Snow Blind by Christopher Golden

Twelve years ago the small New England town of Coventry was hit by the worst snowstorm in memory. Of the lives lost the most disturbing are the ones whose bodies were never recovered. Now a similar storm is approaching the town. The lost are coming home and the pain of their loss is nothing compared to what they are bringing with them.

The Crimson Campaign by Brian McClellan

The sequel to “Promise of Blood” returns to the Kingdom of Adro, in the aftermath of a bloody revolution. After the failed invasion of Kez, Tamas is caught behind enemy lines and forced lead what is left of his army through deadly ground. In Adopest Inspector Adamant searches for the elusive Lord Vetas, while Taniel two-shot and the Chef-God Mihali prepare the defence of the city against the army of the newly awakened God Kresmir. The God Taniel shot in the eye moments after his awakening. Muskets, Canons, Blood, Revolution, Magic and War. What more could you want!

The Southern Reach Trilogy – Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer

Area X is a mystery. The normal laws of time, space and nature seem not to apply. Teams have been sent in to investigate. Team one reported an idyllic forest. Team 2 killed themselves. Team three killed each other. Other teams were sent, none managed to solve the puzzle of Area X. Team 11 spontaneously appeared in their homes, vague shadows of their former selves and then all died of cancer soon after. This is the story of the Twelfth expedition. A journey into fear and isolation in a surreal and Lovecraftian landscape where uncertainty is the only absolute and madness the only escape.

Wolves by Simon Ings

Imagine a world that many are already talking about is here. People move through a world covered by a computer generated overlay. When a project to take the technology to new level brings two old school friends together, old wounds are reopened. Their work could change the world. But murder, revenge and greed are the same in any reality. Machines can be made to forget, but people never really do.

The Gospel of Loki by Joanne M Harris.

Famous for a more mainstream audience due to books (and films) like ‘Chocolat’ Harris has established herself as a skillful contemporary writer. She has dabbled with Fantasy with a few Young adult books but this is her first serious foray into the genre. In what could be called a ‘Mythic’ Fantasy Harris presents the story of the rise and fall of the Norse Gods, as told by Loki. Villain or just a victim of circumstance? You decide.