Sponsored by Nightfire, publisher of Sundial
All Rob wanted was a normal life. She almost got it, too. But when her oldest daughter, Callie, exhibits the same darkness Rob remembers from the childhood she left behind at Sundial, the mother and daughter embark on a dark, desert journey to the past in the hopes of redeeming their future.
Sponsored by Starscape
Brimming with Celtic mythology, action, and danger, Erika Lewis’s debut middle grade fantasy introduces readers to a new kind of magical school and a warrior who must choose with which side of an epic battle her destiny will lie.
The Otherworld is at war. The Academy for the Unbreakable Arts trains warriors. And Kelcie Murphy—a foster child raised in the human world—is dying to attend.
A place at AUA means learning to fight with a sword, harnessing her hidden powers and—most importantly—finding out who her parents are, and why they abandoned her eight years ago.
Sponsored by Harper Paperbacks, Publisher of Woman on Fire by Lisa Barr
“Barr’s vigorous prose complements her fully realized characters. Readers will be gripped from start to finish.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“A riveting dive into the dark side of the international art world…deliciously addictive.”
—Fiona Davis
From Lisa Barr, author of the award-winning Fugitive Colors and The Unbreakables, a gripping tale of a young, ambitious journalist embroiled in an international art scandal centered around a Nazi-looted masterpiece—forcing the ultimate showdown between passion and possession, lovers and liars, history and truth. Woman on Fire tells the story of a remarkable woman and an exquisite work of art that burns bright, moving through hands, hearts, and history.
Sponsored by Tor Books
The much-acclaimed viral sensation from Olivie Blake, The Atlas Six—is now newly revised and edited with additional content.
The Alexandrian Society is the foremost secret society of magical academicians in the world. Those who earn a place among the Alexandrians will secure a life of prestige beyond their wildest dreams, and each decade, only the six most uniquely talented magicians are selected to be considered for initiation.
When the candidates are recruited by the mysterious Atlas Blakely, they are told they will have one year to qualify for initiation. Five, they are told, will be initiated. One will be eliminated.
We’re giving away five copies of Into the Mist by P.C. Cast to five lucky Riot readers!
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The Power meets The Stand in this gripping dystopian novel about female power. The world as we know it ends when an attack on the U.S. unleashes bombs, delivering fire and destruction. The bombs also bring the green mist. It’s deadly to all men—but imbues some women with superhuman abilities. A group of high school teachers experiences firsthand the strength of these new powers. As they try to find a safe place to ride out the apocalypse, the women learn they can’t trust anyone, and it may take all their powers to save themselves—and possibly the world.
Sponsored by No Filter and Other Lies by Crystal Maldonado and read by Frankie Corzo
Twenty one-year-old Max Monroe has it all: beauty, friends, and a glittering life filled with adventure. With tons of followers on Instagram, her picture-perfect existence seems eminently enviable. Except it’s all fake. Max is actually 16-year-old Kat Sanchez. When she makes a real friend in a follower named Elena and one of her posts goes viral, Kat’s fake–and real–life come crashing down.
Sponsored by The Lost Dreamer by Lizz Huerta, with Fierce Reads
A stunning novel inspired by ancient Mesoamerica, this gripping debut introduces us to a lineage of seers defiantly resisting the shifting patriarchal state that would see them destroyed—perfect for fans of Tomi Adeyemi and Sabaa Tahir. With a detailed, supernaturally-charged setting and topical themes of patriarchal power and female strength, The Lost Dreamer brings an ancient world to life, mirroring the challenges of our modern one.
Sponsored by The Insecure Mind of Sergei Kraev by Eric Silberstein
For fans of Neal Stephenson, Andy Weir, and Liu Cixin comes an Amazon bestselling sci-fi novel reviewers describe as “a great Black Mirror episode” with the “page-turning pacing of Michael Crichton.”
The year is 2100. The lack of trust that characterized the early Internet era is long behind us. Mathematical proof ensures neural implants can’t be hacked, and the Board of Reality Overseers blocks false information from spreading.
Weaving together compelling characters and spanning decades and continents, The Insecure Mind of Sergei Kraev is a classic tale of love, ambition, and self-interest building to a shattering finish.
Sponsored by Saga Press
Five hundred years of peace between queendoms shatters when girls inexplicably stop being born. As the Drought of Girls stretches across a generation, it sets off a cascade of political and personal consequences across all five queendoms of the known world, throwing long-standing alliances into disarray as each queendom begins to turn on each other—and new threats to each nation rise from within.
We’re giving away a copy of The Guncle by Steven Rowley to one lucky Riot reader!
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From the bestselling author of Lily and the Octopus and The Editor comes a warm and deeply funny novel about a once-famous gay sitcom star whose unexpected family tragedy leaves him with his niece and nephew for the summer.
Patrick, or Gay Uncle Patrick (GUP, for short), has always loved his niece, Maisie, and nephew, Grant. That is, he loves spending time with them when they come out to Palm Springs for weeklong visits, or when he heads home to Connecticut for the holidays. So when tragedy strikes and Patrick finds himself suddenly taking on the role of primary guardian, he is, honestly, overwhelmed.
Patrick has no idea what to expect, having spent years barely holding on after the loss of his great love, a somewhat-stalled acting career, and a lifestyle not-so-suited to a six- and a nine-year-old. But when his waggish set of “Guncle Rules” no longer appease Maisie and Grant’s parental void, Patrick’s eyes are opened to a new sense of responsibility, and the realization that, sometimes, even being larger than life means you’re unfailingly human.