And all the while Locke must try to deal with the disturbing rumours about his past revealed in The Republic of Thieves. The Details: Established author Sam Sykes has seen great acclaim across his works in the genre. Get some grimdark spirit in your Dungeons and Dragons game, Dune trailer gives a glimpse into the future, The GdM team pick their favourite self-published fantasy books. I do enjoy a bit of wit and snark in fantasy stories and this series has it in spades. Turn away from her destiny and her god to become a thief, a spy, an assassin―the wizard’s loyal sword. Where to Start: This is the finale of the Raven’s Mark trilogy, start with Blackwing. Fans of fantasy that love an epic tale of Gods and familial strife, told through modern language and prose, with a powerful heroine at the helm. Fast-paced and suspenseful, Sin Eater combines dark elements with traditional fantasy concepts echoing popular roleplay games.
Fans of young adult fiction who enjoy sprawling epic fantasy, but prefer a modern tone of voice when it comes to prose and narrative design. Arriving late last year, this novel is guaranteed to be one of the best fantasy books for 2020. If Fireborne can live up to this tagline, then we have no doubt it will have well-deserved its place on our list of the best fantasy books of 2020. Blurb: A stunning new epic fantasy series following a young outcast who must fight with everything she has to survive, set in the same world as Red Sister. Where to Start: The Bone Ships is this is the first book in the upcoming Tide Child Trilogy. The novel I am most looking forward to for 2020 is (probably) Out of Body by Jeffrey Ford. The trauma of holding a dying girl in his arms drives him out of his own body. This year, he is back with one of the best fantasy books for 2020, in the form of A Time of Blood. Twelve hard-edged stories from the dark, often violent, sometimes strange heart of cyberpunk, this collection – as with all the best science fiction – is an exploration of who were are now. Variation is dangerous, difference is fatal. The Details: “Everything epic fantasy should be” - this is how one reviewer described The Ruin of Kings, Jenn Lyons’ new of fantasy book for 2020. Now is the time to pick up the proceeding novels, and explore William’s unique realm. Rumors have spread of a devastating new weapon buried beneath the streets – a weapon with the power to destroy a god.

Start by reading the first novel, Godblind. She learns that her weaknesses are another kind of strength and that the cruel arithmetic of survival that has always governed her people can be challenged. So we’ve covered what’s coming, but what about the best fantasy books for 2020 that you can read right now? The Details: Empire of Sand is the second novel in Tasha Suri’s ever-expanding saga. The Details: Author John Gwynne is no stranger to fantasy. The end left us wanting much, much more, and luckily we’ll be getting exactly what we’ve been craving, with the release of The Dragon Republic. To resist the cold, to endure the months of night when even the air itself begins to freeze, requires a special breed. The novel I am most looking forward to for 2020 is (probably) Out of Body by Jeffrey Ford.

Where to Start? It’s been a collection years in the making, and is on point for people who love Altered Carbon and similar books–in fact it’s blurbed by Richard Morgan and features a forward by Adrian Tchaikovsky. With reviewers touting the story as a classic epic fantasy meeting a new-age voice, Call’s new saga is set to be something well worth keeping an eye on. With the first book in Iconoclast noted as being a dark but epic tale of powerful world-building and interesting inclusions of classic fantasy elements - such as mages, swordmasters, priests and the like - Sin Eater promises to continue the development of his exciting and immersive narrative. Who Is it For?
Head below for the full list of fantasy titles heading your way in July! I love this series and the twisty plot and snark.