Fantasy & Science Fiction

Flint and Mirror

by John Crowley

available in April, paperback, Tor Books

From award-winning author James Crowley comes a novel that masterfully blends history and magic. In an island nation divided against itself, governed by a larger island to the east whose monarch is Elizabeth the Great, there have been decades of war. As ancient Irish clans fought to preserve their lands and their way of life, the Queen and her generals fought to tame the wild land and make it English. Hugh O'Neill, Lord of the North, is a divided man: Elizabeth gives to Hugh her love, and her commandments, through a little mirror of obsidian; but the ancient peoples of Ireland arise from their underworld to make Hugh their champion, the token of their vow is a chip of flint. This is a historical novel shot through with fantasy, or alternately, a great fantasy novel hung on a scaffolding of history.

In the Lives of Puppets

by TJ Klune

available in April, hardcover, Tor Books

TJ Klune invites you deep into the heart of a peculiar forest and on the extraordinary journey of a family assembled from spare parts. In a strange little home built into the branches of a grove of trees, live three robots—fatherly inventor android Giovanni Lawson, a pleasantly sadistic nurse machine, and a small vacuum desperate for love and attention. Victor Lawson, a human, lives there too. They’re a family, hidden and safe. The day Vic salvages and repairs an unfamiliar android labelled “HAP,” he learns of a shared dark past between Hap and Gio–a past spent hunting humans.

Now in Paperback! Under the Whispering Door

by TJ KLune

available now, paperback, Tor Books

The Magician's Daughter

by H. G. Parry

available now, paperback, Redhook

Both modern and like an ageless fairy tale, The Magician's Daughter follows Biddy, a teenager who grows up on a magical island that only appears once every seven years to the mainland. She must leave the island to protect magic from the power hungry Council. Steeped in magic with a Howl's Moving Castle vibe and a main character full of intelligence and imagination, The Magician's Daughter is sure to become a classic for young adults. –Jessica M.

The Starless Crown (#1 in the Moonfall Series)

by James Rollins

available now, paperback, Tor Books

A gifted student foretells an apocalypse. Her reward is a sentence of death. Fleeing into the unknown she is drawn into a team of outcasts: A broken soldier, a drunken prince, and an imprisoned thief. This unlikely alliance is now on the run, hunted by enemies old and new. They must learn to trust each other in order to survive in a world evolved in strange, beautiful, and deadly ways, and uncover ancient secrets that hold the key to their salvation. But with each passing moment, doom draws closer.

The Cradle of Ice (#2 in the Moonfall Series)

by James Rollins

available now, hardcover, Tor Books

To stop the coming apocalypse, a fellowship was formed. Each step along this path has changed the party, forging deep alliances and greater enmities. All the while, hostile forces have hunted them, fearing what they might unleash. Armies wage war around them. For each step has come with a cost—in blood, in loss, in heartbreak. Now, they must split, traveling into a vast region of ice and to a sprawling capital of the world they’ve only known in stories. Time is running out and only the truth will save us all.

It is hard to find the words for such an indescribable book. Klune has a way of creating characters that can be relatable to any person reading. This wonderful story reminded me to never judge, approach every facet of life with compassion, and not turn away from the hard or scary things because they can sometimes turn out beautifully. –Kiana Shop