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March 2026: Most Anticipated Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and Horror Book Releases

march 2026 new releases

March is stacked!! I read ARCs for many of them so have linked separate reviews for each below:

Intergalactic Feast by Lavanya Lakshminarayan

Flavour Hacker #2

Intergalactic Feast by Lavanya Lakshminarayan

384 pages – Edition Pub Date: 10 Mar 2026

Publisher: SOLARIS

Read my review here!

I LOVED book #1 in this series, however did not enjoy the second as much. Mostly because it was a lot more horny which put me off a bit and I really couldn’t get back into the plot.

Wayward Souls by Susan J. Morris

Harker & Moriarty #2

Wayward Souls by Susan J. Morris

400 pages – Edition Pub Date: 17 Mar 2026

Publisher: Inky Phoenix Press, Bindery

Read my review here!

Again, LOVED the first book but didn’t enjoy this as much…I became quite frustrated with one of the characters. The book is still good though and I’d recommend it.

Where No Shadow Stays by Sara Hashem

Where No Shadow Stays by Sara Hashem

336 pages – Edition Pub Date: 31 Mar 2026

Publisher: Holiday House

Review coming soon! I’ll be reading this late Feb/early March.

Aicha by Soraya Bouazzaoui

Aicha by Soraya Bouazzaoui

368 pages – Edition Pub Date: 24 Mar 2026

Publisher: Orbit

Read my review here!

This is like a symphony that builds to a tragic crescendo. It involves a mythological creature but it’s so subtle you might not even realize it. Brutal, but an important read, I think.

Ruinous Creatures by Jessi Cole Jackson

Ruinous Creatures by Jessi Cole Jackson

370 pages – Edition Pub Date: 10 Mar 2026

Publisher: Atria Books

When I Was Death by Alexis Henderson

When I Was Death by Alexis Henderson

386 pages – Edition Pub Date: 10 Mar 2026

Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books For Young Readers

The Midnight Muse by Jo Kaplan

The Midnight Muse by Jo Kaplan

370 pages – Edition Pub Date: 10 Mar 2026

Publisher: Clash Books

These Shattered Spires by Cassidy Ellis Salter

These Shattered Spires by Cassidy Ellis Salter

464 pages – Edition Pub Date: 10 Mar 2026

Publisher: Bloomsbury YA

Green and Deadly Things by Jenn Lyons

Green and Deadly Things by Jenn Lyons

432 pages – Edition Pub Date: 03 Mar 2026

Publisher: Tor Books

Bitterbloom by Teagan Olivia King

Bitterbloom by Teagan Olivia King

288 pages – Edition Pub Date: 10 Mar 2026

Publisher: Keylight

Black as Diamond by U.M. Agoawike

Black as Diamond by U.M. Agoawike

496 pages – Edition Pub Date: 03 Mar 2026

Publisher: Bindery Books

Read my review here!

Midnight on the Celestial by Julia Alexandra

Midnight on the Celestial by Julia Alexandra

320 pages – Edition Pub Date: 03 Mar 2026

Publisher: St Martin’s Press

Heiress of Nowhere by Stacey Lee

Heiress of Nowhere by Stacey Lee

352 pages – Edition Pub Date: 17 Mar 2026

Publisher: Sarah Barley Books

Event Horizon by Balsam Karam

Event Horizon by Balsam Karam

250 pages – Edition Pub Date: 31 Mar 2026

Publisher: The Feminist Press at CUNY

The Quarter Queen by Kayla Hardy

The Quarter Queen by Kayla Hardy

384 pages – Edition Pub Date: 31 Mar 2026

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Read my review here!

This is a horrifying but excellently told story.

River of Bones and Other Stories by Rebecca Roanhorse

River of Bones and Other Stories by Rebecca Roanhorse

256 pages – Edition Pub Date: 03 Mar 2026

Publisher: S&S/Saga Press

Nobody's Baby by Olivia Waite

Dorothy Gentleman #2

Nobody’s Baby by Olivia Waite

112 pages – Edition Pub Date: 10 Mar 2026

Publisher: Tordotcom

The Fortune Tellers of Rue Daru by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore

The Fortune Tellers of Rue Daru by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore

416 pages – Edition Pub Date: 24 Mar 2026

Publisher: Berkley

Seasons of Glass and Iron by Amal El-Mohtar

Seasons of Glass and Iron by Amal El-Mohtar

240 pages – Edition Pub Date: 24 Mar 2026

Publisher: Tordotcom

Read my review here!

Beautiful collection of shorter stories 🙂

Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher

Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher

288 pages – Edition Pub Date: 24 Mar 2026

Publisher: Tor Nightfire