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Released: March 5, 2013
"A must for fans desperate to move beyond boilerplate urban fantasy."
For her latest dark fantasy series, Bishop (
Twilight's Dawn, 2011, etc.) invents an entire Earth-like world, Namid, populated by a fascinating array of supernatural Others--and the humans who are their prey.
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FICTION
Released: Feb. 19, 2013
"Englehart's latest is a thrilling ride that will appeal to readers of fantasy and conspiracy alike."
Max August is a magickal superhero. Once upon a time, he was a soldier in the Vietnam conflict and later a DJ, but now, with the aid of magick and the bonus of immortality, Max crusades against the forces of evil.
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FICTION
Released: Feb. 19, 2013
"As ferociously compelling as Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games, with which it invites comparison."
First in an otherworld fantasy trilogy, nominally for young adults, that first appeared in the U.K. in 2010, from the author of
Opposite of Amber (2011, etc.).
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FICTION
Released: Feb. 12, 2013
"The sort of gritty, hands-on, you-are-there yarn at which Bova has long excelled."
Near-future science-fiction thriller, one of Bova's Grand Tour series (
Mars Life, 2008, etc.), detailing human exploration of the solar system.
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FICTION
Released: Feb. 5, 2013
"Sly, sardonically nasty and amusingly clever."
First of a wisecracking supernatural horror series, from an author who's better known as Caitlín R. Kiernan (
The Drowning Girl, 2012, etc.).
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FICTION
Released: Jan. 22, 2013
"There's no denying this tale is skillfully written, but the author's tendency to rely heavily on endless, mundane dialogue can be a turnoff to readers who would rather have their stories short, sweet and to the point."
The 11th volume in Harrison's popular ongoing urban-fantasy series (
A Perfect Blood, 2012, etc.) continues to chronicle the adventures of Rachel Morgan, who is both a witch and a detective.
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FICTION
Released: Jan. 22, 2013
"Few surprises, but nevertheless a wholly absorbing entry in this highly addictive series."
Third part of a prequel fantasy series (
Princeps, 2012, etc.) wherein wizards are known as "imagers," since the work involves the intense, precise and accurate visualization of the magic's objective.
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FICTION
Released: Jan. 8, 2013
"Jordan's fans, who are legion, will most decidedly want to learn the answer to that question."
FICTION
Released: Jan. 1, 2013
"One of Hamilton's better outings, caveats and all."
Part murder mystery, part alien-contact thriller, Hamilton's latest doorstopper (
The Evolutionary Void, 2010, etc.) takes place in the early 23rd century when, thanks to the invention of wormhole technology, distant planets have been discovered and colonized.
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FICTION
Released: Dec. 4, 2012
"Slam-bang action with never a dull moment: imagine a 21st century Lensman series, if anybody still remembers E.E. "Doc" Smith, without the latter's lofty black-and-white moral tone and awful prose."
In style and violence, a hybrid of the movies
Transformers and
Independence Day: the sequel to
Mecha Corps (2011).
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FICTION
Released: Nov. 6, 2012
"A top-notch, edge-of-the-seat thriller in which there are no villains, only mysteries."
This first collaboration from McDevitt (
Firebird, 2011, etc.) and Resnick (
The Doctor and the Kid, 2011, etc.), developed from a 2010 story by McDevitt (spoiler alert: don't read the story first), takes the form of a conspiracy involving the moon landings. And no, Stanley Kubrick didn't fake them.
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FICTION
Released: Nov. 6, 2012
"Gripping, well researched and sharply intelligent."
The saga of Northland, a sophisticated hunter-gatherer civilization thriving behind a vast wall shielding it from the invading waters of the North Sea (
Stone Spring, 2011), continues in a tumultuous alternate 1159 B.C.
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