New Books : 19 March 2019

A war journalist, warrior priest, war against the machines, war on the moon, interstellar war, and Game of Thrones leadership secrets on this week’s list of 13 new books!
New titles this week are by K. Ancrum, Bruce Craven, David Dalglish, Cory Doctorow, K.A. Doore, Sarah Beth Durst, M.T. Hill, Kameron Hurley, Ian McDonald, Sarah Pinsker, Sarah Porter, Alastair Reynolds, and Jack Skillingstead.


* Ancrum, K. : The Weight of the Stars
(Imprint 978-1250101631, $18.99, 384pp, hardcover, March 2019)
Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Mar 2019
Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781250101648

Young adult SF novel about two girls, one a delinquent and the other a loner whose mother volunteered for a one-way trip to the edge of the solar system.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt, a blurb by Seanan McGuire, and quotes from reviews.

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* Craven, Bruce : Win or Die: Leadership Secrets from Game of Thrones
(St. Martin’s/Thomas Dunne 978-1250301178, $28.99, 304pp, hardcover, March 2019)
Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Mar 2019
Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781250301185
Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781250316165

Nonfiction, an analysis of the strategies and leadership lessons in the TV series Game of Thrones.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review calls it an “enjoyable and surprisingly relevant guide” and concludes, “This manual demonstrates a clever and fun way of understanding effective leadership, bringing new life to a tired topic and providing wisdom that readers—particularly Game of Thrones’ many avid fans—can put to use at the office.”

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* Dalglish, David : Soulkeeper
(Orbit 978-0-316-41664-1, $15.99, 704pp, trade paperback, March 2019)
Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Mar 2019
Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780316416634
Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781549171376
The Keepers #1

Fantasy novel, first in a new series, about a warrior priest who must protect the world from monsters when ancient magic returns to the land.
• Orbit’s site has an excerpt.
• Hachette’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Dalglish manages to combine familiar elements in exciting ways in a slightly overlong fantasy epic that’s sure to keep readers turning pages.”

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* Doctorow, Cory : Radicalized
(Tor 978-1-250-22858-1, $26.99, 304pp, hardcover, March 2019)
Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Mar 2019
Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781250228598
Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781250244611

Collection of four novellas, subtitled “Four Tales of Our Present Moment”.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Doctorow captures the mix of hope, fear, and uncertainty felt by those in precarious situations, set against the backdrop of intriguing futuristic landscapes. The characters are well wrought and complex, and the worldbuilding is careful. This is a fine introduction to Doctorow’s work, and his many fans will enjoy its exploration of favorite themes.”

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* Doore, K. A. : The Perfect Assassin
(Tor 978-0765398550, $17.99, 352pp, trade paperback, March 2019)
Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Mar 2019
Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780765398567
Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781250203267
Chronicles of Ghadid #1

Fantasy novel, first in a series and the author’s first novel, about an assassin charged with solving the murders of several family members.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review, noting that it’s “based on mythology from Egypt and sub-Saharan Africa”, and concluding, “Doore is a force to be reckoned with, blending a stirring plot, elegant worldbuilding, effortless style, and diverse, empathetic characters. Her debut is sure to be a hit with fans of Sarah J. Maas and George R.R. Martin.”

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* Durst, Sarah Beth : The Deepest Blue
(Harper Voyager 978-0062690845, $21.99, 368pp, hardcover, March 2019)
Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Mar 2019
Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780062690869
Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9780062897633

Stand-alone fantasy novel in the author’s world of Renthia, about an island woman who has the power to control spirits.
• HarperCollins’ site has this description with a sample.

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* Hill, M. T. : Zero Bomb
(Titan 978-1-78909-001-7, $14.95, 304pp, trade paperback, March 2019)
Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Mar 2019

Near-future SF novel about a plot to destroy automation whose manifesto is a radical 1970s SF novel.
• Titan’s site has this description.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews, including blurbs from Simon Ings, Dave Hutchinson, and others.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Hill’s gritty setting is crisply drawn, compensating somewhat for the weak characters and plot. Fans of rich worldbuilding will find this a plausible vision full of intriguing ideas.”

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* Hurley, Kameron : The Light Brigade
(Saga 978-1-4814-4796-6, $26.99, 368pp, hardcover, March 2019)
Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Mar 2019
Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781508280408

SF novel about a future interstellar war in which soldiers travel by being turned into light and are changed by the process.
• Simon & Schuster’s site has this description.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.
Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “Like Joe Haldeman’s The Forever War, this book is both a gripping story of future warfare and an incisive antiwar fable. Readers will savor this striking novel’s ambitious structure and critique of rapacious, militarized capitalism.”

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* McDonald, Ian : Luna: Moon Rising
(Tor 978-0-7653-9147-6, $29.99, 448pp, hardcover, March 2019)
Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Mar 2019
Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780765391483
UK edition: 9781473216778 (Thu 21 Mar 2019)
Luna #3

SF novel, third in a trilogy following Luna: New Moon (2016) and Luna: Wolf Moon (2017), about war between five families who control lunar industry.
• Macmillan’s site has this description.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.
• The book is copyright 2017 and indicates prior publication in the UK by Gollancz, but according to that publisher’s site the UK edition is due 21 March 2019.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Newcomers will have difficulty mastering the intricacies of the setting and story, as McDonald doesn’t provide even a short recap or cast of characters; however, fans of the prior books will find this wrap-up rewarding.”
• Ian Mond reviews it in the March issue of Locus Magazine, concluding, “these entertaining, and intelligent novels, capped off by the very satisfying Luna: Moon Rising, have been about establishing a society, a community, a family that looks to the future, that lives and prospers in an environment that must always be treated with respect.”

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* Pinsker, Sarah : Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea
(Small Beer Press 978-1-61873-155-5, $17, 286pp, trade paperback, March 2019)
Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Mar 2019
Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781618731562

Collection of 13 stories, 12 first published from 2013 to 2017, and one story original to this book.
• Stories include Nebula Award winner “Our Lady of the Open Road” and Sturgeon winner “In Joy, Knowing the Abyss Behind”.
• Small Beer’s site has this description with reviews and blurbs and a tour schedule.
Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “This beautiful, complex debut collection assembles some of Nebula winner Pinsker’s best stories into a twisting journey that is by turns wild, melancholic, and unsettling.”
• Gary K. Wolfe reviews it in the March issue of Locus Magazine: “Like all innovative short fiction writers, and despite her recurrent concerns with memory and music, Pinsker’s cardinal strength lies in her unpredictability.”

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* Porter, Sarah : Never-Contented Things
(Tor Teen 978-0765396730, $17.99, 368pp, hardcover, March 2019)
Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Mar 2019
Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780765396754

Young adult fantasy novel about dark faeries.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.

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* Reynolds, Alastair : Permafrost
(Tor.com 978-125-030356-1, $14.99, 176pp, trade paperback, March 2019)
Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Mar 2019
Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781250303554

Short SF novel about scientists in 2080 reaching into the past, to 2028, to avoid global climate catastrophe.
• Macmillan’s site has this description.
• Liz Bourke reviews it in the March issue of Locus Magazine: “This is an enjoyable, engaging, and thought-provoking novella, and one whose conclusion leaves room for ambiguity. I admire it. And if you like precise, elegant, nail-bitingly tense science fiction, I recommend it.”

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* Skillingstead, Jack : The Chaos Function
(John Joseph Adams 978-1-328-52615-1, $24, 304pp, hardcover, March 2019)
Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Mar 2019

SF novel about a war journalist who changes the past in order to save a man she loves, with the consequence of shifting the world to the brink of nuclear and biological disaster.
• Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “With lean prose, Skillingstead paints a realistic and terrifying portrait of society’s swift unraveling in the face of disaster, and Olivia’s emotional vulnerability mirrors the chaos inherent in the world around them. This crackling road trip through the apocalypse offers thrills all the way to its explosive, satisfying finale.”

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