Release Week: 27 October 2026
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Release Week: 27 October 2026
Posted on 2026-10-27 at 12:00 by Samuel Montgomery-Blinn
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FICTION WATCH:
Code and Codex by Yoon Ha Lee, read by Greta Jung -- "Three-time Hugo Award finalist Yoon Ha Lee returns to science fiction with a swashbuckling space opera about fighting against an evil empire trying to erase history."
Public Access Afterworld: A Novel by Jane Schoenbrun, read by the author -- "A mysterious realm on the other side of our screens. A dark force that draws victims into its static. The unlikely hero called to save them and herself from this electric hell. The profound, binge-all-night, headrush of a novel by the celebrated filmmaker of I Saw the TV Glow."
Dead Batteries: A Novel by Kate Maupin, read by Ellen Adair -- " A single mom and her neurodivergent son battle for survival and stability in a post-apocalyptic world, one that is arguably no less harsh to them then the pre-pandemic one, in this gripping, one-of-a-kind debut."
To Dream in Darkness: A Novel by Ann Liang, read by Natalie Naudus -- "China in the age of brilliance, where gods freely wander the three realms. Amongst them is the cruel and beautiful Death God, who has never failed to collect a soul on time. Until now. For when he seeks out Rujia, the noble god of healing—and the only god he is fated to kill with his own hands—she makes him an offer he can’t refuse: she will help lift the excruciating, century-old curse placed upon him if he gives her a one-month reprieve."
Savage Lake by Nick Medina, read by Johnny Rey Diaz -- "A mother and son travel to a dilapidated cabin in the woods that haunts more than just her memories in this new unnerving horror from the author of The Whistler and Sisters of the Lost Nation."
The Thirteenth God: Revolution by Django Wexler, read by Travis Baldree -- "Final Fantasy meets Mad Max in a military progression fantasy for fans of Dungeon Crawler Carl and Gurren Lagann."
Mortal Things by Marie Lu, read by Eunice Wong -- "Rose despises Raven, the god of Death. His mysterious commands. His mercurial moods. His closed heart. But most of all, she loathes that she was forced to become his Harbinger, a human mercenary tasked to fulfill their god's every want and whim. Still, she would do it again, because being a Harbinger is the only thing keeping her best friend alive."
NON-FICTION WATCH:
Abandoning a Cat: A Personal Story by Haruki Murakami, translated by Philip Gabriel, read by Kotaro Watanabe -- " A moving reflection on the author's father—plus a cat!—this is a beautiful short work of family history from one of our most beloved, iconic writers."
In My Own Time: A Memoir by Christopher Lloyd, read by the author
We Thought They'd Never Leave: Musings on Food and Family by Tony Shalhoub with Josie Adams, read by Shalhoub
Tyrant Lizard Queen: The Love, Life, and Terror of Earth's Greatest Carnivore by Riley Black, read by Wren Mack -- "From the author of the beloved The Last Days of the Dinosaurs, an imaginative celebration of T. rex from hatching to adulthood."
BACKLIST WATCH:
The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain by Sofia Samatar (2024), read by Aesha Zephyr -- "A mystical, revolutionary space adventure for the exhausted dreamer in this brilliant science fiction novella tackling the carceral state and violence embedded in the ivory tower while embodying the legacy of Ursula K. Le Guin."
Into This River I Drown by TJ Klune (2019), read by Kirt Graves -- "A cathartic Lambda Literary Award-winning novel about a man drowning in grief who falls in love with an angel of death."
Confessions of a Crap Artist by Philip K. Dick, read by John Skelley -- "Jack Isidore doesn't see the world like most people. According to his brother-in-law Charlie, he’s a crap artist, obsessed with his own bizarre theories and ideas, which he fanatically records in his many notebooks. He is so grossly unequipped for real life that his sister and brother-in-law feel compelled to rescue him from it. But while Fay and Charlie Hume put on a happy face for the world, they prove to be just as sealed off from reality, in thrall to obsessions that are slightly more acceptable than Jack's but a great deal uglier."
SERIES WATCH:
Nether Vortex: The Nether, Book 2 by Kevin J. Anderson, read by Scott Brick -- "Five years later, the eldritch mysteries uncovered at Nether Station remain unsolved. Its crew is missing. Earth hasn’t heeded their final warnings. And time is running out."
The Incendiary: The Selvaren, Book 2 by LJ Claren, read by Aiden Snow and Savannah Thomas -- "They thought she was powerless. Now she is unstoppable."
A Court of Splintered Harmony by Sarah J. Maas, read by Elizabeth Evans -- "Romance, danger, and intrigue await you in the breathtaking sixth book in the #1 bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series."
TIE-IN WATCH:
- Star Trek: Echoes in Eternity by David Mack, read by Robert Petkoff -- Appears to follow Spock across 3 different decades: "A child mourns the mother she’ll never know; a scion of privilege falls into disgrace and yearns to redeem his sullied name; and a young Starfleet officer who dreams of a life lived amidst the stars receives his first starship command...each of them unaware that the threads of their lives are fated to be eternally intertwined."
INDIE WATCH:
The Gift of Loot by Jack Golightly, read by Johnathan McClain for Royal Guard -- "System Integration has been announced on Earth and Thomas just wants to keep his skin intact, maybe carve out a life that's more interesting than the one he's had so far. Is it too much to hope for both?"
If Books Could Kill: Mission 1 by J.S. Morin, read by Mikael Naramore for Magical Scrivener -- "She's got a license to kill and a head full of dark magic. Relax, she's here to help."
The Variance by Janie M. Kurtz, read by Teralyn Davis for DGB Press -- "For nearly a century, the world has belonged to women alone.To the women of Ka’Mel, seventeen-year-old Spaide is a relic—a dangerous reminder of what women once were. Small. Emotional. Feminine. She’s spent her life learning which parts of herself to hide, without ever asking why.But when a deadly plot forces Spaide to run for her life, she must journey aboveground on a desperate mission to find an ally among people she never knew existed."