18 science fiction and fantasy books to pick up this November


t’s November, which means it’s getting colder outside: the perfect excuse to curl up with a good book. Fortunately, there’s a whole pile of new books coming out this month for you to check out and add to your to-read list.

Here's what you should load up your bookshelves with this November:
NOVEMBER 1ST

John Joseph Adams by Douglas Cohen

While Halloween might be behind us, the fall is the perfect time to sink into a good horror story. John Joseph Adams and Douglas Cohen have put together a really intriguing, spooky anthology from Saga Press, featuring an incredible table of contents that includes Laird Barron, Maria Dahvana Headley, Seanan McGuire, Christopher Golden, and many others.

The Burning Light by Bradley P. Beaulieu, Rob Ziegler

In this short novella, Bradley P. Beaulieu and Rob Ziegler follow the story of a government operative, Colonel Chu, who is exiled to the remains of New York City, where something called The Light is infecting users. Her task is to eliminate the threat, which includes tracking down a Light junkie named Zola, who might hold the key to what Chu is looking for.


The Voynich Manuscript edited by Raymond Clemens; introduction by Deborah Harkness

The Voynich Manuscript was originally discovered by a rare book dealer named Wilfrid Voynich, who found it in the library of the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II. The volume has confounded scholars for decades with its indecipherable text, and strange and fantastic illustrations. This volume is a reproduction from Yale University Press, and includes additional essays and material.

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