Anderson, Poul : Young Flandry
(Baen 978-1-4391-3465-8, $7.99, 752pp, mass market paperback, September 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 30 Aug 2011
(First edition: Baen, January 2010)

Omnibus collection of three novels, the fourth volume on Baen’s series collecting Anderson’s “Technic Civilization” saga, following The Van Rijn Method (Sept. 2008), David Falkayn: Star Trader (Jan. 2009), and Rise of the Terran Empire (June 2009).
• This book includes Ensign Flandry (1966), A Circus of Hells (1970), and The Rebel Worlds (1969).
• This is the mass market paperback reprint of Baen’s 2010 trade paperback edition. Baen’s site has this description with links to the first several chapters of the first novel.
• Russell Letson reviewed the volume last year in Locus Magazine, noting that “Editor Hank Davis points out that [Flandry’s] debut precedes by two years that of James Bond, to whom Flandry is often compared.”

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Barker, Clive : Abarat
(Harpercollins 978-0-06-209410-0, $9.99, 528pp, mass market paperback, September 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 30 Aug 2011
(First edition: UK: HarperCollins UK/Joanna Cotler Books, September 2002)

Young adult fantasy novel, first book of the Abarat Quintet, about a young girl transported to a land of 25 islands where each represents a different hour of the day. With illustrations by the author.
• The second novel was Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War, also just re-released in paperback.
• The third novel, Abarat: Absolute Midnight, will be published September 27, 2011.
• This first novel won an International Horror Guild Award in the graphic narrative category.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides an excerpt.
• 90% of Amazon reader reviews, nearly 200, rank it 4- or 5-stars.

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Benford, Gregory : Chiller
(Lucky Bat Books 978-0615525419, $16, 613pp, trade paperback, 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Wed 3 Aug 2011
(First edition: Bantam, August 1993)

Science fiction thriller, first published under the pseudonym Sterling Blake in 1993, about cryogenics.
• Benford has this blog post about the genesis of the novel and how he came to reissue it. He also mentions it’s the longest book he’s ever written.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides an excerpt.

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* Bierce, Ambrose, edited by S. T. Joshi : Ambrose Bierce: The Devil’s Dictionary, Tales, and Memoirs
(Library Of America 978-1-59853-102-2, $35, 864pp, hardcover, September 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Thu 1 Sep 2011

Omnibus collection of works by the 19th/early 20th century author, including “The Devil’s Dictionary” (first published 1906), a lexicon of cynical definitions, and stories including “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” (1890).
• The Library of America’s site has this description, with links to an interview with editor S.T. Joshi, and sample pages from “The Devil’s Dictionary”.
• Wikipedia has this entry for Bierce.

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Campbell, Ramsey : The Darkest Part of the Woods
(Tor 978-0-7653-3020-8, $15.99, 368pp, trade paperback, September 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 30 Aug 2011
(First edition: UK: PS Publishing, May 2002)

Dark fantasy/horror novel about the Price family and their association with the ancient forest of Goodmanswood.
• Tor’s site has this description.
• Amazon has reviews of the first Tor edition; Publishers Weekly said “A forest haunted by a horror older than time and channeled by one unfortunate family is the foundation of this gripping horror extravaganza… A richly textured tale of modern horror with classic roots, it confirms Campbell’s reputation as one of the most formidable dark fantasists working today.”

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* Lee, Sharon, & Steve Miller : The Crystal Variation
(Baen 978-1439134634, $13, 1200pp, trade paperback, September 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Sep 2011

Omnibus of three “origin” novels in the Liaden Universe: Crystal Soldier (2005), Crystal Dragon (2006), and Balance of Trade (2004).
• Balance of Trade won a Golden Duck Award in 2005 for excellence in children’s literature.
• Baen’s site has this description with links to 30 excerpts.
• Wikipedia has an extensive article on the Liaden universe.

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Sawyer, Robert J. : The Terminal Experiment
(Ace 978-0-441-02080-5, $7.99, 352pp, mass market paperback, September 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 30 Aug 2011
(First edition: HarperPrism, May 1995)

Science fiction thriller about a scientist who creates three separate electronic versions of himself, in order to investigate the possibility of life after death and the existence of the human soul.
• Sawyer’s site has this page about the book, with links to an excerpt, a reading guide, various covers, and much else.
• The novel won the Nebula Award for best novel.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides an excerpt.

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