* Ambrose, E. C. : Elisha Rex
(DAW 978-0756409272, $7.99, 400pp, mass market paperback, July 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 Jul 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780698188525
• Dark Apostle #3

Fantasy novel, third in a series following Elisha Barber (2013) and Elisha Magus (2014), about witchcraft in 14th century England.
• Penguin’s site has this description.

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
• (Directory Entry)

* Blake, E. C. : Faces
(DAW 978-0756409395, $19.95, 336pp, hardcover, July 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 Jul 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780756411473
• The Masks of Aygrima #3

Fantasy novel, third in a series following Masks (2013) and Shadows (2014), in which the Autarchy of Aygrima has been cut off from its overseas trading partners.
• Penguin’s site has this description.

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
• (Directory Entry)

* Brockway, Robert : The Unnoticeables
(Tor 978-0-7653-7966-5, $24.99, 288pp, hardcover, July 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 Jul 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781466869301

Urban fantasy novel about angels who meddle in human affairs, a punk in 1977 New York City, and a stunt woman in 2013 Hollywood.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review says, “Depending on how you look at it, this time-jumping adventure from Cracked senior editor Brockway might be taken as a work of gonzo fiction full of mayhem and weirdness, or as a not-so-subtle satire about the empty consumerism of the Los Angeles celebrity lifestyle, or perhaps a statement on the selling-out of the punk aesthetic. Regardless of the interpretation, one thing is certain: this is an off-kilter, offbeat piece of work.”

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
• (Directory Entry)

* Caine, Rachel : Ink and Bone
(NAL 978-0-451-47239-7, $17.99, 368pp, hardcover, July 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 Jul 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780698180819
• The Great Library #1

Fantasy novel, first in a series, in which the Great Library of Alexandria has survived, the knowledge from its books distributed to the masses via alchemy.
• Penguin’s site has this description.
• Publishers Weekly gives this a starred review: “Caine’s elegantly detailed descriptions bring Jess’s world to vivid life in a fast-paced, action-oriented plot that will leave readers breathlessly anticipating not just the next page but the next book in the Great Library series.”
• Carolyn Cushman reviews it in the July issue of Locus Magazine: “It’s an intriguing world, more than a little grim, yet the love for books is there, in an occasionally ironic sort of way.”

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
• (Directory Entry)

* Cheney, J. Kathleen : The Shores of Spain
(Roc 978-0-451-47291-5, $15, 432pp, trade paperback, July 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 Jul 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780698183063
• Golden City #3

Fantasy novel, third in a series following The Golden City (2013) and The Seat of Magic (2014), about a spy for the magical sea folk who are banned from the Golden City.
• Penguin’s site has this description.
• The Publishers Weekly review comments, “Cheney’s characters are believable, whether sympathetic or despicable, and her descriptions are crisp and vivid…”
• Carolyn Cushman reviewed it in the June issue of Locus Magazine: “The narrative split makes it a little hard to keep track of all the new characters that accrue in the snowballing plot, but there’s enough drive in the maguffin-style plot to keep it involving.”

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
• (Directory Entry)

* Chu, Wesley : Time Salvager
(Tor 978-0-7653-7718-0, $25.99, 384pp, hardcover, July 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 Jul 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781466854543

SF novel about a time traveler from a desperate future traveling into Earth’s past to recover resources without affecting the timeline.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The UK/Australia/New Zealand editions are being published by Angry Robot, on July 9th.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “Chu creates a fascinating world, strange and familiar, infused with humor, sorrow, courage, greed, and sacrifice. This page-turner is a riveting, gratifying read.”
• The author has a Big Idea post today on John Scalzi’s blog.

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
• (Directory Entry)

* Cormick, Craig : The Floating City
(Angry Robot 978-0857664242, $7.99, 400pp, mass market paperback, July 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 Jul 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780857664259
• UK edition: 9780857664235 (Thu 2 Jul 2015)
• The Shadow Master #2

Fantasy novel, second in a series following The Shadow Master (2014), set in a Walled City where two families, followers of Leonardo and Galileo, vie for control.
• Angry Robot’s site has this description.

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
• (Directory Entry)

* Dozois, Gardner, ed. : The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Second Annual Collection
(St. Martin’s Griffin 978-1250064424, $22.99, 704pp, trade paperback, July 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 Jul 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781466870482

Anthology of 36 stories first published in 2014, with a long “Summation: 2013”, and several pages of ‘honorable mentions’ at the end.
• Authors include Cory Doctorow (Sturgeon-winner “The Man Who Sold the Moon”), Nancy Kress (Nebula- and Locus-winner “Yesterday’s Kin”), Greg Egan, Ken Liu, Lauren Beukes, Michael Swanwick, and Jay Lake.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews, including the table of contents.
• A hardcover edition (978-1250064417, $40) is also available.

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
• (Directory Entry)

* Flint, Eric, & Walter H. Hunt : 1636: The Cardinal Virtues
(Baen 978-1-4767-8061-0, $26, 384pp, hardcover, July 2015, cover art Tom Kidd)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 Jul 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1-62579-401-7
• Ring of Fire #22

Alternate history novel in the “Ring of Fire” series that began with Flint’s 1632 (2000), concerning 17th century European history as affected by West Virginians from the 20th century.
• Baen’s site has this description with links to several chapters.

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
• (Directory Entry)

* Friesner, Esther, & John Helfers, eds. : Chicks and Balances
(Baen 978-1476780634, $15, 336pp, trade paperback, July 2015, cover art Tom Wood)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 Jul 2015

Anthology of 22 original stories about women warriors.
• Authors include Jody Lynn Nye, Harry Turtledove, Robin Wayne Bailey, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, and Sarah A. Hoyt.
• Baen’s site has this description with links to the introduction and several stories.

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
• (Directory Entry)

* Galenorn, Yasmine : Flight from Death
(Berkley 978-0-425-27215-2, $7.99, 336pp, mass market paperback, July 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 Jul 2015

Fantasy novel, first in a new series set in the realm of the author’s Otherworld novels, about a dragon shifter who works for an investigation agency run by a vampire.
• Penguin’s site has this description.

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
• (Directory Entry)

* Jernigan, Zachary : Shower of Stones
(Skyhorse/Night Shade 978-1-59780-817-0, $26.99, 256pp, hardcover, July 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 Jul 2015
• Jeroun #2

Fantasy novel, second in a series following No Return (2013), set on a planet watched over by an orbiting god called Adrash.
• Night Shade’s site has this description.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “…the ending is rife with possibilities for deeper analysis and future related works, and Jernigan’s prose skill is sufficient to rank him among speculative fiction’s rising stars.”

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
• (Directory Entry)

* Maresca, Marshall Ryan : A Murder of Mages
(DAW 978-0756410278, $7.99, 352pp, mass market paperback, July 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 Jul 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780698180109
• Maradaine Constabulary #2

Fantasy novel, second in a series following The Thorn of Dentonhill (Feb. 2015), about a university magic student who leads a double life.
• Penguin’s site has this description.

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
• (Directory Entry)

* Martin, Gail Z., & Larry N. Martin : Iron and Blood
(Solaris 978-1781083116, $9.99, 432pp, mass market paperback, July 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 Jul 2015
• Jack Desmet #1

Steampunk fantasy novel, set in the fictional city of New Pittsburgh in 1898.
• Gail Z. Martin’s blog has this description with a link to an excerpt.
• Solaris’ site has this post about the book.

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
• (Directory Entry)

* Patel, Carrie : Cities and Thrones
(Angry Robot 978-0857665539, $7.99, 448pp, mass market paperback, July 2015, cover art John Coulthart)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 Jul 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780857665546
• UK edition: 9780857665522 (Thu 2 Jul 2015)
• Recoletta #2

SF novel, second in a series following The Buried Life (March 2015), about high-profile murders in a future underground city.
• Angry Robot’s site has this description.

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
• (Directory Entry)

+ Pollack, Rachel : The Child Eater
(Quercus/Jo Fletcher US 978-1623654603, $26.99, 368pp, hardcover, July 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 Jul 2015

First US edition (UK: Quercus/Jo Fletcher, July 2014)

Young adult fantasy novel about an Earth child who can perceive the ghosts of dead children.
• Quercus’ site has this description.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
• (Directory Entry)

* Rhoads, Loren : The Dangerous Type
(Skyhorse/Night Shade Books 978-1597808149, $15.99, 296pp, trade paperback, July 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 Jul 2015
• In the Wake of the Templars #1

SF novel, first of a trilogy, about an assassin who escapes captivity and pursues revenge.
• Night Shade’s site has this description.
• The Publishers Weekly review says, “Rhoads launches an SF trilogy that seems determined to bring the style of grimdark fantasy to space opera, for better or worse.”

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
• (Directory Entry)

* Robinson, Kim Stanley : Aurora
(Orbit 978-0-316-09810-6, $26, 480pp, hardcover, July 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 Jul 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780316378741
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781478903741

SF novel about a generation ship on its way to Tau Ceti.
• Hachette’s site has this description.
• Orbit’s site has an excerpt.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “This ambitious hard SF epic shows Robinson at the top of his game. … As always, Robinson is at his best when dealing with large populations, scientific questions, and logistics, and the very human characters are more than afterthoughts. Even an occasional lapse into preaching about the philosophical problems with space exploration can’t mar this poignant story, which admirably stretches the limits of human imagination.”
• Gary K. Wolfe reviews it in the July issue of Locus Magazine: “Kim Stanley Robinson novels are never about only one thing, so when he addresses a familiar SF trope or subgenre, you can expect matters to get slippery. He interrogates and unpacks assumptions, asks previously unasked questions, and often rethinks the mode of storytelling itself.”

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
• (Directory Entry)

* Ryan, Anthony : Queen of Fire
(Ace 978-0425265642, $28.95, 656pp, hardcover, July 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 Jul 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781101612989
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9780698401648
• Raven’s Shadow #3

Epic fantasy novel, third in a trilogy following Blood Song (2013) and Tower Lord (2014), about the Sixth Order, a band of warriors who defend their realm and its faith.
• Penguin’s site has this description.

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
• (Directory Entry)

* Schultz, Jamie : Splintered
(Roc 978-0451467454, $7.99, 352pp, mass market paperback, July 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 Jul 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780698140929
• Arcane Underworld #2

Urban fantasy novel, second in a series following Premonitions (2014), about a team of thieves with paranormal powers.
• Penguin’s site has this description.

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
• (Directory Entry)

* Stross, Charles : The Annihilation Score
(Ace 978-0425281178, $26.95, 416pp, hardcover, July 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 Jul 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780698195257
• Laundry Files #6

Fantasy novel, sixth in the author’s “Laundry Files” sequence following The Atrocity Archives (2004), The Jennifer Morgue (2006), The Fuller Memorandum (2010), The Apocalypose Codex (2012), and The Rhesus Chart (2014), about British secret service agent Bob Howard battling Lovecraftian horrors.
• Penguin’s site has this description.

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
• (Directory Entry)

* Wexler, Django : The Price of Valor
(Roc 978-0-451-41808-1, $26.95, 512pp, hardcover, July 2015, jacket illustration Paul Youll)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 Jul 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781101609538
• The Shadow Campaigns #3

Military fantasy novel, third in a series following The Thousand Names (2013) and The Shadow Throne (2014), about a colonial garrison trying to survive a rebellion.
• Penguin’s site has this description.

(Fri 19 Jun 2015)
• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
• (Directory Entry)

* Willrich, Chris : The Chart of Tomorrows
(Pyr 978-1-63388-058-0, $18, 544pp, trade paperback, July 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 7 Jul 2015
• Gaunt and Bone #3

Fantasy novel, third in a series following The Scroll of Years (2013) and The Silk Map (2014), about Persimmon Gaunt and Imago Bone, a poet and a thief, fleeing assassins.
• Pyr’s site has this description with a link to a sample chapter.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “The baroque style, wry dialogue, and deft use of classic fantasy tropes evoke pulp-era heroic fantasy with an entertaining edge.”

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
• (Directory Entry)