Here’s a rundown of the books we think you should look out for in coming in the week. See any that you are really looking forward to? Find any you had not heard of yet? Know of books we missed? We know we don’t have everything and would love to hear what you feel we may have overlooked.   FANTASY          URBAN FANTASY           SCIENCE FICTION           HORROR   FANTASY           URBAN FANTASY     SCIENCE FICTION   HORROR       FANTASY          URBAN FANTASY           SCIENCE FICTION           HORROR   The Vanishing Throne Elizabeth May 6/21/2016 chronicle Books Chaos Queen: Duskfall Christopher B. Husberg 6/21/2016 Titan Pride’s Spell Matt Wallace 6/21/2016 Tor.com Rise: A Newsflesh Collection Mira Grant 6/21/2016 Orbit The Sword of Midras Hickman, Tracy 6/21/2016 Tor Books Judenstaat Zelitch, Simone 6/21/2016 Tor Books The Weaver’s Lament Haydon, Elizabeth 6/21/2016 Tor Books In the Shadow of the Gods Rachel Dunne 6/21/2016 Harper Voyager Dissapearance at Devil’s Rock Paul Tremblay 6/21/2016 William Morrow Waypoint Kangaroo Curtis C. Chen 6/21/2016 Thomas Dunne

Many months back, I saw the cover of this book and read the description; I then sent out a request for a review copy a minute later. The Parents must have been smiling down on me, for I was granted that request, and In the Shadows of the Gods proved to be among the best books I’ve read this year. Multiple POVs and compelling characters; intertwining plots, and a story with a large scope; great prose, and a vast world with wonderful and creative world building. All the ingredient you need to make a epic fantasy trilogy that fans will devour. It has been almost 800 years  since The Fall – when the Parents exiled the Twins, burying them deep within the Earth. Since then, two religions have formed: those who follow the Parents, and those who follow the Twins. Followers of the Parents, believe the Parents were right in their punishment of the Twins. Because of their faith, twins are actively hunted down and persecuted; anytime twins are born, they are instantly drowned, or if there is no water around, they are burned to death. Followers of the Twins believe the Parents were motivated by their jealously of the Twins to exile them. Their goal is find and release the Twins…