* Briggs, Patricia : Shifting Shadows
(Ace 978-0-425-26500-0, $26.95, 464pp, hardcover, September 2014, cover art Daniel Dos Santos)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 2 Sep 2014
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781101609507
• Mercy Thompson #-

Collection of 10 stories, subtitled “Stories from the World of Mercy Thompson”. Four stories are original to this book.
• Penguin’s site has this description with a link to an excerpt.
• Publishers Weekly gave it a starred review: “These intriguing, suspenseful, and occasionally heartwarming stories will thrill and delight fans of Mercy and her friends.”
• Carolyn Cushman reviewed it in the August issue of Locus Magazine: “All together, it’s a highly entertaining read, and though most likely to interest fans of the series, most of the stories standalone enough to be of interest to urban fantasy fans in general.”

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* Daniel, Tony, & David Drake : The Savior
(Baen 978-1-4767-3670-9, $25, 416pp, hardcover, September 2014, cover art Kurt Miller)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 2 Sep 2014
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1-62579-309-6
• The General #10

SF novel set on the planet Duisenberg, where an Egyptian-like culture has developed and a young hero tries to lead the planet out of the galactic dark ages.
• It’s the tenth book, following The Heretic (2013), in a series called The General written by S.M. Stirling and others from outlines by Drake (according to Wikipedia).
• Baen’s site has this description (click the ‘back’ link a couple times) with links to several chapters.

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* Hunter, Sylvia Izzo : The Midnight Queen
(Ace 978-0425272459, $15, 432pp, trade paperback, September 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 2 Sep 2014
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780698144651
• Noctis Magicae #1

Fantasy novel, first of a series and the author’s first novel, about a student sent away in disgrace from Oxford’s Merlin College.
• Penguin’s site has this description with a link to an excerpt.

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* Jacka, Benedict : Hidden
(Ace 978-0-425-26494-2, $7.99, 304pp, mass market paperback, September 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 2 Sep 2014
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781101609439
• Alex Verus #5

Urban fantasy novel, fifth in a series following Fated (March 2012), Cursed (June 2012), Taken (Sept. 2012), and Chosen (2013), about a London magician who can foresee the future.
• Penguin’s site has this description.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes that a development in this book “promises really exciting, substantial conflict for future books in the series.”

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* Kenyon, Sherrilyn : Son of No One
(St. Martin’s 978-1250029911, $27.99, 432pp, hardcover, September 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 2 Sep 2014
• Dark-Hunter #24

Supernatural romance novel, 24th volume in the bestselling “Dark-Hunters” series, following Retribution (2011), Time Untime (2012), and Styxx (2013).
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The author’s site has this page for the book, with links to excerpts, background, and the book’s playlist.

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* Lewis, J. F. : Grudgebearer
(Pyr 978-1-61614-984-0, $18, 400pp, trade paperback, September 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 2 Sep 2014
• Grudgebearer #1

Fantasy novel, first of a trilogy, about disputes between a race of former slaves and the race that enslaved them.
• Pyr’s site has this description.
• The Publisehrs Weekly review concludes, “The well-worn framing device of a game between disappointingly one-dimensional gods is the weakest part of this otherwise complex trilogy opener from Lewis, which features a particularly interesting and thoughtful exploration of slavery.”

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* Maberry, Jonathan : Fall of Night
(St. Martin’s Griffin 978-1-250-03494-6, $15.99, 368pp, trade paperback, September 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 2 Sep 2014
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781250034953
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781427251893
• Dead of Night #2

Zombie horror novel, second in a series following Dead of Night (2011), with characters linking these books to the author’s Joe Ledge and Rot & Ruin series.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Messy, tense, and highly atmospheric, this is a perfect example of zombie action.”

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* McGuire, Seanan : The Winter Long
(DAW 978-0756408084, $7.99, 368pp, mass market paperback, September 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 2 Sep 2014
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781101601754
• October Daye #8

Urban fantasy novel, eighth in a series about October (Toby) Daye, a half-human, half-faerie private investigator in San Francisco, following the author’s debut novel Rosemary and Rue (2009), A Local Habitation (2010), An Artificial Night (2010), Late Eclipses (March 2011), One Salt Sea (2011), Ashes of Honor (2012), and Chimes of Midnight (2013).
• Penguin’s site has this description.

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* Mitchell, David : The Bone Clocks
(Random House 978-0-8129-9473-5, $30, 640pp, hardcover, September 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 2 Sep 2014
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-0-8129-9473-5

Literary novel with SF and fantasy elements, following the life of a woman named Holly Sykes over the decades from the 1980s to 2043.
• Random House’s site has this description with quotes from reviews.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “From gritty realism to far-out fantasy, each section has its own charm and surprises. With its wayward thoughts, chance meetings, and attention to detail, Mitchell’s novel is a thing of beauty.”

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* Monk, Devon : House Immortal
(Roc 978-0-451-46736-2, $7.99, 368pp, mass market paperback, September 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 2 Sep 2014
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780698140226
• House Immortal #1

Fantasy novel, first in a new series, set in a world where eleven ruling Houses fight for control of immortal creations called the galvanized.
• Penguin’s site has this description.
• The Publishers Weekly review comments, “Monk’s corporatist feudal future is painted in broad strokes, and while the technology that drives the plot is uninhibited by any sort of plausibility, the melodramatic story moves with such energy that readers will be inclined to forgive its slip-ups.”

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* Nye, Jody Lynn : Fortunes of the Imperium
(Baen 978-1-4767-3672-3, $15, 480pp, trade paperback, September 2014, cover art David Mattingly)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 2 Sep 2014
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1-62579-311-9
• Imperium #2

Military SF novel, sequel to View from the Imperium (2011), about a new Acadamy graduate of aristocratic background given his first command.
• Baen’s site has this description with links to several chapters.

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* Priest, Cherie : Maplecroft
(Roc 978-0-451-46697-6, $15, 448pp, trade paperback, September 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 2 Sep 2014
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780698138384
• The Borden Dispatches #1

Fantasy novel, first of a series, about Lizzie Borden and her sister, plagued by the evil that possessed their parents.
• Penguin’s site has this description.
• The author has a Big Idea post on John Scalzi’s blog today.
• Publishers Weekly gives this a starred review: “Readers will be intrigued by the weird monsters and 19th-century science, but the story is really carried by the characters’ emotional dynamics, especially those between the Borden sisters.”

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* Spencer, Wen : Wood Sprites
(Baen 978-1-4767-3671-6, $25, 496pp, hardcover, September 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 2 Sep 2014
• Elfhome #4

Fantasy novel, fourth in a series following Tinker (2003), Wolf Who Rules (2006), and Elfhome (2012), in which near-future Pittsburgh borders the land of the elves.
• Baen’s site has a description and links to several chapters.
• The Publishers Weekly review comments, ” The mélange of science fiction and fantasy tropes, starships rubbing shoulders with proud elf warriors, is uncommon but tasty.”

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* Stirling, S. M. : The Golden Princess
(Roc 978-0451417336, $27.95, 432pp, hardcover, September 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 2 Sep 2014
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781101603260
• Change #8

Alternate history SF novel, eighth in the “Change” or “Emberverse” series following The Sunrise Lands (2007), The Scourge of God (2008), The Sword of the Lady (2009), The High King of Montival (2010), The Tears of the Sun (2011), Lord of Mountains (2012), and The Given Sacrifice (2013).
• Penguin’s site has this description.
• Stirling’s official website has this description with links to 10 sample chapters.

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* VanderMeer, Jeff : Acceptance
(Farrar Straus Giroux/FSG Originals 978-0-374-10411-5, 368pp, trade paperback, September 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 2 Sep 2014
• UK edition: HarperCollins UK/Fourth Estate 978-0007553532 (Tue 2 Sep 2014)
• Southern Reach #3


SF novel, third volume of a trilogy, about decades of efforts to understand a mysterious region called Area X.
• It follows Annihilation (Feb. 2014) and Authority (May 2014).
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “In many ways, this is the most mysterious and puzzling book of the three: VanderMeer employs multiple flashbacks and POVs, which contribute to a multifaceted, mutating portrait of Area X. … By the time the book is finished, the reader knows that this trilogy is that rare thing—a set in which the whole is as great as the parts.”
• Faren Miller reviewed it in the August issue of Locus Magazine: “…over its wandering course Acceptance shows just how narrow-minded technophilia can be, compared to an active sense of wonder.”

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* Watson, Angus : Age of Iron
(Orbit 978-0-316-39978-4, $16, 576pp, trade paperback, September 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 2 Sep 2014
• Iron Age #1

Fantasy novel set in the Iron Age, first of a series, and the author’s first novel.
• Orbit’s blog has this post about the book, with quotes from reviews.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “The blend of historical accuracy and authorial liberties suggests an old-school sword-and-sorcery epic, though with some clearly modern sensibilities thrown in for good measure.”

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* Williams, Tad : Sleeping Late on Judgement Day
(DAW 978-0756408893, $25.95, 448pp, hardcover, September 2014)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 2 Sep 2014
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780698157699
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9780756409951
• Bobby Dollar #3

Fantasy novel, third book in a series following The Dirty Streets of Heaven (2012) and Happy Hour in Hell (2013), about an angel on Earth who helps souls caught between Heaven and Hell.
• Penguin’s site has this description.

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