40 New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books Hitting Shelves in March

Information-devouring horror followers have had March 2024 circled on the calendar for some time now, anticipating Stephen Graham Jones’ trilogy-capping The Angel of Indian Lake. Nonetheless there’s loads to please every selection this month, with haunted houses, space hotels, mythology-inspired fantasies, and loads additional.

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The Canopy Keepers by Veronica G. Henry

A woman turns into fireplace chief at Sequoia Nationwide Park, the place her dad and mother died in a forest fireplace a few years sooner than. There she discovers a secret underground world divided into sides that are at battle with each other—along with a faction that has humanity in its sights. (March 1)

Small Gods of Calamity by Sam Kyung Yoo

This debut novella follows “Seoul’s solely spirit detective” as he investigates an apparent suicide cluster which can have a secret magical perpetrator. (March 4)

Aftermarket Afterlife by Seanan McGuire

The author’s InCryptid metropolis fantasy sequence continues as a result of the ghostly Mary Dunlavy helps set up an inter-dimensional reunion for the Price family—merely as they should spring into movement in direction of an anti-cryptid assault. (March 5)

The Haunting of Velkwood by Gwendolyn Kiste

Three childhood friends wrestle as adults with their uncommon shared circumstance: 20 years earlier, their suburb disappeared into the spirit world, they normally’re the one people who’ve been able to depart. (March 5)

The Hidden Queen by Peter V. Brett

The Nightfall Saga continues as “Darin and Olive each try to walk their very personal path nevertheless uncover themselves inextricably tied to the legacies of their dad and mother and to a fated confrontation with the demon king and his new hatchling queen.” (March 5)

House of Open Wounds by Adrian Tchaikovsky

A misfit topic hospital crew caught on the doorway traces of a one-sided battle in direction of superstition use “unapproved magic, necromancy, demonology, and illicit Gods” to heal their victims. (March 5)

The Icarus Job by Timothy Zahn

The Icarus Saga continues as “hoping to take possession of a model new alien star-hopping portal, Roarke and Selene are tasked with transporting an assassin, who’s herself being centered.” (March 5)

The Invisible Hotel by Yeji Y. Ham

Described as “a bit of literary horror inside the gothic customized,” this speculative novel follows “a woman in catastrophe and in stasis, and a country’s shifting identification inside the prolonged afterlife of the Korean Battle.” (March 5)

Island Rule by Katie M. Flynn

Twelve “genre-bending,” interconnected fast tales, along with tales about “an offended mother [who] turns proper right into a literal monster” and “a failed actor on a actuality current [who] turns into an unlikely world savior.” (March 5)

Murder Road by Simone St. James

After selecting up an injured hitchhiker who later dies, a youthful couple finds themselves beneath suspicion for her dying, along with quite a lot of murders inside the house. Sooner than prolonged, they discover supernatural forcers are making their state of affairs worse. (March 5)

The Prisoner’s Throne: A Novel of Elhame by Holly Black

The Stolen Heir duology concludes as a result of the imprisoned Prince Oak sits at a crossroads: “attempt regaining the idea of the lady he’s always beloved, or keep loyal to Elfhame and hand over the means to complete her reign.” Read an excerpt here. (March 5)

The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson

The most recent from the prolific author is a standalone sci-fi fantasy story that takes place inside the Cosmere universe shared by his Mistborn Saga and Stormlight Archive. (March 5)

Three Kinds of Lucky by Kim Harrison

A model new updated fantasy sequence begins with Petra, whose skills coping with magical waste, or “dross,” have helped her assemble a occupation no matter her lack of know-how in magic itself. After a horrible accident, she’s pressured to go on the run alongside along with her least-favorite colleague to hunt the help of an exiled magic client. (March 5)

The Truth of the Aleke by Moses Ose Utomi

The Eternally Desert sequence continues as Junior Peacekeeper Osi models out to get nicely the sacred God’s Eyes stolen from his metropolis and uncover the fact regarding the cult chief who’s induced loads damage. (March 5)

What Grows in the Dark by Jaq Evans

On this horror story, “a phony spiritualist returns to her hometown to assist in an investigation that eerily mirrors her sister’s dying, forcing her to confront the secrets and techniques and methods she’s been working from.” (March 5)

A Feather So Black by Lyra Selene

This fantasy novel follows “a defiant changeling, her cursed sister, and the dangerous fae lord she ought to defeat to avoid wasting a lot of her family.” (March 12)

All Our Yesterdays by Joel H. Morris

The dangerously formidable Girl Macbeth takes the spotlight on this story set a decade sooner than Shakespeare’s Scottish play. (March 12)

The Inhumans and Other Stories: A Selection of Bengali Science Fiction edited and translated by Bodhisattva Chattopadhyay

“The first English translation of a cult science fiction favorite by Hemendra Kumar Roy, certainly one of many giants of early Bangla literature, and totally different [sci-fi] tales from the colonial interval in India.” (March 12)

Jumpnauts by Hao Jingfang, translated by Ken Liu

On this sci-fi thriller, “three unlikely allies attempt a decided mission of first contact with a mysterious alien race sooner than additional militaristic minds can take points into their very personal palms.” (March 12)

The Siege of Burning Grass by Premee Mohamed

After being imprisoned and tortured by his private authorities, an anti-war activist is ordered to infiltrate the enemy and spark a revolution that will convey down the opposing side. (March 12)

Sunbringer by Hannah Kaner

The sequel to Godkiller sees a murderous fireplace god resurrecting after godkiller Kissen sacrificed herself to complete him. Within the meantime, noble Inara and god of white lies Skedi embark on a journey of discovery, whereas former knight Elogast models out on a dangerous quest in direction of the king. (March 12)

These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart by Izzy Wasserstein

“In a queer, noir technothriller of fractured identification and firm intrigue, a trans woman faces her fear of shedding her neighborhood as her earlier chases after her.” (March 12)

Welcome to Forever by Nathan Tavares

“A sweeping, psychedelic romance of two males caught in a looping world of artificial realities, edited reminiscences, secretive cabals and conspiracies to push humanity to the next step in its evolution.” Read an excerpt here. (March 12)

Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

This story explores the connection between an AI-powered robotic designed to be one of the best companion and the one who owns her—and the problems that come up the additional “human” she turns into. (March 19)

Cascade Failure by L.M. Sagas

This sci-fi journey choices “a fierce, messy, chaotic space family; vibrant worlds; and an exploration of the varied strategies to be—and to not be—human.” (March 19)

The Day Tripper by James Goodhand

An individual who’s worthwhile at life suffers a near-drowning—then wakes up 15 years later to go looking out his state of being has taken a horrible flip. Rapidly he realizes each new day transports him to a particular yr, presenting a thriller he’ll wish to unravel to avoid wasting a lot of himself and his future. (March 19)

Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis

The Grand Abeona Resort is billed as “the ultimate phrase in sub-orbital luxurious,” nevertheless it’s moreover a spot concealing deep secrets and techniques and methods. As uncommon forces begin to descend upon the ship, its longtime supervisor ought to resolve what half he’ll play inside the rising thriller. (March 19)

Forgotten Sisters by Cynthia Pelayo

On this horror novel, Chicago sisters nonetheless dwelling of their (very probably haunted) outdated family residence grapple with their troubled earlier—and its potential connection to a sequence of drowning deaths inside the house. (March 19)

The Mars House by Natasha Pulley

“A compulsively readable queer sci-fi novel a few marriage of consolation between a Mars politician and an Earth refugee.” (March 19)

Song of the Huntress by Lucy Holland

In 60 AD, a woman makes a deal with the king of the Otherworld to avoid wasting a lot of her people. When the affiliation goes sideways, she’s pressured to perform Lord of the Hunt—until she meets a Saxon queen who might help break her curse, and as well as help save humanity itself. (March 19)

The Weavers of Alamaxa by Hadeer Elsbai

The author’s Alamaxa Duology, “impressed by Egyptian historic previous and fantasy,” wraps up with this “story of magic, battle, betrayal, sisterhood, and love.” (March 19)

The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo

“Equal components historic horror, trans romance, and blood-soaked revenge, all set in Twenties Appalachia.” (March 19)

Sound Effect Infinity by David Biddle

“A future paranormal thriller rolled up in puzzles in regards to the true magic of music wrapped in questions regarding the power of the human ideas. It’s a finding out experience fully off the literary grid.” (March 25)

The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones 

The Indian Lake Trilogy that started with My Coronary coronary heart Is a Chainsaw picks up 4 years after the events of Don’t Concern the Reaper, as reluctant horror heroine Jade Daniels returns to her embattled Idaho hometown to face the earlier—and to have it out one remaining time with the Lake Witch. (March 26)

Diavola by Jennifer Thorne

“A sharp twist on the normal haunted dwelling story, exploring loneliness, belonging, and the seemingly inescapable bonds of family mythology.” (March 26)

Eilegate: A Novel of Faerie by Elizabeth Fields Perry

This novel set in 1934 Scotland is “a fantasy-laced thriller journey steeped inside the traditions of epic romance and Celtic legend, grounded inside the love that binds people to place and to at least one one other and the hope that allows them to push into the darkish woods in path of the unknown.” (March 26)

The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang

All through fully totally different moments in time—4 BC, 1740, and the present day—two people meet and actually really feel an instantaneous attraction that feels surprisingly acquainted. “As their many lives intertwine, they begin to comprehend the power of their timeless love—an affect that transcends time itself… nevertheless one which can devour them every.” (March 26)

Greatest Hits by Harlan Ellison

With a foreword by Neil Gaiman, an introduction by Cassandra Khaw, and enhancing by J. Michael Straczynski, this assortment of fast tales (along with “I Have No Mouth and I Ought to Scream” and “‘Repent Harlequin!’ Said the Ticktockman”) by the legendary writer is geared towards followers every outdated and new. (March 26)

Lost Man’s Lane by Scott Carson

On this supernatural thriller, a teen who lands a summer time season job working for an space private eye turns into dangerously drawn proper right into a high-profile missing-person case. (March 26)

When I’m Her by Sarah Zachrich Jeng

After a betrayal causes a rift between friends, one strikes on alongside along with her life whereas the alternative plots revenge. After the wounded event comes up with a truly good plan—swapping our our bodies alongside along with her enemy and stealing her life—she realizes that she’s positioned herself in horrible hazard. (March 26)

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