing La Loba.
Starling, Caitlin: Milkteeth (St. Martin’s 978-1250340788, $29.00, 304pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 11/10/2026)
Horror novel. Beatrice, a broodmother to fledgling vampires, experiences strange changes to her body and seeks the help of a mortal OBGYN.
Taylor, Isabelle: Fall for a Fairytale (Penguin Random House/Dell 979-8217300051, $20.00, 336pp, formats: paperback, ebook, audiobook, 11/10/2026)
Cozy romantic fantasy novel. A con-artist orc convinces fae orphan Clover that she could be the kingdom’s lost princess, and they set out on a journey to the castle.
Weaver, Thomas R.: Infinite Wisdom (Penguin Random House/Del Rey 979-8217091188, $30.00, 528pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 11/10/2026)
Near-future SF thriller novel, part of the Age of Wisdom series. After humanity elects AI Solomon, it proves more ruthless than expected, offering the species an ulimatum: merge with AI, or be sent back to the pre-digital age.
Wilkinson, Lili: Lavender and Hemlock (Penguin Random House/Delacorte 979-8217026609, $13.99, 416pp, formats: paperback, ebook, audiobook, 11/10/2026)
Young-adult fantasy romance novel. Tansy, caretaker to an old lady in a seaside cottage, bonds with lady knight Merit, servant to an evil entity called the Unmaker. Simultaneous with the Titan Books UK edition.
Wong, Tao: The First War (Ace 979-8217188468, $30.00, 368pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 11/10/2026)
LitRPG novel, third in the A Thousand Li series. Wu Ying, forbidden by his sect to join the mounting war between Wei and Shen, finds himself pressured to leave his vows when the conflict endangers his village.
Young, Adrienne: Chosen Son (Titan Books UK 978-1803365404, £19.99, 384pp, formats: hardcover, ebook, audiobook, 11/10/2026)
Young-adult fantasy novel, second in the Fallen City duology. With Luca trapped in the city of Isara, Maris dons enemy armor to re-enter it and save him.
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