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Slow 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: 3/1/21 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 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 , , Drew

BBC Physical Audio

Don't Panic: The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Summary: Galaxy, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe : The Original Albums Don’t Panic! Reissued for the first time in 40 years, two Douglas Adams, Peter Jones, , unique recordings of Douglas Adams's sci-fi comedy drama. Geoffrey ... When Earthman learns that first his house and Pub Date: 3/1/21 then his planet are about to be bulldozed, it’s the beginning $26.95 USD of an interplanetary adventure for him and his friend, Ford 1 pages Prefect. After fleeing Earth they hitch a lift with hoopy frood , who hurtles from one improbability to another—literally. With and Marvin the Paranoid Android in tow, the answer to Life, the Universe and Everything is soon revealed: 42. But what was the question…? Peter Owen Publishers

Ice Summary: Anna Kavan, Christopher Priest In a land devastated by war, a nameless narrator pursues Pub Date: 3/1/21 an elusive white-haired woman in the clutches of a $19.95 USD government official known only as "The Warden." Neither 192 pages will giver her up, but a freak ecological is indifferent to their rival claims. As a terrifying wall of ice continues its incursion, freezing everything in its path, it seems that only the white-haired woman is truly resigned to the fate of the world. Ice is hailed as classic of and a definitive work of the . As part of the new and improved Cased Classics, this edition features a false die cutting of a triangle on the jacket, while printed on the cover board is the striking artwork of

British Library Publishing

Weird Woods : Tales from the Summary: Forests of Britain Woods play an important and recurring role in horror, John Miller , the gothic, and the weird. They are places in which Pub Date: 3/1/21 strange things happen, where you often can’t see where you $15.95 USD are or what is around you. Supernatural creatures thrive in 288 pages the thickets. Trees reach into underworlds of earth, myth, and magic. Forests are full of ghosts. In this new collection, immerse yourself in the whispering voices between the branches in Wistman’s Wood on Dartmoor, an inexplicable death in Yorkshire’s Strid Wood and prepare yourself for an encounter with malignant pagan powers in the dark of the New Forest. This edition also includes notes on the real locations and folklore which inspired these

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BRITISH LIBRARY PUBLISHING

British Library Publishing

The Gothic Tales of Sheridan Le Fanu Summary: Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu, Xavier Aldana Sheridan Le Fanu was lauded by contemporaries such as . Reye... R. James for his innovations in the story and mystery Pub Date: 3/1/21 genres, and his mastery of conjuring atmosphere and $24.95 USD driving stories to thrilling narrative crescendos. And yet, 256 pages aside from some regularly anthologized short stories and , much of the writer’s fiction remains unknown despite its quality. Aiming to firmly position Sheridan Le Fanu alongside other canonical horror writers published by the British Library, this anthology focuses on some of his lesser-known stories, exploring eight thoroughly Gothic tales of murderous families, dark castles, and ghosts whose business with the living remains unfinished.

NBM Publishing

Women Discoverers : Top Women in Science Summary: From Ada Lovelace (computing) to Marie Curie Christelle Pecout, Marie Moinard (Physics and Chemistry), these exceptional women enabled Pub Date: 3/1/21 the world to advance in all fields of science including space $19.99 USD exploration (Mae Jemison), telecommunications (the actress 96 pages also genius discoverer Hedy Lamarr), and Biology (Rosalind Franklin). An inspiration going counter to preconceived notions about women and science, presenting a diverse group from around the world.

Piccadilly Press

The Under the 's Bridge Summary: John Bellairs, Brad Strickland When Lewis and his best friend Rose Rita set out to explore Pub Date: 3/1/21 old Wilder Creek Bridge and the deserted farm nearby, they $11.99 USD discover shocking secrets: the destruction of the bridge 256 pages threatens to release a horrifying monster, the of a long-dead evil . Even Lewis's Uncle and the magical Mrs Zimmermann may not be able to vanquish this ferocious creature! For fans of Goosebumps.

Sirius

Classic H. P. Lovecraft Collection : 5-volume Summary: This beautiful box set brings together H.P. paperback boxed set Lovecraft's entire output. Divided into 6 volumes, this H. P. Lovecraft collection includes everything from his early macabre stories Pub Date: 3/1/21 to his tales of the dreamlands, and of course, his famous $39.99 USD Cthulhu novellas. First written for the pulp magazines of the 1920s and '30s, Lovecraft's writing still resonates today and will leave readers both terrified and astounded by the breadth of his imagination.

Among other stories, this collection includes: • At the Mountains of Madness • The Dunwich Horror • The Call of the Cthulhu

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SOURCEBOOKS EXPLORE

Sourcebooks Explore

Alan Turing and the Power of Curiosity Summary: One sunny day in June, a new super science Karla Valenti, Annalisa Beghelli, Micaela Crespo hero was born. His name was Alan Turing. When Super Evil Q... Nemesis calls on his minions to confound and confuse Alan Pub Date: 3/1/21 because of his incorruptible curiosity and profound puzzle $17.99 USD powers, it turns out he's not easy to defeat. 40 pages This is the amazing (mostly) true story of how Alan Turing's superpower of curiosity helped him to become a spectacular scientist and change the world.

47North

Wings of Fury Summary: From Emily R. King, author of the Hundredth Emily R. King Queen series, comes an epic novel of ancient Greece, Pub Date: 3/1/21 Titans and treachery, and the women who dare to rise $14.95 USD up against the tyranny of the Golden Age. 302 pages My mother told me that men would speak about the Golden Age as a time of peace and happiness for all… However, the women of our age would tell a very different story…

Cronus, God of Gods, whose inheritance is the world. Among his possessions: women, imprisoned and fated to serve. The strong-minded Althea Lambros controls her own fate and lives to honor her dying mother’s plea to protect her two sisters at all costs. Althea’s journey toward crushing Wednesday

Ruthless Gods : A Novel Summary: Nadya doesn’t trust her magic anymore. Serefin Emily A. Duncan is fighting off a voice in his head that doesn’t belong to him. Pub Date: 3/2/21 Malachiasz is at war with who—and what—he’s become. $11.99 USD 560 pages As their group is continually torn apart, the girl, the prince, and the monster find their fates irrevocably intertwined. Their paths are being orchestrated by someone…or something. The voices that Serefin hears in the darkness, the ones that Nadya believes are her gods, the ones that Malachiasz is desperate to meet—those voices want a stake in the world, and they refuse to stay quiet any longer.

In her dramatic follow-up to Wicked Saints, the first book in

Thames & Hudson

So You Want to Be a Knight? Summary: Have you ever dreamt of swapping your Takayo Akiyama, Hannah Pang, Michael Prestwich backpack for a suit of armor and riding o to join your fellow Pub Date: 3/2/21 knights on a quest? King Arthur superfans Kate and Eddie $14.95 USD long to do just that. One weekend, while exploring the 96 pages towers and corridors of a historic castle with Kate’s younger brother, Angus, the three adventurers travel back in time to the fourteenth century to see if they have what it takes to be knights.

Tutored by none other than the original author of the Book of Chivalry, Geoffroi de Charny, these young squires learn how to regale their friends with stories of battles won and lost, discover the secrets of the chivalric code—including

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QUERCUS PUBLISHING

Quercus Publishing

Morhelion Summary: Dominic Dulley Pub Date: 3/2/21 An alien exile. A lethal secret. The hunt is on . . . $15.99 USD 448 pages Orry Kent may not have stopped the war between the Ascendancy and the alien Kadiran, but at least she saved the Grand Fleet from . Now she just wants to get on with her own life - until a con turns sour and a dying agent of the emperor's Seventh Secretariat tells Orry there's a traitor at the highest levels of the Ascendancy.

Which is why she finds herself stranded among the floating bubble habitats of Morhelion, searching for a Kadiran exile

Marvel

Strange Academy: First Class Summary: The 's first school for sorcerers Skottie Young, throws open its doors! The world has mysteriously changed Pub Date: 3/2/21 in such an alarming way that has finally $13.99 USD done what he has avoided for decades - established an 160 pages academy for the Mystic Arts! Young people from around the world with an aptitude for magic are brought together in New Orleans to study under Stephen Strange, Brother Voodoo, the , the , Magik, Daimon Hellstrom and all your favorite Marvel mages. But with so many new and deadly magical menaces lurking out there, is the Academy too little too late?! School's in session - and it's going to be spellbinding!

Titan Comics

Blade Runner 2019: Vol. 3: Home Again, Summary: Winner of the 2020 SCRIBE AWARD for best Home Again , this critically acclaimed graphic novel, is Michael Green, Mike Johnson, Andres Guinaldo the official sequel to the cult classic 1982 science Pub Date: 3/2/21 fiction film directed by Ridley Scott. Co-written by $16.99 USD Michael Green, the Academy Award nominated 112 pages screenwriter of Logan, Blade Runner 2049, and Murder on the Orient Express.

The sins of the father are coming home. Ex-Blade Runner Ash and her charge, Cleo, have returned from the Off-World colonies to the rain-soaked dystopic future of , for a confrontation that will expose shocking secrets and reveal a terrifying conspiracy that could bring down an

DK

The Film Book, New Edition : A Complete Summary: Step into the world of cinema and discover Guide to the World of Movies everything there is to know about movies, directors, Ronald Bergan genres, and styles. Pub Date: 3/2/21 $25.00 USD Profiling more than 100 of the most significant films ever 360 pages made, and the world’s most influential directors, The Film Book will take you on a journey through the changing landscape of cinema. Discover the behind-the-scenes stories about timeless classics like Citizen and The Godfather, and take a front-row seat at lavish blockbusters like or Titanic.

Covering every national school of film-making from

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MARVEL

Marvel

Ms. Marvel: Super Famous Summary: G. Willow Wilson, Takeshi Miyazawa, Adrian Earth's mightiest Inhuman! The world almost ended - but Alphona... now it's better than ever for Ms. Marvel! Her loved ones Pub Date: 3/2/21 survived, she's a symbol of hope for her neighborhood - and $12.99 USD she's an Avenger! Everything's coming up Kamala Khan! But 280 pages then why is Ms. Marvel the face of gentrification in Jersey City? Who's that girl holding hands with Bruno? And how is just one Kamala supposed to juggle family life, school and superheroics? Things only get more complicated as the super hero community heads toward a second - and Ms. Marvel is torn between her idol, Captain Marvel, and her , . As the escalating conflict strikes close to home, Kamala will have to grow up

Marvel

Silk: Out Of The Spider-Verse Vol. 1 TPB Summary: An amazing secret has been revealed! The Dan Slott, Robbie Thompson, Humberto Ramos, same irradiated spider that gave young Peter Parker his Stacey... powers also bit...Cindy Moon! For years Cindy was hidden Pub Date: 3/2/21 away - but now the woman called Silk is unleashed on the $34.99 USD Marvel Universe! Will she be a new enemy for Spider- 360 pages Man...a new ally...or something more? Cindy builds a new life in , defining her future while searching for her past - and webbing up wrongdoers along the way! But Silk is about to cross the Black Cat's path, and that's not lucky! If Cindy keeps picking away at Felicia Hardy's criminal operation, the Cat will reveal her claws - and Silk's new career may be cut short! Plus: A date with the ! Secrets of Silk's past revealed! And will Cindy ever

Magnetic Press

The Collected Toppi vol.5 : The Eastern Path Summary: The fifth volume in this popular library of works Sergio Toppi by celebrated master storyteller Sergio Toppi contains six Pub Date: 3/2/21 tales of folklore set in Eastern Europe and Siberia during $24.99 USD various periods in history. Presented in English for the first 124 pages time since their groundbreaking debut in the and 1980s, this collection includes OGONIOK, KAS-CEJ, TRANSSIBERIAN, SAINT-ACHEUL '17, LIKE AN ANGRY BEAR, and MYETZKO.

Baen

To Crush the Moon Summary: CONCLUSION TO THE GROUNDBREAKING Wil McCarthy QUEENDOM OF SOL SERIES Pub Date: 3/2/21 $16.00 USD Once the Queendom of Sol was a glowing monument to 336 pages humankind’s loftiest dreams. Ageless and immortal, its citizens lived in peaceful splendor. But as Sol buckled under the swell of an "immorbid" population, space itself literally ran out. . . .

Conrad Mursk has returned to Sol on the crippled starship Newhope. His crew are the frozen refugees of a failed colony at Barnard’s Star. A thousand years older, Mursk finds Sol on the brink of rebellion, while a fanatic necro cult is reviving

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FLOATING WORLD COMICS

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: 3/2/21 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

Gallery / Saga Press

Machinehood Summary: From the nominee S.B. Divya, S.B. Divya Zero Dark Thirty meets The Social Network in this Pub Date: 3/2/21 science fiction thriller about artificial intelligence, $27.00 USD sentience, and labor rights in a near future dominated 416 pages by the gig economy.

Welga Ramirez, executive bodyguard and ex-special forces, is about to retire early when her client is killed in front of her. It’s 2095 and people don’t usually die from violence. Humanity is entirely dependent on pills that not only help them stay alive, but allow them to compete with artificial intelligence in an increasingly competitive gig economy. Daily doses protect against designer diseases, flow enhances

IDW Publishing

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Graphic Summary: The Rise of Skywalker is the newest Star Novel Adaptation Wars film to receive a graphic novel adaptation! Alessandro Ferrari Pub Date: 3/2/21 Faithfully bringing events from the film to the comics page, $9.99 USD read along in The Rise of Skywalker as Poe faces the 80 pages challenges of leadership, Finn and Rose make impossible decisions for the greater good, and Rey finally confronts her . The true threat to the galaxy is revealed as the third Star Wars trilogy reaches its epic conclusion!

Will Rey join Kylo Ren to lead the First Order? Can Poe, Rose, and Finn inspire a new generation of rebels to combat this grave threat? With Snoke destroyed, can anything keep

Andrews McMeel Publishing

Ozy and Millie: Perfectly Normal Summary: A story of friendship between two Dana Simpson whimsical and imaginative foxes, from the creator of Pub Date: 3/2/21 Bestselling Phoebe and Her $11.99 USD series 176 pages Millie is one unusual fox, and she knows it. She comes up with highly unusual thoughts, invents ingenious excuses to get out of her homework, and her classmates are not always sure quite what to make of her. But thankfully she has Ozy, one of the most loyal friends anyone could ask for. Together the two of them, their friends, and Ozy's dad, Llewellyn (who happens to be a red dragon) enjoy various misadventures, whimsical conversations, elaborate schemes,

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OWL HOUSE BOOKS

Owl House Books

9 Lupine Road : A Supernatural Tale on the Summary: Abandoned before birth by his father Rupert Tracks of Kerouac Plain, rookie FBI Agent Dominic Wood finally tracks Eric D. Lehman him down at a small bookshop in Massachusetts. The Pub Date: 3/2/21 first thing he learns is that his father loves the author Jack $18.95 USD Kerouac. The second is that he claims to be a werewolf. 420 pages Dominic begins an illegal investigation that will risk both his job and his sanity, as he follows Rupert’s three decade tale of homelessness and obsession. From the cliffs of Big Sur to Kerouac’s birthplace on Lupine Road, their dual quests explore the dark mysteries of the American psyche, and a generational divide comes to monstrous life. This gripping novel of fathers and sons will leave readers guessing up to

PM Press

Crossroads : I Live Where I Like: A Graphic Summary: The striking art helps make accessible the History little-known history of Cape Town’s longest standing informal Koni Benson, Robin D.G. Kelley, Ashley E. Marais, settlement and the women who built and fought for it while ... telling the inspiring story of the women’s movements at the Pub Date: 3/2/21 forefront of the struggle for land, housing, water, education, $20.00 USD and safety in Cape Town from the peak of apartheid until 168 pages today.

Penguin Group UK

Doctor Who: At Childhood's End Summary: Past or future, which path do you choose? Sophie Aldred Pub Date: 3/2/21 Past, present and future collide as the Thirteenth Doctor $11.99 USD meets classic companion Ace in the first epic 352 pages novel from the woman who played her, Sophie Aldred. Once a girl called Ace travelled the universe with until, in the wake of a terrible tragedy they parted company. Decades later, she is known as Dorothy McShane, the reclusive millionaire philanthropist who heads global organisation A Charitable Earth. And Dorothy is haunted by terrible nightmares, vivid dreams that begin just as scores of young are vanishing from the dark alleyways of . Could the disappearance be linked to sightings of

Graphic Universe ™

The Hunt Is On : Book 1 Summary: Xinyue, his brother Qiliu, and their mother are Nie Jun seekers, hunting aweto—a rare, plantlike treasure—along Pub Date: 3/2/21 the legendary Silk Road. After one outing, Xinyue discovers $9.99 USD the offspring of a deity that creates aweto—and becomes 136 pages the little creature's reluctant caretaker. He soon struggles to keep it safe and keep it a secret. And that's before he learns that warriors from the deity's village are on his family's tail...

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IMAGE COMICS

Image Comics

Department of Truth, Vol 1: The End Of The Summary: World COLE TURNER has studied conspiracy theories all his life, but he James Tynion IV, Martin Simmonds isn't prepared for what happens when he discovers that all of them Pub Date: 3/2/21 are true, from the JFK Assassination to Flat Earth Theory and $9.99 USD Reptilian Shapeshifters. One organization has been covering them up 144 pages for generations. What is the deep, dark secret behind the Department of Truth?

From bestselling writer JAMES TYNION IV (, SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN) and breakout artistMARTIN SIMMONDS (DYING IS EASY)!

Collects DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH #1-5

Aladdin

The Memory Thief Summary: From acclaimed and New York Times Jodi Lynn Anderson bestselling author Jodi Lynn Anderson comes the Pub Date: 3/2/21 fantastical and heartfelt first installment in a new $17.99 USD trilogy about the thirteen witches who are responsible 336 pages for all the evil in the world—and the girl who sets out to defeat them. Full of magic and bittersweet truths, this tale is perfect for fans of The Girl Who Drank the Moon.

Twelve-year-old Rosie Singer’s mom is missing it is that makes mothers love their daughters. All her life, Rosie has known this...and turned to stories for comfort. Then, on the night Rosie decides to throw her stories away forever, an invisible ally helps her discover the Witch

Flowerpot Press

The Golden Goblet Summary: A young girl of Scottish heritage might just be Edgar J. Hyde, Chloe Tyler able to teleport through the power of dreams… Pub Date: 3/2/21 $5.99 USD Shona and her family no longer live in Scotland, but the 128 pages influence the country and her grandmother have had on her are undeniable. Her parents don’t want to believe it, but something suspicious occurs when Shona falls asleep. It’s almost as if she goes to another place entirely in her dreams. As Shona continues to have these unfathomable dreams, she becomes entangled in something she never could have expected.

About the Creepers series: Strange things are happening

Flowerpot Press

Ghost Writer Summary: In the notebook of a young boy named Charlie Edgar J. Hyde, Chloe Tyler exists a story that writes itself… Pub Date: 3/2/21 $5.99 USD After moving to a new house, the lives of Charlie, Kate, and 128 pages Neil get turned upside down when they learn the house might be haunted. Horrific dreams filled with paranormal specters that bleed into the real world and a wicked cult operating out of the school become everyday occurrences for this family. Can these teens put a stop to the great evil they’ve stumbled upon?

About the Creepers series: Strange things are happening in the Creepers series! These high-interest, low-vocabulary

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JOHN JOSEPH ADAMS/MARINER BOOKS

John Joseph Adams/Mariner Books

The Conductors Summary: Nicole Glover A compelling debut by a new voice in fantasy fiction, Pub Date: 3/2/21 The Conductors features the magic and mystery of Jim $15.99 USD Butcher’s Dresden Files series written with the 432 pages sensibility and historical setting of Octavia Butler’s Kindred. Meet Hetty Rhodes, a magic-user and former conductor on the Underground Railroad who now solves crimes in post–Civil War Philadelphia.

As a conductor on the Underground Railroad, Hetty Rhodes helped usher dozens of people north with her wits and magic. Now that the Civil War is over, Hetty and her husband, Benjy, have settled in Philadelphia, solving

Amulet Paperbacks

Blood Countess (Lady Slayers) Summary: Lana Popovic Pub Date: 3/2/21 A YA horror novel based on Countess Elizabeth $9.99 USD Baathory, the infamous, real-life inspiration for 320 pages Countess Dracula—now in paperback In 17th-century Hungary, Anna Darvulia has just begun working as a scullery maid for the young and glamorous Countess Elizabeth Bathory. When Elizabeth takes a liking to Anna, she’s vaulted to the role of chambermaid, a far cry from the filthy servants’ quarters below. She receives wages generous enough to provide for her family, and the countess begins to groom Anna as her friend and confidante. It’s not long before Anna falls completely under Yearling

Finn and the Intergalactic Lunchbox Summary: From the New York Times bestselling Michael Buckley author of the Sisters Grimm and NERDS comes a new Pub Date: 3/2/21 action-packed middle-grade series with aliens, robots, $7.99 USD and kids saving the world! 288 pages Finn Foley has a lunchbox, and when he opens it, weird things come out…like a seven-foot-tall robot and a strange, blinking device that glues itself to his chest. The lunchbox also opens wormholes—shortcuts through space—that take Finn to the farthest corners of the galaxy. Sounds awesome, right? Not so much. Rocketing through the cosmos attracts the attention of the Plague, a race of gigantic bugs. The thing on Finn’s chest belongs to them—it’s the most

Sourcebooks Young Readers

Hollow Dolls Summary: Simone is a mind-reader. She knows a great MarcyKate Connolly many things about everyone she meets, but she can't seem Pub Date: 3/2/21 to remember anything about her past or where she came $7.99 USD from. So when she gets the chance to search for her family, 272 pages she sets off to find her home.

When she stumbles across a man with two minds inside him—the real one, shoved deep down, and one of a body walker, someone who can take over a person's body against their will—Simone is even more eager to leave her old life behind.

As Simone dives deeper into her history, she learns truths

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TOR TEEN

Tor Teen

The Stolen Kingdom Summary: Maralyth Graylaern lives a sheltered life on the Jillian Boehme family vineyard, wielding a forbidden magic that enables her Pub Date: 3/2/21 to predict the harvest, peer into the past, and heal the vines $18.99 USD from fatal blights. That is, until she's abducted and learns 336 pages that she is a direct descendant to the throne of Perin Faye. In order to embrace her birthright and claim her throne, she must first destroy the remaining heir.

Alac Thungrave has lived his life as the “spare” prince, second in line to the throne of Perin Faye after his brother. When an attempted coup takes the life of the king and his heir, Alac is stunned to learn that the girl he recently befriended is the would-be usurper.

DC Comics

Amethyst Summary: Following her triumphant reintroduction in Amy Reeder the pages of Young Justice, the new Wonder Comics Pub Date: 3/2/21 Amethyst miniseries follows a teenage Amy Winston as $16.99 USD she embarks on a journey of self-discovery, new allies 152 pages and deadly quests throughout Gemworld.

Amy Winston, also known as Princess Amethyst, returns to her magical kingdom to celebrate her 16th birthday in style. The only problem? Her kingdom is missing, her subjects have vanished, and none in the realm of Gemworld—not even her best friend, Lady Turquoise—remain loyal to her house! Alone and dejected, Amy is forced to confront dark secrets and explore the farthest reaches of Gemworld in

Penguin Books

The Kingdom of Back Summary: From #1 New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu Marie Lu comes a historical YA fantasy about a musical Pub Date: 3/2/21 and the dangerous lengths she’ll go to make $11.99 USD history remember her. Now in paperback. 336 pages Two siblings. Two brilliant talents. But only one Mozart.

Born with a gift for music, Nannerl Mozart has just one wish—to be remembered forever. But even as she delights audiences with her masterful playing, she has little hope she’ll ever become the acclaimed composer she longs to be. She is a young woman in 18th century Europe, and that means composing is forbidden to her. She will perform only

SelfMadeHero

The Shadow Out of Time Summary: A chilling tale for H.P. Lovecraft fans I.N.J. Culbard, H.P. Lovecraft Pub Date: 3/2/21 Miskatonic University, Arkham, 1908. Professor Nathaniel $13.99 USD Peaslee collapses in front of a class of students, only coming 120 pages to his senses five years later. Horrified to discover that his body has been far from inactive during the intervening period—and plagued by unsettling and outlandish nightmares—Peaslee attempts to piece together the truth behind the missing years of his life. A chilling journey through time, space, and the recesses of the mind, this newly reissued adaptation gives terrifying form to one of H.P. Lovecraft’s final tales.

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SELFMADEHERO

SelfMadeHero

The Case of Charles Dexter Ward Summary: Alchemy and resurrection for H.P. Lovecraft I.N.J. Culbard, H.P. Lovecraft fans Pub Date: 3/2/21 $13.99 USD Providence, Rhode Island, 1928. A dangerous inmate 120 pages disappears from a private hospital for the insane, his method of escape baffling the authorities. Only the patient’s final visitor, family physician Dr. Marinus Bicknell Willett —himself a piece of the puzzle—holds the key to unlocking The Case of Charles Dexter Ward. A macabre mixture of historical investigation, grave-robbing, and bone-chilling revelation, this newly reissued adaptation artfully lays bare one of H.P. Lovecraft’s most horrifying creations.

Abrams ComicArts

The Incredible Nellie Bly : Journalist, Summary: A visual of the groundbreaking Investigator, Feminist, and Philanthropist investigative journalist Luciana Cimino, Sergio Algozzino, David Randall Pub Date: 3/2/21 Born in 1864, Nellie Bly was a woman who did not allow $24.99 USD herself to be defined by the time she lived in, she rewrote 144 pages the narrative and made her own way. Luciana Cimino’s meticulously researched graphic-novel biography tells Bly’s story through Miriam, a fictionalized female student at the Columbia School of Journalism in 1921. While interviewing the famous journalist, Miriam learns not only about Bly's more sensational adventures, but also about her focus on self-reliance from an early age, the scathing letter to the editor that jump-started her career as

Berkley

Dead Space Summary: An investigator must solve a brutal murder Kali Wallace on a claustrophobic space station in this tense science Pub Date: 3/2/21 fiction thriller from the author of Salvation Day. $17.00 USD 336 pages Hester Marley used to have a plan for her life. But when a catastrophic attack left her injured, indebted, and stranded far from home, she was forced to take a dead-end security job with a powerful mining company in the asteroid belt. Now she spends her days investigating petty crimes to help her employer maximize its profits. She’s surprised to hear from an old friend and fellow victim of the terrorist attack that ruined her life—and that surprise quickly turns to suspicion when he claims to have discovered something

Del Rey

Victory's Price (Star Wars) : An Alphabet Summary: The aces of the New Republic have one final Squadron Novel chance to defeat the darkness of Shadow Wing in this Alexander Freed thrilling conclusion to the Star Wars: Alphabet Pub Date: 3/2/21 Squadron trilogy! $28.99 USD 480 pages In the wake of Yrica Quell’s shocking decision—and one of the fiercest battles of their lives—the remnants of Alphabet Squadron seek answers and closure across a galaxy whose old war scars are threatening to reopen.

Soran Keize has returned to the tip of Shadow Wing’s spear. Operation Cinder, the terrifying protocol of planetary extermination which began in the twilight of the Imperial

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MARVEL

Marvel

Black Panther: Who is the Black Panther? Summary: Reginald Hudlin and John Romita Jr. delve deep Marvel Select Edition into the mind of the Black Panther, in the next in our series Reginald Hudlin, , John Romita, Jack of graphic novels handpicked by Marvel Editorial to Kirby showcase pivotal storylines written and drawn by some of Pub Date: 3/2/21 Marvel's most acclaimed creators! In the heart of Africa lies $24.99 USD , a technologically advanced civilization that for 200 pages centuries has stood alone as an unconquerable land inhabited by invincible warriors. Governing Wakanda is a lineage of warrior-kings - and T'Challa, the Black Panther, is the latest in this family line! But now outsiders are once more assembling to invade Wakanda and plunder its riches - led by , a deadly assassin who murdered T'Challa's father. Even with Wakanda's might and his own superhuman

Marvel

Black Panther Epic Collection: Revenge of the Summary: Behold as the Black Panther sets out on Black Panther adventures that only his co-creator, , could , , Peter B. Gillis, Ed conceive! T'Challa discovers the startling secret of King H... Solomon's frog, encounters alien races, battles eternal Pub Date: 3/2/21 samurai warriors - and so much more! The history of the $39.99 USD Wakandans, their majestic city and their amazing technology 456 pages are also explored with a power and passion that only Kirby could offer! Plus: The origins of ! An epic battle between the Black Panther, the Avengers and Klaw! T'Challa returns to the American South to root out the evil Soul Strangler's cult! And Peter B. Gillis and craft a compelling and contemporary tale as the Black Panther fights apartheid in the neighboring nation of Azania.

Atlantic Monthly Press

Endpapers : A Family Story of Books, War, Summary: A sweeping portrait of the turmoil of the Escape, and Home twentieth century and the legacy of immigration, as Alexander Wolff seen through the German-American family of the Pub Date: 3/2/21 celebrated book publisher Kurt Wolff $28.00 USD 336 pages A literary gem researched over a year the author spent living in Berlin, Endpapers excavates the extraordinary histories of the author’s grandfather and father: the renowned publisher Kurt Wolff, dubbed “perhaps the twentieth century’s most discriminating publisher” by the New York Times Book Review, and his son Niko, who fought in the Wehrmacht during World War II before coming to America.

Square Fish

Monster and Boy Summary: When Monster (who lives under the bed) meets Hannah Barnaby, Anoosha Syed Boy (who sleeps in the bed), Boy starts to scream—and Pub Date: 3/2/21 Monster promptly swallows him. It's the beginning of a $6.99 USD beautiful friendship! 160 pages Told with a warm, cozy voice, the story is brought to life with adorable two-color illustrations. Filled with adventure and humor, this chapter book is perfect for sharing with kids just aging out of picture books and for newly independent readers.

We are publishing two new Monster and Boy titles each year.

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HARPER VOYAGER

Harper Voyager

The Sisters Grimm : A Novel Summary: Once upon a time, a demon who desired earthly Menna van Praag domination fathered an army of dark daughters to help him Pub Date: 3/2/21 corrupt humanity. . . . $17.99 USD 448 pages As children, Goldie, Liyana, Scarlet, and Bea dreamed of a strange otherworld: a nightscape of peculiar mists, mysterious falling leaves, and hungry ivy. In the of Everwhere, these four half-sisters, connected by blood and magic, began to nurture their elemental powers —learning to control earth, water, , and fire. But at thirteen, they were ripped from Everwhere and separated.

Five years later, Goldie, Liyana, Scarlet, and Bea have no memory of one another or the magical powers they possess. Bloomsbury Publishing

House of Earth and Blood Summary: A #1 New York Times bestseller! Sarah J. Maas Bryce Quinlan had the perfect life—working hard all day and Pub Date: 3/2/21 partying all night—until a demon murdered her closest $18.00 USD friends, leaving her bereft, wounded, and alone. When the 816 pages accused is behind bars but the crimes start up again, Bryce finds herself at the heart of the investigation. She’ll do whatever it takes to avenge their deaths. Hunt Athalar is a notorious angel, now enslaved to the Archangels he once attempted to overthrow. His brutal skills and incredible strength have been set to one purpose—to assassinate his boss’s enemies, no questions asked. But with a demon wreaking havoc in the city, he’s offered an irresistible deal: help Bryce find the murderer,

Quill Tree Books

The Bright & the Pale Summary: Seventeen-year-old Valeria is one of the few Jessica Rubinkowski survivors of the freeze, a dark magical hold Knnot Mountain Pub Date: 3/2/21 unleashed on her village. Everyone, including her family, $17.99 USD remains trapped in an unbreakable sheet of ice. Ever since, 336 pages she’s been on the run from the Czar, whose sole mission is to imprison anyone who managed to escape. Valeria finds refuge with the Thieves Guild, working odd jobs with her best friend, Alik, the only piece of home she has left. That is, until he is brutally murdered.

A year later, Valeria discovers Alik is alive and being held captive. In exchange for his freedom, she must lead a group on a expedition to the very mountain that claimed

HarperTeen

The Survivor: A Pioneer Novel Summary: Earth is uninhabitable. Tau is our home Bridget Tyler now. Pub Date: 3/2/21 $10.99 USD With that terrifying message, Jo and her family learned the 432 pages truth: they are trapped forever on Tau Ceti e. Tau may be humanity’s last hope, but the planet’s current occupants—the Sorrow—are not interested in sharing. The fragile peace Jo negotiated abruptly shatters and with it Jo’s confidence. Soon a bloody battle is raging between the Sorrow and the Pioneers, with Jo caught in between. As tensions rise, the survival of everyone Jo cares for seems less likely by the second.

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HARPERTEEN

HarperTeen

Dark Stars Summary: Dorothy finds herself completely alone. Danielle Rollins Pub Date: 3/2/21 Roman is dead. The Chronology Protection Agency wants $17.99 USD nothing to do with her. The Black Cirkus no longer trusts 320 pages her. And Ash . . . Ash is gone. Dorothy has seen the evidence with her own eyes—she knows that she was the one who killed Ash. But she still has no idea how, when, or—most important—why. But the discovery of several missing pages from the Professor’s journal drives a narrow sliver of hope into her heart.

Without a ship, it should be impossible for Dorothy to travel through time. But for Ash, Dorothy will do anything to not Wesleyan University Press

Occasional Views Volume 1 : "More About Summary: Essays and occasional writings from one of Writing" and Other Essays literature's iconic voices Samuel R. Delany Pub Date: 3/2/21 Samuel R. Delany is an acclaimed writer of literary theory, $85.00 USD queer literature, and fiction. His "prismatic output is among 400 pages the most significant, immense and innovative in American letters," wrote the New York Times in 2019; "Delany's books interweave science fiction with histories of race, sexuality, and control. In so doing, he gives readers fiction that reflects and explores the social truths of our world." This anthology of essays, lectures, and interviews addresses topics such as 9/11, race, the garden of Eden, the interplay of life and writing, and notes on other writers such as

Canterbury Classics

The Call of Cthulhu and Dagon: A Graphic Summary: Dive into these dark, haunting, and richly Novel illustrated adaptations of two tales from H. P. Dave Shephard, H. P. Lovecraft, Katz Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos. Pub Date: 3/2/21 $19.99 USD In this hauntingly illustrated adaptation of two of H. P. 144 pages Lovecraft’s most famous stories from the Cthulhu Mythos, illustrator Dave Shephard captivates readers with stories of supernatural monsters so powerful that humanity is deemed irrelevant. The Call of Cthulhu and Dagon introduce the Great Old Ones, powerful deities who reside outside the normal dimensions of space-time, with physical forms that are impossible for the human mind to fathom. This handsome thread-bound edition presents these stories in

Oni Press

Invader ZIM Best of GIR Summary: The perfect gift for any fan, Sam Logan, Eric Trueheart, Warren Wucinich this volume collects 4 of the best GIR stories from the Pub Date: 3/2/21 original series! $9.99 USD 104 pages ZIM's defective SIR unit has long been a thorn in his side, creating more problems than he fixes. Wait, does he fix any problems at all? So... he just creates problems. What makes this little robot alien in a green dog costume tick? (Aside from, you know, the actual mechanism inside that makes him tick.)

In these four GIR-focused stories, he's everything from infuriating to loveable. Well, not loveable to ZIM. Humans do

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DC COMICS

DC Comics

Superman Adventures: Lex Luthor, Man of Summary: Superman and his greatest foe, Lex Luthor, Metropolis go head-to-head in this new collection of classic stories Various, Aluir Amancio inspired by the hit TV show Superman: The Animated Pub Date: 3/2/21 Series! $9.99 USD 136 pages Superman: The Animated Series was an instant classic, developed by the same team behind Batman: The Animated Series and featuring some of the greatest Superman adventures ever committed to film.

As long as Superman has flown over the skies of Metropolis, one man has always sought to take the brave hero down: Lex Luthor! But why does Lex hate Superman so much? See

Quill Tree Books

Infinity Reaper Summary: Emil and Brighton Rey defied the odds. They Adam Silvera beat the Blood Casters and escaped with their lives—or so Pub Date: 3/2/21 they thought. When Brighton drank the Reaper's Blood, he $17.99 USD believed it would make him invincible, but instead the potion 592 pages is killing him.

In Emil's race to find an antidote that will not only save his brother but also rid him of his own unwanted phoenix powers, he will have to dig deep into the very past lives he's trying to outrun. Though he needs the help of the Spell Walkers now more than ever, their ranks are fracturing, with Maribelle's thirst for revenge sending her down a dangerous path.

Erewhon

The Nightland Express Summary: In antebellum America, two teens bury their J. M. Lee secrets and join the historic Pony Express, and soon Pub Date: 3/2/21 discover the mortal world is not the only one on the $18.95 USD brink of war. 368 pages Young, poor, and orphaned in rural Missouri, Jessamine Murphy frets over her very pregnant sister, not at all sure how to feed their family until the baby is born, let alone after. When Jessamine comes across a recruitment poster reading "Pony Express Special Assignment: St. Joseph, Missouri to . Two riders wanted. Orphans preferred," her tomboy heart skips a beat: not only for the ample risk wage, but for the adventure and the chance to

Wesleyan University Press

Occasional Views Volume 1 : "More About Summary: Essays and occasional writings from one of Writing" and Other Essays literature's iconic voices Samuel R. Delany Pub Date: 3/2/21 Samuel R. Delany is an acclaimed writer of literary theory, $24.95 USD queer literature, and fiction. His "prismatic output is among 400 pages the most significant, immense and innovative in American letters," wrote the New York Times in 2019; "Delany's books interweave science fiction with histories of race, sexuality, and control. In so doing, he gives readers fiction that reflects and explores the social truths of our world." This anthology of essays, lectures, and interviews addresses topics such as 9/11, race, the garden of Eden, the interplay of life and writing, and notes on other writers such as

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HOLIDAY HOUSE

Holiday House

Houdini and Me Summary: Harry has always admired the famous Dan Gutman escape artist Houdini. And when Houdini asks for help Pub Date: 3/2/21 in coming back to life, it seems like an amazing $16.99 USD chance…or could it be Houdini’s greatest trick of all? 224 pages Eleven-year-old Harry Mancini is NOT Harry Houdini—the famous escape artist who died in 1926. But Harry DOES live in Houdini’s old New York City home, and he definitely knows everything there is to know about Houdini’s life. What is he supposed to do, then, when someone starts texting him claiming that they’re Houdini, communicating from beyond the grave? Respond, of course.

Del Rey

Small Magic : Short Fiction, 1977-2020 Summary: Escape to worlds full of adventure and Terry Brooks magic in the first-ever Terry Brooks short story Pub Date: 3/2/21 collection, featuring both new and fan-favorite stories $28.99 USD from all three of his major literary worlds: Shannara, 464 pages Magic Kingdom, and The Word & The Void.

Terry Brooks offers readers both new and long-forgotten glimpses into all of his most beloved worlds.

Here are heroes fighting new battles and struggling to conquer the ghosts of the past. Here are quests both small and far-reaching; heroism both intimate and vast. Here we learn of Garet Jax’s childhood, see how Allanon first located

Del Rey

Assassin's Quest (The Illustrated Edition) Summary: A richly illustrated hardcover anniversary : The Illustrated Edition edition of the final book in the beloved Farseer Trilogy, Robin Hobb hailed by George R. R. Martin as “fantasy as it ought to Pub Date: 3/2/21 be written,” and by Lin-Manuel Miranda as “an $40.00 USD incredible series.” 880 pages FitzChivalry Farseer and the Fool are back again in the final book of this beloved saga, full of adventure, magic, and sinister plots. A quarter-century after the original publication of the Farseer Trilogy, these special editions present Robin Hobb’s modern classic as never before: as a gorgeous, matched hardcover set, each with ten beautiful full-color illustrations by Magali Villeneuve.

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

The Winter Duke Summary: She survived the curse. Now she must Claire Eliza Bartlett survive the throne. Pub Date: 3/2/21 $10.99 USD All Ekata wants is to stay alive—and the chance to prove 448 pages herself as a scholar. Once Ekata's brother is finally named heir to the dukedom of Kylma Above, there will be nothing to keep her at home with her murderous family. Not her books or her experiments, not her family's icy castle atop a frozen lake, not even the tantalizingly close Kylma Below, a mesmerizing underwater kingdom that provides her family with magic. But just as escape is within reach, her parents and twelve siblings fall under a strange sleeping sickness, and no one can find a cure.

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DAW

DAW

The Councillor Summary: This Machiavellian fantasy follows a E. J. Beaton scholar’s quest to choose the next ruler of her kingdom Pub Date: 3/2/21 amidst lies, conspiracy, and assassination $27.00 USD 448 pages When the death of Iron Queen Sarelin Brey threatens the very fabric of the divided realm of Elira, Lysande Prior, palace scholar and the queen’s closest friend, is appointed Councillor. Publically, Lysande must choose the next monarch from amongst the jostling city-rulers. Privately, she seeks to discover which city-ruler murdered the queen, suspecting the use of magic.

Further from home, an old enemy is stirring - the

Flying Eye Books

Hilda's Book of Beasts and Spirits Summary: Deep in the library is a book that tells of Emily Hibbs, Jason Chan, P.L. giants and elves, woffs and deer foxes, and all manner Pub Date: 3/2/21 of creatures from the Wilderness to the centre of $18.99 USD Trolberg. Those who wish to learn will glean all the 64 pages knowledge the need from Hilda’s own copy of this fascinating compendium of beasts and spirits.

For fans of Netflix’s hit animated Hilda series, this gorgeous guide to creatures from tiny to giant will keep young adventurers spellbound, with a behind-the-scenes bestiary that teaches Hilda fans everything they’ll want to know about the fauna of Trolberg, featuring trivia and brand new art! A perfect companion book to Hilda’s Sparrow Scout

Minnesota Historical Society Press

A Lot Can Happen in the Middle of Nowhere Summary: The 1996 movie Fargo stirred widespread : The Untold Story of the Making of Fargo curiosity about snowy winters, funny accents, and bloody Todd Melby, William H. Macy mayhem on the frozen tundra of Minnesota and North Pub Date: 3/2/21 Dakota. The film won two Academy Awards and inspired a $18.95 USD popular, award-winning television series. It is also a quintessentially Minnesota film—or is it? A Lot Can Happen in the Middle of Nowhere presents the untold stories behind the making of Joel and Ethan Coen's most memorable film. It explores the behind-the-scenes creative moments that made Fargo a critical and cultural success, including casting struggles, the battles over dialect, production challenges (a lack of snow), and insights from the screenplay and deleted scenes. Author Todd Melby

little bee books

The Thieving Collectors of Fine Children's Summary: "This takes getting lost in a book to a whole Books new level. I loved it!" --James Riley, New York Times- Adam Perry bestselling author of the Story Thieves series Pub Date: 3/2/21 $17.99 USD "Once you start this book, you truly can't stop. An 368 pages adventure full of cheeky charm and delightful whimsy." --Marie Lu, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Skyhunter

"A fast, fun, furiously inventive, and frequently frightful read." --Geoff Rodkey, New York Times- bestselling author of the Tapper Twins series and We're Not from Here

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DENPA BOOKS

DENPA BOOKS

Lil' Leo Summary: Two-year-old Leo is not your average house cat. One day he notices his young neighbor Tatsuru on his way Pub Date: 3/2/21 to elementary school and he then decides to follow him and $15.95 USD enroll himself! After finding his own backpack and school 192 pages equipment, young Leo realizes that anything Tatsuru can do, he can do as well! And best of all, since he is a feline he can do it all with a style and flair all of his own. Leo can go to school! Leo can live on his own! Leo can find a part-time job or even be chef! Eventually Leo's life is full of wonderful memories, but it could have a very different turn if not for those who loved him.

Oni Press

Secrets of Camp Whatever Vol. 1 Summary: "Just the right amount of chills for tweens Chris Grine who enjoy supernatural suspense." — KIRKUS Pub Date: 3/2/21 $17.99 USD Perfect for fans of Lumberjanes and Brain Camp, 272 pages there’s more than mosquitos at Camp Whatever and Willow will need to face truths about herself and her family as summer camp dread goes head to head with the supernatural.

Eleven year-old Willow doesn't want to go to her dad's weird old summer camp any more than she wants her family to move to the weird old town where that camp is located. But her family—and fate itself—seem to have plans of their own.

Oni Press

Rogue Planet Summary: " Planet is an old-fashioned Cullen Bunn, Andy MacDonald, Nick Filardi throwback to wild science fiction sagas of yesteryear, Pub Date: 3/2/21 punctuated with unbridled storytelling and bold, $19.99 USD imaginative artwork." — Wire 136 pages Rogue Planet is a twisting descent into cosmic horror from an all-star creative team including the writer of the runaway hit The Sixth Gun and the artist of Doctor Strange!

Salvage vessel Cortes tracks the Lonely Orphan, a planet with no star system to call its own. Somewhere on this hostile rock is a payload fit for a king. To attain it, though, the crew of the Cortes must brave razor rock, poisonous

Solaris

A Broken Darkness Summary: The highly anticipated sequel to Beneath Premee Mohamed the Rising, which was named one best science fiction Pub Date: 3/2/21 and fantasy books of the year by The Post. $11.99 USD 416 pages “A wonderful adventure, rife with strange heart and weird horror.” Chuck Wendig

It’s been a year and a half since the Anomaly, when They tried to force their way into the world from the shapeless void.

Nick Prasad is piecing his life together, and has joined the secretive Ssarati Society to help monitor threats to

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SOLARIS

Solaris

One Day All This Will Be Yours: Signed Summary: “This time-looped dramedy is as funny as it Limited Edition is thought-provoking." -- Publishers Weekly, starred Adrian Tchaikovsky review Pub Date: 3/2/21 $30.00 USD The bold new work from award-winning author Adrian 192 pages Tchaikovsky - a smart, funny tale of time-travel and paradox

Welcome to the end of time. It’s a perfect day.

Nobody remembers how the Causality War started. Really, there’s no-one to remember, and nothing for them to remember if there were; that’s sort of the point. We were

Margaret K. McElderry Books

Chain of Iron Summary: The Shadowhunters must catch a killer in Cassandra Clare Edwardian London in this dangerous and romantic Pub Date: 3/2/21 sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling novel $24.99 USD Chain of Gold, from New York Times and USA TODAY 688 pages bestselling author Cassandra Clare. Chain of Iron is a Shadowhunters novel.

Cordelia Carstairs seems to have everything she ever wanted. She’s engaged to marry James Herondale, the boy she has loved since childhood. She has a new life in London with her best friend Lucie Herondale and James’s charming companions, the Merry Thieves. She is about to be reunited with her beloved father. And she bears the sword Cortana, a

Baen

Blood and Whispers Summary: A NEW URBAN FANTASY A.C. Haskins Pub Date: 3/2/21 THE MOST DANGEROUS WEAPON IS A PAST SCORNED $16.00 USD 320 pages Thomas Quinn is a sorcerer haunted by the memories of the things he's done over centuries of service to the Arcanum. From battling djinn to killing demigods and dragons, the scars and nightmares have left him a broken man. He has long retired from that life, running an occult shop in Philadelphia for the past several decades, wanting nothing more than to be left alone with his books and his whiskey and his shame.

Baen

At the End of the Journey Summary: A NEW NOVEL IN JOHN RINGO'S Charles E. Gannon BEST-SELLING BLACK TIDE RISING SERIES BY Pub Date: 3/2/21 - AND DRAGON AWARD–NOMINATED AUTHOR $25.00 USD CHARLES E. GANNON 304 pages It was supposed to be fun. Six teenagers and their British captain aboard the ketch Crosscurrent Voyager, headed on a senior year summer cruise to excitement and adventure. Then the world as they knew it ended.

A plague spread throughout the globe, killing millions and turning the survivors into cannibalistic rage monsters —zombies, in so many words. Only by putting aside their

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SCHOLASTIC PRESS

Scholastic Press

Bridge of Souls (City of Ghosts #3) Summary: Victoria Schwab Victoria ("V. E.") Schwab, the #1 New York Times Pub Date: 3/2/21 bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, $17.99 USD invites readers to haunted New Orleans in this third 320 pages installment of her thrillingly spooky City of Ghosts series!

Where there are ghosts, Cassidy Blake follows . . .

Unless it's the other way around?

Cass thinks she might have this ghost-hunting thing down. After all, she and her ghost best friend, Jacob, have HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks

It’s a Prince Thing Summary: Once upon a time, there was a princess who Philippa Gregory, Chris Chatterton broke all the rules, and dared to be different… Pub Date: 3/2/21 $6.99 USD So when that same princess – Florizella – finds a baby boy delivered by stork to her parents’ palace, she is shocked to discover that he will one day be king and inherit her kingdom! For every prince is given a permit which allow them to do whatever they like in the same way that every princess is given a set of rules that they have to live by.

As soon as Princess Florizella’s brother is big enough to have adventures, she takes him all over the land, fighting pirates, wrestling with a sea serpent and rehoming a woolly mammoth. Wednesday Books

Down Comes the Night : A Novel Summary: Honor your oath, destroy your country. Allison Saft Pub Date: 3/2/21 Wren Southerland is the most talented healer in the Queen’s $18.99 USD Guard, but her reckless actions have repeatedly put her on 400 pages thin ice with her superiors. So when a letter arrives from a reclusive lord, asking Wren to come to his estate to cure his servant from a mysterious disease, she seizes the chance to prove herself.

When she arrives at Colwick Hall, Wren realizes that nothing is what it seems. Particularly when she discovers her patient is actually Hal Cavendish, the sworn enemy of her kingdom.

Bloomsbury YA

Havenfall Summary: Hidden deep in the mountains of Colorado lies Sara Holland the Inn at Havenfall, a sanctuary that connects ancient Pub Date: 3/2/21 magical worlds together. For generations, the inn has $10.99 USD protected all who seek refuge within its walls. 336 pages This summer, Maddie Morrow is determined to prove to her uncle, the Innkeeper, that she’s ready to become his apprentice. But when a dead body is found, her uncle is gravely injured, and her longtime crush is missing, Maddie suddenly finds herself responsible for the safety of everyone in Havenfall. With everything she loves at stake, Maddie must confront shocking truths about the dangers lurking beneath Havenfall—and herself. This sweeping new series for fans of Melissa Albert and

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BLOOMSBURY YA

Bloomsbury YA

Phoenix Flame Summary: Maddie thought her problems were over. She Sara Holland saved the Inn at Havenfall—a sanctuary between magical Pub Date: 3/2/21 worlds—from the evil Silver Prince. Her uncle the Innkeeper $18.99 USD is recovering from a mysterious spell that left him not quite 272 pages human. And there are still a few weeks of summer left to spend with her more-than-friend Brekken. But there’s more work to be done to protect the Inn—Maddie must put an end to the black-market trading of magical objects and open the Inn’s doors to the once feared land of shapeshifters. As she tries to accomplish both seemingly impossible tasks, Maddie uncovers secrets that could change everything. What if saving everyone means destroying the only home she’s

Entangled: Teen

Covet Summary: On the brink of an all-consuming war and Tracy Wolff caught at the crossroads where choice and destiny meet, Pub Date: 3/2/21 Grace struggles to save her school, her friends, and her $19.99 USD very soul when she finds herself in a dangerous and unique 600 pages prison.

The shocking, twist-filled third book in Tracy Wolff’s epic Crave fantasy series is a masterpiece of romance, betrayal, and the strength we all have inside.

Disney-

Artemis Fowl The Arctic Incident (Graphic Summary: Novel, The) The second book in the internationally best-selling , Michael Moreci, Stephen Gilpin Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer is available as a Pub Date: 3/2/21 full-color graphic novel with all-new text and artwork. $12.99 USD 128 pages The world's youngest, brightest, and most dangerous criminal mastermind is back.

Artemis Fowl receives an urgent e-mail from Russia. In it is a plea from a man who has been kidnapped by the Russian Mafiya: his father.

As Artemis rushes to his dad's rescue, he is stopped by a

Forge Books

The and the : A Novel of Summary: This much is history: On Christmas Eve, 1800, Historical Suspense an “infernal machine” exploded in one of the busiest streets Loren D. Estleman in Paris, , destroying buildings and killing innocent Pub Date: 3/2/21 civilians. It wasn’t the first attempt on the life of Napoleon $26.99 USD Bonaparte, First Consul of the newly minted Republic of 336 pages France.

This much is exclusive to our story: Upon the failure of the Christmas Eve plot, the conspiracy takes a new and more diabolical turn.

Posterity knows what became of Napoleon: He led France into a series of military adventures that ended in his defeat,

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WORLD EDITIONS

World Editions

The High-Rise Diver Summary: For readers of The Handmaid’s Tale, The Julia von Lucadou, Sharmila Cohen Circle, and Brave New World comes a chilling and Pub Date: 3/2/21 distressingly plausible dystopia which creates a world $16.99 USD in which performance is everything and one woman’s 288 pages failure to achieve becomes another’s downfall.

Riva is a “high-rise diver,” a top athlete with millions of fans, and a perfectly functioning human on all levels. Suddenly she rebels, breaking her contract and refusing to train. Cameras are everywhere in her world, but she doesn’t know her every move is being watched by Hitomi, the psychologist tasked with reining Riva back in. Unquestionably loyal to the system, Hitomi’s own life is at

Sourcebooks Young Readers

The Wolf of Cape Fen Summary: First Frost has touched Cape Fen, and that Juliana Brandt means Baron Dire has returned. For as long as anyone can Pub Date: 3/2/21 remember, the baron has haunted the town come winter, $7.99 USD striking magical bargains and demanding unjust payment in 320 pages return. The Serling sisters know better than to bargain lest they find themselves hunted by the baron's companion, the Wolf.

But then the Wolf attacks Eliza's sister, Winnie. They escape but know the Wolf will be back to collect its dues. Winnie would never bargain, so that must mean someone else has struck a deal—with Winnie as the price.

Tor Books

The Poet King : The Harp and Ring Sequence Summary: After a surprising upheaval, the nation of #3 Tamryllin has a new ruler: Elissan Diar, who proclaims Ilana C. Myer himself the first Poet King. Not all in court is happy with this Pub Date: 3/2/21 regime change, as Rianna secretly schemes against him $18.99 USD while she investigates a mysterious weapon he hides in the 320 pages bowels of the palace.

Meanwhile, a civil war rages in a distant land, and former Court Poet Lin Amaristoth gathers allies old and new to return to Tamryllin in time to stop the coronation. For the Poet King’s is connected with to a darker, more sinister prophecy which threatens to unleash a battle out of legend unless Lin and her friends can stop it.

Tor Books

A Desolation Called Peace Summary: An alien armada lurks on the edges of Arkady Martine Teixcalaanli space. No one can communicate with it, no one Pub Date: 3/2/21 can destroy it, and Fleet Captain Nine Hibiscus is running $26.99 USD out of options. 496 pages In a desperate attempt at diplomacy with the mysterious invaders, the fleet captain has sent for a diplomatic envoy. Now Mahit Dzmare and Three Seagrass—still reeling from the recent upheaval in the Empire—face the impossible task of trying to communicate with a hostile entity.

Whether they succeed or fail could change the face of Teixcalaan forever.

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TORDOTCOM

Tordotcom

Burning Girls and Other Stories Summary: When we came to America, we brought Veronica Schanoes anger and socialism and hunger. We also brought our Pub Date: 3/2/21 demons. $25.99 USD 336 pages "One of the most powerful voices in ."—Catherynne M. Valente

In Burning Girls and Other Stories, Veronica Schanoes crosses borders and genres with stories of fierce women at the margins of society burning their way toward the center. This debut collection introduces readers to a fantasist in the vein of Karen Russell and , with a voice all her own.

Drawn and Quarterly

Billionaires Summary: In Billionaires, Darryl Cunningham offers an Darryl Cunningham illuminating analysis of the origins and ideological evolutions Pub Date: 3/2/21 of four key players in the American private sector—Amazon $24.95 USD founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, media mogul Rupert Murdoch, 272 pages and oil and gas tycoons Charles and David Koch. What emerges is a vital critique of American capitalism and the power these individuals have to assert a corrupting influence on policy-making, political campaigns, and society writ large.

Cunningham focuses on a central question: Can the world afford to have a tiny global elite squander resources and hold unprecedented political influence over the rest of us?

Classics Illustrated Comics

Nineteen Eighty-Four Summary: Winston Smith lives in a nightmare world where George Orwell, Tony Evans, Angelo Ruta the Thought Police spy on everyone and children are taught Pub Date: 3/3/21 to betray their parents. Even the smallest sign of $6.95 USD disagreement with the Party results in torture, 64 pages imprisonment, or death. Big Brother oversees everything – but who is he? Winston tries hard to keep his thoughts and fears to himself. But then he meets Julia, a strong-minded young woman who is willing to run the terrible risk of their being found together. Will kindly Mr. Charrington keep their secret? Can Winston and Julia find happiness despite the dangers that threaten them?If there is no word for freedom, how can anyone be free?

Cinebook, Ltd

Lucky Luke- A Cowboy in High Cotton Summary: Big surprise for the Lonesome Cowboy: a rich JUL, ACHDE widow and admirer of his exploits has bequeathed him a Pub Date: 3/7/21 250 acre cotton plantation in Louisiana! Thrust into the role $11.95 USD of a rich landowner, welcomed as one by his white 48 pages neighbours, he will have to fight to gain the trust of his terrified black employees and split his heritage among them. A goal towards which he’ll receive help from the local Cajun community, and from … the Daltons!

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CINEBOOK, LTD

Cinebook, Ltd

HSE - Human Stock Exchange Summary: In a far too near-future, the world’s economy Xavier Dorison, Thomas Allart, James Hogan has collapsed. Amidst an unprecedented recession, the only Pub Date: 3/7/21 remaining of capitalist prosperity is the new ‘Human $13.95 USD Stock Exchange’, where individuals are listed on the market. 56 pages Felix Fox sells cars over the phone, a poorly paid, thankless, dead-end job. But he is determined to make it big, at any cost. When the opportunity arises to be listed on the HSE, though … will the cost turn out to be too high?

Cinebook, Ltd

Blake & Mortimer- The Call of the Moloch Summary: Tasked by the queen to close the ‘Septimus : The Sequel to the Septimus Wave Wave’ case once and for all, Captain Blake is facing a Jean Dufaux, Christian Cailleaux, Etienne daunting task, for many questions remain unanswered. Shreder,... Where did the spaceship buried beneath London come from? Pub Date: 3/7/21 What became of Lady Rowana and Professor Evangely? $15.95 USD Meanwhile, Mortimer is trying to pull Olrik out of the 64 pages catatonic state the villain has been in since his encounter with the ship’s occupant. Has the threat to the nation truly been vanquished?

The University of North Carolina Press

Run Home If You Don't Want to Be Killed Summary: In the heat of June in 1943, a wave of : The Detroit Uprising of 1943 destructive and deadly civil unrest took place in the streets Rachel Marie-Crane Williams of Detroit. The city was under the pressures of both wartime Pub Date: 3/8/21 industrial production and the nascent civil rights movement, $22.95 USD setting the stage for massive turmoil and racial violence. 304 pages Thirty-four people were killed, most of whom were Black, and over half of these were killed by police. Two thousand people were arrested, and over seven hundred sustained injuries requiring treatment at local hospitals. Property damage was estimated to be nearly $2 million.

With Run Home If You Don't Want to Be Killed, Rachel Marie-Crane Williams delivers a graphic retelling of the

Street Noise Books

I'm a Wild Seed : My Graphic Memoir on Summary: A collection of lively autobiographical Queerness and Decolonizing the World comics guiding the reader through an understanding of Sharon Lee De La Cruz queerness and what it means to one woman of color. Pub Date: 3/9/21 $12.99 USD In this delightfully compelling full-color graphic memoir, the 96 pages author shares her process of undoing the effects of a patriarchal, colonial society on her self-image, her sexuality, and her concept of freedom. Reflecting on the ways in which oppression was the cause for her late bloom into queerness, we are invited to discover people and things in the author's life that helped shape and inform her LGBTQ identity. And we come to an understanding of her holistic definition of queerness.

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IDW PUBLISHING

IDW Publishing

Sonic The Hedgehog, Vol. 8: Out of the Blue Summary: Team Sonic defeated the Metal Virus, but Ian Flynn, Adam Bryce Thomas, Priscilla things are far from back to normal. What have they Tramontano lost, and which villains will seize the opportunity to Pub Date: 3/9/21 strike? $15.99 USD 120 pages First, “Untold Tales of the Metal Virus!” As Dr. Eggman’s technological plague sweeps the world, some of Sonic’s greatest allies and most sinister foes must face the threat alone! Witness wrenching tragedies and surprising acts of bravery in six stories from the darkest days of the virus.

Then, in the aftermath of the Metal Virus Saga, the world has changed. Heroes and villains plan for the future as

Aftershock Comics

DISASTER INC. Summary: In 2011, the worst earthquake in Japan’s Joe Harris, Mike Marts, Sebastian Piriz history breached the costal Fukushima Daiichi power plant, Pub Date: 3/9/21 causing three of its four nuclear reactors to melt down. $16.99 USD Forced evacuations followed as the event released enough 120 pages radioactive material into the air, ground and water to force officials to set up an “Exclusion Zone”, effectively sealing off the land for what may well be the rest of human history.

But that’s only if you don’t have the right connections and the desire to experience catastrophe, failure and misery as it really is! Enter DISASTER INC., an underground tourism outfit intent on helping people of means, secrets and agendas explore the dark corners and off-map attractions

Marvel

Miles Morales Vol. 4 Summary: Morales versus monsters! Miles is taking on his Saladin Ahmed, Cory Smith, Carmen Carnero, biggest responsibility yet, babysitting his new little sister, Javier ... Billie! But fussiness and feeding are the least of their Pub Date: 3/9/21 problems - because there's something stirring underground! $17.99 USD Meanwhile, Miles' uncle Aaron has made a deal with a diff 136 pages erent kind of monster - the villainous Ultimatum - and he's about to get bitten! Plus: When the government outlaws teenage super heroes, fi nd out how life will change for Brooklyn's young Spider-Man! It's time for the next generation to stand together - or fall apart! Now, Miles must risk the wrath of C.R.A.D.L.E., the government's anti-hero task force, in a desperate mission to help a friend!

Dynamite Entertainment

The Boys: Dear Becky Summary: , Russ Braun Twelve years after the events of , Hughie finds Pub Date: 3/9/21 himself back home in Scotland where he intends to finally $19.99 USD marry Annie in the company of friends and family. But the 176 pages sudden appearance of a peculiar document sends our hero into a tailspin and threatens to bring the events of his nightmarish past crashing down on him in the worst possible way. There was one story about The Boys that Hughie never knew. Now, whether he likes it or not, he's going to.

Introducon by Eric Kripke Execuve Producer of The Boys Prime series, also known as the creator of the fantasy drama series Supernatural(2005-2020) and the NBC science ficon series

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DRAWN AND QUARTERLY

Drawn and Quarterly

Tono Monogatari Summary: Shigeru Mizuki—Japan’s grand master of yokai Shigeru Mizuki, Zack Davisson comics—adapts one of the most important works of Pub Date: 3/9/21 supernatural literature into comic book form. The cultural $24.95 USD equivalent of the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm, Tono 256 pages Monogatari is a defining text of Japanese folklore and one of the country’s most important works of literature. This graphic novel was created during the later stage of Mizuki’s career, after he had retired from the daily grind of commercial comics to create personal, lasting works of art.

Originally written in 1910 by folklorists and field researchers Kunio Yanagita and Kizen Sasaki, Tono Monogatari celebrates and archives legends from the Tono region. These

Gemstone Publishing

The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide #1 Summary: Celebrate the landmark 50th anniversary of The : 1971 Facsimile Edition Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide with this special Robert M. Overstreet facsimile edition of the famous, rare blue cover 1971 Pub Date: 3/9/21 edition, the second printing of the first Guide from 1971, $16.95 USD complete with minor corrections and additional vintage 238 pages advertisements. How different were things back then? Action Comics #1, now worth more than $3 million, was the most expensive listed comic in 1971 for just $300! And that's just one example!

First Second

What Unites Us: The Graphic Novel Summary: “I find myself thinking deeply about what it Dan Rather, Elliot Kirschner, Tim Foley means to love America, as I surely do.” —Dan Rather Pub Date: 3/9/21 $28.99 USD In this graphic novel adaptation of his bestselling collection 288 pages of essays, legendary news anchor Dan Rather provides a voice of reason and explores what it means to be a true patriot.

Brought to life in stunning color by artist Tim Foley, What Unites Us: The Graphic Novel takes apart the building blocks of this country, from the freedoms that define us, to the values that have transformed us, to the institutions that sustain us. Rather’s vast experience and his unique

Titan Books

Morbius: The Living Vampire - Blood Ties Summary: Morbius the Living Vampire seeks to end his Brendan Deneen curse of a thirst for blood, and to stop a demonic cult Pub Date: 3/9/21 from unleashing hell on Earth. $24.95 USD 304 pages SEEKING TO CURE HIS RARE BLOOD DISORDER, DR. MICHAEL MORBIUS INSTEAD CURSED HIMSELF WITH AN INSATIABLE LUST FOR HUMAN BLOOD. HE HAS BECOME THE LIVING VAMPIRE.

While trying to cure his horrific condition, he has become allied with Amanda Saint, whose sister Catherine is one of the leaders of the Demon-Fire Cult. Also known as Poison-Lark, Catherine Saint has two goals above all else.

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ALBATROSS FUNNYBOOKS

Albatross Funnybooks

Grumble: Memphis and Beyond the Infinite Summary: Mike Norton and Rafer Roberts bring you the : Volume 3 third volume in their critically acclaimed fantasy epic, Rafer Roberts, Mike Norton Grumble! Pub Date: 3/9/21 $17.99 USD Eddie, the small-time crook stuck in a pug's body, and Tala, 152 pages Eddie's estranged (and part-demon) daughter, are going on their most bizarre, action-packed, and emotional adventure yet! Across the stars, and beyond the edges of reality, Tala's mother is held captive by the evil S'Taera. Joined on the rescue mission by Tala's ex-pro-wrester uncles and their armed militia of inter-dimensional mutants, Eddie and Tala will need to atone for the sins of their pasts and start working together (for once) or they may find themselves

Hermes Press

Dark Shadows the Complete Paperback Summary: The original, classic, Dark Shadows books from Library Reprint Book 17 : Barnabas, Quentin the Paperback Library, return with Press' archival and the Avenging Ghost reprint of all 32 titles in the series beginning with the first Marylin Ross novel which first saw print in December, 1966. Pub Date: 3/9/21 The seventeenth book in this reprint series is titled $14.99 USD “Barnabas, Quentin and the Avenging Ghost.” Each book in 144 pages the series was written by William Edward Daniel Ross who used the pen name Marilyn Ross.

When of which Roger Collins is chairman find Harriet Barnes guilty of murder, she swears vengeance on the entire Collins family, then kills herself. Soon Celia Dalton, a guest at Collinwood, starts suffering

Penguin Books

A Phoenix First Must Burn : Sixteen Stories of Summary: Sixteen tales by bestselling and award- Black Girl Magic, Resistance, and Hope winning authors that explore the Black experience Patrice Caldwell through fantasy, science fiction, and magic. With Pub Date: 3/9/21 stories by: Elizabeth Acevedo, Amerie, Patrice Caldwell, $10.99 USD Dhonielle Clayton, J. Marcelle Corrie, Somaiya Daud, 368 pages Charlotte Nicole Davis, Justina Ireland, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Danny Lore, L. L. McKinney, Danielle , Rebecca Roanhorse, Karen Strong, Ashley Woodfolk, and Ibi Zoboi.

Evoking Beyoncé’s Lemonade for a teen audience, these authors who are truly Octavia Butler’s heirs, have woven worlds to create a stunning narrative that centers Black

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

The Worlds of Tomie dePaola : The Art and Summary: Barbara Elleman’s insightful biography on Stories of the Legendary Artist and Author Tomie dePaola captures the essence of the beloved Barbara Elleman author-illustrator through engaging stories, childhood Pub Date: 3/9/21 photos, countless illustrations, and thoughtful analysis $29.99 USD of decades of celebrated books. 208 pages Tomie dePaola is one of the best-known and most beloved creators of books for children. His art and his stories, which are filled with imagination, humor, , and curiosity, represent a love of life that is reflected in everything he does.

Barbara Elleman’s exploration of Tomie dePaola’s career

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BERGER BOOKS

Berger Books

Post York Summary: Set in New York City after the melting of the James Romberger, Crosby Romberger polar ice caps, an independent loner along with his cat Pub Date: 3/9/21 and only friend, navigates the flooded city as he tries to $17.99 USD live another day. 112 pages Each morning he sails in search of food, crossing paths with others from this makeshift community—from outsiders like himself to the depraved and ruthless elite—all struggling to maintain a sense of normalcy in a city drowned in its past. But everything changes when he encounters both a mysterious woman and a trapped blue whale. Will they be each other’s salvation…or destruction?

Candlewick

Beast: A Tale of Love and Revenge Summary: Filled with magic and fierce emotion, Lisa Lisa Jensen Jensen’s multilayered novel will make you question all Pub Date: 3/9/21 you think you know about beauty, beastliness, and $9.99 USD happily ever after. 352 pages They say Château Beaumont is cursed. But servant-girl Lucie can’t believe such foolishness about handsome Jean-Loup Christian Henri LeNoir, Chevalier de Beaumont, master of the estate. But when the chevalier’s cruelty is revealed, Lucie vows to see him suffer. A wisewoman grants her wish, with a spell that transforms Jean-Loup into monstrous-looking Beast, reflecting the monster he is inside. But Beast is nothing like the chevalier. Jean-Loup would

Insight Editions

Marvel Comics: Spider-Man : Quotes and Summary: “With great power there must also come Quips From Your Friendly Neighborhood great responsibility!” Super Hero (Tiny Book) | Fits in the Palm of Your Hand | Stocking Stuffer, Novelty Geek Discover the most memorable and funniest Spider-Man Gift moments with this collectible tiny book of quotes! Matt Singer Pub Date: 3/9/21 Spider-Man is associated with some of the most famous $9.99 USD quotes in all of comics’ history. From hilarious quips to wise 192 pages proclamations about heroism and responsibility, few super heroes are as quotable as Spider-Man. Now, fans can enjoy their favorite Spidey quotes with this comprehensive, pocket-sized collection.

Insight Editions

Marvel Comics: Summary: “The world still belongs to the brave, and : Inspirational Quotes From the First Avenger the just, and the free!” (Tiny Book) | Fits in the Palm of Your Hand | Stocking Stuffer, Novelty Geek Gift Discover the most inspirational Captain America Matt Singer moments with this collectible tiny book of quotes! Pub Date: 3/9/21 $9.99 USD Captain America has been a pillar of truth, justice, and 192 pages freedom since he made his very first comic appearance in 1941. Leading by example and always fighting for what is right, it’s no wonder how this Manhattan-born super solider became the inspirational legend he is today. Now, fans can carry the best pearls of wisdom from the first avenger with them in this comprehensive, pocket-sized collection!

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BERKLEY

Berkley

Master Class Summary: From the critically acclaimed author of the Christina Dalcher international bestseller Vox comes a suspenseful novel Pub Date: 3/9/21 that examines a disturbing near future where harsh $17.00 USD realities follow from unreachable standards. 352 pages It’s impossible to know what you will do…

Every child’s potential is regularly determined by a standardized measurement: their quotient (Q). Score high enough to attend a top-tier school, and a golden future awaits. Score too low, and it’s off to a federal boarding school with limited prospects afterward. The purpose? An improved society where education costs drop, teachers focus

DC Comics

The : Bird of Prey Summary: The earliest stories of Black Canary, one of Various the Gotham City heroes featured in both the Warner Pub Date: 3/9/21 Bros. film Birds of Prey and in The CW’s Arrowverse $29.99 USD television shows, are collected in a new anthology. 224 pages The Black Canary: Bird Of Prey anthology features the character’s classic 1947 origin story as well as several of her initial Golden Age adventures.

With stories from (Wonder Woman, Sgt. Rock), illustrations by Carmine Infantino (The Flash) and several other iconic creators, this anthology collects Adventure Comics #399, Adventure Comics #418-419, The

Harper Voyager

The Bone Maker : A Novel Summary: Twenty-five years ago, five heroes risked their Sarah Beth Durst lives to defeat the bone maker Eklor—a corrupt magician Pub Date: 3/9/21 who created an inhuman army using animal bones. But $17.99 USD victory came at a tragic price. Only four of the heroes 496 pages survived.

Since then, Kreya, the group’s , has exiled herself to a remote tower and devoted herself to one purpose: resurrecting her dead husband. But such a task requires both a cache of human bones and a sacrifice—for each day he lives, she will live one less.

She’d rather live one year with her husband than a hundred without him, but using human bones for magic is illegal in Tordotcom

We Shall Sing a Song into the Deep Summary: “A claustrophobic suspense novel of Andrew Kelly Stewart immense propulsive power.”—Kim Stanley Robinson Pub Date: 3/9/21 $13.99 USD A Canticle for Leibowitz meets The Hunt for Red October in 176 pages We Shall Sing a Song into the Deep, a lyrical and page-turning coming-of-age exploration of duty, belief, and the post-apocalypse from breakout newcomer Andrew Kelly Stewart.

Remy is a Chorister, rescued from the surface world and raised to sing in a choir of young boys. Remy is part of a strange crew who control the Leviathan, an aging nuclear submarine, that bears a sacred mission: to trigger the

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HARPERTEEN

HarperTeen

The Alcazar : A Cerulean Novel Summary: Sera has finally embraced the true power of her Amy Ewing Cerulean blood. But to return home, she’ll need help from Pub Date: 3/9/21 Agnes, Leo, and their powerful grandmother in Pelago—the $10.99 USD only person with knowledge of the mysterious island of 480 pages Braxos, where the Cerulean tether is tied. Meanwhile, the High Priestess’s power has reached new heights in the City Above the Sky.

And when Leela begins having visions of Sera, alive, she knows she’s the key to saving the City. But to ensure Sera’s return, Leela must channel the strength, courage, and curiosity that once got her friend exiled. With help from their allies and Cerulean magic, Leela and Sera could soon

Angry Robot

The Second Bell Summary: To the world you are an ; a Gabriela Houston monster with unholy abilities. You’re shunned and left Pub Date: 3/9/21 to fend for yourself. Your only chance of survival is to $14.99 USD tap into that dark potential - would you do it? 304 pages In an isolated mountain community, sometimes a child is born with two hearts. Such a child - a striga - is considered a dangerous demon, which must be abandoned on the of the forest to protect the community. The only choice the child’s mother can make is whether to leave her home with her infant, or stay behind and try to forget.

Miriat made her choice. She and her nineteen-year-old

Greenleaf Book Group Press

CREEPLES! Summary: Let’s just come right out and say it . . . Patrick D. Pidgeon things do happen at Aberdasher Academy of Pub Date: 3/9/21 Science $16.95 USD 344 pages We’re talking weird science, with fantastical consequences such as a slithering colossal Mongolian Death Worm, clashing medieval Bog People, an ambushing Ayia Napa sea monster, and a ravaging mythical beast, just to name a few!

Desperate to raise funds to save their favorite teacher’s Genomic department from closing, Johnny “Spigs” Spignola, Theresa Ray “T-Ray” Rogers, and Pablo “Peabo” Torres team up to launch a crowdfunding lab experiment, but hastily use a mysterious DNA serum that astonishingly creates six

THE ART OF LUIS GARCIA Summary: Luis Garcia was one of the most talented artists , Luis Garcia of the legendary Spanish Invasion which transformed Pub Date: 3/9/21 Warren comics in the 1970s, creating artwork that was both $39.99 USD stunningly attractive and astonishingly realistic. Garcia drew 230 pages for all the Warren titles but was particularly associated with magazine where his innovative artwork and gift for drawing beautiful women was a highlight for several years. But his career encompassed far more than just ; starting off as an artist of seductive romance strips, he went on to find fame in France drawing for Pilote magazine, was a pioneer of autobiographical and political comics, created some of the earliest and most accomplished graphic novels and then changed careers completely to

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PANTHEON

Pantheon

The Ghost Variations : One Hundred Stories Summary: Ghost stories tap into our most primal emotions Kevin Brockmeier as they encourage us to confront the timeless question: Pub Date: 3/9/21 What comes after death? Here, in tales that are by turn $27.00 USD scary, funny, philosophic, and touching, you’ll find that 288 pages question sharpened, split, reconsidered—and met with a multitude of answers.

A spirit who is fated to spend reliving the exact moment she lost her chance at love, ghostly trees that haunt the occupant of a wooden house, specters that snatch anyone who steps into the shadows, and parakeets that serve as mouthpieces for the dead: these are just a few of the characters in this extraordinary compendium of one

World of Eric Carle

The Art of Eric Carle Summary: Celebrate the beauty and joy of Eric Carle’s Eric Carle artwork with this ultimate collection of his work, Pub Date: 3/9/21 complete with essays, his bold, colorful collage $35.00 USD illustrations, and so much more! 144 pages Eric Carle’s life and work are explored in this comprehensive and updated portrait that includes:

A brand-new and refreshed cover

More than sixty full-color illustrations from his books

Full-color art pieces showcasing his art style beyond his

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Scavenge the Stars Summary: Tara Sim From rising-star author Tara Sim comes an epic new YA Pub Date: 3/9/21 fantasy duology—a gender-swapped The Count of $10.99 USD Monte Cristo retelling that's perfect for fans of All the 352 pages Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace.

When Amaya rescues a mysterious stranger from drowning, she fears her rash actions have earned her an even longer sentence on the debtor ship where she's been held captive for years. Instead, the man she saved offers her unimaginable riches and a new identity, setting Amaya on a perilous course through the coastal city-state of Moray, where old-world opulence and desperate gamblers collide.

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Ravage the Dark Summary: Step into an opulent world filled with risk, Tara Sim romance, and revenge and find out whether two Pub Date: 3/9/21 unlikely heroes can save the world and stop corruption. $18.99 USD 416 pages For seven long years, while she was imprisoned on a debtor's ship, Amaya Chandra had one plan: to survive. But now, survival is not enough. She has people counting on her; counting on her for protection, for leadership, for vengeance. And after escaping Moray by the skin of her teeth, she's determined to track down the man who betrayed her and her friends.

Cayo Mercado has lost everything: his money, his father, his

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LITTLE, BROWN BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Elysium Girls Summary: Kate Pentecost A lush, dazzlingly original young adult fantasy about an Pub Date: 3/9/21 epic clash of witches, gods, and demons. $10.99 USD 416 pages Elysium, Oklahoma, is a town like any other. Respectable. God-fearing. Praying for an end to the Dust Bowl. Until the day the people of Elysium are chosen by two sisters: Life and Death. And the Sisters like to gamble against each other with things like time, and space, and human lives. Elysium is to become the gameboard in a ruthless competition between the goddesses. The Dust Soldiers will return in ten years' time, and if the people of Elysium have not proved themselves worthy, all will be slain.

Inkyard Press

Sing Me Forgotten Summary: Isda does not exist. At least not beyond the Jessica S. Olson opulent walls of the opera house. Pub Date: 3/9/21 $19.99 USD Cast into a well at birth for being one of the magical few 336 pages who can manipulate memories when people sing, she was saved by Cyril, the opera house’s owner. Since that day, he has given her sanctuary from the murderous world outside. All he asks in return is that she use her power to keep ticket sales high—and that she stay out of sight. For if anyone discovers she survived, Isda and Cyril would pay with their lives.

But Isda breaks Cyril’s rule when she meets Emeric

Tor Fantasy

The Name of All Things Summary: You can have everything you want if you Jenn Lyons sacrifice everything you believe. Pub Date: 3/9/21 $9.99 USD Kihrin D’Mon is a wanted man. 768 pages Since he destroyed the Stone of Shackles and set demons free across Quur, he has been on the run from the wrath of an entire empire. His attempt to escape brings him into the path of Janel Theranon, a mysterious Joratese woman who claims to know Kihrin.

Janel’s plea for help pits Kihrin against all manner of dangers: a secret rebellion, a dragon capable of destroying

IDW Publishing

Dracula: Vlad the Impaler Summary: Dracula is one of the most well-known , Esteban Maroto characters in the world. Now, read the story of the man Pub Date: 3/9/21 who inspired the legend in this graphic novel available $15.99 USD again for the first time in almost 30 years. 96 pages A prince of Wallachia and son of Vlad Dracul (The Dragon), Vlad Dracul the Younger (Vlad Dracula) is taken hostage as a young man by Sultan Mehmed I to ensure his father’s loyalty. When his father is killed at the hands of traitorous nobles in his own land, he assumes the crown and wages a cruel war to regain his lands and avenge his father. Throughout his life, he continued the fight to retain his kingdom, committing acts that would later lead to the

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DAW

DAW

Sinners and Saints Summary: A biker and a cowboy must fight the coming Jennifer Roberson apocalypse in the second book of the Blood and Bone Pub Date: 3/9/21 contemporary western fantasy series. $27.00 USD 368 pages It’s the End of Days, and Gabe and Remi—an ex-con biker and a Texas cowboy—have been conscripted to join the heavenly host in a battle against ’s spec ops troops: demons who inhabit characters from fiction, history, myths, legends, and folklore.

But Gabe and Remi, still learning their roles, now must deal with one particular demon wearing the body of an infamous murderer: Jack the Ripper. Young women bearing the names

Titan Books

The Record Keeper Summary: The Record Keeper is a visceral and thrilling Agnes Gomillion near-future dystopia examining past and present race Pub Date: 3/9/21 relations. $9.99 USD 464 pages After World War III, Earth is in ruins, and the final armies have come to a reluctant truce. Everyone must obey the law—in every way—or risk shattering the fragile peace and endangering the entire human race.

Arika Cobane is on the threshold of taking her place of privilege as a member of the Kongo elite after ten grueling years of training. But everything changes when a new student arrives speaking dangerous words of treason: What

Titan Books

All the Murmuring Bones Summary: For fans of Novik and Katharine A.G. Slatter Arden, a dark gothic fairy tale from award-winning Pub Date: 3/9/21 author Angela Slatter. $15.95 USD 368 pages ’Harrowing and beautiful, this is the grim, fairy-tale gothic you’ve been waiting for’ CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN, New York Times bestselling author of Ararat

Long ago Miren O’Malley’s family prospered due to a deal struck with the mer: safety for their ships in return for a child of each generation. But for many years the family have been unable to keep their side of the bargain and have

Albatross Funnybooks

The Goon: Bunch of Old Crap Volume 4: An Summary: After surviving the return of Labrazio, Goon Omnibus wants nothing more than to settle onto a barstool with some Eric Powell whiskey, but a succession of cake-mad hobo gods, snake- Pub Date: 3/9/21 hurling hillbillies, and bodacious burlesque dancers have $29.99 USD other ideas. 392 pages And somewhere on Lonely Street, a resurgent Priest plots his next attack . . . Collects The Goon Volumes 10–12.

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ONI PRESS

Oni Press

Martian Ghost Centaur Summary: Full of humor, heart, and hilarious high Mat Heagerty, Steph Mided jinks, Martian Ghost Centaur is a touching story about Pub Date: 3/9/21 protecting the things you love and following your $19.99 USD passion. 192 pages The town of Southborough used to be a major tourism destination, drawing folks from all over in the hopes they’d spot the famous Sasquatch, reportedly seen in the town many times over the years. But it’s been ages since anyone’s spotted the ‘squatch, and tourism is starting to dry up. A tech company called Start-up.com (a start-up that helps people start their own start-ups) decides to begin buying up places all over town in order to build their techie

Margaret K. McElderry Books

Sweet & Bitter Magic Summary: In this charming debut fantasy perfect for Adrienne Tooley fans of Sorcery of Thorns and Girls of Paper and Fire, a Pub Date: 3/9/21 witch cursed to never love meets a girl hiding her own $19.99 USD dangerous magic, and the two strike a dangerous 368 pages bargain to save their queendom.

Tamsin is the most powerful witch of her generation. But after committing the worst magical sin, she’s exiled by the ruling Coven and cursed with the inability to love. The only way she can get those feelings back—even for just a little while—is to steal love from others.

Wren is a source—a rare kind of person who is made of

Margaret K. McElderry Books

The Devil's Thief Summary: In this spellbinding sequel to the New York Lisa Maxwell Times bestselling The Last Magician, Esta and Harte set Pub Date: 3/9/21 off on a cross-country chase through time to steal back $13.99 USD the elemental stones they need to save the future of 720 pages magic.

Hunt the Stones. Beware the Thief. Avenge the Past.

Esta’s parents were murdered. Her life was stolen. And everything she knew about magic was a lie. She thought the Book of Mysteries held the key to freeing the Mageus from

CAEZIK SF & Fantasy

Conversations From the Edge : The Galaxy's Summary: What inspired George R.R. Martin, the creator Edge Interviews of the hugely successful Game of Throne franchise? Why did George R.R. Martin, Lois McMaster Bujold, David Lois McMaster, winner of six Hugo awards, start writing We... science fiction? How did the Vietnam war experience impact Pub Date: 3/9/21 David Drake and his writing of military SF. $19.99 USD 266 pages Get the answers to these and many other questions with these detailed interviews of some of the most iconic figures in science fiction and fantasy. These interviews show a very intimate, unknown side of these authors; many sharing very personal experiences (the good and the bad) that made them the writers that they are today.

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TURNER

Turner

The Emperor's Sword : Another Kingdom Summary: "The Emperor's Sword is a wildly Book 3 entertaining adventure of overlapping worlds and Andrew Klavan titanic clashes between fundamentals of good and evil. Pub Date: 3/9/21 Klavan's world-building is both amazing and all too $29.99 USD plausible." —Joseph Finder, New York Times 336 pages bestselling author of Paranoia and House on Fire

"Part swashbuckler, part fantasy, part Romance (in the old sense), part comedy, and part acidulous commentary on The Way We Live Now, The Emperor’s Sword brings Andrew Klavan’s trilogy to a resounding conclusion. I guarantee this: you won’t be bored." —John Wilson, aka “The Man Who Reads Books”

Turner

The Nightmare Feast Summary: “As screenwriter Austin Lively plunges back Andrew Klavan and forth between two dark, strange places―the Pub Date: 3/9/21 fantasy kingdom of Galiana and the weirdness of $15.99 USD contemporary Los Angeles―I turned the pages faster, 312 pages faster, with growing delight. Scary, suspenseful, funny, wonderfully imaginative, Another Kingdom is pure, unadulterated fun.”― Dean Koontz, #1 New York Times Bestselling author

"This is a journey you won't want to miss." , New York Times Bestselling author of the Orphan X series

Austin Lively, once just an out-of-luck Hollywood

The Thud Summary: A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Mikael Ross Selection Pub Date: 3/9/21 $16.99 USD When Noel’s mother has a stroke, his world is turned upside 128 pages down. Especially when a man comes, who tells Noel that he can’t stay in the only home he’s ever known. He has to move from his apartment and his city to some kind of care facility, in a town he’s never heard of. For the first time, Noel is on his own. Who can he trust? Who can he love?

There is a village in Germany called Neuerkerode that is largely populated and run by people with developmental disabilities — the local restaurant, the local bar, the local supermarket. It’s a beautiful, even incredible place — and Archaia

Girlsplaining Summary: Cartoonist Katja Klengel tackles the subjects Katja Klengel that have shaped her life: from body shaming to the Pub Date: 3/9/21 exploration of female sexuality, from the representation of $17.99 USD women in the media, and the social pressure on women 160 pages who have not yet started a family all with a sense of humor, an open heart, and an unsparing candor.

Do we really have to be ashamed of our body ? Why do gender roles in children’s toys seem stuck in the 50s? In seven chapters, cartoonist Katja Klengel tackles the subjects that have shaped her life: from body shaming to the exploration of female sexuality, from the representation of women in the media, and the social pressure on women

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BOOM! STUDIOS

BOOM! Studios

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: High School is Hell Summary: An oversized hardcover collection of BOOM! Deluxe Edition Studios’ critically acclaimed reimagining of ’s Jordie Bellaire, Dan Mora, David Lopez , with an all new story featuring fan Pub Date: 3/9/21 favorite Wesley Wyndam-Pryce. $75.00 USD 448 pages Go back to the beginning as the critically acclaimed pop culture phenomenon Buffy The Vampire Slayer is reimagined under the guidance of series creator Joss Whedon! This is the Buffy Summers you know, who wants what every average teenager wants: friends at her new school, decent grades, and to escape her imposed destiny as the next in a long line of vampire slayers tasked with defeating the forces of evil...only this time around, her world looks a lot more

IDW Publishing

My Little Pony/: Friendship in Summary: The Mane Six, , and Disguise mix it up in this graphic novel mashup! Ian Flynn, James Asmus, Sam Maggs, Tony Fleecs When Queen Chrysalis casts a spell looking for more Pub Date: 3/9/21 changelings, she accidentally interferes with a $15.99 USD malfunctioning Spacebridge! What’s this mean for our 104 pages favorite fillies? There are suddenly a bunch of Autobots and Decepticons in Equestria! And as the dust settles, Rarity and Arcee find themselves teaming up against a hostile force.

Plus Spike and ; Pinkie Pie, Gauge, and Shockwave; Fluttershy, Discord, and ; Rainbow Dash and

Square Fish

Into the Crooked Place Summary: The streets of Creije are for the deadly and the Alexandra Christo dreamers. Pub Date: 3/9/21 $11.99 USD Tavia, a busker ready to pack up her dark-magic wares and 400 pages turn her back on Creije for good. Wesley, the closest thing Creije has to a gangster. Karam, a warrior who spends her days watching over the city’s worst criminals and her nights in the fighting rings. Saxony, a resistance fighter hiding from the very people who destroyed her family, and willing to do whatever it takes to get revenge.

Everything in their lives is going to plan, until Tavia delivers a vial of dark magic—a weapon she didn’t know she had—to

Feiwel & Friends

City of Spells Summary: After the loss of Wesley and the horrifying Alexandra Christo reveal that Zekia is helping the of her own free will, Pub Date: 3/9/21 Tavia, Saxony, and Karam flee to Saxony's home to rebuild $19.99 USD their rebellion. Meanwhile, trapped in the Kingpin's 352 pages darkness, Wesley must fight against the deadly magic that invades his mind and find a way back to his friends before it's too late.

As the Kingpin's dark magic spreads and his army conquers Creije, these four unlikely friends have to decide just how far they’ll go—and how much they are willing to sacrifice—to win.

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INTELLECT LTD

Intellect Ltd

The Return of Twin Peaks : Squaring the Summary: In 2017, twenty-five years after its initial Circle release, a new season of Mark Frost and David Lynch’s Franck Boulègue, Matt Zoller Seitz cultural touchstone Twin Peaks shook the world of Pub Date: 3/12/21 television. In this volume, Franck Boulègue explores Twin $96.00 USD Peaks: The Return through a philosophical, mythological, 276 pages and spiritual lens.

Divided into three sections, the book first examines the third season as expanded storytelling through the lens of Gene 's theory of synesthetic cinema, intertextuality, integrationist, and segregationist approaches in the realm of fiction, and focuses on the role of audio and visual superimpositions in The Return. It goes on to question the

University Press of Mississippi

Ode to Gen X : Institutional Cynicism in Summary: Even for the casual viewer, the Netflix series Stranger Things and 1980s Film Stranger Things will likely feel familiar, reminiscent of Melissa Vosen Callens popular 1980s coming-of-age movies such as The Goonies, Pub Date: 3/15/21 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and Stand by Me. Throughout the $30.00 USD series, nods to each movie are abundant. While Stranger 200 pages Things and these classic 1980s films are all tales of childhood friendship and shared adventures, they are also narratives that reflect and shape the burgeoning cynicism of the 1980s.

In Ode to Gen X: Institutional Cynicism in "Stranger Things" and 1980s Film, author Melissa Vosen Callens explores the parallels between iconic films featuring children and

University Press of Mississippi

David Cronenberg : Interviews Summary: From his early horror movies, including David Schwartz Scanners, Videodrome, Rabid, and The Fly—with their Pub Date: 3/15/21 exploding heads, mutating organs, rampaging parasites, $25.00 USD and scientists turning into insects—to his inventive 256 pages adaptations of books by William Burroughs (Naked Lunch), Don DeLillo (Cosmopolis), and Bruce Wagner (Maps to the Stars), Canadian director David Cronenberg (b. 1943) has consistently dramatized the struggle between the aspirations of the mind and the messy realities of the flesh. “I think of human beings as a strange mixture of the physical and the non-physical, and both of these things have their say at every moment we’re alive,” says Cronenberg. “My films are some kind of strange metaphysical passion play.” Moving

SelfMadeHero

The King in Yellow Summary: A masterful adaptation of one of the most Robert W Chambers, I.N.J. Culbard important works of American supernatural “weird” Pub Date: 3/15/21 fiction $13.99 USD 144 pages The King in Yellow: a play that brings madness to all who read it. Irresistible and insidious, it lures the reader with its innocence and dooms them with its corruption. In a series of interlinked stories, Robert W. Chambers’s classic work of shows the creeping spread of the play’s macabre touch. I.N.J. Culbard’s deft and unsettling adaptation, newly reissued, breathes life into Chambers’s influential masterpiece, expertly revealing the malice and mayhem that await those unlucky enough to turn the wrong

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SELFMADEHERO

SelfMadeHero

The Dream-Quest Of Unknown Kadath Summary: A journey beyond the walls of sleep that will H.P. Lovecraft, I.N.J. Culbard delight Lovecraft and sci-fi fans Pub Date: 3/15/21 $13.99 USD Obsessed with revisiting the sunset city of his dreams, 144 pages Randolph Carter leaves the humdrum confines of reality behind, traveling into a vivid dreamworld where anything is possible. But while Carter draws closer to his goal—the mysterious Kadath, home to the gods themselves—another force, dark and brooding, is watching with plans of its own. An epic fantasy mixing adventure, peril, and wonder in equal parts, The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath, newly reissued, explores themes of memory and forbidden knowledge through the prism of H.P. Lovecraft’s boundless

Conundrum Press

Weeding Summary: On a typical autumn afternoon, Martha hosts a Geneviève Lebleu group of middle-aged women at her suburban home. The Pub Date: 3/15/21 day takes a sudden turn when Elisabeth, an estranged $18.00 USD friend, turns up unexpectedly—and she isn’t the only 102 pages unwanted guest at the tea party. Martha’s sister, Maureen, shows up after years of radio silence, along some painful memories and a lot of confusion.

Martha disappears after a simple trip to the backyard for herbs. Martha is the most beloved of the women--but will any of the others be able to look past their own problems long enough to search for her?

A satirical portrayal of feminine archetypes in the social Dynamite Entertainment

Turok : Valley of the Lost Summary: A new hero rises! pursues his kidnapped Ron Marz, Roberto Castro brother... in the Badlands of the Old West! In the waning Pub Date: 3/16/21 days of the Indian Wars, the U.S. cavalry has captured $19.99 USD Andar, but Turok will stop at nothing to rescue him. But that 120 pages quest will lead Turok, Andar and even the soldiers to a strange, lost land inhabited by creatures beyond their imaginations. This is Turok as you've never seen him before ... and Turok as you've always seen him!

Written by acclaimed storyteller Ron Marz (Green Lantern, , Witchblade), with exquisite art by Roberto Castro (Red Sojna, Flash Gordon).

Dynamite Entertainment

ELVIRA: The Shape of Elvira Summary: The Mistress of the Dark lands the leading role David Avallone, Fran Strukan in a touching art film about human/gill monster romance, Pub Date: 3/16/21 but there's something decidedly fishy about her costar. Is $17.99 USD there an Oscar(tm) in her future, or is director Billy 120 pages Bullworth interesting in spawning something more than an Academy Award-winning movie?

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DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

Dynamite Entertainment

Bettie Page: Queen of the Nile Summary: Bettie's back and in all kinds of trouble! Jim Silke A low-budget time machine mistakenly transports Bettie to Pub Date: 3/16/21 ancient Egypt, where she battles the High Priest of Amon $17.99 USD Ra, assorted thugs, and a lovesick mummy twice her size. 104 pages She wiggles and squirms and bumps and grinds to avoid their evil clutches, but she can't avoid the inevitable: everyone falls in love with her and she manages to frequently lose her clothes. When Bettie falls for none other than Julius Caesar, the Roman general can't decide between Bettie and his main squeeze, Cleopatra!

Collecting Jim Silke's outrageous and stunningly illustrated series, as well as his hard-to-find Bettie Page Comics: Spicy

Dynamite Entertainment

KISS: Zombies Summary: Decades after a zombie invasion has made Ethan Sacks, Rodney Buchemi humans an endangered species, the city of New Detroit is Pub Date: 3/16/21 under . The people in charge have banned music, as $19.99 USD the undead are attracted to sound, and have tried to rid the 120 pages world of evidence that the greatest band in history have ever existed. Unwilling to live this way and take the leadership at their word, a group of teenagers set out on a dangerous trip to find KISS!

Dynamite Entertainment

Vampirella 50th Anniversary Artbook Summary: Celebrating 50 years of Vampirella! Dynamite None, Various, Stanley Artgem Lau, J. Scott continues to roll out amazing tributes to everyone’s favorite Campbe... babe with bite! Pub Date: 3/16/21 $39.99 USD This breathtaking tome reproduces countless already and 240 pages soon-to-be classic portrayals of the Daughter of Drakulon on beautiful oversized pages. Picking up where the ART OF VAMPIRELLA: THE DYNAMITE YEARS left off, this brand-new, hardcover volume includes well over 40 covers from the smash hit Vampirella #1! Plus covers from the critically acclaimed 2014 run by Nancy Collins, the Linsners masterpiece Roses for the Dead, and much more from the Vampi library! This volume includes art from superstars

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: 3/16/21 treasury edition! $39.99 USD 120 pages

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OWL HOUSE BOOKS

Owl House Books

Blue Mar Summary: In the not-so-distant future, two sisters Francesca Varela must navigate a world that is unraveling due to climate Pub Date: 3/16/21 change. Wildfires blot out the sky, coastlines are being $18.95 USD washed away by rising seas, and the Great Pacific Garbage 280 pages Patch has been geo-engineered into an actual island called Blue Mar. When Laurel and Paloma visit their Great-Aunt in El Salvador, they find that things are far worse than in the U.S., so bad that many people are moving to Blue Mar to start a new life. As they search for their identity and their place in the world, Laurel and Paloma must decide whether to go to Blue Mar themselves, or whether to stay, reconnect with their culture, and fight to save the land of their ancestors.

Fantagraphics

Walt Disney's "Island in the Summary: When Uncle Scrooge decides to seek out a safe Sky" : The Complete Disney new place to store his money, he sets his sights on an Library Vol. 24 asteroid. But the asteroid he chooses holds a secret that he Carl Barks wasn't counting on! Then, the construct an Pub Date: 3/16/21 unstoppable mechanical behemoth to crack open Scrooge's $29.99 USD Money Bin and steal all his cash in "The Paul Bunyan 216 pages Machine." And, in "All at Sea," Scrooge, Donald, and the nephews set sail on a windjammer to collect $10 million in gold - but there be pirates on the high seas! Plus: the oddball inventions of the ever-eccentric ! Each page of these collections is meticulously restored and newly colored, with insightful story notes by an international panel of Barks experts.

IDW Publishing

Usagi Yojimbo Origins, Vol. 1: Samurai Summary: Presenting the complete saga of rabbit ronin Miyamoto Usagi from the very beginning, in new, Pub Date: 3/16/21 definitive color editions! $24.99 USD 168 pages Before his journey as a wandering, masterless samurai (ronin) began, Usagi underwent intense training under a mountain hermit, Katsuichi-Sensei, taking his first steps down the path of the warrior. Eventually, that path leads him to the pivotal battle of Adachigahara, which serves as the impetus for the host of amazing tales to come.

Collected in full color as never before, discover—or rediscover—the critical origin of Stan Sakai’s most beloved

Marvel

Black Panther Epic Collection: Panther's Prey Summary: Reginald Hudlin and John Romita Jr. delve deep Reginald Hudlin, Stan Lee, John Romita, Jack into the mind of the Black Panther, in the next in our series Kirby of graphic novels handpicked by Marvel Editorial to Pub Date: 3/16/21 showcase pivotal storylines written and drawn by some of $39.99 USD Marvel's most acclaimed creators! In the heart of Africa lies 504 pages Wakanda, a technologically advanced civilization that for centuries has stood alone as an unconquerable land inhabited by invincible warriors. Governing Wakanda is a lineage of warrior-kings - and T'Challa, the Black Panther, is the latest in this family line! But now, outsiders are once more assembling to invade Wakanda and plunder its riches - led by Klaw, a deadly assassin who murdered T'Challa's father. Even with Wakanda's might and his own superhuman

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Z2 COMICS

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: 3/16/21 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.

Princeton University Press

The Island of Happiness : Tales of Madame Summary: An enchanting selection of Madame d'Aulnoy d’Aulnoy’s seventeenth-century French fairy tales, Natalie Frank, Jack Zipes, Madame d'Aulnoy interpreted by contemporary visual artist Natalie Frank Pub Date: 3/16/21 $39.95 USD Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville (1650–1705), also 240 pages known as Madame d’Aulnoy, was a pioneer of the French literary fairy tale. Though d’Aulnoy’s work now rarely appears outside of anthologies, her books were notably popular during her lifetime, and she was in fact the author who coined the term “fairy tales” (contes des fées). Presenting eight of d’Aulnoy’s magical stories, The Island of Happiness juxtaposes poetic English translations with a wealth of original, contemporary drawings by Natalie Frank,

DSP Publications

Threadbare Summary: Elle E. Ire All cybernetic soldier Vick Corren wanted was to be human Pub Date: 3/16/21 again. Now all she wants is Kelly. But machines can’t love. $9.99 USD Can they? With the computerized implants that replaced 288 pages most of her brain, Vick views herself as more machine than human. She’s lost her memory, but worse, can no longer control her emotions, though with the help of empath Kelly LaSalle, she’s holding the threads of her fraying sanity together. Vick is smarter, faster, impervious to pain…the best mercenary in the Fighting , until odd flashbacks show Vick a life she can't remember and a romantic relationship with Kelly that Vick never knew existed. But investigating that must wait until Vick and her team rescue the Storm’s

Chronicle Books

Art of Raya and the Last Dragon Summary: Kalikolehua Hurley, Osnat Shurer With never-before-seen development art, character Pub Date: 3/16/21 sketches, storyboards, and color scripts, The Art of Raya $42.50 USD and the Last Dragon gives fans a front-row view of the 160 pages making of the Disney animated feature.

• Art book from Disney's Raya and the Last Dragon • Features colorful concept art from the all-original fantasy adventure • Includes fascinating facts and details from the creators

It's an exclusive look inside the studio as Disney's talented team of artists develop characters and create the Raya and

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VIKING BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS

Viking Books for Young Readers

Our Last Echoes Summary: Kara Thomas meets Twin Peaks in this Kate Marshall supernatural thriller about one girl’s hunt for the truth Pub Date: 3/16/21 about her mother’s disappearance. $18.99 USD 416 pages In 1973, the thirty-one residents of Bitter Rock disappeared. In 2003, so did my mother. Now, I’ve come to Bitter Rock to find out what happened to her—and to me. Because Bitter Rock has many ghosts. And I might be one of them.

Sophia’s earliest memory is of drowning. She remembers the darkness of the water and the briny taste as it filled her throat, the sensation of going under. She remembers hands pulling her back to safety, but that memory is impossible

Walker Books US

The Dragon in the Library Summary: In a fast-paced and funny adventure, Kit Louie Stowell, Davide Ortu must use the magic of books to save the library—and Pub Date: 3/16/21 its resident dragon—from a power-hungry tycoon. $7.99 USD 208 pages Kit Spencer can’t stand reading. She’d rather be outside playing and getting muddy than stuck inside with a book. But when her best friends, Josh and Alita, drag her to the local library, Kit makes an incredible discovery: she’s a wizard—and books are the key to her abilities. Unfortunately, a greedy businessman wants to tear down the beloved library, destroying all its magic. To make matters worse, there’s a sleeping dragon hidden there, and if she’s awakened, her wild power will wreak havoc. With

Marvel

Captain America Epic Collection: Captain Summary: Transformed by the Super-Soldier Serum from a America Lives Again 98-pound weakling into Captain America, Steve Rogers led Stan Lee, Jack Kirby the charge to liberate the world from the Axis powers! But Pub Date: 3/16/21 before World War II's end, an accident left him frozen in $39.99 USD suspended animation and his sidekick, Bucky, dead. The 488 pages world turned on for decades - and when the Avengers finally resuscitated him, Steve Rogers was greeted by a world vastly changed. He was a man out of time, tormented by the death of his partner - but no less committed to the cause of fighting evil in all its forms! In this Epic Collection, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby bring you the rebirth of an American icon. The rebirth of Captain America!

Levine Querido

The Stolen Prince of Cloudburst Summary: Jaclyn Moriarty Esther is a middle child, in her own mind a pale reflection of Pub Date: 3/16/21 siblings who are bright, shining stars. Her mother doesn't $17.99 USD show the slightest bit of interest, no matter what Esther does. Still, she's content to go back to school, do her best, hang out with her friends, and let others take care of things.

But her best friends aren't AT school when she gets there. Why didn't they tell her they wouldn't be coming back? Why were they silent all summer? But stuff like that happens. And it's bad luck that her new teacher makes Esther the butt of all kinds of jokes. Mrs. Pollock is rumored to be an ogre—and maybe she IS one. Could be.

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DARK HORSE BOOKS

Dark Horse Books

Elfquest: Stargazer's Hunt Summary: When ElfQuest: The Final Quest concluded, Wendy Pini, Richard Pini, Sonny Strait, Nate it ended the hero’s journey of Cutter Kinseeker, chief of Pieko... the Wolfriders. But that was only the start of a new Pub Date: 3/16/21 adventure for Cutter’s “brother in all but blood,” $17.99 USD Skywise. 104 pages Now the stargazer elf, who thought he knew everything about Cutter, discovers how mistaken he was. In times past, whenever he has felt lost or empty, he has turned to the starry skies for guidance. Now is no exception. Once again Skywise sets his sights on the cosmic horizon for answers, sending him on his own epic quest from the elves’ ancestral Star Home through uncharted space, and back to the World

Aftershock Comics

DEAD DAY Summary: YOU JUST CAN’T KEEP A GOOD CORPSE DOWN Ryan Parrott, Mike Marts, Evgeniy Bornyakov Pub Date: 3/16/21 If the dead could come back for just one night, would we $16.99 USD want them to? 120 pages Meet the Haskins, a seemingly normal suburban family, as they prepare for the annual macabre holiday known as “Dead Day" – when the deceased rise from the grave from sunset to sunrise. Some come back to reunite with family and friends, others for one last night of debauchery, still others with only one thing on their decomposing minds: revenge.

Trapeze

Witness X Summary: SE Moorhead Pub Date: 3/16/21 "Silence of the Lambs meets Blade Runner. A dark and $15.99 USD gripping crime novel set in a convincing near future - 368 pages SE Moorhead is the future of crime writing." STEPHEN BAXTER

"Set in the near-future, Witenss X is an intelligent and highly inventive take on the traditional serial killer thriller." ASHLEY DYER, author of Splinter in the Blood

From one of the most original new voices in fiction comes a startling of a world where hero Kyra must fight the past to save our future. A genre-bending Harper Voyager

A Pale Light in the Black : A NeoG Novel Summary: For the past year, their close loss in the annual K. B. Wagers Boarding Games has haunted the NeoG Interceptor team Pub Date: 3/16/21 Zuma’s Ghost. But their chances of winning this year take a $16.99 USD hit when their best is transferred. 432 pages The last thing Lieutenant Maxine Carmichael wants is to cause trouble at her new command on Jupiter Station. Trying to carve a place in the world on her own—away from the pressure and influence of her powerful family—Max must overcome her self-doubt and win her new team’s trust if she’s going to succeed. Failing is not an option—and it would only prove her parents right.

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GREENWILLOW BOOKS

Greenwillow Books

On This Unworthy Scaffold Summary: Jetta’s home is spiraling into civil war. Le Heidi Heilig Trépas—the deadly necromancer—has used his blood magic Pub Date: 3/16/21 to wrest control of the country, and Jetta has been without $17.99 USD treatment for her malheur for weeks. Meanwhile, Jetta’s 368 pages love interest, brother, and friend are intent on infiltrating the palace to stop the Boy King and find Le Trépas to put an end to the unleashed chaos.

The sweeping conclusion to Heidi Heilig’s ambitious trilogy takes us to new continents, introduces us to new gods, flings us into the middle of palace riots and political intrigue, and asks searching questions about power and corruption. As in the first two books, the story is partly told in

Seven Seas

My Little Pony: The - A Day in the Life Summary: The land of Equestria comes alive in this of Equestria Vol. 3 distinctive My Little Pony manga series that spotlights each David Lumsdon, Shiei of the Mane 6 and a host of other characters from the Pub Date: 3/16/21 exciting world around them! When Pinkie Pie lends a hoof to $10.99 USD help Twilight Sparkle and Spike clean up the Golden Oak 120 pages Library, she discovers a mysterious mirror with the power to gaze into alternate realities. Upon entering the mirror and traveling to alternate realities, Pinkie Pie sets off a chain of events that will bring doom to Equestria! Follow this adventure--and many more--in this hilarious new My Little Pony manga series.

DC Comics

The : The Deluxe Edition Book Two Summary: One of the most popular and critically , , Mike Dringenberg acclaimed graphic novels of all time, Neil Gaiman’s Pub Date: 3/16/21 award-winning masterpiece , is finally $49.99 USD being collected for the first time in deluxe hardcover 496 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 second book collecting Neil Gaiman’s genre-defining series about the Dream King in a new deluxe edition series features an oversize hardcover format, bonus content, and a

Dark Horse Books

Mike Mignola: The Quarantine Sketchbook Summary: During the coronavirus quarantine, legendary Hellboy creator Mike Mignola posted original Pub Date: 3/16/21 pencil sketches online and auctioned off the art to raise $39.99 USD money for José Andres’ World Central Kitchen. The 232 pages sketches went viral and were the talk of the comics internet.

Now those sketches are published in print for the first time, with all profits going to the World Central Kitchen.

This new, oversized hardcover collection is a must have for Mignola readers and art fans alike. The book features an introduction by Mignola, alongside sketches of Hellboy,

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TITAN BOOKS

Titan Books

Firefly - Life Signs Summary: The fifth original novel tying into the James Lovegrove critically acclaimed and much-missed Firefly series Pub Date: 3/16/21 from creator Joss Whedon. $24.95 USD 384 pages A deadly disease Months after Inara leaves Serenity, Mal and the crew finally learn the reason for her sudden departure: she is dying of a terminal illness. It is Kiehl’s Myeloma, a form of cancer that’s supposedly incurable, and Inara has very little time left.

A disreputable scientist Through their shock and despair, rumors of a cure reach the

Titan Books

Birds of Paradise Summary: American Gods meets The Chronicles of Oliver K. Langmead Narnia in this adult fantasy about the Biblical Adam Pub Date: 3/16/21 recovering the lost pieces of the Garden of Eden. $15.95 USD 304 pages Many millennia after the fall of Eden, Adam, the first man in creation, still walks the Earth – exhausted by the death and destruction, he is a shadow of his former hope and . And he is not the only one. The Garden was deconstructed, its pieces scattered across the world and its inhabitants condemned to live out immortal lives, hiding in plain sight from generations of mankind.

Oni Press

Delicates Summary: "An original exploration of what it means to Brenna Thummler be seen and accepted." — Kirkus Pub Date: 3/16/21 $14.99 USD Following the events of the bestselling graphic novel, 320 pages Sheets, Delicates brings Brenna Thummler’s beloved characters, artwork, and charm back to life.

Marjorie Glatt’s life hasn’t been the same ever since she discovered a group of ghosts hiding in her family’s laundromat. Wendell, who died young and now must wander Earth as a ghost with nothing more than a sheet for a body, soon became one of Marjorie’s only friends. But when Marjorie finally gets accepted by the popular kids at school,

Solaris

Skyward Inn Summary: "Whiteley's trademark subtle surrealism Aliya Whiteley shines." -- Publishers Weekly Pub Date: 3/16/21 $24.99 USD 336 pages Drink down the brew and dream of a better Earth.

Skyward Inn, within the high walls of the Western Protectorate, is a place of safety, where people come together to tell stories of the time before the war with Qita.

But safety from what? Qita surrendered without complaint when Earth invaded; Innkeepers Jem and Isley, veterans

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CAEZIK SF & FANTASY

CAEZIK SF & Fantasy

Contact : Kinship War: Book One Summary: “KINSHIP WAR: CONTACT is well written and an Doug Dandridge, Bill Fawcett extremely well-thought-through, complex military SF novel Pub Date: 3/16/21 with enough action for any reader.”—David Drake $16.99 USD (Bestselling author of Hammer’s Slammers) 304 pages Kinship Wars: Contact is the explosive first book in an exciting new series by Doug Dandridge, author of the popular ‘Empires at War’ series.

Montana is a newly independent colony, home to both colonizing humans and the Xakalar, who are native to the planet. When deposits of an extremely rare mineral are discovered on the , everyone’s eyes focus on the small colony…and everyone wants a piece of the planet. Wednesday Books

Namesake : A Novel Summary: Trader. Fighter. Survivor. Adrienne Young Pub Date: 3/16/21 Welcome to a world made dangerous by the sea and by $18.99 USD those who wish to profit from it. Where a young girl 368 pages must find her place and her family while trying to survive in a world built for men.

With the Marigold ship free of her father, Fable and its crew were set to start over. That freedom is short-lived when she becomes a pawn in a notorious thug’s scheme. In order to get to her intended destination she must help him to secure a partnership with Holland, a powerful gem trader who is more than she seems.

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Shooting Midnight Cowboy : Art, Sex, Summary: The director John Schlesinger’s Darling was Loneliness, Liberation, and the Making of a nominated for five Academy Awards and introduced the Dark Classic world to the transcendently talented Julie Christie. Suddenly Glenn Frankel the toast of Hollywood, Schlesinger used his newfound clout Pub Date: 3/16/21 to film an expensive Eastmancolor adaptation of Far from $30.00 USD the Madding Crowd. Expectations were huge, making the 432 pages movie’s complete critical and commercial failure even more devastating, and Schlesinger suddenly found himself persona non grata in the Hollywood circles he had hoped to join.

Given his recent travails, Schlesinger’s next project seemed doubly daring, bordering on foolish. James Leo Herlihy’s

Games Workshop

Fabius Bile: Manflayer Summary: The Fabius Bile triology comes to a close in this Josh Reynolds action packed novel. Pub Date: 3/16/21 $16.00 USD In the centuries since his return from Commorragh, Fabius 368 pages Bile has distanced himself from the affairs of friend and foe, content only to oversee the cruel evolution of his . But when his creations are threatened by the monstrous haemonculi of the Thirteen Scars, the Manflayer is forced to seek out new allies and old enemies alike in an effort to preserve all that he has built. Homo Novus must survive… even if Fabius Bile must die to ensure it.

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TITAN BOOKS

Titan Books

Adventures in Film: The Storyboards of Terry Summary: Covering Gilliam’s entire directorial career Gilliam to date, including the aborted Good Omens and 2018’s Fionnuala Halligan, Terry Gilliam The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, this 256-page volume Pub Date: 3/16/21 captures all the anarchy and incredible inventiveness $50.00 USD of a rare filmmaking talent. 256 pages One of cinema’s true visionaries, Terry Gilliam has made some of the most imaginative and visually captivating movies in modern cinema. Now, for the first time, a selection of Gilliam’s hand-drawn storyboards, which he creates for each of his films, are brought together in one book. The storyboards are accompanied by sketches and annotations by Gilliam, giving a unique insight into his

Sarabande Books

Big Bad Summary: Within the thirteen stories of Whitney Collins’s Whitney Collins Big Bad dwells a hunger that’s dark, deep, and hilarious. Pub Date: 3/16/21 Part domestic horror, part flyover gothic, Big Bad serves up $16.95 USD real-world predicaments in unremarkable places (motels, 224 pages dormitories, tiki bars), all with Collins’s heart-wrenching flavor of magical realism. A young woman must give birth to future iterations of herself; a widower kills a horse en route to his grandson’s circumcision; a conflicted summer camper is haunted by a glass eye and motorcycle crash. Collins’s cast of characters must repeatedly choose to fight or flee the “big bad” that dwells within us all. Winner of the Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction, and boasting a 2020 Pushcart-winning story, Big Bad simultaneously entertains

Tor Books

The Fiends of Nightmaria Summary: The king is dead, long live King Bauchelain the Steven Erikson First, crowned by the newly-cassocked Grand Korbal Pub Date: 3/16/21 Broach. Both are, of course, ably assisted in the running of $24.99 USD the Kingdom of Farrog by their slowly unravelling 112 pages manservant, Emancipor Reese. However, tensions are mounting between Farrog and the neighbouring country of Nightmaria, the mysterious home of the Fiends. Their ambassador, Ophal D Neeth Flatroq, seeks an audience with King Bauchelain, who has thus far rebuffed his overtures. But the evil necromancer has some other things on his plate.

To quell potential rebellion nearly all the artists, poets, and

Tor Books

The Fiends of Nightmaria Summary: The king is dead, long live King Bauchelain the Steven Erikson First, crowned by the newly-cassocked Grand Bishop Korbal Pub Date: 3/16/21 Broach. Both are, of course, ably assisted in the running of $13.99 USD the Kingdom of Farrog by their slowly unravelling 112 pages manservant, Emancipor Reese. However, tensions are mounting between Farrog and the neighbouring country of Nightmaria, the mysterious home of the Fiends. Their ambassador, Ophal D Neeth Flatroq, seeks an audience with King Bauchelain, who has thus far rebuffed his overtures. But the evil necromancer has some other things on his plate.

To quell potential rebellion nearly all the artists, poets, and

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CAMPFIRE

Campfire

Shiva: The Legend of Rudra Summary: Have you ever wondered if Shiva was Ashok K. Banker always the God of Destruction? Or is there an origin Pub Date: 3/16/21 story about the most revered of Hindu gods? $12.99 USD 88 pages After years of meditation and spending time with Ganas, Rudra attains spiritual insight through yoga and extreme penitence. But Daksha, the son of Bramha, has other plans. He attacks villages to carry out his great vision of building an empire. No one can stop the mighty Daksha, but Rudra. But the battle was not easy as Rudra found himself falling in love with Sati, Daksha’s daughter. Will Rudra choose love over duty? What consequences does his choice have? Read on to find out…

Tordotcom

Docile Summary: There is no consent under capitalism. K.M. Szpara Pub Date: 3/16/21 Docile is a science fiction parable about love and sex, wealth $19.99 USD and debt, abuse and power, a challenging tour de force that 496 pages at turns seduces and startles.

To be a Docile is to be kept, body and soul, for the uses of the owner of your contract. To be a Docile is to forget, to disappear, to hide inside your body from the horrors of your service. To be a Docile is to sell yourself to pay your parents' debts and buy your childrens' future.

Elisha Wilder’s family has been ruined by debt, handed

Dynamite Entertainment

Art of Vampirella: The Dynamite Years Vol. 2 Summary: Since the 1970’s, Vampirella has been known as - HC the good-hearted bad girl of vampire lore. Brought back to None, Various life once again by the creative minds at Dynamite, she’s Pub Date: 3/23/21 graced cover after cover with her piercing stare and iconic $39.99 USD red outfit. Now, a second collection of all of her stunning 232 pages covers over the past few years are collected in this volume. This must-have edition showcases the work of all the fantastic artists who have put pen to paper for the blood- thirsty beauty.

Gollancz

The Ankh-Morpork Archives : Volume One Summary: Think you know Ankh-Morpork? Think again. Pub Date: 3/23/21 $32.99 USD In this top-secret guide, intrepid explorers will receive a 240 pages first-hand experience of the real city.

If you've ever wondered where Unseen University students wet their whistles (while avoiding their teachers as they do the same), or pondered just what the Assassins' Guild constitutes a proper means of inhumation - there are standards to be upheld - then this is the book for you.

That's right, have yourself a glimpse of what actually goes

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ANDREWS MCMEEL PUBLISHING

Andrews McMeel Publishing

Wicked Epic Adventures : Another Wallace Summary: A new series of colorful, imaginative, the Brave Collection magical adventures with Wallace The Brave, recently Will Henry awarded the Reuben Award for Best Newspaper Comic Pub Date: 3/23/21 Strip by the National Cartoonist Society. $11.99 USD 176 pages The world of Wallace The Brave is one of imagination, discovery, and wonder, as Wallace and his friends explore the coastal surroundings of Snug Harbor, Rhode Island, uncovering new mysteries, adventure, and mischief wherever they turn. Brought to life by the wonderfully detailed -and-watercolor art of Will Henry, Wallace The Brave (named the 2018 Newspaper Comic Strip of the Year) will delight young readers as well as their parents, who will

Drawn and Quarterly

Heaven No Hell Summary: In the past ten years, Michael DeForge has Michael DeForge released eleven books. While his style and approach have Pub Date: 3/23/21 evolved, he has never wavered from taut character studies $21.95 USD and incisive social commentary with a focus on humor. He 228 pages has deeply probed subjects like identity, gentrification, fame, and sexual desire.

In “No Hell,” an angel’s tour of the five tiers of heaven reveals her obsession with a haunting infidelity. In “Raising,” a couple uses an app to see what their unborn child would look like. Of course, what begins as a simple face-melding experiment becomes a nightmare of too-much-information where the young couple is forced to confront their terrible

Oni Press

Aggretsuko Meet Her Friends Summary: You've come to love AGGRETSUKO, now get to Cat Farris know her friends in this hardcover collection of the Pub Date: 3/23/21 fan-favorite mini-series. This fun and fanciful book puts the $11.99 USD spotlight on PROTEIN, Fenneko, Mr. Ton in three standalone 80 pages stories.

Featuring stories from Cat Ferris, Arielle Jovellanos, Daniel Barnes, Lisa DuBois, Diigii, and D.J. Kirkland, a must have for fans of the hit NETFLIX show!

IDW Publishing

Shadow of a Man Summary: The fourth release in Alaxis Press’ The Benoit Peeters, Francois Schuiten Obscure Cities series to be published by IDW brings the Pub Date: 3/23/21 award winning graphic novels to readers in English for $19.99 USD the first time! 112 pages Newly married Albert Chamisso is having horrific nightmares. Eccentric doctor Polydore Vincent is able to give him relief, but the experimental treatment has a strange side effect: from now on, Albert’s shadow will be cast in color. This seemingly inconsequential development brings his life crashing down, ultimately losing him his job and his new wife. Evicted from his home, he moves to the outskirts of Blossfeldtstad where he meets the beautiful and talented

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ARTISTS WRITERS & ARTISANS

Artists Writers & Artisans

Grendel, KY Summary: For two generations, the rural hill town of Jeff McComsey, Tommy Lee Edwards Grendel, Kentucky has honored its Faustian bargain with the Pub Date: 3/23/21 monster living in its abandoned coal mine: a human $9.99 USD sacrifice every season in return for agrarian prosperity the 144 pages likes of which this rocky region had never before seen (including its greatest cash crop: the dankest weed in the land). When one town elder breaks this pact, Grendel’s only hope is that its prodigal daughter will return home to face down the creature of her nightmares—and bring her all-female biker gang with her.

Etch/HMH Books for Young Readers

Sherlock Bones and the Sea-Creature Feature Summary: Renee Treml In this second book in the humorous, mystery-solving Pub Date: 3/23/21 graphic novel series that’s perfect for fans of Bad Guys, $7.99 USD Sherlock Bones and his ragtag team hunt down a 288 pages swamp monster!

Sherlock Bones’s home, the Natural History Museum, has added an exciting new exhibit, Reef to Shore, that includes a mangrove forest and shallow coral reef habitat, with touch tanks in between. When Sherlock overhears a that a swamp monster has been sighted, he gathers his team to investigate. At first Sherlock Bones suspects Nivlac, a quirky octopus with a talent for camouflage—and tank pranks.

Prestel

Edward Hopper : The Story of His Life Summary: A brilliant graphic novel that traces the life Sergio Rossi, Giovanni Scarduelli and work of Edward Hopper, one of America’s most Pub Date: 3/23/21 acclaimed artists. $24.95 USD 128 pages This groundbreaking graphic novel delves into the life of the acclaimed artist Edward Hooper, whose iconic works depict quintessentially American scenes and experiences. While many of Hopper’s most acclaimed works have been embraced by American culture, the artist himself rejected much of the lyricism and romance that his audience imposed on his paintings. This unique overview of Hopper’s life and career offers a fascinating and unflinching portrait of an artist trying to establish himself and define his own style.

Titan Books

Dark Lullaby Summary: For fans of Black Mirror and The Handmaid’s Polly Ho-Yen Tale, a mother desperately tries to keep her family Pub Date: 3/23/21 together in a society where parenting standards are $15.95 USD strictly monitored. 368 pages

The world is suffering an infertility crisis, the last natural birth was over twenty years ago and now the only way to conceive is through a painful fertility treatment. Any children born are strictly monitored, and if you are deemed an unfit parent then your child is extracted. After witnessing so many struggling to conceive – and then keep – their babies, Kit thought she didn’t want children. But then she meets

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TITAN BOOKS

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: 3/23/21 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.

Razorbill

Renegade Flight Summary: Rising meets Top Gun, with the Andrea Tang addition of cybernetic dragons, in this is the witty, Pub Date: 3/23/21 romantic, and electrifying sci-fi novel by Andrea Tang. $18.99 USD 320 pages Viola Park’s life is over.

She’s gone from planning her future as a -in-training to resigning herself to life on the ground. And it’s all because she made one tiny, not-altogether-legal maneuver on the prestigious GAN Academy’s entrance exam. It’s bad enough that she didn’t get into the Academy, but getting caught cheating? It’s probably the worst thing Vi could imagine.

Marvel

Ultraman Vol. 1 : The Rise of Ultraman Summary: In the darkness there lurk - terrifying and Kyle Higgins, Mat Groom, Francesco Manna, unfathomable monsters. Between them and the rest of us Michael ... stands the United Science Patrol! But who are these Pub Date: 3/23/21 enigmatic defenders, and how do they perform their $17.99 USD miracles? Shin Hayata and Kiki Fuji have spent half a 144 pages lifetime trying to find out - and now, their quest drives them toward a decades-old dark secret, and a collision course with a mysterious warrior from beyond the stars! Kyle Higgins (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), Mat Groom (Self/Made) and Francesco Manna (AVENGERS) reimagine the classic origin of a pop culture icon as Ultraman rises at Marvel! The histories of two worlds, the experiences of two lives, and the destinies of two heroes must reconcile as

Marvel

Conan the Barbarian Epic Collection: The Summary: Marvel's first and best sword-and-sorcery epic Original Marvel Years - Hawks From the Sea continues - with iconic tales by writer Roy Thomas and Roy Thomas, , James Cawthorn, artists Barry Windsor-Smith, Gil Kane and John Buscema! Barr... First, Conan the Barbarian's path crosses with the albino Pub Date: 3/23/21 antihero Eric and his soul-stealing sword Stormbringer! $34.99 USD Then, on the shores of Bal-Sagoth, Conan meets a new 288 pages comrade in arms, the mighty Fafnir. Together Conan and Fafnir sail the Vilayet Sea and join the mercenary forces of the War of the Tarim, a holy conflict between Makkalet and Turan! It's a saga of adventure, intrigue and loss that shows the true face of war! And don't miss the full-color adaptation of Robert E. Howard's Conan classic, "The Frost Giant's Daughter" - and the of Thomas and

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PIKE AND POWDER

Pike and Powder

Rise of the Alchemist Summary: A alternative history set in the US, Craig Gallant 100 years after the failed revolution. The first novel in a Pub Date: 3/23/21 shared author universe where crystals open a door to magic $17.00 USD 325 pages After the failed revolution of the American Colonist, Benedict Arnold is able to carve out a kingdom of his own called Albion and still break free of England. In the year 1880 in the Kingdom of Albion, Nicholas Hawkes sets out on a journey to find the keys of magic thorugh a philospher's stone. His journies take him across the new world in search of this wonder and against those in the numerous petty kingdoms that would try to stop him.

Gollancz

Orfeia Summary: When you can find me an acre of land, Joanne M Harris Every grows merry in time, Pub Date: 3/23/21 Between the ocean and the sand $22.99 USD Then will you be united again. 240 pages (Inspired by The Child Ballads 2 & 19)

So begins a beautiful and tragic quest as a heartbroken mother sets out to save her lost daughter, through the realms of the real, of dream, and even into the underworld itself.

But determination alone is not enough. For to save something precious, she must give up something precious,

Harper Voyager

Floodpath : A Novel Summary: When their hopes for ending Moquoia’s brutal Emily B. Martin system of are crushed, unlikely allies Lark and Pub Date: 3/23/21 Veran are forced to flee into the harsh desert. With no $17.99 USD weapons or horses, they must make their way to safety 512 pages across the 50-mile expanse of waterless plains known as the water scrape. It is an odyssey filled with unexpected dangers that challenge even a skilled like Lark—though the farther they travel, the more she wonders if she even fits the fearsome title of the Sunshield Bandit anymore.

Injured in the coup to overthrow the Moquoian monarchy, Tamsin, accompanied by Iano, retreat to a safe house,

Katherine Tegen Books

We Unleash the Merciless Storm Summary: Being a part of the resistance group La Voz is Tehlor Kay Mejia an act of devotion and desperation. On the other side of Pub Date: 3/23/21 Medio’s border wall, the oppressed class fights for freedom $10.99 USD and liberty, sacrificing what little they have to become 400 pages defenders of the cause.

Carmen Santos is one of La Voz’s best soldiers. She spent years undercover, but now, with her identity exposed and the island on the brink of a civil war, Carmen returns to the only real home she’s ever known: La Voz’s headquarters.

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HARPERTEEN

HarperTeen

Spellhacker Summary: In Kyrkarta, magic—known as maz—was once a M. K. England freely available natural resource. Then an earthquake Pub Date: 3/23/21 released a magical plague, killing thousands and opening $10.99 USD the door for a greedy corporation to make maz a commodity 416 pages that’s tightly controlled—and outrageously expensive.

Which is why Diz and her three best friends run a highly lucrative, highly illegal maz siphoning gig on the side. Their next job is supposed to be their last heist ever. But when their plan (literally) blows up in their faces, they’re driven to unravel a conspiracy at the very center of the spellplague—and possibly save the world. No pressure.

With a diverse cast, infinite wit, and a fresh take on magic, Angry Robot

Steal the Sky : A SCORCHED CONTINENT Summary: Murder and mayhem derail a con-man’s NOVEL carefully laid schemes in this swashbuckling debut that Megan E. O'Keefe blends elements of Firefly and steampunk Pub Date: 3/23/21 $14.99 USD Detan Honding, a wanted conman of noble birth and ignoble 448 pages tongue, has found himself in the oasis city of Aransa. He and his trusted companion, Tibs, may have pulled off one too many cons against the city’s elite and need to make a quick escape. They set their sights on their biggest heist yet—the gorgeous airship of the exiled commodore Thratia.

But in the middle of his scheme, a face changer known as a doppel starts murdering key members of Aransa’s

DC Comics

Harley Quinn & the Birds of Prey: The Hunt Summary: Harley Quinn has been transformed, and for Harley she wants the world to know! She’s ready to shake , things up once more—and this time, the gloves are off! Pub Date: 3/23/21 $24.99 USD Harley Quinn has avoided Gotham City ever since she broke 160 pages up with The Joker—she found a home, and a kind of family, in Coney Island. But when she gets an offer she can’t refuse, she has no choice but to slip back into the city as quietly and quickly as she can, before anyone—especially her ex—learns she’s been there.

But for Harley, “as quietly as she can” is plenty loud…and before she can say “Holee bounty hunters, Batman,” The

Flame Tree Publishing

Your Turn to Suffer Summary: “His ability to weave the surreal with the Tim Waggoner hyper-real is his greatest talent.” — Signal Horizon. Pub Date: 3/23/21 $14.95 USD Lorelei Palumbo is harassed by a sinister group calling 256 pages themselves The . They accuse her of having committed unspeakable crimes in the past, and now she must pay. The Cabal begins taking her life apart one piece at a time – her job, her health, the people she loves – and she must try to figure out what The Cabal thinks she’s done if she’s to have any hope of answering their charges and salvaging her life.

FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launched in 2018 the list brings together

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FIRST SECOND

First Second

Science Comics: The Digestive System : A Summary: Every volume of Science Comics offers a Tour Through Your Guts complete introduction to a particular topic—dinosaurs, the Jason Viola, Andy Ristaino system, volcanoes, bats, robots, and more. These Pub Date: 3/23/21 gorgeously illustrated graphic novels offer wildly entertaining $12.99 USD views of their subjects. Whether you're a fourth grader 128 pages doing a natural science unit at school or a thirty-year-old with a secret passion for airplanes, these books are for you!

In this volume, visit the inside of your mouth, stomach, liver, intestines, and other organs that make up the gastrointestinal tract! Your guide to the gut is a friendly bacterium who will take you on a journey beyond imagination. Uncover how food is transformed into nutrients!

Dark Horse Books

Gert and the Sacred Stones Summary: This timely tale of an endless war between Marco Rocchi, Francesca Carita, Jaime Richards humans and nature follows young orphan Gert, whose Pub Date: 3/23/21 land is shrouded in a thick fog hiding ferocious, $14.99 USD fantastical animals that besiege her village. 160 pages Gert sets out to make sure no one else suffers what she has as a result of the war, but to do this she’ll have to do what is forbidden of young women like her: become a warrior. Unfazed, Gert sneaks into the initiation test, beginning an adventure that will prove to be about much more than revenge. Gert’s journey will teach her to accept hard truths, rethink the glorification of war and violence, and prove if she can be the unlikely hero to reimagine her people’s

HarperTeen

The Theft of Sunlight Summary: They do not believe this evil is real. They may Intisar Khanani not care. But I do. Pub Date: 3/23/21 $18.99 USD Children have been disappearing from Menaiya for longer 528 pages than Amraeya ni Ansarim can remember. Snatched from the streets and never seen again, or returned with unspeakable trauma. When her best friend’s sister disappears, Rae knows she can’t stay silent any longer. She finds the chance to make a difference in an invitation to the palace.

But Rae struggles to fit in with the lords and ladies of the court, and instead, finds unexpected help in a rough- around-the-edges thief named Bren who always seems to have Rae’s best intentions at heart. But soon even Bren Clover Press, LLC

The Art of Popeye Artists and Comic Summary: This hardcover collection celebrates the Strippers' : Versions of the Spinach-Eating incredible art of Popeye illustrated by scores of artists over the years with a special focus on the Popeye’s Cartoon Club , E.C. Segar by King Features Syndicate. Pub Date: 3/23/21 $29.99 USD Also included are highlights from The National Cartoonists 120 pages Society’s celebration of Popeye’s 90th year, and a collection of rare cover illustrations by popular counter-culture artists done for IDW comics.

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DARK HORSE BOOKS

Dark Horse Books

Norse Mythology Volume 1 (Graphic Novel) Summary: #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell, , Mike Gaiman and Eisner Award-winning comics legend P. ... Craig Russell breathe new life into the ancient Norse Pub Date: 3/23/21 stories in this comic-book adaptation of the hit novel $29.99 USD Norse Mythology. 160 pages Gaiman and Russell team with a legendary collection of artists to take readers through a series of Norse myths, including the creation of the Nine Worlds, the loss of ’s eye and source of his knowledge, the crafting of ’s hammer and the gods’ most valuable treasures, of poetry, and ’s part in the end of all things—Ragnarök.

Archie Comics

Archie 1000 Page Comics Delight Summary: This series is the #1 value in color Archie Superstars children’s books today. The latest volume of the Pub Date: 3/23/21 biggest Archie graphic novels ever, featuring over 100 $14.99 USD full-color stories in a format akin to the hugely popular 1000 pages Archie Digest series at an amazing price. Designed for mass market and book venues looking for higher price points, high volume and high value, such as warehouse clubs and book fairs.

This volume collects 1000 pages of iconic Archie comic stories, featuring the same mix of wild humor, awkward charm and genuine relatability that has kept Archie and the gang popular with kids and families for 80 years.

Jolly Fish Press

The Secrets of Star Whales Summary: On the small space station Azura, Maxion Rebecca Thorne Belmont is constantly torn between his two passions Pub Date: 3/23/21 —engineering and music. Both are hobbies handed down $11.99 USD from his father, which is bittersweet since his death two 228 pages years ago. While his hydrodriver is great for repairing starship parts, his father’s old string instrument tugs at the latent grief Max hides from his mom and classmates with each chord he strums.

When a foreign starship appears on the horizon, Azura welcomes their first tourist in years. But there’s something weird about Mr. Hames, the stranger-turned-substitute teacher. He has no idea how to teach and keeps raving

Dark Horse Books

B.P.R.D. The Devil You Know Omnibus Summary: The explosive conclusion to the B.P.R.D. Mike Mignola, Scott Allie, Laurence Campbell, series is collected in full! Lovecraftian monsters ravage Chri... an apocalyptic earth as the B.P.R.D. fights to save what Pub Date: 3/23/21 little of humanity they can. But even Hellboy is not who $39.99 USD he once was, and whether anyone survives Varvara and 432 pages the long-awaited Ragna Rok remains to be seen.

Hellboy, Abe Sapien, Liz Sherman, and other familiar faces from the B.P.R.D. gather one last time to make a final stand for humanity.

Written by Mike Mignola and Scott Allie and brilliantly rendered by artists Laurence Campbell, Christopher Mitten,

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LITTLE BEE BOOKS

little bee books

The Boy Who Lived with Dragons Summary: Tomas has a secret-a big secret. He has his Andy Shepherd own tiny dragon, Flicker! A dragon which grew on a Pub Date: 3/23/21 very special tree at the bottom of his grandad's garden. $13.99 USD And not only that-his friends Ted, Kai, and Kat have 240 pages dragons too, all grown on the same dragon fruit tree!

Having your own dragon is magical, but Tomas is also about to find out what living with a dragon is REALLY like. When the fire-breathing kicks in and you get singed every five seconds, it's like having an unpredictable volcano in your pocket. Learning to train the dragons and keep them out of trouble at school and home will take all Tomas's creativity and patience. But there's a problem Tomas didn't see

Marvel

Werewolf by Night: New Wolf Rising Summary: A new Werewolf by Night is prowling the Taboo Taboo, Benjamin Jackendoff, Scot Eaton Southwest - but all is not as it seems! A young man, a Pub Date: 3/23/21 family curse, and an unholy experiment prove to be a $15.99 USD dangerous combination for a small town in Arizona. All 112 pages young Jake wants is to protect his people...but who will protect him from the monster within? Jake soon finds himself in over his head, and the law is getting closer! With his entire life in chaos, the only way out may be to fully embrace the secret history of the Werewolf by Night! Taboo of the Black Eyed Peas and writer Benjamin Jackendoff team up with artist Scot Eaton to tell an epic tale of righteous fury, lycanthropic legacy and incredible transformation in the Mighty Marvel Manner!

Graphix

Dog Man: Mothering Heights: From the Summary: Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man Dog Man and Petey face their biggest challenges yet in #10) the tenth Dog Man book from worldwide bestselling Dav Pilkey author and illustrator Dav Pilkey. Pub Date: 3/23/21 $12.99 USD 224 pages Dog Man is down on his luck, Petey confronts his not so purr-fect past, and Grampa is up to no good. The world is spinning out of control as new villains spill into town. Everything seems dark and full of despair. But hope is not lost. Can the incredible power of love save the day?

Fantagraphics

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden Summary: Mannie Murphy is a gender queer Portland Mannie Murphy native. This work of graphic nonfiction, told in the style of Pub Date: 3/23/21 an illustrated diary, begins as an affectionate reminiscence $24.99 USD of the author’s 1990s teenage infatuation with the late actor 232 pages River Phoenix but morphs into a remarkable, sprawling account of the city of Portland and state of Oregon's dark history of white nationalism. Murphy details the relationship between white supremacist Tom Metzger (former KKK Grand Wizard and founder of the White Aryan Resistance) and the "Rose City" street kids like Ken Death that infiltrated Van Sant's films -- a relationship that culminates in an infamous episode of Geraldo. Murphy brilliantly weaves 1990s alternative culture, from Kurt Cobain and William Burroughs

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FANTAGRAPHICS

Fantagraphics

Red Rock Baby Candy Summary: Shira Spector literally paints a vivid portrait of Shira Spector the most eventful 10 years of her life, encompassing her Pub Date: 3/23/21 tenacious struggle to get pregnant, the emotional turmoil of $29.99 USD her father’s cancer diagnosis and eventual death, and her 216 pages recollections of past relationships with her parents and her partner. Set in a kaleidoscope of Montreal and Toronto, Red Rock Baby Candy unfolds as one of the most formally inventive comics in the history of the medium. It begins in subtle, tonal shades of black ink, introduces color slowly over the next 50 pages until it explodes into a glorious full color palette. The irreverent characters begin to bloom and to live life fully, resurrecting the dead in order to map the geography among infertility, sexuality, choice, and mortality.

Orbit

The Unbroken Summary: C. L. Clark "A perfect military fantasy: brutal, complex, human and Pub Date: 3/23/21 impossible to put down." - Tasha Suri, author of Empire $16.99 USD of Sand 544 pages In an epic fantasy unlike any other, two women clash in a world full of rebellion, espionage, and military might on the far outreaches of a crumbling desert empire. Touraine is a soldier. Stolen as a child and raised to kill and die for the empire, her only loyalty is to her fellow conscripts. But now, her company has been sent back to her homeland to stop a rebellion, and the ties of blood may be

Orbit

The Fall of Koli Summary: M. R. Carey Discover the gripping story of a young boy struggling to Pub Date: 3/23/21 find his place in a world where nature itself has turned $16.99 USD against humanity in the unforgettable conclusion to the 576 pages Rampart trilogy.

What will the future hold for those who are left?

Koli has come a long way since being exiled from his small village of Mythen Rood. In his search for the fabled tech of the Old Times, he knew he'd be battling shunned men, strange beasts and trees that move as fast as whips. But he has already encountered so much more than he bargained

Redhook

The Ladies of the Secret Circus Summary: From the author of A Witch in Time comes a Constance Sayers magical story spanning from Age Paris to Pub Date: 3/23/21 modern-day America of family secrets, sacrifice, and $28.00 USD lost love set against the backdrop of a mysterious 464 pages circus.

Paris, 1925: To enter the Secret Circus is to enter a world of wonder—a world where women weave illusions of magnificent beasts, carousels take you back in time, and trapeze artists float across the sky. Bound to her family's circus, it's the only world Cecile Cabot knows until she meets a charismatic young and embarks on a passionate affair that could cost her everything.

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JO FLETCHER BOOKS

Jo Fletcher Books

Brightfall : Brightfall Summary: Jaime Lee Moyer "Immensely satisfying" --Kate Elliott, author of King's Pub Date: 3/23/21 Dragon $12.99 USD 320 pages Someone is murdering the Merry Men . . .

It's been a mostly quiet life since Robin Hood put aside his pregnant wife Marian, turned his back on his Merry Men and his former life and retreated to a monastery to repent his sins . . . although no one knows what was so heinous he would leave behind Sherwood Forest and those he loved most.

Tor Books

Stand on Zanzibar Summary: Tor Essentials presents new editions of John Brunner science fiction and fantasy titles of proven merit and Pub Date: 3/23/21 lasting value, each volume introduced by an $19.99 USD appropriate literary figure. 576 pages “There are certain things John Brunner achieved, which no one has done before or since.” —

Genetic engineering is routine, corporations have usurped democracy, technology governs human relationships, and mass-marketed psychosomatic drugs keep billions docile. The systems of the are universal in their reach, and out of control. Every citizen is the system's

Tor Books

The Glass Magician Summary: New York 1905—The Vanderbilts. The Astors. Caroline Stevermer The Morgans. They are the cream of society—and they own Pub Date: 3/23/21 the nation on the cusp of a new century. $16.99 USD 288 pages Thalia Cutler doesn’t have any of those family connections. What she does know is stage magic and she dazzles audiences with an act that takes your breath away.

That is, until one night when a trick goes horribly awry. In surviving she discovers that she can shapeshift, and has the potential to take her place among the rich and powerful.

But first, she’ll have to learn to control that power…before

Swoon Reads

Lost in the Never Woods Summary: Something sinister waits within the trees . . . Aiden Thomas Pub Date: 3/23/21 It’s been five years since Wendy and her two brothers went $18.99 USD missing in the woods, but when the town’s children start to 384 pages disappear, the questions surrounding her brothers’ mysterious circumstances are brought back into the light. Attempting to flee her past, Wendy almost runs over an unconscious boy lying in the middle of the road . . .

Peter, a boy she thought lived only in her stories, asks for Wendy’s help to rescue the missing kids. But, in order to find them, Wendy must confront what’s waiting for her in the woods.

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BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE

British Film Institute

The Matrix Summary: (1999), directed by the Wachowski Joshua Clover sisters and produced by Joel Silver, was a true end-of- Pub Date: 3/25/21 the-millennium movie, a statement of the American $15.95 USD zeitgeist, and, as the original film in a blockbusting 112 pages franchise, a prognosis for the future of big-budget Hollywood film-making.

Starring Keanu Reeves as Neo, a computer programmer transformed into a messianic freedom fighter, The Matrix blends science fiction with conspiracy thriller conventions and outlandish martial arts created with groundbreaking digital techniques. A box-office triumph, the film was no populist confection: its blatant allusions to highbrow

Schiffer

Poster Man : 50 Years of Iconic Graphic Summary: This collection of over 140 curated posters by Design the revolutionary graphic artist provides Shepard Fairey, Seymour Chwast, Steven Heller context and insight into not only his five-decade career, but Pub Date: 3/28/21 the poster genre itself. Since founding Push Pin Studios $39.99 USD alongside Milton Glaser and Edward Sorel in the 1950s, 144 pages Chwast’s posters have been widely celebrated for their combination of subversive style and strong political . His caustic humor, graphic hand, and visual commentary cleverly synthesize in a way that is both wry and immediately understandable. Posters are arranged by type—Causes, Commerce, Information, Exhibits, and Lectures—rather than chronology, which, along with the large format, invites readers to engage thematically with the

Orbit

The Bone Shard Daughter Summary: Andrea Stewart An emperor fights to reclaim her power and her place Pub Date: 3/30/21 on the throne in this "utterly absorbing" fantasy tale of $16.99 USD magic, mystery, and revolution (Emily Duncan). 496 pages The emperor's reign has lasted for decades, his mastery of bone shard magic powering the animal-like constructs that maintain law and order. But now his rule is failing, and revolution is sweeping across the Empire's many islands.

Lin is the emperor's daughter and spends her days trapped in a palace of locked doors and dark secrets. When her father refuses to recognise her as heir to the throne, she

Kaya Press

On the Origin of Species and Other Stories Summary: Straddling science fiction, fantasy and myth, the KIM BO-YOUNG writings of award-winning author Bo-Young Kim have Pub Date: 3/30/21 garnered a cult following in South Korea, where she is $19.95 USD widely acknowledged as a pioneer and inspiration. On the 224 pages Origin of Species makes available for the first time in English some of Kim’s most acclaimed stories, as well as an essay on science fiction. Her strikingly original, thought- provoking work teems with human and non-human beings, all of whom are striving to survive through evolution, whether biologically, technologically or socially. Kim’s literature of ideas offers some of the most rigorous and surprisingly poignant reflections on posthuman existence being written today.

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SILVANA EDITORIALE

Silvana Editoriale

Shepard Fairey: 3 Decades of Dissent Summary: For the past 30 years, Shepard Fairey has been Shepard Fairey, Federica Pirani, Arianna using art and graphic design as a means of social Angelelli... interrogation. Drawing from graffiti tradition, Fairey employs Pub Date: 3/30/21 a distinctive combination of stylized imagery and impactful $35.00 USD typography to address a wide range of social and political 192 pages themes such as anti-violence, racial and , and environmental protection. Designed specifically for the Gallery of Modern Art in Rome, Italy, this collection presents 30 new works, also placing Fairey’s body of work in conversation with the artist’s own selections from the contemporary art collection at the Capitoline Superintendency. Through this careful curation, readers are able to appreciate Fairey’s ability to hone in on imagery that

Artists Writers & Artisans

American Ronin Summary: War is over, democracy an illusion, real power , ACO, Dean White now lies not with nation-states but huge corporations Pub Date: 3/30/21 engaged in a silent war for global domination. Their number $9.99 USD one weapon: highly-skilled, technologically-enhanced 144 pages operatives trained since childhood to pledge their allegiance to the corporate flag. But what happens when one such operative breaks free of his mental chains and decides to bring the whole system down? Can one “Ronin” make a difference?

Image Comics

Oblivion Song by Kirkman & De Felici, Volume Summary: 5 A decade ago, 300,000 cizens of Philadelphia were suddenly lost in , Lorenzo De Felici Oblivion. There was a me when Nathan Cole was the only one searching Pub Date: 3/30/21 Oblivion for human survivors lost there. Now, he’s the one in need of rescue! $16.99 USD 136 pages Collects OBLIVION SONG #25-30.

Pen and Sword History

A History of the Undead : Mummies, Summary: Are you a fan of the undead? Watch lots of Vampires and Zombies Mummy, zombie and vampire movies and TV shows? Have Charlotte Booth you ever wondered if they could be 'real'? Pub Date: 3/30/21 $28.95 USD This book, A History of the Undead, unravels the truth 224 pages behind these popular reanimated corpses.

Starting with the common representations in Western Media through the decades, we go back in time to find the origins of the myths. Using a combination of folklore, religion and archaeological studies we find out the reality behind the walking dead. You may be surprised at what you find.

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DEL REY

Del Rey

Dooku: Jedi Lost (Star Wars) Summary: Now in paperback! Delve into the history of Cavan Scott the sinister Count Dooku with the original script of the Pub Date: 3/30/21 thrilling production. $17.00 USD 480 pages Darth Tyranus. Count of Serenno. Leader of the Separatists. A red saber, unsheathed in the dark. But who was he, before he became the right hand of the Sith? As Dooku courts a new apprentice, the hidden truth of the Sith Lord’s past begins to come to light.

Dooku’s life began as one of privilege—born within the stony walls of his family’s estate, orbited by the Funeral Moon where the bones of his ancestors lie interred. But soon his

Image Comics

Undiscovered Country, Volume 2: Unity Summary: , Charles Soule, Giuseppe Camuncoli, The smash hit series wrien by New York Times bestselling writers Sco L... Snyder (Wytches, AD: Aer Death) and Charles Soule (Curse Words, the Pub Date: 3/30/21 forthcoming novel Anyone) with art by Giuseppe Camuncoli (The Amazing $16.99 USD Spider-Man, Darth Vader, Hellblazer), newcomer Leonardo Marcello Grassi 176 pages and Eisner-award winning colorist Ma Wilson (The Wicked and the , Paper Girls) connues!

Aer barely escaping the deadly clutches of the Desny Man, the expedion team has crossed over into the strange new zone of “Unity” — a futurisc world of gleaming technology and arficial intelligence. But will it be a safe haven for our heroes, or are they desned to be absorbed into hive mind?!

Image Comics

DIE!DIE!DIE!, Volume 2 Summary: Robert Kirkman, Scott Gimple, Chris Burnham, We don't like to admit it, but this is an evil Natha... Pub Date: 3/30/21 world where evil people do evil stuff all the $16.99 USD time. Thankfully, there is a secret cabal 128 pages with the United States government that works outside our normal system to influence world matters through targeted assassination.

Senator Connie Lipshitz has taken over the

Action Lab Entertainment

Miranda in the Maelstrom Volume 1 Summary: Riley Dashiell Biehl, Brittany Matter, Nicole D'An... The Maelstrom! A supernatural storm that crosses Pub Date: 3/30/21 over between dimensions, displacing beings and objects $14.99 USD from alternate realities. Interdimensional explorers Miranda 192 pages Sherbet and her shark-dog Noodles use the Maelstrom to explore dimensions, fight evil, and help others. But when the chaos of the Maelstrom separates them across the multiverse, will Miranda and Noodles find their way back to each other, or end up alone in ?

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TACHYON PUBLICATIONS

Tachyon Publications

Robot Artists & Black Swans : The Italian Summary: The Godfather of has emerged in Fantascienza Stories this new collection of Italian-themed fantasy and Bruce Sterling, Neal Stephenson, Bruno Argento, science-fiction stories. Bruce Sterling now introduces Da... us to his alter ego: Bruno Argento, the preeminent Pub Date: 3/30/21 author of fantascienza. Sterling, writing as Argento, $25.95 USD skillfully combines cutting-edge technology with art, 256 pages mythology, and history.

“It’s as if Sterling is the only writer paying attention.” —Locus

In the Esoteric City, a Turinese businessman’s act of necromancy is catching up with him. The Black Swan, a

Insight Editions

Back to the Future: DeLorean Time Machine Summary: Discover the secrets of Doc Brown’s : Doc Brown's Owner's Workshop Manual time-traveling DeLorean with the first-ever under-the-hood Bob Gale, Joe Walser user’s manual featuring never-before-seen schematics and Pub Date: 3/30/21 cutaways of cinema’s most iconic car. $29.99 USD 160 pages One of the best-loved movie sagas of all time, the Back to the Future trilogy has left an indelible impact on popular culture. Back to the Future: DeLorean Time Machine: Owner’s Workshop Manual delves into the secrets of the unique vehicle that transports Marty McFly and Doc Brown through time, including both the original version of the car and the updated flying . From the DeLorean’s unmistakable gull-wing doors to Doc’s cutting-edge

Insight Comics

Marvel Comics: The Variant Covers Summary: For the first time ever, explore the amazing John Rhett Thomas visual history of Marvel Comics variant covers in this Pub Date: 3/30/21 definitive collection. $45.00 USD 216 pages Comprising some of the most sought-after and valuable comic art in the world, variant covers are a time-honored tradition in comics publishing. The variant cover phenomenon began in 1986 and was immediately embraced by fans everywhere; it was then bolstered in 1991 by Marvel Comics’ X-Men #1 setting the world record for the best-selling comic of all time, which is attributed to the astonishing collection of five variant covers released for the issue. The notion of variant covers caught on and has now

Abrams ComicArts

Flash Forward : An Illustrated Guide to Summary: An exploration of potential tomorrows from Possible (and Not So Possible) Tomorrows the host of the massively popular and critically Rose Eveleth, Sophie Goldstein, Matt Lubchansky acclaimed podcast Flash Forward Pub Date: 3/30/21 $24.99 USD Flash Forward: An Illustrated Guide to Possible (And Not So 272 pages Possible) Tomorrows takes readers on a journey from speculative fiction to speculative “fact.” Producer and host of the podcast Flash Forward, Rose Eveleth poses provocative questions about our future, which are brought to life by 12 of the most imaginative comics and graphic artists at work, including Matt Lubchanksy, Sophie Goldstein, Ben Passmore, and Box Brown. Each artist chooses a subject close to their heart—Ignatz Award nominee Julia Gfrörer, for instance, will

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WALKER BOOKS US

Walker Books US

Oddity Summary: The daughter of a murdered physician vows Eli Brown, Karin Rytter to protect the magical Oddity he left behind in an Pub Date: 3/30/21 alternate nineteenth century where a failed Louisiana $18.99 USD Purchase has locked a young Unified States into 368 pages conflict with France.

It’s the early 1800s, and Clover travels the impoverished borderlands of the Unified States with her father, a physician. See to the body before you, he teaches her, but Clover can’t help becoming distracted by bigger things, including the coming war between the US and France, ignited by a failed Louisiana Purchase, and the terrifying vermin, cobbled together from dead animals and spare

Ballantine Books

The Martian : A Novel Summary: A Pure Gold Premium mass market edition Andy Weir of the #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon Pub Date: 3/30/21 timed to lead into the publication of Weir’s new $9.99 USD hardcover, Project Hail Mary, coming from Ballantine 480 pages Books May 4, 2021.

Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he’s sure he’ll be the first person to die there.

After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate the planet while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded on Mars’ surface, completely alone, with no

Katherine Tegen Books

Bone Crier's Dawn Summary: Love is a matter of life and death. Kathryn Purdie Pub Date: 3/30/21 Bone Criers have been ferrying the dead into the afterlife for $17.99 USD centuries, a dangerous duty only possible with the powers 448 pages they gain from sacrificing their amourés, the men destined to love them and die. But Bone Criers Ailesse and Sabine —along with Ailesse’s love, Bastien—are working to chart their own course and rewrite the rules of the afterlife. If they don’t break the soul bond between Ailesse and her amouré, she could die—just as Bastien’s father did.

Sabine struggles to maintain her authority as matrone of her famille—the role always destined for her sister—even as she fights to control the violent jackal power within her. Titan Comics

Adler Summary: It’s the League of Extraordinary , Paul McCaffrey Gentlewomen, as Adler teams up with a host of famous Pub Date: 3/30/21 female faces from science, history and literature to $16.99 USD defeat the greatest criminal mastermind of all time! 128 pages “Women are never to be entirely trusted - not the best of them.” - Arthur Conan Doyle.

1902. Wounded in the Boer War, Jane Eyre returns to a London transmogrified by emerging modernity. An old friend, the glamorous inventor Lady Havisham, introduces her to the American adventuress Irene Adler, and the two seek lodging together. But Adler is engaged in a brutal

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IRON CIRCUS COMICS

Iron Circus Comics

YOU DIED : An Anthology of the Afterlife Summary: "Embraces death as a concept with due Kel McDonald, Andrea Purcell, Holly Adkins, complexity." — PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, Starred Review Ahueon... Pub Date: 3/30/21 Death — the one aspect of life we all have in common — is $20.00 USD waiting for everyone, yet our practices, beliefs, myths, and 260 pages stories about it are as diverse as we are. YOU DIED celebrates these vibrant cultural expressions of the great equalizer in a thrilling, life-affirming of a book, an inspirational volume to be treasured through times of both loss and abundance (and every day in between).

At turns both brazen and insightful, morose and optimistic, YOU DIED asks a wide array of cartoonist newbloods and all-stars to relate their most unforgettable tales of death MCD

The Book of Darryl Summary: For sixteen-year-old Darryl, life in Roman- The Goggles occupied Nazareth is a real drag—especially when everyone Pub Date: 3/30/21 at your high school thinks you’re a loser, and you’re $27.00 USD convinced the spots on your forehead are sure signs of 176 pages leprosy. But everything changes with the arrival of a new refugee neighbor, Jay, the son of god. When Jay decides to join Darryl’s band, they discover the most potent force of all time: the power of METAL. And friendship. But mostly METAL.

A radical, hilarious, and touching story of teen angst, The Book of Darryl is an augmented reality novel (an app allows you to view animated pages of the print book) featuring gif

DC Comics

John Constantine, Hellblazer Vol. 2: The Best Summary: John Contantine, Hellblazer, is back! As one Version of You of DC’s and the Sandman Universe’s most iconic , Various characters, he is just as you remember him, in volume Pub Date: 3/30/21 two of this brand-new series! $16.99 USD 168 pages In London, is up to his usual antics. The adventures continue, quite dark and still twisted. Will he protect a group of British fishermen from an ancient merwoman? Or stop a disgraced royal from unleashing a bloodthirsty horror? There’s really only one way to find out…

The original Constantine is back in this series from Si Spurrier () and Aaron Campbell (Infidel),

DC Comics

Teen Titans: Raven Summary: A New York Times bestseller! Kami Garcia, Gabriel Picolo Pub Date: 3/30/21 USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestseller! $19.99 USD 192 pages Now in hardcover, this book makes the perfect addition to any library and the perfect gift for fans!

When a tragic accident takes the life of 17-year-old Raven Roth’s foster mom—and Raven’s memory—she moves to New Orleans to recover and finish her senior year of high school.

Starting over isn’t easy. Raven remembers everyday stuff

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DARK HORSE BOOKS

Dark Horse Books

Tales from the Umbrella Academy: You Look Summary: The first Umbrella Academy spin off series! Like Death Volume 1 , Shaun Simon, Ian Culbard, Nate Umbrella Academy creators Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá Piekos are joined by Way’s Killjoys cowriter Shaun Simon Pub Date: 3/30/21 (Collapser, Electric Century) and artist INJ Culbard $19.99 USD (Everything, At the Mountains of Madness), for a 176 pages supernatural adventure featuring the breakout character from the hit Netflix show, which returns for a second season in 2020!

When 18-year-old Klaus gets himself kicked out of the Umbrella Academy and his allowance discontinued, he heads to a place where his ghoulish talents will be appreciated

Dark Horse Books

Bill and Ted Are Doomed Summary: This new series is a direct sequel to Bogus Evan Dorkin, Ed Solomon, Roger Langridge Journey and prequel to Face the Music and part of the Pub Date: 3/30/21 Bill and Ted canon bringing in screenwriter and creator $19.99 USD Ed Solomon to the table along with bringing back 104 pages legendary Bill and Ted comics writer Evan Dorkin and acclaimed artist Roger Langridge!

After defeating the evil dictator De Nomolos in Bogus Journey in 1995, things aren’t looking as excellent as they should for either Bill and Ted or Wyld Stallyns.

There’s tension in the band and worry at home. Bill and Ted’s obsessiveness with writing the one song to bring peace

Titan Books

The Silver Wind Summary: Named as one of ’50 Writers You Should Read Now’ by . From the award-winning Pub Date: 3/30/21 author of , Nina Allan, The Silver Wind is a $8.99 USD remarkable narrative exploring the nature of time 224 pages itself.

Martin Newland is fascinated by the nature of time. Watches and clocks are for him metaphorical time machines, a means of coming to terms with a clouded past and voyaging forward into the future. But was his first timepiece a Smith, given to him on his fourteenth birthday, or the Longines he received as a present four years later? Was it the small brass travelling clock unearthed in the run-down house for

Dark Horse Books

Freaks of the Heartland Summary: Trevor’s monstrous little brother lives in the Steve Niles, Greg Ruth barn behind the house. The boy’s only six years old, but Pub Date: 3/30/21 he towers over his older brother, and possesses $19.99 USD incredible strength. 160 pages For years, Trevor has looked after his baby brother, keeping him from the light, but now that’s all about to change. His family’s secret is about to be revealed, uncovering the horrible truth of the small Midwestern town the boys have grown up in.

Collects Freaks of the Heartland #1-6.

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DAW

DAW

Mirage Summary: Now in paperback, the second book in the Julie E. Czerneda Web Shifter’s Library series returns to the adventures Pub Date: 3/30/21 of Esen, a shapeshifting alien who must navigate the $8.99 USD perils of a hostile universe. 448 pages Relationships get complicated when you don’t know who—or what—you really are. Esen must find a way to rescue a hapless group of chimeras, beings who are a new and unique blend of species she knows, when she can’t become one herself. When Evan Gooseberry tries to help, he is shattered to learn he himself isn’t entirely Human and begins to suspect his new friend Esen isn’t what she seems.

DAW

Titan's Day Summary: Now in paperback, the second book in the Dan Stout acclaimed Carter Archives noir fantasy series returns to Pub Date: 3/30/21 the gritty town of Titanshade, where danger lurks $7.99 USD around every corner. 368 pages The city of Titanshade pulses with nervous energy. The discovery of new riches beneath its snowfields has given residents hope for prosperity, but it also means the arrival of federal troops, along with assurances that they are only there to “stabilize the situation”.

Newcomers flood the streets, dreaming of finding their fortunes, while in the backrooms and beer halls of the city,

DAW

Cries from the Lost Island Summary: Now in paperback, this standalone fantasy Kathleen O'Neal Gear brings an ancient Egyptian mystery to life against a Pub Date: 3/30/21 modern background, in a tale expertly crafted by a $7.99 USD seasoned anthropologist. 336 pages Set against the glory and tragedy of ancient Roman Egypt, this novel explores the greatest love story of all time.

Sixteen-year-old Hal Stevens is a budding historian from a small town in Colorado. A virtual outcast at high school, he has only two friends: Roberto, nicknamed the Biker Witch, and Cleo Mallawi. Cleo claims to be the reincarnation of Queen Cleopatra. She also believes she’s being stalked by

Del Rey

Shadows Rising (World of Warcraft: Summary: An all-new official prequel novel to Shadowlands) Shadowlands, the next expansion for Madeleine Roux Entertainment’s legendary online game World of Pub Date: 3/30/21 Warcraft. $7.99 USD 384 pages “The Horde is nothing!” With those infamous words, Sylvanas Windrunner betrayed and abandoned the Horde she vowed to serve. The Dark Lady and her forces now work in the shadows as both the Horde and Alliance, including her own sister, Alleria, race to uncover her next move. Struggling to shoulder the crushing weight of leadership, King Anduin entrusts the void elf and High Exarch Turalyon to uncover Sylvanas’s whereabouts.

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NEW YORK REVIEW COMICS

New York Review Comics

Jimbo : Adventures in Paradise Summary: A futuristic punk ventures through a Gary Panter, Nicole Rudick, Ed Ruscha madcap, dystopian fantasia in this astounding work of Pub Date: 3/30/21 comics literature by a celebrated artist and illustrator. $29.95 USD 104 pages Gary Panter is one of America’s great creative forces: the illustrator for the trailblazing punk magazine Slash, set designer for the legendary TV show Pee-wee’s Playhouse, and one of the wildest, most innovative comics artists of all time. Jimbo: Adventures in Paradise is a leap into the uproarious life of Panter’s ever-cheerful punk everyman, Jimbo, and a perfect introduction to Panter’s ever-shifting style. Amid a jumbled cityscape of rundown New York City streets and futuristic Los Angeles freeways, Jimbo

Titan Books

Cursed: An Anthology Summary: Twenty curses, old and new, from Marie O'Regan, Paul Kane, ANGELA SLATTER, Neil bestselling fantasy authors such as Neil Gaiman, Gai... Christina Henry, M.R. Carey and Charlie Jane Anders. Pub Date: 3/30/21 $8.99 USD ALL THE BETTER TO READ YOU WITH 384 pages It’s a prick of blood, the bite of an apple, the evil eye, a wedding ring or a pair of red shoes. Curses come in all shapes and sizes, and they can happen to anyone, not just those of us with unpopular stepparents…

Here you’ll find unique twists on curses, from fairy tale classics to brand-new hexes of the modern world - expect

Albatross Funnybooks

The Goon Volume 3 : Fishy Men, Witchy Summary: A stand alone Goon tale by acclaimed creative Women & Bitter Beer team of writer Roger Langridge (Fred the Clown, The Roger Langridge, Mike Norton Muppets) and artist Mike Norton (Battle Pug, Revival). When Pub Date: 3/30/21 a brewing war between Mother Brewster's clan and Kaiser $17.99 USD Fishhelm's Old Peculiar distillery breaks out, it looks to 128 pages undermine the stability of the local unions. And the Goon can't have that, can he? Witches… Fish Men… and Beer! It’s a calamitous mixture as the Goon and Franky try to keep the Brewer’s Union in line and chaos from erupting in the streets.

Oni Press

The Hazards of Love Vol. 1 : Bright World Summary: "This fantastical, stunning tale shines in Stan Stanley both story and artwork." — School Library Journal (star Pub Date: 3/30/21 review) $19.99 USD 272 pages "A noir fantasy — part adventure, part love story, all the way spectacularly creepy." — Kirkus Reviews (star review)

The Hazards of Love follows the story of a queer teen from Queens who makes some mistakes, gets dragged into a fantastical place, and tries to hustle their way back home.

Amparo's deal with the talking cat was simple: a drop of

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BAEN

Baen

The Initiate Summary: A SECRET ORDER OF SORCERERS RULES James L. Cambias THE WORLD—ONE MAN HAS VOWED TO DESTROY THEM Pub Date: 3/30/21 $8.99 USD THE SORCERERS WHO RULE THE WORLD ARE GOING 400 pages DOWN!

If people who can work magic are so powerful, why don't they rule the world? Well, as it happens, they do. One man wants to change that.

The Apkallu are masters of magic. They rule the world from the shadows, using mind control and deadly monsters to eliminate any threat to their power. Sam Arquero lost his

Baen

Castaway Resolution Summary: THE CASTAWAY ADVENTURE CONTINUES! A Eric Flint, Ryk E. Spoor FAMILY LEARNS HOW TO SURVIVE AND THRIVE ON AN Pub Date: 3/30/21 ALIEN PLANET $8.99 USD 544 pages IT'S NOT PARANOIA IF THEY REALLY ARE OUT TO GET YOU

The Kimei family and a second group of castaways, led by the redoubtable Sergeant Campbell, have finally joined forces, landing on the bizarre planet Lincoln, whose “continents” are actually huge floating coral colonies inhabited by even stranger lifeforms. They have survived crash-landings, venom-filled bites, disease, and even the destruction—and consumption!—of one of their floating

Baen

Starborn and Godsons Summary: THE LONG-AWAITED CONCLUSION OF THE Jerry Pournelle HEOROT SERIES FROM GENRE LEGENDS LARRY NIVEN, Pub Date: 3/30/21 JERRY POURNELLE, AND STEVEN BARNES $8.99 USD 576 pages WE HAVE MET —AND THEY ARE US!

Avalon was finally thriving. The cold-sleep colonists from Earth had settled on a verdant, livable world. The fast and cunning predators humans named grendels were under control, and mainland outposts had been established. Humans would have hydroelectric power, some form of civilization. They would survive. But they would not survive as a spacefaring people.

BOOM! Studios

Firefly: Blue Sun Rising Vol. 1 Summary: The first-ever comic book event in the world of , Dan McDaid Joss Whedon’s Firefly begins here as Mal must reunite the Pub Date: 3/30/21 crew of the Serenity for one last impossible job to save the $19.99 USD ‘Verse from the Blue Sun Corporation. 128 pages THE FIRST-EVER FIREFLY COMIC BOOK EVENT! Sheriff Mal Reynolds has a new partner—a law enforcing robot from the Blue Sun corporation, who doesn't care about motives, about mercy, about anything other than enforcing the law—no matter the cost. The Blue Sun Corporation has helped to run the ‘Verse from the shadows for years, but they’re ready to step into the light and take over. If Mal wants to keep his job and protect his sector, the smart

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KELPIES

Kelpies

The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle Summary: Part-girl, part-cat, Avery Buckle has always Hannah Foley known she's a little different (after all, her tail is a bit of a Pub Date: 3/30/21 giveaway). What Avery doesn't know is that she is the only $9.95 USD one who can uncover a forgotten magical secret and bring 208 pages back a great lost wizard.

Teaming up with shape-shifting best friend Low, and with help from her witch guardians, Avery is plunged into a haphazard world of shadowy monsters, bewitched libraries and flying bicycles.

Grab your enchanted tandem bike and hold on tight! Wildly inventive and packed with fantastical thrills, The Spellbinding Secret of Avery Buckle is a warm and quirky First Second

Shadow Life Summary: When Kumiko’s well-meaning adult daughters Hiromi Goto, Ann Xu place her in an assisted living home the seventy-six-year-old Pub Date: 3/30/21 widow gives it a try, but it’s not where she wants to be. She $24.99 USD goes on the lam and finds a cozy bachelor apartment, 368 pages keeping the location secret even while communicating online with her eldest daughter. Kumiko revels in the small, daily pleasures: decorating as she pleases, eating what she wants, and swimming in the community pool. But something has followed her from her former residence—Death’s shadow.

Kumiko’s sweet life is shattered when Death’s shadow swoops in to collect her. With her quick mind and sense of

Tordotcom

Network Effect : A Murderbot Novel Summary: The New York Times and USA Today bestselling Martha Wells Murderbot series exploded onto the scene in 2017, and the Pub Date: 3/30/21 world has not been the same, since. The series has grown $17.99 USD with every release, with book #2 debuting at 95 on the USA 352 pages Today Bestseller List, #3 at 77, and #4 at 48. A quarter of a million copies later, Murderbot is back in its highly- anticipated, first, full-length standalone novel. Network Effect offers an opportunity like never before for bookstore readers to dive into the series.

You know that feeling when you’re at work, and you’ve had enough of people, and then the boss walks in with yet another job that needs to be done right this second or the

First Second

Maker Comics: Build a Robot! Summary: The family toaster is preparing to take over the Colleen AF Venable, Kathryn Hudson world, and he needs your help! Several obstacles lie in his Pub Date: 3/30/21 path to greatness: your homework, household chores, and a $12.99 USD dastardly kitty cat. All you have to do is build an army of 128 pages robots, and world domination is within reach!

Anyone can build a robot if they have the right tools! With some wire, a battery, and a simple motor—which you can often find lying around the house—building a robot is within your reach.

Follow the easy step-by-step instructions and you can learn to make these robots!

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Square Fish

Seven Endless Forests Summary: On the heels of a devastating plague, Torvi’s April Genevieve Tucholke sister Morgunn is stolen from the family farm by Uther, a Pub Date: 3/30/21 flame-loving Fremish wolf-priest who leads a pack of $10.99 USD ragged, starving girls. Torvi leaves the only home she’s ever 352 pages known and joins a shaven-skulled druid and a band of roaming Elsh artists known as the Butcher Bards. They set out on a quest to rescue Torvi’s sister, and find a mythical sword. They will face wild, dangerous magic that leads to love, joy, tragedy, and death.

Torvi set out to rescue a sister, but she may find it’s merely the first step toward a life that is grander and more glorious than anything she could have imagined.

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The Last Emperox Summary: The collapse of The Flow, the interstellar John Scalzi pathway between the planets of the Interdependency, has Pub Date: 3/30/21 accelerated. Entire star systems—and billions of people—are $9.99 USD becoming cut off from the rest of human civilization. This 368 pages collapse was foretold through scientific prediction . . . and yet, even as the evidence is obvious and insurmountable, many still try to rationalize, delay and profit from, these final days of one of the greatest empires humanity has ever known.

Emperox Grayland II has finally wrested control of her empire from those who oppose her and who deny the reality of this collapse. But “control” is a slippery thing, and even

Square Fish

Defy the Sun Summary: Civil war has come to the island of Bellona. Jessika Fleck Veda Adeline believes in the Night. She’s joined the Pub Date: 1/1/22 underground revolutionaries, led by Dorian Winters, and $10.99 USD they're determined to overthrow the ruling Imperi and find 320 pages justice for her people.

Nico Denali, Veda’s childhood friend and maybe- something-more, is one of those ruling Imperi, and he’s just been named heir to the most powerful man above ground.

As the war intensifies, Veda and Nico are leveraged against each other: Veda is above as a hostage of the Imperi and Nico is below, taken by the Night. There's no way Dorian is

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