(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-April 2024 and which previously appeared on my New Releases and Forthcoming Books list.
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Bishop, Anne
The Lady in Glass and Other Stories
(Short fiction collection. "Includes previously published and unpublished tales, as well as two brand-new stories, written especially for this collection: "Friends and Corpses," a murder mystery in which the corpse has some decidedly unusual qualities, and "Home for the Howlidays," a heartwarming return to the Blood Prophet Meg Corbyn and the shapeshifting Simon Wolfgard from The Others." [Amazon.com])
Hard sf., Mystery, Urban Fantasy
Penguin Random House / Berkley Books / Ace
Feb.2024
Brust, Steven
Lyorn
(bk 17 in the Vlad Taltos series. Sequel to Tsalmoth.)
Fantasy.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tor Books / Tor Books
Apr.2024
Chiles, Patrick
The Long Run
(bk 1 of Interstellar Medic. Trade paperback.)
Hard sf. Medical sf.
Baen.
Mar.2024
Ellison, Harlan
Greatest Hits
Editor: J. Michael Straczynski
Introduction: Cassandra Khaw
Foreward: Neil Gaiman
(Herald Classics. "A collection of award-winning short stories by Harlan Ellison, an eight-time Hugo Award-winner, five-time Bram Stoker Award winner, and four-time Nebula Award winner." [Amazon blurb] Trade Pbk.)
Sterling Publishing Co. / Union Square & Co.
Mar.2024
Gannon, Charles E. and Kennedy, Chris
Admiral and Commander
(bk 4 of the Terran Republic. Sequel to Mission Critical. [Murphy's Lawless] Trade pbk.)
Hard sf. Military sf. Time travel.
Baen.
Apr.2024
Leckie, Ann
Lake of Souls: The Collected Short Fiction
Hard sf / Fantasy.
Hachette Book Group / Orbit US
Apr.2024
Liu, Cixin
A View from the Stars
(Collection. "A VIEW FROM THE STARS features a range of short works from the past three decades of New York Times bestselling author Cixin Liu's prolific career, putting his nonfiction essays and short stories side-by-side for the first time." Amazon.com blurb)
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tor Books / Tor Books
Apr.2024
Lucier, Makiia
Dragonfruit
(Standalone or bk 1 of a new series." [D]azzling, romantic fantasy inspired by Pacific Island mythology" [Amazon blurb] Young adult.)
Fantasy.
HarperCollins / Clarion Books
Apr.2024
McDevitt, Jack
Doorway to the Stars
(bk 3 in the Ancient Shores series. Sequel to Thunderbird. Novella.)
Hard sf. Space opera.
Subterranean Press
Feb.2024
McGuire, Seanan
Aftermarket Afterlife
(bk 13 of the Incryptid series. Sequel to Backpacking through Bedlam. Trade pbk.)
Urban Fantasy.
Astra Publishing House / DAW
Mar.2024
McGuire, Seanan
Mislaid in Parts Half-Known
(bk 9 of Wayward Children. Sequel to Lost in the Moment and Found.)
Urban Fantasy.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tordotcom
Jan.2024
McGuire, Seanan
Proper Thing and Other Stories
(Short story collection.)
Fantasy.
Subterrean Press
Apr.2024
Mack, David
Firewall
(Star Trek: Picard, bk 6. Seven of Nine joins Fenris Rangers.)
Hard sf. Space Opera.
Simon & Schuster / Pocket Books / Star Trek
Feb.2024
Modesitt, L.E., Jr.
From the Forest
(bk 23 of Saga of Recluce. Sequel to Fairhaven Rising. Bk 1 for Alyiakal. [Alyiakal bks 2&3 have been turned in already, as well.])
Military Fantasy.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tor Books
Jan.2024
Older, Malka
The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles
(bk 2 of The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti. Sequel to The Mimicking of Known Successes.)
Cozy space opera detective mystery.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tordotcom
Feb.2024
Sagas, L. M.
Cascade Failure
(bk 1 of Ambit's Run. "L. M. Sagas' debut, Cascade Failure, is a highly commercial, sci-fi adventure blending J. S. Dewes' Divide series with the commercial fan appeal of The Expanse and the cozy sf of Becky Chambers. It features a fierce, messy, chaotic space fam, vibrant worlds, and an exploration of the many ways to be and not to be human." [Amazon.com blurb] Trade pbk.)
Hard sf. Space opera.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tor Books
Mar.2024
Salvatore, R.A.
Pinquickle's Folly
(bk 1 of the DemonWars: The Buccaneers series.)
Fantasy.
Simon & Schuster / Saga Press
Apr.2024
Weber, David, & Kennedy, Chris
To Challenge Heaven
(bk 3 of Out of the Dark. Sequel to Into the Light.)
Hard sf. Space Opera.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tor Books
Jan.2024
Weber, David
Toll of Honor
(Latest bk in the Honor Harrington series. Sequel to Uncompromising Honor. Set during the time period of the Battle of Hancock Station, when Lord Pavel Young deserted his post due to his cowardice and involves people such as young Captain Harrington, and Paul Tankersley. That is, events described in Book 3 The Short Victorious War (1994) and Book 4 Field of Dishonor (1994). This book introduces Lieutenant Brandy Bolgeo [who came] home from the Battle of Hancock station wounded in both body and spirit.)
Hard sf. Military Space Opera.
Baen
Apr.2024
Wells, Martha
The Book of Ile-Rien: The Element of Fire & The Death of the Necromancer
("Both novels included in this volume have been revised and updated. These are the author's preferred texts." [Amazon]
The Element of Fire: A finalist for the 1993 Compton Crook/Stephen Tall Award and Runner-up for the 1994 Crawford Award!
The Death of the Necromancer: Nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1998
Trade pbk.)
Fantasy.
Macmillan / Tor Publishing / Tordotcom
Feb.2024
Zahn, Timothy
Icarus Job
(bk 4 of the Icarus Saga. Sequel to Icarus Job.)
Hard sf. Space opera.
Baen.
Mar.2024
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