Del Rey and Bantam Books 2015 Sampler

Visionary new worlds come to life once again in this eBook sampler featuring thirty-one excerpts from Del Rey and Bantam Books! Collected here are hints of the best science fiction and fantasy on offer today, from modern classics to bleeding-edge bestsellers.

Maybe the hit Starz series has you curious about Diana Gabaldon’s genre-defying Outlander, or The Shannara Chronicles has inspired you to dive into the timeless fantasy novels of Terry Brooks. Maybe you’re a Star Wars fan who can’t wait to take the journey to The Force Awakens. Maybe you’ve heard a lot about Pierce Brown’s The Red Rising Trilogy, Kevin Hearne’s The Iron Druid Chronicles, or Peter V. Brett’s The Demon Cycle and wish to take a sneak peek. Whatever the reason, you’ve come to the right place. Because this year’s sampler is bigger and better than ever!

Featuring provocative work from New York Times bestselling stalwarts like Scott Sigler, Harry Turtledove, and China Miéville alongside rising stars like C. A. Higgins, Sylvain Neuvel, and Carlton Mellick III, this eBook sampler shows you the future of fiction. Within are excerpts of:

THE ABYSS BEYOND DREAMS by Peter F. Hamilton

ALIVE by Scott Sigler

ASSASSIN’S APPRENTICE by Robin Hobb

BOMBS AWAY by Harry Turtledove

CHILDREN OF FIRE by Drew Karpyshyn

CLASH OF EAGLES by Alan Smale

CLOWNFELLAS by Carlton Mellick III

CONSUMPTION by Heather Herrman

THE ELFSTONES OF SHANNARA by Terry Brooks

EMERGENCE: DAVE VS. THE MONSTERS by John Birmingham

GREEN EARTH by Kim Stanley Robinson

HALF A KING by Joe Abercrombie

THE HAMMER AND THE BLADE by Paul S. Kemp

HIS MAJESTY’S DRAGON by Naomi Novik

HOUNDED by Kevin Hearne

THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA by Scott Lynch

LIESMITH by Alis Franklin

LIGHTLESS by C. A. Higgins

MERCY HOUSE by Adam Cesare

OLD VENUS, edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois

OUTLANDER by Diana Gabaldon

RED RISING by Pierce Brown

THE SHADOW REVOLUTION: CROWN & KEY by Clay Griffith and Susan Griffith

SLEEPING GIANTS by Sylvain Neuvel

STAR WARS: A NEW DAWN by John Jackson Miller

STAR WARS: DARK DISCIPLE by Christie Golden

STAR WARS: LORDS OF THE SITH by Paul S. Kemp

THREE MOMENTS OF AN EXPLOSION by China Miéville

UPROOTED by Naomi Novik

THE WARDED MAN by Peter V. Brett

ZERO WORLD by Jason M. Hough