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Abraham, Daniel Dragon's Path (The Dagger and the Coin, Book 1) ($19.99) The dragons are gone, the powerful magics that broke the world diluted to little more than parlour tricks, but the kingdoms of men remain and the great game of thrones goes on. Lords deploy armies and merchant caravans as their weapons, manoeuvring for wealth and influence. But a darker power is rising - an unlikely leader with an ancient ally threatens to unleash again the madness that destroyed the world once already. Only one man knows the truth and, from the shadows, must champion humanity. The world's fate stands on the edge of a Dagger, its future on the toss of a Coin

Adams, Douglas / Gareth Roberts Shada (Doctor Who) ($29.95 Trade) A completion of Douglas Adams' script for "Shada', the unfinished Tom Baker episode of Doctor Who. The Doctor’s old friend and fellow Time Lord Professor Chronotis has retired to Cambridge University - where nobody will notice if he lives for centuries. But now he needs help from the Doctor, Romana and K-9. When he left Gallifrey he took with him a few little souvenirs - most of them are harmless. But one of them is extremely dangerous. The Worshipful and Ancient Law of Gallifrey isn’t a book for Time Tots. It is one of the Artefacts, dating from the dark days of Rassilon. It must not be allowed to fall into the wrong hands. And the sinister Skagra most definitely has the wrong hands. He wants the book. He wants to discover the truth behind Shada. And he wants the Doctor’s mind

Adams, John Joseph (ed) Armored ($7.99 US ) Featuring stories from Jack Campbell, Tanya Huff and Alastair Reynolds, this collection imagines the power of armoured warriors as they battle at the bottom of the sea, on nightmarish alien worlds and in the darkest depths of space.

Aguirre, Ann Devil's Punch (Corine Solomon) ($7.99 US ) While trying to rebuild her pawnshop, Corine Solomon, a handler who can touch any object and learn its history, puts her life on hold to rescue her best friend from demons and sacrifices everything to save those she loves.

Armstrong, Kelley Calling (Darkness Rising, Book 2) ($17.99) Maya Delaney's paw-print birthmark is the sign of what she truly is a skin-walker. She can run faster, climb higher and see better than nearly anyone else. Experiencing intense connections with the animals that roam the woods outside her home, Maya knows it's only a matter of time before she's able to Shift and become one of them. And she believes there may be others in her small town with surprising talents including local bad boy Rafe, with whom she shares a dangerous, powerful secret. Now, Maya and her friends have been forced to flee from their homes during a forest fire they suspect was deliberately set. After a terrifying helicopter crash, they find themselves stranded in the Vancouver Island wilderness with nothing but their extraordinary abilities to help them get back home. But can Maya really trust her friends? And can she learn how to control the frightening new gift she has discovered before it controls her? (young adult)

Bakker, R. Scott White Luck Warrior (Aspect Emperor, No.2) ($22.99) A follow-up to The Judging Eye finds Esmenet warring with both the gods and his own family, while Achamian leads a ragtag expedition to the legendary ruins of Sauglish to confront a horrifying truth.

Banks, Dakota Deliverance (Mortal Path, book 3) ($7.99 US ) A demon’s assassin for centuries, Maliha Crayne finds her life spinning wildly out of control as she, trying to save a life for every one she’s destroyed to free herself from an eternity of enslavement, damnation and torment, becomes the lethal puppet of a beautiful Renaissance murderess.

Barant, D.D. Back From The Undead (Bloodhound Files, no. 5) ($7.99 US ) FBI profiler Jace Valchek teams up with her former lover, Tanaka, whose family is one of the last samurai clans left in Japan, to infiltrate a child-trafficking ring of pire orphans that is part of a blood-farm operation.

Bassingthwaite, Don Eye of the Chained God (Abyssal Plague, no. 3) ($7.99 US ) With the plague demon prince Vestapalk growing ever stronger, Shara, Uldane, Roghar and Tempest begin a quest that leads them towards the greatest concentration of demons and brings about an unlikely ally.

Bishop, Anne Bridge of Dreams ($22.99) After his sister, Glorianna Belladonna, is threatened by wizards, Lee sacrifices himself by becoming an asylum inmate in the city of Vision

Bohjalian, Chris Night Strangers ($15.00 US Trade) After he crashes his plane into Lake Champlain, killing most of the passengers, Chip Linton moves into a new home with his wife and twin daughters and soon finds himself being haunted by the dead passengers.

Britain, Kristen Blackveil (Green Rider, No.4) ($22.99) After becoming a Green Rider, Karigan G'ladheon must defend the Blackveil Forest from an insurrection led by dark magicians who are using powerful black magics that have been shut away for a millennium.

Brust, Steven Tiassa (Vlad Taltos) ($14.99 US Trade) Years after his successes as an assassin and a mobster enabled his influential acceptance by the Dragonlords, Empire, and Jenoine, Vlad Taltos endeavours to acquire a god-made artefact that will help him execute a lucrative con.

Campbell, Jack (aka John Hemry) Burden of Proof (JAG in Space, no. 2) ($15.99) While investigating a freak explosion on the Michaelson, Lieutenant Paul Sinclair, the ship's legal officer, places his life and career in jeopardy when he exposes a cover-up that is protecting a rising star in the officer corps and the son of a ruthless vice admiral. (first published as by John Hemry, 2004)

Campbell, Jack (aka John Hemry) Just Determination (JAG in Space) ($15.99) As the lone legal officer aboard the orbiting military spacecraft USS Michaelson, Ensign Paul Sinclair must represent the ship's captain, who's ordered to return to port for court-martial when he's accused of ordering the destruction of a civilian research vessel (first published as by John Hemry in 2003)

Canavan, Trudi Rogue (Traitor Spy Trilogy, Book 2) ($19.99) Living among the Sachakan rebels, Lorkin does his best to learn about them and their unique magic. But the Traitors are reluctant to trade their knowledge for the Healing they so desperately want and, while he assumes they fear revealing their existence to the world, there are hints they have bigger plans. Sonea searches for the rogue, knowing that Cery cannot avoid assassination for ever, but the rogue's influence over the city's underworld is far greater than she feared. His only weakness is the loss of his mother, now locked away in the Lookout. In Sachaka, Dannyl has lost the respect of the Sachakan elite for letting Lorkin join the Traitors. The Ashaki's attention has shifted, instead, to the new Elyne Ambassador, a man Dannyl knows all too well. And in the University, two female novices are about to remind the Guild that sometimes their greatest enemy is found within. (Australian author)

Chambers, Andy Path of the Renegade (Warhammer 40,000) ($19.00) For millennia, Asdrubal Vect has ruled the dark city of Commoragh. Now, Yllithian, an ambitious archon with the desire to unseat the tyrant, joins forces with a twisted homunculus in an attempt to revive a long-dead warrior.

Chandler, A. Bertram Ride the Star Winds: (John Grimes Sagas, Vol. IV) ($12.00 US Trade) A latest collection of Galactic Rim adventures includes the novels, The Anarch Lords, The Last Amazon, The Wild Ones and Catch the Star Winds as well as six interrelated short stories starring the indefatigable John Grimes.

Counter, Ben Phalanx (Warhammer 40,000: Soul Drinkers) ($8.99 US ) The Soul Drinkers, captured by the Imperial Fists, must stand trial on the Phalanx, the Fists’ vast space fortress, and when one of Ikinos’ faithful breaks under interrogation, the location of a vault hidden under Selaaca is finally revealed.

David, Peter Battleship ($7.99 US ) Isolated by a downed radar, a U.S. Navy fleet makes a bold stand against an unseen armada of alien ships, in the novelization of the movie based on the popular board game.

Deas, Stephen Black Mausoleum ($32.99 Trade) Two years have passed since the events of the Order of the Scales. Across the realms, dragons are still hatching. Hatching, and hatching free. Skorl is an Ember, a soldier trained from birth to fight dragons. He is a living weapon, one-shot only, saturated with enough dragon-poison to bring down a monster all on his own. Misanthrope, violent and a drunk, to fulfil his purpose and slay a dragon, means to be eaten. Now Skorl has a choice: he can hang for his crimes, or he can go with the last of the Adamantine Men, fighting against an enemy he was born to face. Rat is an Outsider. He's on the run and he's stumbled onto something that's going to make him rich beyond all his dreams. It's just a shame that the end of the world has started without him. Kataros is an alchemist, one of the order responsible for keeping the dragons in check. One of the order that has just failed and disastrously so.

Deas, Stephen Order of the Scales ($19.99) As the various factions fight for control of the Adamantine Palace, mankind's nemesis approaches. The realms dragons are awakening from their alchemical sedation and returning to their native fury. They can remember why they were created and they now know what mankind has done to them. And their revenge will be brutal.

Dellamonica, A.M. Blue magic ($14.99 US Trade) A sequel to the award-winning Indigo Springs follows the experiences of Astrid Lethewood, who after discovering an underground river of blue liquid magic watches it corrupt everything and everyone she knows before her best friend becomes the leader of a cult that seeks to rule the world.

Denning, Troy Apocalypse (Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi, No.9) ($27.00 US Cloth) A conclusion to the best-selling series follows Luke Skywalker’s effort to lead an assault against the Lost Tribe of the Sith in order to protect Coruscant and the Galactic Alliance, a confrontation that poses unprecedented tests to his Jedi Order.

Denning, Troy Vortex (Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi, No.6) ($7.99 US ) Teaming up with precarious Sith allies to learn the origins of a mysterious Force-entity, the Skywalkers uncover dangerous secrets about a powerful group that has the ability to influence the Jedi order's future

Drake, David Road to Danger (Lt. Leary, No.9) ($25.00 US Cloth) Dispatched to a quiet sector to halt a brewing coup, Captain Daniel Leary and Officer Adele Mundy find themselves distracted by a jealous admiral who sends them to a commerce region where business is conducted through violence and a rogue intelligence officer is plotting a brutal war.

Duncan, J. N. Lingering Dead (Deadworld, no. 3) ($7.00 US ) The head of the FBI’s special paranormal unit, Jackie Rutledge, while dealing with otherworldly egos, politics and her vampire lover, must stop an insidious power holding helpless ghosts in thrall in an attempt to split her team apart for good.

Dunn, Christian (ed) Gotrek and Felix: the Anthology ($8.99 US ) Black Library authors come together in a collection featuring stories based on and about the iconic characters of Warhammer Fantasy - Gotrek and Felix.

Duvall, Karen Darkest Knight (Knight's Curse, No.2) ($14.95 US Trade) When Aydin - the warrior she loves - sacrifices himself for her, Chalice joins her sister knights in The Order of the Hatcher and vows to regain Aydin’s humanity, while fear and murder plague the Order.

Ellison, Harlan (ed) Dangerous Visions ($22.99) Reprint of the famous science fiction anthology (1967) SF Masterworks

Evenson, Brian Immobility ($24.99 US Cloth) A post-apocalyptic thriller by the O. Henry Prize-winning author of the Dead Space series follows the experiences of a man who wakes up paralyzed with no memory of his life and who is urged by people who say they know him to reclaim a critical object and return to a frozen state before time runs out.

Fallon, Jennifer Dark Divide (Rift Runners, no. 2) ($29.99 Trade) Journey through a Britain where the Druids are the most powerful magical force on Earth. The second book in this contemporary epic fantasy spanning different realities and alternate worlds, THE DARK DIVIDE takes us into the heart of family, loyalty and the choice between good and evil (Australian author)

Foglio, Phil and Kaja Agatha H. and the Clockwork Princess (Girl Genius, No.2) ($24.99 US Cloth) The Hugo and Eisner Award-winning creators of the web comic Girl Genius offer an adventurous gaslamp fantasy filled with romance and mad science.

Forsyth, Kate Bitter Greens ($32.95 Trade) The story behind the Rapunzel fairy tale (Australian author)

Frater, Rhiannon Siege (As the World Dies, No.3) ($14.99 US Trade) A conclusion to the zombie series that began with The First Days finds a pregnant Katie settling into marriage with newly elected mayor Travis and working with her family to combat zombies only to discover that the U.S. Vice President is alive and plotting against them.

Fredsti, Dana Plague Town (Ashley Parker, no. 1) ($7.99 US ) When a pandemic turns the human population into zombies, Ashley, a Wild Card, who is immune to the virus, is recruited to fight back and try to control the outbreak.

Freer, Dave Dog and Dragon (Dragon's Ring, No.2) ($14.00 US Trade) Flung from her dragonruled homeland on another plane of existence to the troubled magical world of Lyonesse, young Meb, a student of the universe-folding skill of Planomancy, becomes an unwitting subject in a long-awaited prophecy about a Defender who would free the world from a tyrannical sorceress.

Haley, Guy Omega Point (Richards & Klein, no. 2) ($7.99 US ) Richards and Klein must stop the powerful artificial intelligence designated k52 from altering reality and directing the destiny of all mankind, which would make it into a god.

Harkaway, Nick Angelmaker ($32.95 Trade) All Joe Spork wants is a quiet life. He repairs clockwork and lives above his shop in a wet, unknown bit of London. Edie Banister lives quietly and wishes she didn't. She's nearly ninety and remembers when she wasn't. She's a former superspy and now she's... well... old. Worse yet, the things she fought to save don't seem to exist anymore, and she's beginning to wonder if they ever did. When Joe fixes one particularly unusual device, his life is suddenly upended. The client is one Edie Banister. And the device? It's a 1950s doomsday machine. And having triggered it, Joe now faces the wrath of both the government and a diabolical South Asian dictator, Edie's old arch-nemesis

Harris, Charlaine Dead Reckoning: a Sookie Stackhouse Novel ($19.99) With her knack for being in trouble's way, Sookie witnesses the firebombing of Merlotte's, the bar where she works. Since Sam Merlotte is now known to be two-natured, suspicion falls immediately on the anti-shifters in the area. But Sookie suspects otherwise and she and Sam work together to uncover the culprit - and the twisted motive for the attack. But her attention is divided. Though she can't 'read' vampires, Sookie knows her lover Eric Northman and his 'child' Pam well - and she realises that they are plotting to kill the vampire who is now their master. Gradually, she is drawn into the plot - which is much more complicated than she knows. Caught up in the politics of the vampire world, Sookie will learn that she is as much of a pawn as any ordinary human - and that there is a new Queen on the board.

Howard, Jonathan L. Johannes Cabal : The Fear Institute ($22.99) The three Fear Institute members, led by Cabal and his Silver Key, enter the Dreamlands and find themselves pursued by walking trees plagued with giant ticks, stone men that patrol the ruins of their castles, cats that feed on human flesh and phobias which torment and devastate. The intrepid explorers are killed off one by one as they traipse through this obfuscating and frustrating world, where history itself appears to alter. Cabal, annoyed that the quest is becoming increasingly heroic, finds himself alone with the Institute's only remaining survivor, and after a shockingly violent experiment, begins to suspect that not everything is quite as it seems

Hughes, Matthew Costume Not Included (To Hell & Back, no. 2) ($7.99 US ) While mild-mannered superhero Chesney Arnstruther tries to save the day and win the girl, Boss Greeley’s deal with the Devil has made him near-invincible and the Reverend Hardacre sets out to prove that everything is not right in Heaven.

Johnson, Alaya Dawn Wicked City ($25.99 US Cloth) A follow up to Moonshine finds a summer in the city overshadowed by political fights to legalize or prohibit a bloodbased intoxicant that has inebriated most local vampires, a situation that escalates when Zephyr learns that vampires have started dying after drinking the substance.

Johnson, Suzanne Royal Street ($14.99 US Trade) Working for a powerful New Orleans wizard who protects the city from preternatural forces, junior wizard sentinel Drusilla Jaco struggles to outmanoeuvre sinister beings and find her missing mentor when Hurricane Katrina crumbles the borders between the city and the Otherworld.

Jones, Rosemary et al Ed Greenwood Presents Waterdeep, Book 2 ($21.95) Omnibus of three D&D novels. Uncover the secrets of the restless dead in Rosemary Jones's City Of The Dead. Join forces with woman who may be a dragon--or who may just be criminally insane--in Erin M. Evans's The God Catcher. And solve the mystery of a series of occult murders in James P. Davis's Circle of Skulls.

Kadrey, Richard Aloha from Hell (Sandman Slim) ($24.99 Cloth) Teeming with supernatural mayhem, this fast-paced, ultra violent thriller once again features Stark, a bounty hunter paid by Lucifer to hunt down and kill rogue monsters.

Kane, Stacia Sacrificial Magic ($7.99 US ) When an infamous crime boss orders her to use her powers as a witch to solve a grisly murder involving dark magic, Chess Putnam rises to the challenge, while dealing with her real job as a ghost hunter for the Church of Real Truth and her boyfriend, Terrible, who doesn’t trust her.

Koch, Gini Alien Diplomacy ($7.99 US ) The new heads of American Centaurion’s Diplomatic Corps, newlyweds and new parents Jeff and Kitty Katt-Martini are plunged into a politically-charged world where they, plagued by explosions, assassination attempts and murder, must save the all the world’s leaders from the bad guys.

Kowal, Mary Robinette Glamour in Glass ($24.99 US Cloth) A follow up to the Nebula Award-nominated Shades of Milk and Honey finds Jane using the glamour at her disposal when her honeymoon is disrupted by Napoleon’s escape and Vincent’s capture for his spy activities.

Kowalski, David Company of the Dead ($24.99) Conspiracies linking events as disparate as the sinking of the Titanic and the assassination of JFK have played themselves out in dark and unforeseen ways. The Cold War between Greater Germany and Imperial Japan is drawing to a close. America, divided and scarred, will be the final battleground in a world distinctly different, yet disturbingly familiar to our own. Six people have the means to avert the apocalypse. Welcome to the secret history of the twentieth century (2007) (Australian author)

Larson, R.J. Prophet (Books of the Infinite, No.1) ($14.99 US Trade) At age 17, Ela Roeh of Parne becomes the Infinite’s first female prophet sent to bring the Infinite’s word to a nation torn apart by war, but her mission is endangered when she partners with a young ambassador determined to serve up his own justice.

Little, Bentley Haunted ($7.99 US ) When the Perry family moves to a bigger, nicer home in their city’s historic district, they soon discover that something isn’t right, and that something is ready to come out of the shadows of their basement and into their lives.

Lovegrove, James Age of Aztec ($8.99) When a masked vigilante known as the Conquistador defies the Aztecs’ cruel and oppressive reign and is recruited to spearhead an uprising, he must assassinate the immortal Aztec emperor while trying to elude a police detective who is determined to bring him to justice.

Lowe, Helen Gathering of the Lost (The Wall of Night, no. 2) ($24.99) As the great Midsummer tournament at Caer Argent approaches, the peoples of Haarth must band together to defeat an enemy in which few believe - or be lost forever.

Lyle, Anne Alchemist of Souls (Night's Masque, no. 1) ($7.99 US ) When Tudor explorers return from the New World, bringing along with them skraylings - seemingly magical beings - Mal Catlyn, a polished swordsman and bodyguard to the ambassador, uncovers the truth about the skraylings and their unholy powers, which could cost him his soul.

Maberry, Jonathan King of Plagues ($19.99) Joe Ledger, ex-cop and now special forces killer must lead his elite team against a criminal mastermind who threatens to unleash a super plague that could wipe out humanity

Mack, David Storming Heaven (Star Trek: Vanguard) ($7.99 US ) In the Vanguard saga’s finale, Admiral Nogura sends the scout ship Sagittarius to find an ancient weapon that might be the Federation’s only hope of stopping the Shedai, while Tholia, teetering on the brink of madness, deploys an armada to destroy the Vanguard.

Martin, George R. R. Armageddon Rag ($29.99 Trade) Sandy Blair is investigating the bizarre and brutal murder of a rock promoter who made millions with the 60s band, the Nazgul. His search leads him back to his own past - and into a nightmare tide of rage, anarchy and hope (1983)

Martin, George R. R. Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire No.5) ($17.00) The last of the Targaryons, Daenerys Stormborn, the Unburnt, has brought the young dragons in her care to their terrifying maturity. Now the war-torn landscape of the Seven Kingdoms is threatened by destruction as vast as in the violent past. Tyrion Lannister, a dwarf with half a nose and a scar from eye to chin, has slain his father and escaped the Red Keep in King's Landing to wage war from the Free Cities beyond the narrow sea. Jon Snow is Commander of the Black Watch on the frozen Wall. Pledged to protect the Seven Kingdoms from the Others as winter approaches, his enemies want his head. The last war fought with dragons was a cataclysm powerful enough to shatter the Valyrian peninsula into a smoking, demon-haunted ruin half drowned by the sea

McMahon, Gary Silent Voices (Concrete Grove, no. 2) ($8.99 US ) Returning to the Concrete Grove to see his old friends and confront his tragic past, Simon discovers that he can never really escape the darkness that has stained his life.

Mignola, Mike / Christopher Golden Joe Golem and the Drowning City: an Illustrated Novel ($25.99 US Cloth) Half a century after a series of natural disasters submerges Lower Manhattan, 14-year-old Molly resolves to rescue her friend and employer, aging magician Felix, who has been abducted by rubber-suit-clad men in the wake of a séance gone wrong.

Moloney, Susie Thirteen ($14.99 US Trade) Returning home to Haven Woods to care for her ailing mother, Paula Wittmore, bringing her teenage daughter and a ton of emotional baggage with her, discovers that the community she once knew and loved has been overrun by witches.

Monk, Devon Magic Without Mercy (Allie Beckstrom) ($7.99 US ) When magic itself has been poisoned and her undead father may have left the only cure in the hands of a madman, Allie Beckstrom and her fellow renegades must elude the Authority to find the cure before they are no longer able to stop the sickness from spreading.

Nix, Garth Confusion of Princes ($22.99) Taken from his parents as a child and equipped with biological and technological improvements, Khemri is now an enhanced human being, trained and prepared for the glory of becoming a Prince of the Empire. Not to mention the ultimate glory: should he die, and be deemed worthy, he will be reborn...Which is just as well, because no sooner has Prince Khemri graduated to full Princehood than he learns the terrible truth behind the Empire: there are ten million princes, and all of them want each other dead.

Packer, Mez Game is Altered ($29.99 Trade) Sometime in the near future, Lionel, a computer nerd, lives alone with his sick cat, Buddha. Although when Lionel puts his headset on, and enters CoreQuest he becomes Ludi, a fighter, a lover. He's free. Here he doesn't need to face his past, bullied by his adoptive brothers, and the shocking childhood event he refuses to remember. Still, the 'real' world won't go away. Soon nothing adds up. Why are people beginning to look at him nervously? Why do the outcasts at work suddenly want to be his friend? Has his sister finally disappeared for good? As reality and the game blur, Lionel and Ludi are assaulted on all sides. As Lionel struggles to unravel what's happening to him, Ludi tries to rescue the people he loves before the game is altered forever.

Parsons, Zack Liminal States ($14.95 US Trade) Over a hundred years after a showdown between arch enemies Gideon Long and Warren Groves altered a nation’s history, humanity hangs in the balance once again as Gideon and Warren, immortalized by the foreign alchemy of an alien presence, set the stage for their final fight.

Pattison, Eliot Ashes of the Earth: a Mystery of Post-Apocalyptic America ($15.95 US Trade) In a post-apocalyptic world, Hadrian Boone, a fallen founder of the colony of Carthage, joins forces with a policewoman to investigate the camps of outcasts in the hopes of discovering who murdered the colony's leading scientist.

Pehov, Alexey Shadow Blizzard (Chronicles of Steel, No.3) ($25.99 US Cloth) Shadow Blizzard finds the master thief suffering the losses of friends and comrades when his quest for the peace-restoring Rainbow Horn is threatened by betrayal, battle and a fierce obstacle that forces him to work alone.

Pinborough, Sarah Chosen Seed (The Dog-Faced Gods, book 3) ($29.99 Trade) Former DI Cass Jones is on the run and moving closer to finding his nephew, as well as the truth about The Bank and the mysterious Mr Bright. But for both sides the net is closing in...

Poitevin, Linda Sins of the Son (Grigori Legacy, no. 2) ($7.99 US ) Homicide detective Alexandra Jarvis, to protect Seth Benjamin from Aramael, a hunter of Fallen Angels who is bent on destroying Seth in the name of the Creator, must stop their explosive confrontation from pushing the world over the edge.

Reynolds, Josh Knight of the Blazing Sun (Warhammer) ($19.00) Hector Goetz is sent to the distant island of Svunum to investigate the disappearance of a group of the Knights of the Blazing Sun.

Rothfuss, Patrick Wise Man's Fear, Day Two (Kingkiller Chronicles, Book 2) ($19.99) Forced to leave the university and seek his fortune abroad, Kvothe travels to Vintas, only to become entangled in the politics and intrigues of courtly society as he uncovers an assassination plot, reveals the truth about Amyr, the Chandrian, and the deaths of his parents, and is tutored in the ways of true magic by Felurian, an irresistible faerie woman

Sawyer, Robert J. Triggers ($25.95 US Cloth) When an experimental memory-modification device goes awry and affects the president of the United States, the race is on to determine if someone has obtained the president’s memories, including secret military plans

Scott, Rob Asbury Park ($32.99 Trade) Ten weeks ago, Homicide Detective Sailor Doyle worked his first solo case, a gruesome double murder in a remote farmhouse in Virginia. And things turned very nasty for him. Now Sailor is recuperating with his family at a beach house in Belmar, on the New Jersey shore. He's struggling with prescription drug withdrawal while trying to build up his shattered shoulder and leg and he's also trying to rebuild his shattered relationship with his wife. Jenny, while pleased he's alive, is less enamoured with the idea of reconciliation. Seeking refuge in a century-old beachfront resort hotel, Sailor meets an elderly man, Mark Moses Stillman, a former minor league baseball player whose wife and daughter drowned in the ocean off Belmar years earlier. Sailor's having nightmares about his previous case and when he starts seeing things again, he realises that once again he's being guided to the truth even if it's not what he wants to hear. And it's not long before he finds himself investigating those deaths.

Shinn, Sharon Shape of Desire ($25.95 US Cloth) A series of vicious attacks in a local park forces Maria Devane to reconsider her long-standing, passionate love affair with the shapeshifter whose secret she’s been guarding for 15 years

Sigler, Scott Nocturnal ($29.99 Trade) For centuries, their race has lived beneath the earth, emerging only at night, to feed quietly on the dregs of society and slip back into the shadows. But now their time has come - their time to rise up from their hiding places and take back what is theirs. San Francisco homicide detective Bryan Klauser is supposed to be hunting a serial killer. But a serial killer couldn't be responsible for the seemingly impossible DNA evidence the crime-scene techs keep finding - or for the gory, strangely prophetic dreams Bryan keeps having. And what about the connections he keeps finding to a century-old cult - and his superiors' sudden reluctance to give him the answers he needs about cases that should be dead and buried? Ultimately, Klauser's investigations will reveal a race of killers who've long lurked beneath San Francisco's streets - and are preparing to take back the city. Klauser is the only man who can stop them, because . . . he might not be a man at all.

Slattery, Brian Francis Lost Everything ($14.99 US Trade) A dystopian adventure set in an alternateworld America where everything has been decimated by war and climate change follows the adventures of a man who embarks on a boat trip up the Susquehanna River in search of his missing wife and son.

Smith, Sherwood Banner of the Damned ($25.95 US Cloth) After leaving Colend to marry Prince Ivandred of Marloven, Princess Lasva sparks the outrage of her sister, the Queen, who is concerned about a future that unites both countries

Stacey, Jay Blood on the Bayou ($7.99 US ) While helping her ex-lover, Hitch, locate a secret chemical weapons lab where humans are being used as lab rats, Annabelle Lee, a Fairy Containment and Control agent, discovers that everyone around her is keeping dangerous secrets.

Stengl, Anne Elisabeth Moonblood (Tales of Goldstone Wood) ($14.99 US Trade) Undertaking a dangerous quest and desperate to redeem himself, Prince Lionheart must enter hidden realms to stop King Vahe from waking the Dragon’s children on the Night of Moonblood - and rescue Rose Red, the girl he betrayed.

Stover, Matthew Woodring Caine's Law ($16.00 US Trade) A continuation of the events established in Caine Black Knife returns readers to Overworld, where in a violent odyssey through time and space, Caine confronts the demons of his past while finding true love, an endeavour that threatens the safety of the universe.

Sykes, Sam Black Halo ($22.99) Lenk and his band of fellow mismatched and grumpy adventurers are shipwrecked on an island. An island that is a graveyard for demons and dragonmen alike. An island inhabited by lizard men. An island of secrets that is about to become a battleground. And back in civilisation Bralston, a very different Librarian, is being sent out to learn exactly what has happened to the Tome of the Undergates and to punish those that have misused magic. And Bralston will uphold the law. But the Tome will be read and it is calling to those who would read it and open the gates to hell

Sylvan, Dianne Shadow's Fall (The Shadow World, Book 3) ($7.99 US ) When her dual lives start to collide, Grammywinning artist and vampire Queen of the South Miranda Grey-Solomon, along with David, her Prime, finds everything she has worked hard for threatened by the arrival of a sworn enemy who has come to take his revenge on those who defied him.

Tchaikovsky, Adrian Heirs of the Blade (Shadows of the Apt, Book 7) ($18.99) Tynisa is running, but she cannot escape the demons of her own mind. Amidst the fragmenting provinces of the Dragonfly Commonweal her past will at last catch up with her. Her father's ghost is hunting her down. At the same time, the Wasp Empress, Seda, is on the move, her eyes on the city of Khanaphes, the fallen jewel of the ancient world. Whilst her soldiers seek only conquest, she sees herself as the heir to all the old powers of history, and has her eyes on a far greater prize

Viguie, Debbie Thirteenth Sacrifice (Witch Hunt, no. 1) ($7.99 US ) Tormented by her horrific childhood, Boston cop Samantha Ryan, the last in a long line of ruthless witches, discovers that evil has returned to Salem when she goes undercover to find out who is killing young women and carving an archaic symbol into their flesh.

Von Schwarz, Vienna Speampunk: A Complete Guide to Victorian Techno-fetishism ($12.99 US Cloth) Delves into the intriguing world of the steampunk genre, which mixes technology with a Victorian look and includes such wonders as steam-powered ray guns, a gramophone clock and more.

Ward, J.R. Lover Reborn (Black Dagger Brotherhood, Book 10) ($29.99 Trade) In the darkest corners of the night in Caldwell, New York, a conflict like no other rages. The city is home to a band of brothers born to defend their race: the warrior vampires of the Black Dagger Brotherhood. Now it is time to hear Thor's story...

Weis, Margaret & Tracy Hickman Rage of the Dragon (Dragonships, No.3) ($25.99 US Cloth) When Vindrasi powers are drained by a war between the gods, Chief Skylan Ivorson is forced to ally his people with former enemies and sail to the Forbidden Empire of the Cyclops, where he encounters a dire new enemy under the sea.

Wellington, David 32 Fangs: a Final Vampire tale ($14.00 US Trade) An explosive conclusion to the series that began with 13 Bullets follows an ultimate clash between fugitive Laura Caxton and her vampire nemesis, Justina Malvern, who is targeting Laura’s few surviving friends.

Wheeler, Steve Burnt Ice ($29.99 Trade) In our future worlds the Administration rules the Sphere of Humankind, the Games Board sanctions and funds wars and conflicts, and the Haulers' Collective roams the space routes like the caravanners of old. Marko and his crew of fellow soldier-engineers are sent to investigate an unknown planet. When they encounter strange artefacts and an intelligent but aggressive squid species, they are forced to embark on a perilous journey far from the Sphere. They will have to survive not only other alien encounters but also their own Administration's deadly manipulations (New Zealand author)

Willett, Edward Helix War ($8.99 US ) When Earth discovers the water world of Marseguro, home to a small, peaceful colony of unmodified humans and the Selkies, they send a send a strike force to destroy this abomination, but the people of Marseguro are prepared to defend their world from these unwelcome invaders.

Wilson, Geoffrey Land of Hope and Glory ($22.99) It is 1852. The Indian empire of Rajthana has ruled Europe for more than a hundred years. With their vast armies, steam-and-sorcery technology and mastery of the mysterious power of sattva, the Rajthanans appear invincible. But a bloody rebellion has broken out in a remote corner of the empire, in a poor and backward region known as England. At first Jack Casey, retired soldier, wants nothing to do with the uprising, but then he learns his daughter, Elizabeth, is due to be hanged for helping the rebels. The Rajthanans offer to spare her, but only if Jack hunts down and captures his best friend and former army comrade, who is now a rebel leader. Jack is torn between saving his daughter and protecting his friend. And he struggles just to stay alive as the rebellion pushes England into all-out war

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