Take your first look at the cover for How to Summon a Fairy Godmother (US), the debut fantasy novel by Laura J. Mayo, coming October 2024! Cover Design by Alexia E. Pereira; Illustration by Zoë van Dijk If a fairy godmother can get one sister into a marriage, getting another out of one should be easy… Lady Theodosia Balfour has certainly gotten the short end of the stick—her stepsister, the newly crowned Princess Beatrice, is telling everyone in polite society that Theo, her sister, and their mother are evil, wicked, and horrid people who treated her like a ..read more

Take your first look at the cover for The Scarlet Throne (US | UK), the debut fantasy novel by Amy Leow, coming September 2024! Cover Design by Lauren Panepinto; Cover Illustration by Marcos Chin A dark, heart-thumping political epic fantasy by debut author Amy Leow—full of scheming demons, morally grey heroines, talking cats, and cut-throat priests, this delicious tale of power and corruption will captivate from beginning to end. Binsa is a “living goddess,” chosen by the gods to dispense both mercy and punishment from her place on the Scarlet Throne. But her reign hides ..read more

Take your first look at the cover for A Crown So Silver (UK | US), the second installment in the Fair Folk trilogy by Lyra Selene, coming January 2025! Cover Design by Tim Byrne (UK); Cover Design by Lisa Marie Pompilio (US) On a mysterious snowy island ruled by a trickster king where magic comes at a price, a deadly trial commences. The prize: a chance for vengeance.   After her sacrifice on the Ember Moon, Fia is flush with powerful magic and eager to rush into battle against her murderous sister, Eala. However, Fia’s new husband Irian suggests they bide their time and retreat to the S ..read more

Take your first look at the Orbit US cover for Alien Clay (US) by Adrian Tchaikovsky, coming September 2024! Cover Design by Lauren Panepinto; Cover Illustration by Yuko Shimizu From Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky comes a far-future epic that confirms his place as a modern master of science fiction, in which a political prisoner must unlock the secrets of a strange and dangerous planet. The planet of Kiln is where the tyrannical Mandate keeps its prison colony, and for inmates, the journey there is always a one-way trip. One such prisoner is Professor ..read more

Take your first look at the cover for Ardent Violet and the Infinite Eye (US | UK), the second installment in the Starmetal Symphony trilogy by Alex White, coming December 2024! Cover Design by Lisa Marie Pompilio; Cover Illustration by Mike Heath/Magnus Creative A ragtag band of musicians is all that stands in the way between an army of giant mechas and humanity’s total destruction in the second book of this big-hearted, technicolor space opera trilogy by one of the most exciting voices in science fiction, Alex White. Ultra-glam enby pop star Ardent Violet thought they could catch a break an ..read more

Take your first look at the cover for The Gods Below (US | UK), the first in a new epic fantasy trilogy from Andrea Stewart, coming September 2024! Cover Design by Lauren Panepinto; Cover Illustration by Sasha Vinogradova The Gods Below begins a sweeping epic from fantasy’s newest master world-smith Andrea Stewart, a story of magic, betrayal, love, and loyalty, where two sisters will clash on opposite sides of a war against the gods. A divine war shattered the world leaving humanity in ruins. Desperate for hope, they struck a deal with the devious god Kluehnn: He would restore ..read more

Take your first look at the cover for Bitter Waters (US | UK), a new novella in the Dr. Greta Helsing series by Vivian Shaw, coming June 2024! Cover Design by Alexia E. Pereira & Will Staehle A witty, charming standalone novella starring Greta Helsing, doctor to the undead, who must get to the bottom of a mystery involving a newly turned child vampire.  A barrow-wight shows up on Greta and Varney’s doorstep one night with 11-year-old Lucy Ashton who’s been newly—and forcefully—bitten and turned. Who did this to her, and why? With the help of her vampiric friends, Greta is determ ..read more

Orbit is thrilled to announce the acquisition of Red Rabbit Ghost by debut author Jen Julian, a haunting, luminous Southern Gothic novel following a young man returning to his hometown to finally solve the mystery of his mother’s death. With confident, assured prose, a lived-in southern setting, and a weird fiction edge, this is perfect for fans of T. Kingfisher and Jeff VanderMeer. We’re so excited to welcome Jen to our Redhook list in Summer 2025–read on for a peek at what’s in store!   Jesse Calloway hadn’t planned to return to his repressive, backwoods hometown of Blacknot, North Car ..read more

Take your first look at the cover for Rebel Blade (US | UK), the finale in The Burnished City trilogy by Davinia Evans coming December 2024! Cover Design by Stephanie Hess                 The Burnished City Notorious Sorcerer (US | UK) Shadow Baron (US | UK) The post Cover Launch: REBEL BLADE by Davinia Evans appeared first on Orbit Books ..read more

Take your first look at the cover for The Bound Worlds (US | UK), the finale in The Devoured Worlds trilogy, coming June 2024! Cover Design by Lauren Panepinto; Cover Illustration by Jaime Jones Worlds will collide and fates will be rewritten in the thrilling conclusion to the Devoured Worlds space opera trilogy by award‑winning author Megan E. O’Keefe. Naira and Tarquin have found a new home on Seventh Cradle. But the peace they’ve built is short-lived as mysterious assailants ambush the settlement and Naira is haunted by visions of a monstrous future. Catastrophe strikes when Tarquin u ..read more