Most Anticipated Releases July-Dec 2023

Hey all, Sam here.

Well, I did one of these posts at the beginning of the year, looking at releases I was looking forward to for the first half of the year, so now it’s time to circle back around and look ahead at the rest of the year…because there are a good number of books I’m looking forward to for the rest of the year. Now, some of them I’ve already been lucky enough to receive digital ARCs for through NetGalley–Actually, I’ve already started getting approvals for early 2024 releases, which is exciting.

Of all of the books on this list, I think there’s only a couple that aren’t fantasy. That makes total sense because I love fantasy reads. But what was really fun for me when looking over this list is that it’s a pretty diverse selection, and that is really awesome. I’m glad to see more diversity in authors and inspirations for fictional worlds.

Where it is applicable, I’ll let you know if I’ve received a digital ARC, because I’m hoping to get to these books before their releases so I can get reviews up.

All right, it’s a pretty lengthy list, so let’s go ahead and get started.

July: Dark Water Daughter by H.M. Long (July 11), Poisoned Empire by Elyse Thomson (July 12), The Curse of Saints by Kate Dramis (July 11), The Jasad Heir by Sara Hashem (July 18), The Sun and the Void by Gabriela Romero Lacruz (July 25), The Weaver and the Witch Queen by Genevieve Gornichec (July 25), Bonesmith by Nicki Pau Preto (July 25)

Okay, all of the books on my July anticipated list, I either have an ARC for, or I have a completed copy…because The Curse of Saints was the May Adult book from FairyLoot, and the rest I’ve been approved for on NetGalley, so thank you so much to all of the publishers for approving me. I’m very much looking forward to reading all of these. They seem to have fascinating fantasy worlds and intriguing storylines.

August: Dragons of Fate by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman (Aug 1), Guardians of Dawn: Zhara by S. Jae Jones (Aug 1), Masters of Death by Olivie Blake (Aug 8), The Midnight Kingdom by Tara Sim (Aug 22), He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan (Aug 22), Her Radiant Curse by Elizabeth Lim (Aug 29)

Am I super far behind on the Dragonlance series? Why yes, yes I am. Am I still looking forward to adding this to my collection? Absolutely. And I’m pretty sure that Weis and Hickman will be at Gen Con again, so I’ll be able to get a signed copy.

I have been approved for digital ARCs of Zhara, The Midnight Kingdom, He Who Drowned the World, and Her Radiant Curse, which means that I have another incredible month of reads and releases to look forward to. And actually, I need to get reviews for the first books in the series by Tara Sim and Shelley Parker-Chan written up and posted before I post reviews for these second books. And again, August’s releases are a pretty diverse selection, and I’m very excited about diving into them.

September: Daughter of Winter and Twilight by Helen Corcoran (Sep 4), City of Bones by Martha Wells (Sep 5), Godkiller by Hannah Kaner (Sep 12), The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic by Breanne Randall (Sep 19), The Art of Destiny by Wesley Chu (Sep 26), The Hexologists by Josiah Bancroft (Sep 26)

Currently I have been approved for Daughter of Winter and Twilight and The Hexologists, but I have requests out for a couple others. We’ll see what happens, but I’m excited to read more by Martha Wells, and I really need to read the first book in this series by Wesley Chu, so this should be proper motivation. Also, it has been such a long time since I read the previous release by Helen Corcoran, so I might need a re-read to refresh myself on the world first.

October: The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon (Oct 3), Throne of the Fallen by Kerri Maniscalco (Oct 3), Night of the Witch by Sara Raasch and Beth Revis (Oct 3), Lore Olympus: Volume 5 by Rachel Smythe (Oct 3), Being Ace: An Anthology of Queer, Trans, Femme, and Disabled Stories of Asexual Love and Connection edited by Madeline Dyer (Oct 10), Under the Smokestrewn Sky by A. Deborah Baker (Oct 17), Our Divine Mischief by Hanna Howard (Oct 17), Starling House by Alix E. Harrow (Oct 31)

So far I have been approved for The Hurricane Wars and Our Divine Mischief, but I have requests out on a few others, so I’m hoping for approval…especially for Being Ace, because I have been doing a deep dive into expanding my knowledge of my own self and my identity.

But this seems like a pretty good selection of fall/spooky/atmospheric reads, and I’m very much looking forward to reading them. I’m sad that this marks the release of the final Up and Under book from A Deborah Baker AKA Seanan McGuire, but I’m curious how Avery and Zib and the others complete their journey

November: Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree (Nov 7), The Hunting Moon by Susan Dennard (Nov 7), Vengeance of the Pirate Queen by Tricia Levenseller (Nov 7), Eragon: The Illustrated Edition by Christopher Paolini and Sidharth Chaturvedi (Nov 7), Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (Nov 7), A Curse of Krakens by Kevin Hearne (Nov 7), Godly Heathens by H.E. Edgmon (Nov 28), Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher (Nov 28)

There isn’t even a proper cover reveal yet for Iron Flame, and I still technically need to read Fourth Wing, but I am fairly certain that I’m going to love it, and I absolutely NEED to get my hands on Bookshops & Bonedust. I’d also love to get my hands on a physical ARC of The Hunting Moon, since I have a physical ARC of the first book as well. And of course, I’ve already read Eragon numerous times, but I’m excited to check out this Illustrated Edition.

Oh, I’ve been approved for a digital ARC of Godly Heathens and Gwen and Art Are Not in Love so far, but we’ll see if other requests pan out in the coming months. Regardless, this is another month of releases that I’m really excited about.

December: …………………………..

Well, this is weird. I actually haven’t found anything as far as December releases I’m looking forward to. I did find one book that looked interesting, but it is the third book in a series and I haven’t even read the first book yet…so I can’t really include that here.

But, I guess that’s okay, to not really have releases I’m anticipating just yet…because I know that January is usually chock full of books I’m looking forward to.

All right, that is all from me for today. Let me know what some of your most anticipated releases are for the rest of the year, because I’d love to know if there’s any more I need to add to my list! Thank you so much for stopping by, and I’ll be back soon with more geeky content.