New Books : 26 November 2019

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* Jones, Gwyneth : Joanna Russ
(University of Illinois Press 978-0-252-08447-8, $22, 217pp, trade paperback, November 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 12 Nov 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-0-252-05148-7

Nonfiction study of the work of Joanna Russ, latest in the publisher’s “Modern Masters of Science Fiction” series.
• The University Press’s site has this description with a Google preview.
• There is also a hardcover edition (978-0-252-04263-8) for $99.
• Russell Letson reviews the book in the November issue of Locus Magazine: “In reading this account, I was struck again by the volume of Russ’s work, and how active and agile and endlessly engaged she was across its considerable range. Jones makes extensive use of the scholarship on Russ and literary feminism, and backtracking through her secondary-sources bibliography would provide a seminar’s worth of reading.”

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* Lackey, Mercedes, ed. : Seasons
(DAW 978-0756414702, $7.99, 336pp, mass market paperback, November 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 26 Nov 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780756414719

Anthology of 16 original stories set in Lackey’s world of Valdemar, including an original novella by Lackey.
• Other authors include Jennifer Brozek, Elisabeth Waters, Fiona Patton, and Dylan Birtolo.
• Penguin Random House’s site has this description with an excerpt.

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* Lovegrove, James : Age of Legends
(Solaris 978-1781085776, $11.99, 384pp, trade paperback, November 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 26 Nov 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: B07YJ1MWSX
• Pantheon #9

Military SF novel, ninth and final book in the Pantheon series following The Age of Ra (2009), The Age of Zeus (2010), Age of Odin (2011), Age of Aztec (2012), Age of Voodoo (2013), Age of Godpunk (2013), Age of Shiva (2014), and Age of Heroes (2016), in which the ancient Greek demigods are being killed.
• Simon & Schuster’s site has this description.

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* Markley, Robert : Kim Stanley Robinson
(University Of Illinois Press 978-0-252-08458-4, $25, 248pp, trade paperback, November 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Wed 30 Oct 2019

Nonfiction study of the work of Kim Stanley Robinson, in the publisher’s “Modern Masters of Science Fiction” series.
• The University Press’s site has this description with a Google preview.
• There is also a hardcover edition (978-0-252-04275-1) for $99.

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* Meyer, Marissa : Supernova
(Feiwel and Friends 978-1250078384, $19.99, 560pp, hardcover, November 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 5 Nov 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781250220165
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781250232205
• Renegades #3

Young adult SF novel, third in a trilogy following Renegades (2017) and Arch-Enemies (2018), about a syndicate of prodigies fighting villains in the ruins of a crumbled society.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• Publishers Weekly gave the first book a starred review: “Beyond the capes and masks is a strikingly grounded story of star-crossed would-be lovers, deception, and the recognition that most of humanity exists between the extremes of good and evil. A twist ending casts doubt on a key aspect of the story’s history and leaves the door open for future exploration.”

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* Ngan, Natasha : Girls of Storm and Shadow
(Little, Brown/Jimmy Patterson 978-0316528672, $18.99, 416pp, hardcover, November 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 5 Nov 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780316528764
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781549118784
• Girls of Paper and Fire #2

Young adult fantasy novel, sequel to Girls of Paper and Fire (2018), about a lower caste girl who has become a royal courtesan.
• This is part of the “Jimmy Patterson Presents” series by various authors, published by Little, Brown. Hachette’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• Publishers Weekly gave the first book a starred review: “Ngan’s plot is tense and tight, her action sequences are elegant and adrenaline-soaked, and her story’s stakes increase exponentially through the pulse-pounding conclusion.”

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* Older, Malka : …and Other Disasters
(Mason Jar Press 978-0996103787, $17.99, 201pp, trade paperback, November 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Thu 21 Nov 2019

Collection of fiction and poetry.
• The publisher’s site has this description.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “Each of these imagined futures are alive with unnerving plausibility. Fans of thoughtful speculative fiction will relish this lyrical, emotional collection.”

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* Sanderson, Brandon : Starsight
(Delacorte 978-0399555817, $19.99, 480pp, hardcover, November 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 26 Nov 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780399555831
• Skyward #2

Young adult fantasy novel, second in a series following Skyward (2018), about a girl who yearns to become a pilot and fight in the war for humanity’s future.
• Penguin Random House’s site has this description with a preview.
• Publishers Weekly gave the first book a starred review: “With this action-packed trilogy opener, Sanderson offers up a resourceful, fearless heroine and a memorable cast—including a strangely humorous, mushroom-obsessed robot—set against the backdrop of a desperate conflict.”

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* Sawyer, Jamie : The Eternity War: Dominion
(Orbit 978-0316411196, $9.99, 480pp, mass market paperback, November 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 26 Nov 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780316411189
• Eternity War #3

SF novel, third in a trilogy following Pariah (2017) and Exodus (2018), about elite soldiers who protect mankind from the alien Krell Empire.
• Hachette’s site has this description with an excerpt.

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* Stiefvater, Maggie : Call Down the Hawk
(Scholastic 978-1-338-18832-5, $19.99, 480pp, hardcover, November 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 5 Nov 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: B07NGKFXY6
• The Dreamer Trilogy #1

Young adult fantasy novel, first in a series, about “dreamers” who can manifest dream objects into reality.
• Scholastic’s site has this order page.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “Exquisitely drawn characters and witty, graceful prose complement the artfully crafted plot, which thrills while examining issues of individuality and mortality. Stiefvater delivers a dazzling fantasy, at once epic and intricate, from which readers will be loath to wake.”

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* Vonnegut, Kurt, & Suzanne McConnell : Pity the Reader: On Writing With Style
(Seven Stories Press 978-1609809621, $32.95, 432pp, hardcover, November 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 5 Nov 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: B07ZDGDXF6

Associational nonfiction collection of essays about writing.
• The publisher’s site has this description.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews, including the table of contents.

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