New SFF Out in January to Cozy Up With

We’re kicking things off with an adventurous middle grade sci-fi that is inspired by the new Star Trek: Prodigy animated series! A Dangerous Trade follows the Protostar crew. One of their ship’s coils has worn out, so they decide to replace it on a small distant planet. Little do they know, the Protostar has caught the eye of a group of rogue traders. It’s up to the crew to protect their beloved ship!

Next, Heroes of Havensong is the start of a new epic fantasy series. The story follows four kids who are bound by fate to heal their fractured nation. Blue is a boy-turned-dragon; while River is a dragon rider. Wren’s a witch who lost her magic — and Shenli is a soldier full of secrets. It is up to them to learn the truth about the war and figure out how to restore balance — or their magic could disappear forever.

Raise your hands if you love paranormal romance books! Breakup from Hell is such a fun and angsty YA that you won’t be able to put it down. Miguela Angeles is super bored of her same old town. So when she runs into Sam, here for vacation, she decides to get closer to him. The two start dating and things seem nice — until they’re not. Mica is acting strangely, and weird things start to happen to her as well. Like end-of-the-world strange. Something is very wrong with Sam, and the answer lies in Mica’s own family history. The question is, will she be able to break up with him without all hell breaking loose?

Spoilers for Ninth House ahead!

Alex Stern’s story is finally back in Bardugo’s Hell Bent — and I for one can’t wait to read it! The story picks up where Ninth House left off: with Darlington missing in purgatory. Alex is forbidden from rescuing him, but that won’t stop her. So she and Dawes assemble a ragtag team to navigate the secrets of the nine houses in order to break Darlington free. To make things worse, faculty members start to die. Alex knows they’re not accidental deaths, and the evidence points to something dark and supernatural. If Alex wants to save Darlington, she’ll have to survive this new evil first.

Inspired by Egyptian history, The Daughters of Izdihar kicks off a new urban fantasy duology that is absolutely worth reading! The story follows a waterweaver named Nehal. She wants nothing more than to join the all-female military. But instead, her family marries her off to a man named Nico. He doesn’t really care about Nehal. Actually, Nico’s in love with a bookseller named Giorgina. Turns out, the two women are more similar than they thought. Giorgina is an earthweaver who fights with a women’s rights group. With a war against weavers looming in the background, both Nehal and Giorgina will have to fight tooth and nail to keep what matters most to them: their freedom.

Last but not least, this book is technically #8 in the Wayward Children series, but it absolutely can be read as a standalone! The story follows a girl named Antoinette, who lost her father in a way in which he’ll never be found. Not even in the Shop Where the Lost Things Go. But Antoinette finds herself in this same shop, which is full of doors that take her to all kinds of places. Despite the overabundance of doors, none of them lead out of the shop — plus they take a toll on whoever crosses them. It’s safe to say that it will take everything Antoinette has to leave this Shop Where the Lost Things Go.