Thursday, December 31, 2020

Upcoming 2021 New Releases in Horror, Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Thrillers

It's time again for a new reading year! These are the upcoming 2021 speculative fiction book releases I'm most hoping to read in the coming year. I will continue to update this page with new horror, fantasy, science fiction, thrillers, and more as the year goes on.

January 2021


The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enríquez Alone by Megan E. Freeman Doors of Sleep by Tim Pratt

The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enríquez, Megan McDowell (Translation)
Expected publication: January 12th 2021 by Hogarth Press

Alone by Megan E. Freeman
Expected publication: January 12th 2021 by Simon & Schuster/Aladdin

Doors of Sleep by Tim Pratt
Expected publication: January 12th 2021 by Angry Robot

Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire Karma Moon by Melissa Savage

Across the Green Grass Fields (Wayward Children #6) by Seanan McGuire
Expected publication: January 12th 2021 by Tordotcom

Karma Moon: Ghost Hunter by Melissa Savage
Expected publication: January 19th 2021 by Crown Books for Young Readers

Finders Keepers by Melanie McFarlane The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor The In-Between by Rebecca Ansari

Finders Keepers by Melanie McFarlane
Expected publication: January 19th 2021 by Orca Book Publishers

The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor
Expected publication: January 21st 2021 by Michael Joseph

The In-Between by Rebecca Ansari
Expected publication: January 26th 2021 by Walden Pond Press

Don't Tell a Soul by Kirsten Miller The Hobgoblin of Little Minds by Mark Matthews

Don't Tell a Soul by Kirsten Miller
Expected publication: January 26th 2021 by Delacorte Press

The Hobgoblin of Little Minds by Mark Matthews
Expected publication: January 28th 2021 by Wicked Run Press


February 2021


The Project by Courtney Summers What Big Teeth by Rose Szabo A History of What Comes Next by Sylvain Neuvel

The Project by Courtney Summers
Expected publication: February 2nd 2021 by Wednesday Books

What Big Teeth by Rose Szabo
Expected publication: February 2nd 2021 by FSG

A History of What Comes Next by Sylvain Neuvel
Expected publication: February 2nd 2021 by Tor.com

Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan The Ash House by Angharad Walker Of a Feather by Dayna Lorentz

Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan
Expected publication: February 2nd 2021 by Atria Books

The Ash House by Angharad Walker
Expected publication: February 2nd 2021 by Chicken House

Of a Feather by Dayna Lorentz
Expected publication: February 9th 2021 by HMH Books for Young Readers

Black Coral (Underwater Investigation Unit #2) by Andrew Mayne The Galaxy, and the Ground Within (Wayfarers #4) by Becky Chambers The Raconteur's Commonplace Book: A Greenglass House Story by Kate Milford

Black Coral (Underwater Investigation Unit #2) by Andrew Mayne
Expected publication: February 16th 2021 by Thomas & Mercer

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within (Wayfarers #4) by Becky Chambers
Expected publication: February 16th 2021 by Harper Voyager

The Raconteur's Commonplace Book: A Greenglass House Story by Kate Milford
Expected publication: February 23rd 2021 by Clarion Books


March 2021


Later by Stephen King Bridge of Souls (Cassidy Blake #3) by Victoria Schwab Ghost in the Headlights by Lindsey Duga

Later by Stephen King
Expected publication: March 2nd 2021 by Hard Case Crime

Bridge of Souls (Cassidy Blake #3) by Victoria Schwab
Expected publication: March 2nd 2021 by Scholastic Press

Ghost in the Headlights by Lindsey Duga
Expected publication: March 2nd 2021 by Scholastic Inc.

A Desolation Called Peace (Teixcalaan #2) by Arkady Martine A Broken Darkness (Beneath the Rising #2) by Premee Mohamed

A Desolation Called Peace (Teixcalaan #2) by Arkady Martine
Expected publication: March 2nd 2021 by Tor Books

A Broken Darkness (Beneath the Rising #2) by Premee Mohamed
Expected publication: March 2nd 2021 by Solaris

We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker
Expected publication: March 2nd 2021 by Henry Holt & Company

Dead Space by Kali Wallace The Bone Maker by Sarah Beth Durst Heartbreak Bay (Stillhouse Lake #5) by Rachel Caine

Dead Space by Kali Wallace
Expected publication: March 2nd 2021 by Berkley Books

The Bone Maker by Sarah Beth Durst
Expected publication: March 9th 2021 by Harper Voyager

Heartbreak Bay (Stillhouse Lake #5) by Rachel Caine
Expected publication: March 9th 2021 by Thomas & Mercer

Skyward Inn by Aliya Whiteley The House Uptown by Melissa Ginsburg

Skyward Inn by Aliya Whiteley
Expected publication: March 16th 2021 by Solaris

The House Uptown by Melissa Ginsburg
Expected publication: March 16th 2021 by Flatiron Books

Our Last Echoes by Kate Alice Marshall The Lost Village by Camilla Sten The Fall of Koli (Rampart Trilogy #3) by M.R. Carey

Our Last Echoes by Kate Alice Marshall
Expected publication: March 16th 2021 by Viking Books for Young Readers

The Lost Village by Camilla Sten
Expected publication: March 23rd 2021 by Minotaur Books

The Fall of Koli (Rampart Trilogy #3) by M.R. Carey
Expected publication: March 25th 2021 by Orbit

April 2021


You Love Me (You #3) by Caroline Kepnes Poison Priestess (Lady Slayers #2) by Lana Popović Near the Bone by Christina Henry

You Love Me (You #3) by Caroline Kepnes
Expected publication: April 6th 2021 by Random House

Poison Priestess (Lady Slayers #2) by Lana Popović
Expected publication: April 6th 2021 by Amulet Books

Near the Bone by Christina Henry
Expected publication: April 13th 2021 by Berkley Books

Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls by Kaela Rivera Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries #6) by Martha Wells

Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls by Kaela Rivera
Expected publication: April 13th 2021 by HarperCollins Children's Books

Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff
Expected publication: April 20th 2021 by Dial Books

Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries #6) by Martha Wells
Expected publication: April 27th 2021 by Tor.com

May 2021


Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga #1) by John Gwynne Total Olympics: Every Obscure, Hilarious, Dramatic, and Inspiring Tale Worth Knowing by Jeremy Fuchs

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Expected publication: May 4th 2021 by Ballantine Books

The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga #1) by John Gwynne
Expected publication: May 6th 2021 by Orbit

Total Olympics: Every Obscure, Hilarious, Dramatic, and Inspiring Tale Worth Knowing by Jeremy Fuchs
Expected publication: May 11th 2021 by Workman Publishing Company

The House of Always (A Chorus of Dragons #4) by Jenn Lyons Long Lost by Jacqueline West Day Zero by C. Robert Cargill

The House of Always (A Chorus of Dragons #4) by Jenn Lyons
Expected publication: May 11th 2021 by Tor Books

Long Lost by Jacqueline West
Expected publication: May 11th 2021 by Greenwillow Books

Day Zero by C. Robert Cargill
Expected publication: May 18th 2021 by Harper Voyager

The Edge of Strange Hollow by Gabrielle K. Byrne Ophie’s Ghosts by Justina Ireland The Apocalypse Seven by Gene Doucette

The Edge of Strange Hollow by Gabrielle K. Byrne
Expected publication: May 18th 2021 by Imprint

Ophie’s Ghosts by Justina Ireland
Expected publication: May 18th 2021 by Balzer + Bray

The Apocalypse Seven by Gene Doucette
Expected publication: May 25th 2021 by John Joseph Adams/Mariner Books

Hazel Bly and the Deep Blue Sea by Ashley Herring Blake The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley

Hazel Bly and the Deep Blue Sea by Ashley Herring Blake
Expected publication: May 25th 2021 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman
Expected publication: May 25th 2021 by Tor Books

The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley
Expected publication: May 25th 2021 by Bloomsbury Publishing


June 2021


The Ninth Metal (The Comet Cycle #1) by Benjamin Percy The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo The Ship of Stolen Words by Fran Wilde

The Ninth Metal (The Comet Cycle #1) by Benjamin Percy
Expected publication: June 1st 2021 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo
Expected publication: June 1st 2021 by Tordotcom

The Ship of Stolen Words by Fran Wilde
Expected publication: June 1st 2021 by Amulet Books

The Shape of Darkness by Laura Purcell The Hidden Palace (The Golem and the Jinni #2) by Helene Wecker

The Shape of Darkness by Laura Purcell
Expected publication: June 1st 2021 by Penguin Books

The Hidden Palace (The Golem and the Jinni #2) by Helene Wecker
Expected publication: June 8th 2021 by Harper

Blood Like Magic (Blood Like Magic #1) by Liselle Sambury Shutter by Melissa Larsen Moon Lake by Joe R. Lansdale

Blood Like Magic (Blood Like Magic #1) by Liselle Sambury
Expected publication: June 15th 2021 by Margaret K. McElderry

Shutter by Melissa Larsen
Expected publication: June 15th 2021 by Berkley

Moon Lake by Joe R. Lansdale
Expected publication: June 22nd 2021 by Mulholland Books


July 2021


Josephine Against the Sea by Shakirah Bourne The Empire's Ruin (Ashes of the Unhewn Throne #1) by Brian Staveley The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass

Josephine Against the Sea by Shakirah Bourne
Expected publication: July 6th 2021 by Scholastic

The Empire's Ruin (Ashes of the Unhewn Throne #1) by Brian Staveley
Expected publication: July 6th 2021 by Tor Books

The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass
Expected publication: July 13th 2021 by Putnam

Such a Quiet Place by Megan Miranda A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot #1) by Becky Chambers The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix

Such a Quiet Place by Megan Miranda
Expected publication: July 13th 2021 by Simon Schuster

A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot #1) by Becky Chambers
Expected publication: July 13th 2021 by Tordotcom

The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
Expected publication: July 13th 2021 by Berkley Books

The Past Is Red by Catherynne M. Valente Weird Kid by Greg Van Eekhout The Great Big One by J.C. Geiger

The Past Is Red by Catherynne M. Valente
Expected publication: July 20th 2021 by Tordotcom

Weird Kid by Greg Van Eekhout
Expected publication: July 20th 2021 by HarperCollins

The Great Big One by J.C. Geiger
Expected publication: July 20th 2021 by Little, Brown and Company

Hardly Haunted by Jessie Sima For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing Survive the Night by Riley Sager

Hardly Haunted by Jessie Sima
Expected publication: July 20th 2021 by Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers

For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing
Expected publication: July 27th 2021 by Berkley

Survive the Night by Riley Sager
Expected publication: June 29th 2021 by Dutton Books


August 2021


A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee The Dead and the Dark by Courtney Gould Paola Santiago and the Forest of Nightmares (Paola Santiago #2) by Tehlor Kay Mejia

A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee
Expected publication: August 3rd 2021 by Delacorte Press

The Dead and the Dark by Courtney Gould
Expected publication: August 3rd 2021 by Wednesday Books

Paola Santiago and the Forest of Nightmares (Paola Santiago #2) by Tehlor Kay Mejia
Expected publication: August 3rd 2021 by Rick Riordan Presents

The Woods Are Always Watching by Stephanie Perkins Dark Waters (Small Spaces #3) by Katherine Arden The Dark Way Down by Chelsea Ichaso

The Woods Are Always Watching by Stephanie Perkins
Expected publication: August 3rd 2021 by Dutton Books for Young Readers

Dark Waters (Small Spaces #3) by Katherine Arden
Expected publication: August 3rd 2021 by G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers

The Dark Way Down by Chelsea Ichaso
Expected publication: August 3rd 2021 by Sourcebooks Fire

The Desert Prince by Peter V. Brett Ghost Girl by Ally Malinenko The Smashed Man of Dread End by J.W. Ocker

The Desert Prince by Peter V. Brett
Expected publication: August 3rd 2021 by Del Rey Books

Ghost Girl by Ally Malinenko
Expected publication: August 10th 2021 by Katherine Tegen Books

The Smashed Man of Dread End by J.W. Ocker
Expected publication: August 17th 2021 by HarperCollins

A Sprinkle of Sorcery (A Pinch of Magic #2) by Michelle Harrison This Town Is a Nightmare (This Town Is Not All Right #2) by M.K. Krys Hush-A-Bye by Jody Lee Mott

A Sprinkle of Sorcery (A Pinch of Magic #2) by Michelle Harrison
Expected publication: August 17th 2021 by HMH Books for Young Readers

This Town Is a Nightmare (This Town Is Not All Right #2) by M.K. Krys
Expected publication: August 21st 2021 by Penguin Workshop

Hush-A-Bye by Jody Lee Mott
Expected publication: August 24th 2021 by Viking Books for Young Readers

Feral Creatures by Kira Jane Buxton My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones

Feral Creatures by Kira Jane Buxton
Expected publication: August 24th 2021 by Grand Central Publishing

My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
Expected publication: August 31st 2021 by Gallery / Saga Press


September 2021


Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire #1) by Jay Kristoff Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune The Monsters of Rookhaven by Pádraig Kenny

Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire #1) by Jay Kristoff
Expected publication: September 14th 2021 by St. Martin's Press

Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune
Expected publication: September 21st 2021 by Tor Books

The Monsters of Rookhaven by Pádraig Kenny
Expected publication: September 21st 2021 by Henry Holt & Company


October 2021


Echo by Thomas Olde Heuvelt Leviathan Falls (The Expanse #9) by James S.A. Corey

Echo by Thomas Olde Heuvelt
Expected publication: October 5th 2021 by Nightfire

Leviathan Falls (The Expanse #9) by James S.A. Corey
Expected publication: October 28th 2021 by Orbit


November 2021


The Mandalorian by Adam Christopher The Veiled Throne (The Dandelion Dynasty #3) by Ken Liu

The Mandalorian by Adam Christopher
Expected publication: November 2nd 2021 by Del Rey Books

The Veiled Throne (The Dandelion Dynasty #3) by Ken Liu
Expected publication: November 2nd 2021 by Gallery / Saga Press




What upcoming 2021 releases are you excited for? Did I leave out any of your most anticipated?

3 comments:

  1. Wow, what a list! But you can just stop with Feral Creatures and My Heart is a Chainsaw. If I can read those two books, I'll be happy😁

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  2. So many good books to look forward to in 2021! yay. :D I'm especially excited for The Lost Village and the new C.J. TUdor.

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  3. That's a great list of books there.
    May 2021 be much better to all of us. Happy New Year.

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