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FICTION

Released: Aug. 7, 2012

THE IRON WYRM AFFAIR

by Lilith Saintcrow

"Intriguing but messy; two of the chief ingredients would have sufficed, four is extreme overkill."

Sorcery, steampunk, Sherlock Holmes and an alternate world: first of a series from the author of Angel Town (2011, etc.). Read full book review >

FICTION

Released: July 17, 2012

ENERGIZED

by Edward M. Lerner

"An overdose of Message."

Near-future struggle over energy resources, previously serialized in Analog magazine, from the author of Moonstruck (2005, etc.). Read full book review >

FICTION

Released: July 3, 2012

ORION AND KING ARTHUR

by Ben Bova

"A pleasant, if unremarkable, time-travel diversion."

Prolific sci-fi author Bova (Leviathans of Jupiter, 2011, etc.) returns with the sixth installment of his Orion series, his first since 1995's Orion Among the Stars.This latest story of time-jumping warrior Orion opens with him helping Beowulf defeat the monster Grendel (and Grendel's mother) in ancient England. Read full book review >

FICTION

Released: June 19, 2012

THE LONG EARTH

by Terry Pratchett, Stephen Baxter

"Still, the authors have plenty of fresh insights to offer, and fans of either will want to tag along and see where it all leads."

Pratchett, author of the esteemed Discworld yarns (Snuff, 2011, etc.), and collaborator Baxter (Stone Spring, 2011, etc.) venture into alternate worlds. Read full book review >

FICTION

Released: June 5, 2012

BLUE REMEMBERED EARTH

by Alastair Reynolds

"Readers hoping for adventures in the mind-boggling fashion of Revelation Space may emerge dissatisfied but certainly not deterred. "

First volume of a new planet-hopping series from the author of Terminal World (2010). Read full book review >

FICTION

Released: June 5, 2012

REDSHIRTS

by John Scalzi

"Check the date. If it isn't April 1st, you've been had."

Scalzi (Fuzzy Nation, 2011, etc.) takes a stab at metafiction--and misses. Read full book review >

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