New Books : 28 November 2017

New titles published today are by Michelle Belanger, Ian Douglas, Spencer Ellsworth, Kari Maaren, G.D. Penman, and Jon Skovron.

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* Belanger, Michelle : The Resurrection Game
(Titan 978-1783299560, $7.99, 304pp, mass market paperback, November 2017)
Nominal Publication Date: Tue 28 Nov 2017
Conspiracy of Angels #3

Paranormal fantasy novel, third in a series following Conspiracy of Angels (2015) and Harsh Gods (2016), 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.

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound

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* Douglas, Ian : Darkness Falling
(Harper Voyager 978-0062379221, $7.99, 384pp, mass market paperback, November 2017)
Nominal Publication Date: Tue 28 Nov 2017
Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780062379207
Andromedan Dark #2

Military SF novel, second in a series following Altered Starscape (2016), about a human expedition to the galactic core that is sucked into a black hole and emerges four billion years in the future, when the Andromeda Galaxy is drifting into the Milky Way.
• HarperCollins’ site has this description with a sample.

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound

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* Ellsworth, Spencer : Shadow Sun Seven
(Tor.Com 978-0765395757, $16.99, 336pp, trade paperback, November 2017)
Nominal Publication Date: Tue 28 Nov 2017
Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780765395740
Starfire #2

Space opera novel, second in a trilogy following A Red Peace (Aug. 2017), set in the aftermath of a revolution against the interstellar Second Empire.
• Macmillan’s site has this description.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound

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* Maaren, Kari : Weave a Circle Round
(Tor 978-0-7653-8628-1, $15.99, 368pp, trade paperback, November 2017)
Nominal Publication Date: Tue 28 Nov 2017
Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780765386298

Middle-grade fantasy novel, the author’s first novel, about odd neighbors who move in next door to a family with three weird kids.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
Publishers Weekly gives this a starred review: “This is an ambitious, intricate, joyful coming-of-age tale, with memorable characters and a powerful sense of wonder.”

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound

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* Penman, G. D. : The Year of the Knife
(Meerkat Press 978-0996626286, $16.95, 220pp, trade paperback, November 2017)
Nominal Publication Date: Tue 28 Nov 2017

Fantasy novel about a veteran witch of the British Empire investigating a series of murders in the American Colonies.
• The publisher’s site has this page about the book with quotes from numerous reviews.

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound

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* Skovron, Jon : Blood and Tempest
(Orbit 978-0316268202, $9.99, 464pp, mass market paperback, November 2017)
Nominal Publication Date: Tue 28 Nov 2017
Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780316268196
The Empire of Storms #3

Fantasy novel, third in a trilogy following Hope and Red (2016) and Bane and Shadow (2017), about two orphaned children who team up to take down a fracturing empire.
• Hachette’s site has this description with an excerpt.
Publishers Weekly gave the first book a
starred review: “Skovron’s eye for characterization and situations is exceptional, raising this from a fun ninja and pirate mash-up to a compelling coming-of-age yarn that genuinely merits a multivolume treatment.”

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound

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One thought on “New Books : 28 November 2017

  • December 1, 2017 at 1:57 am
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    Thank you for these lists. I can always count on Locus to let me know when the books/audiobooks I am waiting for become available, and for new finds.

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