(Caveat: Here is listed what Margaret A. Davis has just read plus books of general interest to science fiction and fantasy. I will include books by authors I do not personally read but which patrons at my library do read and tell me how much they love them. (Hint: I do not read horror. Sorry, horror fans may peruse the Horror Writers Assn. Recommended Reading List for suitable suggestions.)
This list will be maintained alphabetical by author and consists of books which have already been published in January-December 2016 and which previously appeared on my New Releases and Forthcoming Books list.
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Year's Best Military SF & Adventure SF 2015
Hard sf. Military & Space Opera.
Jun.2016
Aguirre, Ann
Leopard King
(bk 1 in the Ars Numina series.)
Urban fantasy / paranormal romance
Sep.2016
Anderson, Taylor
Blood in the Water
(bk 11 in the Destroyermen series. Sequel to Straits of Hell.)
Alternate history/Parallel World/Hard sf.
Jun.2016
Asprin, Robert & Evans, Linda
Tales of the Time Scouts, Volume II
(Time travel.Contains Ripping Time and The House That Jack Built, second two books in this series. Omnibus trade pbk)
Hard sf.
Apr.2016
Bear, Greg
Take Back The Sky
(bk 3 & conclusion in the War Dogs trilogy. Sequel to Killing Titan.)
Hard sf. Space Opera
Dec.2016
Bishop, Anne
Marked in Flesh
(bk 4 in The Others series. Sequel to Vision in Silver.)
Urban Fantasy
Mar.2016
Bova, Ben
Apes and Angels
(bk 3 of the Star Quest Trilogy. Sequel to Death Wave.)
Hard sf.
Nov.2016
Bradley, Marion Zimmer & Ross, Deborah J.
Thunderlord
(Latest in the Darkover series. Sequel to A Sword Called Chaos.)
Fantasy
Aug.2016
Briggs, Patricia
Fire Touched
(bk 9 of the Mercy Thompson series. Sequel to Night Broken.)
Urban fantasy
Mar.2016
Bova, Ben
Best of Bova
Trade pbk
Feb.2016
Bradley, Marion Zimmer & Ross, Deborah J.
Realms of Darkover
(bk 16 of the Darkover Anthology series. Sequel to Gifts of Darkover.)
Short stories. Supposed to be a trade pbk, too.
NOTE: eBook only so far
Fantasy.
May 2016)
Brooks, Terry
The Sorcerer's Daughter
(bk 3 of the Defenders of Shannara. Sequel to Darkling Child.)
Fantasy
May 2016
Bujold, Lois McMaster
Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen
(bk 17 of the Vorkosigan Saga. Ms. Bujold has said that this is "a new Cordelia Vorkosigan novel....It is not a war story.")
Space opera hard sf.
Feb.2016
Bujold, Lois McMaster
Penric's Demon
(Novella in the Five Gods universe. First released as ebook.)
Fantasy
Feb.2016
Butcher, Jim, ed, (with Hughes, Kerrie Lynn, ed.)
Shadowed Souls
(Short story anthology from major urban fantasy authors. Jim Butcher, Seanan McGuire, Tanya Huff, Jim C. Hines, Rob Thurman, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, and more! Trade pbk.)
Urban fantasy.
Nov.2016
Caine, Rachel
Paper and Fire
(bk 2 of the Great Library series. Sequel to Ink and Bone.)
Alternate history.
Jul.2016
Campbell, Jack
Shattered Spear
(bk 4 of the Lost Stars series. Sequel to Imperfect Sword.)
Military hard sf.
May 2016
Card, Orson Scott
The Swarm
(bk 1 of the Second Formic War. Sequel to Earth Awakens.)
Hard sf.
Aug.2016
Cheney, J. Kathleen
Dreaming Death
(bk 1 of the Palace of Dreams series. Trade pbk)
Fantasy.
Feb.2016
Cheney, J. Kathleen
After the War: A Novella of the Golden City
(bk 5 of the Golden City series. Sequel to Seer's Choice.)
Fantasy.
Jul.2016
Cherryh, C.J.
Visitor
(bk 17 in Foreigner series. Sequel to Tracker.)
Hard sf.
Apr.2016
Chu, Wesley
Days of Tao
(bk 4 of the Tao series. Novella. Sequel to Rebirths of Tao.)
Urban fantasy.
Apr. 2016
Chu, Wesley
Time Siege
(Sequel to Time Salvager.)
Hard sf. Time Travel.
Jul.2016
Chu, Wesley
Rise of Io
(bk 1 in a new series. Set in same universe as the Tao series, but eight years after last Tao book. Trade pbk)
Urban fantasy
Oct.2016
Cogman, Genevieve
Invisible Library
(bk 1 of the Invisible Library series. Not part of any previous series. Trade pbk.)
Urban fantasy/Alternate worlds
Jun.2016
Cogman, Genevieve
Masked City
(bk 2 of the Invisible Library series. Sequel to Invisible Library. Trade pbk.)
Urban fantasy/Alternate worlds
Sep.2016
Cooper, Brenda
Spear of Light
(Sequel to Edge of Dark.)
Hard sf.
Jun.2016
Corey, James S.A.
Babylon's Ashes
(bk 6 in the Expanse series. Sequel to Nemesis Games.)
Hard sf. Space opera.
Nov.2016
Czerneda, Julie E.
The Gate to Futures Past
(bk 2 of Reunification / bk 8 in the Clan Chronicles series. Sequel to This Gulf of Time and Stars.)
Hard sf.
Sep.2016
Daniel, Tony
Dragon Hammer
(bk 1 of Wulf's Saga. "Epic fantasy series.")
Fantasy
Jul.2016
Dellamonica, A.M.
Nature of a Pirate
(bk three in the Stormwrack series. Sequel to Daughter of No Nation.)
Urban fantasy
Dec.2016
Dozois, Gardner, ed.
Mash Up: Stories Inspired By Famous First Lines
(Short stories. Major sf authors. Trade pbk.)
Hard sf.
Jun.2016
Dozois, Gardner, editor
Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection
Hard sf.
Jul.2016
Drake, David
Death's Bright Day
(bk 11 of the RCN / Lt. Leary series. Sequel to Sea Without a Shore.)
Hard sf. Space Opera. Military SF.
Jun.2016
Duane, Diane
Games Wizards Play
(bk 10 of the Young Wizards series. Sequel to A Wizard of Mars.)
Young Adult Fantasy.
Feb.2016
Flint, Eric and Dennis, Andrew
1635: A Parcel of Rogues
(bk 20 in the 1632/Ashanti Shards series. "This is the long-delayed sequel to 1634: The Baltic War, which follows the adventures of Julie Sims, Alex Mackay, Oliver Cromwell and others after their escape from the Tower of London." [from Eric Flint home page])
Alternate history
Jan.2016
Flint, Eric, ed.
Ring of Fire IV
(Latest in Ashanti Shards/1632 series. Sequel to Grantville Gazette VII.)
Alternate history
May 2016
Flint, Eric & Carrico, David
Span of Empire
(bk 3 of the Jao Empire series. Sequel to Crucible of Empire.)
Hard sf. Space Opera.
Sep.2016
Foster, Alan Dean
The Force Awakens
(Star Wars novelization of new movie, Episode 7.)
Hard sf.
Jan.2016
Friedman, C.S.
Dreamweaver
(bk 3 of the Dreamwalkers series. Sequel to Dreamseeker.)
Urban fantasy
Dec.2016
Gunn, James
Transgalactic
(Grand master sf author. "Epic high-concept space opera." Sequel to Transcendental.)
Hard sf.
Mar.2016
Guran, Paula, ed.
Beyond the Woods: Fairy Tales Retold
Fantasy.
Jul.2016
Guran, Paula, ed.
Street Magicks
(Short story collection. Includes reprints.)
Fantasy
Apr.2016
Guran, Paula, ed.
Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Novellas: 2016 ed.
Trade pbk.
Aug.2016
Hamilton, Peter F.
Night Without Stars
(bk 2 in the Chronicle of the Fallers. Last book in the Commonwealth series. Sequel to Abyss Beyond Dreams.)
Hard sf.
Oct.2016
Hearne, Kevin
Staked
(bk 8 of the Iron Druid Chronicles series. Sequel to Shattered.)
Urban Fantasy
Jan.2016
Hearne, Kevin
Purloined Poodle
(Iron Druid novella, set after Staked. Starring Oberon, of course!)
Urban Fantasy
Sep.2016
Herbert, Brian & Anderson, Kevin J.
Navigators of Dune
(Latest in Dune series. Sequel to Mentats of Dune.)
Hard sf.
Sep.2016
Hines, Jim C.
Revisionary
(bk 4 in the Magic Ex Libris series. Sequel to Unbound.)
Urban fantasy.
Feb.2016
Hoyt, Sarah A.
Through Fire
(bk 4 in the Darkship/Good Men series. Sequel to A Few Good Men.)
Hard sf.
Aug.2016
Kay, Guy Gavriel
Children of the Earth and Sky
(Either standalone or book one of new series.)
Fantasy
May 2016
Kowal, Mary Robinette
Ghost Talkers
("Ginger is a medium for the Spirit Corps, a special Spiritualist force." An American in London during World War I.)
Alternate history / Urban fantasy
Aug.2016
Lackey, Mercedes (with Cody Martin)
Silence
(bk 9 in the Serrated Edge series. Sequel to Lazerwarz.)
Urban fantasy.
Apr.2016
Lackey, Mercedes
Study in Sable
(bk 11 in the Elemental Masters series. Sequel to From A High Tower.)
Fantasy.
Jun.2016
Lackey, Mercedes, ed.
Nebula Awards Showcase 2016
May 2016
Lackey, Mercedes
Closer to the Chest
(bk 3 in the Valdemar Herald Spy series. Sequel to Closer to the Heart.)
Fantasy
Oct.2016
Lackey, Mercedes, ed.
Tempest
(bk 3 of the All New Tales of Valdemar shared world series. Sequel to Crucible. [NOTE: Valdemar is a long-running series.])
Fantasy
Dec.2016
Landers, Melissa
Starflight
(bk 1 of a new series. Young adult space opera.)
Hard sf.
Feb.2016
Lee, Sharon & Miller, Steve
Alliance of Equals
(bk 19 in the Liaden Universe series. Sequel to Dragon in Exile.)
Hard sf. Space opera.
Jul.2016
McGuire, Seanan
Chaos Choreography
(bk 5 in the Incryptid series. Sequel to Pocket Apocalypse. Mass mkt pbk)
Urban fantasy.
Mar.2016
McGuire, Seanan
Every heart a doorway
(bk 1 of the Wayward Children series. "Every Heart a Doorway tells the story of what happens after Ever After. When a portal fantasy has ended, and its young protagonist is no longer wanted, where do they go? ...." Novella.)
Fantasy.
Apr.2016
McGuire, Seanan
Full of Briars
(Latest in October Daye series. Short story)
NOTE: eBook only so far
Urban fantasy.
Aug.2016
McGuire, Seanan
Once broken faith
(bk 10 of the October Daye series. Sequel to Red Rose Chain.)
Urban fantasy.
Sep.2016
Meyer, Marissa
Stars Above: A Lunar Chronicles Collection
(bk 6 in the Lunar Chronicles series. Sequel to Winter. Short story prequels to the Lunar Chronicle novels.)
Young adult.
Urban Fantasy.
Feb.2016
Meyer, Marissa
Heartless
(Standalone book about the Queen of Hearts, in the Alice and Wonderland universe. Young Adult.)
Fantasy
Nov.2016
Modesitt, L.E., Jr.
Treachery's Tools
(bk 10 in the Imager Portfolio series. Sequel to Madness in Solidar.)
Fantasy
Oct.2016
Niven, Larry & Barnes, Steven
Seascape Tattoo
(A "swords and sorcery novel" set in the Magic Goes Away series.)
Fantasy
Jun.2016
Novik, Naomi
League of Dragons
(bk 9 and FINAL bk of the Temeraire series. Sequel to Blood of Tyrants.)
Alternate history/fantasy.
Jun.2016
Offord, Kerryn & Boatwright, Rick
1636: The Chronicles of Dr. Gribbleflotz
(Latest in the 1632/Ashanti Shards series. "An alchemist of the 17th century confronts modern science with often amusing results." Trade pbk.)
Alternate history
Aug.2016
Pedersen, Anette
1635: The Wars for the Rhine
(Book 24 in the 1632/Ashanti Shards series. Trade pbk.)
Alternate history
Dec.2016
Pratchett, Terry & Baxter, Stephen
The Long Cosmos
(bk 5 in the Long Earth series. Sequel to Long Utopia. Parallel worlds.)
Hard sf.
Jun.2016
Reichert, Mickey Zucker
Isaac Asimov's I, Robot: To Preserve
(bk 3 & last of the I, Robot prequel series. Sequel to Isaac Asimov's I Robot: To Obey. Susan Calvin's origin story.)
Hard sf.
Feb.2016
Ringo, John & Poole, Gary eds.
Black Tide Rising
(bk 5 in the Black Tide rising. Short story anthology by many top sf authors in this zombie apocalypse world.)
Fantasy
Jun.2016
Rowling, J.K.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay
(bk of the Harry Potter series. Sequel to Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Children's book.)
Fantasy
Nov.2016
Rusch, Kristine Kathryn, ed.
Women of futures Past
(Reprint anthology. "Anthology of great SF stories by renowned women SF authors! A collection of wonderful SF carefully selected by ground-breaking editor and author, Kristine Kathryn Rusch. Stories by Andre Norton, Anne McCaffrey, Lois McMaster Bujold, CJ Cherryh and more." Trade pbk.)
Hard sf.
Sep.2016
Rowling, J.K.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts I & II
Fantasy
Jul.2016
Sagara, Michelle
Cast in Flight
(bk 12 in the Chronicles of Elantra. Sequel to Cast in Honor. Pbk.)
Fantasy
Oct.2016
Salvatore, R.A.
Maestro
(Latest Drizzt book in longrunning series. bk 2 in the Homecoming series. Sequel to Archmage.)
Fantasy
Apr.2016
Salvatore, R.A
Hero
(Latest Forgotten Realms. bk 3 of the Homecoming series. Sequel to Maestro.)
Fantasy.
Oct.2016
Sawyer, Robert
Quantum Night
Thriller.
Mar.2016
Scalzi, John
Miniatures: The Very Short Fiction of John Scalzi
("These four stories, along with fourteen other pieces, have one thing in common: They're short, sharp, and to the point—science fiction in miniature, with none of the stories longer than 2,300 words." Amazon.com)
Hard sf.
Dec.2016
Schwab, V.E.
Gathering of Shadows
(bk 2 of the Darker Shade of Magic series. Sequel to A Darker Shade of Magic. Parallel worlds. Our London is the one without magic.)
Urban fantasy.
Feb.2016
Shearin, Lisa
Brimstone Deception
(bk 3 of the SPI Files series. Sequel to The Dragon Conspiracy.)
Urban fantasy
Jan.2016
Shinn, Sharon
Unquiet Land
(bk 4 in the Elemental Blessings series. Sequel to Jeweled Fire.)
Fantasy.
Nov.2016
Snodgrass, Melinda
The High Ground
Hard sf.
Jul.2016
Spencer, Wen
Project Elfhome
(bk in the Elfhome series. Sequel to Wood Sprites. "A trio of novellas exploring the fascinating realm of Elfhome, a world where modern day Pittsburgh has collided with the kingdom of the Elves.")
Urban Fantasy
Sep.2016
Steele, Allen
Arkwright
Hard sf.
Mar.2016
Stirling, S.M.
Prince of Outcasts
(bk 13 in the Emberverse [AKA Novels of The Change] series. Sequel to The Desert and The Blade. "It's two generations after high-energy technology died in a catastrophe most of the human race didn't survive.")
Alternate history
Sep.2016
Swendson, Shanna
Frogs and Kisses
(bk 8 of the Enchanted, Inc. series. Sequel to Kiss and Spell)
Urban fantasy.
Dec.2016
Taylor, Jodi
Just One Damned Thing After Another
(bk. 1 of the Chronicles of St. Mary's. "...bestselling British madcap time-travelling series, served with a dash of wit that seems to be everyone’s cup of tea." [Amazon.com] I had found these as ebooks. Delighted to see them in the U.S. AND in trade paperback!)
Time travel. Hard sf.
Jun.2016
Taylor, Jodi
A Symphony of Echoes
(bk. 2 of the Chronicles of St. Mary's. "...bestselling British madcap time-travelling series, served with a dash of wit that seems to be everyone’s cup of tea." [Amazon.com]
Trade pbk
Time travel. Hard sf.
Jul.2016
Taylor, Jodi
Second Chance
(bk. 3 of the Chronicles of St. Mary's. "...bestselling British madcap time-travelling series, served with a dash of wit that seems to be everyone’s cup of tea." [Amazon.com]
Trade pbk
Time travel. Hard sf.
Sep.2016
Taylor, Jodi
Trail Through Time
(bk. 4 of the Chronicles of St. Mary's. "...bestselling British madcap time-travelling series, served with a dash of wit that seems to be everyone’s cup of tea." [Amazon.com]
Trade pbk
Time travel. Hard sf.
Nov.2016
Taylor, Travis & Johnson, Les
On to the Asteroid
(Sequel to Back to the Moon. "Realistic thriller crackling with action and danger as an asteroid threatens the Earth, and dedicated astronauts and scientists try to save the planet.")
Thriller.
Aug.2016
Turtledove, Harry
House of Daniel
(...Fantasy/alternate history novel scheduled for release from Tor in May, 2016. It is set during an analog of the Great Depression in an alternate United States of America where magic works. The story will focus on minor league baseball.")
Alternate history
May 2016
Turtledove, Harry
Fallout
(bk 2 of the Hot War. What if the Cold War had turned into a shooting war?! Sequel to Bombs Away.)
Alternate history
Jul.2016
Vandermeer, Jeff & Ann, eds.
Big Book of Science Fiction
Short story collection.
Hard sf
Jul.2016
Weber, David
At the Sign of Triumph
(bk 9 of the Safehold series. Sequel to Hell's Foundations Quiver.)
Hard sf.
Oct.2016
Weber, David
Shadow of Victory
(bk 14 in the Honor Harrington series. Sequel to A Rising Thunder)
Hard sf. Space Opera.
Nov.2016.
Weber, David & Presby, Joelle
Road to Hell
(bk 3 of the Multiverse series. Sequel to Hell Hath No Fury, but with new coauthor.)
Hard sf/Fantasy Mashup
Mar.2016
Weis, Margaret & Hickman, Tracy
Doom of the Dragon
(bk 4 of the Dragonships of Vindras series. Sequel to Rage of the Dragon.)
Fantasy
Jan.2016
Wells, Martha
Edge of Worlds: A Novel of the Raksura
(First half of a duology. Sequel to Stories of the Raksura II: The Dead City & The Dark Earth Below.)
Fantasy
Apr.2016
White, Steve & Gannon, Charles E.
Imperative
(bk 7 in the Starfire series. Sequel to Extremis. Trade pbk.)
Hard sf.
Mar.2016
Yaszek, Lisa & Sharp, Patrick B
Sisters of Tomorrow: The First Women of Science Fiction
Hard sf.
Jun.2016
Zahn, Timothy
Pawn's Gambit and Other Strategems
(Short fiction collection. Trade pbk & ebook.)
Jan.2016
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