Orbit Sampler 6: Jan. - March 2012

Included in this ebook are sample chapters from your favorite - and your soon to be favorite-- Orbit authors.First up, Seven Princes is John R. Fultz's first novel. This action-packed debut tells the story of an exile who seeks to reclaim his throne and must build an army to do it. Monsters and giants do battle with sorcerers and heroes in this sweeping story of magic, betrayal, and heroes.Shirley Jackson award winning author Robert Jackson Bennett returns with a new novel, The Troupe. Set during the height of American Vaudeville at the end of the 19th century, one talented pianist is in search of his father. Answers lie with a troupe of strange performers whose stage acts uncover deeper mysteries and strange horrors.The Fourth Wall is the sequel to This is Not a Game and Deep State by Walter Jon Williams. In the near future, Dagmar Shaw is back and she's gotten out of the games and into the movies. In a Hollywood dominated by celebrity culture and reality television, Dagmar and her dark history raise more than a few eyebrows. Especially when people associated with her film start dying. Now, the star of her new film must figure out if she's behind the killings and, more importantly, if he's next.And finally, The Legend of Eli Monpress collects the first three books of the Spirit Thief series into one thrilling edition. Eli Monpress is the greatest thief in the world, and he wants everyone to know it. He and his friends will stop at nothing to see his bounty top one million gold pieces-and no wizard, no spiritualist, no great spirit, will stand in his way. For very long, at least.