Snow Crash Neal Stephenson Read Chapter One here Whether you're already a fan or a new reader following the buzz about Anathem, make time for Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash, one of the defining novels of cyberpunk. You'll quickly see why Time Magazine named it one of the 100 all-time best English-language novels. "Stephenson has not stepped, he has vaulted onto the literary stage with this novel." —Los Angeles Reader "A cross between Neuromancer and Thomas Pynchon's Vineland. This is no mere hyperbole." —San Francisco Bay Guardian "Fast-forward free-style mall mythology for the 21st century." —William Gibson "Brilliantly realized...Stephenson turns out to be an engaging guide to an onrushing tomorrow." —New York Times Book Review

	BALTIMORE Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden With Illustrations by Mike Mignola From celebrated comic artist Mike Mignola and award-winning novelist Christopher Golden comes a work of gothic storytelling like no other. Reminiscent of the illustrated tales of old, here is a lyrical, atmospheric novel of the paranormal—and a chilling allegory for the nature of war. "Why do dead men rise up to torment... Read more > Read Chapter One here BONUS! Click here to watch an interview with the authors.
	THE DIAMOND AGE Neal Stephenson In Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson took science fiction to dazzling new levels. Now, in The Diamond Age, he delivers another stunning tale. Set in twenty-first century Shanghai, it is the story of what happens when a state-of-the-art interactive device falls in the hands of a street urchin named Nell. Her life—and... Read more > Read Chapter One here
	LORD JOHN AND THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE BLADE Diana Gabaldon The New York Times bestselling author of the Outlander saga brings back one of her most compelling characters: Lord John Grey—soldier, gentleman, and no mean hand with a blade. Here Diana Gabaldon brilliantly weaves together the strands of Lord John's secret and public lives—a shattering family... Jamie and Claire return! Special for this edition: A sneak preview of the next Outlander novel, An Echo in the Bone. Read more > Read Chapter One here BONUS! Listen to Diana Gabaldon's podcast. Brand new episodes for Fall 2008. Click here to subscribe
	THE GONE-AWAY WORLD Nick Harkaway "Breathtakingly ambitious...A sprawling odyssey of a novel, half swashbuckling adventure, half science-fiction, but with such engaging characters that neither genre threatens to overpower the barnstorming narrative...a bubbling cosmic stew of a book, written with such exuberant imagination that you are left breathless by its sheer ingenuity. Harkaway is a deft comic writer—and parts of it can best be described as what Thackeray might produce if he were on acid." —Observer The Jorgmund Pipe is the backbone of the world, and it's on fire. Gonzo Lubitsch, professional hero and troubleshooter, is hired to put it out—but there's more to the fire, and the Pipe itself, than meets the eye. The job will take Gonzo and his best friend, our narrator, back to their own beginnings and into the dark heart of the Jorgmund Company itself. From rural childhood in Cricklewood Cove to military service in a bewildering foreign war; from Jarndice University to the sawdust of the Nameless Bar; their story is the story of the Gone-Away World. It is the history of a friendship stretched beyond its limits; a tale of love and loss; of ninjas, pirates, politics and strange places. Equal parts raucous adventure, comic odyssey, geek nirvana, and cool epic, this is The Gone-Away World. Read an excerpt here Visit Nick Harkaway's Blog

PERSONAL DEMON Kelley Armstrong October 2008	THUNDERER Felix Gilman October 2008
DEAD REIGN T. A. Pratt November 2008	DESTINY KILLS Keri Arthur November 2008
HEART AND SOUL Sarah A. Hoyt November 2008	LIVING WITH THE DEAD Kelley Armstrong November 2008

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Logorrhea Nabs Three Nominations for the 2008 World Fantasy Awards
The finalists for the World Fantasy Awards for 2008 have been announced and Logorrhea, an anthology of short stories edited by John Klima and released by Bantam Spectra, racked up three nominations. Two stories from the anthology—"The Cambist and Lord Iron: A Fairy Tale of Economics" by Daniel Abraham and "Singing of Mount Abora" by Theodora Goss—were nominated in the Short Story category. In addition, Logorrhea was selected as one of five finalists in the Anthology category. Also of note, John Klima received a nomination in the Special Award—Non-professional category for his magazine Electric Velocipede. Bantam Spectra author Tim Pratt (The Strange Adventures of Rangergirl) who also has a short story in Logorrhea, received a nomination for his collection Hart & Boot & Other Stories.

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Read Three Chapters of Faefever for Free
You can now read the first three chapters of Faefever, the third novel in the Fever series from Karen Marie Moning, for free via Issuu.

He calls me his Queen of the Night. I'd die for him. I'd kill for him, too. When MacKayla Lane receives a torn page from her dead sister's journal, she is stunned by Alina's desperate words. And now MacKayla knows that her sister's killer is close. But evil is closer. And suddenly the sidhe-seer is on the hunt: For answers. For revenge. And for an ancient book of dark magic so evil, it corrupts anyone who touches it. Mac's quest for the Sinsar Dubh takes her into the mean, shape-shifting streets of Dublin, with a suspicious cop on her tail. Forced into a dangerous triangle of alliance with V'lane, an insatiable Fae prince of lethally erotic tastes, and Jericho Barrons, a man of primal desires and untold secrets, Mac is soon locked in a battle for her body, mind, and soul.

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Catherynne M. Valente Guest Blogs on Jeff VanderMeer's Site
Catherynne M. Valente, author of The Orphan's Tales series, explains "How to Finish a Novel in 30 Days."

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SciFi.com Interviews Jaida Jones and Danielle Bennett
Find out why Jones said that "the main difficulty in writing the book was also what made it so much fun to write."

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The Seattle Times reviews David J. Williams' The Mirrored Heavens
Reviewer Nisi Shawl says The Mirrored Heavens "cleaves closely enough to the cyberpunk canon to be clearly identified with it, while departing from it sharply enough to refresh and renew its source."

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"A Word about Voices" by Christopher Barzak
Christopher Barzak, author of One for Sorrow, posts a thoughtful exploration of the question, "What kind of writer are you?"

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Blogger MentatJack Reviews Dead Reign
Review of Dead Reign from Steven Klotz, author of the blog, Mentatjack.

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NPR Excerpts The Magicians and Mrs. Quent
Read an excerpt of The Magicians and Mrs. Quent by Galen M. Beckett on NPR.

SF Revu Reviews Tim Scott's "Twisted Imagination"
The satirical Love in the Time of Fridges by Tim Scott is reviewed on SFRevu: "Strange as it may be, I think you'll feel at home."

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