Spaceships and Dragons and Gods, Oh My! 11 Exciting New SFF Books Out September 2024

I don’t normally include sequels in this section, but this trilogy inspired by the mythology of Africa and Arabia is just so good that I wanted to bring attention to it. I also don’t want to accidentally spoil anything in case you haven’t read the first two books, so I’ll just say that in the final book in the Ending Fire series, there will be an epic final battle, new powers, and a last voyage.

This book has a talking cat. If that isn’t enough to get you to read it, let me also say it’s an exciting debut about goddesses and demons. Binsa is the chosen one, a living goddess who sits upon the Scarlet Throne and has the final word in all matters. But unlike her predecessors, who were granted their wisdom from an immortal god, Binsa secretly has a demon inside her. And when the priests decide it’s time for a new living goddess to take the throne, Binsa knows just who to ask for help to keep from being replaced.

Raise your hand if you love reading dark academia novels! Lennon is invited to take the entrance exam for Drayton College, which is strange, because she’s never heard of it. That’s because it’s a secret hidden school in Savannah, where students like Lennon are taught to control their gifts. The students at Drayton all have the gift of persuasion, which can be devastating if not controlled properly. As Lennon’s school year progresses, she discovers the school has a dark past, and deciding what to do with its secrets might be the hardest test of all.

Sanaka Hiiragi’s author bio says she’s a big fan of cameras and photography, so perhaps that is what inspired this new book! It’s about an afterlife people visit when they die to reflect on key moments of their life and relive one memory before they move on. (I’m not crying, you’re crying!) Like Before the Coffee Gets Cold, readers are treated to the stories of several characters and a moment in time that is important to them.

Award-winning author Naomi Novik returns with thirteen new tales of science fiction and fantasy, including a Pride & Prejudice reimagining with dragons; a mushroom witch’s roommate problems; Marc Antony and his dragon egg; and a story that gives readers a glimpse of the world of her next novel.

Here is an inventive new fantasy! When the words went away, the world slipped into chaos and the monsters came out of the shadows. Finally, the Names Committee was established to bring order back to the world. But when an unnamed courier for the committee charged with delivering new words has to flee after attacks on the named, she and her companions must find the truth of their world to save it.