The Devil and the Dark Water – Stuart Turton
Take a diabolical voyage on the high seas!
Nick Offerman – Where the Dear and the Antelope Play
A mostly pleasant, but rambling (and jarring) set of essays about nature. And Brett Kavanaugh.
The King of Infinite Space – Lyndsay Faye
A lyrical, darkly funny reinvention of a classic story.
Those Who Wish Me Dead – Michael Koryta
This intense, haunting and beautifully written thriller will stick with you.
Project Hail Mary – Andy Weir
The author of The Martian returns with one of the best science fiction novels since, well, The Martian.
Firefly: The Unification War – Greg Pak (Writer), Dan McDaid (Illustrations), Marcelo Costa (Coloring)
You still can’t take the sky from me.
A Slow Fire Burning – Paula Hawkins
The third novel from Paula Hawkins is her best yet.
Bloodless – Preston & Child
The past is prologue. So is Bloodless.
Saving Grace – Debbie Babitt
Save your time, don’t read Saving Grace.
The Raven Tower – Ann Leckie
There will be a reckoning.
The Twisted Ones – T. Kingfisher
I twisted myself around like the twisted ones…
Ancillary Mercy – Ann Leckie
The Ancillary trilogy ends with the tremendously satisfying Ancillary Mercy.
Ancillary Sword – Ann Leckie
Middle installment stumbles a bit from the brilliant Ancillary Justice but is still compelling science fiction.
The Glass Hotel – Emily St. John Mandel
Emily St. John Mandel’s follow up to Station Eleven is a sprawling novel about the trajectory of choices.
Broken Harbor – Tana French
Broken Harbor, by Tana French, is not a book. It is a jagged ball of glass that dazzles the eyes but draws blood as deftly as a razor blade.
Verses for the Dead – Preston & Child
A rushed and hackneyed ending still doesn’t derail the best Pendergast outing in years.
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