Excerpts – May 2009

More recent additions to the excerpts page:

• Sins & Shadows (excerpt), by Lyn Benedict
• Magic in the Blood (excerpt), by Devon Monk
• The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening and The Struggle (excerpt), by L.J. Smith (ya)
• The Vampire Diaries: The Return: Nightfall (excerpt), by L.J. Smith (ya)
• Norse Code (excerpt), by Greg Van Eekhout
• Santa Olivia (excerpt), by Jacqueline Carey

Free Harper Teen Sampler

Check here for a free e-book containing sample chapters from 5 new and upcoming Harper Teen books. Unfortunately, it’s only available in PDF format. My first attempt to convert the PDF for use on my Kindle came out as an awkward, unreadable mess, but maybe I’ll try again with a different method.

Samples included are from:

• Fragile Eternity, by Melissa Marr
• Once Dead, Twice Shy, by Kim Harrison
• Stargazer, by Claudia Gray
• The Awakening, by Kelley Armstrong
• Wings, by Aprilynne Pike

(via janicu’s twitter feed)

Excerpts – April 2009

Here’s a few more excerpts from recent and upcoming books that I’ve added to the excerpts page in recent weeks.

• Blue Diablo (excerpt), by Ann Aguirre
• Red-Headed Stepchild (excerpt), by Jaye Wells
• Death’s Daughter (excerpt), by Amber Benson

Excerpts – March 2009

I’ve added a few excerpts to the list lately:

• Turn Coat (excerpt), by Jim Butcher
• White Witch, Black Curse (excerpt), by Kim Harrison
• Hunted (excerpt), by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast (ya)

Go check them out!

Excerpts – January 2009

Some excerpts from recent releases and upcoming books:

• Evil Ways (excerpt), by Justin Gustanis
  The second Quincey Morris book is out already.
• At Grave’s End (excerpt), by Jeaniene Frost
  The “read chapter one” link will show the excerpt in a little popup.
• Bone Crossed (excerpt), by Patricia Briggs
  Here’s the first chapter of the fourth Mercy Thompson, it’ll be out in hardcover in February.

Excerpts – December 2008

Here are a few excerpts from upcoming books:

• Dead and Gone (excerpt), by Charlaine Harris
  The first chapter of the next Southern Vampire book. Sadly, we won’t be able to get our hands on it until May.
• Pride (excerpt), by Rachel Vincent
  This is the third in Vincent’s werecats series, it’ll be out in February. This excerpt is in PDF format.
• Kitty and the Dead Man’s Hand (excerpt), by Carrie Vaughn
  The next Kitty Norville book is coming in January, and another will be published in February. How cool is that?
• Magic Strikes (excerpt), by Ilona Andrews
  From the third Kate Daniels book, coming in March.

Excerpts – August 2008

Excerpts from upcoming and recently-released books:

• Cry Wolf (excerpt), by Patricia Briggs
  The first book in her new series, related to the Mercy Thompson books.
• Midnight Never Come (excerpt), by Marie Brennan
  A historical fantasy about a fae court that interacts with Queen Elizabeth’s. You can also find excerpts from Brennan’s recently-reissued Warrior and Witch on her website (link).
• Gale Force (excerpt), by Rachel Caine
  The latest Weather Wardens book will be released August 5th.