Pestis the Spider she/her Posted June 7, 2017 Report Share Posted June 7, 2017 Lately I have been a little out of touch with reading and all my other hobbies. But I just decided to come back, so I just need your help with learning of what actually happened when I was not around. So, could you maybe give me titles of all interesting books that were released (or release date announced) since January 2016? I do prefer fantasy/sci-fi, but I read everything. And yes, I know Oathbringer is coming, but I just want more. Thanks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbird she/her Posted June 8, 2017 Report Share Posted June 8, 2017 (edited) You just opened a big can of worms by asking about interesting books in a place where I was certain to see it. (Good thing you're a spider; you can just eat the worms, right? ) Here's a list in chronological order of books in your specified time frame that I think you might find relevant AND I have read them myself (spoilered just for space): Spoiler Staked by Kevin Hearne (end of Jan 2016, 8th in the Iron Druid Chronicles)Bluescreen by Dan Wells (Feb 2016)Calamity by Brandon Sanderson (Feb 2016, conclusion to the Reckoners trilogy)A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab (Feb 2016, the 2nd book in her Shades of Magic trilogy)Death Weavers by Brandon Mull (March 2016, 4th in the Five Kingdoms series)Over Your Dead Body by Dan Wells (May 2016, 5th book in the John Cleaver series)The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan (May 2016, 1st in the Trials of Apollo series)League of Dragons by Naomi Novik (June 2016, 9th and final book in the Temeraire series)White Sand, Vol. 1 (graphic novel version) by Brandon Sanderson (June 2016)No Good Dragon Goes Unpunished by Rachel Aaron (August 2016, 3rd book in the Heartstrikers series. If you haven't started this series, do it ASAP!!)Ghostly Echoes by William Ritter (August 2016, 3rd in the Jackaby series)Alcatraz vs the Dark Talent or simply The Dark Talent by Brandon Sanderson (September 2016--FINALLY, Alcatraz book 5!)Fall of Hades by Richard Paul Evans (September 2016, 6th in the Michael Vey series)Got Luck by Michael Darling (September 2016 was the paperback release, but the ebook's been out longer than that. Easily one of my 10 favorite books that I read in 2016.)Extreme Makeover by Dan Wells (November 2016, a standalone. Can you tell I like Dan Wells??)Crystal Storm by Morgan Rhodes (December 2016, 5th in the Falling Kingdoms series)Secret Origins by James Riley (January 2017, 3rd in the Story Thieves series. If you haven't read any of these books yet, I highly recommend them because they feel similar to Alcatraz with all the self-awareness and making fun of fantasy tropes.)A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab (Feb 2017, conclusion to the Shades of Magic trilogy)Dragonwatch by Brandon Mull (March 2017, 1st in a sequel series to Fablehaven that still follows Kendra and Seth as the MCs) Here are already-released books you may find relevant that I have NOT yet read myself: Spoiler Spiderlight by Adrian Tchaikovsky (August 2016. Looks awesome but I haven't been able to get my hands on a copy.)The Creeping Shadow by Jonathan Stroud (September 2016, 4th in the Lockwood & Co. series)The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan (October 2016, 2nd in the Magnus Chase series)Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection by Brandon Sanderson (November 2016. I'm in the process of reading this one.)Snapshot by Brandon Sanderson (Feb 2017, scifi novella)Sins of Empire by Brian McClellan (March 2017, 1st in a followup series to the Powder Mage trilogy)The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan (May 2017, 2nd in the Trials of Apollo series)Nothing Left to Lose by Dan Wells (June 2017, 6th and last in the John Cleaver series) Here are not-yet-released books that you may find relevant: Spoiler The Dire King by William Ritter (Aug 2017, 4th in the Jackaby series)Time Jumpers by Brandon Mull (Oct 2017, 5th and last in the Five Kingdoms series)Immortal Reign by Morgan Rhodes (December 2017, 6th in the Falling Kingdoms series) There's also an announcement about the Alcatraz series that you should wait to seek out until you've finished reading The Dark Talent. Edited June 8, 2017 by Sunbirb Accidentally posted before I was done writing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pestis the Spider she/her Posted June 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2017 This list is awesome! Thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbird she/her Posted June 8, 2017 Report Share Posted June 8, 2017 @Pestis the Spider I'm glad you found it helpful! Other people can probably recommend even more recent books from series/authors that I don't follow. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iarwainiel I she/her Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 (edited) Another place you might look is the "Big Ideas" posts over at John Scalzi's blog, The Whatever. Scalzi has authors guest write the posts, explaining what the "big idea" behind their book was, right around the book's publication date. You can usually tell if it's something you're going to like by what the author says about it. Most of the books are sci fi/fantasy. If you're into mysteries, each of my two favorite series had new books in 2016: Strange Tide - the Bryant and May series by Christopher Fowler (octogenarian detectives in London; some paranormal undertones) Scents and Sensibility - the Chet and Bernie series by Spencer Quinn (Narrator POV is the dog, Chet, and he is delightful! But start with book 1, Dog On It) Happy reading! Edited June 18, 2017 by old aggie add info 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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