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Card, Orson Scott. Ender in Exile. 13 CDs. retail ed. unabridged. 15½ hrs. Macmillan Audio. Nov. 2008. ISBN 978-1-4272-0512-4. $49.95; 13 CDs. library ed. Macmillan Audio from Sound Library: BBC Audiobooks America. ISBN 978-0-7927-5663-7. $112.95; 1 MP3-CD. library ed. ISBN 978-0-7927-5824-2. $69.95; digital download. ISBN 978-0-7927-5932-4. $69.95. F

A full-cast reading of the latest Andrew Wiggin novel, after Ender's Game.

Chance, Karen. Embrace the Night. (Cassandra Palmer). 12 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 14 hrs. Tantor Media. Nov. 2008. ISBN 978-1-4001-3819-7. $63.99; 12 CDs. retail ed. ISBN 978-1-4001-0819-0. $31.99; 2 MP3-CDs. retail ed. ISBN 978-1-4001-5819-5. $23.99. F

In this third series entry, Cassie travels back in time to retrieve a book of spells.

Morrison, Toni. A Mercy. 4 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 5 hrs. Books on Tape. Nov. 2008. ISBN 978-1-4159-5681-6. $40; digital download. ISBN 978-1-4159-5682-3. $34. F

The Nobel® prize winner's highly anticipated ninth novel.

Gladwell, Malcolm. Outliers: Why Some People Succeed and Some Don't. 7 CDs. retail ed. unabridged. 8 hrs. Hachette Audio. Nov. 2008. ISBN 978-1-60024-391-2. $39.98; digital download. ISBN 978-1-60024-503-9. $24.98. PSYCH

Gladwell's third self-read audiobook, after The Tipping Point and Blink.

Kanfer, Stefan. Somebody: The Reckless Life and Remarkable Career of Marlon Brando. 12 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 15 hrs. Blackstone Audio. Nov. 2008. ISBN 978-1-4332-5117-7. $110; 1 MP3-CD. library ed. ISBN 978-1-4332-5118-4. $29.95. FILM

The New York Times best-selling biographer lays his sights on Brando.

Kaplan, Fred. Lincoln: The Biography of a Writer. 12 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 14 hrs. Brilliance Audio. Nov. 2008. ISBN 978-1-4233-7100-7. $107; 1 MP3-CD. library ed. ISBN 978-1-4233-7102-1. $39.25. BIOG

Kaplan examines Lincoln's literary dimensions. [For a review of the HarperCollins hc, see Lincoln roundup, LJ 9/1/08.]