Happy New Release Day! Here’s what went on sale today.
opens in a new windowEmpire Games by Charles Stross
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It’s 2020. Two nuclear superpowers across timelines, one in the midst of a technological revolution and the other a hyper-police state, are set on a collision course. Each timeline’s increasingly desperate paratime espionage agencies are fumbling around in the dark, trying to find a solution to the first-contact problem that doesn’t result in a nuclear holocaust.
opens in a new windowHymn by Ken Scholes
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The struggle between the Andro-Francine Order of the Named Lands and the Y’Zirite Empire has reached a terrible turning point. Believing that his son is dead, Rudolfo has pretended to join with the triumphant Y’zirite forces—but his plan is to destroy them all with a poison that is targeted only to the enemy.
In Y’Zir, Rudolfo’s wife Jin Li Tam is fighting a war with her own father which will bring that Empire to ruin.
opens in a new windowThe Macedonian by Nicholas Guild
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On a cold, snow-swept night in the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon, a son is born to the king’s principal wife. His mother hates him for being his father’s child. His father hardly notices him. With two elder brothers, obscurity seems his destiny. The boy is sent off to be nursed by the chief steward’s wife.
Yet, in a moment of national crisis, when Macedon is on the verge of being torn apart, the prince raised by a servant finds himself proclaimed the king.
opens in a new windowMississippi Roll by George R.R. Martin and Wild Cards Trust
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Now on its final voyage, the historical steamboat Natchez is known for her super-powered guest entertainers. But after the suspicious death of a crewmember, retired NY police detective Leo Storgman decides to make this incident his personal case. His findings only lead to a growing number of questions. Is there some truth behind the ghostly sightings of the steamboat’s first captain Wilbur Leathers? What secret does the current captain seem to be hiding? And could the Natchez be ferrying mysterious – and possibly dangerous – cargo onboard?
opens in a new windowStrong to the Bone by Jon Land
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1944: Texas Ranger Jim Strong investigates a triple murder inside a Nazi POW camp in Texas.
The Present: His daughter, fifth generation Texas Ranger Caitlin Strong, finds herself pursuing the killer her father never caught in the most personal case of her career—a conspiracy stretching from that Nazi POW camp to a modern-day neo-Nazi gang.
opens in a new windowThe Sword of Midras by Tracy Hickman and Richard Garriott
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The world died during the Fall.
Abandoned by the mighty Avatars and their Virtues, the people who remained were left defenseless in an untamed land. That is, until the Obsidians came. Through dark sorcery and overwhelming force the Obsidian Empire brought order to chaos, no matter the cost.
NEW IN PAPERBACK:
opens in a new windowDeath’s Mistress by Terry Goodkind
opens in a new windowThe Dosadi Experiment and the Eyes of Heisenberg by Frank Herbert
opens in a new windowDream West by David Nevin
opens in a new windowDuel by Richard Matheson
opens in a new windowMargaret Truman’s Deadly Medicine by Margaret Truman and Donald Bain
opens in a new windowThe Rising by Heather Graham and Jon Land
NEW IN MANGA:
opens in a new windowAkashic Records of Bastard Magical Instructor Vol. 2 Story by Tarou Hitsuji; Art by Aosa Tsunemi
opens in a new windowCaptain Harlock: Dimensional Voyage Vol. 2 Story by Leiji Matsumoto; Art by Kouichi Shimahoshi
opens in a new windowDragonar Academy Vol. 13 Story by Shiki Mizuchi; Art by Ran
opens in a new windowMagika Swordsman and Summoner Vol. 8 Story by Mitsuki Mihara; Art by MonRin
To Love Ru Darkness Vol. 1 Story and Art by Kentaro Yabuki and Saki Hasemi