Monday, November 26, 2012

More new fiction

Graphic Novels:

Red Hulk. [Vol. 4], Mayan Rule -- It's the end of the world as we know it when the gods walk the Earth, and the hands of the doomsday clock race towards Mayan rule! Former Avengers arrive to help the Red Hulk try to stop the end of all things, but the heroes suffer a devastating blow when Rick "A-Bomb" Jones falls in battle! Can even our favorite scarlet powerhouse hope to stand against the entire Mayan pantheon as they continue to remake the world in their own image? Is this the end of Red Hulk? And if so, what horrible fate awaits the human race? Guest starring Alpha Flight, Machine Man, She-Hulks, and more!
Wolverine and the X-Men Vol. 1 -- Spinning directly out of X-Men: Schism, the X-Men are split in two. In the oversized debut issue of the new ongoing flagship X-series, Wolverine takes one half of the X-Men back to Westchester to start over again with a new school, a new student body, and a lot of surprises up his sleeve. But when the new Hellfire Club decides they don't like what the ol' Canucklehead has started, they decide to burn the place to the ground. Will the school even outlast its first day?
Astonishing X-Men. [Vol. 9], Exalted -- After presiding over a mutant schism as leader of the X-Men, it looks like a visit from Storm may make Cyclops himself again -- but it quickly becomes apparent that Storm is not herself, either. She's from another reality -- one in which Cyclops soon finds himself a prisoner. And the key to his survival rests in his fellow captives, although they aren't the X-Men he knows.
X-Men. The Hidden Years Vol. 2 -- The original X-Men take on the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, mutant-controlled Sentinels, Angel's evil uncle Burt, the long-lost Yeti, Kraven the Hunter, and the mysterious mutant group the Promise -- and it all concludes in a seamless "crossover" with a classic Lee/Kirby/Romita Fantastic Four tale! Plus, the original version of that FF saga, featuring the menace of Magneto and the Sub-Mariner! And the classic Atlas Era and Silver Age appearances of the Promise!
Spider-Man. Flying Blind -- In the wake of Spider-Island, a lot of people are not happy with Spider-Man, including his ex-girlfriend and the cops, but at least he has his spider-sense back. He is going to need it to face a villain from his past and Dr. Octopus and the Sinister Six, and to help Daredevil protect Black Cat from the organized crime thugs she's been stealing technology from.
Spider-Man. The Complete Ben Reilly Epic. Book 6 -- Peter and Ben grow ever closer to unraveling the twisted conspiracy that has manipulated them both for years, but the identity of the shadowy madman pulling their strings will shock both Spider-Men to the core - and one will not survive!
Spider-Man. Fear Itself -- As Fear Itself unravels the population of New York City, Spider-Man is spread thin, trying to help all who need him while trying to ignore his own fear about his loved ones. But when one of the Serpent's hammers falls into the hands of the Thing, Spider-Man and the remaining members of the Future Foundation find themselves defending the city from their friend, now possessed by Angrir, breaker of souls.
Green Lantern Corps. Vol. 8, The Weaponeer -- When the Weaponeer kidnaps Sinestro's daughter, Soranik Natu, Honor Lantern Kyle Rayner and his fellow Honor Guard Lanterns will risk everything to get her back.
Showcase Presents. The Flash Vol. 4 -- A collection of some of the early adventures of Barry Allen as The Flash. The Flash faces Heatwave, Gorilla Grodd and Captain Cold, and meets Green Lantern, Superman and the Golden Age Flash! Originally published 1966-1968.
Strobe Edge Vol. 1  by Sakisaka -- What is love, anyway? Ninako Kinoshita's friends tell her it's one thing, but Ninako wonders what this mysterious feeling really is. When she meets Ren Ichinose, the handsome, enigmatic guy that all the girls worship, her life takes an unexpected turn. With just a few words and a smile, he changes her world... Once Ninako realizes that she's fallen for Ren, she confesses her feelings to him even though she knows he has a girlfriend!
Natsume's Book of Friends Vol. 5 by Midorikawa -- Takashi thinks he's found a balance between yokai and friends when he goes with a group of classmates to a country inn for a marathon cram session before school starts again. But, even the prosaic threat of homework can't keep the 'other world' at bay, especially when the innkeeper has been dabbling in mermaid blood! (Volumes 4 and 6 are still on order)
Blue Exorcist Vol. 8 by Kato -- Awakened by the traitor Saburota Todo, the Impure King's massive form threatens to engulf the city of Kyoto. As the Exorcists of the Tokyo Branch and the monks of the Myodha temple do all they can to contain the demon, Rin and his friends find themselves separated and facing their own battles. While Rin and Ryuji race to confront the full might of the Impure King, Yukio takes on Todo singlehanded and discovers that he may be his own worst enemy!
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Vols. 6 and 8 by Takeuchi -- Chibi Usa's sickly friend Hotaru isn't just Sailor Saturn, Deity of Destruction. She's also possessed by Master Pharaoh 90. Facing this cataclysmic power will be impossible-- unless Sailor Moon can unite the powers of every Guardian of the Solar System. Then, when the moon eclipses the sun, a mystical unicorn begs for help. An elaborate ship floats through the sky, and Usagi and Chibi-Usa have trouble seeing eye to eye (Vol 7 is already here).

Fiction:

Free-Fire Zone by Chris Lynch -- Rudi is a newly drafted United States Marine in Vietnam, and he likes being part of a squad, but the way some of his fellow soldiers behave toward their officers, the Vietnamese, and the war itself, is starting to trouble him.
Rebel Fire by Andy Lane -- In 1868, teenaged Sherlock Holmes discovers that his American tutor is hunting a notorious killer who was supposedly killed by the United States government, but who is apparently alive and well in Surrey, England.
Eternally Yours by Cate Tiernan -- Ex-party-girl immortal Nastasya ends a 450-year-old feud and learns what "eternally yours" really means.
Curse of the Thirteenth Fey by Jane Yolen -- Accident-prone, thirteen-year-old Gorse, the youngest fairy in her family, falls into a trap while on her way to the palace to bless the newborn princess, Talia, but arrives in time to give a gift which, although seemingly horrific, may prove to be a real blessing in this take-off on the classic tale of Sleeping Beauty.
Amber House by Kelly Moore -- After her grandmother's death Sarah Parsons, nearly sixteen, delights in exploring her family's centuries-old Maryland estate with new friend Jackson, but soon she is having vivid visions of her ancestors, one of whom may be a threat to Sarah's autistic brother, Sam.
Secret Prophecy by Herbie Brennan -- Faced with the death of his father and a growing international scandal, Em Governton must uncover the secrets behind the Knights of Themis before it's too late.
Ruins by Orson Scott Card -- To prevent the destruction of his planet, teenaged Rigg Sessamekesh, who can manipulate time, must assume more responsibility when he and others travel back 11,000 years to the arrival of human starships.
Midnight City by J. Barton Mitchell -- In a post-apocalyptic world controlled by alien invaders, two teens and a young girl with mysterious powers embark on a dangerous journey. What they find will change everything.
Dark Star by Bethany Frenette -- Audrey, the sixteen-year-old daughter of a superhero, must access powers she never knew she had to defend Minneapolis from terrifying demons that have emerged from Beneath.
Lucid by Adrienne Stoltz -- What if you could dream your way into a different life? Sloane and Maggie have never met. Sloane is a straight-A student with a big and loving family. Maggie lives a glamorously independent life as an up-and-coming actress in New York. The two girls couldn't be more different -- except for one thing. They share a secret that they can't tell a soul. At night, they dream that they're each other. The deeper they're pulled into the promise of their own lives, the more their worlds begin to blur dangerously together. Before long, Sloane and Maggie can no longer tell which life is real and which is just a dream. They realize that eventually they will have to choose one life to wake up to, or risk spiraling into insanity. But that means giving up one world, one love, and one self, forever.
Bitter Blood: Morganville Vampires by Rachel Caine -- For years, the human and vampire residents of Morganville, Texas, have managed to co-exist in peace. But now that the threat to the vampires has been defeated, the human residents are learning that the gravest danger they face is the enemy withinĂ– Thanks to the eradication of the parasitic creatures known as the draug, the vampires of Morganville have been freed of their usual constraints. With the vampires indulging their every whim, the town's human population is determined to hold on to their lives by taking up arms. But college student Claire Danvers isn't about to take sides, considering she has ties to both the humans and the vampires. To make matters worse, a television show comes to Morganville looking for ghosts, just as vampire and human politics collide. Now, Claire and her friends have to figure out how to keep the peace without ending up on the nightly newsĂ–or worse.
Ashen Winter by Mike Mullin -- More than six months after the eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano, Alex and Darla retrace their steps to Iowa hoping to find Alex's parents and bring them to the tenuous safety of Illinois, but the journey is ever more perilous as the remaining communities fight to the death for food and power.
Echo by Alyson Noel -- Soul Seekers, book 2 - Daire Santos and her boyfriend, Dace, team up again to find the Richters, a dark family of sorcerers, before they upset the balance between good and evil, and Dace's brother Cade, who forces Daire to confront the horrifying prophecy that brought them all together and claim her true destiny as a Seeker.
Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor -- Daughter of Smoke and Bone, book 2 -  Karou finally has the answers she has always sought. She knows who she is--and what she is. But with this knowledge comes another truth she would give anything to undo: She loved the enemy and he betrayed her, and a world suffered for it. Karou must decide how far she'll go to avenge her people.

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