Kindle Genre Watch: Sci-Fi, Romance and Western Fiction (3 Jul 2010)

terminal_world.jpgSpend less time searching for new genre fiction and more time reading it as I watch for newly-released genre fiction in the Kindle Store so you don't have to. Recent genre fiction releases in science fiction, romance and western fiction include:

SCIENCE FICTION

Terminal World by Alastair Reynolds. Ace. Print Length: 496 p. Kindle edition $12.99. Text-to-Speech: Disabled.
"In a far distant future, an enforcement agent named Quillon has been living incognito in the last human city of Spearpoint, working as a pathologist in the district morgue. But when a near-dead angel drops onto his dissecting table, his world is wrenched apart. For the angel is a winged posthuman from Spearpoint's Celestial Levels, and with the dying body comes bad news-to save the angel's life, Quillon must leave his home and travel into the cold and hostile lands beyond the city." - Amazon.

Children of the Mind by Orson Scott Card. Tor Books. Print Length: 384 p. Kindle edition $7.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
This is the fourth and final novel in the Ender Cycle that began with Ender's Game.
"The planet Lusitania is home to three sentient species: the Pequeninos; a large colony of humans; and the Hive Queen, brought there by Ender. But once against the human race has grown fearful; the Starways Congress has gathered a fleet to destroy Lusitania. Jane, the evolved computer intelligence, can save the three sentient races of Lusitania. She has learned how to move ships outside the universe, and then instantly back to a different world, abolishing the light-speed limit. But it takes all the processing power available to her, and the Starways Congress is shutting down the Net, world by world. Soon Jane will not be able to move the ships. Ender's children must save her if they are to save themselves." - Amazon.

A Galaxy Unknown by Thomas DePrima. Lulu. Kindle edition $5.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
"June 6th, 2267. A life-pod, missed by rescuers following the mysterious explosion of a Space Command vessel a decade earlier, is discovered by a passing freighter in deep space. A young officer, still cocooned in stasis sleep, is found inside. When revived, Ensign Jenetta Carver learns of the lawlessness that now suffuses interstellar space. Pirates and slavers seem able to attack and pillage with impunity. Space Command has committed its full resources to stopping the anarchy, but criminal groups have grown immensely powerful. Although determined to rejoin SC as soon as possible, Jenetta is captured by pirates before that can happen. At first she fears for her life, but when she's indelibly marked as a pleasure slave, she gets mad; fighting mad...Can a petite blonde, cut off from Space Command, create more mayhem among the criminal elements than a full decade of SC effort? You'd better believe it!" - Amazon.

The Dangerous Dimension by L. Ron Hubbard. Galaxy Press. Print Length: Kindle edition $0.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
"Dr. Henry Mudge undergoes a striking personality change when he discovers a mathematical formula 'Equation C' that defines a mysterious negative dimension. He is instantly transported to any location in the solar system by merely thinking of it - even when he doesn't want to." - Amazon.

ROMANCE

Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas. St. Martin's Press. Print Length: 352 p. Kindle edition $7.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
"As a lover of animals and nature, Beatrix Hathaway has always been more comfortable outdoors than in the ballroom. Even though she participated in the London season in the past, the classic beauty and free-spirited Beatrix has never been swept away or seriously courted - and she has resigned herself to the fate of never finding love. Captain Christopher Phelan is a handsome, daring soldier who plans to marry Beatrix's friend, the vivacious flirt Prudence Mercer, when he returns from fighting abroad. But, as he explains in his letters to Pru, life on the battlefield has darkened his soul-and it's becoming clear that Christopher won't come back as the same man. When Beatrix learns of Pru's disappointment, she decides to help by concocting Pru's letters to Christopher for her. Soon the correspondence between Beatrix and Christopher develops into something fulfilling and deep - and when Christopher comes home, he's determined to claim the woman he loves..." - Amazon.

Twice Tempted by a Rogue by Tessa Dare. Ballantine Books. Print Length: 384 p. Kindle edition $6.39. Text-to-Speech: Disabled.
"Luck is a double-edged sword for brooding war hero Rhys St. Maur. His death wish went unanswered on the battlefield, while fate allowed the murder of his good friend in the elite gentlemen’s society known as the Stud Club. Out of options, Rhys returns to his ancestral home on the moors of Devonshire, expecting anything but a chance at redemption in the arms of a beautiful innkeeper who dares him to take on the demons of his past - and the sweet temptation of a woman’s love." - Amazon.

McKettricks of Texas: Austin by Linda Lael Miller. HQN Books. Print Length: 384 p. Kindle edition $5.76. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
"World champion rodeo star Austin McKettrick finally got bested by an angry bull. His career over, his love life a mess, the lone maverick has nowhere to go when the hospital releases him. Except back home to Blue River and the Silver Spur ranch. But his overachieving brothers won't allow this cowboy to brood in peace. They've even hired a nurse to speed his recovery. Paige Remington's bossy brand of TLC is driving him crazy. As is her beautiful face, sexy figure and silky black hair." - Amazon.

Almost Perfect by Susan Mallery. HQN Books. Print Length: 384 p. Kindle edition $5.76. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
"Back in high school, Liz Sutton was the girl from the wrong side of the tracks. Then she'd stolen the heart of the most popular boy in town, and their secret romance helped her through the worst of times. Until Ethan Hendrix betrayed her and everything they'd ever meant to each other. Devastated and pregnant, Liz left Fool's Gold, California - forever, she thought. Now Liz must return to town and face the man who doesn't know of their son's existence. And this time she won't have the option of making a quick getaway." - Amazon.

The Darkest Lie by Gena Showalter. HQN Books. Print Length: 448 p. Kindle edition $5.76. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
"Forced to his knees in agony whenever he speaks the truth, Gideon can recognize any lie- - until he captures Scarlet, a demon-possessed immortal who claims to be his long-lost wife. He doesn't remember the beautiful female, much less wedding - or bedding - her. But Scarlet is keeper of Nightmares, too dangerous to roam free. A future with her might mean ultimate ruin. Especially as Gideon's enemies draw closer - and the truth threatens to destroy all he's come to love." - Amazon.

The Whisper by Carla Neggers. Mira. Print Length: 336 p. Kindle edition $9.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
It was meant to be an adventure - a night alone on a remote Irish island. Archaeologist Sophie Malone never expected to find Celtic treasure or to end up in a fight for her life in a dark, desolate cave. Now, a year later, she's convinced answers to the mysteries of that night lie in Boston. Is the recent violence there connected? Who has the priceless artifacts that disappeared from the cave...and who is responsible for the whispers she heard in the dark? Nearly killed in an explosion, Boston detective Cyrus 'Scoop' Wisdom has recovered and is after the bomber - and he thinks it's a cop. But when Sophie unknowingly leads him to a retired officer's body amid symbols of ritual sacrifice, it's clear nobody's safe, and everyone's a suspect. Together Sophie and Scoop face the greatest challenge of their lives..." - Amazon.

A Summer in Sonoma by Robyn Carr. Mira. Print Length: 416 p. Kindle edition $5.76. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
"They've been best friends since seventh grade. But this summer, on the threshold of thirty, four women are going to need each other more than ever. Cassie has sworn off romance. Yet deep down, she's still looking for Mr. Forever. A long-haired biker doesn't figure into her plans, so where's the harm in touring the back roads of Sonoma on a Harley with Walt Arneson? Julie married her high school sweetheart - who can get her pregnant with a mere glance - too young and now wonders how her life became all about leaky faucets and checkbook balances. Marty's firefighter husband has forgotten all about romance, and an old flame begins to look mighty tempting. Beth, a doctor trapped in a body that's betrayed her yet again, is becoming a difficult patient and a secretive friend. Life can change in an instant...or a summer." -Amazon.

WESTERNS

Boone's Lick by Larry McMurtry. Simon & Schuster. Print Length: 288 p. Kindle edition $7.99. Text-to-Speech: Disabled.
"...a short, bright banner of a book following the fortunes of the Cecil family as they travel from Boone's Lick, Missouri, to the Western frontier. Though the story is narrated by her oldest son, 15-year-old Shay, the real hero of the book is Mary Margaret, the mother. Her husband, Dick, has left her and their four children in Boone's Lick while he seeks his fortunes in the West. Mary Margaret lives contentedly with the children and Dick's brother, Seth, until one day she decides she's had enough of playing the estranged wife and packs up the entire household. And so the Cecil family leaves their little town (where Wild Bill Hickok makes a cameo appearance) and travels by wagon to Wyoming, accompanied along the way by a fat Québecois priest and a Shoshone. They do find Dick, and they also arrive in Wyoming just in time for the 1866 Fetterman Massacre..." - Amazon.

The Whipping Boy by Speer Morgan. Originally published by Houghton Mifflin in 1994. Print Length: 326 p. Kindle edition $2.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.

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"Set in the Oklahoma Territory in 1894, this is the story of an unlikely trio: good-natured hardware salesman Jake, a half-Indian orphan named Tom, and Samantha King, a mysterious but compelling young woman. The story unfolds slowly; at first, only Jake is fully developed, but gradually Tom's background is sketched in and Sam's history uncovered. As these two come into focus along with Jake, the novel picks up speed, and what seemed at first like a tame attempt to take over the hardware store is revealed as a sinister plot to steal thousands of acres of land from poor Indians and farmers. Can the intrepid threesome foil this plot?" - Amazon.

The Old Spanish Trail by Ralph Compton. Macmillan. Print Length: 288 p. Kindle edition $6.99. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
Originally published in 1998 and newly available in a Kindle edition. This is book eleven in Compton's Trail Drive series that begins with The Goodnight Trail.
"For the ranchers riding with Rand Hayes, things had gone from bad to worse. The Santa Fe man who'd contracted five thousand head of cattle was dead - murdered by renegades. Now the Texans had a herd of longhorns and only one choice: cross two mountain ranges and the Mojave Desert to the gold-fevered market at Los Angeles. A trail blazed by ancient Spaniards, this was a route that would lead through a brutal, wondrous land, where a hostile Ute nation was only one danger the cattle drive faced, and California was a shooting war away..." - Amazon.

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