* Bear, Greg : Killing Titan
(Orbit 978-0316224000, $26, 336pp, hardcover, October 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Oct 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780316223997
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781478960171
• UK edition: 978-0575133914 (Thu 8 Oct 2015)
• War Dogs #2

Near-future SF novel, second in a series following War Dogs (2014), about an interstellar war whose alien protagonists have come to Earth and Mars.
• Hachette’s site has a description.
• Publishers Weekly said of the first book that it was “Stuffed with adrenaline-pumping action and mystifying ambiguity”.

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* Davidson, MaryJanice : Undead and Unforgiven
(Berkley Sensation 978-0-425-28293-9, $25.95, 304pp, hardcover, October 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Oct 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780698407244
• Queen Betsy #14

Humorous romantic fantasy novel, fourteenth book in the “Queen Betsy (Undead)” series following Undead and Unwed, Undead and Unemployed, Undead and Unappreciated (2005), Undead and Unreturnable (2005), Undead and Unpopular (2006), Undead and Uneasy (2007), Undead and Unworthy (2008), Undead and Unwelcome (2009), Undead and Unfinished (2010), Undead and Undermined (2011), Undead and Unstable (2012), and Undead and Unwary (2014).
• Penguin’s site has this description with a link to an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “The wit and zaniness fails to cover up the novel’s slow pacing, and many scenes are just punch lines.”

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* de Pierres, Marianne : Mythmaker
(Angry Robot 978-0857664211, $7.99, 320pp, mass market paperback, October 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Oct 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9870857664228
• UK edition: 9780857664204 (Thu 1 Oct 2015)
• Peacemaker #2

Science fiction novel, second in a series following Peacemaker (2014), about a park ranger in the world’s last natural landscape, dealing with drug runners and dead bodies.
• Angry Robot’s site has this description.

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* Fowler, Christopher : The Sand Men
(Solaris 978-1781083741, $9.99, 320pp, mass market paperback, October 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Oct 2015
• UK edition: 978-1781083741 (Thu 8 Oct 2015)

Horror thriller about unease and violence within a gated community for foreign workers supporting a luxury resort in Dubai.
• Solaris’ site has this description.

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* Gannon, Charles E. : Raising Caine
(Baen 978-1-4767-8093-1, $17, 640pp, trade paperback, October 2015, cover art Bob Eggleton)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Oct 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1-62579-452-9
• Caine Riordan #3

Military SF novel, third in a series following Fire with Fire (2013) and Trial by Fire (2014), about an intelligence operative battling superior aliens and traitorous corporations.
• Baen’s site has this description (click the back link if necessary to see it) with links to several chapters.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Gannon’s signature attention to developing realistic alien worlds makes this installment satisfying.”

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* Gilman, Laura Anne : Silver on the Road
(Simon & Schuster/Saga Press 978-1-4814-4560-3, $26.99, 400pp, hardcover, October 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Oct 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781481429702
• Devil’s West #1

Historical fantasy novel, first in a series, about a young woman in the American west who goes to work for the devil.
• Simon & Schuster’s site has this description.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Refreshingly, [Gilman’s] vision of the American West includes respectful portrayals of Native Americans. Isobel’s coming-of-age story is very accessible to teens, and there’s plenty for adventure-minded adults to enjoy as well.”

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* Golden, Christopher, ed. : Seize the Night: New Tales of Vampiric Terror
(Simon & Schuster/Gallery 978-1476783093, $18, 544pp, trade paperback, October 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Oct 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781476783130

Anthology of original vampire stories.
• Authors include Scott Smith, Kelley Armstrong, Charlaine Harris, John Langan, Seanan McGuire, and Lynda Barry.
• Simon & Schuster’s site has this description.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “These stories move smoothly from the subtle to the horrifying, often shot through with a thick vein of irony, and there’s enough variety and talent to make up for the few stories that aren’t quite as strong.”

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* Hill, Joe, ed. : The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015
(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Mariner 978-0-544-44977-0, 368pp, trade paperback, October 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Oct 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780544449848

Anthology of 20 stories first published in 2014, the first in a new series of anthologies by series editor John Joseph Adams and guest editor Joe Hill.
• Authors include Neil Gaiman, Kelly Link, Sofia Samatar, Jo Walton, Karen Russell, and T.C. Boyle.
• The publisher’s site has this description with a Google previews.
• The Publishers Weekly review says “the overall quality of the work is very high”, but concludes, “A certain similarity in tone creeps in after a while, but it’s fortunately broken up often enough for the book to keep the reader’s interest.”
• Gary K. Wolfe reviews it in the October issue of Locus Magazine, concluding, “Readers who grew up with Moore and Asimov will have to look closely to find much evidence of that archaic DNA among these tales, and may feel that The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy is at best a quirky configuration of the field in the past year, while readers from outside – those to whom Adams says he wants to proselytize – might come away with the unsettled notion that fantasy and SF are almost as much a matter of attitude and style as of genre or theme, but maybe there’s something to that.”

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* Huff, Tanya : An Ancient Peace
(DAW 978-0756409586, $24.95, 336pp, hardcover, October 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Oct 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780698141087
• Peacekeeper #1

Military SF novel, first in a series, about ex-Gunnery Sergeant Torin Kerr.
• Penguin’s site has this description with a preview function.

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* Hurley, Kameron : Empire Ascendant
(Angry Robot 978-0857665591, $14.99, 464pp, trade paperback, October 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Oct 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780857665607
• UK edition: 9780857665584 (Thu 1 Oct 2015)
• Worldbreaker #2

Fantasy novel, second in a series following The Mirror Empire (2014), about a world where people and civilizations are affected by changing stars.
• Angry Robot’s site has this description.
• Publishers Weekly gave the first book a starred review: “Readers will blaze through this opening installment and eagerly await the promised sequel.”

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* Kilpatrick, Nancy, & Caro Soles, eds. : nEvermore! Tales of Murder, Mystery and the Macabre
(Hades/Edge Science Fiction And Fantasy 978-1-77053-085-0, $15.95, 288pp, trade paperback, October 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Thu 1 Oct 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1-77053-086-7

Anthology of 21 original stories inispired by Edgar Allan Poe.
• Authors include Margaret Atwood, Tanith Lee, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Lisa Morton, and Michael Kelly.
• The publisher’s site has this description with the table of contents.

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* Knight, Julia : Swords and Scoundrels
(Orbit 978-0-316-37496-5, $14.99, 400pp, trade paperback, October 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Oct 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780316374972
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781478960164
• The Duelists Trilogy #1

Fantasy novel, first of a trilogy (with subsequent volumes coming over the next two months), about brother and sister duelists who are thrown out of the Duelist’s Guild.
• Hachette’s site has this description.
• Publishers Weekly gives this a starred review: “Beautifully crafted action scenes blend intimately with strong emotion and realistic characters. Told from several viewpoints and punctuated by flashbacks, the shifting narration serves to paint a well-rounded picture filled with fascinating surprises and unforeseen twists.”

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* Lackey, Mercedes : Closer to the Heart
(DAW 978-0-7564-0900-5, $25.95, 336pp, hardcover, October 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Oct 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780698164154
• The Herald Spy #2

Fantasy novel, second in a series, following Closer to Home (2014), within Lackey’s Valdemar Saga, following the Collegium Chronicles.
• Penguin’s site has this description with a preview function.
• Carolyn Cushman reviews it in the October issue of Locus Magazine: “The whole novel is a little too low-key, considering the looming possibility of war. Much as I enjoy following Mags’s adventures, I keep hoping this latest series will crank up the excitement level.”

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* Leckie, Ann : Ancillary Mercy
(Orbit 978-0-316-24668-2, $15.99, 368pp, trade paperback, October 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Oct 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780316246675
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781478960140
• UK edition: 978-0356502427 (Thu 8 Oct 2015)
• Imperial Radch #3

Military SF novel, third in the trilogy following the author’s multiple-award winning Ancillary Justice (2013) and Ancillary Sword (2014).
• Hachette’s site has this description.
• Publishers Weekly gives this a starred review: “The breathtaking conclusion to Leckie’s much-lauded Imperiald Radch trilogy lives up to the promise and expectations of the earlier books.”
• Adrienne Martini and Russell Letson both review the book in the October issue of Locus Magazine. Martini remarks, “As satisfying as the trilogy’s ending is (and it is both surprising and inevitable) what worked best in the previous books remains strong in the last book.”

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* Martin, George R. R. : A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
(Bantam 978-0345533487, $30, 368pp, hardcover, October 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Oct 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780345539113
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9780147526359

Collection of three prequel-novellas to A Game of Thrones, with illustrations by Gary Gianni.
• The novellas were first published in Legends I (ed. Robert Silverberg, 1998), Legends II (Silverberg, 2004), and Warriors (Martin & Dozois, 2010).
• Penguin Random House’s site has this description with a preview function.

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* Moyer, Jaime Lee : Against a Brightening Sky
(Tor 978-0-7653-3184-7, $25.99, 336pp, hardcover, October 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Oct 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781429949828
• Unnamed series #3

Fantasy novel, third in a series following Delia’s Shadow (2013) and A Barricade in Hell (2014), about a woman in 1917 San Francisco who uses her ability to communicate with ghosts to solve crimes.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Moyer brilliantly brings the setting to life, with fascinating details that bolster the historical verisimilitude. Strong characterizations are the icing on this entertaining blend of genres.”

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+ Ness, Patrick : The Rest of Us Just Live Here
(HarperTeen 978-0-06-240316-2, $17.99, 336pp, hardcover, October 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Oct 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780062403186
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9780062421715

Young adult fantasy novel about a teenaged boy who leads an ordinary life while others fight the zombies.
• Harper’s site has this description with a preview function and quotes from various reviews.

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* Parker, K. J. : The Last Witness
(Tor.com 978-0765385291, $12.99, 144pp, trade paperback, October 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Oct 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1-4668-9348-1

Short fantasy novel about a magician who transfers others’ unwanted memories to his own mind.
• Macmillan’s site has this description.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Religious and political machinations that snag the unwary narrator deepen this quick and interesting story.”
• Gary K. Wolfe reviews it in the October issue of Locus Magazine: “When the narrator eventually amasses enough money to retire as a gentleman farmer and later a musician (using memories he had taken from a famed flautist), both these earlier cases come back to haunt him, and the resolution is as ingeniously played out as in any of Parker’s twisty novellas.”

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* Rowland, Diana : White Trash Zombie Gone Wild
(DAW 978-0756408237, $7.99, 336pp, mass market paperback, October 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Oct 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781101608685
• Zombies #5

Humorous zombie novel, fifth in a series following My Life as a White Trash Zombie (2011), Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues (2012), White Trash Zombie Apocalypse (2013), and How the White Trash Zombie Got Her Groove Back (2014).
• Penguin’s site has this description.

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* Sanderson, Brandon : Shadows of Self
(Tor 978-0-7653-7855-2, $27.99, 384pp, hardcover, October 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Oct 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781466862661
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781427262233
• Mistborn #5

Fantasy novel, fifth book in the Mistborn series following Mistborn (2006), The Well of Ascension (2007), The Hero of Ages (2008), and The Alloy of Law (2011).
• Macmillan’s site has this description.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Sanderson’s fantasy world partakes equally of steampunk, early industry, and the Wild West, and he cleverly incorporates the metal-shaping magic of feruchemists and allomancers. Fantasy fans will savor this exciting escapade.”

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* Sandford, John, & Ctein : Saturn Run
(Putnam 978-0-399-17695-1, $28, 608pp, hardcover, October 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Oct 2015

Near-future SF novel about competition between American and Chinese governments to capture an object, apparently a spaceship, decelerating toward Saturn.
• Penguin’s site has this description with a preview function, a video, and blurbs from Stephen King, Larry Niven, and others.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “Scenes of wonder and beauty are joined with moments of helpless calamity at a pace that leaves the reader no time to look back and consider what just happened. The authors include plenty of fascinating technology and inside jokes for SF fans, and the conclusion is inevitable and satisfying.”

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* Sniegoski, Thomas E. : A Deafening Silence in Heaven
(Roc 978-0-451-47002-7, $15, 448pp, trade paperback, October 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Oct 2015
• Remy Chandler #7

Urban fantasy novel, seventh in a series about Remy Chandler, a private investigator who’s an angel on Earth in human form, following A Kiss Before the Apocalypse (2008), Dancing on the Head of a Pin (2009), Where Angels Fear to Tread (2010), A Hundred Words for Hate (2011), In the House of the Wicked (2012), and Walking in the Midst of Fire (2013).
• Penguin’s site has this description with a preview function.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “While Sniegoski does a solid job of bringing readers up to speed, this story is clearly aimed at longtime fans, and it hits home, resolving some long-standing arcs and dropping some bombshells. Fans of Remy will feel satisfied, though emotionally spent.”

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* Steinmetz, Ferrett : The Flux
(Angry Robot 978-0857664600, $7.99, mass market paperback, October 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Oct 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780857664648
• UK edition: 9780857664624 (Thu 1 Oct 2015)
• ‘Mancer #2

Urban fantasy novel, second in a series following Flex (March 2015), about a battle between ‘mancers, devotees to various kinds of magic.
• Angry Robot’s site has this description.

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+ Tingey, Sue : Marked
(Quercus/Jo Fletcher 978-1623659202, $26.99, 304pp, hardcover, October 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Oct 2015
• The Soulseer Chronicles #1

Fantasy novel, first of a trilogy and the author’s first novel, about a paranormal investigator who’s had a ghost girl as a companion since she was born.
• Quercus’ site has this description of the UK edition, which appeared in May 2015.
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* Weber, David, Timothy Zahn & Tom Pope : A Call to Arms
(Baen 978-1-4767-8085-6, $26, hardcover, October 2015, cover art David Mattingly)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Oct 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1-62579-450-5
• Manticore Ascendant #2

Military SF novel, second book of a series set in Weber’s Honorverse, following A Call to Duty (2014).
• Baen’s site has this description (click the ‘back’ link once to get there) with links to several chapters.

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* Wong, David : Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits
(St. Martin’s/Dunne 978-1-250-04019-0, $26.99, 384pp, hardcover, October 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Oct 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781466835436
• UK edition: 978-1783291847 (Tue 6 Oct 2015)

Near-future SF novel about Zoey Ashe and her cat in a futuristic city in which she becomes target of various villains.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• Publishers Weekly gives this a starred review: “Biting humor and blatant digs at modern society overlay a subtly brilliant and thoughtful plot focused on one young woman’s growth and survival against all odds.”

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