* Amish : The Secret of the Nagas
(UK: Quercus/Jo Fletcher 978-1-78087-404-3, $8.99, 432pp, trade paperback, December 2013)
• Nominal Publication Date: Thu 17 Oct 2013
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1780874067
• Shiva Trilogy #2

Fantasy novel, second of a trilogy following The Immortals of Melhua (Jan. 2013), set in ancient India.
• Series site Shiva Trilogy has this page for the book.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides a preview.
• The book was previously published by Westland Books in 2011, and in India by Taras Press in 2011.

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* Blake, E. C. : Masks
(DAW 978-0-7564-0759-9, $19.95, 304pp, hardcover, November 2013, cover art Paul Young)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 5 Nov 2013
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-0698142800
• Aygrima #1

Fantasy novel, first of a series, in which the Autarchy of Aygrima has been cut off from its overseas trading partners.
• Penguin’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review mentions that Blake is a pseudonym for Edward Willet, author SF novels such as The Helix War (2012). The review concludes, “The worldbuilding is solid, though a little too detail-focused at times, and Mara’s personal growth is a delight to follow. Sharp characterization, a fast-moving plot, and a steady unveiling of a bigger picture make this a welcome addition to the genre.”

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* DeMarco, Joseph R. G. : A Warning in Blood
(Lethe Press 978-1-59021-286-8, $18, 207pp, trade paperback, December 2013)
• Nominal Publication Date: Sun 1 Dec 2013
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1-59021-214-1
• The Vampire Inquisitor #1

Fantasy novel, first of a series, about a vampire Inquisitor who investigates crimes among the undead.
• Lethe’s site has this description.

(Thu 12 Dec 2013)
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* Mamatas, Nick : Love Is the Law
(Dark Horse 978-1-61655-222-0, $7.99, 250pp, trade paperback, October 2013)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 22 Oct 2013
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: B00FBS059W

Fantasy novel about a punk-rock girl whose political and magickal mentor is found dead.
• Dark Horse’s site has this description.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.

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* Pitts, J. A. : Bravado’s House of Blues
(Fairwood 978-1-933846-41-5, $15.99, 236pp, trade paperback, November 2013)

Collection of 14 stories, with an introduction by Ken Scholes.
• Four stories are original to the book; the others were published in various small press magazines and anthologies from 2006 to 2011.
• Fairwood’s site has this description with blurbs from Jay Lake, Ken Scholes, and others.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews. Despite the August publication date on Amazon, the book became available only just this past month.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “the collection’s diversity and ambition hint at better works to come.”

(Sun 15 Dec 2013)
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