Let’s take a quick look to see what’s arrived in the mail here at the Geek Compound.
The Burning Skies by David J. Williams
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In his electrifying debut The Mirrored Heavens, David J. Williams created a dark futuristic world grounded in the military rivalries, terror tactics, and political wrangling of our own time and reinvented military science fiction as we knew it. Now he takes his acclaimed blend of military SF, espionage thriller, and dystopian cyberpunk one step further….
The world Claire Haskell knew is in tatters–her lover dead, her mission betrayed, her past a lie…. All that lies before her is a future built on memories that may not even be real. And the terrorist group Autumn Rain is hot on her tail.
The Rain was not destroyed, only wounded….and it’s quickly becoming clear that their ultimate goal is not simply to destroy the tenuous global alliances of the twenty-second century–but to rule all of humanity. And they’re starting with the assassination of the US president and violently takeover of the complex American computer networks known as the zone. Now it’s up to Claire to hack the networks of the enemy, outwit their attacks, and win this impossible war.
Battling ferociously across the Earth-Moon system and navigating a complex world filled with both steadfast loyalists and ruthless traitors, Claire fights to defend the president, the zone, and herself. But the true enemy may already be one step ahead of her.
World’s End (Age of Misrule Book 1) by Mark Chadbourn
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When Jack Churchill and Ruth Gallagher encounter a terrifying, misshapen giant beneath a London bridge they are plunged into a mystery which portends the end of the world as we know it. All over the country, the ancient gods of Celtic myth are returning to the land from which they were banished millennia ago. Following in their footsteps are creatures of folklore: fabulous bests, wonders and dark terrors As technology starts to fail, Jack and Ruth are forced to embark on a desperate quest for four magical items – the last chance for humanity in the face of powers barely comprehended.
Darkest Hour (Age of Misrule Book 2) by Mark Chadbourn
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The eternal conflict between the Light and Dark once again blackens the skies and blights the land. On one side stand the Tuatha de Danaan, golden-skinned and beautiful, filled with all the might of angels. On the other are the Fomorii, monstrous devils hell-bent on destroying all human existence. And in the middle are the Brothers and Sisters of Dragons, determined to use the strange power that binds them to the land in a last, desperate attempt to save the human race. Church, Ruth, Ryan, Laura and Shavi have joined forces with Tom, a hero from the mists of time, to wage a guerrilla war against the iron rule of the gods. But they didn’t count on things going from bad to worse …this is the stunning continuation of a powerful fantasy saga by one of Britain’s most acclaimed young writers.
Congratulation to Pyr editor and longtime RevSF booster Lou Anders on his third consecutive Hugo Award nomination.