* Armstrong, Kelley : Spell Bound
(Dutton 978-0-525-95220-6, $25.95, 336pp, hardcover, August 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 26 Jul 2011
• Women of the Otherworld #12

 

Supernatural fantasy novel, twelfth in the “Women of the Otherworld” series following Bitten, Stolen, Dime Store Magic, Industrial Magic, Haunted, Broken, No Humans Involved, Personal Demon, Living with the Dead, Frostbitten and Waking the Witch.
• The publisher’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The author’s website has this page about the book.
• Publishers Weekly‘s review concludes, “Fans of the series won’t want to miss what is clearly the first battle in an Otherworld war.”
• Caroloyn Cushman reviews it in the July issue of Locus Magazine.

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+ Chandler, David : Den of Thieves
(Harper Voyager 978-0-06-202124-3, $7.99, 480pp, mass market paperback, August 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 26 Jul 2011
• The Ancient Blades #1

 

Fantasy novel, first in a series, about a thief who joins a criminal operation run by the lord of the underworld.
• The author also writes horror novels as David Wellington.
• Harper’s site has this description.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides an excerpt.

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* Cody, Christine : Bloodlands
(Ace 978-0-441-02076-8, $7.99, 309pp, mass market paperback, August 2011, cover art Larry Rostant)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 26 Jul 2011
• Bloodlands #1

 

Post-apocalyptic western fantasy novel, first of a trilogy, set in a devestated future America where refugees in the Badlands face an invasion of vampires.
• The second book, Blood Rules, will be out next month. The author’s site has a description and excerpt.
• The byline is a pseudonym for Chris Marie Green, who writes the Vampire Babylon series.
• Publishers Weekly said “Cody effectively merges science fiction, horror, and the classic western in this spectacular trilogy launch. … Ingeniously subverting traditional themes, Cody skillfully builds near-claustrophobic suspense, finally revealing the true nature of monstrosity.”

(Wed 20 Jul 2011)
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+ Douglass, Sara : The Devil’s Diadem
(Harper Voyager 978-0-06-200433-8, $26.99, 544pp, hardcover, August 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 26 Jul 2011

 

Fantasy novel, a stand-alone, set in a twelfth-century England wracked by a demonic plague.
• Harper’s site has this description with a browse-inside function.
• Amazon also has an excerpt, plus three longish 4-star reader reviews.

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* Gould, Steven : 7th Sigma
(Tor 978-0-312-87715-6, $24.99, 384pp, hardcover, July 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 5 Jul 2011

 

SF novel in which the American southwest has been invaded by self-replicated robotic insects that devour metal, forcing survivors in the area to live primitive lives without metal.
• Tor’s site has this description.
• Cory Doctorow reviewed the book at Boing Boing; “This is sheer adventure … it has the true pulp adventure serial spirit, the compulsively consumable zing that’ll have you turning pages long past your bedtime.”
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides an excerpt.

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+ Gustainis, Justin : Hard Spell
(Angry Robot 978-0857661159, $7.99, 400pp, trade paperback, August 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 26 Jul 2011
• Occult Crimes Unit Investigation #1

 

Urban fantasy novel, first in a series, about an Occult Crimes Unit that investigates supernatural crimes.
• Angry Robot’s site has this description with quotes from reviews and a link to a sample chapter.
• Amazon has over a dozen mostly 4- and 5-star reader reveiws.

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* Johnson, Jean : A Soldier’s Duty
(Ace 978-0-441-02063-8, $7.99, 432pp, mass market paperback, August 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 26 Jul 2011
• Theirs Not To Reason Why #1

 

Military SF novel, first of a series, about a precog who enlists in the Terran United Planets military.
• The author’s site has an excerpt.
• Amazon also provides an excerpt, and has several 5-star reader reviews.

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* Kasai, Kirsten Imani : Tattoo
(Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-50882-9, $15, 400pp, trade paperback, August 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 26 Jul 2011
• Ice Song #2

 

Science fiction novel, follow-up to the author’s first novel Ice Song (2009), set on a world where various human mutations include Traders, who can switch genders but whose personae battle for existence in the same body.
• Del Rey’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review says the book “revels in the lushly erotic while remaining aware of the costs of addiction and self-indulgence.”
• Jeff VanderMeeer at Omnivoracious interviewed the author, remarking about the book “The author’s voice was so utterly compelling and the style was stunningly unique: bold yet lush, muscular yet intricate and detailed, unafraid to change register and effect as necessary. When you discover that kind of writer, which happens only once every couple of years (if you’re lucky), you’re willing to follow them anywhere.”

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* McCarthy, T.C. : Germline
(Orbit 978-0-316-12818-6, $7.99, 384pp, mass market paperback, August 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Mon 1 Aug 2011
• The Subterrene War #1

 

Military SF novel, first of a series and the author’s first novel, about a near-future war and a secret military program to develop genetically engineered super-soldiers.
• Orbit’s site has this post with a description of the book and the cover art.
• The second book, Exogene, is due next March.
• Amazon has a couple lengthy 4-star reader reviews.

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* McKenna, Bridget, & Marti McKenna, eds. : End of an Aeon
(Fairwood Press 978-1-933846-26-2, $16.99, 241pp, trade paperback, July 2011, cover by Jeff Sturgeon)
• Nominal Publication Date: Fri 15 Jul 2011

Anthology of 20 original stories and poems purchased for Aeon Magazine and left in inventory when the magazine folded in 2008.
• Authors include David D. Levine, Mikal Trimm, Eugie Foster, Greg Beatty, Lavie Tidhar, and Marshall Payne.
• The editors provide introductions, plus a complete listing of stories that ran in the magazine from 2004 to 2008.
• The publisher’s site has this description.
• Rich Horton reviewed the book in the July issue of Locus Magazine, particularly recommending stories by Lavie Tidhar and Eugie Foster.

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* Sedia, Ekaterina : Heart of Iron
(Prime Books 978-1-60701-257-3, $14.95, 320pp, trade paperback, July 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Jul 2011

 

Alternate history/steampunk novel set in a Russia where the Decembrists’ rebellion was successful, about an 18-year-old girl enrolled in university, where she and her friends discover a plot that could lead to war between Russia, China, and England.
• Prime Books’ site has this description with the Publishers Weekly review, which says the author “superbly blends novel of manners, alternate history, and le Carré-style espionage with a dash of superheroes and steampunk.”
• Faren Miller reviews it in the August issue of Locus Magazine: “Heart of Iron does bring an appealing combination of eloquence and action to an alternate-historical novel set in northern climes.”

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Other new titles noted without description:

* Adams, Guy : Restoration
(Angry Robot 978-0857661180, $7.99, 432pp, mass market paperback, August 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 26 Jul 2011
• World House #2

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* Correia, Larry : Monster Hunter Alpha
(Baen 978-1439134580, $7.99, 560pp, mass market paperback, August 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 26 Jul 2011
• Monster Hunter #3

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* Henry, Christina : Black Night
(Ace 978-1-937007-06-5, $7.99, 288pp, mass market paperback, August 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 26 Jul 2011
• Black Wings #2

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* Larke, Glenda : Stormlord’s Exile
(Orbit 978-0316069137, $7.99, 720pp, mass market paperback, August 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Mon 1 Aug 2011
• Watergivers #3

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* Mann, George : Ghosts of War
(Pyr 978-1616143671, $16, 340pp, trade paperback, July 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 26 Jul 2011
• The Ghost #2

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* Moore, Moira J. : Heroes at Odds
(Ace 978-0441020645, $7.99, 352pp, mass market paperback, August 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 26 Jul 2011
• Heroes #6

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* Peeler, Nicole : Eye of the Tempest
(Orbit 978-0-316-12808-7, $7.99, 352pp, mass market paperback, August 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Mon 1 Aug 2011
• Jane True #4

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* Sylvan, Dianne : ShadowFlame
(Ace 978-0441020652, $7.99, 368pp, mass market paperback, August 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 26 Jul 2011
• The Shadow World #2

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+ Wooding, Chris : The Black Lung Captain
(Ballantine Spectra 978-0345522504, $16, 560pp, trade paperback, August 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 26 Jul 2011
• Retribution #2

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