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Urban Fantasy Top Pick

    P.C. Hodgell's [KM137] is a new Godstalker Chronicle story, with Jame is still in training. An awesome series, fantasy at it's absolute best. The first books are available as omnibus editions if you missed them first time round. Top Pick!
    Mercedes Lackey has a new collection of Valdemar stories. [KM147] has amazing writers and some very clever glimpses into Valdemar.
    Laura Anne Gilman's Paranormal Scene Investigations have a motley crew working together to learn investigating. I love the dynamics between them, and find the series truly fascinating. In [KM146], Bonnie and the team look into the murder of a fae.
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Urban Fantasy Notes

    Robin D. Owens has a new Mystic Circle story. [KM133] has Amber, a curse breaker, in more trouble than she wants. Owens is one of my favourite fantasy writers. Her stories all have incredible characters.
    Robin D. Owens also has a new Celta collection. [KM135] tells us what happens to Tinne's wife, to the first ship, and to Willow's mother. A lovely read. Top Pick!
    Dianne Duvall's Immortal Guardians get another action packed outing. [KM81] has the same characters, more mystery and a solid world. Great new addition to our keeper shelves. Ask us for Darkness Dawns,  the first book, as it's best to read them in order. Top Pick!
    Darynda Jones begins a new series with [KM33]. A grim reaper is a new heroine to me, but this promises to be a truly interesting series.
    Kristen Painter's House of Comarr is gritty, exciting, Urban Fantasy, with a strong story and a varied cast. [KM124] has Chrysabelle in deep trouble as she hunts for her brother, and the Ring of Sorrows.
    Nancy A. Collins' Golgotham is a magical ghetto in New York, where Tate, an artist, finds excitement and trouble. I really liked [KM141A] and in [KM141], Tate's sorcerer boyfriend gets caught in a riot. Very good reads.
    Nalini Singh finishes the Royal House of Shadows Quartet in [KM79], as Hades comes in for a shake-up. This fabulous writer brings us another winner as she creates a new couple with fresh gifts and dark pasts. This can be read as a stand alone story. Top Pick!


    David Chandler wraps up his excellent Ancient Blades trilogy in [KM136]. Malden the thief is a failure as a saviour, but fortunately for him, his companions are smart and capable.
    Gaie Sebold isn't a writer I know, but [KM123] looks like great fun.
    Kelly McCullough is an accomplished writer, and her new Fallen Blade series is excellent. In [KM126] Aral has an unusual partner, a job that has disappeared, and a fondness for expensive whiskey. A strong, clever, interesting fantasy with dark edges.
    Maria V. Snyder's [KM145]  begins a new series. Avry of Kazan has a healer who is hunted by her people and their enemies. A strong, interesting writer.
    Christopher Paolini's [KM511] is the fourth in his wildly popular Inheritance Cycle

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Science Fiction Top Picks

    Gini Koch's Kitty Katt series, with jellyfish from outer space and killer alligators, is over the top entertainment, and great fun. [KM150] has Kitty's life complicated by an alien baby, as well as someone trying to kill her. Top Pick!
    John G. Hemry's (aka John Campbell) [KM161] is the first Sgt. Stark story. This is a VERY BIG OOPS, as last month we listed [KM161A] as first in the series. It's first rate military SF, and excellent to have it back in print.


    Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson have [KM155], first book in the new Hell Hole trilogy.
    Mercedes Lackey writes with Steve Libby in this new Secret World Chronicle. [KM156] has robotic warriors breach the barrier between worlds, and are now out to conquer Earth. What can the superheroes do?
    Brett Patton's [KM158] is the first Armor Wars story. An interesting twist on warfare as Matt bonds with a biomechanical. Great fun, but what is the cost?
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FATE'S EDGE
 - Andrews, Ilona
 - Edge 03. Audrey Callahan left behind her life in the Edge, and she's determined to stay on the straight and narrow, But when her brother gets into hot water, the former thief takes on one last heist and finds herself matching wits with a jack of all trades. Kaldar Mar, a gambler, lawyer, thief, and spy, expects his latest assignment tracking down a stolen item to be a piece of cake, until Audrey shows up. when the item falls into the hands of a lethal criminal, Kaldar realises that in order to finish the job, he's going to need Audrey's help. (Ace)
    KM134    $21.95
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DAYBREAK
 - Connor, Ellen
 - Dark Age Dawning 03. aka Anne Aguirre and Carrie Lofty. It's been twelve years since the Change, and Penelope Sheehan is one of the few still practising magic for the good of humanity in this dark, dangerous world. She needs the help of a shapeshifter named Tru, whom she knew when he was a troubled boy. Tru is a creature of instinct and impulse, living only to satisfy his senses, ignoring the scarred heart nobody has ever reached. Fighting alongside the last holdouts of humanity, they will unleash a passion that tempts them to risk everything for love. If they succeed, Tru and Pen hold the power to brighten the Dark Age for all time. (Berkley)
    KM131      Trade Paperback    $28.50
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SHADOW CITY
 - Francis, Diana Pharaoh
 - Horngate Witches 03. Max has been stolen by a powerful demi-god who is determined to force her to find a way to use a magical power she never knew she had, even if it kills her. Meanwhile, back in Horngate, a Fury is birthing. When the creature breaks free of the fragile bonds that enclose her, her rage will scour the covenstead from the earth. Max finds herself in the Shadow City, a place of mysteries and magic, where she must battle for her freedom or become a slave to creatures of dreadful greed and power. Back in Horngate, Alexander must swallow his anger and pride if he hopes to defeat the Fury, a creature that no one has ever successfully fought before. In the end, it will be courage, friendship, faith and loyalty that win the day. Or else so one will live to see tomorrow. (Pocket)
    KM143    $21.95
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KISS OF FROST
 - Estep, Jennifer
 - Mythos Academy. Logan Quinn was trying to kill me. My Spartan classmate relentlessly pursued me, swinging his sword at me over and over again, the shining silver blade inching closer to my throat every time. A smile tugged up his lips, and his ice-blue eyes practically glowed with the thrill of battle. I'm Gwen Frost, a second-year warrior-in-training at Mythos Academy, and I have no idea how I'm going to survive the rest of the semester. One day, I'm getting schooled in swordplay by the guy who broke my heart, the drop-dead gorgeous Logan who slays me every time. Then, an invisible archer in the Library of Antiquities decides to use me for target practice. I find out that someone at the academy is really a Reaper bad guy who wants me dead. I'm afraid if I don't learn how to live by the sword with Logan's help I just might die by the sword. Young Adult. (Kensington)
    KM139    $24.95
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HONOR'S PARADOX
 - Hodgell, P.C.
 - Godstalker Chronicles 06. Jame is one of the last of the Kencyrath line, born to battle a world-destroying Lord of Darkness and resuscitate her ancestral heritage. First, though, Jame must survive the politics and dangers of haunted Tentir College, a school for warriors where she's a student. Just as graduation approaches, Jame's exemption from the sacred laws of the tribe of her youth expires and she is expected to wed immediately, plus take on a family. To make matters worse, she's challenged to a mounted combat duel to decide who is Tentir top gun, a competition she must win to graduate. It's trial by fire, as Jame moves closer to a magnificent destiny she both fears and knows she must face. (Baen)
    KM137      Trade Paperback    $28.50
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UNDER THE VALE AND OTHER TALES OF VALDEMAR
 - Lackey, Mercedes, Editor
 - Valdemar. In March 1987, a young author from Oklahoma published her first novel, Arrows Of The Queen. This modest book about a magical land called Valdemar was the beginning of a fantasy masterwork series that would span decades and include more than two dozen titles. Now readers can travel to the world of Valdemar with eighteen authors, including Tanya Huff, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Fiona Patton, Rosemary Edghill, Judith Tarr, Larry Dixon, and others in these original stories. Plus a new novella from Mercedes Lackey. (Daw)
    KM147    $21.95
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TRICKS OF THE TRADE
 - Gilman, Laura Anne
 - Paranormal Scene Investigations 03. When magic goes wrong, who are you going to call? The name's Torres, Bonnie Torres, and I'm a paranormal scene investigator, rooting out the truth about crimes of magic. It's dangerous and boring and scary and fascinating. Though not everyone in the Cosa Nostradamus is happy we're around, which can make things tricky. Working two cases, looking into a murder for the NYPD, and a rich man's break-in, should be well within our abilities. When things start getting weird in the Electric Apple, Private Unaffiliated Paranormal Investigations is stretched to the limits, trying to keep one step ahead and out of trouble. Add in rumours of a powerful creature gunning for us and it's not just our rep on the line this time, if we don't solve this case, everyone will suffer. Fortunately, around here, when the going gets weird, the weird hire us. (Luna)
    KM146      Trade Paperback    $28.50
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ALIEN PROLIFERATION
 - Koch, Gini
 - Kitty Katt  04. Alien Super-Being Exterminator Kitty Katt is expecting her first baby. The alien attacks are getting more dangerous, and now Kitty and her Alpha Centaurion husband, Jeff, have to find out who's behind the conspiracy to kill Kitty's secret agent mother and what caused Kitty's transformation into a superhuman, and they've got to do it all before the baby shower. (Daw)
    KM150    $21.95
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STARK'S WAR
 - Hemry, John G.
 - Sgt. Stark 01. In a brutal battle for control of the moon, Sergeant Ethan Stark must train his squadron to fight in an airless atmosphere against a desperate enemy. keep his men alive, Sergeant Ethan Stark must choose which orders to obey, and which to ignore. Written by a retired naval officer with experience in surface warfare, intelligence, and special operations. (Ace)
    KM161    $21.95
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