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At long last, Vicki Pettersson's THE NEON GRAVEYARD is on-sale today!   

The dramatic finale to the New York Times bestselling Signs of the Zodiac seres, The Neon Graveyard plunges heroine Joanna Archer—heiress, prophesied savior, and former soldier for the Light—into the ultimate battle for the soul of Las Vegas, a secret supernatural war for our world that is being waged in the shadows.

Once she was a soldier for the Light. Now Joanna Archer is just another mortal—still born of an impossible union of Shadow and Light . . . still hunted by both—and carrying the unborn child of a lover held captive by a depraved demon goddess. Joining forces with a band of rogue agents, Joanna's ready to storm the stronghold to save her love, her life, and her beloved city from evil.

Read the first few chapters of NEON GRAVEYARD here.

“With a kick-ass heroine and characters who blur the line between good and evil, [Pettersson] will have readers panting for more.” —Charlaine Harris

Vicki is signing in Las Vegas, Houston, and Dallas--events below:

Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. In honor of the long weekend, a fun shot from THE STEAMPUNK BIBLE (edited by Jeff Vandermeer and S.J. Chambers) signing yesterday--a steampunk'd poodle!

Our thanks to Rome Quezada of the Science Fiction Book Club for the photo!

Kim Harrison's SOMETHING DEADLY THIS WAY COMES out today!

Kim Harrison's third and final Madison Avery YA novel, SOMETHING DEADLY THIS WAY COMES, is on-sale today!

When Madison Avery died the night of her prom, she knew her life would never be the same. Now she has a powerful amulet, a team of rogue angels by her side, and the ability to flash forward into the future to see the shape of destiny. And of course, now she's finally with Josh—a perfect boyfriend who doesn't even mind that she's dead.

But being dead has its disadvantages, too. Madison feels caught between the light and the dark, and between her real life and her timekeeper status. When Madison has the opportunity to get her body back—to be alive again—she faces her most difficult decision yet. If she claims it, she could return to being a normal girl—and have a chance at a real relationship with Josh. But would having the one thing she wants most in the world also mean giving up everything she's worked so hard for?

You can read the first few chapters here.  And there's a trailer, itunes app, and much much more on Kim's site.

-- Diana

Very exciting--THE THACKERY T. LAMBSHEAD CABINET OF CURIOSITIES, edited by Ann & Jeff Vandermeer, is on the LA Times Summer Reading list!

http://tinyurl.com/3ry2unx

Apocalyptic reads

Need an appropriately apocalyptic or postapocalyptic read? We suggest:

A CANTICLE FOR LEIBOWITZ, Walter M. Miller Jr

BURN DOWN THE SKY, James Jaros

Before the Apocalypse, Before the Witches

Some may find all this talk of the world ending a joke, but Karina Cooper makes it frighteningly real in her debut ebook original novella, BEFORE THE WITCHES, on sale now from Avon Impulse.

Set in a Seattle moments from devastation, it's a story of the fight for survival against near impossible odds, as earthquakes, floods, and volcanoes tear the city apart. Just $1.99, BEFORE THE WITCHES is a prequel to Cooper's Dark Mission series, which debuts in June with BLOOD OF THE WICKED.

 

Tim Powers discusses ON STRANGER TIDES

Tim Powers talks about his classic story ON STRANGER TIDES.

On Stranger Tides features Blackbeard, ghosts, voodoo, zombies, the fable Fountain of Youth…and more swashbuckling action than you could shake a cutlass at, as reluctant buccaneer John Shandy braves all manner of peril, natural and  supernatural, to rescue his ensorcelled love.

Check out the Galleycat interview Tim did talking about ON STRANGER TIDES and everyone's favorite swaying pirate.

Read the first few chapters of ON STRANGER TIDES here.

“Powers writes action and adventure that Indiana Jones could only dream of.”
—Washington Post

“Tim Powers is a brilliant writer.”
—William Gibson

PHOENIX RISING signing at the 2011 Steampunk World's Fair this weekend

 Attending the 2011 Steampunk World's Fair in NJ this weekend? Don't miss the tea party and booksigning for PHOENIX RISING: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurences Novel by Pip Ballantine & Tee Morris.

Saturday, 3:30pm-4:30pm, Concierge Lounge

More info on the Ministry website here.

Read the first few chapters of PHOENIX RISING here.

We have the winners for the Vicki Pettersson contest! Many thanks to the many many people who responded about what they'd barter away--we agree with many of your choices.

Picked by random.org's random number generator, the winners are:
Angi Johnson
Jill (nagging)
KiraGlade
Nicki (fear that plagues)
Qwill

Please send your names & mailing addresses to eosbooks(at)harpercollins.com, and we'll send the books and soul chips out to you!

And here's the first few chapters of THE NEON GRAVEYARD:

http://tinyurl.com/3kszatq

Lois McMaster Bujold nominated for the Locus Award!

Lois McMaster Bujold's most recent Vorkosigan novel, CRYOBURN, has been nominated for the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel.  Congrats, Lois!

The other nominees (in all categories) can be found here.