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1st July – Descent to Azalmar (The Driftland Dragons #1) by Michael R. Fletcher
Coming of Age, Sword & Sorcery
Centuries ago, the mighty Dragon Commonwealth fragmented after warring with the KyuSan sorcerers. In the years since, the different types of dragons have retreated to their driftlands, floating mountains hanging above the endless Boiling Deep.
When Korlana, niece to the queen of Tamost, sees a tantalizing driftland covered in ancient ruins pass below her home, she bullies her best friend into joining her on an adventure. After descending to explore the sprawling remains, the young dragons learn that the KyuSan are using this driftland as a launch point for their next invasion. While spying on the invaders, Korlana discovers her aunt, the queen of Tamost, has betrayed her subjects and made a deal with the foul sorcerers.
Faced with Nox Mortua, dragons who prey on other dragons, Rockspur, with their stone melting breath, and an army of evil KyuSan sorcerers, Korlana must find a way to save her home.
1st July – The Pilot (The Last Horizon #4) by Will Wight
Sci-Fantasy, Progression/Cultivation
“Sheep, sheep, sheep…I have bad news for you. It’s finally my turn.”
Solstice, the secret organization running the Galactic Union, has made an enemy of The Last Horizon. Soon, they will regret it.
Varic and Omega have a plan to infiltrate and destroy Solstice’s leaders, removing another threat to the galaxy. Compared to the apocalyptic monsters the crew has faced in the past, this opponent should be simple.
Omega has waited decades for his chance at revenge before becoming the Pilot of The Last Horizon. He will do anything for vengeance…or so he believes.
Victory will demand more from Omega than he imagines, and it won’t be as easy as he hopes.
Solstice has Zenith Devices of their own.
1st July – The Fourth Wall (A Thousand Li #12) by Tao Wong
Epic Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery, Progression/Cultivation
The Final Step on a Thousand Li Journey
The half-Immortal tyrant of Cai has been defeated, but at a devastating cost. Wu Ying has sacrificed both his chance at immortality and his greatest treasure. Now, gravely injured and with his cultivation path shattered, he has to rebuild with the help of his friends.
To find his true destiny, Wu Ying must question everything he once knew, retracing his journey from the beginning. But this time, he does so with a broken body and shattered cultivation, racing against time before his injuries claim him.
2nd July – Killers to Die For (A Duel of Cults #1) by Vernon Galint
Romance, Cozy Fantasy
A bard wearing a cursed collar of silence scours the world for any anti-magic that might unlock her voice, but struggles to keep her head down and her feet on the ground — rather than swept out from under her. She soon finds herself caught in the alluring danger of an occultist, and soaked in the righteous radiance of a shining knight. Dazed from this one-two punch of hyper-competent killers, and desperate to surrender to their affection, our hero stares down a near-certain spiral towards complete and cozy defeat.
3rd July – The Union (Union of Man #5) by A.M. Knight
Epic Fantasy
An evil greater than any faced before terrorises the world, and the two continents must unite. But each nation distrusts the other, and secrets believed to have been long buried threaten being unearthed and risk fracturing a fragile alliance.
The Union needs to sacrifice everything to confront an army of fanatics that has erupted onto the world. The death toll eclipses any before, and victory seems impossible.
4th July – Relams Beyond (The Asanja Saga #1) by Nick Child
Epic Fantasy, YA
They thought death was the worst that could happen. They were wrong.
When shy, clumsy Rico and his friends are unwittingly thrust into a mystical realm teeming with fantastical creatures and ancient guardians, they quickly discover the stakes are far higher than simply finding their way home. Torn between evading a ruthless sorcerer—rumoured to be the Corruptor of Souls—and rescuing their loved ones, the kids must unlock powers they never knew they had and confront death’s inevitability.
With the enigmatic Gifu and the battle-hardened warrior Wyrun as their allies, Rico and his friends must navigate a perilous world, confronting terrifying foes — and their own growing doubts about whether they’re truly cut out to be heroes.
As fear builds and their enemy draws closer, one question remains: will they make it home alive — or are they already entangled in a far greater struggle they can’t yet comprehend?
Mystical, action-packed, and unrelenting, enter into a world where courage is tested, friendships are forged in death, and even the most unlikely heroes may hold the key to saving everything.
5th July – Augury of Blood (Legacy of Urmanghor #1) by Michael R. Schultheiss
Epic Fantasy
In a world of Titans and Shape-Shifters, an ancient enemy rises from the shadows…
Wandering gods and forces of darkness vie for control. Their plots entangle the destinies of a warrior defending his tribe, a king’s daughter with a terrible secret, and a great lord desperate to protect his son.
Others are no less an enslaved Titan-woman torn between duty and desire, a captive priestess trying to thwart a madman, and a dark immortal seeking a better path.
All find themselves pitted against a terrifying ancient enemy and a murderous conspiracy for vengeance.
As armies march to war, men and women in disparate lands must navigate the schemes of gods, Titans, and shape-shifting Dweyari if they hope to survive…
6th July – Be Still My Undying Heart by Maria Caiazza
Grimdark, Romance
Vanessa died before Dalton could grant her immortality. Clinging to the faint hope that his wife might return, he subsists on blood and memories through the centuries. Like a phantom sleepwalking through time – always waiting, always searching – he drifts from town to town until the impossible happens. She’s there.
She might not remember him or their life together. She might have a different name and different life, but he would know the heart fate stole from him anywhere. And now he’s faced with an immortal’s cruellest dilemma. Does he reclaim what’s his or honor her new life? It’s a decision that could seal their fates for eternity, but a vampire’s heart doesn’t beat without reason.
8th July – Debts of Fire (Sunbolt Chronicles #3) by Intisar Khanani
Epic Fantasy, YA
A hunted mage. A cursed land. An impossible debt.
When Hitomi first crossed the Burnt Lands to rescue her mentor from unjust imprisonment, the phoenix came to her aid. His price? Release the monster-riddled lands from the curses that have raged there for centuries—a fight more than a few mages have lost their lives to.
Now Hitomi is back, her magic bound within her and the High Council of Mages’ best rogue hunters on her heels. Luckily for the phoenix, Hitomi’s not about to let little details like that keep her from paying her debts.
But when an allied mage wreaks havoc with her plans, Hitomi plunges into a desperate race to stop the work she started. It will take every ally Hitomi can summon, and whatever tricks she has left up her sleeve, to divert the spells of the Burnt Lands before their cataclysmic power destroys everything—and everyone—in their path.
11th July – Ruins of a Shattered Dawn (Elmerian Chronicles #3) by Corey Ratliff
Epic Fantasy
If war is upon us, then war becomes us.
A storm is brewing. And noone in Maerïnor is ready.
Over the past year, the balance of power across Verilia has shifted. Alliances have shattered, and now Tirian and the Ashen Empire seek to seize control while the lands are drenched in blood.
Aric and Eldras must uncover their inner strength, or find it elsewhere, as they navigate a perilous struggle amidst a brutal race against time. A new shadow bond will join the fray, but vengeance must be served. And who better to deliver the fatal blow than the prophesied World Breaker?
In the south, Donalis will discover his new place. He will learn that his newfound power comes at a high price as traitors plot against the throne, threatening to turn the Battle of Ambermead against him and the queen.
Newcomers will arrive in Verilia, endangering all who call it home, while Tirian inches closer to his ultimate goal.
13th July – Wave Dancer (Daughter of Vanris #1) by Nikki McCormack
Epic Fantasy
The war with the southern kingdoms ended before Veyl was born. As heir to the throne, responsibility for maintaining peace will one day fall upon her shoulders. For now, she’s more concerned with the upcoming Trial to determine if she is a mind-crafter like her parents, and the looming separation from her best friend Jaysen, crown prince of Sarket, who is fostering with her family.
Time, distance, and political tension will challenge their bond, but surely they can overcome those things. When they ascend to the thrones in their separate countries, their friendship could be the catalyst for a new era of cooperation. If she makes it to that day.
Veyl has always been drawn toward the western coast, but when the ocean carries a new threat to their shores, her bond with Jaysen won’t be the only thing put to the test. Her life is about to undergo a transformation, one she will have to search deep within herself for the courage to survive.
20th July – The Wizard (The Knights of Fedoris #1) by Niranjan K
Epic Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery
In the land of Ea, magic runs in bloodlines. But it is also believed to be evil, with the Order of the Knights of Fedoris ready to crack down on anyone who shows any hint of magic.
Stevin has hidden his magical ability all his life. When he and his friends are abducted and carried away to an island by the Wizards who only want them for their magic, he realises that learning to control his powers may be his only chance of survival. But why is the leader of the wizards so interested in his friends and why is the mysterious wizard Gertin offering to help him?
Beset on all sides and unable to trust anyone, Stevin must learn to accept his magic and to fight for everyone he holds dear if he’s to survive his captivity. But can he learn to master his magic while hiding his true potential from his captors?
22nd July – The Crystal Heir (The Realm Reachers #2) by Brendan Noble
Epic Fantasy, Gaslamp
A Crimson sun rises with the dawn.
Thwarted by her rivals in the Crimson Court, Kasia Niezik finds herself at sea as she struggles to control her strange new Reaching. Armies march in the east as foes and friends alike seek to take advantage of the chaos. And at home, old scars fester in her absence.
The capital she left behind is in ruins. Spirits haunt those who refuse to kneel before the Crimson King, and lowborn like Nex survive among the ashes while Princess Nikoza and her fellow scions tread on shattered political grounds. One misstep, and they’re sure to find death is hardly the worst punishment one can endure.
Beyond Kalastok’s streets, spurred scions and lowborn gather under the banner of legendary general Tiuz Hazeko. A mysterious benefactor has granted him a weapon that could be the key to stopping the Crimsons’ spirits, but to succeed, he will need the aid of allies new and old. Guns and powder can only go so far.
In this war, they need crystal and glass.
24th July – Beyond the Humming Downs by Ellen Starsmore
Romance, Historical Fantasy
An empath with a forbidden past fights to keep her magic…
The Vuusah riders of the Humming Downs live in harmony with the land. They nurture the balance of ellir, a storm of energy that resounds from the heart of the world. Only those with the ancient blood of Baljehni are permitted to learn its secrets.
Adehl, a skilled horse empathiser among the Vuusah, has hidden her reviled mixed blood for ten years. But her carefully constructed life unravels when she meets Roh, renowned heir apparent of their order.
Roh has never questioned the life mapped out for him. Then ellir binds his fate to Adehl’s, and he’s forced to choose between his duty and a radical view of the world he’s never considered.
From sweeping grasslands to an ancient harbour city, Adehl strives to evade Vuusah justice. But she must also save Roh from the Vuusah’s ruthless efforts to ensure his allegiance — risking everything she’s ever wanted, including her own affinity for ellir.
What will she sacrifice in the name of freedom?
25th July – The Winds of War (The Tapestry of the Tarnished #1) by Mosha Winter
Epic Fantasy
THESE THREADS ARE SOAKED IN BLOOD.
The Astaris Empire is fracturing, its realm flogged by war and fanaticism. Empress Seline and her Gold Council vie to maintain control, but what is control for a nation built on blood and lies?
In the east, the storied Rhaavi people cling to their independence, but as the ruinous First Legion of the Empire arrives at their walls, hope is decimated. Even so, Yuei, the dragonrider, and Rizu, the shadow guardian, will lay down their lives to protect their home. And Kirana, High Chieftainess of the Rhaavi, vows to lead her people through . . . no matter the cost.
Elsewhere, the prodigious Hatsun pursues an education at the fabled Great Library of the Awakened. But he quickly learns that curiosity is both a boon and a burden as his studies unveil cataclysmic secrets about the world that could change everything.
25th July – The Broken Sword (Dragon Spirits #3) by L.L. MacRae
Epic Fantasy
Dragon spirits reign supreme in the magic-drenched world of Tassar, where curses linger and ancient enemies rise again.
The truth of Fenn’s past is no longer lost—but the cost of remembering may be higher than forgetting. As war erupts and vengeful spirits awaken, the fate of Tassar will be decided once and for all.
25th July – Lastlight (The Aenigma Lights #3) by JA Andrews
Epic Fantasy
Every step of their journey has brought Kate and Venn to new mysteries. Every answer led to new questions. Every victory to a new troubling problems.
In Lastlight, they have one more chance to figure out the truth behind the events of the White Wood, solve the riddle of Renault’s cursed ravine, and finally open the aenigma box,
29th July – Black Cloaks (Titan Hoppers #4) by Rob J. Hayes
Sci-Fantasy, Progression/Cultivation
The Enemies of your enemies…
Iro has left the home fleet to join up with the Black Cloaks, eager for the power and the answers they’ve promised him. But danger lurks in every corner deep in the TITAN core, and some revelations are more than he can bear. What if he was never a Corsair?
War has come to the Home Fleet and the new Squad Four Home find themselves on the front lines over and over again. Emil fights for his friends and for his ship, but what if Fleet Command isn’t trying to win the war?
A new threat lurks in the depths of the TITAN core. Monsters band together, all of them wearing a golden crown. Iro and Emil will soon learn some old enemies are not as dead as they believed.
31st July – A Wager for Wanderlust by Michael Spearwater
Romance
Travel might broaden the soul, but Ollover Sterkey’d had enough of that during his time in the army. Now that the War was five years past and the world knew peace, he was looking to find some peace of his own. Gainful employment as a valet to a minor peer seemed the next step towards that goal.
Amadeo Brume, Ollover’s new employer, had passion and plans, but was fast running short on time. With his troth pledged and his wedding to be in three months, he latched onto the perfect excuse for one last grand adventure, so far around the curve of the globe that they would arrive home in time for church bells.
And so, Ollover was obliged to follow Brume across continents and oceans, through boudoirs and brew houses, all the while meeting new and strangely friendly people. For, like it or not, his employer’s peculiar proclivities set the tone for an adventure the likes of which a humble valet might never have imagined.
Fair This is a self-indulgent conceit of a novel, a fantasy imagining of Around the World in Eighty Days set in a post-bellum era and with a bon-vivant libertine of a protagonist who’s ready to charm and seduce his way across three continents and a couple of oceans. And he does, frequently and enthusiastically.
Ollover has his work as a valet cut out for him. Perhaps it will all end happily for them both.
31st July – Island of Bones (Blademaster #6) by J.T. Williams
Epic Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery
In the frozen reaches of the Glacial Seas, an island of living bone harbors an ancient wonder—and a growing nightmare.
When strange bone ships begin attacking merchants in northern waters, Rukes, the legendary Blademaster of Urlas, is sent to investigate. What he discovers defies an entire island crafted from the bones of extinct creatures, where animated constructs tend gardens of ossified flora preserved in eternal memory.
But something is terribly wrong. The island’s guardians attack without provocation. The bone constructs writhe in silent agony. And at the heart of the island, an ancient Dwemhar device known as the Deep Forge pulses with corrupted energy.
As Rukes delves deeper into the mystery, he uncovers a sinister plot by the Guild of Eternal Wisdom—necromancers who seek to transform the Forge from a marvel of preservation into an amplifier of death magic. Their success would mean not just the suffering of the island’s unique consciousness, but the creation of necromantic power unlike anything seen in centuries.
With unlikely allies including the alabaster-skinned Ossari and the evolving bone constructs themselves, Rukes must navigate both combat and diplomacy to restore the Forge’s true purpose. But even as he faces the immediate threat, he senses this is merely the first move in a darker game—one where ancient Dwemhar sites across the world lie vulnerable to similar corruption.