Book Received: Endgame

On September 19, 2012, in Books Received, by Patrick Hester

Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Ace (August 28, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 193700774X Official Description: Regret nothing. Sirantha Jax has the J-gene, which permits her to “jump” faster-than-light ships through grimspace. She loves nothing more than that rush, but the star roads have to wait… Her final mission takes her to La’heng, a planet […]

Book Received: Wrayth

On September 17, 2012, in Books Received, by Patrick Hester

Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Ace (August 28, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 1937007758 Official Description: In the Empire of Arkaym, the Order of Deacons protects and shelters the citizens from the attacks of the unliving. All are sworn to fight the evil forces of the geists—and to keep the world safe from the power […]

Book Received: A Wolf at the Door

On August 31, 2012, in Books Received, by Patrick Hester

Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Roc (August 7, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 045146463X Official Description: Jesse James Dawson was once an ordinary man until he discovered that demons were real, and fighting them meant putting his own soul on the line. His new case is a beauty: Gretchen Keene, a Hollywood starlet who’s become […]

Book Received: Iron Gray Sea

On August 1, 2012, in Books Received, by Patrick Hester

Hardcover: 448 pages Publisher: Roc Hardcover; 1 edition (July 3, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 0451464540 Official Description: In Taylor Anderson’s acclaimed Destroyermen series, a parallel universe adds an extraordinary layer to the drama of World War II. Now, Lieutenant Commander Matthew Reddy, the crew of USS Walker, and their allies battle an ever-growing host of […]

Book Received: Slow Apocalypse

On July 30, 2012, in Books Received, by Patrick Hester

Hardcover: 448 pages Publisher: Ace Hardcover (September 4, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 0441017576 Official Description: In this highly anticipated thriller, a scientist has developed a cure for America’s addiction – a slow-acting virus that feeds on petroleum, turning it solid, and therefore unusable.  What he didn’t consider was that the contagion of an Iraqi oil […]

Book Received: Nightglass

On July 23, 2012, in Books Received, by Patrick Hester

Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: Paizo Publishing, LLC. (July 17, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 1601254407 Official Description: In the grim nation of Nidal, carefully chosen children are trained to practice dark magic, summoning forth creatures of horror and shadow for the greater glory of the Midnight Lord. Isiem is one such student, a promising young shadowcaster […]

Book Received: Blackhearted Betrayal

On July 19, 2012, in Books Received, by Patrick Hester

Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: Ace (June 26, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 1937007650 Official Description: As a Fury, Riss Holloway belongs to an arcane race that has meted out justice since time immemorial. As Boston’s Chief Magical Investigator, she’s responsible for solving any crimes committed by or against supernaturals. But now that she’s going […]

Book Received: City of the Fallen Sky

On July 18, 2012, in Books Received, by Patrick Hester

Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: Paizo Publishing, LLC. (June 19, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 1601254180 Official Description: Once a student of alchemy with the dark scholars of the Technic League, Alaeron fled their arcane order when his conscience got the better of him, taking with him a few strange devices of unknown function. Now in hiding […]

Book Received: Magic Without Mercy

On April 13, 2012, in Books Received, by Patrick Hester

Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: Roc; Original edition (April 3, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 0451464486 Official Description: Allison Beckstrom’s talent for tracking spells has put her up against some of the darkest elements in the world of magic. But she’s never faced anything like this. Magic itself has been poisoned, and Allie’s undead father […]

Book Received: Fated

On March 28, 2012, in Books Received, by Patrick Hester

Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: Ace; Original edition (February 28, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 1937007294 Official Description: Alex Verus is part of a world hidden in plain sight, running a magic shop in London. And while Alex’s own powers aren’t as showy as some mages, he does have the advantage of foreseeing the possible […]

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Book Received: How To be Death

On March 23, 2012, in Books Received, by Patrick Hester

Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: Ace; Original edition (February 28, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 1937007286 Official Description: All Calliope Reaper-Jones ever wanted out of life was a fabulous job in New York City and a really hot boyfriend. But now, she’s the brand-new President of Death, Inc. With the Board of Death breathing down […]

Book Received: Black Howl

On March 21, 2012, in Books Received, by Patrick Hester

Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: Ace; Original edition (February 28, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 1937007332 Official Description: Something is wrong with the souls of Chicago’s dead. Ghosts are walking the streets, and Agent of Death Madeline Black’s exasperating boss wants her to figure out why. And while work is bad enough, Maddy has a […]

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Book Received: Sins of the Son

On March 14, 2012, in Books Received, by Patrick Hester

Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Ace; Original edition (March 27, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 1937007375 Official Description: When homicide detective Alexandra Jarvis sees a photo of Seth Benjamin on a police bulletin, she knows that Heaven’s plan to halt Armageddon has gone terribly wrong. As the only mortal who knows of Seth’s true nature, […]

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Book Received: A Path to Coldness of Heart

On February 25, 2012, in Books Received, by Patrick Hester

Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Night Shade Books (January 10, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 1597803294 Official Description: At long last, the conclusion to Glen Cook”s Dread Empire saga has arrived! King Bragi Ragnarson is a prisoner, shamed, nameless, and held captive by Lord Shih-kaa and the Empress Mist at the heart of the Dread Empire. Far […]

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Book Received: Lightspeed: Year One

On February 24, 2012, in Books Received, by Patrick Hester

Paperback: 480 pages Publisher: Prime Books (November 22, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 1607013045 Official Description: Lightspeed (www.lightspeedmagazine.com) is the critically-acclaimed, online science fiction magazine edited by bestselling anthologist John Joseph Adams. Lightspeed publishes all types of science fiction, from near-future, sociological soft sf, to far-future, star-spanning hard sf, and anything and everything in between. Each […]

Book Received: Faith

On February 20, 2012, in Books Received, by Patrick Hester

Paperback: 376 pages Publisher: Night Shade Books; First Edition edition (January 3, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 1597803901 Official Description: Moby Dick meets Duel in John Love”s debut novel of Space Opera and Military Science Fiction! Faith is the name humanity has given to the unknown, seemingly invincible alien ship that has begun to harass the […]

Book Received: The Serpent Sea

On February 18, 2012, in Books Received, by Patrick Hester

Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Night Shade Books (January 3, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 1597803324 Official Description: Moon, once a solitary wanderer, has become consort to Jade, sister queen of the Indigo Cloud court. Together, they travel with their people on a pair of flying ships in hopes of finding a new home for their colony. […]

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Book Received: Between Their Worlds

On February 17, 2012, in Books Received, by Patrick Hester

Hardcover: 448 pages Publisher: Roc Hardcover; 1 edition (January 3, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 0451464354 Official Description: Magiere and Leesil must rescue Wynn Hygeort from her captivity in the Guild of Sagecraft. But Wynn doesn’t want to give up access to the ancient scrolls that may help them locate the last of the magical Orbs […]

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Book Received: The Order of the Scales: The Memory of Flames, Book III

On February 13, 2012, in Books Received, by Patrick Hester

Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Roc Hardcover (February 7, 2012) ISBN-10: 0451464370 Available: February 7, 2012 Official Description: Having survived Jehal’s betrayal, former Queen Zafir is determined to take back control of the kingdom. To that end, she seizes Jehal’s wife and son as hostages. Desperate to save his queen and his heir, Jehal makes a […]

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Book Received: The Providence Rider

On February 11, 2012, in Books Received, by Patrick Hester

The Providence Rider by Robert McCammon Available: May 2012 ISBN: 978-1-59606-466-9 Length: 416 pages Publisher: Subterranean Press From the Subterranean Press website: The Providence Rider is the fourth standalone installment in the extraordinary series of historical thrillers featuring Matthew Corbett, professional problem solver. The narrative begins in the winter of 1703, with Matthew still haunted […]

Book Received: The Daemon Prism

On February 10, 2012, in Books Received, by Patrick Hester

Mass Market Paperback: 496 pages Publisher: Roc Trade; 1 edition (January 3, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 0451464346 Official Description: Dante the necromancer is the most reviled man in Sabria, indicted by for crimes against the living and the dead. He salves bitterness with a magical puzzle – a desperate soldier’s dream of an imprisoned sorceress […]

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Book Received: A Stark and Wormy Knight

On February 6, 2012, in Books Received, by Patrick Hester

A Stark and Wormy Knight by Tad Williams Available: June, 2012 Publisher: Subterranean Press ISBN: 978-1-59606-461-4 From the Subterranean Press website: Tad Williams is an acknowledged master of the multi-volume epic. Through such popular series as Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn and Otherland, he has acquired a huge and devoted body of readers who eagerly await […]

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