Spotlight on October Books

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This month we are featuring 36 books. There are more than twice as many new sff and related releases this month in traditional publishing not to speak of the countless indies from Amazon and Smashwords but we are limiting ourselves to books that will be reviewed here or are similar with such. For the full schedule of October 2012 titles known to us, you can consult the Upcoming Releases page.

The release dates are US unless marked otherwise, though for books released in the UK and US in the same month but on different dates we generally use the US  date and they are first edition unless noted differently. The dates are on a best known basis so they are not guaranteed; same about the edition information. 
Since information sometimes is out of date even in the Amazon links we use for listings, books get delayed or sometimes even released earlier, we would truly appreciate if you would send us an email about any listing with incorrect information. 
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“Mage's Blood” by David Hair. Release Date: October 1, 2012. Published by Jo Fletcher Books. (FAN). “The Tainted City” by Courtney Schafer. Release Date: October 2, 2012. Published by Night Shade Books. (FAN). “Daughter of the Sword” by Steve Bein. Release Date: October 2, 2012. Published by Roc. (FAN).“Between Two Fires” by Christopher Buehlman. Release Date: October 2, 2012. Published by Ace. (FAN/MISC).“Little Star” by John Ajvide Lindqvist. Release Date: October 2, 2012. Published by Thomas Dunne Books. (HF / US Debut).“Skarlet” by Thomas Emson. Release Date: October 2, 2012. Published by St. Martin’s Griffin. (HF / US Debut).

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“Dark Currents” by Jacqueline Carey. Release Date: October 2, 2012. Published by Roc. (UF).“Three Parts Dead” by Max Gladstone. Release Date: October 2, 2012. Published by Tor. (FAN).“Fire Season” by David Weber & Jane Lindskold. Release Date: October 2, 2012. Published by Baen. (YA). “London Eye” by Tim Lebbon. Release Date: October 2, 2012. Published by Pyr. (YA).“Quantum Coin” by E.C. Myers. Release Date: October 2, 2012. Published by Pyr. (YA). “The Assassin's Curse” by Cassandra Rose Clarke. Release Date: October 2, 2012. Published by Angry Robot/Strange Chemistry. (YA).
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“The Second Ship” by Richard Phillips. Release Date: October 2, 2012. Published by 47North. (SF). “The Hydrogen Sonata” by Iain M. Banks. Release Date:  October 9, 2012. Published by Orbit. (SF).“Harvest” by William Horwood. UK Release Date: October 11, 2012. Published by Pan Macmillan. (FAN).
“The Twelve” by Justin Cronin. Release Date: October 16, 2012. Published by Ballantine. (SF/MISC).
“The Fifty Year Sword” by Mark Z. Danielewski. Release Date: October 16, 2012. Published by Pantheon. (WEIRD/MISC).“The Secret Keeper” by Kate Morton. Release Date: October 16, 2012. Published by Atria. (MISC).
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“Swimming Home” by Deborah Levy. Release Date: October 16, 2012. Published by Bloomsbury. (MISC). “Zoo Time” by Howard Jacobson. Release Date: October 16, 2012. Published by Bloomsbury. (MISC). “The Middle Kingdom” by David Wingrove. Release Date: October 18, 2012. Published by Corvus. (SF). “The King’s Assassin” by Stephen Deas. UK Release Date: October 18, 2012. Published by Gollancz. (YA).
“Tom Swan and the Head of St. George: Part 3 Constantinople” by Christian Cameron. Release Date:  October 18, 2012. Published by Orion. (SERIAL/MISC). “Red Country” by Joe Abercrombie. UK Release Date: October 18, 2012. Published by Gollancz. (FAN).

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“Luminous Chaos” by Jean-Christophe Valtat. Release Date: October 23, 2012. Published by Melville House. (STPK).
“The Art Forger” by B.A Shapiro. Release Date: October 23, 2012. Published by Algonquin Books. (MISC). “Jam” by Yahtzee Croshaw. Release Date: October 23, 2012. Published by Dark Horse. (MISC). “The Night of the Swarm” by Robert V.S. Redick. UK Release Date: October 25, 2012. Published by Gollancz. (FAN).
“The Red Knight” by Miles Cameron. UK Release Date: October 25, 2012. Published by Gollancz. (FAN).“Citadel” by Kate Mosse. UK Release Date: October 25, 2012. Published by Orion. (MISC).
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 “The Death of Light” by Peter Crowther. Release Date: October 30, 2012. Published by Angry Robot. (SF).“Krampus: The Yule Lord” by Brom. Release Date: October 30, 2012. Published by Harper Voyager. (FAN).
“Ghost Planet” by Sharon Lynn Fisher. Release Date: October 30, 2012. Published by Tor. (SF). 
“Black Flower” by Young-ha Kim. Release Date: October 30, 2012. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (MISC).
“The Lands of Ice & Fire” by George R.R. Martin. Release Date: October 30, 2012. Published by Bantam. (MAPS/MISC). “The Tangled Bridge” by Rhodi Hawk. Release Date: October 30, 2012. Published by Tor. (MISC).