Absynthe by Brendan P. Bellecourt
Type: NovelPublisher: DAWRelease date: Dec. 7 Den of Geek says: Epic fantasy author Bradley P. Beaulieu makes his foray into sci-fi with what he describes as a “cautionary, decopunk tale” perfect for the modern roaring 20s in which we find ourselves. Publisher’s summary: In his sci-fi debut, Bellecourt explores an alternate roaring 20s where a shell-shocked soldier must uncover latent telepathic abilities to save himself and the people around him. Buy Absynthe by Brendan P. Bellcourt.
Evershore by Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson
Type: NovellaPublisher: Delacorte PressRelease date: Dec. 28 Den of Geek says: More Brandon Sanderson is always a treat for readers—check out this companion novella to last month’s Skyward release Cytonic. Publisher’s summary: From #1 bestselling author Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson comes the final of three Skyward series novellas, each told from the perspective of a different member of the team back on Detritus. Listen to Jorgen’s story along with Cytonic. With the government of Detritus in disarray because of Superiority treachery, and with Spensa still away on her mission in the Nowhere, Jorgen must work together with the alien Alanik to pick up the pieces. They intercept a strange transmission from the planet Evershore and its Kitsen inhabitants, who say they have some of Jorgen’s people and want to return them—but can the Kitsen be trusted? And can Jorgen learn to master his increasingly erratic cytonic powers before they spiral out of control and destroy all hope of forming an alliance against the Superiority?
Square³ by Mira Grant
Type: NovellaPublisher: Subterranean PressRelease date: Dec. 31 Den of Geek says: Seanan McGuire (under her sci-fi pseudonym) writing about fraught sibling dynamics across time and physics? We can’t think of a better way to ring in the new year. Publisher’s summary: We think we understand the laws of physics. We think reality is an immutable monolith, consistent from one end of the universe to the next. We think the square/cube law has actual relevance. We think a lot of things. It was perhaps inevitable that some of them would turn out to be wrong. When the great incursion occurred, no one was prepared. How could they have been? Of all the things physicists had predicted, “the fabric of reality might rip open and giant monsters could come pouring through” had not made the list. But somehow, on a fine morning in May, that was precisely what happened. The world has changed. The laws of physics have changed. The girls have changed. And the one universal truth of all states of changed matter is that nothing can be completely restored to what it was originally, no matter how much you might wish it could be. Nothing goes back. Buy Square³ by Mira Grant.
