Welcome to my weekly segment, Waiting on Wednesday, where I look at upcoming books that I am planning to order and review in the next few months and which I think I will really enjoy.  Stay tuned to see reviews of these books when I get a copy of them.  For my latest Waiting on Wednesday post, I highlight an intriguing 2025 fantasy debut with A Song of Legends Lost by M. H. Ayinde.

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The new year is shaping up to quite impressive fiction wise, as there are a ton of awesome new novels coming out in 2025.  While I love seeing some of my favourite series continuing, I am also always keeping my eye out for something new, especially if that means debuts from promising new authors.  I have already identified a couple of cool Australian crime fiction debuts coming out in early 2025, and now I’m turning to fantasy fiction debuts, there is a compelling fantasy novel from a first-time author is coming out in April.

This fantasy debut is A Song of Legends Lost by new author M. H. Ayinde, and not only does it have an amazing cover, but it also sounds really impressive.  Set to be a gripping and powerful revenge tale, A Song of Legends Lost has an interesting magic system revolving around the summoning of ancient ancestor spirits for combat purposes.  However, when a commoner summons the wrong spirit by accident, it leads to all manner of trouble, both in the spirit realm, and on the physical plane.  I really love the sound of A Song of Legends Lost and I think that this novel could have some real potential for next year, and I cannot wait to check it out.

Plot Synopsis:

A relentlessly gripping tale of revenge and rebellion from a major new voice in epic fantasy

In the kingdom of Nine Lands, incursions by an ancient enemy are dealt with by the Invoker clans – warriors of noble blood who can summon their ancestors to fight with them in battle. But when Temi, a commoner from the slums, accidentally invokes a powerful spirit, she finds it could hold the key to ending this centuries-long war.

But as secrets long buried come to light, Temi will learn that not everything that can be invoked is an ancestor, and some of the spirits that can be drawn from the ancestral realm are more dangerous than anyone can imagine.