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15 Highly Anticipated Books of 2016
Tell your Want to Read shelf to brace itself—books are coming. Sure, George R.R. Martin probably won't deliver The Winds of Winter this year, but who needs Seven Kingdoms and an Iron Throne when you've got spectacular tales of soldiers, stalkers, royals, and fugitives hitting shelves in 2016? (Actually we want it all, but we'll try to be patient.) We've rounded up some of the soon-to-be-released books that are getting the most adds here on Goodreads! How many do you want to read?
Young Adult
Lady Midnight
by Cassandra Clare
Set in the same world of mythology and mystery as The Mortal Instruments, Lady Midnight kicks off The Dark Artifices, a bold new series centered on Shadowhunter Emma Carstairs's deadly quest for revenge.
Glass Sword
by Victoria Aveyard
In Red Queen, Best Debut Goodreads Author Aveyard introduced us to Mare Barrow, a commoner with the unexpected ability to control lightning. Mare makes her triumphant return in this powerful fantasy sequel.
The Star-Touched Queen
by Roshani Chokshi
What do you get when you take a classic Hades and Persephone-style romance and infuse it with Indian mythology? This gorgeously written story about a Raja's daughter and the curse that will forever change her life.
Fiction
The High Mountains of Portugal
by Yann Martel
Get swept away to Portugal in this haunting story of love and loss—and a century-old quest that unites three very different men. This is the Life of Pi author's first novel since Beatrice and Virgil was published in 2010.
You might think you know dysfunctional families, but just wait until you meet the Plumbs. Shackled with secrets, scandals, and waning ambitions, four adult siblings grapple with the fate of their shared inheritance in this dazzling debut.
What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours
by Helen Oyeyemi
The author of Boy, Snow, Bird returns with this rapturous collection of short stories. Built around keys, both literal and metaphorical, Oyeyemi plays with the ideas that unlock our minds and our hearts.
Mansoor Ahmed watched his two childhood friends get killed by a "small" bomb. The memory of it follows him to university in America and back to Delhi, anchoring this gripping novel about the effects of terrorism.
Fantasy/Science Fiction
The Thorn of Emberlain
by Scott Lynch
Locke Lamora is a bastard, and the popular Gentleman Bastard sequence is the story of his exploits in the Therin Throne Empire. This fourth installment sees the thief go to war on a battlefield of blood and fire.
A Gathering of Shadows
by V.E. Schwab
In Kell and Lila's world, there are four Londons, each with its own past of magic and mayhem. The heroes of A Darker Shade of Magic are back, ready for adventure—and a newly arisen Black London.
Horror
The City of Mirrors
by Justin Cronin
With cold ferocity, Cronin brings his apocalyptic trilogy to a conclusion. What began with The Passage now ends here, beyond a hundred-year reign of darkness, to the Girl from Nowhere and humanity's last hope.
End of Watch
by Stephen King
It's the last ride for Bill Hodges, the unlikely hero of King's Mr. Mercedes and Finders Keepers. This time around the retired cop scrambles to protect his friends—and his city—from a supernaturally evil former foe.
Mystery/Thriller
Hidden Bodies
by Caroline Kepnes
Some anti-heroes are more "anti" than others. Take Joe Goldberg, for instance. He was an obsessive stalker (with a romantic side) in the thriller You, and now he's officially murderous in this suspenseful sequel.
The Passenger
by Lisa Lutz
After she ditches her husband's body, Tanya changes her identity—and it's not for the first time. She didn't murder him (she says), but her race for survival and exoneration will keep you on your toes in this tense thriller.
Romance
One with You
by Sylvia Day
Eva and Gideon aren't rid of all their demons. But their passion, first ignited in Bared to You, is still as hot as ever in the fifth and final installment of Day's sizzling erotic romance series, Crossfire.
Historical Fiction
America's First Daughter
by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie
Discover a little known chapter of history through the eyes of Martha "Patsy" Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson's eldest daughter. Privy to secrets and scandals, Patsy shapes a country's legacy—at the expense of her own heart.
Which book are you most excited to read this year? Let us know in the comments!
Young Adult
by Cassandra Clare
Set in the same world of mythology and mystery as The Mortal Instruments, Lady Midnight kicks off The Dark Artifices, a bold new series centered on Shadowhunter Emma Carstairs's deadly quest for revenge.
by Victoria Aveyard
In Red Queen, Best Debut Goodreads Author Aveyard introduced us to Mare Barrow, a commoner with the unexpected ability to control lightning. Mare makes her triumphant return in this powerful fantasy sequel.
by Roshani Chokshi
What do you get when you take a classic Hades and Persephone-style romance and infuse it with Indian mythology? This gorgeously written story about a Raja's daughter and the curse that will forever change her life.
Fiction
by Yann Martel
Get swept away to Portugal in this haunting story of love and loss—and a century-old quest that unites three very different men. This is the Life of Pi author's first novel since Beatrice and Virgil was published in 2010.
by Helen Oyeyemi
The author of Boy, Snow, Bird returns with this rapturous collection of short stories. Built around keys, both literal and metaphorical, Oyeyemi plays with the ideas that unlock our minds and our hearts.
Fantasy/Science Fiction
by Scott Lynch
Locke Lamora is a bastard, and the popular Gentleman Bastard sequence is the story of his exploits in the Therin Throne Empire. This fourth installment sees the thief go to war on a battlefield of blood and fire.
by V.E. Schwab
In Kell and Lila's world, there are four Londons, each with its own past of magic and mayhem. The heroes of A Darker Shade of Magic are back, ready for adventure—and a newly arisen Black London.
Horror
by Justin Cronin
With cold ferocity, Cronin brings his apocalyptic trilogy to a conclusion. What began with The Passage now ends here, beyond a hundred-year reign of darkness, to the Girl from Nowhere and humanity's last hope.
by Stephen King
It's the last ride for Bill Hodges, the unlikely hero of King's Mr. Mercedes and Finders Keepers. This time around the retired cop scrambles to protect his friends—and his city—from a supernaturally evil former foe.
Mystery/Thriller
by Caroline Kepnes
Some anti-heroes are more "anti" than others. Take Joe Goldberg, for instance. He was an obsessive stalker (with a romantic side) in the thriller You, and now he's officially murderous in this suspenseful sequel.
by Lisa Lutz
After she ditches her husband's body, Tanya changes her identity—and it's not for the first time. She didn't murder him (she says), but her race for survival and exoneration will keep you on your toes in this tense thriller.
Romance
by Sylvia Day
Eva and Gideon aren't rid of all their demons. But their passion, first ignited in Bared to You, is still as hot as ever in the fifth and final installment of Day's sizzling erotic romance series, Crossfire.
Historical Fiction
by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie
Discover a little known chapter of history through the eyes of Martha "Patsy" Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson's eldest daughter. Privy to secrets and scandals, Patsy shapes a country's legacy—at the expense of her own heart.
Which book are you most excited to read this year? Let us know in the comments!
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Glass Sword, A Court of Mist and Fury, and the new Throne of Glass are definitely on my list! Wanna check out the 3rd Young Elites book as well. And I've already pre-ordered Lady Midnight! Cassandra Clare is such an awesome author! Can't wait!
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I am excited about City of Mirrors by Justin Cronin - finally and ending to this excited story and One With You by Sylvia Day.I LOVED the list - lots of good stuff to read.
Thanks for putting it together.
Maria wrote: "The Fever Code by James Dashner cs none of these excite me"Totally agree! I'm counting down the days...
Just remembered. I'm looking forward to Destiny's Conflict: Book Two of Sword of the Canon by Janny Wurts. But I have no idea when it will be published.
Julie Kagawa's - Soldier
Sierra wrote: "I DO NOT LIKE READING"then why did you look at this? why did you comment? why do you even have a goodreads account?
Joanne wrote: "Out this year that I'm excited for:
[bookcover:Booki..."Thanks for posting all of these. I found several that I am going to keep an eye out for.
Hey, this may be off-topic a little, but I was listening to NPR some afternoon last fall and heard an interview with a debut novelist whose first book was about a single mom-led family. Think the setting was somewhere in Iowa, and the author was female. Excerpts were hilarious. Can't find a trace of this book or author, including NPR website. Can anyone think of this book or author? I want to get this book for my daughter. Thanks.
What!!!! And mine is not mentioned? Oh, wait. I...haven't...finished...mine...yet? Oh, well. Great List, anyway!
YO! YO! Stephen King! Scare On!
YO! YO! Stephen King! Scare On!
Athiban wrote: "None of them :("LOL
Clare wrote: "None of them. I can't think of a single book that I am actually excited to read this year."Here are some excellent choices for you: The Rent Collector, Secrets of a Charmed Life, Roses, Once We were brothers, The Nightingale and the sisters weiss
The books that I'm looking forward to aren't on this list! 2016 Books I want to read (or just read) include: Fool Me Once, Goodbye to the Dead, Little Boy Blue, Lost Mile , The Girl You Lost, and The Bitter Season -- just to name a few!
Wendy wrote: "Clare wrote: "None of them. I can't think of a single book that I am actually excited to read this year."Here are some excellent choices for you: The Rent Collector, Secrets of a Charmed Life, Ro..."
Of Wendy's recommendations, I have read only The Nightingale and can highly recommend it as one of the best books I have read this year.
The Star-Touched Queen!!!!!!!!!!!! Can't wait to get my hands on that one.
Jenny wrote: "Hidden Bodies and The passenger appeal to me but most looking forward to Titan-Leila Meacham."Molly wrote: "Looking forward to Hidden Bodies. Read her first book, "You"."
It is sooo good! Quite a page turner, keeps you guessing! Just when you think you've figured out the plot line.......in comes the thrilling twist!!
I can't wait to read 'Karolina's Twins' by Ron Balson, Liam and Catherine are back! This will be his third book, it comes out in September, his other two books are 'once we were brothers' and 'saving sophie'
I haven't heard of any of the listed books, and I didn't find any I want to read.
Sanne wrote: "A Gathering of Shadows, yassss"IKR I LOVE THE SHADES OF MAGIC BOOKS
