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After Sundown by Nina Allan, Peter Atkins, Simon Clark, Brian Evenson, J. S. Breukelaar, Mark Gatiss, Alyssa C. Greene, Carly Holmes, Amanda Cecelia Lang, Eric LaRocca, Ronald Malfi, Helen Marshall, Reggie Oliver, H. V. Patterson, Sarah Read, Simon Strantzas, Stephen Volk, Ally Wilkes

Fledgling Press

Jump Cut by Helen Grant
Too Near the Dead by Helen Grant

Flux

Game of Strength and Storm (Labors of Gen #1) by Rachel Menard
Clash of Fate and Fury (Labors of Gen #2) by Rachel Menard

Forest Avenue Press

Soul Jar by A. J. Cunder, Adam Fout, Andrew Griffin, Annie Carl, Bethy Wernert, Carol Scheina, Christy George, Cormack Baldwin, Danielle Mullen, Danielle Ranucci, Dawn Vogel, Eirik Gumeny, El Park, Ellis Bray, Evergreen Lee, Holly Saiki, Jaye Viner, Jennifer Lee Rossman, Judy Lunsford, Julie Reeser, K. G. Delmare, Kit Harding, Lane Chasek, Lily Jurich, Meghan Beaudry, Mika Grimmer, Nicola Griffith, Nisi Shawl, Paul Jessup, Raven Oak, Simon Quinn

G.P. Putnam's Sons

Burn the Negative by Josh Winning

Garmoran Publishing

Girl of the Ashes by Hayleigh Barclay

Ghost Moth Press

Thief Mage, Beggar Mage (Beggar Mage Cycle #1) by Cat Hellisen

Ghost Orchid Press

Ghost Apparent by Jelena Dunato

Gollancz

Curse of Shadows and Ice, A (Shadowbound #1) by C. A. Maura
Your Blood, My Bones by Kelly Andrew

Grim Oak Press

Unbound II: New Tales By Masters of Fantasy (Unbound #2, Ink & Sigil #0, Iron Druid Chronics #0) by Shawn Speakman, Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, Peter Orullian, Saara El-Arifi, Kevin Hearne, Ken Scholes, Jordan Ross, Dyrk Ashton, Kristen Britain, Django Wexler, Anna Stephens, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Jon Sprunk, Patrick Swenson, Tamora Pierce, Mark Lawrence, Anna Smith Spark

Guernica Editions, Incorporated

(in)visible by Ivan Baidak

Hachette UK

City of Nightmares (City of Nightmares #1) by Rebecca Schaeffer
So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors #1) by Kamilah Cole
This Ends in Embers (Divine Traitors #2) by Kamilah Cole
Dragonfall (Dragon Scales #1) by L.R. Lam
Strange Beasts (Harker & Moriarty #1) by Susan J. Morris
Paper & Blood (Ink & Sigil #2) by Kevin Hearne
Mistress of Lies (The Age of Blood #1) by K. M. Enright
Only a Monster (Monsters #1) by Vanessa Len
Nightstrider (Nightstrider #1) by Sophia Slade
Her Radiant Curse (Six Crimson Cranes #0) by Elizabeth Lim
Six Wild Crowns (Queens of Elben #1) by Holly Race
Bone Spindle, The (The Bone Spindle #1) by Leslie Vedder
Doors of Eden, The by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Peace Talks (The Dresden Files #16) by Jim Butcher
Battle Ground (The Dresden Files #17) by Jim Butcher
Illustrated Crystallary, The by Maia Toll
Malevolent Seven, The (The Malevolent #1) by Sebastien de Castell

Hansen House

Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher, The by E. M. Anderson

Harlequin

Iron Raven, The (The Iron Fey: Evenfall #1) by Julie Kagawa
Iron Sword, The (The Iron Fey: Evenfall #2) by Julie Kagawa
Iron Vow, The (The Iron Fey: Evenfall #3) by Julie Kagawa

HarperCollins

Breathe and Count Back from Ten by Natalia Sylvester
Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom Duology #1) by Sue Lynn Tan
House of Blight (The Threadmender Chronicles #1) by Maxym M. Martineau
Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs
Ink Girls by Marieke Nijkamp
Ravenminder (Ravenminder #1) by Lindsay Cummings
Sun of Blood and Ruin (Sun of Blood and Ruin, Book 1) (Sun of Blood and Ruin #1) by Mariely Lares
Betrayals, The by Bridget Collins
Book of Witches, The by Jonathan Strahan, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Amal El Mohtar, Andrea Hairston, Andrea Stewart, C.L. Clark, Cassandra Khaw, Darcie Little Badger, E. Lily Yu, Emily Teng, Fonda Lee, Garth Nix, Indrapramit Das, Kathleen Jennings, Kelly Robson, Ken Liu, Linda Addison, Maureen F. McHugh, Millie Ho, Miyuki Jane Pinckard, P Djeli Clark, Premee Mohamed, Saad Hossain, Sheree Renée Thomas, Tade Thompson, Tobi Ogundiran, Tochi Onyebuchi, Usman T. Malik
Miraculous Sweetmakers: The Frost Fair, The (The Miraculous Sweetmakers #1) by Natasha Hastings
Prince Without Sorrow, The (Obsidian Throne #1) by Maithree Wijesekara
Thorns Remain, The by
Threadneedle (Language of Magic #1) by Cari Thomas

Head of Zeus

Gauntlet and the Fist Beneath, The (The Rotstorm #1) by Ian Green
Gauntlet and the Burning Blade, The (The Rotstorm #2) by Ian Green
Gauntlet and the Broken Chain, The (The Rotstorm #3) by Ian Green

Hodder & Stoughton

Emberclaw (Dragon Scales #2) by L.R. Lam
Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust
Six Crimson Cranes (Six Crimson Cranes #1) by Elizabeth Lim
Dragons Promise, The (Six Crimson Cranes #2) by Elizabeth Lim
Til Death Do Us Bard by Rose Black

Hot Key Books

Daughter of Darkness (House of Shadows #1) by Katharine and Elizabeth Corr

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Questland by Carrie Vaughn

Image Comics

Haunted Girl, A by Ethan Sacks, Naomi Sacks

Independently Published

Fang to Remember, A (Vampire Pet Boutique Mysteries #1) by Elle Wren Burke
Thirteenth Hour, The (The Cruel Gods #1) by Trudie Skies
Rose Among Thorns, A (Hall of Thorns #1) by Ash Fitzsimmons
Bona Fides (MI-X series #1) by Ash B. Whitley
By the Pact (Pacts Arcane and Otherwise #1) by Joanna Maciejewska
Tethered Spirits (Curse of Shavhalla #1) by T. A. Hernandez
Revenant Prince (Curse of Shavhalla #2) by T. A. Hernandez
Even If We're Broken by A.M. Weald
Grumpy Old Gods (Grumpy Old Gods: Volume #1) by Juneta Key, Katharina Gerlach, Elizabeth Shaffer, Shawn Klimek, Ronel Janse van Vuuren, Avery Vanderlyle, Elizabeth McCleary, Vanessa Finaughty, Tom Vetter, Vanessa Wells
Junkyard Druid (The Colin McCool series #1) by M. D. Massey
Ordinary Miracles (Ordinary Wizards #1) by Martyn Carey
Rise of Darkness by F. C. Gomez
Sailing in the Sky (Wave Sweeper #1) by Starr Green
Speechless in Achten Tan (Sands of Achten Tan #1) by Debbie Iancu-Haddad
Bone Master, The (Sands of Achten Tan #2) by Debbie Iancu-Haddad
Starfire by Naomi Hughes
Stars and Ravens (Valerian Crow #1) by Francis Deer & Mika Hunter
Tales from the Midnight Forest by Lisa Hofmann
BackUp Superhero, The (The BackUp Superhero #1) by Kayla Hicks
Night Girl, The by James Bow
Reanimator's Heart, The (The Reanimator Mysteries #1) by Kara Jorgensen
Reanimator's Soul, The (The Reanimator's Mysteries #2) by
Unexpected Valentine, An (The Reanimator's Mysteries #1.5) by
Unexpected Question, An (The Reanimator's Mysteries #2.5) by
Unknown Man, The (Zalla Bennbett Mystery #1) by Natalie Hanson
Thunderpaws and the Tower of London (Nature's Claw #1) by Ben Housden
Wayward (The Forbidden Heirs #1) by Becca N. Drake

Inkshares

Ghost Tracks, The (The Ghost Tracks #1) by Celso Hurtado
Devil's Promise, The (The Ghost Tracks #2) by Celso Hurtado

Jessica Kingsley Publishers

All Tangled Up in Autism and Chronic Illness by Charli Clement
How to Do Life with a Chronic Illness by Pippa Stacey
I Will Die On This Hill by Meghan Ashburn, Jules Edwards

Kensington Books

Kalyna The Soothsayer (Failures of Four Kingdoms #1) by Elijah Kinch Spector
Murder on Black Swan Lane (Wrexford & Sloane #1) by Andrea Penrose
Ascended, The (Aesymarean Duet #1) by Bree Grenwich and Parker Lennox

Little, Brown Book Group Limited

Dowry of Blood, A (Vampire Companion #1) by S. T. Gibson

Lorikeet Ink

Charmed, The (Fae of the Crystal Palace #1) by Kylie Fennell

Luath Press Ltd

Scottish by Inclination by Barbara Henderson

Macfarlane Lantern Publishing

Once Upon a Winter (Once Upon a Season #1) by A.J. Van Belle, Adie Hart, Bharat Krishnan, Caroline Logan, Ella Holmes, H.L. Macfarlane, Jake Curran-Pipe, Jenna Smithwick, Josie Jaffrey, Joyce Reynolds-Ward, Kate Longstone, Katherine Shaw, Laila Amado, S. Markem, Rebecca F. Kenney, M. J. Weatherall, R. A. Gerritse
Once Upon a Spring (Once Upon a Season #3) by Ella T. Holmes, Adie Hart, Bharat Krishnan, Caroline Logan, Elanna Bellows, Fiona Simpson, Jake Curran-Pipe, Jenna Smithwick, Josie Jaffrey, Kate Longstone, Katherine Shaw, Laila Amado, S. Markem
Once Upon a Summer (Once Upon a Season #2) by Adie Hart, Jake Curran-Pipe, Bharat Krishnan, Caroline Logan, Elanna Bellows, Ella T. Holmes, Jenna Smithwick, Josie Jaffrey, Kate Longstone, Katherine Shaw, Laila Amado, S. Markem
Once Upon an Autumn (Once Upon a Season #4) by Adie Hart, Ella T. Holmes, Katherine Shaw, S. Markem, Laila Amado, Josie Jaffrey, Elanna Bellows, Fiona Simpson, Caroline Logan

NewCon Press

London Particular, The (Newbury & Hobbes Investigations #6.5) by George Mann

Orbit

Boys in the Valley by Philip Fracassi
Incandescent, The by Emily Tesh
For the Wolf (Wilderwood #1) by Hannah Whitten
For the Throne (Wilderwood #2) by Hannah Whitten

Orion

Collarbound, The (Tales from the Edge #1) by Rebecca Zahabi
Hawkling, The (Tales from the Edge #2) by Rebecca Zahabi
Lightborn, The (Tales of the Edge #3) by Rebecca Zahabi

Page Street Publishing

Steep and Savage Path, A by
To a Darker Shore by Leanne Schwartz / L.A. Schwartz

Pan Macmillan

Cinder House by Freya Marske
Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments (Edinburgh Nights #2) by T. L. Huchu
Kitty's Greatest Hits (Kitty Norville #0.1, #0.5-0.8, #1.5, #2.5, and more) by Carrie Vaughn
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Swordcrossed by Freya Marske
Atlas Paradox, The (The Atlas #2) by Olivie Blake
Restless Truth, A (The Last Building #2) by Freya Marske
Power Unbound, A (The Last Building #3) by Freya Marske
Windwitch (The Witchlands #2) by Susan Dennard
Bloodwitch (The Witchlands #3) by Susan Dennard
Witchshadow (The Witchlands #4) by Susan Dennard

Penguin

Allies by Shakirah Bourne, Dana Alison Levy, A.J. Sass, Adiba Jaigirdar, Aida Salazar, Andrea L. Rogers, Brendan Kiely, Cam Montgomery, Derick Brooks, Eric Smith, I.W. Gregorio, Kayla Whaley, Lizzie Huxley-Jones, Marietta B. Zacker, Naomi Evans, Natalie Evans, Sharan Dhaliwal
Heads Will Roll by Josh Winning
Where the Dark Stands Still by A. B. Poranek

Piaktus

Fourth Wing (The Empyrean #1) by Rebecca Yarros

Quarto Publishing Group UK

I Am Not a Label by Cerrie Burnell

Quercus

Malevolent Eight, The (The Malevolent #2) by Sebastien de Castell

Quill Tree Books

Squire by Nadia Shammas, Sara Alfageeh

Random House

All The Devils (Sisters of the Occult #1) by Catelyn Wilson
Artemis by Andy Weir
Ink & Sigil (Ink & Sigil #1) by Kevin Hearne
Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston (Sir Callie #1) by Esme Symes-Smith
Spellbound by Georgia Leighton
Alphabet Squadron (Star Wars) (Alphabet Squadron #1) by Alexander Freed
Shadow Fall (Star Wars) (Alphabet Squadron #2) by Alexander Freed
Stranger Times, The (Stranger Times #1) by C. K. McDonnell
Love Will Tear Us Apart (Stranger Times #3) by C. K. McDonnell
Relight My Fire (Stranger Times #4) by C. K. McDonnell
Book of Doors, The by Gareth Brown
Deadly Education, A (The Scholomance #1) by Naomi Novik
Sisters Grimm, The (The Sisters Grimm #1) by Menna van Praag
Tainted Cup, The (Shadow of the Leviathan #1) by Robert Jackson Bennett

Razorbill

Severed Thread, The (The Bone Spindle #2) by Leslie Vedder
Cursed Rose, The (The Bone Spindle #3) by Leslie Vedder

Rebellion Publishing Ltd

And Put Away Childish Things (Terrible Worlds: Destinations) by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Bad Gods (Babylon Steel #1) by Gaie Sebold
Charming (Charming #1) by Jade Linwood
Saint Death's Daughter (Saint Death #1) by C. S. E. Cooney
Knave of Secrets, The by Alex Livingston
We Are All Ghosts in the Forest (We Are All Ghosts In The Forest #1) by Lorraine Wilson

Renaissance Press

Nothing Without Us (Nothing Without Us #1) by Cait Gordon, Myriad Augustine, Carolyn Charron, Lee Rossman, Raymond Luczak, Nicole Zelniker, Jamieson Wolf, Joanna Marsh, Elliot Dunstan, Dorothy Ellen Palmer, J. Ivanel Johnson, Tonya Liburd, Shannon Barnsley, Madona Skaff, Maverick Smith, George Zancola, Diane Koerner, Laurie Stewart, Tom Johnson, Tasha Fierce, Nathan Fréchette, Emily Gillespie, Derek Newman-Stille, Talia C. Johnson
Nothing Without Us Too (Nothing Without Us #2) by Cait Gordon, Sienna Tristen, Meg Candelaria, Avi Silver, Cal G., H.E. Casson, Jessica Corra, N.R.M. Roshak, Cathy Smith, Stephen Graham King, Bernadette Gabay Dyer, A. Gregory Frankson, B. Lawrence, Erin Rockfort, Ari Fletcher-Bai, Rook Lazarus, Anita Goveas, Michelle F. Goddard, Jen Desmarais, Matthew Del Papa, Dianna Gunn, Holly Schofield, Juliet Hill, Anita Haas, Tea Gerbeza, Jessica Pete, Melissa Mead, Polly Orr, Talia C. Johnson, Jayne Barnard
Season One Iris and the Crew Tear Through Space (Iris and the Crew Tear Through Space #1) by Cait Gordon

Scholastic Inc.

Where You See Yourself by Claire Forrest
You, Me, and Our Heartstrings by Melissa See

Scribe UK

We've Got This by Eliza Hull, Cathy Reay, Christa Couture, Daniela Izzie, Debra Keenahan, Donna Thornton, Elly May Barnes, Estefani Arevalo, Garry Lynch, Graeme Innes, Jacinta Parsons, Jaclyn Lynch, James Catchpole, Jasper Peach, Jax Jacki Brown, Jessica Smith, Joanne Limburg, Kristen Witucki, Kristy Forbes, Marjorie Amos, Micheline Lee, Neangok Chair, Nicole Lee, Oscar Arevalo, Renay Barker-Mulholland, Ricardo Thornton, Sam Drummond, Shakira Hussein

Simon and Schuster

Borderline (The Arcadia Project #1) by Mishell Baker
Carniepunk (Hell on Earth #4.7, Abby Sinclair #0.5, Jane True #?, Charlie Madigan #4.5, Elemental Assassin #8.1, Blud #0.5) by Rachel Caine, Rob Thurman, Kevin Hearne, Seanan McGuire, Jennifer Estep, Allison Pang, Kelly Gay, Delilah S. Dawson, Kelly Meding, Hillary Jacques, Jackie Kessler, Jaye Wells, Mark Henry, Nicole Peeler
Last Bloodcarver, The (The Last Bloodcarver #1) by Vanessa Le
Legendborn (The Legendborn Cycle #1) by Tracy Deonn
Bloodmarked (The Legendborn Cycle #2) by Tracy Deonn
Oathbound (The Legendborn Cycle #3) by Tracy Deonn
Pretty One, The by Keah Brown
Urban Enemies (Cainsville #4.5, Dresden Files #11.1, The Ustari Cycle #?, Daniel Faust #7.2, Jill Kismet #6.5, The Iron Druid Chronicles #8.7, Hellhound Chronicles #1.5, Templar Chronicles #?, Kitty Norville #13.5, Joe Ledger #9.1, Jane Yellowrock #0.75, Lawson Vampires #?, Horngate Witches #4.5, Glass Town #1.2, Black Magic Outlaw #?, Incryptid #5.1, Pitchfork County #3.5, Walker Papers #?) by Jim Butcher, Kevin Hearne, Seanan McGuire, Kelley Armstrong, Jonathan Maberry, Jeff Somers, Caitlin Kittredge, Carrie Vaughn, Craig Schaefer, Diana Pharaoh Francis, Domino Finn, Faith Hunter, Jon F. Merz, Joseph Nassise, Lilith Saintcrow, Sam Witt, Steven Savile

Siskin Press Limited

Night Raven, The (Crow Investigations #1) by Sarah Painter

Skullgate Media

Loathsome Voyages by C. D. Storiz, Chris Durston, Anthony W. Harris, Michael D. Nadeau, Gary A. Fagan, J. L. Royce, Mackenzie Littledale, Zach Friday, C. M. Harris, Tim Mendees, Michelle River, Mark J. Schultis, C. Vandyke, B. K. Bass

Soho Press

Reckless Kind, The by Carly Heath

Square Fish

Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone #1, Grishaverse #1) by Leigh Bardugo

St. Martin's Publishing Group

Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire #1) by Jay Kristoff
Gwen & Art Are Not in Love (The Camelot Disasters #1) by Lex Croucher
Not for the Faint of Heart by Lex Croucher
Together We Burn by Isabel Ibañez

Swan River Press

Sea Change, The by Helen Grant

Tachyon Publications

Bitter Medicine by Mia Tsai
Boys, Beasts and Men by Sam J. Miller
Kitty's Mix-Tape (Kitty Norville #16) by Carrie Vaughn
Bruising of Qilwa, The by Naseem Jamnia
Immortal Conquistador, The (Kitty Norville #15) by Carrie Vaughn
Tangleroot Palace, The (Dirk & Steele #0.5) by Marjorie Liu
Unbalancing: a Birdverse Novel, The (Birdverse #2) by R. B. Lemberg

Titan Books

Universe of Wishes, A (Brooklyn Brujas, Gemma Doyle, Shades of Magic) by Zoraida Córdova, V.E. Schwab, Libba Bray, Anna-Marie McLemore, Dhonielle Clayton, Jenni Balch, Kwame Mbalia, Mark Oshiro, Natalie C. Parker, Nic Stone, Rebecca Roanhorse, Samira Ahmed, Tara Sim, Tessa Gratton, Tochi Onyebuchi, Victoria Schwab
Hex Life: Wicked New Tales of Witchery (Otherworld Stories #0.13, Hellchasers series #7.1, Morganville Vampires #?) by Kelley Armstrong, Rachel Caine, Alma Katsu, Amber Benson, Ania Ahlborn, Chesya Burke, Christopher Golden, Helen Marshall, Hillary Monahan, Jennifer McMahon, Kat Howard, Kristin Dearborn, Madaug Kenyon, Mary SanGiovanni, Rachel Autumn Deering, Sarah Langan, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Tananarive Due, Theodora Goss
In These Hallowed Halls: A Dark Academic anthology by Paul Kane, M.L Rio, Marie O'Regan, Tori Bovalino, Olivie Blake, David Bell, Helen Grant, J.T. Ellison, James Tate Hill, Kate Weinberg, Kelly Andrew, Layne Fargo, Phoebe Wynne, Susie Yang
Wolves of London (Obsidian Heart book 1), The (Obsidian Heart #1) by Mark Morris
Society of Blood, The (Obsidian Heart #2) by Mark Morris
Wraiths of War, The (Obsidian Heart #3) by Mark Morris
Darker Shade of Magic, A (Shdes of Magic #1) by V.E. Schwab
Gathering of Shadows, A (Shades of Magic #2) by V.E. Schwab
Conjuring of Light, A (Shades of Magic #3) by V.E. Schwab
Magic Steeped in Poison, A (The Book of Tea #1) by Judy I. Lin
Venom Dark and Sweet, A (The Book of Tea Duology #2) by Judy I. Lin
Briar Book of the Dead, The by
Crimson Road, The (Sourdough Universe) by Angela Slatter / A.G. Slatter
Fragile Threads of Power, The (Threads of Power #1) by V.E. Schwab
Path of Thorns (Sourdough #2) by
Shadow Glass, The by Josh Winning
Undetectables, The (The Undetectables #1) by Courtney Smyth
Undead Complex, The (The Undetectables #2) by Courtney Smyth
Twice Cursed: An Anthology (Cursed #2) by Neil Gaiman, M. R. Carey, Sarah Pinborough, Marie O'Regan, A. K. Benedict, A.C. Wise, Adam L. G. Nevill, Christina Henry, Helen Grant, Joanne Harris, Joe Hill, Katherine Arden, Kelley Armstrong, L. L. McKinney, Laura Purcell, Mark Chadbourn, Paul Kane, Angela Slatter / A.G. Slatter
When Things Get Dark by Joyce Carol Oates, Josh Malerman, Carmen Maria Machado, Paul Tremblay, Stephen Graham Jones, Karen Heuler, Elizabeth Hand, Benjamin Percy, John Langan, M. Rickert, Richard Kadrey, Seana McGuire, Genevieve Valentine, Jeffery Ford, Ellen Datlow