July 2026 Fantasy Book Releases You Can't Miss

July 2026 brings a heavy run of fantasy, from M.A. Carrick's alt-history fae epic to H.G. Parry's Arthurian Wales and Elizabeth Lim's Cinderella retelling. Here are the six releases I have flagged, what each is about, and which I plan to review. A watchlist, not a verdict, since I have not read them yet.