Child of Fire, by Harry Connolly (Del Rey, 2009)

Hate your job? Be glad you’re not Ray Lilly, an ex-con who currently works as the driver and “wooden man” for Annalise Powliss, an enforcer for the mysterious Twenty Palace Society. She’s responsible for finding people who misuse magic, and … Continue reading

Cape Storm, by Rachel Caine (Roc, 2009)

There’s a killer storm coming, and it’s headed right for Miami. To lure it away and prevent unimaginable destruction, Weather Warden Joanne Baldwin and her new husband, the djinn David, have amassed a small army of Weather Wardens and allies, … Continue reading

A Flash of Hex, by Jes Battis (Ace, 2009)

Life is never dull for Tess Corday, part of Vancouver’s Occult Special Investigation team. She and her partner Derrick have just been called in to investigate a ritual slaying, a horrible crime that defies nature through the use of blood … Continue reading

The Turning Tide, by Diana Pharaoh Francis (Roc, 2009)

In Crosspointe, there’s no odder group of friends than the trio of Ryland, Shaye, and Fairlie. Ryland, son of Crosspointe’s king, has spent a lifetime trying to live up to his father’s expectations, and would do anything for king and … Continue reading

Eyes Like Leaves, by Charles de Lint (Subterranean Press, 2009)

It all begins with a dream, a long-awaited summoning that calls the tree-wizard Tarn into action after ages of quiet waiting. Compelled by the god known as Hafarl the Summerlord to seek out those with the Summerlord’s blood in their … Continue reading

Beyond the Shadows, by Brent Weeks (Orbit, 2008)

The unthinkable has happened: the Godking of Khalidor is dead, slain in combat versus the legendary wetboy, Kylar Stern and the beautiful, treacherous Vi. Now the shattered kingdom of Cenaria has to put itself together again in the aftermath of … Continue reading

Shadow's Edge, by Brent Weeks (Orbit, 2008)

Cenaria has fallen to the ruthless Godking of Khalidor and his armies. The legendary wetboy, Durzo Blint, is dead at the hands of his apprentice Kylar Stern, who has since rejected the life of a killer for the quiet existence … Continue reading

The Way of Shadows, by Brent Weeks (Orbit, 2008)

In many ways, Cenaria is the cesspool of Midcyru, a realm of murderers, thieves, and opportunists perpetually threatened by other lands, the most dangerous of which is Khalidor, ruled by their merciless Godking. In Cenaria City, the worst spot of … Continue reading

The Edge of Reason, by Melinda Snodgrass (Tor, 2008)

There’s a saying: no good deed goes unpunished. Richard Oort, an Albequerque cop, is about to learn this the hard way, when his rescue of a teenage from from a group of inhuman attackers drags him into the middle of … Continue reading

Shadows Fall, by Simon R. Green (Roc, 1994)

Somewhere off the beaten path of society and civilization, there lies the mysterious town of Shadows Fall. The elephants’ graveyard of the imagination, it’s where gods and heroes, legends and monsters, myths and childhood companions all go when their time … Continue reading