New UK Books, May 2016
* Deas, Stephen : The Silver Kings
(UK: Orion/Gollancz 978-0575100626, £9.99, 576pp, trade paperback, May 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Thu 12 May 2016
• Memory of Flames #7
Fantasy novel, third in a trilogy that began with Dragon Queen (2013) and seventh overall in the series that began with The Adamantine Palace (2009), set in a land where dragons are violent creatures subdued into servitude by human masters.
• Gollancz’ site has this description.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.
• The novel was released as an e-book in June 2015.
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* Foyle, Naomi : The Blood of the Hoopoe
(UK: Quercus/Jo Fletcher B0118ZQIBK, £9.49, 336pp, ebk, May 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Thu 5 May 2016
• The Gaia Chronicles #3
Young adult SF novel, third in a series following Astra (2014) and Rook Song (2015), about a girl in Is-Land who learns the truth about her home and the Non-Land “infiltrators” she’s been taught threaten it.
• This is a e-book edition; a trade paperback is due in February 2017.
• Quercus’ site has this description of an £18.99 paperback edition with a May 5th publication date, but that edition isn’t listed on Amazon.
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* MacLeod, Ken : The Corporation Wars: Dissidence
(UK: Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-0356504988, £12.99, 336pp, hardcover, May 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Thu 12 May 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780356504995
• Corporation Wars #1
SF novel, first in a series, about a reincarnated soldier and mining robot that has gained sentience fighting in a far-future A.I. war.
• Little, Brown’s site has this description.
• The US edition is scheduled for November 29, 2016, as a paperback.
• Niall Alexander had this preview at Tor.com in February.
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* Newman, Peter : The Malice
(UK: Harper Voyager 978-0007593163, £14.99, 464pp, hardcover, May 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Thu 19 May 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780007593187
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9780008170950
• The Vagrant #2
Post-apocalyptic fantasy novel, sequel to The Vagrant (2015), about warriors in a desolate landscape following humanity’s destruction.
• HarperCollins UK’s site has this description with quotes from reviews.
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* Tingey, Sue : Cursed
(UK: Quercus/Jo Fletcher 978-1784290788, £8.99, 320pp, trade paperback, May 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Thu 5 May 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781784290771
• The Soulseer Chronicles #2
Fantasy novel, second in a trilogy following Marked (2015), about a paranormal investigator who’s had a ghost girl as a companion since she was born.
• Quercus’ site has this description.
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