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Artemis Awakening

Jane Lindskold · Tor Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Artemis Awakening is the start of a new series by New York Times bestseller Jane Lindskold. The distant world Artemis is a pleasure planet created out of bare rock by a technologically advanced human empire that provided its richest citizens with a veritable Eden to play in. All tech was concealed...
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The Librarians and The Lost Lamp

Greg Cox · Tor
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

For millennia, the Librarians have secretly protected the world by keeping watch over dangerous magical relics. Cataloging and safeguarding everything from Excalibur to Pandora's Box, they stand between humanity and those who would use the relics for evil.Ten years ago, only Flynn Carsen,...
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City of Stairs

Robert Jackson Bennett · Random House Inc
Pages: 452
Format: Paperback

An atmospheric and intrigue-filled novel of dead gods, buried histories, and a mysterious, protean city--from one of America's most acclaimed young SF writers. The city of Bulikov once wielded the powers of the gods to conquer the world, enslaving and brutalizing millions - until its divine...
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Ghost Layer

Robin D. Owens · Berkley
Format: Book

Second in the new series from the author of Heart Fortune, Heart Journey, and other Celta novels What lies beneath…   Clare Cermak’s adjusting to a new man in her life—and a lot of ghosts. The passing of Clare’s aunt gave way to a sizeable inheritance...
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Coming Home

Jack McDevitt · Ace
Format: Hardcover

Thousands of years ago, artifacts of the early space age were lost to rising oceans and widespread turmoil. Garnett Baylee devoted his life to finding them, only to give up hope. Then, in the wake of his death, one was found in his home, raising tantalizing questions. Had he succeeded after...
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Hammers on Bone

Cassandra Khaw · Tom Doherty Assoc Llc
Pages: 112
Format: Print book

John Persons is a private investigator with a distasteful job from an unlikely client. He's been hired by a ten-year-old to kill the kid's stepdad, McKinsey. The man in question is abusive, abrasive, and abominable. He's also a monster, which makes Persons the perfect thing...
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The Secret of Spellshadow Manor

Bella Forrest · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Pages: 410
Format: Paperback

A spine-tingling new fantasy, perfect for adults or teens who enjoyed Harry Potter...*Over 300 worldwide 5-star reviews*What would you do if you spotted a man following a young woman, but no-one else could see him?Like most sane people, student Alex Webber thought he was hallucinating - perhaps...
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The Dawn of a Desperate War

Aaron Pogue · 47North
Pages: 311
Format: Print book

The final chapter in the Godlanders War. Corin Hugh, once left to die in the tomb of a dead god, now carries with him the burning memory of King Oberon's betrayal at the hands of the tyrant god Ephitel. But he also carries a secret weapon - Godslayer, the one sword in all Hurope that can bring...
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Raining Fire

RAJAN KHANNA · Pyr
Pages: 250
Format: Paperback

Ben Gold, former airship pilot has lost everything: his airship, his friends, and Miranda, the woman he loves. All that he has left is a thirst for revenge, a reckless plan to sate it, and some journal entries from Miranda to help ground him in the chaos. As he spirals out of control, he must...
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Dead Man Walking: A country house murder mystery with a supernatural twist

Simon R Green · Severn House Publishers L
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

"Call me Ishmael. Ishmael Jones. I am the man in the shadows, that even the shadows are afraid of. The secret agent whose life is the greatest secret of all. And some of the cases I work are trickier than others." A rogue agent has come in from the cold and wants to spill his secrets....
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A City Dreaming: A Novel

Daniel Polansky · Regan Arts
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

A powerful magician returns to New York City and reluctantly finds himself in the middle of a war between the city's two most powerful witches."It would help if you did not think of it as magic. M certainly had long ceased to do so." M is an ageless drifter with a sharp tongue,...
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Armageddon Rules

J. C. Nelson · Ace Books
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback

Marissa Locks, newly appointed partner of the Grimm Agency, has a reputation for making a mess of magical matters - although causing Armageddon is a new low, even for her ... Marissa is due for a little happily ever after. After all, she did kill the evil Fairy Godmother, end a war, and snag...
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The Strange - Myth of the Maker

Bruce Cordell · Angry Robot
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback

Carter Morrison didn't want to kill his friends, or himself, but he had a good reason. It was them, or the end of all life on the planet. Their sacrifice saved the world. Not that anyone knew it.Until Katherine Manners stumbled over a melting man in a computer room clutching a message...
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The Way Into Magic: Book Two of The Great Way

Harry Connolly · Radar Avenue Press
Format: Print book

BOOK TWO OF THE GREAT WAY Having lost the prince to the madness of The Blessing, Tejohn and Cazia are the only people who know of his plan to retrieve a secret spell that might, just might, turn the tide of battle against the grunts. But Tejohns body is broken, and Cazia has been stripped...
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