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Release Week: 17 February 2026

Posted on 2026-02-17 at 12:00 by Samuel Montgomery-Blinn

PICK:

* The Rainseekers by Matthew Kressel, read by Elena Rey for Audible -- "Burned out and looking to put her past behind her, a former addict and recovering influencer interviews her fellow travelers en route to witness the first rain on Mars."

FICTION WATCH:

* The Women of Wild Hill: A Novel by Kirsten Miller, read by January LaVoy -- "A witty, spectacular, and timely tale of modern-day witches waging war on the patriarchy."

* Ballad of the Bone Road by A. C. Wise, read by Nicole Poole for HighBridge --

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Release Week: 10 February 2026

Posted on 2026-02-10 at 12:00 by Samuel Montgomery-Blinn

PICKS:

• Operation Bounce House by Matt Dinniman, read by Travis Baldree and Jeff Hays for Penguin -- "A man must fight for his planet against impossible odds when gamers from Earth attempt to remotely annihilate it."

• A Forest, Darkly by A.G. Slatter, read by Zigi Ellison for WF Howes -- "A thrilling dark fantasy of persecuted witches, snatched children, twisted magic, changelings, and the sins that bind, set in the multi-award-winning author's acclaimed Sourdough universe."

• World's Edge: A Mosaic Novel by

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Release Week: 3 February 2026

Posted on 2026-02-03 at 12:00 by Samuel Montgomery-Blinn

Too many to include in much detail I'm afraid :( but...

My PREORDERS this week are:

* The People's Library by Veronica G. Henry, read by Robin Miles for Brilliance -- "A thought-provoking science fiction fantasy set in near-future Cleveland that follows a reluctant curator of digital human consciousness who must uncover twisted secrets and navigate ethical quandaries and dangers when anti-technology rebels attack the futuristic library."

* The Orb of Cairado by Katherine Addison (2025), read by Zehra Jane

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Release Week: 27 January 2026

Posted on 2026-01-27 at 12:00 by Samuel Montgomery-Blinn

No pre-orders for me this week again (though Feb 3 we finally get The Orb of Cairado by Katherine Addison and *that* is on my pre-order list!).

FICTION PICKS:

* Vigil: A Novel by George Saunders, read by a full cast for Random House -- "An electric novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling, Booker Prize–winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo, taking place at the bedside of an oil company CEO in the twilight hours of his life as he is ferried from this world into the next."

* The Final Score by Don

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Release Week: 20 January 2026

Posted on 2026-01-20 at 12:00 by Samuel Montgomery-Blinn

Another week without pre-orders for me, but here's my PICKS for the week:

* To Leave a Warrior Behind: The Life and Stories of Charles R. Saunders, the Man Who Rewrote Fantasy by Jon Tattrie, read by the author for McClelland and Stewart -- "Discover the untold story of the little known figure who wrote groundbreaking fantasy worlds and redefined an entire genre. Blending biography with a tribute to Saunders’ forgotten literary legacy, To Leave a Warrior Behind uncovers the life of an enigmatic recluse, and

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Release Week: 13 January 2026

Posted on 2026-01-13 at 12:00 by Samuel Montgomery-Blinn

Hey, out on Friday is absolutely included in what's come out this past week! Congrats!

Thanks for the reminder, I'll take a look this time.

Fixed for next week: https://www.downpour.com/collections/new-releases

No pre-orders for me this week, but that doesn't mean there aren't plenty of titles to check out.

PICKS:

* Scavengers: A Novel by Kathleen Boland, read by Helen Laser for Penguin -- "After being fired for taking an uncharacteristic risk at her commodities trading job, Bea Macon sublets her New

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Release Week: 6 January 2026

Posted on 2026-01-06 at 12:00 by Samuel Montgomery-Blinn

My pre-orders this week were:

* Through Gates of Garnet and Gold by Seanan McGuire, read by Cynthia Hopkins -- "A fan-favorite character returns in this action-packed installment of the Hugo Award-winning Wayward Children series."

* Navigational Entanglements by Aliette de Bodard (2024), read by Cindy Kay -- "Jockeying navigator clans guide spaceships through the Hollows: an area of space populated by the mysterious but deadly creatures known as Tanglers. When a Tangler escapes the Hollows for the first

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Release Week: 16 December 2025

Posted on 2025-12-16 at 12:00 by Samuel Montgomery-Blinn

Congrats!

PICKS:

* Slayers of Old by Jim C. Hines, read by Nancy Wu, Paul Bellantoni, and Courtney Patterson for Brilliance Audio -- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Golden Girls in this humorous contemporary standalone fantasy about a group of former Chosen Ones coming out of retirement to save the world one last time."

* The Curse of the Cole Women by Marielle Thompson, read by Carrie Coello for Tantor -- "The Cole women are cursed. Each generation will birth a daughter, lose their love, and, as surely as

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Release Week: 9 December 2025

Posted on 2025-12-09 at 12:00 by Samuel Montgomery-Blinn

PICKS:

• Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami (2016), translated by Asa Yoneda (2024), read by Arthur Keng and Sarah Skaer for Brilliance Audio -- "From one of Japan's most brilliant and sensitive contemporary novelists, this speculative fiction masterpiece envisions an Earth where humans are nearing extinction, and rewrites our understanding of reproduction, ecology, evolution, artificial intelligence, communal life, creation, love, and the future of humanity."

• Sunset At Zero Point by Simon

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Release Week: 2 December 2025

Posted on 2025-12-02 at 12:00 by Samuel Montgomery-Blinn

FEATURED PICK:

• We Will Rise Again: Speculative Stories and Essays on Protest, Resistance, and Hope edited by Annalee Newitz, Karen Lord, and Malka Older, read by a full cast for Simon and Schuster -- "From genre luminaries, esteemed organizers, and exciting new voices in fiction, an anthology of stories, essays, and interviews that offer transformative visions of the future, fantastical alternate worlds, and inspiration for the social justice movements of tomorrow."

MORE PICKS:

• Posthumous Stories by

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