These 2 will be released on Tuesday 1/31:
The Dead, the Damned, and the Forgotten , which is a prequel / novella to the Dark Days series.
Driving Mr. Dead which is a spin-off the the "Nice Girls" series.
ThirstyFlea wrote:These 2 will be released on Tuesday 1/31:
The Dead, the Damned, and the Forgotten , which is a prequel / novella to the Dark Days series.
Driving Mr. Dead which is a spin-off the the "Nice Girls" series.
Hmmmmmm, I'll have to check out Jocelynn's new book! I loved her Dark Days series. :-)
Bridge of Dreams (Ephemera Series #3) so i have read all of anne bishops books...i love them...she has a new one coming out either 3/3 or 3/6 its called bridge of dreams...its the 3rd in the ephemera series...bridge of dreams is supposed to be about belladonna's brother lee...anyone else excited about this one?
Here are links to Tor's February Fiction Affliction lists: Fiction Affliction: February Releases in Urban Fantasy; Fiction Affliction: Genre-Bender Releases in February and Fiction Affliction: February Releases in Paranormal Romance.
Scheduled for release 2/21, the premiere release for me this month is
Interestingly the PW review mentions that this book is sufficient to explain the characters and world created in Harrison's Rachel Morgan books w/out resort to the earlier books. Oh yeah, PW also says that, "[F]ans will love it from start to finish."
Estep's popular Elemental Assassin series will release its sixth installment on 2/28:
By a Thread (Elemental Assassin Series #6).
And, in the Genre-Benders category, Fiction Affliction lists the fifth Parasol Protectorate book with a release date of February 28.
Timeless (Parasol Protectorate Series #5)
Some other Genre-Benders caught my eye include Anne Rice's
Library Journal
She's done vampires and witches and angels, so why not werewolves? Rice's latest, a modern retelling of the werewolf legend just announced for February 2012, is both a return and a departure. A return, because after spending a couple of books dancing with angels as she explored elevated spiritual issues in her new "Songs of the Seraphim" series, Rice is back with the bad guys. And a departure, because she hasn't visited this part of the horror pantheon before. The setting is the northern coast of California, and the main player is a younger reporter from the San Francisco Observer who has come to interview an older woman desperate to sell the family mansion deep in redwood forest. Alas, a nasty bite in the night means that our hero will soon be running from authorities who have targeted him as the Man Wolf. But as the very title suggests, Rice doesn't go just gory; that bite delivers a "gift" that pulls the Man Wolf toward goodness as well as temptation and opens him to the possibility that he is now one of the watching-guardian creatures that have existed since ancient times. Okay, so maybe not such a big return from heaven to horror, but this book has stirred enthusiasm from longtime Rice fans, who can anticipate a dark and gripping mood as well more philosophical reflections. One wonders how Rice's audience will take to these shifting currents and where the currents will take Rice next. With a 100,000-copy first printing; BOMC main selection.
There's also a promising horror book to be released 2/14 entitled
Publishers Weekly
"And on the second day things did not get better.” This suitably foreboding opening sentence sets the stage for a dark and mesmerizing horror debut that riffs on Algernon Blackwood’s classic story “The Wendigo.” Hutch, Luke, Dom, and Phil set off on a camping trip in the forests of Sweden, only to find the woods hostile to their explorations. Tensions arise when it becomes clear that two of the party aren’t physically up to the challenges of navigating the rough terrain, and fears set in with the discovery of an eviscerated “thing” hanging higher up in a tree then any animal would place it. Nevill makes the natural world deeply menacing, using the power of suggestion rather than explicit images to create a growing claustrophobic feeling as the difficult journey to return to some semblance of civilization embeds the quartet only further in the grasp of primal evil.
Described by Library Journal as "fluid, absorbing, and beautifully executed," a debut novel retells a classic Russian fairy tale about a child made from snow. Released on 2/1, the book is entitled The Snow Child.
In addition, the sequel to Wither (Chemical Garden Series #1) will be released 2/21:
Fever (Chemical Garden Series #2)
And, another promising YA dystopian novel was release on or about 2/1. It's entitled
Publishers Weekly
In her debut novel, Simmons portrays a right-wing dystopian America still reeling from a vaguely described war. Seventeen-year-old Ember Miller lives quietly with her free-spirited mother, trying to avoid the puritanical Federal Bureau of Reformation and their increasingly stringent Moral Statutes. When Ember’s mother is arrested as morally suspect (she’s an unwed mother), Ember is carted off to a repressive reform school that is essentially a concentration camp. Worse, one of the soldiers involved in the arrest is Ember’s former boyfriend, Chase, now barely recognizable in military uniform. The novel details naïve Ember’s experiences first as a prisoner, then as a fugitive, with the emotionally scarred and secretive Chase as her companion. Heavy-handed in its delivery, the tale is well-written, though there are occasional clunkers (“I answered as assertively as I could. I was so mad my organs vibrated”). Simmons’s story includes a fair amount of believable action, a few mildly horrific events, and some not quite R-rated romance on its way to a conclusion that sets up the next installment in this planned trilogy
These are some of the other releases I am looking forward to this month:
Black Howl (Black Wings Series #3)
Nice Girls Don't Bite Their Neighbors
Here's the cover and B&N link to the fifth Downside Magic book which presently shows a release date of 6/26:
P.S. Compared to the first three books, this fifth cover is decidedly more stereotypically sexy and less mysterious/gritty.
Hmmm, the upcoming fourth installment, Sacrificial Magic, does seem to have a more sensual cover than the first three. Maybe it signaled a change toward sexier and less atmospheric covers? Personally, I liked the grittier covers more. Plus, I liked the direct/challenging gaze of the model in those first three covers.
For all those addicted to Seanan's McGuire's October Daye series, here's the B&N link for the next book to be release September 4:
Two new February releases caught my eye recently. Both are outside the usual contemporary UF parameters but look really good.
The first is a historical steampunk romantic adventure released 2/1 and entitled
Publishers Weekly
Debut author Callihan pens a compelling Victorian paranormal with heart and soul. Miranda Ellis has an unearthly talent for creating fire from thin air. Lord Benjamin Archer has lived for decades under the influence of a dark curse and wears a black mask over his disfigured face. After Miranda’s family is ruined, she weds Benjamin for his money and is surprised when passion and romance follow. Shortly after the wedding, Benjamin stands accused of a gruesome series of homicides. As he and Miranda hunt the true killer, Miranda soon sees the innocent, passionate man behind the mask, while wary Benjamin begins to trust in his wife’s love even though it endangers them both. Readers will cheer for the couple, especially when the obstacles piled in their paths appear unsurmountable. The compulsively readable tale will leave this new author’s fans eager for her next book. Agent: Kristin Nelson, Nelson Literary Agency. (Feb.)
FIRELIGHT Genre: Historical Romance, Paranormal, England, Victorian Period
Like moths to a flame, readers will be drawn to the flickering Firelightand get entangled in the first of the Dark London series. Combining Stephen King’s Carrie and Beauty and the Beast, Callihan crafts a taut tale filled with sexual tension. This is one of the finest debuts of the season. Miranda Ellis’ gift and curse destroyed her family fortune and she’s forced to marry the mysterious, masked and disfigured Lord Benjamin Archer. Archer feels passion for his flame-haired bride, but she demands more than he can offer. Miranda begins to have suspicions about his actual age. If her young, virile husband is only in his 30s, why are his friends so much older? When his companions from the West Moon Club are found brutally murdered, Miranda’s search for the truth will draw her into a frightening, dark world where her uncanny power may be the only means to save Archer’s soul. (FOREVER, Feb., 380 pp., $7.99) Reviewed By: Kathe Robin |
RT Rating
In Griffin’s well-drawn fantasy world, humans are oppressed and enslaved by the demonic Na’Reish. Annika is a Na’Chi, the result of cross-breeding between the races. She possesses powerful healing powers and her father, Na’Rei Savyr, is leader of the Na’Reish, but she’s nonetheless reviled, considered an abomination. When she rescues Kalan Tyn, leader of the human’s Blade Council, and asks his assistance in freeing the Na’Chi from the Na’Reish, the wheels of romance are deftly set in motion. A complex plot involving the Na’Chi freedom struggles keeps the taut and intricate narrative moving as Annika and Kalan slowly develop their emotional connection. Readers will look forward to future installments in a potentially long-running series. Agent: Elaine Spencer, the Knight Agency. (Feb.)
RT BOOK REVIEW
VENGEANCE BORN Genre: Paranormal/Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance
Enter a bold new series, the Light Blade, where a longstanding war between the demon and human realms rages. Promising new talent Griffin’s characters face danger and hidden secrets that threaten to change the world as they know it. A terrific debut! Annika is a Na’Chi, the half-breed daughter of the Na’Reish demon leader. Born as an act of vengeance and retribution, Annika longs for a less tormented life, one where she doesn’t have to hide her healing gift. Then Annika learns that a human Light Blade warrior has been captured. Knowing this may be her best chance to escape, Annika strikes a bargain with the captive warrior: She will free him if he takes her with him back to the human territory. Kalan, a Light Blade warrior, doesn’t trust Annika, but has little to lose by accepting her offer. Their daring escape and perilous journey will have unexpected consequences for them all. (BERKLEY SENSATION, 336 pp., $15.00) Reviewed By: Jill M. Smith |
RT Rating
pen21 wrote:
dalnewt wrote:For all those addicted to Seanan's McGuire's October Daye series, here's the B&N link for the next book to be release September 4:
I wish there was a cover picture. Thanks for the heads up.
Aw, it's not showing up... :-( I am SO looking forward to this one...after what happened at the end of the last one, I'm really wondering what direction this series is going to take. And when the heck her and Tybalt are going to HOOK UP???? LOL
I absolutely can't wait for the next Elemental Assassin book!!! ~jumps up and down~ SOON!!
I was checking my Wishlist and came across
I've really been looking forward to reading the fifth installment in the dynamic Maker's Song series. (The B&N web site as well as other sites lists a 2//1 release date, but the author previously indicated a March 2012 release.) Unfortunately, the release date has been delayed to December 2012 or January 2013. I'm disappointed but comforted by knowledge of the approximate time the book will be released. The author's blog remark about this delay is copied from her website below:
Book Five of The Maker’s Song (release date March 2013–see below*)
I’m hoping On Midnight Wings will be out the end of December 2012 and that the third Hoodoo book, Black Moon Mojo, will be out July of 2013 (if not sooner). I’m also working on a third series, Sons of Darkness, that I hope will be out in 2012. In the meantime, I’ll be posting short stories about the Maker’s Song characters and advance peeks from both On Midnight Wings and Black Moon Mojo to tide folks over.
My sincere apologies for the long delay! I appreciate your continued support and I will make it worth your while. I promise! Your support means more to me than you’ll ever know! Y’all ROCK!
(See On Midnight Wings | ADRIAN PHOENIX AUTHOR OF DARK URBAN ....).
dalnewt wrote:I was checking my Wishlist and came across
I've really been looking forward to reading the fifth installment in the dynamic Maker's Song series. (The B&N web site as well as other sites lists a 2//1 release date, but the author previously indicated a March 2012 release.) Unfortunately, the release date has been delayed to December 2012 or January 2013. I'm disappointed but comforted by knowledge of the approximate time the book will be released. The author's blog remark about this delay is copied from her website below:
Book Five of The Maker’s Song (release date March 2013–see below*)
A DESPERATE SEARCH. A DARK AND DANGEROUS JOURNEY.AND EACH STEP COULD DESTROY EVERYONE DANTE LOVES.ONLY ONE MORTAL WOMAN CAN SAVE HIM . . .As Dante Baptiste’s true identity as both True Blood and Fallen ripples throughout New Orleans, he and Heather struggle for their lives against different foes, fighting their way back to each other. To free herself from her father’s treachery, Heather accepts help from an ally–and steps into even greater danger. Dante, lost to his brutal past, wavers between his own sense of self and the Bad Seed-programmed S that lurks within, between the never-ending Road and the Great Destroyer. And the danger of becoming both.. . . UNLESS THE FALLEN REACH HIM FIRST.Lucien searches frantically for the lovers, all too aware that time is running out. Dark forces continue to gather, eager to possess and manipulate the young vampire for their own ends. The fate of mortals, nightkind, and the Fallen pivots around Dante as he struggles to piece together his shattered psyche and gain control of his power before he rips all three worlds asunder.* * * * * * * * **I wanted to explain why the delay in the release of the fifth Maker’s Song book, On Midnight Wings. It’ll be released the end of 2012 or the first of 2013 (I’m hoping for a January release) due to my difficulty in hitting the deadline. Back when I was writing Beneath the Skin, I broke my ankle in Orlando at RT (and had to have surgery to repair it once I was home again), then suffered a double pulmonary embolism on the flight home. I can’t tell you how fortunate I feel to have survived that! But I fell behind on my deadlines at that point as I was recovering. I also sold a second series shortly prior to this, so now I was behind in two series. I’ve been racing ever since mid-2009 to catch up. This will finally give me that opportunity.
I’m hoping On Midnight Wings will be out the end of December 2012 and that the third Hoodoo book, Black Moon Mojo, will be out July of 2013 (if not sooner). I’m also working on a third series, Sons of Darkness, that I hope will be out in 2012. In the meantime, I’ll be posting short stories about the Maker’s Song characters and advance peeks from both On Midnight Wings and Black Moon Mojo to tide folks over.
My sincere apologies for the long delay! I appreciate your continued support and I will make it worth your while. I promise! Your support means more to me than you’ll ever know! Y’all ROCK!
(See On Midnight Wings | ADRIAN PHOENIX AUTHOR OF DARK URBAN ....).
How could I have failed to notice the serious nature of Adrian's health problems? Sometimes I'm just too focused. I could always blank out everything going on around me in pursuit of what I wanted, and I wanted to know when On Midnight Wings would be released. So, I totally skipped over Phoenix's reasons for the delay. We're lucky to still have her! Release delays are inconsequential given her recent health problems. Thank god she recovered.
dalnewt wrote:
dalnewt wrote:I was checking my Wishlist and came across
I've really been looking forward to reading the fifth installment in the dynamic Maker's Song series. (The B&N web site as well as other sites lists a 2//1 release date, but the author previously indicated a March 2012 release.) Unfortunately, the release date has been delayed to December 2012 or January 2013. I'm disappointed but comforted by knowledge of the approximate time the book will be released. The author's blog remark about this delay is copied from her website below:
Book Five of The Maker’s Song (release date March 2013–see below*)
A DESPERATE SEARCH. A DARK AND DANGEROUS JOURNEY.AND EACH STEP COULD DESTROY EVERYONE DANTE LOVES.ONLY ONE MORTAL WOMAN CAN SAVE HIM . . .As Dante Baptiste’s true identity as both True Blood and Fallen ripples throughout New Orleans, he and Heather struggle for their lives against different foes, fighting their way back to each other. To free herself from her father’s treachery, Heather accepts help from an ally–and steps into even greater danger. Dante, lost to his brutal past, wavers between his own sense of self and the Bad Seed-programmed S that lurks within, between the never-ending Road and the Great Destroyer. And the danger of becoming both.. . . UNLESS THE FALLEN REACH HIM FIRST.Lucien searches frantically for the lovers, all too aware that time is running out. Dark forces continue to gather, eager to possess and manipulate the young vampire for their own ends. The fate of mortals, nightkind, and the Fallen pivots around Dante as he struggles to piece together his shattered psyche and gain control of his power before he rips all three worlds asunder.* * * * * * * * **I wanted to explain why the delay in the release of the fifth Maker’s Song book, On Midnight Wings. It’ll be released the end of 2012 or the first of 2013 (I’m hoping for a January release) due to my difficulty in hitting the deadline. Back when I was writing Beneath the Skin, I broke my ankle in Orlando at RT (and had to have surgery to repair it once I was home again), then suffered a double pulmonary embolism on the flight home. I can’t tell you how fortunate I feel to have survived that! But I fell behind on my deadlines at that point as I was recovering. I also sold a second series shortly prior to this, so now I was behind in two series. I’ve been racing ever since mid-2009 to catch up. This will finally give me that opportunity.
I’m hoping On Midnight Wings will be out the end of December 2012 and that the third Hoodoo book, Black Moon Mojo, will be out July of 2013 (if not sooner). I’m also working on a third series, Sons of Darkness, that I hope will be out in 2012. In the meantime, I’ll be posting short stories about the Maker’s Song characters and advance peeks from both On Midnight Wings and Black Moon Mojo to tide folks over.
My sincere apologies for the long delay! I appreciate your continued support and I will make it worth your while. I promise! Your support means more to me than you’ll ever know! Y’all ROCK!
(See On Midnight Wings | ADRIAN PHOENIX AUTHOR OF DARK URBAN ....).
How could I have failed to notice the serious nature of Adrian's health problems? Sometimes I'm just too focused. I could always blank out everything going on around me in pursuit of what I wanted, and I wanted to know when On Midnight Wings would be released. So, I totally skipped over Phoenix's reasons for the delay. We're lucky to still have her! Release delays are inconsequential given her recent health problems. Thank god she recovered.
You didn't know? There was a thread here after it happened to her...when she initially broke her leg. Everyone was sending her get well wishes. :-)
SciFiCanuck wrote:
dalnewt wrote:
dalnewt wrote:I was checking my Wishlist and came across
I've really been looking forward to reading the fifth installment in the dynamic Maker's Song series. (The B&N web site as well as other sites lists a 2//1 release date, but the author previously indicated a March 2012 release.) Unfortunately, the release date has been delayed to December 2012 or January 2013. I'm disappointed but comforted by knowledge of the approximate time the book will be released. The author's blog remark about this delay is copied from her website below:
Book Five of The Maker’s Song (release date March 2013–see below*)
A DESPERATE SEARCH. A DARK AND DANGEROUS JOURNEY.AND EACH STEP COULD DESTROY EVERYONE DANTE LOVES.ONLY ONE MORTAL WOMAN CAN SAVE HIM . . .As Dante Baptiste’s true identity as both True Blood and Fallen ripples throughout New Orleans, he and Heather struggle for their lives against different foes, fighting their way back to each other. To free herself from her father’s treachery, Heather accepts help from an ally–and steps into even greater danger. Dante, lost to his brutal past, wavers between his own sense of self and the Bad Seed-programmed S that lurks within, between the never-ending Road and the Great Destroyer. And the danger of becoming both.. . . UNLESS THE FALLEN REACH HIM FIRST.Lucien searches frantically for the lovers, all too aware that time is running out. Dark forces continue to gather, eager to possess and manipulate the young vampire for their own ends. The fate of mortals, nightkind, and the Fallen pivots around Dante as he struggles to piece together his shattered psyche and gain control of his power before he rips all three worlds asunder.* * * * * * * * **I wanted to explain why the delay in the release of the fifth Maker’s Song book, On Midnight Wings. It’ll be released the end of 2012 or the first of 2013 (I’m hoping for a January release) due to my difficulty in hitting the deadline. Back when I was writing Beneath the Skin, I broke my ankle in Orlando at RT (and had to have surgery to repair it once I was home again), then suffered a double pulmonary embolism on the flight home. I can’t tell you how fortunate I feel to have survived that! But I fell behind on my deadlines at that point as I was recovering. I also sold a second series shortly prior to this, so now I was behind in two series. I’ve been racing ever since mid-2009 to catch up. This will finally give me that opportunity.
I’m hoping On Midnight Wings will be out the end of December 2012 and that the third Hoodoo book, Black Moon Mojo, will be out July of 2013 (if not sooner). I’m also working on a third series, Sons of Darkness, that I hope will be out in 2012. In the meantime, I’ll be posting short stories about the Maker’s Song characters and advance peeks from both On Midnight Wings and Black Moon Mojo to tide folks over.
My sincere apologies for the long delay! I appreciate your continued support and I will make it worth your while. I promise! Your support means more to me than you’ll ever know! Y’all ROCK!
(See On Midnight Wings | ADRIAN PHOENIX AUTHOR OF DARK URBAN ....).
How could I have failed to notice the serious nature of Adrian's health problems? Sometimes I'm just too focused. I could always blank out everything going on around me in pursuit of what I wanted, and I wanted to know when On Midnight Wings would be released. So, I totally skipped over Phoenix's reasons for the delay. We're lucky to still have her! Release delays are inconsequential given her recent health problems. Thank god she recovered.
You didn't know? There was a thread here after it happened to her...when she initially broke her leg. Everyone was sending her get well wishes. :-)
I vaguely remember the thread, but the reality and consequences of Adrian's health crisis didn't sink in until I read her blog comment above. I guess I didn't consider the extended period of recovery ahead of Adrian when I read that she was recovering in the hospital.
