15 highly anticipated fantasy and science fiction books coming this fall

9. The Fall of Babel by Josiah Bancroft (11/9)

Another book coming out on November 9 is The Fall of Babel, the final volume of Josiah Bancroft’s The Books of Babel. This series follows Thomas Senlin as he traverses the mythical Tower of Babel in search of his lost wife, who has vanished into the recesses of the imposing and mysterious structure. The first book was a runaway self-published smash hit, before Orbit Books picked up the series and helped bring the rest of Bancroft’s vision to the world.

The tale of Babel has been long and twisting. It’s made up of three books: Senlin Ascends (2018), Arm of the Sphinx (2018) and The Hod King (2019). Since we wouldn’t want to spoil any of the surprises, let’s take a journey back to the where it all begin with the description for book one:

"The Tower of Babel is the greatest marvel in the world. Immense as a mountain, the ancient Tower holds unnumbered ringdoms, warring and peaceful, stacked one on the other like the layers of a cake. It is a world of geniuses and tyrants, of luxury and menace, of unusual animals and mysterious machines. Soon after arriving for his honeymoon at the Tower, the mild-mannered headmaster of a small village school, Thomas Senlin, gets separated from his wife, Marya, in the overwhelming swarm of tourists, residents, and miscreants. Senlin is determined to find Marya, but to do so he’ll have to navigate madhouses, ballrooms, and burlesque theaters. He must survive betrayal, assassins, and the illusions of the Tower. But if he hopes to find his wife, he will have to do more than just endure. This quiet man of letters must become a man of action."

The Fall of Babel lands on shelves November 9.