. “Audition or die.” Delivered by a trio of psychotic clowns, this ultimatum plunges Jamie into the centuries-old Pilo Family Circus , a borderline world between hell & earth from which humankind's greatest tragedies have originated. Yet, in this horrible alternate universe where violence & savagery are the norm, Jamie finds that his worst enemy is himself. For when he applies the face paint, Jamie is transformed into JJ , the most vicious clown of all. And JJ wants Jamie dead...

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. Sometimes what happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas… Kitty and Ben flee The City That Never Sleeps, thinking they were finished with the dangers there, but the sadistic cult of lycanthropes and their vampire priestess have laid a curse on Kitty in revenge for disrupting their rituals. In order to break the curse, Kitty and friends must trap a supernatural being . . . a supernatural being that none of them ever thought to face…

Welcome to theedition ofmonthlywhich covers fantasy, science fiction, horror, thrillers, YA, and more. With over a hundred titles in the Spotlight this month, there were just too many notable books to choose from. My best advice is to browse through the article at your leisure, because March offers a little bit of everything...Previous spotlights are listed at the end of this article Also, unless stated otherwise, all release dates are for the US. Providing valuable assistance with the Spotlight as usual is. Finally, for moretitles, please check out Walker of Worlds “Kitty Raises Hell” by. Release Date:. Published by

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“Firefight” by Kate Wild. Release Date: March 1, 2009. Published by in August 2008. “Firefight” by. Release Date:. Published by

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. Recruited into a black ops unit after bringing down an illegal fight club, Freedom Smith is now an agent for Phoenix, investigating criminal underworlds. His next assignment is solving the mystery of the Screamer—a viral video that's already made thirteen kids vanish. When Freedom faces the music, he finds himself imprisoned in a nightmare fortress. To escape, he'll have to master Dragon Fire, the ultimate fighting technique, and battle a supernatural enemy immune to his strength...



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NOTE: “Firefight” is the second book starring Freedom Smith after “Fight Game” and was first released in the UK in July 2008 (Chicken House).



“Bayou Dogs” by Tony Abbott. Release Date: March 1, 2009. Published by “Firefight” is the second book starringafter “Fight Game” and was first released in the UK in(Chicken House). “Bayou Dogs” by. Release Date:. Published by

Scholastic

. Could the road to the afterlife be a two-way street? Derek's brother Ronny isn't himself. No, really. Ronny's body has been taken over by the long-dead soul of a man named Virgil Black. Lucky for him, Virgil is one of the good guys. Not all of them are. In fact, a Legion of evil souls is staging a serious comeback. And they're staging it at Bayou Malpierre, the site of Derek's most horrible nightmare. That nightmare is about to get even worse...



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NOTE: “Bayou Dogs” is the second novel in The Haunting of Derek Stone series after “City of Dead”.



“Arch Wizard” by Ed Greenwood. UK Release Date: March 2, 2009. Published by “Bayou Dogs” is the second novel inseries after “City of Dead”. “Arch Wizard” by. UK Release Date:. Published by

Solaris

. Having been drawn into a fantasy world of his own creation, Rod Everlar continues his quest to defeat the corruption he has discovered within... “Arch Wizard” is the second thrilling adventure in The Falconfar Saga, a classic sword and sorcery adventure that displays all the hallmarks of Ed Greenwood's (Forgotten Realms) reputation for creating a richly realized fantasy setting, and characters that shine...



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“Necroscope: Harry and the Pirates” by Brian Lumley. UK Release Date: March 2, 2009. Published by (UK) “Necroscope: Harry and the Pirates” by. UK Release Date:. Published by

Solaris

. Harry Keogh makes his long-awaited return as the Necroscope in two novella-length stories. Set during the fan-favourite Lost Years-era of Harry Keogh's career, “For the Dead Travel Slowly” and “Harry and the Pirate” see the Necroscope do battle with horrors both real and imagined, eternal and ethereal...



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“Patient Zero” by Jonathan Maberry. Release Date: March 3, 2009. Published by The US version will be published in Hardcover on(Tor). “Patient Zero” by. Release Date:. Published by

St. Martin’s Griffin

. Joe Ledger is a Baltimore detective that has just been secretly recruited by the government to lead a new taskforce created to deal with the problems that Homeland Security can't handle. This rapid response group is called the Department of Military Sciences or the DMS for short. His first mission: help stop a group of terrorists from releasing a dreadful bio-weapon that can turn ordinary people into zombies...



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“Storm from the Shadows” by David Weber. Release Date: March 3, 2009. Published by “Patient Zero” will be released in the UK on(Gollancz). “Storm from the Shadows” by. Release Date:. Published by

Baen

. Rear Admiral Michelle Henke was commanding one of the ships led by Honor Harrington in an all-out space battle. During the battle, she was taken prisoner and then repatriated to Manticore with the task of carrying a request for a summit conference between the leaders of the two sides which might end the war. Unfortunately, she finds herself on a collision course with the interstellar syndicate of criminals known as Manpower who have their own plans for eliminating Manticore...



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NOTE: “Storm from the Shadows” is the sequel to “The Shadow of Saganami”, which is set in David Weber’s ultra-popular Honor Harrington series.



“A Magic of Nightfall” by S.L. Farrell. Release Date: March 3, 2009. Published by “Storm from the Shadows” is the sequel to “The Shadow of Saganami”, which is set inultra-popularseries. “A Magic of Nightfall” by. Release Date:. Published by

DAW

. “A Magic of Nightfall”, the second novel in the Nessantico Cycle—after “A Magic of Twilight”—by S.L. Farrell (Cloudmages Trilogy, Stephen Leigh) continues the epic tale of an empire at its height, yet poised on the brink of what could be a devastating descent into ruin. It is a story of murder and magic, of deception and betrayal, of Machiavellian politics, star-crossed lovers, and a realm facing war on every front...



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“The Alchemist’s Pursuit” by Dave Duncan. Release Date: March 3, 2009. Published by “The Alchemist’s Pursuit” by. Release Date:. Published by

Ace

. Someone is murdering the courtesans of Venice. All were well-known, admired for their skills—and somehow connected by a sinister event involving one of the great families of the city. While Nostradamus attempts to use the dark arts to solve riddles which confound explanation, Alfeo finds himself led by a possibly demonic force through a maze of deceit & death. And when the master & apprentice come to the end of their intertwined paths, there may be hell to pay...



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NOTE: “The Alchemist’s Pursuit” is the third Alchemist novel after “The Alchemist’s Apprentice” and “The Alchemist’s Code”.



“Act of Will” by A.J. Hartley. Release Date: March 3, 2009. Published by “The Alchemist’s Pursuit” is the thirdnovel after “The Alchemist’s Apprentice” and “The Alchemist’s Code”. “Act of Will” by. Release Date:. Published by

Tor

. Will Hawthorne, a medieval actor and playwright, flees the authorities only to find himself inextricably bound to a group of high-minded adventurers on a deadly mission. In the course of Will’s uneasy alliance with his new protectors, he has to get his pragmatic mind to accept selfless heroism (which he thinks is absurd) and magic (which he doesn’t believe in), while eventually deciding where his loyalties really lie and how much he is prepared to do to stand up for them...



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“The Last Paladin” by Kathleen Bryan. Release Date: March 3, 2009. Published by “The Last Paladin” by. Release Date:. Published by

Tor

. Averil, once hunted across the land and sea by her uncle the king, is now the Queen Lys. But if she cannot defy and defeat her late uncle’s sorcerous masters, she will never live to be crowned... “The Last Paladin” is the conclusion to Kathleen Bryan’s highly praised romantic fantasy trilogy, The War of the Roses, after “The Serpent and the Rose” and “The Golden Rose”.



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“The Shadow Queen” by Anne Bishop. Release Date: March 3, 2009. Published by “The Shadow Queen” by. Release Date:. Published by

Roc

. Theran Grayhaven is the last of his line, desperate to find the key that reveals a treasure great enough to restore Dena Nehele to its former glory. But first he needs to find a Queen who remembers the Blood’s code of honor and lives by the Old Ways. The woman chosen to rule Dena Nehele, Lady Cassidy, is not beautiful and believes she is not strong. But she may be the only one able to convince bitter men to serve once again...



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NOTE: “The Shadow Queen” is the newest volume in the Black Jewels series after “Tangled Webs”.



“Coyote Horizon” by Allen Steele. Release Date: March 3, 2009. Published by “The Shadow Queen” is the newest volume in theseries after “Tangled Webs”. “Coyote Horizon” by. Release Date:. Published by

Ace

. The planet of Coyote has become the last, best hope of humankind But it has also become the principal point of contact with the alien race, the hjadd. Although the hjadd have built an embassy near the original colony, they remain a mystery. And as the colonists make preparations to explore the rest of the new world, ex-convict Hawk Thompson discovers more about the hjadd than anyone has learned before—and his knowledge will change human history…



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“Corsair” by Richard Baker. Release Date: March 3, 2009. Published by “Coyote Horizon” is the newestnovel after “Galaxy Blues”. “Corsair” by. Release Date:. Published by

Wizards of the Coast

. When pirates threaten his home, Geran is elected by the city council to track the blood-thirsty pirates to their hidden base, infiltrate them, and find a way to stop them before it's too late. But the pirates are motivated by more than greed. Kin to his enemies, they seek a deeper revenge, one Geran only begins to glimpse when they kidnap the woman he loves... “Corsair” is the second Blades of the Moonsea novel after “Swordmage”.



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“Prophets” by S. Andrew Swann. Release Date: March 3, 2009. Published by “Prophets” by. Release Date:. Published by

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. It’s been nearly two hundred years since the collapse of the Confederacy, the last government to claim humanity’s colonies. So when signals come in revealing lost human colonies that could shift the power balance, the race is on between the Caliphate ships and a small team of scientists and mercenarys. But what awaits them all is a threat far beyond the scope of any human government...



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NOTE: “Prophets” is the first book in the Apotheosis series, which is the long-awaited sequel to the Hostile Takeover trilogy.



“Living With Ghosts” by Kari Sperring. Release Date: March 3, 2009. Published by “Prophets” is the first book in theseries, which is the long-awaited sequel to thetrilogy. “Living With Ghosts” by. Release Date:. Published by

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. For centuries, Merafi’s safety & prosperity have relied on a pact sealed in blood between its first king and the land’s elemental forces. But now a priestess and a prince weave a sorcerous plot to shatter the pact and only a failed assassin-priest, a noble lord, an officer of the city guard, a woman warrior who was the former lover of a now-dead lord, and the ghost of that lord himself stand between Merafi and the ruin that may soon be flooding down upon the city...



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“Ages of Wonder” by Julie E. Czerneda & Rob St. Martin. Release Date: March 3, 2009. Published by “Ages of Wonder” by. Release Date:. Published by

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. Fantasy—the very word conjures infinite possibilities. And yet far too often, writers limit themselves to a few well-mined areas of the vast fantasy realms. But the history of our world offers many cultures and areas rich in lore and legend that have barely been explored. And so we have “Ages of Wonder”. Here are nineteen original stories of myth, magic, and the creatures of fantasy, as seen through different historical eras— from the Age of Antiquity to the Age of Sails, the Colonial Age, the Age of Pioneers, the Pre-Modern Age, and the Age to come...



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“The Kindly Ones” by Jonathan Littell. US Release Date: March 3, 2009. Published by “The Kindly Ones” by. US Release Date:. Published by

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. UK Release Date: March 5, 2009. Published by

Chatto & Windus

. “Oh my human brothers, let me tell you how it happened.” So begins the chilling fictional memoir of Dr. Maximilien Aue, a former Nazi officer who has reinvented himself, many years after the war, as a middle-class family man and factory owner in France. A supreme historical epic and a haunting work of fiction, Jonathan Littell's masterpiece is intense, hallucinatory, and utterly original. A morally challenging read, “The Kindly Ones” holds up a mirror to humanity...



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“Angels of Destruction” by Keith Donohue. Release Date: March 3, 2009. Published by “The Kindly Ones” was first published to critical acclaim in France in 2006, and went on to win the, France’s most prestigious literary award. “Angels of Destruction” by. Release Date:. Published by

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. “Angels of Destruction” is the story of Norah, a nine-year-old girl who seems to materialize out of thin air when she arrives one night on the doorstep of Margaret Quinn. A widow who lives alone, Margaret has never gotten over the loss of her own missing child. So Norah becomes Margaret's secret, a child possessed of magical qualities. But who is she really? What is her purpose on earth? And what is her connection to Margaret's missing daughter?



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“The Tourist” by Olen Steinhauer. US Release Date: March 3, 2009. Published by The UK version will be published on(Jonathan Cape Ltd). “The Tourist” by. US Release Date:. Published by

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. Milo Weaver used to be a “tourist” for the CIA—an undercover agent with no home, no identity—but he’s since retired from the field and now has a wife, a daughter, and a brownstone in Brooklyn. However, when the arrest of a long-sought-after assassin sets off an investigation into one of Milo’s oldest colleagues and exposes new layers of intrigue in his old cases, he has no choice but to go back undercover and find out who’s holding the strings once and for all...



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“Lowboy” by John Wray. Release Date: March 3, 2009. Published by withpossibly starring. “Lowboy” by. Release Date:. Published by

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. UK Release Date: March 19, 2009. Published by

Canongate

. “Lowboy” tells the story of a 16-year-old paranoid schizophrenic’s fantastic & terrifying odyssey through New York City’s tunnels, back alleys, and streets in search of Emily Wallace, his one great hope, and of Violet Heller’s desperate attempts to locate her son before psychosis claims him completely... Suspenseful and comic, devastating and hopeful by turns, “Lowboy” is a fearless exploration of youth, sex, and violence in contemporary America, seen through one boy’s haunting and extraordinary vision...



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“The Little Sleep” by Paul Tremblay. Release Date: March 3, 2009. Published by “The Little Sleep” by. Release Date:. Published by

Henry Holt & Company

. Mark Genevich is a South Boston P.I. with a little problem: he’s narcoleptic, and he suffers from the most severe symptoms, including hypnogogic hallucinations. These waking dreams wreak havoc for a guy who depends on real-life clues to make his living... Wildly imaginative and with a pitch-perfect voice, “The Little Sleep” is the first in a new series that casts a fresh eye on the rigors of detective work, and introduces a character who has a lot to prove—if only he can stay awake long enough to do it.



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“Pain Killers” by Jerry Stahl. Release Date: March 3, 2009. Published by “Pain Killers” by. Release Date:. Published by

William Morrow

. From the acclaimed and controversial author of “Permanent Midnight” comes one of the most vividly subversive, savagely funny, and explosive novels yet unleashed in our tender century. Capturing one man's struggle against a perverse and demented scheme of global proportions, “Pain Killers” is a violent, original and mind-wrenching masterpiece in the gonzo noir style that has earned Jerry Stahl his legion of avid fans...



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“Breathers: A Zombie’s Lament” by S.G. Browne. Release Date: March 3, 2009. Published by “Breathers: A Zombie’s Lament” by. Release Date:. Published by

Broadway

. Meet Andy Warner, a recently deceased everyman and newly minted zombie. Resented by his parents, abandoned by his friends, and reviled by a society that no longer considers him human, Andy is having trouble adjusting to his new existence. But all that changes when he goes to an Undead Anonymous meeting and finds kindred souls. When the group meets a rogue zombie who teaches them the joys of human flesh though, things start to get messy, and Andy embarks on a journey of self-discovery...



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NOTE: A film adaptation of “Breathers: A Zombie’s Lament” will be produced by Diablo Cody (Juno, Jennifer’s Body).



“New Blood” by Gail Dayton. Release Date: March 3, 2009. Published by A film adaptation of “Breathers: A Zombie’s Lament” will be produced by(Juno, Jennifer’s Body). “New Blood” by. Release Date:. Published by

Tor

. In 1636, the last blood sorceress was burned at the stake. More than two hundred years later, her blood servant Jax has found her successor. Amanusa at first turns down the opportunity to learn what she perceives as an evil art. But she craves justice, and innocent blood cries out for justice. Needing each other for their very survival, Amanusa and Jax grow ever closer on their journey to discover answers—about magic, blood sorcery, the dead zones, and even love...



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“Deathwish” by Rob Thurman. Release Date: March 3, 2009. Published by “Deathwish” by. Release Date:. Published by

Roc

. In the fourth Cal Leandros novel after “Madhouse”, half-human Cal Leandros and his brother Niko are hired by the vampire Seamus to find out who has been following him—until Seamus turns up dead (or un-undead). Worse still is the return of Cal’s nightmarish family, the Auphe. The last time Cal and Niko faced them, they were almost wiped out. Now, the Auphe want revenge. But first, they’ll destroy everything Cal holds dear...



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“Second Skin” by Caitlin Kittredge. Release Date: March 3, 2009. Published by “Second Skin” by. Release Date:. Published by

St. Martin’s

. While investigating the murders of werewolves from Nocturne City’s oldest packs, police officer Luna Wilder traces the killings to a band of shapeshifters made of smoke and shadow. Now their leader, Lucas Kennuka, is out to wrest Luna’s heart from her beloved Dmitri. To make matters worse, Dmitri is suffering from a mysterious illness brought on by a demon bite, and his condition grows more grave with each passing day. Now Luna must rely on Lucas to defeat an invisible enemy—a serial were-killer bringing death and destruction to all who stand in its path…



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“A Drop of Red” by Chris Marie-Green. Release Date: March 3, 2009. Published by “Second Skin” is the thirdnovel after “Night Life” and “Pure Blood”. “A Drop of Red” by. Release Date:. Published by

Ace

. Hollywood stuntwoman-turned-vampire-hunter Dawn Madison and her comrades managed to wipe out the Los Angeles Vampire Underground—and uncovered not only her own dark family heritage but also a terrible truth about the man she loves. When a new Underground is found in England, Dawn and a vampire-fighting team are dispatched to London. Dawn knows by now how deceiving appearances can be—and she is about to find out that it’s not only the beautiful people of Hollywood who are willing to bargain with evil…



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“Angels’ Blood” by Nalini Singh. Release Date: March 3, 2009. Published by “A Drop of Red” is the fourthnovel after “Break of Dawn”. “Angels’ Blood” by. Release Date:. Published by

Berkley

. Vampire hunter Elena Deveraux is hired by the dangerously beautiful Archangel Raphael. But this time, it’s not a wayward vamp she has to track. It’s an archangel gone bad. The job will put Elena in the midst of a killing spree like no other—and pull her to the razor’s edge of passion. Even if the hunt doesn’t destroy her, succumbing to Raphael’s seductive touch just may. For when archangels play, mortals break...



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“As Shadows Fade” by Colleen Gleason. Release Date: March 3, 2009. Published by “Angels’ Blood” is the first volume inseries which introduces a world of beauty and bloodlust, where angels hold sway over vampires. “As Shadows Fade” by. Release Date:. Published by

Signet

. While Sebastian Vioget appears to be both the perfect warrior and lover to ensure the Gardella legacy, Victoria cannot forget Max Pesaro—the former slayer still haunted by the vampire queen Lilith who may be the key to saving all of humanity. Demons, enemies of both mortals and the undead, have found their way to earth. To defeat them, vampires and slayers must fight side by side. But Lilith wants Max in return for her cooperation...



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“Truancy: Origins” by Isamu Fukui. Release Date: March 3, 2009. Published by “As Shadows Fade” is the fifth novel in theafter “When Twilight Burns”. “Truancy: Origins” by. Release Date:. Published by

Tor

. Fifteen years ago, the Mayor of the Education City was presented with twin six-month-old boys. Raised in the comfort of the Mayoral mansion, Umasi & Zen are complete opposites. Umasi is a good student; Zen an indifferent one. They love their adoptive father, but when they discover that he is responsible for their suffering, affection turns to bitterness. Umasi & Zen are thrust onto two diverging paths. One will try to destroy the City. The other will try to stop him...



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“Jo-Jo and the Fiendish Lot” by Andrew Auseon. Release Date: March 3, 2009. Published by “Jo-Jo and the Fiendish Lot” by. Release Date:. Published by

HarperCollins

. Jo-Jo Dyas doesn't believe he has any reason to live, but then he meets the surprisingly lively dead girl. She and her punk band, the Fiendish Lot, come from the Afterlife, a place where souls sometimes pause on the journey between this world and the next. When Jo-Jo follows her there, he gets a chance to make right all the things that have gone wrong in his life . . . but only if he can figure out how before he fades away into nothing...



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“Godmother” by Carolyn Turgeon. US Release Date: March 3, 2009. Published by “Godmother” by. US Release Date:. Published by

Three Rivers Press

. UK Release Date: March 5, 2009. Published by

Headline

. Lil is an old woman living in a Manhattan apartment. Once though, she was the fairy godmother responsible for getting Cinderella to the ball to unite with Prince Charming. But on that fateful night, Lil allowed herself to feel the emotions of human beings, falling in love with the prince herself, and went to the ball disguised as Cinderella. For her unforgivable mistake, she was banished to live among humans. Now Lil’s been given a chance at redemption, if she can find a soul mate for Veronica...



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“The Amaranth Enchantment” by Julie Berry. Release Date: March 3, 2009. Published by “The Amaranth Enchantment” by. Release Date:. Published by

Bloomsbury USA

. When Lucinda Chapdelaine was a small child, her parents left for the royal ball and never returned. Ever since, Lucinda has been stuck in perpetual servitude at her evil aunt’s jewelry store. Then one day, a mysterious visitor and a bizarre piece of jewelry both enter the shop, setting in motion events that will forever alter Lucinda’s path. In this magical story filled with delightful surprises, Lucinda will dance at the royal ball, fall under the Amaranth Witch’s spell, avenge her parents’ death, and maybe—just maybe—capture the heart of a prince...



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“Serendipity Market” by Penny Blubaugh. Release Date: March 3, 2009. Published by “The Amaranth Enchantment” was the winner of the 2007and is aselection. “Serendipity Market” by. Release Date:. Published by

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. When Toby breathes on Mama Inez's bird-shaped invitations, giving them the power to fly, plans for the Serendipity Market begin. Soon, eleven honored guests travel from afar and make their way to the storytellers' tent to share their stories. Each tale proves what Mama Inez knows—that magic is everywhere. Sometimes it shows itself subtly and sometimes it makes itself known with trumpets & fireworks. But when real magic is combined with the magic of storytelling, it can change the world...



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“The Hunt for Dark Infinity” by James Dashner. Release Date: March 4, 2009. Published by “The Hunt for Dark Infinity” by. Release Date:. Published by

Shadow Mountain

. It’s been a quiet summer for Tick, Paul, and Sofia, but the latest message from Master George changes everything. The Realities are in danger and from something more terrible than Mistress Jane and the mutated Chi karda of the Thirteenth Reality—a mysterious new weapon called Dark Infinity. Now, Mistress Jane and Tick find themselves in a race to reach the weapon first, but who will destroy it and who will become its master?



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“Rides a Dread Legion” by Raymond E. Feist. UK Release Date: March 5, 2009. Published by of “The Journal of Curious Letters”“The Hunt for Dark Infinity” is the second volume inchildren’s fantasy series after “The Journal of Curious Letters”. “Rides a Dread Legion” by. UK Release Date:. Published by

HarperVoyager

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EOS Books

. Ten years after the cataclysmic events of “Wrath of a Mad God” took place, Midkemia now faces a new danger—the Clan of the Seven Stars, the last remnants of an ancient advanced race who have returned to Midkemia to reclaim their lost homeworld. But close on their heels is the Dread Legion, relentless demon hordes that are sweeping through their galaxy and destroying the elves' vast empire planet by planet...



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NOTE: “Rides a Dread Legion” is the first book in the new Demonwar Saga.



“This Is Not a Game” by Walter Jon Williams. UK/US Release Date: March 5/March 24, 2009. Published by “Rides a Dread Legion” is the first book in the new “This Is Not a Game” by. UK/US Release Date:. Published by

Orbit

. Dagmar is a producer for an ARG (Alternate Reality Game) gaming company, but her latest project is spiraling out of control, and she finds herself dodging the Russian Mob as she tries to figure out why her game seems to be causing an international financial crisis and murder. To survive, Dagmar must draw on all her resources—including millions of online gamers—to track down a killer...



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“Firebirds Soaring” edited by Sharyn November. Release Date: March 5, 2009. Published by “Firebirds Soaring” edited by. Release Date:. Published by

Puffin

. First there was “Firebirds”. Then “Firebirds Rising”. Now there is “Firebirds Soaring”, the third anthology of original stories by some of today’s finest writers of fantasy and science fiction. These authors have brought new worlds and Old Magic to life in nineteen remarkable short stories which continue to set the standard for short fiction for teenagers and adult fans of the genre...



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NOTE: Includes contributions by Christopher Barzak, Nancy Farmer, Ellen Klages, Margo Lanagan, Chris Roberson, Sherwood Smith, Jo Walton, Jane Yolen, and many others. Decorative vignettes are provided by

Mike Dringenberg





“Seeds of Earth” by Michael Cobley. UK Release Date: March 5, 2009. Published by (Neil Gaiman’s Sandman, co-creator of Death). “Seeds of Earth” by. UK Release Date:. Published by

Orbit

. The first intelligent species to encounter Mankind attacked without warning and swarmed locust-like through the solar system. With little hope of halting the savage invasion, Earth sent out three colony ships, seeds of Earth, to different parts of the galaxy. 150 years later, the human colony on the planet Darien has established a new world for Humanity and forged a peaceful relationship with the planet’s indigenous race. But there are secrets buried beneath the surface of Darien’s forest moon and life is about to change for the last children of Earth...



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NOTE: “Seeds of Earth” is the first volume in the Humanity’s Fire sequence—a multi-layered, 21st century take on the classic tropes of space opera by a bold new voice in British science fiction.



“Thicker Than Water” by Mike Carey. UK Release Date: March 5, 2009. Published by “Seeds of Earth” is the first volume in thesequence—a multi-layered, 21st century take on the classic tropes of space opera by a bold new voice in British science fiction. “Thicker Than Water” by. UK Release Date:. Published by

Orbit

. Names and faces he thought he'd left behind in Liverpool resurface in London, bringing Felix Castor far more trouble than he'd anticipated. See, Castor’s stepped over the line this time, and he knows he’ll have to pay. The only question is: how much? Not the best of times, then, for an unwelcome confrontation with his holier-than-thou brother, Matthew. And just when he thinks things can't possibly get any worse, along comes Father Gwillam and the Anathemata...



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NOTE: “Thicker Than Water” is the fourth Felix Castor novel after “Dead Men’s Boots”.



“Thieving Fear” by Ramsey Campbell. UK Release Date: March 5, 2009. Published by “Thicker Than Water” is the fourthnovel after “Dead Men’s Boots”. “Thieving Fear” by. UK Release Date:. Published by

Virgin Books

. For Charlotte Nolan and her cousins Ellen, Hugh and his brother Rory, much more than their jobs begin to go wrong as something reaches out of the past for them. What has it to do with the summer night they spent on Thursaston Common and the Victorian occultist Arthur Pendemon? Before the nightmare can end, more than one of them will have to enter what remains of Pendemon's house and confront what still lives there in the dark…



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“Handling the Undead” by John Ajvide Lindqvist. UK Release Date: March 5, 2009. Published by “Handling the Undead” by. UK Release Date:. Published by

Quercus

. Something very peculiar is happening in Stockholm. There's a heatwave going on and people cannot turn their lights out or switch off their appliances. Then the terrible news breaks. The dead are waking up. What do they want? To come home. John Ajvide Lindqvist's second novel, “Handling the Undead”, is a haunting story about our greatest fear and about a love that defies death…



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NOTE: John Ajvide Lindqvist is also the author of the Swedish bestselling vampire novel “Let the Right One In”—or Let Me In as it is known in the US—and was adapted into a Swedish film that won the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature.



“Hell’s Horizon” by D.B. Shan. UK Release Date: March 5, 2009. Published by is also the author of the Swedish bestselling vampire novel “Let the Right One In”—or Let Me In as it is known in the US—and was adapted into a Swedish film that won thefor Best Narrative Feature. “Hell’s Horizon” by. UK Release Date:. Published by

HarperVoyager

. When Al Jeery investigates the murder of a woman at a hotel, he little suspects that the dead woman will turn out to be his girlfriend. Soon he is involved in a terrifying mystery that draws in the dead, the city's Incan forefathers, the imposing figure of The Cardinal himself, and the near-mythical assassin, Paucar Wami—a mysterious figure who can apparently kill anyone he chooses without fear of punishment or retribution. And Al is about to find out that he has a lot more in common with Wami than he could ever have imagined...



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NOTE: “Hell’s Horizon” is the second volume in The City Trilogy after “Procession of the Dead”.



“Vlad: The Last Confession” by C.C. Humphreys. UK Release Date: March 5, 2009. Published by “Hell’s Horizon” is the second volume inafter “Procession of the Dead”. “Vlad: The Last Confession” by. UK Release Date:. Published by

Orion

. Dracula. A name of horror, depravity and the darkest sensuality. Yet the real Dracula was just as alluring, just as terrifying, his story not of a monster but of a man and a contradiction. For the one they called 'The Devil's Son' was both tyrant and lawgiver, crusader and mass slaughterer, torturer and hero, lover and murderer. “Vlad: The Last Confession” spins legend and facts together into a monumental novel of blood, love and terror. This is the true story of Dracula as it has never been told before…



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“Hand of Isis” by Jo Graham. UK/US Release Date: March 5/March 23, 2009. Published by “Hand of Isis” by. UK/US Release Date:. Published by

Orbit

. Against the rising power of Rome, Egypt is the last and strongest bastion of the Eastern Hellenistic kingdoms. Charmian is Cleopatra's half sister, daughter of Pharaoh and a woman of the harem, and together with their sister Iras, they are fated to defend Egypt from those who would destroy her. So when Roman Julius Caesar comes to Egypt in pursuit of his enemies, Charmian and her sisters are drawn into a deadly struggle. One that will shape the world to come...



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“In Great Waters” by Kit Whitfield. UK Release Date: March 5, 2009. Published by “In Great Waters” by. UK Release Date:. Published by

Jonathan Cape

. Since the ninth century, when the deepsmen invaded Venice, an uneasy alliance has held between the people of the land and the sea. Now, centuries later, no navy can cross the seas without allies in the ocean—and without deepsmen guarding its shores, no nation can withstand invasion. The hybrid kings keep the treaty between both sides, protecting their people from the threat of war. But change is on the horizon... In this work of stunning imagination, Kit Whitfield has written a fictional history at once familiar and alien.



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“Private Midnight” by Kris Saknussemm. Release Date: March 5, 2009. Published by “Private Midnight” by. Release Date:. Published by

The Overlook Press

. Detective Birch Ritter is a man on the edge—of himself. His past is filled with secrets, shadows, guilt, and ghosts. Then a dubious police buddy introduces him to a mysterious woman who says her business is shadows. What she knows about what lies between the darkness and the light inside men is more than Ritter may want to find out, and much more than he can resist learning. It’s said that to try to forget is to try to conceal, and concealing evidence is a crime. But maybe revelation is another kind of crime—against nature...



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“The Warded Man” by Peter V. Brett. Release Date: March 10, 2009 (US Debut). Published by “The Warded Man” by. Release Date:(US Debut). Published by

Del Rey

. Touched by the demon plague, Arlen leaves the safety of the wards to discover a different path… Her future destroyed by betrayal and a lie, Leesha becomes the guardian of dangerous knowledge… Orphaned & crippled in a demon attack, Rojer takes solace in the arts of a Jongleur, only to learn that his unique talent gives him power over the night… Together, these three young people will offer humanity a last, fleeting chance of survival…



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NOTE: The UK version was published September 1, 2008 (HarperVoyager) under the title “The Painted Man”. The sequel, “The Desert Spear”, will be released in the UK in August 2009.



“Midwinter” by Matthew Sturges. Release Date: March 10, 2009. Published by The UK version was published(HarperVoyager) under the title “The Painted Man”. The sequel, “The Desert Spear”, will be released in the UK in “Midwinter” by. Release Date:. Published by

Pyr

. Winter comes to the land only once in a hundred years. But the snow covers ancient secrets—secrets that could topple a kingdom. Mauritaine was a war hero. Then he was accused of treason and sentenced to life without parole at Crere Sulace, a dark and ancient prison in the mountains, far from the City Emerald. But now the Seelie Queen—Regina Titania herself—has offered him one last chance to redeem himself . . . an opportunity to regain his freedom and his honor...



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