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Let's start with authors who have been publishing their books over the past 20-30 years.
L.E. Modesitt Jr. returned to his Recluse saga with a collection of short stories Recluce Tales: Stories from the World of Recluce. As I recall the 18th book in the series was the last completed his saga, so don't expect for more.
Release date - 3/1/17. It's out.
Tad Williams returns to the world of Memory Sorrow and Thorn and begins a brand new sequel series. A short book The Heart of What Was Lost is due this month. The first book in the new sequel trilogy is The Witchwood Crown.
Release date - 4/4/17.
Robin Hobb finishes her Fitz and The Fool trilogy with Assassin's Fate. Release date - May 2017.
Terry Brooks continues his Shannara series with a new sub-series - The Fall of Shannara. The First is book in the new series The Black Elfstone.
Release date - 13/6/17.
Trudi Canavan finishes her Millennium's Rule trilogy with Successor’s Promise.
Release date - 19/9/17
As for Raymond E. Feist - After about 30 books in Midkemia he should have published a book in a brand new new series Embers and Steel about two years ago, but it has been delayed since then. I think the release date is still unclear, though it might be released during 2017.
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Some of them have published novels in a few different worlds, while others preferred sticking to one world.
I wasn't sure if Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman belongs to that list, because his style a somewhat distinct, he writes stand-alone books.
Esther, maybe one day you'll pick one book by these authors.
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First things first, Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. There's no formal information regarding Peace Talks's release date yet, though I heard a rumor it may come out this November. My guess is that we're gonna see a new Dresden Files book till the end of 2017.
If there're some Rivers of London fans in the audience, which suppose to be very similar to Dresden Files series - No news here except for a short story The Furthest Station that might be published this year. The sixth book (The Hanging Tree) was released recently so it's not a surprise.
Now it's time to throw here some notable UF releases:
Silence Fallen (Mercy Thompson 10) by Patricia Briggs. 7/3/2017
Magic for Nothing (InCrypted 6) by Seanan McGuire. 7/3/2017
Etched in Bone (The Others 5) by Anne Bishop. There're many great reviews on this series, you might be interested in checking it out. 7/3/17
Phantom Pains (The Arcadia Project 2) by Mishell Baker. That's a second book in a new series that most of you probably have never heard about, though it starts gaining some momentum lately. Borderline was her UF debut. 21/3/2017
Bound (Alex Verus 8) by Benedict Jacka. 4/4/2017
Snared (Elemental Assassin 16) by Jennifer Estep. 25/4/2017
Cold Reign (Jane Yellowrock 11) by Faith Hunter. If you're interested in more books in this world then you might be interested in knowing that Faith Hunter is about to publish another novel set in the same world of Jane Yellowrock this year (Flame in the Dark) . 2/5/2017
Six Feet Over (Craft Sequence 6) by Max Gladstone. 07/2017
Grave Ransom (Alex Craft 5) by Kalayana Price. This series should be very similar to Dresden Files, at least that's what the rumor says :) . 31/7/2017
The Brightest Fell (October Daye 11) by Seanan McGuire. 5/9/2017
A series you probably have never heard about (so do I) maybe with a good reason, I've no idea - Eric Carter by Stephen Blackmoore Hungry Ghosts (Eric Carter 3). 7/2/2017
Untitled (Kate Daniels 10) by Ilona Andrews. No publication date yet, but she releases books in the series each year so it shouldn't be much of a surprise.
The Cold Light of Day (Charlie Madigan 5) by Kelly Gay might be released this year.
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This book has been calling to me for years. I have decided that this year is the year...
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Iron Gold (Iron Gold 1) by Pierce Brown. A new scifi series by an author who everyone knows. That's probably the most anticipated scifi novel of 2017. 22/8/2017. Delayed to 2018.
Persepolis Rising (The Expanse 7) by James S.A. Corey. December 2017.
The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi. 21/3/2017.
The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley. 7/2/2017.
Seven Surrenders (Terra Ignota 2) by Ada Palmer. 21/2/2017.
Walkaway by Cory Doctorow. 25/4/2017.
The Delirium Brief (Laundry Files 8) by Charles Stross. 11/6/2017.
Empire Games (Empire Games 1) by Charles Stross. 17/1/2017.
New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson. 14/3/2017.
Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty. 31/1/2017.
Dark Sky (Keiko 2) by Mike Brooks. 11/6/2017.
Raven Stratagem (The Machineries 2) by Yoon Ha Lee. 13/6/2017.
Autonomous by Annalee Newitz. 19/9/2017.
Barbary Station (Barbary Station 1) by R.E. Stearns. The premise sounds great! If well executed it can be a fun space adventure. 5/12/2017.
Home (Binti 2) by Nnedi Okorafor. 31/1/2017.
If you have another scifi book that isn't listed above then share it :)
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The list includes anticipated fantasy books, when I say anticipated I mean most anticipated by the readers + some of the books that the publishers want to push this year. It's quite long so I divided it to part 1 - January-June, and part 2 - July-December.
Part 1
The Last Sacrifice (The Tides Of War) by James A. Moore. As far as reviews goes it seems like James Moore is becoming a better author. 3/1/17
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden. This Russian-style fantasy has so many praising reviews. The average rating among 8 of my GR friends who read the book is 4.62! Check this one out. 10/1/17
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman. 7/2/2017.
With Blood Upon the Sand (The Song of the Shattered Sands 2.) by Bradley P. Beaulieu. I'm not sure if you've heard of this series because not so many have read that, though readers who did quite liked it. 7/2/17
Bane and Shadow (Empire of Storms 2) by Jon Skovron. This series is not very familiar, but those who read the first book really liked it. 9/2/17
Gilded Cage (Dark Gifts 1) by Vic James. So far there're mixed reviews regarding this book. Debut. 14/2/17
Kings of the Wyld (The Band 1) by Nicholas Eames. Know the "band" thing in so many fantasy books? same, but that's the old version of those heroes. Nicholas knows how to subtly promote himself, which is nice to see. Debut. 21/2/17.
A Conjuring of Light (Shades of magic 3) by V.E. Schwab concludes the highly acclaimed trilogy. 21/2/17
Sins of Empire (Gods of Blood and Powder 1) by Brian McClellan. The first book in a new trilogy set in The Powder Mage world and continues The Powder Mage trilogy. 9/3/17
Red Sister (Book of The Ancestor 1) by Mark Lawrence. According to many reviews that's his best book so far. Red Sister is probably going to be a strong competitor in the best books of 2017. Lucky for him the most anticipated book of the year is due in mid-November. 4/4/17
Tyrant's Throne (Greatcoats 1) by by Sebastien de Castell. Last book in the Greatcoat series. 6/4/17
Skullsworn (The Cronicles of The Unhewn novel) by Brian Staveley. A stand-alone novel in The Cronicles of The Unhewn world. Brian said he wrote it also for readers who are not familiar with his works, so don't hesitate to pick this book. 25/4/17
The Empire's Ghost by Isabelle Steiger. Isabelle is quit a riddle.... Macmillan is publishing her book but they're doing a bad job. I like the premise so I'm adding her book to the list, though it doesn't look like the guts in Macmillan are trying to push her hard. Debut. 16/4/17
City of Miracles (The Divine Cities 3) by Robert Jackson Bennett. concludes The Divine Cities trilogy. 4/5/17.
Assassin's Fate (Fitz and The Fool 3) by Robin Hobb. The last book in the series. There're so many Hobb fans in Israel so it's probably going to be almost the most anticipated fantasy books in Israel (remember the book that is due in mid-November, right?). 9/5/17
Rhyming Rings by David Gemmell. Yes, there's another book by Gemmel ,even though he past away a while ago . This one is more like a crime-fantasy book. 18/5/17
You Die When You Die (West of West 1) by Angus Watson. 6/6/17
A Gathering of Ravens by Scott Oden. A first fantasy novel by a historical-fiction author. The first time I found about this book his name sounded familiar, that was for a reason - I have some of his books on my TBR. 20/6/17
Soul of the World by David Mealing. The premise sounds good, time will tell. Debut. 27/6/17
Age of Swords (The Legends of The First Empire 2) by Michael J. Sullivan. Michael J. Sullivan. This series occurrs about 3000 years before the Ryria series. 28/6/17
The Court of Broken Knives (Empires of Dust 1) by Anna Smith Spark. Anna aka Queen of Grimdark is a highly anticipated debut among the grimdark fans, she really knows how to connect with the fantasy community. As I know Anna - this book is going to be really gritty, with blood, sex and everything. Debut. 29/6/2017.
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Nimrod wrote: "Now it's Urban Fantasy's turn. There're so many UF books out there and most of them have a million books in each series, so unfortunately most books here are #5, #8, #10 (etc.) in a series. The fol..."As an avid urban fantasy reader, I find myself alse worn with never ending series.
I've been reading Jhereg for the past 15 years, hiping I'll get to see it's promised ending. Same for Storm Front (Dresden files) and Rosemary and Rue.
All of these are grate, but getting into 15 books and thickening plot is getting tiresome after your 6 and more series,
Just blowing a little steam,
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I've been reading Jhereg for the past 15 years, hiping I'll get to see it's promised ending. Same for Storm Front (Dresden files) and Rosemary and Rue."
Yeah,I get that... those are long series. At least these book are relatively short, about 300-450 pages long.
As for Dresden - Jim said a few years ago that Dresden Files is planned as a 20-books series, while books 18-20 will be a part of a trilogy.
Nimrod wrote: "Ross wrote: " As an avid urban fantasy reader, I find myself alse worn with never ending series.I've been reading Jhereg for the past 15 years, hiping I'll get to see it's promised ending. Same fo..."
As far as I know he said about 20 files and a trilogy, which means at least 6 more book and 10-15 years. If he'd given us a book a year that would have been fine, but Skin Game was published at 2014, and Peace Talks doesn't have a release date or even a draft.
Not cool
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I hoovered my way through books when I was a child so I loved a good series. But the books were short and I had the time to read one every day or two. Also I lived in England so there was an excellent library close by.
Now I read an eclectic range of authors and about 50% of my reading is popular fiction, not scifi or fantasy. Finding the time and the budget for a long series is trying.
And although I loved Hunger Games and Harry Potter there have been other books such as Cold Magic and Leviathan that have been 3 or 4 stars so not a dead cert for me to continue the series but then the end of the first book leaves the story half-baked - so irritating!!
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The list includes anticipated fantasy books, when I say anticipated I mean most anticipated by the readers + some of the books that the pub..."
A Gathering of Ravens by Scott Oden. The jump from historical fiction sounds interesting.
When I worked from home I used to listen to Mur Lafferty's podcasts and audio books. I should give Six Wakes a try.
And The Collapsing Empire is the start of yet another series but it is John Scalzi so I will probably be tempted :0)
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I didn't know Mur Lafferty has a podcast.
As for Scalzi, I'm not among his fans, to say the least :)
I hope has has improved since Old man's war.
wow guys you are experts! And I thought I have read them all. I am now finishing the wonderful series Memory Sorrow and Bone - Tad Williams. I like books that feels like someone ought to make movie out of them. I can see what I read, feel the tremors, excited by the story . Looking forward very much to read the two latest books of his of Osten Ard. On my list of favourites also Peter Brett, Robin Hobb, Janny Wurts, Gail Martin is also a wonderful writer. I am not a fun of scf but very much recommend the wonderful series Guardians of the Word by Jolea M. Harrison. As for historical fiction I liked a lot Sthephen Lawhead,
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I didn't know Mur Lafferty h..."
I had to stop listening to a lot of podcasts when I returned to full time work but I think Mur's is still going strong I should be writing. And I also listened to Heaven and Playing For Keeps at podiobooks.
And Scalzi is a favourite of mine, especially Old Man's War :0)
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Old Man's War is among the worst books that I've read, I really cared for nothing almost all the way. I didn't abandon the book just because I was listening to the audiobook which requires no effort from me, otherwise it would have got a honorable place on my notorious "abandoned" shelf. Plus - I wanted to give a chance after all the readers who enjoyed immensely from that book.
Old Man's War is a wonderful book, it is really strange that it was so boring for you.As for Dresden, I must say that I'm kind of hoping the series would never end. I'm enjoying each book far too much...
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Next I'l post part 2 of that list, YA will come right after.
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I am also a fan of Old Man's War and it is his characters that keep me so connected.
But 'one man's meat is another man's poison'.
On another forum we read The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet. For me that best thing about it was the title. The characters were flat, the writing was badly edited and immature, and the cliches left me cringing. Any stars it got from me was due to the attempt at creating a peace-loving space epic with no violence. But there were plenty of people on the forum who thought it was the best scifi they had read in years.
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Has anyone managed to get a cope of the new Peter Brett: The core and the last one of Janny Wurts : Destiny's Conflict?
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Do you have The Core on pre-order because the publishing date is 28th September.
Thank you for the information. Not much to wait
Here goes: Some of the highly expected sequels turned out to be less exhilerating than I thought. Robin Hobb was superb as usuall, but the new Tad Williams was a bit dissappointing: 4 points only for the last of the Osten ard. The heroes are not so formidabble anymore. Terry Brooks also got only 4 points from me: Shannara is trully falling!The core is excellent though and waiting to put my hands of Destiny's Conflict very soon. Looks like draught is coming my way for a couple of months ahead. Nothing new interesting comming so far
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I'll add here soem notable new releases during the next 2-3 weeks.
PS - Dates will be written in a dd/mm/yy format :)