Anticipated First Quarter Book Releases in 2024

Well, here we are! With 2023 gone it’s now time to look forward to anticipated first quarter book releases in 2024. January through February looks like a banger quarter for book releases in 2024. I think this is the most excited I’ve been about book releases ever. Will I read them all? Probably not. But I can dream about it! What I also love is that so many of the books that look interesting to me are also standalones. That makes me super happy because, frankly, I don’t want to commit to too many more series. (But that’s hard to avoid with the fantasy genre.)

I know a lot of bloggers already seem a bit stressed at the amazing possibilities. At the time of writing this post I have so far held off from requesting too much. However, my January looks stacked and I’m still digging out from 2023!

No matter, though. Let’s take a look at some anticipated first quarter book releases in 2024 that I’m looking forward to. I listed the books in the order they will be released in the U.S. If more than one book has the same release date, then I second ordered them by the author’s last name. Also, if you want more “anticipated book release” lists, check out mine from the first, second, third, and fourth quarters of 2023.

* = I have an ARC of this book.
** = I preordered this book.

January

That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming*

That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly LemmingSeries: Mead Mishaps #1
Genre: Fantasy Romance
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Orbit
Publish Date: January 2, 2024
Print Length: 288
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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The Atlas Complex by Olivie Blake

The Atlas Complex by Olivie BlakeSeries: The Atlas, #3
Genre: Fantasy
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Tor Publishing Group
Publish Date: January 9, 2024
Print Length: 496
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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Hedging Your Bets by Jayne Denker

Hedging Your Bets by Jayne DenkerSeries: None
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Publish Date: January 9, 2024
Print Length: 320
Purchase: Barnes & Noble

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The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler*

The Tusks of Extinction by Ray NaylerSeries: None
Genre: Science Fiction
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Tordotcom
Publish Date: January 16, 2024
Print Length: 112
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine by Uché Blackstock

Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine by Uché BlackstockSeries: None
Genre: Nonfiction, Memoir
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Viking
Publish Date: January 23, 2024
Print Length: 304
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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Faebound by Saara El-Arifi

Faebound by Saara El-ArifiSeries: Faebound #1
Genre: Fantasy
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Del Rey Books
Publish Date: January 23, 2024
Print Length: 400
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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Gothikana by RuNyx**

Gothikana by RuNyxSeries: None
Genre: Fantasy, Gothic
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Bramble
Publish Date: January 23, 2024
Print Length: 416
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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Womb City by Tlotlo Tsamaase

Womb City by Tlotlo TsamaaseSeries: None
Genre: Science Fiction, Horror
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Erewhon Books
Publish Date: January 23, 2024
Print Length: 416
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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A Quantum Love Story by Mike Chen

A Quantum Love Story by Mike ChenSeries: None
Genre: Science Fiction, Romance
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Mira Books
Publish Date: January 30, 2024
Print Length: 368
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas**

House of Flame and Shadows by Sarah J. MaasSeries: Crescent City #3
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publish Date: January 30, 2024
Print Length: 848
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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The City of Stardust by Georgia Summers*

The City of Stardust by Georgia SummersSeries: None
Genre: Contemporary Fantasy
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Orbit/Redhook
Publish Date: January 30, 2024
Print Length: 352
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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February

That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf by Kimberly Lemming*

That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted A Love Potion At A Werewolf by Kimberly LemmingSeries: Mead Mishaps #2
Genre: Fantasy Romance
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Orbit
Publish Date: February 6, 2024
Print Length: 288
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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The Absinthe Underground by Jamie Pacton

The Absinthe Underground by Jamie PactonSeries: None
Genre: Fantasy Romance, LGBTQ+
Age Category: Young Adult
Publisher: Peachtree Teen
Publish Date: February 6, 2024
Print Length: 304
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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Tales of the Celestial Kingdom by Sue Lynn Tan*

Tales of the Celestial Kingdom by Sue Lynn TanSeries: The Celestial Kingdom #2.5
Genre: Fantasy
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Harper Voyager
Publish Date: February 6, 2024
Print Length: 176
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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Neferura by Malayna Evans

Neferura by Malayna EvansSeries: None
Genre: Historical Fiction
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark
Publish Date: February 13, 2024
Print Length: 368
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson

An Education in Malice by S.T. GibsonSeries: None
Genre: Historical Fantasy, LGBTQ+
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Redhook
Publish Date: February 13, 2024
Print Length: 368
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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What Have We Here? by Billy Dee Williams

What Have We Here? by Billy Dee WilliamsSeries: None
Genre: Nonfiction, Memoir
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Publish Date: February 13, 2024
Print Length: 288
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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Fathomfolk by Eliza Chan*

Fathomfolk by Eliza ChanSeries: Drowned World, #1
Genre: Fantasy
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Orbit
Publish Date: February 27, 2024
Print Length: 448
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen**

A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. JensenSeries: Saga of the Unfated, #1
Genre: Historical Fantasy, Romance
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Del Rey Books
Publish Date: February 27, 2024
Print Length: 432
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed

The Butcher of the Forest by Premee MohamedSeries: None
Genre: Fantasy
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Tor Publishing Group
Publish Date: February 27, 2024
Print Length: 160
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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Where the Dark Stands Still by A.B. Poranek**

Where the Dark Stands Still by A.B. PoranekSeries: None
Genre: Fantasy
Age Category: Young Adult
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Publish Date: February 27, 2024
Print Length: 368
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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Lore of the Wilds by Analeigh Sbrana

Lore of the Wilds by Analeigh SbranaSeries: None (but potentially yes)
Genre: Fantasy Romance
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publish Date: February 27, 2024
Print Length: 352
Purchase: Barnes & Noble

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March

What Monstrous Gods by Rosamund Hodge

What Monstrous Gods by Rosamund HodgeSeries: None
Genre: Fantasy Romance
Age Category: Young Adult
Publisher: Balzer & Bray/Harperteen
Publish Date: March 5, 2024
Print Length: 368
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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The Hedgewitch of Foxhall by Anna Bright

The Hedgewitch of Foxhall by Anna BrightSeries: None
Genre: Fantasy Romance
Age Category: Young Adult
Publisher: Harperteen
Publish Date: March 12, 2024
Print Length: 400
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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All Our Yesterdays by Joel H. Morris

All Our Yesterdays by Joel H. MorrisSeries: None
Genre: Historical Fiction
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Publish Date: March 12, 2024
Print Length: 368
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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A Feather So Black by Lyra Selene

A Feather So Black by Lyra SeleneSeries: Fair Folk, #1
Genre: Fantasy Romance
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Orbit
Publish Date: March 12, 2024
Print Length: 496
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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Song of the Huntress by Lucy Holland

Song of the Huntress by Lucy HollandSeries: None
Genre: Historical Fantasy
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Redhook
Publish Date: March 19, 2024
Print Length: 416
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock

A Botanical Daughter by Noah MedlockSeries: None
Genre: Horror, LGBTQ+
Age Category: Adult (?)
Publisher: Titan Books (UK)
Publish Date: March 19, 2024
Print Length: 384
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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Now that’s a list of anticipated first quarter book releases in 2024! There are some sequels I didn’t include, like EMPIRE OF THE DAMNED by Jay Kristoff, DARK STAR BURNING, ASH FALLS WHITE by Amélie Wen Zhao, and EMILY WILDE’S MAP OF THE OTHERLAND by Heather Fawcett. I didn’t include sequels to books I haven’t yet read, so that helps (a little?) narrow down this list. Which of these first quarter book releases in 2024 are you looking forward to?

25 thoughts on “Anticipated First Quarter Book Releases in 2024

    1. Thanks, Sahi! Legacy is one I found browsing around B&N’s site. Medical nonfiction is always something I’m interested in, but I never make time to read. I’m going to try to change that this year since I have a nice stack of them, mostly related to women’s topics.

  1. Good grief, this quarter IS pretty amazing, lol. I’ve got so many of these on my list too, and next week I’ll post my first quarter most anticipated. I had completely forgotten about the Kimberly Lemming books. I requested the first one so well see if it shows up. An Education in Malice is probably my most anticipated book on this list.

    1. I knowwwww. I truly do want to request most, if not all, of these. But then I’d be up a creek and so stressed out, lol!!! I finished Lemming’s first book a few days ago and it was a fun read (review to come on 1/15). I requested a physical arc of An Education in Malice, along with Fathomfolk. Interestingly the latter showed up, but am still waiting to see if the former will. I hope it does because I love Gibson’s writing.

  2. There are so many great fantasy books due to be published soon. The one I’m most looking forward to is Empire of the Damned after loving the extract that I’ve read on NG.

    1. I’d say I’d read Empire of the Vampire soon, but that’d be a lie because it’s a chonk (and I have the chonky Crescent City series to read at the moment). But it seems well loved and I hope you enjoy the sequel!

  3. Omg help, why do so many of these sound so amazing?! ???? Thanks for adding to my TBR, I guess? Haha, no really, I’m excited to check out a lot of these. I hope you enjoy as many as you get to! ????

    1. Hello, I have an emergency?! Too many good books! Yes, add them all to your TBR, I’m happy to help destroy it. 😛

    1. I know, wow, I think this is the most excited I’ve been about new releases. I think a lot of that has to do with so many being standalones (I just don’t know if I want to commit to additional series right now).

    1. Soooo many pretty covers! I discovered most of these browsing NG a couple of months ago. But I don’t go on it as often anymore so that I can avoid the temptation.

  4. I’m hoping The Tusks of Extinction gets a UK release, The Mountain in the Sea was so good. The Mead Mishaps series looks fun too.

    1. Oh, I didn’t realize there isn’t a release date for THE TUSKS OF EXTINCTION! I hope it does get one, then. And I didn’t even realize he’s the author for THE MOUNTAIN IN THE SEA, which I’ve seen good things about and is sitting on my shelf.

    1. The titles for the Mead Mishaps series are definitely fun! And I can confirm that the Fathomfolk cover is gorgeous…it’s probably one of the prettiest ARCs I have out of the few physical ARCs I request (I mostly prefer e-ARCs).

  5. What a great list! I’m definitely excited for Fathomfolk and An Education in Malice, as well as the Mead Mishaps series – I read the first one and loved it! Thanks for putting in all the work to make this post so I can add a bunch of books to my TBR.

    1. Thanks, Leah! Always happy to add to your TBR. 😉 I read the first Mead Mishaps book, too, and thought it was fun…I look forward to the next one.

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