[See Caveat] This list will be maintained alphabetical by author. I will periodically remove books after they are no longer new (my cutoff date for this particular list is February and more recent) and move them here. I will add new titles as I find out about them.
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Most recent Locus magazine consulted: February 2012
Last update: 2/1/2012
*NEW in this revision 2/1/2012
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Adams, John Joseph, ed.
Armored
(Short stories about "going to battle in suits of powered combat armor", etc. Pbk.)
Military sf.
Apr.2012
Anderson, Taylor
Iron Gray Sea
(bk 6 in his Destroyermen series. Sequel to Rising Tides.)
Alternate history.
Jul.2012
Baker, Kage
Best of Kage Baker
"...[T]reasure trove that gathers together twenty stories and novellas, eleven of which have never been collected anywhere."
Includes, of course, Company stories
Alternate history/fantasy/hard sf.
Apr.2012
Bova, Ben
Orion and King Arthur
(bk 6 in the Orion series. Sequel to Orion Among the Stars.)
Time travel/historical
Jul.2012
Briggs, Patricia
Fair Game
(bk 3 of the Alpha and Omega series. Sequel to Hunting Ground)
Urban Fantasy
Mar.2012
Brin, David
Existence
Hard sf or Thriller
Aug.2012
Brooks, Terry
Indomitable
"With Indomitable, Brooks provides an essential epilogue to the beloved Shannara trilogy that started it all."
Fantasy
Mar.2012
Brooks, Terry
Ward of Faerie
(bk 1 of the Legacy of Shannara series.)
Fantasy
Aug.2012
Buckell, Tobias S.
Arctic Rising
Thriller.
Feb.2012
Caine, Rachel
Unbroken
(bk 4 of the Outcast Season series. Sequel to Unseen.)
Urban Fantasy
Feb.2012
Card, Orson Scott
Ruins
(bk 2 of the Serpent World series. Sequel to Pathfinder. Young Adult)
Hard sf.
Oct.2012
Cherryh, C.J.
Intruder
(bk 13 of the Foreigner [Bren] series. Sequel to Betrayer.)
Hard sf.
Mar.2012
Drake, David
Road of Danger
(bk 9 in the RCN Lt. Leary series. Sequel to What Distant Deeps.)
Space Opera. Hard sf.
Apr.2012
Feist, Raymond E.
A Crown Imperiled
(bk 2 of the Chaos War series. Sequel to A Kingdom Beseiged.)
Fantasy
Apr.2012
Flint, Eric and Huff, Gorg, and Goodlett, Paula
1636: The Kremlin Games
(bk 14 in the 1632 universe. This one has minor character Bernie Zeppi who finds himself good in battle but lost in civilian life in 1636 Grantville but is given a "chance to find his purpose in Mother Russia". So this is a sequel only in the sense that it is in the 1632 universe. Last 1632 book was 1636: the Saxon Uprising.)
Alternate history.
Jun.2012
Foster, Alan Dean
Body, Inc.
(Standalone. Not part of any series.)
Thriller.
Apr.2012
Greenberg, Martin H., & Hughes, Kerrie L., editors
Westward Weird
"...thirteen original stories that open the Old West to new frontiers of science fiction and fantasy."
Hard sf & Fantasy
Feb.2012
Hickman, Tracy
Blood of the Emperor
(bk 3 of the Annals of Drakis series. Sequel to Citadels of the Lost.)
Fantasy
Jul.2012
Hobb, Robin
City of Dragons
(bk 3 in the Rain Wilds Chronicles. Sequel to Dragon Haven.)
Fantasy.
Feb.2012
Kerr, Katharine
Apocalypse to Go
(bk 3 in new series. Sequel to Water to Burn.)
Urban Fantasy
Feb.2012
King, Stephen
Wind Through the Keyhole
(bk 8 in the Dark Tower series. Sequel to Dark Tower.)
Fantasy
Apr.2012
Kress, Nancy
After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall
(Standalone novel.)
Trade pbk.
Hard sf.
Apr.2012
Lackey, Mercedes, Libbey, Steve, Martin, Cody, & Lee, Dennis
World Divided
(bk 2 of the Secret World Chronicles. Sequel to Invasion.)
Hard sf.
Feb.2012
Lackey, Mercedes and Edghill, Rosemary
Dead Reckoning
"... a zombie-Western mashup with all guns blazing!"
Young Adult
Jun.2012
Lackey, Mercedes
Home from the Sea
(bk 8 of the Elemental Masters series. Sequel to Unnatural Issue.)
Fantasy
Jun.2012
Lackey, Mercedes
[Title not yet announced]
(bk 7 of the Tales of the 500 Kingdoms)
Fantasy
Jul.2012
McCaffrey, Anne and McCaffrey, Todd
Sky Dragons
(bk 5 in Dragonriders of Pern (written by Todd McCaffrey) series. Sequel to Dragon's Time)
Hard sf.
Jun.2012
McDevitt, Jack and Johnson, Les, editors
Going Interstellar
"Essays by space scientists and engineers teamed with a collection of tales by an all-star assortment of award winning authors all taking on new methods of star travel."
Mass market pbk
Both nonfiction & hard sf
Jun.2012
Modesitt, L.E., Jr.
Princeps
(bk 5 in the Imager Portfolio. Sequel to Scholar)
Fantasy
May.2012
Moon, Elizabeth
Echoes of Betrayal
(bk 3 of the Paladin's Legacy series. Sequel to Oath of Kings of the North)
Fantasy
Feb.2012
Niven, Larry and Lerner, Edward M.
Fate of Worlds: Return from the Ringworld
(bk 5 in the Fleet of Worlds series. Ringworld prequels. Sequel to Betrayer of Worlds. "The explosive finale to the Ringworld & the Fleet of Worlds series.")
Hard sf.
Aug.2012
Novik, Naomi
Crucible of Gold
(bk 7 of the Temeraire series. Sequel to Tongues of Serpents)
Alternate history/fantasy
Mar.2012
Owens, Robin D.
Heart Secret
(bk 11 in the Celta Heartmate series. Sequel to Heart Search.)<
Trade pbk
Aug.2012
Sagara, Michelle
Silence
"...[A] contemporary fantasy, and the first book in the trilogy The Queen of the Dead."
May.2012
Sawyer, Robert J.
Triggers
(Standalone. Not part of any series.)
Thriller
Apr.2012
Scalzi, John
Redshirts: A Novel with Three Codas
(On the book cover: "They were expendable until they started comparing notes.")
Jun.2012
Shinn, Sharon
Shape of Desire
(Standalone. Not part of any series. Love with a secret shapeshifter.)
Apr.2012
Smith, Sherwood
Banner of the Damned
(Standalone novel. Not part of any series.)
Fantasy.
Apr.2012
Smith, Sherwood
Revenant Eve
(bk 3 in the Dobrenica series. Sequel to Blood and Spirits.)
Urban Fantasy
Sep.2012
Smith, Sherwood
Spy Princess
Young Adult
Aug.2012
Spencer, Wen
Elfhome
(bk 3 in the Elfhome series. Sequel to Wolf Who Rules.)
Urban fantasy
Jul.2012
Ringo, John
Queen of Wands
(Sequel to Princess of Wands)
Fantasy
Aug.2012
Turtledove, Harry
Coup d'Etat
(bk 4 of the War That Came Early. Sequel to The Big Switch)
Alternate history.
Aug.2012
Van Name, Mark L.
No Going Back
(bk 5 of the Jon & Lobo series. Sequel to Children No More)
Hard sf.
May 2012
Weber, David
A Rising Thunder
(bk 13 in the Honor Harrington (main) series. Sequel to Mission of Honor.)
Hard sf.
Mar.2012
Weber, David
War Maid's Choice
(bk 4 in the War God's Own [Bahzell] series. Sequel to Wind Rider's Oath.)
Fantasy
Jul.2012
Weis, Margaret & Hickman, Tracy
Rage of the Dragon
(bk 3 of the Dragonships of Vindras. Sequel to Secret of the Dragon.)
Fantasy
Apr.2012
Zahn, Timothy
Judgment at Proteus
(bk 5 of the Quadrail/Frank Compton series. Sequel to Domino Pattern.)
Hard sf.
Jun.2012
See also:
Forthcoming Books (Published quarterly in Locus magazine.)
AwardWeb: Collections of Literary Award Information
Friends of Fandom's Science Fiction and Fantasy WWW Page
[Caveat: Here is listed what Margaret A. Davis is looking forward to reading or has just read plus books of general interest to science fiction and fantasy. I will include books by authors I do not personally read but which patrons at my library do read and tell me how much they love them. See also Science Fiction&Fantasy for Younger Readers. (Hint: I do not read horror. Sorry, horror fans may peruse the Horror Writers Assn. Recommended Reading List for suitable suggestions.)
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