17 new SFF books to get nice and cozy with this September

Steel Crow Saga – Paul Krueger

2019 is obviously the year of quality fantasy titles involving crows. (Or at least featuring crows in the title. (See also: The Merciful Crow, Storm Crow.)  Now comes Steel Crow Saga, another ambitious fantasy epic that involves enchanted weapons and magical animals who fight alongside their masters.

(Getting a distinctly daemons and His Dark Materials vibe here, just saying.)

In this story, four distinct characters and cultures collide, in a land that’s vaguely reminiscent of Southeast Asia. A soldier, a prince, a detective and a thief must all set aside their differences and prejudices to join forces in order to defeat an unstoppable killer that defies all the laws of magic. Over the course of the story, pretty much expect every found family trope you love to come into play in some form or other, as our ragtag group of would be heroes form bonds and relationships that may change the world, in addition to changing their lives.

The official synopsis goes into a bit more detail about each of them.

"A soldier with a curse Tala lost her family to the empress’s army and has spent her life avenging them in battle. But the empress’s crimes don’t haunt her half as much as the crimes Tala has committed against the laws of magic… and her own flesh and blood. A prince with a debt Jimuro has inherited the ashes of an empire. Now that the revolution has brought down his kingdom, he must depend on Tala to bring him home safe. But it was his army who murdered her family. Now Tala will be his redemption—or his downfall. A detective with a grudge Xiulan is an eccentric, pipe-smoking detective who can solve any mystery—but the biggest mystery of all is her true identity. She’s a princess in disguise, and she plans to secure her throne by presenting her father with the ultimate prize: the world’s most wanted prince. A thief with a broken heart Lee is a small-time criminal who lives by only one law: Leave them before they leave you. But when Princess Xiulan asks her to be her partner in crime—and offers her a magical animal companion as a reward—she can’t say no, and soon finds she doesn’t want to leave the princess behind. This band of rogues and royals should all be enemies, but they unite for a common purpose: to defeat an unstoppable killer who defies the laws of magic. In this battle, they will forge unexpected bonds of friendship and love that will change their lives—and begin to change the world"

Steel Crow Saga is available on September 24.

What SFF release are you most looking forward to picking up in September? Let us know in the comments below.