(Caveat: Here is listed what Margaret A. Davis 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. (Hint: I do not read horror. Sorry, horror fans may peruse the Horror Writers Assn. Recommended Reading List for suitable suggestions.)
This list will be maintained alphabetical by author and consists of books which have already been published in January-December 2018 and which previously appeared on my New Releases and Forthcoming Books list.
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Aaronovitch, Ben
Lies Sleeping
(bk 7 of the Rivers of London/Peter Grant series. Sequel to The Furthest Station.)
Urban Fantasy/Police Procedural
DAW
Nov.2018
Afsharirad, David, editor
Year's Best Military & Adventure SF, Volume 4
(Short story anthology. Trade pbk.)
Hard sf. Space opera.
Jun.2018
Alanson, Craig
Mavericks
(bk 6 of the Expeditionary Force. Sequel to Zero Hour. This series tells the story of the U.N. ExForce Merry Band of Pirates. Mass mkt pbk.)
Hard sf.
Independently published
Jul.2018
Altman, Mark A. & Gross, Edward
So Say We All: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Battlestar Galactica
(Covers BOTH original 1978 & remake 2004 series. "What began as a three-hour made for TV movie inspired by the success of Star Wars..." led to the iconic Battlestar Galactic series [both of them].)
Nonfiction.
Tor Books
Aug.2018
Anderson, Kevin J. and Hoyt, Sarah A.
Uncharted: Lewis and Clark in Arcane Territories
[Part of an Arcane America series by different authors "set in a fantasy/alternate history North America in the mid-18th century. The passage of Halley’s comet in 1759 triggers a catastrophe that sunders the New World from the Old World, and unleashes magic in the New World." [See http://www.ericflint.net/index.php/forthcoming/ ]
Paranormal alternate history
May.2018
Anderson, Taylor
River of Bones
(bk 13 of the Destroyerman series. Sequel to Devil's Due.)
Alternate history
Jul.2018
Asher, Neal
The Soldier
(bk 1 of the Rise of the Jain. [Note: builds on previous series by same author])
Hard sf. Space opera.
Skyhorse/Night Shade Books.
May 2018
Bacigalupi, Paolo and Buckell, Tobias
The Tangled Lands
(Standalone. What happens after your empire has "overly relied upon magic until it became toxic"...? When you have a "land crippled by the use of magic"? [Amazon.com])
Fantasy.
Feb.2018
Baker, Richard
Restless Lightning
(bk 2 in Breaker of Empires series. Sequel to Valiant Dust. Space opera a la Horatio Hornblower / Honor Harrington.)
Hard sf. Space Opera.
Tor Books
Oct.2018
Benson, Michael
Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece
("Celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the film’s release, this is the definitive story of the making of 2001: A Space Odyssey...." [Amazon.com])
Nonfiction
Apr.2018
Bishop, Anne
Lake Silence
(Set in the world of The Courtyards of the Others. Follow-on series. Last book Etched in Bone.)
Urban Fantasy
Mar.2018
Bova, Ben
Power Failure
(bk 3 in the Jake Ross series. Sequel to Power Surge.)
Thriller
Tor Books
Oct.2018
Briggs, Patricia
Burn Bright
(bk 5 of Alpha & Omega series. Sequel to Dead Heat.)
Urban fantasy.
Mar.2018
Britain, Kristen
The Dream Gatherer
(bk 7 in the Green Rider series. "[A] novella and two short stories set in the universe of [Kristen Britain's] best selling Green Rider series in celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the publication of her first novel, Green Rider." Sequel to Firebrand.)
Fantasy
DAW
Oct.2018
Brooks, Terry
The Skaar Invasion
(Bk 2 of a four-book Fall of Shannra ending for the long-running series. Sequel to The Black Elfstone.)
[Author also says he might still do books set earlier in the timeline.]
Fantasy
Jun.2018
Brooks, Terry
Street Freaks
(Author's first science fiction novel.)
Hard sf.
Grim Oak Press
Oct.2018
Brust, Steven
Good Guys
("A snarky, irreverent tale of secret magic in the modern world, the first solo standalone novel in a two decades from Steven Brust, the New York Times bestselling author of the Vlad Taltos series." [Amazon.com]. Last book Vallista.)
Urban fantasy
Mar.2018
Bujold, Lois McMaster
The Flowers of Vashnoi: an Ekaterin Vorkosigan novella
(Latest in the Vorkosiverse/Vorkosigan Saga series. eBook ONLY at this time.)
Hard sf. Space Opera.
May 2018
Bujold, Lois McMaster
Mira's Last Dance
(bk 5 in the World of the Five Gods: Penric & Desdemona series. Sequel to Penric's Mission. First released as ebook. Deluxe hardback edition. Novella. NOTE: Author has re-numbered the series chronologically.)
Fantasy
Jun.2018
Butcher, Jim
Brief Cases
("The second anthology of Dresden Files short stories...." [Author's Web site] Including a new Maggie & Mouse novella.)
Urban fantasy.
Jun.2018
Caine, Rachel & Aguirre, Ann
Honor Among Thieves
(bk 1 in the Honors series. "...a vibrant, exciting, Guardians of the Galaxy meets Star Wars style adventure..." "the Honors, an elite team of humans selected by the Leviathan--a race of sentient alien ships—to explore the outer reaches of the universe as their passengers." [both from author mass email] Young adult.)
Fantasy
Feb.2018
Caine, Rachel
Smoke and Iron
(bk 4 of the Great Library series. Sequel to Ash and Quill. Young adult.)
Alternate history/Urban fantasy.
Jul.2018
Campbell, Jack
Ascendant
(bk 2 in the Genesis Fleet series. Sequel to Vanguard. Prequel series to the long-running Lost Fleet universe series.)
Hard sf. Space opera.
May.2018
Clare, Cassandra and Chu, Wesley
Lost Book of the White
(bk 1 of Eldest Curses trilogy. "Clare will publish an adult trilogy about fan-favorite character Magnus Bane, EW can announce exclusively. Published by Saga Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, the first book in the series is slated for a November 2017 release, and will be co-written by Wesley Chu, author of The Lives of Tao." [Entertainment Weekly]. Last book Shadowhunters novel Lord of Shadows.)
Fantasy
Mar.2018
Clarke, Neil, editor
The Final Frontier: Stories of Exploring Space, Colonizing the Universe, and First Contact
(Short story anthology. Trade pbk.)
Hard sf.
Jul.2018.
Cogman, Genevieve
The Lost Plot
(bk 4 of the Invisible Library series. Sequel to Burning Page. Trade pbk.)
Urban fantasy/Alternate worlds
Jan.2018
Cogman, Genevieve
The Mortal Word
(bk 5 in the Invisible Library series. Sequel to The Lost Plot. Trade pbk.)
Urban Fantasy.
Ace
Nov.2018
Czerneda, Julie E.
The Only Thing to Fear
(bk 3.5 in the Web Shifters series. Sequel to Hidden in Sight. NOTE: e-novella only.)
Hard sf.
DAW
Sep.2018.
Czerneda, Julie E.
Search Image
(bk 4 in the Web Shifters series. Sequel to the Only Thing to Fear.)
Hard sf.
DAW
Oct.2018
Czerneda, Julie E., editor.
Tales from Plexis
(Shared world anthology where invited authors submit stories in the Trade Pact/Clan Chronicles universe. Trade pbk.)
Hard sf. Space opera
DAW
Dec.2018
Daniel, Tony & Ruocchio, Christopher, editors
Star Destroyers: Big Ships. Blowing Things Up.
(Short story themed anthology. "Big, bold, and edge-of-your-seat space opera and military science fiction from David Drake, Sharon Lee & Steve Miller, Michael Z. Williamson, Steve White, Robert Buettner, Susan R. Matthews, Dave Bara, and many more!" [Amazon.com] Trade pbk.)
Hard sf. Space opera
Mar.2018
Davis, Hank and Ruocchio, Christopher, editors
Space Pioneers
("[A]n anthology of stories from classic and contemporary masters that explores the wide-open frontier that may await humanity when we take to the stars." (Amazon.com) Mass market pbk.)
Hard sf.
Baen
Dec.2018
De Bodard, Aliette
The Tea Master and the Detective
(bk 3 of the Universe of Xuya series. Sequel to The Citadel of Weeping Pearls. Novella. "Welcome to the Scattered Pearls Belt, a collection of ring habitats and orbitals ruled by exiled human scholars and powerful families, and held together by living mindships who carry people and freight between the stars...." [Amazon.com])
Hard sf. Space opera.
Mar.2018
Dozois, Gardner, ed.
Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-fifth Annual Collection
(Short story collection.)
Hard sf.
Jul.2018
Drake, David
Though Hell Should Bar The Way
(bk 12 in the Leary & Mundy RCN series. Sequel to Death's Bright Day.)
Hard sf. Space Opera.
Apr.2018
Duncan, Dave
Trial by Treason
(bk 2 of the Enchanter General series. Sequel to Ironfoot. "Historical fantasy series set in twelfth century England." [Amazon.com] Trade pbk.)
Fantasy.
Skyhorse/Night Shade Books
Oct.2018
Feist, Raymond E.
King of Ashes
(bk 1 of The Firemane Saga. This is a "new series of books not related to the Riftwar Cycle" [Author's Web site])
Fantasy
May.2018
Flint, Eric; Huff, Gorg; & Goodlett, Paula
1637: The Volga Rules
(book 25 in the 1632/Ashanti Shards series. This is the [direct] sequel to 1636: The Kremlin Games.)
Alternate History.
Feb.2018
Flint, Eric
Grantville Gazette VIII
(Latest in the 1632/Ring of Fire alternate history series. Short story anthology.)
Alternate history
Jun.2018
Flint, Eric
Worlds 2
(Short fiction from many different series [such as 1632 and a steampunk series] for which Flint has written, including a new Honorverse novella. Trade pbk.)
Science fiction and fantasy
Baen
Aug.2018
Flint, Eric and Freer, Dave
All the Plagues of Hell
(bk 6 of the Heirs of Alexandra. Sequel to Burdens of the Dead.)
Alternate history with magic.
Baen
Dec.2018
Forthright
+Marked by Stars
(bk 1 of the Songs of the Amaranthine. Short story. "Each story will stand alone, though it will contribute to your knowledge of clans and cultures." Last novel: Kikimo and the Accidental Proposal. NOTE: ebook only. After fourth story is released, the first four are intended to be published as a print book.
Urban Fantasy.
Twinkle Press.
Dec.2018
Forthright
Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox
(bk 1 of the Amaranthine Saga.)
Urban Fantasy.
Twinkle Press
Oct.2018
Forthright
Kimiko and the Accidental Proposal
(bk 2 of the Amaranthine Saga. Sequel to Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox.)
Urban Fantasy.
Twinkle Press
Oct.2018
Foster, Alan Dean
Relic
(Standalone. The last known human [saved by friendly aliens] goes in search of another possible human survivor.)
Hard sf.
Del Rey
Aug.2018
Gardner, James Alan
They promised me the gun wasn't loaded
(bk 2 in the Sparks/Darklings series. Sequel to All Those Explosions Were Someone Else's Fault. Trade pbk.)
Urban fantasy.
Tor Books
Nov.2018
Goodkind, Terry
Shroud of Eternity
(bk 2 of the Nicci Chronicles. Sequel to Death's Mistress.)
Epic Fantasy
Jan.2018
Goodkind, Terry
Siege of Stone: Sister of Darkness
(bk 3 of the Nicci Chronicles. Sequel to Shroud of Eternity. "Set in the world of the Sword of Truth saga...." [Amazon.com].)
Fantasy
Tor Books
Dec.2018
Gray, Claudia
Defy the Worlds
(bk 2 of the Constellation series. Sequel to Defy the Stars. Young Adult.)
Hard sf.
Apr.2018
Green, Simon R.
Night Fall
(bk 13 in the Nightside series. Sequel to The Bride Wore Black and also Moonbreaker. "Night Fall will be the last full length Nightside and SH book. There could be more shorts on the future. [Steve SRG Admin]" [Author's Facebook page for his books]. NOTE: I presume SH to be Secret Histories. These two series overlap at times.)
Urban fantasy.
Jun.2018
Hamilton, Peter F.
Salvation
(bk 1 of the Salvation Sequence. "Humanity's complex relationship with technology spirals out of control in this first book of an all-new series from "the owner of the most powerful imagination (sic) in science fiction" (Ken Follett)....In 2204, humanity is expanding into the wider galaxy in leaps and bounds. Cutting-edge technology of linked jump gates has rendered most forms of transportation-including starships-virtually obsolete...." Amazon.com.)
Hard sf.
Penguin Random House/Del Rey
Sep.2018
Hearne, Kevin
Scourged
(bk 9 & final book in the Iron Druid Chronicles series. Sequel to Staked.)
Urban Fantasy.
Apr.2018
Holder, Nancy
Big Damn Hero
(bk 1 of a new Firefly tie-in series. "The first original novel tying into the critically acclaimed and much-missed Firefly series from creator Joss Whedon." (Amazon.com). The Battle of Serenity Valley. Where it all started! Last book Wonder Woman [movie novelization].)
Hard sf. Space Opera.
Titan US
Nov.2018
Huff, Tanya
Privilege of Peace
(bk 3 of the Peacekeepers series. Sequel to A Peace Divided.)
Hard sf. Space opera.
Jun.2018
Huff, Tanya
The Demon's Den and Other Tales of Valdemar
(Stories set in Mercedes Lackey's shared world Valdemar. This book collects all seven stories written by Tanya Huff. Trade pbk.)
Fantasy
JABberwocky Literary Agency
Sep.2018
Jemison, N.K. and Adams, John Joseph, editors
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2018
(Anthology. Trade pbk.)
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Mariner Books
Oct.2018
Kenyon, Kay
Serpent in the Heather
(bk 2 of the Dark Talents series. Sequel to At the Table of Wolves. Alternate England in 1930s with Nazis.)
Paranormal suspense alternate history.
Apr.2018
Kowal, Mary Robinette
Calculating Stars
(bk 1 in the Lady Astronaut series. Sequel to Lady Astronaut, a finalist for the 2014 Hugo Award for Best Novelette. Trade pbk.)
Hard sf. Alternate history space opera.
Tor Books
Jul.2018
Kowal, Mary Robinette
Fated Sky
(bk 2 in the Lady Astronaut series. Sequel to Calculating Stars. Trade pbk.)
Hard sf. Alternate history space opera.
Tor Books
Aug.2018
Kress, Nancy
If Tomorrow Comes
(bk 2 of Yesterday's Kin trilogy. Sequel to Tomorrow's Kin)
Hard sf.
Mar.2018
Kress, Nancy
Terran Tomorrow
(bk 3 of Yesterday's Kin trilogy. Sequel to If Tomorrow Comes.)
Hard sf.
Tor Books
Nov.2018
Lackey, Mercedes
Bartered Brides
(bk 14 of the Elemental Masters series. Sequel to A Scandal in Battersea.)
Alternate history/Urban Fantasy.
DAW
Oct.2018
Lackey, Mercedes, ed.
Choices: A Valdemar Anthology
(bk 12 in the Valdemar shared world series. "The twelfth anthology of short stories set in the beloved Valdemar universe, featuring stories by debut and established authors and a brand-new story from Lackey herself." [Amazon.com] Sequel to Pathways. Mass market pbk.)
Fantasy.
DAW
Nov.2018
Lackey, Mercedes
The Hills Have Spies
(bk 1 of the Valdemar Family Spies series. Mags & Amily now have 3 kids. This is Justyn's book. Sequel to Closer to the Chest.)
Fantasy
Jun.2018
Lansdale, Joe R.
Driving to Geronimo's Grave and Other Stories
Subterranean Press
Oct.2018
Latner, Alexis Glynn
Helldive
(bk 4 in the Aeon's Legacy series. Sequel to Star Crossing. Trade pbk.)
Hard sf. Space Opera.
Avendis Press
Dec.2018
Lee, Sharon & Miller, Steve
Neogenesis
(bk 21 in The Liaden Universe. Direct sequel to direct sequel to Dragon in Exile, Alliance of Equals, and The Gathering Edge. This book will tie Theo Waitley's thread back into the main Korval Clan thread.)
Hard sf. Space opera.
Jan.2018
Lee, Yoon Ha
Revenant Gun
(bk 3 of Machineries of Empire series. Sequel to Raven Stratagem. Trade pbk.)
Hard sf. Space opera.
Jun.2018
Levine, David D.
Arabella and the Traitor of Mars
(bk 3 of the Adventures of Arabella Ashby series. Sequel to Arabella and the Battle of Venus.)
Steampunk fantasy
Jul.2018
McAulty, Todd
Robots of Gotham
Thriller.
Jun.2018
McCaffrey, Gigi
Dragon's Code
(Latest in the Dragonriders of Pern series. First book by daughter Gigi. "One of the world's most beloved series in sci-fi history--Anne McCaffrey's The Dragonriders of Pern--relaunches with an all-new adventure." [Amazon.com] Most recent book in series Sky Dragons.)
Hard sf.
Penguin Random House/Del Rey
Oct.2018
McDevitt, Jack
Long Sunset
(bk 8 in the Academy series. A Priscilla "Hutch" Hutchins novel. Sequel to Starhawk.)
Hard sf. Space opera.
Apr.2018
McDevitt, Jack
A Voice in the Night
(Limited edition Short Story Collection. Signed and numbered.)
Hard sf.
Subterranean
Aug.2018
McDonald, Ian
Time Was
(Standalone. Not part of Luna books. "A love story stitched across time and war, shaped by the power of books, and ultimately destroyed by it." [Amazon.com])
Novella
Apr.2018
McGuire, Seanan
Beneath the Sugar Sky
(bk 3 of the Wayward Children series. Sequel to Down Among the Sticks and Bones. Novella.)
Fantasy
Jan.2018
McGuire, Seanan
Night and Silence
(bk 12 in the October Daye series. Sequel to The Brightest Fell.)
Urban fantasy.
DAW
Sep.2018
McGuire, Seanan
Tricks for Free
(bk 7 in the Cryptid series. Sequel to Magic for Nothing. Paperback.)
Urban fantasy
Mar.2018
McGuire, Seanan
The Girl in the Green Silk Gown
(bk 2 in the Ghost Roads series. Sequel to Sparrow Hill Road. Trade pbk)
Urban Fantasy.
Jul.2018
Martin, George R.R.
The Book of Magic
(Edited by Gardner Dozois. "An anthology celebrating the witches and sorcerers of epic fantasy--featuring stories by George R. R. Martin, Scott Lynch, Megan Lindholm, and many more!...In these pages, seventeen of today's top fantasy writers--including award-winners K. J. Parker (The Two of Swords), Megan Lindholm (The Windsingers), John Crowley (The Deep), Tim Powers (Last Call), Liz Williams (Snake Agent), Elizabeth Bear (Eternal Sky Trilogy), George R. R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire), Kate Elliott (The Court of Fives Trilogy), Scott Lynch (The Republic of Thieves), and more--cast wondrous spells that thrillingly evoke the mysterious, awesome, and at times downright terrifying worlds where magic reigns supreme: worlds as far away as forever...and as near as next door." Amazon.com)
Fantasy
Penguin Random House/Bantam
Oct.2018
Martin, George R.R.
Fire & Blood: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones
(bk 1 of the History of House Targaryen of Westeros.)
Fantasy.
Penguin Random House/Bantam
Nov.2018.
Martin, George R.R., ed.
Low Chicago
(bk 25 of the Wild Cards series. Sequel to Mississippi Roll. "Perfect for current fans and new readers alike, Low Chicago is an all-new, time travel adventure that leads to the underworld of 1920s Chicago, featuring a a fresh cast of characters from the Wild Cards...." [Amazon.com])
Alternate history/Urban Fantasy.
Jun.2018
Martin, George R.R., ed.
Texas Hold 'Em
(bk 26 in the Wild Cards series. Sequel to Low Chicago.)
Alternate history/Urban Fantasy.
Tor Books
Oct.2018
Meyer, Marissa
Archenemies
(bk 2 of the Renegades series. Sequel to Renegades. Young adult.)
Paranormal/Superhero genre
MacMillan/Feiwel and Friends
Nov.2018
Meyer, Marissa
Gone Rogue
(bk 2 of the Wires and Nerve series. Graphic novel. Iko's story after the Lunar Chronicles ended. Young adult.)
Urban fantasy.
Jan.2018
Modesitt, L.E., Jr.
Outcasts of Order
(bk 20 in the Saga of Recluce. Sequel to Mongrel Mage.)
Fantasy
Jun.2018
Moon, Elizabeth
Into the Fire
(bk 2 of the Vatta's Peace series. Sequel to Cold Welcome.)
Hard sf. Space Opera.
Feb.2018
Nevala-Lee, Alec
Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction
(Astounding Science Fiction magazine editor John W. Campbell biography, plus the history of the Golden Age of science fiction. Last book Eternal Empire.)
Nonfiction. Biography.
HarperCollins/Del Street Books
Oct.2018
Novik, Naomi
Spinning Silver
("A fresh and imaginative retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin fairytale" [Amazon.com]. Last book Golden Age and Other Stories.)
Fantasy
Jul.2018
Nuttall, Christopher
Alassa's Tale
(bk 14.5 in the Schooled in Magic series. Sequel to Graduation Day. Novella. Young adult.)
NOTE: eBook only
Fantasy
Jan.2018
Nuttall, Christopher
Princess in the Tower
(bk 15 in the Schooled in Magic series. Sequel to Alassa's Tale. Young adult.)
NOTE: eBook only
Fantasy
May 2018
Nuttall, Christopher
Broken Throne
(bk 16 in the Schooled in Magic series. Sequel to Princess in the Tower. Young adult.)
NOTE: eBook only
Fantasy
Nov.2018
Ober, Damien Lincoln
Doctor Benjamin Franklin's Dream America: A Novel of the Digital Revolution
([NOTE: This is a re-issue by new publisher of Doctor Benjamin Franklin's Dream America, first published by Equus Press in 2014. Equus Press declares itself "outside the literary establishment defined by the Anglo-American publishing industry...."]
"Gore Vidal’s Burr meets Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash in this blazingly original alt- history that weaves twenty-first century technology into a saddle-punk retelling of the American Revolution." [Amazon.com])
Alternate history / "Saddle-punk".
Jan.2018
Okorafor, Nnedi
The Night Masquerade
(bk 3 of the Binti series. Sequel to Home. Mass Market Paperback)
Hard sf. Space opera.
Jan.2018
Paolini, Christopher
The Fork, The Witch, and the Worm
(bk 1 in the Tales from Alagaesia. Short stories woven into a new Eragon tale. Part of the Inheritance Cycle series. Young Adult.)
Fantasy
Penguin Random House/Knopf
Dec.2018
Pierce, Tamora
Tempests and Slaughter
(bk 1 of the Numair Chronicles series. Part of the Tortall Universe. Young Adult.)
Fantasy.
Feb.2018.
Rowling, J.K. and MinaLima (illustrator)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them II: The Crimes of Grindelwald: The Original Screenplay
(Screenplay for the next Harry Potter movie, sequel to the original Fantastic Beasts film. Young adult.)
Fantasy
Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
Nov.2018
Rusch, Kristine Kathryn
Searching For The Fleet
(bk 7 in the Diving Universe. Sequel to The Runabout. Note: eBook only listed on Amazon.com.)
Hard sf. Space salvage/Space Opera.
WMG Publishing Inc.
Sep.2018
Sagara, Michelle
Cast in Deception
(bk 13 in the Chronicles of Elantra series. Sequel to Cast in Flight. Trade pbk)
Fantasy
Jan.2018
Salvatore, R.A.
Child of a Mad God
(bk 1 in the Coven series. Totally new series from the author of the popular Drizzt Do'Urdern books.)
Fantasy
Feb.2018
Salvatore, R. A.
Timeless: A Drizzt Novel
(Latest in the Drizzt series. "At long last, New York Times bestselling author R. A. Salvatore returns with one of fantasy's most beloved and enduring icons, the dark elf Drizzt Do'Urden, in an all-new trilogy full of swordplay, danger, and imaginative thrills...." Amazon.com) Last Drizzt book Hero.
Fantasy.
Harper Voyager US
Sep.2018
Scalzi, John
The Consuming Fire
(bk 2 of The Interdependency series. Sequel to the Collapsing Empire.)
Hard sf.
Tor Books
Oct.2018
Scalzi, John
Head On
(Sequel to Lock In.)
Hard sf.
Apr.2018
Shearin, Lisa
Myth Manifestation
(bk 5 of the SPI Files. Sequel to the Ghoul Vendetta. Trade pbk.)
Urban fantasy.
Jan.2018
Shearin, Lisa
Phoenix Illusion
(bk 6 of the SPI Files series. Sequel to Myth Manifestation. Trade pbk.)
Urban Fantasy.
Murwood Media
Nov.2018
Silverberg, Robert
Time and Time Again
("...[A]ll his best time travel fiction in one stunning collection." (Amazon.com) Trade pbk.
Hard sf. Time Travel.
Three Rooms Press
Nov.2018
Smith, S.E. et al
Embrace the Passion: Pets in Space 3
(bk 3 in the Pets in Space series. Sequel to Embrace the Romance: Pets in Space 2. The Pets in Space series consists of eleven "original, never-before-published action-filled [short story] romances [by eleven different authors] that will heat your blood and warm your heart!...while helping our favorite charity. Proud supporters of HeroDogs.org, Pets in Space authors have donated over $4,400 in the past two years to help place specially trained dogs with veterans."Note: eBook only.)
Hard sf. romance
Cats, Dogs and Other Worldly Creatures
Oct.2018
Snodgrass, Melinda
The Hidden World
(bk 3 of the Imperials Saga series. Sequel to In Evil Times. Trade pbk)
Hard sf. Space opera.
Titan Books
Jul.2018
Thomas, Will
Blood Is Blood
(bk 10 in the Barker & Llewelyn series. Sequel to Old Scores. In the vein of Sherlock Holmes but very much its own characters.)
Mystery.
Minotaur Books
Nov.2018
Stirling, S.M.
Black Chamber: A novel of an alternate World War I
(bk 1 of Tales from the Black Chamber. "The first novel in a brand-new alternate history series where Teddy Roosevelt is president for a second time right before WWI breaks out, and on his side is the Black Chamber, a secret spy network watching America's back." [Amazon.com]) Last book The Sea Peoples. Trade pbk.)
Alternate history
Jul.2018
Stirling, S.M.
Sky-Blue Wolves
(bk 15 in the Emberverse series. Sequel to The Sea Peoples.)
Alternate history
Ace
Nov.2018
Strahan, Jonathan, ed.
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year, Volume 12
(Short story anthology)
Science fiction AND fantasy
Mar.2018
Taylor, Jodi
An Argumentation of Historians
(bk 9 in The Chronicles of St. Mary's series. Sequel to And the Rest is History. Trade pbk.)
Hard sf. Time travel.
May.2018
Tolkien, J.R.R. (author), Tolkien, Christopher (editor), and Lee, Alan (illustrator)
Fall of Gondolin
Fantasy.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Aug.2018
Turtledove, Harry
Through Darkest Europe
(Either standalone or book one of new series. "What if: Europe never exited the Dark Ages but remained a backwater continent rife with religious fanaticism." [Uchronia])
Alternate history.
Tor Books
Sep.2018
Valente, Catherynne
Space Opera
("The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy meets Eurovision in an over-the-top galactic science fiction spectacle from bestselling author Catherynne Valente where sentient races compete for glory in a universe-wide musical contest—where the stakes are as high as the fate of planet Earth." Amazon.com)
Hard sf.
Apr.2018
Walton, Jo
An Informal History of the Hugos: A Personal Look Back at the Hugo Awards
Nonfiction
Tor Books
Aug.2018
Weber, David with Zahn, Timothy & Pope, Thomas)
A Call to Vengeance
(bk 3 in the Manticore Ascendant series. Sequel to Call to Arms)
Hard sf. Military sf. Space Opera.
Mar.2018
Weber, David
Uncompromising Honor
(bk 19 in the main Honor Harrington series. Sequel to Shadow of Freedom. "Honor's finishing what she started." Amazon.com)
Hard sf. Space Opera.
Baen
Oct.2018
Weis, Margaret and Krammes, Robert
Privateer
(bk 2 of the Dragon Corsairs. Sequel to Spymaster.)
Fantasy
Tor Books
Aug.2018
Wells, Martha
Artificial Condition
(bk 2 of the Murderbot Diaries. Tor.com novella. Sequel to All Systems Red.)
Hard sf.
May.2018
Wells, Martha
Exit Strategy
(bk 4 of the Murderbot Diaries. Tor.com novella. Sequel to Rogue Protocol.)
Hard sf.
Tor.com
Oct.2018
Wells, Martha
Rogue Protocol
(bk 3 of the Murderbot Diaries. Tor.com novella. Sequel to Artificial Condition. Trade pbk.)
Hard sf.
Tor.com
Aug.2018
White, Elle Katharine
Dragonshadow: A Heartstone Novel
(bk 2 of the Heartstone series. Sequel to Heartstone. [Think Pride and Prejudice but with dragons & magic!] Trade pbk.)
Fantasy
Harper Voyager
Nov.2018
White, Steve and Gannon, Charles,
Oblivion
(bk 8 of the Starfire series. Sequel to Imperative. Trade pbk.)
Hard sf. Military sf. Space opera.
May.2018
White, Steve
Her Majesty's American
("In an alternate future where the British empire never crumbled, the space ships of Her Majesty’s Navy work to keep the spaceways safe. Commander Robert Rogers of the Royal Space Navy is a defense intelligence officer known for his unconventional ways." Amazon.com. Trade pbk.)
Alternate history space opera.
Baen
Sep.2018
Yolen, Jane
How to Fracture a Fairy Tale
(Short fiction collection. Trade pbk.)
Fantasy
Tachyon Publications
Nov.2018
Zahn, Timothy
Cobra Traitor
(bk 9 in the Cobra series. bk 3 of Cobra Rebellion trilogy. Sequel to Cobra Outlaw.)
Hard sf. Space opera.
Jan.2018
Zahn, Timothy
Alliances
("Grand Admiral Thrawn and Darth Vader team up against a threat to the Empire...." [Amazon.com] Sequel to Star Wars: Thrawn.)
Hard sf.
Jul.2018
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