Welcome to Issue #106!
The trees are whispering…
Friends, welcome to another exciting week of The Pond Book News! Every Sunday, The Quiet Pond brings you a fresh issue of book news to catch you up on the week’s lineup of diverse book releases, cover reveals, book news, and sometimes more! Now, onwards to the brilliant books!
Book Releases this Week [October 24th – October 30th]
Hollywood Heroine by Sarah Kuhn
The fifth book in the smart, snarky, and action-packed Heroine series continues the adventures of Asian-American superheroines Evie Tanaka, Aveda Jupiter, and Bea Tanaka in a demon-infested San Francisco.
Over the years, the adventures of superheroines Aveda Jupiter and Evie Tanaka have become the stuff of legend–and now they’ll be immortalized in their very own TV show!
The pair head to LA for filming, but Aveda struggles to get truly excited. Instead, she’s preoccupied wondering about the fate of the world and her role in it. You know, the usual. Now that Otherworld activity has been detected outside the Bay Area, Aveda can’t help but wonder if the demon threat will ever be eradicated.
When the drama on set takes a turn for the supernatural, Evie and Aveda must balance their celebrity commitments with donning their superhero capes again to investigate. And when the evil they battle reveals a larger, more nefarious plot, it’s time for the indomitable Aveda Jupiter to rise to the occasion and become the leader she was meant to be on a more global scale–and hopefully keep some semblance of a personal life while doing so.
Releases on Oct 26. Add this book to Goodreads!
We Light Up the Sky by Lilliam Rivera
In a haunting, genre-bending YA, award-winning author Lilliam Rivera explores the social and racial ramifications of an alien invasion from the perspective of three Latinx teens.
Pedro, Luna, and Rafa may attend Fairfax High School together in Los Angeles, but they run in separate spheres. Pedro is often told that he’s “too much” and seeks refuge from his home life in a local drag bar. Luna is pretending to go along with the popular crowd but is still grieving the unexpected passing of her beloved cousin Tasha. Then there’s Rafa, the quiet new kid who is hiding the fact that his family is homeless.
But Pedro, Luna, and Rafa find themselves thrown together when an extraterrestrial visitor lands in their city and takes the form of Luna’s cousin Tasha. As the Visitor causes destruction wherever it goes, the three teens struggle to survive and warn others of what’s coming–because this Visitor is only the first of many. But who is their true enemy–this alien, or their fellow humans? Can Pedro, Luna, and Rafa find a way to save a world that has repeatedly proven it doesn’t want to save them?
Releases on Oct 26. Add this book to Goodreads!
Journey to the Heart of the Abyss by London Shah
The sequel to London Shah’s thrilling futuristic mystery The Light at the Bottom of the World, perfect for fans of Illuminae and These Broken Stars
Leyla McQueen has finally reunited with her father after breaking him out of Broadmoor, the illegal government prison—but his freedom comes at a terrible cost. As Leyla celebrates his return, she must grapple with the pain of losing Ari. Now separated from the boy who has her heart and labeled the nation’s number one enemy, Leyla must risk illegal travel through unchartered waters in her quest for the truth behind her father’s arrest.
Across Britain, the fallout from Leyla’s actions has escalated tensions between Anthropoid and non-Anthropoid communities, bringing them to an all-time high. And, as Leyla and her friends fight to uncover the startling truths about their world, she discovers her own shocking past—and the horrifying secrets behind her father’s abduction and arrest. But as these long-buried truths finally begin to surface, so, too, do the authorities’ terrible future plans. And if the ever-pervasive fear prevents the people from taking a stand now, the abyss could stay in the dark forever.
Releases on Oct 26. Add this book to Goodreads!
Far From the Light of Heaven by Tade Thompson
A tense and thrilling vision of humanity’s future in the chilling emptiness of space from rising giant in science fiction, Arthur C. Clarke Award winner Tade Thompson
The colony ship Ragtime docks in the Lagos system, having traveled light-years to bring one thousand sleeping souls to a new home among the stars. But when first mate Michelle Campion rouses, she discovers some of the sleepers will never wake.
Answering Campion’s distress call, investigator Rasheed Fin is tasked with finding out who is responsible for these deaths. Soon a sinister mystery unfolds aboard the gigantic vessel, one that will have repercussions for the entire system—from the scheming politicians of Lagos station, to the colony planet Bloodroot, to other far-flung systems, and indeed to Earth itself.
Releases on Oct 26. Add this book to Goodreads!
Book News
Cover Reveal: Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn
Illustration: Hillary D. Wilson | Design: TBA | Add this book to Goodreads!
Cover Reveal: Out There: Into the Queer New Yonder edited by Saundra Mitchell
Illustration: Lisel Jane Ashlock | Design: Erin Craig | Add this book to Goodreads!
Cover Reveal: Empress Crowned in Red by Ciannon Smart
Illustration: Ashley Straker | Design: Chris Kwon | Add this book to Goodreads!
Cover Reveal: How You Grow Wings by Rimma Onoseta
Illustration: Adriana Bellet | Add this book to Goodreads!
Cover Reveal: Kings of B’more by R. Eric Thomas
Illustration: Alexis Franklin | Design: TBA | Add this book to Goodreads!
Cover Reveal: Jennifer Chan is Not Alone by Tae Keller
Illustration: Dion MBD | Design: Katrina Damkoehler | Add this book to Goodreads!
Cover Reveal: Harlem Sunset by Nekesa Afia
Illustration: TBA | Design: TBA | Add this book to Goodreads!
Cover Reveal: The Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach
Illustration: Bo Moore | Add this book to Goodreads!
Cover Reveal: Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao
Illustration: Xiao Tong | Design: Karyn Lee | Add this book to Goodreads!
Cover Reveal: Blood Like Fate by Liselle Sambury
Illustration: Thea Harvey | Design: Becca Syracuse | Add this book to Goodreads!
Cover Reveal: Master of Souls by Rena Barron
Art: Adeyemi Adegbesan | Add this book to Goodreads!
Cover Reveal: A Cruel and Fated Light by Ashley Shuttleworth
Illustration: Mélanie Delon | Design: Greg Stadnyk | Add this book to Goodreads!
Cover Reveal: Cinder the Fireplace Boy and Other Gayly Grimm Tales by Ana Mardoll
Art: Anna Dittmann | Add this book to Goodreads!
Cover Reveal: The Romantic Agenda by Claire Kann
Illustration: Alex Cabal | Design: Rita Frangie | Add this book to Goodreads!
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