In an effort to help you keep that to-read list updated, I’ve compiled the hot urban fantasy and paranormal romance releases for May 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.

MAY 4

• Blade of Secrets by Tricia Levenseller (Bladesmith #1) YA
• Ember of Night by Molly E. Lee (Ember of Night #1) YA
• Firebreak by Nicole Kornher-Stace SF
• Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir SF
• Prom House by Chelsea Mueller YA
• Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard (Realm Breaker #1)
• The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne (The Bloodsworn Saga #1) F
• Shadowed Steel by Chloe Neill (Heirs of Chicagoland #3) UF
• Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon F
• The Ones We’re Meant to Find by Joan He YA SF

MAY 11

• Black Water Sister by Zen Cho F
• Illusionary by Zoraida Córdova (Hollow Crown #2) YA
• A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark (Fatma el-Sha’arawi #1) F
• Son of the Storm by Suyi Davies Okungbowa (The Nameless Republic #1) F
• We Are Satellites by Sarah Pinsker SF

MAY 18

• Blood Martinis & Mistletoe by Melissa Marr (Faery Bargains #1.5) UF
• In the Ravenous Dark by A.M. Strickland YA F
• Mister Impossible by Maggie Stiefvater (Dreamer Trilogy #2) YA

MAY 25

• The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman (Blacktongue #1) F
• Darkness Betrayed by Alexandra Ivy (Guardians of Eternity #17) PNR
• The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley F
• Shadow Storm by Christine Feehan (Shadow Riders #6) PNR
• Spells Trouble by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast (Sisters of Salem #1) YA
• A Touch of Malice by Scarlett St. Clair (Hades & Persephone #3) FR

MAY 27

• The Devil in My Bed by Juliana Stone (His Return #1) PNR