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Breaking Silence
Mercedes Lackey & Cody Martin
(hardcover)
The Blackthorns, dark elves who feed off misery, have been all but defeated by teenage Staci and her friends, and the town of Silence is on the upswing. But the Blackthorns have not yet given up the fight. The soul of Silence is on the line, and it is up to Staci and her friends to push back against the encroaching darkness. |
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The Initiate
James L. Cambias
(hardcover)
If people who can work magic are so powerful, why don't they rule the world? Well, as it happens, they do. One man wants to change that. The Apkallu are masters of magic. They rule the world from the shadows, using mind control and deadly monsters to eliminate any threat to their power. Sam Arquero lost his family to a demon sent by an Apkallu. He knew that nobody would believe the truth, but now an old man offers Sam the chance to find out who is responsible, and bring down the Apkallu forever.
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Straight Outta Dodge City
Edited by David Boop
(trade paperback)
It’s the final showdown between heroes and darkness in the Old West. Humans versus monsters. Supernatural beings versus greater evils—with a dinosaur or two thrown in for fun. Come explore the untold myths of the west—but no dying on the trail!
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The Legacy of Heorot
Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle & Steven Barnes
(trade paperback)
The two hundred colonists on board the Geographic have spent a century in cold sleep to arrive here: Avalon, a lush, verdant planet lightyears from Earth. They hope to establish a permanent colony, and Avalon seems the perfect place. And so they set about planting and building.
But their very presence has upset the ecology of Avalon. Soon an implacable predator stalks them, picking them off one by one. In order to defeat this alien enemy, they must reevaluate everything they think they know about Avalon, and uncover the planet's dark secrets.
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The Storm
David Drake
(mass market paperback)
Guntram, the man who transformed Pal of Beune from an ignorant rube into a bulwark of the Commonwealth, has disappeared. Pal must locate his friend and mentor—and then he must battle an entity which may be at the core of the splintered universe!
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Earthquake Weather
Tim Powers
(mass market paperback)
The magical King of the West has been killed in California, and his assassin is one of the multiple personalities in the head of Janis Cordelia Plumtree—but which one?
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Baen Appearances |
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Appearance |
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James L. Cambias
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February 6
Book Moon
Easthampton, MA
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James L. Cambias
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February 8
Annie's Bookstop of Worcester
Worcester, MA
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Tony Daniel (Guest of Honor)
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February 13-16
LTUE (Life, the Universe & Everything)
Provo, UT
http://ltue.net/ |
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Sharon Lee Steve Miller
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February 14-16
Boskone 57
Boskone, MA
https://www.boskone.org/
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James L. Cambias
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February 23
Flights of Fantasy
Albany, NY |
Don't forget to check out the newest ebook releases here. Plus, read this month's free short story “The Red Sea” by Mercedes Lackey and Cody Martin here.
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