As 2026 gets going, the number of book releases per month is beginning to grow—and if sci-fi, fantasy, and horror stories are your love language, February is going to be an outstanding month. Here are 69 new titles coming your way in the next few weeks.
February 3
Apparently, Sir Cameron Needs to Die by Greer Stothers
“In this hilarious gay fantasy romance, a reclusive sorcerer is forced to protect a cowardly knight after a prophecy ties their fates together.” (February 3)
The Apple and the Pearl by Rym Kechacha
“A richly atmospheric fantasy set across one day, as a ballet troupe of lost souls perform an ancient dance for the faerie realms, knowing they could be snatched away by their audience of faerie princes, imps and sprites at any moment.” (February 3)
Boy, With Accidental Dinosaur by Ian McDonald
“How to Train Your Dragon meets Mad Max in this story of an orphan in a fractured Southwest who just wants to ride a dinosaur under the lights.” (February 3)
Dawn of the North by Demi Winters
“A new age begins in the Kingdom of Íseldur in this sizzling third installment of the Viking-inspired Ashen romantasy the series.” (February 3)
The Forest on the Edge of Time by Jasmin Kirkbride
“The Future of Another Timeline meets The Bone Clocks in this dazzling piece of time-travel climate fiction.” (February 3)
The Glowing Hours by Leila Siddiqui
“A mind-bending, revisionist gothic horror story about the fabled summer Mary Shelley began work on Frankenstein, as told by her Indian housemaid, Mehrunissa ‘Mehr’ Begum.” (February 3)
Greedy by Callie Kazumi
“What would you do for a seat at the table? In this deliciously dark thriller set in Japan, a desperate gambling addict masquerades as the private chef to a reclusive billionaire with deadly taste.” (February 3)
The Heir & the Spare by Harper L. Woods
“A never-before-published novella in the Of Flesh & Bone series” that comes with a spoiler warning: “this book is overflowing with spoilers and should only be read after devouring What Sleeps Within the Cove.” (February 3)
The Hospital at the End of the World by Justin C. Key
“A thrilling first novel set in a near future where artificial intelligence runs the world, involving a young medical student who must unravel family secrets to uncover the truth of his father’s mysterious death.” (February 3)
Isles of the Emberdark by Brandon Sanderson
“A legendary standalone novel that navigates the seas and the stars of a far-future Cosmere.” (February 3)
The Johnson Four by Christina Hammonds Reed
“A 1960s teen pop group determined to conquer the music world must contend with the cost of fame—and a ghost with a grisly past—in this riveting family story.” (February 3)
The Lies That Summon the Night by Tessonja Odette
“Lies, beauty, and seduction mingle in the first book of an enthralling romantasy series where making art is considered a sin, and the shadows born from it aren’t the only danger to the creators.” (February 3)
Nightshade and Oak by Molly O’Neill
“An Iron Age goddess must grapple with becoming human in this delightful historical fantasy of myth and magic.” (February 3)
Quiet Spells by Isa Agajanian
“The dark and magical concluding part of the Spells for Life and Death duology.” (February 3)
Songbird of the Sorrows by Braidee Otto
“An outcast princess turned spy embarks on a mission to infiltrate a rival kingdom, but the secrets she uncovers force her to decide whether to follow orders or defy them.” (February 3)
30Seven by Jeremy Robinson
“Twenty-eight people are abducted from a lakeside beach―and a killer is among them―in this twisty UFO horror novel.” (February 3)
The Universe Box by Michael Swanwick
“In his dazzling new collection, the master of speculative short stories returns with new tales in which magic and science improbably coexist with myth and legend.” (February 3)
The Vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop by Takuya Asakura, translated by Yuka Maeno
“Welcome to the Cherry Blossom Bookshop … Here, Sakura, the mysterious young owner, and her wise calico cat, Kobako, patiently await the arrival of souls in need of solace and healing.” (February 3)
February 10
The Baby Dragon Bookshop by A.T. Qureshi
Sparks fly—both fiery and and romantic—when a pair of enemies are forced to work alongside each other at a baby dragon bookshop. (February 10)
The Body by Bethany C. Morrow
“A pulse-pounding supernatural horror story where one woman must survive a series of bizarre and escalating attacks on her marriage.” (February 10)
Dead First by Johnny Compton
“A bone-chilling new novel about a private investigator hired by a mysterious billionaire to discover why he can’t die.” (February 10)
For Human Use by Sarah G. Pierce
“A twisted tale of modern love that bends every genre, sears itself into your brain, and presents a horrific romantic comedy unlike anything you’ve ever read before.” (February 10)
A Forest, Darkly by A.G. Slatter
“A page-turning dark fantasy of persecuted witches, snatched children, twisted magic, changelings, and the sins that bind.” (February 10)
The Found Object Society by Michelle Maryk
“An atmospheric speculative suspense novel following a mysterious society offering its members the chance to relive the death of another person—and the self-destructive woman determined to uncover its secrets.” (February 10)
Grace by A.M. Shine
“A haunting, atmospheric modern Gothic horror tale based on traditional Irish mythology …. Ancient evil is awakened on a lonely isle off the coast of Ireland.” (February 10)
Hard Reset by Jonathan Yanez
“A fast-paced, unpredictable, and clever take on the LitRPG genre, blending beloved sci-fi and apocalyptic themes to create an intricate new reality.” (February 10)
Heir of Illusion by Madeline Taylor
“A fae assassin with the power of illusion, sworn to a king she despises. An enigmatic grim reaper, searching for freedom. Enemies collide in an unlikely alliance, brimming with desire and destruction.” (February 10)
Maria the Wanted by V. Castro
“A fierce and seductive horror thriller, pulsing with rage, fear and desire, that explores a vampire woman’s determination to find her place in the world.” (February 10)
Muscles & Monsters by Ashley Bennett
“A gym-owning wolven and a headstrong baker discover howl real their connection is in the first book of the beloved Leviathan Fitness series.” (February 10)
The Obake Code by Makana Yamamoto
“An all-new, stand-alone sci-fi caper from the author of Hammajang Luck: a bored hacker is forced by vicious gangsters to take down a crooked politician…only to find herself up against a code she might not be able to crack.” (February 10)
Operation Bounce House by Matt Dinniman
“A man must fight for his planet against impossible odds when gamers from Earth attempt to remotely annihilate it in this epic, fast-paced novel.” (February 10)
Secondhand Luck by Kim Harrison
“Against an ancient shadow with a deadly agenda, Petra Grady’s luck may be about to run out, in the next book in the enthralling contemporary fantasy series.” (February 10)
Strange Animals by Jarod K. Anderson
“An ordinary man discovers a hidden world of supernatural creatures—and an unexpected home—in this enchanting contemporary fantasy debut.” (February 10)
Subatomic Love by Shannon Kirk
As they face a nuclear disaster, three people figure out how to use physics to guide their own reincarnations and promise to find each other in the next life. Once they return and reconnect, they must evade the interest of people determined to weaponize their discovery. (February 10)
Throne of Nightmares by Kerri Maniscalco
“In this action-packed standalone fantasy romance, a book of dangerous magic draws two readers into a perilous quest to find it—and their own happy ending.” (February 10)
You & Me and You & Me and You & Me by Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Reese
A couple married for 25 years discovers that by playing their old mix tapes, they can travel back in time. But the temptation to make small changes in the past—to avoid regrets they know are coming—threatens the life they’ve built in the present. (February 10)
February 17
Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett
“A woman who runs a cat rescue in 1920s Montréal turns to a grouchy but charming magician to help save her shelter in this heartwarming cozy fantasy.” (February 17)
The Astral Library by Kate Quinn
“Have you ever wished you could live inside a book? Welcome to the Astral Library, where books are not just objects, but doors to new worlds, new lives, and new futures.” (February 17)
Bloodfire, Baby by Eirinie Carson
“A maternal gothic tale of new motherhood and the torment of a centuries-old haunting.” (February 17)
Crown of War and Shadow by J.R. Ward
The Kingdoms of the Compass romantasy series begins with “an outcast burdened with a curse. A mercenary out for himself. A kingdom that must be saved.” (February 17)
The Daughter Who Remains by Nnedi Okorafor
“Set in the universe Africanfuturist luminary Nnedi Okorafor first introduced in the World Fantasy Award-winning Who Fears Death, The Daughter Who Remains is the breathtaking conclusion to the She Who Knows trilogy.” (February 17)
Gods Beneath the Ice by Alexandra Kennington
“Heartbroken and grappling with unwanted powers, Revna must work with the person she swore to forget if she’s to lead her people and unravel the secrets behind her new magic in this page-turning conclusion to the Blood & Souls Duology.” (February 17)
Half City by Kate Golden
A lone demon hunter decides to sharpen her skills by enrolling at the Harker Academy for Deviant Defense—while also investigating her father’s mysterious death. (February 17)
The Halter by Darby McDevitt
“A debut sci-fi novel that fuses cyber-noir, psychological suspense, and high-concept speculation in a breakneck search for truth inside a utopian metaverse on the verge of collapse.” (February 17)
Last Seen by Christopher Castellani
Four young men go missing in separate incidents—then turn up dead, with a serial killer suspected. In the afterlife, they find each other and forge an unusual connection. (February 17)
The Rainseekers by Matthew Kressel
“Burned out and looking to put her past behind her, a former addict and recovering influencer interviews her fellow travelers en route to witness the first rain on Mars.” (February 17)
Temple Fall by R.L. Boyle
“A macabre and chilling supernatural gothic horror about a group of teenagers cursed to die on their 18th birthday.” (February 17)
The Vanishing Bookstore by Helen Phifer
“Dora digs into her family’s mysterious past and stumbles upon a seemingly impossible secret: the key to their survival is hidden in a bookstore that no one has seen for generations. Losing herself amongst thorny brackens and twisted ferns, Dora eventually finds the path that leads to the bookstore. But someone is watching her. They’ve been waiting for her.” (February 17)
February 24
After the Fall by Edward Ashton
“Part alien invasion story, part buddy comedy, and part workplace satire, After The Fall by Edward Ashton, author of Mickey7 (inspiration for the film Mickey 17), asks an important question: would humans really make great pets?” (February 24)
Aiko’s Choice by Chase Gamwell
“Aiko has been traveling from world to world, cleansing the galaxy of the darkness that nearly devoured her and her friends. But when Aiko starts having visions she can’t explain, her task of destroying the darkness wherever it hides turns into a search for the reason why she’s started seeing things.” (February 24)
The Calico Cat at the Chibineko Kitchen by Yuta Takahashi, translated by Cat Anderson
“Follow the seashell path along Tokyo Bay until you get to the Chibineko Kitchen, where a traditional Japanese meal can summon anyone you choose from your past, but only for as long as it continues to steam.” (February 24)
Cleopatra: A Novel by Saara El-Arifi
“Cleopatra tells her own story in this evocative and sensuous historical epic.” (February 24)
The Cure by Pedro Urvi
“A gripping new adventure that follows one young woman’s perilous journey to defy a divine curse and unearth a lost cure that could save humanity.” (February 24)
Dollface by Lindy Ryan
“Horror author Jill has just moved to suburban New Jersey, hoping to fit in with the new PTA moms and maybe not weird everyone out with her Final Girl coffee mug … But then a plastic face-masked serial killer begins slashing their way through town, one overly made-up mom at a time. Jill is slowly wrapped into a killer’s murderous spree, until she might just be the last woman standing.” (February 24)
The Faithful Dark by Cate Baumer
“Csilla—a girl born without a soul—is worth little to the Church that raised her. But when a series of murders corrodes the faithful magic that keep the city safe, the Church elders see a use for her flaw: she can assassinate their prime suspect, a heretic with divine heritage, without risking the stain of sin. The heretic, however, makes Csilla a counteroffer: clear his name by helping him catch the real killer, and he’ll use his angelic gifts to grant her very own soul.” (February 24)
The Fox Hunt by Caitlin Breeze
“Dive into the dark underbelly of England’s most ancient university, where behind closed doors a circle of privileged students enter into a dark pagan ritual—one that holds tantalizing power and comes at a terrible price.” (February 24)
The Girls Before by Kate Alice Marshall
A woman taken by a serial kidnapper and murderer must find her way to safety, guided by the energy of previous victims. Meanwhile, a search-and-rescue expert tries to find her missing best friend, with a local mystery and a supernatural legend adding intrigue to her quest. (February 24)
The Iron Garden Sutra by A.D. Sui
“Klara and the Sun meets S. A. Barnes’s Dead Silence with a touch of Becky Chambers’ A Psalm for the Wild-Built in Nebula Award-winning author A.D. Sui’s darkly philosophical, locked room murder mystery, as a death monk and a team of researchers trapped onboard a spaceship of the dead encounter something beyond human understanding.” (February 24)
The Legend of the Nine-Tailed Fox by Katrina Kwan
“A sweeping fantasy adventure with a dash of romance between a nine-tailed fox and the demon-hunter who captures her, banished to the underworld together and forced to form a reluctant alliance in order to escape the circles of Hell.” (February 24)
Love Binds by Cynthia St. Aubin
The Tails from the Alpha Art Gallery romantasy series continues as Hanna Harvey finds herself “plagued by terrifying nightmares of a mysterious entity bent on her destruction and drowning in her new responsibilities as the alpha female of the werewolf world.” (February 24)
The Misheard Word by Aliya Whiteley
A soldier from the South who enlisted hoping to seek vengeance against her Northern enemies is instead assigned to guard an impenetrable prison, known as the Crag. But her life upends when “a rough wooden box is delivered to Crag, holding the performer and spy Marius Mondegreen, agent of the North: the Misheard Word, who can read minds, breathe fire, and make objects appear and disappear.” (February 24)
Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones
“A slasher story where a teen prank goes very wrong and all hell breaks loose in a small town.” (February 24)
Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward
“A harrowing tale of survival that places the dark fairy tale of Peter Pan and the ruthless dangers of Lord of the Flies into the unforgiving maw of the Colorado Rockies.” (February 24)
The Red Winter by Cameron Sullivan
A “darkly entertaining retelling of the hunt for the Beast of Gévaudan. Lifting the veil on the hidden world behind our own, it reimagines the story of Europe, from Imperial Rome to Saint Jehanne d’Arc, the madness of Gilles de Rais and the first flickers of the French Revolution.” (February 24)
The Secret World of Maggie Grey by Granger
A grad student is recruited to attend a secret HBCU where the student population is well-versed in the supernatural. There, she learns about her vampiric roots—and becomes drawn into a murder mystery that ties into her family legacy. (February 24)
The Trident and the Pearl by Sarah K.L. Wilson
“A desperate queen makes a deal with the gods to save her land in this spellbinding romantasy debut.” (February 24)
The Violin Maker’s Secret by Evie Woods
“On any given day, there are thousands of items slowly gathering dust in the Lost and Found of Heathrow Airport. Unknown to anyone, hidden among the clutter, is a very special object that can change the fortunes of those who possess it—a violin of rare beauty and power. Now, as if by chance, it has fallen into the hands of three strangers.” (February 24)
Weavingshaw by Heba Al-Wasity
“In this debut gothic fantasy, a young woman who can see the dead strikes a deal with the magnetic and dangerous Saint of Silence, a purveyor of dark secrets, to save her brother’s life—the first book of a trilogy.” (February 24)
The Wicked and the Damned by Rebecca Robinson
“In the exhilarating second romantasy novel in Rebecca Robinson’s Dark Inheritance Trilogy, a fiery couple forced apart must navigate a deadly maze of politics and power to reunite across a continent at war.” (February 24)
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