Mogsy’s Book Haul

As you may know, NaNoWriMo kicked off this Friday, and in anticipation that the writing frenzy will be in full swing, I’ve slowly reined in on the new book additions in preparation for November. I’ll still be writing reviews, but I did want to make sure I’ll have enough time to devote to completing my NaNo goals again this year, and as such this could be my last regular book haul until this crazy month is over. We’ll see! For now I want to feature the following review copies that came to me over the last couple of weeks, as well as a few other new arrivals.

Copperhead – a surprise arrival from Tor, and it was like they read my mind. Copperhead is actually the sequel to Ironskin, which had caught my eye ever since it was nominated for the 2012 Nebula Awards. This book actually shifts its focus to a new character, so I took this as the perfect opportunity to jump on board. I’m glad I did, and my review can attest to that!

The Falconer – I was first drawn to this book by its stunning cover, and when Gollancz Geeks sent out an email offering copies in a giveaway, I was fortunate enough to snag one. Featuring historical Scotland and a fiery heroine fighting Fae, I found this one to be a lot of fun. Be sure to keep an eye out for the review in the coming weeks.

False Covenant – the first book of the Widdershins Adventures series Thief’s Covenant was a delight. With the third book coming out in December, I figure I had better catch up with the second book! With much thanks to Pyr for helping me out with that.

The God Tattoo – speaking of Pyr, here’s another surprise arrival, described as a short story collection from the world of the Twilight Reign books. I don’t do short story collections and anthologies often, but this seems like a good way to discover a new series! 

Starhawk – Jack McDevitt has been writing books for a long time, but I’ve not actually read any of his books. So many of my friends have had nothing but good things to say about The Academy series, and so I couldn’t help but jump on Starhawk, described as a prequel featuring the first adventure of the character Priscilla Hutchins.

The Iron Wolves – Andy Remic’s previous Clockwork Vampire Chronicles earned the nickname of “the Tarantino of epic fantasy”, according to a post I read on Angry Robot’s site about this book, and so how could I resist? I love gritty heroes, hectic battles, and crazy plot twists, which this book promises in spades!

And now even more…

The Abominable – I loved Dan Simmons’ The Terror. LOVED IT. So when I saw he had a book called The Abominable coming out that had the same kind of historical-horror vibe to it, I knew I had to read it. I picked this up the week it came out.

Memories of Empire and Shinigami – I still remember the first thought I had after reading The Thousand Names by Django Wexler, and it was “Damn, I need to check out more of this author’s work.” Unfortunately, his older books are quite hard to find, and I consider myself extremely lucky to be able to get my hands on both of these. So happy!

Fortune’s Pawn – and eARC I received because I very much enjoyed Rachel Aaron’s The Spirit Thief earlier this year, and I was curious about her new science fiction novel, with her writing as Rachel Bach.

The Cormorant – you have no idea how long I’ve been waiting for the day for this book to go up on NetGalley. As soon as I saw it up, I requested it. Can’t wait to revisit Miriam Black in this third book of the series.