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1st December – At the Road’s End (Gone Home #1) by Nils Odlund
Urban Fantasy
Toini tried to change the world for the better, but she went too far, and the world turned against her.
A terrorist, murderer, and heretic, they say.
A fallen paladin, rejected by her god.
Once the inquisitors catch up to her, it’s all over.
In a bid for closure, Toini returns home, to Kul Viller in the far north.
To say her final farewell to Päivi, her sister, who was told Toini died sixteen years ago.
But Päivi will hear no farewells.
She can’t accept what Toini has done or who she’s become.
It’s up to Toini alone to show her sister that the young woman Päivi once knew still lives on in her heart.
But Päivi won’t listen, and time is running out.
Because, regardless of the truth, once the inquisitors catch up to her, Toini will be executed for her crimes.
…and though she might be a villain in everyone else’s story, Toini does not want to die a monster in her sister’s eyes.
1st December – Blades Forged (Empire of Knives #1) by P.J. Ashton
Epic Fantasy, Grimdark, Historical Fantasy, Gaslamp
Captain Darrow of the Night Soil leads the Emperor’s beloved Mudline, murderers, thieves and lunatics pressed into service because shooting them was too much paperwork. Lucky him.
Once a filth collector, now the Empire’s favourite monster, he kills for loyalty and for the faint hope that someone better is giving the orders.
His men burn a farm. Darrow shows mercy, if you can call it that, and spares the lone survivor, Mirelle, by claiming her as property. Nothing says compassion like a collar. Truly, he is the hero the Empire deserves.
Mirelle of the Root: property, companion, supposed to die. Instead, she got a wardrobe and a necklace with three small diamonds. Fair trade. The thing about dogs is they hate collars, and this one is about to throw hers. She is done smiling, and she is learning to cut.
Henna of the Wire swears like a sailor, drinks like one too, and prefers a sharp knife to manners. Once sold by her father, she now makes her living killing men who remind her of him. She is reminded a lot.
Queen Elecia of Kendia plays the perfect captive. Her smile is a weapon, her charm a trap, and after dealing with her, most men would settle for being stabbed. She does not need steel; she knows the game better than that. Survival is theatre, and she is directing the play.
All of them are blades forged, waiting to cut.
1st December – Tethered to Darkness (Veil of Sands #1) by Matt Falcon
Epic Fantasy
In Eoden City, where relentless sands devour the land outside the city, Shen Auger is the reluctant heir to a dark legacy. His father Eoden, revered as the immortal Vessel of the Gods, holds sway over a dying world. But when Shen’s mother reveals whispers of hidden secrets that lie in the blistering wasteland, Shen’s sheltered life unravels.
Fuelled by a burning need for answers, Shen embarks on a perilous journey beyond the city’s walls, into the unforgiving Desolation. Alongside his fierce friend Griss, he encounters a Darkness that will not be sated until it consumes all. As rebellion ignites and the Darkness looms, Shen must confront his father’s tyranny and master a power born of love and rage to save his world—or watch it burn.
1st December – A New War (Moonlit Trilogy #1) by C.K. Rider
Epic Fantasy, Romance
Army Sergeant Cassie Higgins is ready to hang up her boots as she embarks on her final deployment to the Middle East, one she thought would be a simple farewell to war and danger. Petite yet fearless, her world is upended the moment she locks eyes with Bryce—an impossibly tall, muscular stranger with an allure she can’t explain. When she discovers he’s a werewolf and her fated mate, Cassie’s reality fractures, revealing a hidden realm of magic, mystery, and an ancient evil.
Unbeknownst to her – Cassie possesses something a rare pink aura, an energy source hunted by the sinister Moonlit Wanderer, a creature born from dark coven magic who killed her mother and stole her father years ago. Now, he’s back, hungry and obsessed for Cassie’s powerful essence.
After a deadly clash between the Wanderer and Bryce leaves chaos in their wake and soldiers dead, Cassie joins forces with her loyal Army comrades, Jack and Wigler. Their journey leads across war-ravaged sands of the Middle East to Germany, where Cassie unearths a hidden magical kingdom, her destiny as a bridge between worlds, a long-lost family, and secrets about herself that she never anticipated.
Amid enchanted forests and battles of blood and spell, Cassie and Bryce’s bond deepens, igniting a Romance as fierce as the fight they face. Wizard duels, werewolf skirmishes, and family betrayals twist through the pages as allies Tyson, Bryce’s brave brother; Serafina, a spellbinding witch; and an unexpected Moonlit Coven member whose allegiance might shift the tides of war.
As Cassie embraces her destiny, this gripping tale of love, legacy, and luminous power sets the stage for an epic trilogy. A New War builds to a harrowing climax as the Wanderer’s reign begins to crumble—but not before he leaves behind a darkness that threatens everything Cassie’s found.
2nd December – The Song that Shatters (The Pealsong Refounding #3) by Michael D. Warden
Epic Fantasy
The ancient prophecy
Has come to pass.
But will it bring
Deliverance or doom?
WAR has come to the Inherited Lands. Though the Remnant now wield the life-giving power of Dei’lo, their numbers are still too few to stand against the staggering might of the Sa’lei Lords and their armies. Besieged and weakened to near collapse, the Remnant rebels are forced to flee to the four corners of the world. Isolated from one another and unable to find help for their cause, their defeat is all but certain.
Yet, within the shadows of the Deathland Barrens one thread of hope remains. Gideon Dawning, the prophesied Waymaker from another realm, has recovered the Pearl, a sentient orb that holds within it the full knowledge and power of Dei’lo. If he can bring the orb to the fight, it may be enough to turn the tide. But time is short, and many dreadful enemies stand in his way.
Even more troubling, the Pearl itself is not what he expected. It summons him to follow a foolish and dangerous path—one that seems intent on ushering in the doom of the world.
2nd December – The Word that Prevails (The Pealsong Refounding #4) by Michael D. Warden
Epic Fantasy
In a Battle
for the Soul of the Age,
Who Will Have the Final Word?
THE Remnant forces are nearly gone. What’s left of them are on the run, desperate to find refuge beyond the reach of Avaddon’s Horde. But there is no place like that left within the Inherited Lands.
Only Gideon Dawning, Waymaker for the Pearl, offers any hope of deliverance now. But he is slow to come to their aid. He travels distant paths on an obscure mission that no one understands. He seems content to let the Remnant suffer. Seems not even to care whether they live or die.
What good is a savior who fails to save?
Even if he comes, will it be too late?
4th December – New Depths (Legend of the Awakened Goblin #3) by Chad Retterath
Epic Fantasy, LitRPG
Secrets lie in the dark depths of the Ocean Dungeon.
After helping Katalin and Ernie through the fourth floor of the Ocean, Owin is ready to dive back in and climb all the way to his first shard.
With Myrsvai and Suta in tow, Owin starts on another adventure with new friends and old foes.
Outside the dungeons, in the wider world of Verdantallis, other schemes emerge as hero companies, militaries, and powerful figures vie for control of the goblin and his unlimited potential.
5th December – The Grand Arcane Council (The Arcana Chronicles #3) by Jay S. Willis
Urban Fantasy, YA
Danger, destiny, and defiance. Can one boy master his fate before evil destroys the vulnerable?
Daniel Waldera is in trouble. Accused of crimes against magic after doing his part as the chosen one, the terrified thirteen-year-old awaits trial at the hands of an arcane council. But just before a team of burly guards place him under arrest, he and his parents are spirited away to a settlement of storybook creatures that should be nothing more than myth.
Amazed to be living beside werewolves and chupacabras, the novice spellcaster is shocked to discover his choices have left the cryptids exposed to humans. And as he strives to restore balance between good and evil, he discovers a whole new world of powerful allies, twisted enemies, and fraught prophecies.
Can this young teen embrace his role as a hero and protect hidden realms from extinction?
5th December – Gift of Shadow by Matt Heppe
Grimdark
A girl walks out of the forest with a dead puppy in her arms. Pale and emaciated, she seems like easy prey. But those who try to take advantage soon Gift is a survivor of the realm of Shadow, and the darkness she escaped has marked her forever.
Gift has only one goal—to return to the safety of her master’s tower. But the world she’s returned to is not the one she left. Demon lords rule humanity. Ghouls stalk the night. Souls are bartered like coins. In a land where mercy is weakness, if you’re not willing to be a killer, you’re asking to be a victim.
8th December – Echoes of Silver (Legends of Gold and Silver #2) by Liz Delton
Epic Fantasy
A silversword cannot live without his weapon.
And a king cannot rule without a throne.
After their disastrous trip to the Hollow Isles, Fig and Vaelor seek answers about fixing his broken sword that could get both of them killed.
A powerful dwarven relic has resurfaced, and the usurper king Rhivven has offered it as a prize in a tournament—drawing ire from the dwarves and interest from Dev, who thinks it might help him take back his throne.
Mairead vows to return home, but dark forces are in motion in Tytan, and the sisterhood that shunned her hasn’t forgotten about her.
An ancient cavern may hold all the answers… But if the truth gets out, it could threaten the very foundation of the continent.
14th December – Frostfeld – The Mourning Son by Joseph Elliott Coleman
Urban Fantasy
In a world where humans and beings of myth and legend live side by side the horrifying and uncompromising nature of the supernatural forces the police and those wields of majik called Inquisitors to work together to save the lives of an entire town.
When the French town of Château d’os suffers its first murder in over 100 years, the police discover to their horror that the victim – a teenager – was murdered by supernatural means. This necessitates immediate contact with the Special Inquisitorial Branch – trained sorcerers deal with threats of both the supernatural and extra-terrestrial kind.
One of the two Inquisitors who arrives is named Phillip Frostfeld, who is both a hero in his own right and is the latest scion of the legendary Frostfeld clan – a family whose name is synonymous with sacrifice, heroism, and duty.
However, Phillip grieves the recent death of his wife in the line of duty and is forced to come to terms with his lose while investigating a case whose aspects chill the blood. He, his partner, and the town’s police force soon find themselves in the middle of an ancient cold war between beings who are utterly indifferent of the lives of others, who dispatch the most vicious agents to execute their will.
As an ancient past and immediate present collide, the streets of Château d’os become a battleground as both the lives and souls of the town’s residents – and possibly the world – hang in the balance.
Swords will swing, guns will roar, majik will burn, and blood will flow as a mourning son learns to use his grief as fuel for justice, grief evolves into forgiveness then love, and a steadfast knight is given a second chance to protect those who cannot protect themselves.
15th December – Dogged by Michael R. Fletcher
Sword & Sorcery
WARDOGS ARE BORN TO DIE.
In the final days of the Demon Empire a lone wardog goes in search of the answer to the only question she cares Who murdered her mate?
Utterly unqualified to solve a mystery, Dogged Determination has but one She never, ever gives up.
From the heart of a massive empire to the deepest foreboding jungles, Dogged is an unstoppable force of will.
16th December – Sworn in Twilight (The Lunar Order Chronicles #3) by S.F. Henne
Urban Fantasy
The city forged her powers. Returning home will spell her destruction.
As the veil thins, shadows flood Arkirith’s streets, driving Nyssa and the Lunar Order to its breaking point. With the summer solstice looming, she must leave her friends behind and face the witches who shunned her—while concealing the forbidden lunar magic that would see her destroyed.
One mistake could shatter everything. The Inquisitor who’s hunted her since childhood is determined to expose her. And now he wields a tainted moon-forged dagger—capable of cutting through magic and tearing the veil apart.
Torn between her duty and hiding her power, Nyssa must choose: protect herself—or risk everything for the realm.
When the solstice ends, and the truth will strike—and no secret can escape its reckoning.
16th December – The Black-Eyed Queen (Fate of the Furycks #6) by A.E. Rayne
Epic Fantasy, Historical Fantasy
After the horrors of Skarta Night, a reeling Jael must fight her way through a web of lies and deception as Oren Storgard and Gunnhild unleash their plans for Osterland. Though first she must confront Eadmund to discover what has happened between him and Ineko…
In Hest, Karsten is desperate for a dreamer. Unaware that both his enemies and his allies seek to topple him, he is distracted by a surprise visitor and a shocking murder, which has him fearing for his life. Loose in the castle, the murderer will strike again, but who will be its next victim?
And having survived their terrifying encounter at sea, Edela, Bertel and their friends arrive in the sprawling city of Ohzan searching for answers, only to be met with danger, disappointment, and an unexpected twist of fate…
18th December – In the Wrath of Legends (The Winterhawk Saga #2) by David Buzan
Historical Fantasy
Chenoa Winterhawk is a battle-hardened member of Oregon’s elite U.S. Army Indian Scouts, sworn to protect travelers across treacherous mountain terrain and dark forests whispering of ancient terrors. As the daughter of legendary Civil War hero Chief Jolon Winterhawk, Chenoa is also a warrior bound by duty, struggling with injustices brought upon the Nez Perce amidst the broken promises that have forced another relocation of her tribe.
While escorting a military leader carrying a mining map of an underground river hidden deep inside the Blue Mountains, Chenoa is ambushed by a rogue Army unit in a deadly dirigible assault. Their sadistic leader is a traitor from her past, driven by revenge to destroy her family’s legacy. The diabolical plan-destroy the mine and unleash the underground river, bringing a destructive flood onto sacred tribal lands to avenge personal betrayals.
Engaging ruthless military forces throughout unforgiving mountain wilderness and abandoned mines, Winterhawk wages the fiercest battle of her life. But she soon discovers that a much darker terror is also stalking her. Monstrous legends, roused from their ancient lair. These enormous creatures of myth were once faced by her father in an epic battle to the death. And now, it’s her turn…
20th December – Rebels and Ravens (The Shattering #2) by Will Rivard
Epic Fantasy
The king is hated, but he is feared. The bravest whisper treason in dark corners, but there are few who will stand against him. His soldiers are better trained and better equipped, they are ruthless, and they are led by a clergy who have transcended mortality.
Vale, armed with nothing but her bow, does not see a king. She sees the one who murdered her mother. For that, the king must die. She swore the oath on the night her home was burned, and now she must see it done.
After joining the rebels, she learns her path to vengeance will not be as easy as she hoped. Her people do not want her, her friends do not trust her, and the commander of the forces gathered in her name wants her to stay in the shadows.
With the kingdom and her life in ruins, she must forge herself into a weapon, unite her people, and embrace her birthright before the usurper tears apart her army of beggars and takes her power for himself.
26th December – A Reckoning of Fates (The Druid War #3) by Maria Angelina
Epic Fantasy
The fallout from their visit to the Crux has left Briala’s team scattered and reeling. Whether trying to regain control of the situation, learning to wield newfound power, or planning to rescue a friend left behind, each has their own journey to undertake before they can regather in Jakarth.
What they don’t know is that the druids are heading the same way, and an underground attack on the city is imminent. When the time comes, they’ll have to learn how to reconcile their choices and betrayals with the need to defeat their enemy once and for all… and not everyone may survive the final battle.
30th December – Mysterious Ways (A Sam Adams novel) by Daniel Meyer
Urban Fantasy
In order to save his city, teenage wizard Sam Adams agreed to do a favor for Elise, vampire assassin. And she just showed up looking to collect.
Turns out Elise stole a nuclear warhead, and now she’s being pursued by a magic-hating death cult that wants it back. And she’s brought along a group of bloodthirsty vampires to serve as backup, threatening to turn the streets of Williamsport into a war zone—and a vampire hunting ground.
With the stakes higher than ever before, Sam has to survive a dark labyrinth of espionage that he was never prepared for while figuring out if Elise is truly friend or foe, all with countless lives hanging
in the balance.
And time is running out.
31st December – The Woman of Steel and Scars (The Grinning Assassin #2) by K.E. Andrews
Epic Fantasy
A woman demands vengeance. A soldier questions loyalty. A prince seeks justice.
After surviving her fight in the Aikhtiar tournament, Serein picks up her blades again—this time as King Sethos’ assassin. With each enemy she hunts down, she wades deeper into a world of death and secrets, faking the deaths of those who could be potential allies and help Rameses overthrow his father. Lurking around every corner is the threat of discovery and Xansas’ shadow.
Beneath the mask of loyalty, Serein plots against Xansas and Sethos while old magic stirs and hidden forces make their move. She and Uriah follow leads to track down the leader of the Bone Vipers, who evades capture. Rameses faces an impending betrothal that forces him to decide when to make a move against his father. Rebel attacks increase, striking at the heart of the city. With each dangerous mission Serein undertakes, more pieces of the Malik’s plans are revealed, but with them come more questions.
Success balances on a knife’s edge, and one wrong move could destroy Serein’s chance to kill her enemies and finally be free.
31st December – Death Hymns of Homara (Gunmetal Gods) by Zamil Akhtar
Grimdark
Ah, traveler… come closer. Sit by the fire. Hear my story.
I sing of a time when peace was the dream of madmen. When the whole earth was a battlefield, and the grass turned red from blood-soaked soil. Those unlucky to be born knew only rampaging hordes, empty bellies, and the stench of plague. Men changed their gods as easily as their cloaks, praying for a single day without fear.
The gods heard. And they laughed.
At me, most of all. I longed to be a righteous man — but they cursed me with a hunger for blood. So I hunted the wicked, telling myself that if I killed only the deserving, hell’s flames might spare me.
I was a fool. Because while I hunted, hell hunted me.
It sent someone whose name I dare not speak, lest she awaken again. She waits in the abyss where time rots and light cannot escape. Her ink is blood. Her servants are things that even nightmares forbid.
Let me sing to you about our dance of death. It is a tale so blighted, even the gods dare not remember it. But know that once you hear it, you will never dream the same.
And may your dreams never bleed into your days, traveler.