New Books : 10 September 2019

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* Adler, Dahlia, ed. : His Hideous Heart
(Flatiron 978-1250302779, $18.99, 480pp, hardcover, September 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 10 Sep 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781250302786
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781250242624

Young adult anthology of 13 stories that reimagine works of Edgar Allan Poe.
• Authors include Kendare Blake, Amanda Lovelace, Fran Wilde, and the editor.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• Publishers Weekly gives this a starred review: “A refreshing assortment of diverse voices and contemporary themes ensures there’s something for everyone in this delightful compilation.”

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* Afsharirad, David, ed. : The Chronicles of Davids
(Baen 978-1-4814-8426-8, $16, 304pp, trade paperback, September 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 3 Sep 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1-62579-736-0

Anthology of 15 stories, most of them original, by authors with “David” in their names.
• Authors include David Weber, Gregory Benford & David Brin, David H. Keller, Avram Davidson, and Barry N. Malzberg.
• Baen’s site has this description with a link to several samples.
• The Publishers Weekly review cites stories by D.J. Butler, David Weber, Avram Davidson, and Barry N. Malzberg.

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* Allan, Nina : The Silver Wind
(Titan 978-1789091694, $14.95, 368pp, trade paperback, September 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 10 Sep 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1789091700

SF novelized collection of linked stories, expanded from the 2011 Eibonvale Press edition and including the title story, which won an Imaginaire award and tied for an Interzone poll (see sfadb: Nina Allan Titles). It’s about a man obsessed with timepieces.
• Titan’s site has this description.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.

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* Atwood, Margaret : The Testaments
(Nan A. Talese 978-0-385-54378-1, $28.95, 432pp, hardcover, September 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 10 Sep 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780385543798
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9780525590453

SF novel, sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale (1985) and set 15 years after the events of that novel, about the decay of the theocratic regime of Gilead.
• Penguin Random House’s site has this description.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “Since publication, The Handmaid’s Tale has appeared as a movie, graphic novel, and popular miniseries. Atwood does not dwell on the franchise or current politics. Instead, she explores favorite themes of sisterhood, options for the disempowered, and freedom’s irresistible draw. Atwood’s eminently rewarding sequel revels in the energy of youth, the shrewdness of old age, and the vulnerabilities of repressive regimes.”

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* Boskovich, Desirina : Lost Transmissions: The Untold History of Science Fiction and Fantasy
(Abrams Image 978-1419734656, $29.99, 288pp, hardcover, September 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 10 Sep 2019

Nonfiction book about lost, overlooked, or uncompleted works of SF and fantasy, including works of literature, film, music, architecture, and other forms.
• Jeff VanderMeer provides a foreword.
• The publisher’s site has this description.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews, including the table of contents.

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* Card, Orson Scott : Lost and Found
(Blackstone Publishing 978-1982613419, $18.99, 288pp, hardcover, September 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 10 Sep 2019

Young adult fantasy novel about a 14-year-old boy whose “micropower” is a talent for finding lost things.
• The publisher’s site has this description.

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* Datlow , Ellen, ed. : The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Eleven
(Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-972-6, $15.99, 480pp, trade paperback, September 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 3 Sep 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1597806459

Anthology of 25 horror stories first published in 2018.
• Authors include Thomas Olde Heuvelt, Dale Bailey, John Langan, Joe Hill, and Adam-Troy Castro.
• Night Shade’s site has this description with the table of contents.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “Datlow has drawn her selections from a wide variety of sources that even the most dedicated fans may have overlooked, and her comprehensive introductory overview of the year in horror will uncover still more venues for great scares. This is an indispensable volume for horror readers.”

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* Harrow, Alix E. : The Ten Thousand Doors of January
(Redhook 978-0-316-42199-7, $27, 384pp, hardcover, September 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 10 Sep 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780316421980
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781549124051

Fantasy novel, the author’s first novel, about a young woman in the early 1900s who discovers a strange book that reveals impossible truths about the world.
• Hachette’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Harrow’s novel will hold strong appeal to readers who enjoy portal fantasies featuring adventuresome women.”
• Gary K. Wolfe reviews the book in the September issue of Locus Magazine: “There’s little doubt that the world Yule is describing here is also the world of The Ten Thousand Doors of January, or the world that the novel, like all classic fantasies, seeks to make our own. Whether or not Harrow’s novel survives to join that company is anyone’s guess, but it’s a beautiful beginning, and unlike any other fantasy I’ve read in some years.”

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* Hayes, Tyler : The Imaginary Corpse
(Angry Robot 978-0857668318, $12.99, 312pp, trade paperback, September 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 10 Sep 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780857668325
• UK edition: 9780857668318 (Tue 10 Sep 2019)

Fantasy novel, the author’s first novel, about a little girl’s imaginary friend, a triceratops, who is forgotten and goes to the land of discarded ideas.
• Angry Robot’s site has this description with an excerpt.

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* Holt, Tom : An Orc on the Wild Side
(Orbit 978-0-316-27085-4, $15.99, 400pp, trade paperback, September 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 10 Sep 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780316270847
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781478988410

Comic fantasy novel about a Dark Lord who tries to improve his reputation by offering his people health care, peace, and affordable homes.
• Hachette’s site has this description.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “Holt’s dry silliness is the perfect vehicle for critiquing both current events and classic fantasy novels. Clever and entertaining all the way through, this should find a place in the hearts of anyone who likes their fantasy with a side of irreverent humor.”

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* Horton, Rich, ed. : The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2019 Edition
(Prime Books 978-1607015314, $19.95, 576pp, trade paperback, September 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 3 Sep 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1607015345

Anthology of 27 stories first published in 2018.
• Authors include David Gerrold & Ctein, Ursula K. Le Guin, Alec Nevala-Lee, Alix E. Harrow, and James Patrick Kelly.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews, including the table of contents.
• Note: as with Datlow’s volume above, Amazon indicates a Sept. 3rd publication date but did not have the book in stock until this week.

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* Kenyon, Sherrilyn : At Death’s Door
(Tor 978-0-7653-8574-1, $27.99, 352pp, hardcover, September 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 10 Sep 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780765385758
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781250223159
• Deadman’s Cross #3

Historical fantasy novel, third in a series following Deadman Walking (2017) and Death Doesn’t Bargain (2018), about Deadmen fighting demons who would destroy mankind.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review calls it an “over-the-top adventure.”

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* King, Stephen : The Institute
(Scribner 978-1-982110-56-7, $30, 576pp, hardcover, September 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 10 Sep 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781982110598
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781508279068

Fantasy thriller about a secret facility where children with paranormal talents are taken for testing, and from which no child has ever escaped.
• Simon & Schuster’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “The mystery of the Institute’s purpose is drawn out naturally until it becomes far scarier than the physical abuse visited upon the children. Not a word is wasted in this meticulously crafted novel, which once again proves why King is the king of horror.”

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* Moulton, Rachel Eve : Tinfoil Butterfly
(MCD X FSG Originals 978-0374538309, $15, 272pp, trade paperback, September 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 10 Sep 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780374720032

Horror novel, the author’s first novel, about a woman on the run who becomes stranded in a South Dakota town where she meets a strange little boy in a tinfoil mask.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “The narrative, both disturbing and irresistible, is propelled by these two well-imagined characters and their need for each other. This is a gripping tale of terribly human horrors.”

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* Muir, Tamsyn : Gideon the Ninth
(Tor.com 978-1-250-31319-5, $25.99, 448pp, hardcover, September 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 10 Sep 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781250313171

Fantasy novel about a lesbian necromancer forced into service of an heiress competing in a royal battle.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “From the mad science joys of necromantic theory to the deliciously ever-evolving tension between Gideon and Harrow, this adventurous novel not only embraces its strangeness but wrings delight from it. The result is an addictive, genre-bending book that will wow readers with its vibrant energy, endearing cast, and emotional gut-punch of a finale.”

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* Pinsker, Sarah : A Song for a New Day
(Berkley 978-1-984802-58-3, $16, 384pp, trade paperback, September 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 10 Sep 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781984802590
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9780593151198

SF novel, the author’s first novel, about a musician in a future in which the government banning of public gatherings makes musical concerts impossible.
• Penguin Random House’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “Without shortcuts or heartstring-tugging tricks, Pinsker shows how people whose personalities and backgrounds seem incompatible can be united by art, and how the need to feel safe can be less important than the need to create together and share joy.”
• Gary K. Wolfe reviews it in the September issue of Locus Magazine, recalling Pinsker’s earlier story “Our Lady of the Open Road” and considering how the performing arts are being affected by online platforms: “Pinsker’s first novel, A Song for a New Day, recognizes this and expands upon the world of that story in a way that reads like an intriguing combination of road novel, apocalyptic near-future SF, and – most importantly – character study that explores the compromises faced both by those who see the value in corporatized entertainment (more people get to enjoy it) and those who want to preserve the spontaneity and energy of live performances.”

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* Rowland, Alexandra : A Choir of Lies
(Saga 978-1-5344-1283-5, $26.99, 464pp, hardcover, September 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 10 Sep 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781534412859

Fantasy novel, a standalone sequel to A Conspiracy of Truths (2018), about a storyteller struggling for how best to use his talents.
• Simon & Schuster’s site has this description.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “Rowland’s characters are consistently surprising and supremely empathetic, and the footnotes, worldbuilding details, and tales sprinkled throughout create a full and complex reality for readers to wander at will. This is a wise, moving, and captivating adventure.”

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+ Scott, Kim : Taboo
(Small Beer Press 978-1-61873-169-2, $17, 304pp, trade paperback, September 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 10 Sep 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781618731708

Associational novel set in south-west Australia, about the reconciliation of aboriginals and white settlers at a taboo site where a slaughter once took place.
• Small Beer’s site has this description with numerous quotes from reviews.
• The book was first published by Picador Australia in 2017.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “The reconciliation effort produces misunderstanding, resentment, and the threat of violence, but also offers the native people hope that ‘the dead will return, transformed, to support us again and from within.’ Scott’s novel memorably describes this dramatic resurrection and the enduring power of ancestral traditions.”

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* Trimboli, Wendy, & Alicia Zaloga : The Resurrectionist of Caligo
(Angry Robot 978-0-85766-826-4, $12.99, 360pp, trade paperback, September 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 10 Sep 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780857668271
• UK edition: 9780857668264 (Tue 10 Sep 2019)

Fantasy novel about a bodysnatcher and a princess hunting a murderer in the city of Caligo.
• Angry Robot’s site has this description with an excerpt and blurbs from Juliet E. McKenna, Tyler Hayes, and others.

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* Willett, Edward : Master of the World
(DAW 978-0-7564-1364-4, $17, 384pp, trade paperback, September 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 10 Sep 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780756413668
• Worldshapers #2

Fantasy novel, second in a series following Worldshaper (2018), about a woman who discovers a portal into a labyrinth of new dimensions.
• Penguin Random House’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “This installment relies heavily on the first, but returning fans will find it contains thrills aplenty.”

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