Are you looking for a Caribbean futurist queer feminine space opera retelling of the Alexandre Dumas adventure classic The Count of Monte Cristo? Well, that’s just what Suzan Palumbo’s new book Countess is–and Melissa A Watkins recommends it.

Arley Sorg has a new anthology recommendation: Sinophagia, edited and translated by Xueting Christine Ni. Get all the juicy details here.

Chris Kluwe says that this month we’re heading to early nineteenth-century France for a mysterious tale of ghosts and goblins, werewolves and witchy women, magic and mayhem and the occasional rat in lipstick and eyeshadow (applied humanely, of course). That’s right, we’re reading Strange Beasts, Susan J. Morris’ debut novel!

Looking for your next cozy weekend read with lots of great worldbuilding? Melissa A Watkins recommends Heir by Sabaa Tahir. Find out why!

James S.A. Corey is back with a new series, launching with The Mercy of Gods. Chris Kluwe is here to tell you why it’s worth checking out.

Reviewer Melissa A. Watkins says of Daydreamer by Rob Cameron: “If you were a kid who loved the film The Neverending Story and how it turned a shy bullied child into a fantastic hero, you’ll love this book.” Find out what else there is to love about this novel in her full review!

Chris Kluwe says: If you’re looking for a relatively light-hearted romp set in a time loop, How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying is perfect for wiling away a couple hours at the beach!

Looking for your next anthology? Arley Sorg recommends The Crawling Moon: Queer Tales of Inescapable Dread (edited by dave ring).

Melissa A. Watkins recommends In the Shadow of the Fall by Tobi Ogundiran—find out why!

If you’re hungry to read about a decaying empire, batteries made from dead sorcerers, and a battle between a giant mech and a dragon, then Blood of the Old Kings by Sung-il Kim (translated by Anton Hur) is probably for you.