Dec 152015
 

Congratulations to the DMLA clients who made NPR’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of 2015 list!

OF NOBLE FAMILY
by Mary Robinette Kowal

THE TRAITOR BARU CORMORANT
by Seth Dickinson

VERMILION
by Molly Tanzer

Nov 232015
 

Congratulations to the DMLA authors on Barnes & Noble’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of 2015 List!

  • The Traitor Baru Cormorant, by Seth Dickinson
  • Planetfall, by Emma Newman
  • Vision in Silver, by Anne Bishop
  • Karen Memory, by Elizabeth Bear
  • The Aeronaut’s Windlass, by Jim Butcher
Nov 172015
 

Congratulations to DMLA authors who made Amazon’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books of 2015 list!

  • The Aeronaut’s Windlass by Jim Butcher
  • The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
  • Letters to Zell by Camille Griep
  • Zer0es by Chuck Wendig
Oct 202015
 

cover for Anne Bishop's Daughter of the Blood.Congratulations to Anne Bishop on Daughter of the Blood‘s inclusion on Amazon’s 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime!

The Dark Kingdom is preparing itself for the fulfillment of an ancient prophecy the arrival of a new Queen, a Witch who will wield more power than even the High Lord of Hell himself. But this new ruler is young, and very susceptible to influence and corruption; whoever controls her controls the Darkness. And now, three sworn enemies begin a ruthless game of politics and intrigue, magic and betrayal…and the destiny of an entire world is at stake….

Jul 012015
 

cover for A Swollen Red Sun by Matthew McBridge. A white, broken down trailer sits in the foreground, the title above it encased in a swollen red sun.At Publishers Weekly, Ken Bruen included Matthew McBride’s A Swollen Red Sun in his list of 10 Best Noir Novels.

McBride came to prominence with his debut novel, the wonderfully titled Frank Sinatra in a Blender. This, his second novel, comes fully noir, and is one of the finest accounts of how meth has spread across the Midwestern states like some bubonic plague. Demons from its use and the characters’ own demons fuse into an epic blend of one of the darkest, most humorous noirs of the past decade. Gasconade County as depicted here rivals James Ellroy’s Los Angeles for the sheer scope of its compassion and corruption.

May 132015
 

priest-iamprincessxCherie Priest’s I Am Princess X was named one of Publishers Weekly’s best YA books for summer. 

Part comic, part novel, and packed with emotion and adventure, Priest’s story follows 16-year-old Seattle resident May as she tries to discover whether her childhood friend Libby, who died in a car accident, might still be alive. How else to explain the comics popping up online and around town that feature Princess X, a character the two girls created? It’s a fast-paced yet thoughtful thriller, and Ciesemier’s comics sequences both ground the story and amp up the excitement.

May 082015
 

Cover for Letters to Zell by Camille Griep. A graphic art silhouette of a far off city surrounded by roses and thorns, a fair flying in the foregroundCamille Griep’s debut Letters to Zell was named one of Publishers Weekly’s Best Summer Science Fiction/Fantasy books.

Griep’s captivating debut weaves together traditional fairy tales with scenes of 21st-century Los Angeles to create an exploration of the conflicts between destiny and desire. Readers will dive into the rich and realistic depictions of modern-day versions of Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Rapunzel, and their touching efforts to navigate old and new relationships in a changing world.