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Master Sergeant: The Makaum War: Book One

Mel Odom · Harper Voyager; Reissue edition
Format: Book

The Makaum War: Book OneThey call it The Green Hell. A maze of tangled jungle, the planet Makaum is one of the most dangerous places in the universe. And for Terran Military Master Sergeant Frank Sage, it is now home.The war between the Terrans and the Phrenorians rages, and both sides...
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The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion

MARGARET KILLJOY · Tor.com
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion by Margaret Killjoy pits utopian anarchists against rogue demon deer in this dropkick-in-the-mouth punk fantasy that Alan Moore calls "scary and energetic."Searching for clues about her best friend's mysterious suicide, Danielle ventures to the squatter,...
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The Fairest of Them All: A Novel

Carolyn Turgeon · Touchstone
Pages: 262
Format: Paperback

What if Rapunzel was Snow White's evil stepmother?In this kingdom, only one fairy tale can end with happily ever after. In an enchanted forest, the maiden Rapunzel's beautiful voice captivates a young prince hunting nearby. Overcome, he climbs her long golden hair to her tower and they...
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Trinity Rising

Elspeth Cooper · Tor
Pages: 501
Format: Paperback

Trinity Rising is the sequel to Songs of the Earth by Elspeth Cooper, and continues the story of a young man who has been sentenced to death, and then exiled, for his magical abilities. As Gair struggles with grief over the loss of the only home he had known, and his beloved, he is walking...
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Bridge of Dreams

Anne Bishop · Roc Hardcover; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

When wizards threaten Glorianna Belladonna and her work to keep Ephemera balanced, her brother Lee sacrifices himself in order to save her-and ends up an asylum inmate in the city of Vision.But a darkness is spreading through Vision, perplexing the Shamans who protect it. And Lee is the only...
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Chapel of Ease: A Novel of the Tufa

Alex Bledsoe · Tor
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

The latest installment in Alex Bledsoe's critically-acclaimed Tufa series that Kirkus Reviews calls "powerful, character-driven drama...a sheer delight." (starred review) When Matt Johanssen, a young New York actor, auditions for "Chapel of Ease," an off-Broadway musical,...
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Real Vampires Have Curves

Gerry Bartlett · Berkley
Pages: 330
Format: Mass Market Paperback

Plus-sized vampire Glory St. Claire has a new business venture and an old, on-off boyfriend. Blade wants to protect her from the techno-freak vampire hunter stalking the streets of Austin, but it's time for Glory to explore her own powers.
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Persepolis Rising

James S. A. Corey · Orbit
Pages: 560
Format: Hardcover

The seventh novel in James S. A. Corey's New York Times bestselling Expanse series--now a major television series.AN OLD ENEMY RETURNSIn the thousand-sun network of humanity's expansion, new colony worlds are struggling to find their way. Every new planet lives on a knife edge between collapse...
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Mississippi Roll: A Wild Cards novel

GEORGE R R MARTIN · Tor Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Perfect for current fans and new readers alike, Mississippi Roll is an all-new, adventurous jaunt along one of America's greatest rivers, featuring many beloved characters from the Wild Cards universeEdited by #1 New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin, Mississippi Roll features...
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High Deryni (Chronicles of the Deryni)

Katherine Kurtz · Ace Hardcover; First edition
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

The fantasy classic-revised and expanded. New York Times bestselling Katherine Kurtz revisits the original trilogy of her career-launching Deryni Chronicles with this newly revised edition of High Deryni. Kelson Haldane sits upon the throne of Gwynedd- the first king of Deryni heritage,...
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Dark Wolf

Christine Feehan · Jove; Reprint edition
Format: Book

#1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan delivers her most eagerly awaited novel of all in “the erotic, gripping series that has defined an entire genre” (J. R. Ward).He is Carpathian. Ancient and unassailable. She is human. Young and vulnerable. Without her, he will...
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Weave a Circle Round: A Novel

KARI MAAREN · Tor Books
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback

Discover your inner child once again in this debut fantasy adventure for fans of Madeleine L'Engle, Diana Wynne Jones, and E. L. Konigsburg. When the unexpected moves in next door, anything can happen in Weave a Circle Round, Kari Maaren's debut in this YA-friendly fantasy adventure. Freddy...
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Dreadful Young Ladies and Other Stories

Kelly Regan Barnhill · Algonquin Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

A stunning new collection of short fictions from the World Fantasy Award- and Newbery Medal-winning author of The Girl Who Drank the Moon. From award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Kelly Barnhill comes a stunning first collection of acclaimed short fictions, teeming with uncanny...
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