I compiled a small list of the books that I am most looking forward to being released in 2010. Most of them have hard dates of when they’ll hit the shelves. There are still others yet that aren’t confirmed, but have a high probability of being released this year.

What relases are you looking forward to this year? Vote & Comment on the post below!

2010’s New Releases

March 2nd

• Shalador’s Lady by Anne Bishop
  • Shalador’s Lady is a follow up novel to last year’s release of The Shadow Queen, set in the world of the Blood/Black Jewels Series and following the new Queen of Dena Nehele. This is one of my most anticipated books of 2010. I’m a big fan of Anne Bishop’s Black Jewels Series and particularly have enjoyed the spinoffs with new characters and new storylines.

April 6th

• Destiny’s Star
  by Elizabeth Vaughan
  • Less than a day after I made this post Beth Vaughan did me the courtesy of replying to an email I had sent her, and in that email it mentioned that her next book will be coming out in April 2010. Needless to say I rush back to the blog to update my 2010 New Releases that I’m looking forward to. If this is anything like Daggerstar then I am in for a treat. I still have to read White Star but I will do that in anticipation of Destiny’s Star.

May 25th

• The White Road
  by Lynn Flewelling
  • The White Road is the continuation (book #5) of Flewelling’s hugely popular Nightrunner series. I’ve been a long time Nightrunner fan and have spread the love of this series many times over. I am eagerly awaiting this book’s release, if only because it will kick my butt into gear for moving #4 up the to-read list very quickly.

June 14th

• Naamah’s Curse by Jacqueline Carey
  • I may not have delved into this Carey book yet but the rest of the series is on my short list, so of course I have to anticipate the next release. I do appreciate that Carey has a pretty quick and steady release schedule for her novels. As a reader and fan that’s always a bonus.

October 21st

• The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch
  • The Republic of Thieves is the third installment to Lynch’s Gentleman Bastards series. I am currently engrossed in the first of the series and have high hopes for the continuation of it.

Hopeful Releases of 2010

• Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson
  • Sanderson publically noted that he hoped to have the draft to TOR by late 2009 or early 2010, and thought the book would be released around a year after The Gathering Storm. There’s no date yet but I am a little concerned that he has one of his own books releasing in 2010 as well. Can he handle both a new WoT book and one of his own? Time will tell.
• Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
  • We are hitting that 5 year mark, will he keep pace with the Feast for Crows release? I’m not holding my breath.
• Spy Glass by Maria V. Snyder
  • This novel is listed as “forthcoming” but there was such a short amount of time (5 months) between Storm Glass and Sea Glass that I have to wonder if she’ll keep pace. Goodreads.com has this book listed as an October 2010 release. My fingers are crossed.

Vote: What is your most anticipated release of 2010?

Follow-up your voting with a comment; especially for those who chose ‘Other/Write-in’. Poll closes 1/18 at midnight. Checkback to see which book wins!
* Indicates that this book has not been confirmed to have a 2010 release date.

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