Wyrd and Wonder: Reaching Fingers

After stopping at the Bite Sized Islands, I decided my next jaunt would be to the Wyrd and Wonder Reaching Fingers. Reaching Fingers is where I’ll happily share some upcoming titles that I’m eager to get my hands on. I already have a list of anticipated second quarter book releases. But here at Wyrd and Wonder Reaching Fingers I’ll include some from that list and look farther into the future for upcoming fantasy books. This, of course, isn’t an exhaustive list, but consists of books I’m really looking forward to. That means there’s a higher chance I’ll actually read them.

Wyrd and Wonder 2024 map.

* = I have an ARC of this book.

How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler*

How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django WexlerSeries: Dark Lord Davi, #1
Genre: Fantasy – Humorous
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Orbit
Publish Date: May 21, 2024
Print Length: 432
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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Dreadful by Caitlin Rozakis*

Dreadful by Caitlin RozakisSeries: None
Genre: Fantasy – Humorous
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Titan Books
Publish Date: May 28, 2024
Print Length: 352
Purchase: Bookshop.org

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Poison In Their Hearts by Laura Sebastian

Poison In Their Hearts by Laura SebastianSeries: Castles In Their Bones, #3
Genre: Fantasy
Age Category: Young Adult
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Publish Date: June 18, 2023
Print Length: 544
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The Bright Sword: A Novel of King Arthur

The Bright Sword by Lev GrossmanSeries: None
Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Viking
Publish Date: July 16, 2024
Print Length: 688
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A Rose By Any Other Name by Mary McMyne

A Rose By Any Other Name by Mary McMyneSeries: None
Genre: Historical Fantasy, Occult and Supernatural, LGBTQ+
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Redhook
Publish Date: July 16, 2024
Print Length: 384
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Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid

Lady Macbeth by Ava ReidSeries: None
Genre: Historical Fantasy, Feminist
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Del Rey Books
Publish Date: August 13, 2024
Print Length: 320
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The Ghost Cat by Alex Howard

The Ghost Cat by Alex HowardSeries: None
Genre: Magical Realism, Historical Fantasy
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Hanover Square Press
Publish Date: August 27, 2024
Print Length: 272
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This Will Be Fun by E.B. Asher

This Will Be Fun by E.B. AsherSeries: None
Genre: Fantasy Romance, LGBTQ+
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Avon Books
Publish Date: September 10, 2024
Print Length: 416
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And that’s it for my stop at the Wyrd and Wonder Reaching Fingers! Are you looking forward to any of these?

The black dragon artwork is by Ehtisham Sajid. Ariana at The Book Nook created the Wyrd and Wonder map.

13 thoughts on “Wyrd and Wonder: Reaching Fingers

  1. A Rose By Any Other Name and Lady McBeth are on my TBR, and now I need to add Ghost Cat, it sounds really good. There’s a lot of fun titles coming up!

    1. I definitely think I’m going to request at least a couple of these books. It’s so hard to read my backlist when I see cool titles like these! ????

  2. I love that there are more humorous fantasy books coming out! Dreadful has been on my TBR for a while but Wexler’s book sounds amazing so that’s going on there too now. ???? I’m also looking forward to the final book in Sebastian’s series and I’m re-reading the series in prep for it, lol. I hope you enjoy all of these books!

    1. Yesss! Bring on the humorous fantasy! I haven’t checked in a few weeks, but last I did check on NG US I didn’t see Sebastian’s last book up to request. I hope it’s up now because I’d really like to finish it. I’ll check when I’m back from vacation.

  3. A wonderful list, I just added two titles from it to my tbr. A Rose by Any Other Name and This Will Be Fun. Great stop at the Reaching Fingers 🙂 !

  4. I’m looking forward to A Rose by Any Other Name. I loved The Book of Gothel, so I’m hoping it will be just as good. I like Ava Reid too, so will probably read Lady Macbeth but I’m not so excited about a Macbeth retelling.

    1. I enjoyed THE BOOK OF GOTHEL, too, so I’m hoping I’ll also like A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME. Lady Macbeth retellings seem to be a thing this year…there’s another one that was released fairly recently, I believe. I haven’t read that play, but I am mildly curious about the retelling.

      1. I keep seeing that other Macbeth book and think it’s Ava Reid’s. Last year it was all Romeo and Juliet retellings, and I still don’t know why.

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