For many who are already aching to flee the…effectively, every little thing, of 2026, look no additional than the 12 months’s final cozy fantasy from the creator of the (additionally glorious) Emily Wilde sequence. Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter is just about precisely what it says on the tin, an endlessly heat and charming story a couple of girl who runs a cat rescue in an alternate model of Nineteen Twenties Montreal and should hunt down the assistance of a grouchy magician who nearly ended the world to assist save her shelter.
Sure, you may completely guess what occurs subsequent just by studying the synopsis, however its cozy predictability is an enormous a part of the enjoyable. A love letter to the difficult relationship between people and cats, in addition to a mild and tremendous satisfying sluggish burn love story, that is the ebook to ward off your winter blues.
The Purple Winter by Cameron Sullivan
Launch Date: February 24 from Tor Books
Cameron Sullivan’s debut is one half alternate historic fiction, one half horror story, and one half darkish fantasy. An bold retelling of the legend of the Beast of Gévaudan, The Purple Winter is ready within the 18h century, simply earlier than the French Revolution. It follows the story of an immortal monster slayer, the demon who shares his physique, and the ex-lover he has a devastating historical past with as they’re drawn again into the hunt for a legendary (and lethal) creature. And it consists of every little thing from demons and sorcery to a brewing revolution, historic gods, and a surprisingly nifty twist on Joan of Arc.
A sprawling epic that boasts deft plotting, a posh grasp of each historical past and mythology, and a sly, biting humorousness, The Purple Winter is grotesque, fascinating, and darkly romantic by turns.
Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward
Launch Date: February 24 from Tor Nightfire
