* Corey, James S. A. : Cibola Burn
(Orbit 978-0-316-21762-0, $27, 592pp, hardcover, June 2014)
Nominal Publication Date: Tue 17 Jun 2014
Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780316217606
Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781478900825
UK edition: 978-0356504162 (Thu 5 Jun 2014)
The Expanse #4

Space opera novel, fourth book of “The Expanse” following Leviathan’s Deep (2011), Caliban’s War (2012), and Abaddon’s Gate (2014).
• James S.A. Corey is a pseudonym for authors Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham.
• Hachette’s site has this description. Orbit’s site has this excerpt.
Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “Corey’s splendid fourth Expanse novel blends adventure with uncommon decency. Even as hostile biochemistries vie with slumbering war machines for a chance to exterminate squabbling people, a spark of humor and hope suggests that despite ourselves, we might find a way to prevail.”

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* Evans, Arthur B., ed. : Vintage Visions: Essays on Early Science Fiction
(Wesleyan University Press 978-0-8195-7438-1, $29.95, 448pp, trade paperback, June 2014)
Nominal Publication Date: Wed 11 Jun 2014
Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-0-8195-7439-8

Nonfiction anthology of (previously published) essays on early SF, from Cyrano de Bergerac in 1657 to Olaf Stapledon in 1937.
• Contributors include I.F. Clarke, Andrea Bell, Gary Westfahl, and Stanislaw Lem.
• Wesleyan’s site has this description with the table of contents. There’s also an $85 hardcover edition (978-0-8195-7437-4).

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* Gabaldon, Diana : Written in My Own Heart’s Blood
(Delacorte 978-0-385-34443-2, $35, 825pp, hardcover, June 2014)
Nominal Publication Date: Tue 10 Jun 2014
Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-0-440-24644-2
UK edition: Orion 978-0752898490 (Tue 10 Jun 2014)
Outlander #-


Historical fantasy novel, latest in the “Outlander” series about a World War II combat nurse who is spirited back in time to 18th century Scotland, following most recently An Echo in the Bone (2009).
• Random House’s site has this description, with a signing tour beginning today.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.

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* Hearne, Kevin : Shattered
(Del Rey 978-0-345-54848-1, $26, 352pp, hardcover, June 2014)
Nominal Publication Date: Tue 17 Jun 2014
Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-0-345-54849-8
Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 978-0-8041-4790-3
Iron Druid Chronicles #7

Urban fantasy novel, seventh book of a series following Hounded, Hexed, Hammered (all 2011), Tricked (May 2012), Trapped (Dec. 2012), and Hunted (2013), about a 2000-year-old Druid living in Arizona.
• Random House’s site has this description with a preview function

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* Klaus, Susan : Flight of the Golden Harpy
(Tor 978-0-7653-3755-9, $26.99, 384pp, hardcover, June 2014)
Nominal Publication Date: Tue 17 Jun 2014
Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781466835061

Young adult SF novel, the author’s first novel, about human colonists on a planet whose feral “harpies” are hunted as dangerous animals.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “The planet Dora is well crafted, with a variety of biomes that allow Klaus to present an ecological message more nuanced than her plot and characterizations would imply.”

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* Martin, George R. R., & Gardner Dozois, eds. : Rogues
(Bantam 978-03-455-3726-3, 832pp, hardcover, June 2014)
Nominal Publication Date: Tue 17 Jun 2014
Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-0-8041-7960-7
Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 978-0-553-39873-1

Anthology of 21 original stories. Author’s include Neil Gaiman, Scott Lynch, Garth Nix, Michael Swanwick, Connie Willis, and George R.R. Martin (with a “Game of Thrones” story).
• Random House’s site has this description.
• Adrienne Martini reviews the book in the June issue of Locus Magazine: “Many will buy this anthology simply for another sliver of Westeros from Martin in ‘‘The Rogue Prince, or, the King’s Brother’’. Here Martin fleshes out more of the Targaryen line in perfectly fine fashion. Patrick Rothfuss’ ‘‘The Lightning Tree’’, Michael Swanwick’s ‘‘Tawny Petticoats’’, and Walter Jon Williams’ ‘‘Diamonds From Tequila’’ are like beautiful postcards from their respective worlds that any fan of the author’s work will enjoy. And, of course, there is the oft-hinted-about-but-never-seen ‘‘How the Marquis Got His Coat Back’’ by Neil Gaiman, which returns to the world of Neverwhere with a deceptively simple story well told.”

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* Owen, Lauren : The Quick
(Random House 978-0-8129-9327-1, $27, 544pp, hardcover, June 2014)
Nominal Publication Date: Tue 17 Jun 2014
Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-0-679-64505-4
Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 978-0-8041-6547-1

Victorian fantasy novel, the author’s first novel, about vampires in 1892 London.
• Random House’s site has this description with a preview function.
Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “Though the book has an old-fashioned, leisurely pace, which might cause some reader impatience, Owen’s sentence-by-sentence prose is extraordinarily polished—a noteworthy feat for a 500-page debut—and she packs many surprises into her tale, making it a book for readers to lose themselves in.”
• Faren Miller’s review, from the June issue of Locus Magazine, is posted here: “In The Quick Laurel Owen – a brand-new author with an M.A. in Victorian Literature – has produced her own mind-bending tour de force.”

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* Pehov, Alexey : Chasers of the Wind
(Tor 978-0-7653-3489-3, $27.99, 400pp, trade paperback, June 2014)
Nominal Publication Date: Tue 17 Jun 2014
Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781466818415
Cycle of Wind and Sparks #1

Fantasy novel, first book in a new series, loosely related to the author’s earlier “Chronicles of Siala” trilogy.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Pehov imports master thief Harold from the Siala series, but Harold’s philosophical asides don’t detract from the pleasure of an exciting story.”

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* Pratchett, Terry, & Stephen Baxter : The Long Mars
(Harper 978-0-06-229729-7, $25.99, 368pp, hardcover, June 2014)
Nominal Publication Date: Tue 17 Jun 2014
Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780062297310
Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9780062297327
UK edition: 978-0857521743 (Thu 19 Jun 2014)
Long Earth #3

SF novel, third of a series following The Long Earth (2012) and The Long War (2013), in which a process called Stepping gives humanity access to a series of parallel Earths.
• HarperCollins’ site has this description with a preview function.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Baxter and Pratchett remain in fine form, their collaboration producing another thoughtful page-turner.”

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* Pratt, Tim : Heirs of Grace
(47North 978-1477823644, $14.95, 284pp, trade paperback, June 2014)
Nominal Publication Date: Tue 17 Jun 2014
Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: B00HRIDFVO
Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 978-1491520710

Contemporary fantasy novel about an art school graduate who inherits a North Carolina house filled with magic and monsters.
• The book was released earlier as episodes in a Kindle Serial.
• Amazon’s page has a description and “Look Inside” previews.
• Adrienne Martini reviews it in the June issue of Locus Magazine: “Tim Pratt’s writing just keeps getting better and better. In Heirs of Grace, his voice feels dialed in. The writing is tight and sassy without wasting one word – and he makes it seem easy.”

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* Remic, Andy : The White Towers
(Angry Robot 978-0857663573, $7.99, 464pp, mass market paperback, June 2014, cover art Lee Gibbons)
Nominal Publication Date: Tue 17 Jun 2014
Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780857663597
UK edition: 9780857663580 (Thu 5 Jun 2014)
The Rage of Kings #2

Fantasy novel, second in a series following The Iron Wolves (Jan. 2014), about a group of warriors whose realm faces an invading horde.
• Angry Robot’s site has this description.
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* Wilson, Daniel H. : Robogenesis
(Doubleday 978-0-385-53709-4, $26.95, 362pp, hardcover, June 2014)
Nominal Publication Date: Tue 10 Jun 2014
Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-0-385-53710-0
Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 978-0-385-36283-2
Robopocalypse #2

SF thriller, sequel to Robopocalypose (2011), in which the master AI Archos has survived and is regrouping.
• Random House’s site has this description with an excerpt and author signing dates.

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