New Books : 19 June 2018
Gary Westfahl’s “Modern Master of Science Fiction” volume about Arthur C. Clarke, and fiction by Siobhan Adcock, Demetra Brodsky, Terry Brooks, Mike Carey, Daniel Godfrey, TOBI Hirotaka, Tanya Huff, Greg Keyes, Todd McAulty, L.E. Modesitt, Jr., C.L. Polk, and Jeff Wheeler.
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* Adcock, Siobhan : The Completionist
(Simon & Schuster 978-1-5011-8347-8, $26, 320pp, hardcover, June 2018)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Jun 2018
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781501183492
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781508257110
Dystopian SF novel set in a near-future America struggling with infertility.
• Simon & Schuster’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review comments, “Adcock has created a captivating, if grim, future.”
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* Brodsky, Demetra : Dive Smack
(Tor Teen 978-0765396952, $17.99, 336pp, hardcover, June 2018)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Jun 2018
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780765396976
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781427298720
Young adult psychological thriller with paranormal elements, about a high school diver trying to recover memories of a fire that killed his mother.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “In an impressive debut, Brodsky injects her teen drama with ambiguity, and a subtle hint of paranormal phenomena, leaving readers to guess at what’s really going on. Strong characters and a compelling mystery make this a real page-turner.”
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* Brooks, Terry : The Skaar Invasion
(Del Rey 978-0-553-39151-0, $28, 384pp, hardcover, June 2018)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Jun 2018
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780553391527
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9780525527220
• The Fall of Shannara #2
Fantasy novel, second in a planned four-book conclusion to the Shannara series, following The Black Elfstone (2017).
• Penguin Random House’s site has this description with an extract.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Brooks keeps the narrative flowing briskly and makes it accessible to newcomers.”
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+ Carey, Mike : Thicker than Water
(Orbit 978-0316478717, $15.99, 464pp, trade paperback, June 2018)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Jun 2018
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780316478700
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781549118272
• Felix Castor #4
First US edition (UK: Orbit, March 2009)
Supernatural thriller, fourth in the “Felix Castor” series following The Devil You Know (2006), Vicious Circle (2006), and Dead Men’s Boots (2007), about a London exorcist in near-future England.
• The US edition of the fifth book, The Naming of the Beasts, was published in 2010; for some reason the US edition of this fourth book apparently hasn’t appeared until now.
• Hachette’s site has this description with an excerpt.
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* Godfrey, Daniel : The Synapse Sequence
(Titan 978-1-78565-318-6, $14.99, 432pp, trade paperback, June 2018)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Jun 2018
SF novel set in a future London about a technology that invades the mind to read the memories of crime witnesses.
• Titan’s site has this description.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “…Godfrey steeps the plot in plenty of twisty intrigue. Provocative worldbuilding and suspense will keep the reader hooked.”
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* Hirotaka, TOBI : The Thousand Year Beach
(Haikasoru 978-1-9747-0009-7, $15.99, 336pp, trade paperback, June 2018)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Jun 2018
• Angel of the Ruins #1
SF novel, first published in Japanese in 2002, here translated by Matt Treyvaud, set in a posthuman world sealed off from the ruins of Earth.
• Haikasoru’s site has this description with an excerpt.
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* Huff, Tanya : The Privilege of Peace
(DAW 978-0756411534, $26, 352pp, hardcover, June 2018)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Jun 2018
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780756411558
• Peacekeeper #3
Military SF novel, second in a series following An Ancient Peace (2015) and A Peace Divided (2017), about ex-Gunnery Sergeant Torin Kerr.
• Penguin Random House’s site has this description with a preview function.
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* Keyes, Greg : The Reign of the Departed
(Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-937-5, $14.99, 360pp, trade paperback, June 2018)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Jun 2018
• The High and Faraway #1
Fantasy novel, first in a series, about a man who commits suicide and wakes in an automaton animated by a strange girl from school.
• Night Shade’s site has this description.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.
• Carolyn Cushman reviewed it in the May issue of Locus Magazine: “This is only the first book in series The High and the Faraway, so a tidy conclusion wasn’t to be expected, but it’s hard to imagine where this strange tale is headed next.”
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* McAulty, Todd : The Robots of Gotham
(John Joseph Adams 978-1328711014, $26, 688pp, hardcover, June 2018)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Jun 2018
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: B074FDN6RX
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: B07CTYWBQS
SF novel, the author’s first novel, in which the US has succumbed to a coalition of nations ruled by fascist machines.
• The publisher/editor’s site has this description with numerous blurbs and quotes from reviews.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “Though the technology-rich plot loses a bit of its savage verisimilitude as it progresses, McAulty maintains breathless momentum throughout. Readers will hope for more tales of this sinister future and eagerly pick up on hints that Barry and his companions may continue their exploits.”
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* Modesitt, L. E., Jr. : Outcasts of Order
(Tor 978-1250172556, $27.99, 656pp, hardcover, June 2018)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Jun 2018
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781250172570
• Saga of Recluce #20
Fantasy novel, 20th book in the Saga of Recluce following Arms-Commander (2010), Cyador’s Heirs (May 2014), Heritage of Cyador (Nov. 2014), and The Mongrel Mage (2017), set a generation after the fall of Cyador.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
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* Polk, C. L. : Witchmark
(Tor.com 978-1-250-16268-7, $15.99, 320pp, trade paperback, June 2018)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Jun 2018
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780765398970
Fantasy novel, the author’s first novel, in which noble families use magic to control the fates of nations.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “Polk’s stellar debut, set in an alternate early 20th century in an England-like land recovering from a WWI-like war, blends taut mystery, exciting political intrigue, and inventive fantasy.”
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* Westfahl, Gary : Arthur C. Clarke
(University Of Illinois Press 978-0252083594, $25, 224pp, trade paperback, June 2018)
• Nominal Publication Date: Fri 15 Jun 2018
Nonfiction study of the work of Arthur C. Clarke, latest in the publisher’s “Modern Masters of Science Fiction” series.
• The University Press’s site has this description with the author’s expanded Clarke bibliography.
• There is also a hardcover edition (978-0-252-04193-8) for $99.
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* Wheeler, Jeff : Storm Glass
(47North 978-1-5039-0232-9, $14.95, 366pp, trade paperback, June 2018)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Jun 2018
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: B077D62HN7
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 978-1543688214
• Harbinger #1
Fantasy novel, first in a series, about a world where the privileged live in sky manors and the poor work in earthbound factories.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Victorian sensibilities inform a beautifully told tale that’s populated by characters worthy of investment and accessible to readers of all ages.”
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