The 2026 Ignyte Award finalists have been announced, and we’re thrilled to see some DMLA names on the list!
Outstanding Novel: Adult
Outstanding Novelette
The Ember Award
(for unsung contributions to genre)
The 2026 Locus Awards have been announced and we’re thrilled to see DMLA author, Thomas Ha won in two categories!
SHORT STORY
COLLECTION
Arabic rights to Katherine Addison’s THE GOBLIN EMPEROR, to Wahet Al Kotob (Egypt), by Ruqaya Tareq at Bears Factor Literary Agency, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Cameron McClure.
Czech rights to Gretchen Powell Fox’s SMOKE AND SCAR and SPLINTERED KINGDOM to Grada by Nada Popovic at Prava I Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier.
Polish rights to Kel Kade’s RITUAL OF RUIN and SANCTUM OF THE SOUL, to Fabryka Slow (Poland), by Nada Popovic at Prava I Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Cameron McClure.
Turkish rights to New York Times bestselling author Martha Wells’ EMILY AND THE HOLLOW WORLD and EMILY AND THE SKY WORLD, to Ithaki, by Ayşenur Tural at AnatoliaLit Agency in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.
The French edition of The Annual Migration of Clouds and We Speak Through the Mountain by Premee Mohamed has won the 2026 Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire in the Nouvelle/Novella étrangère category!
Booklist: The third book in Bennett’s Shadow of the Leviathan fantasy-mystery series begins with Ana and her assistant Din traveling to a region renowned throughout the Empire for its agricultural products. Ana is incensed at being assigned to investigate the murder of a young gentry girl (such an uninteresting task!), but Din reminds her that the murder suspect belongs to another clan, and there may be many more casualties if the families go to war. Once his investigation commences, Din discovers that his abilities have matured faster than expected. He now hears an internal voice that provides insights based on the memories he has accumulated over the years. Ana says she had expected this development. Still, Din’s initial report on their current case leaves her aghast at the scope and planning involved in the murder. Something sinister and much larger is at work, something that could threaten the Empire itself. Series fans will be delighted with the Romeo and Juliet–inspired plotline involving a complex mystery that astounds even the peevish detective. The introduction of a member of Din’s family plus new hints about Ana’s history will have readers eager for their next adventure.
Library Journal: “Readers who loved the mixing of worlds in Marie Brennan’s Driftwood or the world-crossing time-travel of Charlie Stross’s “Merchant Princes” series will enjoy Walton’s latest novel, as will anyone who has ever been caught up in the magic of the Carnival of Venice.”
PLATFORM DECAY by Martha Wells has been selected as a LibraryReads Hall of Fame Pick for May!
Library Journal: “Offer Carrick’s excellent duology starter to fans of Leigh Bardugo’s The Familiar or anyone looking for a new historical fantasy series.”
We’re over the Sanctuary Moon to announce that the newest Murderbot Diaries book – PLATFORM DECAY – by Martha Wells landed at #8 on the New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestseller list and reached #9 on the Combined Print and E-book list!
It also came in at #8 on the USA Today list and #6 on the National Indie Bestseller list!
Publishers Weekly: Underdogs abound in this scrappy, series-launching historical fantasy from Carrick (the Rook and Rose trilogy), the pseudonym for Marie Brennan and Alyc Helms. The authors pit a displaced human and the faerie changeling left in her stead against a Spanish colonial empire bent on conquering both the New World and the faerie realm of the Sea Beyond. The human protagonist, called the Hungry Girl for her need to eat regularly, unlike her fae captors, was sent to the faeries for protection from an uncaring father and now serves as a jester for a capricious faerie queen in exile. Then the Spanish conquistadors arrive, using their religion to break the magic of the Sea Beyond and claim its treasures. The fae protagonist, Estevan, left in Hungry Girl’s place and raised in the human world, seeks to stop this invasion by uncovering the source of the conquistadors’ power. Because time is out of joint between the two realms, the dual narrative becomes slippery and occasionally hard to grasp. Bridging the story lines is Diego, a mortalizado, or faerie enslaved by humans whose immortality has been removed by baptism, whose appearance as old or young helps keep the timeline straight. Carrick makes both the mundane world and the danger-filled fantasy realm of the Sea Beyond vivid. There’s a warmhearted center to this sweeping, mirrored fantasy that’s sure to draw readers in.