November 2026 is a big month for romantasy and an even bigger one for anyone who grew up on Shadowhunters. Cassandra Clare kicks off the final Shadowhunter trilogy on November 3, Rebecca Yarros has a brand-new standalone romance (already optioned by Apple TV) on November 17, and Holly Black, Abigail Owen, Nora Roberts, Elena Armas, and TJ Klune all have new books out too.
We're heading to the beach in November, so I'll be loading up my new Kindle with way too many of these and pretending I'll have lots of reading time. (We all know I'll be lucky to finish one book.)
Same format as last month: the two most anticipated books are up top, and everything else is sorted by release date, so you can see exactly what lands each Tuesday. Still catching up? The October 2026 releases are on shelves now, including ACOTAR 6.
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🎁 This month's giveaway: comment the November release you're most excited for at the bottom of this post to enter. One winner gets a copy of the book they named. Entries close November 30th. US and Canada, 18+. Full rules at the bottom.
📱 Plus, the Kindle Colorsoft giveaway opens this month. I bought a second Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition to give away, and newsletter subscribers hear first. Everything about the new Kindle is in my Kindle Colorsoft 2026 guide.
The Two Most Anticipated November 2026 Book Releases
If you only make room for two books this month, make it these two.
The Last King of Faerie by Cassandra Clare Book Cover
The Last King of Faerie by Cassandra Clare
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Genre: YA Romantasy (The Wicked Powers, Book 1)
Dru Blackthorn is in her fourth year at Shadowhunter Academy when a night at a club ends with her kidnapped by Prince Ash Morgenstern and held prisoner in Faerie, a place as beautiful as it is deadly. She's drawn to Ash and the darkness around him, and one wrong move could cost her everything. Meanwhile, a disappearance rocks the Shadowhunter world, and Kit Herondale and Ty Blackthorn have to put their history aside to go after it together.
This is the first book of The Wicked Powers, the trilogy that brings the whole Shadowhunter Chronicles to an end. If you read The Mortal Instruments in high school, this is your sign to come back. Dru, Kit, Ty, and Ash were all introduced in The Dark Artifices, so that trilogy (starting with Lady Midnight) is the best reread before November 3.
📌 Why you'll love it:
- It's the beginning of the end for a series that started with City of Bones in 2007.
- A kidnapped heroine and a dangerous faerie prince is a premise built for this blog's readers.
- Kit and Ty finally get their quest, and fans have been waiting years for it.
Out November 3, 2026 (Knopf Books for Young Readers).
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Peculiar Stars by Rebecca Yarros
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Genre: Contemporary Romance (standalone)
A cyclone leaves a young engaged woman stranded on a deserted island with a member of her fiancé's family, and over 543 days, survival changes everything she thought she knew about love. Then they are rescued, and going home to a world of privilege and secrets turns out to be more dangerous than the island ever was.
Yarros calls it a castaway romance, and Apple TV has already picked up the rights. It's a standalone, not an Empyrean book, so if you're still waiting on Fourth Wing book 4, here's everything we know about Fourth Wing book 4. And if you missed it in September, here's my guide to Threshing Day.
📌 Why you'll love it:
- It's a Rebecca Yarros book, so the emotional damage is guaranteed.
- Forced proximity on a deserted island, with the one person she should not fall for.
- Read it before the Apple TV adaptation turns it into everyone's new obsession.
Out November 17, 2026 (Montlake).
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New Books Out November 3, 2026
The first Tuesday of the month is a fairy tale lover's dream, with Clare and Holly Black both landing on the same day.
A Conspiracy of Charming Monsters by Holly Black Book Cover
A Conspiracy of Charming Monsters by Holly Black
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Genre: YA Fantasy (The Folk of the Air, illustrated stories)
Six illustrated stories set in Elfhame, including two brand new ones: Madoc in exile, and Cardan figuring out what he wants most.
If The Cruel Prince trilogy is a comfort read for you, this is the perfect excuse to go back to Elfhame. It's also going to make a beautiful gift.
Out November 3, 2026 (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers).
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Defy the Dusk by Danielle L. Jensen
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Genre: Romantasy (The Sundering, Book 1)
In a world her own magic broke, Lirien is abducted by Vox, king of the feralists, and forced to fight the creatures that come out at night.
Jensen wrote A Fate Inked in Blood, and this new series is already one of the most added romantasy books of the month.
Out November 3, 2026 (Del Rey).
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Captive Traitor King by Brigid Kemmerer
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Genre: Romantasy (Braided Fate, Book 2)
Princess Jory, her guard Asher, and King Ky of Incendar face a betrayal from her own brother as the alliance between their kingdoms starts to fray. Jory has to take the throne, and the three of them have to decide what they really want from each other.
The sequel to Warrior Princess Assassin, and yes, it's a why choose. The first printing is a deluxe edition, and it made the November Indie Next List.
Out November 3, 2026 (Avon).
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Drown the Bones by Alexandra Kennington
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Genre: Romantasy
A spare princess tries a forbidden ritual to reach the ghost of her murdered twin and raises the wrong ghost: the enemy kingdom's crown prince, killed the very same night. Now they need each other to find both killers.
Slow burn enemies to lovers where the love interest is a ghost. I haven't seen that before, and I'm very curious.
Out November 3, 2026 (Berkley XO).
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Cherry by Rose Wilding
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Genre: Psychological Thriller
It's 1999, and three women's lives get tangled: a widow searching for someone from her past, a former 90s pop star turned nanny, and the mother who resents hiring her. Obsession builds, and someone is going to die.
Publishers Weekly gave it a starred review and called it a blood-soaked riot. Perfect if you like your thrillers messy.
Out November 3, 2026 (Minotaur).
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The Friday Bookshop by Sawako Natori
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Genre: Cozy Japanese Fiction (translated by Yui Kajita)
A college student looking for a book for his sick father finds a bookshop inside a rural train station north of Tokyo, complete with a café and a hidden vault of shelves on an abandoned subway platform. He takes a job there and learns to love reading.
If you loved Days at the Morisaki Bookshop or The Lost and Found Corner at Penguin Railway (also by Natori), this is your cozy November read.
Out November 3, 2026 (Berkley).
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Stations by Louise Kennedy
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Genre: Literary Fiction
Two outcast teenagers in 1980s Ireland form a bond that follows the girl all the way to a London squat and stays with her for years.
Kennedy's first novel, Trespasses, was a book club favorite, so expect to see this one on a lot of lists.
Out November 3, 2026 (Riverhead).
Quick Hits: Also Out November 3
Dangerous Impulses by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (YA thriller, a new Naturals book), The Wolves of War by John Gwynne (epic fantasy), East of Envy by Nikki St. Crowe (dark Oz romantasy, book 2), Mooncursed by Holly Renee (romantasy, monster groom), The Game by Sadie Kincaid (dark romance, duology finale), Snowed In by Navessa Allen (snowy slow burn romance), Sunflower Season by Danica Nava (second chance romance), To Vex & To Hex by Neena Noon (cozy witchy romance), A Glimmer of Death by Laurell K. Hamilton (the first new Merry Gentry book since 2014), Monsters of Ohio by John Scalzi (comic sci-fi), There Are No Giant Crabs in This Novel by Jason Pargin (comic horror), The Heights by Ian Rankin (standalone crime thriller), Midnight in the House of Commons by Charles Finch (Victorian mystery), The Lost Souls of Saint Oda's by Jess Armstrong (historical mystery), Whale Harbor by Mary Beth Keane (book club fiction), Sweet Pea by Kit de Waal (book club fiction), Have Courage by Craig Johnson (Longmire holiday stories), Dust by Hugh Howey (a collector's edition of Silo book 3), and Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It? by Judi Dench (memoir).
New Books Out November 10, 2026
The second Tuesday leans romance, with a little gothic court intrigue and a thriller for good measure.
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Crash Into You by Simone Soltani
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Genre: F1 Sports Romance (Lights Out, Book 3)
After a bad crash, a seven time F1 champion has a one night stand that ends in a surprise pregnancy, and she happens to be the daughter of a rival team principal.
This is the most added new romance of the month on Goodreads, so the Lights Out fans are clearly ready.
Out November 10, 2026 (Berkley).
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This Wretched Alchemy by Tina Mars
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Genre: Dark Romantasy (Ruinous Fate Saga, Book 1)
To free her family, Revel has to win a deadly contest of heirs by killing the Warbringer. Then she finds out he isn't the monster she was promised.
Pitched for fans of Daggermouth, and the first printing is a deluxe edition.
Out November 10, 2026 (Saturday Books).
The Trial of Magdalena Overmorrow by Caitríona Moran Book Cover
The Trial of Magdalena Overmorrow by Caitríona Moran
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Genre: Historical Romantasy (Book 1)
A healer is betrayed and sent north to await a witch trial. Her jailer is a young, unsmiling Lord Proctor with secrets of his own.
The publisher compares it to Naomi Novik and Katherine Arden, and it already has a starred review from Library Journal.
Out November 10, 2026 (Putnam).
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Too Cold for Comfort by Nisha J. Tuli
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Genre: Romance
A photographer gets snowbound in northern Canada with the gruff owner of a polar bear lodge.
Tuli is best known for the Artefacts of Ouranos romantasy series, so this is a fun change of pace. Winter setting, no Christmas.
Out November 10, 2026 (Forever).
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Revenge Plot by Stephanie Wrobel
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Genre: Psychological Thriller
A desperate would-be novelist tracks down the literary agent who rejected him at her isolated Catskills house over the holidays. His novel is about her.
From the author of Darling Rose Gold and The Hitchcock Hotel. A thriller about publishing is very on brand for this blog.
Out November 10, 2026 (Berkley).
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Peregrine Hill by Nina de Gramont
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Genre: Historical Fiction
In the Gilded Age, a widowed mother and her daughter are blackmailed into the daughter's marriage to a tycoon.
From the author of The Christie Affair. This is the one I would hand to a book club.
Out November 10, 2026 (Simon & Schuster).
Quick Hits: Also Out November 10
The Last Dragon Queen by Sylvia Mercedes (romantasy, duology finale), Heartsworn by S.E. Wendel (gargoyle romantasy), Prudence Marsh Is Not a Nobody Anymore by Emily Krempholtz (cozy fantasy romance), Witches of Questionable Intent by Jenn McKinlay (witchy cozy fantasy), Loathed Love by Krista and Becca Ritchie (new adult romance), Him & I by Helena Hunting (dark romance), Hate and Other Acts of Fiction by Megan Oliver (rivals romcom), Wood You Be Mine by Daphne Elliot (the indie hit's first print edition), Swipe Bite by Alexandra Vasti (vampire romcom mystery), All In by David Baldacci (thriller), Split Second by Janet Evanovich (Stephanie Plum #32), Bad Company by Sara Paretsky (spy thriller), The Cold Read by Tara Laskowski (slasher-style suspense), The Body in the Bath by Ragnar Jónasson (Nordic crime), Murder of a Merry Gentleman by Celeste Connally (Regency Christmas mystery), Everything Happens So Much by Andrew H. Murray (comic multiverse fantasy), More Days at the Torunka Café by Satoshi Yagisawa (cozy Japanese fiction), O Now! by Niall Williams (literary novella), The Burning God by R.F. Kuang (a collector's edition), and Book Meets World by Danielle Fishel, Rider Strong, and Will Friedle (the Boy Meets World behind the scenes book).
New Books Out November 17, 2026
Peculiar Stars is the headliner (it is up top), but the third Tuesday is the biggest of the month.
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The Wrath Gods Reap by Abigail Owen
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Genre: Romantasy (The Crucible, Book 3 and finale)
Hades has to keep competing against the Olympian gods to win back his powers, while a hidden enemy called the Deceiver targets Team Underworld.
The finale of the series that started with The Games Gods Play. Percy Jackson for adults meets The Hunger Games, and it's ending this month.
Out November 17, 2026 (Entangled: Red Tower).
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Birth of the Witch by Nora Roberts
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Genre: Paranormal Fantasy (A Coven of Three, Book 1)
In 1695 Massachusetts, Niamh McShane is hanged as a witch on her thirteenth birthday, just after receiving the powers of other witches. More than three hundred years later on Piety Island, Neve McShane finds out on her own thirteenth birthday that she's a witch too, and she has to get ready to stop a growing darkness.
A brand new Nora Roberts trilogy, and one of the most anticipated books of the month.
Out November 17, 2026 (St. Martin's Press).
Alma Vampires by Elena Armas Book Cover
Alma Vampires by Elena Armas
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Genre: Paranormal Romance (Icarus University, Book 1)
Scholarship student Val Cepeda inherits Alma, a fashion empire, from a mother she never met. Hadrian Cruz, the vampire who seems to be her rival for it, is really there to settle an old blood debt that involves her.
The Spanish Love Deception author's first vampire book, with an Ali Hazelwood blurb and Vampire Diaries comparisons.
Out November 17, 2026 (Berkley).
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Beneath a Midnight Moon by Catherine Cowles
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Genre: Romantic Suspense (Starlight Grove, Book 3)
Therapist Aster Carrington comes home to Starlight Grove to help her grandfather on his ranch, and smokejumper Maverick Archer, the man she once loved, has been waiting. When a killer's obsession puts her in danger, a marriage meant to protect her pushes them back together.
It's the number one book on Goodreads' list of most anticipated November romances. The first edition is a deluxe edition with designed edges.
Out November 17, 2026 (Bloom Books).
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Cursekeeper by Alexandra Christo
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Genre: Romantasy (Library of Fallen Souls, Book 1)
Thalia was raised to guard a Library of Curses, and she loses her brother to demons the night it's ransacked. She teams up with Soren, a cursed and exiled Fae warrior, to find out who is spreading curses as war closes in.
Christo's adult debut, from the author of the YA favorite To Kill a Kingdom. The first printing is a deluxe edition.
Out November 17, 2026 (Atria).
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Murmuration by TJ Klune
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Genre: Speculative Romance
In 1954, Mike lives in a small town that seems a little too perfect, and where there are no children. Then he starts falling for Sean, a waiter.
TJ Klune wrote The House in the Cerulean Sea, so expect big feelings and a mystery under the coziness.
Out November 17, 2026 (Tor).
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Pinfeathers by Christina Henry
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Genre: Horror
A new mother notices something like feathers growing from her baby's arm. As strangers start asking questions, she sets out to find out what her daughter is.
From the author of Alice and Lost Boy, and a great pick if you aren't ready to let go of spooky season.
Out November 17, 2026 (Berkley).
Quick Hits: Also Out November 17
Deadlock by Chloe Gong (YA sci-fi, Strangeloom #2), This Wild Wanting by Sophie Gonzales (YA romantasy), An Edge Sharp Enough by Jesse Q. Sutanto (dark fantasy), Destiny Rising by Heather Graham (Irish historical romantasy), A World Apart by Meghan Nesmith (historical romantasy), The Monster Hunter's Librarian by Lauren Connolly (fantasy romance), By the Light of the Stars by Emily Gray (romantic space opera), Two Can Play That Game by Zakiya N. Jamal (sapphic WNBA fake dating), Mr. Mendlebee's Pandimensional Literary Repository (and Yarn) by Rebecca McKee (whimsical fantasy), The Sleeper by Holly Seddon (high concept thriller), Baby Queen by Ty Landers (Southern crime thriller), All the Little Secrets by May Cobb (thriller), The Collateral Heart by Jeffery Deaver (Lincoln Rhyme), To Crown It All by Rhys Bowen (Royal Spyness #20), The Last Prince of Florence by Zoe Sivak (historical fiction), Every Goodbye Ain't Gone by Dana Renee Green (book club fiction), Nanny Nanny by K Chiucarello (literary fiction), and All the Beastly Things by Eilish Quin (literary dystopian).
New Books Out November 24, 2026
Thanksgiving week is lighter, but there's one big romantasy finale to grab before the holiday weekend.
The Fall of the Crowned King by Amber V. Nicole Book Cover
The Fall of the Crowned King by Amber V. Nicole
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Genre: Romantasy (Gods & Monsters, Book 5)
Dianna, Kaden, and Isaiah are pulled into another reality and have to hunt down a relic to get home.
The Gods & Monsters series is a BookTok favorite, and book five is a perfect long weekend read.
Out November 24, 2026 (Kensington).
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The Call of Crowns by Chinaza Bado
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Genre: Epic Fantasy (Birth of a Dynasty, Book 2)
A sudden death pushes the kingdom of Ahkelbulin toward war. The princes turn on one another, Zikora hides a deadly secret at court, and new commander Khalil is caught between the factions.
Book one was pitched as Game of Thrones meets Children of Blood and Bone, and this one raises the stakes.
Out November 24, 2026 (Harper Voyager).
Quick Hits: Also Out November 23 and 24
The Dragon and the Dove by Catherine Doyle (YA romantasy, City of Fantome finale), The Murder Trial by James Patterson and Nancy Allen (legal thriller, out Monday, November 23), Robert B. Parker's Framed by Mike Lupica (Spenser), A Warning to the Curious by SJ Rozan and John Shen Yen Nee (historical mystery caper), and The Making of Wicked by Tara Bennett (a gift for Wicked fans).
A date change to know: Jennifer Estep's Queen of Foxes, originally listed for November 10, is now out December 1.
Looking for Christmas romances? They get their own list. Here are all the new holiday romance books coming out this season, including Lucy Score's The Heist Before Christmas on November 10.
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Final Thoughts on November's New Releases
Preorder The Last King of Faerie and A Conspiracy of Charming Monsters together, because November 3 is a faerie day. Save Peculiar Stars for the week of the 17th, and keep The Wrath Gods Reap and Birth of the Witch on deck for the long Thanksgiving weekend.
Tell me in the comments, which November release are you most excited for? That comment is also your entry into this month's giveaway.
November Giveaway Rules
- To enter: comment the November 2026 release you're most excited to read on this post. It doesn't have to be one we listed. Commenting requires a free Ink & Imaginings membership. One entry per person.
- Prize: one copy of the book you commented, any edition (standard or deluxe, your choice), shipped free.
- Eligibility: 18+, US and Canada (excluding Quebec).
- Entry window: now through November 30, 11:59 PM ET.
- Winner drawn at random via Random.org from all valid comments and notified by member email. We don't publish winners' names, though we may share which book was chosen.
- Winner must respond within 48 hours or an alternate is drawn.
- No purchase necessary. Not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with, Instagram or Amazon.
- The Kindle Colorsoft giveaway is separate and has its own rules, which will be announced when it opens.
What to Read Next
📚 Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare: The start of The Dark Artifices, where Dru, Kit, Ty, and Ash all come from.
📚 The Cruel Prince by Holly Black: The homework for A Conspiracy of Charming Monsters, and a great reread anyway.
📚 The Games Gods Play by Abigail Owen: Catch up before the finale on November 17.
📚 The Things We Leave Unfinished by Rebecca Yarros: Her best contemporary romance so far, and the closest thing to Peculiar Stars.
More from Ink & Imaginings:
→ Fourth Wing Book 4 | Books Like Fourth Wing | Books Like ACOTAR | New Holiday Romance Books | October 2026 Releases | 2026 Book Club Picks
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the biggest book release in November 2026?
The Last King of Faerie by Cassandra Clare (November 3) and Peculiar Stars by Rebecca Yarros (November 17) are the two most anticipated November 2026 releases. Holly Black's A Conspiracy of Charming Monsters, Abigail Owen's The Wrath Gods Reap, and Nora Roberts' Birth of the Witch are also big ones.
When does Peculiar Stars by Rebecca Yarros come out?
November 17, 2026, from Montlake. It's a standalone contemporary castaway romance, not an Empyrean book, and Apple TV has picked up the adaptation rights.
When does The Last King of Faerie come out?
November 3, 2026. It's the first book of The Wicked Powers, the final Shadowhunters trilogy by Cassandra Clare, and follows Dru Blackthorn after she's kidnapped to Faerie by Ash Morgenstern.
Is there a new Holly Black book in November 2026?
Yes. A Conspiracy of Charming Monsters comes out November 3, 2026. It's an illustrated collection of six Elfhame stories, including two new ones about Madoc and Cardan.
What new romantasy books are coming out in November 2026?
Top picks include The Last King of Faerie by Cassandra Clare, Defy the Dusk by Danielle L. Jensen, Captive Traitor King by Brigid Kemmerer, This Wretched Alchemy by Tina Mars, The Wrath Gods Reap by Abigail Owen, Cursekeeper by Alexandra Christo, and The Fall of the Crowned King by Amber V. Nicole.
Is The Wrath Gods Reap the last book in the series?
Yes. The Wrath Gods Reap by Abigail Owen, out November 17, 2026, is the third and final book in The Crucible series that began with The Games Gods Play.
When does Queen of Foxes by Jennifer Estep come out?
Queen of Foxes is now scheduled for December 1, 2026, after originally being listed for November.
Where should I preorder November's new releases?
You can preorder through the Amazon and Bookshop.org links in this post, or start any of them as an audiobook with a free Audible trial.
