* Allen, Nancy Campbell : Beauty and the Clockwork Beast
(Shadow Mountain 978-1629721750, $15.99, 352pp, trade paperback, August 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 2 Aug 2016
• Steampunk Proper Romance #-

Steampunk novel, one of a series of “Steampunk Proper Romance” novels by various authors.
• Shadow Mountain’s site has this page for the series.
• Huffington Post described the series as “Romance novels without the sex.”

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* Boffard, Rob : Zero-G
(Orbit/Redhook 978-0-316-26530-0, $9.99, 480pp, mass market paperback, August 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 26 Jul 2016
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781478909736
• Outer Earth #2

Near-future SF novel, second in a series following the author’s first novel Tracer (July 2016), about a member of the Outer Earth law enforcement team.
• Hachette’s site has this description.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “As before, Boffard’s story moves lightning fast. The worldbuilding doesn’t always pass muster, but the action is tense and brisk, a fine beach read for thriller fans.”

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* Bradley, Marion Zimmer, & Deborah J. Ross : Thunderlord
(DAW 978-0756410544, $27, 416pp, hardcover, August 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 2 Aug 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780698190702
• Darkover #-

Fantasy novel set in Bradley’s Darkover universe, following The Children of Kings (2013).
• Penguin’s site has this description.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.

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* Card, Orson Scott, & Aaron Johnston : The Swarm
(Tor 978-0-7653-7562-9, $25.99, hardcover, August 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 2 Aug 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781466847811
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781427273697
• The Second Formic War #1

SF novel, first in a new prequel trilogy to Card’s Ender’s Game, following three volumes in “The First Formic War” ending with Earth Awakens (2014).
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “It’s a solid continuation of the ongoing epic, moving all the pieces into place for the next entry.”

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* Correia, Larry, & John Ringo : Monster Hunter Memoirs: Grunge
(Baen 978-1-4767-8149-5, $27, 320pp, hardcover, August 2016, cover art John Pollack)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 2 Aug 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1-62579-514-4
• Monster Hunter Memoirs #1

Humorous fantasy novel, first in a new series following the five-volume ‘Monster Hunter” series, about a Marine private who dies in Beirut and is resurrected to become a monster hunter.
• Baen’s site has this description with links to several chapters.

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* Guran, Paula, ed. : The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Novellas: 2016 Edition
(Prime Books 978-1607014720, $19.95, 528pp, trade paperback, August 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 26 Jul 2016

Anthology of nine novellas first published in 2015, the second volume in an annual series.
• Authors include Nnedi Okorafor, Carter Scholz, and Usman Malik.
• Prime’s site has this description with the table of contents.

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* Harper, Steven : Bone War
(Roc 978-0451468482, $7.99, 384pp, mass market paperback, August 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 2 Aug 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780698146310
• Books of Blood and Iron #3

Fantasy novel, third in a series following Iron Axe (Jan. 2015) and Blood Storm (Dec. 2015), about two outcasts, one a half-human half-troll, the other a human slave.
• Penguin’s site has this description.

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* Higgins, C. A. : Supernova
(Del Rey 978-0-553-39445-0, $27, 304pp, hardcover, August 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 26 Jul 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780553394467
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9780451483874
• Lightless #2

SF novel, second of a series following Lightless (2015), about a military spacecraft transformed by an artificial intelligence.
• Penguin Random House’s site has this description with a preview function.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Descriptions of terraforming and the life of a black hole will satisfy fans of hard SF, but the main draw is the excellent, realistic portrayal of people struggling to cope with sudden change and its fallout.”

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* Hunter, Faith : Blood of the Earth
(Roc 9780451473301, $7.99, 384pp, mass market paperback, August 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 2 Aug 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780698184480
• Soulwood #1

Urban fantasy novel, first in a new series set in the same world as the author’s 10 Jane Yellowrock novels.
• Penguin’s site has this description.
• Carolyn Cushman reviews it in the August issue of Locus Magazine: “Not exactly urban fantasy, since protagonist Nell Nicholson Ingram lives off the grid in the Tennessee Appalachian mountains, it nonetheless has much of the flavor – and action – of the better urban fantasies.”

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* Kenyon, Sherrilyn : Dragonmark
(St. Martin’s 978-1250092403, $27.99, 352pp, hardcover, August 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 2 Aug 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781250092410
• Dark-Hunter #26

Supernatural romance novel, 26th volume (by Wikipedia’s count) or 20th volume (by the publisher’s count) in the bestselling “Dark-Hunters” series, following Retribution (2011), Time Untime (2012), Styxx (2013), Son of No One (2014), and Dragonbane (2015).
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.

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* Laine, Susan : Skyships Over Innsmouth
(DSP Publications 978-1634769891, $14.99, 200pp, trade paperback, August 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 2 Aug 2016

SF/horror novel aboaut survivors of a cataclysm that wiped out humanity’s memories, returning to Earth and using an obscure book as a guide to possible survivors.
• DSP’s site has this description.

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* McGuire, Seanan : Full of Briars
(DAW 9780756412227, $1.99, 60pp, ebk, August 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 2 Aug 2016
• October Daye #-

Urban fantasy novella in ebook form only in the October Daye series, most recently A Red Rose Chain (2015).
• Penguin’s site has this description.

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* Meadows, Foz : An Accident of Stars
(Angry Robot 978-0-85766-585-0, $7.99, 496pp, mass market paperback, August 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 2 Aug 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780857665867
• UK edition: 9780857665843 (Thu 4 Aug 2016)
• Manifold Worlds #1

Fantasy novel, first in a series, about a woman who falls through a hole in reality and lands in a magical realm on the brink of civil war.
• Angry Robot’s site has this description.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “Meadows’s gloriously dramatic and intricately detailed first novel for adults features a trio of young women in a fascinating fantasy setting.”

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* Offord, Kerryn : 1636: The Chronicles of Dr. Gribbleflotz
(Baen 978-1-4767-8160-0, $16, 528pp, trade paperback, August 2016, cover art Tom Kidd)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 2 Aug 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1-62579-516-8
• Ring of Fire #-

Alternate history novel in the “Ring of Fire” series that began with Eric Flint’s 1632 (2000), concerning 17th century European history as affected by West Virginians from the 20th century.
• Baen’s site has this description with links to several chapters.

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+ Pinborough, Sarah : The Language of Dying
(Quercus/Jo Fletcher 978-1681444369, $15.99, 144pp, hardcover, August 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 2 Aug 2016

First US edition (UK: PS Publishing, July 2009)

Short fantasy novel about a woman sitting by her father’s bed during the last hours of his life.
• This is a new edition of a book published by PS Pubishing in 2009 (978-1-906301-82-8), described here. Quercus published this edition in the UK in 2013.
• Quercus has this page about the book.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides a preview.

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* Taylor, Travis, & Les Johnson : On to the Asteroid
(Baen 978-1-4767-8152-5, $24, 352pp, hardcover, August 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 2 Aug 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1-62579-515-1

SF novel about asteroid miners whose manipulation of an asteroid to bring it closer to Earth threatens the planet.
• Baen’s site has this description with links to several chapters.

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* Tchaikovsky, Adrian : Spiderlight
(Tor.Com 978-0765388360, $19.99, 304pp, trade paperback, August 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 2 Aug 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780765388353

Fantasy novel about a battle between the Church of Armes of the Light and the forces of Darkness.
• Macmillan’s site has this description.
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* Wagers, K. B. : Behind the Throne
(Orbit 978-0-316-30860-1, $14.99, 432pp, trade paperback, August 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 2 Aug 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780316308595
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781478938477
• The Indranan War #1

SF novel, the author’s first novel and first in a series, about a gunrunner who becomes heir to a galactic empire.
• Hachette’s site has this description
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “Taut suspense, strong characterization, and dark, rapid-fire humor are the highlights of this excellent SF adventure debut.”
• Liz Bourke reviews it in the August issue of Locus Magazine: “I can hardly wait for the sequel. I could use more fun space opera.”

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