* Aguirre, Ann : Endgame
(Ace 978-1-937007-74-4, $7.99, 352pp, mass market paperback, September 2012)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 28 Aug 2012
• Grimspace #6

Sixth and final SF romance novel about Sirantha Jax, a woman with the rare ability to jump ships through grimspace. It follows Grimspace (2008), Wanderlust (2008), Doubleblind (2009), Killbox (2010), and Aftermath (2011).
• The author’s website has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Series fans will find all the loose ends neatly tied off in a satisfying story.”

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* Almasi, G. T. : Blades of Winter
(Del Rey 978-0-440-42354-6, $9.99, 352pp, mass market paperback, September 2012)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 28 Aug 2012
• Shadowstorm #1

Alternate history novel about the Cold War, the author’s first novel.
• The publisher’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• Del Rey’s Suvudu site has this interview with the author.
• The book site is http://bladesofwinter.com/ .
• Publishers Weekly gives this a starred review: “Almasi handles his high-octane blend of espionage, alternate history, and coming-of-kick-ass-age debut with an impressively steady hand.”

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* Ballantine, Philippa : Wrayth
(Ace 978-1937007751, $7.99, 320pp, mass market paperback, September 2012)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 28 Aug 2012
• Book of the Order #3

Fantasy novel, third in a series following Geist (2010) and Spectyr (2011), about a mystical order that protects humans from the haunting of geists.
• Series site Chronicles of the Order has descriptions of the three books.

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* Daniells, Rowena Cory : Sanctuary
(Solaris 978-1781080153, $8.99, 560pp, mass market paperback, September 2012)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 28 Aug 2012
• The Outcast Chronicles #3

Fantasy novel, third book in a series following Besieged (July 2012) and Exile (August 2012), about a tribe of mystics persecuted by people without magical abilities.
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• The author’s site has this page about the series.

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* Douglas, Ian : Bloodstar
(Harper Voyager 978-0-06-189476-3, $7.99, 368pp, mass market paperback, September 2012)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 28 Aug 2012
• Star Corpsman #1

Military SF novel, first in a series, about elite military units who infiltrate alien worlds prior to human invasion.
• The publisher’s page has a description and preview function.

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* Egan, Greg : The Eternal Flame
(Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-293-2, $26.99, 300pp, hardcover, September 2012)
• Nominal Publication Date: Sun 26 Aug 2012
• Orthogonal #2

Hard science fiction novel, second of a trilogy following The Clockwork Rocket (2011), set in a universe with unusual physical laws (e.g. light has no universal speed and its creation generates energy).
• This book concerns a generation ship sent from its home planet to try to prevent its destruction.
• The Amazon page has a description; Night Shade’s site is generating errors this evening.
• The Publishers Weekly review cautions that “Readers unfamiliar with 2011’s The Clockwork Rocket, vector mathematics, and the physics of light are likely to stumble through this dense sequel, which puts the ‘hard’ in hard SF.”

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* Enge, James : A Guile of Dragons
(Pyr 978-1-61614-628-3, $17.95, 284pp, trade paperback, August 2012)
• Nominal Publication Date: Fri 24 Aug 2012
• A Tournament of Shadows #1

Fantasy novel, first of a series set in the same world as the author’s Morlock Ambrosius trilogy (Blood of Ambrose, This Crooked Way, The Wolf Age).
• Pyr’s site has this description.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides a preview.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review, calling it an “efficiently excellent epic fantasy”.

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* Green, Simon R. : Ghost of a Dream
(Ace 978-1937007737, $7.99, 304pp, mass market paperback, September 2012)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 28 Aug 2012
• Ghost Finders #3

Fantasy novel, third in a series following Ghost of a Chance (2010) and Ghost of a Smile (2011), about operatives of the Carnacki Institute whose mission is to do something about the ghosts.
• Parent publisher Penguin’s site has this description with an excerpt.

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* Guran, Paula, ed. : Ghosts: Recent Hauntings
(Prime 978-1-60701-354-9, $15.95, 384pp, trade paperback, September 2012)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 28 Aug 2012

Anthology of 30 stories and poems about ghosts.
• Authors include Laird Barron, Jeffrey Ford, Karen Joy Fowler, Neil Gaiman, Elizabeth Hand, Margo Lanagan, Maureen F. McHugh, Tim Powers, Nisi Shawl, and Peter Straub.
• Prime’s site has this description with the table of contents.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Guran delivers a diverse and solidly entertaining variety of spooks and chills.”

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* Jacka, Benedict : Taken
(Ace 978-1-937007-72-0, $7.99, 320pp, mass market paperback, September 2012)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 28 Aug 2012
• Alex Verus #3

Urban fantasy novel, third in a series following Fated (March 2012) and Cursed (June 2012), about a London magician who can foresee the future.
• Penguin’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• Publishers Weekly gives it (like the previous two volumes) a starred review, concluding, “The action is fast and smart, playing with thriller conventions so that while readers get excitement they also are encouraged to think about what magic might mean in human terms. A superb book in an outstanding, provocative series.”

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* Kadrey, Richard : Devil Said Bang
(Harper Voyager 978-0-06-209457-5, $24.99, 416pp, hardcover, September 2012)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 28 Aug 2012
• Sandman Slim #4

Urban fantasy thriller, fourth in a series following Sandman Slim (2009), Kill the Dead (2010), and Aloha from Hell (2011), about James Stark, hit man from Hell.
• The publisher’s site has this description, with a “read now” function.
• The Publishers Weekly review calls it “the most irreverent, darkly comedic, and downright cool installment to date.”

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* Lloyd, Tom : The Dusk Watchman
(Prometheus/Pyr 978-1616146306, $17.95, 448pp, trade paperback, August 2012)
• Nominal Publication Date: Fri 24 Aug 2012
• Twilight Reign #5

Epic fantasy novel, fifth and final volume in the Twilight Reign series following The Stormcaller (2008), The Twilight Herald (2009), The Grave Thief (2009), and The Ragged Man (2010).
• Pyr’s site has this description.

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* McEntire, K. D. : Reaper
(Pyr 978-1-61614-632-0, $16.95, 260pp, hardcover, August 2012)
• Nominal Publication Date: Fri 24 Aug 2012
• Lightbringer #2

Young adult urban fantasy/romance, sequel to Lightbringer (2011), about a young woman who helps deliver the souls of those who died young into the light.
• Pyr’s website has this description.
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* McMahon, Gary : Beyond Here Lies Nothing
(Solaris 978-1781080214, $17.99, 352pp, mass market paperback, September 2012)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 28 Aug 2012
• Concrete Grove #3

Horror novel, third of a trilogy following The Concrete Grove (2011) and Silent Voices (April 2012), about a housing project that’s a gateway to a realm of ghosts and monsters.
• Solaris’ site has this description.

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* Sedia, Ekaterina, ed. : Circus: Fantasy Under the Big Top
(Prime Books 978-1607013556, $15.95, 384pp, trade paperback, September 2012)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 28 Aug 2012

Anthology of 20 stories about circuses.
• Authors include Peter Straub, Howard Waldrop, Jeff VanderMeer, Genevieve Valentine, Barry B. Longyear, Kij Johnson, Christopher Barzak, Neal Barret, Jr., and Holly Black.
• Prime’s site has this description with the table of contents.

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* Stein, Jeanne C. : Haunted
(Ace 978-1937007768, $7.99, 304pp, mass market paperback, September 2012)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 28 Aug 2012
• Anna Strong #8

Vampire novel, eighth book in a series following The Becoming (2006), Blood Drive (2007), The Watcher (2007), Legacy (2008), Retribution (2009), and Chosen (2010), and Crossroads (2011).
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* Strahan, Jonathan, ed. : Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron
(Random House 978-0-375-86830-6, $16.99, 432pp, hardcover, September 2012)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 28 Aug 2012

Young adult fantasy anthology of 18 original stories.
• Authors include Diana Peterfreund, Garth Nix, Charles de Lint, Tanith Lee, Ellen Kushner, Delia Sherman, Tim Pratt, M. Rickert, Jane Yolen, Peter S. Beagle, and Margo Lanagan.
• Strahan has posted the table of contents.
• The publisher’s site has this description.

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