The View From Monday - August 26, 2019

Happy last Monday in August!

There are 2 debuts this week:

Last Ones Left Alive by Sarah Davis-Goff;

and

Steel Frame by Andrew Skinner (Trade Paperback edition).

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


From formerly featured DAC Authors:

Here and Now and Then by Mike Chen is out in Trade Paperback;

The Queen of Crows (Sacred Throne 2) by Myke Cole is out in Trade Paperback;

Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire (Star Wars) by Delilah S. Dawson;

The Golden Wolf (Golden Wolf Saga 3) by Linnea Hartsuyker;

The Fifth Ward: Good Company (The Fifth Ward 3) by Dale Lucas;

and

Spaceside (Planetside 2) by Michael Mammay.

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.

August 27, 2019

TITLE	AUTHOR	SERIES
The Blacksmith Queen	G.A. Aiken	F/ PNR -The Scarred Earth Saga 1
Kill Zone: A High-Tech Thriller	Kevin J. Anderson Doug Beason	TechTh
Restless Lightning (h2mm)	Richard Baker	SF - Breaker of Empires 2
Divine by Mistake (ri)	P. C. Cast	RF - Partholon 1
Divine by Choice (ri)	P. C. Cast	RF - Partholon 2
Divine by Blood (ri)	P. C. Cast	RF - Partholon 3
Elphame's Choice (ri)	P. C. Cast	RF - Partholon 4
Brighid's Quest (ri)	P. C. Cast	RF - Partholon 5
Here and Now and Then (h2tp)	Mike Chen	LF/SF/TT
The Queen of Crows (h2tp)	Myke Cole	F - Sacred Throne 2
Pandemic (h2mm)	Robin Cook	MedTh/Sus
Target Rich Environment (h2mm)	Larry Correia	F - Collection
Last Ones Left Alive (D)	Sarah Davis-Goff	Dys/CoA/SF/AP/PA
Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire	Delilah S. Dawson	SF/SO/MTI - Star Wars
The Golden Wolf	Linnea Hartsuyker	Sagas - Golden Wolf Saga 3
Dune Boxed Set #1	Brian Herbert Kevin J. Anderson	SF/SO - Dune
Hollywood Dead (h2tp)	Richard Kadrey	UF - Sandman Slim 10
The Fifth Ward: Good Company	Dale Lucas	F - The Fifth Ward 3
Spaceside	Michael Mammay	SF - Planetside 2
The Passengers	John Marrs	TechTh/Sus/SF
The Boughs Withered: When I Told Them My Dreams	Maura McHugh	F - Collection
Supercute Futures	Martin Millar	Dys/HU/DF
The Haunting of Drearcliff Grange School (tp2mm)	Kim Newman	SupTh/H/F
Alternate Routes (h2mm)	Tim Powers	CF
Oathbringer (h2mm)	Brandon Sanderson	CF - Stormlight Archive 3
Steel Frame (D)	Andrew Skinner	SF
The Witchstone Amulet	Mason Thomas	FR
The Secret Life of Sam Holloway	Rhys Thomas	LF/R/SH/FL
Through Darkest Europe (h2tp)	Harry Turtledove	SF/AH
Soot And Steel: Dark Tales of London	Ian Whates (Ed)	Anthology
Her Majesty's American (tp2mm)	Steve White	SF

August 30, 2019

TITLE	AUTHOR	SERIES
Joanna Russ	Gwyneth Jones	LC/SF - Modern Masters of Science Fiction

August 31, 2019

TITLE	AUTHOR	SERIES
The Girl on the Porch	Richard T. Chizmar	Th

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



AB - Absurdist
AC - Alien Contact
AH - Alternative History
AP - Apocalyptic
CF - Contemporary Fantasy
CoA - Coming of Age
CW - Contemporary Women
DF - Dark Fantasy
Dys - Dystopian
F - Fantasy
FairyT - Fairy Tales
FL - Family Life
FolkT - Folk Tales
FR - Fantasy Romane
GenEng - Genetic Engineering
GH - Ghost(s)
H - Horror
HC - History & Criticism
Hist - Historical
HistF - Historical Fantasy
HistM - Historical Mystery
HL - Hispanic and Latino
HSF - Hard Science Fiction
HU - Humorous
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
PM - Paranormal Mystery
PNR - Paranormal Romance
PolTh - Political Thriller
RF - Romantic Fantasy
SE - Space Exploration
SF - Science Fiction
SO - Space Opera
SP - Steampunk
SS - Short Stories
SupM - Supernatural Mystery
SupTh - Supernatural Thriller
Sus - Suspense
TechTh - Technological Thriller
Th - Thriller
Tech - Technology
TT - Time Travel
UF - Urban Fantasy
W - Westerns

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

The View From Monday - August 19, 2019

Happy Monday After the Hugo Awards!


There are 3 Debuts this week:

Lies of Descent (Fallen Gods' War 1) by Troy Carrol Bucher;

and

American Magic by Zach Fehst.

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

From formerly featured DAC Authors:

Meet Me in the Future: Stories by Kameron Hurley

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.

August 20, 2019

TITLE	AUTHOR	SERIES
The Emperor's Fist: A Blackhawk Novel	Jay Allan	SF - Far Stars 4
Black From the Future: A Collection of Black Speculative Writing	Stephanie Andrea Allen (Ed) Lauren Cherelle (Ed)	SF - Anthology
The Ninth Circle (ri)	Alex Bell	SF/Sus
And Cannot Come Again (h2tp)	Simon Bestwick	DF/GH/SS
The Cruel Stars	John Birmingham	SF/SO
Turning Darkness Into Light	Marie Brennan	F/HistF
Lies of Descent (D)	Troy Carrol Bucher	F - Fallen Gods' War 1
Parable of the Talents (ri)	Octavia E. Butler	Dys/CW/SF/AP/PA/CoA
Echoes: The Saga Anthology of Ghost Stories	Ellen Datlow (Ed)	GH - Anthology
Our War	Craig DiLouie	Dys/Pol/Th
American Magic: A Thriller (D)	Zach Fehst	SupTh/UF/Tech
Ahab's Return: or, The Last Voyage (h2tp)	Jeffrey Ford	HistM
American Saint	Sean Gandert	LF/SF/HL
Hamilcar: Champion of the Gods	David Guymer	F - Warhammer: Age of Sigmar
Konrad Curze: The Night Haunter	Guy Haley	SF/SO - Horus Heresy: Primarchs 12
The First Girl Child	Amy Harmon	HistF/RF
The Warehouse	Rob Hart	TechTh/HSF/Dys
Champions of the Mortal Realms	Darius Hinks Evan Dicken Nick Horth Robbie MacNiven	F - Warhammer: Age of Sigmar
Radio Dark	Shane Hinton	AB/PA
Meet Me in the Future: Stories	Kameron Hurley	SF - Collection
Automatic Eve	Rokuro Inui Matt Treyvaud (Tr)	SF/SP - Automatic Eve
Threadbare	Elle E. Ire	SF - Storm Fronts 1
The Falling Sword	Ben Kane	Hist - Clash of Empires
Servants of the Imperium	Nick Kyme Danie Ware Ian St. Martin	SF - Warhammer 40,000
Inch by Inch	Morgan Llywelyn	SF/PA/AP/TechTh - Step by Step 2
The Uriel Ventris Chronicles: Volume 2	Graham McNeill	SF/SE - Warhammer 40,000 2
Blood Communion (h2tp)	Anne Rice	Occ/Sup/PSupTh - Vampire Chronicles 13
Needle in a Timestack: And Other Stories (e)(ri)	Robert Silverberg	SF
Hawksbill Station (e)(ri)	Robert Silverberg	SF/TT
Up the Line (e)(ri)	Robert Silverberg	SF
Water and Wind	John F.D. Taff	SupTh/H - The Fearing 2
Empty Hearts	Juli Zeh John Cullen (Tr)	PolTh/Dys/LF

August 21, 2019

TITLE	AUTHOR	SERIES
Best of British Science Fiction 2018	Donna Scott (Ed)	SF- Anthology

August 22, 2019

TITLE	AUTHOR	SERIES
Hellrider (ri)	JG Faherty	H - Fiction Without Frontiers
The Darkest Lullaby (ri)	Jonathan Janz	H - Fiction Without Frontiers
A Killing Fire (ri)	Faye Snowden	Th - Fiction Without Frontiers

August 23, 2019

TITLE	AUTHOR	SERIES
River of Souls	T L Bodine	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



AB - Absurdist
AC - Alien Contact
AH - Alternative History
AP - Apocalyptic
CF - Contemporary Fantasy
CoA - Coming of Age
CW - Contemporary Women
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 & Criticism
Hist - Historical
HistF - Historical Fantasy
HistM - Historical Mystery
HL - Hispanic and Latino
HSF - Hard Science Fiction
HU - Humorous
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
PM - Paranormal Mystery
PNR - Paranormal Romance
PolTh - Political Thriller
RF - Romantic Fantasy
SE - Space Exploration
SF - Science Fiction
SO - Space Opera
SP - Steampunk
SS - Short Stories
SupM - Supernatural Mystery
SupTh - Supernatural Thriller
Sus - Suspense
TechTh - Technological Thriller
Th - Thriller
Tech - Technology
TT - Time Travel
UF - Urban Fantasy
W - Westerns

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

2019 Debut Author Challenge Cover Wars - August Debuts

Each month you will be able to vote for your favorite cover from that month's debut novels. At the end of the year the 12 monthly winners will be pitted against each other to choose the 2019 Debut Novel Cover of the Year. Please note that a debut novel cover is eligible in the month in which the novel is published in the US. Cover artist/illustrator/designer information is provided when we have it.

I'm using PollCode for this vote. After you the check the circle next to your favorite, click "Vote" to record your vote. If you'd like to see the real-time results click "View". This will take you to the PollCode site where you may see the results. If you want to come back to The Qwillery click "Back" and you will return to this page. Voting will end sometime on August 31, 2019, unless the vote is extended. If the vote is extended the ending date will be updated.

Vote for your favorite August 2019 Debut Cover!

American Magic

Blood of an Exile

Claiming T-Mo

Do You Dream of Terra-Two?

The Heart of the Circle

Hollow Kingdom

Last Ones Left Alive

Lies of Descent

Steel Frame

 

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Cover design by Larry Rostant

Cover art by Micaela Dawn

Cover design by Francesca Corsini

Jacket design and illustration by Jarrod Taylor

Jacket art by Ryan Pancoast
Jacket design by Katie Anderson

Cover art by Gemma Sheldrake

2019 Debut Author Challenge - August Debuts

There are 9 debut novels for August.

Please note that we use the publisher's publication date in the United States, not copyright dates or non-US publication dates.

The August debut authors and their novels are listed in alphabetical order by author (not book title or publication date). Take a good look at the covers. Voting for your favorite August cover for the 2019 Debut Author Challenge Cover Wars will take place starting on August 15, 2019.

Eugen Bacon

Claiming T-Mo
Meerkat Press, August 13, 2019
Trade Paperback and eBook, 260 pages

In this lush interplanetary tale, Novic is an immortal Sayneth priest who flouts the conventions of a matriarchal society by choosing a name for his child. This act initiates chaos that splits the boy in two, unleashing a Jekyll-and-Hyde child upon the universe. Named T-Mo by his mother and Odysseus by his father, the story spans the boy’s lifetime — from his early years with his mother Silhouette on planet Grovea to his travels to Earth where he meets and marries Salem, and together they bear a hybrid named Myra. The story unfolds through the eyes of these three distinctive women: Silhouette, Salem and Myra. As they confront their fears and navigate the treacherous paths to love and accept T-Mo/Odysseus and themselves, the darkness in Odysseus urges them to unbearable choices that threaten their very existence.

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Troy Carrol Bucher

Lies of Descent
Fallen God's War 1
DAW, August 20, 2019
Hardcover and eBook, 432 pages

In this compelling fantasy from a debut author, two young people must unite two warring cultures to banish the gods who destroyed their homeland.

The Fallen Gods’ War drove the remnants of a victorious army across the ocean in search of a new homeland. A thousand years later, the lifeless continent of Draegora is largely forgotten, a symbol for the regiments that remain. Demons to some. Protectors to others. The power of their god-touched blades has forged a nation, though many resent their absolute control.

Riam and Nola are unknowing descendants of the old world. When it’s discovered they carry enough Draegoran blood to serve in the regiments, they are dragged away from their families to begin training. If they survive, they will be expected to enforce the laws of the covenant, to fight the Esharii tribesmen who raid along the border, and to be judge, jury, and executioners for those accused of crimes.

For Riam, who welcomes his escape from an abusive father, the power to protect those who cannot defend themselves is alluring. For Nola, who wishes to return home, it is a betrayal by all she holds dear.

Neither is given a choice…and neither may ever get the chance to serve.

Lies of Descent begins an epic trilogy of fallen gods, betrayal, and magic—where dark motives often dwell within the true and just, and where the things most feared sometimes lead to salvation.

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Kira Jane Buxton

Hollow Kingdom
Grand Central Publishing, August 6, 2019
Hardcover and eBook, 320 pages

One pet crow fights to save humanity from an apocalypse in this uniquely hilarious debut from a genre-bending literary author.

S.T., a domesticated crow, is a bird of simple pleasures: hanging out with his owner Big Jim, trading insults with Seattle’s wild crows (those idiots), and enjoying the finest food humankind has to offer: Cheetos ®.

Then Big Jim’s eyeball falls out of his head, and S.T. starts to feel like something isn’t quite right. His most tried-and-true remedies-from beak-delivered beer to the slobbering affection of Big Jim’s loyal but dim-witted dog, Dennis-fail to cure Big Jim’s debilitating malady. S.T. is left with no choice but to abandon his old life and venture out into a wild and frightening new world with his trusty steed Dennis, where he discovers that the neighbors are devouring each other and the local wildlife is abuzz with rumors of dangerous new predators roaming Seattle. Humanity’s extinction has seemingly arrived, and the only one determined to save it is a foul-mouthed crow whose knowledge of the world around him comes from his TV-watching education.

Hollow Kingdom is a humorous, big-hearted, and boundlessly beautiful romp through the apocalypse and the world that comes after, where even a cowardly crow can become a hero.

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Sarah Davis-Goff

Last Ones Left Alive
Flatiron Books, August 27, 2019
Hardcover and eBook, 288 pages

“Combines the spare poetry of The Road with the dizzying pace of 28 Days Later.” —Jennie Melamed, author Gather the Daughters

“A riveting novel.” —Eowyn Ivey, bestselling author of The Snow Child
Remember your just-in-cases. Beware tall buildings. Always have your knives.

Raised in isolation by her mother and Maeve on a small island off the coast of a post-apocalyptic Ireland, Orpen’s life has revolved around training to fight a threat she’s never seen. More and more she feels the call of the mainland, and the prospect of finding other survivors.

But that is where danger lies, too, in the form of the flesh-eating menace known as the skrake.

Then disaster strikes. Alone, pushing an unconscious Maeve in a wheelbarrow, Orpen decides her last hope is abandoning the safety of the island and journeying across the country to reach the legendary banshees, the rumored all-female fighting force that battles the skrake.

But the skrake are not the only threat…

Sarah Davis-Goff's Last Ones Left Alive is a brilliantly original imagining of a young woman's journey to discover her true identity.

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Zach Fehst

American Magic: A Thriller
Atria/Emily Bestler Books/Alloy Entertainment, August 20, 2019
Hardcover and eBook, 320 pages

In this fast-paced, international thriller, chaos erupts after a shadowy figure with ties to an elite and ancient society posts incantations on the dark web that allow people to perform real magic.

When an enigmatic message uploaded to the dark web turns out to contain an ancient secret giving regular people the power to do impossible things, like levitate cars or make themselves invisible, American government officials panic. They know the demo videos on YouTube and instructions for incantations could turn from fantastical amusement to dangerous weapon at the drop of the hat, and they scramble to keep the information out of the wrong hands.

They tap Ben Zolstra, an ex-CIA field operative whose history with the Agency is conflicted at best, to lead the team that’s racing to contain the dangerous knowledge—and track down the mysterious figure behind the leak who threatens that even more dangerous spells will be released one by one until the world as we know it no longer exists.

This sweeping, globe-spanning thriller explores the dark consequences of a question mankind has been asking for centuries: What if magic were real?

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Keren Landsman

The Heart of the Circle
Angry Robot, August 13, 2019
Trade Paperback and eBook, 400 pages

Sorcerers fight for the right to exist and fall in love, in this extraordinary alternate world fantasy thriller by award-winning Israeli author Keren Landsman.

Throughout human history there have always been sorcerers, once idolised and now exploited for their powers. In Israel, the Sons of Simeon, a group of religious extremists, persecute sorcerers while the government turns a blind eye. After a march for equal rights ends in brutal murder, empath, moodifier and reluctant waiter Reed becomes the next target. While his sorcerous and normie friends seek out his future killers, Reed complicates everything by falling hopelessly in love. As the battle for survival grows ever more personal, can Reed protect himself and his friends as the Sons of Simeon close in around them?

File Under: Fantasy [ Love Squared | Stuck in the Margins | Emotional Injection | Fight the Power ]

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Brian Naslund

Blood of an Exile
Dragons of Terra 1
Tor Books, August 6, 2019
Hardcover and eBook, 416 pages

First in the Dragons of Terra series, Brian Naslund's Blood of an Exile is a fast-paced adventure perfect for comic readers and fans of heroic fantasy

Bershad was supposed to die...

When he was caught trying to assassinate a fellow noble, Flawless Bershad was given a death sentence. Fight monsters so that he would die serving the kingdom. But Bershad can’t die.

He’s never lost a fight, the most successful dragon slayer in history but marked as a doomed man, Bershad stands apart from the world. But that is about to change.

The man who sentenced Bershad to his fate has just given him an out. Kill a king and walk free forever. But Bershad could not care less about the fates of kings and kingdoms, until, that is, he discovers he is the only person able to save an innocent child and, possibly, the life of every creature in Terra.

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Temi Oh

Do You Dream of Terra-Two?
Gallery / Saga Press, August 13, 2019
Trade Paperback and eBook,544 pages

When an Earth-like planet is discovered, a team of six teens, along with three veteran astronauts, embark on a twenty-year trip to set up a planet for human colonization—but find that space is more deadly than they ever could have imagined.

Have you ever hoped you could leave everything behind?
Have you ever dreamt of a better world?
Can a dream sustain a lifetime?

A century ago, an astronomer discovered an Earth-like planet orbiting a nearby star. She predicted that one day humans would travel there to build a utopia. Today, ten astronauts are leaving everything behind to find it. Four are veterans of the twentieth century’s space-race.

And six are teenagers who’ve trained for this mission most of their lives.

It will take the team twenty-three years to reach Terra-Two. Twenty-three years locked in close quarters. Twenty-three years with no one to rely on but each other. Twenty-three years with no rescue possible, should something go wrong.

And something always goes wrong.

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Andrew Skinner

Steel Frame
Solaris, August 27 , 2019
Trade Paperback and eBook, 700 pages

Epic tale of giant-robot battles, built around a personal story of redemption and healing.

FLY HARD
Rook is a jockey, a soldier trained and modified to fly ‘shells,’ huge robots that fight for the outer regions of settled space. When her shell is destroyed and her squad killed, Rook is imprisoned, left stranded, scarred and broken. Hollow and helpless without her steel frame, she’s ready to call it quits.

When her cohort of prisoners are sold into indenture to NorCol, a vast frontier corporation, Rook’s given another shell - a near-decrepit Juno, as broken as she is and decades older - and sent to a rusting bucket of a ship on the end of known space to patrol something called “the Eye,” a strange, unnerving permanent storm in space.

Where something is stirring...

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