I Can’t Wait For…The Sheltering Flame by Ruthanna Emrys
Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted over at Wishful Endings to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about but haven’t yet read. Most of the time they’re books that have yet to be released, but not always. It’s based on the Waiting on Wednesday meme, which was originally hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.
You can find the releases I’m most anticipating this year over on my Unmissable list, but I use Can’t-Wait Wednesday to feature books I’m hopeful about but aren’t 100% sure will be five star reads.
This week my Can’t-Wait-For Book is The Sheltering Flame by Ruthanna Emrys!
Wiz Duos - Book 3 by Ruthanna Emrys, Andrew Knighton Genres: Adult, Fantasy
Published on: 30th October 2025
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Two novellas in one book
The Sheltering Flame by Ruthanna Emrys
Three old friends fleeing from their lives in academia take on a unique restoration project in the hills of New England, only to find that the stewardship of their crumbling new property comes with a magical obligation. When a desperate teenager turns up on their doorstep claiming sanctuary, it brings them into direct conflict with an ancient power of the land – one who rules over its debtors without mercy. The Hearth’s new keepers have 24 hours to save their new friend, fulfill their unexpected obligations, and claim the future they didn’t know they wanted.
Walking a Wounded Land by Andrew Knighton
Ghosts linger amid the fields and streets of England, waiting to be summoned by those who can walk their paths. Paul is one of the walkers, returned home to follow in a friend's last footsteps and learn how he died. But the land is a place of conflict, caught between connection and control. To find peace, Paul will have to confront his own past and other people's power, in a poignant tale of grief, justice, and walking your own path.
Emry’s book The Half-Built Garden gave me galaxy-brain and brought me to tears (in the best way), so obviously I have been keeping an eye out for more writing from her. I am definitely not smart enough for a lot of her non-fiction, but I was EXTREMELY EXCITED to see we’re getting a new novella from her!
(Sidenote: I think it’s GENIUS to put two novellas together in one book! GENIUS! It’s so frustrating paying full-novel princes for something like Tor.com’s novellas ((though let’s be clear: plenty of people price their novellas more reasonably!)) and this is such a great alternative!)
I’ve never read Fantasy from Emrys (I did start her book Winter Tide, but I’m really not a Lovecraft fan) and I am SO HYPED to see her take on it! I really can’t emphasise enough how Half-Built Garden rewired my brain and made me consider a) a bunch of new ideas and concepts and b) things I thought I knew, but in a very different way. That was Sci Fi; how will she write MAGIC? Which is, after all, my ultimate love?
EEEEEEE!
If you’re in the UK, you can buy paper copies directly from the publisher (and get a free ebook copy!)
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