Top new fantasy books in June 2022
Last updated:
June 30, 2022
June 2022 featuring new releases by Ottessa Moshfegh, Victoria Aveyard, Sarah J. Maas, Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Marissa Meyer, Stephenie Meyer, Francesca Zappia, Samantha Allen, Shirtaloon, Travis Deverell, Shirtaloon, Travis Deverellk and many more.
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Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh
In a village in a medieval fiefdom buffeted by natural disasters, a motherless shepherd boy finds himself the unlikely pivot of a power struggle that puts all manner of faith to a savage test, in a spellbinding novel that represents Ottessa Moshfegh’s most exciting leap yetLittle Marek, the abused and delusional son of the village shepherd, never knew his mother; his father told him she died in...21st-century · adult · book · dark · fiction · historical · historical-fiction · horror · literary-fiction · magical-realism -
![Blade Breaker by Victoria Aveyard]()
Blade Breaker by Victoria Aveyard
In the sequel to Realm Breaker, a divided world must rally, an unstoppable enemy must be defeated, and the fate of the world rests on a blade’s edge.Andry, a former squire, continues to fight for hope amid blood and chaos.Dom, a grieving immortal, strives to fulfill a broken oath.Sorasa, an outcast assassin, faces her past when it returns with sharpened teeth...action-adventure · book · epic · fiction · high-fantasy · horror · magic · monsters · paranormal · sword-sorcery -
![A Court of Mist and Fury [Dramatized Adaptation] by Sarah J. Maas]()
A Court of Mist and Fury [Dramatized Adaptation] by Sarah J. Maas
The seductive and stunning #1 New York Times bestselling sequel to Sarah J. Maas’s spellbinding A Court of Thorns and Roses. Adapted from the novel and produced with a full cast of actors, immersive sound effects and cinematic music!Feyre has undergone more trials than one human woman can carry in her heart... -
![Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine]()
Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A “dazzling, cinematic, intimate, lyrical” (Roxane Gay) epic of betrayal, love, and fate that spans five generations of an Indigenous Chicano family in the American West, from the author of the National Book Award finalist Sabrina & Corina “Sometimes you just step into a book and let it wash over you, like you’re swimming under a big, sparkling night sky...north-america · usa · colorado · urban · historical-fiction · fiction · historical · literary-fiction · western · magical-realism -
![The Phantom of Linkshire Manor by Marissa Meyer]()
The Phantom of Linkshire Manor by Marissa Meyer
Note: While it is not available for sale on Amazon, Kindle readers can use the Smashwords store to purchase the book as a .mobi file that can be sent/downloaded to your Kindle reader or app.First published in the gothic romance anthology Bound in Skin, “The Phantom of Linkshire Manor” is now available as a stand-alone story...romance · fantasy · mystery · gothic · young-adult · paranormal · ghosts · fiction · supernatural · retellings -
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![The Twilight Saga White Collection by Stephenie Meyer]()
The Twilight Saga White Collection by Stephenie Meyer
The stunning white box set collection of the Twilight Saga including Midnight Sun and The Short Second Life of Bree TannerThis prime gift set includes paperback editions of Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn, Midnight Sun, and The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, with exclusive covers, making it the perfect gift for fans of the bestselling series...book · fiction · paranormal · shapeshifters · supernatural · urban-fantasy · vampires · young-adult · fantasy -
![Katzenjammer by Francesca Zappia]()
Katzenjammer by Francesca Zappia
American Horror Story meets the dark comedy of Kafka's The Metamorphosis as Cat searches for a way to escape her high school. A tale of family, love, tragedy, and masks--the ones others make for us, and the ones we make for ourselves. Katzenjammer will haunt fans of Chelsea Pitcher's This Lie Will Kill You and E. Lockhart's We Were Liars.Cat lives in her high school...horror · young-adult · fantasy · mystery · dark · contemporary · magical-realism · fiction · audiobook · spooky -
![Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen]()
Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen
On this season of The Catch, contestants must compete for love. And their lives.When the final four women in competition for an aloof, somewhat sleazy bachelor’s heart arrive on a mysterious island in the Pacific Northwest, they prepare themselves for another week of extreme sleep deprivation, invasive interviews, and, of course, the salacious drama eager viewers nationwide tune in to devour...horror · fiction · lgbtq · contemporary · wlw · humor · audiobook · lesbian-mc · literary-fiction · comedy -
![He Who Fights with Monsters 6: A LitRPG Adventure by Shirtaloon, Travis Deverell]()
He Who Fights with Monsters 6: A LitRPG Adventure by Shirtaloon, Travis Deverell
Experience an isekai culture clash as a laid-back Australian finds himself in a very serious world. See him gain suspiciously evil powers through a unique progression system combining cultivation and traditional LitRPG elements. Enjoy a weak-to-strong story with a main character who earns his power without overshadowing everyone around him, with plenty of loot, adventurers, gods and magic...fantasy · audiobook · fiction · magic · urban-fantasy · action-adventure · vampires · humor · litrpg · progression-fantasy -
![He Who Fights With Monsters 6 by Shirtaloon, Travis Deverellk]()
He Who Fights With Monsters 6 by Shirtaloon, Travis Deverellk
Experience an Isekai culture clash as a laid-back Australian finds himself in a very serious world. See him gain suspiciously evil powers through a unique progression system combining cultivation and traditional LitRPG elements. Enjoy a weak-to-strong story with a main character who earns his power without overshadowing everyone around him, with plenty of loot, adventurers, gods and magic... -
![In the Shadow of Lightning by Brian McClellan]()
In the Shadow of Lightning by Brian McClellan
From Brian McClellan, author of The Powder Mage trilogy, comes the first novel in the Glass Immortals series, In the Shadow of Lightning, an epic fantasy where magic is a finite resource—and it’s running out."Excellent worldbuilding and a truly epic narrative combine into Brian's finest work to date. Heartily recommended to anyone who wants a new favorite fantasy series to read... -
![The Blood Traitor by Lynette Noni]()
The Blood Traitor by Lynette Noni
She’d failed them. All of them. And now she was paying the price. Kiva thought she knew what she wanted—revenge. But feelings change, people change... everything has changed.After what happened at the palace, Kiva is desperate to know if her friends and family are safe, and whether those she wronged can ever forgive her...action-adventure · book · dark · epic · fiction · high-fantasy · survival · sword-sorcery · young-adult · fantasy -
![Our Crooked Hearts: A Novel by Melissa Albert]()
Our Crooked Hearts: A Novel by Melissa Albert
THE SUBURBS, RIGHT NOW . . .Seventeen-year-old Ivy’s summer break kicks off with an accident, a punishment, and a mystery: a stranger whose appearance in the middle of the road, in the middle of the night, heralds a string of increasingly unsettling events... -
![Sacrifice of the Brave King by Eliza Raine, Rose Wilson]()
Sacrifice of the Brave King by Eliza Raine, Rose Wilson
The Poseidon Trials have never been more deadly, and it’s not just my life at stake. Poseidon, my sister, and the whole realm of Aquarius are just as likely to die as I am if we don’t stop Atlas.But the revelations coming my way are so much worse than anything the insane Titan can throw at me...adult · book · enemies-to-lovers · fiction · gods · humor · immortality · myths · new-adult · paranormal -
![Tragic Bonds by J. Bree]()
Tragic Bonds by J. Bree
Nothing will ever be the same again.Our Bonded Group has been torn apart, and the monsters are now the prey.But we’re not going to just wait around for our enemy to strike; the blood on his hands is unforgivable, and the god living inside of me wants her revenge paid in blood.And a thousand souls... -
![Locklands by Robert Jackson Bennett]()
Locklands by Robert Jackson Bennett
Sancia, Clef, and Berenice have gone up against plenty of long odds in the past. But the war they’re fighting now is one even they can’t win.This time, they’re not facing robber-baron elites, or even an immortal hierophant, but an entity whose intelligence is spread over half the globe—a ghost in the machine that uses the magic of scriving to possess and control not just objects, but human minds...action-adventure · adult · audiobook · book · epic · fiction · high-fantasy · lesbian-mc · lgbtq · magic -
![Sometime in Summer by Katrina Leno]()
Sometime in Summer by Katrina Leno
From critically acclaimed author Katrina Leno comes a tender love letter to books and summertime, with a touch of magic.Anna Lucia Bell believes in luck: bad luck. Bad luck made her best friend stop talking to her. Bad luck caused her parents’ divorce. Bad luck is forcing her mother, Miriam, to sell the family’s beloved bookstore...book · contemporary · family · female-mc · fiction · friendship · magical-realism · season-summer · young-adult · fantasy -
![The Blood of Promise by T.S. Joyce]()
The Blood of Promise by T.S. Joyce
Marsden Wyland is a walking bag of secrets. He’s walking the line between opening up to his new Pack, and keeping them from finding out what he’s really done. And on top of that, he’s seeing a ghost girl that can only mean one thing—he’s dying. The ghost is beautiful, and is there for him in hard moments, and showing up in memories, and nothing is making sense...adult · alpha-mc · book · contemporary · fiction · humor · insta-love · multi-pov · paranormal · psychics -
![Harlem Sunset by Nekesa Afia]()
Harlem Sunset by Nekesa Afia
Harlem, 1927 With the horrors of the summer and the Girl Killer behind her, Louise Lloyd is eager to usher in her 28th year with her girlfriend and best friend by her side. When Nora Davies, one of the girls Louise was kidnapped with, reintroduces herself, Louise is wary to connect...mystery · historical-fiction · historical · fiction · lgbtq · wlw · audiobook · murder · lesbian-mc · cozy -
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![Mage of No Renown by Kel Kade]()
Mage of No Renown by Kel Kade
A King's Dark Tidings PrequelWesson is still years from becoming a man when an immense darkness stirs within his core. The sinister power bursts free during a confrontation with an old enemy, and Wesson’s tranquil life is left in tatters. Forced to flee a murderous mob, Wesson stumbles onto a tumultuous path where he must confront the destructive power he has awakened... -
![The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley by Sean Lusk]()
The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley by Sean Lusk
Zachary Cloudesley is gifted in a remarkable way. But not all gifts are a blessing...Leadenhall Street, London, 1754.Raised amongst the cogs and springs of his father's workshop, Zachary Cloudesley has grown up surrounded by strange and enchanting clockwork automata. He is a happy child, beloved by his father Abel and the workmen who help bring his father's creations to life... -
![The Half Life of Valery K by Natasha Pulley]()
The Half Life of Valery K by Natasha Pulley
From the author of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street and The Kingdoms, an epic Cold War novel set in a mysterious town in Soviet Russia...action-adventure · adult · book · fiction · historical · historical-fiction · lgbtq · literary-fiction · mental-illness · mystery -
![The Midnight Orchestra by Jessica Khoury]()
The Midnight Orchestra by Jessica Khoury
In this spellbinding sequel to The Mystwick School of Musicraft, Amelia must master the magic of Composing to help her school win a magic competition—and save her friends from a mysterious evil.Things are finally looking up for Amelia Jones: she's officially a Mystwick student, and she even has a teacher to help her learn how to use her rare Composing magic...audiobook · book · children · children-books · family · female-mc · fiction · friendship · magic · middle-grade -
![Where the Devil Don't Go by Onley James]()
Where the Devil Don't Go by Onley James
Sam is known by many names: Samiel, Samyaza...Lucifer. But Sam isn’t the devil. He’s simply a demon, attempting to earn peace by slaughtering the demonic offspring he created.It’s in slaying one of those offspring that Sam finds Christopher, who’s been enslaved for so long he’s forgotten how to be human... -
![The Shadow Princess by Sawyer Bennett]()
The Shadow Princess by Sawyer Bennett
Living an idyllic life in Wyoming, Thalia Clairmont is completely unaware that her world is about to be turned upside down. Step into the next dimension with The Shadow Princess, the newest story in The Chronicles of the Stone Veil series from New York Times bestselling author Sawyer Bennett.My name is Thalia Clairmont and I am heir to the throne of Vyronas...adult · book · contemporary · female-mc · fiction · multi-pov · paranormal · steamy · suspense · fantasy -
![The White Hare by Jane Johnson]()
The White Hare by Jane Johnson
For fans of Alice Hoffman and Kate Morton, The White Hare is a spellbinding novel about mothers and daughters finding a new home for themselves, the secrets they try to bury, and the local legends that may change their lives.In the far west of Cornwall lies the White Valley, which cuts deeply through bluebell woods down to the sea at White Cove...20th-century · adult · animals · audiobook · book · british-isles · coming-of-age · england · europe · family -
![Fierce Betrayal by Sadie Kincaid]()
Fierce Betrayal by Sadie Kincaid
Fierce Betrayal is a standalone dad’s best friend, age gap dark mafia romance.It contains NO cheating and a HE.Jackson Decker is everything I’ve ever wanted. Fierce. Loyal. Not to mention tall, tattooed and hotter than the earth’s core.Too bad there are so many reasons why he’s off limits... -
![Garden of Serpents by C.N. Crawford]()
Garden of Serpents by C.N. Crawford
In a series of trials, Rowan and Orion battle for the throne in the City of Thorns... -
![Black Mamba by William Friend]()
Black Mamba by William Friend
Daddy, there's a man in our room...This is the chilling announcement Alfie hears one night, when he wakes in his quiet, suburban house to find his twin daughters at the foot of his bed. It's been nine months since Pippa - their mother - suddenly died and they've been unsettled ever since, so Alfie assumes they've probably had a nightmare. Still, he goes to check to reassure the girls...horror · fiction · paranormal · mystery · gothic · audiobook · supernatural · suspense · fantasy · ghosts -
![Let Him In by William Friend]()
Let Him In by William Friend
William Friend’s haunting debut Let Him In is a creeping, gothic psychological suspense about a young, newly widowed father struggling to raise twin daughters obsessed with an imaginary friend. “Daddy, there’s a man in our room...”Alfie wakes one night to find his twin daughters at the foot of his bed, claiming there’s a shadowy figure in their bedroom...horror · fiction · paranormal · gothic · mystery · supernatural · suspense · psychological · fantasy · ghosts -
![Arrows and Apologies by Sav R. Miller]()
Arrows and Apologies by Sav R. Miller
They say every proud man must fall.Mortals who fancy themselves gods will one day kneel. I thought myself invincible.Apollo on Earth.Mocked my brother when he succumbed to such a fate.Before I noticed the blue-haired nymph lurking in the background. Cora Astor shouldn’t have come to this island.She sneered in my direction, beguiling me with her disgust. As a Wolfe, hunting is in my blood...adult · age-gap · audiobook · billionaire · book · contemporary · crime · dark · enemies-to-lovers · fiction -
![Mirror Obscure by Elizabeth Hunter]()
Mirror Obscure by Elizabeth Hunter
Dr. Vivian Wei is juggling multiple life changing events when her aging mother witnesses a violent death on the thirteenth tee. The only problem? There doesn’t seem to be a crime to go along with the witness. As an empath, Vivian knows her mother is telling the truth, but feelings don’t prove a murder...adult · book · fiction · ghosts · horror · mystery · paranormal · psychics · supernatural · urban-fantasy -
![Dirty Deeds 2: An Urban Fantasy Collection by Faith Hunter, Jennifer Estep, Devon Monk, Diana Pharaoh Francis]()
Dirty Deeds 2: An Urban Fantasy Collection by Faith Hunter, Jennifer Estep, Devon Monk, Diana Pharaoh Francis
When the going gets tough, the tough get their hands dirty.Join NY Times bestselling authors Faith Hunter and Jennifer Estep along with USA Today bestselling authors R.J. Blain, Diana Pharaoh Francis, and Devon Monk on a brand-new romp through magical worlds where the damsels bring the distress, what can go wrong will go wrong, and nothing is as it seems...adult · anthologies · fiction · magic · paranormal · shapeshifters · urban-fantasy · vampires · fantasy -
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![Kingdom of Villains by Ella Fields]()
Kingdom of Villains by Ella Fields
USA Today bestselling author, Ella Fields, delivers a treacherously tender love story set in an all-new fantasy world. I’d known exactly who he was—the Unseelie prince. But I hadn’t known just what he was. I’d been fooled.The creature I’d formed a tentative friendship with in my family’s dungeon was not the gentle, intriguing prince I’d thought him to be. He was a monster. A bloodthirsty beast... -
![Breaking Time by Sasha Alsberg]()
Breaking Time by Sasha Alsberg
"Perfect for fans of Outlander... A lush story of star crossed lovers and time traveling assassins.” - Laura Sebastian, New York Times bestselling author of Ash PrincessFate brought them together. Time will tear them apart.When a mysterious Scotsman suddenly appears in the middle of the road, Klara thinks the biggest problem is whether she hit him with her car...romance · fantasy · time-travel · young-adult · historical-fiction · sci-fi · fiction · historical · audiobook · action-adventure -
![A Secret Princess by Melissa de la Cruz, Margaret Stohl]()
A Secret Princess by Melissa de la Cruz, Margaret Stohl
A surprising and romantic YA retelling-mashup of A Little Princess and The Secret Garden by bestselling authors Margaret Stohl and Melissa de la Cruz.Best friends Mary Lennox, Sara Crewe, and Cedric Erroll have each other, and they are the only reason boarding school isn’t completely insufferable...romance · young-adult · retellings · historical-fiction · fantasy · fiction · historical · audiobook · boarding-school · classics -
![Gniewa by Katarzyna Berenika Miszczuk]()
Gniewa by Katarzyna Berenika Miszczuk
Uwielbiana Jaga powraca! Jeszcze bardziej wygadana i jeszcze bardziej gniewna.Wszystkie kłopoty Jagi zaczynają się od... nudy. Spokojna praca i lekko monotonny żywot szeptuchy zostają przerwane, gdy kilka dni po Nocy Kupały zostają znalezione zwłoki kobiety. Ostatnią osobą, która widziała ją żywą, jest Jarogniewa... -
![Of Secrets and Slippers by Chanda Hahn]()
Of Secrets and Slippers by Chanda Hahn
A haunting songA deadly danceAn explosive finaleAllemar may be dead, but his cause festers in the dark. Strange beasts stalk the night as haunting music corrupts the fog. When morning comes, nothing but dust remains. Rumors are quick to spread, with many speculating that Allemar had a son … and the evil sorcerer’s heir wants blood... -
![Forests of Grandeur and Malice by Melanie Cellier]()
Forests of Grandeur and Malice by Melanie Cellier
With the borders breaking down, and their friends in the settlement in deadly danger, Cadence and Airlie need to act fast. Instead they’re caught up in politics where torn allegiances threaten their freedom.But the greatest danger lies across the border in the fallen kingdom. The threat of the General still looms large, and the wild power is far beyond the control of any one person...book · coming-of-age · fiction · high-fantasy · myths · retellings · royalty · sword-sorcery · young-adult · fantasy -
![Fruiting Bodies: Stories by Kathryn Harlan]()
Fruiting Bodies: Stories by Kathryn Harlan
In stories that beckon and haunt, Fruiting Bodies ranges confidently from the fantastical to the gothic to the uncanny as it follows characters—mostly queer, mostly women—on the precipice of change. Echoes of timeless myth and folklore reverberate through urgent narratives of discovery, appetite, and coming-of-age in a time of crisis...fiction · lgbtq · fantasy · horror · wlw · anthologies · magical-realism · literary-fiction · feminism · gothic
![A Court of Mist and Fury [Dramatized Adaptation] by Sarah J. Maas](https://48f-1.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/books/small/647763fc746b67c3da9ea8cd.jpg)
