Del Rey and Bantam Books 2015 Sampler

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Publisher Description

Visionary new worlds come to life once again in this eBook sampler featuring thirty-one excerpts from Del Rey and Bantam Books! Collected here are hints of the best science fiction and fantasy on offer today, from modern classics to bleeding-edge bestsellers.

Maybe the hit Starz series has you curious about Diana Gabaldon’s genre-defying Outlander, or The Shannara Chronicles has inspired you to dive into the timeless fantasy novels of Terry Brooks. Maybe you’re a Star Wars fan who can’t wait to take the journey to The Force Awakens. Maybe you’ve heard a lot about Pierce Brown’s The Red Rising Trilogy, Kevin Hearne’s The Iron Druid Chronicles, or Peter V. Brett’s The Demon Cycle and wish to take a sneak peek. Whatever the reason, you’ve come to the right place. Because this year’s sampler is bigger and better than ever!

Featuring provocative work from New York Times bestselling stalwarts like Scott Sigler, Harry Turtledove, and China Miéville alongside rising stars like C. A. Higgins, Sylvain Neuvel, and Carlton Mellick III, this eBook sampler shows you the future of fiction. Within are excerpts of:

THE ABYSS BEYOND DREAMS by Peter F. Hamilton
ALIVE by Scott Sigler
ASSASSIN’S APPRENTICE by Robin Hobb
BOMBS AWAY by Harry Turtledove
CHILDREN OF FIRE by Drew Karpyshyn
CLASH OF EAGLES by Alan Smale
CLOWNFELLAS by Carlton Mellick III
CONSUMPTION by Heather Herrman
THE ELFSTONES OF SHANNARA by Terry Brooks
EMERGENCE: DAVE VS. THE MONSTERS by John Birmingham
GREEN EARTH by Kim Stanley Robinson
HALF A KING by Joe Abercrombie
THE HAMMER AND THE BLADE by Paul S. Kemp
HIS MAJESTY’S DRAGON by Naomi Novik
HOUNDED by Kevin Hearne
THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA by Scott Lynch
LIESMITH by Alis Franklin
LIGHTLESS by C. A. Higgins
MERCY HOUSE by Adam Cesare
OLD VENUS, edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois
OUTLANDER by Diana Gabaldon
RED RISING by Pierce Brown
THE SHADOW REVOLUTION: CROWN & KEY by Clay Griffith and Susan Griffith
SLEEPING GIANTS by Sylvain Neuvel
STAR WARS: A NEW DAWN by John Jackson Miller
STAR WARS: DARK DISCIPLE by Christie Golden
STAR WARS: LORDS OF THE SITH by Paul S. Kemp
THREE MOMENTS OF AN EXPLOSION by China Miéville
UPROOTED by Naomi Novik
THE WARDED MAN by Peter V. Brett
ZERO WORLD by Jason M. Hough