So in case any of you noticed that there was no list last week (and I admit that I hope someone did) I apologize and blame it on my kids. But tomorrow they are all back in school (yay!!) so hopefull I'll be able to get into a regular blogging schedule again.
It looks like there are some pretty good books here this week. One that I already had on my radar is
Everyday by
David Levithan, which sounds like it could be pretty good. There is also a new Sirantha Jax book in Ann Aguirre's scifi series, which I have been enjoying.
There are several other new books here by authors whose books I intend to read someday, but haven't yet gotten around to, such as Rowena Cory Daniells and Philippa Ballantine.
One book here that I've already read, and enjoyed, is Defiance by C.J. Redwine, and you can read my review of it here.
So are there any books here that you are looking forward to reading?
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Science Fiction
Bloodstar
Ian Douglas
Publisher: Harper Voyager
Release Date: August 28
In the 23rd Century, war is still hell . . .
Navy
Corpsman Elliot Carlyle joined up to save lives and see the universe.
Now he and Bravo Company's Black Wizards of the interstellar Fleet
Marine Force are en route to Bloodworld—a hellish, volatile rock
colonized by the fanatical Salvationists who desired an inhospitable
world where they could suffer for humanity's sins. Their penance could
prove fatal—for the Qesh, a strange alien race detected but still
mysterious for six decades, have made violent first contact.
Suddenly
countless lives depend upon Bravo Company—perhaps even the fate of
homeworld Earth itself—as the Marines prepare to confront a vast force
of powerful, inscrutable enemies. And one dedicated medic, singled out
by an extraordinary act of valor, will find himself with an astounding
opportunity to alter the universe forever . . .
Blades of Winter
G. T. Almasi
Publisher: Del Rey
Release Date: August 28
Nineteen-year-old Alix
Nico, a self-described “million-dollar murder machine,” is a rising star
in ExOps, a covert-action agency that aggressively shields the United
States from its three great enemies: the Soviet Union, Greater Germany,
and the Nationalist Republic of China. Rather than risk another all-out
war, the four superpowers have poured their resources into creating
superspies known as Levels.
Alix is one of the hottest young
American Levels. That’s no surprise: Her dad was America’s top Level
before he was captured and killed eight years ago. But when an impulsive
decision explodes—literally—in her face, Alix uncovers a conspiracy
that pushes her to her limits and could upset the global balance of
power forever.
Endgame
Ann Aguirre
Publisher: Ace
Release Date: August 27
Sirantha Jax has the
J-gene, which permits her to “jump” faster-than-light ships through
grimspace. She loves nothing more than that rush, but the star roads
have to wait…
Her final mission takes her to La’heng, a planet
subjugated during first contact. Since then, the La’hengrin homeworld
has been occupied by foreign conquerors.
All that’s about to change.
Now, as part of a grassroots resistance, Jax means to liberate the
La’hengrin. But political intrigue and guerrilla warfare are new to her,
and this will be the most dangerous game she’s ever played—spies and
conspiracies, a war of weapons and hearts, and not everyone is
guaranteed to make it out alive...
Fantasy
Blood's Pride
Evie Manieri
Publisher: Jo Fletcher Books
Release Date: August 30 (UK)
A generation has passed
since the Norlanders' great ships bore down on Shadar, and the Dead Ones
slashed and burned the city into submission, enslaving the Shadari
people. Now the Norlander governor is dying and, as his three alienated
children struggle against the crushing isolation of their lives, the
Shadari rebels spot their opening and summon the Mongrel, a mysterious
mercenary warrior who has never yet lost a battle. But her terms are
unsettling: she will name her price only after the Norlanders have been
defeated. A single question is left for the Shadari: is there any price
too high for freedom?
The Corpse-Rat King
Lee Battersby
Publisher: Angry Robot
Release Date: August 28
Marius don Hellespont
and his apprentice, Gerd, are professional looters of battlefields. When
they stumble upon the corpse of the King of Scorby and Gerd is killed,
Marius is mistaken for the monarch by one of the dead soldiers and is
transported down to the Kingdom of the Dead.
Just like the living
citizens, the dead need a King — after all, the King is God’s
representative, and someone needs to remind God where they are.
And
so it comes to pass that Marius is banished to the surface with one
message: if he wants to recover his life he must find the dead a King.
Which he fully intends to do.
Just as soon as he stops running away
The Dusk Watchman (Twilight Reign, Bk 5)
Tom Lloyd
Publisher: Gollancz
Release Date: August 30 (UK)
The final reckoning has come. The future of the Land will be decided now, written in the blood of men.
After
his pyrrhic victory at Moorview, King Emin learns the truth about the
child Ruhen. Powerless to act, he must mourn his friends and watch his
enemy promise a new age of peace to the beleaguered peoples of the Land.
While the remaining Menin troops seek revenge, daemons freely walk the
Land, and Ruhen’s power grows, a glimmer of hope remains.
One
final, desperate chance for victory remains and failure has become
unimaginable. The fanatical rulers of Vanach hide a secret at the heart
of their nation; a weapon so terrible only a dead man could wield it and
only a madman would try, but without it Narkang will be obliterated.
The past year has taken a grave toll and Ruhen’s millennia-old plans are
about to bear terrible fruit. There can be only one outcome if he
continues unchecked: total dominion over the Gods themselves.
Sanctuary (The Outcast Chronicles, Bk 3)
Rowena Cory Daniells
Publisher: Solaris
Release Date: August 28
The mystic Wyrds have
been banished by King Charald, whose descent into madness grows ever
steeper. Exiled and forced to set sail on the first day of winter,
Imoshen’s people are packed onto seven crowded ships. Tensions flare
under the pressure and the all-fathers and all-mothers are put to the
test controlling their hardened warriors. Ronnynand his sister Aravelle
have been separated, just as they feared, and look to an uncertain
future. Sorne is betrayed and captured on the seas. Tobazim faces a
confrontation with the bloodthirsty All-father Kyredeon and his
notorious assassin, Graelen. And, while Imoshen has promised the
T’Enatuath a home with the Sagoras, the enigmatic scholars have not yet
replied to her plea for sanctuary. This is the thrilling climax to The
Outcast Chronicles.
Wrayth (Book of the Order, Bk 3)
Philippa Ballantine
Publisher: Ace
Release Date: August 27
Although she is one of
the most powerful Deacons in the Order, Sorcha Faris is still unable to
move or speak after her last battle. Even her partner, Merrick Chambers,
cannot reach her through their shared Bond. Yet there are those who
still fear Sorcha and the mystery of her hidden past.
Meanwhile, Merrick has been asked to investigate a new member of the
Emperor’s Court. But when Sorcha is abducted by men seeking Raed Rossin,
the shapeshifting rival to the throne, Merrick must choose where his
loyalties lie.
Zeuglodon
James P. Blaylock
Publisher: Subterranean Press
Release Date: August 31
A skeletal hand clutching an iron key lies hidden within a mermaid's
wooden sarcophagus; a hand-drawn map is stolen from beneath the
floorboards an old museum; an eccentric sleeping inventor dreams of a
passage to the center of the hollow earth, and by dreaming of the
passage, brings it into being....
Pursued by kidnappers thinking
of riches and murder, Katherine Perkins and her two cousins, junior
members of The Guild of St. George, must descend into the depths of the
hollow earth in order to return the Sleeper to his ancestral home on the
shores of Lake Windermere. But to awaken him might mean the end of his
dream, the closing of the Windermere Passage, and the three intrepid
explorers marooned in a savage land forgotten by time itself....
Zeuglodon,
set in the world envisioned in James Blaylock's The Digging Leviathan,
is a landscape of color, mystery, and adventure, in which reality and
fantasy are shifting currents, and nothing is quite what it seems to be.
Urban Fantasy
Bullettime
Nick Mamatas
Publisher: ChiZine Publications
Release Date: August 28
David Holbrook is a
scrawny kid, the victim of bullies, and the neglected son of insane
parents. David Holbrook is the Kallis Episkipos, a vicious murderer
turned imprisoned leader of a death cult dedicated to Eris, the Hellenic
goddess of discord. David Holbrook never killed anyone, and lives a
lonely and luckless existence with his aging mother in a tumbledown New
Jersey town. Caught between finger and trigger, David is given three
chances to decide his fate as he is compelled to live and relive all his
potential existences, guided only by the dark wisdom found in a bottle
of cough syrup. From the author of the instant cult classic Move Under
Ground comes a fantasy of blood, lust, destiny, school shootings, and
the chance to change your future.
Chosen (Dark Breed, Bk 3)
Sable Grace
Publisher: Avon
Release Date: August 27
The ranks of tough,
beautiful, and sexy heroines who battle supernatural evil have grown
since the early days of Buffy the Vampire Slayer--and none are tougher
than author Sable Grace's half Vampyre-half Lychen warrior Kyana.
Paranormal romance fans who regularly devour the bestselling novels of
Jeaniene Frost, Pamela Palmer, and Sherrilyn Kenyon will be mesmerized
by Chosen, Grace's third breathtaking Dark Breeds adventure. This time
her unstoppable avenger takes on her new role as Goddess of the Hunt,
joining with Ryker--the new Zeus and Kyana's one true love--to save the
world from vampires, demons, shapeshifters, and all manner of
supernatural creatures of the night, in a battle that could carry them
to the fiery depths of Hades itself.
Seven Wonders
Adam Christopher
Publisher: Angry Robot
Release Date: August 28
Tony Prosdocimi lives
in the bustling Metropolis of San Ventura — a city gripped in fear, a
city under siege by the hooded supervillain, The Cowl.
When Tony
develops super-powers and acts to take down The Cowl, however, he finds
that the local superhero team Seven Wonders aren’t as grateful as he
assumed they’d be…
Devil Said Bang (Sandman slim, Bk 4)
Richard Kadrey
Publisher: Harper Voyager
Release Date: August 28
Getting out of hell is just the beginning
What
do you do after you've escaped Hell, gone back, uncovered the true
nature of God, and then managed to become the new Lucifer?
Well,
if you're James Stark, you have to figure out how to run Hell while also
trying to get back out of it . . . again. Plus there's the small matter
of surviving. Because everyone in Heaven, Hell, and in between wants to
be the fastest gun in the universe, and the best way to do so is to
take down Lucifer, a.k.a. James Stark.
And it's not like being in
L.A. is any better--a serial-killer ghost is running wild and Stark's
angelic alter ego is hiding among the lost days of time with a secret
cabal who can rewrite reality. Starting to care for people and life
again is a real bitch for a stone-cold killer.
Ghost of a Dream (Ghostfinders, Bk 3)
Simon R. Green
Publisher: Ace
Release Date: August 27
The Ghost Finders are
investigating the long-abandoned Haybarn Theater, which is being
renovated. Work has been thrown off-schedule by the some peculiar
activities. And after the potentially world-altering recent events of
their previous assignment, the team thinks that a haunted theater
(aren’t they all?) will be a walk in the park. Until they encounter the
Phantom of the Haybarn — an ancient evil whose ability to alter reality
itself will test the skills, science, and blind luck of the Ghost
Finders to the limit.
Mockingbird (Miriam Black, Bk 2)
Chuck Wendig
Publisher: Angry Robot
Release Date: August 28
Miriam is trying. Really, she is.
But
this whole "settling down thing" that Louis has going for her just
isn't working out. She lives on Long Beach Island all year around. Her
home is a run-down double-wide trailer. She works at a grocery store as a
check-out girl. And her relationship with Louis--who's on the road half
the time in his truck--is subject to the piss and vinegar Miriam brings
to everything she does.
It just isn't going well. Still, she's
keeping her psychic ability--to see when and how someone is going to die
just by touching them--in check. But even that feels wrong somehow.
Like she's keeping a tornado stoppered up in a tiny bottle.
Then comes one bad day that turns it all on her ear.
Taken (Alex Verus, Bk 3)
Benedict Jacka
Publisher: Ace
Release Date: August 27
Mage apprentices have
been vanishing without a trace—and someone on the council might be
involved. Alex Verus has no evidence, no witnesses, and no suspects. All
he knows is that someone is keeping tabs on him. And after assassins
target his own apprentice’s classmate, Alex sees that he doesn’t know
the half of it—and that he could be the next to disappear...
Soul Trade (Black London, Bk 5)
Caitlin Kittredge
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Release Date: August 27
Normally, Pete Caldecott
stays far away from magical secret societies. But ever since her
partner and boyfriend Jack Winter stopped a primordial demon from
ripping into our world, every ghost, demon, and mage in London has been
wide awake—and hungry. And the magical society in question needs their
help putting things right.
SOUL TRADE
It
all begins with an invitation. Five pale figures surround Pete in the
cemetery to “cordially” invite her to a gathering of the Prometheus
Club. Pete’s never heard of them, but Jack has—and he’s not thrilled
about it. Especially the part that says, “Attend or die.” The
Prometheans wouldn’t come to London unless something big’s about to go
down. So Pete and Jack decide to play it safe and make nice with the
club—even if that means facing down an army of demons in the process.
But now that they’ve joined the group, they’re about to discover that
membership comes at a cost…and has apocalyptic consequences.
Haunted (Anna Strong, Bk 8)
Jeanne C. Stein
Publisher: Ace
Release Date: August 27
Anna
Strong—kick-ass bounty hunter and vampire—has made some enemies in her
time. But it’s not just her old foes she should be worried about…
Anna’s shape-shifting friend Culebra finally opens up to her about his
life before he owned Beso de la Muerte, a bar catering to supernatural
clientele. As if summoned by the conversation, Culebra’s past stumbles
into his bar in the form of an old buddy cashing in a favor.
Soon Anna, Culebra and her ex, DEA agent Max, find themselves deep in
Mexico, dealing with drug cartel infighting, old vendettas and missing
girls. Mexico just may prove to be Anna’s best match yet…
The Lady of the Shades
Darren Shan
Publisher: Orion
Release Date: August 30 (UK)
Ed, an American author
on the hunt for a story for his next book, arrives in London looking for
inspiration. A stranger in a strange city, he's haunted by a deadly
secret that refuses to stay buried, and no matter how hard he tries he
cannot escape the manifest sins of his past.
What Ed wants is
answers, what he finds is something he definitely didn't bargain for:
the beautiful and untouchable Andeanna Menderes. Andeanna is a woman who
is dangerously bound to one of London's most notorious crime lords, and
if they are caught together it could mean death for them both.
Ensnared
in an illicit affair that can only be conducted in the shadows, Ed's
world is turned upside down as a series of shattering revelations blurs
the line between what's real and what's not...
Young Adult
The Blood Keeper
Tessa Gratton
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Release Date: August 27
A stunning blend of romance, horror and magic.
For
Mab Prowd, the practice of blood magic is as natural as breathing. It's
all she's ever known. Growing up on an isolated farm with other
practitioners may have kept her from making friends her own age, but it
has also given her a sense of purpose - she's protective of the magic,
and is able to practice it proudly and happily out in the open with only
the crows as her companions. But one morning while Mab is attempting a
particularly tricky spell, she encounters Will, a local boy who is
trying to exorcise a few personal demons of his own. He experiences
Mab's magic in a way his mind cannot comprehend and is all too happy to
end their chance meeting. But soon, secrets that were kept from Mab by
earlier generations of blood magicians are revealed, and she and Will
are drawn back together, united against a dangerous force looking to
break free from the earth and reclaim its own dark power.
Defiance
C.J. Redwine
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Release Date: August 27
Within the walls of
Baalboden, beneath the shadow of the city’s brutal leader, Rachel Adams
has a secret. While other girls sew dresses, host dinner parties, and
obey their male Protectors, Rachel knows how to survive in the
wilderness and deftly wield a sword. When her father, Jared, fails to
return from a courier mission and is declared dead, the Commander
assigns Rachel a new Protector, her father’s apprentice, Logan—the same
boy Rachel declared her love for two years ago, and the same boy who
handed her heart right back to her. Left with nothing but fierce belief
in her father’s survival, Rachel decides to escape and find him herself.
But treason against the Commander carries a heavy price, and what
awaits her in the Wasteland could destroy her.
At nineteen, Logan
McEntire is many things. Orphan. Outcast. Inventor. As apprentice to
the city’s top courier, Logan is focused on learning his trade so he can
escape the tyranny of Baalboden. But his plan never included being
responsible for his mentor’s impulsive daughter. Logan is determined to
protect her, but when his escape plan goes wrong and Rachel pays the
price, he realizes he has more at stake than disappointing Jared.
As
Rachel and Logan battle their way through the Wasteland, stalked by a
monster that can’t be killed and an army of assassins out for blood,
they discover romance, heartbreak, and a truth that will incite a war
decades in the making.
The Dragons of Winter
James A. Owen
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Release Date: August 28
The Caretakers are at
war. The Archipelago of Dreams has fallen to the Echthroi, and the link
to the Summer Country has been lost. The Keep of Time must be rebuilt,
and the secret lies somewhere in Deep Time at the beginnings of the
World, when the Summer Country and the Archipelago were one and the
same. Fortunately, there is still hope: the Grail child, Rose Dyson, and
the new Cartographer Edmund McGee have learned how to map time, and
through a precarious balance of travel to the past and the future, they
have a chance of repairing the present.
Rife with allusions
to history’s great literary figures and personalities, from Gilgamesh
and Medea to Edgar Allan Poe and H.G. Wells, this absorbing adventure,
the sixth in the Imaginarium Geographica series, leads its heroes to a
land where all secrets may be found: Known at the beginning of time as
the City of Jade, history came to call it Atlantis. And it is there that
the Architect of the Keep may have trained the young angel who built
the city—an angel named Samaranth.
Embers & Echos (Wildfire, Bk 2)
Karsten Knight
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Release Date: August 27
Ashline Wilde may have
needed school to learn that she is actually a reincarnated goddess, but
she’s ready to move beyond books. She leaves her California boarding
school behind and makes for Miami, where she meets a new group of
deities and desperately seeks her sister Rose, the goddess of war. But
she’s also looking for love—because even though her romance with Cole
had to be snuffed, Ash is a volcano goddess—and she doesn’t get burned.
Enshadowed (Nevermore, Bk 2)
Kelly Creagh
Publisher: Atheneum
Release Date: August 27
Varen Nethers is trapped
in a perilous dream world -- a treacherous and desolate realm where the
terrifying stories of Edgar Allan Poe come to life. Isobel Lanley,
plagued by strange visions and haunted by the nightmares of Varen's
creation, is the only one who can save him.
Isobel knows that her
only hope lies within a Baltimore cemetery. There, in the early morning
hours of Edgar Allan Poe's birthday, a mysterious stranger known as the
"Poe Toaster" will make his annual homage at the legendary poet's grave.
Only
the Poe Toaster holds the key to the way between worlds. But even
greater dangers lie ahead for Isobel. An ancient evil, draped in veils
of white, is
watching, challenging her for Varen's affections. When
Isobel finally finds Varen, he is no longer the quiet and brooding boy
who once captivated her, but a dark force, powerful and malevolent.
Erasing Time
C.J. Hill
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Release Date: August 28
In this high-action and
romantic futuristic adventure, there is no escape from the future for
two contemporary girls pulled out of their own time.
When twins
Sheridan and Taylor wake up 400 years in the future, they find a changed
world: domed cities, no animals, and a language that’s so different, it
barely sounds like English. And the worst news: They can’t go back
home.
The twenty-fifth-century government transported the girls
to their city hoping to find a famous scientist to help perfect a
devastating new weapon. The moblike Dakine fights against the
government, and somehow Taylor and Sheridan find themselves in the
middle. The only way to elude them all is to trust Echo, a guy with
secrets of his own. The trio must put their faith in the unknown to make
a harrowing escape into the wilds beyond the city.
Full of
adrenaline-injected chases and heartbreaking confessions, Erasing Time
explores the strength of the bonds between twins, the risks and rewards
of trust, and the hard road to finding the courage to fight for what you
believe in.
Every day
David Levithan
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Release Date: August 27
Every morning, A wakes
in a different person’s body, a different person’s life. There’s never
any warning about where it will be or who it will be. A has made peace
with that, even established guidelines by which to live: Never get too
attached. Avoid being noticed. Do not interfere.
It’s all fine until
the morning that A wakes up in the body of Justin and meets Justin’s
girlfriend, Rhiannon. From that moment, the rules by which A has been
living no longer apply. Because finally A has found someone he wants to
be with—day in, day out, day after day.
With his new novel, David
Levithan has pushed himself to new creative heights. He has written a
captivating story that will fascinate readers as they begin to
comprehend the complexities of life and love in A’s world, as A and
Rhiannon seek to discover if you can truly love someone who is destined
to change every day.
Infinity Ring: A Mutiny In Time
James Dashner
Publisher: Scholastic
Release Date: August 28
Scholastic's next multi-platform mega-event begins here!
History is broken, and three kids must travel back in time to set it right!
When
best friends Dak Smyth and Sera Froste stumble upon the secret of time
travel -- a hand-held device known as the Infinity Ring -- they're swept
up in a centuries-long secret war for the fate of mankind. Recruited by
the Hystorians, a secret society that dates back to Aristotle, the kids
learn that history has gone disastrously off course.
Now it's up
to Dak, Sera, and teenage Hystorian-in-training Riq to travel back in
time to fix the Great Breaks . . . and to save Dak's missing parents
while they're at it. First stop: Spain, 1492, where a sailor named
Christopher Columbus is about to be thrown overboard in a deadly mutiny!
The Iron Legends
Julia Kagawa
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Release Date: August 27
Enter the world of
the internationally bestselling Iron Fey series. Dangerous faeries.
Heartbreaking romance. Thrilling action and limitless adventure. The
world of the fey has never been so powerful. This collection includes
three novellas set in the world of the Iron Fey plus the Guide to the
Iron Fey with exclusive information about Julie Kagawa's unforgettable
world of Faery.Winter's Passage
Never make a
promise to a faery. They always come to collect. Now Meghan Chase must
fulfill her promise to Prince Ash of the Winter Court and embark upon a
dangerous journey into the heart of enemy territory—while being pursued
by a relentless new foe and guarding her own foolish heart.
Summer's Crossing
What
can turn enemies into reluctant allies? A call from the Exile Queen,
Leanansidhe, ties legendary prankster Puck to his archenemy, Prince Ash,
on a journey that may end in betrayal and will set them both on an
irreversible path.
Iron's Prophecy
Before she
ever knew what she might become, Iron Queen Meghan Chase was warned by
the oracle that her firstborn child would bring nothing but grief. And
even as Meghan and Ash celebrate their long-awaited union, the prophecy
stirs.…
The Lost Girl
Sangu Mandanna
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Release Date: August 28
Eva’s life is not her
own. She is a creation, an abomination—an echo. Made by the Weavers as a
copy of someone else, she is expected to replace a girl named Amarra,
her “other”, if she ever died. Eva studies what Amarra does, what she
eats, what it’s like to kiss her boyfriend, Ray. So when Amarra is
killed in a car crash, Eva should be ready.
But fifteen years of studying never prepared her for this.
Now
she must abandon everything she’s ever known—the guardians who raised
her, the boy she’s forbidden to love—to move to India and convince the
world that Amarra is still alive.
What Eva finds is a
grief-stricken family; parents unsure how to handle this echo they
thought they wanted; and Ray, who knew every detail, every contour of
Amarra. And when Eva is unexpectedly dealt a fatal blow that will change
her existence forever, she is forced to choose: Stay and live out her
years as a copy or leave and risk it all for the freedom to be an
original. To be Eva.
From debut novelist Sangu Mandanna comes the
dazzling story of a girl who was always told what she had to be—until
she found the strength to decide for herself.
Reaper (Lightbringer, Bk 2)
K.D. Mcentire
Publisher: Pyr
Release Date: August 24
After the death of her
mother, Wendy learns that she is part of a powerful and ancient family
of Reapers. She has only a matter of days to unravel the mysteries her
mother left behind and to convince her wary family to accept her as one
of their own.
Spark
Brigid Kemmerer
Publisher: K-Teen
Release Date: August 27
Sometimes he can even control it. And sometimes he can’t. Like the fire that killed his parents.
Gabriel
has always had his brothers to rely on, especially his twin, Nick. But
when an arsonist starts wreaking havoc on their town, all the signs
point to Gabriel. Only he’s not doing it.
More than Gabriel’s
pride is at stake -- this could cost him his family, maybe his life. And
no one seems to hear him. Except a shy sophomore named Layne, a
brainiac who dresses in turtlenecks and jeans and keeps him totally off
balance. Layne understands family problems, and she understands secrets.
She has a few of her own.
Gabriel can’t let her guess about his
brothers, about his abilities, about the danger that’s right at his
heels. But there are some risks he can’t help taking.
Starling
Lesley Livingston
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date: August 28
Mason Starling is a
champion fencer for Gosforth Academy, but she’s never had to fight for
her life. Until now. When a ferocious storm rips through Manhattan and
unleashes terrifying creatures onto Gosforth’s campus, Mason barely
escapes alive. Without help from the mysterious stranger who appeared in
the midst of the storm, she might not have made it at all. But now, in
the aftermath, Mason’s life begins to spin dramatically, mystically out
of control, and the only one who seems able to help her is the stranger
who can remember nothing but his name: Fennrys Wolf.
As Mason and
Fenn uncover more about Fenn’s past and the strange events that
surround them, they realize that Mason’s family — and its dark
allegiance to the ancient Norse gods — is at the center of everything. A
predetermined fate seems to be closing in on Mason, but is it possible
to change one’s destiny?
Readers who fell in love with Lesley
Livingston’s Wondrous Strange trilogy and those who love Cassandra
Clare’s Mortal Instruments series will be captivated by the sweeping
romance and pulse-pounding action of Starling.
UnWholly (Unwind, Bk 2)
Neal Shusterman
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Release Date: August 28
It’s finally here. The
long-awaited sequel to the bestselling Unwind, which Publishers Weekly
called a “gripping, brilliantly imagined futuristic thriller.”
Thanks
to Connor, Lev, and Risa—and their high-profile revolt at Happy Jack
Harvest Camp—people can no longer turn a blind eye to unwinding. Ridding
society of troublesome teens while simltaneously providing much-needed
tissues for transplant might be convenient, but its morality has finally
been brought into question. However, unwinding has become big business,
and there are powerful political and corporate interests that want to
see it not only continue, but also expand to the unwinding of prisoners
and the impoverished.
Cam is a product of unwinding; made
entirely out of the parts of other unwinds, he is a teen who does not
technically exist. A futuristic Frankenstein, Cam struggles with a
search for identity and meaning and wonders if a rewound being can have a
soul. And when the actions of a sadistic bounty hunter cause Cam’s fate
to become inextricably bound with the fates of Connor, Risa, and Lev,
he’ll have to question humanity itself.
Rife with action and
suspense, this riveting companion to the perennially popular Unwind
challenges assumptions about where life begins and ends—and what it
means to live.
Horror
Beyond Here Lies Nothing
Gary McMahon
Publisher: Solaris
Release Date: August 28
Ben arrives in the Concrete Grove to research a book about the Northumbrian Poltergeist,
an infamous paranormal incident from the early 1970s. A set of twins
were haunted by a spirit they nicknamed Captain Clickety, and the media
of the time were split between derision and hysteria. As Ben teases out
the supressed details of the story, he finds himself drawn to an
emotionally damaged woman whose young daughter went missing years ago
during a period of similar child abductions.
Then the scarecrows
appear, their heads plastered with photographs of the missing and the
dead. House pets are found slaughtered, their bodies built into bloody
totems. Hummingbirds flock to certain areas of the estate, as if
awaiting the arrival of something…
A door has been opened and a presence is about to step through. The Hummingbird Twins,
beset by strange visions, might know the secret, but they aren’t
talking. It is up to Ben to put the ghosts to rest and unravel fact from
fiction. He is about to discover that the story he seeks is in fact his
own story, and only he can plot the ending.
Paranormal Romance
The Demoness of Waking Dreams
Stephanie Chong
Publisher: Mira Books
Release Date: August 27
Even ANGELS can be
tough... Ex-cop Brendan Clarkson is an angel with an edge. His tough
exterior is the perfect camouflage for his job-hunting down the most
dangerous criminals on earth. Brendan's a self-reliant and demanding
lone wolf, constantly on the brink of clashing with his superiors at the
Company of Angels.
Brendan is the perfect angel to track and
capture demoness Luciana Rossetti. Luciana's cool, green-eyed beauty
masks her true nature: inside, she's a dangerous and malevolent killer.
Yet, she sees what most people don't-that beneath the layers of
Brendan's rugged shell beats the heart of a passionate lover.
They
are perfectly matched. Yin and yang. Angel and demon. Man and woman.
But only one of them can win the battle of wills, of strength and of
desire.
Born to Bite
Hannah Howell, Erica Ridley & Diana Crosby
Publisher: Kensington
Release Date: August 27
Darkly handsome and dangerously sexy, these voracious vampires are out for blood—and bound for eternal love…
Dark Secret by Hannah Howell
Alone
in the world, Murdina Dunbar sets out in search of the only family she
has left—and finds an ally in the mysterious Sir Gillanders Baldwin.
Something about her sexy protector stirs her blood. Soon, not even the
whispers that he’s a dangerous demon can keep her from his bed….
Never Been Bitten by Erica Ridley
Rumored
to be a vampire, the rakish Mr. Macane is ravishing all the ladies of
the ton! Yet, Miss Elspeth Ramsay cannot bring herself to tremble in his
presence. But once Ellie feels the touch of his teeth at her throat,
she finds herself biting him back! Surely this sudden bloodlust can only
mean danger for her family—and her heart….
Highland Vampire by Diana Cosby
As
King of the Highland Coven, vampire Aedan MacGregor knows that falling
for the fey Rowan Campbell could destroy her. But one taste of her
healing blood and he craves her like no other. Dare claim her as his
own, knowing he might lose her forever?
Fear the Darkness
Alexandra Ivy
Publisher: Zebra
Release Date: August 27
The Guardians of
Eternity are embroiled in an epic battle for survival. They are as
dangerous as they are sensual—and their lustful appetites are
legendary...
Her Visions Lead Her To Danger
Beautiful
Cassandra is a Were, a prophet both vulnerable and defiant, blessed
with visions that portend the fate of the world. A rare and delicate
creature, Cassie must be protected at all costs. Enter Caine, a powerful
cur turned pureblooded Were whose recent tangles with a demon lord have
left him in serious need of redemption. Caine is duty-bound to keep
Cassie out of danger—and that means resisting his potent urge to seduce
her.
And Only He Can Save Her
As Cassie's
mysterious visions lead them in and out of danger, Caine believes he
has found his true mate, the woman with whom he is bound for all
eternity. Cassie is both charmed and frightened by Caine's magnetism,
and unsure if he—or her feelings for him—can be trusted. But Cassie
can't afford to doubt Cain now. A deadly enemy bent on destruction is
closer than they realize—and only they can keep chaos from ruling the
world
Anthology
Foretold: 14 Tales of Prophecy & Prediction
edited by Carrie Ryan
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Release Date: August 28
Richelle Mead, Lisa
McMann, Michael Grant, Meg Cabot, Laini Taylor, and nine more of the
hottest YA authors to hit the shelves explore the concepts of prophecy
and prediction in this story collection edited by NYT bestselling author of The Forest of Hands and Teeth, Carrie Ryan.
Have
you ever been tempted to look into the future? To challenge
predictions? To question fate? It's human nature to wonder about life's
twists and turns. But is the future already written—or do you have the
power to alter it?
From fantastical prophecies to predictions of how the future will transpire, Foretold
is a collection of stories about our universal fascination with life's
unknowns and of what is yet to come as interpreted by 14 of young adult
fiction's brightest stars.
This collection includes works from:
Malinda Lo (Ash)
Lisa McMann (Wake)
Kami Garcia (Beautiful Creatures)
Margaret Stohl (Beautiful Creatures)
Laini Taylor (The Daughter of Smoke and Bone)
Michael Grant (Gone)
Saundra Mitchell (The Vespertine)
Richelle Mead (the Vampire Academy)
Matt de la Pena (I Will Save You)
Meg Cabot (The Princess Diaries)
Heather Brewer (The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod)
Diana Peterfreund (Rampant)
Simone Elkeles (Perfect Chemistry)
Carrie Ryan (The Forest of Hands and Teeth)
Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron
edited by Jonathan Strahan
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Release Date: August 28
Neil Gaiman, Holly
Black, Diana Peterfreund, Margo Lanagan, Peter S. Beagle, and Garth Nix
are just a few of the authors who have toiled over their cauldrons and
conjured up bewitching new creations inspired by and celebrating the
might and mystery of the witch. Assembled by one of the most
well-regarded anthologists in the science fiction/fantasy world, this
rich, intelligent collection will enchant readers of all ages.
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