ENGAGING YA FANTASY offers a fresh take on some classic legends, from leprechauns to goblins to dragons.

THE 25TH CENTURY, GRANDLY imagined as a world both archaic and futuristic, shines in a taut SFF thriller. B PLUS

TOO LIKE THE LIGHTNING
Tor Books
2016

A VERY SCOTTISH ZOMBIE apocalypse hits a small town. Scary and funny, with lots of local color. SOLID B

THE SHUFFLIN’ DEID
Derek Paterson
2016

MYSTERIES OF THE ALASKAN WILDERNESS haunt this grandly constructed historical novel (with a touch of magic). B PLUS

TO THE BRIGHT EDGE OF THE WORLD
Little Brown and Company
2016

A COMPLICATED FRIENDSHIP RESURFACES for a woman whose life is in crisis. Sleek, du Maurier-esque thriller! B PLUS

INTRUSION
Little a
2016

A STOLEN TIME MACHINE is the last desperate hope of a haunted man on the run. Fascinating SF thriller. B PLUS

YOU DON’T BELONG HERE
Snowbooks
2016

A HEART-POUNDING HAUNTED HOUSE take for the 21st century: a salvage crew uncovers a mansion’s dark secrets. B PLUS

THE FAMILY PLOT
Tom Doherty Associates
2016

BAWDY, HEARTBROKEN HOWL of pain: a writer struggles with her addiction and self-hatred. Sharp first novel. SOLID B

PROBLEMS
Coffee House Press
2016

FAMILY DRAMA WITH a touch of mystery is beautifully written, very Dickensian for both good and ill. B PLUS

MERCURY
Harper
2016

EXCITING FANTASY THRILLER set in World War I with spiritualist mediums and ghost soldiers hunting traitors. A MINUS

GHOST TALKERS
Tor Books
2016