So when Peter’s tech-genius partner offers him the chance to beta-test a new state-of-the-art virtual reality headset, he jumps at it. He desperately needs a win, not only to save his struggling company, but to justify the time he’s spent away from his wife and daughters. Januaryįrom the publisher: Still reeling from the failure of his last project, videogame developer Peter Banuk is working hard to ensure his next game doesn’t meet the same fate. Note that these are projected dates, and the later they are in the year, the more likely they are to change. I’m going to try to do this by month of release. Major publishers tend to make things known well in advance, but it can be a lot harder to keep track of all the small presses putting out books (and there are a lot of them putting out great SF.) So if you’ve got a debut coming, feel free to drop it in the comments or let me know on Twitter. With that said, it’s not a comprehensive list. But enough where I usually have a good feel for what’s happening. Plus, people tend to tell me about these things. I reached out to a few editors and agents who tend to produce these things and asked them what they had coming. My methodology was simple: If I know about it, I’m putting it on the list. This year, I figured I’d share some of the debut books I’m looking forward to reading. And third, it’s really hard to be a debut author in the SF genre, and I figure they can use all the help they can get. Second, I like to discover new things and tell people about them. First off, there really aren’t that many debuts in science fiction each year, so it’s not an impossible task. Every year, I try to make a point to read a lot (or all) of the debut science fiction that major publishers put out. Michael Mammay: I like to find new authors.

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