It’s Fantasy Girl Fall—Here Are the New Books That Should Be on Your TBR

Luca Matias and Maris Casperia are heirs to competing political dynasties, but their delicate alliance could tip the scales of power in the Citadel. When an execution forces Luca to become the symbol of a rebellion, he and Maris find themselves on opposite sides of a holy war. As their fates diverge, they learn they are at the center of a story the gods are writing. And even if they can find their way back to each other, there may be nothing left.

Sybil Delling is a Diviner. In her dreams she receives visions from six unearthly figures known as Omens. People travel across the kingdom to learn their futures. As she and her sister Diviners near the end of their service, a mysterious knight arrives at the cathedral. The knight, Rodrick, has no respect for Sybil’s visions. But when Sybil’s fellow Diviners begin to vanish, she has no choice but to seek his help. Only the gods have the answers she is seeking, and as much as she’d rather avoid Rodrick’s dark eyes and sharp tongue, only a heretic can defeat a god.

Grey Flynn has dedicated her life to her mage, Kier. She will be his blade on the battlefield, his healer and protector. The deep well of raw power inside her is Kier’s to use. When a quest to protect the child of an enemy kingdom pulls them into the dangerous heart of their nation’s war, Grey and Kier will need to decide what they are willing to sacrifice to protect their secret. For Grey is no ordinary magical well, but heir to the lost island of Locke—the root of all power. If she dies, all magic dies with her.

It has been centuries since the Draconic Army almost extinguished humankind. Marosa Vetalda and her betrothed, Aubrecht Lievelyn, intend to usher in a better world. For Estina Melaugo, who hunts the Draconic beasts that have slept across the world for centuries, a better world seems impossibly distant. With the great wyrm Fýredel stirring, sights set on Yscalin, Estina may be right.

Among the Burning Flowers is a standalone novella set in the world of The Priory of the Orange Tree.

Born in the firelit under realm, Matilda is the youngest goddess of her clan, blessed with humble messenger magic. Though she carries words and letters across realms, she harbors a secret she must hide to ensure survival—and complicating matters, a mortal boy, known as Vincent of Beckett, dreams of her despite never having met her in the waking world. That is, until she comes tumbling into his bedroom window with a letter for him.

King Maddox Kyronan’s land is slowly burning, and to save his people he enters an alliance with the neighboring nation and hopes no one finds out how this blaze began. Princess Jory wants nothing more than to run away with her childhood friend, Asher, but with her family’s magic fading, she’s her kingdom’s last hope. Asher’s always done what he must to survive. When a lucrative job comes his way, he can’t say no—but then he learns his targets are Ky and Jory. Asher must decide what he’s willing to do to protect the woman he loves and the maddening king.

Once a promising alchemist, Helena Marino is now a prisoner of war, held captive by Paladia’s new ruling class of necromancers. According to records, she was a healer of little importance. But Helena has memory loss of the months leading up to her capture, making her enemies wonder: Is she truly as insignificant as she appears? To uncover the memories, Helena is sent to one of the most ruthless necromancers in the world. But her fight is just beginning—for her prison and captor have secrets of their own.

When Honor Renn is rescued from the wreckage of her first naval post, she expects death or disgrace. Instead, she wakes aboard the Touchstone, a mythic vessel whispered of in dockside ballads and royal war rooms alike. With a crew of misfits, a mysterious, elven captain, and a mission tied to the crumbling barrier that has kept the Overland and Nethersea from open war for 100 years. But the tragedy that sank Renn’s last ship didn’t just take lives―it left something behind…and it’s slowly killing her. The captain’s mission may be her only chance to survive, but he still doesn’t trust her.

Meryn Cooper has always hated the Bonded, elite warriors who form mental links with the massive, vicious direwolves they ride. But when her little sister is kidnapped, she enlists in the army and is thrown into the deadly Bonding Trials in an attempt to save her. Now, Meryn must survive four months of training at the castle. She’s bound to a feral direwolf who refuses to communicate, the other trainees are eager to spill her blood, and her cold and beautiful instructor, Stark Therion, will punish any sign of weakness.

Alma’s only chance to save her mother lies with the father she’s never known. Her father is a vessel of the Dread Beast, a harbinger of death and to save her mother, Alma agrees to sacrifice her arm in a blood-soaked ceremony that binds her to the Beast. But the cure never comes, leaving her trapped. Now vengeance drives her, guided by the god who shadows her every step. He appears only to her whispering that she’s destined to reshape the world. But as their bond deepens, she must decide if her god’s honeyed words—and her forbidden feelings for him—are leading her to victory, or dragging the mortal world to ruin.

Alchemy is the hidden art of transformation. An exclusive power wielded by crime syndicates that market it to the world’s elites in the form of sand, a drug that enhances those who take it into a more perfect version of themselves. Achemy is controlled by two rival syndicates. For years, Grand Central and Lumines have been balanced on a razor’s edge between polite negotiation and outright violence. But when two childhood friends step into that delicate equation, the city―and the paths of their lives―will be irrevocably transformed.

Imogen Nel is in hiding. From a cruel kingdom that believes Sirens are monsters. From a king and his captain who viciously hunt her kind. And from her own alluring abilities. But when a neighboring king comes to visit, Imogen can no longer hide. He knows precisely what she is, and believes she can save their kingdoms from an even greater monster. When Imogen’s power threatens to reveal itself, the two form a blood bond that protects them both. They flee together, and the lines between duty to their people and desire for each other begin to blur.

Sir Una Everlasting was Dominion’s greatest hero: the orphaned girl who became a knight, who died for queen and country. But her life as it truly happened has been forgotten. Centuries later, Owen Mallory―failed soldier, struggling scholar―falls in love with the tale of Una Everlasting. Her story takes him to war, to the archives, and then into the past itself. Una and Owen are tangled together in time, bound to retell the same story over and over again, no matter what it costs. But that story always ends the same way. If they want to rewrite Una’s legend, they’ll have to rewrite history itself.

After 24 years of peace, the reign of Bersun the Brusque has come to an end. In the dizzying heat of midsummer, seven candidates compete to replace him. When one of them is murdered, it falls to Neema Kraa, the emperor’s brilliant, idiosyncratic High Scholar, to find the killer and fight for the throne. Neema believes she is alone. But the Raven is there to help… if only she let’s them in. If she succeeds, they’ll win an empire. If she fails, death awaits.