The Qwillery: December 2020

Monday, December 21, 2020

The View From Monday - December 21, 2020

Happy Monday! Happy Yule to those celebrating! A very Merry Christmas to those who celebrate!

There are no books to report about this week.

I hope you are all doing well during these strange and difficult times. As I am sure you noticed, I've barely been posting. I reached peak Covid fatigue the last couple of months. I really can't go anywhere or do anything outside my house... for reasons.

Recently it has really gotten to me. I have not been able to read or write. I am worried about so much. I am a bit more hopeful now that the vaccines are being shipped. I don't know what the new normal will be, but I am looking forward to being able to be out in the world again. I hope.

My very sincere apologies to readers, writers, publicists for my lack of posts. I just have not been able to. I hope you understand.

Today is the Winter Solstice. Starting tomorrow each day will have about 2 more minutes of sunshine (until of course the Summer Solstice). I always feel a corner has been turned after the Winter Solstice. This year more than ever those 2 minutes more of light each day are important to me.

I am hopeful that everything will improve in 2021 in innumerable ways not only for me but for all of you.

Qwill

Echinacea from my garden.

Monday, December 07, 2020

The View From Monday - December 7, 2020

Happy Monday!

There are no debuts this week.

From formerly featured DAC Authors:

Ivory's Story by Eugen Bacon;

The Light of All That Falls (Licanus Trilogy 3) by James Islington is out in Trade Paperback;

Orders of Battle (Frontlines 7) by Marko Kloos;

Betrayal in Time by Julie McElwain is out in Trade Paperback;

Memoria (Nova Vita Protocol 2) by Kristyn Merbeth;

The Philosopher's War (Philosopher's 2) by Tom Miller is out in Trade Paperback;

and

The Seep by Chana Porter is out in Trade Paperback.

Clicking on a novel's cover will take you to its Amazon page.

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

December 8, 2020

TITLE	AUTHOR	SERIES
Apex: World of Dinosaurs Anthology (e)	Alana Joli Abbott (Ed)	F/Anthology
Lone Wolves	Dan Abnett	SF - Warhammer 40,000
Ivory's Story	Eugen Bacon	Th/F
The Roach	Rhett C. Bruno	SF/Th
The Cinematic Art of Overwatch	Matt Burns	SF/Art
Helsreach	Aaron Dembski-Bowden	SF - Warhammer 40,000
D: A Tale of Two Worlds	Michel Faber	CF/MR/LF
Peach Blossom Paradise	Ge Fei Canaan Morse (Tr)	Pol/Dys/Hist
Crosshairs	Catherine Hernandez	Dys
Sexton Blake's Allies	Mark Hodder (Ed)	Cr - The Sexton Blake Library 3
Now Before the Dark	Sam Hooker	F/HU - Terribly Serious Darkness
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2020 Edition	Rich Horton (Ed)	SF/Anthology
The Light of All That Falls (h2tp)	James Islington	F - Licanius Trilogy 3
Zed (h2tp)	Joanna Kavenna	Satire/LF/Dys
The Stand	Stephen King	MTI/Sus/H/SF/AP/PA
Orders of Battle	Marko Kloos	SF/SO/AC - Frontlines 7
Wizard of the Pigeons: The 35th Anniversary Illustrated Edition	Megan Lindholm Robin Hobb	F/UF/CF
Betrayal in Time (h2tp)	Julie McElwain	M/TT - Kendra Donovan Mystery 4
Memoria	Kristyn Merbeth	SF/SO/AC/SE - Nova Vita Protocol 2
The Philosopher's War (h2tp)	Tom Miller	HistF - The Philosophers 2
Prophecy's End	Richard Phillips	F - Endarian Prophecy 6
The Seep (h2tp)	Chana Porter	LGBT/AB/SF/AP/PA
Exo-Hunter	Jeremy Robinson	AC/SF
Anyone (h2tp)	Charles Soule	SF
Armor (ri)	John Steakley	SF/HSF
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain	Nghi Vo	F/HistF - The Singing Hills Cycle 2
Fleet Elements	Walter Jon Williams	SF - A Novel of the Praxis 2

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
BHU - Black Humor
CF - Contemporary Fantasy
CM - Crime & Mystery
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)
GothicR - Gothic Romance
GW&CC - Global Warming and Climate Change
H - Horror
HC - History and Criticism
Hist - Historical
HistF - Historical Fantasy
HistM - Historical Mystery
HistR - Historical Romance
HistTh - Historical Thriller
HSF - Hard Science Fiction
HU - Humorous
LC - Literary Criticism
LF - Literary Fiction
LM - Legend and Mythology
M - Mystery
Med - Medical
MR - Magical Realism
MTI - Media Tie-In
MU - Mash-Up
NF - Near Future
Occ - Occult
P - Paranormal
PA - Post Apocalyptic
PCM - Paranormal Cozy Mystery
PF - Paranormal Fantasy
PNR - Paranormal Romance
Pol - Political
PolTh - Political Thriller
PopCul - Popular Culture
PP - Police Porcedural
Psy - Psychological
R - Romance
RF - Romantic Fantasy
ScF - Science Fantasy
SE - Space Exploration
SF - Science Fiction
SFR - Science Fiction Romance
SFTh - Science Fiction Thriller
SH - Superheroes
SO - Space Opera
SP - Steampunk
SpecFic - Speculative Fiction
SS - Short Stories
STR - Small Town and Rural
Sup - Supernatural
SupM - Supernatural Mystery
SupTh - Supernatural Thriller
Sus - Suspense
TechTh - Technological Thriller
Th - Thriller
TT - Time Travel
TTR - Time Travel Romance
UF - Urban Fantasy
VM - Visionary and Metaphysical
WS - Women Sleuths

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

Tuesday, December 01, 2020

December 2020 Releases

Here is The Qwillery's list of novels, etc. being published in December 2020. If there is something that we've missed, please leave a comment below. Any genre mistakes are ours. Leave a comment below if you feel that the genre is wrong. Also note that this list is always under revision. Publication dates change. We try to keep this as accurate as possible. Please note that we use the publisher's publication date in the US. Check The View From Monday each week for each week's updated release list.

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

December 1, 2020

TITLE	AUTHOR	SERIES
The Road to Woop Woop and Other Stories	Eugen Bacon	SF/SS
Black Moon: Graphic Speculative Flash Fiction	Eugen Bacon	SpecFic
A Burning Sea	Theodore Brun	HistF - Wanderer Chronicles 3
King of the Rising	Kacen Callender	HistF/F - Islands of Blood and Storm 2
Star Trek: The Artistry of Dan Curry	Dan Curry Ben Robinson	SF/PerfArts
Stargods	Ian Douglas	SF - Star Carrier 9
Dark Guardian (ri)	Christine Feehan	PNR - Carpathian 9
Heart of Black Ice: Sister of Darkness (h2mm)	Terry Goodkind	F - Nicci Chronicles 4
We Hear Voices	Evie Green	H/SupTh/Sus
The Founder Effect	Robert E. Hampson (Ed) Sandra L Medlock (Ed)	SF/Anthology
Hollow Empire	Sam Hawke	F - The Poison Wars 2
Jolene	Mercedes Lackey	HistF/Gaslamp - Elemental Masters 15
Trader's Leap	Sharon Lee Steve Miller	SF/SO - Liaden Universe 23
Songs of Love and Death: All-Original Tales of Star-Crossed Love (ri)	George R. R. Martin (Ed) Gardner Dozois (Ed)	F/Anthology
Lost in Transmission	Wil McCarthy	SF/HSF
The Blade Between	Sam J. Miller	H
The Revisionaries (h2tp)	A. R. Moxon	F/MR
Bone Chase	Weston Ochse	SupTh
Net Force: Attack Protocol	Jerome Preisler	Th/TechTh - Net Force
Poison River: Legend of the Five Rings: A Daidoji Shin Mystery	Josh Reynolds	MTI - Legend of the Five Rings
Of Blood and Bone (tp2mm)	Nora Roberts	P/PNR/SupTh/SF/AP/PA/Dys - Chronicles of The One 2
After The War: The Tales of Catt & Fisher	Justina Robson (Ed)	F/Anthology
Factoring Humanity (ri)	Robert J. Sawyer	SF/HSF
The 18th Race	David Sherman Keith R a DeCandido	SF - The 18th Race
Now Will Machines Hollow the Beast (e)	Benjanun Sriduangkaew	SF - Machine Mandate Book 2
Martha Moody	Susan Stinson	LF/HistF
Agaat	Marlene Van Niekerk Michiel Heyns (Tr)	LF
Dead Astronauts (h2tp)	Jeff VanderMeer	LF/F/Dys
Ambergris: City of Saints and Madmen; Shriek: An Afterword; Finch	Jeff VanderMeer	SF/P/Cr
A Warm Heart in Winter: A Caldwell Christmas	J.R. Ward	PNR - The Black Dagger Brotherhood World
The Last Hurrah	Robert E. Waters	MTI
The Last Lies of Ardor Benn	Tyler Whitesides	F - Kingdom of Grit 3

December 2, 2020

TITLE	AUTHOR	SERIES
Hammer and Tongs and a Rusty Nail: A Tor.com Original (e)	Ian Tregillis	SF/SH - Wild Cards

December 3, 2020

TITLE	AUTHOR	SERIES
Horsemen's War	Steve McHugh	UF/CF/DF - Rebellion Chronicles 3

December 4, 2020

TITLE	AUTHOR	SERIES
Return To The Center Of The Earth (Ke)	Greig Beck	SF

December 8, 2020

TITLE	AUTHOR	SERIES
Apex: World of Dinosaurs Anthology (e)	Alana Joli Abbott (Ed)	F/Anthology
Lone Wolves	Dan Abnett	SF - Warhammer 40,000
Ivory's Story	Eugen Bacon	Th/F
The Roach	Rhett C. Bruno	SF/Th
The Cinematic Art of Overwatch	Matt Burns	SF/Art
Helsreach	Aaron Dembski-Bowden	SF - Warhammer 40,000
D: A Tale of Two Worlds	Michel Faber	CF/MR/LF
Peach Blossom Paradise	Ge Fei Canaan Morse (Tr)	Pol/Dys/Hist
Crosshairs	Catherine Hernandez	Dys
Sexton Blake's Allies	Mark Hodder (Ed)	Cr - The Sexton Blake Library 3
Now Before the Dark	Sam Hooker	F/HU - Terribly Serious Darkness
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2020 Edition	Rich Horton (Ed)	SF/Anthology
The Light of All That Falls (h2tp)	James Islington	F - Licanius Trilogy 3
Zed (h2tp)	Joanna Kavenna	Satire/LF/Dys
The Stand	Stephen King	MTI/Sus/H/SF/AP/PA
Orders of Battle	Marko Kloos	SF/SO/AC - Frontlines 7
Wizard of the Pigeons: The 35th Anniversary Illustrated Edition	Megan Lindholm Robin Hobb	F/UF/CF
Betrayal in Time (h2tp)	Julie McElwain	M/TT - Kendra Donovan Mystery 4
Memoria	Kristyn Merbeth	SF/SO/AC/SE - Nova Vita Protocol 2
The Philosopher's War (h2tp)	Tom Miller	HistF - The Philosophers 2
Prophecy's End	Richard Phillips	F - Endarian Prophecy 6
The Seep (h2tp)	Chana Porter	LGBT/AB/SF/AP/PA
Exo-Hunter	Jeremy Robinson	AC/SF
Anyone (h2tp)	Charles Soule	SF
Armor (ri)	John Steakley	SF/HSF
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain	Nghi Vo	F/HistF - The Singing Hills Cycle 2
Fleet Elements	Walter Jon Williams	SF - A Novel of the Praxis 2

December 15, 2020

TITLE	AUTHOR	SERIES
Düngeonmeister: 75 Epic RPG Cocktail Recipes to Shake Up Your Campaign	Jef Aldrich Jon Taylor	Cooking - The Ultimate RPG Guide
Lockdown Tales	Neal Asher	HSF/CyP/SF
Forward the Foundation (ri)	Isaac Asimov	SF/HSF - Foundation 7
Prelude to Foundation (ri)	Isaac Asimov	SF/HSF - Foundation 6
The Garden of Promises and Lies	Paula Brackston	Hist/HistF - Found Things 3
Secrets of the Chocolate House (h2tp)	Paula Brackston	Hist/HistF - Found Things 2
The City of a Thousand Faces	Walker Dryden	HistF/PolTh
The Part About the Dragon Was Mostly True	Sean Gibson	F/HU
Cyborgs, Sexuality, and the Undead: The Body in Mexican and Brazilian Speculative Fiction	M. Elizabeth Ginway	LC/SF
The Cleaners (Ke)	Ken Liu	SF - Faraway Collection 4
Doctor Who: The Monster Vault	Jonathan Morris Penny CS Andrews	SF/TT/MTI
Munchausen and Clarissa: A Berlin Novel	Paul Scheerbart Christina Svendsen (Tr)	LF/HistF
River of Blue Fire (ri)	Tad Williams	SF/CyP/HSF - Otherland 2

December 25, 2020

TITLE	AUTHOR	SERIES
The Ordeal of the Haunted Room (e)	Jodi Taylor	TT/SF/HistF

December 29, 2020

TITLE	AUTHOR	SERIES
Patternmaster (ri)	Octavia E. Butler	SF/AP/PA/GenEng/DF - Patternist 4
Frozen Orbit	Patrick Chiles	SF
The Dark Archive	Genevieve Cogman	SF/TT/HistF/F - Invisible Library 7
The Stormbringer	Isabel Cooper	PNR/RF - Stormbringer 1
Council of Fire (h2mm)	Eric Flint Walter H. Hunt	HistF - Arcane America 2
Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances (ri)	Neil Gaiman	SS
Gears of War: Ascendance (tp2mm)	James M. Hough	MTI/SF
The House in the Cerulean Sea (h2tp)	TJ Klune	CF/HU
Colonyside	Michael Mammay	SF - Planetside 3
The Mage-Fire War (h2mm)	L. E. Modesitt Jr.	F - Recluce 21
Give Way to Night	Cass Morris	HistF/DF - Aven Cycle 2
The Latham-Fielding Liaison	Jon Padgett Matthew M. Bartlett	H
Murder Can Haunt Your Handiwork	Rose Pressey	PCM - A Haunted Craft Fair Mystery 3
Gunpowder & Embers	John Ringo Kacey Ezell Christopher L. Smith	SF/AP/PA - Last Judgment's Fire
Bait and Witch	Angela M. Sanders	PCM - Josie Way 1
The Apollo Deception (h2tp)	Mitch Silver	SF/Th
Lord of Secrets (ri)	Breanna Teintze	F/RF - Empty Gods 1
The Stars Now Unclaimed (tp2mm)	Drew Williams	SF/SO/HU - The Universe After 1