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Holy Cow: A Modern-Day Dairy Tale by David Duchovny

Headline is to publish a novel by "The X-Files" actor David Duchovny.Headline will publish Duchovny’s Holy Cow in hardback simultaneously with the US in February 2015.
Holy Cow is described as a fable with a twist, in the vein of Animal Farm and Charlotte’s Web, Duchovny told Rolling Stone magazine.
It follows Elsie Bovary, a cow who sees a television programme about an industrial meat farm.
Her world is “rocked to its core” and she joins forces with Jerry, a cranky, Torah-reading pig known as Shalom after his recent conversion to Judaism, and Tom, a turkey who can’t fly but can work an iPhone with his beak.

The Unpublished Stories by Elmore Leonard
Weidenfeld & Nicolson has acquired 15 unpublished stories by the late Elmore Leonard.The Unpublished Stories will be published in autumn 2015. HarperCollins will publish in America.

GOLLANCZ AQCUIRES THE PROMISE OF THE CHILD : Stunning space opera debut by Thomas N. Toner (T.N. Toner)

Gollancz, an imprint of the Orion Publishing Group, is delighted to announce the acquisition of UK and Commonwealth rights to a wholly originally series by an extraordinarily talented 27 year old first-time writer with a degree in fine art, Thomas N. Toner.

THE PROMISE OF THE CHILD is a stunning feat of imagination - set against the epic scope of that backdrop ranging from 14th-century Prague, to a lonely cove near the Mediterranean Sea, to the 147th-century Amaranthine Firmament, Toner crafts an intelligent space opera filled with gripping action and an emotional scale that is wonderfully intimate.
The novel follows Lycaste, a lovesick recluse living in a forgotten Mediterranean cove who is renowned throughout the distorted people of the Old World for his beauty, and Sotiris Gianakos, a 12,000-year-old Cypriote grieving the loss of his sister, a principled man who will change Lycaste's life forever. Their stories, and others, become darkly entwined when Aaron the Longlife - the Usurper, a man who is not quite a man - makes a claim to the Amaranthine throne that threatens to throw the delicate political balance of the known galaxy into ruin.
THE PROMISE OF THE CHILD is a space opera epic in the grandest tradition of Iain M. Banks' Culture series or Asimov's Foundation novels, written in a vivid prose reminiscent of David Mitchell.
Gollancz Associate Publisher, Simon Spanton, pre-empted the rights for three books of Thomas N. Toner’s Amaranthine series from Caspian Dennis at Abner Stein on behalf of Andy Kifer at the Gernert Company.
Gollancz will publish THE PROMISE OF THE CHILD on the 17th September 2015.
The Dregs (The Dregs #1) by Leigh Bardugo

Orion Children’s Books imprint Indigo has acquired two new novels from Leigh Bardugo, author of YA trilogy Shadow & Bone.
The first book, The Dregs, is set is a universe called Grishaverse, also the setting for Shadow & Bone. Indigo will publish the book simultaneously with Henry Holt in autumn 2015.

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir (HarperVoyager/Penguin US) (April 2015)

HarperVoyager has bought a “highly anticipated debut” for a substantial six-figure sum.
Emma Coode acquired UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, to Sabaa Tahir’s An Ember in the Ashes from Penguin US.
Set in a fantastical world with echoes of ancient Rome, the book follows two young people fighting to be free of their empire’s brutal regime.
Laia is forced to overcome her fear of the brutal Martials in order to spy for the resistance and save her remaining family. She meets Elias, son of the Martial’s sadistic commandant, just as he is unwillingly thrown into a series of fight-or-die challenges to become the next Emperor.
An Ember in the Ashes was inspired by Tahir’s experiences as an editor on the Washington Post foreign desk and as a child growing up in the Mojave Desert.
Tahir wanted to write something that “captured the violence of our world and our history, and juxtaposed it with characters who find hope, who search for freedom and love even when society wants to crush them.”
Coode said: “Sabaa Tahir’s wonderful fantasy adventure, An Ember in the Ashes, has great emotional depth and drama that is guaranteed to grab hold of readers of all ages.”
Film rights to the book have been sold to Paramount Pictures in a seven-figure pre-emptive deal, with Academy Award-winning producer Mark Johnson attached.

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Ancalagon, is The Dregs also YA, or is it aimed younger?

It's def. YA

The Dregs is a spin-off series by Leigh Bardugo set in the save universe as the Grisha Trilogy.

The project, described as a blend of Ocean’s 11 and Game of Thrones, is set in Kerch, a small island nation in the "Grishaverse" (meaning the same universe as her Shadow and Bone books) with tremendous economic power, the hub of all international trade and a country rich in art and culture ... but also home to one of the most dangerous criminal underworlds. A crew of dangerous felonious misfits face impossible odds when they are pulled together to break into one of the most guarded places in the world

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The Witchwood Crown by Tad Williams might be published in "late 2015".

http://sf-fantasy.suvudu.com/2014/04/tad-williams-interview-on-returning-to-osten-ard.html

We've still got opening for a lot of my favorite authors.

GRRM is apparently making a big push the next few months to get Winds done. I guess he'd have to be finished by June/July next year in order to get it out before the end of the year, he has a very short turnaround.

Bakker's Unholy Consult- we're not hearing anything about a release date. It should come out early 2015 from what we're told, but really, it's a long time without confirmation now and it may be later.

There will be a new Scott Lynch. Robin Hobb will publish the second book of her Fool's Assassin series, that is for certain.

Probably around August 2015.

In July 2015 we also get Anthony Ryan's trilogy closer, Queen of Fire, confirmed by the author.

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GRRM is apparently making a big push the next few months to get Winds done. I guess he'd have to be finished by June/July next year in order to get it out before the end of the year, he has a very short turnaround.

Martin said in Access Hollywood interview:

"I'm not gonna do one this season. You may have heard this rumor, I'm working on this book and people are anxious to read it, so, you know, usually it takes me about a month to produce the episode and I decided I just couldn't spare a month this year so David [benioff] and Dan [Weiss] did the episode," George told Access. "And you know, I'll do one for Season 6, maybe [if] the book is finished and delivered and out, but I gotta press everything into finishing the book."

The best-selling author explained that sometimes he knows when he's close to completion on a novel, and other times, things just flow.

He thinks that TWoW might be "finished and delivered and out" next spring. That is when the episodes of season six will be scripted.

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Robin Hobb will publish the second book of her Fool's Assassin series, that is for certain.

Probably around August 2015.

Has she confirmed this? I thought she probably would but couldn't find any confirmation anywhere

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Has she confirmed this? I thought she probably would but couldn't find any confirmation anywhere

Yeah she confirmed this a while ago. These 3 books are coming out a year a piece most likely, like she usually does for her trilogies.

Martin said in Access Hollywood interview:

He thinks that TWoW might be "finished and delivered and out" next spring. That is when the episodes of season six will be scripted.

Heartening that he thinks this is even an option.

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Yeah she confirmed this a while ago. These 3 books are coming out a year a piece most likely, like she usually does for her trilogies.

Heartening that he thinks this is even an option.

For me my optimistic choice of a release for WInds of Winter is November 2015 if not then a Spring just before Season 6/Summer 2016 release for Winds of Winter seems the most realistic.

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From Blake Charlton's Facebook page:



Thanks so much for the kind words! I'm happy to report that a draft of the third book is done and waiting on my editor's desk. Because of a shake up at my editors, it's just taking them a loooong time to edit. Which is frustrating.
July 26 at 9:59am

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Clash of Eagles by Alan Smale (Del Rey)
On Sale Date: March 17, 2015

It’s The Last of the Mohicans meets HBO’s Rome in this exciting and inventive debut novel from Sidewise Award-winner Alan Smale that will thrill fans of alternate history, historical fiction, and military fiction.
In a world where the Roman Empire never fell, a legion under the command of general Gaius Marcellinus invades the newly-discovered North American continent. But Marcellinus and his troops have woefully underestimated the fighting prowess of the Native American inhabitants. When Gaius is caught behind enemy lines and spared, he must reevaluate his allegiances and find a new place in this strange land.
Story Locale: Alternate Earth, North America, 13th Century
Series Overview: Praetor Gaius Marcellinus is caught behind enemy lines in the city-state of Cahokia. Once he acclimates and becomes a member of the Cahokian civilization, he takes it upon himself to advance his new community and protect them from the myriad threats that the Roman invasion of North America has wrought.

The Skull Throne by Peter Brett (Del Rey)
On Sale Date: March 24, 2015

Following up on the internationally bestselling The Warded Man, The Desert Spear, and The Daylight War, Peter V. Brett continues his critically acclaimed epic fantasy Demon Cycle series that will appeal to fans of Terry Brooks, George R.R. Martin, David Eddings, and Robert Jordan.
Peter V. Brett has quickly established himself as one of the most successful new fantasy writers working today. Readers have embraced his world and his characters with a fervor, and his third and most recent novel hit the New York Times bestseller list in hardcover. Now he continues his epic series in grand style, offering the continuing stories of all the POV characters we have come to know and love, as well as adding several new ones into the mix.

Half a War by Joe Abercrombie (Del Rey)
On Sale Date: June 16, 2015

From the New York Times bestselling author of Red Country comes Half a War, the final book in a stirring new epic fantasy trilogy following Half the World (1/15). A blockbuster breakout that will appeal to fans of George R. R. Martin, Patrick Rothfuss, and Scott Lynch.
Yarvi is the unlikely heir to the throne—a clever, thoughtful boy with a crippled hand who feels out of place in a violent, Viking-like society. Now Yarvi has avenged the murder of his father, and sets out on an epic journey that will embroil his kingdom in all-out war.

Uprooted by Naomi Novik (Del Rey)
On Sale Date: June 30, 2015

A magnificent departure from the New York Times bestselling Temeraire series—a fantastical Beauty and the Beast type tale—widely accessible and sure to appeal to a broad audience of both adult and YA readers.
Legions of fans around the world have fallen in love with the brilliantly imagined, compulsively readable novels of Naomi Novik. Now, in this magnificent new stand-alone, Novik pens a bold fantasy with all the charm and wonder of a dark fairy tale for the modern age.

Fool's Quest by Robin Hobb (Del Rey)
On Sale Date: August 11, 2015

Acclaimed and bestselling author Robin Hobb continues her Fitz and the Fool trilogy with this second entry, following Fool’s Assassin, ramping up the tension and the intrigue as disaster continues to strike at Fitz’s life and heart.
After nearly killing his oldest friend, the Fool, and finding his daughter stolen away by those who were once targeting the Fool, FitzChivarly Farseer is out for blood. And who better to wreak havoc than a highly trained and deadly former royal assassin? Fitz might have let his skills go fallow over his years of peace, but such things, once learned, are not so easily forgotten. And nothing is more dangerous than a man who has nothing left to lose…

Edge of Dark by Brenda Cooper (Pyr Books)
On Sale Date: March 3, 2015

What if a society banished its worst nightmare to the far edge of the solar system, destined to sip only dregs of light and struggle for the barest living. And yet, that life thrived? It grew and learned and became far more than you ever expected, and it wanted to return to the sun. What if it didn’t share your moral compass in any way?
The Glittering duology describes the clash of forces when an advanced society that has filled a solar system with flesh and blood life meets the near-AI’s that it banished long ago. This is a story of love for the wild and natural life on a colony planet, complex adventure set in powerful space stations, and the desire to live completely whether you are made of flesh and bone or silicon and carbon fiber.
In Edge of Dark, meet ranger Charlie Windar and his adopted wild predator, and explore their home on a planet that has been raped and restored more than once. Meet Nona Hall, child of power and privilege from the greatest station in the system, the Diamond Deep. Meet Nona’s best friend, a young woman named Chrystal who awakens in a robotic body….

Superposition by David Walton (Pyr Books)
On Sale Date: April 7, 2015

Jacob Kelley’s family is turned upside down when an old friend turns up, waving a gun and babbling about an alien quantum intelligence. The mystery deepens when the friend is found dead in an underground bunker…apparently murdered the night before he appeared at Jacob’s house. Jacob is arrested for the murder and put on trial.
As the details of the crime slowly come to light, the weave of reality becomes ever more tangled, twisted by a miraculous new technology and a quantum creature unconstrained by the normal limits of space and matter. With the help of his daughter, Alessandra, Jacob must find the true murderer before the creature destroys his family and everything he loves.
Story Locale: Near-future Philadelphia, centered around the family of physicist Jacob Kelley and the world of high-energy particle physics
Series Overview: A duology that deals with the effects of an accident in quantum physics that allows for two versions of a person to simultaneously coexist. There is a deep personal cost to the affected, as well as the threat of otherworldly beings.

Storm and Steel by Jon Sprunk (Pyr Books)
On Sale Date: June 2, 2015

Set in a world governed by honor and sorcery, this second volume of the Book of the Black Earth epic fantasy series combines the political machinations of A Game of Thrones with the raw, bloody mayhem of 300.
An empire at war. Three fates intertwined.
The Magician. Horace has destroyed the Temple of the Sun, but now he finds his slave chains have been replaced by bonds of honor, duty, and love. Caught between two women and two cultures, he must contend with deadly forces from the unseen world.
The Rebel. Jirom has thrown in his lot with the slave uprising, but his road to freedom becomes ever more dangerous as the rebels expand their campaign against the empire. Even worse, he feels his connection with Emanon slipping away with every blow they strike in the name of freedom.
The Spy. Alyra has severed her ties to the underground network that brought her to Akeshia, but she continues the mission on her own. Yet, with Horace’s connection to the queen and the rebellion’s escalation of violence, she finds herself treading a knife’s edge between love and duty.
Dark conspiracies bubble to the surface as war and zealotry spread across the empire. Old alliances are shattered, new vendettas are born, and all peoples—citizen and slave alike—must endure the ravages of storm and steel.
Story Locale: Akeshia, an Egyptian-flavored fantasy world where magic cannot be cast without the shedding of blood
Series Overview: The sorcerers of the Akeshian Empire practice an art of five elemental magics—earth, air, water, fire…and the void. As the empire is wracked by destructive Chaos Storms, Horace appears to have some talent for the elusive fifth element, a trait that makes him both highly sought after and greatly feared by powerful persons.

The Chart of Tomorrows by Chris Willrich (Pyr Books)
On Sale Date: July 7, 2015
Black Heart by Mark Smylie (Pyr Books)
On Sale Date: August 4, 2015

Action, horror, politics, and sexuality combine in this follow-up to The Barrow, in which the author expands the rich milieu of the first novel into a complex, nuanced fantasy series.
The last survivors of the raid on the Barrow of Azharad have scattered to the four winds, each walking a separate path. For some, it is the path of noble service, as the households of great kings and warlords beckon, offering a chance to enter the fray of politics with the fate of nations on the line. For others, it is the path of secrets and magic, as the veil of the world parts to reveal the hidden truths that dwell in shadow and spirit.
And for Stjepan Black-Heart, royal cartographer and suspected murderer, it is the path of battle and sacrifice, as he is summoned to attend the household of the Grand Duke Owen Lis Red, the Earl Marshal to the High King of the Middle Kingdoms, on his latest campaign to find and kill Porloss, the Rebel Earl: an elusive quarry lurking behind an army of ruthless renegade knights in the wild hills of the Manon Mole, a land where every step could be your last, and where lie secrets best left undisturbed.
Story Locale: The Middle Kingdoms of the Known World, a secondary world fantasy milieu in the tradition of Tolkien and drawing on Middle English, Celtic, Greek, and Roman worlds
Series Overview: This dark fantasy series about a world spiraling into war and hellfire follows Stjepan Black-Heart, suspected murderer and renegade royal cartographer, as he searches dusty tome and horrific tomb alike for clues to the end of an Age.

The Rise of the Automated Aristocrats by Mark Hodder (Pyr Books)
On Sale Date: August 11, 2015
The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins (Crown/Random House)
On Sale Date: June 16, 2015

Neil Gaiman meets Joe Hill in this astonishingly original, terrifying, and darkly funny contemporary fantasy.
Carolyn’s not so different from the other human beings around her. She’s sure of it. She likes guacamole and cigarettes and steak. She knows how to use a phone. She even remembers what clothes are for.
After all, she was a normal American herself, once.
That was a long time ago, of course—before the time she calls “adoption day,” when she and a dozen other children found themselves being raised by a man they learned to call Father.
Father could do strange things. He could call light from darkness. Sometimes he raised the dead. And when he was disobeyed, the consequences were terrible.
In the years since Father took her in, Carolyn hasn’t gotten out much. Instead, she and her adopted siblings have been raised according to Father’s ancient Pelapi customs. They’ve studied the books in his library and learned some of the secrets behind his equally ancient power. Sometimes, they’ve wondered if their cruel tutor might secretly be God.
Now, Father is missing. And if God truly is dead, the only thing in all of creation that matters is who will inherit his library—and with it, power over all of creation.
As Carolyn gathers the tools she needs for the battle to come, fierce competitors for this prize align against her.
But Carolyn can win. She’s sure of it. What she doesn’t realize is that her victory may come at an unacceptable price—because in becoming God, she’s forgotten a great deal about being human.

Mother of Eden by Chris Beckett (Broadway Books/Random House)
On Sale Date: May 12, 2015

Chris Beckett returns to the world of his acclaimed novel Dark Eden to tell a new story—of a headstrong young girl named Starlight whose thirst for adventure puts herself and her people in grave danger.
Mother of Eden opens 150 years after the events of Dark Eden, and we find that the world of the Family has undergone remarkable changes. Thanks to the actions of John Redlantern, civilization has come to the planet, with its attendant benefits—and its evils, as young Starlight Brooking learns when she leaves her small village and finds herself at the center of a power struggle and a tug of war between two ways of life.

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Very interesting stuff.



Fool's Quest by Hobb jumps out at me immediately , for August 11th. Love it.



Clash of Eagles by Alan Smale is a book I will definitely pick up, right up my alley.



I also like the look and synopsis which I read elsewhere for Naomi Novik's " Uprooted" set in a new world for her.


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From Orbit Books:


Clash of Iron by Angus Watson – 14 April 2015



A Crown for Cold Silver by Alex Marshall - 14 April 2015



Cinder Spires #1 by Jim Butcher – 7 May 2015



Daughter of Blood by Helen Lowe - 7 May 2015



The Paradox by Charlie Fletcher - 23 June 2015



Untitled Raven's Shadow #3 by Anthony Ryan - 2 July 2015



The Annihilation Score by Charles Stross - 2 July 2015



From Bantam Press:


The Watchman of Eternity by Paul Witcover – 26 Feb 2015



Untitled City #2 by Stella Gemmell – 26 March 2015


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Tor.com announced that Neil Gaiman has a new short story collection called Trigger Warnings coming out next February.



http://www.tor.com/blogs/2014/08/neil-gaiman-trigger-warning-february-2015?utm_source=exacttarget&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_term=tordotcom&utm_content=-na_readblog_BlogPost&utm_campaign=Tor.comBookCoverage


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