It ’s November already . How the the pits did that happen ? Best hope you ’re caught up on your October reading , because November boasts a bumper crop of excellent skill fiction and fantasy books , from new authors , rise up stars , and even a couple of legends .
Binary Storm by Christopher Hinz
bill as both a prequel to Hinz ’ 1987 Liege - Killer and a brook - alone history , Binary Storm follows a rebellious threesome ’s plot to rid the world of genetically - engineered assassins , if they can keep the ataraxis among themselves — and not set off doomsday in the process . ( Nov. 1 )
The Burning Isle by Will Panzo
write by a former editor for Marvel Comics , this debut phantasy novel follow a mysterious mage on his equally mysterious journey to a pirate - invade island that ’s part slum , part jungle , and all lawless . ( Nov. 1 )
The Burning Light by Bradley P. Beaulieu and Rob Ziegler
In this fast - pace novella , two womanhood — one , a former government agent ; the other , a former hotshot pilot — defend highly personal battle with a seemingly sentient , highly addictive unexampled drug hollo the Light . The setting : a dystopian interpretation of New York City that ’s been ravaged by the result of climate change . ( Nov. 1 )
Invisible Planets: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation by Ken Liu
Acclaimed source Ken Liu ( The Paper Menagerie ) stay his parallel career as the foremost translator of current Chinese questioning fable with this new assemblage . submission include Hao Jingfang ’s Hugo - winning Folding Beijing , as well as two stories by Cixin Liu ( whose best - selling novel The Three - Body Problem was previously translate by Liu ) . ( Nov. 1 )
The Lost Child of Lychford by Paul Cornell
The sequel to Witches of Lychford returns to the pastoral English countryside and nibble up just before Christmas , when the sudden appearance of a minuscule baby jeopardise to cut off the latterly - achieve public security between the different realms that border the town . ( Nov. 1 )
The Weaver by Emmi Itäranta
The late from the writer of The Memory of Water is about a woman whose honored position in her island creation is imperil when she becomes aware of some dark secret — and then must tap into her own dreary mystery , the all - too - rare ability to daydream , to make things good . ( Nov. 1 )
The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun by J.R.R. Tolkien (author) and Verlyn Flieger (editor)
This former extended poem — influenced by Breton myths and legend — is back in photographic print after 70 years , edited by Tolkien scholarly person Flieger and augment with extra materials , include tone by Christopher Tolkien . ( Nov. 3 )
After Atlas by Emma Newman
The generator returns to her Planetfall existence with this tale of a investigator tasked with investigating the execution of a cult drawing card . The instance complicated by the fact that both cop and cadaver had deep ties to a starship that left Earth for tabu space decade earlier . ( Nov. 8)
Alien Morning by Rick Wilbur
In 2030 , an alien subspecies come on Earth , and the man opt to document the result comes to realize that the visitors are n’t exactly what they appear to be . His unlikely , and only , friend in this scenario is his buddy — if they can put by their long - held kin feud . ( Nov. 8)
The Jekyll Revelation by Robert Masello
An environmental scientist in present - day California discovers a diary that once belong to Robert Louis Stevenson , leading into a parallel narration that also dig into the origin of Jack the Ripper . ( Nov. 8)
Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel by James Luceno
This is the prequel novel to that new stand - alone Star Wars movie you might have pick up a affair or two about around these parts . ( Nov. 15 )
Penguin Galaxy Series Six-Book Deluxe Boxed Set by various authors
You ca n’t go amiss with this expensive - but - totally - worth - it set , which is easy on the eye and heavy on the literary cred . Titles include The Once and next King by T. H. White ; Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein ; Dune by Frank Herbert ; 2001 : A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke ; The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin ; and Neuromancer by William Gibson . ( Nov. 15 )
Pirate Utopia by Bruce Sterling
A gaggle of ne’er - do - wells plot spherical bedlam in this new sarcasm from the editor program of the originative Mirrorshades : The Cyberpunk Anthology . ( Nov. 15 )
Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection by Brandon Sanderson
Sanderson ’s first book of unforesightful fabrication compiles eight previously - publish stories and a brand - new novella , plus supplemental essays and illustrations . ( Nov. 22 )
The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
Johansen wraps up her well - selling Tearling trilogy , in which a young monarch must battle her rivals and make some tough decisions — involving magic , in many shell — to do what ’s right for her masses . ( Nov. 29 )
Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis: The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice
It ’s been 40 years since Interview With the Vampire , and Rice ’s most enduring role is back in her 12th Vampire Chronicles book . The title may seem like an Indiana Jones motion picture , but there are no mrmaids — and what Lestat learns will change the populace of vampires forever . ( Nov. 29 )
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