#the sun and the star: a nico di angelo adventure (2023)

[holly-natnicole]

Thalia: "You know what really gets my goat?"

Leo: "El chupacabra."

Thalia: "...No."

Reyna: "That reminds me, my mind was recently blown when I found out I'm older than its legend."

Will: "...Pardon?"

Leo: "The rumours about el chupacabra first started in March 1995."

Hazel: *excited to finally get a chance to use modern time terminology* "El chupacabra is a millennial?"

Nico: "..Are we sure it's not a monster in disguise?"

Piper: "...Leo, Reyna, Will, and I will start asking around. Which part of Mexico did the legend originate in?"

Leo: "Don't look at me!!"

Will: "I'm a Colombian who was born in Texas, so I know even less about it than you, Leo."

Reyna: "I'm a Puerto Rican who spent half my life either at Circe's island or Camp Jupiter. I have no idea where to start looking."

Piper: "slaps her own forehead* "Lets just look it up on the Internet!!"

Reyna, Thalia, Hazel, & Nico:: "What's the Internet?"

Will, Leo, & Piper: *gapes in horror*

[agayprince]

Yearly Book Wrap-Up 2023

This is my first time posting on here when it comes to anything personal or related to my interests. Considering this was a big year for me, not only in books but in other areas of life as well, I figured I'd share my book-wrap up for this year.

Ever since finishing my bachelors degree I'd started on my book journey once again. While it had continued during college, it never really felt the same, not until I had graduated. Slowly, year by year, I started to read more book. It had begun to feel how it felt in high school, constantly reading and enjoying myself as I did so.

This year's goal for me was: 40 Books

This year's read count: 55 Books!

I surpassed my goal by 15 books, an achievement I never imagined I would reach. This year I truly felt I was a voracious reader and I could not be any happier.

Under the cut you'll find the books I read this year in order, along with my rating. No reviews as I like to move on to the next book. But if anyone has any question or wishes to talk feel free to on this post in any way or my asks are also open. I hope other's can findthis post for their own enjoyment as well.

Without further ado -

My Book Wrap-Up 2023

January

Space Boy Volume 1 by Stephen McCranie ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Pride and Premeditation by Tirzah Price ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Flash Fire by TJ Klune ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Tell Me It's Real by TJ Klune, art by Jakky ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

February

Ballad & Dagger by Daniel José Older ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

March

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzie Lee ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Hardcore Self Help: Fuck Anxiety ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Theo Tan and the Fox Spirit by Jesse Q. Sutanto ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (re-read) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn ⭐⭐

The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

April

Dragon's Reign by Raythe Reign/X. Aratare ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Comic Book by Leighton Gray et al. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The HItchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

May

Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

An Unexpected Kind of Love by Hayden Stone ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Sun and The Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

June

Gentleman's Club by N.T. Hergott ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Sparrow Rising by Jessica Khoury ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[diverse-reads]

Nico Di Angelo is back and (debatably) ready for more adventures in Tartarus. 

According to Percy Jackson News, “[The Sun & The Star: A Nico Di Angelo Adventure], co-written by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro is focused on Will Solace and Nico Di Angelo who must face horrors in Tartarus in order to rescue an old friend. The novel will release May 2, 2023.”

Save it on Goodreads here!

[passinghyperfixations]

the sun and the star: a Nico Di Angelo adventure 2023 (colourised)

[wisteria-aa]

What does this mean Rick istg if one of them dies

@why-notx

[stilljumpingback]

The Sun and the Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro

Genre | Middle Grade Fantasy & Mythology Page #s | 480Publishing Date | May 2023 As the son of Hades, Nico di Angelo has been through so much, from the premature deaths of his mother and sister, to being outed against his will, to losing his friend Jason during the trials of Apollo. But there is a ray of sunshine in his life–literally: his boyfriend, Will Solace, the son of Apollo. Together the…

[gremlinshatephilosophers]

Here’s my reading list for the first six months of 2023 (from 14 new libraries!)

January

- Hell Bent [Alex Stern: 2] - Leigh Bardugo

February

- The Golden Enclaves [Scholomance: 3] - Naomi Novik

March

- The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi [Amina al-Sirafi: 1] - Shannon Chakraborty

April

- The Hunger Games [The Hunger Games: 1] - Suzanne Collins

- Catching Fire [The Hunger Games: 2] - Suzanne Collins

- Mockingjay [The Hunger Games: 3] - Suzanne Collins

- Camp Zero - Michelle Min Sterling

- One True Loves - Taylor Jenkins Reid

May

- The Priory of the Orange Tree [The Roots of Chaos: 1] - Samantha Shannon

- One for My Enemy - Olivie Blake

- Atalanta - Jennifer Saint

- The Sun and the Star: A Nico Di Angelo Adventure - Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro

- Untethered Sky - Fonda Lee

- Daughter of the Moon Goddess [Celestial Kingdom: 1] - Sue Lynn Tan

- A Day of Fallen Night [The Roots of Chaos: 0] - Samantha Shannon

- Heart of the Sun Warrior [Celestial Kingdom: 2] - Sue Lynn Tan

- Yellowface - R. F. Kuang

- Tress of the Emerald Sea - Brandon Sanderson

- The Sleepless - Victor Manibo

- Kaikeyi - Vaishnavi Patel

- Exo [Exo: 1] - Fonda Lee

- She Who Became the Sun [The Radiant Emperor: 1] - Shelley Parker-Chan

June

- Rosewater [The Wormwood Trilogy: 1] - Tade Thompson

- Demon Copperhead - Barbara Kingsolver

- Book of Night [Book of Night: 1] - Holly Black

- Mexican Gothic - Silvia Moreno-Garcia

- Pachinko - Min Jin Lee

- The Secret Book of Flora Lea - Patti Callahan Henry

- The Only Survivors - Megan Miranda

- The Book That Wouldn’t Burn [The Library Trilogy: 1] - Mark Lawrence

- Red Rising [Red Rising Saga: 1] - Pierce Brown

- Ink Blood Sister Scribe - Emma Törzs

- The Daughter of Doctor Moreau - Silvia Moreno-Garcia

- Clytemnestra - Constanza Casati

- The Last Tale of the Flower Bride - Roshani Choksi

- Light from Uncommon Stars - Ryka Aoki

- Salt Houses - Hala Alyan

- The Marriage Portrait - Maggie O’Farrell

[jmaceofspades]

The Sun and the Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure (Book Review)

The Percy Jackson series has always been very dear to me even though I just found out about the book series in the early 2020 before the Covid pandemic. Did my obsession with PJO altered my personality too much? Yes, yes it did, to the point that the words “Dam” and “Schist” are permanent additions to my vocabulary. Until now, its influence on my life is very much evident in my speech or way of talking. I’ve picked up a lot of things from various characters, like gaining more pieces for the puzzle that I call ‘my personality’. I think it’s a common thing for readers to just absorb their favorite character/s personality and mix it with their own. Now finding out that Rick Riordan or “Uncle Rick” as well Mark Oshiro, was writing a SOLO BOOK for one of my beloved demigods, Nico di Angelo, I was ecstatic (I screamed) when it was announced. I was anticipating it of course, especially after reading the last book for the “Trials of Apollo” series, I was just waiting patiently for it to happen.

BACKGROUND

The Sun and the Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure is a stand-alone book written after the events of The Tower of Nero, the last book of the Trials of Apollo series released in 2020. This solo book is co-written by Rick Riordan, author of the entirety of the Percy Jackson Universe, and Mark Oshiro, New York Times #1 bestselling and award-winning Latinx queer author. The Sun and the Star (TSatS) is told in a third-person point of view of Nico di Angelo and Will Solace. It focuses on the relationship of Nico and his boyfriend Will, also known as Solangelo. The book was announced on October 6, 2021. To make sure that Nico’s point of view as a gay person including Solangelo’s romantic relationship to be authentic as possible, Riordan decided to co-write this book with YA author Mark Oshiro. On September 28 of the year 2022, the cover art of the book was announced alongside the official release date which was on May 2, 2023. The cover art of TSatS was done by Khadijah Khatib.

Strengths

One of the strengths of this book is that they did not shy away from any sensitive topics that Nico and Will were experiencing throughout their whole journey together to Tartarus as well as their relationship. The topics about their insecurities, doubts, sexuality, PTSD, and emotions were nicely explored. Mark did a really good job in fleshing out their characters so well, especially with Will's real self finally revealed. These were never the main focus in Riordan’s previous works, which makes it a really nice experience to read through and see a character’s thought process and how emotions are presented as the story progresses. The struggles that my favorite demigods experienced felt really relatable.

Another one of the strengths is that they made their FIRST relationship to be realistic, there was no blind trust on each other. Blindly trusting someone does not always go well including the fact that they were venturing into Greek superhell. Throughout the book, Nico and Will communicated really well, of course there were some misunderstandings here and there but they weren’t even shy in bringing it up about it which is really refreshing! After reading so many stories with problems that can literally be fixed by just TALKING with one another, this book was an absolute blessing.

Weaknesses

If we’re talking about weaknesses, I would probably say the timeline, Nico’s official full name not really existing in Italian, and the horror of the place called Tartarus because it is superhell after all. The timeline of the Percy Jackson Universe has always been a bit confusing since characters made references to shows or movies that were released in the future where the actual setting is set. Nico mentioning and referencing Lil Nas X’s song titled “Montero” in the story set in the 2010’s is very much out of place because the said song was released in the year 2021. The name “Niccolo” does not exist in the list of various Italian names, but it can be seen as a typographical error unless said otherwise. The proper first name for Nico would be “Niccolò”, where stress is present. Lastly, Tartarus, this place was always presented to be one of THE most dangerous places that a demigod or a God would ever step in. I guess I kind of expected more thrill or horror once Nico and Will arrived there (it was probably a terrifying place for them though) just to live up to its name and the whole build up of it.

Thoughts

All in all, I love it with all my heart and soul. I would read it again anytime and any day as long as I have time in my hands. I love how they Tartarus as a metaphor of PTSD, a really witty choice on their part. The characterization of Will Solace outside of other people’s perspective was just so nice to see because he was always described as this cool, calm and collected head of the Apollo Cabin in the previous book. Seeing just how human he is while reading the book made me love his character even more. Another thing I adore is that Nico in the book started to be like his old self before everything became a dumpster fire, which made me cry because it’s so evident that he’s healing and becoming more open and happy! Seeing my favorite pairing have such an endearing dynamic with one another was an absolute blessing. I would definitely recommend it to anyone to read.

[missams53]

May 2023 Update 1

So far, last week went very well. However, I did finish one book and started another. I completed The War I Finally Won and started the book The Sun and The Star: A Nico Di Angelo Adventure. The book, The Sun and the Star is among my most anticipated reads for 2023 and May.  I am also planning on participating in Bout of Books next week. You can sign up by pressing the link if you want to…

[bookloveravenue]

The Sun and the Star by Rick Riordan & Mark Oshiro

Demigods Nico di Angelo and Will Solace must endure the terrors of Tartarus to rescue an old friend in this thrilling adventure co-written by New York Times #1 best-selling author Rick Riordan and award-winning author Mark Oshiro.

As the son of Hades, Nico di Angelo has been through so much, from the premature deaths of his mother and sister, to being outed against his will, to losing his friend Jason during the trials of Apollo. But there is a ray of sunshine in his life–literally: his boyfriend, Will Solace, the son of Apollo. Together the two demigods can overcome any obstacle or foe. At least, that’s been the case so far...

Now Nico is being plagued by a voice calling out to him from Tartarus, the lowest part of the Underworld. He thinks he knows who it is: a reformed Titan named Bob whom Percy and Annabeth had to leave behind when they escaped Hades’s realm. Nico’s dreams and Rachel Dare’s latest prophecy leave little doubt in Nico’s mind that Bob is in some kind of trouble. Nico has to go on this quest, whether Mr. D and Chiron like it or not. And of course Will insists on coming with. But can a being made of light survive in the darkest part of the world? and what does the prophecy mean that Nico will have to “leave something of equal value behind?”

Nico will have to face demons both internal and external as his relationship with Will is tested to the core in this standalone adventure featuring two of the most popular characters in the Percy Jackson saga.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63028719-the-sun-and-the-star

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May 3, 2023

My Review: 5/5 Stars

I feel like I have been waiting a very long time for this book and it's finally here and I could not put it down until I finished. It was absolutely amazing!! Everything you could want in a Nico and Will story. Those two have become favorite characters of mine in this world and for them to have their own story was so awesome. They are such a great pair and of course the cutest of couples. And this quest they were on tested both of them in so many ways. So for months, Nico has been hearing a voice call to him from Tartarus. And he knows it is the Titan Bob and that he needs help. And it is finally the time to act. A prophecy is received and time has run out. He must go down to the most horrific place created. Again. (We also even get some memories of his first trip there!) But he won't be alone this time. No. His boyfriend, Will Solace, child of Apollo, isn't letting Nico out of his sight. And even though he is terrified of going to Tartarus, especially being a child of the sun god, he won't leave Nico alone. Where they go, they'll go together. Together, they'll get through anything. And boy, is that put to the test. Their journey is one of the most difficult ones of the series. There are highs and lows and they'll have to find a way to not only navigate Tartarus and free Bob, but they'll have to find a way home too. I adored this story and it is one you don't want to miss. We get some great origin stories of Will and Nico and how their relationship came to be. Something I really wanted to know! Those missing details are told and so much more came along with it. We get to know them a lot better as well and things they have faced. And we get to see them grow both together and as their own persons. Nico has faced so much throughout his life and he finally gets some closure on certain things. He truly has grown up throughout this series and that becomes so clear here. And we finally get a lot more insight to Will and who he is. This was just such a wonderful story, probably my favorite of this world. And I hope this won't be the last of their adventures! Though after this quest they faced, they definitely both deserve some down time.

[signourneybooks]

The Sun and the Star | A Nico di Angelo Adventure | Book 17 of Camp Half-Blood | Book Review

Book: The Sun and the Star ( Camp Half-Blood 17) by Rick Riordan and Mark OshiroRelease Date: May 2nd 2023 Tags: Young Adult | Fantasy | Greek Mythology | Roman Mythology | LGBTQ+ | m/m Relationship Trigger/Content Warnings: Violence | PTSDOther books in this series I reviewed The Trials of Apollo As the son of Hades, Nico di Angelo has been through so much, from the premature deaths of his…

[holly-natnicole]

Luna (Bianca's reincarnation): *runs into a meadow at Camp Jupiter* "I found a spider in my bedroom!! What do I do?!"

Nico (who hung out with Annabeth yesterday): "Kill it."

Hazel: "Let it outside."

Reyna: "What type of spider is it?"

Hylla: "Eat it."

Luna, Nico, Hazel, & Reyna: *stare wide-eyed at Hylla*

Hylla: "What? Sprinkle some spices and cooking oil on it, and roast it over a fire; it'll be a delicious snack."

Reyna: "...I am never eating with the Amazons ever again."

Hazel & Nico: *nod in unison*

Luna: "I have an idea!! I'll keep the spider as my pet."

Hazel: *gets up* "Good choice, kiddo!! I'll help ya find a terrarium for it."

[sidewalkstv]

Interview: Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro (2023)

Joining forces, authors Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro co-wrote their latest fantasy novel based in the "Percy Jackson" universe, "The Sun and the Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure." #RickRiordan #MarkOshiro #TheSunandtheStar #SidewalksEntertainment

[chemistryandcoffee]

Sweet heavens, is this a fantasy? A fragment of my imagination? Is this a fraudulent manifestation of my deepest desires?

That the Solangelo book, to be published in the summer of 2023, is titled 'The Sun and The Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure'?

The Sun and The Star. THE SUN AND THE STAR.

Excuse me. Please excuse me for a few millennia as I process this. I'm not superhuman, and need time.

[gremlinshatephilosophers]

2023 reading list!

I read 148 books this year and managed to go to all 78 public libraries in my county network!

Hell Bent [Alex Stern: 2] - Leigh Bardugo

The Golden Enclaves [Scholomance: 3] - Naomi Novik

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi [Amina al-Sirafi: 1] - Shannon Chakraborty

The Hunger Games [The Hunger Games: 1] - Suzanne Collins

Catching Fire [The Hunger Games: 2] - Suzanne Collins

Mockingjay [The Hunger Games: 3] - Suzanne Collins

Camp Zero - Michelle Min Sterling

One True Loves - Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Priory of the Orange Tree [The Roots of Chaos: 1] - Samantha Shannon

One for My Enemy - Olivie Blake

Atalanta - Jennifer Saint

The Sun and the Star: A Nico Di Angelo Adventure - Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro

Untethered Sky - Fonda Lee

Daughter of the Moon Goddess [Celestial Kingdom: 1] - Sue Lynn Tan

A Day of Fallen Night [The Roots of Chaos: 0] - Samantha Shannon

Heart of the Sun Warrior [Celestial Kingdom: 2] - Sue Lynn Tan

Yellowface - R. F. Kuang

Tress of the Emerald Sea - Brandon Sanderson

The Sleepless - Victor Manibo

Kaikeyi - Vaishnavi Patel

Exo [Exo: 1] - Fonda Lee

She Who Became the Sun [The Radiant Emperor: 1] - Shelley Parker-Chan

Rosewater [The Wormwood Trilogy: 1] - Tade Thompson

Demon Copperhead - Barbara Kingsolver

Book of Night [Book of Night: 1] - Holly Black

Mexican Gothic - Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Pachinko - Min Jin Lee

The Secret Book of Flora Lea - Patti Callahan Henry

The Only Survivors - Megan Miranda

The Book That Wouldn’t Burn [The Library Trilogy: 1] - Mark Lawrence

Red Rising [Red Rising Saga: 1] - Pierce Brown

Ink Blood Sister Scribe - Emma Törzs

The Daughter of Doctor Moreau - Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Clytemnestra - Constanza Casati

The Last Tale of the Flower Bride - Roshani Choksi

Light from Uncommon Stars - Ryka Aoki

Salt Houses - Hala Alyan

The Marriage Portrait - Maggie O’Farrell

The Unbroken [Magic of the Lost: 1] - C. L. Clark

The Shadow of What Was Lost [The Licanius Trilogy: 1] - James Islington

Piranesi - Susanna Clarke

The Last to Vanish - Megan Miranda

All the Dangerous Things - Stacy Willingham

All My Rage - Sabaa Tahir

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin

Gods of Jade and Shadow - Silvia Moreno-Garcia

River Sing Me Home - Eleanor Shearer

The Jasmine Throne [The Burning Kingdoms: 1] - Tasha Suri

Remarkably Bright Creatures - Shelby Van Pelt

Shrines of Gaiety - Kate Atkinson

Spells for Forgetting - Adrienne Young

Velvet Was the Night - Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Hamnet - Maggie O’Farrell

Trust - Hernán Díaz

Dust Child - Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

Our Hideous Progeny - C. E. McGill

Golden Son [Red Rising Saga: 2] - Pierce Brown

The Henna Artist [The Jaipur Trilogy: 1] - Alka Joshi

The Art of Prophecy [The War Arts Saga: 1] - Wesley Chu

The Attic Child - Lola Jaye

How High We Go in the Dark - Sequoia Nagamatsu

The Whispers - Ashley Audrain

The Secret Keeper of Jaipur [The Jaipur Trilogy: 2] - Alka Joshi

The Oleander Sword [The Burning Kingdoms: 2] - Tasha Suri

Immortal Longings [Flesh & False Gods: 1] - Chloe Gong

The Sea Elephants - Shastri Akella

Morning Star [Red Rising Saga: 3] - Pierce Brown

Honor - Thrity Umrigar

The First Bright Thing - J. R. Dawson

The Genesis of Misery - Neon Yang

An Echo of Things to Come [The Licanius Trilogy: 2] - James Islington

Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? - Crystal Smith Paul

Last Exit - Max Gladstone

Masters of Death - Olivie Blake

The Final Strife [The Ending Fire Trilogy: 1] - Saara El-Arifi

Peach Blossom Spring - Melissa Fu

There There - Tommy Orange

A Master of Djinn [Dead Djinn Universe: 1] - P. Djèlí Clark

The Battle Drum [The Ending Fire Trilogy: 2] - Saara El-Arifi

The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England - Brandon Sanderson

The Will of the Many [Hierarchy: 1] - James Islington

Independence - Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

The Bone Ships [The Tide Child Trilogy: 1] - RJ Barker

Tread of Angels - Rebecca Roanhorse

City of Last Chances - Adrian Tchaikovsky

The Blacktongue Thief [Blacktongue: 1] - Christopher Buehlman

The Fifth Season [The Broken Earth: 1] - N. K. Jemisin

Forged by Blood [Tainted Blood Duology: 1] - Ehigbor Okosun

Even Though I Knew the End - C. L. Polk

The Bone Shard Daughter [The Drowning Empire: 1] - Andrea Stewart

Empire of Sand [The Books of Ambha: 1] - Tasha Suri

A Memory Called Empire [Teixcalaan: 1] - Arkady Martine

The Way of Kings [The Stormlight Archive: 1] - Brandon Sanderson

He Who Drowned the World [The Radiant Emperor: 2] - Shelley Parker-Chan

Empire of Exiles [Books of the Usurper: 1] - Erin M. Evans

Call of the Bone Ships [The Tide Child Trilogy: 2] - RJ Barker

Ashes of the Sun [Burningblade & Silvereye: 1] - Django Wexler

Summer Sons - Lee Mandelo

The Ninth Rain [The Winnowing Flame Trilogy: 1] - Jen Williams

Foundryside [The Founders Trilogy: 1] - Robert Jackson Bennett

The Surviving Sky [The Rages Trilogy: 1] - Kritika H. Rao

The Light of All That Falls [The Licanius Trilogy: 3] - James Islington

Threads That Bind [Threads That Bind: 1] - Kika Hatzopoulou

The Sword Defiant [Lands of the Firstborn: 1] - Gareth Hanrahan

The City We Became [The Great Cities: 1] - N. K. Jemisin

The Chalice of the Gods [Percy Jackson and the Olympians: 6] - Rick Riordan

The Tiger and the Wolf [Echoes of the Fall: 1] - Adrian Tchaikovsky

The Justice of Kings [Empire of the Wolf: 1] - Richard Swan

The Fragile Threads of Power [Threads of Power: 1] - V. E. Schwab

The Deep Sky - Yume Kitasei

City of Stairs [Divine Cities: 1] - Robert Jackson Bennett

Yumi and the Nightmare Painter - Brandon Sanderson

Words of Radiance [The Stormlight Archive: 2] - Brandon Sanderson

Foul Heart Huntsman [Foul Lady Fortune: 2] - Chloe Gong

The Water Outlaws - S. L. Huang

Under the Udala Trees - Chinelo Okparanta

A Desolation Called Peace [Teixcalaan: 2] - Arkady Martine

The Celebrants - Steven Rowley

Translation State - Ann Leckie

Godkiller [Godkiller: 1] - Hannah Kaner

The Art of Destiny [The Wat Arts Saga: 2] - Wesley Chu

The Mimicking of Known Successes [Mossa & Pleiti: 1] - Malka Older

Shorefall [The Founders Trilogy: 2] - Robert Jackson Bennett

Catfish Rolling - Clara Kumagai

Red Sister [The Book of the Ancestor: 1] - Mark Lawrence

Empire of Silence [The Sun Eater: 1] - Christopher Ruocchio

Sisters of the Lost Nation - Nick Medina

Dead Country [The Craft Wars: 1] - Max Gladstone

The Bone Shard Emperor [The Drowning Empire: 2] - Andrea Stewart

The Bear and the Serpent [Echoes of the Fall: 2] - Adrian Tchaikovsky

Ancillary Justice [Imperial Radch: 1] - Ann Leckie

Six Crimson Cranes [Six Crimson Cranes: 1] - Elizabeth Lim

A River Enchanted [Elements of Cadence: 1] - Rebecca Ross

Realm of Ash [The Books of Ambha: 2] - Tasha Suri

The Obelisk Gate [The Broken Earth: 2] - N. K. Jemisin

The World We Make [The Great Cities: 2] - N. K. Jemisin

The Stardust Thief [The Sandsea Trilogy: 1] - Chelsea Abdullah

All the Missing Girls - Megan Miranda

The Mountains Sing - Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

Silver Nitrate - Silvia Moreno-Garcia

None of This Is True - Lisa Jewell

City of Blades [Divine Cities: 2] - Robert Jackson Bennett

The Bone Ship’s Wake [The Tide Child Trilogy: 3] - RJ Barker

Locklands [The Founders Trilogy: 3] - Robert Jackson Bennett

Oathbringer [The Stormlight Archive: 3] - Brandon Sanderson

The Judas Blossom [The Nightingale and the Falcon: 1] - Stephen Aryan

The Faithless [Magic of the Lost: 2] - C. L. Clark

One Word Kill [Impossible Times: 1] - Mark Lawrence