The View From Monday - September 10, 2018

Happy Monday!

There are 4 debuts this week:

Our Lady of the Inferno by Preston Fassel;

The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar;

The Biggerers by Amy Lilwall;

and

She Would Be King by Wayétu Moore.

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

From formerly featured DAC Authors:

State Tectonics (The Centenal Cycle 3) by Malka Older;

and

The Land You Never Leave (West of West 2) by Angus Watson.

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.

September 10, 2018

TITLE	AUTHOR	SERIES
Beyond Human: An Urban Fantasy Collection Goddess with a Blade\To Catch a Stolen Soul\Mark of the Moon (e)	Lauren Dane R.L. Naquin Beth Dranoff	UF
Broken Destiny Complete Collection: The Beautiful Ashes\The Sweetest Burn\The Brightest Embers	Jeaniene Frost	PNR - Broken Destiny
Ghost Walk (e)	Heather Graham	GH/P - Harrison Investigation 2
Demons for Tea (Ke)	Kate Morgan	H/Occ/P

September 11, 2018

TITLE	AUTHOR	SERIES
Moderan (ri)	David R. Bunch	SF/AP/PA/SS
Retrograde (h2tp)	Peter Cawdron	SF
Port of Shadows	Glen Cook	F/DF - Chronicles of The Black Company 3
Our Lady of the Inferno (D)	Preston Fassel	Sus/Th/H/Cr
The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock (D)	Imogen Hermes Gowar	Hist
Doom With A View (h2tp)	Kate Kingsbury	PCM - A Merry Ghost Inn Mystery 4
The Beginning Place (ri)	Ursula K. Le Guin	RF/LF
The Eye of the Heron (ri)	Ursula K. Le Guin	SF/Dys/LF
The Late Great Wizard	Sara Hanover	F/Arthurian - Wayward Mages 1
The Biggerers (D)	Amy Lilwall	CF/CoA/Dys/CW/FL/LF
She Would Be King (D)	Wayétu Moore	LF/Hist/MR
State Tectonics	Malka Older	SF/CyP/TechTh/PolTh - The Centenal Cycle 3
CoDex 1962: A Trilogy	Sjón Victoria Cribb (Tr)	LF
Black Panther: The Official Movie Companion	Titan	PerfArts/SF/F - Black Panther 2
The Land You Never Leave	Angus Watson	F/HistF - West of West 2

September 12, 2018

TITLE	AUTHOR	SERIES
Haunting Desire (e)	Erin Quinn	TT/HistR - Mists of Ireland 3

September 14, 2018

TITLE	AUTHOR	SERIES
Rogue (ri)	Greg F. Gifune	H
The Mourner's Cradle: A Widow's Journey (Ke)	Tommy B. Smith	H

September 15, 2018

TITLE	AUTHOR	SERIES
Selected Stories: Fantasy	Kevin J. Anderson	F - Collection
Star Trek: A Cultural History	M. Keith Booker	PerfArts/SF/F/H/HC - The Cultural History of Television
StarCraft: The Dark Templar Saga #3: Twilight	Christie Golden	SF - StarCraft: Blizzard Legends
WarCraft: War of The Ancients # 3: The Sundering	Richard A. Knaak	F - Warcraft: Blizzard Legends
Diablo: The Kingdom of Shadow	Richard A. Knaak	H - Diablo: Blizzard Legends

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



AC - Alien Contact
AH - Alternate History
AP - Apocalyptic
CF - Contemporary Fantasy
CoA - Coming of Age
Cr - Crime
CW - Contemporary Woman
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)
GN - Graphic Novel
Gothic - Gothic
H - Horror
HC - History and Criticism
Hist - Historical
HistF - Historical Fantasy
Hist R - Historical Romance
HistTh - Historical Thriller
HSF - Hard Science Fiction
HU - Humor
LC - Literary Criticism
LF - Literary Fiction
LM - Legend and Mythology
MR - Magical Realism
MTI - Media Tie-In
Occ - Occult
P - Paranormal
PA - Post Apocalyptic
PCM - Parnormal Cozy Mystery
PerfArts - Performing Arts
PNR - Paranormal Romance
PolTh - Political Thriller
PsyTh - Psychological Thriller
Sc - Science
SE - Space Exploration
SF - Science Fiction
SFR - Science Fiction Romance
SH - Superheroes
SO - Space Opera
SP - Steampunk
SpecFic - Speculative Fiction
SS - Short Stories
Sup - Supernatural
SupTh - Supernatural Thriller
Sus - Suspense
TechTh - Technological Thriller
Th - Thriller
TT - Time Travel
UF - Urban Fantasy
VisM - Visionary and Metaphysical

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

Covers Revealed - Recent and Upcoming Works By DAC Authors

Here are some of the recent and upcoming works by formerly featured DAC Authors. The year in parentheses is the year the author was featured in the DAC.

Robert Repino (2015)

D'Arc
War with No Name 3
Soho Press, May 1, 2018
Trade Paperback
Hardcover and eBook, May 9, 2017

Housecat turned assassin, Mort(e), and canine heroine, Sheba, must battle a horde of amphibious creatures intent on exterminating mankind in Repino’s strange, moving sci-fi epic.

In the aftermath of the War With No Name, the Colony has been defeated, its queen lies dead, and the world left behind will never be the same. In her madness, the queen used a strange technology to uplift the surface animals, turning dogs and cats, bats and bears, pigs and wolves into intelligent, highly evolved creatures who rise up and kill their oppressors. And now, after years of bloodshed, these sentient beasts must learn to live alongside their sworn enemies—humans.

Far removed from this newly emerging civilization, a housecat turned war hero named Mort(e) lives a quiet life with the love he thought he had lost, a dog named Sheba. But before long, the chaos that they escaped comes crashing in around them. An unstoppable monster terrorizes a nearby settlement of beavers. A serial killer runs amok in the holy city of Hosanna. An apocalyptic cult threatens the fragile peace. And a mysterious race of amphibious creatures rises from the seas, intent on fulfilling the Colony’s destiny and ridding the world of all humans. No longer able to run away, Sheba and Mort(e) rush headlong into the conflict, ready to fight but unprepared for a world that seems hell-bent on tearing them apart. In the twilight of all life on Earth, love survives, but at a cost that only the desperate and the reckless are willing to pay.

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Book 1

Book 2

James R. Tuck (2012)

Arrow: Fatal Legacies
Titan Books, January 30, 2018
Mass Market Paperback and eBook, 368 pages
   Based on a story by Marc Guggenheim

Set in the devastating aftermath of Season Five and leading into the thrilling events of Season Six...

ARROW: FATAL LEGACIES

...reveals for the first time what occurred as Team Arrow resumed its mission to protect Star City. Those who survived Prometheus’s trap on Lian Yu discover that Chase’s revenge continues far beyond his death. Sara Lance returns, Dinah Drake accepts the mantle of Black Canary, and the entire team hits the streets again. There can be no rest in this collaboration between Arrow Executive Producer Marc Guggenheim and author James R. Tuck, for if Chase’s deadly legacies can’t be stopped, countless more will die.

ARROW and all related characters and elements © & TM DC Comics and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. DC LOGO : TM & © DC Comics. WB SHIELD: TM & © WBEI. (s15)

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Angus Watson (2014)

The Land You Never Leave
West of West 2
Orbit, September 11, 2018
Trade Paperback and eBook, 560 pages

Welcome to the Badlands…

Newly and uneasily allied, two tribes from different worlds set off across the Ocean of Grass. Their mission is to fulfill a prophecy and take Ottar the Moaner west of west, to save mankind.

In their way are the denizens of the Badlands, the most terrifying and powerful collection of murderers and monsters the world has ever seen.

The David Gemmell Award-shortlisted author of Age of Iron returns with the second book in his epic fantasy West of West trilogy, in which a mismatched group of refugees must battle animals and monsters, an unforgiving land and each other as they cross a continent to fulfill a prophecy.

West of West
You Die When You Die
The Land You Never Leave

For more from Angus Watson, check out:

Iron Age
Age of Iron
Clash of Iron
Reign of Iron

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Covers Revealed - Recent and Upcoming Novels by DAC Authors

Here are some of the recent and upcoming novels by formerly featured DAC Authors! The year in parentheses is the year the author was featured in the DAC.

Amy Impellizzeri (2014)

The Truth About Thea
Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing, October 17, 2017
Trade Paperback, 272 pages

Will, a recovering heroin addict-turned-counselor for whom truth is a championed element to recovery, has a dark secret -- shared with no one outside of his anonymous support meetings. Over twenty years ago, after an ultimatum from his pregnant ex-wife, Will was forced to assume a new identity and to fake his own death to get out from under his dealer and user-friends once and for all.
Now Will is counseling Thea, a young woman who has been diagnosed with a pathological addiction to creating fake social media identities, and who founded a start-up company ("Alibis") that created false internet identities for clients, many with suspect pasts. Thea's addiction has landed her in rehab as a condition of her parole -- after a plea bargain cut short a court case that would have put both Thea and Alibis on trial for a very high-profile crime.

As Will works with Thea, the truth is put into motion on a collision course. Both Will's, and his young client's, secrets start to unravel ... and reveal, at long last, the truth about Thea.

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Sarah Remy (2014)

The Exiled King
Bone Magic 4
Harper Voyager Impulse, September 19, 2017
eBook, 336 pages

Avani and Mal’s journey comes to its gripping conclusion in this final installment of the Bone Magic series by Sarah Remy

The desert has outgrown its boundaries…

The warriors of the sands have united for the first time. They are newly privy to the secret sidhe roads beneath mountains, the ones that used to keep the flatlands safe. And they are marching toward Wilhaiim with weapons of steel.

Wilhaiim is out of options…

King Renault’s choice is untenable: watch the flatlands fall, or work with Malachi Doyle in a secret gambit to revive Wilhaiim’s ancient mechanized guardians, the Automata. The Automata have a terrible, bloodied history, but Mal believes they are his kingdom’s only hope of survival.

Mal wavers on the edge of insanity…

Avani lives with Mal in her head, an unwilling witness to his increasing madness. Her nights are filled with dreams of darkness and despair, her days troubled by guilt and uncertainty. Her beloved Goddess draws distant as Mal’s influence takes its toll. And as the bloodshed, brutality, and loss multiples, she and Mal will learn that determination is sometimes more potent than sorcery…and that the greatest sacrifices are often inescapable.

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Angus Watson (2014)

You Die When You Die
West of West 1
Orbit, June 20, 2017
Trade Paperback and eBook, 512 pages

YOU DIE WHEN YOU DIE . . .

You can't change your fate - so throw yourself into battle, because you'll either win or wake up drinking mead in the halls of your ancestors. That's what Finn's tribe believe.

But when their settlement is massacred by a hostile tribe and Finn and several friends, companions and rivals make their escape across a brutal, unfamiliar landscape, Finn will fight harder than he's ever fought in his life. He wants to live - even if he only lives long enough to tell Thyri Treelegs how he feels about her.

The David Gemmell Award nominated author of Age of Iron returns with You Die When You Die - in which a mismatched group of refugees battle animals and monsters, determined assassins, depraved tribes, an unforgiving land and each other as they cross a continent to fulfill a prophecy.

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The View From Monday - June 19, 2017

Happy Monday!

There is one debut this week:

The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss

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

From formerly featured DAC Authors:

The End of Ordinary by Edward Ashton;

Department of Temporal Investigations: Shield of the Gods (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) by Christopher L. Bennett;

Kangaroo Too (Kangaroo 2) by Curtis C. Chen;

Empire of Time (New Pompeii 2) by Daniel Godfrey;

Dark Immolation (Chaos Queen 2) by Christopher Husberg;

Shattered Minds (Pacifica 2) by Laura Lam;

Run Program by Scott Meyer;

and

You Die When You Die (West of West 1) by Angus Watson.

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

June 19, 2017

TITLE	AUTHOR	SERIES
Two Wizard Roulette (e)	Joshua Bader	UF - Modern Knights 2
Department of Temporal Investigations: Shield of the Gods (e)	Christopher L. Bennett	SF - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

June 20, 2017

TITLE	AUTHOR	SERIES
Legacy of the Wulfen	David Annandale Robbie MacNiven	SF - Space Wolves
Lemartes	David Annandale	SF - Space Marine Legends 5
The End of Ordinary (e)	Edward Ashton	SF/GenEng
Other Arms Reach Out to Me: Georgia Stories	Michael Bishop	SF - Collection
Kangaroo Too	Curtis C. Chen	SF/Th - Kangaroo 2
The Parthenon Bomber	Christos Chrissopoulos John Cullen (Tr)	AH/LF
Seek and Destroy	William C. Dietz	SH/SF - America Rising 2
Power Game (h2mm)	Christine Feehan	PNR/SupTh/GenEng - GhostWalkers 13
Calabash (e)	Christopher Fowler	F
Psychoville (e)	Christopher Fowler	H
Disturbia (e)	Christopher Fowler	H/Th
Spanky (e)	Christopher Fowler	H
Roofworld (e)	Christopher Fowler	H
Red Gloves, Volumes I & II (e)	Christopher Fowler	M/H/F - Collection
Empire of Time	Daniel Godfrey	SF/TT/AH - New Pompeii 2
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter (D)	Theodora Goss	F
Transformation	James Gunn	SF/SO - The Transcendental Machine 3
Crimson Death (h2mm)	Laurell K. Hamilton	P/H - Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter 25
Perilous Prophecy	Leanna Renee Hieber	HistF/SP - Strangely Beautiful 2
The Management Style of the Supreme Beings	Tom Holt	F/HU
Dark Immolation	Christopher Husberg	F/DF - Chaos Queen 2
Warrior of Fire	Shona Husk	PNR - Blood and Silver 2
Mapping the Interior	Stephen Graham Jones	H
The Silent Corner	Dean Koontz	Sus/Psy
Shattered Minds	Laura Lam	SF/Th/GenEng/CyberP - Pacifica 2
Veiled Threat	Shannon Mayer	UF - Rylee Adamson 7
Run Program	Scott Meyer	SF/HU
The Asylum of Dr. Caligari	James Morrow	Absurdist
The Last Good Man (e)	Linda Nagata	SF
A Gathering of Ravens	Scott Oden	HistF
Rig	Jon Wallace	SF/Th - Kenstibec
You Die When You Die	Angus Watson	DF - West of West 1
Dark Titan Journey: Finally Home	Thomas A. Watson	SF/AP/PA - Dark Titan 3

June 21, 2017

TITLE	AUTHOR	SERIES
The White-Throated Transmigrant: A Tor.Com Original	E. Lily Yu	DF
The Heresy Within (e)(ri)	Rob J. Hayes	F - The Ties That Bind 1
The Colour of Vengeance (e)(ri)	Rob J. Hayes	F - The Ties That Bind 2
The Price of Faith (e)(ri)	Rob J. Hayes	F - The Ties That Bind 3

June 23, 2017

TITLE	AUTHOR	SERIES
Come to Dust	Bracken MacLeod	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
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.

What's Up for the Debut Author Challenge Authors, Part 45

This is the forty-fifth in this new series of updates about formerly featured Debut Author Challenge authors and their works published or to be published since their last update. The year in parentheses after the author's name is the year that author was featured in the Debut Author Challenge.

Part 1 here	Part 11 here	Part 21 here	Part 31 here	Part 41 here
Part 2 here	Part 12 here	Part 22 here	Part 32 here	Part 42 here
Part 3 here	Part 13 here	Part 23 here	Part 33 here	Part 43 here
Part 4 here	Part 14 here	Part 24 here	Part 34 here	Part 44 here
Part 5 here	Part 15 here	Part 25 here	Part 35 here	Part 45 here
Part 6 here	Part 16 here	Part 26 here	Part 36 here	Part 46 here
Part 7 here	Part 17 here	Part 27 here	Part 37 here	Part 47 here
Part 8 here	Part 18 here	Part 28 here	Part 38 here	Part 48 here
Part 9 here	Part 19 here	Part 29 here	Part 39 here	Part 49 here
Part 10 here	Part 20 here	Part 30 here	Part 40 here	Part 50 here

Angus Watson (2014)

When You Die
West of West 1
Orbit, June 6, 2017
Trade Paperback and eBook, 560 pages

[cover not yet revealed]

YOU DIE WHEN YOU DIE . . .

You can't change your fate - so throw yourself into battle, because you'll either win or wake up drinking mead in the halls of your ancestors. That's what Finn's tribe believe.

But when their settlement is massacred by a hostile tribe and Finn and several friends, companions and rivals make their escape across a brutal, unfamiliar landscape, Finn will fight harder than he's ever fought in his life. He wants to live - even if he only lives long enough to tell Thyri Treelegs how he feels about her.

The David Gemmell Award nominated author of Age of Iron returns with You Die When You Die - in which a mismatched group of refugees battle animals and monsters, determined assassins, depraved tribes, an unforgiving land and each other as they cross a continent to fulfill a prophecy.

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Chuck Wendig (2012)

The Forever Endeavor
Fireside Fiction Company, October 25, 2016
eBook, 172 pages

Dale Gilooly has a problem. Well, Dale has a lot of problems. Addiction. Rent. A girlfriend he let slip away.

But Dale has a solution. It's a Box. And it will let him go back 10 minutes in time. Enough to fix his new mistakes as they happen. And give him an edge to fix the old ones that haunt him.

Oh, and one other problem: Where did these other Dales come from?

Walter Bard has a problem. Well, Walter has twenty problems. Each of them a body buried in a pumpkin patch. And... they're all the same. Down to the teeth.

But Walter has a solution. It's his job. Solutions. He's a detective, after all.

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Hyperion: Daddy Issues
     Story by Chuck Wendig
     Illustrated by Nik Virella
     Illustrated by Ario Anindito
     Illustrated by Emanuela Lupacchino
Marvel, November 8, 2016
Trade Paperback and eBook, 136 pages

Collects Hyperion #1-6.

Hyperion is heading out on the highway as a regular guy, driving a truck across America to learn about his adopted country. But when he picks up a runaway named Doll, she turns out to have more baggage than he anticipated. She's in danger — chased by a pack of freaks and lunatics! Will the Squadron Supreme's heavy-hitter reveal his true self to save her? Can Hyperion defeat a serial murderer who can transform into a squirming horde of killer worms? Struggling to find himself, will he instead discover love…with Thundra?! They could be the Marvel Universe's new power couple! But Hyperion's quest to discover what it means to be a hero will lead him into direct conflict with Iron Man!

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens Adaption
     Story by Chuck Wendig
     Illustrated by Luke Ross
Marvel, December 13, 2016
Hardcover, 144 pages

It's true-all of it! The biggest movie of the year jumps from the big screen to the comic book page! It's been three decades since the Rebel Alliance destroyed the Death Star and toppled the Galactic Empire...but now, on the remote planet of Jakku...there is a stirring in The Force. A young scavenger named Rey...a deserting Stormtrooper named Finn...an ace pilot name Poe...and a dark apprentice named Kylo Ren...their lives are about to collide as the awakening begins. Writer Chuck Wendig (Star Wars: Aftermath) and artist Luke Ross (Hercules) take us back into the saga of a lifetime!

COLLECTING: STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS ADAPTATION 1-5

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Empire's End: Aftermath
Star Wars: The Aftermath Trilogy 3
Del Rey, February 21, 2017
Hardcover and eBook, 432 pages

Following Star Wars: Aftermath and Star Wars: Life Debt, Chuck Wendig delivers the exhilarating conclusion to the New York Times bestselling trilogy set in the years between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens.

As the final showdown between the New Republic and the Empire draws near, all eyes turn to a once-isolated planet: Jakku.

The Battle of Endor shattered the Empire, scattering its remaining forces across the galaxy. But the months following the Rebellion’s victory have not been easy. The fledgling New Republic has suffered a devastating attack from the Imperial remnant, forcing the new democracy to escalate their hunt for the hidden enemy.

For her role in the deadly ambush, Grand Admiral Rae Sloane is the most wanted Imperial war criminal—and one-time rebel pilot Norra Wexley, back in service at Leia’s urgent request, is leading the hunt. But more than just loyalty to the New Republic drives Norra forward: Her husband was turned into a murderous pawn in Sloane’s assassination plot, and now she wants vengeance as much as justice.

But Sloane, too, is on a furious quest: pursuing the treacherous Gallius Rax to the barren planet Jakku. As the true mastermind behind the Empire’s devastating attack, Rax has led the Empire to its defining moment. The cunning strategist has gathered the powerful remnants of the Empire’s war machine, preparing to execute the late Emperor Palpatine’s final plan. As the Imperial fleet orbits Jakku, an armada of Republic fighters closes in to finish what began at Endor. Norra and her crew soar into the heart of an apocalyptic clash that will leave land and sky alike scorched. And the future of the galaxy will finally be decided.

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Thunderbird
Miriam Black 4
Saga Press, February 28, 2017
Hardcover and eBook, 336 pages

In the fourth installment of the Miriam Black series, Miriam heads to the southwest in search of another psychic who may be able to help her understand her curse, but instead finds a cult of domestic terrorists and the worst vision of death she’s had yet.

Miriam is becoming addicted to seeing her death visions, but she is also trying out something new: Hope. She is in search of another psychic who can help her with her curse, but instead finds a group of domestic terrorists in her deadliest vision to date.

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Life Debt: Aftermath
Star Wars: The Aftermath Trilogy 2
Del Rey, March 28, 2017
Mass Market Paperback, 512 pages
Hardcover and eBook, July 19, 2016

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Set between the events of Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens, the never-before-told story that began with Star Wars: Aftermath continues in this thrilling novel, the second book of Chuck Wendig’s bestselling trilogy.

It is a dark time for the Empire. . . .

The Emperor is dead, and the remnants of his former Empire are in retreat. As the New Republic fights to restore a lasting peace to the galaxy, some dare to imagine new beginnings and new destinies. For Han Solo, that means settling his last outstanding debt, by helping Chewbacca liberate the Wookiee’s homeworld of Kashyyyk.

Meanwhile, Norra Wexley and her band of Imperial hunters pursue Grand Admiral Rae Sloane and the Empire’s remaining leadership across the galaxy. Even as more and more officers are brought to justice, Sloane continues to elude the New Republic, and Norra fears Sloane may be searching for a means to save the crumbling Empire from oblivion. But the hunt for Sloane is cut short when Norra receives an urgent request from Princess Leia Organa. The attempt to liberate Kashyyyk has carried Han Solo, Chewbacca, and a band of smugglers into an ambush—resulting in Chewie’s capture and Han’s disappearance.

Breaking away from their official mission and racing toward the Millennium Falcon’s last known location, Norra and her crew prepare for any challenge that stands between them and their missing comrades. But they can’t anticipate the true depth of the danger that awaits them—or the ruthlessness of the enemy drawing them into his crosshairs.

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Invasive
Harper Voyager, May 30, 2017
Mass Market Paperback, 384 pages
Hardcover and eBook, August 18, 2015

“Think Thomas Harris’ Will Graham and Clarice Starling rolled into one and pitched on the knife’s edge of a scenario that makes Jurassic Park look like a carnival ride.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

On an isolated island in the middle of the Pacific, a team of scientists is employed by a charismatic billionaire hoping to change the world through cutting-edge research.

In a small cabin on a remote lake in the middle of the Adirondacks, FBI futurist Hannah Stander confronts a barely recognizable human body—one skinned alive by thousands of genetically engineered ants.

Hannah’s investigation ultimately leads her to Kohole Atoll. Though the team there vehemently denies any connection to the body, the more Hannah studies the group, the more she suspects their work has sinister applications. And the more it looks like no one is getting off the island alive.

“Fans of Michael Crichton will feel right at home.” —Publishers Weekly

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What's Up for the Debut Author Challenge Authors? - Part 29

This is the twenty-ninth in a series of updates about formerly featured Debut Author Challenge authors and their 2015 works published since the last update and any upcoming works for 2016. The year in parentheses after the author's name is the year she/he was featured in the Debut Author Challenge.

Part 1 here	Part 11 here	Part 21 here
Part 2 here	Part 12 here	Part 22 here
Part 3 here	Part 13 here	Part 23 here
Part 4 here	Part 14 here	Part 24 here
Part 5 here	Part 15 here	Part 25 here
Part 6 here	Part 16 here	Part 26 here
Part 7 here	Part 17 here	Part 27 here
Part 8 here	Part 18 here	Part 28 here
Part 9 here	Part 19 here
Part 10 here	Part 20 here

Karina Sumner-Smith (2014)

Towers Fall
Towers Trilogy 3
Talos, November 17, 2015
Trade Paperback and eBook, 396 pages

War. Fire. Destruction. Xhea believed that the Lower City had weathered the worst of its troubles—that their only remaining fight would be the struggle to rebuild before winter. She was wrong.

Now her home is under attack from an unexpected source. The Central Spire, the City’s greatest power, is intent on destroying the heart of the magical entity that resides beneath the Lower City’s streets. The people on the ground have three days to evacuate—or else.

With nowhere to go and time running out, Xhea and the Radiant ghost Shai attempt to rally a defense. Yet with the Spire’s wrath upon them, nothing—not their combined magic, nor their unexpected allies—may be strong enough to protect them from the power of the City.

From Nebula Award-nominated author Karina Sumner-Smith, Towers Fall is a fantastic climax to this amazing and thought-provoking trilogy.

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Auralee Wallace (2014)

Sidekick Returns
Sidekick in the City 2
Escape Publishing, December 1, 2015
eBook, 272 pages

Bremy St James is back in a brand new adventure, mixing chaos, humour, sex, and superheroes in this fresh, funny, flirty series. It’s the superhero romance you didn’t know you needed…

Fresh off thwarting the crime of the century, Bremy St. James is back and more determined than ever to fight by the side of the city’s top superhero, Dark Ryder. There’s just one problem: Dark Ryder’s disappeared.

To make matters worse, Bremy’s evil billionaire father, Atticus, is taking her lack of family loyalty very personally, and Bremy’s last tie to her old life, her reason behind her choices—her sister—is distancing herself as well.

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Skinny Dipping with Murder
An Otter Lake Mystery 1
St. Martin's Paperbacks, March 1, 2016
Mass Market Paperback and eBook, 320 pages

Welcome to Otter Lake, where the relaxing, restorative atmosphere is to die for.

Erica Bloom is in no rush to return to Otter Lake, the site of her mother's spiritual retreat for women. Erica met her inner goddess years ago and she's happy to have forged a new identity on her own, thank you very much. But her new-age-y, well-meaning mother is losing her grip on the business, and needs Erica's help. So she heads back to her New Hampshire hometown, where nothing much has changed-except for maybe the body in the well...

SKINNYDIPPING WITH MURDER

When Erica was a teenager, she fell prey to a practical joke that left her near-naked in Otter Lake's annual Raspberry Social. The incident was humiliating, but it wasn't like anyone got killed-until now. Those who were behind that long-ago prank are starting to turn up dead, and Erica's appearance in town makes her a prime suspect. To make matters worse, the town sheriff just happens to be Erica's old nemesis, Grady Forrester...who also happens to be hotter than ever. Can Erica find a way to dig up the truth-before someone digs her grave?

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Angus Watson (2014)

Clash of Iron
Iron Age 2
Orbit, April 14, 2015
Trade Paperback and eBook, 560 pages

The second book in Angus Watson's epic Iron Age fantasy trilogy.

LEADERS ARE FORGED IN THE FIRES OF WAR

Iron Age warriors Dug and Lowa captured Maidun castle and freed its slaves. But now they must defend it.

A Roman invasion is coming from Gaul, but rather than uniting to defend their home, the British tribes go to battle with each other -- and see Maidun as an easy target.

Meanwhile, Lowa's spies infiltrate Gaul, discovering the Romans have recruited British druids. And Maidunite Ragnall finds his loyalties torn when he meets Rome's charismatic general, Julius Caesar.

War is coming. Who will pay its price?

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Reign of Iron
Iron Age
Orbit, September 29, 2015
Trade Paperback and eBook, 560 pages

WARRIOR QUEENS AND ROMAN INVADERS DO BATTLE IN THE FINAL VOLUME OF THIS THRILLING EPIC FANTASY TRILOGY.

Caesar's soldiers have murdered, massacred and pillaged their way through Gaul and loom on the far side of the sea, ready to descend upon Britain - with them are an unstoppable legion of men twisted by dark magic. Somehow Queen Lowa must repel the invasion, although her best general is dead and her young druid powerless. She faces impossible odds, but when the alternative is death or slavery, a warrior queen will do whatever it takes to save her people.

EVERY EMPIRE HAS ITS DOWNFALL.

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Andy Weir (2014)

The Martian (Movie Tie-In Edition)
Broadway Books, August 18, 2015
Mass Market Paperback, 448 pages
Hardcover, February 11, 2014
Trade Paperback, October 28, 2014
Trade Paperback (Movie Tie-In Edition), August 18, 2015

Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars.

Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there.

After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he’s alive—and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive.

Chances are, though, he won't have time to starve to death. The damaged machinery, unforgiving environment, or plain-old "human error" are much more likely to kill him first.

But Mark isn't ready to give up yet. Drawing on his ingenuity, his engineering skills—and a relentless, dogged refusal to quit—he steadfastly confronts one seemingly insurmountable obstacle after the next. Will his resourcefulness be enough to overcome the impossible odds against him?

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Stephen Aryan (2015)

Bloodmage
Age of Darkness 2
Orbit, April 12, 2016
Trade Paperback and eBook, 528 pages

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The people of Perizzi have survived the battlemage war, but their future is looking darker than ever.

BYRNE is a Guardian of the Peace, investigating a series of murders in which the corpses were drained entirely of life.

FRAY's expertise with magic is needed to catch the killer, but working with the Guardians destroyed his father, years before.

CHOSS, renowned as a fighter, must work for peace, to diffuse a war in the underworld that threatens to turn the streets red with rivers of blood.

KATJA must use her skills as a spy to try to prevent a massacre that will topple two dynasties and destroy the fragile peace in the city for ever.


Guardians and spies, assassins and criminals will clash on the streets in this magic-fuelled adventure from the author of Battlemage.

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