* Carter, Matt : Almost Infamous
(Skyhorse/Talos Press 978-1-940456-50-8, $15.99, 328pp, trade paperback, April 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Apr 2016

Fantasy novel, subtitled “A supervillain novel”, about an 18-year-old with telekinetic abilities who’s too lazy to become a professional superhero.
• Talos’ site has this description.
• The Publishers Weekly review calls it a “quirky riff on the coming-of-age novel.”

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* Griep, Camille : New Charity Blues
(Amazon/47North 978-1503951204, $14.95, 286pp, trade paperback, April 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 12 Apr 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: B010LAT3JM
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 978-1511327176

Post-apocalyptic SF novel about two surviving communities and a hydroelectric dam.
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* Haley, Guy : The Emperor’s Railroad
(Tor.com 978-0-7653-8984-8, $12.99, 178pp, trade paperback, April 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Apr 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781466891975
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781427273888
• Dreaming Cities #1

Post-apocalyptic SF novel, first in a series, about far-future feudal societies.
• Macmillan’s site has this description.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Haley serves up equal helpings of horror, fantasy adventure, and SF in this stark, intriguing story of a ruined Earth where the remaining humans are determined to survive.”

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* Hand, Elizabeth : Hard Light
(Minotaur 978-1-250-03038-2, $25.99, 336pp, hardcover, April 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Apr 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781250030375
• Cass Neary #3

Associational crime novel, third in a series about Cass Neary following Generation Loss (2007) and Available Dark (2012).
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “…Cass conveys an expert’s knowledge of the 1970s East Village punk scene, Iron Age rituals, Paleolithic icons, and the intricacies of photography and film noir. Somehow it all adds up to a gripping, if unlikely, tale.”

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* Harbour, Katherine : Nettle King
(Harper Voyager 978-0-06-228678-9, $12.99, trade paperback, April 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Apr 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780062286826
• Night and Nothing #3

Fantasy novel, third in a trilogy following Thorn Jack (2014) and Briar Queen (2015), about a supernatural New York town.
• HarperCollins’ site has this description with a preview function.
• The Publishers Weekly review comments, “The story is full of exciting moments and has a hectic pace, but it suffers from a too-large cast. …”

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* Kadrey, Richard : The Everything Box
(Harper Voyager 978-0-06-238954-1, $24.99, 368pp, hardcover, April 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Apr 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780062389565
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9780062456946
• Coop #1

Supernatural fantasy novel, first in a series, about a contemporary thief who comes into possession of a device lost by an angel who’d meant to destroy the world.
• HarperCollins’ site has this description with a preview.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Kadrey’s plot doesn’t depend on magic; instead, magic is the broth bringing all manner of delicious ingredients together in this wonderful stew of a story. This unusual urban fantasy is a delight.”
• Adrienne Martini reviewed it in the February issue of Locus Magazine: “The Everything Box is filled with West Coast fantasy noir, complete with spells, vampires, and thieves….”

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* Kittredge, Caitlin : Grim Tidings
(Harper Voyager 978-0062316936, $14.99, 272pp, trade paperback, March 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Apr 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780062316943
• Hellhound Chronicles #2

Urban fantasy novel, second in a series following Black Dog (2014), about a servant for the reaper who sends errant souls to hell.
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* Kloos, Marko : Chains of Command
(Amazon/47north 978-1503950320, $14.95, 384pp, trade paperback, April 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Apr 2016
• Frontlines #4

Military SF novel, fourth in a series following Terms of Enlistment (2013), Lines of Departure (2014), and Angles of Attack (2015).
• The second novel in the series was nominated for the 2015 Hugo Award, but was withdrawn by the author.
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* Larke, Glenda : The Fall of the Dagger
(Orbit 978-0316399708, $15.99, 464pp, trade paperback, April 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Apr 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780316399692
• The Forsaken Lands #3

Fantasy novel, third in a trilogy following The Lascar’s Dagger (2014) and The Dagger’s Path (2015), about a religious conspiracy that implicates the king’s spiritual adviser.
• Hachette’s site has this description with a preview function.
• Publishers Weekly said of the first book “Densely plotted without being convoluted, this is an absorbing political fantasy that bodes well for the rest of the series.”

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+ Richards, Justin : The Blood Red City
(St. Martin’s/Dunne 978-1-250-05921-5, $26.99, 400pp, hardcover, April 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 29 Mar 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781466863781
• The Never War #2

Alternate history SF novel, second in a series following The Suicide Exhibition (2013), in which Germans in 1940 make contact with alien Vril and their Ubermensch.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review notes, “Richards, an author of numerous Doctor Who novels, seems to be an omnivorous recycler as he showers the reader with variations on H.P. Lovecraft, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and Raiders of the Lost Ark.”

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* Turtledove, Harry : The House of Daniel: A Novel of Miracles, Magic, and Minor League Ball
(Tor 978-0-7653-8000-5, $24.99, 336pp, hardcover, April 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Apr 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781466871335

Alternate history fantasy novel about a man from Enid, Oklahoma who joins a hotshot baseball team in a Depression-era America populated with wizards and zombies.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review comments, “Turtledove’s feel for historical accuracy brings Jack’s era to life and keeps an otherwise episodic travelogue from growing stale.”

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