Hi booklovers
I know I'm a bit (very) late to post this, but I wanted to share some of my anticipated releases for the first month of 2018.
Technically, I'm on a kind of bookbuying ban, so I'm not sure if I'll buy all of these anticipated releases. But I wanted to share these books, nonetheless.
January
Valkyries have one
great responsibility: to return immortals to the afterlife by slaying
them. As a Valkyrie, Malin has always known that the balance of the
world rests on her ability to carry out orders. But when Malin discovers
that her mother spared the life of an immortal who was destined to die,
her world is thrown into chaos.
Malin not only wrestles with
the knowledge that her mother might not be who she thought—she’s also
thrust into the path of a gorgeous blue eyed guy named Asher who needs
her help slaying the rogue immortal who destroyed his family. The
balance of the world is at stake. And, as Asher competes with Malin’s ex
for her love and loyalty, so is her heart.
Octavia has only ever
had one goal: to follow in the footsteps of her parents and become a
prestigious whitecoat, one of the scientists who study the natural
wonders of Faloiv. The secrets of the jungle’s exotic plants and animals
are protected fiercely in the labs by the Council of N’Terra, so when
the rules suddenly change, allowing students inside, Octavia should be
overjoyed.
But something isn’t right. The newly elected leader of
the Council has some extremist views about the way he believes N’Terra
should be run, and he’s influencing others to follow him. When Octavia
witnesses one of the Faloii—the indigenous people of Faloiv—attacked in
front of her in the dark of night, she knows the Council is hiding
something. They are living in separate worlds on a shared planet, and
their fragile peace may soon turn into an all-out war.
With the
help of Rondo, a quiet boy in class with a skill for hacking, and her
inquisitive best friend, Alma, Octavia is set on a collision course to
discover the secrets behind the history she’s been taught, the science
she’s lived by, and the truth about her family.
9th: Unearthed by Amie Kaufman and Megan Spooner.
When Earth intercepts a
message from a long-extinct alien race, it seems like the solution the
planet has been waiting for. The Undying's advanced technology has the
potential to undo environmental damage and turn lives around, and Gaia,
their former home planet, is a treasure trove waiting to be uncovered.
For
Jules Addison and his fellow scholars, the discovery of an alien
culture offers unprecedented opportunity for study... as long as
scavengers like Amelia Radcliffe don't loot everything first. Mia and
Jules' different reasons for smuggling themselves onto Gaia put them
immediately at odds, but after escaping a dangerous confrontation with
other scavvers, they form a fragile alliance.
In order to
penetrate the Undying temple and reach the tech and information hidden
within, the two must decode the ancient race's secrets and survive their
traps. But the more they learn about the Undying, the more their
presence in the temple seems to be part of a grand design that could
spell the end of the human race...
Odessa is one of
Karthia's master necromancers, catering to the kingdom's ruling Dead.
Whenever a noble dies, it's Odessa's job to raise them by retrieving
their souls from a dreamy and dangerous shadow world called the
Deadlands. But there is a cost to being raised--the Dead must remain
shrouded, or risk transforming into zombie-like monsters known as
Shades. If even a hint of flesh is exposed, the grotesque transformation
will begin.
A dramatic uptick in Shade attacks raises suspicions
and fears among Odessa's necromancer community. Soon a crushing loss of
one of their own reveals a disturbing conspiracy: someone is
intentionally creating Shades by tearing shrouds from the Dead--and
training them to attack. Odessa is faced with a terrifying question:
What if her necromancer's magic is the weapon that brings Karthia to its
knees?
Kyra is the youngest
Markswoman in the Order of Kali, one of a handful of sisterhoods of
highly trained elite warriors. Armed with blades whose metal is imbued
with magic and guided by a strict code of conduct, the Orders are sworn
to keep the peace and protect the people of Asiana. Kyra has pledged to
do so—yet she secretly harbors a fierce desire to avenge her murdered
family.
When Tamsyn, the powerful and dangerous Mistress of
Mental Arts, assumes control of the Order, Kyra is forced on the run.
She is certain that Tamsyn committed murder in a twisted bid for power,
but she has no proof.
Kyra escapes through one of the strange
Transport Hubs that are the remnants of Asiana’s long-lost past and
finds herself in the unforgiving wilderness of a desert that is home to
the Order of Khur, the only Order composed of men. Among them is Rustan,
a disillusioned Marksman whose skill with a blade is unmatched. He
understands the desperation of Kyra’s quest to prove Tamsyn’s guilt, and
as the two grow closer, training daily on the windswept dunes of Khur,
both begin to question their commitment to their Orders. But what they
don’t yet realize is that the line between justice and vengeance is thin
. . . as thin as the blade of a knife.
Seventeen-year-old Alice
and her mother have spent most of Alice’s life on the road, always a
step ahead of the uncanny bad luck biting at their heels. But when
Alice’s grandmother, the reclusive author of a cult-classic book of
pitch-dark fairy tales, dies alone on her estate, the Hazel Wood, Alice
learns how bad her luck can really get: her mother is stolen away―by a
figure who claims to come from the Hinterland, the cruel supernatural
world where her grandmother's stories are set. Alice's only lead is the
message her mother left behind: “Stay away from the Hazel Wood.”
Alice
has long steered clear of her grandmother’s cultish fans. But now she
has no choice but to ally with classmate Ellery Finch, a Hinterland
superfan who may have his own reasons for wanting to help her. To
retrieve her mother, Alice must venture first to the Hazel Wood, then
into the world where her grandmother's tales began―and where she might
find out how her own story went so wrong.
Shalia is a proud
daughter of the desert, but after years of devastating war with the
adjoining kingdom, her people are desperate for peace. Willing to trade
her freedom to ensure the safety of her family, Shalia becomes Queen of
the Bonelands.
But she soon learns that her husband, Calix, is
motivated only by his desire to exterminate the Elementae—mystical
people who can control earth, wind, air, and fire. Even more unsettling
are Shalia’s feelings for her husband’s brother, which unleash a power
over the earth she never knew she possessed—a power that could get her
killed. As rumors of a rebellion against Calix spread, Shalia must
choose between the last chance for peace and her own future as an
Elementae.
This intense, richly drawn high-fantasy by the author of Scarlet will hold readers spellbound.
Out of these anticipated releases, Unearthed is the one I'll probably order soon.
What are/were some your anticipated releases for January? Have you bought or pre-ordered any of these? Let me know in the comments.
Bye for now
Annelies
