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The Pariah
Author:  Anthony Ryan
Series:  The Covenant of Steel 1
Publisher:  Orbit, August 24, 2021
Format:  Trade Paperback and eBook, 608 pages
List Price:  US$17.99 (print); US$9.99 (eBook)
ISBN:  9780316430760 (print); 9780316430777 (eBook)

"A gritty, heart-pounding tale of betrayal and bloody vengeance. I loved every single word." —John Gwynne

The Pariah begins a new epic fantasy series of action, intrigue and magic from Anthony Ryan, a master storyteller who has taken the fantasy world by storm.

Born into the troubled kingdom of Albermaine, Alwyn Scribe is raised as an outlaw. Quick of wit and deft with a blade, Alwyn is content with the freedom of the woods and the comradeship of his fellow thieves. But an act of betrayal sets him on a new path – one of blood and vengeance, which eventually leads him to a soldier's life in the king's army.

Fighting under the command of Lady Evadine Courlain, a noblewoman beset by visions of a demonic apocalypse, Alwyn must survive war and the deadly intrigues of the nobility if he hopes to claim his vengeance. But as dark forces, both human and arcane, gather to oppose Evadine's rise, Alwyn faces a choice: can he be a warrior, or will he always be an outlaw?

"This makes a rich treat for George R.R. Martin fans." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

For more from Anthony Ryan, check out:

Raven's Shadow Trilogy
Blood Song
Tower Lord
Queen of Fire

Raven's Blade Duology
The Wolf's Call
The Black Song

The Draconis Memoria Trilogy
The Waking Fire
The Legion of Flame
The Empire of Ashes

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Trinitytwo's Review: The Pariah, book one of New York Times best-selling author Anthony Ryan’s The Covenant of Steel trilogy, opens with murder. Alwyn, is smart, quick with a knife, adept at disguise and a shrewd judge of character. He is also a liar, a thief and the aforementioned murderer, making him a valuable asset to Deckin, the self-proclaimed ruler of the Shavine Marches. Alwyn and his companions carry out their mission with deadly efficiency, to reap the rewards of a royal convoy’s cargo. But Alwyn and his ilk are no ordinary brigands. Deckin’s target has a purpose other than ill-gotten gains; to intercept the royal courier. The messenger carries a missive for the King containing sensitive information about the Pretender’s War; information that Deckin desperately wants. This message tips the scales and events begin to unfold quickly, leading to a course of action that will shake Alwyn’s life to the core. One of the things I love about The Pariah is how it surprised me. I tend to avoid reading books heavy in gratuitous violence, so the blasé killing in the first chapter rang a warning bell or two. However, I am a huge fan of Anthony Ryan so I kept reading. And I was not disappointed. Ryan is a master storyteller whose every detail is filled with intention. Before I knew it, I was well into the third chapter and couldn’t put the book down. To hell with responsibilities and work, I needed to keep reading! The Pariah checks off all my fantasy reading requirements. Alwyn is a multi-faceted character that often surprised this reader (and himself) with his decisions. His motivations and his loyalties are complex, which leads him time after time into dangerous and desperate situations. Since Alwyn is always on the move, his roster of companions changes and yet Ryan does a great job of keeping the names and faces memorable. There is never a “who is that again?” moment for which I’m grateful. Speaking of memorable characters, I really enjoyed the vague likenesses to historical or legendary figures in our own timeline. Take for instance, Lady Evadine Courlaine. This beautiful and courageous noblewoman/warrior inspires and encourages loyalty to which even Alwyn, bent on a road of vengeance, is not immune. Her eloquence and earnestness, coupled with her bravery on the battlefield conjured (for me) comparisons to Joan of Arc. Yet, Evadine is her own person. Tormented by visions of a demonic apocalypse, her insight allows her to see into other’s hearts and capture them. She shines as a commander, both considerate of her soldiers and unyielding in her quest to prevent the Second Scourge. Another remarkable character is the self-proclaimed Outlaw King, Deckin Scarl. Although the common folk give Scarl a “rob from the rich and give to the poor” reputation, he and his band of outlaws are a far cry from being “merry men.” Scarl’s followers are brutal folk whose warped values and violent natures are kept in line only by Scarl’s iron leadership. Due to Ryan’s mastery of the written word, I can picture him down to his callused and massive hands. I appreciate how Ryan maps out Albermaine through Alwyn’s travels. Through highly descriptive dialogue and first-person narrative, Ryan transports readers directly into the story. We meet Alwyn in the Shavine Marches and travel to Moss Mill in the northern part of the Shavine Forest. Through action-packed storytelling, we visit Castle Duhbos and spend time in the Pit Mines. As Alwyn navigates his way through betrayal, vengeance, intrigue and the ugliness of war, the reader learns key facts about Albermaine and the surrounding lands’ history and political systems, alleviating the need for tiresome exposition dumps. Paradoxically, The Pariah is a welcome escape to a world riddled with war and violence. And although Alwyn is a murderer and a thief, his unique brand of loyalty and morality keep him likable. I am fascinated by the hints of the magical system that Ryan has sprinkled throughout the story and want more. Reading The Pariah filled me with adrenaline and excitement and I would highly recommend adding it to your TBR list.

 

Debut novels are highlighted in blue. Novels, etc. by formerly featured DAC Authors are highlighted in green.

It is the first Monday in August. Time flies even when you are not having fun!

There are 4 debuts this week:

Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica with Sarah Moses (Translator);

Every Bone a Prayer by Ashley Blooms;

The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson;

and

The First Sister (The First Sister Trilogy 1) by Linden A. Lewis.




From formerly featured DAC Authors:

Warlock Holmes - The Finality Problem (Warlock Holmes 5) by G.S. Denning;

A Cosmology of Monsters by Shaun Hamill is out in Trade Paperback;

The Blood of Whisperers (Vengeance Trilogy 1) by Devin Madson;

The Gods of Vice (Vengeance Trilogy 2) by Devin Madson;

The Grave at Storm's End (Vengeance Trilogy 2) by Devin Madson;

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern is out in Trade Papeback;

and

The Black Song (Raven's Blade 2) by Anthony Ryan.

Debut novels are highlighted in blue. Novels, etc. by formerly featured DAC Authors are highlighted in green.

August 3, 2020

TITLE	AUTHOR	SERIES
The Immortal City (e)	May Peterson	FR - The Sacred Dark 2

August 4, 2020

TITLE	AUTHOR	SERIES
Stake	Kevin J. Anderson	H
Spine of the Dragon (h2tp)	Kevin J. Anderson	EF - Wake the Dragon 1
The Redemption of Time: A Three-Body Problem Novel	Baoshu Ken Liu (Tr)	SF/AC/HSF - Remembrance of Earth's Past 4
Tender Is the Flesh (D - English)	Agustina Bazterrica Sarah Moses (Tr)	LF
Every Bone a Prayer (D)	Ashley Blooms	Southern/CW/MR/STR
Space Station Down	Ben Bova Doug Beason	SF/Th/Terrorism
Mind of My Mind (ri)	Octavia E. Butler	SF/GenEng/EF/CF/LF - Patternist  2
What Happens at Night	Peter Cameron	LF/BH/Gothic/FL
Parasite	Darcy Coates	H/SF/AC/SupTh
The Haunting of Gillespie House	Darcy Coates	H/GH/Occ/Sup/Gothic/SupTh
Cosmic Corsairs	Hank Davis (Ed)	SF - Anthology
The Hollow Ones	Guillermo del Toro Chuck Hogan	SupTh/PP/Sus/GH/Gothic - Blackwood Tapes
Warlock Holmes - The Finality Problem	G.S. Denning	Cr/F/HU - Warlock Holmes 5
The Death of Vivek Oji	Akwaeke Emezi	FL/LF/CoA
Dark Illusion (h2mm)	Christine Feehan	PNR/DF - Carpathian 33
1636: The Atlantic Encounter	Eric Flint Walter H. Hunt	SF/TT - Ring of Fire 28
Uncanny Bodies	Pippa Goldschmidt (Ed) Gill Haddow (Ed) Fadhila Mazanderani (Ed)	SpecFic - Anthology
A Cosmology of Monsters (h2tp)	Shaun Hamill	H/DF/FL
Sucker Punch	Laurell K. Hamilton	P/UF/H - Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter 27
Ghost Ups Her Game	Carolyn Hart	PCM/GH - Bailey Ruth Raeburn 9
Smoke in the Glass	Chris Humphreys	SF/HistF/DF - Immortal's Blood 1
The Space Between Worlds (D)	Micaiah Johnson	SF/LF/CrM
Weird Women: Classic Supernatural Fiction by Groundbreaking Female Writers: 1852-1923	Leslie S. Klinger (Ed) Lisa Morton (Ed)	Sup - Anthology
Days of Burning, Days of Wrath	Tom Kratman	SF/Military - Carerra 8
Seven Devils	Laura Lam Elizabeth May	SF/SO/GenEng
The First Sister (D)	Linden A. Lewis	SF/SO - The First Sister Trilogy 1
Vanessa Yu's Magical Paris Tea Shop	Roselle Lim	Asian American/CW/MR
Trials of the Mortal Realm	Graeme Lyon Jamie Crisalli Nick Horth	F - Warhammer: Age of Sigmar
The Blood of Whisperers	Devin Madson	F/DF/EF - Vengeance Trilogy 1
The Grave at Storm's End	Devin Madson	F/DF/EF - Vengeance Trilogy 3
The Gods of Vice	Devin Madson	F/DF/EF - Vengeance Trilogy 2
Fire & Blood: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones (h2tp)	George R. R. Martin	EF - A Song of Ice and Fire
The Wellstone	Wil McCarthy	SF/HSF
The Starless Sea (h2tp)	Erin Morgenstern	CW/FR/HistF
Harrow the Ninth	Tamsyn Muir	SF/SO/EF - The Locked Tomb Trilogy 2
Eutopia: A Novel of Terrible Optimism (e)	David Nickle	HistTh/HistF/H - The Book of the Juke 1
Volk: A Novel of Radiant Abomination (e)	David Nickle	HistTh/HistF/H - The Book of the Juke 2
Bayou's Lament (e)	Cheryl Owen-Wilson	DF/H - Labyrinth of Souls
Rules for Being Dead	Kim Powers	Gay/CoA/GH/FL
The Witch House	Ann Rawson	Occ/H/Psy
Chasm City (ri)	Alastair Reynolds	SF/HSF/SE/SO - Inhibitor 2
Century Rain (ri)	Alastair Reynolds	SF/HSF/SE/SO
Mr Campion's Seance	Mike Ripley	PM/GH - An Albert Campion Mystery 7
The Living Dead	George A. Romero Daniel Kraus	H/SupTh
The Day Lincoln Lost	Charles Rosenberg	AH/HistTh/LegalTh
The Trial and Execution of the Traitor George Washington (h2tp)	Charles Rosenberg	AH/HistTh/LegalTh
The Black Song	Anthony Ryan	EF/DF - Raven's Blade 2
Hobbit Virtues: Rediscovering Virtue Ethics Through J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings	Christopher A. Snyder	Philosophy
The Deep	Rivers Solomon Daveed Diggs William Hutson Jonathan Snipes	SF
Ten Arrows of Iron	Sam Sykes	EF/HU - Grave of Empires 2
Indomitus	Gav Thorpe	SF/SE - Warhammer 40,000
Heirs of Locksley	Carrie Vaughn	F/HistF
Imperium at War	Danie Ware	SF - Warhammer 40,000
The Dragon Corsairs: Spymaster, Privateer, Kingmaker (e)	Margaret Weis Robert Krammes	F/SP - The Dragon Corsairs
Profit's Ruin	C L Werner	F - Warhammer: Age of Sigmar
Otherland: City of Golden Shadow (ri)	Tad Williams	SF/CyP/HSF - Otherland 1

August 6, 2020

TITLE	AUTHOR	SERIES
Shadow in the Empire of Light (e)	Jane Routley	F

D - Debut
e - eBook
Ed - Editor
h2mm - Hardcover to Mass Market Paperback
h2tp - Hardcover to Trade Paperback
Ke - Kindle eBook
ri - reissue or reprint
tp2mm - Trade Paperback to Mass Market Paperback
Tr - Translator



AB - Absurdist
AC - Alien Contact
AH - Alternative History
AP - Apocalyptic
CF - Contemporary Fantasy
CoA - Coming of Age
Cr - Crime
CW - Contemporary Women
CyP - CyberPunk
DF - Dark Fantasy
Dys - Dystopian
F - Fantasy
FairyT - Fairy Tales
FL - Family Life
FolkT - Folk Tales
FR - Fantasy Romance
GenEng - Genetic Engineering
GH - Ghost(s)
H - Horror
HC - History and Criticism
Hist - Historical
HistF - Historical Fantasy
HistTh - Historical Thriller
HSF - Hard Science Fiction
HU - Humorous
LC - Literary Criticism
LF - Literary Fiction
LM - Legend and Mythology
LMF - Legends, Myths, Fables
M - Mystery
MR - Magical Realism
MTI - Media Tie-In
Occ - Occult
P - Paranormal
PA - Post Apocalyptic
PCM - Paranormal Cozy Mystery
PNR - Paranormal Romance
PolTh - Political Thriller
PopCul - Popular Culture
Psy - Psychological
RF - Romantic Fantasy
ScF - Science Fantasy
SE - Space Exploration
SF - Science Fiction
SFR - Science Fiction Romance
SH - Superheroes
SO - Space Opera
SP - Steampunk
SpecFic - Speculative Fiction
STR - Small Town and Rural
Sup - Supernatural
SupM - Supernatural Mystery
SupTh - Supernatural Thriller
Sus - Suspense
TechTh - Technological Thriller
Th - Thriller
UF - Urban Fantasy
VM - Visionary and Metaphysical

Note: Not all genres and formats are found in the books, etc. listed above.

The Wolf's Call
Author:  Anthony Ryan
Series:  A Raven's Blade Novel 1
Publisher:  Ace, July 23, 2019
Format:  Hardcover and eBook, 432 pages
List Price:  US$28.00 (print); US$14.99 (eBook)
ISBN:  9780451492517 (print); 9780451492531 (eBook)

VAELIN AL SORNA RETURNS

Anthony Ryan’s debut novel Blood Song—the first book of the Raven’s Shadow series—took the fantasy world by storm. Now, he continues that saga with The Wolf’s Call, which begins a thrilling new story of razor-sharp action and epic adventure.

Peace never lasts.

Vaelin Al Sorna is a living legend, his name known across the Realm. It was his leadership that overthrew empires, his blade that won hard-fought battles – and his sacrifice that defeated an evil more terrifying than anything the world had ever seen. He won titles aplenty, only to cast aside his earned glory for a quiet life in the Realm’s northern reaches.

Yet whispers have come from across the sea – rumours of an army called the Steel Horde, led by a man who believes himself a god. Vaelin has no wish to fight another war, but when he learns that Sherin, the woman he lost long ago, has fallen into the Horde’s grasp, he resolves to confront this powerful new threat.

To this end, Vaelin travels to the realms of the Merchant Kings, a land ruled by honor and intrigue. There, as the drums of war thunder across kingdoms riven by conflict, Vaelin learns a terrible truth: that there are some battles that even he may not be strong enough to win.

Tracey's Review

Vaelin Al Sorna has served Queen Lyrna, also known as the Fire Queen, as Tower Lord of the Northern Reaches since the end of the Liberation War. Now, word has come of the Stalhast, a powerful enemy rising in the Far West, led by Kehlbrand, who is regarded as a god by his people. Kehlbrand is a man whose lust for domination over all free people knows no limits and who will raise his bloody fist in challenge to the Fire Queen if not stopped. Vaelin may have been content to wait until the Stalhast became a tangible threat, but he soon learns that the healer Sherin, a woman he sent to the Venerable Kingdom to ensure her well-being years ago, is directly in their deadly path. And so Vaelin sets out to assure her safety and assess this new threat first-hand.

Full disclosure: I am a huge Anthony Ryan fan. His first book Blood Song, which I reviewed in 2013, was my favorite read that year. The Wolf’s Call, a Raven’s Blade Novel which succeeds A Raven’s Shadow trilogy, begins a new chapter for Vaelin, the veteran warrior and defender of the Unified Realm. Ryan hits the ground running with his newest installment and I couldn’t be more delighted. Although the first trilogy tied things up nicely, it was very satisfying to learn what befell the characters I knew so well in the aftermath of the Liberation War’s destruction.

Ryan really knows how to create characters that readers can admire, distrust, pity, or fear. In Vaelin al Sorna he has created a character that readers really care about and root for. Vaelin’s no-nonsense reasoning, coupled with his fighting skills, and amazing sense of loyalty to those he loves makes him special. The Wolf’s Call is a great blend of familiar characters and brand-new additions. For instance, Nortah, Vaelin’s Brother of the Sixth Order, hearkens back to his early years, while his niece Ellese has just recently been sent to the Northern Reaches for training. Although Ellese is young, she is smart and her fighting skills are daunting, but it’s her attitude - the perfect balance of insubordination and rebellion - that bring her to life. Vaelin’s newest enemy, the Stalhast, were interesting to learn about. Kehlbrand is arrogant, brutal and a master manipulator which makes him a powerful threat. His sister, Luralyn has gifts and talents of her own and shares her thoughts through her own POV narrative which makes for effective story telling.

The Wolf’s Call comes in the form of a threat and warning from an old enemy. As I mentioned before this time it's personal as one of the few people still alive that Vaelin loves is being threatened. In true epic adventure form Vaelin assembles a diverse, yet trustworthy company to find the healer and protect her from harm’s way. Ryan effortlessly introduces new characters who are almost instantly relatable in the context of his consummate worldbuilding skills. He is also a master strategist, and keeps the adrenaline pumping during this action-packed volume. I really enjoyed The Wolf’s Call; I didn’t want to put it down and certainly did not want it to end. If you are looking for epic adventure, answer The Wolf’s Call.

Happy Monday!

There are two debuts this week:

The Gomorrah Gambit by Tom Chatfield;

and

The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H.G. Parry.




From formerly featured DAC Authors:

The Dark Above by Jeremy Finley;

Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia;

The Damned (The Darkest Hand Trilogy 1) by Tarn Richardson;

The Fallen (The Darkest Hand Trilogy 2) by Tarn Richardson;

The Risen (The Darkest Hand Trilogy 3) by Tarn Richardson;

and

The Wolf's Call (A Raven's Blade Novel 1) by Anthony Ryan.

Debut novels are highlighted in blue. Novels, etc. by formerly featured DAC Authors are highlighted in green.

July 22, 2019

TITLE	AUTHOR	SERIES
Hateful Things	Terry Goodkind	F

July 23, 2019

TITLE	AUTHOR	SERIES
The Completionist (h2tp)	Siobhan Adcock	LF
The Gomorrah Gambit	Tom Chatfield	TechTh
Desdemona and the Deep	C. S. E. Cooney	F/DF
Medusa in the Graveyard	Emily Devenport	SF/GenEng - The Medusa Cycle 2
The Dark Above	Jeremy Finley	Sus/SF/AC
Incarnation	John French	SF - Horusian Wars 2
The Seekers	Heather Graham	SupTh/GH/PNR - Krewe of Hunters 28
The Adventure of the Innsmouth Mutations	Lois H. Gresh	Cr/Occ/Sup - Sherlock Holmes vs. Cthulhu 3
Gods and Mortals	Guy Haley et al.	F - Warhammer: Age of Sigmar
Jade War	Fonda Lee	F/Cr/Sagas - Green Bone Saga 2
Luna: Wolf Moon (h2tp)	Ian McDonald	SF/SE/HSF/SO - Luna 2
Gods of Jade and Shadow	Silvia Moreno-Garcia	HistF/FairyT/FolkT/LM/MR
Tortured Cardboard: How Great Board Games Arise from Chaos, Survive by Chance, Impart Wisdom, and Gain Immortality	Philip E. Orbanes	Board Games/History
The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep (D)	H. G. Parry	CoA/CF/Occ/Sup/FairyT/FolkT/LM
Verses for the Dead (h2tp)	Douglas Preston Lincoln Child	M/Occ/Sup/Sus - Special Agent Pendergast 18
The Making of Alien	J.W. Rinzler	PerfArts/H
A Conspiracy of Truths (h2tp)	Alexandra Rowland	F
The Wolf's Call	Anthony Ryan	F/DF - A Raven's Blade Novel 1
Sweet Dreams	Tricia Sullivan	SF/CyP/TechTh
The Violent Century (ri)	Lavie Tidhar	AH/SF/HistTh/SH
The Last Astronaut	David Wellington	SF/H/AC/SE
Thrawn: Treason	Timothy Zahn	SF/SO/MTI - Star Wars: Thrawn 3

July 25, 2019

TITLE	AUTHOR	SERIES
Japanese Ghost Stories (e)(ri)	Lafcadio Hearn Paul Murray (Ed)	Occ/Sup/SupTh
Castle of Sorrows (ri)	Jonathan Janz	H - Fiction Without Frontiers
The Damned (Ke)	Tarn Richardson	AH/H - The Darkest Hand Trilogy 1
The Risen (Ke)	Tarn Richardson	AH/H - The Darkest Hand Trilogy 3
The Fallen (Ke)	Tarn Richardson	AH/H - The Darkest Hand Trilogy 2
They Kill	Tim Waggoner	H/DF - Fiction Without Frontiers

July 26, 2019

TITLE	AUTHOR	SERIES
Doorways to the Deadeye	Eric J. Guignard	Hist/H

D - Debut
e - eBook
Ed - Editor
h2mm - Hardcover to Mass Market Paperback
h2tp - Hardcover to Trade Paperback
mm - Mass Market Paperback
ri - reissue or reprint
tp2mm - Trade Paperback to Mass Market Paperback
Tr - Translator



AA - Action and Adventure
AC - Alien Contact
AH - Alternative History
AP - Apocalyptic
CF - Contemporary Fantasy
CoA - Coming of Age
Cr - Crime
CW - Contemporary Women
CyP - CyberPunk
DF - Dark Fantasy
Dys - Dystopian
Eng - Engineering
F - Fantasy
FairyT - Fairy Tales
FL - Family Life
FolkT - Folk Tales
GenEng - Genetic Engineering
GH - Ghost(s)
Gothic - Gothic
GothicR - Gothic Romance
H - Horror
Hist - Historical
HistF - Historical Fantasy
HistM - Historical Mystery
HSF - Hard Science Fiction
HU - Humorous
Ke - Kindle eBook
LC - Literary Criticism
LF - Literary Fiction
LM - Legend and Mythology
M - Mystery
MR - Magical Realism
MTI - Media Tie-In
Occ - Occult
P - Paranormal
PA - Post Apocalyptic
PCM - Paranormal Cozy Mystery
PerfArts - Performing Arts
PM - Paranormal Mystery
PNR - Paranormal Romance
PolTh - Political Thriller
PsyTh - Psychological Thriller
RF - Romantic Fantasy
SE - Space Exploration
SF - Science Fiction
SO - Space Opera
SS - Short Stories
ST+R - Small Town and Rural
Sup - Supernatural
SupTh - Supernatural Thriller
Sus - Suspense
TechTh - Technological Thriller
Th - Thriller
Tech - Technology
TT - Time Travel
UF - Urban Fantasy
WS - Women Sleuths

Note: Not all genres and formats are found in the books, etc. listed above.

The Legion of Flame
Author:  Anthony Ryan
Series:  The Draconis Memoria 2
Publisher:  Ace, June 27, 2017
Format:  Hardcover and eBook,  576 pages
List Price:  US$28.00 (print); US$11.99 (eBook)
ISBN:  9781101987896 (print); 9781101987902 (eBook)

Empires clash and a fell power stakes its claim in the second in a new series from the New York Times bestselling author of the Raven’s Shadow Trilogy.

For centuries, the vast Ironship Trading Syndicate relied on drake blood—and the extraordinary powers it confers to those known as the Blood-blessed—to fuel and protect its empire. But now, a fearsome power has arisen—a drake so mighty that the world will tremble before it.

Rogue Blood-blessed Claydon Torcreek, Syndicate agent Lizanne Lethridge, and ironship captain Corrick Hilemore embark upon perilous quests to chase down clues that offer faint hopes of salvation. As the world burns around them, and the fires of revolution are ignited, these few are the last hope for the empire and for all of civilization.

Trinitytwo's / Tracey's Review

Review for The Waking Fire (Draconis Memoria 1) here.

The Legion of Flame, the second book in the Draconis Memoria series, picks up in the aftermath of the destruction wreaked upon the people of the Corvantine Empire by the ruthless White Drake and its army of lesser drakes and Spoiled humans. Unlike its kin, this legendary dragon is enormously powerful and has the ability to transform the humans it takes as captives into slaves by compelling them to stare into mysterious crystals. The slaves, called the Spoiled, remain humanoid in appearance but their yellow eyes and the scaled ridges on their faces make their presence easy to identify. The White is able to command the Spoiled nonverbally, and although a portion of their individuality remains, they are largely a collective mind. As the Spoiled army systematically wipes out settlement after settlement, it also amasses more recruits. Their assimilation results in shared knowledge and abilities that the White plans to use to for its goal of permanently subjugating humankind.

In this action-packed, quest-driven sequel to The Waking Fire, author Anthony Ryan focuses each chapter on the exploits of one of the four main characters. Each POV storyline successfully navigates the balance of adrenaline-filled action with eye-opening exposition. Sirus, a new POV character, gives the reader the opportunity to understand the mutated Spoiled's perspective. Sirus' quick intellect and ability to lead make him a valuable asset. And although he is filled with self-loathing, he is consistent and very successful in furthering the White's plans. Sirus' chapters were the most difficult for me to read. It was unsettling to watch him devise ingenious methods to kill and capture humans. But although it was uncomfortable, I also found it illuminating and fascinating. Through Sirus, Ryan is able to share the very alien nature of the drakes and the White in particular, in a very natural and uncontrived setting.

Corrick Hilemore and Clay Torcreek set sail to the frigid southern isles with the purpose of discovering the true nature of their enemy and perhaps a means to destroy it. Although Hilemore and Clay begin their journey together, they soon become separated, which leads both protagonists through harrowing experiences. Though Hilemore has an important role to play, it is Clay that provides the back-story of the White's origins. Similar to The Waking Fire, Hilemore is relegated to the position of secondary character and although he is extremely earnest and likeable, I'm beginning to wonder if his sole purpose is to fill in some of the series' blanks. Clay's travels are much more vital and quickly take an unexpected turn. His subterranean passage is especially exhilarating and extremely informative.

Lizanne Lethridge and her mission engaged me the most. Seeking a fabled weapons inventor, she must infiltrate the virtually impenetrable prison city of Scorazin. Lizanne's skill set as a spy and assassin are sorely tested in a fortress city whose only inhabitants are hardened criminals. Most admirably, Lizanne never quits no matter how many obstacles are thrown in her path or how many detours she is forced to endure. Hands down my favorite character, her foray in Scorazin and her interactions with its denizens kept me turning pages late into the night.

Always impeccable, Anthony Ryan's world building skills do not fail to amaze. In the Draconis Memoria series, he completely immerses his readers in a steampunk-esque world where the struggle for survival is palpable against an emerging army of ferocious drakes. I especially appreciated the premise of short-sightedness by the power-hungry. Mirroring current world events, this theme is resoundingly appropriate.

The Legion of Flame pits human perseverance and ingenuity against the brute force and intellect of a race vying for its own place in history. Pure and simple, it is brilliant story-telling. This series is top notch and not to be missed.

Happy last Monday in June!

There are 3 debuts this week:

The Waking Land by Callie Bates;

Soul of the World by David Mealing;

and

Amatka by Karin Tidbeck.

From formerly featured DAC Authors

The Furthest Station by Ben Aaronovitch;

The Race by Nina Allan is out in Mass Market Paperback;

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden is out in Trade Paperback;

The Queen of Swords (Golgotha 3) by R. S. Belcher

The Bones of the Earth (Bound Gods 2) by Rachel Dunne;

Escape Velocity (The Dire Earth Cycle 5) by Jason M. Hough;

Eleventh Grave in Moonlight (Charley Davidson 11) by Darynda Jones is out in Mass Market Paperback;

and

The Legion of Flame (The Draconis Memoria 2) by Anthony Ryan.

June 27, 2017

TITLE	AUTHOR	SERIES
The Race (tp2mm)	Nina Allan	SF/AP/PA
The Bear and the Nightingale (h2tp)	Katherine Arden	F/MR/LF
Twelve Days	Steven Barnes	SF/SupTh
The Waking Land (D)	Callie Bates	F
The Queen of Swords	R. S. Belcher	HistF/WW - Golgotha 3
A Ghostly Light	Juliet Blackwell	PM - Haunted Home Renovation 7
HALO: Envoy (tp2mm)	Tobias S. Buckell	SF - HALO
Blackmail	Rick Campbell	TechTh
Monster Hunter Memoirs: Grunge (h2mm)	Larry Correia John Ringo	UF - Monster Hunter Memoirs 1
Mash Up (tp2mm)	Gardner Dozois (Ed)	MU -Anthology
The Bones of the Earth	Rachel Dunne	F - Bound Gods 2
Reach for You	Pat Esden	FR/Gothic - Dark Heart 3
Flashmob	Christopher Farnsworth	Th- John Smith 2
The Spawn of Lilith	Dana Fredsti	UF/DF
The Sweetest Burn	Jeaniene Frost	PNR - Broken Destiny 2
Seven Stones to Stand or Fall: A Collection of Outlander Fiction	Diana Gabaldon	Hist/HistF - Outlander
Eye of Terra (tp2mm)	Laurie Goulding	SF - The Horus Heresy 35
Spoonbenders	Daryl Gregory	FL/SH/LF
The House of Memory	Carolyn Haines	PM - Pluto's Snitch 2
The Weaver's Lament (h2mm)	Elizabeth Haydon	F - The Symphony of Ages 9
Eterna and Omega (h2mm)	Leanna Renee Hieber	HistF - The Eterna Files 2
Escape Velocity	Jason M. Hough	SF/Th - The Dire Earth Cycle 5
The Fatal Gate	Ian Irvine	F - The Gates of Good and Evil 2
The Fate of the Tearling (ri)	Erika Johansen	LF/F - Queen of the Tearling 3
Eleventh Grave in Moonlight (h2mm)	Darynda Jones	PM - Charley Davidson 11
Legacies (ri)	L. E. Modesitt Jr.	F - Corean Chronicles 1
Unholy Blue	Darby Kaye	FR - Bannerman Boru 2
The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger (mm)	Stephen King	DF/MTI - The Dark Tower 1
The Green Mile: The Complete Serial Novel (ri)	Stephen King	Occ/Sup
Little Girls	Ronald Malfi	H/GH/Th
Enigma Tales	Una McCormack	SF - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Soul of the World (D)	David Mealing	F - The Ascension Cycle 1
Hunted	Elisabeth Naughton	PNR - Eternal Guardians Novella
Supernatural: The Usual Sacrifices	Yvonne Navarro	MTI/DF/P - Supernatural
The Complete Aliens Omnibus: Volume Four	Yvonne Navarro S. D. Perry	MTI/SF - Aliens
If the Haunting Fits, Wear It	Rose Pressey	PM - A Haunted Vintage Mystery 5
The Legion of Flame	Anthony Ryan	F - The Draconis Memoria 2
Galactic Games (tp2mm)	Bryan Thomas Schmidt (Ed)	SF - Anthology
Extinction Edge	Nicholas Sansbury Smith	SF/AP/PA - The Extinction Cycle 2
The Court of Broken Knives (e)	Anna Smith Spark	F - Empires of Dust 1
Lawless and the Flowers of Sin (tp2mm)	William Sutton	HistM/HistTh - Lawless
Amatka (D)	Karin Tidbeck	LF/SF/VisMeta
Smoke (h2tp)	Dan Vyleta	LF/AH/HistF
A Dance in Blood Velvet	Freda Warrington
The Witchwood Crown	Tad Williams	F/DF - Last King of Osten Ard 1
StarCraft: Evolution (h2mm)	Timothy Zahn	SF/MTI - Starcraft

June 29, 2017

TITLE	AUTHOR	SERIES
Doctor Who: Myths and Legends (e)	Richard Dinnick	SF- Doctor Who

June 30, 2017

TITLE	AUTHOR	SERIES
The Furthest Station	Ben Aaronovitch	UF - PC Grant Novella
Dancing with the Doctor: Dimensions of Gender in the Doctor Who Universe	Lorna Jowett	HC
Mightier than the Sword	K. J. Parker	F

D - Debut
e - eBook
Ed - Editor
h2mm - Hardcover to Mass Market Paperback
h2tp - Hardcover to Trade Paperback
mm - Mass Market Paperback
ri - reissue or reprint
tp - Trade Paperback
tp2mm - Trade to Mass Market Paperback
Tr - Translator



AH - Alternate History
AP - Apocalyptic
CB - Coloring Book
CF - Contemporary Fantasy
CoA - Coming of Age
CoT - Conspiracy Theories
Cr - Crime
CyP - Cyberpunk
CW - Contemporary Women
DF - Dark Fantasy
Dys - Dystopian
F - Fantasy
FairyT - Fairy Tales
FL - Family Life
FolkT - Folk Tales
FR - Fantasy Romance
GB - Genre Bender
GH - Ghost(s)
GenEng - Genetic Engineering
Gothic - Gothic
H - Horror
HC - History and Criticism
Hist - Historical
HistF - Historical Fantasy
HistM - Historical Mystery
HistTh - Historical Thriller
HU - Humor
LF - Literary Fiction
LM - Legends and Mythology
M - Mystery
MR - Magical Realism
MTI - Media Tie-In
Occ - Occult
P - Paranormal
PA - Post Apocalyptic
PM - Paranormal Mystery
PNR - Paranormal Romance
PRS - Paranormal Romantic Suspense
Psy - Psychological
PsyTh - Psychological Thriller
RSus - Romantic Suspense
SF - Science Fiction
SH - Superhero(es)
SocSci - Social Science
SP - Steampunk
Sup - Supernatural
SupTh - Supernatural Thriller
Sus - Suspense
TechTh - Technological Thriller
Th - Thriller
TT - Time Travel
UF - Urban Fantasy
VisMeta - Visionary and Metaphysical
W - Western
WW - Weird Western

Note: Not all genres and formats are found in the books, etc. listed above.

Beth Cato (2014)

Call of Fire
Breath of Earth 2
Harper Voyager, August 15, 2017
Trade Paperback and eBook, 362 pages

At the end of Breath of Earth, Ingrid Carmichael had barely survived the earthquake that devastated San Francisco and almost crippled her with an influx of geomantic energy. With her friends Cy, Lee, and Fenris, she flees north, keenly aware that they are being pursued by Ambassador Blum, a cunning and dangerous woman who wants to use Ingrid’s abilities as the magical means to a devastating end.

Ingrid’s goals are simple: avoid capture that would cause her to be used as a weapon by the combined forces of the United States and Japan in their war against China, and find out more about the god-like powers she inherited from her estranged father. Most of all, she must avoid seismically active places. She doesn’t know what an intake of power will do to her body–or what damage she may unwillingly create. After all, her father was the cause of San Francisco’s obliteration.

A brief stopover in Portland turns disastrous when Lee and Fenris are kidnapped. To find and save her friends, Ingrid must ally with one of the most powerful and mysterious figures in the world: Ambassador Theodore Roosevelt. Their journey together takes them north to Seattle, where Mount Rainier looms over the city. And Ingrid is all too aware that she may prove to be the fuse to alight both the long-dormant volcano…and a war that will sweep the world.

[description from Author's website]

Anthony Ryan (2013)

The Legion of Flame
The Draconis Memoria 2
Ace, June 27, 2017
Hardcover and eBook, 592 pages

Empires clash and a fell power stakes its claim in the second in a new series from the New York Times bestselling author of the Raven’s Shadow Trilogy.

Jeff Salyards (2012)

Chains of the Heretic
Bloodsounder's Arc 3
Night Shade Books, February 14, 2017
Trade Paperback, 524 pages
Hardcover and eBook, February 2016

The third volume in Jeff Salyards’s gritty, clever, and inventive grimdark fantasy saga.

Emperor Cynead has usurped command of the Memoridons—Tower-controlled memory witches—and consolidated his reign over the Syldoonian Empire. After escaping the capital city of Sunwrack, Captain Braylar Killcoin and his Jackal company evade pursuit across Urglovia, tasked with reaching deposed emperor Thumarr and helping him recapture the throne. Braylar’s sister, Soffjian, rejoins the Jackals and reveals that Commander Darzaak promised her freedom if she agreed to aid them in breaking Cynead’s grip on the other Memoridons and ousting him.

Imperial forces attempt to intercept Braylar’s company before they can reach Thumarr. The Jackals fight through Cynead’s battalions but find themselves trapped along the Godveil. Outmaneuvered and outnumbered, Braylar gambles on some obscure passages that Arki has translated and uses his cursed flail, Bloodsounder, to part the Godveil, leading the Jackals to the other side. There, they encounter the ruins of human civilization, but they also learn that the Deserters who abandoned humanity a millennium ago and created the Veil in their wake are still very much alive. But are they gods? Demons? Monsters?

What Braylar, Soffjian, Arki, and the Jackals discover beyond the Godveil will shake an empire, reshape a map, and irrevocably alter the course of history.

[description from Hardcover]

Sofia Samatar (2013)

The Winged Histories
Small Beer Press, April 11, 2017
Trade Paperback, 337 pages
Hardcover and eBook, March 1, 2016

Using the sword, pen, body, and voice, four women confront a rebellion and the older, stranger threat behind it.

Four women—a soldier, a scholar, a poet, and a socialite—are caught up on opposing sides of a violent rebellion. As war erupts and their loyalties and agendas and ideologies come into conflict, the four fear their lives may pass unrecorded. Using the sword and the pen, the body and the voice, they struggle not just to survive, but to make history.

Here is the much-anticipated companion novel to Sofia Samatar’s World Fantasy Award-winning debut, A Stranger in Olondria. The Winged Histories is the saga of an empire—and a family: their friendships, their enduring love, their arcane and deadly secrets. Samatar asks who makes history, who endures it, and how the turbulence of historical change sweeps over every aspect of a life and over everyone, no matter whether or not they choose to seek it out.

Tender: Stories
Small Beer Press, April 11, 2017
Hardcover and eBook, 256 pages

The first collection of short fiction from a rising star whose stories have been anthologized in the first two volumes of the Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy series and nominated for many awards. Some of Samatar’s weird and tender fabulations spring from her life and her literary studies; some spring from the world, some from the void.

Jamie Sawyer (2016)

Origins
The Lazarus War 3
Orbit, August 30, 2016
Mass Market Paperback and eBook, 464 pages

"A gripping read that moves at warp speed." - Jack Campbell on The Lazarus War: Artefact

For someone who has died and come back as many times as Conrad Harris, the nickname Lazarus is well-deserved. His elite military teams are specialists in death - running suicide missions in simulant bodies to combat the alien race known as the Krell.

But now the Krell Empire has wreaked such devastation that military command is desperate for a new strategy. And Harris and his team are being sent on a mission that could finally turn the tide of the war.

The Waking Fire
Author:  Anthony Ryan
Series:  The Draconis Memoria 1
Publisher:  Ace, July 5, 2016
Format:  Hardcover and eBook, 592 pages
List Price:  US$28.00 (print); US$11.99 (eBook)
ISBN:  9781101987858 (print); 9781101987865 (eBook)

The New York Times bestselling Raven’s Shadow Trilogy was a perfect read for “fans of broadscale epic fantasy along the lines of Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series and George R. R. Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire novels.”* Now, Anthony Ryan begins a new saga, The Draconis Memoria…

Throughout the vast lands controlled by the Ironship Syndicate, nothing is more prized than the blood of drakes. Harvested from the veins of captive or hunted Reds, Green, Blues and Blacks, it can be distilled into elixirs that give fearsome powers to the rare men and women who have the ability harness them—known as the blood-blessed.

But not many know the truth: that the lines of drakes are weakening. If they fail, war with the neighboring Corvantine Empire will follow swiftly. The Syndicate’s last hope resides in whispers of the existence of another breed of drake, far more powerful than the rest, and the few who have been chosen by fate to seek it.

Claydon Torcreek is a petty thief and an unregistered blood-blessed, who finds himself pressed into service by the protectorate and sent to wild, uncharted territories in search of a creature he believes is little more than legend. Lizanne Lethridge is a formidable spy and assassin, facing gravest danger on an espionage mission deep into the heart of enemy territory. And Corrick Hilemore is the second lieutenant of an ironship, whose pursuit of ruthless brigands leads him to a far greater threat at the edge of the world.

As lives and empires clash and intertwine, as the unknown and the known collide, all three must fight to turn the tide of a coming war, or drown in its wake.

*Library Journal

Tracey's Review

At the dawn of the Corporate Age, the Mandinorian nobility replaced their properties and privileges for shares in the Iron Trading Syndicate. Their pursuit of profit reigns supreme and the most sought after commodity comes from the "Interior" of the untamed continent of Arradsia. Indigenous to the Interior are several species of drakes, (dragons) whose blood can be distilled into a miraculous mixture called "product". However the blood of drakes is dangerous to all but the small percentage of humans, called Blood-blessed, who can safely consume it. Product is extremely valuable because once used by a Blood-blessed, it temporarily provides enhancements comparable to superpowers.

Overhunting and exploitation of the drakes has seen a drop in the amount of product available and a shortage in product would mean a sharp reduction in profit. Lodima Bondersil, a prominent member of the Iron Trading Syndicate, believes there may be a solution. An artifact has recently been recovered that can be linked to the ill-fated Wittler Expedition. Over thirty years ago, Wittler and his team had been searching a particularly dangerous section of the Interior for the nesting place of the elusive White Drake. Legend has it, that the White Drake is the most powerful of all its brethren. The explorers, along with Ethelynne Drystone, one of Lodima's prized pupils disappeared without a trace, but not before sending a communication to Lodima of a vital discovery.

Setting her secret plans into motion, Lodima plans to succeed where Wittler failed. She hopes that even the remains of a White will boost the projected decline in the economy. But complications arise as the aggressive Corvantine Empire's desire for conquest blossoms and war between the two hegemonic regimes becomes imminent.

The Waking Fire is the first book in author Anthony Ryan's second series; The Draconis Memoria. And by the way; it's awesome. A complete departure from the world he created in his previous Raven's Shadow series, The Waking Fire is set in a complex and beautifully detailed steampunk-esque era. Ryan is a skilled world-builder and his expertise is demonstrated throughout this nearly six hundred page book. I was immediately impressed with the particulars of this world's settings and the fact that his descriptions are as rich in texture as they are to the senses of sight and sound. Ryan effortlessly transports his readers from a hideout concealed in a decaying church in the slums, to life aboard an Ironship war vessel, and easily transitions to the deserts, mountains, and jungles of the danger-fraught Interior.

The Waking Fire is a detailed account, written in the perspective of three characters, each important players in the unfolding events. Efficient and ruthless, Lizanne Lethridge, is this world's version of Agent 007. Being Blood-blessed allows Lizanne the opportunity to perform fantastic feats that are utterly kickass and believable. Clay Torcreek is an orphan and a thief who uses the fact that he is an unregistered Blood-blessed to his every advantage. Clay is one step away from leaving the slums forever when the consequences of his life of crime catch up with him. Motivated by guilt and the promise of freedom, he is coerced into joining his uncle's expedition into the Interior. I really like that Lizanne and Clay start off somewhat unlikeable, but gradually grew in my affections. The third main POV, 2nd Lt. Corrick Hilemore, is an honorable naval officer who is compassionate as well as brave. Although he is involved in some amazing battles at sea, his thread doesn't shine as bright as Lizanne's or Clay's, and his story arc stagnates during the last portion of the book. I am assuming that he is intended for bigger and better things in book two.

This gorgeous new world, fraught with peril at every turn, delivers a breathtaking ride through battles, across oceans, and deep into the heart of the jungle. Its characters are well-written and three-dimensional; dealing with topics such as political intrigue, greed, and impending war. I absolutely love this book and have high hopes for the series. Anthony Ryan weaves an intricate tale that is part Raiders of the Lost Ark, part James Bond, and part Master and Commander, but with dragons. Calling all lovers of epic fantasy; you don't want to miss The Waking Fire.

Happy Monday and Happy Independence Day to the USA!

There are 5 Debuts this week - from Horror to a Psychological Thriller in an postapocalyptic setting. There is Fantasy - Dark and Contemporary - and literary Speculative Fiction. Something for everyone!

The Hatching by Ezekiel Boone;

Night of the Animals by Bill Broun;

The Wolf Road by Beth Lewis;

The Interminables by Paige Orwin;

and

The Copper Promise (Copper Cat 1) by Jen Williams.





And from previously featured DAC Authors:

Take the Monkey and Run (A Call of the Wilde Mysery 4) by Laura Morrigan;

and

The Waking Fire (The Draconis Memoria 1) by Anthony Ryan.

In new formats:

Unbreakable (Chronicles of Promise Paen 1) by W.C. Bauers is out in Trade Paperback;

The Venusian Gambit (Daedalus 3) by Michael J. Martinez is out in Mass Market Paperback;








July 5, 2016

TITLE	AUTHOR	SERIES
Flameout	Keri Arthur	UF - A Souls of Fire Novel 3
Unbreakable (h2tp)	W. C. Bauers	SF - Chronicles of Promise Paen 1
Killing Titan (h2tp)	Greg Bear	SF/SO - War Dogs 2
A Toxic Trousseau	Juliet Blackwell	PM - A Witchcraft Mystery 8
Faces (h2mm)	E. C. Blake	F/DF - The Masks of Aygrima 3
The Hatching (D)	Ezekiel Boone	H - The Hatching Series 1
The Best of Bova: Volume 2	Ben Bova	SF - Collection
Night of the Animals (D)	Bill Broun	LF/SpecFic
The Cinder Spires: The Aeronaut's Windlass (h2mm)	Jim Butcher	F/SP - The Cinder Spires 1
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (h2tp)	Becky Chambers	SF - Wayfarers 1
The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe (ri)	D. G. Compton	SF/GenEng/TechTh/Noir
The Dragon Hammer	Tony Daniel	F - Wulf's Saga 1
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection	Gardner Dozois (Ed)	SF - Anthology
Neil Gaiman's How to Talk to Girls at Parties	Neil Gaiman	GN
Roaring Dawn: Macey Book 3 (e)	Colleen Gleason	PNR- The Gardella Vampire Hunters 10
The Traveler	David Golemon	Th/SF - Event Group Thrillers 11
The Autobiography of James T. Kirk (h2tp)	David A. Goodman	SF
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2016 Edition	Paula Guran (Ed)	DF/H - Anthology
Beyond the Woods: Fairy Tales Retold	Paula Guran (Ed)	F - Anthology
The Black Fox (e)(ri)	H. F. Heard	GO/M
The Great Fog: And Other Weird Tales (e)(ri)	H. F. Heard	H/SF - Collection
The Lost Cavern: And Other Stories of the Fantastic (e)(ri)	H. F. Heard	H/SF - Collection
Doppelgangers (e)(ri)	H. F. Heard	H/M
Murder by Reflection (e)(ri)	H. F. Heard	PsyTh/H
A Taste for Honey (e)(ri)	H. F. Heard	M - Mycroft Holmes Mysteries 1
Reply Paid (e)(ri)	H. F. Heard	M - Mycroft Holmes Mysteries 2
The Notched Hairpin (e)(ri)	H. F. Heard	M - Mycroft Holmes Mysteries 3
The Conclave of Shadow	Alyc Helms	UF - Missy Masters 2
Satan's Lambs (e)(ri)	Lynn S. Hightower	M/Occ - The Lena Padget Mysteries 1
Fortunes of the Dead (e)(ri)	Lynn S. Hightower	M - The Lena Padget Mysteries 2
When Secrets Die (e)(ri)	Lynn S. Hightower	M - The Lena Padget Mysteries 3
In the Shadow of Frankenstein: Tales of the Modern Prometheus	Stephen Jone (Ed)	H - Anthology
Until Death We Do Part (e)	Sherrilyn Kenyon	PNR - Dark Hunter Novella
Heroine Complex	Sarah Kuhn	UF/HU/P - Heroine Complex 1
The Harrows of Spring	James Howard Kunstler	LF/Dys - A World Made by Hand Novel 4
Lammas Night (e)(ri)	Katherine Kurtz	Sup/Hist/Occ
The Legacy of Lehr (e)(ri)	Katherine Kurtz	SF/M
St. Patrick's Gargoyle (e)(ri)	Katherine Kurtz	F
The Temple and the Crown (e)(ri)	Katherine Kurtz Deborah Turner Harris	F - Knights Templar 2
The Temple and the Stone (e)(ri)	Katherine Kurtz Deborah Turner Harris	F - Knights Templar 1
Song Of The Shiver Barrens	Glenda Larke	F - Mirage Makers 3
Syndicate's Pawns (e)	Davila LeBlanc	SF/SO- A Tale of the Jinxed Thirteenth 2
Alliance of Equals	Sharon Lee Steve Miller	SF - Liaden Universe 19
The Wolf Road (D)	Beth Lewis	PsyTh/PA/AP/Sus
After Alice (h2tp)	Gregory Maguire	LF
The Last Adventure of Constance Verity	A. Lee Martinez	F - Constance Verity 1
The Venusian Gambit (tp2mm)	Michael J. Martinez	SF - Daedalus 3
The Dinosaur Knights	Victor Milán	F - The Dinosaur Lords 2
The Burning City	Megan Morgan	UF - Siren Song 3
Take the Monkey and Run	Laura Morrigan	PM - A Call of the Wilde Mystery 4
The Interminables (D)	Paige Orwin	CF/SH/UF
Threading the Needle	Joshua Palmatier	F - The Ley 2
The Nethers: Frontiers of Hinterland	M.E. Parker	SF/AP/PA/Dys - Hinterland 2
Departure (h2tp)	A. G. Riddle	SF/TT
The Waking Fire	Anthony Ryan	F - The Draconis Memoria 1
The Transference Engine	Julia Verne St. John	SP/HistF/F
A Death in the House: And Other Stories (e)	Clifford D. Simak	SF - Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak 7
Earth for Inspiration: And Other Stories (e)	Clifford D. Simak	SF - Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak 9
Good Night, Mr. James: And Other Stories (e)	Clifford D. Simak	SF - Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak 8
The High Ground	Melinda Snodgrass	SF - Imperials 1
Billionaire in Wolf's Clothing	Terry Spear	PNR - Billionaire Wolf 1
Half Wolf	Linda Thomas-Sundstrom	PNR
Oath of the Vayuputras	Amish Tripathi	F - Shiva 3
The Devil's Evidence	Simon Kurt Unsworth	M/Cr/H - Devil 2
Wolf in his Heart	N.J. Walters	PNR - Salvation Pack 7
Flag in Exile - Signed Leatherbound Limited Edition	David Weber	SF - Honor Harrington 5
Tempting the Dragon	Karen Whiddon	PNR
The Copper Promise (D)	Jen Williams	F/DF - Copper Cat 1
Panacea	F. Paul Wilson	Th
Underground Airlines	Ben Winters	Th
The Prisoner of Hell Gate	Dana I. Wolff	SupTh/H
The Memory Painter (h2tp)	Gwendolyn Womack	Th
The Cobra War Trilogy	Timothy Zahn	SF - Cobra Omnibus

July 6, 2016

TITLE	AUTHOR	SERIES
Sic Semper, Sic Semper, Sic Semper: A Tor.Com Original (e)	Douglas F. Warrick	SF/TT

D - Debut
e - eBook
Ed - editor
h2mm - Hardcover to Mass Market Paperback
h2tp - Hardcover to Trade Paperback
Ke - Kindle eBook only
tp2mm - Trade to Mass Market Paperback
ri - reissue or reprint



AC - Alien Contact
AH - Alternate History
AP - Apocalyptic
CF - Contemporary Fantasy
CoA - Coming of Age
CM - Cozy Mystery
Cr - Crime
DF - Dark Fantasy
Dys - Dystopian
F - Fantasy
GB - Genre Bender
GenEng - Genetic Engineering
GH - Ghost
GN - Graphic Novel
GO - Gothic
H - Horror
HC - History and Criticism
Hist - Historical
HistF - Historical Fantasy
HistTh - Historical Thriller
HU - Humor
LF - Literary Fiction
M - Mystery
MR - Magical Realism
Noir - Noir
Occ - Occult
P - Paranormal
PA - Post Apocalyptic
PM - Paranormal Mystery
PNR - Paranormal Romance
Pol - Political
PsyTh - Psychological Thriller
R - Romance
RR - Regency Romance
SF - Science Fiction
SH - Superheroes
SO - Space Opera
SP - Steampunk
SpecFic - Speculative Fiction
Sup - Supernatural
SupTh - Supernatural Thriller
Sus - Suspense
TechTh - Technological Thriller
Th - Thriller
TT - Time Travel
UF - Urban Fantasy
Z - Zombies

Note: Not all of these genres are represented in the book above.