Anticipated 2015 Reads

Inspired partly by Shaheen's 2015 Aussie YA list, I thought I'd try making a list of general books coming out in 2015 that I'm looking forward to. I've tried to make it complete but I've inevitably missed something. All speculative fiction and largely Australian authors (shocking, given my blog, I know). Oh, and I've put the unknown release date books in the middle instead of start or end so that they feel less left out. On the other hand, sequels with unknown release dates I've put in the month a year after the previous book's release, with a note.

January:
— The Dagger’s Path by Glenda Larke (Orbit/Hatchett), sequel to The Lascar's Dagger

February:
— Ruby Circle by Richelle Mead (Penguin), the last Bloodlines book

March:
— The  Hush by Skye Melki-­Wegner  (Random  House), new series, sounds awesome
— The Buried Life by Carrie Patel (Angry Robot, got ARC)
— The Fire Sermon by Francesca Haig (Voyager, got ARC)
— Prudence by Gail Carriger (Little Brown / Hatchett), first in the series about Alexia's daughter, what's not to like? I anticipate hilarity (and the series has been rename to The Custard Protocol, which says it all)
— Fall of Fair Isle by Rowena Cory Daniells (Solaris), same world as Besieged (Outcast Chronicles) but set much later
— Cranky Ladies of History (FableCroft, pre-ordered through crowdfunding), anthology about awesome women, what's not to like?

April:
— Geodesica Ascent by Sean Williams (Open Road reprint, have ARC), not really a new release but I've been meaning to read it for aaages
— The Last Quarrel by Duncan Lay (omnibus edition, Momentum), released episodically from January, but the full edition is what counts (for me)
— Insert Title Here edited by Tehani Wessely (FableCroft), unthemed anthology 

May:
— Age of X #3 by Richelle Mead (Penguin, date a guess)

Unknown:
— The Apportioners by Deborah Kalin (Twelfth Planet Press), the 12th of the Twelve Planets
— The Moth Cycle by Isobelle Carmody (Twelfth Planet Press), the 13th of the Twelve Planets
— Day Boy by Trent Jamieson (Text Publishing), new book, horror I think

July:
— Dealbreaker by Marianne de Pierres (Angry Robot), sequel to Peacemaker

August:
— The  Foretelling  of  Georgie  Spider  by  Amberlin  Kwaymullina  (Walker Books Australia), third book in the series starting with The Interrogation of Ashayla Wolf
— Fool’s Quest by Robin Hobb (Del Rey / Voyager) sequel to Fool's Assassin

September:
— Worldbreaker Saga #2 by Kameron Hurley (Angry Robot, date is a guess) sequel to The Mirror Empire
— The Lyre Thief by Jennifer Fallon, set in the world of the Hythrun Chronicles (after the events of the Demon Child Trilogy, I think)

October:
— Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie (Orbit), sequel to Ancillary Justice and Ancillary Sword

November:
— Fall (Twinmaker  #3)  by  Sean  Williams (Allen & Unwin, release date a guess), conclusion to Jump
— Manners and Mutiny by Gail Carriger (Little Brown/Hatchett) last book in the Finishing School series

December:
— Starbound  #3 by  Amie  Kaufman  &  Meagan  Spooner  (Allen  & Unwin), sequel to These Broken Stars and This Shattered World

What books are you looking forward to in the coming year? Any I've missed that you're excited about? Tell me in the comments!

Reads Tsana is Most Looking Forward To

I have to admit, I wasn't originally planning to do an anticipated reads list. But then someone on twitter mentioned that all the anticipated (fantasy) reads lists she'd seen were populated entirely or mostly by male authors. Since most of my favourite writers are female, obviously my most-anticipated list is going to be mostly female-authored books. And if no one else was going to make a list like that, I suppose I'd better. (And to be clear, this isn't intended to be a "women only" list, but it has turned out a mostly women list.)

Also, the list can be divided into three parts: YA, not YA and books with uncertain release dates which might not actually be in 2013, but are books that I am SUPER KEEN to read. Why should 2013 releases get to have all the fun on all the blogs? Can't we look further forwards than just one year?

Aside from those categories, the books aren't listed in any particular order.

Non-YA Books

• Black Sun Be My Guide by Jo Spurrier, the sequel to Winter Be My Shield, which was one of my favourite books in 2012. It's due out in June 2013 from Harper Voyager AU.
• Valley of Shields by Duncan Lay, the sequel to Bridge of Swords, which I read and (obviously) enjoyed earlier this year. It's due out in April 2013, also from Harper Voyager AU.
  
• A Trifle Dead by Livia Day, the first crime book from fantasy author Tansy Rayner Roberts coming out from Twelfth Planet Press sooooon
• The Fall of Fair Isle trilogy by Rowena Cory Daniells, being re-released by the author as ebooks, after being out of paper print for a while, coming some time in 2013. You may have noticed, I'm a big fan of her books generally.

YA Books

•  Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare. The concluding volume in The Mortal Instruments trilogy (book 1, book 2), which I've enjoyed immensely. Personally, I'm predicting a tragic ending and I'm looking forward to reading how she pulls it off.
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  The Pirate's Wish by Cassandra Rose Clarke. The concluding volume in the story begun in The Assassin's Curse. A pirate, an assassin, a curse and an incomplete story. Of course I want to know what happens in the end.

• Etiquette and Espionage - Gail Carriger. The first book in her new finishing school series. I've adored her Parasol Protectorate series and I'm pretty much up for anything else she feels like writing in a similar style. She also has the first book of a sequel series, Parasol Protectorate Abroad, called Prudence and Imprudence, coming out later in 2013, but I figured I should just pick one to be excited about for this list.

Non-specific Release Dates

• Reunion by Jennifer Fallon, Rift Runners book 3 (book 2 review). I believe this has been delayed due to Earthquakes in New Zealand, and there's no definite release date yet (but maybe it will come out in 2013, we can hope).
• Next Vorkorsigan book from Lois McMaster Bujold.
  
  Because they're awesome. I have no idea what or who it will be about, or when it will be released (let's hope for 2014), but I love this series and always want to read more of it.
• Glenda Larke's next series book 1 of which is tentatively titled The Lascar's Dagger. Because she's one of my favourite authors and since her Watergivers trilogy concluded in 2011, I haven't had the chance to review any of her books here yet.