* Alexander, K. C. : Necrotech
(Angry Robot 978-0857666246, $7.99, 416pp, mass market paperback, September 2016, cover art Cody Tilson)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Sep 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780857666253
• UK edition: 9780857666239 (Thu 1 Sep 2016)

Cyberpunk novel about a street thug involved in a conspiracy to change the human condition.
• The author has previously written as Karina Cooper. This book was previously announced as SINless.
• Angry Robot’s site has this description, with blurbs from Kevin Hearne, Stephen Blackmore, and others.

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* Beagle, Peter S. : Summerlong
(Tachyon Publications 978-1-61696-244-9, $15.95, 236pp, trade paperback, September 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Sep 2016

Fantasy novel about an enigmatic woman, Lioness Lazos, whose arrival in the Puget Sound affects both the residents and the weather.
• Tachyon’s site has this description with blurbs and quotes from reviews.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.
• Publishes Weekly gives it a starred review, calling it “Beagle’s strange and lovely lyric vision.”
• Gary K. Wolfe reviews it in the September issue of Locus Magazine: “It’s a pleasure to report that Summerlong, while somewhat modest in scope and just as fully grounded in convincing and amiable characters as Beagle’s short fiction, is not a disappointment. It’s a lovely, graceful, quiet meditation on matters of aging, families, art, love, relationships, and (since this is Beagle) Greek mythology.”

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* Beaulieu, Bradley P. : Of Sand and Malice Made
(DAW 978-0756412098, $18, 240pp, hardcover, September 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Sep 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780756412104
• The Song of Shattered Sands #2

Fantasy novel, second book in a series following Twelve Kings of Sharakhai (2015), set in a great desert city rules by twelve immortal kings.
• Penguin’s site has this description.
• Publishers Weekly said of the first book, “The novel finally earns its length in a subterranean battle for control of a resurrected blood mage with a private agenda. Overall, this is an impressive performance.”

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* Bennett, James : Chasing Embers
(Orbit 978-0316390699, $14.99, 464pp, trade paperback, September 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Sep 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780316390712
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781478968184
• UK edition: 978-0356506647 (Thu 8 Sep 2016)
• Ben Garston #1

Fantasy novel, the author’s first novel and first in a series, about an ordinary man who is really a figure out of myth and legends.
• Hachette’s site has this description.
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* Black, J. Patrick : Ninth City Burning
(Ace 978-1-101-99144-2, $27, 496pp, hardcover, September 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Sep 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781101991459
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9780735209275

SF novel, the author’s first novel, set 500 years after aliens have devastated Earth with universe-altering weapons called thelemity.
• Penguin’s site has this description with two video trailers.
• The Publishers Weekly review begins, “Black is a fresh new voice who pays respect to the classics of SF in this enjoyable adventure debut.”

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* Bledsoe, Alex : Chapel of Ease
(Tor 978-0-7653-7656-5, $27.99, 320pp, hardcover, September 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Sep 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781466851429
• Tufa #4

Fantasy novel, fourth in a series following The Hum and the Shiver (2011), Wisp of a Thing (2013), and Long Black Curl (2015), about people descended from Irish fairies who live in Appalachia.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “With his subtle, character-driven approach, Bledsoe skillfully fuses music, legend, and regional atmosphere to create something that feels like an unexplored corner of American mythology.”

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* Clark, D. Nolan : Forsaken Skies
(Orbit 978-0316355698, $15.99, 608pp, trade paperback, September 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Sep 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780316355704
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781478913955
• The Silence #1

Military SF novel, first in a series, about a Navy war hero who confronts an invading alien armada.
• Hachette’s site has this description.
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+ Cogman, Genevieve : The Masked City
(Roc 978-1101988664, $16, 384pp, trade paperback, September 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Sep 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781101988671
• The Invisible Library #2

Alternate history fantasy novel, second book of a trilogy after The Invisible Library (June 2016), about a mysterious Library that collects books from different realities.
• The third book, The Burning Page, will be published in December.
• Penguin’s site has this description.
• Publishers Weekly gave the first book Za starred review: “Reminiscent of the works of Diana Wynne Jones and Neil Gaiman, Cogman’s novel is a true treat to read.”

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* Cox, Richard : The Boys of Summer
(Skyhorse/Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-878-1, $15.99, 436pp, trade paperback, September 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Sep 2016

Supernatural coming-of-age novel about a boy who survives a 1979 Texas tornado and wakes four years later.
• Night Shade’s site has this description, blurbs, and an excerpt from the Booklist review: “This beautifully written supernatural thriller will no doubt remind some readers of Stephen King’s It, and perhaps also of Dennis Lehane’s Mystic River, but make no mistake: this is no knockoff. Cox’s story is vibrantly original and his characters are intricately detailed.”

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* Czerneda, Julie E. : The Gate to Futures Past
(DAW 978-0756408701, $26, 416pp, hardcover, September 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Sep 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780698190047
• Reunification #2

SF novel, second in a trilogy following This Gulf of Time and Stars (2015), set in the same universe as the author’s Clan Chronicles.
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* Flint, Eric, & David Carrico : The Span of Empire
(Baen 978-1-4767-8153-2, $26, 576pp, hardcover, September 2016, cover art Bob Eggleton)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Sep 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1-62579-520-5
• Jao Empie #3

SF novel, third in a series following The Course of the Empire (2003) and The Crucible of Empire (2010), both by Flint and K.D. Wentworth.
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* Johansen, K. V. : Gods of Nabban
(Pyr 978-1-63388-203-4, $17, 576pp, trade paperback, September 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Sep 2016

Fantasy novel about a fugitive slave and the assassin he has freed from ghostly possession.
• Pyr’s site has this description.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “…Johansen fills the scene with a myriad of finely drawn characters and breathtaking landscapes. Johansen’s latest is not to be missed.”

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* Maas, Sarah J. : Empire of Storms
(Bloomsbury 978-1619636071, $18.99, 704pp, hardcover, September 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Sep 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781619636088
• Throne of Glass #5

Young-adult fantasy novel, fifth in a series following Throne of Glass (2012), Crown of Midnight (2013), Heir of Fire (2014), and Queen of Shadows (2015), about a teenaged assassin inspired by Cinderella.
• Bloomsbury’s site has this description with quotes from reviews of the earlier books.

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* McGuire, Seanan : Once Broken Faith
(DAW 978-0-7564-0810-7, $7.99, 432pp, mass market paperback, September 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Sep 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781101601822
• October Daye #10

Urban fantasy novel, tenth in a series about October (Toby) Daye, a half-human, half-faerie private investigator in San Francisco, following the author’s debut novel Rosemary and Rue (2009), A Local Habitation (2010), An Artificial Night (2010), Late Eclipses (March 2011), One Salt Sea (2011), Ashes of Honor (2012), Chimes of Midnight (2013), The Winter Long (2014), and A Red Rose Chain (2015).
• Penguin’s site has this description.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “The emotional core of the series is stronger than ever, with the action being immediate and visceral. McGuire quite satisfyingly continues the ongoing story while telling an intense and entertaining tale in its own right.”

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* Remic, Andy : Twilight of the Dragons
(Angry Robot Us 978-0857664570, $7.99, 336pp, mass market paperback, August 2016, cover art Lee Gibbons)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Sep 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780857664587
• UK edition: 9780857664563 (Thu 1 Sep 2016)
• The Blood Dragon Empire #2

Fantasy novel, second book in a series following The Dragon Engine (2015), about five war heroes who have discovered a cache of unhatched dragon eggs.
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* Shawl, Nisi : Everfair
(Tor 978-0-7653-3805-1, $26.99, 384pp, hardcover, September 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Sep 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781466837843

Alternate history novel, the author’s first novel, in which British socialists and African-American missionaries purchase the Congo from its Belgian colonizers.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “Shawl deftly wields a diverse cast of characters to impressive effect, taking readers from the Victorian era to WWI and its aftermath. This highly original story blends steampunk and political intrigue in a compelling new view of a dark piece of human history.”
• Gary K. Wolfe reviews the book in the September issue of Locus Magazine: “…the novel unfolds with deep intellect, epic sweep, and an unsentimental historical insight that remains all too rare in the genre.”

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* Spencer, Wen : Project Elfhome
(Baen 978-1-4767-8180-8, $25, 480pp, hardcover, September 2016, cover art Dave Seeley)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Sep 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1-62579-521-2
• Elfhome #5

Collection of stories set in the author’s Elfhome series, consisting of Tinker (2003), Wolf Who Rules (2006), Elfhome (2012), and Wood Sprites (2014), in which near-future Pittsburgh borders the land of the elves.
• Baen’s site has a description and links to several chapters.

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* Steinmetz, Ferrett : Fix
(Angry Robot 978-0857665737, $7.99, 464pp, mass market paperback, September 2016, cover art Steven Meyer-Rassow)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Sep 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780857665744
• UK edition: 9780857665720 (Thu 1 Sep 2016)
• ‘Mancer #3

Urban fantasy novel, third in a series following Flex (March 2015) and The Flux (Oct 2015), about a battle between ‘mancers, devotees to various kinds of magic.
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* Stirling, S. M. : Prince of Outcasts
(Roc 978-0451417374, $28, 432pp, hardcover, September 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Sep 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781101603390
• Change #10

Alternate history SF novel, tenth in the “Change” or “Emberverse” series following The Sunrise Lands (2007), The Scourge of God (2008), The Sword of the Lady (2009), The High King of Montival (2010), The Tears of the Sun (2011), Lord of Mountains (2012), The Given Sacrifice (2013), The Golden Princess (2014), and The Desert and the Blade (2015).
• Penguin’s site has this description.
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