March is truly packed full of many great new book releases with a few of our selected titles sharing similar themes such as royalty, magic and water related creatures!
From the award-winning film The Shape of Water coming to us in book form, to the debut novel by Alexandra Christo featuring an enchanting siren. If you’re after some strong female characters, especially since we celebrated International Women’s Day last week, there’s Tessa Gratton’s The Queens of Innis Lear and Kim Wilkin’s Daughters of the Storm. Discover some magic in Good Guys or The Wicked Deep, or face some dragons in Smoke Eaters by Sean Grigsby!
Read on to discover our picks and tell us in the comments below if you will be checking one of these new releases out!
The Queens of Innis Lear by Tessa Gratton | Goodreads
The erratic decisions of a prophecy-obsessed king have drained Innis Lear of its wild magic. The king’s three daughters—battle-hungry Gaela, master manipulator Reagan, and restrained, starblessed Elia—know the realm’s only chance of resurrection is to crown a new sovereign, proving a strong hand can resurrect magic and defend itself. But their father will not choose an heir until the longest night of the year, when prophecies align and a poison ritual can be enacted. Refusing to leave their future in the hands of blind faith, the daughters of Innis Lear prepare for war—but regardless of who wins the crown, the shores of Innis will weep the blood of a house divided.
The Shape of Water by Guillermo del Toro and Daniel Kraus | Goodreads
Visionary storyteller Guillermo del Toro and celebrated author Daniel Kraus combine their estimable talent in this haunting, heartbreaking love story. Developed from the ground up as a bold two-tiered release—one story interpreted by two artists in the independent mediums of literature and film—The Shape of Water is unlike anything you’ve ever read or seen.
Good Guys by Steven Brust | Goodreads
Donovan was shot by a cop. For jaywalking, supposedly. The Foundation brought him back, and trained him. When Marci was fifteen, she levitated a paperweight and threw it at a guy she didn’t like. They trained her too. Susan got well into her Foundation training before they told her about the magic, but she’s as powerful as Donovan and Marci now. They can teleport, conjure shields that will stop bullets, and read information from the remnants of spells cast by others days before. They all work for the secretive Foundation. Which is okay, because the Foundation are the good guys. Aren’t they?
Daughters of the Storm by Kim Wilkins | Goodreads
They are the daughters of a king, but they couldn’t be more different. Bluebell, a proud warrior; passionate Rose and queen of a neighbouring kingdom; the twins: vain Ivy, who lives for admiration, and zealous Willow, who lives for the gods; and Ash, who is discovering a dangerous talent for magic that might be a gift–or a curse. When their father falls ill, they come together to save him and prevent their treacherous stepbrother from seizing the throne. Their mission: find the powerful witch who can cure the king. But if this royal family breaks, it could destroy the kingdom.
Zero Limit by Jeremy K. Brown | Goodreads
For war hero Caitlin Taggart, mining work on the Moon is dirty, low pay, and high risk. But no risk seems too extreme if it helps her return to Earth and the daughter she loves more than life itself. Offered a dangerous, long-shot chance to realise that dream, Caitlin will gamble with more than just her life. By leading a ragtag crew of miners on a perilous assignment to harvest an asteroid, Caitlin could earn a small fortune. More importantly, it would give her clearance to return to Earth. But when an unexpected disaster strikes the mission, Caitlin is plunged into a race to save not only herself, but every human being on Earth.
The City Where We Once Lived by Eric Barnes | Goodreads
A haunting novel of the near future that combines a prescient look at how climate change and industrial flight will shape our world with a deeply personal story of one man running from his past. With glowing prose, Eric Barnes brings into sharp focus questions of how we come to call a place home and what is our capacity for violence when that home becomes threatened.
Smoke Eaters by Sean Grigsby | Goodreads
Firefighter Cole Brannigan is on the verge of retirement after 30 years on the job, and a decade fighting dragons. But during his final fire call, he discovers he’s immune to dragon smoke. It’s such a rare power that he’s immediately conscripted into the elite dragon-fighting force known as the Smoke Eaters. Retirement cancelled, Brannigan is re-assigned as a lowly rookie, chafing under his superiors. So when he discovers a plot to take over the city’s government, he takes matters into his own hands. With hundreds of innocent civilians in the crosshairs, it’s up to Brannigan and his fellow Smoke Eaters to repel the dragon menace.
Torn by Rowenna Miller | Goodreads
Sophie is a dressmaker with a reputation for beautiful ball gowns and discreetly-embroidered charms for luck, love, and protection secures her a commission from the royal family itself — and the commission earns her the attentions of a dashing but entirely unattainable duke. Meanwhile, Kristos rises to prominence in the growing anti-monarchist movement. Their worlds collide when the revolution’s shadow leader takes him hostage and demands that Sophie place a curse on the queen’s Midwinter costume — or Kristos will die at their hand.
The Invasion by Peadar Ó Guilín | Goodreads
After so much danger, Nessa and Anto can finally dream of a happy life. But the terrible attack on their school has created a witch-hunt for traitors — boys and girls who survived the Call only by making deals with the enemy. To the authorities, Nessa’s guilt is obvious. Her punishment is to be sent back to the nightmare of the Grey Land for the rest of her life. The Sídhe are waiting, and they have a very special fate planned for her. Meanwhile, with the help of a real traitor, the enemy come pouring into Ireland at the head of a terrifying army. Every human they capture becomes a weapon.
To Kill A Kingdom by Alexandra Christo | Goodreads
Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all. With the hearts of seventeen princes in her collection, she is revered across the sea. Until a twist of fate forces her to kill one of her own. To punish her daughter, the Sea Queen transforms Lira into the one thing they loathe most—a human. Robbed of her song, Lira has until the winter solstice to deliver Prince Elian’s heart to the Sea Queen or remain a human forever. However, he just happens to hunt sirens.
The Merry Spinster: Tales of Everyday Horror by Mallory Ortberg | Goodreads
Adapted from her beloved “Children’s Stories Made Horrific” series, this is a collection of darkly mischievous stories based on classic fairy tales. Sinister and inviting, familiar and alien all at the same time, The Merry Spinster updates traditional children’s stories and fairy tales with elements of psychological horror, emotional clarity, and a keen sense of feminist mischief.
The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw | Goodreads
Where, two centuries ago, three sisters were sentenced to death for witchery. Stones were tied to their ankles and they were drowned in the deep waters surrounding the town. Now, for a brief time each summer, the sisters return, stealing the bodies of three weak-hearted girls so that they may seek their revenge, luring boys into the harbour and pulling them under. Like many locals, seventeen-year-old Penny Talbot has accepted the fate of the town. But this year, on the eve of the sisters’ return, a boy named Bo Carter arrives; unaware of the danger he has just stumbled into.
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