When fall brings cold, windy, and wet weather, it’s the perfect time to stay inside and curl up with a good book. November offers plenty of options, with fresh entries in long-running series, standalones by bestselling authors, and brand-new talent to check out. Whether you want to imagine sailing with sky pirates, exploring a haunted forest, or flirting with faeries, the 10 most anticipated sci-fi and fantasy books of November offer plenty of ways to pass a rainy day.
Captain Grey and his crew of sky pirates have been hired to find and steal the Stones of Indigo, mythical items believed to be invested with godlike power. Finding the first one requires following an ancient map to an uncharted island and facing a mysterious guardian. If they succeed, the crew will receive an enormous reward.
But if they don’t figure out what their employer is hiding, they might not live to spend the money. The debut science fantasy novel is perfect for fans of The Lies of Locke Lamora or Mistborn: The Final Empire. Glen Cook helped establish the grimdark genre, and They Cry marks the second book in the A Pitiless Rain arc of his Chronicles of The Black Company series.
Holed up in the Black Company’s former base, An Abode of Ravens, Arkana and Shukrat find they’re now capable of powerful magic that is bound to entangle them in new intrigue and dangerous plots. With their adopted father, Croaker, in danger of losing his humanity, they need to face a peril that could affect the entire plane. John Gwynne, author of The Faithful and the Fallen and The Bloodsword Saga, kicks off a new epic fantasy series based on Slavic mythology.
War is brewing between two rival princes, and Ivan is just trying to protect his family from the conflict. His daughter Halia dreams of running with wolves and communicating with the fae who lurk in the forest, and if she can master her power, they might just be able to survive. The penultimate book in the Merry Gentry series follows Meredith Gentry, a faerie princess working as a private investigator in Los Angeles.
Merry wants to hunt down whoever is responsible for a series of magical attacks against up-and-coming Hollywood actresses, but she also has to deal with breaking the curse on Aisling, who is meant to be the next king of the Seelie Court. The reappearance of Merry’s best friend, whom she thought was dead, makes the emotional and political situation even more fraught. Bex Olynyk, a student at the High School for Magical Arts, seems to be a hero.
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