New Books, 31 December
* Adams, Guy : Once Upon a Time in Hell
(Solaris 978-1781081563, $7.99, 288pp, mass market paperback, January 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 31 Dec 2013
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: B00HI04MZE
• UK edition: 978-1781081556 (Thu 2 Jan 2014)
• Heaven’s Gate #2
Fantasy novel, second in a trilogy following The Good the Bad and the Infernal (March 2013), about a town that appears one day every hundred years, and is a doorway to Heaven.
• Solaris’ site has this description.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.
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* Alexander, Cassie : Deadshifted
(St. Martin’s 978-1-250-03794-7, $7.99, 304pp, mass market paperback, January 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 31 Dec 2013
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1466832909
• Edie Spence #4
Urban fantasy novel, fourth in a series following Nightshifted (May 2012), Moonshifted (Nov 2012), and Shapeshifted (June 2013), about a nurse in a hospital that serves vampires, werewolves, and zombies.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Alexander’s prose is solid and her heroine’s occupation is both unusual and well matched to the story. Otherwise, not a lot distinguishes this Deep Rising takeoff from a myriad of other paranormal adventures.”
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* Perry, Steve : The Vastalimi Gambit
(Ace 978-0-425-25663-3, $7.99, 304pp, mass market paperback, January 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 31 Dec 2013
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781101637562
• Cutter’s Wars #2
Military SF novel, second in a series following The Ramal Extraction (2013), about a mercenary group in the 24th century.
• Penguin’s site has this description with a link to an excerpt.
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* Powell, Gareth L. : Hive Monkey
(Solaris 978-1781081662, $7.99, 384pp, mass market paperback, January 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 31 Dec 2013
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: B00HI04P9W
• UK edition: 978-1781081655 (Sat 4 Jan 2014)
• Ack-Ack Macaque #2
Alternate history novel, follow-up to Ack-Ack Macaque (2012), about a cigar-chomping monkey now working as a pilot on a nuclear-powered Zeppelin.
• Solaris’s site has this description.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.
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* Prineas, Sarah : Moonkind
(Harper 978-0-06-192109-4, $16.99, 272pp, hardcover, January 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 31 Dec 2013
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780062285607
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9780062299147
• Winterling #3
Young adult fantasy novel, third in a series following Winterling and Summerkin, in which the safety of the Summerlands is threatened by Lord and Ladies who don’t keep their oaths.
• Harper’s site has this description with a preview function.
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* Remic, Andy : The Iron Wolves
(Angry Robot 978-0857663559, $7.99, 464pp, mass market paperback, January 2014, cover art Lee Gibbons)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 31 Dec 2013
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-0857663566
• UK edition: 9780857663542 (Thu 2 Jan 2014)
• The Rage of Kings #1
Fantasy novel, first of a new series, about a group of warriors whose realm faces an invading horde.
• Angry Robot’s site has this description.
• The Publishers Weekly review says that Remic “delivers the goods for fans of stark brutality and violence in a fantasy setting.”
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* Shearin, Lisa : The Grendel Affair
(Ace 978-0-425-26691-5, $7.99, 304pp, mass market paperback, January 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 31 Dec 2013
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781101618417
• SPI Files #1
Fantasy novel, first in a new series, about a Seer for the Supernatural Protection & Investigations agency in New York City.
• Penguin’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Shearin’s light, breezy style suits the simple plot; her naïve protagonist serves as both guide and expository catalyst. Although the justification for keeping mythological beings secret is never made clear, plenty of dismembered people and grand schemes will distract the reader from questioning the plot holes.”
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* Snyder, Maria V. : Taste of Darkness
(Harlequin/Mira 978-0778315858, $14.95, 464pp, trade paperback, January 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 31 Dec 2013
• Healer #3
Fantasy novel, third in a series following Touch of Power and Scent of Magic, about the healer Avry.
• Harlequin’s site has this excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review calls it a “tale of friendship, adventure, and a somewhat bumbling effort to prevent the apocalypse.”
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• (Directory Entry)
+ Taylor, K. J. : The Shadowed Throne
(Ace 9780425258248, $7.99, 432pp, mass market paperback, January 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 31 Dec 2013
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781101637579
• The Risen Sun #2
Fantasy novel, second in a series following The Shadow’s Heir (2013), about a woman born a half-breed of the Northern kingdom and the Southern people.
• Penguin’s site has this description with a link to an excerpt.
• The book was first published in January 2013 by HarperCollins Australia, whose site has this description.
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* Wendig, Chuck : The Cormorant
(Angry Robot 978-0857663382, $7.99, 384pp, mass market paperback, January 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 31 Dec 2013
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780857663399
• UK edition: 9780857663375 (Thu 2 Jan 2014)
• Miriam Black #3
Fantasy novel, third of a series following Blackbirds (May 2012) and Mockingbird (Sep. 2012), about a woman who perceives the future death of anyone she touches.
• Angry Robot’s site has this description.
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* Williams, Sandy : The Sharpest Blade
(Ace 978-0-425-26588-8, $7.99, 336pp, mass market paperback, January 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 31 Dec 2013
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1101614303
• Shadow Reader #3
Urban fantasy novel, third in series following The Shadow Reader (2011) and The Shattered Dark (2012), about a Houston college
• Penguin’s site has this description.
• The author’s site has this page for the book, with an excerpt.
• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
• (Directory Entry)
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