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Fantasy Cafe, aka Fantasy Book Cafe @fantasycafe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The next book in Amy Leow's False Goddess trilogy is coming out February 2027! (This is one of those I keep looking up and not finding anything about and suddenly... there it is!) www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amy-l...

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The Nameless God

The next book in Amy Leow's brilliant, political epic fantasy series following a goddess possessed by a demon. It’s been ten years since Binsa’s attempt...

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Angela Slatter 📚 @angelaslatter.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Oh, hai! Rest of World, my novella Fitcher's Bird comes out tomorrow! Australia, you've got another week to wait, sorry! And if the words "beautiful", "bleak" and "violent" don't sell you, then honestly I just don't know what's wrong with y'all! 🤣

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Fantasy Cafe, aka Fantasy Book Cafe @fantasycafe.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Exactly. There's that, and THE GATES OF MIDNIGHT, and THE REPUBLIC OF MEMORY, and many more. But I picked that one since I need to find out what happens next after the first book!

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Fantasy Cafe, aka Fantasy Book Cafe @fantasycafe.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I have learned I am really bad at sticking to any sort of reading plan, but I'd like to prioritize A DANCE OF BURNING BLADES by M. H. Ayinde. (Especially since I just bought that along with the new Helene Wecker book!)

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Diane Duane @diane.dianeduane.com · 01/10/2026

Available now at #Ebooks Direct as part of our #Autumn #Reading #Sale: Our Whole Store package, including all non-new release works in our inventory—37 award-winning novels and shorter works. Grab this fabulous bargain before the price changes! 🙂 ebooks.direct/products/ebo... #ebooksky

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Ebooks Direct Whole Store Bundle

This ebook bundle (not available in the UK: details below) contains our complete inventory of non-new-release* works. All our ebooks are DRM-free, and come with the usual EBD lifetime replacement g...

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Fantasy Cafe, aka Fantasy Book Cafe @fantasycafe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I didn't know A. K. Larkwood had a new book coming out next year and this sounds fantastic!

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R.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD) @rsagarcia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

My novel, THE NIGHTWARD, is on sale! The ebook's only $1.99 on Barnes & Noble, Bookshop & Amazon. Sale probably ends soon, so if THE WITCHER + Caribbean mythology + Fury Road sounds good, go get it! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-nightw... bookshop.org/p/books/the-... www.amazon.com/dp/B0CSXFBWRN

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The Nightward: An Epic Fantasy Adventure of Magic and Darkness Inspired by Caribbean Mythology (Waters of Lethe Book 1)

Amazon.com: The Nightward: An Epic Fantasy Adventure of Magic and Darkness Inspired by Caribbean Mythology (Waters of Lethe Book 1) eBook : Garcia, R.S.A.: Kindle Store

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Fantasy Cafe, aka Fantasy Book Cafe @fantasycafe.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I loved THE SOURDOUGH COMPENDIUM by A. G. Slatter for its beautiful writing with lush vocabulary and atmosphere, plus I enjoyed looking for all the connections between the stories. I have my eye on a few, but what's a good Sourdough book to read next? #Books #BookSky 📚💙 #Fantasy #SpecFic 📚🪐

Cover of THE SOURDOUGH COMPENDIUM, dark and dangerous fairy tales by World Fantasy Award Winner A. G. Slatter. It shows a fancy mirror with a sage green background with much of the cover text over it, plus a candelabra and a knife. Its edges are ornate gold with some circles containing images like a needle and thread, a crow, and a fishtail. The rest of the background is maroon.

Additional cover text: "Angela plays by her own rules. She's fantastic." - Hilarie Burton-Morgan

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Fantasy Cafe, aka Fantasy Book Cafe @fantasycafe.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

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El's art 🏳️‍⚧️ comms open @eliotdrawings.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A book rec a day 📚 Swords and Fire saga by Melissa Caruso ✨ So good it actually does love triangles right. #BookSky #SFF

a doodle of myself holding a nameless book giving a thumbs up. on top it says "today's rec' and shows the covers of the Swords and Fire saga by Melissa Caruso (The Tethered Mage, A Defiant Heir, An Unbound Empire)

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Natasha Pulley's The Salt King investigates a salt farming community that feels more like a cult, pulling together memorable characters and intensive worldbuilding reminiscent of Neal Stephenson’s Cryptonomicon:

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Fiction With a Grain of Salt: The Salt King by Natasha Pulley - Reactor

Tobias Carroll is ready for more stories in The Salt King's compelling setting.

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Audry T. ~ she/her @audryt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Laini is soooo good. And I've got Oh's GIRL WHO FELL on my reading pile.

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🐈‍⬛ @karinlow.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

THE BLURB:

Book blurb:

All his life Tomaz Morgate of Hundredhills has dreamed of swashbuckling adventure. However, as guardian to his three younger brothers and sister, and burdened with the responsibility of managing his family estate, Tomaz’s dreams are out of reach. Overlooked by society due to his disability, and nursing a wound from a past relationship, Tomaz has gained a reputation for caustic aloofness. But when the conniving politics of the ruling United Corporae threaten to steal Hundredhills from under him, Tomaz must find a powerful husband—and fast—to secure his position.

When Lord Ayrta Havilland re-enters society to much fanfare, after his commission as a general in the Royal Army, Tomaz takes an immediate dislike to the self-assured military hero. Do the machinations of the court turn them into unexpected allies or confirmed enemies? Tomaz must reckon with his pride, his past, and his sense of duty, or else run the risk of losing his family home—and the unexpected affection he discovers with Lord Havilland.

Perhaps the greatest adventure of all is in the journey of the heart.

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Fantasy Cafe, aka Fantasy Book Cafe @fantasycafe.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Good luck! I've seen you mention it before and thought it sounded wonderful!

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Fantasy Cafe, aka Fantasy Book Cafe @fantasycafe.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Of course I'd read anything by Karin Lowachee, but this sounds amazing!

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Fantasy Cafe, aka Fantasy Book Cafe @fantasycafe.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

She is, and she's amazing at writing characters.

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Angela Slatter 📚 @angelaslatter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Fitcher's Bird will be out on 6 Oct in the UK & US then in Oz on 13 Oct. Pls consider pre-ordering to help a writer keep writing terrifying & monstrous stories to give you, your children & your children's children horrible nightmares. 💜 to Alma Katsu for blurbage (and y'all should get Incarnate).

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Fantasy Cafe, aka Fantasy Book Cafe @fantasycafe.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Anticipated 2026 Speculative Fiction Releases, Part 2, featuring THE SLANTWISE HISTORIES; THE FIST OF MEMORY; BONES OF JADE, FLESH LIKE ICE*; and THE EMPIRE BURNS AT DAWN. www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/09/anti... *I've read this one. It's wonderful! #Books #BookSky 📚💙 #Fantasy #SciFi #SpecFic 📚🪐

Cover of THE SLANTWISE HISTORIES: COLLECTED STORIES from the New York Times bestselling author of Starling House, Alix E. Harrow. It is bright orange with some birds with a variety of animal heads like a tiger, a horse, a seal, and a wolf. There's a black border with intricate designs around the edges.

Cover of THE FIST OF MEMORY by Wole Talabi, the Hugo and Nebula Award Nominated Author of Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon. It shows some triangular designs in various blues against a midnight blue to blue-black background with what appears to be the curve of a planet below.

Cover Text:

"Absolutely masterful." - Annalee Newitz

"Unique." - Adrian Tchaikovsky

Cover of BONES OF JADE, FLESH LIKE ICE: A NOVEL by Gracie Marsden, showing the side view of a woman with white butterfly silhouettes covering her neck and parts of her face. She is wearing a jade pendant around her neck and golden ornaments in her dark hair, and other than her clothing, jewelry, eyes, and the butterflies, the cover is shades of red and black.

Cover of THE EMPIRE BURNS AT DAWN by Fatima Al-Shemary, showing a figure standing atop a black peak with additional mountain peaks in the background in shades of brown, orange, and blue. There is a large bird of prey in flight toward the upper right corner.

Cover Text: "One daughter to rule them. One daughter to break them."

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Fantasy Cafe, aka Fantasy Book Cafe @fantasycafe.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

WARCHILD by Karin Lowachee (and, of course, the rest of The Warchild Mosaic). Character-driven science fiction at its very best. Bonus: BEGGARS IN SPAIN by Nancy Kress, pretty much anything I've read by Carol Berg, and I'm 100% with those who already mentioned THE KILLING MOON and MELUSINE.

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Fantasy Cafe, aka Fantasy Book Cafe @fantasycafe.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I ran out of character space for author names, but yes, that's exactly what I meant!

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Fantasy Cafe, aka Fantasy Book Cafe @fantasycafe.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

And LIPS TOUCH: THREE TIMES ("Hatchling" particularly) by Laini Taylor, THE GIRL WHO FELL BENEATH THE SEA by Axie Oh, and basically, a lot of the books I've recommended during my Ashland Public Library book chats with @methelibrarian.bsky.social!

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Fantasy Cafe, aka Fantasy Book Cafe @fantasycafe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Anticipated 2026 Speculative Fiction Releases, Part 2, featuring AN EMPIRE IN THE CLOUDS, THE GATES OF MIDNIGHT, A SCHOLAR'S GUIDE TO DEMONOLOGY & OTHER DARK ARTS, AN AUCTION OF SOULS, and more. www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/09/anti... #Books #BookSky 📚💙 #Fantasy #SciFi #SpecFic 📚🪐

Cover of AN EMPIRE IN THE CLOUDS by Ai Jiang, Bram Stoker, Ignyte, and Nebula Award–Winning Author. It is stylistic and beautiful, but I don't really know how to adequately describe its pictures of water, buildings, and people in a short summary. The background is white with light gray swirls and the images are in blues, greens, oranges, coral, and black.

Text on the cover: "A sumptuous, dazzlingly inventive, genre-blending tale." - Fonda Lee

Cover of THE GATES OF MIDNIGHT: A NOVEL OF THE GOLEM AND THE JINNI by Helene Wecker, New York Times Bestselling Author. It's blue and gray with (presumably) an image of New York City showing a prominent skyscraper in the center. The title and border are in gold.

Cover of A SCHOLAR'S GUIDE TO DEMONOLOGY & OTHER DARK ARTS by Genevieve Cogman, showing the title on a banner curving from the top to near the bottom. The banner has a small brown and white dog toward the upper left and a black and white cat in the lower right, and it is surrounded by a variety of winged animals and objects including a bat, a moth, books, leaves, potions, and a knife.

Cover of AN AUCTION OF SOULS by Amber Chen, author of OF JADE AND DRAGONS. It shows a figure wearing reds and violets standing atop a golden hill with swirling yellow, fiery looking stalks with leaf-shaped blue and gold shapes at the end in the sky. The one at the top is styled to look like an eye.

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Fantasy Cafe, aka Fantasy Book Cafe @fantasycafe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

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Fantasy Cafe, aka Fantasy Book Cafe @fantasycafe.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Newest post is a sequel to January's post on fantasy and science fiction books coming out this year, Anticipated 2026 Speculative Fiction Book Releases Part 2! www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/09/anti... #Books #BookSky 📚💙 #Fantasy #SciFi #SpecFic 📚🪐

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Anticipated 2026 Speculative Fiction Book Releases, Part 2 | Fantasy Cafe

Fantasy Cafe's most anticipated fantasy and science fiction books coming in fall/winter 2026, including high fantasy and other speculative fiction genres.

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Fantasy Cafe, aka Fantasy Book Cafe @fantasycafe.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The Leaning Pile of Books for 9/6/2026 featuring HABILA by Wayétu Moore, a magical realism novel inspired by the legend of Mami Wata. Coming January 12, 2027! www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/09/the-... #Books #BookSky 📚💙 #Fantasy #SpecFic 📚🪐

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The Leaning Pile of Books for 9/6/2026 | Fantasy Cafe

The Leaning Pile of Books for 9/6/2026 featuring HABILA by Wayétu Moore, a magical realism novel incorporating the legend of Mami Wata coming January 2027.

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Fantasy Cafe, aka Fantasy Book Cafe @fantasycafe.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

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The Leaning Pile of Books for 9/6/2026 | Fantasy Cafe

The Leaning Pile of Books for 9/6/2026 featuring HABILA by Wayétu Moore, a magical realism novel incorporating the legend of Mami Wata coming January 2027.

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Humble @humblebundle.com · 03/09/2026

Traverse planets, galaxies, and whole universes of adventure and mystery in this bundle of award-winning author C.J. Cherryh’s best novels! - Downbelow Station - The Complete Morgaine - The Deep Beyond - and more! Supports Binc Foundation | bit.ly/4gPKQKj

The Best of C.J. Cherryh | Humble Book Bundle

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T. Frohock (she/her) @tfrohock.com · 02/09/2026

So I promised I'd let everyone know when it was finally ready and the links are slowly coming alive across the book world. Here is the story I swore would be my last, because I was sure it would never sell and I was ready to quit writing: awfulagent.com/ebooks/los-n...

A screenshot of the cover art for Los Nefilim by T. Frohock (a dark blue cover with a teal circle of sigils surrounding a scorpion) surrounded by the words Found Family, Dark Fantasy, Non-toxic Male Friendships, Action, M/M Romance, Music-Based Magic, Mystery, Supernatural gangsters, and Nefilim Fighting Angels and Daimons!

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Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · 01/09/2026

I would be more excited but I already read it--it's extraordinary and you should preorder it too .

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Amal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com · 31/08/2026

Last night was extraordinary & I’m still dazed from it. THE RIVER HAS ROOTS won a Hugo award! Huge congratulations to all the finalists & winners—it was such an honour & a joy to get to celebrate with you!

Backstage selfie of me in a black dress with blue and gold sequin-embroidered flowers, holding a Hugo Award for Best Novella, beaming and overwhelmed.

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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

i-- i promised I'd walk the kids to school but i will be doing it on a cloud of gratitude. thank you all, and special thanks to Amal for accepting on my behalf, and congratulations to every single person on this list!!!

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Nerds of a Feather @nerdsofafeather.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

We are beyond amazed and thankful! From all of us here at NOAF, THANK YOU!

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Ai Jiang || 江艾🎐 @aijiang.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

ICYMI ‼️ I shall have a new book coming 2028 from @erewhonbooks.bsky.social / @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social 👀✨ 🏮👻VESSEL EATER👻🏮 🎐 dark fantasy 🎐 Chinese folklore 🎐Mulan meets THE GHOST BRIDE

Publishers marketplace deal for VESSEL EATER on backdrop of character art

Folklore art pieces of Bai Ze and Zhong Kui + quotes

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Los Angeles Worldcon @laworldcon.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Did you know that you can stream the Hugo Awards via our YouTube channel later today? Tune in at 8:00 pm, Pacific Time for the start of the ceremony here: www.youtube.com/@lacon-online

2026 Hugo Awards Waiting Screen on YouTube

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Leanna Renee Hieber @leannareneehieber.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Vanessa Ives of Penny Dreadful. I will never forgive, never forget. I even wrote a whole angry post for @fantasycafe.bsky.social about it: www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/08/gues...

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Shecky @shecky.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

FRIDAY-MORNING CREW These two properly seasoned and mildly weird (i.e., cats) cats STILL don't have a forever home. You—yes, YOU—need two perfectly affectionate cats to spoil. (Please reshare wherever decent humans may be. Office, neighborhood, libraries, EVERYWHERE.)

Gloriously dim gray cat with white flash on throat, sitting on bed, looking up, trying to spot his fleeing brain cell.

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Fantasy Cafe, aka Fantasy Book Cafe @fantasycafe.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I very much enjoyed BONES OF JADE, FLESH LIKE ICE by Gracie Marsden, a bittersweet novel with both darkness and light and jing. This is one of my 3 favorite 2026 releases, and the third of those that is a standalone debut novel! #Books #BookSky 📚💙 #Fantasy #SpecFic 📚🪐

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