When is the next book coming out?
Release dates for fantasy, LitRPG and progression fantasy series. Every date is sourced. Unconfirmed dates are labeled.
Out this week (October 16, 2026 – October 22, 2026)
- Shadows Upon Time (Sun Eater #7) · Trade paperback Confirmed [source: Astra/DAW – Shadows Upon Time trade paperback]
Coming up
- Memory's Flame (The Wandering Inn #20) · Audiobook Confirmed [source: Podium Entertainment – Memory's Flame]
- Beware of Chicken 6 · Ebook/Audiobook Unconfirmed [source: LevelUpShelf – Beware of Chicken (cites Podium listing)]
Just released
Roundups
- Fantasy & LitRPG sequels coming out this month
- Read these before the sequel: catch up on series with an announced next book
Series we track
LitRPGDungeon Crawler CarlMatt DinnimanAnnounced, no dateFantasyThe EmpyreanRebecca YarrosNo date yetLitRPGThe Wandering InnpirateabaConfirmed dateProgression FantasyBeware of ChickenCasualfarmerUnconfirmed dateFantasy / SFRed RisingPierce BrownNo date yetLitRPGHe Who Fights With MonstersShirtaloon (Travis Deverell)Announced, no dateFantasyHierarchyJames IslingtonNo date yetFantasyCrescent CitySarah J. MaasNo date yetFantasyThrone of GlassSarah J. MaasSeries finishedLitRPGThe Primal HunterZogarthNo date yetLitRPGDefiance of the FallJF Brink & TheFirstDefierUnconfirmed dateFantasy / SFThe Sun EaterChristopher RuocchioSeries finishedFantasyThe Stormlight ArchiveBrandon SandersonNo date yetFantasyMistbornBrandon SandersonAnnounced, no dateFantasyA Song of Ice and FireGeorge R. R. MartinNo date yetFantasyThe Kingkiller ChroniclePatrick RothfussNo date yetFantasy / SFThe Locked TombTamsyn MuirNo date yetFantasyThe Wheel of TimeRobert Jordan & Brandon SandersonSeries finishedProgression FantasyCradleWill WightSeries finishedFantasyThe Licanius TrilogyJames IslingtonSeries finishedProgression FantasyMother of LearningDomagoj Kurmaić (nobody103)Series finished