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Lauren Skidmore is joining us today with her novel What is Hidden. Here’s the publisher’s description. In a land of masquerades and mystery, Evie is a mask maker in Venesia, where masks represent rank and identity. When a cryptic bandit strips away Evie’s mask and destroys her home, she goes into hiding at the palace

Brian McClellan is joining us today with his novel The Crimson Campaign. Here’s the publisher’s description. GUNPOWDER AND BULLETS WILL DETERMINE THE VICTOR.   When invasion looms… Tamas’s invasion of Kez ends in disaster when a Kez counter-offensive leaves him cut off behind enemy lines with only a fraction of his army, no supplies, and

Katherine Addison is joining us today with her novel The Goblin Emperor. Here’s the publisher’s description. The youngest, half-goblin son of the Emperor has lived his entire life in exile, distant from the Imperial Court and the deadly intrigue that suffuses it. But when his father and three sons in line for the throne are

Cassandra Rose Clarke is joining us today with her novel The Wizard’s Promise. Here’s the publisher’s description. Hanna has spent her life hearing about the adventures of her namesake Ananna, the lady pirate, and assassin Naji. She dreams of the same adventures, but little does she know she is about to tumble into one of

Michael J. Martinez is joining us today with his novel The Enceladus Crisis. Here’s the publisher’s description. Two dimensions collided on the rust-red deserts of Mars—and are destined to become entangled once more in this sequel to the critically acclaimed The Daedalus Incident. Lieutenant Commander Shaila Jain has been given the assignment of her dreams:

Patricia Burroughs is joining us today with her novel This Crumbling Pageant. Here’s the publisher’s description. Persephone Fury is the Dark daughter, the one they hide. England, 1811. Few are aware of a hidden magical England, a people not ruled by poor mad George, but the dying King Pellinore of the House of Pendragon. The

Douglas Hulick is joining us today with his novel Sworn in Steel. Here’s the publisher’s description. DANGEROUS DAYS It’s been three months since Drothe killed a legend, burned down a portion of the imperial capital, and found himself unexpectedly elevated into the ranks of the criminal elite. As the newest Gray Prince in the underworld,

Angela Highland is joining us today with her novel Vengeance of the Hunter. Here’s the publisher’s description. The Knight: After nearly being destroyed by a conspiracy within his Order, Kestar faces a crisis. The Knights of the Hawk have always stood against elven magic, but how can he proceed after discovering his own elven heritage?

SL Huang is joining us today with her novel Zero Sum Game. Here’s the publisher’s description. Deadly. Mercenary. Superhuman. Not your ordinary math geek. Cas Russell is good at math. Scary good. The vector calculus blazing through her head lets her smash through armed men twice her size and dodge every bullet in a gunfight.

Elizabeth Bear is joining us today with her novel Steles of the Sky. Here’s the publisher’s description. Elizabeth Bear concludes her award-winning epic fantasy Eternal Sky trilogy in Steles of the Sky. Re Temur, legitimate heir to his grandfather’s Khaganate, has finally raised his banner and declared himself at war with his usurping uncle. With

Emily Jiang is joining us today with her picture book Summoning the Phoenix. Here’s the publisher’s description. Every musician knows that learning to play an instrument has its challenges and its rewards. There’s the embarrassing first day of rehearsal, but also the joy of making friends in the orchestra. There’s dealing with slippery concert dress,

Danielle Paige is joining us today with her novel Dorothy Must Die. Here’s the publisher’s description. I didn’t ask for any of this. I didn’t ask to be some kind of hero. But when your whole life gets swept up by a tornado—taking you with it—you have no choice but to go along, you know?

Mindy Klasky is joining us today with her novel Perfect Pitch. Here’s the publisher’s description. A hot, contemporary short novel by best-selling author Mindy Klasky. Reigning beauty queen Samantha Winger is launching her pet project, a music program for kids. All she has to do is follow the pageant’s rules—no smoking, drinking, or “cavorting” in

Adam Christopher is joining us today with his novel The Burning Dark. Here’s the publisher’s description. Back in the day, Captain Abraham Idaho Cleveland had led the Fleet into battle against an implacable machine intelligence capable of devouring entire worlds. But after saving a planet, and getting a bum robot knee in the process, he