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This Week: New Paperbacks

July 30-Aug. 6, 2012

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Newly released paperbacks in science-fiction and fantasy this week include books by Keri Arthur, J.K. Beck, Terry Brooks, Col Buchanan, Rowena Cory Daniells, David Drake, Dave Duncan, Sara B. Elfgren, Mats Strandberg, Heather Graham, Jean Johnson, Richard Kadrey, David Mack, Justin Richards, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Carrie Vaughn, David Weber, and more.

Whispers Under Ground
By Ben Aaronovitch
Del Rey, 320 pages, Jul 31.
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House That Jack Built
By Guy Adams
Series: Torchwood.
Random House, 256 pages, Aug 2.
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Words in the Wind
By Yvonne Anderson
Risen Books, 298 pages, Aug 1.
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Gunmetal Magic: A Novel in the World of Kate Daniels
By Ilona Andrews
Series: Alphas.
Ace, 448 pages, Jul 31.
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Beneath a Rising Moon
By Keri Arthur
Dell, 368 pages, Jul 31.
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vN
By Madeline Ashby
Series: The First Machine Dynasty.
Angry Robot, 416 pages, Jul 31.
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Demon Hunt
By Christine Ashworth
Crescent Moon Press, 274 pages, Aug 2.
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Sightseeing in Space
By Dave Bailey, Steve Lyons
Series: Doctor Who: Young Reader Adventures Book 4.
PENGUIN GROUP, 400 pages, Jul 31.
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The Killer Poet's Guide to Immortality
By A. B. Bard
Wry Ink Publishing, LLC, 212 pages, Aug 1.
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Devil's Wake
By Steven Barnes, Tananarive Due
Atria Books, 288 pages, Jul 31.
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Claws of the Macra
By Trevor Baxendale
Series: Doctor Who: Decide Your Destiny.
PENGUIN GROUP, 192 pages, Jul 31.
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The First Last Unicorn and Other Beginnings
By Peter S. Beagle
Tachyon Publications, 288 pages, Aug 1.
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Dark Eden
By Chris Beckett
Corvus, 400 pages, Aug 1.
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When Temptation Burns: A Shadow Keepers Novel
By J.K. Beck
Series: Shadow Keepers 6.
Bantam, 200 pages, Jul 31.
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Paradox Resolution: A Spider Webb Novel
By K a Bedford
Series: Spider Webb Novels.
Edge, 288 pages, Aug 1.
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A Floating World
By Karen Best
Series: Stories.
Beating Windward Press LLC, 156 pages, Aug 1.
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Siblings and Secrets
By Marilyn Bowen
Series: De La Mysta Saga.
Tate Publishing, 260 pages, Jul 31.
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The Coldest War
By Colin Brake
Series: Doctor Who: Decide Your Destiny.
PENGUIN GROUP, 192 pages, Jul 31.
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The Wanderers
By Paula Brandon
Spectra, 416 pages, Jul 31.
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Cat Commander
By J. E. Bright, Luciano Vecchio (Illustrator)
Series: Dc Super Heroes (Dc Super Villains).
Stone Arch Books, 88 pages, Aug 1.
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Raging Swan's TRIBES: Anthology II
By Creighton Broadhurst, Landon Bellavia, Mark Radle
Greyworks, 108 pages, Aug 3.
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The Measure of the Magic
By Terry Brooks
Series: Legends of Shannara.
Del Rey, 480 pages, Jul 31.
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A Kingdom's Fall
By Douglas R. Brown
Series: The Light of Epertase, Book 2.
Rhemalda Publishing, 344 pages, Aug 1.
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Stands a Shadow
By Col Buchanan
Tor Fantasy, 448 pages, Jul 31.
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The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2012 Edition
By Jonathan Carroll, Neil Gaiman, Kelly Link, Paul McAuley, K. J. Parker, Robert Reed, Rachel Swirsky, Catherynne M. Valente
Series: Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy.
Prime Books, 544 pages, Aug 4.
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Shadow Rising
By Kendra Leigh Castle
Series: Dark Dynasties.
Forever, 368 pages, Jul 31.
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Splintegrate
By Deborah Christian
Tom Doherty Assoc Llc, 0 pages, Jul 30.
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The Captivity
By John Thomas Clark
Series: The Chronicles of Saint Patrick.
Black Lab Books, 516 pages, Aug 1.
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Extreme Zombies
By Nancy A. Collins, Joe R. Lansdale, Edward Lee, George R. R. Martin, David J. Schow, John Shirley
Prime Books, 384 pages, Jul 31.
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Wings of Creation
By Brenda Cooper
Series: Silver Ship.
Tor Science Fiction, 416 pages, Jul 31.
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The Passage
By Justin Cronin
Ballantine Books, 912 pages, Jul 31.
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The Last City
By Nina D'Aleo
Momentum, 408 pages, Aug 1.
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Exile
By Rowena Cory Daniells
Series: Outcast Chronicles 2.
Solaris, 480 pages, Aug 2.
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Alien Adventures
By Richard Dinnick, Mike Tucker
Series: Doctor Who: Young Reader Adventures Book 3.
PENGUIN GROUP, 400 pages, Jul 31.
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Loose Cannon
By David Drake
Series: The Tom Kelly Novels.
Baen, 816 pages, Jul 31.
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Wildcatter
By Dave Duncan
Edge, 168 pages, Aug 1.
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The Circle
By Sara B. Elfgren, Mats Strandberg
Series: Hammer.
Hammer, 592 pages, Jul 30.
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Magic Gone Wild
By Judi Fennell
Sourcebooks Casablanca, 384 pages, Aug 1.
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Lacrimosa
By Christine Fonseca
Compass Press, 346 pages, Aug 1.
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Ghosts
By Curdella Forbes
Peepal Tree Press Ltd., 172 pages, Aug 1.
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Voracious
By V.K. Forrest
Series: Clare Point Vampires.
Kensington, 352 pages, Jul 31.
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Lady Midnight
By James Robert French
Concrescent Letters, 290 pages, Aug 1.
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Shadows Before the Sun
By Kelly Gay
Series: Charlie Madigan, Book 4.
Pocket Books, 352 pages, Jul 31.
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Demon Hunting In The Deep South
By Lexi George
Kensington, 336 pages, Jul 31.
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The Omen Machine
By Terry Goodkind
Tor Fantasy, 512 pages, Jul 31.
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The Unspoken [Large Print]
By Heather Graham
Thorndike Press, 0 pages, Aug 1.
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Tales from Wilderland
By Gareth Hanrahan
Cubicle 7 Entertainment Ltd, 128 pages, Aug 1.
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The Care and Feeding of Stray Vampires
By Molly Harper
Pocket Books, 384 pages, Jul 31.
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Queen of the World
By Ben Hennessy
Inspired Quill, 446 pages, Aug 4.
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Darklands
By Nancy Holzner
Series: A Deadtown Novel.
Ace, 336 pages, Jul 31.
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Carry the Flame
By James Jaros
Harper Voyager, 416 pages, Jul 31.
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An Officer's Duty
By Jean Johnson
Series: Theirs Not to Reason Why.
Ace, 448 pages, Jul 31.
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Aloha from Hell
By Richard Kadrey
Series: Sandman Slim, Book 3.
Harper Voyager, 464 pages, Jul 31.
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Kill the Dead
By Richard Kadrey
Series: Sandman Slim, Book 2.
Harper Voyager, 464 pages, Jul 31.
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Sandman Slim
By Richard Kadrey
Series: Sandman Slim, Book 1.
Harper Voyager, 416 pages, Jul 31.
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Enchanting the Lady
By Kathryne Kennedy
Sourcebooks Casablanca, 320 pages, Aug 1.
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A Steampunk's Guide to the Apocalypse
By Margaret Killjoy
Combustion Books, 108 pages, Aug 1.
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Probability Moon
By Nancy Kress
Forge, 0 pages, Jul 30.
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Prospero in Hell
By L. Jagi Lamplighter
Series: Prospero's Daughter.
Tor Fantasy, 448 pages, Jul 31.
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Blood of the Demon
By Rosalie Lario
Series: Demons of Infernum.
Entangled Select, 352 pages, Jul 31.
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Imperium
By Keith Laumer, Eric Flint (Editor)
Baen, 640 pages, Jul 31.
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Prince of Thorns
By Mark Lawrence
Series: The Broken Empire.
Ace, 336 pages, Jul 31.
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Sin Eaters
By Kai Leakes
Series: Devotion.
Kensington, 288 pages, Jul 31.
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Ghost Ship
By Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Series: Liaden Universe
Baen, 480 pages, Jul 31.
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The Woods
By Stephen Leigh
Phoenix Pick, 190 pages, Aug 1.
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4400: Promises Broken
By David Mack
Gallery Books, 336 pages, Aug 1.
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Harbinger
By David Mack
Series: Star Trek: Vanguard #1.
Pocket Books/Star Trek, 400 pages, Aug 1.
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The Witch Is Back
By H. P. Mallory
Series: A Jolie Wilkins Novel.
Bantam, 368 pages, Jul 31.
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Future Lovecraft
By Nick Mamatas, Jesse Bullington, Mari Ness, Paul Jessup, Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Editor), Paula R. Stiles (Editor)
Prime Books, 336 pages, Jul 31.
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The Language in Science Fiction and Fantasy: The Question of Style
By Susan Mandala
Continuum, 192 pages, Aug 2.
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Scarecrow's Flock of Fear
By Matthew K. Manning, Luciano Vecchio (Illustrator)
Series: Dc Super Heroes (Dc Super Villains).
Stone Arch Books, 88 pages, Aug 1.
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Fictionauts
By Mauro Mantella, Leonardo Rizzo
Studio 407, 88 pages, Jul 31.
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Angel
By Nicole "Coco" Marrow, Laura Hayden
Forge Books, 352 pages, Jul 31.
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The Runeblades of Celi
By Ann Marston
Series: Kingmaker's Sword, Book 1.
Five Rivers Chapmanry, 504 pages, Aug 1.
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Fallen Gods
By Michael A. Martin
Series: Star Trek: Titan #9.
Pocket Books/Star Trek, 368 pages, Jul 31.
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Taking Wing
By Michael A. Martin, Andy Mangels
Series: Star Trek: Titan #1.
Pocket Books/Star Trek, 384 pages, Aug 1.
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Chimera
By T.C. McCarthy
Series: The Subterrene War.
Orbit, 384 pages, Jul 31.
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Under the Desert Moon
By Emma Meade
Christopher Matthews Publishing, 214 pages, Aug 1.
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The Delicate Fire
By Naomi Mitchison, Isobel Murray (Introduction)
Kennedy & Boyd, 374 pages, Jul 31.
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Total Recall Volume 1
By Vince Moore, Cezar Razek
Dynamite Entertainment, 104 pages, Jul 31.
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A Queen Reborn
By K.T. Moreis
Series: The Citadel Chronicles: Book One.
Booklocker.com, Inc., 402 pages, Jul 31.
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Blood and Feathers
By Lou Morgan
Solaris, 384 pages, Jul 31.
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Obscuri Undone
By Arianna Nichola
Tate Publishing, 208 pages, Jul 31.
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Sin's Dark Caress
By Tracey O'Hara
Series: A Dark Brethren Novel.
Harper Voyager, 336 pages, Jul 31.
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King's Champion
By Cas Peace
Series: Artesans of Albia, Book 2.
Rhemalda Publishing, 426 pages, Aug 1.
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The Joker Virus
By Scott Peterson, Mike Cavallaro (Illustrator)
Series: Dc Super Heroes (Dc Super Villains).
Stone Arch Books, 88 pages, Aug 1.
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Colandra's Crusade - Angels and Demons Collide
By Susie Pilkington-Wood
Series: Cronkel Chronicles.
Fingerpress, 432 pages, Jul 30.
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Warehouse 13 Volume 1
By Ben Raab, Deric Hughes, Mike Johnson, Ian Maddox, Marque Franklin-Williams, John-Paul Nickel, Ian Stokes, Ben Morse
Dynamite Entertainment, 128 pages, Jul 31.
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Bedina's War
By Evelyn Rainey
Comfort Publishing, 510 pages, Aug 1.
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Dredd Vs Death, Kingdom of the Blind & The Final Cut
By Gordon Rennie, David Bishop, Matthew Smith
Abaddon, 704 pages, Jul 31.
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The Trouble With Magic
By Patricia Rice
Series: Casablanca Classics.
Sourcebooks Casablanca, 320 pages, Aug 1.
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Out of This World
By Douglas Richards
Paragon Press, 312 pages, Aug 1.
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Heart of Stone: Death Riders
By Justin Richards
Series: Doctor Who: Young Reader Adventures Book 1.
PENGUIN GROUP, 400 pages, Jul 31.
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Not Your Average Fairy Tale
By Chantele Sedgwick
Crescent Moon Press, 224 pages, Aug 1.
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System Wipe: The Good,the Bad and the Alien
By Oli Smith
Series: Doctor Who: Young Reader Adventures Book 2.
PENGUIN GROUP, 400 pages, Jul 31.
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Breed
By Jim Starlin
Series: Captain America.
Image Comics, 168 pages, Aug 1.
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Wonder Woman
By J. Michael Straczynski, Don Kramer (Illustrator)
Series: Odyssey, Vol. 1.
DC Comics, 168 pages, Jul 31.
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Killer Croc of Doom!
By Laurie S. Sutton, Luciano Vecchio (Illustrator)
Series: Dc Super Heroes (Dc Super Villains).
Stone Arch Books, 88 pages, Aug 1.
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Blood of the Mantis
By Adrian Tchaikovsky
Tor, 0 pages, Aug 2.
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Salute the Dark
By Adrian Tchaikovsky
Tor, 0 pages, Aug 2.
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The Air War
By Adrian Tchaikovsky
Tor, 0 pages, Aug 2.
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The Crown of the Usurper
By Gav Thorpe
Series: The Crown of the Blood.
Angry Robot, 512 pages, Jul 31.
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All Seeing Eye
By Rob Thurman
Pocket Books, 400 pages, Jul 31.
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Kitty Steals the Show
By Carrie Vaughn
Series: Kitty Norville.
Tor Books, 352 pages, Jul 31.
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The Mammoth Book of SF Wars
By Ian Watson, Ian Whates (Editors)
Running Press, 512 pages, Jul 31.
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How Firm a Foundation
By David Weber
Series: Safehold.
Tor Science Fiction, 768 pages, Jul 31.
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Practically Dreaming
By Jennifer Wells
Crescent Moon Press, 280 pages, Aug 1.
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The Man with the Hole in his Head
By Kevin Woolridge
Engen Books, 224 pages, Aug 1.
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Conversations at Warp Speed
By Anthony Wynn
BearManor Media, 254 pages, Jul 31.
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