New Books, 19 July 2016
+ Allan, Nina : The Race
(Titan 978-1-78565-036-9, $14.95, 400pp, trade paperback, July 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Jul 2016
First US edition (UK: Newcon, 2014)
Near future SF novel about a woman, involved in illegal smartdog racing, whose niece goes missing.
• Titan’s site has this description.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “Strong writing and the layering of realities gives the book a mental hook akin to the best alternative history fiction, and just chasing down the various meanings of the title will keep readers fascinated for hours.”
• The book was a finalist for several awards, including the John W. Campbell Memorial Award.
• Gary K. Wolfe reviews it in the July issue of Locus Magazine: “For all its intricate narrative linkages and loopbacks, the novel presents us with a world which is thoroughly seductive and ominously credible, and a degree of narrative sophistication as impressive as anything I’ve seen in recent SF.”
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* Carriger, Gail : Imprudence
(Orbit 978-0316212212, $25, 368pp, hardcover, July 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Jul 2016
• The Custard Protocol #2
Steampunk fantasy novel set in the Victorian London world of the author’s Parasol Protectorate series (Soulless (2009), etc.), second in a series following Prudence (2015).
• Hachette’s site has this description.
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* Ford, Jeffrey : A Natural History of Hell
(Small Beer Press 978-1-61873-118-0, $16, 256pp, trade paperback, July 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Jul 2016
Collection of 13 stories.
• Small Beer’s site has this description with quotes from reviews, blurbs from Joyce Carol Oates and others, and the table of contents.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “Some stories are told in the modern era; others are set in unspecified periods. Each tale gently twists perceptions, diving down into the ordinary and coming back out with a thoughtful nugget of the extraordinary.”
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* Guran, Paula, ed. : The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror: 2016 Edition
(Prime Books 978-1607014713, $19.95, 528pp, trade paperback, July 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Jul 2016
Anthology of 30 dark fantasy and horror stories first published in 2015.
• Authors include Damien Angelica Walters, Neil Gaiman, Kelley Armstrong, Gemma Files, Ken Liu, Dale Bailey, and John Langan.
• Prime Books’ site has this description with the table of contents.
• Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.
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* Jones, Carrie : Flying
(Tor Teen 978-0-7653-3657-6, $17.99, 256pp, hardcover, July 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Jul 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781466828490
• Flying #1
Young adult SF novel, first in a series, about an alien-hunting cheerleader.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Frequent twists and plentiful action keep the story moving briskly with only a few instances where disbelief needs to be suspended.”
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* Olson, Melissa F. : Nightshades
(Tor.Com 978-0765388506, $15.99, 208pp, trade paperback, July 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Jul 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780765388490
Short fantasy novel about an agent for the Chicago office of the Bureau of Paranormal Investigations, tasked with investigating vampires.
• Macmillan’s site has this description.
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* Power, Stephen S. : The Dragon Round
(Simon & Schuster/Simon451 978-1-5011-3320-6, $26, 336pp, hardcover, July 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Jul 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781476794617
• Dragon Round #1
Fantasy adventure novel, the author’s first novel, about a ship captain, marooned on a desert island, who finds a baby dragon.
• Simon & Schuster’s site has this description with a Google preview.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Power adeptly mashes together Horatio Hornblower–style adventure with the art of training dragons and a hint of backstabbing treachery for a thoroughly enjoyable tale.”
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* Revis, Beth : A World Without You
(Penguin/Razorbill 978-1-59514-715-8, $17.99, 384pp, hardcover, July 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Jul 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781101627846
Young adult fantasy novel about a boy suffering delusions he can travel through time.
• Penguin’s site has this description.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “The siblings’ perspectives capture the family’s daunting emotional, financial, and clinical challenges, conflicted feelings, and growing mutual compassion, creating a story that’s both heartbreaking and hopeful.”
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* Schultz, Jamie : Sacrifices
(Roc 978-0451467461, $7.99, 352pp, mass market paperback, July 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Jul 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780698140936
• Arcane Underworld #3
Urban fantasy novel, third in a series following Premonitions (2014) and Splintered (2015), about a team of thieves with paranormal powers.
• Penguin’s site has this description.
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* Turtledove, Harry : Fallout
(Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-553-39073-5, $28, 432pp, hardcover, July 2016)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 19 Jul 2016
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780553390742
• The Hot War #2
Alternate history novel, second in a series following Bombs Away (2015), set in the aftermath of World War II.
• Penguin Random House’s site has this description with a preview.
• The Publishers Weekly review comments, “Readers can take one thing away from the whole shebang: war is hell.”
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