Welcome to my final Looking forward to… post for the first half of 2020! Today I’ll be sharing upcoming speculative and young adult (YA) releases in Christian fiction. Speculative fiction is an umbrella term that encompasses not only fantasy and science fiction, but also novels that speculate about future events or are set in our world but include an element of the supernatural.
Young adult novels feature main characters who are aged in their teens, and are therefore often aimed at the teen market, however my experience is that they can often be enjoyed by not-so-young adults as well!
And don’t forget to check out the previous posts in this series:
Contemporary Romance
Romantic Suspense
Thriller/Suspense/Mystery
Historical Romance
Biblical Fiction
General and Time-Slip Fiction
Happy TBRing!
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New Releases
Here’s a quick rundown on forthcoming releases from the major Christian publishers for the first half of 2020.
ENCLAVE PUBLISHING
Hidden Current by Sharon Hinck (14 January 2020) Fantasy
The Vault Between Spaces by Chawna Schroeder (11 February 2020) YA Science Fiction
For Whom the Sun Sings by W. A. Fulkerson (17 March 2020) YA Fantasy
Mortal Sight by Sandra Fernandez Rhoads (14 April 2020) YA Fantasy
The Story Hunter by Lindsay A. Franklin (19 May 2020) YA Fantasy
Crystal Witness by Kathy Tyers (16 June 2020) Science Fiction
Bethany House & Revell
Cry of the Raven by Morgan L. Busse (4 February 2020) Fantasy
These Nameless Things by Shawn Smucker (16 June 2020) Speculative
THOMAS NELSON
The June Boys by Court Stevens (3 March 2020) Young Adult
Where the Road Bends by David Rawlings (2 June 2020) Speculative
TYNDALE
Hunger Winter by Rob Currie (3 March 2020) YA Historical
Shiloh Run Press
Sky to Sky by Amanda G. Stevens (1 February 2020) Speculative
Harvest house
The Time of Jacob’s Trouble by Donna VanLiere (17 March 2020) Speculative
And, of course, there are some indie (independent) and small press titles releasing too!
Note: Indie and small press releases are not usually available for pre-order as far in advance as traditionally published novels, so there will likely be more releases available in this category in the next couple of months.
DawnKing by Janalyn Voigt (10 January 2020) Fantasy
Warped Remains by David Jemal & Kara Leigh Miller (20 January 2020) YA Suspense
Murder Board by Rosie Somers (20 January 2020) YA Suspense
Emberhawk by Jamie Foley (10 March 2020) YA Fantasy
Katie’s TBR and Reading Goals
There was a time when speculative fiction wasn’t really on my radar, but I’m finding that I’m developing a much greater appreciation for it in the last year or two—perhaps as my children get older and are finding themselves drawn primarily to the fantasy genre, or perhaps just a shift that’s happened thanks to the exposure to some fantastic speculative novels! Whatever the case, I’m really excited about exploring this genre more in the coming year!
I actually have a few categories for TBR and reading goals in this genre. The first is books that I will be reading and reviewing for release:
Secondly, there are others that I’m really keen to read ASAP, but don’t think I’ll have time to read for release:
And finally, there are some recommendations from friends that I now have on my bookshelf and am keen to fit in to my reading time. For the sake of time and space, I’ll just share the cover from the first in each series, where applicable:
The Pendragon Cycle by Stephen R. Lawhead
The Belgariad series by David Eddings
Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
How many of these books will be on your TBR in 2020?
And if you have an author or series recommendation, I’d love to hear it!
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