New Books, 17 February
* Abercrombie, Joe : Half the World
(Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-8041-7842-6, $26, 384pp, hardcover, February 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 17 Feb 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-0-8041-7844-0
• UK edition: Harper Voyager 978-0007550234 (Thu 12 Feb 2015)
• Shattered Sea #2
Fantasy novel, second book in a trilogy after Half a King (2014), about a second son who becomes king following the deaths of his father and brother.
• Random House’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review calls it a “splendid second installment” in the series, and comments, “Abercrombie has a knack for building characters with pathos and wit. Both plot and setting are believable, and readers will easily immerse themselves in Thorn and Yarvi’s world.”
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* Enge, James : The Wide World’s End
(Prometheus/Pyr 978-1-61614-907-9, $18, 375pp, trade paperback, February 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 17 Feb 2015
• A Tournament of Shadows #3
Fantasy novel, third in a prequel trilogy, following A Guile of Dragons (2012) and Wrath-Bearing Tree (2013), to the author’s Morlock Ambrosius trilogy (Blood of Ambrose, This Crooked Way, The Wolf Age).
• Pyr’s site has this description.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Adventure, intrigue and straight-up exuberant sword and sorcery remain hallmarks of this enjoyable series.”
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* Hill, Will : Zero Hour
(HarperCollins 978-0007505845, $9.99, 704pp, trade paperback, February 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 17 Feb 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780007505876
• Department 19 #4
Young adult fantasy novel, fourth in a series following Department 19 (2011), The Rising (2012), and Battle Lines (2013), about a secret government unit attacked by vampires.
• HarperCollins’ site has this description.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.
• Publishers Weekly gave the first book in the series a starred review: “Hill hits the ground running in this explosive debut, an action thriller inspired by a genre classic.”
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• (Directory Entry)
* Manieri, Evie : Fortune’s Blight
(Tor 978-0-7653-3235-6, $28.99, 384pp, hardcover, February 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 17 Feb 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781429960069
• Shattered Kingdoms #2
Fantasy novel, second of a series following Blood’s Pride (2013), set in a quasi-Mediterranean region and involving Norlander warriors, fisherfolk forced into slavery, and desert-dwelling tribes.
• Macmillan’s site has this description.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “The suspense, character development, and worldbuilding are all superior, and the ominous tone of the opening is sustained throughout, nicely setting the stage for the trilogy’s conclusion.”
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* McDougall, Sophia : Mars Evacuees
(HarperCollins 978-0-06-229399-2, $16.99, hcpp, hardcover, February 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 17 Feb 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780062294012
Young adult SF novel about a group of kids evacuated to Mars following an alien attack on Earth.
• HarperCollins’ site has this description.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.
• The author’s site has this post about the book.
• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
• (Directory Entry)
* Roman, Peter : The Dead Hamlets
(ChiZine Publications 978-1771483162, $16.99, 200pp, trade paperback, February 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 17 Feb 2015
Fantasy novel about a deadly spirit killing off faeries, in the context of Hamlet, Macbeth, and Alice.
• ChiZine’s site has this description, with links to samples, and a book trailer.
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• (Directory Entry)
* Tchaikovsky, Adrian : Guns of the Dawn
(UK: Macmillan/Tor Uk 978-1447272670, £16.99, 700pp, hardcover, February 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Thu 12 Feb 2015
Stand-alone historical adventure.
• Pan Macmillan’s site has this description.
• The author’s site has this preview.
• Purchase this book from Amazon
• (Directory Entry)
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