New Books : 12 February 2019
11 new books this week, including several continuing series: Susan Dennard’s BLOODWITCH; TERMINAL UPRISING by Jim C. Hines; THE REVENANT EXPRESS by George Mann; and David Moody’s ALL ROADS LEAD HERE.
New titles this week are by Charlie Jane Anders, Susan Dennard, Jasper Fforde, Jim C. Hines, George Mann, Kate Mascarenhas, David Moody, Sylvain Neuvel, Leife Shallcross, Sharma Shields, and Jodie Lynn Zdrok.
* Anders, Charlie Jane : The City in the Middle of the Night
(Tor 978-0-7653-7996-2, $26.99, 368pp, hardcover, February 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 12 Feb 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781466871137
SF novel about a exile on a planet where humanity survives in a sliver between permanently dark and light sides.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “Anders’s worldbuilding is intricate, embracing much of what makes a grand adventure: smugglers, revolutionaries, pirates, camaraderie, personal sacrifice, wondrous discovery, and the struggle to find light in the darkness. This breathlessly exciting and thought-provoking tale will capture readers’ imaginations.”
• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
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* Dennard, Susan : Bloodwitch
(Tor Teen 978-0765379320, $18.99, 464pp, hardcover, February 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 12 Feb 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781466867345
• Witchlands #3
Young adult fantasy novel, third in a series following Truthwitch (2016) and Windwitch (2017), about a a Truthwitch and a Threadwitch in a land facing war.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
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+ Fforde, Jasper : Early Riser
(Viking 978-0-670-02503-9, $28, 416pp, hardcover, February 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 12 Feb 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780698170346
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781984842541
SF novel in which the entire human population hibernates four months out of the year, except for a team of Winter Consuls, one of whom is investigating a series of viral dreams.
• The UK edition appeared in August 2018.
• Penguin Random House’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review calls it a “richly detailed, dystopic novel” and concludes, “Charlie’s confused but determined mundanity is a relatable anchor in this wild winter world, leavened by Fforde’s surrealistic humor. Douglas Adams fans will enjoy the vibe.”
• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
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* Hines, Jim C. : Terminal Uprising
(DAW 978-0-7564-1277-7, $26, 336pp, hardcover, February 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 12 Feb 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780756412791
• Janitors of the Post-Apocalypse #2
Humorous military SF novel, second in a series following Terminal Alliance (2017), about a crew of space janitors.
• Penguin Random House’s site has this description with a preview function.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Subtle absurdist humor permeates the narrative, derived from faulty translations, cultural references without context, and unconventional solutions to problems. Clever characterization and action-packed moments round out this thoroughly satisfying outing.”
• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
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* Mann, George : The Revenant Express
(Tor 978-0-7653-3409-1, $26.99, 240pp, hardcover, February 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 12 Feb 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781466808140
• Newbury & Hobbes Investigations #5
Steampunk SF novel set in an alternate early-20th century London, fifth in a series following The Affinity Bridge (UK 2008, US 2009), The Osiris Ritual (UK 2009, US 2010), The Immortality Engine (2011), and The Executioner’s Heart (2013).
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
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* Mascarenhas, Kate : The Psychology of Time Travel
(Crooked Lane Books 978-1-68331-944-3, $26.99, 336pp, hardcover, February 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 12 Feb 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1-68331-945-0
SF novel, the author’s first novel, about the granddaughter of one of the women who pioneered time travel in the 1960s.
• The publisher’s site has this description with quotes from reviews.
• Ian Mond reviewed the book in the January issue of Locus Magazine: “The Psychology of Time Travel is a surprising novel not because of its temporal shenanigans – as entertaining as they are – but because it goes beyond those familiar hijinks and explores the human cost of a non-linear existence.”
• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
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* Moody, David : All Roads End Here
(St. Martin’s 978-1-250-20627-5, $17.99, 352pp, trade paperback, February 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 12 Feb 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781250108449
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781250301376
• The Final War #2
Horror novel, second in a series following One of Us Will Be Dead by Morning (2017) that follows the earlier Hater trilogy, about survivors of a zombie apocalypse.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Fans of zombie thrillers will not be disappointed.”
• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
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* Neuvel, Sylvain : The Test
(Tor.com 978-1250312839, $11.99, 110pp, trade paperback, February 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 12 Feb 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781250312822
Short SF novel about a 25-question British Citizenship Test.
• Macmillan’s site has this description.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” feature provides previews.
• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
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+ Shallcross, Leife : The Beast’s Heart
(Ace 978-0-440-00177-5, $15, 416pp, trade paperback, February 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 12 Feb 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780440001782
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781984847041
Fantasy novel, subtitled “A Novel of Beauty and the Beast,” told from the Beast’s point of view.
• The UK edition appeared in May 2018.
• Penguin Random House’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
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* Shields, Sharma : The Cassandra
(Henry Holt 978-1250197412, $28, 304pp, hardcover, February 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 12 Feb 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781250197443
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781250203243
Fantasy novel about a woman, working on a secret government project during World War II, who has visions of the future.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “With a plucky, charismatic narrator and vivid scenes incorporating the history of a real WWII facility, Shield’s novel digs into the destructive arrogance of war.”
• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
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* Zdrok, Jodie Lynn : Spectacle
(Tor Teen 978-0765399687, $17.99, 368pp, hardcover, February 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 12 Feb 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780765399670
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781250319005
Young adult fantasy novel, the author’s first novel, about a reporter tracking a killer in 1887 Paris.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
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