* 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.
• The author has previously self-published several books in various “Crimson Worlds” series.
• HarperCollins’ site has this description with a preview.
• The Publishers Weekly review says “Readers who seek the visceral, swashbuckling adventures of muscular, troubled heroes and gorgeous, headstrong heroines will enjoy this series launch about the wild backwater planets of the Far Stars…”

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* Carriger, Gail : Manners & Mutiny
(Little, Brown 978-0316190282, $18, 336pp, hardcover, November 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 3 Nov 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780316299787
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781478960492
• Finishing School #4

Young adult fantasy novel, fourth in a series set in the same world as the author’s Parasol Protectorate novels, following Etiquette & Espionage (Feb 2013), Curtsies & Conspiracies (Nov. 2013), and Waistcoats & Weaponry (2014), about a 14-year-old girl sent to a finishing school that includes the topics of death, diversion, and espionage.
• Hachette’s site has this description with an OpenBook excerpt.

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* Christopher, Adam : Made to Kill
(Tor 978-0-7653-7918-4, $24.99, 240pp, hardcover, November 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 3 Nov 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781466867154
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781427264886
• L.A. Trilogy #1

SF novel, first of a trilogy, about the world’s last robot, a former private investigator now turned hit-man.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Genre mash-ups don’t always succeed, but this one will please fans of both gumshoes and laser beams.”

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* Czerneda, Julie E. : This Gulf of Time and Stars
(DAW 978-0-7564-0869-5, $25.95, 464pp, hardcover, November 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 3 Nov 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780698190030
• Reunification #1

SF novel, first in a trilogy, set in the same universe as the author’s Clan Chronicles.
• Penguin’s site has this description.
• Carolyn Cushman reviews it in the November issue of Locus Magazine: “The conclusion leaves an awful lot hanging – like who is after all the M’hiray, or what exactly the end of a mysterious experiment will mean – but it’s all intriguing.”

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* Denzel, Jason : Mystic
(Tor 978-0-7653-8197-2, $25.99, 320pp, hardcover, November 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 3 Nov 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781466885684
• Mystic Trilogy #1

Epic fantasy novel, first of a series and the author’s first novel, about high-born nobles called Mystics who explore the Myst, the energy at the heart of the universe.
• The author is founder of the Robert Jordan fan site Dragonmount.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “This fantasy adventure is clearly inspired by the classics but still finds something new to say.”

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* Drake, David : Air and Darkness
(Tor 978-0-7653-2081-0, $26.99, 352pp, hardcover, November 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 3 Nov 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781429951722
• Books of the Elements #4

Fantasy novel, last in a four book sequence following The Legions of Fire (2010), Out of the Waters (2011), and Monsters of the Earth (2013)
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “The whole tale strongly recalls that of Odysseus and other mythological travelers through underworlds, and fans of such stories will enjoy Drake’s take.”

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* Elliott, Kate : Black Wolves
(Orbit 978-0-316-36869-8, $15.99, 832pp, trade paperback, November 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 3 Nov 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780316368704
• Black Wolves trilogy #1

Fantasy novel, first book of a trilogy, about an exiled captain who returns to the palace he once guarded.
• Hachette’s site has this description with a preview function.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Most epics need trimming, but this one could use some extra development to help readers connect with minor characters as they undertake small but plot-necessary actions.”

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* Friedman, C. S. : Dreamseeker
(DAW 978-0756408954, $19.95, 336pp, hardcover, November 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 3 Nov 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780698164178
• Dreamwalker #2

Fantasy novel, second in a series following Dreamwalker (2014), about a 16-year-old girl who discovers she is not related to her parents but is one of a race of besieged “changelings”.
• Penguin’s site has this description.

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* Golden, Christopher : Dead Ringers
(St. Martin’s 9781250057327, $25.99, 320pp, hardcover, November 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 3 Nov 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781466861060
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781427264268

Horror novel about people in Boston who encounter apparent duplicates of people they know.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Deeply disturbing and studded with ghastly imagery, this beautifully written narrative will inspire shudders with every turn of the page.”

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* Goldstein, Lisa : Weighing Shadows
(Skyhorse/Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-840-8, $15.99, 328pp, trade paperback, October 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 3 Nov 2015

SF novel about a computer tech offered a job by a company that has in secret invented time travel.
• Night Shade’s site has this description with blurbs by Jo Walton, Nancy Kress, and Charlie Jane Anders.
• Gary K. Wolfe reviews it in the November issue of Locus Magazine: “Weighing Shadows marks a departure from her usual fantasy themes, moving into a combination of time-travel adventure (which she previously explored in The Dream Years) and contemporary conspiracy thriller, with a growing undertone of feminist utopianism, which turns out to be the among most interesting aspects of the book.”

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* Gray, Claudia : Ten Thousand Skies Above You
(HarperTeen 978-0062278999, $17.99, hardcover, November 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 3 Nov 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780062279019
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9780062421845
• Firebird #2

Young adult novel, sequel to A Thousand Pieces of You (2014), about a teenaged girl who uses her parents’ invention to travel through alternate dimensions in search of her boyfriend.
• HarperCollins’ site has this description with a preview function.
• Publishers Weekly said the first book “effortlessly moves between the SF, historical, and contemporary aspects of her story.”

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* Griffith, Clay, & Susan Griffith : The Geomancer
(Pyr 978-1-63388-095-5, $17, 321pp, trade paperback, November 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 3 Nov 2015
• Gareth and Adele #1

Urban fantasy novel, first in a new series set in the author’s Vampire Empire universe.
• Pyr’s site has this description.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “…the Griffiths know how to keep the action moving, and in Prince Gareth they have created a surprisingly multidimensional character whose complexity goes far beyond the run-of-the-mill creature of the night.”

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+ Human, Charlie : Kill Baxter
(Titan 978-1783294763, $14.95, 313pp, trade paperback, November 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 3 Nov 2015

Fantasy novel, follow-up to Apocalypse Now Now (UK 2013, US 2015), about a 16-year-old shapeshifter sent to Hexpoort, a magical school and reformatory.
• The UK edition was published in July 2014.
• Titan’s site has this page for the book.

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* Jordan, Robert, Harriet McDougal, Alan Romanczuk & Maria Simons : The Wheel of Time Companion
(Tor 9780765314611, $39.99, 816pp, hardcover, November 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 3 Nov 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781466881235

Nonfiction guide to the world of Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time novels.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.

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* King, Stephen : The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
(Simon & Schuster/Scribner 978-1-5011-1167-9, $30, 512pp, hardcover, November 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 3 Nov 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781501111686
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781442388505

Collection of 20 stories and poems, several original to this book, with comments on each by the author.
• Simon & Schuster’s site has this description with a video and an excerpt.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “This introspective collection, like many of King’s most powerful works, draws on the deepest emotions: love, grief, fear, and hope.”

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* Kupari, Mike : Her Brother’s Keeper
(Baen 978-1-4767-8090-0, $16, 384pp, trade paperback, November 2015, cover art Alan Pollack)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 3 Nov 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1-62579-456-7

SF novel, the author’s first solo novel, about a privateer who returns to her home planet after many years to help rescue her wayward brother.
• Baen’s site has this description with links to several chapters.

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* Marillier, Juliet : Tower of Thorns
(Roc 978-0-451-46701-0, $26.95, 432pp, hardcover, November 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 3 Nov 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780698139237
• Blackthorn & Grim #2

Fantasy novel, second in a series following Dreamer’s Pool (2014), about a magical healer who has escaped prison, and her former prison mate.
• Penguin’s site has this description with a preview function.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “This immersive fantasy tale can be savored even by those unaware that Marillier’s stated goal for the series is to explore PTSD and strategies for coping with its effects, which she admirably achieves.”

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* Modesitt, L. E., Jr. : Solar Express
(Tor 978-0-7653-8195-8, $27.99, 448pp, hardcover, November 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 3 Nov 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781466885516

SF novel about a race between nations on Earth to study an alien artifact from outer space heading toward the sun.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Modesitt, better known for his epic fantasy, approaches the story slowly and methodically, revealing only tiny pieces at a time. The Solar Express itself is less interesting than Alayna and Chris’s letters to each other and their back-and-forth over the object, but there’s sufficient mystery and plenty of solid science.”

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* Moore, James A. : City of Wonders
(Angry Robot 9780857665058, $7.99, 368pp, mass market paperback, November 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 3 Nov 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780857665065
• UK edition: 9780857665041 (Thu 5 Nov 2015)
• Seven Forges #3

Fantasy novel, third in a series following Seven Forges (2013) and The Blasted Lands (2014), about an expedition into the far north Blasted Lands, inhabited by a half-forgotten race.
• Angry Robot’s site has this description.

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* Morrow, James : Reality by Other Means: The Best Short Fiction of James Morrow
(Wesleyan University Press 978-0-8195-7594-4, $30, 324pp, hardcover, November 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 3 Nov 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-0-8195-7575-3

Collection of 17 stories, first published from 1988 to 2014, with an introduction by Gary K. Wolfe.
• Titles include Nebula Award winner “Bible Stories for Adults, No. 17: The Deluge”.
• The publisher’s site has this description with a preview function.

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* Nagata, Linda : Going Dark
(Simon & Schuster/Saga Press 978-1481446594, $27.99, 464pp, hardcover, November 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 3 Nov 2015
• Red Trilogy #3

Near-future military SF novel , third in a trilogy following Nebula and Campbell finalist The Red: First Light (2013) and The Trials (Aug. 2015) about a squad of high-tech soldiers in Africa.
• Simon & Schuster’s site has this description.
• Publishers Weekly said of the second book, “Three things make this a superior thriller: the author’s powerfully depicted, flawed, but sympathetic protagonist; her equally well-drawn, believable and virtually cut-from-the-headlines depiction of highly competent women warriors; and the book’s heart-pounding action sequences.”

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* Newman, Emma : Planetfall
(Roc 978-0-425-28239-7, $15, 336pp, trade paperback, November 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 3 Nov 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780698404328

SF novel about a human colony on a planet that has promised to reveal the truth about humanity’s place in the universe.
• Penguin’s site has this description with a preview function.
• Publishers Weekly gives this a starred review, saying “This heartbreaking adventure is a tragedy of science and faith.”

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* Peak, Tony : Inherit the Stars
(Roc 978-0-451-47653-1, $7.99, 464pp, mass market paperback, November 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 3 Nov 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780698405455

SF novel, the author’s first novel, about an interstellar salvager hired to hunt down a fabled gemstone.
• Penguin’s site has this description with a preview function.
• The Publishers Weekly review says “Debut novelist Peak goes old-school in this slam-bang SF quest novel.”

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* Polansky, Daniel : The Builders
(Tor.com 978-0-7653-8530-7, $12.99, 224pp, trade paperback, November 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 3 Nov 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780765384003
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781427269621

Anthropomorphic fantasy novel about a captain and his company who try to rebuild after losing a war.
• Macmillan’s site has this description.
• The Publishers Weekly review comments, “Polansky employs a style that’s knowing and sly, a little tongue-in-cheek but deadly serious; it’s as though Brian Jacques and Quentin Tarantino went drinking one night.”

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* Robinson, Kim Stanley : Green Earth
(Ballantine Del Rey 978-1101964835, $20, 1088pp, trade paperback, November 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 3 Nov 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781101964866
• Science in the Capital #1-3

Revised version of the author’s three “Science in the Capital” novels — Forty Signs of Rain, Fifty Degrees Below, and Sixty Days and Counting (2004-2007), combined into a single volume and cut by some 30,000 words.
• Penguin Random House’s site has this description with a preview function.

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* Schmidt, Bryan Thomas, ed. : Mission: Tomorrow
(Baen 978-1-4767-8094-8, $15, 336pp, trade paperback, November 2015, cover art Stephan Martiniere)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 3 Nov 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1-62579-457-4

Anthology of 19 stories, 17 of them original to this volume, about near future space exploration in an era when NASA no longer dominates.
• Authors include Jack McDevitt, Robert Silverberg, Mike Resnick, David D. Levine, James Gunn, and Jack Skillingstead.
• Baen’s site has this description with the table of contents and links to several stories.
• The Publishers Weekly review notes that “Editor Schmidt adds grandmasters to a mix of newer established names and balances the tragic with the humorous.”

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* Shinn, Sharon : Jeweled Fire
(Ace 978-0425277058, $26.95, 416pp, hardcover, November 2015)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 3 Nov 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780698176430
• Elemental Blessings #3

Fantasy novel, third in a series following Troubled Waters (2010) and Royal Airs (2013).
• Penguin’s site has this description.

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* Tomlinson, Patrick S. : The Ark
(Angry Robot 978-0857664846, $7.99, 400pp, mass market paperback, November 2015, cover art Larry Rostant)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 3 Nov 2015
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780857664853
• UK edition: 9780857664839 (Thu 5 Nov 2015)
• Children of a Death Earth #1

SF novel, first in a series and the author’s first novel, about a retired sports hero working as a detective aboard a generation starship.
• Angry Robot’s site has this description. The second book, Trident’s Forge, is due in April 2016.

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