* Andrews, Ilona : Fate’s Edge
(Ace 978-0-441-02086-7, $7.99, 480pp, mass market paperback, December 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 29 Nov 2011
• The Edge #3

Urban fantasy novel, third in a series following On the Edge (2009) and Bayou Moon (2010), about a family that lives on the “Edge” of two worlds, the mundane and the magical.
• The authors’ site (the byline is that of Kate Daniels and her husband Gordon) has a description with a Letter to the Reader.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides a preview.
• The Publishers Weekly review calls it “an appealing blend of madcap caper, spy thriller, and romantic comedy”.

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+ Chandler, David : Honor Among Thieves
(Harper Voyager 978-0-06-202126-7, $7.99, 544pp, mass market paperback, December 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 29 Nov 2011
• Ancient Blades #3
First US edition (UK: Harper Voyager, September 2011)

Fantasy novel, thrid in a series following Den of Thieves (2011) and A Thief in the Night (2011), about a thief who joins a criminal operation run by the lord of the underworld.
• The author also writes horror novels as David Wellington.
• Harper’s site has this description.

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* Douglas, Carole Nelson : Virtual Virgin
(Pocket 978-1-4391-6779-3, $7.99, 384pp, mass market paperback, December 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 29 Nov 2011
• Delilah Street, Paranormal Investigator #?5

Paranormal romance novel, fifth in the “Delilah Street, Paranormal Investigator” series following Dancing with Werewolves, Brimstone Kiss, Vampire Sunrise, and Silver Zombie, set in Las Vegas.
• The publisher’s site has this description, with a Browse Inside function.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Delilah’s snappy voice owes much to her passion for the era of the silver screen, and readers will love spotting all the film references peppering this strong urban fantasy.”

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* Duchamp, L. Timmel : Never at Home
(Aqueduct Press 978-1-933500-74-4, $18, 308pp, trade paperback, November 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Mon 1 Aug 2011

Collection of seven stories, five previously published from 1995 to 2006.
• Original stories in this volume included 100 page novella “Sadness Ineffable, Desire Ineluctable” and 40 page novelette “The Nones of Quintilis, Somewhere on the Southwest Slope of Monte Albano”.
• Aqueduct Press’ site has this description with blurbs by Kim Stanley Robinson, Karen Joy Fowler, Carolyn Ives Gilman, and Jeff VanderMeer. Though the publisher and Amazon.com indicate an August publication date, the book was received for review in November.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides the copyrights page, table of contents, and a preview.

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* Hanover, M. L. N. : Killing Rites
(Pocket 978-1-4391-7634-4, $7.99, 384pp, mass market paperback, December 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 29 Nov 2011
• Black Sun’s Daughter #4

Urban fantasy novel, third in the “Black Sun’s Daughter” series following Unclean Spirits (2008), Darker Angels (2009), and Vicious Grace (2010), in which Jayné Heller inherits her uncle’s fortune and fights a clan of supernatural beings.
• Hanover is a pseudonym for Daniel Abraham.
• The publisher’s site has this description with a Browse Inside function.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Hanover’s descriptive writing vividly captures the beauty of New Mexico and gives the book plenty of creepy atmosphere, but the gradual buildup of the plot will leave some readers wishing for more action and less introspection.”

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* Liu, Marjorie M. : Within the Flames
(Harpercollins/Avon 978-0-06-202017-8, $7.99, 384pp, mass market paperback, December 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 29 Nov 2011
• Dirk & Steele #11

Paranormal romance novel, 11th in a series following In the Dark of Dreams (2010) and beginning with Tiger Eye (2005), about a paranormal detective agency.
• The Avon Romance site has this description.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “The psychology is delightfully complex, though the morality is a touch simplistic. Fans of Dirk and Steele will love this installment, which is also quite accessible to newcomers.”

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* McCullough, Kelly : Broken Blade
(Ace 978-1937007089, $7.99, 304pp, mass market paperback, December 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 29 Nov 2011
• Fallen Blade #1

Fantasy novel, first in the “Fallen Blade” series, about a swordsman and his familiar whose goddess has been murdered.
• The author’s site has this page about the series with a description and details about the next two books, and a Chapter One excerpt.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides an excerpt.

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* McDonald, Ian : Planesrunner
(Pyr 978-1-61614-541-5, $16.95, 269pp, trade paperback, December 2011, cover illustration John Picacio)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Dec 2011
• Everness #1

Young adult science fiction novel (the author’s first YA novel), first of a series, about a teenaged boy whose scientist father is kidnapped, leaving him with the Infundibulum, a map of an infinite number of parallel worlds.
• Pyr’s site has this description with blurbs from Cory Doctorow, Paolo Bacigalupi, and Kirkus Reviews’ starred review: “What joy to find science fiction based on real scientific concepts.”
• Though the publisher’s site indicates December release, and Amazon.com indicates December 6th publication, Amazon has had the book available for purchase since late November.
• Publishers Weekly gave it a starred review: “McDonald writes with scientific and literary sophistication, as well as a wicked sense of humor. Add nonstop action, eccentric characters, and expert universe building, and this first volume of the Everness series is a winner.”
• Gary K. Wolfe reviews it in the November 2011 issue of Locus Magazine: “Planesrunner is not only excellent YA SF in terms of its likeable characters and well-executed setpieces, but is simply good SF in a way which almost reinvents, and possibly makes addictive, the old parallel universe trope. It’s fun.”

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* Painter, Kristen : Bad Blood
(Orbit 978-0-316-08475-8, $7.99, 448pp, mass market paperback, December 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 22 Nov 2011
• House of Comarre #3

Gothic urban fantasy novel, third of a trilogy following Blood Rights and Flesh and Blood, about a special race of humans bred to feed vampires.
• Orbit’s site has this post in which the author explains the origin of the series.
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* Remic, Andy : Theme Planet
(Solaris 978-1907992117, $8.99, 416pp, mass market paperback, December 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 29 Nov 2011
• Anarchy #1

SF novel, subtitled “A Novel of the Anarchy”, about a planet dedicated to hedonism and adventure.
• The author’s site has a description.
• Coincidentally, perhaps, Remic is lauching new publishing venture called Anarchy Books, devoted to multimedia projects.

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* Rusch, Kristine Kathryn : Anniversary Day
(WMG Publishing 978-0615521794, $17.99, 468pp, trade paperback, December 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 22 Nov 2011
• Retrieval Artist #8

Mystery/SF novel, eighth in the ‘Retrieval Artist’ series following The Disappeared (2002), Extremes (2003), Consequences (2004), Buried Deep (2005), Paloma (2006), Recovery Man (2007), and Duplicate Effort (2009).
• The publisher’s site has this description and order page. The publisher’s About page says, as of August 2011, it “has over 200 titles in electronic form and a number in trade paperback, with more titles being added on every day.”
• Rusch’s site has a a page about the series, listing the novels in order.

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* Rush, Jaime : Beyond the Darkness
(Harpercollins/Avon 978-0-06-201891-5, $7.99, 384pp, mass market paperback, December 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 29 Nov 2011
• Offspring #5

Paranormal romance novel, fifth in a series following A Perfect Darkness (2009), Out of the Darkness (2009), Touching Darkness (2010), and Burning Darkness (2011).
• The author’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Avon Romance site also has a description.

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* Sullivan, Michael J. : Theft of Swords
(Orbit 978-0-316-18774-9, $14.99, 704pp, trade paperback, November 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Wed 23 Nov 2011
• Riyria Revelations #1

Fantasy novel, first of a trilogy to be published at monthly intervals in November, December, and January.
• Wikipedia’s page for the author says the series comprises six books, all written before the first was published, and says “The series is centered around two thieves, Royce Melborne and Hadrian Blackwater and contains adventure, humor, and twisting plots.”
• Orbit’s site has this post about the trilogy with the covers of all three books.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides a preview.
• Amazon currently has 18 reader reviews, 14 of them rating it 5 stars.

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+ Williams, Mazarkis : The Emperor’s Knife
(Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-384-7, $24.99, 352pp, hardcover, December 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 29 Nov 2011
• Pattern #1
First US edition (UK: Quercus/Jo Fletcher, November 2011)

Fantasy novel, the author’s first novel, set in an empire plagued by a ‘Pattern’, concerning palace schemes to take control once the Pattern affects the Emperor.
• Night Shade’s site has this description. This is the first US edition of the first book in Jo Fletcher’s new line for UK publisher Quercus Books.
• The Publishers Weekly review gives it a star: “Williams’s riveting and intense debut is driven as much by the emotional scars of a ruthless court as by the court’s intrigues.”
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