Who can find the funny in vampires, witches and werewolves? Esther can, especially if the supes are confined to the suburbs. The final entry in the hilarious Supernatural Suburbia trilogy, Fangs for the Mammaries, will be out from Baen in 2010.

On the YA front in 2010 is Sphinx's Queen, the sequel to Sphinx's Princess from Random House, and Threads and Flames from Penguin.

Now in bookstores!

Witch Way to the Mall
Baen Books
ISBN: 1-439-13274-7

Move over, urban fantasy—here comes suburban fantasy. What self-respecting witch, vampire, or werewolf would be caught dead—or undead—anywhere but the Big City, you may ask? Look, let’s give the uncanny crew a little credit for intelligence: If they had the smarts to see the advantage in packing up and moving into the cities, why wouldn’t they have the smarts to move out of said cities if it looked like they could get a better quality-of-life/death elsewhere?

Strip Mauled
Baen Books
ISBN: 1-439-13320-4

Werewolves and the suburbs are a natural go-together. Okay, so they’re not the Obligatory/Iconic Suburban Golden Retriever or Chocolate Labrador, but they’ve got a much better chance of taking home the Best in Show ribbon than their Undead rivals, the vampires. In some suburban households, if it brings home a trophy, who cares if it also brings home bloody chunks of the neighbors every time the full moon shines?

Sphinx's Princess
Random House
ISBN: 0-375-85654-4

Nefertiti may be the dutiful daughter of a commoner, but her inquisitive mind often gets her into situations that are far from ordinary, like receiving secret lessons from a scribe. And she’s the kind of girl who acts first, and apologizes later whenever she witnesses injustice or cruelty. But she is also extraordinarily beautiful, and news of her striking beauty and impulsive behavior attracts the attention of her aunt, the manipulative Queen Tiye, who sees Nefertiti as an ideal pawn in her desire for power.

Esther Speaks!

Esther joins Matthew Peterson on VoiceAmerica Variety Channel for a special episode of The Author Hour: Your Guide to Fantastic Fiction. In addition to Esther's mellifluous tones, this “best of” episode also includes a collage of bonus questions from previous guests that never aired on the live show. Guests include Anne Rice, Terry Pratchett, Meg Cabot, Diana Gabaldon, Terry Brooks, Charlaine Harris, Eoin Colfer, Holly Black, R. A. Salvatore, Laurell K. Hamilton, and many more.

When: Thursday, November 26th at 9:00 AM PST/12:00 PM EST
Where: VoiceAmerica Variety Channel
How: http://www.theauthorhour.com/esther-friesner/

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