Hey bookworm friends. I hope you’re all staying hydrated in this terrible heat. This week’s TTTopic is tough because top 10 books by new to me authors I want to read is incredibly broad! I could almost throw my entire TBR on there! That being said, it’s also a really fun one so I decided to narrow it down by picking the books and authors that have been wiggling around in my mind for a while. Maybe it’s been mentioned on booktube or by a friend, or maybe I borrowed it from the library and had to return it. Either way, they stand out in my mind and I’ve done nothing about it yet! Here’s hoping I can get to some soon.
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Books by New To Me Authors I Want to Read
1. Borne by Jeff VanderMeer
2. Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
3. The Bone Ships by R. J. Barker
4. The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
5. Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
6. Outfoxed by Rita Mae Brown
7. Curse of the Wolf King by Tessonja Odette
8. Air Awakens by Elise Kova
9. The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door by H. G. Parry
10. Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh
Let’s chat in the comments!
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Outfoxed looks like a good read.
I have such nostalgia about Dragonflight!
Emily Tesh is generally really good, but I haven’t read Some Desperate Glory yet; it’s on my list…
I need to try that Emily Tesh book, since I loved others by her!
Ah very nice, which others by her did you love? So many of her books sound great to me!
The Blade Itself is a good one. Highly recommend.
I wish I liked Dragonflight more. Hope you have better luck with it.
I’ve been curious about Abercrombie for so long so that’s good to know, thanks! & Oh that’s too bad, I hope to have more luck with that one too then haha!
Borne, The Buffalo Hunter Hunter and The Bone Ships are all amazing!
I’m so happy to hear those are all great, definitely keeping them on my list then and hopefully I can try them soon!
Ooh, I see two faves on here: Buffalo Hunter Hunter and Some Desperate Glory. The former is one that I will never stop raving about because it took me so completely by surprise and it wound up being my fave read of 2025. The latter also took me so completely by surprise because I started out almost hating it (mostly cos of characters) but then omg, the way it had me deep in my feels. SO good! I hope you love these whenever you get to them 😍
oh yay I’m glad I picked two of your favs without even knowing haha! Wow that’s amazing and I know Charlotte loves that one a lot too, that’s a big part of why it’s on my radar! Ouuu interesting, that certainly has my attention going from hate to love, it has to be quite something! Thanks, Dini 🥰🖤!!
Lots of familiar covers here, but I haven’t read them. I tried one by Anne McCaffrey, but DNFed it. I hope they will be great discoveries for you
Ah, that’s too bad that Anne McCaffrey didn’t work well for you but oh well! Thank you 🙂
The only one here that I’ve read is The Buffalo Hunter Hunter — and I was in the minority for this one, since I just didn’t love it (or even like it) as much as I’d hoped to. I feel like Anne McCaffrey is a big gap in my reading, and I really should correct that!
Ah fair enough, I guess Buffalo Hunter Hunter isn’t for everyone and that’s okay (is any book really? haha). I feel the exact same way like McCaffrey is a huge gap for me as well, so many friends are always singing her praises and I haven’t read enough SFF by women from that era.
Some Desperate Glory is very good, I love Emily Tesh!
I’m happy to see that book getting lots of love, makes me even more excited for it! 🙂
I loved The Buffalo Hunter Hunter and appreciated the reflection it offered me on multiple levels. Stephen Graham Jones is a master, I hope you enjoy getting acquainted with him.
I am so happy to hear that, that’s the exact kind of experience I’m hoping to have with this book. Horror that makes you reflect as well is such a skill. Thank you! 🙂
I have read Dragonflight – initially as the original short story and then as the book. I loved the series, or at least as much as I read of it at the time. I am wanting to read the last of Anne’s solo books in the series.
I have that Parry book out from the library at the moment, though it will probably be returned unread to be borrowed another day.
Well, I did not know it was originally a short story so that’s cool! I hope you can read the last of her solo books in the series when you’re able then! 🙂
Oh haha what are the chances! And I understand, I’ve had to do that many a time when too many books are competing for my attention lol.
Ooh nice picks! Some new to me ones here! I just started reading some of Elise Kova’s books! Tessonja Odette is one I started reading a few years ago as well, but still making my way through the rest of her backlist! I kept buying them direct from her so the pile is pretty high but I did read the Entangled with Fae series and loved them!
Thanks for visiting my TTT!
Thanks, Jessica and oh that’s so cool I’m glad you’re familiar with both of their books! I love that you buy the books directly from the author that’s wonderful! So glad you loved Entangled with Fae series, it honestly sounds so good!
Stephen Graham Jones and H.G. Parry are two of my favourite authors, so I hope you enjoy both of them! R. J. Barker’s ‘Bone Ships’ has been on my TBR for an age, though I am hoping to pick it up at some point this year.
Ohh that’s so awesome and thank you! 🙂 Well then, in that case, I extra hope you love it when you get to it!
Curse of the Wolf King and Scholar and the Last Faerie Door are both on my TBR 🙂
Kova and McCaffrey are also authors I’ve never read but keep dancing around their books
Ah amazing!! That’s the perfect way to describe that, I feel the exact same about their books haha 🙂
Ooh, Anne McCaffrey! I really love the Pern books, though some of them have aged better than others.
I’m so glad to hear that but I can certainly believe it. I feel like I really need to read more women in SFF from that era in general.
Another ringing endorsement for lots of these, but The Bone Ships in particular. One of the most satisfying 3 book character-arc journeys I’ve ever read.
Oh wow that’s an incredible endorsement for Bone Ships indeed, that’s got me even more curious! 🙂
Ive tried three of these authors so far but only one, The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, with the specific title that you’ve listed. For Emily Tesh I tried The Incandescent and R.J. Barker Mortedant’s Peril. They’re all books I enjoyed and authors I need to pick up more by. The Bone Ships may actually be my next series by Barker (originally it was going to be Wyrdwood but I’ve seen mixed things about the finale and now I’m nervous). Dragonflight is definitely one of mine too. Tessonja Odette I really want to try but may pick up a duology I saw a rave review of over on Instagram first. And Parry I especially want to read her most recent two titles, although most of them are already on my TBR.
There are so many fantastic sounding books and authors listed here. I really hope you love all of them whenever you get a chance to read them.
Well, the Buffalo Hunter Hunter is on my tbr mostly because of you so I’m glad :)! Oh cool it’s nice you’ve tried books by them, and it makes me happy to hear you’d want to read more by them after having tried them, it’s a good sign! Hmm cool, I’d love to know what you think of the Bone Ships if you read it! One of my Insta friends really loves Tessonja Odette so I hear rave reviews about her books a lot and I even borrowed one from the library before but was forced to return it before I got to it! Thanks so much and I hope the same for you if you get to them before I do 😉
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I have Air Awakens on my TBR for so long now! I love the original cover but the cover you have here is gorgeous too!
I’ve had it for so long too hah and I agree I actually can’t decide which of the covers for Air Awakens is prettier! 🙂