September 2013 • mystgalaxy.com

Kathy ReichsSigns Bones of the LostWednesday, September 4, 12:30PM

Kathy Reichs’s first novel, Déjà Dead, catapulted her to fame when it became a New York Times bestseller and won the 1997 Ellis Award for Best First Novel. From teaching FBI agents how to detect and recover human remains, to separating and identifying commingled body parts in her Montreal lab as a forensic anthropologist, Reichs has brought her own dramatic work experience to her mesmerizing forensic thrillers. She is also a producer of the hit Fox TV series, Bones, which is based on her work and her Temperance Brennan novels. She will sign number sixteen, Bones of the Lost, at a rare lunchtime event.

Kim Stanley RobinsonSigns ShamanThursday September 5, 7:00 pm

Renowned author of near-future SF Kim Stanley Robinson shifts to the past with his latest work, Shaman. Set in the ice age, Shaman focuses on the people who made the paintings in the Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc Cave in southern France, about 32,000 years ago. He has spent time in Antarctica and does a lot of snow camping in the Sierra, so he should be an expert at keeping us cool and entertained on a hot

summer night. Join us as Stan and his Shaman bring our past to life as never before.

Gregg HurwitzSigns Tell No LiesSaturday, September 7, 2:00 PM

Gregg Hurwitz is the critically acclaimed, best-selling author of twelve novels. He has written screenplays for major studios and written, developed, and produced television for various networks. In his spare time, he sneaks onto demolition ranges with Navy SEALs, swims with sharks in the Galápagos, and has gone undercover into mind-control cults. He will discuss his latest thriller, Tell No Lies, and answer all your questions about his super interesting life.

Margaret CoelSigns Killing CusterSunday, September 8, 2:00 PM

Originally a historian by trade, Margaret Coel is considered an expert on the Arapaho Indians and visits the Wind River Reservation every year. A native of Colorado, she claims to “drink in the West” every day. In her pulse-pounding mysteries, Margaret interweaves authentic Native American culture and history with modern-day suspense. Join us as she shares her latest novel, Killing Custer, in which Arapaho attorney Vicky Holden and Father John O’Malley are caught between two cultures that won’t let go of the past and a killer who doesn’t leave any witnesses.

Baron R. BirtcherSigns Rain DogsThursday, September 12, 7:00 PM

Baron Birtcher spent a number of years as a professional guitarist, singer and songwriter and founded an independent record label before he wrote the three-part critically acclaimed Mike Travis series. Rain Dogs is Baron’s first stand-alone novel, in which Snyder and Colt want just one last marijuana harvest before giving up their outlaw lives, but their scheme comes undone, forcing a rash escape that pushes them straight into a deadly narcotics war. Publishers Weekly noted: “White-knuckle tension and crisp, clean prose distinguish this outstanding stand-alone.”

Corey Lynn FaymanLaunch Party for Border Field BluesSaturday, September 14, 2:00 PM

Join our afternoon of music and mystery at the launch party for San Diego professional musician and multimedia developer Corey Lynn Fayman’s latest. Border Field Blues is the second volume in the Rolly Waters mystery series, following the critically-acclaimed Black’s Beach Shuffle. Corey will share his Sunday drive crime-novel inspiration from visiting Border Field Park, a rarely visited California state park along the San Diego-Tijuana border.

Jonathan MaberrySigns Fire & AshWednesday, September 18, 7:00 PM

Fans who missed Jonathan Maberry at his March event for his Joe Ledger novel will have another chance to visit with the acclaimed best-selling horror author. Jonathan concludes his five-book young adult zombie series with Fire & Ash, as Benny and his friends and allies reach a climactic battle against the plague. Jonathan may also reveal something about his contribution to the forthcoming all-new, original prose novels set in the world of the popular role-playing game Deadlands.

L.E. Modesitt, Jr.Signs The One-Eyed ManSunday, September 22, 2:00 PM

The complete title of L.E. Modesitt Jr’s latest cross-genre work is The One-Eyed Man: A Fugue, with Winds and Accompaniment. Sent to a distant colony world to assess the ecological impact of the human presence there, Paulo Verano encounters dangerous weather, distrustful settlers, and secret agendas that propel him toward a hidden truth no one is prepared to face. Modesitt, creator of numerous worlds including the Recluse fantasy series, has been publishing speculative fiction for four decades.

Jason M. HoughTime-traveling Launch Party for The Plague ForgeMonday, September 23, 7:00 PM

The Plague Forge, third in the Dire Earth Cycle, officially releases on Tuesday, September 24, but attendees at Monday night’s Launch Party for Jason Hough at MGSD can secure a copy a day early, thanks to publisher Del Rey. Staff favorite

The Darwin Elevator, the title that launched the series, was the initial selection for our Out of this World Originals Fantastic Fiction book club. SF readers who’ve read The Darwin Elevator and The Exodus Towers will thrill to the exciting conclusion of this alien invasion story. For those who haven’t, (yet!) we invite you to pick up copies now!

Laurie R. KingSigns The Bones of ParisTuesday, September 24, 7:00 PM

Laurie R. King, the multi-award-winning and best-selling author of the Mary Russell and Kate Martinelli mystery series, and occasional works of SF, takes readers to the Paris of the Jazz Age, with famous denizens such as Ernest Hemingway and Man Ray putting in appearances. Private investigator Harris Stuyvesant (who we first met in Touchstone) will have to descend into the darkest depths of the City of Lights, searching for a missing American girl, to find a killer . . . sifting through The Bones of Paris. Francophiles and jazz aficionados, as well as suspense lovers, will find much to like in Laurie’s latest stand-alone.

Lyndsay FayeSigns Seven for a SecretThursday, September 26, 7:00 PM

Lyndsay Faye explores the world of late 19th century New York and the newly-formed NYPD in Seven for a Secret, sequel to her Edgar-nominated The Gods of Gotham. From Nicole’s review: “This mystery covers a very important and often overlooked time in American history when ‘free born’citizens of color and freed slaves were commonly kidnapped from the streets of the Northern states and sold to the South. Not only was this practice common, but it was also, for all intents and purposes, legal.” The rest of Nicole’s review may be found on the reverse of this newsletter.

William GladstoneLaunch Party for The Power of TwelveSaturday, September 28, 2:00 PM

12-21-2012 clearly was not the end. It was just the beginning. Join author William Gladstone for an illuminating discussion of where that beginning can lead to and of his new novel, The Power of Twelve, a rollercoaster adventure which illuminates the real meaning of the upcoming 26,000-year Mayan cycle and our individual and collective responsibilities in seeing it through. The Power of Twelve is part science-fiction, part philosophical exploration, all solid entertainment!

Looking Ahead: Martin Limon – October 4; James Benn – October 4; Timothy Hallinan – October 4; ComicFest – October 4 – 6; Jeanne Stein – October 5; S.J. Harper – October 5; Hank Phillipi Ryan – October 9; Valerie Plame Wilson – October 10; Steven Brust & Skyler White – October 11; Brandon Sanderson – October 16; Conjecture / ConChord – October 18-20; Abbi Glines – October 23; Colleen Hoover – October 23; Jaime McGuire – October 23; Paul Koudounaris – October 26; Tamara Thorne – October 26; Fierce Reads with Gennifer Albin, Ann Aguirre, Leigh Bardugo, and Jessica Brody – October 29; Mira Grant – October 31…

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Speculative Fiction The Arrivals by Melissa Marr

An other-worldly weird Western with extra-terrestial beings and transplanted humans spanning more than a century of Earth time? Transplants who recover from fatal wounds sustained in the battles in the Wastelands … except when they don’t? Oh, and some steamy encounters, to boot? Yes, please! Chloe is the newest Arrival in the Wasteland, courted by long-timers Jack and Kitty to join their team of survivors who battle against the creeping unsubtle domination of über-imperialist Ajani. Did I mention she also encounters buckin’ bronco wyrms and magic-wielding trigger-happy monks? Marr blends a number of disparate elements into a celebration of several fandoms. – Maryelizabeth Wm. Morrow, $24.99.

Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl by David BarnettGideon Smith is meant to be a village fisherman like his father. But Gideon’s no “he-man,” he’s a

dreamer. Gideon dreams of living the adventures of Captain Lucian Trigger as reported to World Marvels and Wonders by trusted “man Friday,” Dr. John Reed. When his father is killed in a suspicious fishing accident, Gideon decides to enlist the aid of this intrepid penny dreadful duo.

Stopping to rest on his way to London, he finds himself at the home of Professor Einstein, where he meets up with a beautiful automaton named Maria. A disheveled Fleet Street reporter, an erudite Bram Stoker, a sexy dirigible pilot and a cowboy sky-pirate round out this daring cast of adventurers. Oh, and let’s not forget, reclusive artist Walter Sickert, a horde of mummies, a provocative vampire, and Queen Victoria’s ministry of ne’er-do-wells. I know what you’re thinking, “this can’t possibly just end here!” You’re right! – Nicole Tor Books trade paper original, $14.99.

Blood of the Lamb: A Novel of Secrets by Sam Cabot “Cabot” is the pseudonym for the writing team of Carlos Dews and multi-award-winning

crime writer S.J. Rozan. Readers not tipped off by the gorgeous die-cut cover reveal will soon learn the central secret of the novel; back in the 15th Century, the Vatican signed a non-disclosure contract with the Noantri, commonly known as vampires. Scholarly Jesuit Thomas Kelly and Noantri Livia Pietro are assigned by their respective organizations to track down the missing physical copy of the document, as exposure of its contents threatens the stability of the church and the vampires’ choice to remain a hidden society. Great puzzles and exciting settings make this an exceptional supernatural thriller. – Maryelizabeth Blue Rider Press, $27.95.