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Greg Bear, Hull Zero Three.
A small group of people awake from hibernation on an out-of-control spaceship and must figure out how they got there and where they’re going.

Anne Bishop, Shalador’s Lady.
The new queen of Shalador hopes to bring her people peace and prosperity after years of corruption and oppression. Black Jewels #8.

Patricia Briggs, Silver Borne.
Shape-shifter Mercy Thompson finds herself in possession of a powerful Fae book containing secret knowledge. Part of a series.

Lois McMaster Bujold, Cryoburn.
Imperial Auditor Miles Vorkosigan is kidnapped while investigating the shady dealings of a cryogenics cartel. Part of the Vorkosigan Saga.

Jim Butcher, Changes.
Chicago wizard Harry Dresden must rescue the daughter he never knew he had from a vengeful Red Court vampire who plans to use the girl as a human sacrifice. Dresden Files #12.

Jack Campbell, The Lost Fleet: Victorious. Paperback Science Fiction
Newly promoted to admiral, Black Jack Geary sets out to end the 100-year war with the Syndics, but an unknown enemy lurks beyond their borders. Lost Fleet #6.

Diane Duane, Omnitopia Dawn.
Omnitopia, a massive multiplayer online game, is played by millions worldwide, but a business rival and a group of hackers plot its downfall. Omnitopia #1.

Dave Duncan, Speak to the Devil.
In an alternate medieval Europe where the Church uses the magic of the Speakers while publically condemning it as Satanism, a cardinal sends a man and his Speaker brother to take control of a strategic castle.

Steven Erikson, Dust of Dreams.
In Letherii, the exiled Malazan army march into the eastern Wastelands to fight for an unknown cause against an enemy they’ve never seen. Malazan Book of the Fallen #9.

Laura Anne Gilman, Hard Magic.
A woman joins a paranormal investigations team that uses forensic magic to investigate crimes. First in a series.

Simon Green, The Good, the Bad and the Uncanny.
P.I. John Taylor is hired by an elf claiming to be a peace emissary to escort him through the Nightside to a portal to another realm. Nightside #10.

Peter Hamilton, The Evolutionary Void.
Araminta, the Second Dreamer, becomes the target of a galaxywide search by a government agent seeking to prevent the pilgrimage of a cult into the heart of the Void, while Edeard, the Waterwalker, is faced with powerful new enemies. Void trilogy #3.

Robin Hobb, Dragon Keeper.
Two women form a bond as they help guide a group of sick and weak dragons upriver to find their ancient lost homeland. Rain Wilds Chronicles #1.

N.K. Jemisin, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms.
After her mother dies in strange circumstances, a young woman is summoned to the city of Sky where she becomes involved in a power struggle when she is named an heiress to the throne of the Hundred Thousand Kingdoms. The Inheritance Trilogy #1.

Guy Gavriel Kay, Under Heaven.
A general’s son who honored his father’s death by burying all the victims of a great battle is rewarded by a gift from the enemy that puts him in danger.

Celine Kiernan, The Poison Throne.
A young girl returns home and finds that the king has become a violent despot and his son and heir has fled into exile. Moorehawke Trilogy #1.

Jay Lake, Pinion.
Hoping to avoid capture and learn how to use her power, Paolina Barthes travels south of the equatorial Wall that divides the Earth’s hemispheres and keeps the world turning. Third in a series.

Jack McDevitt, Echo.
In the distant future, antiques dealer Alex Benedict pursues a stone tablet with indecipherable writing that belonged to an explorer who was seeking an intelligent alien race. Part of a series.

Liane Merciel, The River Kings’ Road.
When peace between two rival kingdoms is threatened by a massacre in a border village, a mercenary rescues a dead lord’s infant son with the help of a peasant woman. Ithelas series #1.

Elizabeth Moon, Oath of Fealty.
The half-elven Kieri Phelan prepares to ascend the throne of Lyonya and protect his kingdom from enemies, while the new king of Tsaia faces a coup attempt. Sequel to The Deed of Paksenarrion.

Mark Charan Newton, Nights of Villjamur.
On a world with a dying sun, refugees converge on the fortress city of Villajmur seeking shelter against the coming ice age. Legends of the Red Sun #1.

Eric Nylund, All That Lives Must Die.
The twin children of Lucifer and a goddess are caught in a power struggle between the Infernals and the Immortals as they enroll in a high school for powerful beings. Mortal Coils #2.

Nnedi Okorafor, Who Fears Death.
In a post-apocalyptic Africa, a woman born of rape is raised by a shaman and discovers that her destiny is to end the genocide of her people.

Robert Redick, The Ruling Sea.
Crossing the great sea to an unknown shore, a band of allies struggle to gain control of the ship and thwart a dangerous plot. Sequel to The Red Wolf Conspiracy.

R.A. Salvatore, Gauntlgrym.
A pair of treasure seekers find the fabled dwarf kingdom of Gauntlgrym and inadvertently trigger a catastrophe that threatens the city of Neverwinter. Neverwinter #1.

Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings.
In the world of Roshar, the ten orders of the Knights Radiant have fallen, but wars are still fought over their swords and armor which make their bearers invincible. Stormlight Archive #1.

Sharon Shinn, Troubled Waters.
In a world where Five Families are each linked to one of the five elements, a young woman hiding by a river to avoid becoming the King’s fifth wife discovers that she is the Coru Prime with power over water.

Charles Stross, The Fuller Memorandum.
Trying to recover a top secret dossier that his missing boss is accused of stealing, British agent Bob Howard runs afoul of Russian agents, ancient demons and an undead entity called the Eater of Souls. Laundry Files #3.

Matthew Sturges, The Office of Shadow.
Bored with being a priest, Silverdun accepts a job as a spy with the Office of Shadow to find out about weapons of mass destruction possessed by the Unseelie. Sequel to Midwinter.

Adrian Tchaikovsky, Empire in Black and Gold.
In a world where humans have developed insect traits, the peaceful Lowlands are threatened by the Wasp Empire. Shadows of the Apt #1.

Mark Van Name, Children No More.
Nano-enhanced mercenary Jon Moore and sentient assault vehicle Lobo are asked to rescue of a group of child warriors on a forsaken planet. Part of a series.

David Weber, Mission of Honor.
Honor Harrington of the Manticore Empire leads a delegation to negotiate peace with the Republic of Haven but an unknown enemy launches a surprise attack on the Manticoran home worlds. Honor Harrington series #12.

Brent Weeks, The Black Prism.
A powerful leader with five years to live hopes to achieve five goals, but things change when he learns that he has a son. Lightbringer #1.

Tad Williams, Shadowrise.
While their father the King is imprisoned by the mad Autarch of Xis, royal twins Barrick and Briony flee their homeland and seek a way to survive and reclaim the kingdom. Shadowmarch #3.

Charles Yu, How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe.
A time travel technician helps save people from themselves in a universe transformed by time travel technology.

Timothy Zahn, The Domino Pattern.
While journeying on the Quadrail—an interstellar transport—agent Frank Compton and his partner Bayta investigate the poisoning deaths of several passengers. Quadrail series #4.