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New Sci Fi & Fantasy (page 2)


Cover art for BLUE REMEMBERED EARTH
FICTION
Released: June 5, 2012

"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 >
Cover art for REDSHIRTS
FICTION
Released: June 5, 2012

"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 >
Cover art for RAILSEA
FICTION
Released: May 15, 2012

" Eye-bulging escapades tempered with invention and mordant wit, perfectly complemented by the author's own pen-and-ink drawings of the Railsea's weird denizens."
Moby-Dick meets Kidnapped by way of the Strugatsky brothers' Roadside Picnic: Another astonishing blend of cyberpunk, steampunk, fantasy and science fiction, from the hugely talented author of Embassytown (2011, etc.). Read full book review >