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Hi everyone,

Here's the monthly list of major new SFF releases for November. Please let us know if you're planning to read any of these!

Aaron, Rachel: The Spirit Rebellion (#2 Legend of Eli Monpress) (pbo)
Akers, Tim: The Horns of Ruin (tp)
Archer, Alex: Rogue Angel #27: Phantom Prospect (pbo)
Asimov, Isaac: Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation
Ballard, J G: The Complete Stories of J.G. Ballard (tp)
Bear, Greg: Hull Zero Three
Bear, Greg: Mariposa (Quantico) (pap)
Briggs, Patricia: Wolfsbane (Sequel To Masques) (pbo)
Brown, Eric: Guardians of the Phoenix (pbo)
Brown, John: Servant of A Dark God (#1 Dark Gods) (pap)
Browne, S G: Fated (tpo)
Bujold, Lois Mcmaster: Cryoburn (Miles Vorkosigan)
Butcher, Jim: First Lord’s Fury (#6 Codex Alera) (pap)
Bynum, Laura: Veracity (tp)
Cook, Glen: Surrender to the Will of the Night
Cook, Glen: Gilded Latten Bones (Garrett, P.I.) (pbo)
De Lint, Charles: Muse and Reverie (tp)
Dellamonica, A M: Indigo Springs (pap)
Drake, David: The Complete Hammer’s Slammers, Vol. 3 (tp)
Farmer, Philip Jose: The Magic Labyrinth (#4 Riverworld) (Reissue) (tp)
Foster, Alan Dean: The Human Blend
Green, Jonathan: Pax Britannia: The Ulysses Quicksilver Omnibus Vol. 1 (tp)
Hanover, M L N: Vicious Grace (#3 Black Sun’s Daughter) (pbo)
Henderson, C J: Brooklyn Knight (Professor Piers Knight) (pap)
Henry, Christina: Black Wings (#1) (pbo)
Hoyt, Sarah A: Darkship Thieves (pap)
Jemisin, N K: The Broken Kingdoms (#2 Inheritance Trilogy) (tpo)
Jerome, Celia: Trolls in the Hamptons (#1 Willow Tate) (pbo)
Kerr, Katharine: The Silver Mage (#4 Silver Wyrm) (pap)
Kikuchi, Hideyuki: Wicked City #3: The Scarlet Clan (tp)
Kittredge, Caitlin: Bone Gods (#3 Black London) (pbo)
Knight, E E: Dragon Champion (#1 Age of Fire) (pap)
Koontz, Dean: Twilight Eyes (Reissue) (tp)
Kratman, Tom: D Minus X (pbo)
Lee, Sharon: Carousel Tides (tpo)
Levin, Ira: This Perfect Day (Reissue) (tp)
Mccaffrey / Scarborough: Catalyst: A Tale of the Barque Cats (pap)
Mcdevitt, Jack: Echo (Alex Benedict)
Mcintosh, Fiona: King’s Wrath (#3 Valisar ) (pap)
Monk, Devon: Magic At the Gate (Allie Beckstrom) (pbo)
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Niven / Barnes: The Barsoom Project (Sequel To Dream Park) (Reissue) (tp)
Niven / Lerner: Destroyer of Worlds (pap)
Nojiri, Housuke: Rocket Girls: The Last Planet (tpo)
Ogiwara, Noriko: Dragon Sword and Wind Child (tpo)
Paul, Graham Sharp: Helfort’s War Book 4: The Battle For Commitment Planet (pbo)
Paxson, Diana L: Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Sword of Avalon (tp)
Petrucha, Stefan: Blood Prophecy (pbo)
Rushdie, Salman: Luka and the Fire of Life
Sargent, Pamela: Seed Seeker (#3 Seed)
Schroeder, Karl: Pirate Sun (#3 Virga) (tp)
Smith, James Robert: The Flock (tpo)
Stephenson, Neal: Anathem (tp)
Turtledove, Harry: The Golden Shrine (pap)
Warrington, Freda: Midsummer Night (#2 Aetherials)
Watt-Evans, Lawrence: Above His Proper Station (#2 Alvos the Orator)
Williams, Tad: Shadowrise (#3 Shadowmarch) (tp)
Williams, Tad: Shadowheart (#4 Shadowmarch)
Wul, Stephan: Fantastic Planet (1st English Ed) (tpo)
Zahn, Timothy: Cobra Alliance (#1 Cobra War) (pap)
Eds. Martin / Dozois: Songs of Love and Death: Tales of Star-Crossed Love
Ed. Martin: Wild Cards I (Reissue) (tp)
Eds. Rabe / Greenberg: Steampunk’d (pbo)
Fenner, Cathy & Arnie: Spectrum 17: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art (trd & tpo)

I read Mariposa by Greg Bear
I read Pirate Sun by Karl Schroeder.

I would have thought The Towers of Midnight would be on this list as it is coming out in early November??

I am planning to read Cryoburn by Bujold, Human Blend by Foster, and maybe Alvos the Orator.

Plus Towers of Midnight.

I have the audio of Cryoburn and had just started (first chapter) when I got sideswiped by an unannounced major end story spoiler on a blog. Now I'm having serious problems getting the motivation to continue. *sigh*

I am interested in reading the Rushdie, but I will probably wait for the library to get it in.

However, there is one coming out November 1st that is not on this list that I definitely plan on buying asap: The Habitation of the Blessed by Catherynne M. Valente.

Hmm, that's 2 major titles missing from the list. I may have to start looking at a different source to get this info.

CryoBurn came out last month; already devoured it, very conflicted about the spoiler Random mentioned.

Like Candiss I plan to get The Habitation of the Blessed; loved the three other Valente books I've read so I have high hopes for that one!

And another title being published in November that isn't on the list is Pegasus, by Robin McKinley; I've been waiting for this one almost as long as I had been waiting for Cryoburn, so it goes without saying that I'm picking it up. :)

Phoenixfalls: Did you notice there is a Firstreads giveaway contest for Pegasus?

I did! Doubt I'll win, but I had to enter. :)

Random, that sucks! I finished it yesterday and that spoiler blew me away. I was totally not expecting it and I sat there staring at the page, not quite believing. It is totally not someting you want to be spoiled for and I'm so sorry it happened to you.

November is going to be an expensive month for me, as I have ordered or plan to order:
- Briggs, Patricia: Wolfsbane (Sequel To Masques) (pbo)
- Jemisin, N K: The Broken Kingdoms (#2 Inheritance Trilogy) (tpo)
- Mcdevitt, Jack: Echo (Alex Benedict)
- McKinley, Robin: Pegasus
- Robb, J. D.: Indulgence in Death
- Singh, Nalini: Play of Passion
- Liu, Marjorie M.: In the Dark of Dreams

Kerry wrote: "Random, that sucks! I finished it yesterday and that spoiler blew me away. I was totally not expecting it and I sat there staring at the page, not quite believing. It is totally not someting you wa..."

Kerry and Random, now I'm anxious to read the book!

Sandra - Just DON'T peek at the end, no matter what. Enjoy the book.

Kerry wrote: "Sandra - Just DON'T peek at the end, no matter what. Enjoy the book."

LOL - it will be hard to peek since it's an ebook. :D

I'm planning to get and read the new Towers of Midnight, as well as the new Stephen King, Full Dark, No Stars. I didn't see that on the list either.

I think it's really interesting that Ira Levin's This Perfect Day is being re-released. I may have to look at that one. I kind of remember that one being on our bookshelves when I was a kid, so I probably read it. I just don't remember it.

Nothing else grabs me.

Hmm, the 3 books sitting at the top of my must-have list are conspicuously absent:

King, Stephen: Full Dark, No Stars
Jordan / Sanderson: Towers of Midnight
James, Allyson: Firewalker

I'm tempted to add Ian C. Esslemont's Stonewielder as well, assuming I can get my hands on the UK edition. Otherwise, he's a December release in North America.

This Perfect Day is one of my favorite sci-fi books. I can't recommend it strongly enough. Written easily enough that a kid can read and enjoy it, it also raises some interesting questions about a heavily monitored society.

I am interested in the Bujold, Butcher, Kerr, and Sanderson books, but I'm really trying to not buy new. Might go on the holiday gift list, though.

I like McDevitt's books, too. Anyone know much about Fiona McIntosh? I have a few of her books that I picked up at used book stores but I haven't read them yet, so I'm reluctant to collect more until I know more about her.

christ, marx, wood and wei
led us to this perfect day.....
my parents had this and I read and enjoyed it as a kid.This Perfect Day I think they discouraged me from readingRosemary's Baby. Mannix was giving me nightmares; as a consequence my siblings and I were the only kids in the neighborhood that didn't watch Dark Shadows. I didn't know it was because of me at the time!

The only things I plan on is some non fiction. Was in my local store and almost went batty with all the books

Strange that Cryoburn is listed for November, since I've had it for a week or so now.

The only thing I'm getting 'new' next month is The Towers of Midnight, which will be signed and numbered by Brandon this weekend.

I believe the release date was initially in November but got moved a couple of months ago.

Just saw a Facebook post from my SF book store. Towers arrived the other day. Unfortunately its arrival coincides with the store being closed to Move. I will not be able to get my hands on it till next week

Just noticed the re-issue of This Perfect Day by Ira Levin. I've never attempted it, though I read "Stepford Wives" way back when. -- and I just caught a re-run of Rosemary's Baby. Levin was so influential, back in the late 60's, early 70's, in making horror -- and sci-fi too, more mainstream.

Nick wrote: "Just noticed the re-issue of This Perfect Day by Ira Levin. I've never attempted it, though I read "Stepford Wives" way back when. -- and I just caught a re-run of [book..."

I read [book:The Stepford Wives|52350] way back too. that was when the audioanimatronics were such a big deal at Disneyland because they seemed so life-like. The concept of replacing people with animated dolls seemed like something that could happen.