(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 2020 and which previously appeared on my New Releases and Forthcoming Books list.
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Aaronovitch, Ben
False Value
(bk 8 in the Rivers of London series. Sequel to Lies Sleeping. Last book October Man.)
Urban Fantasy
DAW
Feb.2020
Aaronovitch, Ben and Cartmel, Andrew
The Fey & The Furious
(bk 8 of the Rivers of London Graphic Novels series. Sequel to Action At A Distance.)
Urban fantasy / police procedural.
Titan Entertainment Group / Titan Comics
Dec.2020
Aaronovitch, Ben
Tales from the Folly
(First Rivers of London short story collection gathering "previously published stories and brand new tales in the same place for the first time". [Amazon.com]. Trade pbk)
Police procedural urban fantasy.
JABberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
Nov.2020
Aguirre, Ann
Bitterburn
(Gothic Beauty & the Beast retelling.)
NOTE: eBook ONLY at this time.
Fantasy.
Self-published.
Oct.2020
Aguirre, Ann
Strange Love: An Alien Abduction romance
(bk 1 of the Galactic Love series. Trade pbk.)
Hard sf.
Independently published.
Jan.2020
Aguirre, Ann
War Priest
(bk 5 of the Ars Numina series. Sequel to Shadow Warrior. Mass market pbk.)
Fantasy paranormal romance.
Independently published.
Apr.2020
Anderson, Taylor
Winds of Wrath
(bk 15 in the Destroyermen series. Sequel to Pass of Fire.)
Hard sf./Alternate History
Ace
Jun.2020
Andrews, Ilona
Emerald Blaze
(bk 5 of the Hidden Legacy series. Sequel to Sapphire Flames. Mass mkt. pbk.)
Urban Fantasy.
HarperCollins / Avon
Aug.2020
Andrews, Ilona
Sweep With Me
(Book 4.5 in the Innkeeper Chronicles series. Sequel to Sweep of the Blade. Novella.)
Urban Fantasy.
Independently published.
Jan.2020
Anthony, Piers
Jest Right
(bk 43 in the Xanth series. Sequel to Fire Sail. Trade pbk)
Humorous Fantasy
Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Jul.2020
Asaro, Catherine
The Vanished Seas
(bk 3 in the Skolian Empire Major Bhaajan series. Sequel to The Bronze Skies. Trade pbk.)
Hard sf / mystery
Baen
Jul.2020
Asher, Neil
The Human
(bk 3 in the Rise of the Jain (Polity) series. Sequel to The Warship.)
Hard sf. Space Opera.
Skyhorse/Night Shade Books
May 2020
Bear, Elizabeth
Machine
(bk 2 of White Space. Sequel to Ancestral Night.)
Hard sf. Space Opera.
Simon & Schuster / Gallery Books / Saga Press
Oct.2020
Benford, Gregory & Niven, Larry
Glorious
(bk 3 in the Bowl of Heaven series. Sequel to Shipstar.)
Hard sf. Space Opera.
Tor Books
Jun.2020
Bova, Ben
My Favorites: A Collection of Short Stories
(Short fiction reprint collection with new introductions...."Exploring the boundaries of the genre, Bova not only writes of spaceships, aliens, and time travel...." [Amazon.com] but also speculative historical fiction, etc.)
Hard sf./Alternate history.
Blackstone Publishing
Oct.2020
Bova, Ben
Uranus
(bk 1 of the Outer Planets trilogy. Last book Earth.)
Hard sf. Space opera.
Tor Books.
Jul.2020
Bova, Ben and Beason, Doug
Space Station Down
Thriller.
Macmillan / Tor / Forge / Tor Books
Aug.2020
Briggs, Patricia
Smoke Bitten
(bk 12 in the Mercy Thompson series. Sequel to Storm Cursed.)
Urban Fantasy.
Ace
Mar.2020.
Brooks, Terry
The Last Druid
(bk 4 in the Fall of Shannara series. Sequel to the Stiehl Assassin. "The riveting conclusion not only to the Fall of Shannara but to the entire Shannara series--a truly landmark event, twenty-nine books and forty-three years in the making." [Amazon.com])
Fantasy
Penguin Random House/Del Rey
Oct.2020
Brust, Steven
The Baron of Magister Valley
(bk 1 of the The Viscount of Adrilankha series/bk 6 in the Khaavren Romances Series. Previous book Sethra Lavode. [A retelling of the Count of Monte Cristo but within Brust's Dragaeran fantasy world.])
Fantasy
Tor Books
Jul.2020
Bujold, Lois McMaster
Masquerade in Lodi
(bk 9 of the Penric & Desdemona. Set between "Penric's Fox" and "Penric's Mission". Novella)
NOTE: eBook ONLY at this time.
Fantasy
Self-published
Oct.2020
Bujold, Lois McMaster
The Orphans of Raspay
(bk 7 in the Penric & Desdemona series. Novella. First time in print. Available previously as eBook. Sequel to Penric's Travels.)
Fantasy.
Subterranean Press.
Jun.2020
Bujold, Lois McMaster
Penric's Progress
(First three novellas in the Penric series published in hardback for the first time: Penric’s Demon, Penric and the Shaman, and Penric’s Fox.)
Fantasy
Baen
Jan.2020
Bujold, Lois McMaster
Penric's Travels
(bks 4-6 in the Penric & Desdemona series. Sequel to Penric's Progress. Second three novellas: Penric's Mission, Mira's Last Dance, The Prisoner of Limnos)
Fantasy.
Baen.
May 2020
Bujold, Lois McMaster
Physicians of Vilnoc
(bk 8 in the Penric & Desdemona series. Novella. Plague comes to Vilnoc. Sequel to Orphans of Raspay.)
NOTE: eBook ONLY at this time.
Fantasy.
Spectrum Literary Agency
May 2020
Butcher, Jim
Peace Talks
(bk 16 of the Dresden Files series. Sequel to Skin Game.)
Urban fantasy.
Penguin Random House / Berkley Books / Ace
Jul.2020
Butcher, Jim
Battle Ground
(bk 17 of the Dresden Files series. Sequel to Peace Talks.)
Urban fantasy.
Penguin Random House / Berkley Books / Ace
Sep.2020
Caine, Rachel & Aguirre, Ann
Honor Lost
(bk 3 in the Honors trilogy. Sequel to Honor Bound. Young adult.)
Hard sf. Space Opera.
HarperCollins/Tegen Books
Feb.2020
Cheney, J. Kathleen
Dreams from the Grave
(bk 3 of the Palace of Dreams series. Sequel to In Dreaming Bound. Mass mkt pbk.)
Fantasy
Dream Palace Press
Aug.2020.
Cherryh, C. J.
Divergence
(bk 21 in the Foreigner series. Sequel to Resurgence.)
Hard sf. Space Opera.
Penguin Random House / DAW
Sep.2020
Cherryh, C. J.
Resurgence
(bk 20 in the Foreigner series. Sequel to Emergence.)
Hard sf.
Penguin Random House / DAW
Jan.2020
Clark, P. Djeli
Ring Shout
(Novella. Standalone.)
Dark fantasy historical.
Macmillan / Tor / Forge / Tor.com
Oct.2020
Cline, Ernest
Ready Player Two
(Sequel to Ready Player One.)
Hard sf.
Penguin Random House / Ballantine
Nov.2020
Cogman, Genevieve
The Secret Chapter
(bk 6 in the Invisible Library series. Sequel to Mortal Word. Trade pbk)
Urban fantasy / Alternate history.
Penguin Random House / Berkley Books / Ace
Jan.2020
Cogman, Genevieve
The Dark Archive
(bk 7 in the Invisible Library series. Sequel to The Secret Chapter. Mass mkt pbk.)
Urban fantasy/Alternate history.
Penguin Random House / Berkley Books / Ace
Dec.2020
Collins, Suzanne
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
(bk 4 in the Hunger Games series. Prequel set 64 years prior to the events of the Hungar Games books. Begins with the 10th Hunger Games. Young adult.)
Hard sf.
Scholastic Press
May 2020
Czerneda, Julie E.
Mirage
(bk 2 in her Web Shifter’s Library series. Sequel to Search Image. Main protagonist Esen.)
Hard sf.
Penguin Random House / DAW
Aug.2020
Davis, Hank & Ruocchio, Christopher, editors
Cosmic Corsairs
(Pirates in space anthology. Trade pbk.)
Hard sf. Space opera
Baen Books
Aug.2020
De Bodard, Aliette
Of Dragons, Feasts and Murders
(Standalone book in the world of the Dominion of the Fallen series. When dragon prince Thuan and ruthless husband sleuth Asmodeus, at Thuan's family home for the Vietnamese Tet
holiday, find "a corpse outside their quarters", the murder investigation is on! Mass mkt. pbk.)
Fantasy murder mystery
Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
Jul.2020
De Bodard, Aliette
Seven of Infinities
(bk 4 of the Universe of Xuya. In the same world [but not a sequel to] as The Tea Master and the Detective. "When a mysterious corpse is found...." Novella.)
Hard sf/mystery. Vietnamese space opera.
Subterranean Press
Oct.2020
Dickinson, Seth et al [including Martha Wells]
From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back (Star Wars)
(Anthology. In honor of the fortieth anniversary [of The Empire Strikes Back movie], forty storytellers recreate an iconic scene from The Empire Strikes Back through the eyes of a supporting character, from heroes and villains, to droids and creatures.
All participating authors have generously forgone any compensation for their stories. Instead, their proceeds will be donated to First Book—a leading nonprofit that provides new books, learning materials, and other essentials to educators and organizations serving children in need. To further celebrate the launch of this book and both companies’ longstanding relationships with First Book, Penguin Random House will donate $100,000 to First Book, and Disney/Lucasfilm will donate 100,000 children’s books—valued at $1,000,000—to support First Book and their mission of providing equal access to quality education.
Hard sf. Space Opera
Penguin Random House / Del Rey
Nov.2020
Dozois, Gardner and Swanwick, Michael
City Under The Stars
(First half of this work first saw print as the novella City of God. Three novellas were planned. Then Gardner died suddenly. Swanwick has assembled the essence of all three novellas into this single novel, with the ending both authors had wanted. Mass market pbk.)
Hard sf.
Macmillan / Tor / Forge / Tor.com
Aug.2020
Elliott, Kate
Unconquerable Sun
(bk 1 of brand new series. "Gender-swapped Alexander the Great on an interstellar scale." [Amazon.com]. This is author's first hard sf. book (all previous books fantasy). Last book: Buried heart, A Court of Fives series YA fantasy novella.)
Hard sf. Space opera.
Macmillan / Tor / Forge / Tor Books
Jul.2020
Ezell, Kacey
Promises
(bk 4 of Murphy's Lawless. Caine Riordan Universe shared world. Edited by Charles E. Gannon.)
Hard sf. Space Opera.
Beyond Terra Press
Jun.2020
Feist, Raymond E.
Queen of Storms
(bk 2 of The Firemane Saga. Sequel to King of Ashes.)
Epic Heroic Fantasy.
Harper Voyager US
Jul.2020
Flint, Eric and Gannon, Charles E.
1637: No Peace Beyond the Line
(bk 29 in the 1632 series. "This is the sequel to 1636: Commander Cantrell in the West Indies." [Eric Flint Web site])
Alternate history
Baen Books
Nov.2020
Flint, Eric and Freer, Dave
Shaman of Karres
(bk 4 in the Witches of Karres series. Sequel to Sorceress of Karres. [Note bk 1 Witches of Karres is a beloved classic by James H. Schmitz and was first published as a novel in 1966, reissued by Baen in 2005.]
Hard sf. Space Opera.
Baen
May 2020
Flint, Eric and Spoor, Ryk E.
Castaway Resolution
(bk 6 of the Boundary: Castaway series. Direct sequel to Castaway Odyssey.)
Hard sf.
Ace
Mar.2020
Flint, Eric & Hunt, Walter H.
1636: The Atlantic Encounter
(bk 28 in the 1632 series. Last 1632 book 1636: The China Venture. In this new universe, England has ceded her colonies to France. Can uptime Americans help guide the future of the New World in their new universe? Should they even try?)
Alternate history / time travel.
Baen Books
Aug.2020
Forthright
Governed by Whimsy: The Anthology
(bk 4 of Songs of the Amaranthine series. NOTE: This is a trade paperback compilation of all four previously released eBooks: Marked by Stars; Followed by Thunder; Dragged through Hedgerows; Governed by Whimsy.)
Urban fantasy.
Twinkle Press.
May 2020
Forthright
Governed by Whimsy
(bk 4 of the Songs of the Amaranthine. Sequel to Dragged Through the Hedgerows)
NOTE: eBook only. The first four books have now been published under one cover as a print book as of May 22, 2020.
Urban Fantasy.
Twinkle Press.
Apr.2020
Forthright
Mikoto and the Reaver Village
(bk 4 in the Amaranthine Saga. Sequel to Tamiko and the Two Janitors. Trade pbk.)
Romance Urban Fantasy.
Twinkle Press
Sep.2020
Forthright
Hemmed in Silver
(bk 5 of the Songs of the Amaranthine series. Sequel to Governed by Whimsy.)
NOTE: eBook ONLY at this time.
Urban Fantasy
Twinkle Press
Nov.2020
Foster, Alan Dean
Madrenga
(Standalone. Not part of any series.)
Fantasy.
WordFire Press
Nov.2020
Gabaldon, Diana and Adams, John Joseph, editors
Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2020
(Latest in the Best American Series. Anthology. Trade pbk.)
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt / Mariner
Nov.2020
Gaiman, Neil
A Neil Gaiman Reader
("... includes excerpts from each of his five novels for adults —Neverwhere, Stardust, American Gods, Anansi Boys, and The Ocean at the End of the Lane—and nearly fifty of his short stories." [Amazon.com])
HarperCollins / Morrow
Oct.2020
Gallagher, Karl K.
Storm Between the Stars
(bk 1 of the Fall of the Censor series. Trade pbk.)
Hard sf. Space opera.
Kelt Haven Press
Jul.2020
Gannon, Charles
Murphy's Lawless
(A Terran Republic Novel. bk 1 of post-Caine Riordan series. Shared world anthology.)
Hard sf. Space opera.
Beyond Terra Press
Dec.2020
Gerrold, David
Hella
(bk 4 in the Dingillia series [bk 1 was Jumping Off The Planet]. Sequel to Leaping To The Stars.)
Hard sf. Space opera.
DAW
Jun.2020
Goodkind, Terry
Heart of Black Ice
(bk 4 of the Nicci Chronicles. Sequel to Siege of Stone.)
Fantasy
Tor Books.
Jan.2020
Haldeman, Joe
More Than the Sum of His Parts: Collected Stories
(An omnibus edition of his collections None So Blind and Dealing in Futures, this volume features the best of Joe Haldeman’s short speculative fiction.)
NOTE: eBook ONLY at this time.
Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Jul.2020
Hartzman, Marc
The Big Book of Mars: From Ancient Egypt to The Martian, A Deep-Space Dive into Our Obsession with the Red Planet.
(Trade paperback.)
Nonfiction.
Quirk Books
Jul.2020
Hearne, Kevin
Ink & Sigil: From the world of The Iron Druid Chronicles
(bk 1 in new series set in the world of the Iron Druid. Al MacBharrais has a unique magical talent. He communicates through the written word only or speech apps. He also finds himself having to play detective to solve his latest apprentice's murder, while avoiding the actual detectives employed by law enforcement.)
Urban Fantasy Murder Mystery
Penguin Random House / Del Rey
Aug.2020
Heinlein, Robert A.
The Pursuit of the Pankera: A Parallel Novel About Parallel Universes
(The Pursuit of the Pankera is a parallel novel to Number of the Beast, both by Robert A. Heinlein. Pursuit had never been published. A Kickstarter project allowed Heinlein's fragments to be re-assembled into Pursuit of the Pankera.)
Hard sf.
Arc Manor/Caezik SF & Fantasy
Mar.2020
Herbert, Brian and Anderson, Kevin J.
Dune: The Duke of Caladan
(Latest book in the long-running Dune series. bk 1 in the Caladan Trilogy. Sequel to Winds of Dune.)
Hard sf.
Macmillan / Tor / Forge / Tor Books
Oct.2020
Hines, Jim C.
Tamora Carter: Goblin Queen
(Latest in the Goblins series. Middle grade novel. Mass mkt pbk.)
Fantasy
Jim C. Hines
Sep.2020
Horton, Rich, ed.
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2020 Edition
Trade pbk
Prime Books
Dec.2020
Hurley, Kameron
The Broken Heavens
(bk 3 of the Worldbreaker Saga. Sequel to Empire Ascendant. Mass mkt. pbk.)
Epic fantasy.
Angry Robot US
Jan.2020
Kerr, Katharine
Sword of Fire
("Reintroducing readers to the beloved and bestselling world of Deverry, this standalone epic fantasy blends magic, politics, and adventure in an unforgettable setting." [RisingShadow.net]
Basically, this is book one of the Deverry 2 series so that new readers have a reasonable on-ramp to this classic epic fantasy world.)
Fantasy
DAW
Feb.2020
Knight, E.E.
Daughter of the Serpentine
(bk 2 of the Dragoneer Academy series. Sequel to Novice Dragoneer. Trade pbk.)
Epic Fantasy.
Penguin Random House / Berkley Books / Ace
Nov.2020
Koenig, Walter
Beaming Up and Getting Off: Life Before and Beyond Star Trek
("...[U]pdated and expanded version of Walter Koenig's 1998 memoir, Warped Factors: A Neurotic's Guide to the Universe." [Star Trek Book Club])
Biography/memoir.
Jacobs Brown Press
May 2020
Kowal, Mary Robinette
The Relentless Moon
(bk 3 in the Lady Astronaut series. Sequel to The Fated Sky. Hardback AND trade paperback.)
Alternate history/Hard sf. Space opera.
Tor Books
Jul.2020
Kress, Nancy
Eleventh Gate
(Not part of any previous series. Either standalone or book 1 of a new series. Trade pbk.)
Hard sf. Space opera. First contact.
Baen
May 2020
Kress, Nancy
Sea Change
(Standalone. Bio-thriller. Novella. Trade pbk.)
Thriller.
Tachyon Publications
Apr.2020
Kunsken, Derek
The House of Styx
("...The first in a ground breaking new science fiction series..." [Amazon.com] Colonists on Venus. But Venus has secrets.)
Hard sf.
Rebellion Publishing / Solaris US
Aug.2020
Lackey, Mercedes
Jolene
(bk 15 of Elemental Masters. Next book after The Case of the Spellbound Child. "The beloved Elemental Masters series moves to America for the first time in a rich retelling of The Queen of the Copper Mountain, set against the backdrop of Tennessee coal country." [Amazon.com])
Fantasy
Penguin Random House / DAW
Dec.2020
Lackey, Mercedes, editor
Passages
(bk 14 of the Valdemar anthology series. Sequel to Choices. Mass mkt. pbk.)
Fantasy.
Penguin Random House / DAW
Nov.2020
Lackey, Mercedes
Spy, Spy Again
(bk 3 of Valdemar: Family Spies series. Sequel to Eye Spy.)
Fantasy.
DAW
Jun.2020
Lambert, Christophe
T.I.M.E. Stories: The Heiden File
("The official novel of the best science fiction narrative game, T.I.M.E Stories!" [Amazon.com] Trade pbk.)
Hard sf. Time travel.
Angry Robot US
May 2020
Lebbon, Tim
Firefly: Generations
(bk 4 in new authorized novel Firefly series. Sequel to The Ghost Machine.)
(NOTE: The Firefly books are all by different authors.)
Hard sf. Space opera.
Titan Entertainment Group / Titan Books US
Nov.2020
Lee, Sharon & Miller, Steve
Trader's Leap
(bk 23 of the Liaden Universe series. Direct sequel to Alliance of Equals. Last book in Liaden Universe series: Accepting the Lance.)
Hard sf. Space Opera.
Baen Books
Dec.2020
Lee, Yoon Ha
Phoenix Extravagant
(Standalone. NOT a Machineries Of Empire book. "...Automata [are used] to control the populace...." Trade pbk.)
Hard sf.
Rebellion Publishing / Solaris US
Oct.2020
Le Guin, Ursula K.
Annals of the Western Shore: Gifts / Voices / Powers
(Three previously published novels in an omnibus edition. Young Adult.)
Fantasy.
Library of America
Oct.2020
L'Engle, Madeleine
Moment of Tenderness
("This powerful collection of short stories traces an emotional arc inspired by Madeleine L'Engle's early life and career, from her lonely childhood in New York to her life as a mother in small-town Connecticut....
Almost all were written in the 1940s and '50s, from Madeleine's college years until just before the publication of A Wrinkle in Time." [Amazon.com])
Grand Central Publishing.
Apr.2020
Lindskold, Jane
Wolf's Soul
(bk 8 in the Firekeeper Saga series. Sequel to Wolf's Search.)
Fantasy.
Independently published
April 30, 2020
Lovegrove, James
Firefly: The Ghost Machine
(bk 3 of the Firefly authorized series. Sequel to Magnificent Nine.)
(NOTE: The Firefly books are all by different authors.)
Hard sf. Space Opera.
Titan US
Apr.2020
McGuire, Seanan
Come Tumbling Down
(bk 5 in the Wayward Children series. Direct sequel to Down Among the Sticks and Bones. Previous book in series In An Absent Dream. Novella)
Urban fantasy.
Tor.com Publishing
Jan.2020
McGuire, Seanan
Dying With Her Cheer Pants On: Stories of the Fighting Pumpkins
(Paranormal short story collection. "Meet Jude, half-vampire squad leader; Laurie, who can compel anyone to do as she asks; Heather, occasionally recreationally dead;...." [Subterranean Press] Not your average cheerleaders!)
Urban fantasy.
Subterranean Press
Oct.2020
McGuire, Seanan
Imaginary Numbers
(bk 9 of the InCryptid series. Sequel to That Ain't Witchcraft. Mass mkt pbk.)
Urban fantasy.
DAW
Feb.2020
McGuire, Seanan
A Killing Frost
(bk 14 in the October Daye series. Sequel to the Unkindest Tide.)
Urban fantasy
Penguin Random House / DAW
Sep.2020
Maguire, Gregory
A Wild Winter Swan
(Retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Wild Swans".)
Magical Realism.
Harper Collins / Morrow
Oct.2020
Modisett, L.E., Jr.
Quantum Shadows
(bk 1 in new series. "...[B]lends science fiction, myth, and legend in an adventure that pits old gods and new against one another in a far future world." [Amazon.com])
Hard sf.
Tor
Jul.2020
Nadis, Fred
Star Settlers: The Billionaires, Geniuses, and Crazed Visionaries Out to Conquer the Universe
Nonfiction/history.
Pegasus Books
Aug.2020
Niven, Larry and Pournelle, Jerry, and Barnes, Steven
Starborn and Godsons
(bk 4 of the Heorot series. Sequel to Secret of Black Ship Island.)
Hard sf.
Baen
Apr.2020
Novik, Naomi
A Deadly Education: A Novel
(bk 1 in the new Scholomance series. "...[E]pic new trilogy that publisher Del Rey calls 'a twisted, super dark, super modern, female-led Harry Potter.'" [Entertainment Weekly])
Fantasy.
Penguin Random House / Del Rey
Sep.2020
Nuttall, Christopher
Artful Apprentice
(bk 19 in the Schooled in Magic series. Sequel to Mirror Image.)
NOTE: eBook ONLY at this time.
Fantasy
Twilight Times Books
Apr.2020
Owens, Robin D.
Hearts and Stones: Stories of Celta
(bk 20 of the Celta HeartMates series. Short story collection. Last book Script of the Heart. Mass mkt pbk.)
Romance Urban Fantasy.
Faery Cat Press.
Jul. 2020
Palmer, Suzanne
Driving the Deep
(bk 2 of the Finder Chronicles. Sequel to Finder.)
Hard sf. Space opera.
DAW
May 2020
Paolini, Christopher
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
(Not part of any existing series. Amazon.com calls this an "epic novel".)
Hard sf. Space opera. First Contact.
Macmillan / Tor / Forge / Tor Books
Sep.2020
Pournelle, Jerry [with contributions from Weber, David and Phillip Pournelle
Mamelukes
(bk 4 in the Janissaries series. Sequel to Storms of Victory. NOTE: Before Jerry Pournelle died in 2017, he had written about half of this book and had extensive notes for the second half. David Weber was brought in by Toni Weisskopff [along with Jerry's son Philip Pournelle] to complete book four. David Weber thinks that there is a "distinct possibility that it will serve as the launch platform for a resumption of the original series.")
Hard sf.
Baen
Jun.2020
Pullman, Philip
Serpentine
(Companion to his Dark Materials and The Book of Dust series. Middle grade [Grades 5-6]. Novella.)
Fantasy.
Penguin Random House / Knopf Books for Young Readers
Oct.2020
Resnick, Mike
Mistress of Illusions
(bk 2 of the Dreamscape Trilogy. Sequel to Master of Dreams)
Fantasy.
DAW
Apr.2020
Roanhorse, Rebecca
Black Sun
(bk 1 of "...Between Earth and Sky trilogy, inspired by the civilizations of the Pre-Columbian Americas and woven into a tale of celestial prophecies, political intrigue, and forbidden magic." [Amazon.com])
Fantasy.
Simon & Schuster / Gallery Books / Saga Press
Oct.2020
Roanhorse, Rebecca
Race to the Sun
("Timeless themes such as the importance of family and respect for the land resonate in this funny, fast-paced, and exciting quest adventure set in the American Southwest." [Amazon.com]
NOTE: Middle Grade. Age Range: 8 - 12 years; Grade Level: 3 - 7)
Urban fantasy.
Disney/Rick Riordan Presents
Jan.2020
Rowling, J. K.
The Ickabog
("It isn't Harry Potter and it doesn't include magic. This is an entirely different story." (Ickabog site) Fairy Tale for middle grades [Grade 3&up]. "Featuring full color illustrations by children from across the United States and Canada" [Amazon.com].)
Fantasy
Scholastic Press
Nov.2020
Sagara, Michelle
Cast in Wisdom
(bk 15 in the Chronicles of Elantra series. Sequel to Cast in Oblivion. Trade pbk)
Urban fantasy
HarperCollins / Harlequin / MIRA
Jan.2020
Sagara, Michelle
The Emperor's Wolves
(bk 1 in the Wolves of Elantra series. bk 16 in Chronicle of Elantra series. Last book Cast in Wisdom. Mass mkt pbk.)
Fantasy.
HarperCollins / Harlequin / MIRA
Oct.2020
Salvatore, R.A.
Song of the Risen God
(bk 3 of the Coven series. Sequel to Reckoning of Fallen Gods.)
Fantasy
Tor Books.
Jan.2020
Salvatore, R.A.
Relentless
(bk 3 of the Generations series. Latest Drizzt Do'Urden novel. Sequel to Boundless.)
Fantasy
Harper Voyager US
Jul.2020
Sawyer, Robert J.
The Oppenheimer Alternative
(What if after WWII, a fusion bomb had been created? Trade pbk.)
Alternate history / Thriller.
Arc Manor/Caezik SF & Fantasy
Jun.2020
Scalzi, John
The Last Emperox
(bk 3 of the Interdependency series. Sequel to Consuming Fire.)
Hard sf.
Tor
Apr.2020
Shearin, Lisa
Entity Game
(bk 1 of the Aurora Donati series.)
"Thriller with a touch of the supernatural." Urban Fantasy.
Murwood Media, LLC
May 2020
Stirling, S.M.
Shadows of Annihilation
(bk 3 in the Tales of the Black Chamber series. Sequel to Theater of Spies. Foiling War I Imperial Germany and TR is US president in 1912. Trade pbk)
Alternate history
Ace
Mar.2020
Strahan, Jonathan, editor
Book of Dragons
("...[M]odern masters of fantasy and science fiction put their unique spin on the greatest of mythical beasts—the dragon—in never-before-seen works written exclusively for this fantasy anthology...." [Amazon.com])
Fantasy.
Harper Voyager US
Jul.2020
Strahan, Jonathan, editor
Made to Order: Robots and Revolutions
("This collection of stories is where robots stand in for us, where both we and they are disadvantaged, and where hope and optimism shines through." [Amazon.com] Trade pbk.)
Hard sf.
Rebellion/Solaris US
Mar.2020
Strahan, Jonathan, editor
Year's Best Science Fiction Volume 1: The Saga Anthology of Science Fiction 2020
(Trade pbk.)
Hard sf.
Simon & Schuster / Gallery / Saga Press
Sep.2020
Taylor, Jodi
Plan for the Worst
(bk 11 in the Chronicles of St. Mary's. Sequel to Hope for the Best.)
Humorous Hard Sf. Time Travel.
Hachette / Headline
Nov.2020
Taylor, Travis, Zahn, Timothy, & Williamson, Michael Z.
Battle Luna
(Not part of any existing series. Something is discovered on the Moon by the Lunar colonists. Earth, of course, believes it belongs to them. Lunarians decide to fight for independence.)
Hard sf.
Baen
Jul.2020
Turtledove, Harry
Salamis
(bk 5 in the Hellenic Traders series. Sequel to Owls to Athens. Trade pbk.)
Historical fiction.
Arc Manor / Caezik SF & Fantasy
Nov.2020
Wacks, Peter J. & Kollin, Eytan
Caller of Lightning
(bk 3 in the Arcane America series. Sequel to Council of Fire. Wizard Benjamin Franklin needs to learn how to work magic fast as he's a latecomer to this unexpected field of study!)
NOTE: This series has different authors for each book.
Alternate History/Fantasy
Baen
Jun.2020
Wells, Martha
The Murderbot Diaries: All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, Rogue Protocol, Exit Strategy
(bks 1-4 of the Murderbot Diaries. Omnibus edition. All four novellas published under one cover in hardback.)
Hard sf. Space Opera.
Macmillan / Tor / Forge / Tor.com Publishing.
Sep.2020
Wells, Martha
Network Effect
(bk 5 of the Murderbot Diaries. Sequel to Exit Strategy.)
Hard sf.
Tor.com Publishing
May 2020
Wolfe, Gene
Interlibrary Loan
(bk 2 in the Borrowed Man series. Sequel to Borrowed Man. What if, in the future, writers were brought back as "reclones"? Physical humanoid body. Writer's memories.)
Hard sf.
Tor
Jun.2020
Woods, Christopher & Weisskopf, Toni
Give Me LibertyCon
("All-new anthology from top names in science fiction and fantasy. A portion of the sales will fund a scholarship set up in the name of superfan, TVA engineer, and LibertyCon founder Timothy "Uncle Timmy" Bolgeo."[Amazon.com]Trade pbk.)
Hard sf. AND Fantasy.
Baen.
Jun.2020
Zahn, Timothy
Chaos Rising
(Sequel to Thrawn: Treason. bk 1 of the Ascendancy Trilogy. Star Wars' character Thrawn's origin story & his home in the Chiss Ascendancy [before coming to the Empire].)
Hard sf. Space Opera.
Penguin Random House/Del Rey
Sep.2020
Zahn, Timothy
Queen
(bk 3 & last book of the Chronicle of the Sybil's War series. Sequel to Knight.)
Hard sf.
Tor
Apr.2020
Zahn, Timothy
Ghost Riders In The Sky
(Standalone. Not part of any previous series.)
NOTE: eBook ONLY at this time.
Hard sf. Space opera.
Swallow's End Publishing
Apr.2020
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