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Goodreads Fantasy Books October Release
Goodreads readers excited for five fantasy books this October.
In brief
Goodreads readers excited for five fantasy books this October. Goodreads readers most anticipated fantasy fiction releases include Sarah J. Maas's A Court of Splintered Harmony, V.E. Schwab's Victorious, Marie Lu's Mortal Things, Ann Liang's To Dream in Darkness, and Charlotte B. Plumb's Reap & Sow. Originally…
Goodreads Most Anticipated October Books
Goodreads readers chose five fantasy fiction books among October's most anticipated reads.
Sarah J. Maas Returns to ACOTAR
Sarah J. Maas returns to A Court of Thorns and Roses with A Court of Splintered Harmony on October 27.
V.E. Schwab's Victorious
V.E. Schwab completes her Villains trilogy with Victorious on October 6, ending Victor Vale and Eli Ever's story.
Marie Lu's Mortal Things
Marie Lu's Mortal Things introduces a London where mortals serve as Harbingers for powerful gods on October 27.
Ann Liang's To Dream in Darkness
Ann Liang's To Dream in Darkness explores what happens when death falls in love with life on October 27.
Charlotte B. Plumb's Reap & Sow
Charlotte B. Plumb's Reap & Sow features desperate humans bargaining years of life with demons on October 6.
V.E. Schwab on Victorious
V.E. Schwab says Victorious focuses on aftermath, psychology, and the illusion of control.
“I’ve always thought of it as three installments. I think when we say ‘trilogy,’ it gives a really specific structural expectation.”
Charlotte B. Plumb on Reap & Sow
Charlotte B. Plumb says Reap & Sow started with Peaky Blinders and a family on the wrong side of the law.
“The initial spark for Reap & Sow actually came while I was watching Peaky Blinders.”
Sarah J. Maas on A Court of Splintered Harmony
Sarah J. Maas says A Court of Splintered Harmony took more than a thousand pages to write.
“The story that was finally ready to come out of me was big. Really, really, really big.”
Marie Lu on Mortal Things
Marie Lu describes Mortal Things as a story where mortals serve as Harbingers for gods.
“In this version of our world, there are gods who rule all kinds of things.”
Ann Liang on To Dream in Darkness
Ann Liang says To Dream in Darkness explores what happens when death falls in love with life.
“The way that we have been pitching this is, what if death fell in love with life?”
Book Releases Timeline
Victorious releases on October 6, while A Court of Splintered Harmony, Mortal Things, and To Dream in Darkness release on October 27.
What Happens Next
Goodreads readers will have five fantasy books to choose from this October.
What it means
Goodreads readers most anticipated fantasy fiction releases include Sarah J. Maas's A Court of Splintered Harmony, V.E. Schwab's Victorious, Marie Lu's Mortal Things, Ann Liang's To Dream in Darkness, and Charlotte B. Plumb's Reap & Sow.
