Happy New Release Day! Here’s what went on sale today.

opens in a new windowBlade of Empire by Mercedes Lackey & James Mallory

opens in a new window They thought the war was over. They were wrong.

Runacarendalur Caerthalien has been a master of battle for hundreds of years, but he found himself on the wrong side—the losing side—in the last war. Betrayed by his brother, trapped in a prophecy he does not understand, Runacar flees the battlefield.

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opens in a new windowThe Gates of Hell by Michael Livingston

opens in a new window The Gates of Hell is the follow up to Michael Livingston’s amazing The Shards of Heaven, a historical fantasy that reveals the hidden magic behind the history we know, and commences a war greater than any mere mortal battle.

Alexandria has fallen, and with it the great kingdom of Egypt. Cleopatra is dead. Her children are paraded through the streets in chains wrought of their mother’s golden treasures, and within a year all but one of them will be dead. Only her young daughter, Cleopatra Selene, survives to continue her quest for vengeance against Rome and its emperor, Augustus Caesar.

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opens in a new windowSwitchback by Melissa F. Olson

opens in a new window Three weeks after the events of Nightshades, things are finally beginning to settle for the Chicago branch of the BPI, but the brief respite from the horror of the previous few weeks was never destined to last.

The team gets a call from Switch Creek, WI, where a young man has been arrested on suspicion of being a shade. The suspect is held overnight, pending DNA testing, but seemingly escapes in a terrifying and bloody massacre. But is there more to the jailbreak than a simple quest for freedom?

NEW IN MANGA:

opens in a new windowHatsune Miku: Bad∞End∞Night Vol. 3 Original concept by Hitoshizuku-P x Yama; Story and art by Tsubata Nozaki

opens in a new windowHour of the Zombie Vol. 6 Story and art by Tsukasa Saimura

opens in a new windowHow to Build a Dungeon: Book of the Demon King Vol. 3 Story by Yakan Warau; Art by Toshimasa Komiya

opens in a new windowMushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Vol. 6 Story by Rifujin na Magonote; Art by Yuka Fujikawa

opens in a new windowPlease Tell Me! Galko-chan Vol. 4 Story and art by Kenya Suzuki

opens in a new windowRed Riding Hood and the Big Sad Wolf Vol. 2 Story and art by Hachijou Shin

opens in a new windowTo Love Ru Vols. 1-2 Story by Saki Hasemi; Art by Kentaro Yabuki

opens in a new windowYokai Rental Shop Vol. 1 Story and art by Shin Mashiba