2016 Del Rey Sampler Excerpts from Upcoming and Current Titles

<b>What’s on the horizon for 2016 and beyond? Find out in this annual ebook sampler of excerpts from some of Del Rey’s most exciting science fiction and fantasy titles!</b><br>  <br> Inside are a slew of iconic authors and brands. Michael J. Sullivan, the author of the Riyria series, kicks off an original five-book saga. Elizabeth Moon revisits her classic military sci-fi epic Vatta’s War with a new standalone novel. Science Fiction Hall of Famer Connie Willis returns with a satire of love and (mis)communication. China Miéville, one of the most consistently original voices in any genre, presents a brilliant work of alternate history. And a bold era of World of Warcraft storytelling begins with a tale of justice and vengeance.<br>  <br> Here, too, are emerging voices and incredible new visions. At the edge of the Russian wilderness, a young girl tries to protect her family from terrifying fairy tales come to life. In Kolkata, India, a college professor learns of a race of people at once more than human yet kin to beasts. An ordinary family in England undertakes a ten-year period of servitude to a ruling class endowed with powerful magic. A contestant on a reality TV show, cut off from all outside contact, learns that the real world may have changed in terrifying ways. A young man with inexplicable powers is recruited by a secret training program at West Point. And in South Dakota, a child falls through the earth—only to wake up in the palm of a giant metal hand.<br>  <br> This marvelous ebook sampler contains excerpts from eleven recent and upcoming works:<br>  <br> <b>AGE OF MYTH by Michael J. Sullivan</b><br> <b>THE BEAR AND THE NIGHTINGALE by Katherine Arden</b><br> <b>COLD WELCOME by Elizabeth Moon</b><br> <b>CROSSTALK by Connie Willis</b><br> <b>THE DEVOURERS by Indra Das</b><br> <b>GILDED CAGE by Vic James</b><br> <b>THE LAST DAYS OF NEW PARIS by China Miéville</b><br> <b>THE LAST ONE by Alexandra Oliva</b><br> <b>THE POINT by John Dixon</b><br> <b>SLEEPING GIANTS by Sylvain Neuvel</b><br> <b>WORLD OF WARCRAFT: ILLIDAN by William King</b>