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| Kill the Queen: A Crown of Shards Novel by Jennifer EstepIntroducing: Everleigh "Evie" Blair, who's 17th in line for the throne of Bellona.
What happens: After one of her cousins massacres the rest of the royal family, Evie takes refuge at a gladiatorial school...where she'll begin her quest for revenge.
Author alert: Best known for her Elemental Assassin novels, urban fantasy writer Jennifer Estep ventures into epic fantasy in this 1st book in the Crown of Shards series. |
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Dark Sentinel
by Christine Feehan
What it's about: A human woman, reeling with grief and rage from the devastating loss of her entire family, rescues a Carpathian monk who struggles to convince her that she is his soulmate while navigating the vengeful acts of an ancient vampire.
Series alert: This is book #32 in the long-running Dark series by NY Times bestselling author.
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How to Stop Time
by Matt Haig
What it's about: A man with a secret rare condition that has enabled him to survive for centuries moves to London to become a high-school history teacher and considers defying his protective guardians' rule against falling in love when he becomes entranced by a captivating colleague.
Author alert: Matt Haig is the best-selling author of Reasons to Stay Alive.
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Texas Hold'em
by George R. R. Martin
Short Story Fans. Currently in TV development, a fan-favorite superhero story-collection series edited by a #1 New York Times best-selling author features contributions from David Anthony Durham, Diana Rowland, Max Gladstone and many others.
Series alert: This the 26th collaboration of short stories in the Wild Cards series.
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Cross Breed
by Lora Leigh
What it's about: Cassandra Sinclair, a human who is part wolf and coyote, offers her body in exchange for her sister's safety and accidentally discovers the mate she's been waiting for.
Series alert: Book 23 in the Breeds series and the long awaited book about fan favorite Cassie.
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| Time Salvager by Wesley ChuOne last job: On the eve of his planned retirement, James Griffin-Mars, a "chronman" who salvages materials from history for use in the resource-poor 26th century, breaks a Time Law by rescuing 21st century scientist Elise Kim from certain death. Now they're both on the run.
About the author: Prior to launching his literary career with The Lives of Tao, the Taiwanese-born writer pursued acting (and had a small role in the film Fred Claus).
Series alert: This opening installment of the Time Salvager series continues with Time Siege. |
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| At the Table of Wolves by Kay KenyonWhat it's about: At the end of the Great War came the "bloom" and, with it, paranormal abilities in the form of "Talents." Now it's 1936 and England is on the verge of war with Germany. Kim Tavistock's Talent, the "spill," causes others to confide their secrets to her, making her an ideal spy.
Try this next: For another WWII-era historical fantasy featuring espionage and super-powered individuals, try Ian Tregillis' Milkweed Triptych, which begins with Bitter Seeds. |
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Reckoning : a fallen siren novel
by S. J Harper
What it's about: Special Agents Emma and Zack discover that they can only trust each other when they are thrust in the middle of a political war between the Weres and the vampires while trying to solve the mystery surrounding a series of kidnappings in Southern California.
Series alert: Book 2 in the Fallen Siren series.
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| Spymaster: Book One of the Dragon Corsairs by Margaret Weis and Robert KrammesWhat it's about: While Freyan spymaster Sir Henry Wallace grapples with a succession crisis and an empty treasury, his agent Pip must locate a pretender to the throne. Meanwhile, swashbuckling privateer Captain Kate Fitzmaurice is just trying to get filthy rich.
Is it for you? One word: dragons. (Another word: cliffhanger.)
Series alert: Set in the world of the author's Dragon Brigade trilogy, Spymaster kicks off the Dragon Corsairs series, which continues with Privateer. |
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Dark Currents : Agent of Hel
by Jacqueline Carey
What it's about: Small town Pemkowet, Mich., is a popular tourist destination for humans. It’s also home to a thriving “eldritch community” of supernatural entities, thanks to the presence of the local underworld controlled by the Norse goddess Hel. Daisy Johanssen, a half-demon trying to dodge her innate attraction to the “Seven Deadlies” while functioning as Hel’s agent on Earth and the local link between the eldritch community and the human police, is called in to help investigate the drowning of a local college boy when signs of both foul play and magical residue are found on the body.
For fans of: If you love authors like Patricia Briggs, Ilona Andrews and Charlaine Harris then this urban fantasy by Carey is right up your alley.
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Storm Front : a novel of the Dresden files
by Jim Butcher
What it's about: A modern-day mage and consultant to the Chicago police, wizard Harry Dresden finds his stale life suddenly enlivened when he is called to share his expertise in the investigation into a grisly double murder, a crime that reveals the presence of a rival who practices the darkest of black arts.
For fans of: If you like hardboiled, urban fantasy with snarky characters then this series is for you.
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