LEGEND PRESS

Legend Press

Overdrawn : A Guardian Book of the Month Summary: NJ Crosskey Henry Morris is watching his wife slip away from him. In an Pub Date: 11/1/20 ageist society, where euthanasia is encouraged as a patriotic $15.95 USD act, dementia is no longer tolerated. Kaitlyn, a young 288 pages waitress, is desperate for the funds to keep her brother’s life support machine switched on. When a chance encounter brings the two together, they embark on an unconventional business arrangement that will force them to confront their prejudices, as well as their deepest, darkest secrets.

British Library Publishing

Into the London Fog : Eerie Tales from the Summary: Weird City As the fog thickens and the smoky dark sweeps across the Elizabeth Dearnley capital, strange stories emerge from all over the city. A Pub Date: 11/1/20 jilted lover returns as a demon to fulfill his revenge in $15.95 USD Kensington, and a seance becomes a life and death struggle 320 pages off Regents Canal. In the borough of Lambeth, stay clear of the Old House in Vauxhall Walk and be careful up in Temple —there’s something not right about the doleful, droning hum of the telegram wires overhead . . . Join Elizabeth Dearnley on this atmospheric tour through the Big Smoke, a city which has long fueled the imagination of writers of the weird and supernormal. Waiting in the shadowy streets are tales from writers such as Charlotte Riddell, Lettie Galbraith, and

British Library Publishing

Queens of the Abyss : Lost Stories from the Summary: Women of the Weird It is too often accepted that during the 19th and early 20th Mike Ashley centuries it was the male writers who developed and pushed Pub Date: 11/1/20 the boundaries of the weird tale, with women writers $15.95 USD following in their wake—but this is far from the truth. This 320 pages new anthology follows the instrumental contributions made by women writers to the weird tale, and revives the lost authors of the early pulp magazines along with the often overlooked work of more familiar authors. See the darker side of The Secret Garden author Frances Hodgson Burnett and the sensitively-drawn nightmares of Marie Corelli and Violet Quirk. Hear the captivating voices of Weird Tales magazine contributors Sophie Wenzel Ellis, Greye La Spina,

Lyons Press

Sally Rand : American Sex Symbol Summary: She would appear in more than thirty films and William Elliott Hazelgrove be named after a Road Atlas by Cecil B Demille. A football Pub Date: 11/1/20 play would be named after her. She would appear on To Tell $26.95 USD the Truth. She would be arrested six times in one day for 280 pages indecency. She would be immortalized in the final scene of The Right Stuff, cartoons, popular culture, and live on as the iconic symbol of the Chicago World’s Fair of 1933. She would pave the way for every sex symbol to follow from Marilyn Monroe to Lady Gaga. She would die penniless and in debt. In the end, Sammy Davis Jr. would write her a $10,000 check when she had nothing left. Her name was Sally Rand. You can draw a line from her to Lana Turner, Marilyn Monroe, Raquel Welch, Ann Margret, Madonna, and

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ZERO BOOKS

Zero Books

Aliens, Robots & Virtual Reality Idols in the Summary: “Steadman’s comprehensive guide wrestles with Science Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft, Isaac the concept of the ‘alien’, applying cutting edge theoretical Asimov and William Gibson and philosophical ideas to the work of some of the greats of John L. Steadman Science Fiction to arrive at a set of exciting new discoveries Pub Date: 11/1/20 about what the genre says it means to be ‘human’. Reading $25.95 USD Aliens, Robots and Virtual Reality Idols guarantees that you 272 pages will never look at the writing of Lovecraft, Asimov or Gibson in the same way again.” --Dr David Simmons, Senior Lecturer in English and Screen Studies, University of Northampton H. P. Lovecraft's aliens are extra-terrestrial, terrestrial & trans-dimensional entities, totally unlike any other aliens in science fiction literature. In contrast, Isaac Asimov's and William Gibson's aliens are human created

Cosmic Egg Books

Dungeon Party : A Novel Summary: "...a great story. Gamers will love this tale. If John Webster Gastil you want to really feel what gaming is about, not to Pub Date: 11/1/20 mention what life is about, you should devour it. I did, and I $24.95 USD want a sequel. In the meantime, I’ll read it again." Ed 464 pages Greenwood, creator of The Forgotten Realms Dungeon Party links a fantasy world and the people playing in it. When longstanding personality conflicts erupt, the volatile Randall Keller secedes from Alan Crandall’s gaming group. In pursuit of a coveted prize at an upcoming convention, Alan replaces Randall with two female recruits who reinvigorate the campaign. Randall chooses a darker path by spreading infectious cynicism through the gaming community while plotting his revenge. When the Middle Mirth convention gets

Perronet Press

The Blizzard Wizard Summary: Frank Hinks When, with the unwitting help of foolish Cloud 9, the Pub Date: 11/1/20 Princess of the Night frees the Blizzard Wizard from his $15.99 USD prison cell, he turns the Garden, the Gardener and the 80 pages whole of Ramion into ice. With the help of the rabbit Scrooey-Looey the boys set out to gather the four elements which will bind up the Blizzard Wizard and take him back to prison.

Perronet Press

The Vicar's Chickens Summary: Frank Hinks The struggle between good and evil is taken up by the Vicar Pub Date: 11/1/20 and the nasty witch Griselda. When the witch Griselda sends $15.99 USD fireballs on the garden of The Old Vicarage, Snuggle (by 80 pages mistake) magics not only the boys but the church and Vicar to the Land of Ramion. The Vicar becomes a child again, learns not to fear a thing, and dancing up to the witch calls her "Auntie Griselda" and (while she is in a state of shock) takes her magic staff with surprising consequences.

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PERRONET PRESS

Perronet Press

The Crystal Key Summary: Frank Hinks Griselda and Snuggle the cat fall through the void to the Pub Date: 11/1/20 Land of Ramion where the witch imprisons Snuggle in a $15.99 USD block of crystal which she sets in the hills above the Garden 96 pages where The Mind controls. The Gardener feels Snuggle’s pain deep inside. Unless the cat can be set free he will die (and with him the Land of Ramion). The very existence of Ramion is under threat when Snuggle the Cat is in danger of death.

SUNY Press

Giallo! : Genre, Modernity, and Detection in Summary: Italian giallo films have a peculiar allure. Taking Italian Horror Cinema their name from the Italian for “yellow”— reflecting the Alexia Kannas covers of pulp crime novels—these genre movies were Pub Date: 11/1/20 principally produced between 1960 and the late 1970s. $95.00 USD These cinematic hybrids of crime, horror, and detection are 176 pages characterized by elaborate set-piece murders, lurid aesthetics, and experimental soundtracks. Using critical frameworks drawn from genre theory, reception studies, and cultural studies, Giallo! traces this historically marginalized genre’s journey from Italian cinemas to the global cult-film canon. Through close textual analysis of films including The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963), Blood and Black Lace (1964), The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970), The

47North

Spellbreaker Summary: A world of enchanted injustice needs a Charlie N. Holmberg disenchanting woman in an all-new fantasy series by Pub Date: 11/1/20 the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Paper $14.95 USD Magician. 304 pages The orphaned Elsie Camden learned as a girl that there were two kinds of wizards in the world: those who pay for the power to cast spells and those, like her, born with the ability to break them. But as an unlicensed magic user, her gift is a crime. Commissioned by an underground group known as the Cowls, Elsie uses her spellbreaking to push back against the aristocrats and help the common man. She always did love the tale of Robin Hood.

Last Gasp

Slow Death Zero : The Comix Anthology of Summary: A revival of the legendary underground horror Ecological Horror comix anthology, this one-shot 50th anniversary edition Jon B. Cooke, Ronald E. Turner includes all-new comix by 33 writers and artists, with one Pub Date: 11/1/20 classic reprint by R. Crumb, 28 stories and pin-ups to chill $24.95 USD the bones in our temperature-rising age of global warming. 128 pages Inspired by the ecological advocacy of the original title, which debuted on the very first Earth Day in 1970, this edition features horrifying tales depicting the environmental calamity facing our world in this time of climate change. The book is headlined by a savage depiction of the implications of the melting polar ice cap in Antarctica, by award-winning cartoonist/illustrator William Stout, who provides the cover. Also included is work by Richard Corben, Rick Veitch, Drew

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LIGHTNING BOOKS

Lightning Books

Isaac Newton's 21st Century Entanglement Summary: Noel Hodson While quietly studying prisms and light on his family’s Pub Date: 11/1/20 Lincolnshire farm in the plague year of 1666, Isaac Newton $15.95 USD suddenly finds himself transported to 2020. There he meets 256 pages young Archie, who assumes that this curious character on a country riverbank is a random weirdo with a few marbles missing. It turns out that Newton is quantumly entangled, the victim of an experiment with physical laws way beyond even his own revolutionary insight. He’s not the only one caught in this plight: Archie becomes entangled with Isaac, unwittingly riding the timelines too. The pair end up on the run in two different ages, pursued by panicky scientists and agents of the law in the 21st century, and facing potentially

British Library Publishing

A Phantom Lover : And Other Dark Tales by Summary: Vernon Lee During her lifetime, Violet Paget, who wrote as Vernon Lee, Vernon Lee was referred to as "the greatest of modern exponents of the Pub Date: 11/1/20 supernatural in fiction," and yet today she remains on the $15.95 USD periphery of the genre. This collection of her uniquely weird 288 pages short stories and dark fantasies proves why she was once considered among the best of the genre, and why she deserves to return to those ranks today. From modernized folk tales such as "Marsyas in Flanders" and "The Legend of Madame Krasinska" to ingenious psychological hauntings such as the titular "A Phantom Lover" and "A Wicked Voice," Lee’s own voice is just as distinctive and captivating—her weird imaginings just as freshly unsettling—as in her fin

British Library Publishing

The Outcast : And Other Dark Tales by E F Summary: Benson The terrifying presence of a restless spirit on the top deck of E. F. Benson a London bus; a possession at the bridge table on a cruise Pub Date: 11/1/20 up the Nile; a nightmare encounter with druidic sacrifice in $15.95 USD the innocuous setting of a terraced back garden . . . E F 304 pages Benson’s "spook stories" pushed the boundaries of the ghost story tradition by exploring new, previously "out of bounds" settings—such as public transport and even hauntings by daylight—to frighten his readers from the 1890s to the 1930s. Benson delighted in twisting every idea and image and experimenting with the unexpected; this new collection of short stories from across his long career in writing draws together the most innovative, satisfyingly dark, and still

BOOM! Box

Encyclopedia Lumberjanica: An Illustrated Summary: This illustrated digest will detail the lives of the Guide to the World of Lumberjanes lady-types that the Lumberjanes have taken as their role Shannon Watters models, with some additional fun facts from the Pub Date: 11/3/20 Lumberjanes themselves. $9.99 USD 96 pages Step inside the world of the New York Times best-selling Lumberjanes like never before with an illustrated look inside the lives of the lady-types that the Lumberjanes have taken as their role models - along with fun facts and humorous insights from the Lumberjanes themselves!

Assigned one of five categories (The Arts; The Sciences; Activism, Politics, and Social Work; Groundbreakers; and

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HMH BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS

HMH Books for Young Readers

The Ravens Summary: Kass Morgan, Danielle Paige From New York Times best-selling authors Kass Pub Date: 11/3/20 Morgan and Danielle Paige comes a thrilling, dark $18.99 USD contemporary fantasy about a prestigious sorority of 400 pages witches and two girls caught up in its world of sinister magic and betrayals.

At first glance, the sisters of ultra-exclusive Kappa Rho Nu—the Ravens—seem like typical sorority girls. Ambitious, beautiful, and smart, they’re the most powerful girls on Westerly College’s Savannah, Georgia, campus.

But the Ravens aren’t just regular sorority girls. They’re

Titan Books

Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas Demon Summary: The new Sherlock Holmes novel from the James Lovegrove New York Times bestselling author of The Age of Odin. Pub Date: 11/3/20 $15.95 USD It is 1890, and in the days before Christmas Sherlock 400 pages Holmes and Dr John Watson are visited at Baker Street by a new client. Eve Allerthorpe - eldest daughter of a grand but somewhat eccentric Yorkshire-based dynasty - is greatly distressed, as she believes she is being haunted by a demonic Christmas spirit.

Her late mother told her terrifying tales of the sinister Black Thurrick, and Eve is sure that she has seen the creature from her bedroom window. What is more, she has begun to

A Wave Blue World Inc

The Phantom of the Opera : The Graphic Summary: Novel “A terrifying treat to behold.” – PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Varga Tomi, Tyler Chin-Tanner Pub Date: 11/3/20 $16.99 USD “A well-designed and engaging adapon.” – KIRKUS 128 pages Everyone has heard the whispered tales of the phantom who lives beneath the opera house, the mysterious trickster behind all the lile mishaps and lost things. But no one has ever seen the monster . . . unl now. When the promise of blossoming love lures

Keenspot

Marry Me Summary: Now a major motion picture starring Jennifer Bobby Crosby, Remy "Eisu" Mokhtar Lopez in theaters everywhere Valentine's Day 2021! Pub Date: 11/3/20 $14.99 USD A world-famous pop star, frustrated with her love life, 104 pages marries a random fan holding a MARRY ME sign at one of her concerts.

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BEEHIVE BOOKS

Beehive Books

PETER PAN: An Illuminated Edition Summary: The beloved classic fantasy adventure PETER J.M. Barrie, Brecht Evens, Maria Tatar PAN (originally published in 1911 as PETER AND WENDY), Pub Date: 11/3/20 has been adapted countless times for film, stage, and $100.00 USD spin-offs -- but it's never been seen as depicted by the 172 pages brushwork of celebrated Belgian cartoonist Brecht Evens. This elaborately illuminated version of Barrie's perennial masterwork takes an inventive approach to world-building, treating Neverland as an imaginative space of infinite possibility to explore. Pirate ships, lost cities, fairy societies, unknowable beasts and magical creatures -- each of which fall, as Barrie wrote, "somewhere between reality and all we've ever dreamed." Featuring an introduction by Maria Tatar. 9x12", 176 pages.

Baen

Serpent Daughter Summary: DRAGON AWARD–NOMINATED SERIES. D.J. Butler New entry in the Witchy War series, blending alternate Pub Date: 11/3/20 history, Appalachian Folklore, and epic fantasy. $16.00 USD 608 pages Sarah Calhoun has taken her father’s throne and ascended into her goddess’s presence in Unfallen Eden as her father never did.

And Sarah Calhoun is dying.

Her uncle Thomas Penn isn’t done with her. Armed with new powers conferred upon him by the Necromancer and with new allies won via his impending marriage, Penn aims to

Cinco Puntos Press

Rise of the Halfling King (Tales of the Summary: A middle grade graphic novel follows the Feathered Serpent #1) adventures of a magical boy from Maya mythology. The David Bowles, Charlene Bowles first of a series based on ancient Mesoamerican myths Pub Date: 11/3/20 and legends. $12.95 USD 64 pages Sayam has always been different from other kids—he’s very short for his age, his best friend is a monkey, and most curious of all: he was born from an egg! His grandmother, a witch, found him and taught him all the ancient magic she uses to help her people. So when a giant snake starts terrorizing a nearby city, Sayam decides it’s time for him to use his knowledge to help others, and steps into action. But the beast might not be Sayam’s biggest problem: the

Titan Books

Firefly: Generations Summary: A new era of Firefly canon in the fourth Tim Lebbon original novel tie-in of the much-missed Firefly series Pub Date: 11/3/20 from creator Joss Whedon. $24.95 USD 288 pages A mysterious star map On an Outer Rim moon, Captain Malcolm Reynolds ends a card game the lucky winner of an old map covered in mysterious symbols. The former owner insists it’s worthless; back on Serenity, River Tam is able to interpret it.

An ancient legend River claims the map points the way to one of the Arks: legendary generation ships that brought humans from

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HERO COLLECTOR

Hero Collector

Mr Spock's Little Book of Mindfulness : How Summary: Who better to teach us mindfulness and to Survive in an Illogical World wisdom than Mr. Spock, that beacon of calm, rational Glenn Dakin thought. With quotes from STAR TREK and timely Pub Date: 11/3/20 insights about modern life this book will be your guide. $14.95 USD In a universe that seems to have gone mad, we turn to 112 pages mindfulness to restore sanity. When humanity has lost its way, it takes a Vulcan to raise an eyebrow at our folly and lead us towards the truth. After all, it’s only logical…

The perfect holiday gift for the Star Trek fan in your life!

Knopf

The Nolan Variations : The Movies, Mysteries, Summary: An in-depth look at, and written in and Marvels of Christopher Nolan collaboration with, the man considered to be the most Tom Shone profound, and commercially successful director at work Pub Date: 11/3/20 today—his work, including his latest blockbuster, the $40.00 USD action-thriller/spy-fi Tenet (“Big, brashly beautiful, 400 pages grandiosely enjoyable”—Variety); his influences, his vision, his enigmatic childhood past, and much more. With Nolan’s never-before-seen photographs, storyboards, and scene sketches.

“The Nolan Variations is that rare thing, a superb book about a living filmmaker. Erudite, complex, labyrinthine and mind-expanding—it’s as close as

DAW

This Virtual Night Summary: Returning to the universe of New York C.S. Friedman Times Notable book This Alien Shore comes a new Pub Date: 11/3/20 space opera from a master of science fiction $27.00 USD 448 pages Millenia ago, an overcrowded Earth developed the Hausman Drive, which allowed humans to travel faster than light and colonize the galaxy. Too late, it was discovered that the technology damaged the DNA of those who used it, causing the children of colonists to be born with mutations. Fearful of contagion, Earth cut off all contact with the colonists, leaving them stranded and alone as they struggled to come to terms with what they had become.

Fantagraphics

Please Don't Step On My JNCO Jeans Summary: From 2017 to 2019, cartoonist Noah Van Sciver Noah Van Sciver was creating short stories and illustrations for local Pub Date: 11/3/20 magazines and alt-weeklies, in order to serve as what he $14.99 USD calls a personal "survival mechanism." All of these comics 92 pages are collected for the first time in Please Don’t Step On My JNCO Jeans. When do you know you're too old to trick- or-treat? What's the best way to effectively dispose of those teenage ode-filled journals? Where do cherished cereal box prizes go when you grow up? JNCO Jeans, mostly told through one-pagers, holds observations, reflections, and breakthroughs from one of the most prolific and inspirational cartoonists of his generation.

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DAVID R. GODINE, PUBLISHER

David R. Godine, Publisher

A Shimmer of Joy : One Hundred Children's Summary: How do simple words and images make a Picture Books children’s picture book so magical that one reading can Chris Loker create a cherished memory for life? Here are 100 books Pub Date: 11/3/20 that amply prove the picture book is an art form. $35.00 USD 256 pages Here are books you’ll remember and new gems to discover. From The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1901) to Last Stop on Market Street (2015), each of the 100 books is presented with a cover and inside spread as author Chris Loker explains the qualities that combine to make a successful picture book: the interplay between words and images, the dynamic pulse of picture and narrative that compels us to turn the page and follow the story, the sometimes quirky

Disney Lucasfilm Press

Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season 2 Poster Summary: Catalog Copy: Book Lucasfilm Press An all-new collection of art posters from season two of Pub Date: 11/3/20 the smash hit series Star Wars: The Mandalorian! $7.99 USD 32 pages Star Wars: The Mandalorian on Disney+ is the streaming smash hit of the year!

Enjoy 16 full-color pull-out posters featuring everyone's favorite galactic duo, bounty hunter The Mandalorian and his

Image Comics

Blue In Green Summary: Ram V, Anand RK The dark and haunng portrayal of a young musician’s pursuit of creave Pub Date: 11/3/20 genius— the monstrous nature of which threatens to consume him as it did $17.99 USD his predecessor half a century ago. From creators Ram V (Grafity’s Wall, 144 pages These Savage Shores) and Anand RK (Grafity’s Wall), BLUE IN GREEN is an exploraon of ambions, expectaons and the horrific depths of their spiraling pursuit.

Fantagraphics

Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse: The Sunken City Summary: Mickey and Goofy are lost at sea, and they get : Disney Masters Vol. 13 caught in a pitched battle between buccaneer Pete and Carl Fallberg, Paul Murry sneaky submarine commander Captain Grapple. At stake: Pub Date: 11/3/20 the ancient gold of Port Rancid, a pirate stronghold that $29.99 USD sank beneath the waves — and is now guarded by a pack of 176 pages very jealous sea monsters! Then, Mickey and Goofy have their hands full with a host of mystery puzzlers — from canoe-going ghosts in "Legend of Loon Lake" to hi-tech arsonists in "The Phantom Fires" to a piratical parrot in "The Castaways of Whale Bay!"

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LAURENCE KING PUBLISHING

Laurence King Publishing

Myth World : Fantastical Beasts to Color and Summary: Grab your coloring pencils and journey to a Explore fantastical realm, where extraordinary mythical beasts are Good Wives and Warriors waiting to be brought to life in Myth World! Pub Date: 11/3/20 $12.99 USD From the unicorn and the dragon to the kraken and the 64 pages qilin, there's a magical world of wonder to color and explore.

This book is the perfect coloring companion to the bestselling Myth Match. It features a collection of beautifully illustrated mythical creatures from around the world. Learn about these legendary monsters as you color them in.

Chronicle Books

Working from Home with a Cat Summary: This cute illustrated book shows what it's Heidi Moreno like to live and work from home with a cat, a situation Pub Date: 11/3/20 over one third of us are familiar with. $12.95 USD 72 pages Stepping on computer keyboards, knocking things off the table, interrupting video calls—cats can be distracting coworkers. With colorful art and oh-so-relatable scenarios, Working from Home with a Cat takes readers through a day in the life of artist Heidi Moreno and her pet cat Peanut. From the time she wakes up until the time she goes to bed, she navigates working with her needy yet loveable feline companion, as Peanut walks over her paintings, hogs her chair, disrupts her yoga routine, and more.

Del Rey

Minecraft: The Shipwreck : An Official Summary: Unravel the mysteries of an extraordinary Minecraft Novel underwater world in this official Minecraft novel! When C. B. Lee three kids discover a mystery in an abandoned Pub Date: 11/3/20 Minecraft server, they must race against the clock to $17.99 USD uncover its secrets. 368 pages When three teenagers—Jake Thomas, Emily Quesada, and Thanh Vuong—are forced to clean up and sort through the items in their beloved community center before a developer demolishes the building, they discover an odd Minecraft server on one of the old computers. The game world is littered with riddles that promise incredible, impossible creations if they can just follow the clues. However, a

Entangled: Teen

Send Me Their Souls Summary: Reunited with Lucien, Malachite, and Fione, Sara Wolf Zera finally has the choice of whether or not to regain her Pub Date: 11/3/20 humanity and give up her life as a Heartless. But with war $18.99 USD raging and an army of valkerax on the loose, she’s never 416 pages needed immortality more. Will they be able to stop Varia without sacrificing themselves in the process?

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HERO COLLECTOR

Hero Collector

Star Trek Cocktails : A Stellar Compendium Summary: Set your taste-buds to stunned! These Glenn Dakin Cosmic recipes will take you where no one has gone Pub Date: 11/3/20 before. They’re cocktails, Jim, but not as you know $24.95 USD them…. 152 pages The perfect holiday gift for the Star Trek fan in your life!

Have you ever longed for a taste of Romulan Ale? Or pined for the mellowing effect of Dr McCoy’s Mint Julep? Perhaps a Fuzzy Tribble would get you purring? Or a soothing sip of Captain Picard’s Earl Grey Martini? This voyage into the future of stylish drinking is a must for all Star Trek - and

DK

Star Wars Complete Vehicles New Edition Summary: Explore the epic Star Wars saga through Pablo Hidalgo, Jason Fry incredible cross-sections Pub Date: 11/3/20 $40.00 USD More than 100 magnificent cross-section artworks bring the 264 pages vehicles of Star Wars to life. New cross-sections, amazing detail, and comprehensive text make this the ultimate reference to the craft of a galaxy far, far away….

SEE

- Poe Dameron’s X-wing in action

- The terrifying power of Darth Vader’s TIE Advanced x1

Disney Lucasfilm Press

5-Minute Star Wars Stories (Refresh) Summary: Catalog Copy: A refresh of 2015's 5-Minute Lucasfilm Press Star Wars Stories, this collection features twelve all-new Pub Date: 11/3/20 tales that retell iconic scenes from Episodes I-IX. $14.99 USD 208 pages

Dark Horse Books

Starship Down Summary: A taut sci-fi drama by exciting newcomer Justin Giampaoli, Andrea Mutti, Vladimir Popov, Justin Giampaoli (Rome West) with captivating art by Sa... comics virtuoso Andrea Mutti (Rebels, The Girl with the Pub Date: 11/3/20 Dragon Tattoo, Control). $19.99 USD 96 pages Government and religious agencies clash as our understanding of human history collapses when a UFO discovered in a confidential location in a Russian mining operation calls into question the origin of humanity.

A cultural anthropologist consults with US Naval Intelligence

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DARK HORSE BOOKS

Dark Horse Books

Papaya Salad Summary: The debut graphic novel from Thai-Italian Elisa Macellari illustrator Elisa Macellari, Papaya Salad tells the story Pub Date: 11/3/20 of her great-uncle Sompong who found himself in $24.99 USD Europe on military scholarship on the eve of World War 232 pages II.

A gentle and resolute man in love with books and languages, in search of his place in the world, Sompong chronicles his life during the war and falling for his wife, finding humor and joy even as the world changes irrevocably around him

This Winner of the 2019 Autori di Immagini Silver Medal in

Aconyte

The Last Ritual : An Arkham Horror Novel Summary: A mad surrealist’s art threatens to rip open S A Sidor the fabric of reality, in this twisted tale of eldritch Pub Date: 11/3/20 horror and conspiracy, from the wildy popular world of $16.95 USD Arkham Horror. 352 pages Aspiring painter Alden Oakes is invited to join a mysterious art commune in Arkham: the New Colony. When celebrated Spanish surrealist Juan Hugo Balthazarr visits the colony, Alden and the other artists quickly fall under his charismatic spell. Balthazarr throws a string of decadent parties for Arkham’s social elite, conjuring arcane illusions which blur the boundaries between nightmare and reality. Only slowly does Alden come to suspect that Balthazarr’s mock rituals

DC Comics

The Sandman: The Deluxe Edition Book One Summary: One of the most popular and critically Neil Gaiman acclaimed graphic novels of all time, Neil Gaiman’s Pub Date: 11/3/20 award-winning masterpiece The Sandman, is finally $49.99 USD being collected for the first time in deluxe hardcover 528 pages format. Illustrated by an exemplary selection of the medium’s most gifted artists, the series is a rich blend of modern and ancient mythology in which contemporary fiction, historical drama, and legend are seamlessly interwoven.

This first book collecting Neil Gaiman’s genre-defining series about the Dream King in a new deluxe edition series featuring an oversize hardcover format and bonus content.

Little, Brown and Company

The Best of Me Summary: David Sedaris’s best stories and essays, David Sedaris spanning his remarkable career—as selected by the Pub Date: 11/3/20 author himself $30.00 USD 400 pages For more than twenty-five years, David Sedaris has been carving out a unique literary space, virtually creating his own genre. A Sedaris story may seem confessional, but is also highly attuned to the world outside. It opens our eyes to what is at absurd and moving about our daily existence. And it is almost impossible to read without laughing.

Now, for the first time collected in one volume, the author brings us his funniest and most memorable work. In these

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ORBIT

Orbit

Legacy of Steel Summary: Matthew Ward Warfare, myth and magic collide in Legacy of Steel, the Pub Date: 11/3/20 spectacular sequel to Matthew Ward's acclaimed $17.99 USD fantasy debut Legacy of Ash. 768 pages A year has passed since an unlikely alliance saved the Tressian Republic from fire and darkness, at great cost. Thousands perished, and Viktor Akadra -- the Republic's champion -- has disappeared.

While the ruling council struggles to mend old wounds, other factions sense opportunity. The insidious Parliament of Crows schemes in the shadows, while to the east the Hadari

Orion Children's

The Trapdoor Mysteries: Thief in the Night Summary: The third book in The Trapdoor Mysteries, a : Book 3 series about Tally, a code-breaking, animal-loving Abie Longstaff, James Brown servant girl and her best friend, a squirrel named Pub Date: 11/3/20 Squill, who solve mysteries with the help of a secret $9.99 USD library... 176 pages Orphan Tally is the servant girl at Mollett Manor - and she's also the Secret Keeper of the magical library hidden beneath a trapdoor, underneath the manor's grounds. Along with Squill the squirrel, she uses the enchanted books to solve crimes.

So when ghostly noises start haunting the lady of the manor in the middle of the night, she's terrified and turns to Tally Poisoned Pen Press

The House on the Borderland Summary: Two friends, Tonnison and Berregnog, stumble William Hope Hodgson, Leslie S. Klinger, Eric J. upon an old house in rural Ireland and discover the journal G... of "the Recluse," an unidentified man who recorded his last Pub Date: 11/3/20 days in the house before its destruction. The journal $14.99 USD recounts strange visions that dogged the Recluse—terrifying 192 pages creatures that crawl up from below the house to torment him. But the journal is unfinished, and the friends are left to speculate on the man's fate—and their own.

First published in 1908 by William Hope Hodgson, The House on the Borderland is a classic Gothic novel that shaped the genre of horror into what it is today. Praised by iconic artists like H. P. Lovecraft and Terry Pratchett and

Flowerpot Press

Pen Pals Summary: A mysterious addition to a secret note leads Edgar J. Hyde, Chloe Tyler to a terrifying encounter… Pub Date: 11/3/20 $5.99 USD Olivia and Natasha are the best of friends. From hanging out 128 pages after school to passing notes in class, the two are practically inseparable. Until one day, one of Natasha’s notes to Olivia is altered leading Olivia on a mysterious trek to the local cemetery. It is there that she meets a ghostly girl from the past who has an eerie warning for Olivia and her friend.

About the Creepers series: Strange things are happening in the Creepers series! These high-interest, low-vocabulary middle grade illustrated chapter books are perfect for

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FLOWERPOT PRESS

Flowerpot Press

Cold Kisser Summary: When a new girl arrives at Tommy’s school, Edgar J. Hyde, Chloe Tyler he can’t help but feel drawn to her... Pub Date: 11/3/20 $5.99 USD The beautiful Sally Anne has everyone fascinated, including 128 pages Tommy’s best friend George who kisses her the first chance he gets. But it isn’t just a regular kiss! Sally Anne’s kiss is ice cold. Even knowing her chilling gift, Tommy can’t help but get close to her and ultimately discover her big secret.

About the Creepers series: Strange things are happening in the Creepers series! These high-interest, low-vocabulary middle grade illustrated chapter books are perfect for readers who love a good mix of spooky and silly. Featuring

Scribo

UFO Stories : 10 Bad and Dangerous UFO Summary: Are aliens looking down on us? Have UFOs Stories arrived on Earth? Read these 10 tales of things that John Townsend, Isobel Lundie came from the skies and see what you think! Pub Date: 11/3/20 $8.95 USD For nearly 70 years, there have been unexplained sightings 128 pages in the skies. Even aircraft pilots have reported seeing these UFOs. Some people believe they’re spacecraft from other planets, piloted by aliens. Others think they’re super-secret spy planes. These 10 tales explore different aspects of UFO lore, from the legendary “Men in Black” to crop circles. In “The Alien’s Revenge,” a class visits the UFO Museum in Roswell and a young prankster finds himself all alone there after dark. What’s in store for him? “The Travis Walton

Mariner Books

The Best American Science Fiction and Summary: Fantasy 2020 The best science fiction and fantasy stories from 2019, John Joseph Adams, Diana Gabaldon guest-edited by author of the mega-best-selling Pub Date: 11/3/20 Outlander series, Diana Gabaldon. $16.99 USD 432 pages Today’s readers of science fiction and fantasy have an appetite for stories that address a wide variety of voices, perspectives, and styles. There is an openness to experiment and pushing boundaries, combined with the classic desire to read about spaceships and dragons, future technology and ancient magic, and the places where they intersect. Contemporary science fiction and fantasy looks to accomplish the same goal as ever—to illuminate what it

DK

DC Comics Cronica Visual Summary: The most comprehensive guide to the Daniel Wallace history of DC Comics ever published Pub Date: 11/3/20 $50.00 USD In 1938, Superman led the charge. The world’s first Super 376 pages Hero was soon followed by his Justice League teammates Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Aquaman, Shazam! and Green Lantern. These heroes, and their Super-Villainous foes such as Lex Luthor and The Joker, became the foundation of DC Comics. You can trace these characters’ evolution, and learn about the company and creators who made them the enduring pop culture icons they are today in DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle - the most comprehensive, chronological history of DC Comics ever

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DK

DK

I Am C-3PO - The Inside Story : Foreword by Summary: “Gloriously witty, keen and spirited” J.J. J.J. Abrams Abrams, Director of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Anthony Daniels Pub Date: 11/3/20 “The odds of me ever writing a book were $16.99 USD approximately…Oh, never mind. My golden companion 256 pages worries about such things - I don’t. I have indeed now written a book - telling my story, in my voice, not his - recognising that our voices and our stories are inextricably intertwined.”

When Star Wars burst on to the big screen in 1977, an unfailingly polite golden droid called C-3PO captured imaginations around the globe. But C-3PO wasn’t an

DAW

The Alpha Enigma Summary: A thrilling new science fiction mystery from W. Michael Gear the New York Times bestselling author of the Donovan Pub Date: 11/3/20 novels. $27.00 USD 464 pages Dr. Timothy Ryan, head of the military psychiatric unit at Grantham Barracks, is meeting a new patient, a woman known as “Prisoner Alpha.” As she is being transferred, they are attacked by assassins, barely escaping with their lives. One shooter vanishes, leaving behind a dead companion unlike anyone Ryan has ever seen.

But even more baffling is the puzzle of Alpha herself. She speaks in a strange tongue, and doodles in bars, dots, and

Bantam

A Storm of Swords: The Illustrated Edition Summary: A gorgeous illustrated edition of the third : The Illustrated Edition book in the beloved A Song of Ice and Fire series, for George R. R. Martin fans of HBO’s Game of Thrones, published in Pub Date: 11/3/20 celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the book. $40.00 USD 1136 pages This special edition of A Storm of Swords features twenty-five original color illustrations by Gary Gianni, the acclaimed illustrator of George R. R. Martin’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. This beautifully packaged book continues the series of anniversary releases of the iconic A Song of Ice and Fire novels that began with A Game of Thrones: The Illustrated Edition.

Ember

Starsight Summary: From the #1 New York Times bestselling Brandon Sanderson author of the Reckoners series, Words of Radiance, the Pub Date: 11/3/20 Mistborn trilogy, and the Stormlight Archive comes the $11.99 USD sequel to Skyward. The epic adventure continues in 480 pages this story of a girl with a secret in a dangerous world at war for humanity’s future.

All her life, Spensa has dreamed of becoming a pilot. Of proving she’s a hero like her father. She made it to the sky, but the truths she learned about her father were crushing. The rumors of his cowardice are true—he deserted his flight during battle against the Krell. Worse, though, he turned against his team and attacked them.

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ONI PRESS

Oni Press

Aggretsuko: Stress Management : Stress Summary: Sanrio and Oni Press join forces to bring Management Aggretsuko to comics for another comic adventure! Daniel Barnes, Michelle Gish, D.J. Kirkland Pub Date: 11/3/20 Aggretsuko, the hit Netflix show in production for season $11.99 USD three, stars Retsuko the Red Panda, a young office worker 80 pages stuck in a thankless job, whose only stress release is singing heavy metal at the local karaoke joint. In this volume, collecting issues 4-6 of the hit comic series, find out what happens when a workaholic has to take a break - - literally?! And when the entire office is forced into an inter- office sports competition, who will get the gold?!

Orbit

The Shattered Realm of Ardor Benn Summary: Tyler Whitesides "The enjoyable blend of intrigue, lighthearted Pub Date: 11/3/20 escapades, and thrilling action brilliantly sets the stage $17.99 USD for the series' conclusion. Readers will be thrilled." 704 pages (Publishers Weekly)

The second in an action-packed epic fantasy series: In a world with dragon-fueled magic, master con artist Ardor Benn must infiltrate a centuries-old secret organization to find a missing royal heir.

Ardor Benn saved civilization from imminent destruction, but his efforts brought war to the kingdom. It is believed that

Palazzo Editions

Ridley Scott : A Retrospective Summary: Ian Nathan Illustrated with images as iconic as they are stunning and Pub Date: 11/5/20 including the author’s first-hand experiences on set and $39.95 USD interviewing the great director, this magnificent book charts 240 pages the extraordinary journey of Britain’s greatest living director. Telling the stories behind Alien and Blade Runner, Gladiator and Black Hawk Down, and many more, it also goes in search of the themes and motifs that unite such different films, and the methods and madness of Scott’s approach to his medium. This is the story of a director who has never been less than stubbornly, brilliantly, unforgettably his own man.

Texas A&M University Press

Daddy-O's Book of Big-Ass Art Summary: Recipient of three National Endowment for the Bob Wade, W. K. Kip Stratton, Kinky Friedman, Arts grants and with works exhibited at the prestigious Lisa... Biennale de Paris, New York’s Whitney Museum, the de Menil Pub Date: 11/9/20 Collection in Houston, and other venues, Bob “Daddy-O” $35.00 USD Wade started “keeping it weird” in 1961 when he arrived in 256 pages Austin with his ’51 custom Ford hot rod and his slicked-back hair. Primed to study art at the University of Texas, Wade’s coif and dragster earned him his trademark moniker, and the abstract, welded sculptures he fashioned from automobile bumpers in his frat house basement laid the foundations for the distinctive, larger-than-life art pieces that would eventually make him famous.

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UNCIVILIZED BOOKS

Uncivilized Books

Ginseng Roots 1-6 : Set of Issues 1-6 Summary: Set of six comic books. Includes Hello Craig Thompson Chunky Root mini-comic and a sticker. Pub Date: 11/10/20 $34.95 USD From ages 10 to 20, Craig Thompson (author of Blankets, 192 pages Goodbye Chunky Rice, Habibi, Carnet De Voyage, Space Dumplins) and his little brother Phil, toiled in Wisconsin farms weeding and harvesting ginseng. The medicinal herb fetched huge profits in China and funded Craig’s youthful obsession with comic books. Comics, in turn, allowed him to escape his rural, working-class trappings.

For the first time in his career, Thompson is serializing his story. Part memoir, part travelogue, part essay— all comic book—Ginseng Roots is a sweeping narrative that unearths Valiant Entertainment, LLC

Quantum and Woody: Earth's Last Choice Summary: Supervillains and mad scientists are on the Christopher Hastings, Ryan Browne loose and only the world's worst superhero duo can save us! Pub Date: 11/10/20 $14.99 USD Eric and Woody Henderson have been a lot of things – 112 pages fractious foster brothers, washed up failures, and, ever since the freak accident that gave them their powers, reluctant crimefighting partners. But now against all odds they'll be Earth’s LAST hope of stopping a coalition of mad scientists from destroying the planet!

Superstar scribe Christopher Hastings (The Unbelievable Gwenpool) and astonishing artist Ryan Browne (Curse Words) team up for a side-splitting superhero adventure!

Vault Comics

Finger Guns Summary: Two troubled teenagers discover they can Justin Richards, Adrian F. Wassel, Val Halvorson, manipulate emotions by firing Finger Guns. There will be ... laughs. There will be tears. There will be uncomfortable teen Pub Date: 11/10/20 feelings and angst. Oh yeah... and chaos. So much chaos. $17.99 USD Collects Finger Guns #1-5 160 pages

Wallflower Press

The Contemporary Superhero Film Summary: Audiences around the globe continue to flock to : Projections of Power and Identity see the latest releases from Marvel and DC studios, making Terence McSweeney it clear that superhero films resonate with the largest global Pub Date: 11/10/20 audience that Hollywood has ever reached. Yet despite $22.00 USD dominating theater screens like never before, the superhero 176 pages genre remains critically marginalized—ignored at best and more often actively maligned.

Terence McSweeney examines this global phenomenon, providing a concise and up-to-date overview of the superhero genre. He lays out its narrative codes and conventions, exploring why it appeals to diverse audiences and what it has to say about the world in the first two

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TITAN BOOKS

Titan Books

The Book of Malachi Summary: In this frightening, high-concept science T.C. Farren fiction thriller, a mute survivor of civil war must Pub Date: 11/10/20 confront the horrors of organ farming on a deep-sea $14.95 USD oilrig. 336 pages Nominated for the 2020 Nommo Awards for Speculative Fiction by Africans

Malachi, a mute thirty-year-old man, has just received an extraordinary job offer. In exchange for six months as a warden on a top-secret organ-farming project, Raizier Pharmaceuticals will graft Malachi a new tongue.

Uncivilized Books

Desperate Pleasures Summary: In M.S. Harkness' (Tinderella) second graphic MS Harkness novel, she weaves in and out of non-relationships, drug Pub Date: 11/10/20 dealing, and sex work with the subtlety of a blunt axe. She's $16.95 USD constantly searching for care and fulfillment, but never quite 220 pages gets it right. Desperate Pleasures is a fearless autobiographical account that contextualizes the inter- relational difficulties of a young woman with years of trauma and abuse. Uncomfortably close-up, filled with dark humor, Desperate Pleasures is an unrelenting read and M.S. Harkness' best work to date.

Floating World Comics

Forbidden Surgeries of the Hideous Dr. Summary: During his 45th year of life “A singular voice in Divinus cinema,” (Movies in Focus) and “One of genre’s most S. Craig Zahler exciting filmmakers” (Indiewire) decided to make a comic Pub Date: 11/10/20 book. $15.95 USD 104 pages After the release of three startling, award-winning movies that have played around the world and been added to the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art, S. Craig Zahler wanted to return to his first artistic passion —illustration. With tools that he had developed as a director, screenwriter, cinematographer, novelist, and songwriter, he committed himself to writing, drawing, inking, and lettering his graphic novel debut, a full-length work of noir horror

Action Lab Entertainment

Jupiter Jet and the Forgotten Radio Summary: 17-year-old superhero Jupiter Jet has kept Jason Inman, Ashley Victoria Robinson, Ben Olympic Heights safe for the last year. Her flying skills are Matsuya unmatched, and the city loves her. But she wants to do Pub Date: 11/10/20 more. $14.99 USD 120 pages Jupiter Jet yearns to soar across the solar system! Liberating the human race from the clutches of The Praetors, the aliens that imprisoned them. Not even her little brother’s discovery of a long-forgotten radio can change her mind.

When the mysterious Black Flyer arrives in orbit and threatens her world, Jupiter Jet finds out that her “hero

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TITAN BOOKS

Titan Books

Sherlock Holmes and the Beast of the Summary: New York Times bestselling author James Stapletons Lovegrove’s continues the story of Sherlock Holmes James Lovegrove and The Hound of the Baskervilles, as five years later, Pub Date: 11/10/20 another monstrous creature stalks across Dartmoor… $19.99 USD 384 pages 1894. The monstrous Hound of the Baskervilles has been dead for five years, along with its no less monstrous owner, the naturalist Jack Stapleton. Sir Henry Baskerville is living contentedly at Baskerville Hall with his new wife Audrey and their three-year-old son Harry.

Until, that is, Audrey’s lifeless body is found on the moors, drained of blood. It would appear some fiendish creature is

Scribner

The Decameron Project : 29 New Stories from Summary: A stunning collection of new short stories the Pandemic originally commissioned by The New York Times The New York Times Magazine as the COVID-19 pandemic swept the world, Pub Date: 11/10/20 from twenty-nine authors including Margaret Atwood, $25.00 USD Tommy Orange, Edwidge Danticat, and more, in a 320 pages project inspired by Boccaccio’s “The Decameron.”

When reality is surreal, only fiction can make sense of it.

In 1353, Giovanni Boccaccio wrote “The Decameron”: one hundred nested tales told by a group of young men and women passing the time at a villa outside Florence while waiting out the gruesome Black Death, a plague that killed

Chronicle Chroma

Ralph Steadman : A Life in Ink Summary: Ralph Steadman: A Life in Ink is the Ralph Steadman definitive career retrospective of this revered and Pub Date: 11/10/20 provocative UK artist. $60.00 USD 320 pages Renowned for his collaborations with iconic American writer Hunter S. Thompson, he formed an unlikely duo that created "Gonzo" journalism.

This lifelong collaboration included the now-legendary Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, originally published in Rolling Stone magazine, which has since become a cult classic.

Angry Robot

The Rush's Edge Summary: With the help of his commanding officer, a Ginger Smith genetically engineered ex-soldier fights back against Pub Date: 11/10/20 the government that created him and others like him to $14.99 USD be expendable slaves… 328 pages Halvor Cullen, a genetically-engineered and technology implanted ex-soldier, doesn’t see himself as a hero. After getting out of the service, all he’s interested in is chasing the adrenaline rush his body was designed to crave. Hal knows he won’t live long anyway; vat soldiers like him are designed to die early or will be burnt out from relentlessly seeking the rush. His best friend and former CO, Tyce, is determined not to let that happen and distracts him by work

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FANTAGRAPHICS

Fantagraphics

Pogo The Complete Syndicated Comic Strips Summary: This volume includes a pig with an ominous : Pockets Full of Pie resemblance to Nikita Khrushchev and a scruffy goat who Walt Kelly, Mark Evanier, Sergio Aragonés looks exactly like Fidel Castro. Both assure Okefenokeeans Pub Date: 11/10/20 that a one-party system is the way to go; all will be well $45.00 USD economically, they explain, because "the shortage will be 360 pages divided amongst the peasants." Other storylines spotlight Kelly's remarkable cast: Pogo Possum, Albert Alligator, Howland Owl, "Churchy" LaFemme, Beauregard Bugleboy, Porky Pine, Miz Ma'm'selle Hepzibah, Deacon Mushrat, and so many others. All 104 Sunday strips from those two years are included, with supplementary features (including comprehensive annotations and index) by comics historians R.C. Harvey, Maggie Thompson, and Mark Evanier.

Ecco

The Arrest : A Novel Summary: The Arrest isn’t post-apocalypse. It isn’t a Jonathan Lethem dystopia. It isn’t a utopia. It’s just what happens when Pub Date: 11/10/20 much of what we take for granted—cars, guns, computers, $27.99 USD and airplanes, for starters—quits working. . . . 320 pages Before the Arrest, Sandy Duplessis had a reasonably good life as a screenwriter in L.A. An old college friend and writing partner, the charismatic and malicious Peter Todbaum, had become one of the most powerful men in Hollywood. That didn’t hurt.

Now, post-Arrest, nothing is what it was. Sandy, who calls himself Journeyman, has landed in rural Maine. There he assists the butcher and delivers the food grown by his sister, Del Rey

From a Certain Point of View (Star Wars) Summary: A unique short story collection celebrating Renée Ahdieh, Meg Cabot, Pierce Brown, Nnedi the enduring legacy of Star Wars: A New Hope. Okora... Pub Date: 11/10/20 This unique collection features Star Wars stories by $18.00 USD bestselling authors, trendsetting artists, and treasured 496 pages voices from Star Wars’ literary history. Over 40 authors lend their unique vision to 40 “scenes,” each retelling a different moment from the original Star Wars: A New Hope film, but from the perspective of background characters. Whether it’s the X-wing pilots who helped Luke destroy the Death Star or the stormtroopers who never did find the droids they were looking for, readers will experience the familiar story in a completely new way.

Z2 Comics

Morrison Hotel: Graphic Novel Summary: The Morrison Hotel anthology written by Leah Leah Moore, Various, The Doors Moore, in collaboration with the surviving members of the Pub Date: 11/10/20 legendary rock band and drawn by artists from around the $19.99 USD comic book world, will weave the band’s influence into some 144 pages of the lore that led to their status as the architects of counterculture, influencing artists, poets, and outsiders for generations to come, set against the backdrop of the close of the free spirit of the 1960s into the tumultuous 1970s. A decade in which women, African Americans, Native Americans, gays, lesbians and other marginalized people continued their fight for equality, and many Americans joined the protest against the ongoing war in Vietnam.

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HERMES PRESS

Hermes Press

Frank Thorne's Complete Ghita of Alizarr Summary: Frank Thorne's masterwork, Ghita of Alizarr is Frank Thorne finally being collected in its entirety in a hardcover archival Pub Date: 11/10/20 edition sourced using the final versions of Thorne's original $60.00 USD artwork. Now, experience the complete Ghita mythos in one 256 pages book. There have been various versions of these stories but this volume brings together Thorne's definitive take on Ghita of Alizarr. If you're a fan of the adventures of the mighty warrior Ghita, there is finally a definitive version available, endorsed by the master himself, Frank Thorne.

Titan Books

Hex Life: Wicked New Tales of Witchery Summary: Includes ’How to Become a Witch Queen’ Rachel Autumn Deering, Christopher Golden, shortlisted for the Shirley Jackson Award. Kelley ... Brand-new stories of witches and witchcraft written by Pub Date: 11/10/20 popular female fantasy authors, including Kelley $15.95 USD Armstrong, Rachel Caine and Sherrilyn Kenyon writing 400 pages in their own bestselling universes!

These are tales of witches, wickedness, evil and cunning. Stories of disruption and subversion by today’s women you should fear. Including Kelley Armstrong, Rachel Caine and Sherrilyn Kenyon writing in their own bestselling universes.

These witches might be monstrous, or they might be

Orbit

The Fires of Vengeance Summary: Evan Winter In order to reclaim her throne and save her people, an Pub Date: 11/10/20 ousted queen must join forces with a young warrior in $28.00 USD the second book of this"relentlessly gripping, brilliant" 528 pages epic fantasy series from a breakout author (James Islington).

Tau and his Queen, desperate to delay the impending attack on the capital by the indigenous people of Xidda, craft a dangerous plan. If Tau succeeds, the Queen will have the time she needs to assemble her forces and launch an all out assault on her own capital city, where her sister is being propped up as the 'true' Queen of the Omehi.

Top Shelf Productions

Under-Earth Summary: The inmates of an extensive underground Chris Gooch prison struggle to build meaningful lives in a broken Pub Date: 11/10/20 system, in the most ambitious graphic novel to date $29.99 USD from rising indie star Chris Gooch (Bottled and Deep 560 pages Breaths).

Under-Earth takes place in a subterranean landfill, hollowed out to serve as a massive improvised prison. Sunken into the trash and debris of the past—gameboys, iphones, coffee cups, old cars—we follow two parallel stories.

In the first, a new arrival struggles to adapt to the everyday violence, physical labour, and poverty of the prison city.

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IDW PUBLISHING

IDW Publishing

Goosebumps: Creepy Crawly Comics Summary: Brave the spine-tingling world of R.L. Stine Jen Vaughn, Jeremy Lambert, Denton J. Tipton, to uncover the thrills and chills of the first ever Mich... Goosebumps comic series to feature original stories in Pub Date: 11/10/20 this graphic novel collecting three separate tales! $19.99 USD 208 pages Monsters At Midnight offers a new creepy carousel spin on HorrorLand! When Mia and Ginny go to stay at their Grandma’s mothball-filled house for the summer, boredom forces them to venture out into her tiny town. But, soon, what appears to be a dusty used bookstore plunges them into an upside-down world of terror!

In Download and Die, when Mitra and her two besties find a

Top Shelf Productions

Bionic Summary: An eerie and beautiful coming-of-age Koren Shadmi graphic novel for the digital generation, from the Pub Date: 11/10/20 stunningly creative mind behind Highwayman and Love $19.99 USD Addict. 192 pages Bionic is a coming-of-age tale for the digital generation, taking place in the near future. It’s the story of Victor, a geeky teenager on a hopeless quest to win the love of the gorgeous Patricia— but when she returns from a horrible accident with astonishing new robotic parts, both their lives will be changed forever.

Koren Shadmi (Highwayman, The Twilight Man: Rod Serling

Sunday Press

Gross Exaggerations: The Meshuga Comic Summary: Presenting a comprehensive collection of Strips of Milt Gross the major comic strips from Milt Gross: Nize Baby, Milt Gross, Peter Maresca, Ivan Brunetti, Mark Count Screwloose, and Dave’s Delicatessen, along with New... other comic strips and offerings from books and Pub Date: 11/10/20 magazines. $85.00 USD 144 pages The king of “screwball” comic strips, Milt Gross had a varied career in movies and animation, humorous poetry and illustrated novels, and, most prolifically, comic strips. Beginning in the 1920s, his comics were born of the Yiddish humor in vaudeville and expanded to lampooning all the foibles and fallacies of American life. Filled with bizarre characters and frenzied, slapstick action, Gross’s newspaper

Oni Press

Titan Summary: “Like the best futuristic science-fiction, François Vigneault Titan has a lot to say about the world that we live in Pub Date: 11/10/20 right now.” — Mental Floss $19.99 USD 208 pages When MNGR First Class João da Silva arrives on the moon of Titan to take charge of Homestead Station, he finds the massive mining colony plagued by tensions between the giant, genetically-engineered Titan workers and the Terran management. As anger mounts, what began as a routine posting quickly turns into something far more dangerous.

Phoebe Mackintosh thought she left her fighting days behind her when she turned her back on the “mixing” circuit. Now,

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GAMES WORKSHOP

Games Workshop

Bloodquest Summary: Part 1 of the classic Bloodquest graphic novel, Gordon Rennie colourised for the first time! Pub Date: 11/10/20 $30.00 USD Exiled for the loss of the fabled Blade Encarmine, Captain 248 pages Leonatos of the Blood Angels Space Marines and his brave battle brothers set forth upon a quest that would take them halfway across the universe and to the very brink of madness and reason.

Dynamite Entertainment

Bettie Page Unbound Summary: When you step through an inter-dimensional David Avallone, Julius Ohta gate the results are unpredictable: sometimes you find Pub Date: 11/10/20 yourself in a bikini made of coins with a sword in your hand! $19.99 USD Reality is shattering, the gate has been opened for an 128 pages invasion from the Great Old Ones...and only model spy BETTIE PAGE can save the world in this epic miniseries from David Avallone (ELVIRA: MISTRESS OF THE DARK) and Julius Ohta. The Crisis on Infinite Betties begins!

The Overlook Press

XX Summary: The battle for your mind has already begun. Rian Hughes Pub Date: 11/10/20 At Jodrell Band in England Observatory in England, a radio $35.00 USD telescope has detected a mysterious signal of 992 pages extraterrestrial origin—a message that may be the first communication from an interstellar civilization. Has humanity made first contact? Is the signal itself a form of alien life? Could it be a threat? If so, how will the people of Earth respond?

Jack Fenwick, artificial intelligence expert, believes that he and his associates at tech startup Intelligencia can interpret the message a find a way to step into the realm the signal

Fantagraphics

The Party Summary: Created in the 1960s, The Party takes place in Tomi Ungerer, Fish the Hamptons. It's attended by captains of industry, Pub Date: 11/10/20 tycoons, magnates, moguls, and various undistinguishable $19.99 USD fat cats, luxuriating in their tuxedos, evening gowns, and 136 pages prattling small talk. The depiction of one grotesquerie after another — often couples — cavorting through the haze of booze and caviar, with the occasional wanton display of sybaritically libidinal impulse. Ungerer accompanies each full-page image with a hilarious, hand-lettered caption, which provides the characters' names and a brief deadpan description of their social standings, creating a dissonance between image and text.

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FANTAGRAPHICS

Fantagraphics

Walt Disney's Donald Duck Vol. 23 : "Under Summary: In this collection of classic comic book stories, the Polar Ice" Huey, Dewey, and Louie earn a trip to the North Pole in a Carl Barks submarine — and Donald stows away! Fortunately, when Pub Date: 11/10/20 they find themselves stranded, Gyro Gearloose invents a $29.99 USD flying sled! Then, when Donald announces that he's taking 200 pages the nephews to South America, he pledges to protect them from all the dangers in "the wildest part of the jungle" — including a sheer mountain cliff, a raging river, and a swarm of crocodiles. But who is saving whom? This book has 170 pages of story and art, each meticulously restored and newly colored, as well as insightful story notes by an international panel of Barks experts.

IDW Publishing

The Marvel Art of the Brothers Hildebrandt Summary: Fans of classic fantasy illustration, and Greg Hildebrandt, Tim Hildebrandt Marvel’s most iconic characters, are in for a one-of- Pub Date: 11/10/20 a-kind treat with this deluxe, oversized artbook! $59.99 USD 284 pages Greg and Tim Hildebrandt, collectively known as the Brothers Hildebrandt, have been at the forefront of fantasy illustration for six decades. In the 1970s their wildly popular and universally acclaimed J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings calendars helped to reintroduce new generations to this seminal fantasy work. Over the decades, the Brothers have created iconic images for Star Wars, Harry Potter, Magic The Gathering, and many more.

Albatross Funnybooks

The Lords of Misery Summary: Writer/artist Eric Powell presents a spinoff of his Eric Powell Eisner Award winning title, The Goon, in the graphic novella Pub Date: 11/10/20 The Lords of Misery. Bridging the gap between Once Upon a $7.99 USD Hard Time and A Ragged Return to Lonely Street, this stand 56 pages alone story reveals the adventure the Goon (along with several other mysterious figures) found himself entangled in after he departed the Nameless Town.

The Lords of Misery… a mysterious organization made up (unwillingly) by history’s most notorious dregs. Through the ages they have battled an enigmatic and unstoppable force. A being whose evil makes the Lord’s crimes look downright petty in comparison. Always it returns after a long

Marvel

Ironheart: Meant to Fly Summary: Riri Williams steps boldly out of Tony Stark's Eve Ewing, Luciano Vecchio, Kevin Libranda shadow to forge her own future! When one of Spider-Man's Pub Date: 11/10/20 old foes holds a group of world leaders hostage, Ironheart $12.99 USD must step up her game. Luckily, Riri has a will of steel, a 272 pages heart of iron and a new A.I. on her side! Unluckily, the search for a kidnapped friend will send her stumbling into an ancient power - and it's deadly! Plus, when Miles Morales goes missing, who better to search for him than his fellow Champion Riri? And more amazing friends join the fun - including Nadia Van Dyne, the unstoppable Wasp! The Sorcerer Supreme, Doctor Strange! And Princess Shuri of Wakanda! But can Riri and her allies stop the sinister Ten Rings and their plans for destruction?

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TEXT PUBLISHING COMPANY

Text Publishing Company

On the Beach Summary: Set in Melbourne following a catastrophic war in Nevil Shute, Gideon Haigh the northern hemisphere, Nevil Shute’s classic is the story Pub Date: 11/10/20 of a handful of survivors in the terrifying aftermath of $19.95 USD nuclear apocalypse. First published in 1957—and famously 352 pages adapted for the screen soon after by Stanley Kramer, in a film starring Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner—On the Beach is the perhaps the greatest work of popular fiction about the end of the world.

A Wave Blue World Inc

American Terrorist Summary: Tyler Chin-Tanner, Wendy Chin-Tanner, Justin "Inspiring, disturbing, and triumphant." -- FOREWORD Zimme... Pub Date: 11/10/20 $19.99 USD Embedded with an eco-terrorist group hellbent on 224 pages explosive direct acon, invesgave journalist Owen Graham is enmeshed in a dangerous culture on the polical fringe. Ordinary cizens, frustrated by inequality and oppression and a bureaucracy’s resistance to change, are starng to go off the grid and disrupt the status quo. But the fringe is poised to go

Scholastic Inc.

Welcome to Galar! (Pokémon Level Two Summary: Reader) The new Pokémon are here, and kids gotta catch 'em Scholastic, REBECCA SHAPIRO all! This reader with stickers features the cool, Pub Date: 11/10/20 brand-new Galar Pokémon from Nintendo's new games $4.99 USD for Nintendo Switch, Sword & Shield. 32 pages Join Ash and Pikachu on an adventure in Galar, the newest Pokémon region! They'll meet and catch some amazing new Pokémon in this reader, including Galar First Partners Grookey, Scorbunny, and Sobble. Includes stickers!

Dark Horse Books

The Troll Guide Summary: Have you ever encountered a troll and not Anders Skoglind known what to do? Don’t panic—The Troll Guide has Pub Date: 11/10/20 you covered! $19.99 USD 104 pages This essential handbook is filled with tips and tricks on what to do when encountering trolls, as well as a comprehensive list of the different kinds of trolls and mountain creatures. This guidebook will turn even the most novice of troll scholars into experts!

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GRAPHIC UNIVERSE ™

Graphic Universe ™

A Light in the Darkness, a Lock in the Door Summary: Henrietta Achilles, the heir of a legendary : Book 2 wizard, has a serious plumbing problem. When flooding from Haiko Hörnig, Marius Pawlitza the wizard's house threatens to destroy everything around Pub Date: 11/10/20 it, Henrietta must rally a group of unlikely allies to stop the $9.99 USD deluge. Alongside Captain Booner's soldiers and Nate 120 pages Flemming's motley bandits, Henrietta travels into the house's depths, a journey that brings danger...and discovery.

Soon Henrietta encounters one of her uncle's lost creations—and he's a little suspicious about Henrietta winding up in charge. Meanwhile, secrets from Flemming and Booner's shared past explode into view, and the house's

DC Comics

Y: The Last Man Compendium One Summary: Don’t be THE LAST MAN to get the Brian K. Vaughan brand-new compendium collection packed to the brim Pub Date: 11/10/20 with stories! $59.99 USD 728 pages Yorick is just an average guy. He loves his girlfriend, Beth, and his Capuchin monkey, Ampersand. He’s figuring out his life, just like everyone else…until every living being with a Y chromosome suddenly dies in a mysterious pandemic.

Everyone except Yorick.

Now Yorick and Ampersand must navigate the postapocalyptic world they’ve been left…a world where men

Archie Comics

Archie & Katy Keene Summary: There’s a new girl in Riverdale and she’s Mariko Tamaki, Kevin Panetta, Laura Braga turning everyone’s heads—and NOT everyone is happy Pub Date: 11/10/20 about that! $12.99 USD 120 pages Who is Katy Keene and why is she so Insta-famous and beloved in Riverdale? And, moreover, why is she quickly becoming Archie’s biggest competition? Find out in this brand new collection from the creative team of writers Mariko Tamaki (Eisner Award Winner for Best Writer - Continuing Series) and Kevin Panetta with artist Laura Braga!

Publication History: Trade Paperback Original

Small Beer Press

Reconstruction : Stories Summary: In Reconstruction Award-winning writer and Alaya Dawn Johnson musician Johnson digs into the lives of those trodden Pub Date: 11/10/20 underfoot by the powers that be: from the lives of vampires $17.00 USD and those caught in their circle in Hawai’i to a taxonomy of 256 pages anger put together by Union soldiers in the American Civil War, these stories will grab you and not let you go.

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HEADLINE

Headline

Plan for the Worst Summary: The eleventh book in the bestselling Jodi Taylor Chronicles of St Mary's series. If you love Jasper Pub Date: 11/10/20 Fforde, Ben Aaronovitch or Doctor Who, you won't be $15.99 USD able to resist Jodi Taylor. 512 pages I would have trusted this man with my life. Until a couple of days ago, anyway.

You know what they say - hope for the best, but plan for the worst.

Max is quite accustomed to everything going wrong. She's St Mary's, after all. Disaster is her default state. But with

Headline

Long Story Short : A Short Story Collection Summary: Now in print for the very first time, this Jodi Taylor unmissable collection brings together seven short Pub Date: 11/10/20 stories from the internationally bestselling Chronicles $15.99 USD of St Mary's series, and one special guest tale from 432 pages somewhere completely different.

**Includes brand-new St Mary's short story When Did You Last See Your Father? and original introductions from the author**

From riotous misbehaviour in Victorian London to ingenious feats of scientific invention (powdered water - just add water!), and from a chaotic Nativity play starring a vengeful Angel Gabriel to an illegal expedition to Mars, Jodi Taylor Dundurn

Night Call Summary: A rogue robot is terrorizing the dark Brenden Carlson underbelly of 1930s Manhattan. Can detective Elias Pub Date: 11/10/20 Roche and his new Automatic partner track it down? $15.99 USD 336 pages The year is 1933. Even in a world with free energy, robot labour, and megacorporations, nothing could stop the collapse of the American Dream. As the world-spanning Great Depression rages on, the remaining New York–based mafias clash with police for control of the broken city. Elias Roche, former police officer turned Mafia enforcer, works to maintain a tenuous peace between the two parties.

Accustomed to settling disputes with the business end of a

Magnetic Press

Pistouvi Summary: Merwan, Bertrand Gatignol Childhood should last forever... Pub Date: 11/10/20 $19.99 USD Jeanne is a little girl who lies with a mischievous young fox 192 pages named Pistouvi. They share a charming little treehouse surrounded by a magical prairie tended by a giant 'tractor-man' and the wind-spirit he loves. Together, Jeanne and Pistouvie spend frolicking days without a care, but soon, the birds arrive and everything changes...

A beautiful, lyrical fable about the inevitable transition from childhood freedom to adult responsibility, replete with laughs, nostalgia and heartache.

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TOR TEEN

Tor Teen

Stormrise Summary: If Rain weren’t a girl, she would be respected Jillian Boehme as a Neshu combat master. Instead, her gender dooms her Pub Date: 11/10/20 to a colorless future. When an army of nomads invades her $9.99 USD kingdom and a draft forces every household to send one 320 pages man to fight, Rain seizes her chance. Knowing she’ll be killed if she’s discovered, she purchases powder made from dragon magic that enables her to disguise herself as a boy. In the war camps, she excels in training—and wrestles with the voice that has taken shape inside her head. The voice of a dragon she never truly believed existed.

As war looms and Rain is enlisted into an elite, secret unit tasked with rescuing the High King, she begins to realize

Pocket Books/Star Trek

A Contest of Principles Summary: An epic new Star Trek saga by New York Greg Cox Times bestselling author Greg Cox set during the Pub Date: 11/10/20 original five-year mission! $16.00 USD 400 pages The planet Vok is holding its first free elections after years of oppressive military rule. Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the Starship Enterprise have been dispatched by Starfleet to serve as impartial observers, but remaining neutral proves a challenge, as Kirk confronts a tangled web of scandal, conspiracy, and assassination plots—with the stability of an entire sector at stake.

To make matters worse, Dr. Leonard McCoy has vanished

Adams Media

Star Trek: The Wisdom of Picard : An Official Summary: Discover all of Captain Jean-Luc Picard’s Star Trek Collection sage advice, insight, and wisdom from the deck of the Chip Carter USS Enterprise and beyond in this ultimate collection of Pub Date: 11/10/20 wise words from the esteemed Starfleet captain. $15.99 USD 208 pages Any Star Trek fan knows that Captain Jean-Luc Picard is renowned for his impressive oratory skills, preferring negotiation and diplomacy over violence and destruction. Now, you can finally ponder all of his wisdom in one place—from his thoughts on leadership and sense of duty to justice and the limitlessness of exploration—in Star Trek: The Wisdom of Picard.

Marvel

Star Wars: From the Journals of Obi-Wan Summary: Lost tales of the Jedi, revealed! Obi-Wan has Kenobi slowly adjusted to his life of exile on Tatooine, secretly Jason Aaron, Dash Aaron, Simone Bianchi, Mike protecting young Luke Skywalker. But now injustice reigns Mayh... as villainous scum run rampant, extorting moisture farmers Pub Date: 11/10/20 and wreaking havoc. Will "Old Ben" risk revealing himself to $19.99 USD do what's right? And when Jabba the Hutt hires a bounty 192 pages hunter to fi nd out who's been thwarting his men, Obi-Wan must take on the galaxy's deadliest Wookiee, Black Krrsantan! Plus, years earlier, when Obi-Wan was still a Padawan, Master Yoda found himself trapped on a savage world with a hidden power. Yoda must learn the secret of the stones - and his struggle in the past will aff ect Luke in the present! And can Obi-Wan save a young Tusken Raider?

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CHRONICLE BOOKS

Chronicle Books

Star Wars: The Jedi Mind : Secrets from the Summary: Star Wars®: The Jedi Mind takes quotations Force for Balance and Peace and lessons from Star Wars and pairs them with Amy Ratcliffe, Christina Chung practices such a breathing, posture, and meditation. Pub Date: 11/10/20 $14.95 USD The Jedi Code is focused on peace, knowledge, 80 pages serenity, and balance—principles that readers can engage in their own lives.

The philosophical tenets are applicable not just in the galaxy far, far away, but also in our own galaxy, here and now.

• Quoted wisdom offers day-to-day life lessons

Marvel

Star Wars Vol. 1 : The Destiny Path Summary: "No...I am your father." Charles Soule, Jesus Saiz Pub Date: 11/10/20 In the wake of the events following The Empire Strikes $17.99 USD Back, it is a dark time for the heroes of the Rebellion. The 152 pages Rebel fl eet...scattered following a disastrous defeat at the Battle of Hoth. Han Solo...lost to the bounty hunter Boba Fett after being frozen in carbonite. And after being lured into a trap on Cloud City and bested in a vicious lightsaber duel against the evil Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker...learned the horrible truth about his past. Vader did not kill Luke's father, Anakin - Vader is Luke's father! Now, after narrowly escaping the dark lord's clutches, and wounded and reeling from the revelation, Luke, Princess Leia, Lando Calrissian,

IDW Publishing

Star Wars Episodes IV–IX Graphic Novel Summary: Explore the Star Wars universe in a whole Adaptation Box Set new light with this box set of stylishly illustrated Alessandro Ferrari graphic novel adaptations of the Original Trilogy and Pub Date: 11/10/20 the Skywalker Saga. $59.99 USD 480 pages “Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You’re my only hope.”

“Do. Or do not. There is no try.”

“That’s how we’re gonna win. Not fighting what we hate, saving what we love.”

“Confronting fear is the destiny of a Jedi.”

Titan Comics

Doctor Who Covers Collection: The Tenth Summary: Presented in an exquisite format, this Doctor sumptuous tome contains a vast number of stunning Alice X. Zhang, Kevin Wada, Claudia Ianniciello pieces of art and photography that have graced the Pub Date: 11/10/20 covers of the Doctor Who: Tenth Doctor comics series. $29.99 USD 128 pages Featuring work from artists and illustrators like Alice X. Zhang, Kevin Wada, Claudia Ianniciello, Alex Ronald, Elena Casagrande, Will Brooks, Verity Glass, Tommy Lee Edwards, Giorgia Sposito, Arianna Florean, and many more! With unseen sketches, commentary, process pieces and more, this is the ultimate gift-book for Doctor Who comic fans.

Story Locale: Space, alien worlds, Past/ present/ future

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DARK HORSE BOOKS

Dark Horse Books

Hidden Society Summary: A new series from Rafael Albuquerque and Rafael Scavone, Rafael Albuquerque Rafael Scavone, the team behind Neil Gaiman’s A Study Pub Date: 11/10/20 in Emerald! $19.99 USD 112 pages Hidden from ordinary eyes, there is a world alongside our own full of deities, demons, and danger—where magic wins out over science and dark secrets lie in wait. Ulloo, the last wizard from the Hidden Society, enlists the aid of a blind girl and her demon, a young magician, and a cursed bounty hunter in order to stop a group of nihilist warlocks from waking the Society’s greatest nemesis: a primeval force that, unchecked, will scorch the planet bare of all life.

Berger Books

Tomorrow Summary: A shocking new story for 2020 by critically Peter Milligan, Jesus Hérvas, James Devlin, Clem acclaimed and legendary writer Peter Milligan, R... breakout artist Jesús Hervas, and dynamic colorist Pub Date: 11/10/20 James Devlin. $19.99 USD 128 pages When a Russian computer virus jumps the species barrier and wipes out most of the adult population, the world falls precariously into the hands of the next generation. In the wake of devastation, musical prodigy Oscar Fuentes is separated from his twin sister Cira. Without the support of each other and stranded on opposite sides of the country, they’re soon swept into the rapidly-evolving networks of diverse teenage groups-turned-gangs. Can Oscar find his

Titan Books

Firefly - Artbook : A Visual Celebration of Summary: A collection of stunning brand-new Joss Whedon's Swashbuckling 'Verse exclusive original art celebrating the TV series Firefly. Titan Books Pub Date: 11/10/20 An original glossy coffee table book bursting with brand new $50.00 USD and exclusive art. The book includes over 120 pieces by 208 pages professional artists, illustrators, concept artists, comics artists and graphic designers. The featured artists include Joe Corroney, Rian Hughes, John J Hill, Sandra Kamenz, Angel Onofre, Stephen Sampson (The Dark Inker), Liza Shumskaya, and Angel Trancon. From character portraits, faux book covers and poster concepts, to iconic scenes, wanted posters and renderings of Serenity, each artist puts their own stamp on the Firefly universe.

Abaddon

Judge Fear's Big Day Out and Other Stories Summary: New anthology collecting the very best prose Michael Carroll stories from the pages of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic! Pub Date: 11/10/20 $11.99 USD New anthology collecting the very best prose stories from 416 pages the pages of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic!

A shopping mall where droids sell organs harvested from street trash...

A murderous imaginary friend...

A psychotic composer drafting music from pain...

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SOLARIS

Solaris

The Chimera Code Summary: Neuromancer for a non-binary age: an action- Wayne Santos packed techno-thriller with a side of magical realism. Pub Date: 11/10/20 $11.99 USD "Fun, fresh cyberpunk!" - Publisher's Weekly 500 pages Everything’s for hire – even magic.

If you need something done, they’re the best: a tough, resourceful mage, a lab-created genderless hacker and a cyborg with a big gun.

But when they’re hired by a virtual construct to destroy the other copies of himself, and the down payment is a new

HarperCollins Publishers

The World's Dumbest Criminals Summary: Two men in England photographed each other : Outrageously True Stories of Criminals stealing thousands of dollars from gambling machines. An Committing Stupid Crimes armed man successfully robbed a pharmacy and was HarperCollins Publishers Canada captured after he boasted about it on social media. A Pub Date: 11/10/20 burglar spent some time cleaning the house he was robbing, $18.50 USD and even restocked some groceries, before he was 304 pages discovered fast asleep in the homeowner’s bed. (“He did burn an old saucepan, but that happens!” reported the homeowner.) Two drunken louts stole a penguin from an aquarium and tried to release him into a canal when they were sober (he was returned to the polar enclosure, unharmed). Another man attempted to hold up a bank using a cucumber as a weapon. Two fellows tried to rob a bar

Penguin Books

The Last Voyage of Poe Blythe Summary: A companion novel to the #1 bestselling Ally Condie Matched trilogy, Ally Condie’s emotional and tensely Pub Date: 11/10/20 plotted novel about revenge, grief, and self-reliance is $11.99 USD now available in paperback. 352 pages Who do you become when you have nothing left to lose?

There is something Poe Blythe, the young captain of the Outpost’s last mining ship, wants far more than the gold they tear from the Serpentine River.

Revenge.

Gallery / Saga Press

A Longer Fall Summary: #1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris Charlaine Harris returns with “a gripping, twisty-turny, Pub Date: 11/10/20 thrill ride of a read (Karin Slaughter) in which Lizbeth $16.99 USD is hired onto a new crew, transporting a crate into 320 pages Dixie, the self-exiled southeast territory of the former United States. What the crate contains is something so powerful, that forces from across three territories want to possess it.

In this second thrilling installment of the Gunnie Rose series, Lizbeth Rose is hired onto a new crew for a seemingly easy protection job. She is tasked with transporting a crate into Dixie, just about the last part of

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FANTAGRAPHICS

Fantagraphics

Streets of Paris, Streets of Murder Box Set Summary: Presents all four hardboiled graphic crime : The Complete Noir Stories of Manchette and novels by Jean-Patrick Manchette and Tardi: Griffu, West Tardi Coast Blues, Like a Sniper Lining Up His Shot, and Run Like Tardi, Jean-Patrick Manchette, Kim Thompson, Crazy, Run Like Hell, as well as a bonus 21-page, unfinished Jenna... tale and a single-page introduction to another incomplete Pub Date: 11/10/20 story. $59.99 USD 364 pages

Hachette Books

Lame of Thrones : The Final Book in a Song of Summary: From Harvard's legendary humor Hot and Cold publication comes an outrageous, uproariously funny The Harvard Lampoon parody of Game of Thrones, in the tradition of their Pub Date: 11/10/20 previous bestselling parody book classics Bored of the $17.99 USD Rings, Nightlight, and The Hunger Pains. 320 pages An affectionate but take-no-prisoners send-up of the massive literary and television franchise, Lame of Thrones offers fans a way of reentering the fictional world they have come to love and merrily explodes all of its conventions -- as well as their expectations of the characters -- to hilarious ends. It may even leave you more satisfied than the actual TV ending of Game of Thrones. In fact, if it doesn't the

DC Comics

Teen Titans Go! Roll With It! Summary: Heather Nuhfer and P.C. Morrissey team up Heather Nuhfer, P. C. Morissey, Agnes in this fun story about game night with the Titans! Garbowska, S... Pub Date: 11/10/20 The Titans have a regular game of Basements & Basilisks, $9.99 USD but when the basement boss (Robin, of course) tries to 152 pages make the game super fun by making it super-impossible to win, the team rebels. Their new BB is much more fun—and she actually lets them complete their quests, which is excellent motivation to keep playing. But the Boy Wonder begins to worry that the Titans will be trapped in their imaginations forever, going on endless, easy-breezy quests, neglecting their duties in Jump City.

Angry Robot

Refraction Summary: A loner cursed with a psychic power learns Christopher Hinz he was part of an illicit experiment as a baby and Pub Date: 11/10/20 embarks on a perilous hunt to find those responsible. $15.99 USD 400 pages If Aiden Manchester had to have a superpower, why couldn’t it be something useful like predicting the future? Or Jedi mind tricks? Instead, he’s afflicted with manifestations, balls of goo which materialise in midair while he sleeps. If Aiden Manchester had to have a superpower, why couldn’t it be something useful? Like predicting the future? Or Jedi mind tricks? Instead, Aiden is afflicted with ’manifestations’, mysterious balls of goo which materialise mid-air while he sleeps.

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MACMILLAN COLLECTOR'S LIBRARY

Macmillan Collector's Library

Food for Thought : Selected Writings Summary: Whether you’re a keen chef or much prefer to Annie Gray be cooked for, dip into this delicious anthology of classic Pub Date: 11/10/20 food writing to satisfy any palate. $14.00 USD 256 pages Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library, a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold-foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is edited and introduced by historian, cook, lecturer and broadcaster Annie Gray.

From ancient times to today’s celebrity chefs, people have always been inspired to write about food. In this delectable

Oni Press

Odessa Summary: Three siblings search for their missing Jonathan Hill mother across a ruined America in this original graphic Pub Date: 11/10/20 novel perfect for fans of Scott Westerfeld and Neal $19.99 USD Shusterman. 328 pages "A gritty, raw page-turner." — Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)

Eight years ago an earthquake—the Big One—hit along the Cascadia fault line, toppling cities and changing landscapes all up and down the west coast of the United States. Life as we know it changed forever. But for Vietnamese-American Virginia Crane, life changed shortly after the earthquake,

Tor Books

Warrior of the Altaii Summary: Draw near and listen, or else time is at an end. Robert Jordan Pub Date: 11/10/20 The watering holes of the Plain are drying up, the fearsome $18.99 USD fanghorn grow more numerous, and bad omens abound. 352 pages Wulfgar, a leader of the Altaii people, must contend with twin queens, warlords, prophets and magic in hopes of protecting his people and securing their future. Elspeth, a visitor from another world, holds the answers, but first Wulfgar must learn to ask the right questions.

But what if the knowledge that saves the Altaii will also destroy them?

Tordotcom

The Factory Witches of Lowell Summary: Faced with abominable working conditions, C. S. Malerich unsympathetic owners, and hard-hearted managers, the mill Pub Date: 11/10/20 girls of Lowell have had enough. They're going on strike, $14.99 USD and they have a secret weapon on their side: a little 128 pages witchcraft to ensure that no one leaves the picket line.

For the young women of Lowell, Massachusetts, freedom means fair wages for fair work, decent room and board, and a chance to escape the cotton mills before lint stops up their lungs. When the Boston owners decide to raise the workers’ rent, the girls go on strike. Their ringleader is Judith Whittier, a newcomer to Lowell but not to class warfare. Judith has already seen one strike fold and she doesn’t

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AVERY HILL PUBLISHING

Avery Hill Publishing

Breakwater Summary: On the South coast of England, in an old art Katriona Chapman deco picture house, Chris finds a new friend…then has to Pub Date: 11/11/20 decide if she has room in her life for one. A loner and an $15.95 USD introvert, Chris has worked in Breakwater Picture House for 160 pages many years. It’s the kind of job that people drift through; friendships flourish for a time, contained within their allotted hours and place...and then fade when people move on. But when Dan joins, Chris finds someone who breaks out of these designated boundaries and gradually becomes a part of her life. Initially the relationship helps her out of a rut and she finds her world starting to open up. But as she learns more about her new friend, she must decide if the solitary life she’s built is the one she’s actually most suited

The University Press of Kentucky

Harry Dean Stanton : Hollywood's Zen Rebel Summary: Harry Dean Stanton (1926--2017) got his start Joseph B. Atkins in Hollywood in TV productions such as Zane Grey Theater Pub Date: 11/12/20 and Gunsmoke. After a series of minor parts in forgettable $34.95 USD westerns, he gradually began to get film roles that 256 pages showcased his laid-back acting style, appearing in Cool Hand Luke (1967), Kelly's Heroes (1970), The Godfather: Part II (1974), and Alien (1979). He became a headliner in the eighties -- starring in Wim Wenders's moving Paris, Texas (1984) and Alex Cox's Repo Man (1984) -- but it was his extraordinary skill as a character actor that established him as a revered cult figure and kept him in demand throughout his career.

Tachyon Publications

Nucleation Summary: “Recommended for fans of Richard K. Morgan’s Kimberly Unger Altered Carbon and Martha Wells’ Murderbot series.” Pub Date: 11/13/20 —Booklist $15.95 USD 288 pages “A superb, smart debut!” —Lissa Price, bestselling author of the Starters series

In this riveting debut science-fiction technothriller, a top-notch VR pilot encounters a disaster during the highest profile space-faring project of her career. Now she must unearth a critical truth: was her discovery due to a betrayal, a business rival, or a threat to humanity itself?

Polaris

A Kind of Magic : Making the Original Summary: The story of an immortal Scottish warrior Highlander battling evil down through the centuries, Highlander fused a Jonathan Melville high-concept idea with the kinetic energy of a pop promo Pub Date: 11/17/20 pioneer and Queen’s explosive soundtrack to become a cult $24.95 USD classic. 320 pages When two American producers took a chance on a college student’s script, they set in motion a chain of events involving an imploding British film studio, an experimental music video director still finding his filmmaking feet, a former James Bond with a spiralling salary, and the unexpected arrival of low-budget production company, Cannon Films.

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CAEZIK SF & FANTASY

CAEZIK SF & Fantasy

Salamis Summary: A new novel by one of the most acclaimed Harry Turtledove writers of alternate history in the world; a New York Times Pub Date: 11/17/20 bestselling author who has been crowned as ‘the Master of $17.99 USD Alternate History’ by Publisher Weekly and has won virtually 268 pages every major award associated with the genre.

Salamis is the fifth (standalone) novel in Harry Turtledove’s critically acclaimed Hellenic Traders universe, detailing the adventures of two cousins, Menedemos and Sostratos, who work as seaborne traders following the death of Alexander the Great.

This time the stage is one of the greatest sea battles ever fought in ancient times; the Battle of Salamis of 306 BC. Night Shade

The Best of Glen Cook : 18 Stories from the Summary: The best short fiction of legendary author Author of The Black Company and The Dread Glen Cook (The Black Company, the Dread Empire) is Empire collected into a new paperback volume. Glen Cook Pub Date: 11/17/20 For over forty years, Glen Cook has been among the most $16.99 USD well-known, influential, and widely respected authors in 552 pages science fiction and fantasy. Through classic series such as The Black Company, Garrett P.I., the Dread Empire, Starfishers, Darkwar, and more, his gritty, down-to-earth style left an indelible impression on his readers around the world, forever shifting the genre landscape and carving out his place as a pioneering icon.

Wakefield Press

Circles of Dread Summary: During the Occupation, severed from contact Jean Ray, Scott Nicolay with France and other countries, Belgian publishing turned Pub Date: 11/17/20 inward, and forgotten authors such as Jean Ray were given $15.95 USD new leases on literary life. Embracing the influence of 192 pages American pulp fiction, Ray’s short stories found a new audience during World War II, and gave voice to a realm of fear and unease that blended fantasy with a Catholic heritage and a distinctly bourgeois everyday.

Circles of Dread, Ray’s fourth short-story collection, was first published in 1943, the same year that saw the appearance of his best-known work, the novel Malpertuis. This collection’s portholes onto sinister fantasy include such

Titan Books

Escape Pod: The Science Fiction Anthology Summary: The fifteenth anniversary of the S.B. Divya, Mur Lafferty, N.K. Jemisin, Cory Hugo-nominated science fiction podcast Escape Pod, Docto... featuring new and exclusive stories from today’s Pub Date: 11/17/20 bestselling writers. $15.95 USD 336 pages Finalist for the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine.

Celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of cutting-edge science fiction from the hit podcast, Escape Pod. Escape Pod has been bringing the finest short fiction to millions of ears all over the world, at the forefront of a new fiction revolution.

This anthology gathers together fifteen stories, including

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TKO STUDIOS

TKO Studios

Lonesome Days, Savage Nights Summary: TKO Studios presents "Lonesome Days, Steven Niles, Salvatore A. Simeone, Szymon Savage Nights" Kudrans... Pub Date: 11/17/20 Stu Manning always wanted to be a cop. But a terrible $19.99 USD incident on his first beat has left him dishonored, dismayed, 160 pages and barely clinging to sanity. Years later Stu prowls the streets again, not as a cop, but a scruffy private detective with one hell of a trick up his sleeve...and a monster under his skin.

But when the city he always wanted to protect claims the one person who helped him survive it this far, Stu is prepared to unleash the beast he's kept inside and embark Gemstone Publishing

Overstreet @ 50: Five Decades of The Summary: The 50-year history of The Overstreet Comic Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide Book Price Guide is documented and celebrated in this lush Robert M. Overstreet, Joe Jusko history of book collectors and dealers alike have called “The Pub Date: 11/17/20 Bible” of the comic book industry. Veteran collectors, $20.00 USD historians, dealers, and Bob Overstreet himself detail the 320 pages story of the Guide’s early days and its importance to the vibrant comic book market that exists today. Includes vintage concept art, ad materials, a cover gallery spanning five decades, the complete Overstreet Hall of Fame, and more.

Harper Wave

The Big She-Bang : The Herstory of the Summary: For centuries, history has been “written about a Universe According to God the Mother bunch of men by a bunch of men.” In The Big SHE-Bang, Marisa Acocella Marisa Acocella challenges our understanding of humanity’s Pub Date: 11/17/20 past with her own Big Book. In this gloriously vibrant, clever $32.50 USD and hilarious alternate herstory of the world, the true 256 pages leaders, makers, and doers who have been omitted—the women—at last claim their place. Narrated by God the Mother, The Big She Bang celebrates the “shevolutionaries,” from Eve to the Marys—Virgin Mother and Magdalene—from Persephone, Kali, Isis, Delilah to RBG, Gloria, and Tarana. Acocella brilliantly illuminates the way women have been erased, vilified, and dominated across eons—blamed for original sin, destruction, betrayals, witchery, and other

BOOM! Studios

Alienated Summary: Three teenagers discover an unearthly creature Simon Spurrier, Chris Wildgoose with incredible powers who needs prey to survive - but as Pub Date: 11/17/20 they try to use his powers for good, it may be these $19.99 USD humans who pose the greatest threat to the world. 160 pages THREE KIDS CALLED SAM. ONE ALIEN BIOWEAPON.

Three teenagers, each an outcast in their own ways, stumble upon an unearthly entity as it’s born. As they bond over this shared secret and the incredible abilities of their new discovery, the trio soon realizes the truth: this creature is dangerous...and in need of prey.

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RAZORBILL

Razorbill

Rebel Sisters Summary: In the epic, action-packed sequel to the Tochi Onyebuchi “brilliant” (Booklist, starred review) novel War Girls, Pub Date: 11/17/20 the battles are over, but the fight for justice has just $18.99 USD begun. 464 pages It’s been five years since the Biafran War ended. Ify is now nineteen and living where she’s always dreamed—the Space Colonies. She is a respected, high-ranking medical officer and has dedicated her life to helping refugees like herself rebuild in the Colonies.

Back in the still devastated Nigeria, Uzo, a young synth, is helping an aid worker, Xifeng, recover images and details of

Hero Collector

Star Trek Voyager: A Celebration Summary: Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the TV Ben Robinson, Mark Wright series in 2020! Everything you want to know about Pub Date: 11/17/20 Captain Kathryn Janeway’s Starship Voyager and crew. $29.95 USD 248 pages The perfect holiday gift for the Star Trek fan in your life!

Just wonderful and so well written - stuff I never knew which surprised me - and I was on the show! You will enjoy this I guarantee. - Ethan Phillips, Neelix from Star Trek: Voyager

Go behind the scenes of the making of a television classic,

Hermes Press

The Phantom the complete dailies volume 20: Summary: The critically acclaimed, best selling complete 1966-1968 reprint of The Phantom continues! Lee Falk, Sy Barry Referred to by comic strip historian Maurice Horn as the Pub Date: 11/17/20 “granddaddy of all costumed superheroes,” The Phantom $60.00 USD was created in 1936 by Lee Falk with artwork by Sy Barry. 272 pages The strip hit the funny pages of newspapers well before the Dark Knight or Superman made their first appearances and has been acknowledged as an influence on every “masked man of mystery” since. The Phantom set the standard for action, adventure, intrigue, and romance in adventure comic strips and comic books - it has frequently been copied but never equaled. This exciting 20th volume continues the SY BARRY YEARS!

Katherine Tegen Books

Fantastic Tales of Nothing Summary: Welcome to Nothing! Despite its name, this is a Alejandra Green, Fanny Rodriguez fantastic land where humans and magical volken coexist Pub Date: 11/17/20 peacefully—at least they try to coexist . . . $12.99 USD 320 pages This is the tale of Nathan, an ordinary human (or so he thinks) living an ordinary life (or so he wishes). Everything changes when he wakes up in the middle of nowhere and meets Haven, a mysterious creature who is neither human nor volken. Oh, and the two of them are being chased by volken mercenaries—a grumpy wolf named Bardou and a delightful crow named Sina.

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PENGUIN GROUP UK

Penguin Group UK

The Wintertime Paradox: : Festive stories Summary: Did you know Davros and the Doctor met for from the World of Doctor Who three Christmases, on different planets, across time and Dave Rudden space? Have you heard the one about the time the Pub Date: 11/17/20 Plasmavores came to pay a festive visit? Or when Madame $16.99 USD Vastra fought a cyborg? 448 pages These are the incredible untold stories of Doctor Who Chrsitmas past, present and future. The perfect tales to get you halfway out of the dark.

This thrilling anthology presents a fantastic collection of adventures through time and space, featuring the best-loved characters and places from the Doctor Who world.

Del Rey

The Saints of Salvation Summary: With refreshing determination and hopeful Peter F. Hamilton grit, humanity activates a bold endgame against an Pub Date: 11/17/20 alien invasion in the finale of a series heralded as “a $32.00 USD modern classic” (Stephen Baxter) from “one of the 528 pages finest writers the genre has produced” (Gareth L. Powell).

Humanity is struggling to hold out against a hostile takeover by an alien race that claims to be on a religious mission to bring all sentient life to its God at the End of Time. But while things may look grim in the immediate aftermath of the attack, mankind is busy playing an even longer game than the aliens may have expected. Will a strategy millennia

Oni Press

Just Act Normal : A Pie Comics Collection Summary: "A dry, sarcastic humor that hits you hard in John McNamee the chuckles." — BoredPanda.com Pub Date: 11/17/20 $14.99 USD This third collection from The Onion and the New Yorker 128 pages contributor John McNamee features his most absurdly relatable comics on our futile attempts to seem “normal,” and why that’s hilarious.

Pie Comics began as a college comic strip way back in the mid ’00s, when flip phones roamed the earth. But after a shoulder injury forced cartoonist John McNamee to simplify his drawing style and improvise comics, Pie Comics evolved into the beloved strip it is today!

Z2 Comics

Sound & Fury: The Graphic Novel Summary: Sturgill Simpson Presents Sound & Fury The Jason Aaron, Ryan Cady, Vasilis Lolos, Rufus Graphic Novel Dayg... Pub Date: 11/17/20 $19.99 USD 144 pages

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PENGUIN GROUP UK

Penguin Group UK

Doctor Who: Twelve Angels Weeping Summary: On every planet that has existed or will exist, : Twelve stories of the villains from Doctor there is a winter . . . Who Dave Rudden Many of the peoples of Old Earth celebrated a winter Pub Date: 11/17/20 festival. A time to huddle together against the cold; a time $11.99 USD to celebrate being half-way out of the dark. 416 pages But shadows are everywhere, and there are some corners of the universe which have bred the most terrible things, lurking in the cold between the stars.

Here are twelve stories - one for each of the Twelve Days of Christmas - to remind you that to come out of the darkness

Top Shelf Productions

The Book Tour Summary: A page-turning, Kafkaesque dark comedy in Andi Watson brilliant retro style, this graphic novel watches one Pub Date: 11/17/20 man try to keep it together while everything falls apart. $24.99 USD 272 pages Upon the publication of his latest novel, G. H. Fretwell, a minor English writer, embarks on a book tour to promote it. Nothing is going according to plan, and his trip gradually turns into a nightmare. But now the police want to ask him some questions about a mysterious disappearance, and it seems that Fretwell’s troubles are only just beginning…

In his first book for adults in many years, acclaimed cartoonist Andi Watson evokes all the anxieties felt by every

Drawn and Quarterly

Paul at Home Summary: Paul at Home is Quebecois superstar Michel Michel Rabagliati, Helge Dascher Rabagliati’s most personal book yet, a riveting, emotional, Pub Date: 11/17/20 and frequently amusing take on the losses and loneliness of $21.95 USD being closer to retirement than to university. Paul is in his 204 pages mid-50s, a successful cartoonist with an achy shoulder living in a house he once shared with his wife and daughter. The backyard is unkempt, full of weeds. A swing set sits idle, slowly rusting beside a half-dead tree Paul planted with his then-five-year-old daughter. The room that belonged to his now-18-year-old daughter is mostly unused, especially once she decides to move overseas.

Left unspoken but lingering in the background is Paul’s

IDW Publishing

My Little Pony: Holiday Memories Summary: Celebrate the holidays with all of your Katie Cook, James Asmus, Brenda Hickey, Agnes favorite Ponies in this collection of stories that focuses Garb... on family, friends, traditions, and all-around joy! Pub Date: 11/17/20 $12.99 USD It’s almost Hearth’s Warming Eve, and the Apple family is 112 pages busy at work preparing an array of tasty apple treats for all of Ponyville. But when a mysterious creature starts ruining their crop, Applejack sets out to find out who’s behind this tomfoolery! Who, or what, is the SASS SQUASH? Then, when Twilight Sparkle and Spike get stuck in a snowstorm, Twilight reads some classic Equestrian holiday tales to pass the time, including The Flying Reindeer, The Toy and the Mouse, and ’Twas the Night Before Hearth’s Warming Eve.

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HARPER

Harper

Alright, Alright, Alright : The Oral History of Summary: Dazed and Confused not only heralded the Richard Linklater's Dazed and Confused arrival of filmmaker Richard Linklater, it introduced a cast of Melissa Maerz unknowns who would become the next generation of movie Pub Date: 11/17/20 stars. Embraced as a cultural touchstone, the 1993 film $26.99 USD would also make Matthew McConaughey’s famous phrase 464 pages —alright, alright, alright—ubiquitous. But it started with a simple idea: Linklater thought people might like to watch a movie about high school kids just hanging out and listening to music on the last day of school in 1976.

To some, that might not even sound like a movie. But to a few studio executives, it sounded enough like the next American Graffiti to justify the risk. Dazed and Confused

A Wave Blue World Inc

Maybe Someday : Stories of Promise, Visions Summary: of Hope The highly ancipated sequel to the New York Times featured, Ringo Award Daniel Kibblesmith, Alisa Kwitney, Max Bemis, nominated anthology, “All We Ever Wanted”. This new collecon presents 26 Alex... original stories that will inspire readers and restore their belief that a beer Pub Date: 11/17/20 world is possible. Featuring a diverse array of today's top talent coming $19.99 USD together to share their visions of a brighter future. 176 pages

Marvel

Marvel-Verse: Deadpool & Wolverine Summary: Feisty fun for the whole family with two of Paul Tobin, Fred Van Lente, Ronan Cliiquet, Marvel's most popular superstars! Everybody loves Gurihi... Deadpool, right? Somebody ought to tell the Avengers! Can Pub Date: 11/17/20 the Merc with a Mouth fast-talk his way out of a $9.99 USD confrontation with Earth's Mightiest Heroes? At least 96 pages Spider-Man can see Wade Wilson's appeal until a day in the life of Deadpool shows him a little something about power and irresponsibility. Wolverine's keen to teach Spidey a lesson too, when he fi nds out the webhead is following him - and he is one tutor who makes sure you get the point! And what was Wolvie up to just before he fi rst tangled with the Hulk?

Schiffer

Mine's Bigger Than Yours : The 100 Wackiest Summary: A celebration of the wildest and weirdest that Action Movies action cinema has to offer, the hosts of the Really Awful Christopher Lombardo, Jeff Kirschner Movies podcast take you on a fun-filled pilgrimage through Pub Date: 11/17/20 the nuttiest movies in the genre. Traversing both decades $29.99 USD and continents, these 100 titles reach beyond the typical 240 pages patron saints of action, giving unsung genre heroes like Vic Diaz, Reb Brown, and Godfrey Ho their due. Our intrepid hosts have highlighted action gems with all of the necessary components for greatness: Heroes! Villains! Henchmen! But something’s typically missing. Usually, it’s a budget. Often, it’s talent. But that doesn’t mean these films aren’t as entertaining as any mainstream fare. Divided into nine chapters by subgenre, featuring stills and posters, and with

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Z2 COMICS

Z2 Comics

Electric Century Summary: Johnny Ashford, former sitcom-star, drives Mikey Way, Shaun Simon, Toby Cypress drunk through a storefront andgets tossed in jail. His Pub Date: 11/17/20 aspiring actress girlfriend bails him out and he begins seeing $19.99 USD a hypnotherapist, who sends him to his "happy place": 136 pages 1980's Atlantic City, where he relives his childhood on the boardwalk and the Electric Century casino, hardly noticing shadowy specters all around. His addiction shifts from alcohol to his hypnotic trips to the boardwalk. When his girlfriend winds up there, Johnny has to figure out how to save their lives and escape the Electric Century ...

IDW Publishing

Alien Invasions! The History of Aliens in Pop Summary: Aliens are coming for you! For the first time Culture ever, read how aliens have invaded pop culture in all its Michael Stein guises and forms in this definitive history spanning Pub Date: 11/17/20 over 100 years. See how depictions of aliens have $34.99 USD evolved over the years in popular and pulp magazines, 176 pages comics, on TV, and in movies!

Readers will meet aliens with eyes on stalks, robot aliens (as in H.G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds), barrel chested aliens (as per Frank R. Paul’s Martian of the 1930s), blob-like B-movie aliens of the 1950s, “realistic” aliens as featured in the 1977 movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind (supposedly based on the real alien found at Roswell),

Dynamite Entertainment

The Dynamite Art of John Cassaday Summary: Every cover produced by John Cassaday for Dynamite Dynamite, John Cassaday Dynamite is reprinted here in this special giant-sized Pub Date: 11/17/20 treasury edition! $39.99 USD 120 pages

Fantagraphics

Walt Disney's Donald Duck: Follow the Summary: Donald's nerdy cousin Fethry Duck is a mallard Fearless Leader : Disney Masters Vol. 14 on a mission, determined to include Donald in all his sudden Dick Kinney, Al Hubbard passions: from a super exercise regimen to building an Pub Date: 11/17/20 indoor farm, to stage magic that turns startlingly real! With $29.99 USD this volume of the Disney Masters series, we begin 192 pages collecting the Ducktales of Dick Kinney and Al Hubbard — for the first time in North America! Kinney and Hubbard were a Disney dream team in the '60s, hatching Donald Duck co-stars like Fethry, master spy Mata Harrier, and terrible tomcat Tabby. From Fethry's very first story through the doggy doings of Scamp to Uncle Scrooge in "The Case of the Purloined Pearls," Kinney and Hubbard keep the laughs rolling and the hijinks hopping.

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TITAN COMICS

Titan Comics

Marvel Comics: The First 80 Years Summary: An in-depth, beautifully illustrated Titan companion book which explores the origins and rich Pub Date: 11/17/20 history of the largest comic book publishing company $29.99 USD in the world, from the minds of infamous creators such 160 pages as Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko - Marvel Comics!

For 80 years, Marvel Comics has inspired millions of fans worldwide with iconic characters and timeless stories that have brought the Marvel Universe to the forefront of contemporary pop culture.

Though now the company is famous for their blockbuster

Flying Eye Books

Hilda and the Time Worm : Hilda Netflix Summary: Based on the hit Netflix series, join Hilda and Tie-In 4 Twig for more hilarious adventures in the 4th volume of the Luke Pearson, Stephen Davies, Victoria Evans illustrated fiction series. Pub Date: 11/17/20 $10.99 USD Series Overview: The Hilda series follows the journey of a 200 pages fearless blue-haired girl as she travels from her magical home in the wilderness, filled with elves and giants, to the bustling city of Trolberg. Here, she makes new friends and discovers mysterious creatures who are stranger—and sometimes more dangerous—than she ever expected.

Image Comics

Planet Paradise Summary: Jesse Lonergan To survive aer crash landing on an alien planet, a vacaoner must bale Pub Date: 11/17/20 against a hosle environment, killer lizards, corporate bureaucracy, and the $16.99 USD pessimism of her sole companion, the drug-addled captain of the ship. 128 pages

Albatross Funnybooks

The Goon Volume 2 : The Deceit of a Summary: The second volume in the all new Albatross Cro-Magnon Dandy Funnybooks series! One by one, the Goon has taken down Eric Powell, Thomas E. Sniegoski, Brett Parson the gangs who have sprung up in the Nameless Town in his Pub Date: 11/17/20 absence. But he has yet to face the mysterious crime figure $17.99 USD know as Dapper… until now. After Goon is framed for the 128 pages kidnapping of the Limburger Baby, it’s not just the brute force of the Neanderthal in the pinstriped suit Goon has to worry about, but the wrath of the furious town out for vengeance. But is Dapper really the one pulling the strings?

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JY

JY

Wizards of Mickey, Vol. 1 : Origins Summary: When a sorcerer steals a powerful enchanted Disney crystal from the ancient wizard Nereus, apprentice Mickey Pub Date: 11/17/20 Mouse travels to the capital of Grandhaven to reclaim the $16.00 USD crystal before Nereus realizes it's gone. His search leads him 272 pages to the Great Wizarding Tournament, which he enters with two young magicians he meets along the way: Goofy and Donald Duck. Little does he know, a far more sinister plot is unfolding in the shadows of the competition...

Oni Press

Backtrack Vol. 1 Summary: "Brilliant idea for a series, can’t wait to see Brian Joines, Jake Elphick where this one goes!" - Patton Oswalt Pub Date: 11/17/20 $19.99 USD A former criminal driver is given the chance at 144 pages redemption by entering a car race but there's just one catch: each leg covers a different period in history.

If you had a chance to fix a mistake from your past, would you take it? Alyson Levy would.

Guilt weighs heavy on former criminal "wheelman," Alyson, who led an illicit life that left hers shattered. Enter Casper Quellex, an eccentric businessman who offers her the break

Chronicle Books

The Disney Princess : A Celebration of Art Summary: The Disney Princess is a one-of-a-kind and Creativity celebration of the timeless Disney characters who have Charles Solomon enchanted audiences for generations. Pub Date: 11/17/20 $50.00 USD This landmark book serves as the definitive visual 240 pages history of the Disney princess from 1937 to today.

Fans and collectors have the chance to get an inside look at how each of the princesses came to be, with behind-the-scenes stories and stunning art from the legendary Disney archive.

From Snow White to Moana, The Disney Princess explores

Hero Collector

The James Bond Film Guide : The Official Summary: The essential guide to all 25 Bond Movies, Guide to All 25 007 Films including 2020’s No Time to Die - starring Daniel Craig! Ben Robinson Pub Date: 11/17/20 Featuring facts on the stories, the characters, the vehicles, $34.95 USD the gadgets and the locations of each movie, this authorized 288 pages guide takes you through six decades of one of the greatest movie franchises ever.

With over 1,000 photographs, posters, and movie images from the filmmakers’ extensive archive, this book is an indispensable guide to what happened in which film and when, providing everything you need to know on the phenomenal world of Bond.

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DC COMICS

DC Comics

Underworld Unleashed: The 25th Anniversary Summary: The devil gets his due as demon-powered Edition super-villains wreak havoc in this 25th anniversary Mark Waid, Howard Porter edition of the classic DC event by Mark Waid and Pub Date: 11/17/20 Howard Porter! $29.99 USD 304 pages When the demon Neron boosts the powers of the DC Universe’s villains, Earth’s heroes struggle to save humanity! Neron makes DC’s villains—and heroes—an offer they can’t refuse, dangling serious power upgrades at the cost of their souls. Who will say yes? Who will say no? And will the DC Universe ever be the same?

Underworld Unleashed: The 25th Anniversary Edition collects

DC Comics

The Flash: Year One Summary: THE SCARLET SPEEDSTER’S ORIGIN STARTS Joshua Williamson, Howard Porter HERE! Pub Date: 11/17/20 $17.99 USD Barry Allen is stuck in place. As a forensic scientist for the 152 pages Central City police, it’s his job to catch criminals after they’ve committed their crimes. It’s like he’s lost the race before he even leaves the starting line.

Then one night lightning strikes—and everything changes.

Electrocuted and doused in chemicals, Barry emerges from a coma with the force of incredible speed humming in his very atoms. He’s faster than bullets, faster than sound, faster

Vesuvian Books

Rubicon Summary: Gareth Worthington IT HAS BEEN SEVENTEEN YEARS since the Nine Veils Pub Date: 11/17/20 abducted half of the Nenets children and their bonded $16.95 USD Huahuqui from Antarctica. Despite years of searching by 326 pages Jonathan Teller and the NSA, no one has heard from the clandestine organization, or the abductees.

KJ Nilsson, the remaining children, and their Huahuqui —collectively known as the Stratum—have grown up in relative safety at Alpha Base in Antarctica. Thanks to the work of Lucy Taylor, now President of the United States, the Stratum are to be recognized as a unique, symbiotic, race and legal citizens of several great nations.

Running Press Adult

This Was Hollywood : Forgotten Stars and Summary: Stories In this one-of-a-kind Hollywood history, the creator of Carla Valderrama Instagram's celebrated @ThisWasHollywood reveals Pub Date: 11/17/20 the forgotten past of the film world in a dazzling visual $29.00 USD package modeled on the classic fan magazines of 240 pages yesteryear.

From former screen legends who have faded into obscurity to new revelations about the biggest movie stars, Valderrama unearths the most fascinating little-known tales from the birth of Hollywood through its Golden Age.

The shocking fate of the world's first movie star. Clark

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MARGARET K. MCELDERRY BOOKS

Margaret K. McElderry Books

These Violent Delights Summary: Perfect for fans of The Last Magician and Chloe Gong Descendant of the Crane, this heart-stopping debut is Pub Date: 11/17/20 an imaginative Romeo and Juliet retelling set in 1920s $19.99 USD Shanghai, with rival gangs and a monster in the depths 464 pages of the Huangpu River.

The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery.

A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city helpless in the grip of chaos. At the heart of it all is eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, a former flapper who has returned to assume her role as the proud heir of the

Wednesday Books

Goblin King : A Permafrost Novel Summary: The Hunt is over but the War has just begun. Kara Barbieri Pub Date: 11/17/20 Against all odds, Janneke has survived the Hunt for the $18.99 USD Stag—but all good things come with a cost. Lydian might be 320 pages dead, but he took the Stag with him. Janneke now holds the mantle, while Soren, now her equal in every way, has become the new Erlking. Janneke's powers as the new Stag has brought along haunting visions of a world thrown into chaos, and the ghost of Lydian taunts her with the riddles he spoke of when he was alive.

When Janneke discovers the truth of Lydian and his madness, she's forced to see her tormentor in a different

Tor Books

Child of the Prophecy : Book Three of the Summary: The old magic is fading, the groves are failing, Sevenwaters Trilogy and the ways of Man are driving the Old Ones to the Juliet Marillier beyond. If nothing is done, Ireland will lose its essential Pub Date: 11/17/20 mystic core. The prophecies of long ago fortell a way to $19.99 USD prevent this horror, but the ways of prophecies are never 528 pages easy... and there are those who would stop the prophecy for their own ends.

It is up to Fianne, daughter of Niamh—the lost sister of the Sevenwaters clan—to solve the riddles of power. A shy child of a reclusive sorcerer, her way is hard, for she is the granddaughter of the wicked sorceress Oonagh, who has emerged from the shadows and seeks to destroy all that the

Ace

Daughter of the Serpentine Summary: As a young dragoneer moves through the E.E. Knight ranks of a prestigious dragonriding academy, her Pub Date: 11/17/20 challenges grow greater and her time grows short to $17.00 USD draw out a series of deadly threats, in the second 496 pages installment of this thrilling coming-of-age fantasy series.

Fifteen-year-old Ileth is now an Apprentice Dragoneer, with all of the benefits and pitfalls that her elevation in rank entails. She has survived many challenges to achieve the next step in her training, making the rounds to learn each aspect of the Serpentine Academy. But her advancement becomes less certain after a she’s attacked by an unknown

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PENGUIN GROUP UK

Penguin Group UK

Doctor Who: Time Traveller's Diary Summary: Whether you're sight-seeing in the constellation BBC Children's Books Penguin Random House of Kasterborous or slumming it on planet Earth, you need to Pub Date: 11/17/20 be able keep track of things - especially if you're a time $12.99 USD traveller. This handy Time Lord-approved diary is perpetual, 384 pages so will work whichever year you land in, and with a day to a page there's plenty of room to record your adventures or plan your next move.

It's also packed with useful information about holidays and anniversaries from all over the galaxy, from New Year's Day (1st January) to the Second Manifestation of Kroll (12th December 2528.) There's even a section of Useful Information, including international dialling codes,

Titan Comics

Tank Girl Boxed Set Summary: Three incredible Tank Girl graphic novels Alan Martin, Brett Parson collected for the first time in an illustrious boxed set! Pub Date: 11/17/20 $49.99 USD Original creator, Alan Martin, and fan-favorite artist, Brett Pason, bring three whacky Tank Girl Adventures together for the first time for fans to enjoy.

Collects Tank Girl: Wonderful World of/Action Alley/Forever

Story Locale: Australia, The Outback, Various

Titan Comics

Doctor Who: Time Lord Victorious Summary: An incredible new graphic novel starring the Jody Houser, Roberta Ingranata Tenth Doctor, played by fan-favorite David Tennant, Pub Date: 11/17/20 and features his mortal enemies, the Daleks, for the $16.99 USD first time ever in TITAN COMICS! This story ties in with 112 pages the BBC’s multi-platform event: Time Lord Victorious!

After awaking in an alternate reality where the Time War never took place, the Tenth Doctor is recruited by his deadly nemeses, the Daleks, to defeat a terror that even they fear. Can the Doctor make peace with his enemies in order to stop this unknown monster from the Dark Times as it seeks to extinguish all life in the universe?!

Leedan Publishing, LLC

The Twelve Realms Summary: There are messages told through language. A.D. Sloane Pub Date: 11/17/20 There are messages told through symbols. $15.99 USD 456 pages And there are messages told through terror.

Nabii Akachi, a young Moorish royal, unveils a series of cryptic messages and discovers her dreams are linked to an ages-old mystical prophecy with global implications.

The Twelve Realms is a historical reimagining that links kings and paupers, priests and soldiers, and shaman and witches in an epic adventure. Nabii is the key within a

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LEGENDARY COMICS

Legendary Comics

Annihilator Summary: ABOUT THIS BOOK... Grant Morrison Pub Date: 11/17/20 An amazing, genre-breaking story from Grant Morrison, one $17.99 USD of the most original and inventive writers in comics today. 224 pages For the first time in softcover, Legendary Comics proudly presents Annihilator, an original graphic novel odyssey from the subversive mind of Grant Morrison. With an alternate cover, this 6-issue series is a reality-bending sci-fi adventure like no other, brought to life with stunning artwork from Frazer Irving (Batman and Robin, Judge Dredd, Necronauts). Washed-up Hollywood screenwriter Ray Spass is caught in a downward spiral of broken relationships, wild parties and

Night Shade

The Human : Rise of the Jain, Book Three Summary: In The Human, the final book in Neal Neal Asher Asher’s epic Rise of the Jain trilogy, an entire galaxy Pub Date: 11/17/20 hangs in the balance as the ancient and powerful Jain $15.99 USD threat emerges anew . . . 480 pages A Jain warship has risen from the depths of space, emerging with a deadly grudge and a wealth of ancient yet lethal technology. It is determined to hunt down the alien Client, and will annihilate all those who stand in its way. So Orlandine must prepare humanity’s defence.

Both humanity and the Prador thought their ancient foe—the Jain—had perished in a past age. And they resolve to

Fantagraphics

The Complete Crepax Vol.5-6 Gift Box Set Summary: These erotic comics stories span 1968-1989. In Guido Crepax Vol. 5, Bonnie and Clyde, Louise Brooks, and the Pub Date: 11/17/20 globetrotting photographer Valentina (a movie and TV star $150.00 USD herself!) take center stage, while "The Man from Harlem" is 850 pages Crepax's ode to boxer Joe Louis and jazz. In Vol. 6, Valentina ages in "real time." First, she saves Effi, a German heiress, from kidnappers, and they become lovers. Valentina also has an affair with Bruno, a young cellist. Dangerous Liaisons follows our heroine into middle-aged home life with her longtime partner, Phil, with whom she has a grown son, Mattia. Two of Crepax's lauded graphic adaptations: "Venus in Furs" and "The Memoirs of Casanova" are featured in this volume.

Fantagraphics

The Complete Crepax Vol. 6 : Dangerous Summary: In this Italian erotic comics collection, which Liaisons spans 1977–1989, the character Valentina, a music, art, and Guido Crepax fashion-loving Milanese photographer, ages in "real time." Pub Date: 11/17/20 First, she saves Effi, a German heiress, from kidnappers, $85.00 USD and they become lovers. Valentina also has an affair with 416 pages Bruno, a young cellist. Dangerous Liaisons follows our heroine into middle-aged home life with her longtime partner, Phil, with whom she has a grown son, Mattia. Two of Crepax's lauded graphic adaptations: "Venus in Furs" and "The Memoirs of Casanova" are featured in this volume.

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ORBIT

Orbit

Nophek Gloss Summary: Essa Hansen When a young man's planet is destroyed, he sets out on Pub Date: 11/17/20 a single-minded quest for revenge across the galaxy in $16.99 USD Nophek Gloss, the first book in this epic space opera 448 pages trilogy debut -- perfect for fans of Revenger and Children of Time.

Caiden's planet is destroyed. His family gone. And, his only hope for survival is a crew of misfit aliens and a mysterious ship that seems to have a soul and a universe of its own. Together they will show him that the universe is much bigger, much more advanced, and much more mysterious than Caiden had ever imagined. But the universe hides

Fantagraphics

I, Rene Tardi, Prisoner of War at Stalag IIB Summary: In the third and final volume of Stalag IIB, Vol. 3 : After the War René Tardi has come home. But after five agonizing years as Tardi a prisoner of war, he is a changed man. Like millions of Pub Date: 11/17/20 other French soldiers, René struggles to adjust to civilian life $29.99 USD and imagine his postwar future. Upon re-enlisting in the 144 pages army he despises, René receives new orders: return to Germany and help rebuild the country that imprisoned him. There, the story shifts from father to son, as young Jacques must bear the strange burden of growing up in the land of his father’s enemy. A solitary child, he takes refuge in drawing, kickstarting a lifelong passion for cartooning. This volume brings to a close a fitting tribute to the artist’s father and the lost generation of French POWs — the

Tor Books

Rhythm of War Signed 10-Copy Prepack Summary: After forming a coalition of human resistance Brandon Sanderson against the enemy invasion, Dalinar Kholin and his Knights Pub Date: 11/17/20 Radiant have spent a year fighting a protracted, brutal war. $349.90 USD Neither side has gained an advantage.

Now, as new technological discoveries begin to change the face of the war, the enemy prepares a bold and dangerous operation. The arms race that follows will challenge the very core of the Radiant ideals, and potentially reveal the secrets of the ancient tower that was once the heart of their strength.

Liveright

Mary Astor's Purple Diary : The Great Summary: In 1965, a young, up-and-coming illustrator by American Sex Scandal of 1936 the name of Edward Sorel tore away layer after layer of Edward Sorel linoleum from the floor of his $97-a-month Manhattan Pub Date: 11/17/20 apartment until he discovered a hidden treasure: issues of $17.95 USD the New York Daily News and Daily Mirror from 1936, each 176 pages ablaze with a scandalous child custody trial taking place in Hollywood starring the actress Mary Astor—and the journal in which she detailed her numerous affairs. Thus began a half-century obsession that reached its peak in Mary Astor’s Purple Diary, “a thoroughly charming” (New York Times Book Review, front-page review) account of the scandal in which Sorel narrates and illustrates the travails of the Oscar-winning actress alongside his own personal story of

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BERKLEY

Berkley

The Bright and Breaking Sea Summary: Chloe Neill brings her trademark wit and Chloe Neill wild sense of adventure to a stunning seafaring fantasy Pub Date: 11/17/20 starring a dauntless heroine in a world of magic and $16.00 USD treachery. 384 pages Kit Brightling, rescued as a foundling and raised in a home for talented girls, has worked hard to rise through the ranks of the Isles’ Crown Command and become one of the few female captains in Queen Charlotte’s fleet. Her ship is small, but she’s fast—in part because of Kit’s magical affinity to the sea. But the waters become perilous when the queen sends Kit on a special mission with a partner she never asked for.

Plume

City Monster Summary: From New York Times bestselling author Reza Farazmand and artist Reza Farazmand, his first graphic novel Pub Date: 11/17/20 about a young monster who moves to a big city. $18.00 USD 112 pages City Monster is set in a world of supernatural creatures and follows a young monster who moves to the city. As he struggles to figure out his future, his new life is interrupted by questions about his mysterious roommate—a ghost who can’t remember the past. Joined by their neighbor, a centuries-old vampire named Kim, they explore the city, meeting a series of strange and spooky characters and looking for answers about life, memories, and where to get a good beer.

DC Comics

Plunge (Hill House Comics) Summary: A distress signal goes out from a ghost ship Joe Hill, Stuart Immonen that’s been lost for over forty years…but what the Pub Date: 11/17/20 salvage team finds upon their arrival will haunt them $24.99 USD for the rest of their lives. New York Times bestselling 168 pages author Joe Hill tempts you to explore the wreckage and discover where ghost stories start.

The Carpenter Salvage team, accompanied by a Marine Biologist eager to retrieve lost data and a company man looking to protect information and assets, are sent to recover what remains of the Derleth. But when they arrive and begin exploration of the ship and the island it crashed next to—they discover something much more menacing than

Flying Eye Books

Hilda and the Ghost Ship : Hilda Netflix Tie-In Summary: Based on the hit Netflix series, join Hilda and 5 Twig for more hilarious adventures in the 5th volume of the Luke Pearson, Stephen Davies, Victoria Evans illustrated fiction series. Pub Date: 11/17/20 $10.99 USD Series Overview: The Hilda series follows the journey of a 200 pages fearless blue-haired girl as she travels from her magical home in the wilderness, filled with elves and giants, to the bustling city of Trolberg. Here, she makes new friends and discovers mysterious creatures who are stranger—and sometimes more dangerous—than she ever expected.

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DEL REY

Del Rey

Foundation and Earth Summary: The fifth novel in Isaac Asimov’s bestselling Isaac Asimov science fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series, now Pub Date: 11/17/20 with a striking new cover. $17.00 USD 448 pages Golan Trevize, former Councilman of the First Foundation, has chosen the future, and it is Gaia. A superorganism, Gaia is a holistic planet with a common consciousness so intensely united that every dewdrop, every pebble, every being, can speak for all—and feel for all. It is a realm in which privacy is not only undesirable, it is incomprehensible.

But is it the right choice for the destiny of mankind? While Trevize feels it is, that is not enough. He must know.

Del Rey

Foundation's Edge Summary: The fourth novel in Isaac Asimov’s Isaac Asimov bestselling science fiction masterpiece, the Foundation Pub Date: 11/17/20 series, now with a striking new cover. $17.00 USD 416 pages At last, the costly and bitter war between the two Foundations has come to an end. The scientists of the First Foundation have proved victorious; and now they return to Hari Seldon’s long-established plan to build a new Empire on the ruins of the old. But rumors persist that the Second Foundation is not destroyed after all—and that its still- defiant survivors are preparing their revenge. Now two exiled citizens of the Foundation—a renegade Councilman and a doddering historian—set out in search of the mythical

Wednesday Books

White Stag : A Permafrost Novel Summary: As the last child in a family of daughters, Kara Barbieri seventeen-year-old Janneke was raised to be the male heir. Pub Date: 11/17/20 While her sisters were becoming wives and mothers, she $10.99 USD was taught to hunt, track, and fight. On the day her village 368 pages was burned to the ground, Janneke—as the only survivor—was taken captive by the malicious Lydian and eventually sent to work for his nephew Soren.

Janneke’s survival in the court of merciless monsters has come at the cost of her connection to the human world. And when the Goblin King’s death ignites an ancient hunt for the next king, Soren senses an opportunity for her to finally fully accept the ways of the brutal Permafrost. But every

Harper Paperbacks

The Andromeda Evolution Summary: THE EVOLUTION IS COMING. Michael Crichton, Daniel H. Wilson Pub Date: 11/17/20 In 1967, an extraterrestrial microbe—designated The $16.99 USD Andromeda Strain—came crashing down to Earth and nearly 384 pages ended the human race. A team of top scientists assigned to Project Wildfire worked valiantly to save the world from an epidemic of unimaginable proportions. In the ensuing decades, research on the microparticle continued. And the world thought it was safe…

Deep inside Fairchild Air Force Base, Project Eternal Vigilance has continued to watch and wait for the Andromeda Strain to reappear. For years, the project has registered no activity—until now. A Brazilian terrain-mapping F20TPB F20 HarperCollins & Harlequin Trade Paperback Frontlist Promotion 10/31/20 - October 2020 Page 49

HARPER VOYAGER

Harper Voyager

The Burning God Summary: After saving her nation of Nikan from foreign R. F. Kuang invaders and battling the evil Empress Su Daji in a brutal Pub Date: 11/17/20 civil war, Fang Runin was betrayed by allies and left for $26.99 USD dead. 640 pages Despite her losses, Rin hasn’t given up on those for whom she has sacrificed so much—the people of the southern provinces and especially Tikany, the village that is her home. Returning to her roots, Rin meets difficult challenges—and unexpected opportunities. While her new allies in the Southern Coalition leadership are sly and untrustworthy, Rin quickly realizes that the real power in Nikan lies with the millions of common people who thirst for

Tor Books

Spin Summary: Tor Essentials presents new editions of Robert Charles Wilson science fiction and fantasy titles of proven merit and Pub Date: 11/17/20 lasting value, each volume introduced by an $18.99 USD appropriate literary figure. 320 pages One night, when he was twelve, Tyler Dupree stood in his back yard and watched the stars go out. They all flared into brilliance at once, then disappeared, replaced by a flat, empty black barrier. He and his best friends, Jason and Diane Lawton, had seen what became known as the Big Blackout. It would shape their lives.

Eventually, probes reveal that the barrier is artificial,

Tor Books

Rhythm of War Summary: After forming a coalition of human resistance Brandon Sanderson against the enemy invasion, Dalinar Kholin and his Knights Pub Date: 11/17/20 Radiant have spent a year fighting a protracted, brutal war. $34.99 USD Neither side has gained an advantage, and the threat of a 1232 pages betrayal by Dalinar’s crafty ally Taravangian looms over every strategic move.

Now, as new technological discoveries by Navani Kholin’s scholars begin to change the face of the war, the enemy prepares a bold and dangerous operation. The arms race that follows will challenge the very core of the Radiant ideals, and potentially reveal the secrets of the ancient tower that was once the heart of their strength.

Tor Books

The Jhistal : A Novel of the Malazan Empire Ian C. Esslemont Pub Date: 11/17/20 $18.99 USD 416 pages

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TORDOTCOM

Tordotcom

Last Stand in Lychford Summary: The concluding volume in the popular Witches Paul Cornell of Lychford series. Pub Date: 11/17/20 $15.99 USD 192 pages There are changes in the air, both in Lychford and in the land of fairy.

The magical protections previously employed by the town are gone, and the forces of darkness are closing in – both figuratively and literally.

Can Autumn and Lizzie save their community, and... well,

Dover Publications

Wonder and Glory Forever : Awe-Inspiring Summary: Lovecraftian Fiction Even though he passed over 80 years ago, H. P. Lovecraft Nick Mamatas, Livia Llewellyn, Laird Barron, maintains a visceral influence over a host of contemporary Erica... writers. Inspired by the Master of the Macabre's more Pub Date: 11/18/20 optimistic writings, this unique collection spotlights the $16.95 USD weird works of nine current horror and fantasy authors, 288 pages including the award-winning Michael Cisco and Livia Llewellyn plus Victor LaValle, Molly Tanzer, and Masahiko Inoue. Also includes Clark Ashton Smith's 1931 "The City of the Singing Flame" and Lovecraft's own "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" as well as an extensive Introduction by leading Lovecraftian scholar Nick Mamatas.

Fantagraphics

Mickey All-Stars Summary: Star artists from around the globe each draw a Mike Peraza, Marco Rota, Nicolas Keramidas, chapter of Mickey's wildest adventure — from Giorgio Giorgi... Cavazzano (Disney Masters) to Mike Peraza (Mickey's Pub Date: 11/24/20 Christmas Carol) to Marco Rota, plus dozens more! While $14.99 USD celebrating his birthday at a carnival, Mickey crosses the 56 pages threshold of a fortune-teller's mystic portal and finds himself flung headlong into an amazing journey. He encounters one phantasmagorical dimension after another — a fractured fairy tale kingdom, a cubist realm, and outer space — with plenty of dragons, mummies, and giant mouse-eating plants along the way. (Not to mention alternate versions of Goofy, Peg Leg Pete, and the Phantom Blot!) Can Mickey get back? How deep does this rabbit hole — er, mouse hole — go?

Fantagraphics

The Complete Hate Summary: The Complete Hate is a three-volume set that Peter Bagge, Jim Blanchard includes the original 1990-1998 30-issue run, the nine Pub Date: 11/24/20 subsequent Hate Annuals, and tons of other Hate-related $119.99 USD comics, illustrations, and ephemera created for books, 938 pages magazines, comics, toys, and other merchandise. Bagge combined his cartoony drawing style with uncomfortably real Gen X characters, and the comic books resonated with readers. Book One (Hate 1-15), focuses on young Buddy Bradley's travails in early 1990s Seattle. Book Two focuses on Buddy and his girlfriend Lisa Leavenworth's move back to Buddy's native New Jersey (and a switch from black- and-white to full color). Book Three features the final arc of Bagge's magnum opus, as Buddy and Lisa become parents

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BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN'S BOOKS

Bloomsbury Children's Books

The Dragon Warrior Summary: As a member of the Jade Society, twelve- Katie Zhao year-old Faryn Liu dreams of being a warrior. But the Pub Date: 11/24/20 Society shuns Faryn and her brother due to their $7.99 USD half-Chinese heritage, and they must train in secret. 368 pages Then, during an errand into San Francisco’s Chinatown, Faryn runs into a demon—and helps defeat it. Soon she learns she’s the fabled Heaven Breaker, meant to work with the gods, command dragons, and wage war against demons—if she can prove herself by finding the gods’ island home before the Lunar New Year ends. Faryn and her unlikely allies set off on a quest across Chinatowns. But becoming the Heaven Breaker will require sacrifices. What will Faryn have to give up to claim her destiny?

Papercutz

Asterix Omnibus #3 : Collects Asterix and the Summary: One of the world’s greatest comics characters, Big Fight, Asterix in Britain, and Asterix and the ever-fearless Asterix, continues to battle supposedly the Normans unbeatable odds to protect his tiny village from the Roman René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo Empire. Fortunately, all of the villagers have super-strength Pub Date: 11/24/20 thanks to a secret potion. In “Asterix and the Big Fight,” one $22.99 USD of the three classic Asterix graphic novels collected here, the 152 pages Romans are beginning to wise up. Instead of trying to conquer Asterix’s village, the Roman’s challenge Vitalstatistx, chief of Asterix’s tribe, to a one on one battle with the Gallo-Roman Chief, Cassius Ceramix of Linoleum. As per Ancient Gaulish customs, the loser would forfeit his entire tribe to the winner. “Asterix in Britain,” the Romans have conquered all of Britain except for a single village in

Papercutz

Asterix Omnibus #3 : Collects Asterix and the Summary: One of the world’s greatest comics characters, Big Fight, Asterix in Britain, and Asterix and the ever-fearless Asterix, continues to battle supposedly the Normans unbeatable odds to protect his tiny village from the Roman René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo Empire. Fortunately, all of the villagers have super-strength Pub Date: 11/24/20 thanks to a secret potion. In “Asterix and the Big Fight,” one $14.99 USD of the three classic Asterix graphic novels collected here, the 152 pages Romans are beginning to wise up. Instead of trying to conquer Asterix’s village, the Roman’s challenge Vitalstatistx, chief of Asterix’s tribe, to a one on one battle with the Gallo-Roman Chief, Cassius Ceramix of Linoleum. As per Ancient Gaulish customs, the loser would forfeit his entire tribe to the winner. “Asterix in Britain,” the Romans have conquered all of Britain except for a single village in

IDW Publishing

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Jennika Summary: The newest member of the TMNT team Brahm Revel embarks on her own adventure in this standalone tale! Pub Date: 11/24/20 $17.99 USD Trying to acclimate to life as a mutant, the newest Turtle, 120 pages Jennika, will be forced to come to terms with both her troubled past and conflicted present. In search of a dangerous procedure to reverse mutation, will Jennika be tempted by the call of her old life, and how far will she go to save those who gave up on her long ago? Brahm Revel returns to reveal more of Jennika’s backstory from his acclaimed TMNT Universe tale “What is Ninja?”!

Also contains extra material featuring important milestones

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GOLLANCZ

Gollancz

Eldritch Tales : A Miscellany of the Macabre Summary: Following on from the phenomenal success of H.P. Lovecraft NECRONOMICON comes ELDRITCH TALES. Howard Phillips Pub Date: 11/24/20 Lovecraft died at the age of 47, but in his short life he $40.00 USD turned out dozens of stories which changed the face of 560 pages horror. His extraordinary imagination spawned both the Elder God Cthulhu and his eldritch cohorts, and the strangely compelling town of Innsmouth, all of which feature within these pages. This collection gathers together the rest of Lovecraft's rarely seen but extraordinary short fiction, including the whole of the long-out-of-print collection FUNGI FROM YOGGOTH. Many of these stories have never been available in the UK!

Conari Press

The Book of Extraordinary New Sherlock Summary: Holmes Stories : The Best New Original Stores of the Genre Holmes and Watson Return in These Maxim Jakubowski Pub Date: 11/24/20 New Detective Fiction Stories $18.95 USD Recognized by the New York Journal of Books as “intellectually outstanding” and hailed as “the best short mystery and crime fiction of the year” by Leonard Carpenter, Maxim Jakubowski presents a collection of short fiction stories from the best contemporary writers of crime and mystery.

New adventures of the iconic sleuth. An icon of detective Image Comics

20XX Volume 1 Summary: Lauren Keely, Jonathan Luna From JONATHAN LUNA (ALEX + ADA, GIRLS, THE SWORD) and Pub Date: 11/24/20 LAUREN KEELY in her writing debut comes a sci-fi thriller set in a $17.99 USD not-so-distant future-a world of norms and syms, divided by fear. 152 pages Syms, a small percentage of the population with telekinetic abilities, form gangs to survive. But division only breeds more division, and as their relationship grows amid the often dramatic, sometimes violent, and always complex social landscape of sym gang rivalries, Mer and Nuon experience this firsthand.

Collects 20XX #1-6

Marvel

Shuri: Wakanda Forever Summary: The Black Panther's techno-genius sister stars Nnedi Okorafor, Vita Ayala, Leonardo Romero, in her own incredible adventures! T'Challa has disappeared, Paul ... and Wakanda expects Shuri to lead their great nation in his Pub Date: 11/24/20 absence! But she's happiest in a lab surrounded by her $12.99 USD inventions. She'd rather be testing gauntlets than throwing 224 pages them down! So it's time for Shuri to rescue her brother yet again - with a little help from Storm, Rocket Raccoon and Groot! But what happens when her outer-space adventure puts Africa at risk from an energy-sapping alien threat? Then, Shuri heads to America to investigate a lead, with Ms. Marvel and Miles "Spider-Man" Morales along for the ride! But with her people in peril, will Shuri embrace her reluctant destiny and become the Black Panther once more? Prepare

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PAPERCUTZ

Papercutz

Gillbert #3 : The Flaming Carats Evolution Summary: Something fishy is going on! The Pyrockians, Art Baltazar those fiery little invaders from outer space, are back and Pub Date: 11/24/20 they’re planning something seriously strange. And what $9.99 USD exactly are they doing with an undersea volcano? Would you 88 pages believe they’re evolving into diamonds? It is up to the little merman, young prince Gillbert, to figure out what those pesky Pyrockians are really up to -- but he’s gone, with his best bud, Sherbert, to a strange mysterious place in the ocean, called Phiblothian, to meet with Anne Phibean and her pham — oops, family! Gillbert meets the Phibian Phather, Phinius, Phibster, Phinny, Phil, Phylu, Phibling, Philbert, Phred, Phernando, and the rest. This graphic novel is the latest comics creation from super-

Titan Books

Mycroft and Sherlock Summary: The new novel by NBA All-Star Kareem Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Anna Waterhouse Abdul-Jabbar, starring brothers Mycroft and Sherlock Pub Date: 11/24/20 Holmes. $8.99 USD 336 pages It is 1872, and a series of gruesome murders is the talk of London. Mycroft Holmes—now twenty-six and a force to be reckoned with at the War Office—has no interest in the killings; however his brother Sherlock has developed a distasteful fascination for the macabre to the detriment of his studies, much to Mycroft’s frustration.

When a ship carrying cargo belonging to Mycroft’s best friend Cyrus Douglas runs aground, Mycroft persuades

Seven Seas

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Papercraft Summary: Fans of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic can El Joey Designs now bring their favorite characters to life using this unique Pub Date: 11/24/20 craft book! Featuring original templates that come $19.99 USD pre-scored and die-cut, each paper character is ready to pop 160 pages out, fold, and glue. The adorable designs and simple instructions make this a fun collectible for My Little Pony fans of all ages.

CHARACTER LINE-UP:

Twilight Sparkle - Rainbow Dash - Fluttershy - Pinkie Pie - Rarity - Applejack - Spike - Princess Celestia - Princess Luna - Princess Cadance - Shining Armor -

Games Workshop

Gotrek and Felix: The Fifth Omnibus Summary: Follow the next steps of the much loved Black Josh Reynolds Library characters Gotrek and Felix... Pub Date: 11/24/20 $21.00 USD Gotrek and Felix: unsung heroes of the Empire, or nothing 800 pages more than common thieves and murderers? The truth perhaps lies somewhere in between, and depends entirely on whom you ask…

Racing towards the besieged dwarf hold of Karak Kadrin, Gotrek and Felix battle to thwart the brutal leader of a Grand Chaos army, Warlord Garmr. Upon arriving, the infamous duo is charged by Ungrim Ironfist with a suicidal task: to prevent the creation of a portal to the Realm of

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GAMES WORKSHOP

Games Workshop

The Solar War Summary: Explore the final stages of the New York John French Times Bestselling Series The Horus Heresy in this Pub Date: 11/24/20 fantastic miniseries, a must have for all fans! $9.99 USD 368 pages After seven years of bitter war, the end has come at last for the conflict known infamously as the Horus Heresy. Terra now lies within the Warmaster’s sights, the Throneworld and the seat of his father’s rule. Horus’ desire is nothing less than the death of the Emperor of Mankind and the utter subjugation of the Imperium. He has become the ascendant vessel of Chaos, and amassed a terrible army with which to enact his will and vengeance. But the way to the Throne will be hard as the primarch Rogal Dorn, the Praetorian and

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Summary: Stories Return to the captivating world of Elfhame with this Holly Black, Rovina Cai illustrated addition to the New York Times bestselling Pub Date: 11/24/20 Folk of Air trilogy that began with The Cruel Prince, $17.99 USD from award-winning author Holly Black. 192 pages Once upon a time, there was a boy with a wicked tongue.

Before he was a cruel prince or a wicked king, he was a faerie child with a heart of stone. #1 New York Times bestselling author, Holly Black reveals a deeper look into the dramatic life of Elfhame's enigmatic high king, Cardan. This tale includes delicious details of life before The Cruel Prince,

Image Comics

East of West: The Apocalypse, Year Three Summary: Jonathan Hickman, Nick Dragotta The final collecon of the epic SciFi Western, EAST OF WEST, presented in a Pub Date: 11/24/20 presge, deluxe hardcover format. $49.99 USD 512 pages Collects EAST OF WEST #31-45

Image Comics

The Ludocrats Summary: Kieron Gillen, Jim Rossignol, Jeff Stokely, Tamra The Ludocrats! The aristocrats of ludicrous! Defending reality from ... the encroaching forces of boredom while having a nice time. KIERON Pub Date: 11/24/20 GILLEN (DIE, THE WICKED + THE DIVINE) and JIM ROSSIGNOL $16.99 USD (Sir, You Are Being Hunted) write! JEFF STOKELY (The Spire) 152 pages draws!TAMRA BONVILLAIN (Once & Future) colors! CLAYTON COWLES (Every excellent comic) letters! The universe screams in pleasure, writhing, finally satisfied, complete, joyous!

COLLECTS ISSUES #1-5 OF THE LUDOCRATS

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KENSINGTON

Kensington

The Princess Knight Summary: In New York Times bestselling author G.A. G.A. Aiken Aiken’s gripping new fantasy romance series, the Pub Date: 11/24/20 Blacksmith Queen must confront armies and $15.95 USD pretenders desperate to take her new-won crown. But 368 pages with the Princess Knight at her side and a centaur warrior clan at her back, she’ll risk everything for victory…

LONG LIVE THE QUEEN

Gemma Smythe dedicated her life to the glory of battle. With her fellow War Monks, she worshipped the war gods, rained destruction on her enemies, and raised the dead

IDW Publishing

The Kill Lock Summary: If one dies, they all do! Banished for their Livio Ramondelli crimes, four robots are bound to each other’s fates in Pub Date: 11/24/20 this sci-fi graphic novel. $24.99 USD 176 pages Each found guilty of an irredeemable crime, four robots find themselves banished from their home world and bound together by the Kill Lock—a programming link that means if one of them dies, they all will. Now a soldier, an addict, a murderer, and a child find themselves forced to protect each other while in search of a cure to survive. Their only clue is a bot known as The Axial, supposed to be the creator of the Lock and keeper of its secrets.

DC Comics

The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage Summary: Eisner-winning writer Jeff Lemire joins Jeff Lemire, Denys Cowan forces with the legendary art team of Denys Cowan and Pub Date: 11/24/20 Bill Sienkiewicz to resurrect Vic Sage, only to destroy $29.99 USD him all over again…and again… 200 pages For years, Vic Sage has worn the faceless mask of the Question to clean up the streets of Hub City by sheer force of will. He knows right from wrong. He knows black from white. But what happens when he is drawn into a conspiracy that reaches from the heights of Hub City power to the depths of its underground tunnels? What happens when things stop being black-and-white and start getting a little gray? And what happens when, in a secret chamber deep

Page Street Kids

Woven in Moonlight Summary: Ximena is the decoy Condesa, a stand-in for the Isabel Ibañez last remaining Illustrian royal. Her people lost everything Pub Date: 11/24/20 when the usurper, Atoc, used an ancient relic to summon $10.99 USD ghosts and drive the Illustrians from La Ciudad. Now 400 pages Ximena’s motivated by her insatiable thirst for revenge, and her rare ability to spin thread from moonlight.

When Atoc demands the real Condesa’s hand in marriage, it’s Ximena’s duty to go in her stead. Using the opportunity to get close to Atoc, she can steal his relic and return the true aristócrata to their rightful place. But a masked vigilante, a warm-hearted princess, and a thoughtful healer challenge Ximena, and her mission becomes more

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SQUARE FISH

Square Fish

Eight Will Fall Summary: In a world where magic is illegal, eight criminals Sarah Harian led by rebellious Larkin are sent on a mission to rid their Pub Date: 11/24/20 kingdom of monsters. Descending into an underground $10.99 USD world full of unspeakable horrors, Larkin and her crew must 368 pages use their forbidden magic to survive.

As they fight in the shadows, Larkin finds a light in Amias, a fellow outlaw with a notorious past. Soon, Larkin and Amias realize their destinies are intertwined, and she dares to dream of a future where they can freely practice magic.

But as the beasts grow in number and her band is picked off one by one, Larkin is forced to confront a terrible truth:

Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

Ruinsong Summary: Revolution or silence? Julia Ember Pub Date: 11/24/20 In a world where magic is sung, a magically powerful young $18.99 USD woman named Cadence must choose between the two. For 368 pages years, she has been forced to torture her country’s disgraced nobility at a powerful queen’s bidding.

But when she is reunited with her childhood friend, a noblewoman with ties to the underground rebellion, Cadence must finally make a choice: take a stand to free their country from oppression or follow in the queen’s footsteps and become a monster herself.

St. Martin's Press

The Awakening : The Dragon Heart Legacy, Summary: In the realm of Talamh, a teenage warrior Book 1 named Keegan emerges from a lake holding a sword— Nora Roberts representing both power and the terrifying responsibility to Pub Date: 11/24/20 protect the Fey. In another realm known as Philadelphia, a $28.99 USD young woman has just discovered she possesses a treasure 448 pages of her own…

When Breen Kelly was a girl, her father would tell her stories of magical places. Now she’s an anxious twentysomething mired in student debt and working a job she hates. But one day she stumbles upon a shocking discovery: her mother has been hiding an investment account in her name. It has been funded by her long-lost

Picador

Carrie Fisher: A Life on the Edge Summary: In her 2008 bestseller, Girls Like Us, Sheila Sheila Weller Weller—with heart and a profound feel for the times—gave Pub Date: 11/24/20 us a surprisingly intimate portrait of three icons: Carole $18.00 USD King, Joni Mitchell, and Carly Simon. Now she turns her 432 pages focus to one of the most loved, brilliant, and iconoclastic women of the modern age: the actress, writer, daughter, and mother Carrie Fisher.

She traces Fisher’s life from her Hollywood royalty roots to her untimely and shattering death just days before Christmas 2016. Her mother was the seemingly idyllic Debbie Reynolds; her father, the famously ne’er-do-well Eddie Fisher (who runs off with Elizabeth Taylor). Weller

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MARVEL

Marvel

Star Wars: Darth Vader by Greg Pak Vol. 1 Summary: "JOIN ME, AND TOGETHER, WE CAN RULE THE : Dark Heart of the Sith GALAXY AS FATHER AND SON!" Greg Pak, Raffaele Ienco Pub Date: 11/24/20 In the shattering climax of The Empire Strikes Back, DARTH $15.99 USD VADER infamously reveals his true relationship to LUKE 128 pages SKYWALKER and invites his son to rule the galaxy with him. But Luke refuses - plunging into the abyss beneath Cloud City rather than turn to the Dark Side. We all remember Luke's utter horror in this life-altering moment. But what about Vader? In this new epic chapter in the Darth Vader saga, the dark lord grapples with Luke's unthinkable refusal and embarks on a bloody mission of rage-filled revenge.

Marvel

Star Wars: Bounty Hunters Vol. 1 : Galaxy's Summary: Never betray a bounty hunter - especially if it's Deadliest Boba Fett! Years ago, Valance and Bossk joined Fett on a Ethan Sacks, Paolo Villanelli mission that went sideways in a bad way, thanks to a Pub Date: 11/24/20 violent betrayal by Valance's mentor Nakano Lash! The trio $17.99 USD barely escaped with their lives. Now, Lash has finally 120 pages resurfaced under mysterious circumstances - and every bounty hunter in the galaxy wants a piece. Valance is hell-bent on getting to the prize first; after all, he has score to settle...but so does Boba Fett! With a slew of assassins on her tail, what could have possibly made Lash break her word and betray her protégé? The truth could shake the foundations of the galaxy's criminal underworld! The biggest, baddest bounty hunters of all clash in a rip-roaring

Image Comics

Paper Girls Deluxe Edition, Volume 3 Summary: Brian K Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, Matt Wilson “BRIAN K. VAUGHAN and CLIFF CHIANG bring PAPER GIRLS in for a perfect, Pub Date: 11/24/20 fantascally sasfying ending.”- Boing Boing $34.99 USD 320 pages From BRIAN K. VAUGHAN, New York Times bestselling writer of SAGA, and CLIFF CHIANG, legendary arst of WONDER WOMAN, this oversized DELUXE HARDCOVER collects the emoonal final adventures of four me traveling newspaper delivery girls, risking everything in the hopes of making it back home to 1988.

Collects PAPER GIRLS #21-30, along with EXCLUSIVE BONUS MATERIAL!

Heavy Metal Magazine

Beyond Kuiper : The Galactic Star Alliance Summary: Matthew Medney, John Connelly, Stefan Petrucha, There is no Drake Equation. There is no question on sentience. The Ut... galaxy is alive and filled with life. The only issue: we humans aren't Pub Date: 11/24/20 invited. $24.99 USD 330 pages The Galactic Star Alliance awaits your exploration.

In this illustrated novel co- created & written by Matthew Medney (Heavy Metal Magazine CEO & NYU adjunct professor) and John Connelly (Lockheed Martin Aerospace Engineer), humankind acknowledges the vastness of time, the cyclical nature of civilization, and the obscurity of our own history.

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POST HILL PRESS

Post Hill Press

Robin Williams, American Master : The Summary: A comprehensive guide to all of Robin Movies and Art of a Lost Genius Williams’s movies, with facts about plots, Stephen Spignesi performances, and cast, as well as notable trivia and Pub Date: 11/24/20 behind-the-scenes details about each film. $28.00 USD 352 pages Did you know that, according to director Chris Columbus, Robin Williams improvised so much during the filming of Mrs. Doubtfire that the studio had enough footage to release PG, PG-13, R, and NC-17 versions of the movie? Or that Robin ad-libbed all his lines in Good Morning, Vietnam because the DJ the movie was based on didn’t really do comedy during his shows?

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

The Queen of Nothing Summary: Holly Black A powerful curse forces the exiled Queen of Faerie to Pub Date: 11/24/20 choose between ambition and humanity in this highly $12.99 USD anticipated and jaw-dropping finale to The Folk of the 336 pages Air trilogy from a #1 New York Times bestselling author.

He will be the destruction of the crown and the ruination of the throne

Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold onto. Jude learned this lesson when she released her control over the wicked king, Cardan, in exchange for immeasurable power.

Fantagraphics

Accidents and Old Lace and Other Stories Summary: These stories, which "Ghastly" Graham Ingels Graham Ingels, Al Feldstein drew while he was at the pinnacle of his powers, include Pub Date: 11/24/20 tales such as "Accidents and Old Lace." Three sweet, little $35.00 USD old ladies weave tapestries depicting the gruesome deaths 232 pages of real people, but when an art dealer commits murder to get a tapestry of his own, he discovers just how closely art imitates … death. In "Marriage Vow," a woman returns from the grave to fulfill her wifely duty to her murderous husband, until death does them … together; and in "The Sliceman Cometh," an executioner during the French Revolution can’t escape the severed head of an innocent man.

Titan Books

Skein Island Summary: From the author of The Loosening Skin and Aliya Whiteley The Beauty, Aliya Whiteley, Skein Island is a powerful Pub Date: 11/24/20 and disturbing look at the roles we play, and how they $8.99 USD form and divide us. This new edition features a brand 320 pages new novelette set in the same world as Skein Island.

Skein Island, a private refuge twelve miles off the coast, lies in turbulent waters. Few receive the invitation to stay for one week, free of charge. If you are chosen, you must pay for your stay with a story from your past: a Declaration for the Island’s vast library.

What happens to your Declaration after you leave the island

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TITAN BOOKS

Titan Books

Angels of Music Summary: Deep in the shadows under the Paris Opera Kim Newman House resides Erik the Phantom, mysteriously enduring Pub Date: 11/24/20 through the decades as the mastermind behind a strange $8.99 USD and secret agency. A revolving door of female agents are 416 pages charged by wealthy Parisians and the French Government to investigate crimes and misdemeanours they would prefer to keep out of the public eye.

The toxic underbelly of Paris is exposed by Erik’s tenacious women operatives as they confront horror and corruption throughout the city. But it is one dreadful murder during the 1910 Great Flood of Paris that brings Irene Adler, Kate Reed and others together for a final, deadly confrontation.

Dark Horse Books

The Neil Gaiman Library Volume 2 Summary: A deluxe oversized collection of comic Neil Gaiman, Mark Buckingham, Michael Zulli, stories from celebrated and award-winning writer Neil John ... Gaiman, in conjunction with some of comics’ most Pub Date: 11/24/20 acclaimed creators. $49.99 USD 240 pages In these four essential Gaiman tales, a group of friends search for a mysterious circus that is either a dream or nightmare, a string of bizarre occult events befall strangers from all walks of life, a woman is given the gift of a Harlequin’s heart, and a young boy is followed by monsters and regrets that last a lifetime.

Collects the full graphic novels The Facts in the Case of the

DAW

Alliance Rising Summary: Now in mass market, the first entry in the C. J. Cherryh, Jane S. Fancher next thrilling installment of the Hugo-award winning Pub Date: 11/24/20 Alliance-Union Universe. $8.99 USD 432 pages For years, the stations of the Hinder Stars have lagged behind the great megastations of the Beyond. But new opportunities and fears arise when Alpha station receives news of an incoming ship with no identification. The denizens of Alpha wait anxiously for news about the outsiders, each with their own suspicions about the ship and its origins.

Some believe the unidentified ship belongs to Pell station

DAW

Walk the Wild With Me Summary: Now in paperback, this historical fantasy Rachel Atwood reexamines the Robin Hood legend, as a young man Pub Date: 11/24/20 must use the power granted by a goddess to infiltrate $7.99 USD the realm of Faerie and save a kidnapped victim before 288 pages the door is sealed again.

Orphaned as a toddler, Nicholas Withybeck knows no other home than Locksley Abbey. He works in the scriptorium embellishing illuminated manuscripts with hidden faces of the Wild Folk.

On one of his forays into the crypt beneath the abbey, he finds an altar older than the abbey’s foundations. Behind the

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DAW

DAW

Passages Summary: This fourteenth anthology of short stories Mercedes Lackey set in the beloved Valdemar universe features tales by Pub Date: 11/24/20 debut and established authors and a brand-new story $8.99 USD from Lackey herself. 336 pages The Heralds of Valdemar are the kingdom’s ancient order of protectors. They are drawn from all across the land, from all walks of life, and at all ages—and all are Gifted with abilities beyond those of normal men and women. They are Mindspeakers, FarSeers, Empaths, ForeSeers, Firestarters, FarSpeakers, and more. These inborn talents—combined with training as emissaries, spies, judges, diplomats, scouts, counselors, warriors, and more—make them indispensable

MIRA

A Beginning at the End : a novel of hope and Summary: Six years after a global pandemic wiped out recovery after pandemic most of the planet’s population, the survivors are rebuilding Mike Chen the country, split between self-governing cities, hippie Pub Date: 11/24/20 communes and wasteland gangs. $17.99 USD 432 pages In postapocalyptic San Francisco, former pop star Moira has created a new identity to finally escape her past—until her domineering father launches a sweeping public search to track her down. Desperate for a fresh start herself, jaded event planner Krista navigates the world on behalf of those too traumatized to go outside, determined to help everyone move on—even if they don’t want to. Rob survived the catastrophe with his daughter, Sunny, but lost his wife.

Harper Perennial

Barely Functional Adult : It'll All Make Sense Summary: Wielding her trademark balance of artful humor, Eventually levity, and heartbreaking introspection, Meichi Ng’s Meichi Ng indisputably relatable collection of short stories holds a Pub Date: 11/24/20 mirror to our past, present, and future selves. $17.99 USD 416 pages Featuring a swaddled, gender-neutral, Barely Functional Adult as its protagonist, who says all the things we think but cannot say, this book is equal parts humorous and heartbreaking as it spans a spectrum of topics including imposter syndrome, therapy, friendships, first loves, letting go of exes, and just trying to find your purpose in the world. Prepare to excitedly shove this book in your friend’s face with little decorum as you shout, “THIS IS SO US!”

Limerence Press

Drawn to Sex Vol. 2 : Our Bodies and Health Summary: "This is a sex-positive gulp of fresh air." - Erika Moen, Matthew Nolan Publishers Weekly Pub Date: 11/24/20 $19.99 USD Erika and Matthew are here to talk about bodies and sexual 208 pages health!

Have you ever wanted to learn exactly how pregnancy works? How about what to expect at your next doctor’s visit? Or even just really understanding what’s “down there”? Erika and Matthew are ready to help out with their second book in the Drawn to Sex series.

Utilizing their many years of experience and the input of

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BAEN

Baen

Freehold: Resistance Summary: NATIONAL BEST-SELLING ANTHOLOGY. Michael Z. Williamson STORIES IN THE BEST-SELLING FREEHOLD SERIES, Pub Date: 11/24/20 CREATED BY MICHAEL Z. WILLIAMSON. Featuring New York $8.99 USD Times best-selling and national best-selling authors:Larry 704 pages Correia, Michael Z. Williamson, Brad R. Torgersen, Mike Massa, Kacey Ezell, and more! NATIONAL BESTSELLER in trade paperback!

RESISTANCE IS BRUTAL!

When the UN invaded the Freehold of Grainne, the intent was simple: force a noncompliant star nation back into the collective. What the politicians hadn’t accounted for was that

Baen

1636: Flight of the Nightingale Summary: TWO SHORT NOVELS SET IN ERIC FLINT'S David Carrico BEST-SELLING RING OF FIRE SERIES from David Carrico, Pub Date: 11/24/20 coauthor of 1636: The Devil's Opera and The Span of $8.99 USD Empire. 464 pages ADVENTURE SET TO THE MUSIC OF TIME!

Time waits for no one, but for the residents of 17th-century Europe, the future comes calling—ahead of time! Due to a temporal disturbance known as the Ring of Fire, the 20th-century town of Grantville, West Virginia, finds itself transported through time and space to Central Europe in the year 1632. Massive political and social upheavals take place.

Solaris

Infernal Summary: "De Jager takes his time with the mystery Mark de Jager of Stratus’s identity, punctuating the internal conflict Pub Date: 11/24/20 with adrenaline-fueled action sequences that notch up $11.99 USD the tension and suspense. This promising series launch 384 pages brings the goods." -- Publishers Weekly

The US debut of the Gemmell Award shortlisted fantasy novel Culturefly called “magical, fast-paced and imaginative”

PART MAN. PART MONSTER. ALL VENGEANCE…

In the war-torn lands of Krandin, a kingdom fighting against

Baen

Monster Hunter Guardian Summary: FIRST TIME IN PAPERBACK. LATEST ENTRY Larry Correia, Sarah A. Hoyt IN THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING MONSTER Pub Date: 11/24/20 HUNTER INTERNATIONAL SERIES. $8.99 USD 448 pages REVENGE IS A MOTHER

When Owen Pitt and the rest of the Monster Hunter International crew are called away to mount a months-long rescue mission in a monster-infested nightmare dimension, Julie Shackleford—Owen’s wife and descendant of MHI founder Bubba Shackleford—is left behind. Her task: hold down the fort and take care of her new baby son, Ray.

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CLARION BOOKS

Clarion Books

Grayling's Song Summary: Karen Cushman It’s time for Grayling to be a hero. Her mother, a hedge Pub Date: 11/24/20 witch, has been turned into a tree by evil forces. Tangles $7.99 USD and toadstools! Lacking confidence after years of being 240 pages called “Feeble Wits” by her mother, Grayling heads off dubiously into the wilds in search of help, where she finds a weather witch, an aromatic enchantress, a cheese soothsayer, a slyly foolish apprentice, and a shape-shifting mouse named Pook. A fast-paced and funny coming-of-age odyssey from Newbery medalist Karen Cushman.

National Galleries Of Scotland

Ray Harryhausen : Titan of Cinema Summary: Accompanies a major exhibition at the National Vanessa Harryhausen Galleries of Scotland beginning in October 2020 which will Pub Date: 11/25/20 receive extensive publicity. Events will be held in Edinburgh $37.50 USD to coincide with the launch of the book100 objects selected 208 pages by the animator's daughter - packed with personal stories that have never previously been heard or publishedA fascinating examination of the work of the pioneer of the special effects that we see in modern cinemaContributions from experts in the field and in conjunction with the Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation, such as Caroline Munro and John LandisA broad readership drawn from those who appreciate art, film, science fiction and fantasyTells the story of the man who changed the face of modern cinema - the

Penguin Group UK

Doctor Who: The Knight, The Fool and The Summary: We live forever, barring accidents. Just like Dead : Time Lord Victorious everyone else in the universe. Steve Cole Pub Date: 11/29/20 The Doctor travels back to the Ancient Days, an era where $12.99 USD life flourishes and death is barely known... 192 pages Then come the Kotturuh – creatures who spread through the cosmos dispensing mortality. They judge each and every species and decree its allotted time to live. For the first time, living things know the fear of ending. And they will go to any lengths to escape this grim new spectre, death.

The Doctor is an old hand at cheating death. Now, at last,

Auteur Publishing in partnership with Liverpool Un

Stalker Summary: Few filmmakers could even attempt the Jon Hoel fearlessness of Andrei Tarkovsky's cinema and his most Pub Date: 11/30/20 ambitious work, Stalker (1977), is arguably the most $24.95 USD thoughtful science-fiction film ever made. Stalker parallels 120 pages its speculative elements with a harrowing narrative of human fragility and philosophy. It is as much a movie about the complexity of its characters as it is the mysteriousness of its labyrinthine landscape, the ambiguous Zone and its heart, the Room of Desire. It is at once a darkly nihilistic film, ominous and threatening, and yet also profoundly hopeful and at its core a story of true faith. This book attempts to unravel the film's complexities, from its difficult production and through its many cinematic elements: its

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