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Ahmed, Saladin Throne of the Crescent Moon ($24.95 US Cloth) Three superheroes in the Crescent Moon Kingdoms bound together by a series of magical murders must work together in a race against time to prevent a sorcerer's plot from destroying the world

Baggott, Juliana Pure ($19.99) The wretches dream of life inside the safety of the Dome, with the 'Pure'. Now there is one amongst them (young adult)

Baker, Adam Juggernaut ($29.99) Iraq 2005. Seven mercenaries journey deep into the desert in search of Saddam's gold. They form an unlikely crew of battle-scarred privateers, killers and thieves, veterans of a dozen war zones, each of them anxious to make one last score before their luck runs out. They will soon find themselves marooned among ancient ruins, caught in a desperate battle for their lives, confronted by greed, betrayal, and an army that won't stay dead

Bennett, K. Year of Eating Dangerously (Mallory Caine, no. 2) ($7.99 US ) When she is hired by a frightened 10-year-old boy who claims that his mother wants to eat him, lawyer and flesheating zombie Mallory Caine, a defender of the innocent, becomes caught between a family of freaks - and in the middle of a battle of good versus evil.

Bestwick, Simon Faceless ($8.99 US ) When people start vanishing in the Lancashire town of Kempforth, including two-year-old Roseanne Trevor, Detective Chief Inspector Renwick, a TV psychic, and a local historian piece together a history of cruelty and exploitation to catch a vengeful killer

Brackston, Paula Witch's Daughter ($14.99 US Trade) Witnessing the death of her witch mother in the spring of 1628, Bess turns to secluded Warlock Gideon for protection and learns formidable powers including immortality, skills she begins teaching to a new apprentice centuries later while her former master insists on payment for saving her life.

Brandon, Paula Ruined City (Traitor's Daughter, No.2) ($15.00 US Trade) When her childhood home on the Veiled Isles is thrown into turmoil by an ancient force that is causing the dead to rise and docile amphibian slaves to take up arms, Jianna Belandor seeks shelter in her love for nomadic physician Falaste Rione, who encourages her to develop her arcane powers.

Buckell, Tobias S. Arctic Rising ($24.99 US Cloth) In a future Earth decimated by global warning where rival countries fight to claim massive amounts of oil beneath the newly accessible ocean, an innovative corporation creates a technology that can both cool the planet and provide a massive super-weapon, prompting airship pilot Anika Duncan to be swept up by an international plot

Byers, Richard Lee Masked Witches (Brotherhood of the Griffin, no. 4) ($8.99 US ) In order to obtain griffon mounts to attract new recruits for their depleted ranks, Aoth Fezim and his mercenary company agree to help the Wychlaran in Rashemen slay the undead that are committing atrocities throughout the land, but as the epic battle begins, nothing is what it seems.

Caine, Rachel Unbroken (Outcast Season, no. 4) ($7.99 US ) Exiled to live among mortals, Cassiel, once a powerful Djinn, must battle against her own kind when the Djinn, led by Pearl, kidnap Warden children in hopes of assembling an army that will bring about the end of the world.

Chima, Cinda Williams Gray Wolf Throne (Seven Realms Book 3) ($29.99 Trade) Han Alister thought he had already lost everyone he loved. But when he finds his friend Rebecca Morley near death in the Spirit Mountains, Han knows that nothing matters more than saving her. The costs of his efforts are steep, but nothing can prepare him for what he soon discovers: the beautiful, mysterious girl he knew as Rebecca is none other than Raisa ana'Marianna, heir to the Queendom of the Fells. Han is hurt and betrayed. He knows he has no future with a blueblood. And, as far as he's concerned, the princess's family killed his own mother and sister. But if Han is to fulfil his end of an old bargain, he must do everything in his power to see Raisa crowned queen

Cole, Myke Shadows Ops: Control Point (Shadow Ops, no. 1) ($7.99 US ) All over the world people are 'coming up latent' - developing new and terrifying abilities. Untrained and pan­icked, they are summoning storms, raising the dead, and setting every­thing they touch ablaze. US Army Lieutenant Oscar Britton has always done his duty, even when it means working alongside the feared Supernatural Operations Corps, hunting down and taking out those with newfound magical talents. But when he manifests a rare, startling power of his own and finds himself a marked man, all bets are off.

Cook, Glen Garrett Takes the Case ($16.00 US Trade) Omnibus of Old Tin Sorrows/ Dread Brass Shadows/ Red Iron Nights

Cox, Greg Rings of Time (Star Trek) ($7.99 US ) The U.S.S. Enterprise responds to a distress call from a vital dilithium-mining colony in the Klondike system. The colony is located on Skagway, a moon orbiting Klondike-6, a gas giant not unlike Saturn. For unknown reasons, the planet's rings are coming apart, threatening the colony and its inhabitants. Kirk and his crew need to find a solution-fast. There are more than 3,000 colonists, including hundreds of families, on Skagway, which is more than even the Enterprise can take on. Meanwhile, an approaching comet that may be the source of the crisis turns out to be a mysterious alien probe. Suspecting that the probe may have something to do with the threat to Skagway, Kirk has the probe beamed aboard the Enterprise. Suddenly after a blinding flash, Kirk suddenly finds himself floating in orbit above Saturn in our solar system, drifting in space wearing a twenty-first century NASA spacesuit. What just happened...?

Daniel, Tony Guardian of Night ($13.00 US Trade) Invasion, Defection, and a last stand for Earth! Dissident alien commander Arid Ricimer and his human allies, Captain Jim Coalbridge and Lieutenant Commander Griff Leher: courageous and very mortal heroes who must face down the forces of a tyrannical star empire. Captain Arid Ricimer, an alien starship commander with integrity and a clever plan, attempts to defect to Earth with his officers and entire spaceship - a vessel that mounts a superweapon of almost unimaginable power. He''s pursued by his former fleet, a force that has already devastated Earth once and is poised to wipe humanity from existence forever

del Franco, Mark Undone Deeds (Connor Grey, no. 4) ($7.99 US ) Forced to go underground after being accused of a terrorist attack on Boston, Conner Grey, a druid consultant for the Boston P.D., stumbles upon a dark conspiracy that brings him closer to the secrets of his past û and face-to-face with a cataclysm of epic proportions

Durham, David Anthony Sacred Band (Acacia, No.3) ($7.99 US ) In a conclusion to the trilogy that includes The Other Lands, Queen Corinn masters spells found in the ancient Book of Elenet, while her younger brother embarks on a perilous mission to the Other Lands and her sister travels north to confront an invasion by the fearsome Auldek.

Dyachenko, Sergey & Dyachenko, Marina Scar ($24.99 US Cloth) Disfigured and cursed by a mysterious man after killing an innocent student in a duel, Egert, an egotistical member of an elite guard, embarks on an odyssey to undo the damage he has caused and seeks forgiveness from the student's grief-stricken fiance

Englehart, Steve Plain Man ($7.99 US ) Using magic to fight a power-hungry cabal that would control all levels of society, Max August, an immortal alchemist, travels to the American Southwest to intercept two ruling members in the hopes of turning them against their organization only to trigger a retaliatory nuclear accident that threatens millions of lives

Esslemont, Ian C. Orb Sceptre Throne (Malazan Empire 4) ($32.95Trade) The tumult of great powers colliding has passed and the city of Darujhistan and its citizens can at last get on with what matters: trading, bickering, politicking and enjoying all the good things in life. However, not all are ready to leave the past behind. A treasure hunter, digging amongst the burial grounds that surround the city, is about to uncover a hidden crypt. He will open the last of a series of sealed vaults - the one that no other dared touch - and, in so doing, set free something so terrifying that the knowledge of its internment may have been systematically wiped from all history.

Fallon, Jennifer Undivided (Rift Runners, Book 1) ($22.99) The Undivided are divided. The psychic twins Rónán and Darragh have been separated by a traitor Druid, Amergin, who has thrown Rónán through a rift into another reality. Now time is running out for Darragh. If Rónán isn't found soon, they will both die. Meanwhile, Ren Kavanagh has no notion of where he comes from and is plagued by mysterious injuries. Then he meets the enticing and mysterious Trása, and before he can figure out how it happened, he is in serious trouble. Ren's life is about to become more bizarre and dangerous than he could ever have imagined (Australian author)

Farris, John High Bloods ($7.99 US ) Lycan Control agent Rawson monitors and controls the Hollywood area werewolf population, but must discover what or who is causing them to change when the moon is not full, before full-scale disaster strikes

Feist, Raymond E. Crown Imperilled (Chaoswar Saga, Book 2) ($39.99Cloth) The penultimate volume of the mighty Riftwar Cycle. War rages in Midkemia but behind the chaos there is disquieting evidence of dark forces at work.

Feist, Raymond E. Kingdom Besieged (Chaoswar Saga, Book 1) ($19.99) Discover the fate of the original black Magician, Pug, and his motley crew of agents who safeguard the world of Trigia, as prophecy becomes truth in the first book of the last ever Midkemian trilogy

Greenberg, Martin H. & Kerrie Hughes (eds) West Ward Weird ($7.99 US ) From a Western circus where monsters and heroes collide, to a Civil War robot that clanks into battle, to a mining family that encounters parallel universes, Westward Weird features thirteen original stories that open the Old West to new frontiers of science fiction and fantasy

Griffin, Kylie Vengeance Born ($15.00 US Trade) In return for freeing the human Light Blade warrior being held captive by her demon-king father, the half-blood Annika seeks sanctuary in the human world and inadvertently brings the two races to the brink of war

Guinan, Paul / Anina Bennett Frank Reade: Adventures in the Age of Invention ($24.95 US Cloth) With reprinted art and excerpts from the Frank Reade science fiction periodicals, a fictional biography of the Reade family--inventors and explorers who travelled the world with their helicopter airships, submarines and robots--examines the lives of the original steampunk heroes.

Harrison, Harry Stainless Steel Rat Returns ($29.99 Trade) Enjoying his wealthy retirement on Moolaplenty when a long-lost cousin depletes his resources, Slippery Jim takes his wife on a wild tour of the galaxy in search of a way to eliminate a cargo of pigs.

Herbert, Brian & Kevin J. Anderson Sisterhood of Dune ($29.99 Trade) Decades after the Battle of Corrin destroys the thinking machines and establishes Faykan Butler as the first Imperium Emperor, war hero Vorian Atreides turns his back on politics while the Butlerian movement sweeps through the known universe.

Holland, Cecelia Floating Worlds ($22.99) Paula Mendoza, Earth-born anarchist and rebel, was hired by the Committee for the Revolution to forge a truce between the Middle Planets and the Styths, a powerful race of mutants threatening the security of Earth, Mars and Luna. Her success put her in a unique and dangerous position. She was Earth's sole link with the Stythian Empire, a link that could be easily severed. (1976; SF Masterworks)

Lackey, Mercedes et al World Divided (Secret World Chronicle) ($25.00 US Cloth) Meta-hero organization Echo and its sometime ally, the Russian CCCP, work to identify the leaders behind the Nazi robot invasion while halting the spread of a multi-universe plague.

Laumer, Keith Earthblood and other stories ($7.99 US ) The full-length novel Earthblood by Keith Laumer and Rosel George Brown chronicles one man''s struggle to find his destiny in a future where the very existence of Earth is a legend that few believe. According to the legends, Earth had fought a desperate war against the hostile aliens called the Niss, but had finally been defeated. This happened millennia ago and humanity had scattered across the galaxy. If Earth still exists, if it ever existed, its location has been lost through the ages. Roan had heard the legends, and even though he had been raised by a kindly alien couple, he knew that he was human - and nothing was going to stop him from finding his lost homeworld. Not even the conquering space fleets of the Niss. Plus, for the first time in one volume, all of Keith Laumer''s other stories of the alien Niss are included with Earthblood, as well are a generous assortment of stories by Rosel George Brown, who was a master of pointedly humorous adventure

Lewis, Jeremy F. Burned (Void City, no. 4) ($7.99 US ) Taking control of Void City's supernatural hierarchy, Eric installs his insane vampire daughter as the city's sheriff of the supernatural, which results in bloody chaos, and, while trying to maintain his reign, deals with early onset Alzheimer's vampire hunters, demons and the love of his life

Littlefield, Sophie Horizon (Cass Dollar, No.3) ($14.95 US Trade) As hope emerges from beneath the wastelands of California, Cass Dollar must overcome the worst of what's inside her to defeat the Beaters once and for all

Lowe, Helen Heir of Night (The Wall of Night, no. 1) ($19.99) In the far north of Haarth, the Derai people garrison the mountains known as the Wall of Night against their powerful eons old enemy, keeping darkness from the rest of their world. But the Derai's Nine Houses are divided: warrior against priest, and House against House, and they have been further weakened by the subversion and loss of their great magical powers. Powers that are now viewed with suspicion. We start the story with Malian, young Heiress of the warrior Earl of Night. She is being trained in the ways of a leader, but has known little of real danger until the enemy attacks her fortress home. Her dormant powers are called forth to protect her people when her home becomes a bloodbath - as women, children, warriors and priests alike are slain. And although Malian saves the keep, her new abilities are anathema and she must choose between exile and escape to find her way in the world beyond the Wall. There, Malian must accept that she has the power to defeat her people's ancient enemy. And that this power comes at a price. (New Zealand author)

Maloney, Mack Operation Sea Ghost (Pirate Hunters) ($7.99 US ) Snake Nolan and his resourceful black ops team of pirate hunters must race against time to stop a ruthless band of modern-day pirates, who, on a suicide mission, are targeting New York City with a mysterious weapon of mass destruction.

Martin, Gail Dread (Fallen Kings Book 2) ($19.99) While taking what remains of the Margolan army north, Summoner-King Tris Drayke discovers a new threat to the Winter Kingdom, while his wife, Kiara, after the king of Isencroft is assassinated, must return home to claim the crown

Matheson, Richard Other Kingdoms ($14.99 US Trade) Arriving in a pastoral English village to recover from his experiences in World War I, a young American soldier ignores rumours about malevolent spirits in a nearby wood until a frightening encounter leads him into the arms of an alluring red-haired woman believed to be a witch. By the award-winning author of I Am Legend

Maxey, James Greatshadow: the Dragon Apocalypse ($8.99 US ) A team of 12 battle-hardened adventurers are tasked by the Church of the Book to destroy Greatshadow, the primal dragon of fire--a mission that pits them against each other when Greatshadow's vast treasure trove is discovered

McClellan, Rachel Fractured Light ($16.99 US Cloth) After her parents' death, Llona decides she wants nothing to do with the gift she inherited of manipulating light and transferring its calming energy to others.

McConchie, Lyn Questing Road ($7.99 US ) After farmers searching for a stolen foal inadvertently cross through a gateway into a different world, the cat-seeking lord and lady of a nearby keep also find themselves in the same alternate realm, where both groups discover their common link to a dangerous scheme.

Meding, Kelly Wrong Side of Dead (Dreg City, no. 4) ($7.99 US ) While attempting a reconciliation with the man she loves, monster hunter Evy Stone, after escaping a mad scientist, must help the Triads defend Dreg City from the half-Blood vampires and a rare breed of were-creature that are wreaking bloody havoc.

Mitchell, Sandy Last Ditch (Warhammer 40,000: Ciaphas Cain) ($24.99 US Cloth) Crashing into the wastelands outside the Nusquam Fundumentibus capital on his way to stop ork attacks, Imperial commissar Ciaphas Cain awakens an even greater enemy that is been dormant under the permafrost for eons, a situation that is complicated by ongoing greenskin raids and the impulses of an over-enthusiastic novice commissar.

Nicholls, Stan Inferno (Orcs Bad Blood III) ($32.99 Trade) Now, in this the sixth volume of the overall Orcs series, the battle reaches a bloody conclusion where the Orcs will need all their legendary martial prowess and their notorious brutality to survive.

O'Malley, Daniel Rook ($29.99 Trade) A high-ranking member of a secret organization that battles supernatural forces wakes up in a London park with no memory, no idea who she is, and with a letter that provides instructions to help her uncover a far-reaching conspiracy. (Canberra author)

Palmer, Philip Artemis ($22.99) After Artemis McIvor is caught by police, she must decide whether she wants to rot in prison or become part of a desperate mission to save humanity

Pinborough, Sarah Shadow of the Soul (The Dog-Faced Gods, Book 2) ($22.99) DI Cass Jones is still dealing with the fallout of uncovering a major conspiracy within his own police station when a terrorist attack rocks London and he finds himself called on to help with the investigation. At the same time he has his own investigation to worry about: young people are dying, apparently committing suicide - and they're all linked by the phrase Chaos in the Darkness, scrawled or sent as their last message to the world. Then he's given a note from his dead brother Christian, written before his murder: the three words - 'They took Luke' - opens up a whole new can of worms, because Cass knows immediately who They are: Mr Bright and the shadowy Network. His dead brother has set him a task from beyond the grave - to find the baby, his nephew, stolen at birth

Rawn, Melanie Touchstone (Glass Thorns, No.1) ($25.99 US Cloth) Longing to develop his theatrical talents in a world where the fine arts incorporate spell-craft, Cayden, a rebellious descendant of multiple magical races, combines the powers of Merlin, Shakespeare, and John Lennon in an effort to become an honoured artist

Roberts, Tansey Rayner Reign of Beasts (Creature Court 3) ($22.99) Velody now holds the leadership of the Creature Court, but the unsteady alliances within the Court have been torn asunder as a series of murders and disappearances throw suspicion on to one of their own. As Power and Majesty, it is up to Velody to stop the surviving Lords and Court from tearing each other apart. There are those manipulating the Court for their own ends and those who love chaos for its own sake ... Will Velody be able to survive long enough to change ancient feuds and balances?

Sanderson, Brandon Warbreaker ($22.99) Two sisters who are princesses have different destinies as one, Siri, marries the God King, and the other, Vivienna, tries to save her people with the help of Vasher, the Warbreaker, as they all contend with the special powers contained in BioChromatic magic

Schroeder, Karl Ashes of Candesce (Virga, No.5) ($27.99 US Cloth) A continuation of the saga that began with Sun of Suns finds exiled history tutor Leal Hieronyma charged with uniting the quarrelling clans of her world when Artificial Nature makes a final bid to destroy the proud world of Virga.

Sniegoski, Thomas E. Hundred Words for Hate ($7.99 US ) Boston private investigator Remy Chandler, formerly known as the angel Remiel, uses his unusual, other-worldly talents to investigate the sudden reappearance of the Garden of Eden and the two immortals who are fighting for the key to its gates

Sullivan, Michael J. Heir of Novron (Ririya, book 3) ($19.99) Royce and Hadrian discover the true Heir of Novron on the day the New Empire celebrates its victory over the Nationalists by executing the fake one in the final volume of the Ririya Revelations following Wintertide and Percepliquis.

Sullivan, Michael J. Rise of Empire (Riyria Revelations, No.2) ($19.99) Hired by Princess Arista, thieves Royce and Hadrian embark on a dangerous mission behind enemy lines and into a world of treachery and betrayals in this sequel to Theft of Swords

Sullivan, Michael J. Theft of Swords (Riyria Revelations, No.1) ($19.99) Two thieves, Royce Melborn and Hadrian Blackwater, become the unwitting scapegoats in a plot to murder the king after taking on too many dangerous assignments for machinating and conspiring noble people

Swanwick, Michael Dancing with Bears: The Postutopian Adventures of Darger & Surplus ($14.99 US Trade) Follows the adventures of notorious con men Darger and Surplus as they lie and cheat their way onto a caravan that is delivering a priceless gift from the Caliph of Baghdad tp the Duke of Muscovy.

Tallerman, David Giant Thief (Tales of Easie Damasco) ($7.99 US ) When Easie Damasco makes off with a warlord's treasure, including a special stone that controls magically-enslaved giants, he has an entire army of mercenaries on his tail

Tepper, Sheri S. Waters Rising ($22.99) When the Sea King declares war on the small kingdoms of Norland, and forbids any ships from sailing on the rising waters that threaten to flood humanity, a princess must awaken an ancient killer to save the world

Tidhar, Lavie Great Game (Bookman Histories, no. 3) ($7.99 US ) This exciting steampunk thriller, filled with airship battles, Frankenstein monsters, alien tripods and death-defying acts, follows retired shadow executive Smith as he, while searching for Mycroft Holmes's murder, unwittingly exposes the greatest conspiracy of his life.

Treadwell, James Advent ($24.99) For centuries it has been locked away. Lost beneath the sea. Warded from earth, air, water, fire, spirits, thought and sight. But now magic is rising to the world once more. And a boy called Gavin, who thinks only that he is a city kid with parents who hate him, and knows only that he sees things no one else will believe, is boarding a train, alone, to Cornwall. When he arrives, there is no one there to meet him

Tuck, James R. Blood and Bullets (Deacon Chalk, Occult Bounty Hunter, no. 1) ($7.99 US ) After barely escaping a vampire ambush, bounty hunter Deacon Chalk, saddled with an inexperienced newbie hunter, must stop a malevolent force controlling both the living and the undead, while eluding the cursed immortals on his trail

Valente, Catherynne M. Deathless ($14.99 US Trade) A full-length retelling of the Russian folktake featuring Marya Morevna and Koschei the Deathless is set in an alternate version of St. Petersburg in the first half of the 20th century and follows the transformation of a clever child of the revolution to the beautiful bride of a menacing overlord

Vaughn, Carrie After the Golden Age ($7.99 US ) Estranged from her super-powered parents, Celia finds her dream of a quiet life as a Commerce City accountant shattered when her identity is revealed in the course of a notorious supervillain's tax-fraud trial

Weber, David et al In Fire Forged (Worlds of Honor, no. 5) ($7.99 US ) A new collection of stories set in the Honorverse includes a new Honor Harrington novella by David Weber, set in Honor's younger years, as well as contributions by Jane Lindskold and Timothy Zahn

Williams, Walter Jon Fourth Wall ($22.99) Dagmar Shaw got out of the game and into the movies. Sean is a washed-up child actor reduced to the lowest dregs of reality television to keep himself afloat. His life was a downward spiral of alcoholism, regret and failure - until he met Dagmar. But Sean has secrets, dark even for the Hollywood treadmill of abuse, addiction and rehab. And Dagmar is a cipher. There are dark rumours about her past - people tend to die around her. Now, she wants Sean for something. A movie, she says, but with her history, who knows what her real game is

Wraight, Chris Luthor Hass (Warhammer) ($8.99 US ) While investigating a series of strange murders, which leads him deep into the haunted depths of the Empire, witch hunter Lukas Eichmann must join forces with Luthor Huss, warrior priest of Sigmar, to save mankind from the plague of the walking dead.

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