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The Boy in His Winter: An American Novel

Norman Lock · Bellevue Literary Press
Format: Paperback

“Make[s] Huck and Jim so real you expect to get messages from them on your iPhone.” —SCOTT SIMON, NPR Weekend Edition“Brilliant. . . . The Boy in His Winter is a glorious meditation on justice, truth, loyalty, story, and the alchemical effects of love, a reminder of our capacity...
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Falling Light

Thea Harrison · Berkley Sensation
Pages: 289
Format: Paperback

Centuries ago, two lovers were torn apart by forces beyond their control. Now they have been reunited by destiny and are willing to sacrifice everything again - and again - to save a world on the brink of extinction. The Game of Shadows continues ... Troubled by dreams of strange creatures...
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Silverblind

Tina Connolly · Tor Books
Format: Hardcover

The stunning historical fantasy series that began with the Nebula finalist Ironskin continues in Tina Connollys SilverblindDorie Rochart has been hiding her fey side for a long time Now finished with University she plans to study magical creatures and plants in the wild bringing long-forgotten...
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On the Razor's Edge

Michael Flynn · Tor Books; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

"The secret war among the Shadows of the Name is escalating, and there are hints that it is not so secret as the Shadows had thought. The scarred man, Donovan buigh, half honored guest and half prisoner, is carried deeper into the Confederation, all the way to Holy Terra herself, to help...
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Doctor Who: Engines of War

George Mann · Broadway Books

"I've had many faces. Many lives. I don't admit to all of them. There's one life I've tried very hard to forget-the Doctor who fought in the Time War." The Great Time War has raged for centuries, ravaging the universe. The Daleks and the Time Lords deploy ever...
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Heaven's Fall

David S. Goyer · Ace; Reprint edition
Format: Print book

Mankind’s first contact with extraterrestrial life led to an incredible revelation. Their last may lead them to extinction.Twenty years have passed since the mysterious Near-Earth Object nicknamed Keanu appeared in the night sky and transported humans from all over Earth into its interior....
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Castaway Planet

Eric Flint · Baen; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

NEW ENTRY IN THE BEST-SELLING BOUNDARY SERIES. Stranded humans must adapt alien technology to survive on a dangerous planet. Lost in the dark, half a year into their journey to the colony world of Tantalus, Sakura Kimei, her family, and her best friend, the alien Bemmie nicknamed Whips,...
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Undead and Done

Maryjanice Davidson · Berkley
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

Vampire Queen Betsy Taylor continues her rule in Hell in the scorchingly funny finale to the Undead series from New York Times bestselling author MaryJanice Davidson.

It had been a well-kept secret for centuries, but now the existence of vampires is all over the news,...
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The Last Man Standing

Davide Longo · MacLehose Press; First edition
Format: Hardcover

GQ (Italy) called Davide Longo, "the most talented and intense Italian novelist of his generation." In this dystopian, post-apocalyptic literary novel, Italy is on the brink of collapse: borders are closed, banks are refusing to distribute money to their clients, the postal service...
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Trekonomics: The Economics of Star Trek

Manu Saadia · Piper Text
Pages: 280
Format: Print book

"Manu Saadia has managed to show us one more reason, perhaps the most compelling one of all, why we all need the world of Star Trek to one day become the world we live in." -- Chris Black, Writer and Co-Executive Producer, Star Trek: Enterprise What would the world look like...
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Universal Alien

Gini Koch · DAW
Format: Book

Universal Alien is the tenth installment in Gini Kochs action-packed and hilarious Alien series and the thrilling follow-up to Alien Collective. The process of saving her planet yet again is violently interrupted when Kitty is thrown into an alternate reality.,
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Alien in the House: Alien Novels, Book Seven

Gini Koch · DAW; 1ST edition
Format: Book

Jeff and Kitty Katt-Martini have learned the ins and outs of Washington politics, not to mention how to prevail in intergalactic war and foil dangerous plots. So when the newly elected Representative from New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District dies under mysterious circumstances...
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The Sharpest Blade

Sandy Williams · Ace Books
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback

McKenzie Lewis's ability to read the shadows has put her - and those she loves - in harm's way again and again. The violence must end, but will the cost of peace be more devastating than anyone ever imagined? After ten years of turmoil, the life McKenzie has always longed for may finally...
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Two Serpents Rise

Max Gladstone · Tor Books; Reprint edition
Format: Book

In Two Serpents Rise by Max Gladstone, shadow demons plague the city reservoir, and Red King Consolidated has sent in Caleb Altemoc—casual gambler and professional risk manager—to cleanse the water for the sixteen million people of Dresediel Lex. At the scene of the crime, Caleb...
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