Happy 1st Monday in January! We've got a new year of reading ahead of us! I've started the year out by reading The Ascendant by Drew Chapman. It's a debut thriller that is definitely thrilling. More on that later this week. I'm also at the beginning of Cursed by Destiny (Weird Girls 3) by Cecy Robson. I really like this series and can't wait to see what happens to Celia Wird and friends in this novel. I also plan to read a number of debuts this month!
There are a lot of books out this week. You can find a printable PDF of this week's releases here.
There are 3 debuts out this week:
Phoenix Island by John Dixon;
Swords of Good Men (Valhalla Saga 1) by Snorri Kristjansson; and
Journey Into the Flame (Rising World Trilogy 1) by T. R. Williams.
From formerly featured Debut Author Challenge Authors:
Iron Night (Generation V 2) by M.L. Brennan;
The Damsel and the Daggerman (A BLUD eNovella) by Delilah S. Dawson;
Bitter Spirits (Roaring Twenties 1) by Jenn Bennett. This is the first in a new series.
Fearless (Survival Race 2) by K.M. Fawcett; and
Cursed by Destiny (Weird Sisters 3) by Cecy Robson.
| TITLE | AUTHOR | SERIES |
| Quicksilver Dreams (e) | Danube Adele | PNR - Dreamwalkers 1 |
| Broken Blade (e) | J.C. Daniels | UF - Colbana Files 3 |
| The Damsel and the Daggerman (e) | Delilah S. Dawson | SPR - BLUD Novella |
| Ashes & Alchemy (e) | Cindy Spencer Pape | SPR - Gaslight Chronicles Novella |
| TITLE | AUTHOR | SERIES |
| Pecan Pies and Homicides | Ellery Adams | PCM - Charmed Pie Shoppe Mystery 3 |
| Treasure of Lima | Alex Archer | UF - Rogue Angel 26 |
| Siren Song | James Axler (Rik Hoskin) | SF - Deathlands 114 |
| Bitter Spirits | Jenn Bennett | PNR - Roaring Twenties 1 |
| Iron Night | M.L. Brennan | UF - Generation V 2 |
| Hunting Ground (mm2h) (ri) | Patricia Briggs | UF - Alpha And Omega 2 |
| The Summer Job | Adam Cesare | H |
| The Forever Engine | Frank Chadwick | SP |
| Playing with Fire | J. J. Cook | PCM - Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade Mystery 2 |
| 1636: Seas of Fortune | Iver P. Cooper | AH - Ring of Fire |
| Malodrax | Ben Counter | SF - Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Battles 14 |
| Gilded Hearts | Christine D'Abo | SPR - Shadow Guild 1 |
| Moon Rising | Lori Devoti | PNR |
| Phoenix Island (D) | John Dixon | SF |
| Eternal Hunter (tp2mm) | Cynthia Eden | PNR - Night Watch 1 |
| The Magic Between Us | Tammy Falkner | PHR - Faerie 3 |
| Fearless | K.M. Fawcett | SFR - Survival Race 2 |
| Dark Wolf | Christine Feehan | PNR - Dark 25 |
| Murder Sends a Postcard | Christy Fifield | PCM - Haunted Souvenir Shop Mystery 3 |
| Forsaken | Jacquelyn Frank | PNR - World of Nightwalkers 3 |
| Dark Duets: All-New Tales of Horror and Dark Fantasy | Christopher Golden (ed) | H/DF - Anthology |
| Doctor Who: The Doctor's Lives and Times | James Goss Steven Trine | SF - Doctor Who |
| Once In a Blue Moon | Simon R. Green | F - Forest Kingdom 4 |
| Work Done for Hire | Joe Haldeman | SF |
| The Vampire Hunter | Michele Hauf | PNR - In the Company of Vampires |
| The Dog in the Dark (h2mm) | Barb Hendee J. C. Hendee | F - Noble Dead 2 |
| A Wind in the Night | Barb Hendee J. C. Hendee | F - Noble Dead 3 |
| The Mysterious Wu Fang: The Case of the Suicide Tomb | Robert J. Hogan | H/Adv |
| The End | G. Michael Hopf | PA - The New World 1 |
| The Long Road | G. Michael Hopf | PA - The New World 2 |
| Warrior of the West | M. K. Hume | HistF - King Arthur Trilogy 2 |
| Black Arts | Faith Hunter | UF - Jane Yellowrock 7 |
| Lord of the Hunt | Shona Husk | PNR - Annwyn 2 |
| The Gospel of Z | Stephen Graham Jones | H/Z |
| The Descent | Alma Katsu | Su/Th - Taker Trilogy 3 |
| Swords of Good Men (D - US) | Snorri Kristjansson | F - Valhalla Saga 1 |
| River of Dreams | Lynn Kurland | F - Nine Kingdoms 8 |
| Revolution | Mercedes Lackey Cody Martin Dennis Lee Veronica Giguere | F - Secret World Chronicle 3 |
| The Ghoul Next Door | Victoria Laurie | PCM - Ghost Hunter Mystery 8 |
| On Such a Full Sea | Chang-rae Lee | Dys |
| A Liaden Universe Constellation: Volume Two | Sharon Lee Steve Miller | SF - The First Liaden Universe Collection 2 |
| The Atopia Chronicles (ri) | Matthew Mather | Ap - Atopia 1 |
| Rex Regis | L. E. Modesitt | F - Imager Portfolio 8 |
| Rogue Cells / Carbon Harbour | Garry Thomas Morse | Dys - The Chaos! Quincunx |
| Howling For You (e) | Chloe Neill | UF - Chicagoland Vampires Novella |
| The Zombie Rule Book: A Zombie Apocalypse Survival Guide | Tony Newton | Z |
| Accidentally...Cimil? (e) | Mimi Jean Pamfiloff | PNR - An Accidentally Yours Novella |
| The Magicians | J.B. Priestley | F - 60th Anniversary |
| The Broken Dragon | Irene Radford | F - Children of the Dragon Nimbus 2 |
| His Untamed Desire (e) | Katie Reus | PNR - Moon Shifter Novella |
| Doctor Who: Shada: The Lost Adventures by Douglas Adams (h2tp) | Gareth Roberts | SF - Doctor Who |
| Blue Dahlia (ri) | Nora Roberts | PNR - In the Garden Trilogy 3 |
| Cursed By Destiny | Cecy Robson | UFR - Weird Girls 3 |
| Haunted Sanctuary | Moira Rogers | PNR - Green Pines 1 |
| Fury of the Demon | Diana Rowland | UF - Kara Gillian 6 |
| Kindred of the Fallen | Isis Rushdan | PNR - Kindred Chronicles 1 |
| Touch | Michelle Sagara | UF - Queen of the Dead 2 |
| The Light and the Dark | Mikhail Shishkin | Meta |
| The Bloodline Feud (e) | Charlies Stross | SF - Merchant Princes Omnibus |
| The Revolution Trade (e) | Charlies Stross | SF - Merchant Princes Omnibus |
| The Traders' War (e) | Charlies Stross | SF - Merchant Princes Omnibus |
| Dreams of the Golden Age | Carrie Vaughn | UF/SH - Golden Age 2 |
| Night of the Tiger | NJ Walters | PNR - Hades' Carnival 1 |
| Battle (h2mm) | Michelle West | F - House War 5 |
| God of Fyre Mountain | Renee Wildes | PNR - Guardians of Light 6 |
| Journey Into the Flame (D) | T. R. Williams | PA/Th/Su/M - Rising World Trilogy 1 |
| Dream Shadow (ri) | Mary Wine | PNR - Dream 1 |
| Z 2135 | David W. Wright | Dys/Z - Z 2134 2 |
| TITLE | AUTHOR | SERIES |
| Dying to Know | TJ O'Connor | PM |
| The Eighth-Grade History Class Visits the Hebrew Home for the Aging: A Tor.Com Original (e) | Harry Turtledove | F |
| TITLE | AUTHOR | SERIES |
| The Rome Prophecy: A Thriller | Sam Christer | Th/Su |
| Caedmon's Curse: HarperImpulse Fantasy Romance Novella (e) | AJ Nuest | FR - Golden Key Chronicles 3 |
e - eBook
D - Debut
h2mm - Hardcover to Mass Market Paperback
h2tp - Hardcover to Trade Paperback
mm2h - Mass Market Paperback to Hardcover
ri - reissue or reprint
tp2mm - Trade to Mass Market Paperback
Adv - Adventure
AH - Alternate History
DF - Dark Fantasy
Dys - Dystopia
F - Fantasy
FR - Fantasy Romance
Go - Gothic
H - Horror
HistF - Historical Fantasy
M - Mystery
Meta - Metaphysical
PA - Post Apocalyptic
PCM - Paranormal Cozy Mystery
PM - Paranormal Mystery
PNR - Paranormal Romance
PHR - Paranormal Historical Romance
SF - Science Fiction
SH - Superhero
SP - Steampunk
SPR - Steampunk Romance
Su - Supernatural
Th - Thriller
UF - Urban Fantasy
UFR -Urban Fantasy Romance
Z - Zombies
