Time has been flying of lately and I have been slacking a bit.. but here is the november (p)review forecast.
1. Emperor of Thorns by Mark Lawrence (Harper Voyager)
To reach the throne
requires that a man journey. Even a path paved with good intentions can
lead to hell, and my intentions were never good.
The Hundred converge for Congression to politic upon the corpse of Empire, and while they talk the Dead King makes his move, and I make mine. The world is cracked, time has run through, leaving us clutching at the end days, the future so bright that those who see it are the first to burn. These are the days that have waited for us all our lives. These are my days. I will stand before the Hundred and they will listen. I will take the throne whoever seeks to thwart me, living or dead, and if I must be the last emperor then I will make of it such an ending.
This is where the wise man turns away. This is where the holy kneel and call on God. These are the last miles, my brothers. Don't look to me to save you. Don't think I will not spend you. Run if you have the wit. Pray if you have the soul. Stand your ground if courage is yours. But don't follow me.
Follow me, and I will break your heart.
The Hundred converge for Congression to politic upon the corpse of Empire, and while they talk the Dead King makes his move, and I make mine. The world is cracked, time has run through, leaving us clutching at the end days, the future so bright that those who see it are the first to burn. These are the days that have waited for us all our lives. These are my days. I will stand before the Hundred and they will listen. I will take the throne whoever seeks to thwart me, living or dead, and if I must be the last emperor then I will make of it such an ending.
This is where the wise man turns away. This is where the holy kneel and call on God. These are the last miles, my brothers. Don't look to me to save you. Don't think I will not spend you. Run if you have the wit. Pray if you have the soul. Stand your ground if courage is yours. But don't follow me.
Follow me, and I will break your heart.
2. Angels Stations by Gary Gibson (TorUK)
Aeons ago, a
super-scientific culture known as 'Angels' had left incomprehensible
relics all over the galaxy. Among these phenomena were the Stations,
whereby human spacecraft could jump instantly from one part of the
galaxy to another. And from them the brilliant Angel technology could be
explored and exploited. One of these stations orbits the planet Kaspar,
where the only other known sentient species outside Earth has been
meticulously allowed to continue evolving in its own world of primitive
ignorance. But suddenly Kaspar's mysterious 'Citadel' has become the
vital key to repelling the fast-approaching threat. At what cost,
though, to its native inhabitants ... and to the human residents of the
orbiting Angel station?3. Forging of a Knight: Rise of the Slavekeepers by Hugo V. Negron (Self-published)
The second book in the
Forging of a Knight series! Qualtan has become a knight at last. With
Glaive, the half-orcne thief by his side, he will join a host of new
friends: Jesepha, the strong-willed female knight; her mentor, the elder
knight Bartholomew, who carries a strange secret; the young and
hot-headed knight Euric; the glum and impatient knight Richard; and the
dashing merchant lord Visandus. A seemingly routine mission will unravel into one of greater horror, involving inter-dimensional creatures, rival sea-faring pirate nations, and a face-to-face confrontation between Qualtan and Darksiege, one of Those That Stand in Shadow, at last! Should they somehow prevail, it will just be a precursor to an even GREATER threat!
4. The Quorum by Kim Newman (Titan Books)
In 1961, Derek Leech
emerges fully formed from the polluted River Thames, destined to found a
global media empire. In 1978, three ambitious young men strike a deal
with Leech. They are offered wealth, glamour, and success, but a price
must be paid. In 1994, Leech's purpose moves to its conclusion, and as
the men struggle, they realize to truth of the ultimate price.
5. The Abomination by Jonathan Holt (Head of Zeus)
THE VICTIM: On the steps
of Santa Maria della Salute lies the body of a woman, wearing the robes
of a Catholic priest. In the eyes of the Church, she is an abomination.THE INVESTIGATOR: Captain Kat Tapo has matched the victim's tattoo to graffiti in an abandoned asylum. Now she's been ordered to close the case.
THE HACKER: Carnivia.com is a virtual Venice that holds the city's secrets. Only its reclusive creator can help Kat unearth the shocking truth...
THE ABOMINATION has arrived.
6. The Glass Republic by Tom Pollock (Jo Fletcher)
Pen’s life is all about
secrets: the secret of the city’s spirits, deities and monsters her best
friend Beth discovered, living just beyond the notice of modern
Londoners; the secret of how she got the intricate scars that disfigure
her so cruelly – and the most closely guarded secret of all: Parva, her
mirror-sister, forged from her reflections in a school bathroom mirror.
Pen’s reflected twin is the only girl who really understands her.Then Parva is abducted and Pen makes a terrible bargain for the means to track her down. In London-Under-Glass looks are currency, and Pen’s scars make her a rare and valuable commodity. But some in the reflected city will do anything to keep Pen from the secret of what happened to the sister who shared her face.
What will you be reading the coming weeks?
Cheers,
Jasper