{
  "id": 17775733,
  "title": "Vampiric Broodmothers, Gig-Economy Ghosts, and Medieval Abortionists: November’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/vampiric-broodmothers-gig-economy-ghosts-and-medieval-abortionists",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-02T09:30:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Literary Hub",
    "slug": "literary-hub",
    "url": "https://lithub.com/vampiric-broodmothers-gig-economy-ghosts-and-medieval-abortionists-novembers-best-sci-fi-and-fantasy-books/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In November, readers can indulge in a variety of captivating sci-fi and fantasy books. Curtis C. Chen's latest installment in the interstellar spy series, Kangaroo Forth, promises to explore distant planets like Mars, the Moon and Venus, as secret agent Kangaroo uses his pocket universe to outwit adversaries. Ry Herman's This Knight Topples Empires, a queer take on fairytales, delves into the Romanian tale of a boy who becomes a girl, with Jules seeking to prove themselves beyond their magical flower-blooming power. Caitriona Moran's The Trial of Magdalena Overmorrow introduces a medieval scholar-turned-healer and harlot, Magdalena, who faces trial for aiding women in obtaining magical abortions. Caitlin Starling's Milkteeth offers a chilling take on the vampire genre, featuring vampiric broodmother Beatrice who nurses the blood of other immortals for three years before questioning her unique role within the vampire culture. Finally, Melissa Caruso's conclusion to the Echo Archives trilogy, The Last Star in the Void, follows star investigator Kembral Thorne as she must solve her own murder while navigating supernatural rifts in reality to keep her toddler daughter and girlfriend safe.",
  "summary": "Where I live is currently enjoying gorgeous fall foliage, so in a leaf-peeping season frame of mind, I bring you this latest batch of books: colorful, expansive, and falling at your feet to read. Imagine your TBR stack as a",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": "This diverse collection of new releases signals a genre-wide trend toward subverting traditional tropes through queer perspectives, unconventional magic, and complex explorations of social roles within speculative worlds.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}