* Belanger, Michelle : Harsh Gods
(Titan 978-1783299546, $7.99, 480pp, mass market paperback, August 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 30 Aug 2016
• Shadowside #2

Paranormal fantasy novel, second in a series following Conspiracy of Angels (2015), about demonic possession.
• The author is “a nonfiction author, a member of the vampire community, and a psychic seen regularly on the television series Paranormal State.”
• Titan’s site has this description.

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* Black, Holly, & Cassandra Clare : The Bronze Key
(Scholastic Press 978-0545522311, $17.99, 256pp, hardcover, August 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 30 Aug 2016
• Magisterium #3

Middle-grade fantasy novel, third in a series following The Iron Trial (2014) and The Copper Gauntlet (2015), about a teenaged boy on summer break from the magical world of the Magisterium.
• Scholastic’s site has this description.
• Publishers Weekly gave the first book a starred review: “The strange, subterranean Magisterium is vividly rendered, and a string of ominous revelations will leave readers eager for future installments.”

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* Boffard, Rob : Impact
(Orbit Us/Redhook 978-0316265355, $9.99, 496pp, mass market paperback, August 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 30 Aug 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780316265331
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781478909934
• Outer Earth #3

Near-future SF novel, third in a series following Tracer (July 2016) and Zero-G (Aug 2016), about a member of the Outer Earth law enforcement team.
• Hachette’s site has this description.

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* Brockway, Robert : The Empty Ones
(Tor 978-0-7653-7968-9, $24.99, 288pp, hardcover, August 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 30 Aug 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781466869318
• The Vicious Circuit #2

Urban fantasy novel, sequel to The Unnoticeables (2015), about angels who meddle in human affairs, a punk in 1977 New York City, and a stunt woman in 2013 Hollywood.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review comments, “Brockway, a senior editor at Cracked, throws caution to the wind in this foul-mouthed, hard-drinking adventure, which reads like a collaboration by Hunter S. Thompson, the Sex Pistols, and H.P. Lovecraft.”

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* Clark, Alan M. : A Brutal Chill in August
(Word Horde 978-1939905253, $15.99, 300pp, trade paperback, August 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 30 Aug 2016

Horror novel about the first victim of Jack the Ripper.
• Word Horde’s site has this description.

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* Davis, Hank : Things From Outer Space
(Baen 978-1-4767-8166-2, $7.99, 576pp, mass market paperback, September 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 23 Aug 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1-62579-523-6

Anthology of 20 stories about alien creatures.
• Two stories, by David Afsharirad and Sarah A. Hoyt, are original to this book.
• Other stories are by H.P. Lovecraft, Robert Silverberg, John W. Campbell, Jr., Peter Watts, Chad Oliver, Clifford D. Simak, and others.
• Baen’s site has this description with several samples.

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* Durfee, Brian Lee : The Forgetting Moon
(Simon & Schuster/Saga Press 978-1-4814-6522-9, $25.99, 800pp, hardcover, September 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 30 Aug 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781481465243
• The Five Warrior Angels #1

Epic fantasy novel, the author’s first novel and first in a series, about an army invading Five Isles, the last unconquered kingdom of Gul Kana.
• Simon & Schuster’s site has this description with a Google preview.
• The Publishers Weekly review, mentioning that Durfee is “an illustrator for Tolkien Enterprises and other large-scale SF and fantasy projects”, and comments, “Durfee’s artist’s eye and fertile imagination populate this complex tale with fascinating beings such as the fey elf-like Valle, sinuous needle-toothed merpeople, valiant doomed townsfolk, and assorted oghuls (which are surely descended from Tolkien’s orcs).”

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* Estep, Jennifer : Unraveled
(Pocket 978-1501142215, $7.99, 400pp, mass market paperback, August 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 30 Aug 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781501142260
• Elemental Assasins #15

Urban fantasy novel, 15th novel in the Elemental Assassin series (not counting a couple novellas), about assassin Gin Blanco in the southern city of Ashland.
• Simon & Schuster’s site has this description with a preview function.

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* Martin, George R. R., & Melinda M. Snodgrass, eds. : High Stakes
(Tor 978-0-7653-3562-3, $27.99, 560pp, hardcover, August 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 30 Aug 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781466824355
• Wild Cards #23

Collaborative fantasy novel, 23rd book in the Wild Cards series, about humans who have been mutated by an alien virus into various sorts of superheroes.
• Coauthors include Melinda M. Snodgrass, John Jos. Miller, David Anthony Durham, Caroline Spector, Stephen Leigh, and Ian Tregillis.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “This is a wild ride of good, blood-pumping fun that packs a surprisingly emotional punch for a book that looks on the surface like just another superhero adventure.”

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* McGee, Katharine : The Thousandth Floor
(Harperteen 978-0-06-241859-3, $18.99, 448pp, hardcover, August 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 30 Aug 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780062418616
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9780062570130
• Thousandth Floor #1

Young adult SF novel, the author’s first novel and first book in a series, about several teenaged residents of a thousand-floor tower in 2118 Manhattan.
• HarperCollins’ site has this description with a sample.
• The simultaneous UK edition has a different cover.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Replete with romance, jealousy, and enticing future fashions and tech, McGee’s story delivers more than enough drama and excitement to hook readers and leave them anticipating the next book in the trilogy.”

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* Norman, John : Plunder of Gor
(Open Road 978-1504034067, $23.99, 678pp, trade paperback, August 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 30 Aug 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781504034074
• Gor #34

Sword and planet novel, 34th in the long-running series that began with Tarnsman of Gor (1966) and continued with DAW Books until Magicians of Gor in 1988. The series was notorious for promoting various philosophical theses that including the natural position of women as being subservient to men; see John Norman/Gor at Wikipedia for details.
• The novel DAW refused to publish, Witness of Gor, was eventually published in 2001, and has been followed by eight more novels, including this one, since 2008.
• Open Road’s site has this description.
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* Parks, Richard : Yamada Monogatari: The Emperor in Shadow
(Prime Books 978-1607014737, $14.95, 288pp, trade paperback, September 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 30 Aug 2016
• Yamada Monogatari #4

Fantasy novel set in ancient Japan, fourth in a series following 2013 collection Yamada Monogatari: Demon Hunter, 2014 novel Yamada Monogatori: To Break the Demon Gate, and 2015 novel Yamada Monogatari: The War God’s Son.
• Prime’s site has this description.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.
• Publishers Weekly gave the second book a starred review: “Yamada and his friends are well-rounded, believable characters, and the witty prose maintains mystery and suspense throughout. Playing with Japanese demonology and political scandal, Parks creates an absorbing and original tale.”

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* Sawyer, Jamie : The Lazarus War: Origins
(Orbit 978-0316386487, $9.99, 464pp, mass market paperback, August 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 30 Aug 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780316386463
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781478909941
• UK edition: 978-0356505497 (Thu 25 Aug 2016)
• The Lazarus War #3

Military SF novel, third book in a series following Artefact (Feb. 2016) and Legion (May 2016), about warfare with an alien race in which human soldiers run suicide missions in simulant bodies.
• Hachette’s site has this description.
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