This Year's Best New Fantasy Books Will Fill Your Days With Magic

Sweeping from 19th-century Buenos Aires to Egypt, "What the River Knows" by Isabel Ibañez traces the story of one young woman and her quest to discover what really happened to her recently deceased, globetrotting parents. Brought to Cairo by her mysterious new guardian, Inez discovers her family's heirloom ring is tethered to old magic, which draws her down a path of more questions about her past and her parents' disappearance. Constantly stymied by her guardian's annoying (and handsome) assistant, Inez must resort to ancient magic to discover what really happened to her parents — and what her role in the larger scheme truly is.

Release date: Oct. 31