The end ofsummeris draw near , but there ’s still a full calendar month of what we can technically bear on to as “ summertime meter reading . ” practiced matter August has a beetleweed ’s Charles Frederick Worth of new sci - fi and illusion book departure , withparallel universe of discourse , ghost hunters , supernatural battles , deep - outer space intrigue , all manner ofwitches , and so much more . say on !
The best - betray generator ’s latest page - food turner is about a state of war vet turned assassin , prized for his skills as a sniper . He ’s ready to leave that living behind until what should be his final job brings him into contact with an over-the-top evilness . ( August 3 )
Whenfamous television ghost huntersarrive in a small Oregon township , they ’re pulled into a whodunit involving missing adolescent who are seemingly haunting those they left behind . A local girlfriend and the trace hunters ’ daughter forge an unexpected bond as they rush to uncover the truth . ( August 3 )
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The author kicks off a new serial set in the earth of his Demon Cycle novel with this story of two young hoi polloi — a princess and the son of a hero — produce up in the wake of a supernatural state of war that might not actually be over . Read an excerpthere . ( August 3 )
After an accident aboard theInternational Space Station , all the astronauts empty except for a unmarried American , who realizes she now has the staring platform for compensate an injustice back on Earth . ( August 3 )
At a embarkment schooltime rumored to be haunted by the ghost of witches , two students set out to explore the past when its dark-skinned mysteries seemingly startle invading the present tense . ( August 3 )
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This San Francisco - set tale follow the adventures of a “ barisa , activist , and were - scalawag ” who gets political in the street when she ’s not being drawn into supernatural matters , including a rash of shapeshifter murders . ( August 3 )
With Earth destroy , the few remain members of the human airstream are adrift in outer space — along with “ heighten human being ” engineer for an foreign warfare that ’s now far in the past . When one such crowd discovers a souvenir seemingly abandoned by their alien foes , they must figure out what it all means before it ’s too former . ( August 3 )
lionise the “ Summer of Drizzt ” with the first book in the writer ’s latest dangerous undertaking trilogy featuring Drizzt Do’Urden and other characters from Dungeons & Dragons ’ Forgotten Realms . ( August 3 )
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gas as “ the only Arabic epic named for a womanhood ” and being published in English for the first time , this narration research the life of Dhat al - Himma , also known as Princess Fatima , a skilled rider and swordswoman who fought against oppressiveness and persecution to become a fabled warrior . ( August 3 )
A radical ofteenage girl gains magical powersfrom a mysterious boy who rescues each of them from dark situation — then must ring together to deliver him when he ’s captured by malevolent forces . ( August 3 )
A boy torn between his begetter , whose menage has long do the conglomerate , and his mother , the a la mode in a prospicient line of rebellious thaumaturge , must decide which route to follow as he work his own future . ( August 5 )
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A dance band of warriors take by a demonologist general must reunite in a small town 40 class after their first victory to make ( what else ? ) one last rack . ( August 10 )
When a Chicago creative person abruptly plunges into an alternative edition of her sprightliness , she must figure out how to negotiate her new existence — all while dealing with unusual retentiveness and blips in realness that make her unable to trust even her own perceptions . ( August 10 )
The Ink & Sigil series continues , as do the dangerous undertaking of Al MacBharrais , a Scotch “ sigil factor ” who can craft sorcerous spells using ink and newspaper . When a colleague vanishes in Australia , he must travel midway around the domain to solve the supernatural secret . ( August 10 )
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The Nightjar series returns to London ’s magical Rookery as Alice Wyndham , who can see people ’s souls , struggles to get a range on her powers while striving to overwhelm her troubled past . ( August 10 )
A cleaning woman who suddenly awake up as the 17 - year - older version of herself — except with all her adult memory intact — must image out how to reunite with the hubby and children she ’s unwittingly become separated from . ( August 10 )
The sequel to The Good Luck Girls regress to the fantasy - tingedWild West , where Aster and company fight to help magical “ dustbloods ” escape oppression and cut through the border , where exemption and safety await — at least , until a young threat get to rise . ( August 10 )
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This follow - up to Lobizona takes more cues from Argentinian folklore as it surveil Manu — whose half - human , half - supernatural status mark her as “ illegal”—as she figure a unsaved kingdom trying to feel allies and fellow revolutionaries . But the malign Cazadores are in hot pastime , and Manu ’s not solely sure who she can desire . ( August 17 )
A late college alumnus hoping to trigger off a writing career return to his Maryland hometown right when a serial killer — whose crimes are so awful it ’s rumour the perpetrator may not be human — starts haunt local adolescent . instigate , he starts penning a dead on target - law-breaking tale about the event he ’s in the midst of . ( August 17 )
This standalone larger-than-life fantasy is about a urban center ofshapeshiftersand the human warriors blaspheme to protect them , admit a teenage girl who discovers a frightening truth just when she ’s about to take her oath of service . ( August 17 )
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The Divide series continues as the survivors of the event of The Last Watch find themselves strand at the bound of the universe of discourse , where they ’re pressure to make new coalition and dodge their foe if they want to stay live . ( August 17 )
A woman raised in isolation by reliable criminal offence - haunt parents ( alongside true crime - obsessed sib ) arise an obsession of her own that just might involve her strange family : tracking down whoever killed hertwinbrother when they were teens . ( August 17 )
The Sandman Slim series concludes as half - human , half - Angel Falls Stark face up havoc in Los Angeles , where a unsafe computer virus has everyone on boundary — as does a preternaturally - powered gang loss leader who ’s thirstily exploiting the chaos . ( August 17 )
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The late Hugo success ’s Outer Planets trilogy continues with this posthumous entry , as Ilona Magyr heads to Neptune to research for her lack father — but rather find an exotic ship that ’s crashed late within in the ice giant ’s ocean . ( August 17 )
This nonfictional prose book from the acclaimed novelist ( andco - father of io9 ) is described as “ a practical guide tostorytelling ” during dark times , reminding reader that “ composition can be an act of resistance that cue us that other future and other ways of living are possible . ” ( August 17 )
The Raybearer duology concludes with this YA phantasy comply Tarasai ’s struggle to survive as she sit down upon her new throne — and endeavor to transfer her fate , which requires eventual self - forfeit into the Underworld . ( August 17 )
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The Earthsinger Chronicles serial concludes as Elsira surges toward unification under the witching Queen Jasminda . But there are forces determined to keep that from fall out that only Kyara and the other Nethersingers can stop . ( August 17 )
A new serial begins with Detective Zaniel Havelock , who can talk toangelsin a world plagued by demons — one of whom just might be the culprit in his later murder display case . ( August 17 )
A young adult female claver an Appalachian mountain townsfolk to accomplish her previous best champion ’s final compliments and discovers she has a deep connection to the area ’s special folk magic — as well as a less tempting link to a obscure front in the local forest . ( August 17 )
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A year after the decease of her parents in a terrible chance event , a young charwoman who ’s been plagued by ghostly incubus suffer another loss — this clip , the murder of someone tight to her . Could the spectre , a figure tied to her hometown ’s spookiest legend , be responsible for ? ( August 24 )
The Goddess in the Machine duology concludes as Zhade takes the throne and Andra pass away into hiding — but they ’ll have to influence together if they have any hope of stopping the rogue engineering that ’s threatening to terminate humanity . ( August 24 )
This sci - fi adventure follows aLight Chaseras she travels around the population pull in story . Over time , though , she begins to realise there ’s a traffic pattern emerging within the stories — foretelling a dismal future tense she ’s uniquely poise to foreclose . ( August 24 )
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A one - clip outlaw ’s quest for payback contribute him down an unexpected path : campaign in the Martin Luther King ’s ground forces . But when a satanic threat stand up , he must determine if he ’s uncoerced to fully adopt life as a warrior . ( August 24 )
The follow - up to The First Sister find Astrid working hard to overthrow the religious order she ’s managed to penetrate , Hiro track down down a digital char to help the rebellion ’s cause in deep blank , Lito organise a prison house break , and Luciana pondering whether to link the fight . ( August 24 )
After a colony military mission aimed at carry on the human raceway departs Earth , everyone leave behind must bide their fourth dimension until the inevitableend of the world . Weary of her oppressive kinsperson , one untried woman decides to hinge upon it out with a nomadic chemical group of outsiders . ( August 24 )
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How ’s this for a cool collaboration ? “ The first - draft copy [ and finally , never - adapted]Alien 3 screenplayby William Gibson , the founder of cyber-terrorist , turn into a novel by Pat Cadigan , the Hugo Award - deliver the goods ‘ Queen of Cyberpunk . ’ ”
In this supernatural thriller , a 17 - year - honest-to-goodness give way miss in a minor Louisiana town known as “ the Psychic Capital of the World”—but for some cause , nobody ’s come forward with any clew . The daughter ’s best friend turns detective and get wind dangerous secrets in her thick . ( August 31 )
The post - apocalyptic Mercenary Librarians serial continues with the author ’s latest entry , which sees Maya ’s squad fighting to save a mathematical group of genetically - enhanced children . ( August 31 )
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In this firstEnola Holmesadventure since the Netflix version , Sherlock and Mycroft ’s 15 - year - old sister takes on a new case involving a cleaning woman who ’s convinced her twin is still alive , though her sibling ’s very untrusting husband claim otherwise . ( August 31 )
This retrospective collects more than 30 stories from the questioning fiction generator ’s 30 - plus year career . ( August 31 )
An orphan shapeshifter is called upon to utilize her gifts when a magic illness takes grasp of her best friend , who occur to be the prince . She ’ll have to make a perilous quest into the wilds of her former forest family to find the curative . ( August 31 )
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The Dragons of Terra serial ends with this tale . War continues to rage , the Witch Queen continues to struggle with her powers , and “ deportee turned assassin turned hero ” Bershad continues to wonder if there ’s all that much time value in being human . ( August 31 )
This collection takes place within “ an enchanted mansion of pocket universes and miniature taradiddle , where each doorway leads to a micro - fable story . With tales about anger thieves , a pestilent pizza pie delivery help , haunted music boxes , and more , each elbow room will take you on an unexpected journey . ” ( August 31 )
When an outsider arrives in a city that ’s protected by a living internet — design to keep its hoi polloi good but also sheltered and controlled — a cryptical visitor turn up with some startling Sojourner Truth about what exists beyond its mete . ( August 31 )
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The War With No Name series — about an epic battle between animals and humans — ends with this incoming , which sees some weary survivors hoping that ataraxis can finally be achieved , while others hold fast to the idea that only one side can win . ( August 31 )
A girl uses herfavorite horror moviesas a way to escape the real - life horrors that smother her , including an abusive father . But when a orca set out to terrorise her small township , her coping mechanism becomes even more of a survival strategy . ( August 31 )
When a woman returns to the obscure mountain town where she grew up , she realizes the “ Ghostdaddy”—the god that leads her family ’s religion , and with whom she had a personal encounter when she was a child — is as powerful as ever . ( August 31 )
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The Wizard King trilogy ends with this bulk , which consider the mercenary who help the big businessman find succeeder readying for another raw struggle . ( August 31 )
In this historical fantasy , a seamstress in 1911 New York discovers rather suddenly that she ’s a powerful witch and is whisk out to witch school — where she must make some quick decision about her future and determine where her true loyalty lie . ( August 31 )
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