Time. There is no getting around it. It takes time to write a book and put it through the process that eventually gets it into the hands of readers. And all we can do is wait. To help pass the time, here are a few of the anticipated books in our favorite genres:
GOTHIC
AUGUST 19
A Corruption of Blood by Ambrose Perry
Fans of the Perry collaboration should look forward to this tale in which a person’s status cannot evade a fate written in blood. Dr Will Raven is a man seldom shocked by human remains, but even he is disturbed by the contents of a package washed up at the Port of Leith. Stranger still, a man Raven has long detested is pleading for his help to escape the hangman.
HORROR
AUGUST 3
A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee This is s a twisted, atmospheric thriller about a girls’ boarding school haunted by history and witchcraft.
The Perfect Place to Die by Bryce Moore Jack the Ripper meets the Devil in the White City. When Zuretta’s youngest sister disappears during the Chicago World’s Fair, she follows in her sister’s footsteps taking a job an hotel called the Castle. The job turns into more than she bargained for.
AUGUST 5
Long Shadows by Jodi Taylor This is the third in Ms. Taylor’s supernatural series. The identity of Elizabeth Cage has always been a mystery. Even she doesn’t know who she is. But someone has suspicions.
AUGUST 10
Ghost Girl by Ally Malinenko This story follows the adventures of a middle-grade student, who, although she loves ghost stories, never expected to live one.
Mark of the Wicked by Georgia Bowers A young witch tries to unravel the mystery of who is framing her for dark magic.
AUGUST 17
Chasing the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar Mr. Chizmar masterfully blends Horror and True Crime. It’s clever, heartrending, and terrifying in the best tradition of Stephen King. In the summer of 1988, the mutilated bodies of several missing girls begin to turn up in a small Maryland town. The grisly evidence leads police to the terrifying assumption that a serial killer is on the loose in the quiet suburb. But soon a rumor begins to spread that the evil stalking local teens is not entirely human. **Look for the TDS interview of Richard Chizmar on 8/10, where we talk about the release of Chasing the Boogeyman.**
AUGUST 24
Bad Witch Burning by Jessica Lewis Is a live body worth more than a dead apparition? I guess you’ll have to read the novel to find out.
FANTASY
AUGUST 3
A Dragonbird in the Fern by Laura Rueckert
When a princess is murdered, her vengeful spirit is doomed to remain with her loved ones until that murder has been avenged.
Monster Hunter Bloodlines by Larry Correia The chaos god Asaq has been quite since the destruction of the City of Monsters, but Monster Hunter International knows that he is still out there, somewhere, plotting for his chance to unravel reality.
August 10
Escape from Puroland by Charles Stross
Bob Howard has been assigned to police the Yokai, traditional magical beings. A simple assignment turns into a deadly confrontation.
The Devil Makes Three by Tori Bovalino Tess finds herself working at her boarding school’s library dealing with the intolerable patrons. The worst of whom is Eliot Birch who is constantly requesting forbidden grimoires. Together the two of them accidentally unleash a book-bound demon.
The Other Me by Sarah Zachrich Jeng One minute, Kelly is a free-spirited artist in Chicago. The next, she opens a door and mysteriously emerges in her Michigan hometown. Suddenly her life is unrecognizable. She’s got twelve years of the wrong memories and she’s married to a Eric, a man she barely knew in high school.
AUGUST 17
The Endless Skies by Shannon Price It will be released August 17th. Shape-shifting warriors are sent on a dangerous mission behind enemy lines to find the fabled cure for a disease that is affecting their children.
AUGUST 19
Red Wolf by Rachel Vincent For as long as sixteen-year old Adele can remember the village of Oakvale has been surrounded by the dark woods. It is a forest filled with horrible monsters and that light cannot penetrate. Adele is one of a long line of guardians, women who are able to change into wolves whose jobs is to protect the village without letting any of the villagers know of their existence.
AUGUST 31
Forestborn by Elayne Audrey Becker
Rora, a shifter with magical powers, uses her abilities to spy for the king. When a magical illness surfaces in the kingdom, it’s up to Rora to discover the truth.
Fury of a Demon by Brian Naslund This novel is the thrilling conclusion of the Dragons of Terra trilogy. Action-packed and full of fast-paced adventures, the story follows Bershad, the most successful dragon slayer in history—he’s never lost a fight. But now he’s faced with a dangerous conundrum: kill a king or be killed.
Requiem of Silence by L. Penelope This is the fourth book in the Earthsinger Chronicles. Former assassin Kyara will discover that she is not the only Nethersinger. She will need to join the others to harness a power that can save or end Elsira. But time is of the essence and they may not be ready by the time the True Father strikes.
PSYCHOLOGICAL REALISM
AUGUST 3
Damnation Spring by Ash Davidson Told through three different points of view, it is the compassionate portrait of a community and a vanishing way of life amid the perils of environmental degradation.
AUGUST 5
The Perfect Life by Nuala Ellwood Vanessa has always found it easy to pretend to be somebody different, somebody better. When things get tough in her real life, all she has to do is throw on some nicer clothes, adopt a new accent and she can escape. Until she couldn’t.
AUGUST 24
A Million Things by Emily Spurr This story follows 55-days in the life of a 10-year old after she wakes up one morning and finds her mother gone. It’s a gut-wrenching tale of abandonment and what it’s like to grow up in a house that doesn’t feel safe. It’s an astonishing psychological portrait of resilience, mental health and families we make and how they make us.
So much to choose from, so little time to read everything!
Get your TBR lists ready, because you’re not going to
want to miss any of the above new releases.
TO OUR READERS: Do you have a favorite author that you would like THE DARK SIRE to keep track of? Or did we miss a title that came out in July/August that should have been listed? Let us know in the comments. We love to uplift amazing writers. In fact, if you drop the name of an author for us to include, we will add them to our future new release lists – which are now a MONTHLY staple of The Dark Forest. Check back at the end of August for our Fall new releases.
And don’t forget to ORDER TDS’ DARK SUMMER Issue 8, set to release on July 31. More details available at darksiremag.com/issue8.html.
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