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So proud of the @HarperVoyagerUS list this year. Our authors have written some amazing stories, and 2020 saw the conclusion of a lot of great series.
Let’s take a look at what came out this year (in order of publication)! 1/
Let’s take a look at what came out this year (in order of publication)! 1/
We start with CARVED FROM STONE AND DREAM, the second book in @t_frohock‘s Los Nefilim series. Historical fantasy that’s as much Inglorious Basterds as it is angels versus demons. Frohock is such an underrated talent in the fantasy world.
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/carved-from-stone-and-dream-t-frohock?variant=32130242740258 2/
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/carved-from-stone-and-dream-t-frohock?variant=32130242740258 2/
The @DyachenkoW‘s DAUGHTER FROM THE DARK, with translation by @JuliaMeiHersey, continued the brilliant exploration of dark Russian themes, combining the metaphysical, the fantastical, and the horrific—with a splash of humor.
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/daughter-from-the-dark-sergey-and-marina-dyachenko?variant=32128908525602 3/
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/daughter-from-the-dark-sergey-and-marina-dyachenko?variant=32128908525602 3/
The post-apocalyptic world started in THE LOST PUZZLER continued this year with THE PUZZLER’S WAR by @eyalkless. Action-adventure sci-fi that leaves the Earth in search of answers among the stars.
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-puzzlers-war-eyal-kless?variant=32217988202530 4/
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-puzzlers-war-eyal-kless?variant=32217988202530 4/
Mel Odom concluded his military SF Makaum War trilogy with WARLORD, a boots-on-the-ground romp through a jungle planet. Classic SF with a modern feel.
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/warlord-mel-odom?variant=32116586053666
(complete series!) 5/
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/warlord-mel-odom?variant=32116586053666
(complete series!) 5/
CRUSH THE KING finishes the fabulous Crown of Shards trilogy by @Jennifer_Estep. If the idea of “gladiator queen” doesn’t appeal to you, I’m not sure you should be following me. :p
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/crush-the-king-jennifer-estep?variant=32128774176802
(complete series!) Ed: @ErikaTsang 6/
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/crush-the-king-jennifer-estep?variant=32128774176802
(complete series!) Ed: @ErikaTsang 6/
Starting a brand new series, @kbwagers brings us the first #NeoG book, A PALE LIGHT IN THE BLACK, a fun, representational military SF book centered around the idea of the Coast Guard in space. New book out next summer!
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/a-pale-light-in-the-black-k-b-wagers?variant=32126639505442 7/
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/a-pale-light-in-the-black-k-b-wagers?variant=32126639505442 7/
RUTHLESS concludes @sarahtarkoff ‘s Eye of the Beholder trilogy,--great dystopian, YA-crossover adventures from a writer with a strong cinematic voice that sucks you into this world.
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/ruthless-sarah-tarkoff?variant=32207600091170
(complete series!) Ed: @TessaofAvonlea /8
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/ruthless-sarah-tarkoff?variant=32207600091170
(complete series!) Ed: @TessaofAvonlea /8
Like dark, modern fairy tales? Then THE SISTERS GRIMM by @MennavanPraag is for you! Four sisters with magical powers battling for their lives as they come of age? Yes, please.
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-sisters-grimm-menna-van-praag?variant=32126640717858
(also: love this @galendara cover) 9/
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-sisters-grimm-menna-van-praag?variant=32126640717858
(also: love this @galendara cover) 9/
An Amazon Best Pick for 2020, RACE THE SANDS by @sarahbethdurst is a standalone fantasy about mothers and daughters, found families, and…racing monsters!
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/race-the-sands-sarah-beth-durst?variant=32127539249186
(another great cover-- @NekroXIII) 10/
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/race-the-sands-sarah-beth-durst?variant=32127539249186
(another great cover-- @NekroXIII) 10/
SF Romance should be a bigger thing, and @jessiemihalik is leading the charge, concluding her sexy, bad-ass space adventure trilogy, the Consortium Rebellion, with CHAOS REIGNING.
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/chaos-reigning-jessie-mihalik?variant=32128781778978
Ed: @TessaofAvonlea 11/
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/chaos-reigning-jessie-mihalik?variant=32128781778978
Ed: @TessaofAvonlea 11/
Charming adventure is the best way I can describe @EmilyBeeMartin ‘s work, and the start of her new duology, SUNSHIELD, is a wonderful mix of political intrigue and daring banditry (perfect for YA-crossover readers, too).
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/sunshield-emily-b-martin?variant=32129087602722 12/
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/sunshield-emily-b-martin?variant=32129087602722 12/
WESTSIDE by @ouijum was a NYT Notable book last year, and I’ll say this: WESTSIDE SAINTS is even better, a mix of historical fantasy, mystery, and just a touch of time-travel, all in the hands of the cynical detective Gilda Carr in Jazz Age NYC.
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/westside-saints-wm-akers?variant=32126649073698 13/
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/westside-saints-wm-akers?variant=32126649073698 13/
Amazingly, we only had one debut author in 2020, and there’s a reason we wanted CORPORATE GUNSLINGER by @engstrom_doug on the list: it’s really smart, and pretty topical (read anything about student debt recently?).
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/corporate-gunslinger-doug-engstrom?variant=32207602876450 14/
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/corporate-gunslinger-doug-engstrom?variant=32207602876450 14/
One of the most exciting new voices in fantasy the last few years has been @SAChakrabooks and THE EMPIRE OF GOLD, shows why (while perhaps not totally fulfilling all your character-shipping needs!).
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-empire-of-gold-s-a-chakraborty?variant=32123360051234
(complete series!) Shout out to @mspriyanka :) 15/
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-empire-of-gold-s-a-chakraborty?variant=32123360051234
(complete series!) Shout out to @mspriyanka :) 15/
Action-packed horror comes to an exhilarating end as @jamessmurray & @darrenwearmouth conclude the Awakened trilogy with OBLITERATION, a them-vs-us, monsters-vs-humans thrill-ride.
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/obliteration-james-s-murraydarren-wearmouth?variant=32163896557602
(complete series!) 16/
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/obliteration-james-s-murraydarren-wearmouth?variant=32163896557602
(complete series!) 16/
The 1st of two Ian Douglas books this year is the start of a new military SF series centered on the alien conspiracies you might be familiar with…but don’t quite know. ALIEN SECRETS starts this new trilogy of first encounters and space warfare.
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/alien-secrets-ian-douglas?variant=32116585267234 17/
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/alien-secrets-ian-douglas?variant=32116585267234 17/
"The Book of Dragons seems almost certain to be the most significant fantasy anthology of 2020." -- @locusmag
Big praise for the @jonathanstrahan-led anthology penned by some of the best fantasy writers going today and illustrated by @RovinaCaiArt
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-book-of-dragons-jonathan-strahan?variant=32123336785954 18/
Big praise for the @jonathanstrahan-led anthology penned by some of the best fantasy writers going today and illustrated by @RovinaCaiArt
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-book-of-dragons-jonathan-strahan?variant=32123336785954 18/
The Firemane Saga continues with QUEEN OF STORMS, an epic fantasy by master of the genre @refeist. Set in a world beyond his beloved Midkemia, these novels will appeal to his fans, and connect with a slew of new readers.
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/queen-of-storms-raymond-e-feist?variant=32271315173410
Eds: @JaneJohnsonBakr 19/
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/queen-of-storms-raymond-e-feist?variant=32271315173410
Eds: @JaneJohnsonBakr 19/
Speaking of fantasy masters: @r_a_salvatore finished the latest Drizzt trilogy, Generations, with RELENTLESS, featuring one of fantasy’s most popular and iconic characters, Drizzt Do'Urden
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/relentless-r-a-salvatore?variant=32117662187554
(complete series!) 20/
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/relentless-r-a-salvatore?variant=32117662187554
(complete series!) 20/
If we’re close to the end, @richard_kadrey hasn’t pulled his foot off the gas in BALLISTIC KISS, the penultimate book in the Sandman Slim series. If you think Urban Fantasy is dead, these books will prove that theory very, very false,
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/ballistic-kiss-richard-kadrey?variant=32131171647522 21/
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/ballistic-kiss-richard-kadrey?variant=32131171647522 21/
FAILED STATE, the 2nd Dystopian Lawyer novel by @NB_Chris is centered around one of the most unique premises I’ve seen in a while: a Better Call Saul-esque lawyer defending cases based on real laws that don’t (yet—and hopefully never!) exist.
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/failed-state-christopher-brown?variant=32123186708514 22/
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/failed-state-christopher-brown?variant=32123186708514 22/
Identifiable characters and propulsive prose by @marinalostetter helps tell classic SF stories you can connect with today, concluding the Noumenon trilogy with NOUMENON ULTRA, a generations-spanning quest of discovery and hope.
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/noumenon-ultra-marina-j-lostetter?variant=32116143292450
(complete series!) 23/
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/noumenon-ultra-marina-j-lostetter?variant=32116143292450
(complete series!) 23/
Psychic. Space. Cats.
@valerievaldes once again takes us on La Sirena Negra in PRIME DECEPTIONS, as the crew traverses the stars on a series of (mis)adventures. Super-fun book following Valdes’ debut last year, CHILLING EFFECT.
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/prime-deceptions-valerie-valdes?variant=32207518072866
Ed: @TessaofAvonlea 24/
@valerievaldes once again takes us on La Sirena Negra in PRIME DECEPTIONS, as the crew traverses the stars on a series of (mis)adventures. Super-fun book following Valdes’ debut last year, CHILLING EFFECT.
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/prime-deceptions-valerie-valdes?variant=32207518072866
Ed: @TessaofAvonlea 24/
Lyrical Middle Eastern fantasy is the best way to describe @ausmazehanat‘s Khorasan Archives and the final book in the quartet, THE BLADEBONE. A true saga of powerful magic, deadly jealousies, and brilliant heroines fighting a brutal patriarchy.
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-bladebone-ausma-zehanat-khan?variant=32121950732322 25/
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-bladebone-ausma-zehanat-khan?variant=32121950732322 25/
Swashbuckling space adventure explodes on the pages of @BennettColes' DARK STAR RISING, the second book (following WINDS OF MARQUE) in his exciting Blackwood & Virtue series.
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/dark-star-rising-bennett-r-coles?variant=32117279195170
Ed: Vedika Khanna 26/
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/dark-star-rising-bennett-r-coles?variant=32117279195170
Ed: Vedika Khanna 26/
Winner of the Astounding Award for Best New Writer, @kuangrf's THE BURNING GOD only further establishes her place in the SFF firmament (as does Time naming the 1st two books in the series as part of the 100 Best Fantasy Books)!
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-burning-god-r-f-kuang?variant=32117482782754
(complete series!) 27/
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-burning-god-r-f-kuang?variant=32117482782754
(complete series!) 27/
Continuing his classic Praxis series with FLEET ELEMENTS, there’s a reason why Walter Jon Williams is a multiple award-winning author: he knows how to craft exciting stories with complex characters in fully-formed worlds. This book is no exception.
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/fleet-elements-walter-jon-williams?variant=32118232973346 28
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/fleet-elements-walter-jon-williams?variant=32118232973346 28
The 2nd Ian Douglas novel, STARGODS, came out this week, and ends the nine-book Star Carrier series. If you’re a fan of military SF and for some reason aren’t reading Ian Douglas, do yourself a favor and dig into this series.
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/stargods-ian-douglas?variant=32117755838498
(complete series!) 29/
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/stargods-ian-douglas?variant=32117755838498
(complete series!) 29/
Finally, a Voyager first: an audio-first collection of horror novellas, set in the @worldofdarkness, WALK AMONG US with 3 original stories by @casskhaw, @see_starling, & @gengornichec.
@HarperAudio
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/walk-among-us-cassandra-khawgenevieve-gornicheccaitlin-starling?variant=32112862789666 30/
@HarperAudio
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/walk-among-us-cassandra-khawgenevieve-gornicheccaitlin-starling?variant=32112862789666 30/
As you can see, it’s been quite a year for @HarperVoyagerUS. Almost 30 new books, 9 series completed, 8 new series or stand-alones begun, and every taste of science fiction, fantasy, and horror you could imagine. 31/
2020 has been a wild year for sure, but hopefully some of these books helped get you through it. And hopefully you discovered some new authors as well (or are about to after seeing this list!).
As for 2021…Onward, Voyager! 32/32
As for 2021…Onward, Voyager! 32/32
I should note our "unofficial" Voyager book this year: @NatalieZed's HENCH, which is on a few Best of 2020 lists (and rightfully so!).
Technically, it's a @WmMorrowBooks, but I'm sure they'll join us in saluting this twisted superhero tale!
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/hench-natalie-zina-walschots?variant=32123357921314 33/32
Technically, it's a @WmMorrowBooks, but I'm sure they'll join us in saluting this twisted superhero tale!
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/hench-natalie-zina-walschots?variant=32123357921314 33/32
