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This Week: New Paperbacks

Oct. 1-8, 2012

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Newly released paperbacks in science-fiction and fantasy this week include books by Taylor Anderson, Nina Bangs, Craig Cabell, J. S. Chancellor, Charles Chilton, David Drake, Charlaine Harris, Jean Johnson, Mercedes Lackey, Gregory Maguire, R. M. Meluch, Robert Rankin, Robert Silverberg, Jules Verne, and more.

Shadowborn
By Jocelyn Adams
J. Taylor Publishing, 348 pages, Oct 1.
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Firestorm
By Taylor Anderson
Series: Destroyermen.
Roc, 464 pages, Oct 2.
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Mate Claimed
By Jennifer Ashley
Series: Shifters Unbound.
Berkley, 336 pages, Oct 2.
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Wicked Whispers
By Nina Bangs
Series: Castle of Dark Dreams.
Berkley Trade, 304 pages, Oct 2.
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The Culture Boxed Set
By Iain M. Banks
Orbit, 1472 pages, Oct 1.
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The Hobbit and Philosophy: For When You've Lost Your Dwarves, Your Wizard, and Your Way
By Gregory Bassham, Eric Bronson, William Irwin
Series: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series.
Wiley, 272 pages, Oct 2.
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Daughter of the Sword
By Steve Bein
Series: A Novel of the Fated Blades.
Roc Trade, 480 pages, Oct 2.
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Artistic Vision
By Dana Marie Bell
Series: The Gray Court.
Samhain Publishing, 224 pages, Oct 2.
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Terry Pratchett: The Spirit of Fantasy
By Craig Cabell
John Blake, 288 pages, Oct 1.
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Fury's Kiss
By Karen Chance
Series: A Midnight's Daughter Novel.
Signet Select, 544 pages, Oct 2.
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A Thief of Nightshade
By J. S. Chancellor
Rhemalda Publishing, 350 pages, Oct 1.
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Journey Into Space
By Charles Chilton
Fantom Films Limited, 0 pages, Oct 1.
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Showcase Presents
By Gary Cohn, Various
Series: Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld Vol. 1.
DC Comics, 648 pages, Oct 2.
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Holy Franchise, Batman!: Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen
By Gary Collinson
Robert Hale, 256 pages, Oct 1.
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Ember's Kiss
By Deborah Cooke
Series: A Dragonfire Novel.
Signet, 416 pages, Oct 2.
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Coaptation
By Timothy H. Cook
Tate Publishing, 288 pages, Oct 2.
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The Haunted Heart and Other Tales
By Jameson Currier
Chelsea Station Editions, 220 pages, Oct 1.
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Night & Demons
By David Drake
Baen, 576 pages, Oct 2.
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The Fallen Boys
By Aaron Dries
Samhain Publishing, 304 pages, Oct 2.
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Phantom Shadows
By Dianne Duvall
Series: Immortal Guardians.
Kensington, 320 pages, Oct 2.
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The Survivors
By Sean Eads
Lethe Press, 236 pages, Oct 3.
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Skarlet: Part One of the Vampire Trinity
By Thomas Emson
Series: Vampire Babylon.
St. Martin's Griffin, 384 pages, Oct 2.
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Dead Space
By BK Evenson
Titan, 416 pages, Oct 2.
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Daniel Ironstone and the Legend of EraLeon
By Roderick Farmer
Tate Publishing, 250 pages, Oct 2.
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Blood Zero Sky
By J. Gates
HCI, 384 pages, Oct 1.
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Zero History
By William Gibson
Berkley, 544 pages, Oct 2.
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Hearts in the Mist
By Elizabeth Goddard
Series: Heartsong Presents.
Harlequin, 192 pages, Oct 2.
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After the King
By Martin H. Greenberg
Tor Books, 448 pages, Oct 2.
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The Sookie Stackhouse Companion
By Charlaine Harris
Ace Trade, 480 pages, Oct 2.
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Revelation
By Erica Hayes
Series: A Novel of the Seven Signs.
Berkley, 336 pages, Oct 2.
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Faun
By Trebor Healey
Lethe Press, 286 pages, Oct 1.
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Ghosts of Memories
By Barb Hendee
Series: A Vampire Memories Novel.
Roc, 336 pages, Oct 2.
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Tenebrae
By Ernest George Henham, Gerald Monsman
Valancourt Books, 228 pages, Oct 1.
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The Essential Reader's Companion
By Pablo Hidalgo, Chris Trevas, Jeff Carlisle, Brian Rood, Darren Tan
Series: Star Wars.
LucasBooks, 496 pages, Oct 2.
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Verge of Apocalypse Tales
By Ronald W. Hull
Booklocker.com, Inc., 212 pages, Oct 1.
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Death's Rival
By Faith Hunter
Series: A Jane Yellowrock Novel.
Roc, 336 pages, Oct 2.
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Day Shift
By Missy Jane
Samhain Publishing, 200 pages, Oct 2.
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Sand Witches in the Hamptons
By Celia Jerome
Series: A Willow Tate Novel.
DAW, 320 pages, Oct 2.
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Shifting Plains
By Jean Johnson
Berkley, 352 pages, Oct 2.
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The Mammoth Book of Zombie Apocalypse! Fightback
By Stephen Jones
Running Press, 480 pages, Oct 2.
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World Enough, and Time
By James Kahn
Series: New World Trilogy.
FastPencil Premiere, 322 pages, Oct 3.
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Zombie, Illinois
By Scott Kenemore
Skyhorse Publishing, 400 pages, Oct 1.
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Changes: Volume Three of the Collegium Chronicles
By Mercedes Lackey
Series: A Valdemar Novel.
DAW, 400 pages, Oct 2.
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Fifties Chix: Travel to Tomorrow
By Angela Sage Larsen
Series: Book 1.
FastPencil Premiere, 260 pages, Oct 2.
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Phoenix Rising
By Corrina Lawson
Series: The Phoenix Institute.
Samhain Publishing, 280 pages, Oct 2.
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Slayer's Prey
By Crystal-Rain Love
ImaJinn Books, 224 pages, Oct 1.
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Out of Oz
By Gregory Maguire
Series: The Final Volume in the Wicked Years.
William Morrow Paperbacks, 608 pages, Oct 2.
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Royal Blood
By Sarah Marques
Prime Books, 288 pages, Oct 3.
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Caden's Fate
By Kate McKeever
Crescent Moon Press, 250 pages, Oct 1.
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Wonders of the Invisible World
By Patricia A. McKillip
Tachyon Publications, 240 pages, Oct 1.
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Tanuki Ichiban
By Zinaid Meeran
Jacana Media, 376 pages, Oct 1.
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The Ninth Circle: A Novel of the U.S.S. Merrimack
By R. M. Meluch
Series: Tour of the Merrimack.
DAW, 448 pages, Oct 2.
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A Short History of Fantasy
By Farah Mendlesohn, Edward James
Libri Publishing, 296 pages, Oct 1.
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Doctor Who Dave Gibbons Collection TPB
By Pat Mills, Steve Moore, Steve Parkhouse, John Wagner, Dave Gibbons
IDW Publishing, 372 pages, Oct 2.
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Curse Bearer
By Rebecca P. Minor
Written World Communications, 482 pages, Oct 1.
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Saga of the Swamp Thing Book 2
By Alan Moore, Stephen Bissette, John Totleben
Vertigo, 224 pages, Oct 2.
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End of Days
By Cate Morgan, Karen Erickson, Mina Carter
Samhain Publishing, 232 pages, Oct 2.
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The Second Ship
By Richard Phillips
Series: The Rho Agenda: Book One.
47North, 446 pages, Oct 2.
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The Mechanical Messiah and Other Marvels of the Modern Age
By Robert Rankin
Series: Japanese Devil Fish Girl 2.
Gollancz, 544 pages, Oct 1.
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Inkosana Encinci
By Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Kholisa Podile
Series: Kunye Nemizobo Yombhali.
Real African Publishers, 90 pages, Oct 1.
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Tanglevine
By Beth Tashery Shannon
BearCat Press, 244 pages, Oct 1.
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The Masks of Time
By Robert Silverberg
Phoenix Pick, 202 pages, Oct 1.
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Nuts
By Peter Simunovich
Series: Flames of War.
Battlefront Miniatures Europe, 80 pages, Oct 1.
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The Stranger Knight, with The Bond of Blood
By George Soane, James D Jenkins
Valancourt Books, 110 pages, Oct 1.
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Savage Hunger
By Terry Spear
Sourcebooks Casablanca, 352 pages, Oct 2.
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The Bloodlight Chronicles
By Steve Stanton
Series: Redemption.
ECW Press, 288 pages, Oct 1.
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Fantastic Erotica
By Cecilia Tan, Bethany Zaiatz
Series: The Best of Circlet Press 2008-2012.
Circlet Press, 244 pages, Oct 1.
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Mixed Signals: A Grace Street Mystery
By Jane Tesh
Series: Grace Street Series.
Poisoned Pen Press, 250 pages, Oct 2.
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Werewolf in Denver
By Vicki Lewis Thompson
Series: A Wild About You Novel.
Signet, 336 pages, Oct 2.
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The Earth Turned Upside Down
By Jules Verne
Hesperus Press, 200 pages, Oct 1.
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Lover Reborn
By J.R. Ward
Series: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood.
Signet, 656 pages, Oct 2.
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Grey Falcon
By J.M Water
Series: Navigator 1.
Matador, 336 pages, Oct 1.
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MANTIS
By Richard Webb
Mill City Press, Inc., 288 pages, Oct 2.
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Shadowscape
By M R Weston
Series: The Stevie Vegas Chronicles.
Creative Print, 104 pages, Oct 1.
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Mortal Ties
By Eileen Wilks
Series: Lupi.
Berkley, 416 pages, Oct 2.
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