As the year draws to a close, we find ourselves in that familiar whirlwind of festive gatherings and holiday travels. Whether you’re looking to pass the time during a long journey, or simply seeking an excuse to escape the family chaos for a while, November’s book releases offer a wealth of options to satisfy your reading cravings. This month, prepare to be entertained by an array of thrilling sequels, captivating prequels, and riveting series finales. Expect to be drawn into worlds of cozy fantasy set in enchanting bookshops, compelling sci-fi featuring beloved characters, and epic tales set in both distant fantasy realms and speculative near-futures.
One of the highlights of this month’s releases is the final installment of Freya Marske’s Edwardian-era fantasy romance series, The Last Binding. In this concluding volume, readers will witness the unlikely love story between the gruff bisexual Lord Jack Hawthorn and the sharp-tongued journalist and thief, Alan Ross. Marske masterfully ties up all loose ends of her series, delivering a narrative that explores the consequences of a long-ago pact between human magicians and ancient fae, and how their resulting magic has been corrupted by human greed.
Next on our list is a gripping near-future thriller from the author of The Power. This thought-provoking tale explores humanity’s potential future paths and poses the question: what good is knowing the end of the world is coming if you lack the resources to survive? The story alternates between two sets of characters: tech billionaires who receive early warning about a pandemic worse than covid, and their various beleaguered assistants, ousted ex-partners, and rebellious children who resort to activism in a desperate attempt to save the rest of the world.
For fans of cozy murder mystery books, the second installment of Mur Lafferty’s Midsolar Murders series is a must-read. In this sequel, amateur sleuth Mallory Viridian finds herself once again embroiled in a murder investigation, this time in the depths of space. Despite her attempts to flee from the constant death that seems to surround her, Mallory finds herself facing both human and alien murderers on the sentient space station Eternity, which has become her own version of Cabot Cove from Murder, She Wrote.
Travis Baldree returns with a prequel to his cozy fantasy Legends & Lattes. This heartwarming tale takes readers back twenty years, to a time when battle-hardened orc Viv was just a wounded mercenary fearing her fighting days were over. Stuck in the small town of Murk, Viv finds herself spending a summer in a dilapidated bookshop run by Fern, a rat-human with a knack for selecting the perfect book for each customer. As Viv begins to fall for the bookshop, and possibly even Fern, she contemplates whether this is the end of her story or the beginning of a new chapter.
The seventh book in Martha Well’s Murderbot series continues the saga of the malfunctioning killer robot. Stranded on a newly-colonized planet in danger, Murderbot must convince the colonists not to board the incoming rescue ships from the Barish-Estranza corporation, knowing that the company has sinister plans for them. How does a malfunctioning killer robot persuade a group of colonists? By creating a propaganda video based on human soap opera Sanctuary Moon, of course!
This November, immerse yourself in these captivating narratives and embark on thrilling adventures across different genres. Whether you’re an ardent fan of female detective titles or you’re seeking murder thriller books for sale, this month’s book releases are sure to keep you entertained and engrossed. Happy reading!