Books Received, June 28 — July 4
5 Jul, 2025
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FIYAH No. 35: Black Isekai published by FIYAH Literary Magazine (July 2025)
Issue #35 of FIYAH Literary Magazine
Aces Full edited by George R. R. Martin (November 2025)
A new collection of Wild Cards stories previously published on Reactor, formerly known as Tor.com, and together in one volume for the first time!
In hardcover for the first time, this collection — edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin — brings together the Wild Cards stories that have been previously published on Reactor, formerly known as Tor.com, including works from:
Cherie Priest
Carrie Vaughn
Caroline Spector
Bradley Denton
Walton Simons
Sage Walker
Marko Kloos
Ian Tregillis
Laura J. Mixon
Alan Brennert
Emma Newman
Only Spell Deep by Ava Morgyn (March 2026)
Rebecca meets The Craft in this dark, atmospheric novel of one witch rediscovering her power while on the run from another willing to kill her for it.
Judeth Cole has always had certain uncanny abilities. But when she arrived at Solidago — her grandfather’s estate by the sea — she was forced to keep them secret. There she lived a harsh life under his rule and the haunting legacy of her late grandmother, Aurelia. Until the fateful day she ignited a fire with her magic. It was the last time she saw her family alive.
Seventeen years later, she’s living in Seattle as Jude Clark, and failing at life, when she makes a last detour through her favorite bookstore, selecting a book to read as she waits to die. But when she pulls it from the shelf, an invitation to her for a secret midnight meeting slips out.
Jude is quickly swept up into a world of secrets and magic, discovering a circle of powerful new companions led by the mysterious, enigmatic Arla. The source of their magic, Arla tells her, is a goddess, trapped and bound, that they call The Fathom. But Jude swiftly realizes Arla wants this power all to herself, and that she’s willing to kill for it.
Terrified, Jude turns to Levi Orman, the handsome bookseller who’s seen her at her worst. With his help, she begins a research journey that leads her from the crystal waters of the Mediterranean to the icy waves of the Greenland Sea and back to Solidago, the house she swore to never return to. With the Fathom threatening to break free and Arla on the hunt, Jude must finally face her past to save her future.
The Damned by Harper L. Woods (October 2025)
The New York Times bestseller Harper L. Woods returns with The Damned, the next book in her unforgettable Coven of Bones series.
Trapped.
He fell through the gate to Hell to save my life.
Beelzebub, the Lord of Gluttony, is no longer his own. He’s been mine ever since he caught me singing to myself, falling prey to the magic of my song. If I can keep my distance, we can both move on.
But now, he is caught under my spell, which makes him forbidden to touch. And yet, he is the only one I can trust to get me back to Crystal Hollow.
We’ll have to make it through the Nine Circles of Hell first.
No matter what we lose along the way.