New Books : 5 February 2019

New titles this week are by Larry Correia, Theodora Goss, Joanna Hathaway, Micah Dean Hicks, Darius Hinks, Marlon James, Victor LaValle & John Joseph Adams, Jenn Lyons, Evie Manieri, Jessie Mihalik, L.E. Modesitt, Jr., Scotto Moore, Larry Niven, Patrice Sarath, S.A. Sidor, Kristen Simmons, and Kim Wilkins.

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* Correia, Larry : House of Assassins
(Baen 978-1-48148-376-6, $25, 416pp, hardcover, February 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 5 Feb 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1-62579-701-8
• Saga of the Forgotten Warrior #2

Epic fantasy novel, second in a series following Son of the Black Sword (2015), about an elite warrior.
• Baen’s site has this description with links to sample chapters.
• Publishers Weekly gives this a starred review: “Brisk fight scenes, lively characters, and plenty of black humor continue to make this series a real pleasure.”

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* Goss, Theodora : Snow White Learns Witchcraft: Stories and Poems
(Mythic Delirium Books 978-1-73264-400-7, $15.95, 224pp, trade paperback, February 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 5 Feb 2019

Collection of 31 stories and poems, of which 20 are original to this book.
• The publisher’s site has this description with blurbs from Kat Howard, Fran Wilde, and others.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “This toothsome collection is best read in one go.”

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* Hathaway, Joanna : Dark of the West
(Tor Teen 978-0765396419, $18.99, 480pp, hardcover, February 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 5 Feb 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780765396433
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781427298843
• Glass Alliance #1

Young adult fantasy novel, first in a series and the author’s first novel, about romance between a Northern princess and a fighter pilot tasked to spy on her.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “…once the plot gets underway, the charismatic characters, lush descriptions, a setting inspired by World War II–era Europe, and a charming if subtle romance offer rewards for readers.”

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* Hicks, Micah Dean : Break the Bodies, Haunt the Bones
(John Joseph Adams 978-1-328-56645-4, $24, 304pp, hardcover, February 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 5 Feb 2019

Fantasy novel, the author’s first novel, about a decaying Southern town where every resident is haunted by a ghost.
• Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s site has this description with excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Hicks’s surreal, often grim vision is not without hope, even if it must come in the bloody wake of tragedy. Fans of the macabre will be enthralled.”

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* Hinks, Darius : The Ingenious
(Angry Robot 978-0-85766-789-2, $12.99, 352pp, trade paperback, February 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 5 Feb 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780857667908
• UK edition: 9780857667892 (Tue 5 Feb 2019)

Fantasy novel about political exiles trapped in a city adrift in time and space.
• Angry Robot’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “For readers of fantasy with a sociopolitical bent, this intriguing novel will be worth the time and focus required to reach its heart.”

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* James, Marlon : Black Leopard, Red Wolf
(Riverhead 978-0-7352-2017-1, $30, 640pp, hardcover, February 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 5 Feb 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780735220195
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9780525526827
• Dark Star Trilogy #1

Fantasy novel, first in a trilogy, about a mercenary hired to find a missing child; described by the published as “an African Game of Thrones.”
• Penguin Random House’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “It’s altogether overwhelming, but on the periphery of the novel are intriguing ideas about the performance of masculinity, cultural relativism, kinship and the slipperiness of truth. Though marred by its lack of subtlety, this is nonetheless a work of prodigious imagination capable of entrancing readers.”
• Gary K. Wolfe reviews it in the February issue of Locus Magazine: “James leaves himself plenty of room for the subsequent volumes, and if they match the furious richness and depth of Black Leopard, Red Wolf, they may complete one of the most important and innovative fantasy epics of the century so far.”

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* LaValle, Victor, & John Joseph Adams, eds. : A People’s Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers
(One World 978-0-525-50880-9, $17, 432pp, trade paperback, February 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 5 Feb 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780525508816
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781984832276

Anthology of 25 original stories.
• Authors include Charles Jane Anders, Tobias S. Buckell, N.K. Jemisin, Sam J. Miller, Catherynne M. Valente, and Charles Yu.
• Penguin Random House’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “This bold collection is full of hope, strength, and courage, and will be welcomed by readers looking for emotional sustenance and validation of their experiences in a challenging time.”
• Gary K. Wolfe reviews it in the February issue of Locus Magazine: “The characters, for the most part, are indeed the working people of the sort that Zinn’s book [A People’s History of the United States] championed, and many of the stories are powerfully written and passionately felt, but there’s also the inescapable sense of wandering through a dystopian theme park where each ride is scarier than the last.”

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* Lyons, Jenn : The Ruin of Kings
(Tor 978-1-250-17548-9, $24.99, 560pp, hardcover, February 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 5 Feb 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781250175496
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781250318251
• A Chorus of Dragons #1

Fantasy novel, first in a series and the author’s first novel, about a minstrel’s son who learned he the missing son of a treasonous prince.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “Though the hero’s journey structure and classical fantasy elements are familiar, the complex mysteries and revelations feel novel and offer plenty of room for rereading and analysis.”

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* Manieri, Evie : Strife’s Bane
(Tor 978-0-7653-3236-3, $29.99, 320pp, hardcover, February 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 5 Feb 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781429960151
• Shattered Kingdoms #3

Fantasy novel, third of a series following Blood’s Pride (2013) and Fortune’s Blight (2015), set in a quasi-Mediterranean region and involving Norlander warriors, fisherfolk forced into slavery, and desert-dwelling tribes.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.

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* Mihalik, Jessie : Polaris Rising
(Harper Voyager 978-0062802385, $16.99, 448pp, trade paperback, February 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 5 Feb 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780062802408
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9780062892294
• The Consortium Rebellion #1

SF novel, the author’s first novel and first in a series, about a space princess on the run who takes up with an outlaw soldier.
• HarperCollins’ site has this description.

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* Modesitt, L. E., Jr. : Endgames
(Tor 978-1250293640, $28.99, 576pp, hardcover, February 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 5 Feb 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781250295699
• Imager Portfolio #12

Fantasy novel, twelfth and final volume in the series that began with Imager (2009) and continued through Assassin’s Price (2017), set in a world where some have the magical skill to visualize things and make them real.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.

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* Moore, Scotto : Your Favorite Band Cannot Save You
(Tor.com 978-1250314901, $14.99, 128pp, trade paperback, February 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 5 Feb 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781250314895

Short fantasy novel about a music blogger who follows a mysterious new band called Beautiful Remorse.
• Macmillan’s site has this description.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.

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* Niven, Larry : Man-Kzin Wars XV
(Baen 978-1-4814-8377-3, $16, 352pp, trade paperback, February 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 5 Feb 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1-62579-702-5

Anthology of six original stories set in Larry Niven’s universe in which humanity battles the cat-like Kzin. Niven has a “created by” credit with no editor named.
• Authors are Brad R. Torgersen, Brendan DuBois, Martin L. Shoemaker, Hal Colebach, Jessica Q. Fox, and Jason Fregeau.
• Baen’s site has this description with a link to samples.

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* Sarath, Patrice : Fog Season
(Angry Robot 978-0857667779, $12.99, 352pp, trade paperback, February 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 5 Feb 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780857667786
• UK edition: 9780857667779 (Tue 5 Feb 2019)
• Tales of Port Saint Frey #2

Historical fantasy novel, second in a series following The Sisters Mederos (2018), about a detective hired to uncover the truth about the events of the previous summer.
• Angry Robot’s site has this description.

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* Sidor, S. A. : The Beast of Nightfall Lodge
(Angry Robot 978-0857667649, $8.99, 400pp, mass market paperback, February 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 5 Feb 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780857667656
• UK edition: 9780857667649 (Tue 5 Feb 2019)
• Institute for Singular Antiquities #2

Fantasy novel, second a series following Fury from the Tomb (2018), about an Egyptologist searching the mountains of New Mexico for a monstrous beast.
• Angry Robot’s site has this description.

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* Simmons, Kristen : The Deceivers
(Tor Teen 978-1250175793, $17.99, 384pp, hardcover, February 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 5 Feb 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781250175816

Young adult fantasy novel about a school for aspiring con artists.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.

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* Wilkins, Kim : Sisters of the Fire
(Del Rey 978-0399177507, $27, 464pp, hardcover, February 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 5 Feb 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780399177514
• Daughters of the Storm #2

Fantasy novels, second in a series following Daughters of the Storm (Australia 2014, US 2017), about five royal daughters.
• Penguin Random House’s site has this description with a preview function.

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