Risingshadow: February 2018 Edition

Risingshadow has the honour of publishing a guest post by David Michael Williams. About the author: David Michael Williams has suffered from a storytelling addiction for as long as he can remember. With a background in journalism, public relations, and marketing, he also flaunts his love affair with the written word as an author of speculative fiction. His most recent books include the sword-and-sorcery trilogy The Renegade Chronicles. The Soul Sleep Cycle, a genre-bending series that ... [read more]

Ursula K. Le Guin, the immensely popular author who brought literary depth and a tough-minded feminist sensibility to science fiction and fantasy with books like “The Left Hand of Darkness” and the Earthsea series, died on Monday at her home in Portland, Ore. She was 88. [author_141_quote] [read more]

Risingshadow has had the honour of interviewing Thomas Welsh, who is the author of Anna Undreaming (The Metiks Fade Trilogy, Book 1). About the author: Tom is 37 years old, lives in Scotland, and started writing fiction last year. He was the winner of the Elbow Room fiction prize for his short story “And Then I was Floating” and has also been published in a few other short story collections, including 404 Ink and Leicester Writes. He received an honourable mention in Glimmer Train’s ... [read more]

Risingshadow has the honour of publishing a guest post by Lee Murray. About Lee Murray: Lee Murray writes fiction for adults and children, for which she has been lucky enough to win some literary prizes. Her novels include A Dash of Reality, Battle of the Birds, and Misplaced. Lee lives with her family in New Zealand. Click here to visit her official website. About Kaiju Rising II: A few years ago, Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters smashed onto the book scene, collecting stories from some ... [read more]

Jean Lorrain's Masks in the Tapestry was published by Snuggly Books in July  2017. Information about Jean Lorrain: Jean Lorrain (1855-1906) was the pseudonym of Paul Alexandre Martin Duval. He was one of the leading figures of the Decadent Movement and the author of numerous novels, volumes of poetry and short stories. At one point he was probably the highest paid journalist in France. Though mostly remembered today for his famous duel with Marcel Proust, he might be seen as the true ... [read more]

Jonathan Maas' Children of Another Bible: We Were Not the Only Ones was published in November 2017. Information about Jonathan Maas: Jonathan Maas is a writer living in Los Angeles. He writes during his bus ride to and from work, and owes much of this novel to the traffic on the 101. He is a fan of all types of literature, with his most recent favorite group of writers being Paul Kalanithi, Jostein Gaarder, Andrew Kaplan, Linwood Barclay, A.C. Crispin, Warren Ellis, Garth Ennis, Caren ... [read more]

(Pendergast #17)

What begins as a manhunt for the missing daughter of a wealthy tech billionaire becomes something altogether different when the young woman's body is discovered in an abandoned warehouse in Kew Gardens, Queens, the head nowhere to be found. It appears there may be two killers on the loose - one responsible for the young woman's death, another responsible for the mutilation. A pair of such dastardly killers requires a team of equally talented investigators. Luckily, both Vincent D'Agosta and ... [read more]

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(Torpedo Ink #1)

An outlaw motorcycle club sets up shop next door to Sea Haven in the dangerously sexy new series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan. As the enforcer of the Torpedo Ink motorcycle club, Reaper lives for riding and fighting. He's a stone-cold killer who turns his wrath on those who deserve it. Feelings are a weakness he can't afford - until a gorgeous bartender gets under his skin... Near Sea Haven, the small town of Caspar has given Anya Rafferty a new lease on life. ... [read more]

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(Of Blood and Bone #1)

Set in the same world as the Faithful and the Fallen quartet, the first novel in John Gwynne's Blood and Bone series, A Time of Dread, takes place one hundred years after the end of Wrath. The Banished Lands are experiencing a new era of peace, imposed often forcibly by the angelic Ben-Elim. But this peace is fragile, and something rotten lurks at its heart. Young soldier Rae will do anything to join the White Wings, the Ben-Elim's peace keeping force. But a shocking betrayal shakes her view ... [read more]

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(Red Rising Saga #4)

In the epic next chapter of the Red Rising Saga, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Morning Star pushes the boundaries of one of the boldest series in fiction. They call him father, liberator, warlord, Slave King, Reaper. But he feels a boy as he falls toward the war-torn planet, his armor red, his army vast, his heart heavy. It is the tenth year of war and the thirty-third of his life. A decade ago Darrow was the hero of the revolution he believed would break the chains of the ... [read more]

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(The Foreigner Universe #19)

The nineteenth book in the beloved Foreigner space opera series begins a new era for human diplomat Bren Cameron, as he navigates the tenuous peace between human refugees and the alien atevi. Bren Cameron, acting as the representative of the atevi's political leader, Tabini-aiji, as well as translator between humans and atevi, has undertaken a mission to the human enclave of Mospheira. Both his presence on the island and his absence from the continent have stirred old enemies to realize new ... [read more]

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(Frontlines #6)

Humankind may have won the battle, but a new threat looms larger than ever before... Earth’s armed forces have stopped the Lanky advance and chased their ships out of the solar system, but for CDC officer Andrew Grayson, the war feels anything but won. On Mars, the grinding duty of flushing out the twenty-meter-tall alien invaders from their burrows underground is wearing down troops and equipment at an alarming rate. And for the remaining extrasolar colonies, the threat of a Lanky attack is ... [read more]

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(The Shadow Campaigns #5)

Military might and arcane power clash in Django Wexler’s thrilling new Shadow Campaigns novel. The Beast, the ancient demon imprisoned beneath the fortress-city of Elysium for a thousand years, has been loosed on the world. It absorbs mind after mind, spreading like a plague through the north. The fell army it has raised threatens the heart of Vordan, and it is under the command of the Beast’s greatest prize: legendary general Janus bet Vhalnich. As Queen Raesinia Orboan and soldiers ... [read more]

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(Arc of a Scythe #2)

Rowan and Citra take opposite stances on the morality of the Scythedom, putting them at odds, in the chilling sequel to the Printz Honor Book Scythe from New York Times bestseller Neal Shusterman, author of the Unwind dystology. The Thunderhead cannot interfere in the affairs of the Scythedom. All it can do is observe — it does not like what it sees. A year has passed since Rowan had gone off grid. Since then, he has become an urban legend, a vigilante snuffing out corrupt scythes in a trial ... [read more]

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(Binti #3)

A novella. The thrilling conclusion to Nnedi Okorafor's Hugo and Nebula Award-winning afro-centric sci-fi Binti trilogy "Prepare to fall in love with Binti." — Neil Gaiman In the midst of war Binti discovers unimagined aspects of herself. Binti has returned to her home planet, believing that the violence of the Meduse has been left behind. Unfortunately, although her people are peaceful on the whole, the same cannot be said for the Khoush, who fan the flames of their ancient rivalry with ... [read more]

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An intimate first flight of short fiction from award-winning novelist Jo Walton (Among Others, The King’s Peace). An strange Eritrean coin travels from lovers to thieves, gathering stories before meeting its match. Google becomes sentient and proceeds toward an existential crisis. An idealistic dancer on a generation ship makes an impassioned plea for creativity and survival. Three Irish siblings embark on an unlikely quest, stealing enchanted items via bad poetry, trickery, and an assist ... [read more]

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(Bravelands #2)

Heed the call of the wild with the second book in a new action-packed animal fantasy series from the #1 nationally bestselling author of Warriors. Set in the African savannah and told from three different animals’ points of view, Bravelands is the Erin Hunter series you’ve been waiting for. A baboon who has uncovered an act of treachery. An elephant uncertain of her fate. A lion poised to strike. The code of the wild has been broken. The elephant leader known as Great Mother has been ... [read more]

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(Entwined Tales #1)

As a royal lady's maid, Rynn has one task: Escort the princess of Astoria to her intended's kingdom and return home. Unfortunately for the former goose girl, the princess has other plans. When her charge flees, Rynn's not only forced to take the princess's place, but she must also contend with a spiteful fairy horse, a good dose of political intrigue, and Conrad...the mysterious and all-too observant lord who consumes more of her thoughts than he should. But with war looming on the horizon, Rynn ... [read more]

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(Donovan #1)

From the bestselling co-author of the People novels comes a riveting science fiction adventure on a planet with danger around every corner Donovan: A world of remarkable wealth, habitable, with a breathable atmosphere, water, and a salubrious climate. Call it a dream come true. A dream?  Or a nightmare? Donovan’s wealth comes at a price. For Donovan lies thirty light years away - a two-year journey that few survive. When Turalon arrives in orbit, Supervisor Kalico Aguila discovers a ... [read more]

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(Semiosis #1)

In this character driven novel of first contact by debut author Sue Burke, human survival hinges on an bizarre alliance. Only mutual communication can forge an alliance with the planet's sentient species and prove that mammals are more than tools. Forced to land on a planet they aren't prepared for, human colonists rely on their limited resources to survive. The planet provides a lush but inexplicable landscape - trees offer edible, addictive fruit one day and poison the next, while the ... [read more]

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(The Numair Chronicles #1)

The highly anticipated NEW Tortall Legend from TAMORA PIERCE, the #1 New York Times bestselling author who is legend herself, is a must-read for any fantasy lover! Arram. Varice. Ozorne. In the first book in the Numair Chronicles, three student mages are bound by fate... fated for trouble. Arram Draper is on the path to becoming one of the realm’s most powerful mages. The youngest student in his class at the Imperial University of Carthak, he has a Gift with unlimited potential for ... [read more]

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(The Coven #1)

This is the first book in a major new dark, epic fantasy series, The Coven, by bestselling author R. A. Salvatore As the Blood Moon rises high upon the mountain of the Usgar a demon hunts. But this is not the demon's story. This is the story of a young woman, the daughter of a witch, born under the Blood Moon, how she finds herself alone in a tribe of vicious barbarians, and how she came to know the world. From the bestselling author who created Drizzt Do'Urdern comes a brand new series that is sure to capture the hearts of lifetime fans, and ignite the passions of a whole new generation of fantasy readers. [read more]

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(Hob #2)

Join the fight for the people and power of Tanegawa’s world in this thrilling sequel to Hunger Makes the Wolf Since Hob Ravani used her witchy powers to pull a massive train job and destroy TransRift Inc’s Weatherman, the Ghost Riders aren’t just outlaws, they’re the resistance. Tensions ratchet up between TransRift and the people of Ludlow as their lives are risked to find the mysterious blue crystals that fuel both Hob’s powers and excite the menacing Weathermen. While Mag works to ... [read more]

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Inception meets True Detective in this science-fiction thriller of spellbinding tension and staggering scope. The Gone World follows a special agent into a savage murder case with grave implications for the fate of mankind. Shannon Moss is part of a clandestine division within the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. In Western Pennsylvania, 1997, she is assigned to solve the murder of a Navy SEAL's family - and to locate his teenage daughter, who has disappeared. Though she can't share the ... [read more]

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A realistic and chilling vision of life on the Moon, where dust kills as easily as the vacuum of space... but murder is even quicker — a fast-paced, cinematic science fiction thriller, this debut novel combines the inventiveness of The Martian, the intrigue of The Expanse, and the thrills of Red Rising The Moon smells like gunpowder. Every lunar walker since Apollo 11 has noticed it: a burnt-metal scent that reminds them of war. Caden Dechert, the chief of the U.S. mining operation on the ... [read more]

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(Honors #1)

The first book in a daring new sci-fi series from New York Times bestselling authors Rachel Caine and Ann Aguirre! In Earth’s distant future, a savvy young criminal is recruited to join the Honors space program, which sends humans into the far reaches of the galaxy aboard sentient spaceships called the Leviathan, only to discover that dangerous secrets are hidden amongst the stars. Zara Cole has been in and out of New Detroit’s rehab facilities for treatment of her antisocial disorder. ... [read more]

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