#Emily Wilde’s compendium of lost tales

[nzbookwyrm]

11 February 2025

[theliterarymess]

That’s now three different books coming out on my birthday

[checkoutmybookshelf]

WE HAVE A RELEASE DATE AND COVER!!!! I'm so excited to see what's next for Emily and Wendell!!!

[quillandqueer]

Cover Reveals Spotted This Week

Oathbound - Book 3 of 4? of the Legendborn cycle, publishing March 2025

Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales - UK Cover, the third book in the series, publishing in February 2025

The Order of Masks - the first novel in a new fantasy duology publishing December 2024: Join two ambitious young women as they navigate deadly court politics, in a bid to improve their lives - no matter the sacrifice

The Witch Who Trades In Death -  new romantic fantasy where a young witch seeks her freedom by forging a deal with Death, publishing March 2025

The Rainfall Market - A magical market you can only enter with an invitation, and there's a cat. Publishing October 2024

[wearethekat]

Anticipated Upcoming New Releases

Anticipated by Me. Asterisk for titles where I haven't read anything by the author previously (ie sounds cool but unvetted)

*Hammajang Luck, Makana Yamamoto (14 January). In a far-future world, a thief is approached by the partner who betrayed her for one last job just after getting out of a prison planet on early parole.

Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales, Heather Fawcett (11 February). Book three of a series, in which Emily deals with the repercussions of being engaged to a faerie king.

Wooing the Witch Queen, Stephanie Burgis (18 February). Romantasy in which an evil sorceress queen gets catfished by a disguised imperial archduke pretending to be a librarian in a gaslamp setting.

The Tomb of Dragons, Katherine Addison (11 March). Reportedly actually coming out this year! In book 3 of the series, Thara Celehar investigates a case involving an old cemetery and a miner's group.

A Gentleman's Gentleman, TJ Alexander (11 March). Alexander sticks their nose into the Regency genre with this t4t lord/valet romance.

*Murder by Memory, Olivia Waite (18 March). A sci-fi mystery novella set on a generation ship, where a ship's detective investigates a mysterious murder.

*Aunt Tigress, Emily Yu-Xuan Qin (18 March). Reformed monster Tam investigates the murder of her aunt in Chinese folklore inspired urban fantasy Canada.

A Drop of Corruption, Robert Jackson Bennett (1 March). Sequel. Our Sherlock Holmes coded detective investigates the disappearance of a treasury officer with the help of her trusty assistant in a complex secondary fantasy world.

Don't Sleep With The Dead, Nghi Vo (8 April). Vo returns to the fantasy Great Gatsby setting with this novella from the POV of Nick Carraway post-novel events.

*The Gentleman and His Vowsmith, Rebecca Ide (15 April). An accidentally falling in love with your wedding vendor by during your arranged marriage book, now with a locked mansion murder mystery.

Advocate, Daniel M Ford (22 April). Book three of a series. Insufferable lesbian necromancer Aelis is summoned back to the capital to investigate an accusation against her former teacher.

Saint Death's Herald, CSE Cooney (22 April). Sequel to my particular favorite Saint Death's Daughter. Lanie Stones must contain her murderously ambitious (and dead) great grandfather before he conquers the world.

Ascension, ST Gibson (13 May). Sequel to Evocation about the contentious urban fantasy wizard polycule.

The Incandescent, Emily Tesh (13 May). A professor at a magical academy deals with some troublesome demons. (I'm VERY excited for this one)

The Mercy Makers, Tessa Gratton (17 June). Criminal heiress Iriset uses her ability to create magical disguises to infiltrate the palace and free her father, insinuating herself into the lives of the emperor and his sister in the process.

Last Night Before the War Was Won, Emily Skrutskie (24 June). Two redshirts unexpectedly don't die in a fantasy apocalypse after a band of plucky heroes intervene, forcing them to contemplate their one last night stand.

The Memory Hunters, Mia Tsai (29 July). Secondary world academia about using memory magic powers for archaeology.

Hemlock & Silver, T Kingfisher (19 August). A retelling of Snow White from the point of view of a healer trying to cure the poisoned princess.

[bibliophilicwitch]

I finished the egalley for the 3rd Emily Wilde book about a week ago and I'm still feeling Very Normal about it.

Gideon the Ninth also!

Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett

Emily Wilde has spent her life studying faeries. A renowned dryadologist, she has documented hundreds of species of Folk in her Encyclopaedia of Faeries. Now she is about to embark on her most dangerous academic project yet: studying the inner workings of a faerie realm—as its queen. Along with her former academic rival—now fiancé—the dashing and mercurial Wendell Bambleby, Emily is immediately thrust into the deadly intrigues of Faerie as the two of them seize the throne of Wendell’s long-lost kingdom, which Emily finds a beautiful nightmare filled with scholarly treasures. Emily has been obsessed with faerie stories her entire life, but at first she feels as ill-suited to Faerie as she did to the mortal world: How can an unassuming scholar such as herself pass for a queen? Yet there is little time to settle in, for Wendell’s murderous stepmother has placed a deadly curse upon the land before vanishing without a trace. It will take all of Wendell’s magic—and Emily’s knowledge of stories—to unravel the mystery before they lose everything they hold dear.

Oh my gosh, I'm so jealous you got a hold of it! I cannot wait for more time with Emily and Wendell. 🥰

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsin Muir

The Emperor needs necromancers. The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman. Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead nonsense. Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon the Ninth unveils a solar system of swordplay, cut-throat politics, and lesbian necromancers. Her characters leap off the page, as skillfully animated as arcane revenants. The result is a heart-pounding epic science fantasy. Brought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, Gideon is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated corpse. She packs up her sword, her shoes, and her dirty magazines, and prepares to launch her daring escape. But her childhood nemesis won’t set her free without a service. Harrowhark Nonagesimus, Reverend Daughter of the Ninth House and bone witch extraordinaire, has been summoned into action. The Emperor has invited the heirs to each of his loyal Houses to a deadly trial of wits and skill. If Harrowhark succeeds she will be become an immortal, all-powerful servant of the Resurrection, but no necromancer can ascend without their cavalier. Without Gideon’s sword, Harrow will fail, and the Ninth House will die. Of course, some things are better left dead.

Locked Tomb is SUCH an experience!

[anntickwittee]

Library Reads

Books checked out:

The Lotus Empire by Tasha Suri

Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells

System Collapse by Martha Wells

The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong

I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons by Peter S. Beagle

Salsa Magic by Letisha Marrero

A Coup of Tea by Casey Blair

Books on Hold:

Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson

The Diablo's Curse by Gabe Cole Novoa

The Imposition of Unnecessary Objects by Malka Older

Ocean's Godori by Elaine U. Cho

In the Watchful City by S. Qiouyi Lu

Someone You Can Build a Nest in by John Wisewell

Traveller's Joy by Victoria Goddard

Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde

Tuyo by Rachel Neumeier

Unconquerable Sun by Kate Elliott

Sunbringer by Hannah Kaner

The Reckoning of Roku by Randy Ribay

The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo

Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch

The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden

How to Get a Girlfriend When You're a Terrifying Monster by Marie Condo

The Forbidden Book by Sacha Lamb

Twisted Shadows by Allie Therin

Books I'm waiting to be Notified:

Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett

The Tomb of Dragons by Katherine Addison

When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida Kelley

The Spell for Unraveling by Rachelle Hassan

Idolfire by Grace Curtis

[neixins]

this title was created to appeal to me, lover of stories about storytelling, specifically

[ID: screenshot from goodreads of the third installment of the emily wilde series by heather fawcett, “emily wilde’s compendium of lost tales”. end ID.]

[jeanmoreaux]

*✧ — APRIL WRAP UP

i don’t have anything to say, really. my reading month was okay, but my mind was busy this month with uni and my bachelor’s thesis. idk. i fear that i might fall into a massive reading slump soon, which wouldn’t be the worst thing to ever happen, but i can still feel it creeping up on me and i don’t like it. i also want saga to come back from its hiatus. that’s it; no more thoughts. 

hope you all read some amazing books this month! leave me some recs that might help me not end up in a reading slump if you feel like it <3

2021 goal: 86/80 books

as alway, feel free to drop book recs, questions, or opinions in my inbox; i am always happy to talk to you about books!

* –> newly added to my favorites shelf

follow my goodreads | follow my storygraph | previous wrap ups

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* The Push by Ashley Audrain | ★★★★★ | review

Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas | ★★★★☆

Tales from the Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio | no rating | review

Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert | ★★★★★

How to Use Your Enemies by Baltasar Gracián | no rating

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead | ★★★★☆

Every Vow You Break by Peter Swanson | ★★★★☆ | review

Untamed by Glennon Doyle | ★★☆☆☆ | review

The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver | ★★★☆☆

* The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald | ★★★★★ | review

The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel | ★★★☆☆ | review

Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed | ★★★☆☆

Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know by Adam Grant | ★★★★☆

* Saga: Compendium One by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples | ★★★★★ | review (technically a reread with the exception of a few chapters)

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reread

Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid | ★★★★☆

[good-books-to-read]

I haven’t even read the second yet

So excited tho

11 February 2025