New Books (May-June)

June 18, 2016August 23, 2018 Civilian Reader New Books Adam Sisman, Alan Glynn, Alex Marshall, Anthony Ryan, Bill Flippin, Brad Meltzer, Brian Evenson, Cass R Sunstein, Cassandra Khaw, Catherine Coulter, Chris Whitaker, Cindy Dees, Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, Emmi Itäranta, Frederick Forsyth, Gail Carriger, Hans Rosenfeldt, Hollie Overton, Jamie Sawyer, Jay Kristoff, Joe Carter, Jon Hollins, Justin Cronin, K.B. Wagers, Marie Brennan, Mark de Jager, Martin Cruz Smith, Matthew Blakstad, Matthew Dunn, Michael Hjorth, Michael Swanwick, Peter S Beagle, Ramona Ausubel, Ren Warom, Richard Cohen, Stephen Baxter, Terry Pratchett, Tim Pratt, Tod Goldberg, Travis Langley, Walter Jon Williams, Wesley Chu

Featuring: Ramona Ausubel, Stephen Baxter, Peter S. Beagle, Matthew Blakstad, Marie Brennan, Gail Carriger, Joe Carter, Wesley Chu, Richard Cohen, Catherine Coulter, Justin Cronin, Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, Mark de Jager, Cindy Dees, Matthew Dunn, Brian Evenson, Bill Flippin, Frederick Forsyth, Tod Goldberg, Michael Hjorth, Jon Hollins, Emmi Itäranta, Cassandra Khaw, Jay Kristoff, Travis Langley, Alex Marshall, Hollie Overton, Terry Pratchett, Tim Pratt, Hans Rosenfeldt, Anthony Ryan, Jamie Sawyer, Adam Sisman, Martin Cruz Smith, Cass R. Sunstein, Michael Swanwick, K.B. Wagers, Ren Warom, Chris Whitaker, Walter Jon Williams

Above artwork: Witchfinder: City of the Dead #1 (crop), by Julian Totino Tedesco (Dark Horse Comics)

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Interview with EMMI ITÄRANTA

June 6, 2016May 23, 2016 Civilian Reader Interview City of Woven Streets, Emmi Itäranta, Fantasy, Memory of Water, Most Anticipated 2016, Voyager

Let’s start with an introduction: Who is Emmi Itäranta?

I’m a Finnish writer living in the UK. I have written two novels to date: Memory of Water and The City of Woven Streets, which is out in the UK on 2 June 2016. I write in two languages, English and Finnish.

Voyager has just published your new novel, The City of Woven Streets. It looks fantastic: How would you introduce it to a potential reader? Is it part of a series?

Thank you! The City of Woven Streets is a story set on an isolated island where dreaming is forbidden. The main character, Eliana, is a young woman who works as a weaver; she is also a dreamer, and she must hide this ability, because in her society it’s a taboo. Her life changes when she finds a woman with her tongue cut off and Eliana’s name tattooed on her skin. It’s a stand-alone novel. Continue reading →

Eight Anticipated Voyager Titles…

January 12, 2016January 12, 2016 Civilian Reader Upcoming 7 Sykos, A.F.E. Smith, Blake Charlton, City of Woven Streets, Emmi Itäranta, Fantasy, God Wave, Goldenfire, In the Shadow of the Gods, Jason LaPier, Jeff Mariotte, Marsheila Rockwell, Patrick Hemstreet, Perdition Score, Rachel Dunne, Richard Kadrey, Spellbreaker, Unclear Skies, Voyager, Weaver

VoyagerUK-Early2016

While looking for another book, I stumbled across a couple of covers for upcoming Voyager covers. For some reason, I haven’t read many books published by Voyager for some time, despite them publishing some of my favourites — for example, Peter V. Brett, Richard Kadrey, Stacia Kane and Mark Lawrence. Whatever the reason, here (alphabetical-by-author) are some interesting-looking titles that will hit shelves this year — they are mainly UK releases, but I’ve included details for North American editions, too. [The publisher is publishing other interesting titles, of course, but I’ll share more of those in another post in the not-too-distant future.] Continue reading →