* Ambrose, E. C. : Elisha Magus
(DAW 978-0756409265, $24.95, 304pp, hardcover, July 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 1 Jul 2014
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781101637418
• Dark Apostle #2

Fantasy novel, second of a series following Elisha Barber (2013), about witchcraft in 14th century England.
• Penguin’s site has this description.
• Publishers Weekly The said of the first book, “Pseudonymous fantasist Ambrose’s version of 14th-century England has an interesting system of magic and is filled with visceral horrors described in graphic detail.”

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* Buckell, Tobias S. : Hurricane Fever
(Tor 978-0-7653-1922-7, $24.99, 272pp, hardcover, July 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 1 Jul 2014
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781429949286
• UK edition: Del Rey UK 978-0091953539 (Thu 3 Jul 2014)
• Roo Jones #2


Near-future SF novel, sequel to Arctic Rising (2012), about former agent Prudence “Roo” Jones, now investigating a conspiracy involving the death of a murdered fellow spy.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review calls it a “near-future techno-thriller” and concludes, “The scenes of sailing and spying action move quickly, and the climax, set on a supersized satellite-launching cannon, is one white cat shy of a Bond movie.”

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* Cheney, J. Kathleen : The Seat of Magic
(Roc 978-0-451-41776-3, $15, 400pp, trade paperback, July 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 1 Jul 2014
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781101606902
• Golden City #2

Fantasy novel, second in a series following The Golden City (2013), 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 calls it “mesmerizing”, and comments, “Despite a somewhat rambling plot, Cheney assembles the necessary details to build convincing scenes of unpleasant things happening to the believable, fallible, mostly sympathetic characters.”

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* Correia, Larry : Monster Hunter Nemesis
(Baen 978-1-4767-3655-6, $25, 368pp, hardcover, July 2014, cover art Alan Pollack)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 1 Jul 2014
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1-62579-294-5
• Monster Hunter #5

Humorous fantasy novel, fifth in a series following Monster Hunter International (2007), Monster Hunter Vendetta (2010), Monster Hunter Alpha (2011), and Monster Hunter Legion (2012), about a man recruited by a covert organization dedicated to eradicating monsters.
• Baen’s site has this description (click the ‘back’ link in the upper right if necessary), with links to several chapters.

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* Gibson, Julia Mary : Copper Magic
(Tor/Starscape 978-0765332110, $16.99, 336pp, hardcover, July 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 1 Jul 2014
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781429955935

Young adult historical fantasy novel, the author’s first novel, about a girl who discovers an ancient talisman on the shores of Lake Michigan in 1906.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.

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* Hickman, Tracy, & Laura Hickman : Unwept
(Tor 978-0-7653-3203-5, $22.99, 272pp, hardcover, July 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 1 Jul 2014
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781429955928
• Nightbirds Trilogy #1

Historical fantasy novel, first of a trilogy, set in a seaside town in Maine, where a woman has lost her memory.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt and a book trailer.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “When the magical elements finally appear, they show up at breakneck speed, slamming the reader against some abrupt revelations about Gamin, Ellis, and her friends in the eclectic Nightbirds society. The novel is not one of the authors’ strongest efforts, but that won’t stop their fans from investing in this series.”

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* Kratman, Tom : The Rods and the Axe
(Baen 978-1-4767-3656-3, $25, 496pp, hardcover, July 2014, cover art Kurt Miller)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 1 Jul 2014
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1-62579-295-2
• Carrera #6

Military SF novel, sixth in a series following A Desert Called Peace (2007), Carnifex (2007), The Lotus Eaters (2010), The Amazon Legion (2011), and Come and Take Them (2013), about military leader Carrera and his battles against Islamic terrorists and other threats on the world of Terra Nova.
• Baen’s site has this description (hit the ‘back’ link in upper right once or twice if necessary) with links to several chapters.

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* Palmatier, Joshua : Shattering the Ley
(DAW 978-0-7564-0919-7, $25.95, 496pp, hardcover, July 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 1 Jul 2014
• Erenthrall #1

Fantasy novel, first in a series, about the magical city of Erenthrall, hub of a ley line system that links it to the rest of the world.
• Penguin’s site has this description.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “This initial installment feels like buildup for the rest of the story, but still delivers a compelling adventure.”

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* Park, Paul : All Those Vanished Engines
(Tor 978-0-7653-7540-7, $25.99, 304pp, hardcover, July 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 1 Jul 2014
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781466847163

SF novel in three parts, each set in its own alternate-history universe.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt and video trailer.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “The story simultaneously stretches forward and backward in time, revealing dense layers with even more mysteries to be explored, from extraterrestrial intervention in the Civil War to the shifting truths behind family history and the nature of storytelling itself. Park handles multiple viewpoints, time lines, and story lines masterfully in this dense, philosophically provocative story.”
• Gary K. Wolfe reviews it in the July issue of Locus Magazine: “Closer in form to Borges than to Wells, All Those Vanished Engines is not so much a return to science fiction as an effort, maddening and brilliant by turns, to re-invent it as a way of understanding our own tangled histories.”

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+ Philip, Gillian : Wolfsbane
(Tor 978-0765333247, $24.99, 432pp, hardcover, July 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 1 Jul 2014
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781429967907
• Rebel Angel #3

Fantasy novel, third in a series of four following Firebrand and Bloodstone (both US 2013), set in the 16th century and about a Veil that separates the human worlds from that of the Sithe.
• The book was first published in the UK in 2012.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Philip continues to excel at depicting relationship and character growth, and the slow boil to action among the long-lived but increasingly impatient Sithe.”

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* Rowland, Diana : How the White Trash Zombie Got Her Groove Back
(DAW 978-0-7564-0822-0, $7.99, 336pp, mass market paperback, July 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 1 Jul 2014
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781101608593
• Zombies #4

Humorous zombie novel, fourth in a series following My Life as a White Trash Zombie (2011), Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues (2012), and White Trash Zombie Apocalypse (2013).
• Penguin’s site has this description.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “This orgy of super science, roadhouse rumbles, and slapstick supernaturalism should satisfy readers searching for blood-soaked fun.”

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* Ryan, Anthony : Tower Lord
(Ace 978-0425265628, $28.95, 624pp, hardcover, July 2014, cover illustration Cliff Nielsen)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 1 Jul 2014
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781101612941
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9780698163690
• Raven’s Shadow #-

Epic fantasy novel, second in a series following Blood Song (2013), about the Sixth Order, a band of warriors who defend their realm and its faith.
• Penguin’s site has this description.
• The Publishers Weekly review of the first novel said, “Ryan hits all the high notes of epic fantasy—a gritty setting, ancient magics, ruthless intrigue, divided loyalties, and bloody action—in this originally self-published launch title for the Raven’s Shadow trilogy.” (This second title has not been previously published.)

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* Schultz, Jamie : Premonitions
(Roc 978-0451467447, $7.99, 384pp, mass market paperback, July 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 1 Jul 2014
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780698140691
• Premonitions #1

Urban fantasy novel, first of a series and apparently the author’s first novel, about a team of thieves with paranormal powers.
• Penguin’s site has this description.
• The Publishers Weekly review calls it a “promising urban fantasy series launch”, and concludes, “The development of the three women’s relationships will keep readers coming back to this gritty series.”

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* Shepherd, Mike : Vicky Peterwald: Target
(Ace 978-0-425-26657-1, $7.99, 336pp, mass market paperback, July 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 24 Jun 2014
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781101617311
• Vicky Peterwald #1

Military SF novel, first in a spinoff series to Shepherd’s long-running Kris Longknife series. This is about the emperor’s daughter, whose brother was killed by Kris Longknife, now compelled to join the Navy.
• Mike Shepherd is a pseudonym for Mike Moscoe.
• Penguin’s site has this description.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.
• The Publishers Weekly review comments, “This first spin-off from Shepherd’s popular Kris Longknife books is fast paced, but restricted to setting up the conundrums that will drive the next two novels in the trilogy.”

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* Stross, Charles : The Rhesus Chart
(Ace 978-0-425-25686-2, $26.95, 368pp, hardcover, July 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 1 Jul 2014
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780698140288
• Laundry Files #5

Fantasy novel, fifth in the author’s “Laundry Files” sequence following The Atrocity Archives (2004), The Jennifer Morgue (2006), The Fuller Memorandum (2010), and The Apocalypose Codex (2012), about British secret service agent Bob Howard battling Lovecraftian horrors.
• Penguin’s site has this description.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.
• The Publishers Weekly review comments, “Stross stumbles a bit at times—by this point in the series, the multipage jokes about British bureaucracy complicating things have gotten tired—but generally offers a meaty story.”

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* Wexler, Django : The Shadow Throne
(Roc 978-0-451-41806-7, $25.95, 528pp, hardcover, July 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 1 Jul 2014
• Shadow Campaigns #2

Military fantasy novel, second of a series following The Thousand Names (2013), about a colonial garrison trying to survive a rebellion.
• Penguin’s site has this description.
• The Publishers Weekly review calls it “audacious and subversive”, and concludes, “There are a few threads that get wrapped up a little too neatly off-screen, but readers will still be eager to see how the trilogy ends.”

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* White, Steve : Ghosts of Time
(Baen 978-1-4767-3657-0, $15, 272pp, trade paperback, July 2014, cover art Don Maitz)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 1 Jul 2014
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1-62579-296-9
• Jason Thanou #4

SF novel, fourth in a series following Blood of the Heroes (2006), Sunset of the Gods (Jan. 2013), and Pirates of the Timestream (Aug. 2013), about a time traveler to ancient Greece where the Greek gods are real.
• Baen’s site has this description (if it auto-forwards to the map, click the ‘back’ link in upper-right) with links to several chapters.
• The Publishers Weekly review comments, “Meticulous research, vivid historical descriptions, and tense action sequences help flesh out this rousing time-travel adventure, though it occasionally threatens to collapse under its own convoluted weight as characters play merry havoc with cause and effect across the centuries.”

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