Abraham, Daniel :
A Shadow in Summer
(Tor 0-765-35187-0, $7.99, 363pp, mass market paperback, August 2007)
(First edition: Tor, March 2006)
SF novel, the author's first novel, book one of the "Long Price Quartet", set in a city where poets control supernatural creatures called 'andat'.
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The second book in the series, A Betrayal In Winter, is just out in hardcover.
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Tor's website has this page for the book with an excerpt.
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Faren Miller wrote about the book last year in Locus Magazine: "While I'm tempted to compare Abraham's writing to the darkness and psychological subtlety of some notable postwar Brits or that of George R.R. Martin (who aptly provides one of the blurbs), that wouldn't quite capture the feel of this book. There's something genuinely new here, and it will be fascinating to see how the Quartet develops."
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Cherryh, C. J. :
Fortress of Ice
(Eos 0-380-82025-0, $7.99, 516pp, mass market paperback, August 2007)
(First edition: Eos, November 2006)
Fantasy novel, fifth in the "Fortress" series that began with Fortress in the Eye of Time (1995) and whose previous volume was Fortress of Dragons (2000). In this book, set 16 years after the previous title, Cefwyn tries to take control of his kingdom while struggling with the rivalry between his two sons.
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The HarperCollins website has this description of the book, and an excerpt.
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David, Peter :
Sagittarius Is Bleeding
(Tor 0-7653-5518-3, $6.99, 327pp, mass market paperback, July 2007)
Original novel based on current TV series Battlestar Galactica, in which President Laura Roslin has disturbing dreams about a galaxy overrun by Cylons.
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The hardcover first edition appeared in October 2006 from Tor.
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Tor's website has this description and an excerpt.
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Fallon, Jennifer :
Warrior
(Tor 0-765-34870-5, $7.99, 562pp, mass market paperback, August 2007)
(First edition: Tor, September 2006)
Fantasy novel, second in the "Wolfblade" trilogy following Wolfblade (US edition January 2006), also fifth in the overall "Hythrun Chronicles" following the "Demon Child" trilogy (Medalon, Treason Keep, and Harshini). The final book in this trilogy, Warlord, just appeared in hardcover from Tor.
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The author's site has this page about the book, with an extract.
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Tor's site has this description and an excerpt.
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Foster, Alan Dean :
The Candle of Distant Earth
(Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46133-9, $6.99, 266pp, mass market paperback, August 2007)
(First edition: Ballantine Del Rey, July 2006)
Humorous SF novel, third in the 'Taken' trilogy following Lost and Found (2004) and The Light-Years Beneath My Feet (2005), about a Chicago commodities trader who's been kidnapped by aliens. In this volume Marcus Walker helps an alien race fend off invaders.
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Del Rey Online has this description with an excerpt.
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Garcia y Robertson, R. :
Firebird
(Tor 0-7653-5213-3, $7.99, 376pp, mass market paperback, July 2007)
(First edition: Tor, May 2006)
Fantasy novel set in the medieval land of Markovy, about a witch-girl and a knight trying to remove the curse from their land.
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Tor's website has this description and an excerpt.
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Amazon has the starred Publishers Weekly review of the hardcover edition: "Bawdy and bloody, magical and mythic, this joyous novel is sure to please heroic fantasy fans."
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Haldeman, Joe :
A Separate War and Other Stories
(Ace 0-441-01517-4, $7.99, 21+295pp, mass market paperback, August 2007)
(First edition: Ace, August 2006)
Collection of 15 stories spanning the author's career, including first-published story "Out of Phase" (1969) and recent stories "A Separate War" (1999), "Four Short Novels" (2003), "Faces" (2004), and author's favorite "For White Hill" (1995).
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Original to this book is "Fantasy for Six Electrodes and One Adrenaline Drip", "a play in the form of a feelie script", written in 1972 for Harlan Ellison's The Last Dangerous Visions.
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Connie Willis contributes "Meet Joe Haldeman". Haldeman provides an introduction and 9 pages of "notes on the stories", which says about his LDV story "I could have been the Father of Cyberpunk, seven years before William Gibson's 'Johnny Mnemonic.' Or maybe not."
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Gary K. Wolfe reviewed the book last year in Locus Magazine, noting that "For White Hill" "alone is worth the price of the volume".
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Isaak, Elaine :
The Eunuch's Heir
(Eos 0-06-078259-5, $7.99, 454pp, mass market paperback, August 2007)
(First edition: Eos, October 2006)
Fantasy novel, sequel to the author's first novel The Singer's Crown (2005). In this book the heir to a kingdom flees following an attempt on his life.
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The publisher's site has this description.
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The author's site has this page for the book, with a link to a sample chapter (in Word).
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King, Stephen :
Lisey's Story
(Pocket 1-416-52335-9, $9.99, 656pp, mass market paperback, July 2007)
(First edition: Simon & Schuster/Scribner, October 2006)
Supernatural horror novel about the widow of a bestselling novelist who discovers her late husband's secret world.
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As the book's first paragraph informs, the title character's name rhymes with "CeeCee".
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The book is currently a finalist for this year's World Fantasy Awards.
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The news page on King's website has links to pages about the book's cover art, and to the publisher's description and an excerpt.
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Malan, Violette :
The Mirror Prince
(DAW 0-7564-0423-1, $6.99, 361pp, mass market paperback, July 2007)
(First edition: DAW, July 2006)
Fantasy novel, the author's first novel, about a history professor who learns he's really a Faerie Prince Guardian who's been exiled to Earth.
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The author's second novel, The Sleeping God, just appeared in hardcover.
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The author's website has a description, a biography, and a list of works with a link to a crime short story.
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May, Julian :
Sorcerer's Moon
(Ace 0-441-01515-8, $7.99, 543pp, mass market paperback, August 2007)
(First edition: Ace, August 2006)
Fantasy novel, third in the Boreal Moon sequence following Conqueror's Moon (2004) and Ironcrown Moon (2005). In this book issues of succession threaten a kingdom's ability to defend itself against tentacled Salka.
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Amazon has the Booklist review by Roland Green, which concludes "Though the pace is sometimes slow, May realizes characters, setting, and the potential ethical conundrums involved in using magic with her accustomed skill, and readers who've enjoyed her for 30 years won't stop now."
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Monette, Sarah :
The Virtu
(Ace 0-441-01516-6, $7.99, 499pp, mass market paperback, August 2007)
(First edition: Ace, July 2006)
Fantasy novel, follow-up to the author's debut novel Mélusine (2005), about wizard Felix and assassin/thief Mildmay in a magical city. The third book in the series, The Mirador, just appeared in hardcover.
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The author's site has excerpts of the first four chapters, plus a map and an explanation of the calendar.
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Faren Miller reviewed the book last year in Locus Magazine, concluding "In the course of escalating adventures that will leave your knuckles white and your mind ablaze, these half-brothers manage to find (or rediscover) some small measure of order in a very disorderly world. Monette brings their story to a strong conclusion, but I'd gladly follow her into the labyrinth again -- with or without their company."
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Sanderson, Brandon :
Mistborn
(Tor 0-765-35038-6, $7.99, 647pp, mass market paperback, August 2007)
(First edition: Tor, July 2006)
Fantasy novel, first in "The Final Empire" series, about a former thief and prison escapee battling the Lord Ruler of a mist-haunted world. The second book in the series, The Well of Ascension, just appeared in hardcover.
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Tor's website has this description, with an excerpt.
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Faren Miller review the book last year in Locus Magazine, calling it an "enjoyable, adventurous read" that should "satisfy even easily-bored teens."
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Schroeder, Karl :
Sun of Suns
(Tor 0-765-35453-5, $6.99, 322pp, mass market paperback, August 2007)
(First edition: Tor, October 2006)
SF novel, "Book One of Virga", a "far-future steam-punk space opera (with pirates!)" according to the author's site, about a fullerene balloon inhabited by various warring nations. The second volume in the series, Queen of Candesce, just appeared in hardcover.
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Tor's website has this description, with an excerpt.
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Scott, Martin :
Thraxas and the Dance of Death
(Baen 1-416-52144-5, $7.99, 262pp, mass market paperback, August 2007, cover by Tom Kidd)
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Fantasy detective novel, sixth in the series about a private detective in the magic city of Turai. The first volume, Thraxas (1999), won a World Fantasy Award.
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Baen's site has this description with links to chapter excerpts.
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The first edition appeared in the UK from Orbit in 2002.
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Smith, Sherwood :
Inda
(DAW 0-7564-0422-3, $7.99, 612pp, mass market paperback, August 2007)
(First edition: DAW, August 2006)
Fantasy novel set in the same world as the author's early YA novels Crown Duel (1997) and Court Duel (1998), about the son of a prince sent to learn the art of war. The sequel, The Fox, just appeared in hardcover.
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The author's site has a page about Inda and His World, with links to pages about the world, the ships, the characters, a timeline, and a pronunciation guide.
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Weber, David :
In Fury Born
(Baen 1-416-52131-3, $7.99, 856pp, mass market paperback, August 2007)
(First edition: Baen, April 2006)
Military SF novel, an expanded version of the author's 1992 novel Path of the Fury, about a military woman who sets out to take revenge on the pirates who destroyed her world.
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Baen's site has this description and links to several chapters.
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Weis, Margaret :
Master of Dragons
(Tor 0-7653-4392-4, $7.99, 370pp, mass market paperback, July 2007)
(First edition: Tor, November 2005)
Fantasy novel, third in the Dragonvarld trilogy following Mistress of Dragons (2003) and The Dragon's Son (2004), about twins caught up in a war between renegade dragons and humankind.
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Tor's website has this description and an audio excerpt.
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White, Steve :
Blood of the Heroes
(Baen 1-416-52143-7, $7.99, 319pp, mass market paperback, August 2007)
(First edition: Baen, January 2006)
SF time travel novel about an agent of the Temporal Regulatory Authority who finds himself stuck in ancient Greece, where the Greek gods turn out to be real.
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Baen's website has this description -- "Jason Thanou of the Temporal Regulatory Authority had about had it with nursemaiding parties of ivory-tower academics through Earth's blood-drenched history, keeping them alive as they sought evidence for their pet theories. Of course, when one of the ivory-tower academics looked like Doctor Deirdre Sadaka-Ramirez, one last expedition didn't look like such a bad idea after all..." -- and several chapter excerpts.
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Wright, John C. :
Fugitives of Chaos
(Tor 0-765-35387-3, $7.99, 353pp, mass market paperback, July 2007)
(First edition: Tor, November 2006)
Fantasy novel, second in the "Chronicles of Chaos" series following Orphans of Chaos (2005), about five orphans with supernatural powers at a British boarding school. In this volume the students try to escape from the school and regain their memories. The third volume, Titans of Chaos, apeared in hardcover last April.
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Tor's website has this descripiton and an excerpt.
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Nick Gevers reviewed the book last year in Locus Magazine, calling it "Glorious and intelligent reading, this series, multi-layered and bracingly strange."
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