Readers' Most Anticipated Books for Fall 2025

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Heart of the Wyrdwood by R.J. BarkerRed Tempest Brother by H.M. LongThe Sword Triumphant by Gareth Ryder-HanrahanFalling in a Sea of Stars by Kristen BritainThe Lie That Binds Them by Matthew Ward
Hugo 2026 Eligible Works for Best Series
35 books — 7 voters
If the Dead Belong Here by Carson FaustHole in the Sky by Daniel H. WilsonMask of the Deer Woman by Laurie L. DoveSeventhblade by Tonia LairdThe Door on the Sea by Caskey Russell
Indigenous Books 2025
41 books — 11 voters

Roar of the Lambs by Jamison SheaHazelthorn by C.G. Drews
YA Novels of 2025
615 books — 541 voters
The Oblivion Bride by Caitlin StarlingA Palace Near the Wind by Ai JiangMurder by Memory by Olivia WaiteThe Dagger in Vichy by Alastair ReynoldsCathedral of the Drowned by Nathan Ballingrud
Hugo 2026 Eligible Novellas
22 books — 15 voters

The Book of Autumn by Molly O'SullivanThe Killing Spell by Shay KauweThe Isle in the Silver Sea by Tasha SuriHole in the Sky by Daniel H. WilsonThe Door on the Sea by Caskey Russell
2025 Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction
237 books — 145 voters
I'll Make A Spectacle Of You by Beatrice Winifred IkerHerculine by Grace ByronThe Door on the Sea by Caskey RussellJunie by Erin Crosby EckstineThe Killing Spell by Shay Kauwe
2025 Debut Novels
298 books — 305 voters

Seventhblade by Tonia LairdThe Door on the Sea by Caskey Russell
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2025
506 books — 730 voters
Ace of Hearts by Lucy MasonSailing by Orion's Star by Katie Crabb
Ace Books of 2022
138 books — 13 voters

The Black Hunger by Nicholas Pullen
October 2024 Horror
43 books — 15 voters
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones8114 by Joshua HullHazelthorn by C.G. DrewsThe Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Horror Books 2025
83 books — 42 voters

The Feast Makers by H.A. ClarkeSong of the Mysteries by Janny WurtsPenric and the Bandit by Lois McMaster BujoldThe Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham JonesDays of Shattered Faith by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Hugo 2025 Eligible Works for Best Series
26 books — 20 voters
The Truth According to Ember by Danica NavaI Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham JonesThe Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham JonesFire Exit by Morgan Talty
2024 Native American Releases
42 books — 6 voters

Alecto the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirThe Strength of the Few by James Islington8114 by Joshua Hull
Books I'm Dying to Get My Hands On
88 books — 43 voters
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod ChapmanGirl in the Creek by Wendy N. WagnerBlood on Her Tongue by Johanna van Veen8114 by Joshua HullThe Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
Horror to Look Forward to in 2025
179 books — 128 voters

Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod ChapmanWhen the Wolf Comes Home by Nat CassidyOnce Was Willem by M.R. CareyGirl in the Creek by Wendy N. Wagner
2025 books coming soon
200 books — 155 voters
Navola by Paolo BacigalupiThe Failures by Benjamin LiarService Model by Adrian TchaikovskyDays of Shattered Faith by Adrian TchaikovskyRakesfall by Vajra Chandrasekera
Hugo 2025 Eligible Novels
131 books — 131 voters

Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod ChapmanWhen the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy
Can't Wait Books of 2025
739 books — 855 voters
The Butcher of the Forest by Premee MohamedThe Fireborne Blade by Charlotte BondA Wolf Steps in Blood by Tamara JeréeIn the Shadow of Their Dying by Michael R. FletcherA Magical Girl Retires by Park Seolyeon
Hugo 2025 Eligible Novellas
52 books — 36 voters

The Unfinished by Cheryl IsaacsExposure by Ramona Emerson
Indigenous Fiction 2024
32 books — 18 voters
The Iron Garden Sutra by A.D. SuiVile Lady Villains by Danai ChristopoulouAll Hail Chaos by Sarah Rees Brennan
CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE COVER!!!
411 books — 858 voters

Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John WiswellDear Wendy by Ann ZhaoThe Faithful Dark by Cate BaumerA Sweet Sting of Salt by Rose SutherlandOff With Their Heads by Zoe Hana Mikuta
queer releases april 2024
105 books — 29 voters
Don't Let the Forest In by C.G. DrewsThe Black Hunger by Nicholas Pullen
queer releases october 2024
105 books — 30 voters

Old Wounds by Logan-Ashley KisnerA Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison SaftCompound Fracture by Andrew Joseph WhiteLucy Undying by Kiersten WhiteNight Owls by A.R. Vishny
queer releases september 2024
110 books — 29 voters
My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna van VeenSecond Night Stand by Karelia Stetz-WatersThe Sins on Their Bones by Laura R. SamotinThe Z Word by Lindsay King-MillerEvocation by S.T. Gibson
queer releases may 2024
118 books — 28 voters

Bury Your Gays by Chuck TingleThe Night of Baba Yaga by Akira OtaniThe Loudest Silence by Sydney LangfordNo Road Home by John Fram
queer releases july 2024
106 books — 16 voters
The First Bright Thing by J.R. DawsonCruel Illusions by Margie Fuston
Magical Circuses & Carnivals
16 books — 4 voters

Is Love the Answer? by Uta IsakiSeure the Tempered by Rien GrayTell Me How It Ends by Quinton LiThe Siren, the Song, and the Spy by Maggie Tokuda-HallThis Dark Descent by Kalyn Josephson
Ace Books of 2023
238 books — 33 voters
The Final Curse of Ophelia Cray by Christine CalellaBury Your Gays by Chuck TingleDon't Let the Forest In by C.G. DrewsSo Let Them Burn by Kamilah ColeSmile and Be a Villain by Yves Donlon
Ace Books of 2024
176 books — 72 voters

A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison SaftThe Absinthe Underground by Jamie PactonThe Hedgewitch of Foxhall by Anna BrightMasquerade by O.O. SangoyomiA Magical Girl Retires by Park Seolyeon
The Most Beautiful Covers of 2024
196 books — 161 voters
A Sweet Sting of Salt by Rose SutherlandSomeone You Can Build a Nest In by John WiswellChrysalis and Requiem by Quinton LiMy Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna van VeenTo a Darker Shore by Leanne Schwartz
Sapphic Fiction 2024
235 books — 206 voters


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