New Books : 9 July 2019

New titles this week are by Ann Aguirre, Craig Davidson, Sean Grigsby, S.L. Huang, Mercedes Lackey, Elizabeth Lim, Cherie Priest, Jonathan Strahan, Michael J. Sullivan, Tade Thompson, Felix Timmermans, and Eric Van Lustbader.

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* Aguirre, Ann : Heartwood Box
(Tor Teen 978-0765397645, $17.99, 336pp, hardcover, July 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 9 Jul 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780765397652
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781250227973

Young adult SF novel about a high school girl sent to stay with her great-aunt, where clues suggest her long-missing great-uncle may still be alive.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound

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* Davidson, Craig : The Saturday Night Ghost Club
(Penguin 978-0143133933, $16, 224pp, trade paperback, July 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 9 Jul 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780525505723
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781984891013

Young adult fantasy novel about a group of kids investigating ghosts, and various ghostly places, in 1980s Niagara Falls.
• Penguin Random House’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Davidson creates a quirky landscape and colorful characters, resulting in a novel that will entertain readers while providing a nice dose of nostalgia.”

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound

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* Grigsby, Sean : Ash Kickers
(Angry Robot 978-0-85766-797-7, 368pp, mass market paperback, July 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 9 Jul 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780857667984
• UK edition: 9780857667977 (Tue 9 Jul 2019)
• Smoke Eaters #2

Fantasy novel, second in a series following Smoke Eaters (2018), in which firefighters battle dragons.
• Angry Robot’s site has this description with a preview.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “Current themes—refugees, political maneuvering, race and gender issues—thread their way through the lives of vibrantly imagined characters who ring with authenticity, and firefighter Grigsby knows just how to pull readers into scenes full of smoke and flame. Readers will delight in this fresh take on action fantasy.”

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound

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* Huang, S. L. : Null Set
(Tor 978-1-250-18030-8, $27.99, 320pp, hardcover, July 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 9 Jul 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781250180315
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781250227928
• Cas Russell #2

SF novel, second in a series following Zero Sum Game (2018), about a mathematical genius who fights crime.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Readers who appreciate suspenseful science fiction will enjoy this vigorous novel.”

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound

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* Lackey, Mercedes : Eye Spy
(DAW 978-0756413200, $27, 336pp, hardcover, July 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 9 Jul 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780756413224
• Valdemar: Family Spies #2

Fantasy novel, second in a series following The Hills Have Spies (2018), set in the world of Valdemar.
• Penguin Random House’s site has this description with an excerpt.

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound

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* Lim, Elizabeth : Spin the Dawn
(Knopf 978-0525646990, $18.99, 416pp, hardcover, July 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 9 Jul 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780525647010
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781984884527
• The Blood of Stars #1

Young adult fantasy novel, first in a series, about a girl who poses as a boy in order to become the imperial tailor.
• Penguin Random House’s site has this description with an excerpt.

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound

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* Priest, Cherie : The Toll
(Tor 978-0-7653-7823-1, $16.99, 336pp, trade paperback, July 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 9 Jul 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781466860629

Horror novel about newlyweds in the Okefenokee Swamp.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “Priest keeps the supernatural elements grounded by developing nuanced characters who feel as though they could walk off the page. Moody and mysterious, this gothic tale touches the heart even as it wraps chilly fingers around the spine.”

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound

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* Strahan, Jonathan, ed. : Mission Critical
(Solaris 978-1781085806, $11.99, 416pp, trade paperback, July 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 9 Jul 2019

Anthology of 15 original science fiction stories.
• Authors include Greg Egan, Gregory Feeley, Linda Nagata, Peter Watts, and Peter F. Hamilton.
• Simon & Schuster’s site has this description.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound

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* Sullivan, Michael J. : Age of Legend
(Grim Oak Press 978-1944145293, $28, 480pp, hardcover, July 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 9 Jul 2019
• The Legends of the First Empire #4

Epic fantasy novel, fourth in a series of six following Age of Myth (2016), Age of Swords (2017), and Age of War (2018), about a battle between humans and their godlike rulers.
• The publisher’s site has this description and order page.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Fans of the earlier works will want to continue to follow the stories of Sullivan’s very human characters, but Sullivan warns readers in an author’s note that this and the forthcoming books ‘are absolutely not standalone novels,’ and newcomers are advised to begin at the beginning.”

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound

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* Thompson, Tade : The Survival of Molly Southbourne
(Tor.com 978-1-250-21726-4, $11.99, 124pp, trade paperback, July 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 9 Jul 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781250217257
• Molly Southbourne #2

Horror novella, second in a series following The Murders of Molly Southbourne (2017), about a woman who, whenever she bleeds, causes a duplicate of herself to be born.
• Macmillan’s site has this description.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Thompson’s atmospheric, twisty narrative radiates low menace and is punctuated by scenes of bloody body horror that aren’t for the squeamish. Molly’s desire to live—not just survive—against all odds will continue to garner her adoring fans.”

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound

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* Timmermans, Felix : Intimations of Death
(Valancourt Books 978-1948405409, $15.99, 152pp, trade paperback, July 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 9 Jul 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: B07RJ15GN2

Collection of five stories by a Dutch author who lived from 1886 to 1947, first published in 1910 and here translated into English for the first time.
• The publisher’s site has this description. There’s a simultaneous hardcover edition (978-1948405461) for $29.99.

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound

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* Van Lustbader, Eric : The Sum of All Shadows
(Forge 978-0765388636, $28.99, 352pp, hardcover, July 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 9 Jul 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780765388643
• The Testament Series #4

Religious fantasy novel, fourth in a series following The Testament (2006), The Fallen (2017), and Four Dominions (2018), about members of a family who have recovered the lost Testament battling Lucifer as the End Times arrive.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound

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