New Books : 27 November 2018

Joyce Carol Oates’ novel Hazards of Time Travel and titles by Jacey Bedford, Genevieve Cogman, Ian Douglas, W. Michael Gear, Tom Kratman, Mercedes Lackey, and J. Barton Mitchell

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* Bedford, Jacey : Rowankind
(DAW 978-0756414986, $7.99, 480pp, mass market paperback, November 2018)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 27 Nov 2018
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780756414993
• Rowankind #3

Historical fantasy novel, third in a series following Winterwood (2016) and Silverwolf (2017), about an unregistered witch in 1800 Britain.
• Penguin Random House’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• Publishers Weekly said of the first book, “Bedford adeptly weaves together romance, action, and fantastical elements, all set against a richly realized series of far-flung locations.”

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* Cogman, Genevieve : The Mortal Word
(Ace 978-0-399-58744-3, $15, 448pp, trade paperback, November 2018)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 27 Nov 2018
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780399587450
• The Invisible Library #5

Alternate history fantasy novel, fifth book of a series after The Invisible Library (June 2016), The Masked City (Sep. 2016), The Burning Page (US 2017), and The Lost Plot (Jan. 2018), about a mysterious Library that collects books from different realities.
• Penguin Random House’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Cogman ably combines sleuthing with politics, magic, and a bit of romance for a satisfying tale.”

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* Douglas, Ian : Bright Light
(Harper Voyager 978-0062369017, $7.99, 384pp, mass market paperback, November 2018)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 27 Nov 2018
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780062369024
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9780062884985
• Star Carrier #8

Military SF novel, eighth in the “Star Carrier” series following Earth Strike (2010), Center of Gravity (2011), Singularity (2012), Deep Space (2013), Dark Matter (2014), Deep Time (2015), and Dark Mind (2017), about an intergalactic battle between humanity and a sinister alien force.
• HarperCollins’ site has this description with a sample.

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* Gear, W. Michael : Abandoned
(DAW 978-0756413408, $26, 448pp, hardcover, November 2018)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 27 Nov 2018
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780756413422
• Donovan #2

SF novel, second in a series following Outpost (Feb. 2018), about a planetary colony facing corporate threats in a hostile environment.
• Penguin Random House’s site has this description with an excerpt.

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* Kratman, Tom : A Pillar of Fire by Night
(Baen 978-1-4814-8356-8, $25, 432pp, hardcover, November 2018, cover art Kurt Miller)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 27 Nov 2018
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1-62579-671-4
• Carrera #7

Military SF novel, seventh in a series following A Desert Called Peace (2007), Carnifex (2007), The Lotus Eaters (2010), The Amazon Legion (2011), Come and Take Them (2013), and The Rods and the Axe (2014), about military leader Carrera and his battles against Islamic terrorists and other threats on the world of Terra Nova.
• Baen’s site has this description (hit the ‘back’ link in upper right once or twice if necessary) with links to several chapters.

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* Lackey, Mercedes, ed. : Choices
(DAW 978-0756414689, $7.99, 368pp, mass market paperback, November 2018)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 27 Nov 2018
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780756414696

Anthology of 18 original stories set in the editor’s world of Valdemar.
• Authors include Phaedra Weldon, Janny Wurts, Elisabeth Waters, Fiona Patton, and Dylan Birtolo.
• Penguin Random House’s site has this description with an excerpt.

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* Mitchell, J. Barton : The Razor
(Tor 978-0765387929, $26.99, 400pp, hardcover, November 2018)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 27 Nov 2018
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780765387943

SF thriller about an engineer sentenced to a dangerous prison planet.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review begins, “Mitchell packs this feisty page-turner with a great cast and plenty of twists.”

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* Oates, Joyce Carol : Hazards of Time Travel
(Ecco 978-0-06-231959-3, $26.99, 336pp, hardcover, November 2018)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 27 Nov 2018
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780062319616
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9780062866790

Dystopian SF novel about an idealistic girl who is punished by being sent back in time 80 years to Wainscotia, Wisconsin.
• HarperCollins’ site has this description with a sample.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Oates weaves a feeling of constant menace and paranoia throughout as Adriane struggles to remember her old life and adjust to her new one. The conclusion is surprising and ambiguous, leaving readers to question their own perception of events, making for a memorable novel.”
• Gary K. Wolfe reviews it in the November issue of Locus Magazine: “As an intellectual argument, it’s fascinating if a bit muddled in the telling, and there’s a bit of muddle about her deployment of time travel as well (if it even is actual time travel – that’s another question that gets raised). But as a tale of a lonely young woman in the strange land of our pre-dystopian past, it keeps the pages turning, and veers into an unexpected but provocative conclusion.”

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