Ashing-Giwa, Kemi. This World Is Not Yours. Tor Nightfire. Sept. 2024. 176p. ISBN 9781250901866. pap. $19.99. SF

Ashing-Giwa (The Splinter in the Sky) writes a queer sci-fi/horror novella. After fleeing her dangerous family, Amara and her fiancée, Vinh, join their friend Jesse for a colonization project on a beautiful but lethal planet where they’ll have to try to survive its “self-cleaning” mechanism that attacks invasive organisms. With a 75K-copy first printing.

Berry, Jedediah. The Naming Song. Tor. Sept. 2024. 384p. ISBN 9781250907981. $28.99. FANTASY

In Berry’s (The Manual of Detection) latest, words have gone away, causing borders to fall and monsters and ghosts to emerge. In response, the committees of the named are created. Then a committee’s new word courier flees, searching for the truth about her past—and possibly finding the key to the future. With a 150K-copy first printing.

Campbell, Cebo. Sky Full of Elephants. S. & S. Sept. 2024. 304p. ISBN 9781668034927. $27.99. SF

Award-winning author and creative director Campbell makes his full-length novel debut with a speculative postapocalyptic story. One day all the white people in the U.S. drowned themselves. Charles, a Black man who served time for a wrongful conviction and is now a professor, reunites with his estranged 19-year-old daughter, and they embark on a journey to search for answers.

Gong, Chloe. Vilest Things. S. & S./Saga (Flesh & False Gods, Bk. 2). Sept. 2024. 384p. ISBN 9781668000267. $27.99. FANTASY

Best-selling Gong’s sequel to Immortal Longings finds Calla serving as royal advisor to August, who has risen to the throne—except that he’s not really August. During the gladiatorial games that Calla managed to win, Anton, alternately her enemy and her lover, took over August’s body to survive, and now the two must work together to save the kingdom.

Henderson, Alexis. An Academy for Liars. Ace: Berkley. Sept. 2024. 368p. ISBN 9780593638309. $29. FANTASY

In Henderson’s (House of Hunger) latest, Lennon Carter is invited to take the entrance exam for Drayton College, a hidden school of magic. After passing the test, she trains to control her power of persuasion. She’s captivated by her classmates and studies—and her advisor, Dante—but worried about failing the school’s final test.

Hiiragi, Sanaka. The Lantern of Lost Memories. Grand Central. Sept. 2024. 224p. ISBN 9781538757437. $28. FANTASY

A buzzy book bought in a preempt after originally being published in Japan, Hiigari’s whimsical tale features a magical photo studio that is a door to the afterlife. At the studio, those who have died have one more opportunity to view moments from their lives and a chance to revisit one special moment and take a photo of it.

Klune, TJ. Somewhere Beyond the Sea. Tor. (Cerulean Chronicles, Bk. 2). Sept. 2024. 416p. ISBN 9781250881205. $28.99. FANTASY

Best-selling and Lambda Literary Award–winning Klune returns with the sequel to The House in the Cerulean Sea. On a peculiar island in a unique orphanage, Arthur has found happiness with the love of his life, Linus, and hopes to adopt the magical children under his care, but his grim past and a new magical child challenge his future family. With a 750K-copy first printing.

Leow, Amy. The Scarlet Throne. Orbit. (False Goddess Trilogy, Bk. 1). Sept. 2024. 432p. ISBN 9780316562485. pap. $19.99. FANTASY

Leow debuts with the first in an epic fantasy trilogy. Binsa serves as a “living goddess,” but rather than channeling the wisdom of a deity, she has a demon. When the priests decide it’s time to replace Binsa, she makes a deal with her demon to retain power, but a deal with a demon is never that simple.

Madison, Shawntelle. The Fallen Fruit. Amistad: HarperCollins. Sept. 2024. 448p. ISBN 9780063290594. $32. SF

Madison turns from paranormal romance to a story about a family cursed to travel through time. While searching for land she inherited, history professor Cecily discovers that in every generation one member from her family vanishes back in time, setting her on a quest for answers about how this curse began—and how to end it.

Miro, J.M. Bringer of Dust. Flatiron. (The Talents, Bk. 2). Sept. 2024. 432p. ISBN 9781250833839. $29.99. FANTASY

In Miro’s second book in this historical fantasy trilogy (after Ordinary Monsters), Charlie and the Talents realize that even more is at stake after a new drughr has arisen, leaving a body covered in its corrupted dust. The Talents will have to work together to fight off the world of the dead and find their missing friend. With a 250K-copy first printing.

Novik, Naomi. Buried Deep and Other Stories. Del Rey: Ballantine. Sept. 2024. 384p. ISBN 9780593600351. $30. FANTASY

Best-selling Novik (The Golden Enclaves) offers an anthology of 13 short stories set across the worlds of her previous series, from the dragon-filled Temeraire to the magical halls of the Scholomance. There’s also a glimpse at the world of Abandon, where Novik’s next fantasy series will be set.

Okosun, Ehigbor. Exiled by Iron. Harper Voyager. (The Tainted Blood Duology, Bk. 2). Sept. 2024. 400p. ISBN 9780063112681. $28. FANTASY

Following the best seller Forged by Blood, Okosun concludes her duology inspired by Nigerian mythology. Dèmi, from the magical Oluso people, struggles to control her new iron blood magic, while former enemy Jonas and Colin, her best friend, vie for her heart. Meanwhile, a rebel Oluso army threatens the kingdom with war.

Pinsker, Sarah. Haunt Sweet Home. Tor.com. Sept. 2024. 192p. ISBN 9781250330260. $20.99. FANTASY

Twentysomething Mara starts a new job as the night-shift production assistant on a reality TV show that’s part ghost hunt and part home makeover. She manufactures harmless scares for the show, but unnervingly real incidents begin to occur. The latest from Hugo and Nebula Award–winning Pinsker (Lost Places) receives a 100K-copy first printing.

Forthcoming Series Titles

El-Arifi, Saara. The Ending Fire. Del Rey: Ballantine. (The Ending Fire Trilogy, Bk. 3). Sept. 2024. 608p. ISBN 9780593357002. $30. FANTASY

Lawless, Shauna. The Land of the Living and the Dead. Head of Zeus. (Gael Song, Bk. 3). Sept. 2024. 560p. ISBN 9781803282725. $29.99. FANTASY

Mammay, Michael. Darkside. Harper Voyager. (Planetside, Bk. 4). Sept. 2024. 352p. ISBN 9780063320130. pap. $18.99. SF

McEwan, Stacey. Valley. Angry Robot. (The Glacian Trilogy, Bk. 3). Sept. 2024. 400p. ISBN 9781915202413. $27.99. FANTASY

Rambo, Cat. Rumor Has It. Tor. (The Disco Space Opera, Bk. 3). Sept. 2024. 256p. ISBN 9781250269393. $28.99. SF