Pandemonium Book News
The Latest and Greatest in Sci-Fi and Fantasy Literature
It’s time to nominate for the Hugos, but how do I cut my list of novels down to ballot length?
In this newsletter you’ll find:
– Books from Black History Month
– Author Events: Ann Leckie; Allen Steele; Elizabeth Bonesteel and Caitlin Kittredge
– Upcoming Local Events
– March New Releases
– February Bestsellers |
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| February was Black History Month, featuring some incredible authors. |
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| The Book of Phoenix |
Okorafor, Nnedi |
$24.95 (hc) |
| The Broken Kingdoms |
Jemisin, N. K. |
$ 7.99 (pb) |
| Brown Girl in the Ring |
Hopkinson, Nalo |
$15.00 (pb) |
| Dhalgren |
Delany, Samuel R. |
$20.00 (pb) |
| The Fall of the Towers |
Delany, Samuel R. |
$17.95 (pb) |
| Falling in Love with Hominids |
Hopkinson, Nalo |
$15.95 (pb) |
| The Fifth Season |
Jemisin, N. K. |
$16.00 (pb) |
| Ghost Summer: Stories |
Due, Tananarive |
$15.95 (pb) |
| The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms |
Jemisin, N. K. |
$ 7.99 (pb) |
| Inside a Silver Box |
Mosley, Walter |
$15.99 (pb) |
| Killing Moon |
Jemisin, N. K. |
$14.99 (pb) |
| Kindred |
Butler, Octavia E. |
$16.00 (pb) |
| The Kingdom of Gods |
Jemisin, N. K. |
$ 7.99 (pb) |
| Lagoon |
Okorafor, Nnedi |
$24.99 (hc) |
| Lilith’s Brood |
Butler, Octavia E. |
$19.00 (pb) |
| Midnight Robber |
Hopkinson, Nalo |
$14.99 (pb) |
| Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements |
Imarisha, Walidah; Brown, Adrienne Maree; Thomas, Sheree Renee |
$18.00 (pb) |
| Parable of the Sower |
Butler, Octavia E. |
$15.00 (pb) |
| Parable of the Talents |
Butler, Octavia E. |
$16.00 (pb) |
| Shadowed Sun |
Jemisin, N. K. |
$14.99 (pb) |
| Sister Mine |
Hopkinson, Nalo |
$15.00 (pb) |
| Stories for Chip: A Tribute to Samuel R. Delany |
Shawl, Nisi |
$19.99 (pb) |
| Who Fears Death |
Okorafor, Nnedi |
$ 7.99 (pb) |
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Ann Leckie
Thursday, March 17
7:00 p.m.
Free
Ann Leckie comes to Pandemonium!
Ann Leckie is a Hugo, Nebula, Arthur C. Clarke, and BSFA Award Winner for her debut novel, Ancillary Justice, as well as a Locus Award Winner for Ancillary Sword, the second novel in her Imperial Radch Trilogy. The third and final book in the series, Ancillary Mercy, was published in October of 2015.
We are very excited to welcome her to our store for a discussion followed by a signing. |
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Allen Steele
Sunday, March 20
3:00 p.m.
Free
Come join us in celebrating the release of Allen Steele‘s latest book, Arkwright, which comes out March 1.
Here is what Tor has to say about this new book:
Nathan Arkwright is a seminal author of the twentieth century. Convinced that humanity cannot survive on Earth, Nathan’s Arkwright Foundation dedicates itself to creating a colony on an Earth-like planet several light years distant. Fueled by Nathan’s legacy, generations of Arkwrights are drawn together, and pulled apart, by the enormity of the task and weight of their name. |
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Come see these fantastic authors discuss fantasic female characters in genre fiction!
Caitlin Kittredge has written fifteen novels for adults and teens, including the award-winning Iron Codex trilogy. She is releasing Grim Tidings, the follow-up to her urban fantasy novel Black Dog, on April 19.
Elizabeth Bonesteel began making up stories at the age of five, in an attempt to battle insomnia. Her debut novel, The Cold Between, goes on sale March 8, and it’s really racking up amazing reviews.
The event is free, and food and drinks will be provided. |
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Vericon
Friday, March 18, through Sunday, March 20
Cambridge, Mass.
Vericon is an annual science fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction convention, run by the Harvard-Radcliffe Science Fiction Association, and featuring awesome events like book signings, movie screenings, and author panels. |
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Anime Boston
Friday, March 25, through Sunday, March 27
Hynes Convention Center, Boston
Anime Boston is a three-day convention held annually focusing on Japanese animation, comics, and pop culture. |
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Conbust 2016
Friday, April 1, through Sunday, April 3
Northampton, Mass.
What sets ConBust apart from most other sci-fi, fantasy, anime, and/or gaming conventions is its focus on the female members of the participating community. While the various realms of geekdom remain stereotypically male-dominated, ConBust is held to celebrate the work and participation of women amongst these genres. |
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I have been impatiently awaiting The Spider’s War. NO SPOILERS!
| The Spider’s War |
Abraham, Daniel |
$16.99 (pb) |
| Borderline |
Baker, Mishell |
$15.99 (pb) |
| Rise of the Federation: Live by the Code |
Bennett, Christopher L. |
$ 7.99 (pb) |
| The Cold Between: A Central Corps Novel |
Bonesteel, Elizabeth |
$16.99 (pb) |
| Tomorrow War: The Chronicles of Max [Redacted] |
Bourne, J. L. |
$16.00 (pb) |
| Titan’s Fall |
Brown, Zachary |
$14.99 (pb) |
| Owl and the City of Angels |
Charish, Kristi |
$18.00 (pb) |
| The Eerie Adventures of the Lycanthrope Robinson Crusoe |
Clines, Peter |
$15.00 (pb) |
| His Father’s Eyes |
Coe, David B. |
$ 7.99 (pb) |
| The Fever of 1721: The Epidemic That Revolutionized Medicine and American Politics |
Coss, Stephen |
$28.00 (hc) |
| Death Marked |
Cypess, Leah |
$ 9.99 (pb) |
| Throne of the Dead |
Denning, Troy |
$27.95 (hc) |
| The King Without a Kingdom (The Accursed Kings 7) |
Druon, Maurice |
$14.99 (pb) |
| Star Wars: Chewbacca |
Duggan, Gerry |
$16.99 (pb) |
| Rise of the Ragged Clover (The Luck Uglies #3) |
Durham, Paul |
$16.99 (hc) |
| The Lost Boys Symphony: A Novel |
Ferguson, Mark |
$14.99 (pb) |
| Grantville Gazette VII |
Flint, Eric |
$ 7.99 (pb) |
| New Blood |
Forbeck, Matt |
$ 9.99 (pb) |
| The Warring States (Book 2 of the Wave Trilogy) |
Harte, Aidan |
$14.99 (pb) |
| Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War |
Kaplan, Fred |
$28.00 (hc) |
| Vampire Hunter D: Volume 23 |
Kikuchi, Hideyuki |
$11.99 (pb) |
| Finders Keepers: A Novel |
King, Stephen |
$ 9.99 (pb) |
| Forest of Memory |
Kowal, Mary Robinette |
$ 9.99 (pb) |
| Battlestorm |
Krinard, Susan |
$15.99 (pb) |
| Pennyroyal Academy |
Larson, M. A. |
$ 8.99 (pb) |
| Pieces of Hate |
Lebbon, Tim |
$12.99 (pb) |
| The World Forgot |
Leicht, Martin |
$ 7.99 (pb) |
| The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories |
Liu, Ken |
$24.99 (hc) |
| World of Water |
Lovegrove, James |
$ 7.99 (pb) |
| Star Wars: Original Trilogy Graphic Novel |
Lucas, George |
$19.99 (hc) |
| The Seer |
Lyris, Sonia |
$15.00 (pb) |
| Shadow and Flame |
Martin, Gail Z. |
$15.99 (pb) |
| Crusade’s End |
McNeill, Graham |
$19.00 (pb) |
| Fall of the Dragons: The Dragon’s Apprentice; The Dragons of Winter; The First Dragon |
Owen, James A. |
$21.99 (pb) |
| Yellow Brick War |
Paige, Danielle |
$18.99 (hc) |
| The Devil You Know |
Parker, K. J. |
$10.99 (pb) |
| Legacy of Secrets (Kingdom Keepers: The Return Book Two) |
Pearson, Ridley |
$17.99 (hc) |
| Disney Lands (Kingdom Keepers: The Return Book One) |
Pearson, Ridley |
$ 8.99 (pb) |
| Snakewood |
Selby, Adrian |
$26.00 (hc) |
| Tears of Abraham |
Smith, Sean T. |
$15.00 (pb) |
| Phoenix Ascendant |
Spoor, Ryk E. |
$16.00 (pb) |
| The Mortal Tally |
Sykes, Sam |
$15.99 (pb) |
| Trail of Evil |
Taylor, Travis S. |
$ 7.99 (pb) |
| Monstrous Little Voices: New Tales from Shakespeare’s Fantasy World |
Tchaikovsky, Adrian |
$ 9.99 (pb) |
| Rust: The Longest War |
Waldman, Jonathan |
$16.00 (pb) |
| The Road to Hell |
Weber, David |
$28.00 (hc) |
| Imperative |
White, Steve |
$16.00 (pb) |
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Garth Nix was GoH at Boskone, which definitely impacted February’s bestseller list. (And I got my much-loved copy of Sabriel signed!)
| 1. The Bands of Mourning |
Brandon Sanderson |
$27.99 (hc) |
| 2. Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen |
Lois McMaster Bujold |
$29.00/$27.00 * (hc) |
| 2. Sabriel |
Garth Nix |
$8.99 (pb) |
| 4. Newt’s Emerald |
Garth Nix |
$18.99 (hc) |
| 5. Clariel: The Lost Abhorsen |
Garth Nix |
$18.99 (hc) |
| 5. The Lives of Tao |
Wesley Chu |
$7.99 (pb) |
| 5. This Is Not a Game |
Walter Jon Williams |
$7.99 (pb) |
| 5. Three Parts Dead |
Max Gladstone |
$24.99 (hc) |
* Signed/unsigned |
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