11 Not-to-Miss Science Fiction and Fantasy Books for August f/m

Many fantastic new science fiction and fantasy reads are hitting the shelves this month. That's the good news. The bad news is trying to figure out how best to spend your book-buying dollar. Wouldn't it be great if you had a helpful guide to help steer you toward the better picks? Well look no further!

I prefer the tone here to the Eloi Eloi lama sabachthani! note so often struck at the fiction affliction monthly posts. But how is this statistically invalid sample doing in terms of f/m? First line for the highlighted 11, second line for the expanded list.

Total   Female  Male  F/M
 11       4      7     .36
 37      14     23     .38

(The Rise of Nine by Pittacus Lore is considered noteworthy in any way except for the backstage details concerning the treatment of the junior writer? Huh)