New Book Monday and Murderbot Eve
Tomorrow, May 5, is Murderbot Day for me, since Network Effect comes out (in hardcover, audiobook, and ebook). Some things:
* if you want your hardcover quickly, ordering from a local independent is better: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250229861 or ordering through bookshop: https://bookshop.org/books/network-effect-a-murderbot-novel/9781250229861
* it's the last day to get your free Murderbot and Dr. Mensah short story from Macmillan: https://read.macmillan.com/promo/murderbotshortstorypreordergiveaway/ (I'm sure it will be published somewhere else, but I just don't know where/when yet.)
* you can order signed copies through Murder by the Book in Houston https://www.murderbooks.com/event/martha-wells (until May 8) or through Mysterious Galaxy https://www.mystgalaxy.com/Wells-05-2020 (until May 20th)
I think that's it. This is the biggest book release of my twenty-seven year career as a professional author so I'll just be here freaking the hell out while all this is going on.
Online Events this week:
* May 5th, 6 PM Central: In conversation with John Scalzi, author of The Last Emperox, at Tubby & Coo's https://www.facebook.com/tubbyandcoos/videos/232911938124259 or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Biheai6iuuo
May 5th, 8 PM Eastern: Reading with the New York Review of Science Fiction (https://www.facebook.com/events/228436485118995/)
* May 6th: AMA on Reddit r/fantasy
* May 7th, 6 PM Eastern: In conversation with N.K. Jemisin, author of The City We Became, on Crowdcast (sign up to save your spot here: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/murderbot/register)
***
Now on to other people's books!
(If you've been following my book rec and new book listing posts for a while, you may have noticed this already, but while most book lists emphasize books by popular straight white men, this one emphasizes everybody else. I include books by straight white men, but in about the same percentage that other book lists include everybody else. I also try to highlight books that are less well known.)
(All the book list links below are to Bookshop (Bookshop is an online bookstore with a mission to financially support independent bookstores and give back to the book community), but most books are available at multiple outlets, like Kobo, iBooks, international Amazons, Barnes & Noble, etc. The short stories are usually on free online magazines.)
(Buy your audiobooks from an independent store here: https://libro.fm/story)
* Preorder A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow
Bethany C. Morrow's A Song Below Water is the story for today's readers -- a captivating modern fantasy about black mermaids, friendship, and self-discovery set against the challenges of today's racism and sexism. In a society determined to keep her under lock and key, Tavia must hide her siren powers. Meanwhile, Effie is fighting her own family struggles, pitted against literal demons from her past. Together, these best friends must navigate through the perils of high school's junior year. But everything changes in the aftermath of a siren murder trial that rocks the nation, and Tavia accidentally lets out her magical voice at the worst possible moment.
* I Come With Knives by S.A. Hunt
Robin – now armed with new knowledge about mysterious demon terrorizing her around town, the support of her friends, and the assistance of her old witch-hunter mentor – plots to confront the Lazenbury coven and destroy them once and for all. Meanwhile, a dangerous serial killer only known as The Serpent is abducting and killing Blackfield residents. An elusive order of magicians known as the Dogs of Odysseus also show up with Robin in their sights.
* Spindled by Shanna Swendson
Once upon a time, a princess was brought to a strange land for safekeeping, until the day the curse placed on her in infancy expired and she could return to her kingdom. Lucy Jordan is not that princess. But thanks to a case of mistaken identity, she's kidnapped by an evil enchantress's men and taken to a magical world, where she finds herself living out a story that seems awfully familiar. Meanwhile, Lucy's friend Dawn suspects the "aunts" who brought her up might have something to do with Lucy's disappearance, and she feels compelled to travel through the magical gateway she finds in the garden shed to find her friend.
* The War Priest by Ann Aguirre
Personal tragedy drove Callum McRae to join the Order of Saint Casimir fifteen years ago; now he's in charge of a hold he hasn't lived in for years. Supplies are scarce, he has no knack for dealing with people, and the Gols are at the gates. To make matters worse, he's also battling an attraction so powerful and forbidden that it imperils his very soul... Joss Bristow seems bright and cheerful, but she's hiding a well of sorrow that fuels her music. She's also prone to leaping before she looks, exactly how she ends up besieged at Burnt Amber. Though she wanted to get to know Callum better, she never imagined that falling for him could cost her life. He's the dark of night, and she's the sun that shines just for him. Two wounded souls have never needed each other more, but between his holy vows and the devastation of war, the odds are stacked against them...
* The Candlevine Gardener and Other Stories by Yoon Ha Lee
A gardener at the end of the universe, a raven engineer, a cat who has forgotten how to fly—these wonders and more appear in Yoon Ha Lee's collection of flash fairy tales gathered from the last few years of his Patreon.
* Burndive by Karin Lowachee
From the author of the acclaimed and bestselling debut novel Warchild comes a new action-packed adventure about a young man's journey into adulthood amid interstellar war.
* Burn-In: A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution by August Cole and P.W. Singer
After narrowly stopping a bombing at Washington's Union Station, FBI Special Agent Lara Keegan receives a new assignment: to field-test an advanced police robot. As a series of shocking catastrophes unfolds, the two find themselves investigating a conspiracy whose mastermind is using cutting-edge tech to rip the nation apart. To stop this new breed of terrorist, their only hope is to forge a new type of partnership.
* The Perfect Assassin by K.A. Doore
Divine justice is written in blood. Or so Amastan has been taught. As a new assassin in the Basbowen family, he’s already having second thoughts about taking a life. A scarcity of contracts ends up being just what he needs. Until, unexpectedly, Amastan finds the body of a very important drum chief. Until, impossibly, Basbowen’s finest start showing up dead, with their murderous jaan running wild in the dusty streets of Ghadid. Until, inevitably, Amastan is ordered to solve these murders, before the family gets blamed. Every life has its price, but when the tables are turned, Amastan must find this perfect assassin or be their next target.
* Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust
There was and there was not, as all stories begin, a princess cursed to be poisonous to the touch. But for Soraya, who has lived her life hidden away, apart from her family, safe only in her gardens, it's not just a story. As the day of her twin brother's wedding approaches, Soraya must decide if she's willing to step outside of the shadows for the first time. Below in the dungeon is a demon who holds knowledge that she craves, the answer to her freedom. And above is a young man who isn't afraid of her, whose eyes linger not with fear, but with an understanding of who she is beneath the poison.
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* if you want your hardcover quickly, ordering from a local independent is better: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250229861 or ordering through bookshop: https://bookshop.org/books/network-effect-a-murderbot-novel/9781250229861
* it's the last day to get your free Murderbot and Dr. Mensah short story from Macmillan: https://read.macmillan.com/promo/murderbotshortstorypreordergiveaway/ (I'm sure it will be published somewhere else, but I just don't know where/when yet.)
* you can order signed copies through Murder by the Book in Houston https://www.murderbooks.com/event/martha-wells (until May 8) or through Mysterious Galaxy https://www.mystgalaxy.com/Wells-05-2020 (until May 20th)
I think that's it. This is the biggest book release of my twenty-seven year career as a professional author so I'll just be here freaking the hell out while all this is going on.
Online Events this week:
* May 5th, 6 PM Central: In conversation with John Scalzi, author of The Last Emperox, at Tubby & Coo's https://www.facebook.com/tubbyandcoos/videos/232911938124259 or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Biheai6iuuo
May 5th, 8 PM Eastern: Reading with the New York Review of Science Fiction (https://www.facebook.com/events/228436485118995/)
* May 6th: AMA on Reddit r/fantasy
* May 7th, 6 PM Eastern: In conversation with N.K. Jemisin, author of The City We Became, on Crowdcast (sign up to save your spot here: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/murderbot/register)
***
Now on to other people's books!
(If you've been following my book rec and new book listing posts for a while, you may have noticed this already, but while most book lists emphasize books by popular straight white men, this one emphasizes everybody else. I include books by straight white men, but in about the same percentage that other book lists include everybody else. I also try to highlight books that are less well known.)
(All the book list links below are to Bookshop (Bookshop is an online bookstore with a mission to financially support independent bookstores and give back to the book community), but most books are available at multiple outlets, like Kobo, iBooks, international Amazons, Barnes & Noble, etc. The short stories are usually on free online magazines.)
(Buy your audiobooks from an independent store here: https://libro.fm/story)
* Preorder A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow
Bethany C. Morrow's A Song Below Water is the story for today's readers -- a captivating modern fantasy about black mermaids, friendship, and self-discovery set against the challenges of today's racism and sexism. In a society determined to keep her under lock and key, Tavia must hide her siren powers. Meanwhile, Effie is fighting her own family struggles, pitted against literal demons from her past. Together, these best friends must navigate through the perils of high school's junior year. But everything changes in the aftermath of a siren murder trial that rocks the nation, and Tavia accidentally lets out her magical voice at the worst possible moment.
* I Come With Knives by S.A. Hunt
Robin – now armed with new knowledge about mysterious demon terrorizing her around town, the support of her friends, and the assistance of her old witch-hunter mentor – plots to confront the Lazenbury coven and destroy them once and for all. Meanwhile, a dangerous serial killer only known as The Serpent is abducting and killing Blackfield residents. An elusive order of magicians known as the Dogs of Odysseus also show up with Robin in their sights.
* Spindled by Shanna Swendson
Once upon a time, a princess was brought to a strange land for safekeeping, until the day the curse placed on her in infancy expired and she could return to her kingdom. Lucy Jordan is not that princess. But thanks to a case of mistaken identity, she's kidnapped by an evil enchantress's men and taken to a magical world, where she finds herself living out a story that seems awfully familiar. Meanwhile, Lucy's friend Dawn suspects the "aunts" who brought her up might have something to do with Lucy's disappearance, and she feels compelled to travel through the magical gateway she finds in the garden shed to find her friend.
* The War Priest by Ann Aguirre
Personal tragedy drove Callum McRae to join the Order of Saint Casimir fifteen years ago; now he's in charge of a hold he hasn't lived in for years. Supplies are scarce, he has no knack for dealing with people, and the Gols are at the gates. To make matters worse, he's also battling an attraction so powerful and forbidden that it imperils his very soul... Joss Bristow seems bright and cheerful, but she's hiding a well of sorrow that fuels her music. She's also prone to leaping before she looks, exactly how she ends up besieged at Burnt Amber. Though she wanted to get to know Callum better, she never imagined that falling for him could cost her life. He's the dark of night, and she's the sun that shines just for him. Two wounded souls have never needed each other more, but between his holy vows and the devastation of war, the odds are stacked against them...
* The Candlevine Gardener and Other Stories by Yoon Ha Lee
A gardener at the end of the universe, a raven engineer, a cat who has forgotten how to fly—these wonders and more appear in Yoon Ha Lee's collection of flash fairy tales gathered from the last few years of his Patreon.
* Burndive by Karin Lowachee
From the author of the acclaimed and bestselling debut novel Warchild comes a new action-packed adventure about a young man's journey into adulthood amid interstellar war.
* Burn-In: A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution by August Cole and P.W. Singer
After narrowly stopping a bombing at Washington's Union Station, FBI Special Agent Lara Keegan receives a new assignment: to field-test an advanced police robot. As a series of shocking catastrophes unfolds, the two find themselves investigating a conspiracy whose mastermind is using cutting-edge tech to rip the nation apart. To stop this new breed of terrorist, their only hope is to forge a new type of partnership.
* The Perfect Assassin by K.A. Doore
Divine justice is written in blood. Or so Amastan has been taught. As a new assassin in the Basbowen family, he’s already having second thoughts about taking a life. A scarcity of contracts ends up being just what he needs. Until, unexpectedly, Amastan finds the body of a very important drum chief. Until, impossibly, Basbowen’s finest start showing up dead, with their murderous jaan running wild in the dusty streets of Ghadid. Until, inevitably, Amastan is ordered to solve these murders, before the family gets blamed. Every life has its price, but when the tables are turned, Amastan must find this perfect assassin or be their next target.
* Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust
There was and there was not, as all stories begin, a princess cursed to be poisonous to the touch. But for Soraya, who has lived her life hidden away, apart from her family, safe only in her gardens, it's not just a story. As the day of her twin brother's wedding approaches, Soraya must decide if she's willing to step outside of the shadows for the first time. Below in the dungeon is a demon who holds knowledge that she craves, the answer to her freedom. And above is a young man who isn't afraid of her, whose eyes linger not with fear, but with an understanding of who she is beneath the poison.
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May 05, 2020 01:12AM
Great news, preordered my copy already last year, can't wait to get it. However, why are we non-US and Canada citizens (Germany in my case) excluded from the free story giveaway?
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We UK types have to hold on until June 1st. Humph.
