New Books : 29 October 2019

New titles this week are by Peter F. Hamilton, Faith Hunter, Marshall Ryan Maresca, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Cat Rambo, Lina Rather, Juliana Rew, and Robert Silverberg.

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* Hamilton, Peter F. : Salvation Lost
(Del Rey 978-0-399-17885-6, $32, 512pp, hardcover, October 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 29 Oct 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780399178863
• Salvation Sequence #2

SF novel, second in a series following Salvation (2018), in which humanity is threatened by an alien race driven by intense religious extremism.
• Penguin Random House’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “The humans’ suspenseful resistance against overwhelming odds sets the stage for the series’ conclusion, and Hamilton keeps things grounded with all-too-credible passages about partisan political bickering in the face of disaster. Series fans will enjoy this installment.”

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound

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* Hunter, Faith : Shattered Bonds
(Ace 978-0-399-58798-6, $7.99, 400pp, mass market paperback, November 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 29 Oct 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780399587993
• Jane Yellowrock #13

Urban fantasy novel, thirteenth in the series following Skinwalker (2009), Blood Cross (2010), Mercy Blade (2011), Raven Cursed (Jan. 2012), Death’s Rival (2012), Blood Trade (2013), Black Arts (Jan. 2014), Broken Soul (Oct. 2014), Dark Heir (2015), Shadow Rites (2016), Cold Reign (2017), and Dark Queen (2018) about a shapeshifting vampire-hunter of Cherokee descent.
• Penguin Random House’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Hunter delivers the fast pace, high stakes, and flawlessly crafted fight scenes fans expect. This is one of her best yet.”

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound

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* Maresca, Marshall Ryan : Shield of the People
(DAW 978-0-7564-1477-1, $7.99, 400pp, mass market paperback, October 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 29 Oct 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780756414788
• Maradaine Elite #2

Fantasy novel, second in a series following The Way of the Shield (2018), set in the port city of Maradaine.
• Penguin Random House’s site has this description with a preview function.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “A series of violent rebel threats on the elections and the twisty machinations of both the Tarian Order and the Open Hand ensure enough action and intrigue for any fan of fantasy adventure. Series readers will delight in returning to the rich universe of Maradaine.”

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound

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* Moreno-Garcia, Silvia, ed. : Nebula Awards Showcase 2019
(Parvus Press 978-1-7338119-7-2, $19.99, 413pp, trade paperback, October 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 29 Oct 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1-7338119-6-5

Anthology of 13 winners and nominees for the Nebula Awards presented in 2018 for works published in 2017.
• Contents include winning stories by Martha Wells, Kelly Robson, and Rebecca Roanhorse.
• The book has an introduction by the editor, and biographies of contributors at the end, but many of the features of past volumes — Rhysling winners, novel excerpts, essays on the state of the field, etc. — are no longer present.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.
• Despite the October 1st publication date indicated by Amazon, the book has only been in stock and available for purchase there in the past week.

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound

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* Rambo, Cat : Carpe Glitter
(Meerkat Press 978-1946154538, $9.95, 62pp, trade paperback, October 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 29 Oct 2019

Fantasy novelette in the publisher’s “Meerkat Shorts” series, about a woman who discovers a magical artifact among the possessions left by her stage magician grandmother.
• The publisher’s site has this description with a video and a preview.

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound

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* Rather, Lina : Sisters of the Vast Black
(Tor.com 978-1-250-26025-3, $16.99, 160pp, trade paperback, November 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 29 Oct 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781250260260

Short SF novel about an order of nuns on a living spaceship.
• Macmillan’s site has this description.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.
• The Publishers Weekly review comments, “Rather exhibits expert control over her characters and world, providing sufficient detail to feed the imagination without detracting from the steady pace of the story.”
• Liz Bourke reviews it in the October issue of Locus Magazine: “This is an elegant and eloquent novella, tightly focused on its characters and their world, which is at once strictly bounded (by the rules of their religious order, and by the constraints of living in space) and incredibly vast.”

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound

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* Rew, Juliana, ed. : Infinite Lives: Short Tales of Longevity
(Third Flatiron Publishing 978-1-7339207-4-2, $10.49, 276pp, trade paperback, October 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Sat 12 Oct 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1-7339207-3-5

Anthology of 28 original stories on themes of longevity, immortality, and technological life extension.
• The publiisher’s site has this description with the table of contents.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound

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* Silverberg, Robert : Alien Archives
(Three Rooms 978-1-941110-80-5, $16, 404pp, trade paperback, November 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 29 Oct 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: B07PMSDLZ1

Collection of 18 stories, subtitled “Eighteen Stories of Extraterrestrial Encounters.”
• Titles include “Amanda and the Alien,” “Flies,” “Sundance,” “Schwartz Between the Galaxies,” and “The Soul-Painter and the Shapeshifter.”
• The publisher’s site has this description with the table of contents.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Perhaps most revealing for longtime fans are the forewords that detail Silverberg’s dealings (courteous and/or contentious) with other famous SF writers and editors such as Harlan Ellison and Frederik Pohl, along with glimpses of the era when stories were commissioned for previously purchased magazine cover illustrations. Silverberg fans and readers interested in the history of SF will find this worthwhile.”

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound

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