New Books : 1 January 2019

New titles on New Year’s Day by James L. Cambias, David Drake, Susan R. Matthews, and James A. Moore

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* Cambias, James L. : Arkad’s World
(Baen 978-1-4814-8370-4, $24, 304pp, hardcover, January 2019, cover art Dave Seeley)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 1 Jan 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1-62579-699-8

SF novel about four humans on an alien planet seeking a treasure that could free humanity from alien domination.
• Baen’s site has this description with a link to a page of samples.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Cambias offers up an entertaining coming-of-age novel filled with action and surprises. His aliens are suitably non-human in mannerisms, attitudes, and objectives, and his worldbuilding suggests a vast universe ready for further exploration. Readers looking for retro space adventure with modern sensibilities will find this hits the spot.”

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound

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* Drake, David : The Storm
(Baen 978-1-4814-8369-8, $26, 288pp, hardcover, January 2019, cover art Todd Lockwood)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 1 Jan 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1-62579-698-1
• Time of Heroes #2

SF novel, second in a series following The Spark (2017), that retells the Arthurian legend in a far future setting.
• Baen’s site has this description with a link to a page of samples.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “This is an enjoyable exploration of a pleasantly peculiar world.”

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound

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* Matthews, Susan R. : Crimes Against Humanity
(Baen 978-1-4814-8371-1, $16, 224pp, trade paperback, January 2019, cover art Dominic Harman)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 1 Jan 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1-62579-700-1
• Under Jurisdiction #9

SF novel, ninth book in a series following Fleet Insurgent (2017), about the surgeon/inquisitor Andrej Kosciusko.
• Baen’s site has this description with a link to a page of samples.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Matthews does yeoman’s work in contextualizing characters and past events; nevertheless, this is a book for fans. Its depth of allusion and unique, dense grammar of inverted clauses and subjectless sentences require firsthand familiarity to resonate.”

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound

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* Moore, James A. : Gates of the Dead
(Angry Robot 978-0857667465, $8.99, 416pp, mass market paperback, January 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 1 Jan 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780857667472
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9780857667465
• The Tides of War #3

Fantasy novel, third in a series following Fallen Gods (Jan. 2018), about a warrior who challenges his family’s selection as human sacrifices for servants of the gods.
• Angry Robot’s site has this description with an excerpt. Contrary to Amazon.com, Angry Robot lists the book as for sale January 1, 2019.

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound

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