Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/27/2013
ISBN-13: 9780425264928
ISBN-10: 0425264920

Urban Fantasy. Once an apprentice to a notorious Dark Mage, diviner Alex Verus -- whose probability-based magic allows him to see all possible futures before they unfold -- has spent years attempting to escape his troubled past. He runs a solvent, if not exactly successful, London magic shop, teaches a small group of unconventional pupils, and has mastered the art of not getting killed. However, when the sins of his youth come back to haunt him, Alex must do more than merely survive -- he must protect those closest to him, even if they turn against him once they learn who he really is. Chosen is the 4th book in the Alex Verus series, after Fated, Cursed, and Taken.

Publisher: Tor
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/17/2013
ISBN-13: 9780765331823
ISBN-10: 0765331829

Historical Fantasy. Delia Martin sees ghosts, an ability that has only intensified since her parents were killed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. Although she's accustomed to seeing the souls of the departed, she's astonished when one of them -- a young woman whom Delia dubs "Shadow" -- begins to follow her around. Shadow's dogged persistence prompts Delia to find out what she can about the ghost girl, a decision that puts her in the path of police lieutenant Gabriel Ryan, currently on the trail of a serial killer who may have been responsible for taking Shadow's life. For a spirited blend of ghosts, murder, ancient magic, and romance, don't miss this debut, set in 1915 San Francisco.

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Publisher: Little, Brown
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/06/2013
ISBN-13: 9780316243711
ISBN-10: 031624371X

Sword and Sorcery. Fans of author Michael J. Sullivan's Riyria Revelations (beginning with Theft of Swords) will enjoy this prequel, the 1st installment of a planned trilogy, which reveals how antiheroes Hadrian and Royce met. Weary of the warrior's life, disillusioned soldier Hadrian Blackwater doesn't know what to do with his life, until an old friend of his father's, Professor Arcadius, begs a favor. Now Hadrian must team up with assassin Royce Melborn in order to breach the Crown Tower and steal one of the realm's greatest treasures. This opening installment in the Riyria Chronicles is followed by The Rose and the Thorn.

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Publisher: Pocket Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/17/2013
ISBN-13: 9781451661675
ISBN-10: 1451661673

Mythic Fantasy. This follow-up to Advent begins in the tiny town of Alice, British Columbia, when Jennifer Knox, a First Nations woman and a murder suspect, vanishes from her prison cell. Officer "Goose" Maculloch of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, who witnessed Knox's disappearance (and still can't believe her eyes), must investigate despite an absence of evidence. Meanwhile, Iseult Stokes sets out from London to locate her missing son, Gavin, last seen in Cornwall. Could the lost teens be linked somehow? This novel, which focuses on the clash between ancient magic and modern civilization may appeal to fans of Mark Chadbourn's Age of Misrule trilogy, which starts with World's End.

Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 12/06/2011
ISBN-13: 9780765330192
ISBN-10: 0765330199

Historical Fantasy. Emma Bull reimagines the gunfight at the O.K. Corral as a magical battle between sorcerers (who include real-life historical figures Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday). It's 1881 and the city of Tombstone, Arizona is a hotbed of magic, which is being harnessed by a power-hungry sorcerer to manipulate others. Journalist and recent widow Mildred Benjamin realizes what's going on but is powerless to stop it, so she enlists Jesse Fox, a college student-turned-horse-trainer with a strong talent for magic. Accompanied by Chinese physician Chow Lung, they attempt to resolve the situation before it turns deadly.

Publisher: Angry Robot
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/30/2012
ISBN-13: 9780857662729
ISBN-10: 0857662724

Dark Fantasy. Gunslinger Cora Oglesby is a bounty hunter. Accompanied by her quiet, bookish husband Ben, the hard-drinking, trigger-happy Cora earns a living by killing monsters. When the Marshal of Leadville, Colorado hires her to investigate a series of mysterious deaths, Cora's slaying skills and sanity will be put to the test. The Dead of Winter is the 1st of the Cora Oglesby novels, followed by She Returns from War. Fans of this book's action-packed plot, flawed yet sympathetic characters, scary supernatural creatures, and gritty Old West setting may enjoy Melissa Marr's The Arrivals.

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/16/2012
ISBN-13: 9781250006646
ISBN-10: 1250006643

Dark Fantasy. Having spent his career chasing down outlaws, including the notorious Hanged Man (so named because he survived the gallows and a barrage of bullets before giving up the ghost), Marshal Jim Kleberg is ready to retire. He moves to Portland to live with his daughter, her blind bookseller husband, and their two children. However, rest and relaxation eludes the Marshal once ne'er-do-well Henry Macke resurrects the Hanged Man with the aid of an old spellbook. Now, the revived felon has just one goal: bloody vengeance on the Marshal and his family. If you enjoy Portlandtown, try R.S. Belcher's The Six-Gun Tarot, another gritty, gory, and suspenseful fantasy that evokes, in richly detailed prose, a zombie-infested version of the Old West.

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Publisher: ChiZine Publications
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/27/2010
ISBN-13: 9780981297866
ISBN-10: 0981297862

Dark Fantasy. Acting on orders from his superiors, Pinkerton detective Ed Morrow infiltrates an outlaw gang led by Confederate chaplain-turned-"hexslinger" Reverend Asher Rook and his lover, sharpshooter Chess Pargeter. However, Ed's mission -- to assess the strength of Rook's powers -- becomes infinitely more dangerous when bloodthirsty Aztec goddess Ixchel claims the gang leader as her own. At once gritty and steamy, this opening installment of the Hexslinger series, which continues with A Rope of Thorns and A Tree of Bones, boasts an intricate plot, extensive world-building, and explicit sex and violence.

Publisher: Pyr
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 12/01/2010
ISBN-13: 9781616142490
ISBN-10: 1616142499

Steampunk Fantasy. Manifest Destiny grinds to a halt, due to the efforts of Apache wizard Geronimo, who prevents the United States government from annexing land west of the Mississippi River. Dispatched to 1881 Tombstone, Arizona on a mission to combat magic with science, inventor (and cyborg) Thomas Edison joins forces with gunfighters Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and (vampire) Bat Masterson to battle Geronimo, the Clanton gang, and the undead Johnny Ringo. The Buntline Special kicks off the Weird West Tales, which continue with The Doctor and the Kid and The Doctor and the Rough Rider. For another action-packed, steampunk-inflected Western featuring real-life historical figures, check out Michael P. Spradlin's Blood Riders.

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Publisher: Tor
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/08/2011
ISBN-13: 9780765330420
ISBN-10: 0765330423

Fantasy. Waxillium "Wax" Ladrian is a Twinborn possessing the powers of Allomancy and Feruchemy. His talents have helped him maintain order out in the lawless Roughs for 20 years, but now it's time for well-born Wax to to succeed his late uncle as Lord Ladrian and return to his home city of Elendel, where he'll discover that high society swells can be more dangerous than gunslinging outlaws. This stand-alone companion to Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series introduces a new cast of characters and an Old West atmosphere as it explores the magical and technological changes that have occurred in the three centuries since the events of The Hero of Ages.

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