* Brooks, Terry : The Sorcerer’s Daughter
(Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-54082-9, $28, 352pp, hardcover, May 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 24 May 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780345540836
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9780804190725
• UK edition: Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-0356502236 (Thu 26 May 2016)
• Defenders of Shannara #3


Fantasy novel, third in a series following The High Druid’s Blade (2014) and The Darkling Child (2015), set hundreds of years after the “Dark Legacy of Shannara” series (Wards of Faerie (2012), Bloodfire Quest (2013), and Witch Wraith (2013)).
• Penguin Random House’s site has this description with a preview function.

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* Cronin, Justin : The City of Mirrors
(Ballantine 978-0-345-50500-2, $28, 624pp, hardcover, May 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 24 May 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780804177641
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9780739366547
• The Passage Trilogy #3

Post-apocalyptic vampire novel, conclusion of a trilogy following The Passage (2010) and The Twelve (2012), in which a vampire plague is unleashed by a government experiment gone wrong.
• Penguin Random House’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The UK edition is due June 16 from Orion.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “this novel is a superb capstone to a modern horror thriller epic.”

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* Grimes, Linda : All Fixed Up
(Tor 978-0-7653-7639-8, $29.99, 336pp, hardcover, May 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 24 May 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781466851276
• Ciel Halligan #4

Urban fantasy novel, fourth in a series following In a Fix (2012), The Quick Fix (2013), and The Big Fix (2015) about a human chameleon who solves her clients’ problems by taking on their identities.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Moments of hilarity mix well with elements of intrigue and mystery to create a solid continuation of Ciel’s story, but the by-the-numbers love triangle adds little to the plot and ends up pulling the reader out of the well-developed world.”
• Carolyn cushman reviews it in the May issue of Locus Magazine: “Despite the odd allotments of time given to the different plot lines, this is another fun mystery – just don’t expect a tightly woven one.”

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* Mann, George : Ghosts of Karnak
(Titan Us 978-1783294169, $14.95, 320pp, trade paperback, May 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 24 May 2016

Fantasy novel about ancient Egyptian forces invading New York City.
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* Marshall, Alex : A Blade of Black Steel
(Orbit 978-0316340663, $26, 544pp, hardcover, May 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 24 May 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780316340687
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781478909361
• Crimson Empire #2

Fantasy novel, second book in a series following A Crown for Cold Silver (2015), about a female warrior facing five villains.
• Hachette’s site has this description.
• Publishers Weekly gave the first book, noting the author is “pseudonymous”, a starred review: “exceptional writing, a middle-aged warrior heroine, and organically infused gender nonconformity make this fantasy epic a first-rate trailblazer.”

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