Goodread's Hottest Books of the Summer

Less than two weeks before Age of War's release and I'm honored and thrilled that it was picked by Goodreads as one of the Hottest Sci-fi and Fantasy reads of the summer.  Here are all five selections:

I've also pulled some of the information about each book from Goodreads.

Title	Author	Shelved by	Rating	# Ratings
Spinning Silver	Naomi Novik	21,604	4.47	271
Age of War (Legends of the First Empire #3)	Michael J. Sullivan	12,196	4.46	259
Magic Triumphs (Kate Daniels #10)	Ilona Andrews	18,319	4.58	588
Thrawn (Star Wars: Thrawn #1)	Timothy Zahn	30,330	4.28	12,555
Record of a Spaceborn Few (Wayfarers #3)	Becky Chambers	13,008	4.54	146

I know I'm looking forward to Spinning Silver (also from Del Rey) because I enjoyed her latest book, Uprooted, so much. It looks like it's going to be a great summer for reading.

Barnes and Noble's favorite 12 Fantasy Heist Novels

I'm thrilled that when Barnes and Nobel's Sci-fi and Fantasy Blog went looking for "rogues [who] are witty, engaging, and will rob you blind with a rakish wink and a smile" that Royce and Hadrian made their list of twelve favorite heist books with a fantasy twist.  What's even better is the amazing company it's been included with. Here are all of B&N's picks:

Here's a bit about each book and review/rating information from Goodreads. Note: books marked with an * indicate omnibus editions and the review data is a compilation including the individual titles.

Title	Author	Series	Rating	# Ratings
The Adventures of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser*	Fritz Leiber	Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser	3.97	18,852
Artemis Fowl	Eoin Colfer	Artemis Fowl	3.83	422,994
Bridge of Birds	Barry Hughart	Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox	4.29	8,679
Clockwork Boys	T. Kingfisher	Clocktaur War	4.31	1,170
Darker Shade of Magic	VE Schwab	Shades of Magic	4.09	106,284
Holver Alley Crew	Marshall Ryan Maresca	The Streets of Maradaine	3.99	175
The Legend of Eli Monpress*	Rachel Aaron	Legend of Eli Monpress	4.00	20,309
Lies of Locke Lamora	Scott Lynch	Gentleman Bastard	4.30	157,502
Mistborn	Brandon Sanderson	Mistborn	4.44	271,729
Steal the Sky	Megan O’Keefe	Scorched Continent	3.53	434
Theft of Swords*	Michael J. Sullivan	The Riyria Revelations	4.22	64,918
Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn	Tyler Whitesides	Ardor Benn	4.13	39

I know I found some books that weren't on my radar due to this list. I hope you find some new great reads as well.

Age of War goes into its second printing!

We've been fighting a battle with flood waters here on the land, so I've not been online much. But I did get some good news today about how well Age of War is pre-selling. A second printing has been ordered, a good sign indeed especially given we are still more than 2 weeks out from the release date. For those who love first editions, you better get your pre-orders in fast ;-).  I also have some books ordered for direct selling once the book goes live, so I should have some of the first editions as well.  

And thanks, everyone for early support of the work. I'm so glad people are as excited as I am. July 3rd can't come soon enough from where I sit!  Now, if you excuse me I have to go use an excavator to install a huge culvert between the garden and the pool so we don't flood out for a third time !