The trio of Helen Kane, Yoshihiro Tanaka, and Sergei Kuznetsov are tasked with a 17-month mission to test their training and ensure that they’re ready to travel to the Red Planet. MarchĪ private space company is getting ready to put astronauts on Mars for the first time. A Gathering of Shadows did a lot of legwork setting up this final installment of the series, and we’re now ready for its epic conclusion.
A Darker Shade of Magic, introduced readers to series of alternate, interconnected worlds and some incredible characters.
Schwab’s Shades of Magic series has been a triumph of world building, setting its swashbuckling adventure inside a brilliant fantasy world. and how that massive Star Destroyer ended up crashed on Jakku.Ī Conjuring of Light by V. His next, Empire’s End, brings the trilogy to a close, and will help explain how the Empire, well, ends. Taking place in the aftermath of Return of the Jedi, Chuck Wendig’s Aftermath and Life Debt have helped set the stage for the events in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Kameron Hurley’s latest novel looks like it’s going to be huge in every way.Īftermath: Empire's End by Chuck Wendig - February 21st A war for control over the ships has been waged for centuries, and the key to salvation might lie with a prisoner without memories. In the depths of space, a fleet of worldships known as the Legion are traveling between stars. The Stars are Legion by Kameron Hurley - February 7th With his track record of incredible novels, this is one that we’re really excited to get our hands on. Gaiman’s written some incredible novels that have drawn on Norse mythology in the past (like American Gods, for instance). This novel will be a narrative retelling of the adventures of the pantheon of the northern gods, including Odin, Thor, Loki, and others. Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman - February 7thįantasy and Neil Gaiman are practically synonymous for many, and the author’s next big fantasy goes to the roots of Norse mythology. Donnelly has made a name for herself with her short fiction, and this political novel about fighting fascism looks all the more relevant in 2017. He’s forced to turn against his country to survive by watching the rising One State Party, which is bent on taking over Amberlough City.
Lara Elena Donnelly puts together an intriguing fantasy / spy thriller in which a spy’s cover is blown. FebruaryĪmberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly - February 7th Now, she’s returning home and has to contend with her family and their attitudes toward her much larger ambitions. The story follows a bright woman as she sets off for an interstellar university. Nnedi Okorafor’s Binti earned her a Nebula and Hugo award last year, as well as a handful of additional award nominations. Mur Lafferty’s new novel looks like it’s going to be a fantastic blend of science fiction and murder mystery, set deep in space.īinti: Home by Nnedi Okorafor - January 31st But when your entire crew is killed and everyone wakes up in a clone body, it complicates the investigation. When you have a murder on a spaceship, you have a limited number of suspects. Dyer looks to explore the tension between the rulers who live in the heights of the forest kingdoms, and the exploited underclass of the lower levels. I published one of Thoraiya Dyer’s stories in an anthology I edited, so I’m really excited to read her debut novel, which is set in a forested fantasy world where gods are reincarnated. This has the looks of a thoughtful and interesting read.Ĭrossroads of Canopy by Thoraiya Dyer - January 31st One such clone is assigned to man a distant outpost, and has to come to terms with a terrible incident in his past. This intriguing-looking novel is set in a vast human civilization, where humans have colonized the galaxy using a faster-than-light communications device and clones. The Fortress at the End of Time by Joe M.
Here’s what we’re most excited for this year. Hopefully, we’ll see one or even all of them, but in the meantime, there’s a ton of really intriguing novels we can’t wait to get our hands on. Martin’s Winds of Winter, Scott Lynch’s Thorn of Emberlain, or Patrick Rothfuss’s Doors of Stone, because we don’t actually know if those books are done or even coming out this year. This list doesn’t include some long-expected, high-profile titles, such as George R.R. There’s going to be some great reads from debut authors, while some of the best names in the business are closing out trilogies or releasing brand-new adventures. We’ve already taken a look at what novels are hitting bookshelves this month, but 2017 promises to be a huge year for science fiction and fantasy literature as a whole.