New Books : 12 May 2020

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* Gear, W. Michael : Unreconciled
(DAW 978-0756415662, $27, 496pp, hardcover, May 2020)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 12 May 2020
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780756415686
• Donovan #4

SF novel, fourth in a series following Outpost (Feb. 2018), Abandoned (Nov. 2018), and Pariah (2019), about a planetary colony facing corporate threats in a hostile environment.
• Penguin Random House’s site has this description with a preview function.

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound

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* Glass, Jenna : Queen of the Unwanted
(Del Rey 978-0-525-61837-9, $16.99, 592pp, trade paperback, May 2020)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 12 May 2020
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780525618386
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9780593167908
• The Women’s War #2

Fantasy novel, second in a series following The Women’s War (2019), about a patriarchal society where a new spell gives women the ability to control their fertility.
• Penguin Random House’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Glass’s universe is impeccably detailed, but the focus on trade, politics, and marriage may dull the interest of readers hungry for action. This feels more like a stepping stone to the final book than a satisfying story in its own right.”

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound

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* Lambert, Christophe : T.I.M.E. Stories: The Heiden File
(Angry Robot 978-0857668462, $14.99, 344pp, trade paperback, May 2020)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 12 May 2020
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780857668547

SF novel about an agency to prevent anomalies and paradoxes in time, the official novel of the board game T.I.M.E. Stories.
• Angry Robot’s site has this description.

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound

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* Moren, Dan : The Aleph Extraction
(Angry Robot 978-0-85766-841-7, $15.99, 418pp, trade paperback, May 2020)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 12 May 2020
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780857668486
• Galactic Cold War #2

SF thriller, second in a series following The Bayern Agenda (2019), about an intelligence operative and his undercover team on a new mission amidst a galactic cold war.
• Angry Robot’s site has this description with a link to an excerpt.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “It’s easy to root for these ragtag, quick-thinking underdogs as they stand up to intergalactic bullies big and small. Readers will end this installment deeply attached to Moren’s bold characters and eagerly anticipating what comes next.”

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound

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* Wright, Lawrence : The End of October
(Knopf 978-0525658658, $27.95, 400pp, hardcover, April 2020)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 28 Apr 2020
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780525658665
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9780593212226

SF thriller about a WHO doctor trying to stop the spread of a pandemic that originates in Indonesia.
• Penguin Random House’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “Wright pulls few punches and imbues even walk-on characters with enough humanity that their fate will matter to readers. This timely literary page-turner shows Wright is on a par with the best writers in the genre.”

• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound

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