Mogsy’s Book Haul

Here are the newest additions to my library since the last time I did this feature, and as usual I like to talk about the books because you never know what might catch your eye! Let me know if anything here looks interesting to you. First, the physical pile. Isn’t it kinda weird how the predominant colors are mostly a shade of brown or that hue of dark mint green? I didn’t notice that until all the covers were laid out like that!

Steelheart – if I can, I always like to buy the hardcovers of Brandon Sanderson’s books for my personal collection. This one was preordered a while ago and I was so excited when it showed up the day of release. I wasn’t going to tackle it until I whittled down my to-be-reviewed pile a bit, but I couldn’t wait anymore so I “leap-frogged” it over everything! My review is forthcoming in a future “YA Weekend”, so keep an eye out for that.

Irenicon – one of the books that arrived in my Jo Fletcher care package. This book is among the many fantastic titles short-listed for the David Gemmell Morningstar Award for Best Debut! I can’t wait to read it.

Path of Needles – another from JF, I grew interested in this book after very much enjoying Mayhem by Sarah Pinborough, also from the same publisher. I saw the two authors and their respective books mentioned in the same article about horror fiction over there, and Path of Needles looks to have that certain “horror/paranormal” vibe which immediately pulled me to it.

The Detainee – this looks fantastic from its description about a dystopia that dumps anyone who represents a burden to society (the old, sick, poor, even children) on an island to fend for themselves. So grateful for the publisher for sending it over.

The Diamond Deep – an unexpected arrival, this wasn’t on my priority list at first, but that quickly changed as I learned more about it. The author says the life of Eva Perón inspired the story behind it, and this looks to be a really cool class-oriented space opera with elements of action and suspense. I’m reading now and am enjoying it a lot so far!

The Summoner – won from a giveaway courtesy of Solaris Books. I’ve never read anything by Gail Z. Martin before (though her recent book Ice Forged has caught my eye and I’ve heard a lot of positive things about it) and this would be a good place to start!

Heartwood – epic fantasy by Freya Robertson. I’m going to tackle this ARC right after I finish my current read, and I’m looking forward to it!

And now for the digital pile. Audiobook and ebook deals are forever my downfall.

 

Horns – I did say in my review of NOS4A2 that while it was the first Joe Hill book I’ve ever read, it certainly won’t be the last. So when Horns was the Kindle Daily Deal a week or so back, I quickly jumped on it!

Three Parts Dead – yet another book for the TBR pile, and I blame my co-blogger for this. Yes, that’s right, Wendy, I STILL BLAME YOU. She had great things to say about this book in her review earlier this week, so when I saw the ebook on sale this month for $2.99 I couldn’t stop myself.

Nexus – I had a coupon code for Audible that would expire at the end of September, so I used it on this book. The bulk of my wishlist on there appears to be made up of Angry Robot titles, because they have so many that I want to read. In particular, Nexus by Ramez Naam came highly recommended.

The Plague Forge – recently there was another massive weekend sale on ebook bestsellers, and I’m relieved considering that I didn’t buy more. I couldn’t resist picking up this third and final book of Jason M. Hough’s Dire Earth Cycle trilogy though. I’ve read the first two books and I’m itching to find out the conclusion.

14 – I knew I was in for it as soon as I saw that Audible was also implementing a Daily Deals feature. So far, I’ve been pretty good because not too many of them have been SFF titles, but when this one came around I didn’t hesitate. I’ve enjoyed Peter Clines’ Ex-Heroes series and I’ve been wanting to check out 14 for a long, long time now.