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About A. E. Lanier
A.E. Lanier is a fantasy and horror writer with stories at The Arcanist, Metastellar, and Daily Science Fiction. She lives in Central Texas where she teaches tweens about the past. She enjoys caves, silent reading, and other people’s cats.A. E. Lanier is a short fiction writer and educator living in Central Texas. More about her work can be found at aelanier.com.
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January 23, 2026
The Memory Hunters
Mia Tsai’s novel The Memory Hunters centers Kiana Strade, Key, a reckless young archaeologist and religious figure, who is capable of diving deeper i…
October 15, 2025
The Door on the Sea
Caskey Russell’s novel The Door on the Sea (Solaris, 2025) follows Elan, the youngest member of once revered Flicker Clan, on a journey to find a weap…
June 29, 2025
Harmattan Season
Tochi Onyebuchi’s novel Harmattan Season: A Novel (Tor Books, 2025) follows Boubacar, a veteran and private eye living in French occupied West Africa,…
May 13, 2025
The Tomb of Dragons
Katherine Addison’s novel The Tomb of Dragons (Tor, 2025) is the concluding novel in her Cemeteries of Amalo Trilogy. The novels follow Thara Celeha…
March 31, 2025
The Oblivion Bride
Caitlin Starling’s novella The Oblivion Bride (Neon Hemlock, 2025) follows Lorelei, an obscure member of the wealthy Steddart family, who suddenly fin…
August 2, 2024
The Siege of Burning Grass
Premee Mohamed’s novel The Siege of Burning Grass (Solaris, 2024) is set during an ongoing war between two empires: Varkal and Med’ariz and follows Al…
June 23, 2024
In the Hour of Crows
Dana Elmendorf’s novel In The Hour of Crows (Mira Books, 2024) takes place in small town Appalachia and follows Weatherly Opal Wilder, a young woman w…
May 8, 2024
Fathomfolk
Eliza Chan’s debut novel Fathomfolk (Orbit, 2024) takes place in the semi-submerged city of Tiankawi, where humans and fathomfolk - a collection of pe…
January 26, 2024
Starling House
Alix E. Harrow’s new novel Starling House (Tor Books, 2023) is named for the infamous old mansion in the otherwise unremarkable town of Eden, Kentucky…
November 19, 2023
Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon
Wole Talabi’s debut novel Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon (Daw Books, 2023) follows Shigidi–a former nightmare god–and his partner, the succubu…
September 17, 2023
Godkiller
Hannah Kaner’s debut novel Godkiller (Harper Voyager, 2023) takes place in Middren, a country where gods have been banned as the result of a brutal ci…
August 28, 2023
The Phoenix King
Aparna Verma’s debut novel The Phoenix King (Orbit, 2023) takes place in the desert kingdom of Ravence as war brews on its borders and the king is set…
August 23, 2023
Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz
Garth Nix’s new collection Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz: Stories of the Witch Knight and the Pupper Sorcerer (Harper Voyager, 2023) gathers together s…
August 12, 2023
Labyrinth's Heart
M. A. Carrick’s newest novel Labyrinth’s Heart (Orbit, 2023) is the culmination of their Rook and Rose trilogy, which chronicles the life of the thief…
August 3, 2023
Thornhedge
T. Kingfisher’s newest novel Thornhedge (Tor, 2023) is a retelling of Sleeping Beauty that follows Toadling, the person in charge of keeping the fair …
June 22, 2023
Dragonfall
Today I talked to L. R. Lam about Dragonfall (DAW, 2023). Long ago, humans betrayed dragons, stealing their magic and banishing them to a dying world…
April 18, 2023
The Warden
Daniel M. Ford’s new novel The Warden (Tor, 2023) follows Aelis de Lenti, a young necromancer in her first year as the Warden of Lone Pine—a small fro…