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Joe Abercrombie The Wisdom of Crowds Book Three Gollancz, 16th September, hb, £20, 9780575095960 Chaos, fury, destruction. The Great Change is upon us.
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Warhammer Chronicles Dan Abnett, Mike Lee 10: The Chronicles of Malus Darkblade: Vol One Black Library, 2nd September, pb, £15, 9781789990782 Ambitious dark elf warrior Malus Darkblade leads an expedition into the dangerous Chaos Wastes but finds far more than he had bargained for.
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Te Horus Heresy: Siege of Terra Dan Abnett 4: Saturnine Black Library, 20th January, pb, £7.99, 9781800261136 As the traitors tighten their grip on Terra, Rogal Dorn must marshal the Imperial hosts to weather the storm. But not all of the defenders will survive the onslaught.
Renée Ahdieh The Righteous Hodder & Stoughton, 7th December, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781529368383 Much-anticipated third entry in bestselling author’s sumptuous series, The Beautiful.
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Warhammer 40,000 Edoardo Albert 2: Silent Hunters Black Library, 14th October, pb, £8.99, 9781800260139 A chance to learn more about the secretive Carcharodons as they tangle with some of the most terrifying predators in the galaxy.
Nina Allan
The Art of Space Travel and Other Stories Titan Books, 7th Septem- ber, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781789091755 Named as one of “50 Writers You Should Read Now” by the Guardian. Beautifully inventive short-story collection.
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Even Greater Mistakes Titan Books, 9th November, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781789097221 Short stories from the multiple-award winning Anders. Enter the wild and fantastic worlds of one of the brightest minds in science fiction today.
Emad El-Din Aysha, Hosam A Ibrahim Elzembely Arab and Muslim Science Fiction: Critical Essays McFarland, 31st August, pb, £55.50, 9781476685236 Uses an own-voices approach to examine the nature, genesis, and history of Arabic and Muslim science fiction as well as the challenges its authors face.
Matthew Baker Why Visit America Bloomsbury, 5th August, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781526618429 Twisted, exhilarating and darkly strange vision of our time, explored in 13 interconnected episodes.
Josiah Bancroft The Fall of Babel Orbit, 11th November, pb, £9.99, 9780356510866 Remarkable conclusion to the highly acclaimed Books of Babel series following Senlin Ascends, Arm of the Sphinx and The Hod King.
Baoshu, Ken Liu The Redemption of Time Ad Astra, 5th August, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781800248977 Published with the bless- ing of Cixin Liu, The Redemption of Time extends the universe conjured by the Three- Body Trilogy.
RJ Barker
The Bone Ship’s Wake Orbit, 30th September, pb, £9.99, 9780356511863 The sea dragons are returning and the tale of the Tide Child will come to an end in this compelling conclusion to Barker’s epic fantasy trilogy.
CF Barrington The Wolf Mile Ad Astra, 5th August, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781800246416 Bankrolled by the world’s wealthy elite and followed by thousands online, two teams of warriors vie for dominance and the streets of Edinburgh run with blood.
Rena Barron Reaper of Souls HarperVoyager, 19th August, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780008302320 After years of yearning for the gift of magic Arrah has what she’s always
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Dan Barry Flash Gordon Dailies Titan Comics, 14th September, hb, £44.99, 9781785861376 Concluding volume of the Titan Flash Gordon collection sees our gallant hero once more battling against overwhelming odds to save the world.
Trevor Barton Making Contact Hawkwood Books, 15th September, pb, £8.99, 9781838024765 What if humanity’s first contact with extra-terres- trials depended not on the brightest and best but on a broken and homeless man?
Stephen Baxter Galaxias Gollancz, 21st October, hb, £20, 9781473228856 New standalone SF epic from a master of the genre.
BBC Doctor Who: The K9 Audio Annual BBC Audio, 4th November, audiobook, £13.25, 9781529138290 Vintage stories from the K9 and Doctor Who annu- als of the 1980s featuring the faithful robotic dog and Sarah Jane Smith.
Tom Beckerlegge The Carnival of Ash Solaris, 20th January, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781786185006 Cadenza is the city of words, run by poets, its skyline dominated by the steepled tower librar- ies, its heart beating to the thrum of the printing presses.
Brendan Bellecourt Absynthe Ad Astra, 4th November, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781801101929 “Inception” meets “Metropolis” by way of “The Great Gatsby” in a deco-punk tale of unchecked technology and the unforeseen costs of utopia.
John Birmingham The Shattered Skies Ad Astra, 11th January, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781789545951 With their advanced tech rendered null by the Sturm’s attack, human- ity face certain annihila- tion. Their only hope lies with a few brave souls who survived the initial onslaught.
Kim Bo-Young, Sophie Bowman, Sung Ryu I’m Waiting for You
HarperCollins, 11th November, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780008433833 Astonishing collection of short fiction by one of South Korea’s most trea- sured writers, available in English for the first time.
Peter V Brett The Desert Prince HarperVoyager, 3rd August, hb, eb, £20, 9780008309770 Sunday Times bestsell- ing author of The Demon Cycle begins a new epic fantasy adventure set in his beloved world and following a new genera- tion of heroes.
Kristen Britain Winterlight Book Seven Gollancz, 9th September, pb, £16.99, 9781473226494 Follow the adventures of messenger, magic wielder, and knight Karigan G’ladheon as she fights to save king and country from dark magic and a looming war.
Jim Butcher Battle Ground: The Dresden Files 17 Orbit, 30th September, pb, £9.99, 9780356515724 Things are about to get serious for Harry Dresden, Chicago’s only profes- sional wizard.
Andrew Caldecott Momenticon Jo Fletcher Books, 20th January, hb, £16.99, 9781529415421; pb, eb, £14.99, 9781529415438 Hugely compelling, offbeat adventure from the bestselling author of Rotherweird, a master storyteller at the height of his powers.
MA Carrick The Liar’s Knot Orbit, 9th December, pb, £8.99, 9780356515182 Second in the Rook and Rose trilogy, a commer- cial, character-driven fantasy in which a con artist, a vigilante and a crime lord must unite to save their city.
Melissa Caruso The Quicksilver Court Orbit, 14th October, pb, £9.99, 9780356513201 Following The Obsid- ian Tower, The Quicksil- ver Court is the thrilling second instalment in an epic fantasy series burst- ing with intrigue and ambition, questioned loyalties and dangerous magic.
Becky Chambers The Galaxy, and the Ground Within Hodder Paperbacks, 28th October, pb, eb, £8.99,
9781473647688 Bestselling author returns to the Galactic Commons in the final instalment in her critically acclaimed Wayfarers series.
Catriona Child Us Versus the World Luath Press, 15th August, Book, £9.99, 9781910022481 Interesting story of resil- ience, bonds between families and the nature of grief raises the question of how far we will go to protect the ones we love.
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Warhammer: Age of Sigmar Andy Clark 3: Stormvault Black Library, 28th October, pb, £8.99, 9781789992007 Subterranean labyrinths, battles against enemies and supposed allies, Stormcast Eternals in a desperate situation.
Susanna Clarke Piranesi Bloomsbury, 2nd September, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781526622433 Spectacular new novel from the bestselling author of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.
P Djeli Clark A Master of Djinn Orbit, 19th August, pb, £8.99, 9780356516882 Set in an alternative Cairo, this fresh and exciting fantasy novel combines all the twists you want from a police procedural with djinn, magic and a sense of wonder.
Ernest Cline Ready Player Two Arrow Books, 25th November, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781784758028 Lovingly nostalgic and wildly original, Ready Player Two takes us on another imaginative, fun, action-packed adventure through Cline’s beloved virtual universe.
Lyndall Clipstone Lakesedge Titan Books, 12th October, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781789096873 Impressively written, lush and dark fantasy for fans of A Curse So Dark and Lonely and Uprooted.
Genevieve Cogman The Untold Story Pan, 25th November, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781529000634 Return to the world of dragons, Fae and Librarian spies in this action-packed instalment of the Invisible Library series.
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Warhammer Crime Marc Collins 2: Grim Repast Warhammer Crime, 30th September, pb, £8.99, 9781800260214 Faced with a savage crime with grisly implica- tions, Drask is thrust into a hidden game of corrup- tion, warring families and blasphemous revelations.
MarcyKate Connolly Heartless Heirs Blink, 16th September, hb, £12.99, 9780310768272 After escaping Palinor’s dungeon, twins Aissa and Zandria search for answers behind their unique magical bloodline.
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Expanse James SA Corey 1: Leviathan Wakes Orbit, 9th September, hb, £30, 9780356517162 Special 10th-anniversary edition. 9: Leviathan Falls Orbit, 18th November, hb, £20, 9780356510392 Final novel in Corey’s best- selling series. Now a major TV series.
Stephen Cox Our Child of Two Worlds Jo Fletcher Books, 11th November, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781787471610 hb, £18.99, 9781787471627 Cory is the child of two worlds: when his birth- people come, they will break his mother’s heart but they may also be this world’s only salvation.
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Warhammer: Age of Sigmar Jamie Crisalli, Liane Merciel, Anna Stephens 5: Covens of Blood Black Library, 2nd September, pb, £8.99, 9781789998221 Dive into a trio of blood- soaked stories that inter- twine to form a novel that showcases the deadly talent and vicious cruelty of Morathi’s aelven warriors.
Christelle Dabos, Hildegarde Serle The Storm of Echoes Europa Editions, 16th September, hb, £15.99, 9781787703230 Dazzling finale of the international bestselling series The Mirror Visitor.
Sarah J Daley Obsidian Angry Robot, 25th January, pb, eb, £9.99, 9780857669407 Shade Nox is an abomina- tion and a wanted crimi- nal. When she’s called upon to raise a Veil to
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