New Books, 6 December
— posted Monday 5 December 2011 @ 9:09 pm PDT
* Clare, Cassandra : Clockwork Prince
(McElderry 978-1416975885, $19.99, 528pp, hardcover, December 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Dec 2011
• The Infernal Devices #2
Young adult fantasy novel, second in “The Infernal Devices” series after Clockwork Angel (2010), set 150 years before the earlier “Mortal Instruments” series.
• The publisher’s site has this description with a “Browse Inside” feature and an audio excerpt.
• The series has a dedicated site, www.theinfernaldevices.com, with an excerpt.
• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
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* Collins, Nancy A. : Left Hand Magic
(Roc 978-0451464309, $7.99, 304pp, mass market paperback, December 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Dec 2011
• Golgotham #2
Urban fantasy novel, second of a series following Right Hand Magic (2010), set in New York City’s supernatural ghetto, Golgotham.
• Series site Welcome to Golgotham Online has a FAQ, a Glossary, and a description.
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* Conroy, Robert : Himmler’s War
(Baen 978-1451637618, $25, 384pp, hardcover, December 2011, cover art Kurt Miller)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Dec 2011
Alternate history novel in which Hitler is removed from power and Heinrich Himmler takes over the Third Reich.
• Baen’s site has this blurb with links to several chapter excerpts.
• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
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* Greenberg, Martin H., & Jennifer Brozek, eds. : Human for a Day
(Daw 978-0756407001, $7.99, 320pp, mass market paperback, December 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Dec 2011
Anthology of 16 original stories about “the potential and reality of being human”.
• Co-editor Brozek posted this description and table of contents.
• Authors include Ian Tregillis, Jay Lake, Seanan MaGurie, Tanith Lee, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, and David D. Levine.
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* Haldeman, Joe : Earthbound
(Ace 978-0-441-02095-9, $24.95, 272pp, hardcover, December 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Dec 2011
• Marsbound #3
SF novel, third in a trilogy following Marsbound (2008) and Starbound (2010).
• In this book humanity tries to regain its access to space travel.
• Russell Letson’s review will appear in the January 2012 issue of Locus Magazine.
• Blogcritics.com has this review by Michael Jones: “Wow. If it were possible to leave just a one word review of a book here on blogcritics.org, that would be my complete review of Joe Haldeman’s Earthbound…
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* Hodgell, P. C. : Honor’s Paradox
(Baen 978-1451637625, $15, 288pp, trade paperback, December 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Dec 2011
• God Stalker #6
Fantasy novel, sixth in the “Kencyrath” series (or the “God Stalker Chronicles”) following God Stalk (1982), Dark of the Moon (1985), Seeker’s Mask (1994), To Ride a Rathorn (2006), and Bound in Blood (2010), about various peoples brought together by the Three-Faced God to battle chaos.
• Baen’s site has this description with links to several chapters.
• The series wiki has this page about the book, with details about the internal timeline and the book’s publication history.
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* Ingram, Dayna : Eat Your Heart Out
(Lethe Press/BrazenHead 978-1-59021-333-9, $13, 132pp, trade paperback, December 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Thu 1 Dec 2011
Horror novella about lesbians and zombies, set in an Ohio strip-mall where a B-movie star’s appearance coincides with an invasion of actual zombies.
• The BrazenHead imprint of Lethe Press, curated by Alex Jeffers, is devoted to exceptional novellas, once or twice a year.
• The publisher’s site has this description with blurbs and quotes from reviews.
• Publishers Weekly gave it a starred review: “…a no-holds-barred action-packed romp, filled with rich descriptions, detailed sensory input, sexy flirting, and zombie fighting in the best cult tradition. Ingram has a keen ear for dialogue and believable characters, and this punchy, raunchy story would make a great grindhouse film.”
(Fri 25 Nov 2011)
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* Ione, Larissa : Immortal Rider
(Grand Central 978-0446574471, $7.99, 448pp, mass market paperback, December 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Thu 1 Dec 2011
• Lords of Deliverance #2
Paranormal romance novel, second in a series following Eternal Rider (April 2011), about modern appearances of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, both books with covers featuring hunky dudes.
• Amazon’s page has an essay, “Of Angels and Demons”, by the author about the series.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Ione balances all the angst with plenty of action, sexual tension, and dark humor.”
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* Knight, E. E. : Dragon Fate
(Roc 978-0-451-46356-2, $16, 368pp, trade paperback, December 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Wed 30 Nov 2011
• The Age of Fire #6
Fantasy novel, sixth and final book in a series set in a world in which dragons are becoming extinct, following Dragon Champion (2006), Dragon Avenger (2006), Dragon Outcast (2007), Dragon Strike (2008), and Dragon Rule (2009).
• The publisher’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• Amazon has a couple reader reviews.
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* Koch, Gini : Alien Proliferation
(DAW 978-0-7564-0697-4, $7.99, 480pp, mass market paperback, December 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Dec 2011
• Alien #4
SF novel, fourth a series following Touched by an Alien (April 2010), Alien Tango (Dec 2010), and Alien in the Family (April 2011), about a woman who discovers that alien invaders from Alpha Centauri are turning humans into monsters.
• The author’s website has an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review calls it “a hyperspeed-paced addition to a series that shows no signs of slowing down.”
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* Lackey, Mercedes, ed. : Under the Vale and Other Tales of Valdemar
(DAW 978-0756406967, $7.99, 352pp, mass market paperback, December 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Dec 2011
Anthology of original stories set in Mercedes Lackey’s Valdemar universe.
• The publisher’s site has this description.
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* McCammon, Robert : The Hunter from the Woods
(Subterranean Press 978-1596064133, $75, 328pp, hardcover, November 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Wed 30 Nov 2011
Collection of linked stories featuring Michael Gallatin, the lycanthropic hero of the author’s 1989 novel The Wolf’s Hour.
• Subterranean’s site has this description and order page, with the table of contents.
• A lettered edition is sold out; this limited $75 edition is still available from Amazon (indicating a 1-2 month delay) and the publisher’s site.
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* Morrow, Bradford : The Uninnocent
(Pegasus 978-1-60598-265-6, $25, 272pp, hardcover, December 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Mon 5 Dec 2011
Collection of stories by the founding editor of Conjunctions.
• The publisher’s Fall Catalog [PDF] has a description (scroll down), with blurbs by Robert Olen Butler and Joyce Carol Oates.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “beautifully dark and soulfully intimate stories in his first collection, featuring characters who, though hardly citizens of virtue, reveal their true colors with little remorse. … Morrow’s stories are hauntingly honest and linger in the consciousness.”
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* Ness, Patrick : A Monster Calls
(Candlewick 978-0-7636-5559-4, $16.99, 205pp, hardcover, September 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Thu 15 Sep 2011
Young adult fantasy novel, “Inspired by an idea from Siobhan Dowd”, about a 13-year-old boy who is visited by a monster with three parables, demanding that the boy respond with his own, true, stories.
• Illustrations are by Jim Kay.
• The publisher’s site has this description, with a sample chapter [PDF].
• Publishers Weekly gave it a starred review: “What Ness has produced is a singular masterpiece, exceptionally well-served by Kay’s atmospheric and ominous illustrations. … If one point of writing is to leave something that transcends human existence, Ness has pulled a fast one on the Grim Reaper, finishing the story death kept Dowd from giving us. It is a story that not only does honor to her memory, it tackles the toughest of subjects by refusing to flinch, meeting the ugly truth about life head-on with compassion, bravery, and insight.”
(Tue 29 Nov 2011)
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* Patton, Brett : Mecha Corps
(Roc 978-0-451-46431-6, $7.99, 336pp, mass market paperback, December 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Dec 2011
• Armor Wars #1
Military SF novel, first of a series, about cadets learning to ride biomechanicals in order to combat confederacy pirates.
• The publisher’s site has this description, with an excerpt.
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+ Rucker, Rudy : Nested Scrolls: The Autobiography of Rudolf von Bitter Rucker
(Tor 978-0-7653-2752-9, $25.99, 327pp, hardcover, December 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Dec 2011
First US edition (UK: PS Publishing, May 2011)
Nonfiction autobiography of the science fiction author whose first novel was Spacetime Donuts (1981) and whose later books included Software (1982), winner of a Philip K. Dick Award, The Sex Sphere (1983), Wetware (1988), also winner of a Philip K. Dick Award, collection Transreal! (1991), and most recently novel Jim and the Flims (2011).
• Tor’s site has this description with blurbs and an excerpt.
• The author has this page for the book, with links to photos, to a 600Mb file of notes, and quotes from reviews.
• Amazon’s page also features an excerpt, via its “Look Inside” function, and blurbs.
(Tue 29 Nov 2011)
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* Turtledove, Harry : Supervolcano: Eruption
(Roc 978-0-451-46420-0, $25.95, 432pp, hardcover, December 2011)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 6 Dec 2011
SF disaster novel about the eruption of a supervolcano in Yellowstone National Park.
• The publisher’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• Publishers Weekly has this review.
• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
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