Happy New Release Day! Here’s what went on sale today.

opens in a new windowFace Off opens in a new window  by David Hagberg opens in a new window

Kirk McGarvey is lunching in the Eiffel Tower when terrorists attempt to bring the Paris icon down. He springs into action to stop the attack, only to find there’s a much larger plot at stake. One that aims to force the incompetent US President out by pitting him against Russia.

But Putin himself is eager to avoid World War III. When a Russian nuclear weapon goes missing and is found heading to the US, Putin enlists McGarvey’s help in stopping it.

The stakes couldn’t be higher, and the outcome couldn’t be more in doubt. Only McGarvey stands a chance of intervening before it’s too late, in a race against time across Paris, Istanbul, Moscow, and Washington, D.C.

opens in a new windowPower Failure by Ben Bova opens in a new window

Dr. Jake Ross came to Washington to try to make a difference, but he’s learned the only way to get something done in Washington, assuming your ideals survive the corrosive atmosphere, is to gather power. Ross has gathered a great deal, riding in the wake of Frank Tomlinson. But now Tomlinson has decided to shoot for the moon. If they win, they get it all. If they lose, the game is over for Jake Ross.

In the Power trilogy, Bova’s vision of a future powered by solar satellite transmission is tantalizingly within reach.

NEW IN PAPERBACK

opens in a new windowThe Phoenix Empress by K Arsenault Rivera opens in a new window

Once they were the heirs to a prophecy that predicted two women would save an empire.

Now Shefali is dying—and her wife is unaware of the coming tragedy. Shizuka is too busy trying to reunite a fractured empire and right the wrongs of her ancestors.

As the Imperial Army gathers against a demonic invasion, Shizuka must do all she can with an empire on the brink of civil war.

NEW IN MANGA

opens in a new windowHimouto! Umaru-Chan Vol. 3 Story and art by Sankakuhead

opens in a new windowHow to Treat Magical Beasts: Mine and Master’s Medical Journal Vol. 2 Story and art by Kaziya

opens in a new windowSatoko and Nada Vol. 1 Story and art by Vupechika

opens in a new windowSpirit Circle Vol. 5 Story and art by Satoshi Mizukami