Forthcoming Science Fiction & Fantasy by Writers of Color (2015)
The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu (7th of April, 2015)
Two men rebel together against tyrannyâand then become rivalsâin this first sweeping book of an epic fantasy series from Ken Liu, recipient of Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy awards.
Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older (30th of June, 2015)
When the murals in a young artistâs neighborhood begin to weep real tears, Sierra Santiago discovers shadowshaping, a thrilling magic that infuses ancestral spirits into paintings, music, and stories. But someone is killing the shadowshapers one by oneâand the killer believes Sierra is hiding their greatest secret.
Time Salvager by Wesley Chu (7th of July, 2015)
In a future when Earth is a toxic, abandoned world and humanity has spread into the outer solar system to survive, the tightly controlled use of time travel holds the key maintaining a fragile existence among the other planets and their moons.
Apex by Ramez Naam (5th of May, 2015)
In the concluding volume of the Nexus trilogy, mankind has evolved. They call them the Apexâhumanityâs replacement. Theyâre smarter, faster, better. And infinitely more dangerous.Â
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin (4th of August, 2015)
In a world that has suffered frequent, repeated Extinction Level Events for millions of years, and all life (and magic) in this world has adapted to it, Essun must fight to save her daughter at the risk of breaking herself.
The Book of Phoenix by Nnedi Okorafor (5th of May, 2015)
A prequel to World Fantasy Award-winning novel, Who Fears Death. Phoenix is raised among other genetic experiments in New Yorkâs Tower 7. She is an accelerated woman, only two years old but with the body and mind of an adult, Phoenixâs abilities far exceed those of a normal human.
Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho (Not Pictured) (September 2015)
In 1800s London, Zacharias Wythe, a freed slave and Englandâs first black Sorcerer Royal, is sent to discover why Englandâs magical stocks are drying up.
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabba Tahir (Not Pictured) (April 2015)
The story of two teenagers fighting to survive under the Empireâs brutal, militaristic regime, which has outlawed reading among the once-powerful Scholar class; the Scholars no live under the oppression of the Martials, who silently assassinate insurgents.
Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor (Not Pictured) (14th of July, 2015)
After an alien ambassadorâs arrival outside Lagos, Nigeria is leaked via YouTube, itâs up to a famous rapper, a biologist, and a rogue soldier to handle First Contact and prevent mass extinction.