Genre: Magic

Saltswept by Katalina Watt Series: The Earthsalt Duology #1 Genres: Adult, Adventure, Fantasy, High Fantasy, Magic, Mythic Fantasy, LGBTQ+ Published by Hodderscape on February 25, 2026 Format: Hardcover, Special Edition Pages: 382 Source: Illumicrate A ragtag crew. A perilous quest. First, they need a boat. Next, they need to learn how to sail it.  A pirate faces the gallows drop. A farmer is given a terrible ultimatum to save her daughter. An acolyte ascends to priestesshood . . . only to find that a blessing really can be a curse. These unlikely bedfellows band together with an inscrutable pickpocket and a talking ottercat in pursuit of the most hopeless of to sail into the Maelstrom – a raging whirlpool from which no one has ever escaped – and the mysterious treasure hidden within it.  The quest will test their fragile allegiance to its limits, but there is more at stake here than getting the magic of the world is in peril, and the barrier between life and death has never been so thin. And in the Bastion, the seat of power in Paranish, the queen has an unquenchable thirst that threatens the world and everyone in it.   Can there …

Dawn of the Firebird by Sarah Mughal Rana Series: Dawn of the Firebird #1 Genres: Adult, Adventure, Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, High Fantasy, Magic, Mythic Fantasy Published by Bloomsbury Archer on November 30, 2025 Format: Hardcover, Special Edition Pages: 479 Source: FairyLoot Khamilla Zahr-zad’s life has been built on a foundation of violence and vengeance. Every home she’s known has been destroyed by war. As the daughter of an emperor’s clan, she spent her childhood training to maintain his throne. But when her clansmen are assassinated by another rival empire, plans change. With her heavenly magic of nur, Khamilla is a weapon even enemies would wield—especially those in the magical, scholarly city of Za’skar. Hiding her identity, Khamilla joins the enemy’s army school full of jinn, magic and martial arts, risking it all to topple her adversaries, avenge her clan and reclaim their throne.  To survive, she studies under cutthroat mystic monks and battles in a series of contests to outmaneuver her fellow soldiers. She must win at all costs, even if it means embracing the darkness lurking inside her. But the more she excels, the more she is faced with history that contradicts her father’s teachings. With a war brewing …

Deathly Fates by Tesia Tsai Genres: Adventure, AAPI, Fantasy, Fantasy Romance, Magic, Romantasy, Young Adult Published by Wednesday Books on April 14, 2026 Format: ARC, eBook Pages: 368 Source: Netgalley A sweeping debut inspired by the Chinese folk practice of necromancy, Deathly Fates is perfect for fans of Descendant of the Crane, The Bone Shard Daughter, and A Magic Steeped in Poison.  As a priestess paid to guide the deceased home, Kang Siying has never feared death. But when her beloved father collapses, Siying realizes that even she is not free from the cruel grasp of mortality. Desperate to provide her father with the medical aid he needs, Siying accepts a dangerous job that promises a generous commission, and travels to a hostile state to retrieve the corpse of a missing prince.  But the moment Siying places her reanimation talisman on the dead prince’s head, rather than make the corpse obedient to Siying’s commands, the talisman brings the prince back to life. Worse, he won’t stay alive for long—not unless he absorbs enough qi, or life force, to keep his soul anchored to his body.  In return for a reward worth twice her original commission, Siying agrees to aid the …

The Rainshadow Orphans by Naomi Ishiguro Series: The Rainshadow Series #1 Genres: Asian Literature, Japanese Literature, Fantasy, Low Fantasy, Magic, Mythic Fantasy, New Adult, Science Fiction, Young Adult Published by Saga Press on May 25, 2026 Format: ARC, eBook Pages: 640 Source: Netgalley The first novel in a dazzling fantasy trilogy inspired by Japanese folklore and Studio Ghibli films like Spirited Away, set within a mythical archipelago brimming with dragons and Sun Spirits, high-tech hackers and bubble tea.  Life is hard for the inhabitants of Rainshadow City, a place where poverty and corruption are rife and where they are terrorized by an underground criminal organization known as the Lucky Crows.  Toshiko, Jun and Mei Kawakami are a family, bonded through loyalty if not blood, who live outside the increasingly corrupt law and who are seeking revenge for the murder of their beloved “aunt” Reiko by the Lucky Crows. Haru is the son of the Emperor, destined to one day rule over the Archipelago and uphold his mother’s ignoble legacy, but he is more interested in making friends with the magical Sun Spirits it seems only he can see. Theo, forced to leave his homeland, is a reluctant foot-soldier for the …

Fallen City by Adrienne Young Series: Fallen City Duology #1 Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Fantasy Romance, Low Fantasy, Magic, Mythic Fantasy Published by Titan Books on November 3, 2025 Format: Hardcover, Special Edition Pages: 422 Source: FairyLoot In the great walled city of Isara, political turmoil ignites a rebellion one hundred years in the making. But when a legionnaire falls in love with a Magistrate’s daughter, their love will threaten the fate of the city and the will of the gods.  Luca Matius has one purpose—to carry on the family name, maintaining its presence in the Forum once his powerful and cruel uncle dies. But his noviceship with the city’s Philosopher places him in the middle of a catastrophe that will alter the destiny of his people.  Maris Casperia was raised amidst the strategic maneuvers of the Citadel’s inner workings, and she knows what her future holds—a lifetime of service to a corrupt city. But her years of serving as a novice to the last Priestess who possesses the stolen magic of the Old War has made her envision a different kind of future for the city. When she meets Luca, a fated chain of events is set into motion that …