New Books

* Carter, Matt : Almost Infamous (Skyhorse/Talos Press 978-1-940456-50-8, $15.99, 328pp, trade paperback, April 2016) • Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Apr 2016

Fantasy novel, subtitled “A supervillain novel”, about an 18-year-old with telekinetic abilities who’s too lazy to become a professional superhero. • Talos’ site has this description. • The Publishers Weekly review calls it a “quirky riff on the coming-of-age novel.”

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* Anderson, Kevin J., & John McFetridge, eds. : 2113: Stories Inspired by the Music of Rush. (ECW Press 978-1770412927, $16.95, 400pp, trade paperback, April 2016) • Nominal Publication Date: Tue 12 Apr 2016

Anthology 18 stories, mostly original, inspired by the music of Rush. • One of the reprints is Fritz Leiber’s “Gonna Roll the Bones”, which inspired the song “Roll the Bones.” • Other contributors include David Niall

* Armstrong, Kelley : Forest of Ruin (HarperCollins 978-0062071309, $17.99, 448pp, hardcover, April 2016) • Nominal Publication Date: Tue 5 Apr 2016 • Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780062071323 • Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9780062417893 • Age of Legends #3

Young adult fantasy novel, third in a trilogy following Sea of Shadows (2014) and Empire of Night (2015), about twin sisters who are the Keeper and the

* Cole, Myke : Javelin Rain (Ace 978-0425269657, $7.99, 352pp, mass market paperback, March 2016) • Nominal Publication Date: Tue 29 Mar 2016 • Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781101636763 • Shadow Ops #5

Military SF novel, fifth in a series following Control Point (2012), Fortress Frontier (2013), Breach Zone (2014), and Gemini Cell (2015), in which the US Army tries to control the many people who have

* Allen, Mike : The Spider Tapestries: Seven Strange Stories (Mythic Delirium 978-0-9889124-6-5, $14.95, 140pp, trade paperback, March 2016) • Nominal Publication Date: Tue 1 Mar 2016

Collection of seven stories, one of them original to this book. • The introduction is by Nicole Kornher-Stace. • The publisher’s site has this description with blurbs from Helen Marshall and Scott Nicolay. • The Publishers Weekly review says, “Elegant language and surrealistic

* Brown, Eric : Jani and the Great Pursuit (Solaris 978-1781083789, $7.99, 384pp, mass market paperback, March 2016, cover art Dominic Harman) • Nominal Publication Date: Tue 23 Feb 2016 • Jani #2

Steampunk adventure novel set in 1910, second in a series following Jani and the Greater Game (2014), about a young woman who possesses a device that will open the door to other worlds. • Solaris’ site has

* Abraham, Daniel : The Spider’s War (Orbit 978-0316204057, $16, 528pp, trade paperback, March 2016) • Nominal Publication Date: Tue 8 Mar 2016 • Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780316204040 • The Dagger and the Coin #5

Military fantasy novel, fifth and final volume of the series that began with The Dragon’s Path (2011), The King’s Blood (2012), The Tyrant’s Law (2013), and The Widow’s House (2014), about

* Baker, Mishell : Borderline (Simon & Schuster/Saga Press 978-1481453066, $25.99, 400pp, hardcover, March 2016) • Nominal Publication Date: Tue 1 Mar 2016 • Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781481429795 • The Arcadia Project #1

Urban fantasy novel, the author’s first novel and first in a series, about a Hollywood filmmaker who joins a secret organization in contact with Fairyland. • Simon & Schuster’s site has this description

* Bright, Matthew, ed. : The Myriad Carnival (Lethe 978-1590215739, $15, 220pp, trade paperback, February 2016) • Nominal Publication Date: Wed 10 Feb 2016

Anthology of 16 “queer and weird” stories about circuses. • Authors include Hal Duncan, Christopher Black, Sarah Caulfield, and Daniel Hale. • Lethe’s site has this description with the table of contents and a link to a book trailer.

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* Brodsky, Jordanna Max : The Immortals (Orbit 978-0316347181, $25, 464pp, hardcover, February 2016) • Nominal Publication Date: Tue 16 Feb 2016 • Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780316385879 • Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781478907992 • Olympus Bound #1

Fantasy novel, the author’s first novel and first in a series, about the Greek gods living in contemporary New York City. • Orbit’s site has this post about

* Benulis, Sabrina : Angelus (Harper Voyager 978-0-06-206942-9, $14.99, 400pp, trade paperback, February 2016) • Nominal Publication Date: Tue 9 Feb 2016 • Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780062069436 • Books of Raziel #3

Urban fantasy novel, third in a trilogy following Archon (2012) and Covenant (2014), about angels and demons battling for the possession of a girl. • Harper’s site has this description with a preview function.

* Aronovitz, Michael : Phantom Effect (Skyhorse/Night Shade 978-1-59780-846-0, $15.99, 292pp, trade paperback, February 2016) • Nominal Publication Date: Tue 2 Feb 2016

Horror novel about a serial killer and the ghost of dead psychic. • Night Shade’s site has this description with a blurb from S.T. Joshi. • The Publishers Weekly review begins, “Psychological obsession and surrealist complexity lend interest to fetishistic violence in a perverted parable that challenges

* Anders, Charlie Jane : All the Birds in the Sky (Tor 978-0-7653-7994-8, $25.99, 320pp, hardcover, January 2016) • Nominal Publication Date: Tue 26 Jan 2016 • Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781466871120 • UK edition: 978-1785650550 (Tue 26 Jan 2016)

SF/fantasy novel, the author’s first genre novel, about two childhood friends, one with magical powers and the other the inventor of a time machine. • Macmillan’s

* Akers, Tim : The Pagan Night (Titan 978-1783297375, $14.95, 592pp, trade paperback, January 2016) • Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Jan 2016 • The Hallowed War #1

Fantasy novel, first book in a new series, about battles between the Celestial Church and people who follow pagan ways. • Titan’s site has this description. • The Publishers Weekly review comments, “Akers, an experienced hand at steampunk noir, succeeds in capturing

* Cobley, Michael : Ancestral Machines (Orbit 978-0-316-22118-4, $15.99, 496pp, trade paperback, January 2016) • Nominal Publication Date: Tue 12 Jan 2016 • Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780316221207 • Humanity’s Fire #4

SF space opera novel, a stand-alone novel in the same world as the “Humanity’s Fire” trilogy: Seeds of Earth (2009), The Orphaned Worlds (2010), and The Ascendant Stars (2011), about a huge structure harnessing two

* Arthur, Keri : City of Light (Signet 978-0451473509, $7.99, 368pp, mass market paperback, January 2016) • Nominal Publication Date: Tue 5 Jan 2016 • Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780698185371 • Outcast #1

Fantasy novel, first in a series, about postapocalyptic holes torn between our world and the next that allow entry of the Others–demons, wraiths, and death spirits. • Penguin’s site has this description with a

* Chude-Sokei, Louis : The Sound of Culture: Diaspora and Black Technopoetics (Wesleyan University Press 978-0-8195-7576-0, $85, 280pp, hardcover, December 2015) • Nominal Publication Date: Tue 29 Dec 2015 • Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-0-8195-7578-4

Nonfiction study of the histories of race and technology, covering topics including Victorian SF, cybertheory, and artificial intelligence. • Wesleyan’s site has this description with a preview function. • There’s also a

* Files, Gemma : Experimental Film (ChiZine Publications 978-1771483490, $16.99, 352pp, trade paperback, December 2015) • Nominal Publication Date: Thu 17 Dec 2015 • Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781771483506

Fantasy ghost story about a woman with an autistic son who makes a discovery about an early 20th-century Canadian filmmaker. • ChiZine’s site has this description with blurbs by Laird Barron and Jeff VanderMeer.

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* Allen, Mike, & Anita Allen, eds. : Mythic Delirium, Vol. 2 (Mythic Delirium 978-0-9889124-5-8, $14.95, trade paperback, December 2015, cover art Galen Dara) • Nominal Publication Date: Mon 7 Dec 2015

Anthology of stories and poems reprinted from the second year of online ‘zine Mythic Delirium. • Authors include Jane Yolen, Rose Lemberg, Margo Lanagan, Sonya Taaffe, Geoffrey A. Landis, and C.S. MacCath. • Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides

* Bear, Greg, ed. : Nebula Awards Showcase 2015 (Pyr 978-1-63388-090-0, $18, 348pp, trade paperback, December 2015) • Nominal Publication Date: Tue 8 Dec 2015

Anthology of stories and novel excerpts from winners and nominees of the Nebula Awards given in 2014 for works published in 2013. • Authors include winners Ann Leckie, Vylar Kaftan, Aliette de Bodard, and Rachel Swirsky, and Andre Norton winner Nalo Hopkinson. • Pyr’s site

* Berg, Carol : Ash and Silver (Roc 978-0451417268, $16, 496pp, trade paperback, December 2015) • Nominal Publication Date: Tue 1 Dec 2015 • Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781101603116 • Sanctuary #4

Fantasy novel, fourth in a series that began with Flesh and Spirit (2007), Breath and Bone (2008), and Dust and Light (2014), about a pureblood sorcerer with the magical ability to identify the dead. •

* Britt, Ryan : Luke Skywalker Can’t Read and other geeky truths (Plume 978-0-14-751757-9, $16, 205pp, trade paperback, November 2015) • Nominal Publication Date: Tue 24 Nov 2015 • Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780698406728

Collection of essays about ’80s and ’90s pop culture. • Penguin’s site has this description with a preview function and blurbs by Lev Grossman, Karen Russell, and others.

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* Bailey, Dale : The Subterranean Season (Resurrection House/Underland Press 978-1630230265, $16, 280pp, trade paperback, November 2015) • Nominal Publication Date: Tue 17 Nov 2015

Horror novel about a Ph.D. student who discovers a bottomless hole in his campus office, and what happens when he uses it to dispose of troublesome people. • The publisher’s site has this description.

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* Fleskes, John, ed. : Spectrum 22: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art (Flesk Publications 978-1933865812, $45, 304pp, hardcover, October 2015) • Nominal Publication Date: Tue 10 Nov 2015

Anthology of artworks, over 450 works by more than 240 artists. • Contributors include Brom, Donato Giancola, James Gurney, and many others. The book includes winning works from this year’s Spectrum Awards. • The publisher’s site has this description and order

* Allan, Jay : Shadow of Empire (Harper Voyager 978-0-06-238890-2, $15.99, 368pp, trade paperback, November 2015) • Nominal Publication Date: Tue 3 Nov 2015 • Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780062388919 • Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9780062458445 • Far Stars #1

SF novel, first of a series, about a space pirate and his band of freelance adventurers. Two more volumes are due at approximately monthly intervals. •

* Bickle, Laura : Mercury Retrograde (Harper Voyager Impulse 978-0-06-243761-7, $2.99, 384pp, ebk, October 2015) • Nominal Publication Date: Tue 27 Oct 2015 • Dark Alchemy #2

Fantasy novel, second in a series following Dark Alchemy (March 2015), about a geologist investigating mysteries in a dying western town. • HarperCollins’ site has this description with a preview. • Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “Bickle has a knack for

* Cameron, Miles : The Dread Wyrm (Orbit Us 978-0316212304, $16.99, 608pp, trade paperback, October 2015) • Nominal Publication Date: Tue 20 Oct 2015 • Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780316212311 • Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781478959809 • Traitor Son #3

Historical fantasy novel, third in a series following The Red Knight (2013) and The Fell Sword (2014), about a tournament between knights. • Hachette’s site has

* Barnett, David : Gideon Smith and the Mask of the Ripper (Tor 978-0-7653-3426-8, $15, 384pp, trade paperback, October 2015) • Nominal Publication Date: Tue 13 Oct 2015 • Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781466809109 • Gideon Smith #3

Alternate history steampunk novel, third in a series following Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl (2013) and Gideon Smith and the Brass Dragon (2014), set in London after a

* Bear, Greg : Killing Titan (Orbit 978-0316224000, $26, 336pp, hardcover, October 2015) • Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Oct 2015 • Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780316223997 • Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781478960171 • UK edition: 978-0575133914 (Thu 8 Oct 2015) • War Dogs #2

Near-future SF novel, second in a series following War Dogs (2014), about an interstellar war whose alien protagonists have come

* Atwood, Margaret : The Heart Goes Last (Doubleday/Talese 978-0-385-54035-3, $26.95, 320pp, hardcover, September 2015) • Nominal Publication Date: Tue 29 Sep 2015 • Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780385540360 • Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781101924761

Near-future SF novel set amidst an economic collapse, about a community called the Positron Project that provides employment and comfort to residents in exchange for their spending alternating months in prison.

* Alexander, William : Nomad (Simon & Schuster/McElderry 978-1442497672, $16.99, 272pp, hardcover, September 2015) • Nominal Publication Date: Tue 22 Sep 2015 • Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781442497696 • Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781442395602 • Ambassador #2

Middle-grade SF novel, sequel to Ambassador (2014), about the child ambassador from Terra facing an alien threat. • Simon & Schuster’s site has this description with a Google preview.

* Adams, John Joseph, ed. : Loosed Upon the World: The Saga Anthology of Climate Fiction (Simon & Schuster/Saga Press 978-1-4814-5307-3, $27.99, 484pp, hardcover, September 2015) • Nominal Publication Date: Tue 15 Sep 2015 • Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781481450317

Anthology of 26 stories about climate change, first published from 1990 to 2015. • Authors include Robert Silverberg, Paolo Bacigalupi, Nancy Kress, Gregory Benford, Kim Stanley Robinson,