While the fall season of publishing seems thave the biggest month in September, there are plenty of great fall new releases that combine genres this month. I can personally recommend the latest from genre-blender David Wong which is just as funny as his horror/thriller blends like John Dies at the End, but couples his trademark violence with SF this time out. Laura Anne Gilman’s latest is a weird west gaslamp fantasy set in a fresh take on the old west run by the Devil himself. I’m also looking forward to teh new Kate Morton, who writes like a dream and has a knack for historical settings. Another writer who always impresses is David Mitchell, and this time out he apparently is tackling the ghost story. Count me in! New historical romances from Lisa Kleypas and Lorraine Heath are always welcome, as well. Finally, I haven’t read it yet, but I hear marvelous thing’s about another weird west tale called Wake of Vultures by Lila Bowen, so that’s on the top of my TBR list. Hopefully you will find a blend that’s calling your name as well.
OCTOBER 6
- Silver on the Road (The Devil’s West) by Laura Anne Gilman (Fantasy/Horror/Historical) – NEW SERIES
- Shadows of Self (Mistborn) by Brandon Sanderson (Fantasy/Historical)
- Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits: A Novel by David Wong (SF/Thriller/Humor)
- White Trash Zombie Gone Wild (White Trash Zombie) by Diana Rowland (Horror/Romance/Thriller)
- Eighth Grave After Dark (Charley Davidson Series) by Darynda Jones (Fantasy/Mystery/Romance)
- Undead and Unforgiven (Undead/Queen Betsy) by MaryJanice Davidson (Romance/Fantasy)
- Tall, Dark, and Wicked (Wicked Trilogy) by Madeline Hunter (Romance/Historical)
- A Perilous Alliance (An Ursula Blanchard Elizabethan Mystery) by Fiona Buckley (Mystery/Historical)
- Ghost to the Rescue (Bailey Ruth Ghost) by Carolyn Hart (Mystery/Fantasy)
- Darkness on His Bones (A James Asher Vampire Novel) by Barbara Hambly (Horror/Mystery)
OCTOBER 13
- Wrath of the Furies: A Novel of the Ancient World by Steven Saylor (Historical Fiction/Mystery)
OCTOBER 20
- The Lake House by Kate Morton (Historical/Suspense)
- Welcome to Night Vale by Jospeh Fink and Jeffrey Cranor (SF/Horror/Mystery)
OCTOBER 27
- Slade House by David Mitchell (Literary Fiction/Horror)
- Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas (Romance/Historical)
- Falling Into Bed with a Duke (Hellions of Havisham) by Lorraine Heath (Romance/Historical) – NEW SERIES
- Jane and the Twelve Days of Christmas (Being a Jane Austen Mystery) by Stephanie Barrons (Historical/Mystery)
- After Alice by Gregory Maguire (Fantasy/Historical)
- Wake of Vultures (The Shadow) by Lila Bowen (Fantasy/Historical)
- Our Lady of the Ice by Cassandra Rose Clarke (SF/Mystery)
- The Devious Dr. Jekyll (Electric Empire Novels) by Viola Carr (Steampunk/Mystery/Romance)
- Autumn Thorns (Whisper Hollow) by Yasmine Galenorn (Paranormal/Fantasy/Romance) – NEW SERIES