In an effort to help you keep that to-read list updated, I’ve compiled the hot urban fantasy and paranormal romance releases for January 2021. All dates are U.S. and tentative. Also: Click the title of any book to visit the Amazon page for pre-order or purchase goodness. (Note: If you end up buying the book from one of these links, VBC will get a tiny bit of revenue to cover our overhead.)

I’ve included genre classification with each book: UF is urban fantasy, PNR is paranormal romance, F is fantasy, SF is science fiction, SFR is science fiction romance, FR is fantasy romance, H is horror, YA is young adult and NA is new adult.

JANUARY 1

• Shadow’s Legacy by Julie Kagawa (Iron Fey: Evenfall #0.5) YA

JANUARY 5

• Crown of Bones by A.K. Wilder (Crown of Bones #1) YA
• Lore by Alexandra Bracken YA F
• Persephone Station by Stina Leicht SF

JANUARY 6

• Lost in Las Vegas by Kristen Painter (Frost & Crowe Mystery #1) UF

JANUARY 12

• Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire (Wayward Children #6) F
• Blood Heir by Ilona Andrews (Aurelia Ryder #1) UF
• The Conjurer by Luanne G. Smith (Vine Witch #3) F
• Every Single Lie by Rachel Vincent YA
• The Frozen Crown by Greta Kelly (Frozen Crown #1) F
• The Ruthless Lady’s Guide to Wizardry by C.M. Waggoner F
• Tales from the Hinterland by Melissa Albert (The Hazel Wood) YA

JANUARY 19

• Cast in Firelight by Dana Swift (Wickery #1) YA
• A Complicated Love Story Set in Space by Shaun David Hutchison YA
• Hall of Smoke by H.M. Long F
• The Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick (Rook & Rose #1) F
• Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor SF
• Rise of the Red Hand by Olivia Chadha (The Mechanists #1) YA SF
• We Free the Stars by Hafsah Faizal (Sands of Arawiya #2) YA
• Winterkeep by Kristin Cashore (Graceling Realm #4) YA

JANUARY 22

• Love Code by Ann Aguirre (Galactic Love #2) SFR

JANUARY 26

• Big Bad Wolf by Suleikha Snyder (Third Shift #1) PNR
• The Mask Falling by Samantha Shannon (The Bone Season #4) YA
• The Unchosen by Katharyn Blair YA
• A Vow So Bold and Deadly by Brigid Kemmerer (Cursebreakers #3) YA
• We Could Be Heroes by Mike Chen SF
• Wings of Ebony by J. Elle (Wings of Ebony #1) YA

JANUARY 31

• Fall of Night by Lara Adrian (Midnight Breed #17) PNR