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Abnett, Dan Everyone Says Hello (Torchwood) (CD) ($29.95) An original story based on the BBC TV series. Read by Burn Gorman. 2 x CDs

Acosta, Marta Bride of Casa Dracula ($14.00 US Trade) Becoming engaged to Dr. Oswald Grant of a sophisticated vampire clan, Milagro de los Santos becomes increasingly anxious in the face of a hostile vampire council and distracts herself by taking a job as a ghost-writer for a shape-shifting anthropologist

Aguirre, Ann Wanderlust ($7.99 US ) When Sirantha Jax, a "jumper" who has the ability to navigate faster-than-light ships through grimspace, is asked by the government to lead a diplomatic mission to the planet of Ithiss-Tor, she must deal with Syndicate criminals, romance, and man-eating aliens along the way

Anderson, Kevin J. Last Days of Krypton ($7.99 US ) An account of the tragic destruction of Superman's home planet depicts the lives of his parents, Jor-El and Lara, while giving insight into the political factors that doomed the planet and paved the way for such villains as Brainiac and General Zod.

Anderson, Poul Van Rijn Method ($22.00 US Cloth) The first volume in the complete Technic Civilization Series includes the full-length novel The Man Who Counts, as well as the short novels The Saturn Game, a Hugo and Nebula winner; The Margin of Profit, which introduces interstellar trader Nicholas Van Rijn; and seven other novellas and stories.

Archer, Alex Golden Elephant (Rogue Angel, No.14) ($6.99 US ) Archaeologist Annja Creed, in need of money, journeys to the mountainous jungles of Southeast Asia to find a priceless golden elephant and soon discovers that someone else is after the artefact and is leaving a trail of carnage in his or her wake

Armstrong, Kelley Summoning ($19.95) Chloe Saunders sees dead people. Yes, like in the films. The problem is, in real life saying you see ghosts gets you a one-way ticket to the psych ward. And at 15, all Chloe wants to do is fit in at school and maybe get a boy to notice her. But when a particularly violent ghost haunts her, she gets noticed for all the wrong reasons (Young adult)

Asher, Neal Engineer Reconditioned ($6.99 US ) Short story collection

Baker, Kage House of the Stag ($24.95 US Cloth) Losing his beloved family and exiled from his passive people for rebelling against their Rider enslavers, half-demon foundling Gard becomes the slave of a powerful mage and earns small and subtle freedoms before rising to become a powerful redeemer and loving family man

Bauer, Sabine C. Mirror, Mirror (Stargate Atlantis) ($7.95 US ) A new tale based on the People's Choice Award-winning television series finds the team of soldiers and scientists working to unravel a new mystery in the Pegasus galaxy.

Bear, Greg City at the End of Time ($35.00 Trade) Unable to recall anything about their own pasts, three young people living in modern-day Seattle share a disturbing vision of a far-future, decaying cityscape and are each drawn into a desperate mission to preserve their own universe.

Benson, Raymond Metal Gear Solid ($19.95) A novel based on the hugely popular all-action Metal Gear Solid video games. This novel goes back to the origins of the game series, retelling in greater detail the story of Solid Snake in the first MGS game

Blackman, Haden Art and Making of Star Wars The Force Unleashed ($49.95 Trade) Unique insight into the development of The Force Unleashed - the new Star Wars game to be released September 16 2008

Brett, Peter V. Painted Man ($32.95Trade) Mankind has ceded the night to the corelings: demons that rise up out of the ground each day at dusk, killing and destroying at will until dawn, when the sun banishes them back to the Core. As darkness falls, the world's few surviving humans hide behind magical wards, praying that the magic will see them through another night. As years passed, the distance between each tiny village stretched farther and farther. It seems that nothing can stop or harm the corelings, and nothing can unite the dwindling populations. Born into these isolated hamlets are three children: A Messenger teaches 10-year-old Arlen that it is fear, rather than the demons, which has crippled humanity. When she is only 13 summers old, Leesha's perfect life is destroyed by a simple lie, and she is reduced to gathering herbs for an old woman more fearsome than the demons at night. And young Rojer's life is changed irrevocably when a travelling minstrel comes to his town and plays his fiddle. But these three children all have something in common

Brijs, Stefan Angel Maker ($32.95 Trade) After many years Doctor Victor Hoppe returns to the small village he grew up in. His return after an absence of many years generates a lot of interest - and suspicion - as he is accompanied by three triplets, all of whom share the same physical deformity as the doctor - a hare-lip. These children are very quiet and are rarely seen in the village. But with time and a series of apparently miraculous cures and tales of the wife he lost, the doctor begins to win the villagers over. He hires an ex schoolmistress, Charlotte, to look after the children and has strict instructions about the way they are to be brought up. But the longer Charlotte works with the doctor, the more she begins to suspect that the children - and the doctor - aren't what they seem.

Brooks, Terry Gypsy Morph (Genesis of Shannara) ($32.95 Trade) With the fall of the last cities, demons and other minions of the dark roam the ravaged landscape of the former United States, while a small band of survivors--the Elves of Cintra, a ragtag group of human children, and their protectors, including two Knights of the Word--journeys northward toward a safe haven, led by a boy named Hawk, the legendary gypsy morph.

Byrne, Craig Smallville: The Official Companion Season 7 ($14.95 US Trade)

Calendar Tolkien Calendar 2008 ($22.95) Illustrations by Ted Nasmith

Card, Orson Scott & Edmund Schubert (eds) Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show, vol. 1 ($15.95 US Trade) Collects the year's top-selected stories as published in Card's popular online magazine, in a volume that complements pieces by David Farber, Tim Pratt, and David Lubar with four new Ender's Game universe stories.

Clarke, Arthur C. / Frederik Pohl Last Theorem ($32.95 Trade) 30 light years away, a race known simply as the One Point Fives are plotting a dangerous invasion plan, one that will wipe humankind off the face of the Earth. Meanwhile, in Sri Lanka, a young astronomy student, Ranjit Subramanian, becomes obsessed with a three-hundred-year-old theorem that promises to unlock the secrets of the universe. While Ranjit studies the problem, tensions grow between the nations of the world and a UN taskforce headed up by China, America and Russia code-named Silent Thunder begins bombing volatile regimes into submission. On the eve of the invasion of Earth a space elevator is completed, helped in part by Ranjit, which will herald a new type of Olympics to be held in Low-Earth Orbit. But when alien forces arrive Ranjit is forced to question his own actions, in a bid to save the lives of not just his own family but of all of humankind

Czerneda, Julie E. Reap the Wild Wind (Stratification, No.1) ($7.99 US ) The Clan are a people divided into seven small tribes, which are scattered across the world and prevented from advancing by two other races that control both technology and terrain, until one young woman masters the mysterious power of the M'hir, which changes everything.

Czerneda, Julie E. Riders of the Storm (Stratification, No.2) ($24.95 US Cloth) Exiled from the rest of their people, Om'ray Aryl Sarc and her supporters seek refuge in the mountains, where they work to rebuild the ruined village of Sona and try to discover the fate of the previous inhabitants of Sona, unaware that the dark secrets of the region could threaten the future of their new clan, in the sequel to Reap the Wild Wind.

David, Peter Wolverine: Election Day ($7.99 US ) With the presidential election--pitting the incumbent against a popular challenger--heating up, an act of domestic terrorism leaves a young boy as a hostage, as the military requests the assistance of the mutant Wolverine to find the child before the entire country descends into chaos

Davidson, MaryJanice Really Unusual Bad Boys ($6.99 US ) Three novellas - romantic suspense fantasies

DeCandido, Keith R.A. Bone Key (Supernatural) ($7.99 US ) Sam and Dean Winchester head for Key West, Florida, to investigate the bizarre death of a tour guide, who apparently died because of an encounter with unexpected horror, and find themselves dealing with the island's ghostly residents, demons with a hidden agenda, and an ancient power out for revenge.

Dietz, William C. When All Seems Lost: a Novel of the Legion of the Damned ($7.99 US ) When the Confederacy's Presidential entourage is captured by alien Ramanthians and imprisoned in a brutal slave labor camp, members of the group, led by diplomat Christine Vanderveen, risk everything to keep their identities a secret, while an unauthorized rescue mission, organized by General Bill Booly and led by Christine's ex-lover, Lieutenant Tonio Sanchez, races against time to free the captives.

Doyle, Noreen (ed) Otherworldly Maine ($15.95 US Trade) A literary survey of classic and modern writings in which Maine was selected as a hotspot for paranormal, fantasy, and science-fiction events cites the work of such authors as Stephen King, Mark Twain, and Jack L. Chalker

Dozois, Gardner (ed) New Space Opera ($7.99 US ) What is the new space opera? The old space opera was all robots, rayguns and gung-ho heroes. The new space opera has the grandeur, interstellar scale and incredible exploits of the old space opera, but adds cutting edge science, plausible worlds and real people to the mix. Contributors include Orson Scott Card, Greg Bear, Stephen Baxter, Nancy Kress, Alastair Reynolds and a host of others. Co-edited with Jonathan Strahan

Erdmann, Terry J. Star Trek 101 ($15.00 US Trade) A comprehensive reference for casual viewers provides succinct coverage of the six Star Trek television series and ten movies, in a guide that is complemented by episode summaries and character outlines.

Esslemont, Ian C. Return of the Crimson Guard: a Novel of the Malazan Empire (Book 2) ($32.95 Trade) The return of the mercenary company the Crimson Guard could not have come at a worse time for the Malazan Empire. Drained by constant warfare, weakened by betrayal and rivalries, many see the grip of Empress Laseen weakening. Conquered kingdoms and principalities test their old independence. Into this gathering civil war on Quon Tali - the Empire's homeland - comes the Guard. And with their return comes the memory of their hundred year old vow: undying opposition to the existence of the Empire

Everson, John Covenant ($7.99 US ) Reporter Joe Kieran is determined to find the truth surrounding the cliffs of Terrel's Peak, an evil place where horrible things happen and mysterious deaths occur, until he comes face-to-face with the town's hidden past and what waits in the caves below. Winner of the Bram Stoker Award

Farland, David Wyrmling Horde (Runelords, Book 7) ($25.95 US Cloth) Imprisoned on the fantastical world that he himself created by combining two alternate realities, Fallion Orden, the only person capable of saving the worlds from dark magic and monstrous armies, awaits rescue by his allies.

Feehan, Christine Dark Curse ($32.95 Trade) Lara Calladine is haunted by childhood memories of being held prisoner in an ice cave and kept sane by the whispered stories told to her by her imprisoned aunts. They instilled Carpathian magic deep within her and then helped her escape. She has spent years searching for the cave in hopes of finding the answers to the riddle of her past as well as finding her aunts who may have given their lives saving her. Nicolas De La Cruz has returned to the Carpathian Mountains - his homeland - on orders from his eldest brother, Zacarias, to bring news of a conspiracy to the prince of their people. He is weary of his long existence and plans to end it away from his brothers where they will be unable to stop him once he has fulfilled his duty. Lara and Nicolas paths collide

Feist, Raymond E. Wrath of a Mad God (Darkwar Saga, Book 3) ($32.95 Trade) The Darkwar has fallen upon the worlds of Kelewan and Midkemia; a time of heroes, trials and destruction. Following their dangerous mission to the realm of the alien Dasati, Magnus and the other members of the Conclave must now find a way to use what they discovered to help save their own people from the wrath of a mad god

Flint, Eric & Drake, David Belisarius I: Thunder at Dawn ($23.00 US Cloth) An omnibus edition containing the first two novels in the Belisarius saga features An Oblique Approach, in which warrior commander Belisarius leads the campaign against the evil of the Malwa empire, and In the Heart of Darkness, in which the commander and his forces attempt to bring down the Malwa Empire, which has conquered India with the help of the forces of darkness.

Forbeck, Matt Mutant Chronicles ($6.99 US ) As the soldiers of four powerful conglomerates battle for control of Earth's dwindling resources, Mitch Hunter is recruited by the mysterious Brother Samuel to take on a new enemy that threatens all humankind, an army of NecroMutants out to destroy anything and everyone in its path (Film novelisation)

Frost, P.R. Moon in the Mirror: a Tess Noncoire Adventure ($7.99 US ) Best-selling fantasy writer Tess Noncoire, who is also a martial arts master trained by the Sisterhood of the Celestial Blade Warriors to fight evil, returns home after saving the world, only to discover that trouble has followed her, when a Windago demon, garden gnomes, and a vengeful spirit make her life miserable.

Gaiman, Neil Coraline: the Graphic Novel ($24.95) Adapted and illustrated by P. Craig Russell

Graham, Jo Black Ships ($22.95) Counselling the rulers of a world beset by dangerous enemies and natural disasters, oracle Gull is forced to choose between her calling and an effort to protect the last surviving members of her mother's people in a desperate flight from the doomed City of Pirates. A first novel

Green, Chris Marie Break of Dawn (Vampire Babylon, Book 3) ($14.00 US Trade) In the wake of her confrontation with the Vampire Killer, Hollywood stuntwoman Dawn Madison discovers long-hidden secrets about her missing father and dead mother and ventures deep into the Vampire Underground on a perilous quest to save her father, confront a devastating betrayal, and uncover the very essence of good and evil.

Greenberg, Martin H. (ed) Imaginary Friends ($7.99 US ) Featuring contributions from Rick Hautala, Anne Bishop, Jean Rabe, and Fiona Patton, among others, this magical collection of original stories brings to life those special companions, some human, some not, who help those in need (Edited with John Marco)

Henderson, Samantha Heaven's Bones ($6.99 US ) A Vistani police officer and a woman with a bizarre connection to Dr. Sebastian Robarts risk everything to stop Robarts's murderous attempts to build angels from women, journeying into the evil heart of Riverbend to find Robarts and those aiding him, the sadistic Dr. Weldon and Trueblood, a Vistani seer with his own motives for aiding the killer

Herbert, Brian & Kevin J. Anderson Paul of Dune ($32.95 Trade) The missing history of Dune, its empire and its ruling family during those twelve action-packed years. It is a story of love and idealism; of ambition and intrigue; of war and reconciliation. Above all, it is the story of how Paul Atreides - a young man who achieved absolute power over a thousand planets when scarcely more than a boy - comes to renounce that empire and seek a new way forward for the people he rules

Horton, Rich (ed) Science Fiction: the Best of the Year 2008 edition ($7.99 US ) Collects the best science fiction stories written in 2007 by some of the genre's greatest authors, including Greg Egan, Ken MacLeod, and Geoffrey Landis

Howard, Robert E. And Their Memory Was a Bitter Tree ($25.00 US Cloth) An anthology of nine classic Conan the Barbarian stories is complemented by a full-length novel and an illustrated version of the cover story, in a collection that also includes a tribute to the author by his friend and contemporary, H. P. Lovecraft.

Howison, Del / Jeff Gelb (eds.) Dark Delicacies II: Fear ($7.99 US ) A second anthology of twenty original short tales of horror and suspense features pieces by foremost contemporary authors, including Barbara Hambly, John Farris, and James Sallis

Huston, Charlie Every Last Drop ($14.00 US Trade) An outcast among his fellow vampires in Manhattan, vampire P.I. Joe Pitt is coerced by Dexter Predo, the minister of the Coalition Clan, into infiltrating Cure, the newest Clan, only to find himself trying to discover where the powerful Coalition gets all their blood.

Irvine, Alex Vertigo Encyclopedia ($30.00 US Cloth) A comprehensive overview of all of the greatest heroes, villains, and series for DC Comics' Vertigo imprint for mature readers furnishes profiles of characters from The Sandman, Fables, V for Vendetta, Preacher, and more than two hundred more, in a reference that traces the history of Vertigo and encompasses stunning artwork by some of its greatest artists

Jackson, Liam Offspring ($6.99 US ) As Lucifer plots to destroy all creation, only the Offspring, the descendants of ancient unions between humans and angels, have the power to save humankind from the evil that threatens them, but first they must escape powerful ancient enemies that plot their demise. A first novel

Jacques, Brian Eulalia! A Novel of Redwall ($7.99 US ) On his way to invade Redwall Abbey, vicious and tyrannical Captain Vizka Longtooth captures Gorath, the brave young badger whose predicted destiny is to become the next Badger Lord

Johnson, Jaleigh Mistshore (Forgotten Realms: Ed Greenwood Presents Waterdeep) ($6.99 US ) Believing that she has finally escaped the horrors of her past, Icelin soon discovers that her enemies have come hunting, targeting her friends in retaliation and forcing her to embrace the talents she fears in order to forever stop those threatening her future

Kaye, Marvin (Ed) Ghost Quartet ($24.95 US Cloth) An anthology of four original ghost tales includes Orson Scott Card's "Hamlet's Father," Marvin Kaye's "The Haunted Single Malt," Tanith Lee's "Strindberg's Ghost," and Brian Lumley's "A Place of Waiting."

Kiernan, Caitlin R. Daughter of Hounds ($7.99 US ) Stolen their human parents to be raised by ghouls, the Children of the Cuckoo are changelings who are forbidden any human contact, but now they are coming to reclaim a lost child, Emmie Silvey, a precocious and solitary young girl, who has been raised by her widower father and is haunted by two very different women--one who stalks her and one who haunts her dreams.

King, Stephen Duma Key ($24.95) Renting a house on the Florida coast after suffering a crippling accident and ending his marriage, construction millionaire Edgar Freemantle creates works of art that lead him to discover unsettling elements from his landlady's enigmatic family history.

Lackey, Mercedes & James Mallory Phoenix Endangered (Enduring Flame, Book 2) ($27.95 US Cloth) Aspiring High Mage Tiercel and reluctant Knight-Mage Harrier work on their powers while witnessing devastating attacks by the Wild Mage Bosochim, and while young Shaira leads the desert tribespeople toward a legendary oasis.

Lackey, Mercedes & James Mallory Phoenix Unchained (Enduring Flame, Book1) ($7.99 US ) After a millennium of peace in which much Magick has vanished from the world, Bisochim, a powerful Wild Mage, launches a campaign to reintroduce Darkness into the world, opposed only by Tiercel, a young Armethalian nobleman and would-be High Mage, and Harrier, future Harbormaster of Armethalieh and reluctant hero, in a sequel to The Obsidian Trilogy.

Laumer, Keith Long Twilight and Other Stories ($7.99 US ) Two full-length classic novels--The Long Twilight, in which long-time enemies Grayle and Falconer meet in a final confrontation that threatens the very existence of Earth, and Night of Delusion, in which a detective's investigation alters the very fabric of reality--come together in a volume that includes three other short novels

Lee, Edward Brides of the Impaler ($7.99 US ) When Cristina moves into what she believes is her dream house, she is plagued by strange longings and sensual visions that draw her into a dark world from which there is no escape.

Lee, Sharon/ Miller, Steve Duainfey ($24.00 US Cloth) With her reputation in tatters after a carriage accident in which her companion, a high-flying young man is killed, Rebecca Beauvelly has little choice when her father finds her an elderly rogue who is willing to marry her, until she makes the decision to elope with Altimere, a fey who offers a chance at romance and adventure.

Malan, Violette Soldier King ($15.00 US Trade) When the War Commander who had hired them refuses to honor the code that prisoners taken by them are to be released unharmed, mercenaries and martial arts masters Dhulyn and Parno break their contract and escape with their prisoner, Prince Edmir, heir to the Tegriani Realm, a decision that could bring Dhulyn to the truth about her past, or to doom for them all

Mallory, Michael X-Men: The Characters and Their Universe ($75.00 US Cloth) Follows the story of the popular Marvel series from its creation in 1963 to its present success as one of the genre's forefront franchises, in a visual tribute that also describes how its characters have been adapted for television and film.

Martin, George R.R. et al Hunter's Run ($22.95) In a fight outside a bar Ramon Espejo kills a man. Next day, all hell breaks loose. The dead man was a big shot, a diplomat on a mission to the out-world of Sao Paulo. Ramon goes on the run, heading north toward unexplored territory, land so far only glimpsed from orbit during the first colony surveys. He can't even remember why he killed the European, only the drinking, and the rage that followed. Better to be alone in the wild landscape ... off the map, beyond law and civilisation. Instead he finds something else, something terrifying. (Written with Gardner Dozois and Daniel Abraham)

Martin, Michael A. Kobayashi Maru (Star Trek: Enterprise) ($7.99 US ) To stop the destruction of civilian shipping vessels, the fledgling Coalition of Planets sends Captain Jonathan Archer and Captain Erica Hernandez, commanders of two powerful starships, on escort duty, but as Archer begins to suspect the Romulans, he must make a choice that could threaten the fragile alliance.

Martinez, A. Lee Nameless Witch ($6.99 US ) Hiding her inherent beauty while hunting for men to consume, an immortal witch enters a reluctant partnership with the pure-hearted White Knight in order to counter the efforts of an insane sorcerer who is threatening their world

Martinez, A. Lee Too Many Curses ($14.95 US Trade) Serving a wizard who has transformed innumerable victims into monsters and other cursed forms and then imprisoned them in his castle, housekeeper Nessy faces a disastrous uprising when the wizard suddenly dies, leaving his victims to overwhelm everything in their paths

McAuley, Paul J. Cowboy Angels ($24.95) America, 1984 - Not our version of America, but an America that calls itself the Real, an America in which the invention of Turing Gates has allowed it access to sheaves of alternate histories. For ten years, in the name of democracy, the Real has been waging clandestine wars and fomenting revolution, freeing versions of America from communist or fascist rule and extending its influence across a wide variety of alternate realities. Adam Stone is called out of retirement when his former comrade, Tom Waverly, begins to murder different versions of the same person, mathematician Eileen Barrie. Aided by Waverley's daughter, Linda, Adam hunts for his old friend across different sheaves, but when they finally catch up with Waverley, they discover they have stumbled into the middle of an audicious conspiracy that plans to exploit a new property of the Turing Gates: it will change not only the history of the Real, but that of every other sheaf, including our own

McIntosh, Fiona Royal Exile (Valisar, book 1) ($32.95 Trade) From out of the East came the warlord Loethar and his barbarian horde ... like a merciless plague they swarm across kingdoms to destroy all who had once mocked them. Only one land remains to be conquered. The richest and most powerful realm of the Denova Set ... Penraven. The Valisar rulers face certain death, for the savage tyrant Loethar covets what they alone possess: the fabled Valisar Enchantment, an irresistible power to coerce. The last hope of the besieged kingdom escapes in the company of a single warrior. The future of Penraven now rests on the shoulders of this young Valisar royal, but he must survive brutality and treachery in order to unravel the mystery of his heritage (Australian author)

McKillip, Patricia A. Bell at Sealey Head ($23.95 US Cloth) On the outskirts of Sealey Head, a small ocean-side town haunted by the ringing of a bell that no one can see, is Aislinn House, a large estate where mysterious doors sometimes open to reveal a colourful fantasy castle populated by knights and princesses

Mills, K.E. Accidental Sorcerer (Rogue Agent, Book 1) ($20.95) For the life of him, Gerald Dunwoody can't seem to keep a job or a roof over his head. When career disaster strikes again it looks like his days of being a wizard are over for good ... until his friend Monk, genius of the government's secret research department, helps him to get appointed as Royal Court Wizard to the King of New Ottosland. His offsider, Reg, an ensorcelled bird with a mysterious past, isn't so sure this is a good idea. But Gerald's choices are limited. It's New Ottosland, or starve. But once he arrives it quickly becomes clear that King Lional isn't the vain, indolent young man he first appeared to be. And with the passing of time, it becomes even clearer that Lional's plans may not, in fact, be in Gerald's best interests (Australian author)

Moning, Karen Marie Bloodfever ($7.50 US ) MacKayla Lane, a fledgling sidhe-seer, confronts a terrifying new challenge as she struggles to outwit the Unseelie minions of the Lord Master, as well as a vengeful, inhuman enemy determined to destroy the last living O'Connor Null.

Moning, Karen Marie Faefever ($23.00 US Cloth) Sidhe-seer MacKayla Lane finds that time is running out as All Hallows' Eve approaches and she struggles to keep the Sinsar Dubh, an ancient book of dark magic that only she knows how to find, out of the hands of Fae and human alike.

Morgan, Richard Steel Remains ($35.00 Trade) When a man you know to be of sound mind tells you his recently deceased mother has just tried to climb in his bedroom window and eat him, you have two options. You can smell his breath, take his pulse and check his pupils to see if he's ingested anything nasty, or you can believe him. Having already tried the first course of action with Bashka the Schoolmaster to no avail, Ringil Angeleyes puts down his pint with an elaborate sigh and heads for his broadsword. This is the tale of three anti-social, anti-heroic and deeply irritated protagonists - a Steppe-nomad, a cynical engineer and a man desperate to escape small-town entanglements - and propels them unwillingly into a vicious and unsuspecting fantasy world where terrifying spirits are abroad and a decadent empire which owes them everything and gave them nothing, needs them once more

Murphy, C.E. Hands of Flame ($14.95 US Trade) When war erupts among the five Old Races due to a death she caused, Margrit, New York City's most unusual lawyer, faces her toughest negotiation yet, while her gargoyle lover is taken prisoner and she is torn between conflicting loyalties.

Niven, Larry / Edward M. Lerner Fleet of Worlds ($7.99 US ) When a chain reaction of supernovae explosions at the core of the galaxy unleashes a deadly wave of radiation that will sterilize the entire galaxy, the Citizens--accompanied by Kirsten Quinn-Kovacs, a descendant of human survivors rescued by the Citizens from a dying starship--flee into the unknown, in a novel set in the Known Space universe

Odom, Mel Covenant (Hellgate: London, Book 3) ($7.99 US ) In the conclusion of a trilogy based on the hit video game, Simon Cross, an expatriate of a secret Templar group hidden in London's Underground for centuries, races against time to save desperate survivors from the Hellgate demons ravaging the broken city and to raise an army to battle the encroaching darkness.

Paolini, Christopher Brisingr (Inheritance Book 3) ($34.95 Trade) Following the colossal battle against the Empire's warriors on the Burning Plains, Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have narrowly escaped with their lives. Still there is more at hand for the Rider and his dragon, as Eragon finds himself bound by a tangle of promises he may not be able to keep, including Eragon's oath to his cousin Roran to help rescue Roran's beloved, Katrina, from King Galbatorix's clutches.But Eragon owes his loyalty to others, too.The Varden are in desperate need of his talents and strength, as are the elves and dwarves.When unrest claims the rebels and danger strikes from every corner, Eragon must make choices -- choices that take him across the Empire and beyond, choices that may lead to unimagined sacrifice (Due 20 September) Also available in hardcover $55

Paul, Graham Sharp Battle of the Hammer Worlds (Helfort's War, Book 2) ($7.99 US ) Narrowly escaping a massacre by the Hammer that destroys his Federated Worlds heavy cruiser Ishaq and a fleet of merchant ships, Junior Lieutenant Michael Helfort and the other remnants of the Ishaq are confined to a prison camp, forced to do battle against an enemy out to hide all evidence of their culpability in the attack

Pelevin, Victor Sacred Book of the Werewolf ($25.95 US Cloth) A darkly comic work by the author of Buddha's Little Finger finds fifteen-year-old Moscow prostitute A. Huli hiding her identity as a two-thousand-year-old were-fox who seduces men to absorb their life force, a practice that catches the attention of a high-ranking intelligence officer and fellow werewolf

Pryor, Michael Word of Honour (The Laws of Magic, Book 3) ($17.95) When Aubrey's father, the Prime Minister, invites him and George to take a ride on a top-secret submersible, Aubrey can't resist. The magical attack that threatens to send them to the bottom of the ocean begins a whirlwind series of events - a plot to rob Albion's largest bank, strange underground disturbances and an opera singer who bears an uncanny resemblance to Aubrey's nemesis, Dr Tremaine. How can Aubrey concentrate on his studies when there are mysteries to unravel? (young adult; Australian author)

Reaves, Michael Street of Shadows (Star Wars: Coruscant Nights, Book 2) ($21.95) The second of three related novels starring Jedi Jax Pavan, droid I-5YQ, and journalist Den Dhur during the time directly after the events of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith. Jax Pavan is one of the few Jedi Knights who survived the slaughter of Order 66. Now he ekes out a living as a private investigator in the bowels of Coruscant, trying to help people in need while avoiding revealing himself as a Jedi to those who are still ready to kill any Jedi who remain alive--and especially Darth Vader

Ringo, John & Tom Kratman Yellow Eyes ($7.99 US ) With the alien Posleen invaders advancing on the strategically important Panama Canal, the United States sends a handful of advanced Armored Combat Suits, rejuvenated combat veterans, and three antiquated warships to assist the Panamanians.

Robin Hood Episode 1: Will You Tolerate This? (CD) ($24.95) Story based on the recent BBC TV show, read by Richard Armitage who plays Guy of Gisborne (2 x CDs)

Robin Hood Episode 2: Sheriff Got Your Tongue? (CD) ($24.95) Story based on the recent BBC TV show, read by Richard Armitage who plays Guy of Gisborne (2 x CDs)

Robin Hood Episode 3: Who Shot the Sheriff? (CD) ($24.95) Story based on the recent BBC TV show, read by Richard Armitage who plays Guy of Gisborne (2 x CDs)

Robin Hood Episode 4: Parent Hood (CD) ($24.95) Story based on the recent BBC TV show, read by Richard Armitage who plays Guy of Gisborne (2 x CDs)

Saintcrow, Lilith Hunter's Prayer ($7.99 US ) A hunter working with the police on a bizarre case involving the mutilation murders of young prostitutes, Jill Kismet finds herself facing down a deadly creature out of legend and dealing with a woman from her past as she searches for an unlikely ally among the pimps of Santa Luz, the woman who had killed the previous hunter, and a demon out to destroy her

Saville, Steve Hidden (Torchwood) (CD) ($29.95) An original story based on the BBC TV series. Read by Naoko Mori. 2 x CDs

Schend, Steven E. Blackstaff Tower (Forgotten Realms: Ed Greenwood Presents Waterdeep) ($6.99 US ) When a group of young friends accidentally stumbles into the middle of a conspiracy against the heir to the Blackstaff, the defender of the city of Waterdeep, they must risk everything to protect their city and its champion from ruthless enemies

Scott, Holly & Jaimie Duncan Hydra (Stargate SG-1) ($7.95 US ) Colonel Jack O'Neill and the Stargate SG-1 team undertake a new mission that prompts a journey to myriad worlds in their efforts to safeguard humanity from hostile alien forces

Scott, Robert & Jay Gordon Larion Senators (Eldarn Trilogy, Book 3) ($24.95) Return to the land of Eldarn, and the race to save the people of two worlds

Stein, Jeanne Legacy: an Anna Strong, Vampire novel ($7.99 US ) When Avery, the sinister vampire who turned her, is killed and leaves her his vast fortune, Anna Strong, clinging to what humanity is left within her, must protect those she loves from a werewolf who, claiming to be Avery's widow, is out for blood and money.

Stephenson, Neal Anathem ($29.95 US Cloth) Having lived in a monastery since childhood away from the violent upheavals of the outside world, Raz becomes one of a group of formerly cloistered scholars who are appointed by a fear-driven higher power to avert an impending catastrophe.

Stewart, Paul & Chris Riddell Barnaby Grimes: Legion of the Dead ($27.95 Cloth) Barnaby finds himself embroiled in a plot that includes a legion of zombies raised from the dead. In Dickensian times, people were terrified of being buried alive, and so were left in their coffin with a wire, attached to a bell, running from above the ground, down through the earth and the lid of the coffin, and tied to the little finger of the buried body. Those who found themselves awake in the darkness of their coffin could wiggle their finger and summon help. And so one night, Barnaby makes a shortcut through a graveyard and is horrified to hear the tinkling of dozens of little bells… (Young adult)

Stewart, Paul & Chris Riddell Barnaby Grimes: Return of the Emerald Skull ($17.95) After collecting a strange parcel from a deserted ship in the fog of the docks, and delivering it to the local schoolmaster, Barnaby thinks he's earned a moment to sit on the rooftops and eat his favourite pasty. But soon he realises that all is not well at the school - but is the problem quite as he expects it? A gruesome tale of a school overrun by a terrible curse - who will survive? (Young adult)

Stirling, S. M. Scourge of God ($25.95 US Cloth) To forge new allies in the continuing battle against The Prophet, who seeks the destruction of the remnants of all technology, Rudi MacKenzie makes his way across the country to Nantucket, hoping to uncover the truth behind The Change, unaware that a fanatical officer in the Sword of The Prophet has been sent to stop him, by any means necessary, in the sequel to The Sunrise Lands

Stirling, S. M. Sunrise Lands ($7.99 US ) A generation after The Change that rendered all technology inoperable around the world, western Oregon is finally settling down, until, in Paradise Valley, Wyoming, a man known as The Prophet, head of the Church Universal and Triumphant, begins exhorting his followers to destroy the remnants of technological civilization and those who use them.

Taylor, Tawny Real Vamps Don't Drink O-Neg ($6.99 US ) When her best friend Dao falls victim to a female vampire, paranormal researcher Sophie Hahn, determined to save him, must place her trust in a sexy college professor and vampire who needs her help in finding two ancient relics that will save his people and Dao

Tolkien, J. R. R. Tolkien 2008 Diary ($22.95) Illustrations by Alan Lee

Traviss, Karen Order 66 (Star Wars: Republic Commando) ($27.00 US Cloth) When the ruthless Emperor Palpatine issues his nefarious Order 66, which calls for the extermination of the Jedi, the members of the Omega and Delta squads are faced with a desperate choice between the Order and their loyalty to their Jedi allies

Waggoner, Tim Cross Country ($21.95 US Cloth) Years after seizing the land from local tribes who guarded the region's dark secrets, the Cross family and other inhabitants of Cross County are terrorized by a grisly murder that bears a striking resemblance to a series of killings from years earlier, and it is up to the local sheriff to uncover the truth before it is too late

Wallington, Aury Saving Charlie (Heroes) ($7.99 US ) A novel based on characters from the popular NBC television series "Heroes" follows the exploits of Hiro, who must use his ability to stop time to save Charlie, the girl he loves, from being brutally murdered.

Washington, Peter (ed.) Ghost Stories ($15.00 US Cloth) A compendium of classic ghost stories features such works as "The Body Snatcher" by Robert Louis Stevenson, Henry James's "The Friends of the Friends," and P. G. Wodehouse's "Honeysuckle Cottage," as well as tales by Elizabeth Bowen, Jorge Luis Borges, Eudora Welty, Ray Bradbury, Edith Wharton, Vladimir Nabokov, and other notable authors

Williams, Sean Dust Devils (The Broken Lands, Book 2) ($14.95) Adi's body has been borne away across the desert by her Clan, but her spirit remains Ros's constant companion. If he can't find the travellers in time, Adi will be presumed dead and her body cremated, leaving her a ghost forever. But Ros is not prepared for the dangers lurking in the shifting sands. Rescued from bandits and Dust Devils by a boy named Yury, he takes refuge in Yury's home – an extensive network of tunnels known as Dunetown – and learns that Yury in turn needs Ros's help. His family has been kidnapped by the sand bandits, a ruthless gang led by a psychopath obsessed with treasure and power. Ros must learn to trust again, and to overcome those who cannot ever be trusted. (Young adult; Australian author)

Wolfe, Gene Evil Guest ($25.95 US Cloth) A tale set a century into the future finds an actress confronting ancient and supernatural forces while struggling to choose between her two lovers, a sorcerer private detective who launches her career and a mysterious man of wealth who appears with her in a play

Zahn, Timothy Odd Girl Out ($24.95 US Cloth) Entreated by a gun-wielding woman to rescue her ten-year-old sister from a New Tigris abductor, former government agent Frank Compton turns the woman down only to be implicated in her subsequent murder, a situation that prompts his investigation into the sister's disappearance

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