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I recently came across a few blog posts that list some of the “most anticipated” or “the best” new fantasy books for June. Since we’re over half way through the month—and many readers are starting to think of a summer reading list—I thought I’d see how popular these books really are.
Of all the books listed on four blog lists, none of them have hit Amazon’s “Top 20 Most Sold” or the “Top 20 Most Read” lists this month.
It seems to me that at least a few of the “best” would hit the Amazon bestseller list. But we’re talking about Fantasy books, and only a few Fantasy books make it to the “Top 20” lists of all genres. This month, only Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, and of course, Good Omens hit the “Top 20” lists.
Even so, the “best” books on these lists could hit Amazon’s bestseller lists soon. Here are three of the most common titles that keep showing up recently.
Fantasy Bestsellers from major publishers
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
Tracker is known far and wide for his skills as a hunter: “He has a nose,” people say. Engaged to track down a mysterious boy who disappeared three years earlier, Tracker breaks his own rule of always working alone when he finds himself part of a group that comes together to search for the boy. The band is a hodgepodge, full of unusual characters with secrets of their own, including a shape-shifting man-animal known as Leopard.
Read more on Amazon…
Magic for Liars
When a gruesome murder is discovered at The Osthorne Academy of Young Mages, where her estranged twin sister teaches Theoretical Magic, reluctant detective Ivy Gamble is pulled into the world of untold power and dangerous secrets. She will have to find a murderer and reclaim her sister—without losing herself.
“An unmissable debut.”—Adrienne Celt, author of Invitation to a Bonfire
Read more on Amazon…
The Fire Opal Mechanism
The Fire Opal Mechanism is the fast-paced and lively sequel to Fran Wilde’s The Jewel and Her Lapidary
Jewels and their lapidaries and have all but passed into myth.
Jorit, broke and branded a thief, just wants to escape the Far Reaches for something better. Ania, a rumpled librarian, is trying to protect her books from the Pressmen, who value knowledge but none of the humanity that generates it.
Read more on Amazon…
And here are some great deals on boxed sets from a few indie authors I’ve been watching
The TruthSeer Archives
Everyone lies.
But what if you knew when they did?
And what if this knowledge caused you immense physical pain?
The TruthSeer Archives is an epic fantasy story spanning six kingdoms, rare stones of power, mighty wizards, that will leave you thinking hard about the next time you hear or tell a lie.
Read more on Amazon…
Runes of Issalia Complete Boxed Set
A controlling empire. An outcast behind a false identity. The secret behind a long forgotten magic.
Rejecting his role as an outcast, Brock risks his life and obtains a false rune, marking him a member of the Empire’s ruling class. Under a veil of deception and backed by natural talent, he then schemes his way into a school where the Empire’s future leaders are trained.
Can he maintain this charade?
Read more on Amazon…
Tree of Ages: Books 1-3
A tree’s memory is long. Magic’s memory is longer, and far more dangerous.
After a century spent as a tree, Finn awakens into a world she barely recognizes. Whispers of the Faie, long thought destroyed, are spreading across the countryside, bringing fears that they are returning to wreak havoc amongst the mortals once again.
Read more on Amazon…
Trees + Fantasy? Not to mention the awesome cover designs. I’m really looking forward to this series that seems to be gaining in popularity this year.
I hope you’re able to check out some of these titles. Happy reading!
REMEMBER: Everyone on our mailing list as of June 30, 2019 will be entered into a draw to win one of the books in this post. The winner gets to choose. If you don’t get our monthly email newsletter, be sure to sign up now.
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