Horror fans have eagerly awaited March 2024 for the release of Stephen Graham Jones’ highly anticipated trilogy conclusion, The Angel of Indian Lake. However, this month offers a plethora of options to satisfy all tastes, from haunted houses to space hotels to mythology-inspired fantasies and more.
Veronica G. Henry’s The Canopy Keepers follows a woman who becomes the fire chief at Sequoia National Park, where she uncovers a secret underground world at war with humanity. Sam Kyung Yoo’s Small Gods of Calamity introduces Seoul’s only spirit detective investigating a magical suicide cluster. Seanan McGuire continues her InCryptid urban fantasy series with Aftermarket Afterlife, while Gwendolyn Kiste’s The Haunting of Velkwood explores the disappearance of a suburb into the spirit world. Peter V. Brett’s The Hidden Queen delves into the Nightfall Saga, where Darin and Olive face a fated confrontation with a demon king.
Adrian Tchaikovsky’s House of Open Wounds features a misfit field hospital crew using illicit magic to heal patients, while Timothy Zahn’s The Icarus Job follows Roarke and Selene on a mission with a targeted assassin. Yeji Y. Ham’s The Invisible Hotel is a work of literary horror set in the aftermath of the Korean War, and Katie M. Flynn’s Island Rule offers interconnected genre-bending short stories.
Simone St. James’ Murder Road follows a couple entangled in supernatural forces after picking up an injured hitchhiker, and Holly Black’s The Prisoner’s Throne concludes the Stolen Heir duology with Prince Oak facing a difficult choice. Brandon Sanderson’s The Sunlit Man is a standalone sci-fi fantasy tale set in the Cosmere universe, while Kim Harrison’s Three Kinds of Lucky begins a contemporary fantasy series.
Moses Ose Utomi’s The Truth of the Aleke continues the Forever Desert series, Jaq Evans’ What Grows in the Dark explores a phony spiritualist confronting her past, and Lyra Selene’s A Feather So Black follows a changeling on a mission to save her family. Joel H. Morris’ All Our Yesterdays focuses on Lady Macbeth’s ambition, while Bodhisattva Chattopadhyay’s The Inhumans and Other Stories offers English translations of Bengali science fiction favorites.
Hao Jingfang’s Jumpnauts is a sci-fi thriller about first contact with an alien race, while Premee Mohamed’s The Siege of Burning Grass follows an anti-war activist on a dangerous mission. Hannah Kaner’s Sunbringer sees a murderous fire god resurrecting, and Izzy Wasserstein’s These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart is a queer noir technothriller of fractured identity.
Nathan Tavares’ Welcome to Forever is a psychedelic romance set in a looping world of artificial realities, Sierra Greer’s Annie Bot explores the relationship between an AI-powered robot and its owner, and L.M. Sagas’ Cascade Failure features a chaotic space family in a vibrant world. James Goodhand’s The Day Tripper follows a man transported to different years each day, and Grace Curtis’ Floating Hotel uncovers deep secrets on a luxurious sub-orbital ship.
Cynthia Pelayo’s Forgotten Sisters delves into the haunted past of Chicago sisters living in their family home, Natasha Pulley’s The Mars House explores a marriage of convenience on Mars, and Lucy Holland’s Song of the Huntress follows a woman serving as Lord of the Hunt in 60 AD. Hadeer Elsbai’s The Weavers of Alamaxa concludes the Alamaxa Duology, while Lee Mandelo’s The Woods All Black combines historical horror, trans romance, and revenge in 1920s Appalachia. David Biddle’s Sound Effect Infinity offers a future paranormal tale to round out this month’s diverse selection of horror and fantasy reads.