Newsletter 112
Recently Received & Forthcoming Books
Alphabetical by Author
Mattich, Alen
Marko della Torre #2: Killing Pilgrim
1991: Croatia and Slovenia have officially declared independence from Yugoslavia, and war is imminent. Marko della Torre gets caught in a web woven by the CIA and Croat nationalists: they want him to make contact with the man who assassinated the former prime minister of Sweden.
Awards: ♦ Finalist for Canada's 2015 Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel
The capital city of Adro lies in the hands of a foreign invader. Field Marshal Tamas' son is missing, his allies are indistinguishable from his foes, and reinforcements are several weeks away. With the Kez bearing down upon them, the Adran army has turned against itself. Inspector Adamat is drawn into the very heart of this new mutiny with promises of finding his kidnapped son. And Taniel Two-shot, hunted by men he once thought his friends, must safeguard the only chance Adro has of getting through this war without being destroyed.
Recommended by Don
Novel, 577 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2015 HC
Orbit - 2016 - ISBN: 0316219118 / 9780316219112
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New032458
$15.99
McDougall, Sophia
Alice Dare #1: Mars Evacuees
Ages 8 and up. On Earth, the war with the invading aliens is not going well, and the ice caps are expanding. A select group of kids, including twelve-year-old Alice Dare, are being evacuated to Mars. When the adults disappear, the kids must face down an alien named Thsaaa, and Alice and her friends must save the galaxy.
Novel, 404 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2015 HC
Harper - 2016 - ISBN: 0062294008 / 9780062294005
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New033610
$7.99
McGuire, Seanan (aka Grant, Mira)
Indexing #2: Reflections
The struggle against not-so-charming storybook narratives isn't the only thing complicating Henry's life: she's dealing with her unwanted status as a Snow White, a potentially dangerous Pied Piper, and a troublesome wicked stepsister. But when a twisted, vicious Cinderella breaks out of prison and wreaks havoc, things go from disenchanted to deadly.
Novel, 325 pages, Trade Paperback, (no indication of edition)
47North - 2015 - ISBN: 1503947742 / 9781503947740
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New033893
$14.95
McKillip, Patricia A.
Kingfisher
Pierce has been hidden away by his sorceress mother, until the day she tells him the truth about about their past in Severluna. As Pierce journeys to Severluna, he learns that things are changing there. Ancient magic is on the rise. The immensely powerful artifact of an ancient god has come to light, and the king is gathering his knights to quest for it.
Awards: ♦ Winner of the 2017 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature
Novel, 346 pages, Hardcover, 1st Edition
Ace - 2016 - ISBN: 0425271765 / 9780425271766
Book Condition: New. Jacket Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New033458
$27.00
McLean, Peter
Burned Man #1: Drake
Forced to carry out one more hit to clear his gambling debt to a demon, Don Drake unwittingly kills an innocent child and brings the Furies down upon himself. Rescued by Trixie, an almost-fallen angel, Don must foil Lucifer's plan to complete Trixie's fall, and keep an imprisoned archdemon from breaking free and wreaking havoc.
Novel, 314 pages, Mass Market Paperback, 1st Edition
Working undercover on behalf of the police, Dundee PI J. McNee is tasked with getting close to gangster David Burns to uncover his secrets. As Burns' new right-hand man, McNee is expected to follow orders and get his hands dirty. Caught in the middle of a vicious turf war, McNee will have to change the rules to survive.
Novel, 198 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2015 HC
Severn House - 2015 - ISBN: 1847515657 / 9781847515650
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New031833
$17.95
Messinger, Holly
The Curse of Jacob Tracy
St. Louis, 1880: Ever since he nearly died on the battlefield at Antietam, Trace can see ghosts. When a wealthy English woman hires him to retrieve a legacy from a nearby town, the errand proves far more sinister than advertised.
Novel, 308 pages, Hardcover, 1st Edition
St. Martin's - 2015 - ISBN: 1250038987 / 9781250038982
Book Condition: New. Jacket Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New027067
$25.99
Mizushima, Margaret
Timber Creek #1: Killing Trail
When a girl is found dead in the Colorado mountains, Officer Mattie Cobb and her K-9 partner Robo are assigned to the case. The more they investigate, the more Mattie realizes how many secrets her hometown holds.
Novel, 311 pages, Trade Paperback, 1st Edition
Crooked Land - 2015 - ISBN: 1629534862 / 9781629534862
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New033920
$14.99
Moon, D.B.
He's Either Dead or in St. Paul
Signed by the author on the title page. Saint Paul, 1928: Thugs Sly and Eightball betray their boss, form an uneasy alliance, and kidnap a priest, hoping he can decipher a mysterious document they hope will lead them to riches beyond their dreams. The mob and a crooked cop are out for blood, and will do everything in their power to stop them.
Awards: ♦ Finalist for the 28th Annual Minnesota Book Award for Genre Fiction
Novel, 297 pages, Trade Paperback, Print on Demand
Three Waters - 2015 - ISBN: 1942930135 / 9781942930136
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New033199
$16.95
Moorcock, Michael
Sanctuary of the White Friars #1: The Whispering Swarm
A tale, both fantastical and autobiographical, that will follow a young man named Michael as he simultaneously discovers himself and a secret realm hidden deep in the heart of London in the years after World War II.
Novel, 480 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2015 HC
Tor - 2015 - ISBN: 0765324806 / 9780765324801
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New032593
$17.99
Moorcock, Michael - of interest: Gardiner, Jeff
The Law of Chaos: The Multiverse of Michael Moorcock
A reader's guide to the life and achievements of Michael Moorcock, from his early fantasies to his later philosophical novels.
Nonfiction, 169 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2014 HC
Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words
Have you ever tried to read up on something, only to find yourself faced with incomprehensible terminology? What if you had something that could clearly explain it using simple words? Using line drawings and common words, Munroe (creator of webcomic xkcd) provides simple explanations for some of the world's most interesting things, explaining where they come from, how they work, what they look like if you open them up, and more.
Recommended by Elizabeth: Does what the title says, delightfully!
What if the end of humanity is not caused by some cataclysmic event, but by the nature of humans themselves? These sf stories explore a kind of post-future - in which humanity is finally abandoned to the end of its history - as well as the nature of dystopia itself.
Contents
A Note on the Places in This Book
I. Animals
Leviathan
The Wire Mother
The Ghost of Laika Encounters a Satellite
II. Children
No Little Bobos
The Playground
Those Almost Perfect Hands
Jude & the Moonman
Dominic & Dominic
III. Instead of Humans
There's No Relief as wondrous as Seeing Yourself Intact
1970s: Olav works for Oslo's crime kingpin, 'fixing' anyone who causes the man trouble. But it's becoming clear to Olav that the more you know about what your boss is doing, the more your boss might want you 'fixed' yourself - especially if you've fallen in love with his wife.
Novel, 180 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2015 HC
Publisher's signed edition with signature page tipped in; 'Signed First Edition' sticker on front of jacket. A wayward hitman, calling himself Ulf, arrives in a tiny town in northern Norway, where the locals ask few questions and supply him with food, shelter, and a gun. Once a fixer for a cruel drug lord, Ulf has become a man his boss needs fixed. Can this strange town offer Ulf a chance at redemption while he awaits the arrival of those hunting him?
Novel, 275 pages, Hardcover, 1st US Edition
Knopf - 2016 - ISBN: 0385354207 / 9780385354202
Book Condition: New. Jacket Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New033803
$23.95
Neuhaus, Nele
von Bodenstein & Kirchhoff #3: The Ice Queen
The autopsy of Jossi Goldberg, Holocaust survivor and US citizen, reveals an old tattoo on his arm once used by the Nazi SS. Was he not Jewish after all? Who was he? Two similar murders put Pia Kirchhoff and Oliver von Bodenstein on a trail that leads them back to the end of World War II and an area of Poland that then belonged to East Prussia.
Novel, 341 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2015 HC
St. Martin's Minotaur - 2015 - ISBN: 1250081300 / 9781250081308
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New033703
$15.99
Newman, Kim
Anno Dracula
1888: Queen Victoria has remarried, taking as her new consort the Wallachian prince Count Dracula. His polluted bloodline spreads through London as its citizens increasingly choose to become vampires. In the backstreets of Whitechapel, a killer known as Silver Knife is cutting down vampire girls. The eternally young vampire Genevieve Dieudonne and Charles Beauregard of the Diogenes Club are drawn together as they both hunt the sadistic killer, bringing them ever closer to England's most bloodthirsty ruler yet. Plus annotations and an afterword by the author, as well as an alternate ending (first published in The Mammoth Book of Vampires), excerpts from the film script, essay 'Drac the Ripper', and short story 'Dead Travel Fast'.
Novel, 494 pages, Mass Market Paperback, Reprint of 2011 Trade PB
Titan - 2015 - ISBN: 1781167508 / 9781781167502
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New023597
$7.99
O'Neil, Henry V.
Sim War #3: Dire Steps
Olech Mortas believes the Step could be used to contact an alien entity that might tip the scales in the war with the Sims, and is willing to risk his life to prove it. Meanwhile, Jander Mortas and the Orphan Brigade are sent to investigate suspicious Sim activity on a jungle planet. And Ayliss Mortas has gone up to the war zone as governor of a colony of discharged veterans.
Novel, 292 pages, Mass Market Paperback, 1st Edition
Binti is the first of the Himba people ever to be offered a place at Oomza University, finest in the galaxy. But the world she seeks to enter has long warred with an alien race. To survive the legacy of a war not of her making, she will need both the gifts of her people and the wisdom enshrined within the University itself.
Awards: ♦ Winner of the 2015 Nebula Award for Best Novella ♦ Winner of the 2016 Hugo Award for Best Novella ♦ Shortlisted for the 2016 British Fantasy Award for Best Novella
Novella, 90 pages, Trade Paperback, Print on Demand
Tor - 2015 - ISBN: 0765385252 / 9780765385253
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New033214
$9.99
Okorafor, Nnedi
Lagoon
When word gets out that aliens have landed in the waters outside the world's fifth-largest city, chaos ensues. As political superpowers consider nuking the intruders, all that stands between seventeen million anarchic residents and death are an alien ambassador, a biologist, a rapper, a soldier, and a myth.
Awards: ♦ 2014 Tiptree Award Honor List
Novel, 298 pages, Trade Paperback, Reprint of 2015 HC
Saga - 2016 - ISBN: 1481440888 / 9781481440882
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New033871
$16.99
Older, Daniel José
Bone Street Rumba #2: Midnight Taxi Tango
When Kia first met Carlos Delacruz, he was the weird guy who hung out where she worked. But the closer they've gotten, the more she sees the world from his viewpoint. In fact, she's started seeing ghosts. And whatever is bringing out the dead is just getting started.
Novel, 319 pages, Mass Market Paperback, 1st Edition
Roc - 2016 - ISBN: 042527599X / 9780425275993
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New033332
$7.99
Olsen, Gregg
Waterman & Stark #2: Now That She's Gone
Serial killer Brenda Nevis cajoled, seduced, blackmailed, and murdered her way across Washington State. Now, after a daring prison escape, she is planning her revenge on pathologist Birdy Waterman and detective Kendall Stark.
Novel, 416 pages, Mass Market Paperback, 1st Edition
Pot Thief #7: The Pot Thief Who Studied Georgia O'Keeffe
In all his travels across New Mexico, searching for prehistoric pottery, Hubie has never been able to get access to Trinity Site, where the first atomic bomb was detonated, and where ruins once occupied by the Tompiro Indians are located. When an old associate claims to have a buyer interested in spending big money on a Tompiro pot, Hubie resolves to find a way into the heavily guarded military installation.
Novel, 285 pages, Trade Paperback, Print on Demand
Open Road - 2016 - ISBN: 1504020863 / 9781504020862
Book Condition: New.
Already Received
ID: #New033307
$14.99
Orgain, Diana
Love or Money #2: A Second Chance at Murder
Georgia and Scott are in a new reality TV show, pitting them against other teams in an athletic journey across the Spanish countryside. The competition turns frightening when Scott disappears in the Pyrenees, leaving behind only his bloody wristwatch - and a woman's dead body.
Novel, 278 pages, Mass Market Paperback, 1st Edition
Berkley Prime Crime - 2016 - ISBN: 0425271692 / 9780425271698
