Spotlight on October Books

This month we are featuring 42 books. There are more than 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 October 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 Since information sometimes is out of date even in the Amazon links we use for listings, books get delayed or sometimes even released earlier, we would truly appreciate if you would send us an email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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“Of Limited Loyalty” by Michael A. Stackpole. Release Date: October 2011. Published by Night Shade Books. (AH).

“A Web of Air (Fever Crumb)” by Philip Reeve. Release Date: October 1, 2011. Published by Scholastic. (YA / US Debut).

“Icefall” by Matthew J. Kirby. Release Date: October 1, 2011. Published by Scholastic. (MG).

“Daughter of Smoke & Bone” by Laini Taylor. Release Date: October 1, 2011. Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. (YA).

“Changes” by Mercedes Lackey. Release Date: October 4, 2011. Published by DAW. (FAN).

“Reap the East Wind” by Glen Cook. Release Date: October 4, 2011. Published by Night Shade Books. (FAN).

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“Infidel” by Kameron Hurley. Release Date: October 4, 2011. Published by Night Shade Books. (SF).

“Necropolis” by Michael Dempsey. Release Date: October 4, 2011. Published by Night Shade Books. (SF).

“The Traitor's Daughter” by Paula Brandon. Release Date: October 4, 2011. Published by Spectra. (FAN).

“Carnelians” by Catherine Asaro. Release Date: October 4, 2011. Published by Baen. (SF).

“Frail” by Joan Frances Turner. Release Date: October 4, 2011. Published by Ace. (HF).

“Uncharted: The Fourth Labyrinth” by Christopher Golden. Release Date: October 4, 2011. Published by Del Rey. (Tie-In).

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“Down These Strange Streets” edited by George R.R. Martin & Gardner Dozois. Release Date: October 4, 2011. Published by Ace. (ANTHO).

“A Beautiful Friendship” by David Weber. Release Date: October 4, 2011. Published by Baen. (YA).

“Black Light” by Patrick Melton & Marcus Dunstan. Release Date: October 5, 2011. Published by Mulholland Books. (MISC).

“Manhattan In Reverse” by Peter F. Hamilton. Release Date: October 7, 2011. Published by Pan Macmillan. (SF / Collection).

“Heirs of the Blade” by Adrian Tchaikovsky. UK Release Date: October 7, 2011. Published by Tor UK. (FAN).

“The Children of the Sky” by Vernor Vinge. Release Date: October 11, 2011. Published by Tor. (SF).

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“The Cold Commands” by Richard K. Morgan. Release Date: October 11, 2011. Published by Del Rey. (FAN).

“The Dark at the End” by F. Paul Wilson. Release Date: October 11, 2011. Published by Tor. (MISC).

“Harbor” by John Ajvide Lindqvist. Release Date: October 11, 2011. Published by Thomas Dunne. (HF).

“Fox & Phoenix” by Beth Bernobich. Release Date: October 13, 2011. Published by Viking. (YA).

“Ashes of a Black Frost” by Chris Evans. Release Date: October 18, 2011. Published by Gallery. (FAN).

“Covenant” by Dean Crawford. Release Date: October 18, 2011. Published by Touchstone. (MISC).

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“Aloha From Hell” by Richard Kadrey. Release Date: October 18, 2011. Published by Harper Voyager. (UF).

“Damned” by Chuck Palahniuk. Release Date: October 18, 2011. Published by Doubleday. (MISC).

“The Bone Key: The Necromantic Mysteries of Kyle Murchison Booth” by Sarah Monette. Release Date: October 18, 2011. Published by Prime Books. (Reprint).

“The Scorpio Races” by Maggie Stiefvater. Release Date: October 18, 2011. Published by Scholastic. (YA).

“The Infernals” by John Connolly. Release Date: October 18, 2011. Published by Atria. (YA / US Debut).

“The Iron Jackal” by Chris Wooding. UK Release Date: October 20, 2011. Published by Gollancz. (SF).

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“The Warlock's Shadow” by Stephen Deas. UK Release Date: October 20, 2011. Published by Gollancz. (YA).

“1Q84” by Haruki Murakami. Release Date: October 25, 2011. Published by Knopf. (MISC / US Debut).

“Solaris Rising: The New Solaris Book of Science Fiction” edited by Ian Whates. Release Date: October 25, 2011. Published by Solaris. (SF / ANTHO).

“Master of the House of Darts” by Aliette de Bodard. Release Date: October 25, 2011. Published by Angry Robot. (FAN).

“Kultus” by Richard Ford. Release Date: October 25, 2011. Published by Solaris. (Steampunk).

“The Night Eternal” by Guillermo Del Toro & Chuck Hogan. Release Date: October 25, 2011. Published by William Morrow. (HF).

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“Dead of Night” by Jonathan Maberry. Release Date: October 25, 2011. Published by St. Martin’s Griffin. (HF).
“Flesh & Blood” by Kristen Painter. Release Date: October 25, 2011. Published by Orbit. (UF).

“Whispers Under Ground” by Ben Aaronovitch. Release Date: October 25, 2011. Published by Del Rey. (UF).

“The Kingdom of Gods” by N.K. Jemison. Release Date: October 27, 2011. Published by Orbit. (FAN).

“Hell & Gone” by Duane Swierczynski. Release Date: October 31, 2011. Published by Mulholland Books. (MISC).

“The Curse of Four” by Caitlin Kittredge. Release Date: October 31, 2011. Published by Subterranean Press. (Novella).

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Inspired by Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night and Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, two of the most beloved works by literary masters, All Men of Genius takes place in an alternate Steampunk Victorian London, where science makes the impossible possible.

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