Friday, July 29, 2011

Spotlight on August Books

This month we are featuring 36 books. There are probably twice as many new sff and related releases this month in traditional publishing not to speak of the countless indies from Amazon and Smashwords but we are limiting ourselves to books that will be reviewed here or are similar with such. For the full schedule of August 2011 titles known to us, you can consult the Upcoming Releases page.

The release dates are US unless marked otherwise, though for books released in the UK and US in the same month but on different dates we use the earliest date without comment and they are first edition unless noted differently. The dates are on a best known basis so they are not guaranteed; same about the edition information. Since information sometimes is out of date even in the Amazon links we use for listings, books get delayed or sometimes even released earlier, we would truly appreciate if you would send us an email about any listing with incorrect information.

Sometimes a cover image is not available at the time of the post and also sometimes covers change unexpectedly so while we generally use the Amazon one when available and cross check with Google Images, the ultimate bookstore cover may be different.

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“Steelhands” by Jaida Jones & Danielle Bennett. Release Date: August 2, 2011. Published by Bantam Spectra. (FAN).
Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence. Release Date: August 2, 2011. Published by Ace. (FAN).
The Whitefire Crossingby Courtney Schafer. Release Date: August 2, 2011. Published by Night Shade Books. (FAN).
Cold Vengeance by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child. Release Date: August 2, 2011. Published by Grand Central. (MISC).
Circle of Fireby Michelle Zink. Release Date: August 3, 2011. Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. (YA).
A Blight of Mages by Karen Miller. Release Date: August 4, 2011. Published by Orbit. (FAN).

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The Last Four Things by Paul Hoffman. Release Date: August 4, 2011. Published by Dutton. (MISC / US Debut).
The Crown of the Conqueror by Gav Thorpe. UK Release Date: August 4, 2011. Published by Angry Robot. (FAN).
Reality 36 by Guy Haley. UK Release Date: August 4, 2011. Published by Angry Robot. (SF).
Awakening by William Horwood. UK Release Date: August 5, 2011. Published by Tor UK. (FAN).
Final Days by Gary Gibson. UK Release Date: August 5, 2011. Published by Tor UK. (SF).
The Magician King by Lev Grossman. Release Date: August 9, 2011. Published by Viking. (FAN).

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Isles of the Forsaken by Carolyn Ives Gilman. Release Date: August 15, 2011. Published by ChiZine Publications. (FAN).
The Omen Machine by Terry Goodkind. Release Date: August 16, 2011. Published by Tor. (FAN).
The Moon Maze Game by Larry Niven & Steven Barnes. Release Date: August 16, 2011. Published by Tor. (SF).
The Tempering of Men by Elizabeth Bear & Sarah Monette. Release Date: August 16, 2011. Published by Tor. (FAN).
The Unincorporated Woman by Dani Kollin & Eytan Kollin. Release Date: August 16, 2011. Published by Tor. (SF).
Low Town by Daniel Polansky. Release Date: August 16, 2011. Published by Doubleday. (FAN).

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Ready One Player by Ernest Cline. Release Date: August 16, 2011. Published by Crown. (SF).
Autumn: Purification by David Moody. Release Date: August 16, 2011. Published by St. Martin’s Griffin. (HF).
Legacy by David L. Golemon. Release Date: August 16, 2011. Published by Thomas Dunne. (MISC).
The Edinburgh Dead by Brian Ruckley. Release Date: August 17, 2011. Published by Orbit. (MISC).
By Light Alone by Adam Roberts. UK Release Date: August 18, 2011. Published by Gollancz. (SF).
The Third Section by Jasper Kent. UK Release Date: August 18, 2011. Published by Bantam UK. (MISC).

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Bringer of Light by Jaine Fenn. UK Release Date: August 18, 2011. Published by Gollancz. (SF).
A Long, Long Sleep by Anna Sheehan. UK Release Date: August 18, 2011. Published by Gollancz. (YA).
Ravensoul by James Barclay. Release Date: August 23, 2011. Published by Pyr. (FAN / US Debut).
Mayan December by Brenda Cooper. Release Date: August 23, 2011. Published by Prime Books. (FAN).
The Measure of the Magic: Legends of Shannara by Terry Brooks. Release Date: August 30, 2011. Published by Del Rey. (FAN).
With Fate Conspire by Marie Brennan. Release Date: August 30, 2011. Published by Tor. (FAN).

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The Recollection by Gareth L. Powell. Release Date: August 30, 2011. Published by Solaris. (SF).
Countdown: M Day” by Tom Kratman. Release Date: August 30, 2011. Published by Baen. (SF).
Roil by Trent Jamieson. Release Date: August 30, 2011. Published by Angry Robot. (Steampunk).
Regicideby Nicholas Royle. Release Date: August 30, 2011. Published by Solaris. (HF).
Awakenings by Edward Lazellari. Release Date: August 30, 2011. Published by Tor. (FAN).
The Postmortal by Drew Magary. Release Date: August 30, 2011. Published by Penguin. (MISC).

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