Ashton, Edward. The Fourth Consort. St. Martin’s. Feb. 2025. ISBN 9781250286338. 288p. $29. SCIENCE FICTION

Ashton’s (Mickey7; Mal Goes to War) new stand-alone sci-fi stars Dalton Greaves, one of the first human representatives to Unity, a confederation supposedly working to bring all sentient life together. But there’s another confederation, the Assembly, that doesn’t like Unity or humans, and Dalton soon finds himself marooned on an unfamiliar planet and in danger.

Campbell, Jack. Destiny’s Way. (Doomed Earth Duology, bk. 2). Ace. Feb. 2025. ISBN 9780593640661. 384p. $30. SCIENCE FICTION

Bestselling Campbell concludes his military SF duology, which began with In Our Stars. Lieutenant Selene Genji, genetically engineered with alien DNA, watched Earth get destroyed in 2180. She’s been flung 40 years into the past, where she’s trying to figure out how to change the future and save Earth, with the help of Lieutenant Kayl Owen.

Gordon, Marianne. The Antlered King. (The Raven’s Trade, bk. 2). Harper Voyager. Feb. 2025. ISBN 9780063248830. pbk. 464p. $18.99. FANTASY

Gordon (The Gilded Crown) concludes her “Raven’s Trade” duology. Hellevir’s ability to bring people back from the dead led to her protecting Princess Sullivain, who she’s fallen in love with. Her gift comes at a great price, though, and now she’ll have to decide what she must sacrifice to save those she loves and stop a war. With a 100K-copy first printing.

Kim, Ewhan. The Black Orb. tr. from Korean by Sean Lin Halbert. MIRA. Feb. 2025. ISBN 9780778387343. 304p. $28.99. SCIENCE FICTION

In this English-language debut of an award-winning Korean novel, Jeong-su is in downtown Seoul when he sees a black orb suck his neighbor inside. The orb continues consuming people, splitting and multiplying, and no one can stop it. As the crisis grows, Jeong-su struggles to survive as he journeys in search of his elderly parents.

O’Neill, Molly. Greenteeth. Orbit. Feb. 2025. ISBN 9780316584241. pbk. 400p. $18.99. FANTASY

O’Neill debuts with a cozy fantasy tale of fae, folklore, and found family that’s set in an alternate 17th-century Britain. Jenny Greenteeth is a lake monster with very sharp teeth. When Temperance the witch is thrown into her lake, Jenny decides to save her, setting them on a magical quest to defeat a threatening evil.

Pueyo, Hache. But Not Too Bold. Tor.com. Feb. 2025. ISBN 9781250376633. 128p. $24.99. FANTASY

After publishing several short stories, including the collection A Study in Ugliness & Outras Histórias, Pueyo makes her novella debut with a gothic fantasy that features a sapphic monster romance. Anatema is an enormous humanoid spider who just ate the keeper of the keys. The keeper’s protégée, Dália, must unravel the crime that led to her predecessor’s death in order to survive.

Swan, Richard. Grave Empire. (The Great Silence, bk. 1). Orbit. Feb. 2025. ISBN 9780316577007. pbk. 464p. $19.99. FANTASY

Swan launches a new fantasy series set in the world of his “Empire of the Wolf” trilogy. The Empire intends to become the most powerful kingdom in the known world. However, a mysterious plague, a failing proxy war, and an ancient prophecy portending supernatural catastrophe threaten its dominance.

Woods, Kell. Upon a Starlit Tide. Tor. Feb. 2025. ISBN 9781250852519. 432p. $28.99. FANTASY

In 1758 Brittany, Lucinde Leon dreams of joining a ship’s crew, but when she rescues Morgan de Chatelaine from the sea, she also longs to attend the ball with him. Complicating matters, the fae are leaving, taking their magic with them. Woods (After the Forest) offers a fairy-tale fantasy mash-up of “The Little Mermaid” and “Cinderella.” With a 100K-copy first printing.

Forthcoming Series Titles

Doctorow, Cory. Picks and Shovels. (Martin Hench, bk. 3). Tor. Feb. 2025. ISBN 9781250865908. 400p. $28.99. SCIENCE FICTION

Fawcett, Heather. Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales. (Emily Wilde, bk. 3). Del Rey. Feb. 2025. ISBN 9780593500224. 368p. $29. FANTASY

Kade, Kel. Sanctum of the Soul. (Shroud of Prophecy, bk. 3). Tor. Feb. 2025. ISBN 9781250293893. 368p. $32.99. FANTASY

Rollins, James. A Dragon of Black Glass. (Moonfall, bk. 3). Tor. Feb. 2025. ISBN 9781250768179. 624p. $29.99. FANTASY

Shannon, Samantha. The Dark Mirror. (Bone Season, bk. 5). Bloomsbury. Feb. 2025. ISBN 9781639733965. 576p. $31.99. FANTASY