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New Releases: 1/17/17

New Releases: 1/17/17

Here’s what went on sale today!

Empire Games by Charles Stross

opens in a new windowEmpire Games by Charles StrossCharles Stross builds a new series with Empire Games. Expanding on the world he created in the Family Trade series, a new generation of paratime travellers walk between parallel universes. The year is 2020. It’s seventeen years since the Revolution overthrew the last king of the New British Empire, and the newly-reconstituted North American Commonwealth is developing rapidly, on course to defeat the French and bring democracy to a troubled world.

Martians Abroad by Carrie Vaughn

opens in a new windowMartians Abroad by Carrie VaughnWell known for her Kitty Norville bestselling series, Carrie Vaughn has written Martians Abroad, a novel with great crossover appeal. Polly Newton has one single-minded dream, to be a starship pilot and travel the galaxy. Her mother, the Director of the Mars Colony, derails Polly’s plans when she sends Polly and her genius twin brother, Charles, to Galileo Academy on Earth–the one planet Polly has no desire to visit. Ever.

The Rising by Heather Graham & Jon Land

opens in a new windowThe Rising by Heather Graham & Jon LandFrom acclaimed thriller-suspense novelists Heather Graham and Jon Land comes a story of action, mystery, and the endurance of young love in The Rising. Twenty-four hours. That’s all it takes for the lives of two young people to be changed forever. Alex always knew he was adopted, but he never knew the real reason his birth parents abandoned him. He never knew where he truly came from. Until now.

NOW IN PAPERBACK:

A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab

A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. SchwabFour months have passed since the shadow stone fell into Kell’s possession. Four months since his path crossed with Delilah Bard. Four months since Rhy was wounded and the Dane twins fell, and the stone was cast with Holland’s dying body through the rift, and into Black London.

Bigfootloose and Finn Fancy Free by Randy Henderson

opens in a new windowBigfootloose and Finn Fancy Free by Randy HendersonRandy Henderson continues his dark and quirky urban fantasy series with Bigfootloose and Finn Fancy Free, set in a world of arcane beings hidden among the mundane townies of Port Townsend, Washington. In this sequel to Randy Henderson’s acclaimed debut novel, Finn Fancy Necromancy, Finn Gramaraye is settling back into the real world after his twenty-five-year-long imprisonment in the otherworld of the Fey.

Only the Stones Survive by Morgan Llewelyn

opens in a new windowOnly the Stones Survive by Morgan LlewellynMorgan Llywelyn has proved herself a force in historical fiction with her novels of in the Irish Century series. In Only the Stones Survive, she looks back to the ancient legend of Ireland’s gods and goddesses. For centuries the Túatha Dé Danann lived in peace on an island where time flowed more slowly and the seasons were gentle–until that peace was shattered by the arrival of invaders.

NEW FROM TOR.COM

The Fortress at the End of Time by Joe M. McDermott

The Fortress at the End of Time by Joe M. McDermottCaptain Ronaldo Aldo has committed an unforgivable crime. He will ask for forgiveness all the same: from you, from God, even from himself. Connected by ansible, humanity has spread across galaxies and fought a war against an enemy that remains a mystery. At the edge of human space sits the Citadel—a relic of the war and a listening station for the enemy’s return. For a young Ensign Aldo, fresh from the academy and newly cloned across the ansible line, it’s a prison from which he may never escape.

NEW IN MANGA:

Franken Fran Vol. 7-8 Story and art by Katsuhisa Kigitsu

How to Build a Dungeon: Book of the Demon King Vol. 2 Story by Yakan Warau; Art by Toshimasa Komiya

My Girlfriend is a T-Rex Vol. 2 Story and art by Sanzo

Non Non Biyori Vol. 6 Story and art by Atto