Ansible Books Received, 2010

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This is a log of books received, some of which I review for SFX magazine, in Cloud Chamber, or elsewhere. The latest listing is here.
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Magazines Received

• [30 Dec] Fortean Times #271, February 2011
• [17 Dec] Foundation #107, Winter 2009
• [14 Dec] SFX #204, February 2011
• [10 Dec] Fortean Times #270, January 2011
• [? Dec] Vector #264 (BSFA), Autumn 2010
• [25 Nov] New York Review of SF #267, November 2010
• [15 Nov] Interzone #231, November-December 2010
• [12 Nov] SFX #203, January 2011
• [6 Nov] Bull Spec #3, Autumn 2010
• [5 Nov] Fortean Times #269, December 2010
• [?25 Oct] New York Review of SF #266, October 2010
• [16 Oct] SFX #202, December 2010
• [12 Oct] Black Static #19, October-November 2010
• [7 Oct] Fortean Times #268, November 2010
• [1 Oct] Foundation #105, Summer 2009 [sic]
• [25 Sep] New York Review of SF #265, September 2010
• [23 Sep] SFX #201, November 2010
• [10 Sep] Interzone #230, September-October 2010
• [9 Sep] Fortean Times #267, October 2010
• [1 Sep] New York Review of SF #264, August 2010
• [20 Aug] SFX #200, October 2010
• [18 Aug] Bull Spec #2, Summer 2010
• [13 Aug] Fortean Times #266, September 2010
• [9 Aug] Black Static #18, August-September 2010
• [5 Aug] Vector #263 (BSFA), Summer 2010
• [23 Jul] New York Review of SF #263, July 2010
• [23 Jul] SFX #199, September 2010
• [16 Jul] Fortean Times #265, August 2010
• [10 Jul] Interzone #229, July-August 2010
• [8 Jul] New York Review of SF #262, June 2010
• [28 Jun] The Author, Summer 2010
• [26 Jun] SFX #198, August 2010
• [18 Jun] F&SF, July/August 2010
• [17 Jun] Fortean Times #264, July 2010
• [11 Jun] Black Static #17, June-July 2010
• [? Jun] New York Review of SF #261, May 2010
• [29 May] SFX #197, Summer 2010
• [25 May] Interzone #228, May-June 2010
• [20 May] Fortean Times #263, June 2010
• [13 May] Bull Spec #1, Spring 2010
• [8 May] Black Static #16, April-May 2010
• [30 Apr] SFX #196, July 2010
• [25 Apr] F&SF, May/June 2010
• [22 Apr] Fortean Times #262, May 2010
• [12 Apr] Focus #55 (BSFA), Spring 2010
• [12 Apr] Vector #262 (BSFA), Winter 2010
• [31 Mar] SFX #195, June 2010
• [29 Mar] The Author, Spring 2010
• [28 Mar] Fortean Times #261, "Special" 2010
• [25 Mar] New York Review of SF #258, February 2010
• [12 Mar] Interzone #227, March-April 2010
• [5 Mar] SFX #194, May 2010
• [27 Feb] Fortean Times #260, April 2010
• [20 Feb] Black Static #15, February-March 2010
• [12 Feb] Murky Depths #11
• [10 Feb] SFX #193, April 2010
• [5 Feb] Fortean Times #259, March 2010
• [27 Jan] New York Review of SF #257, January 2010
• [13 Jan] Interzone #226, January/February 2010
• [13 Jan] SFX #192, March 2010
• [4 Jan] Fortean Times #258, February 2010

December 2010
• [31 Dec] Ben Aaronovitch, Rivers of London – Gollancz hardback, urban fantasy. • ISBN 9780575097568 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9780575097575 • AbeBooks
• [24 Dec] David Wingrove, Son of Heaven – Corvus trade paperback, sf. "Chung Kuo" 1, opening a 20-volume expansion/revision of the 8-volume series published 1989-1997. Proof copy received; scheduled March 2011. • ISBN 9781848875258 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback: ISBN 9781848875241 • AbeBooks
  Also "Special Collector's" hardback: ISBN 9780857890412 • AbeBooks (3 February)
  Also Ebook: ISBN 9780857891693 • AbeBooks (3 February – link still not working mid-Jan 2011)
• [23 Dec] Emily Gee, The Sentinel Mage – Solaris paperback, fantasy. "Cursed Kingdoms" 1. • ISBN 9781907519499 • AbeBooks
• [23 Dec] Tom Holt, Blonde Bombshell – Orbit trade paperback, comic sf. B-format reissue of C-format release from earlier this year. I reviewed it at the time and get a ten-word quote on the back cover. • ISBN 9781841497778 • AbeBooks
• [17 Dec] Trent Jamieson, Managing Death – Orbit fantasy, trade paperback. "Death Works" series. • ISBN 9781841498607 • AbeBooks
• [18 Dec] Bradford Morrow, The Diviner's Tale – Corvus hardback, supernatural mystery. • ISBN 9781848875708 • AbeBooks
• [17 Dec] Jane Palmer, Duckbill Soup – Dodo Books paperback, sf. Sequel to The Planet Dweller and Moving Moosevan. • ISBN 9781906442248 • AbeBooks
• [17 Dec] K.J. Parker, The Hammer – Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. • ISBN 9781841495149 • AbeBooks
• [15 Dec] Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. "Stormlight Archive" 1. I'd assumed this massive thing must be the omnibus compilation of a series, but it's just an ordinary 1007-page opening volume of an intended (gulp) dekalogy. • ISBN 9780575097346 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575099036 • AbeBooks
• [15 Dec] Jonathan Green, Dark Side – Abaddon sf, trade paperback. "Pax Britannia" series. • ISBN 9781906735401 • AbeBooks
• [9 Dec] Helen Lowe, The Heir of Night – Orbit fantasy, trade paperback. "Wall of Night" 1. Proof copy received: scheduled 3 March 2011. • ISBN 9780356500003 • AbeBooks
• [4 Dec] James Lovegrove, The Age of Odin – Solaris paperback, sf/fantasy. • ISBN 9781907519406 • AbeBooks
• [2 Dec] Adam Roberts, The Dragon with the Girl Tattoo – Gollancz hardback, fantasy parody of some crime bestseller with a quite similar title which momentarily escapes me. • ISBN 9780575100916 • AbeBooks
• [1 Dec] John Julius Norwich, ed., A Christmas Cracker: Being a Commonplace Selection – self-published paperback chapbook. The annual collection of weird and wonderful oddments. • ISBN 9780955167041 • AbeBooks
• [1 Dec] Jonathan Strahan, ed., Engineering Infinity – Solaris sf anthology, trade paperback. 14 new stories of hard science fiction. • ISBN 9781907519512 • AbeBooks

November 2010
• [24 Nov] Paolo Bacigalupi, The Windup Girl – Orbit sf, trade paperback. Multiple award-winning (Hugo, Nebula etc) debut novel. • ISBN 9780356500539 • AbeBooks
• [19 Nov] Martin Millar, The Good Fairies of New York – Piatkus trade paperback, urban fantasy. • ISBN 9780749954208 • AbeBooks
• [18 Nov] Rachel Aaron, The Spirit Eater – Orbit fantasy, trade paperback. "Legend of Eli Monpress" 2. • ISBN 9780356500126 • AbeBooks
• [18 Nov] Marianne de Pierres, Transformation Space – Orbit paperback sf. "Sentients of Orion" 4. • ISBN 9781841497594 • AbeBooks
• [18 Nov] Amanda Downum, The Bone Palace – Orbit fantasy, trade paperback. "Necromancer Chronicles" series. • ISBN 9781841498157 • AbeBooks
• [18 Nov] Rachel Neumeir, Law of the Broken Earth – Orbit paperback, fantasy. "Griffin Mage" 3. • ISBN 9781841499024 • AbeBooks
• [17 Nov] Graham Joyce, The Silent Land – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. • ISBN 9780575083899 • AbeBooks
• [13 Nov] Jon Courtenay Grimwood, The Fallen Blade – Orbit trade paperback, historical fantasy. "Assassini" 1. Proof copy received; scheduled January 2011. • ISBN 9781841498454 • AbeBooks
• [13 Nov] Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson, The Gathering Storm – Orbit paperback, fantasy. "Wheel of Time" 12. • ISBN 9781841492322 • AbeBooks
• [13 Nov] Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson, Towers of Midnight – Orbit hardback, fantasy. "Wheel of Time" 13. • ISBN 9781841498676 • AbeBooks
• [12 Nov] Iain M. Banks, The Spheres and The Secret Courtyard – Birmingham Science Fiction Group guest-of-honour chapbook, comprising out-takes from early drafts of Transition and Matter respectively. Non-ISBN.
• [4 Nov] N.K. Jemisin, The Broken Kingdoms – Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. "Inheritance" 2. • ISBN 9781841498188 • AbeBooks
• [4 Nov] Glenda Larke, Stormlord Rising – Orbit paperback, fantasy. "Stormlord" 2. • ISBN 9781841498126 • AbeBooks
• [3 Nov] Eric Brown, Guardians of the Phoenix – Solaris sf, trade paperback. • ISBN 9781907519147 • AbeBooks
• [1 Nov] David Moody, Autumn – Gollancz hardback, horror. More zombies. • ISBN 9780575091276 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9780575091283 • AbeBooks

October 2010
• [30 Oct] The Best of Tomes of the Dead – Abaddon fantasy/horror, trade paperback. Omnibus comprising: The Words of Their Roaring (2007) by Matthew Smith, I, Zombie (2008) by Al Ewing, Anno Mortis (2008) by Rebecca Levene. • ISBN 9781907519345 • AbeBooks
• [30 Oct] Stephen R. Donaldson, Against All Things Ending – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. "Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant" 3 of 4. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9780575076013 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9780575083424 • AbeBooks
• [30 Oct] Jonathan Green, The Ulysses Quicksilver Omnibus – Abaddon steampunk, trade paperback. Omnibus comprising: Unnatural History (2007), Leviathan Rising (2008), Human Nature (2009), plus shorts. • ISBN 9781907519369 • AbeBooks
• [29 Oct] David Haden & (allegedly) H.G. Wells, The Time Machine: A Sequel – Burslem Books sf, trade paperback. Chapbook novelette, apparently self-published; no ISBN.
• [29 Oct] John Trevillian, The A-Men – Matador sf, hardback. "A-Men" trilogy 1. • ISBN 9781848763432 • AbeBooks
• [15 Oct] Al Ewing, Gods of Manhattan – Abaddon sf, trade paperback. "Pax Britannia" series. • ISBN 9781906735395 • AbeBooks
• [15 Oct] Paul Kane, Arrowland – Abaddon sf, trade paperback. "Afterblight Chronicles" series. • ISBN 9781907519130 • AbeBooks
• [11 Oct] Dean Koontz and Fred Van Lente, illustrated Queenie Chan, Odd Is On Our Side – HarperCollins trade paperback, graphic novel. "Odd Thomas" 2. • ISBN 9780007371112 • AbeBooks
• [8 Oct] Terry Pratchett, I Shall Wear Midnight – Doubleday fantasy, hardback. "Discworld/Tiffany Aching" 4. • ISBN 9780385611077 • AbeBooks
• [8 Oct] Jill Paton Walsh, The Attenbury Emeralds – Hodder and Stoughton crime, hardback. "Lord Peter Wimsey": authorized sequel following Thrones, Dominations (based on a partial draft by Dorothy L. Sayers) and A Presumption of Death (mostly Walsh but making use of Sayers's epistolary "Wimsey Papers" in The Spectator); this third book is Walsh solo. • ISBN 9780340995723 • AbeBooks
• [4 Oct] Joe Abercrombie, The Heroes – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. Proof copy received; scheduled January 2011. • ISBN 9780575083844 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback: ISBN 9780575083837 • AbeBooks
• [2 Oct] Rachel Aaron, The Spirit Thief – Orbit fantasy, trade paperback. "Legend of Eli Monpress" 1. • ISBN 9780356500102 • AbeBooks
• [2 Oct] Shaun Hutson, Epitaph – Orbit horror, hardback. • ISBN 9781841497648 • AbeBooks
• [2 Oct] Celine Kiernan, The Rebel Prince – Orbit fantasy, paperback. "Moorehawke" 3. • ISBN 9781841498232 • AbeBooks

September 2010
• [30 Sep] H.G. Wells, Classic Collection I: The Time Machine, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The War of the Worlds, The First Men in the Moon, The Invisible Man – Gollancz hardback, sf. A nice omnibus: jacketless, gilt cover design and lettering, internal illustrations by Les Edwards. • ISBN 9780575095205 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9780575094482 • AbeBooks
• [27 Sep] Paul Kearney, Corvus – Solaris fantasy, paperback. • ISBN 9781906735760 • AbeBooks
• [25 Sep] Philip Palmer, Version 43 – Orbit sf, trade paperback. • ISBN 9781841499215 • AbeBooks
• [25 Sep] Tricia Sullivan, Lightborn – Orbit sf, trade paperback. • ISBN 9781841494074 • AbeBooks
• [22 Sep] Fiona McIntosh, King's Wrath – Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Valisar Trilogy" 3. • ISBN 0007276059 • AbeBooks
• [20 Sep] Iain M. Banks, Surface Detail – Orbit sf, hardback. "Culture" sequence. • ISBN 9781841498935 • AbeBooks
• [20 Sep] Jonathan Oliver, ed., The End of the Line – Solaris horror, trade paperback. Theme anthology of 19 stories "set on and around the Underground", with editorial introduction. • ISBN 9781907519321 • AbeBooks
• [17 Sep] Pierre Pevel, The Alchemist in the Shadows – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. Sequel to The Cardinal's Blades. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9780575084414 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575084407 • AbeBooks
• [16 Sep] Hannu Rajaniemi, The Quantum Thief – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9780575088887 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575088870 • AbeBooks
• [15 Sep] George R.R. Martin & Gardner Dozois, eds, Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honour of Jack Vance – Harper Voyager sf/fantasy trade paperback. 23 new stories in Vance's far-future Dying Earth setting, plus a note by Vance himself and an appreciation by Dean Koontz. First published 2009. • ISBN 0007277506 • AbeBooks
• [13 Sep] Charles Yu, How to Live Safely in a Science Fiction Universe – Corvus sf, hardback. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9781848876804 • AbeBooks
  Also export trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9781848876811 • AbeBooks
• [7 Sep] Stephen R. Donaldson, Against All Things Ending – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. "Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant" 3 of 4. Proof copy received; scheduled October 2010. • ISBN 9780575083424 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback: ISBN 9780575076013 • AbeBooks
• [7 Sep] Jaine Fenn, Guardians of Paradise – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. • ISBN 9780575083264 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575083257 • AbeBooks
• [3 Sep] Matt Forbeck & Jeff Grubb, Guildwars: Ghosts of Ascalon – Pocket Star fantasy, paperback. Video game spinoff. • ISBN 9781416589471 • AbeBooks
• [1 Sep] Hunter Liguore, ed., The Last Man Anthology: Tales of catastrophe, disaster and woe–Sword & Saga Press trade paperback, sf and verse. Mixes reprints (Poe, Wells et al) with new material. 41 selections by my count. Proof copy received; scheduled 26 October. • ISBN 9780615385051 • AbeBooks

August 2010
• [27 Aug] Robert Rankin, The Japanese Devil Fish Girl and Other Unnatural Attractions – Gollancz hardback, sf/steampunk/weird/Rankin. Finished copy now received; scheduled September 2010. • ISBN 9780575078734 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9780575088535 • AbeBooks
• [25 Aug] Eric Brown, Engineman – Solaris sf, trade paperback. Reissue of 1994 novel with 8 additional stories "set in the same universe". • ISBN 9781907519420 • AbeBooks
• [23 Aug] James Barclay, Elves: Once Walked with Gods – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. "Elves Trilogy" 1, a spinoff from the Raven sequence. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9780575085022 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575085015 • AbeBooks
• [23 Aug] Tom Lloyd, The Ragged Man – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. "Twilight Reign" 4. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9780575085596 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575085589 • AbeBooks
• [20 Aug] Guillermo del Toro & Chuck Hogan, The Fall – Harper hardback, horror/thriller. "Strain" trilogy 2. • ISBN 9780007319497 • AbeBooks
• [20 Aug] Mike Wild, Engines of the Apocalypse – Abaddon fantasy/horror, trade paperback. "Twilight of Kerberos" series. • ISBN 9781906735371 • AbeBooks
• [18 Aug] Rowena Cory Daniells, The Usurper – Solaris fantasy, paperback. "Chronicles of King Rolen's Kin" 3. • ISBN 9781907519062 • AbeBooks
• [18 Aug] Christine Feehan, Dark Peril – Piatkus trade paperback, dark fantasy. "Carpathian" series. • ISBN 9780349400099 • AbeBooks
• [18 Aug] Linda Howard, Veil of Night – Piatkus trade paperback, thriller. • ISBN 9780349400150 • AbeBooks
• [18 Aug] Paul Kearney, Century of the Soldier – Solaris fantasy, paperback. "Monarchies of God" 2. Omnibus of series titles 3-5: The Iron Wars (1999), The Second Empire (2000) and Ships from the West (2002). • ISBN 9781907519086 • AbeBooks
• [18 Aug] Sherrilyn Kenyon, No Mercy – Piatkus trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Dark-Hunter" series. • ISBN 9780749942403 • AbeBooks
• [18 Aug] Jayne Anne Krentz, Midnight Crystal – Piatkus trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Arcane Society" series. • ISBN 9780749952426 • AbeBooks
• [18 Aug] Naomi Novik, Tongues of Serpents – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. • ISBN 9780007256778 • AbeBooks
• [17 Aug] Terry Brooks, Bearers of the Black Staff – Orbit fantasy, hardback. "Legends of Shannara" 1. • ISBN 9781841495835 • AbeBooks
• [17 Aug] Kate Elliott, Cold Magic – Orbit fantasy, trade paperback. "Spiritwalker" 1. • ISBN 9781841498812 • AbeBooks
• [17 Aug] David Farland, Chaos Bound – Orbit fantasy, trade paperback. "Runelords" 8. • ISBN 9781841498430 • AbeBooks
• [17 Aug] Celine Kiernan, The Crowded Shadows – Orbit fantasy, paperback. "Moorehawk" 2. • ISBN 9781841498225 • AbeBooks
• [13 Aug] Robert Jackson Bennett, Mr Shivers – Orbit trade paperback, period horror/thriller. • ISBN 9781841497907 • AbeBooks
• [13 Aug] Brent Weeks, The Black Prism – Orbit hardback, fantasy. "Lightbringer" 1. • ISBN 9781841499031 • AbeBooks
• [10 Aug] Gail Carriger, Soulless – Orbit Victorian/urban fantasy, trade paperback. "Parasol Protectorate" 1. • ISBN 9781841499727 • AbeBooks
• [9 Aug] Eagle Diary 2011– Orion hardback diary. With nostalgia-inducing reproductions of Dan Dare and other Eagle comic classics facing each diary page. • ISBN 9781409112693 • AbeBooks
• [9 Aug] Jack Vance, The Complete Lyonesse – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. Leather-bound in the tradition of their Robert E. Howard and H.P. Lovecraft volumes. Comprises the full trilogy Suldrun's Garden (1983), The Green Pearl (1985) and Madouc (1989), with illustrations by Les Edwards and afterword by Adam Roberts. • ISBN 9780575090248 • AbeBooks
  Also export trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9780575090255 • AbeBooks
• [7 Aug] Stephen Deas, The Thief-Taker's Apprntice – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. • ISBN 9780575094475 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9780575094482 • AbeBooks
• [7 Aug] Charlaine Harris, The Aurora Teagarden Mysteries Omnibus 1 – Gollancz hardback, crime. Non-supernatural "Aurora Teagarden" sequence. Title on title page is The First Aurora Teagarden Omnibus. Comprises Real Murders (1990), A Bone to Pick (1992), Three Bedrooms, One Corpse (1994) and The Julius House (1995). • ISBN 9780575096462 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9780575096479 • AbeBooks
• [7 Aug] Rob Scott, 15 Miles – Gollancz trade paperback, horror/thriller. • ISBN 9780575093867 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575093850 • AbeBooks

July 2010
• [26 Jul] Cinda Williams Chima, The Demon King – Harper Voyager fantasy, trade paperback. "Seven Realms" 1. • ISBN 9780007321988 • AbeBooks
• [26 Jul] Stuart B. MacBride, Halfhead – Harper Voyager sf, trade paperback. First published 2009. • ISBN 9780007349265 • AbeBooks
• [26 Jul] Kim Stanley Robinson, Galileo's Dream – Harper Voyager sf (and historical) trade paperback. First published 2009. • ISBN 9780007260324 • AbeBooks
• [26 Jul] Jeff VanderMeer, Finch – Corvus hardback, weird/private-eye fantasy. Finished copy now received; scheduled 1 August. • ISBN 9781848877634 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9781848874770 • AbeBooks
• [24 Jul] Trent Jamieson, Death Most Definite – Orbit urban fantasy, trade paperback. "Death Works" series. • ISBN 9781841498591 • AbeBooks
• [24 Jul] Stacia Kane, City of Ghosts – Harper Voyager paperback, urban fantasy. "Downside Ghosts" 3. • ISBN 9780007352845 • AbeBooks
• [24 Jul] Darren Shan, City of the Snakes – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. "City" 3. Reissue in smaller format (B not C) of February 2010 title. • ISBN 9780007261352 • AbeBooks
• [23 Jul] Ian McDonald, The Dervish House – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9780575080539 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575080522 • AbeBooks
• [23 Jul] Dr Dale Seslick, Dr Dale's Zombie Dictionary: The A-Z Guide to Staying Alive – Allison & Busby nonfiction/zombie/humour, trade paperback. "Full money back guarantee offered should you die in a zombie apocalypse within 30 days of purchase." • ISBN 9780749008055 • AbeBooks
• [23 Jul] Jon Sprunk, Shadow's Son– Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy debut. • ISBN 9780575096011 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575096004 • AbeBooks
• [17 Jul] Paul Finch, Stronghold – Abaddon fantasy/horror, trade paperback. "Tomes of the Dead" series. • ISBN 9781907519109 • AbeBooks
• [16 Jul] Michael Moorcock, ed. John Davey, Into the Media Web: Short non-fiction, 1956-2006 – Savoy nonfiction, hardback. A massive 718pp tome containing 156 pieces by my count. These, rather strangely, are ordered alphabetically by title rather than chronologically – except for an autobiographical piece at the front, and memorial tributes to Andrea Dworkin and (a 2009 addition) James Cawthorn at the back. No index. • ISBN 9780861301201 • AbeBooks
• [15 Jul] Kate Brady, Last to Die – Piatkus paperback, thriller. • ISBN 9780749952600 • AbeBooks
• [15 Jul] Christine Feehan, Water Bound – Piatkus paperback, urban fantasy. Sea Haven" series. • ISBN 9780349400082 • AbeBooks
• [15 Jul] Martin Millar, Curse of the Wolf Girl – Piatkus trade paperback, urban fantasy. • ISBN 9780749942885 • AbeBooks
• [15 Jul] Kat Richardson, Labyrinth – Piatkus trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Greywalker" series. • ISBN 9780749940812 • AbeBooks
• [13 Jul] Kate Elliott, Traitors' Gate – Orbit fantasy, trade paperback. "Crossroads" 3. • ISBN 9781841498362 • AbeBooks
• [13 Jul] Celia Friedman, Wings of Wrath – Orbit fantasy, trade paperback. "Magister" 2. • ISBN 9781841495347 • AbeBooks
• [13 Jul] Marjorie M. Liu, A Wild Light – Orbit urban fantasy, paperback. "Hunter Kiss" 3. • ISBN 9781841498027 • AbeBooks
• [13 Jul] Jeff Somers, The Terminal State – Orbit sf, paperback. "Avery Cates" series. • ISBN 9781841498751 • AbeBooks
• [13 Jul] Gary K. Wolfe, Bearings: Reviews 1997-2001 – Beccon nonfiction, trade paperback. • ISBN 9781870824583 • AbeBooks
• [9 Jul] Charles Yu, How to Live Safely in a Science Fiction Universe – Corvus sf, hardback. Proof copy received; scheduled 1 September. • ISBN 9781848876804 • AbeBooks
  Also export trade paperback: ISBN 9781848876811 • AbeBooks
• [8 Jul] Rowena Cory Daniells, The Uncrowned King – Solaris fantasy, paperback. "Chronicles of King Rolen's Kin" 2. • ISBN 9781907519048 • AbeBooks
• [8 Jul] Anne R. Dick, Search for Philip K. Dick 1928-1982: Revised with New Material – Tachyon nonfiction, trade paperback. Reissue of 2009 update of 1995 original; this "proof copy" is actually the 2009 edition from Point Reyes Cypress Press, with Tachyon overstickers; scheduled October 2010. • ISBN 9781616960001 • AbeBooks
• [8 Jul] Paul Kearney, Hawkwood and the Kings – Solaris fantasy, paperback. "Monarchies of God" 1. Omnibus of first two series titles, Hawkwood's Voyage (1995) and The Heretic Kings (1996). • ISBN 9781906735708 • AbeBooks
• [1 Jul] Scott Andrews, Children's Crusade – Abaddon sf, trade paperback. "Afterblight Chronicles" series. • ISBN 9781906735531 • AbeBooks
• [1 Jul] Jonathan L. Howard, Johannes Cabal the Detective – Headline hardback, fantasy/steampunk. Sequel to Johannes Cabal the Necromancer (2009). Finished copy now received; scheduled September 2010. • ISBN 9780755347957 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9780755347964 • AbeBooks

June 2010
• [28 Jun] Greg Egan, Zendegi – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. Another reminder of Langford's low position in the pecking order of sf reviewers: this (nominally published on 17 June) is reviewed in the issue of SFX that arrived two days before my review copy.... • ISBN 9780575086180 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575086173 • AbeBooks
• [23 Jun] Jonathan L. Howard, Johannes Cabal the Detective – Headline trade paperback, fantasy/steampunk. Sequel to Johannes Cabal the Necromancer (2009). Unbound proof sheets received; scheduled September 2010. • ISBN 9780755347964 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback: ISBN 9780755347957 • AbeBooks
• [22 Jun] Rowena Cory Daniells, The King's Bastard – Solaris fantasy, paperback. "Chronicles of King Rolen's Kin" 1. • ISBN 9781907519000 • AbeBooks
• [22 Jun] Jonathan Green, Blood Royal – Abaddon sf, trade paperback. "Pax Britannia" series. • ISBN 9781906735302 • AbeBooks
• [22 Jun] Pat Kelleher, Black Hand Gang – Abaddon sf, trade paperback. "No Man's World" series. • ISBN 9781906735357 • AbeBooks
• [22 Jun] Rebecca Levene, Ghost Dance – Abaddon horror, trade paperback. "Infernal Game" series. • ISBN 9781906735388 • AbeBooks
• [18 Jun] Ken MacLeod, The Restoration Game – Orbit sf, hardback. • ISBN 9781841496474 • AbeBooks
• [18 Jun] Karen Miller, The Reluctant Mage – Orbit fantasy, hardback. "Fisherman's Children" 2. • ISBN 9781841497853 • AbeBooks
• [18 Jun] Hannu Rajaniemi, The Quantum Thief – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. Proof copy received; scheduled September 2010. • ISBN 9780575088887 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback: ISBN 9780575088870 • AbeBooks
• [18 Jun] Charles Stross, The Fuller Memorandum – Orbit sf, trade paperback. "Laundry" 3. • ISBN 9781841497709 • AbeBooks
• [16 Jun] Holly Black, White Cat – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. "Curse Workers" 1. • ISBN 9780575096714 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575096707 • AbeBooks
• [16 Jun] Jonathan Clements, Schoolgirl Milky Crisis: Adventures in the Anime and Manga Trade – Titan trade paperback, nonfiction. • ISBN 9781848560833 • AbeBooks
• [16 Jun] Ian McDonald, The Dervish House – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. Proof copy received; scheduled July 2010. • ISBN 9780575080539 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback: ISBN 9780575080522 • AbeBooks
• [12 Jun] Wendy M. Grossman & Christopher C. French, eds, Why Statues Weep: The Best of The Skeptic – The Philosophy Press, paperback nonfiction. Contains famous Langford essay "Muddying the Waters" (or, How I Annoyed Whitley Strieber But Lived). • ISBN 9780953761128 • AbeBooks
• [12 Jun] Laurell K. Hamilton, Bullet – Headline hardback, urban fantasy. "Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter" series. • ISBN 9780755352562 • AbeBooks
• [12 Jun] Laurell K. Hamilton, Flirt – Headline trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter" series. • ISBN 9780755374366 • AbeBooks
• [12 Jun] Scott C. Mariani, Uprising – Avon trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Vampire Federation" 1. • ISBN 9781847562128 • AbeBooks
• [10 Jun] Jackie Kessler & Caitlin Kittredge, Shades of Night – Piatkus paperback, superhero sf. "Icarus Project" series. • ISBN 9780749942632 • AbeBooks
• [10 Jun] Richard Wiseman, Quirkology: The Curious Science of Everyday Lives – Macmillan trade paperback, nonfiction. • ISBN 9780230702158 • AbeBooks
• [9 Jun] Tom Lloyd, The Ragged Man – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. "Twilight Reign" 4. Proof copy received; scheduled August 2010. • ISBN 9780575085596 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback: ISBN 9780575085589 • AbeBooks
• [4 Jun] Gavin Smith, Veteran – Gollancz trade paperback, military sf. • ISBN 9780575094109 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575094093 • AbeBooks
• [3 Jun] Simon R. Green, From Hell With Love – Roc hardback, urban fantasy. "Shaman Bond/Secret Histories" sequence. An enclosed letter from Mr Green gloats that this "features the terrible if somewhat sentimental death of one Dom Langford. Hope you enjoy it." • ISBN 9780451463326 • AbeBooks
• [3 Jun] Pierre Pevel, The Alchemist in the Shadows – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. Sequel to The Cardinal's Blades. Proof copy received; scheduled September 2010. • ISBN 9780575084414 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback: ISBN 9780575084407 • AbeBooks

May 2010
• [29 May] Terry Brooks, A Princess of Landover – Orbit fantasy, trade paperback. "Magic Kingdom of Landover" series. First published 2009. • ISBN 9781841495828 • AbeBooks
• [29 May] Terry DeHart, The Unit – Orbit post-holocaust sf, trade paperback. • ISBN 9781841499338 • AbeBooks
• [29 May] K.E. Mills, Wizard Squared – Orbit fantasy paperback. "Rogue Agent" 3. • ISBN 1841497297 • AbeBooks
• [29 May] Robert Rankin, The Japanese Devil Fish Girl and Other Unnatural Attractions – Gollancz trade paperback, sf/steampunk/weird/Rankin. Proof copy received; scheduled September 2010. • ISBN 9780575088535 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback: ISBN 9780575078734 • AbeBooks
• [28 May] Stephen Baxter, Stone Spring – Gollancz trade paperback, prehistoric sf. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9780575089198 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575089181 • AbeBooks
• [28 May] David Moody, Dog Blood – Gollancz trade paperback, sf/horror. • ISBN 9780575084704 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575084698 • AbeBooks
• [26 May] Nick Gevers & Marty Halpern, eds., Is Anybody Out There? – DAW paperback, sf anthology. 15 stories inspired by the Fermi Paradox (including the superbly wonderful "Graffiti in the Library of Babel" by D. Langford), with introduction by Paul MacAuley. • ISBN 9780756406196 • AbeBooks
• [20 May] Kevin J. Anderson, The Edge of the World – Orbit paperback, fantasy. "Terra Incognita" 1. • ISBN 9781841496627 • AbeBooks
• [20 May] Kevin J. Anderson, The Map of All Things – Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. "Terra Incognita" 2. • ISBN 9781841496597 • AbeBooks
• [20 May] Mira Grant, Feed – Orbit paperback, zombie sf thriller. • ISBN 9781841498980 • AbeBooks
• [20 May] Rachel Neumeir, Lord of the Changing Winds – Orbit paperback, fantasy. "Griffin Mage" 1. • ISBN 9781841498737 • AbeBooks
• [20 May] K.J. Parker, The Folding Knife – Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. • ISBN 9781841495125 • AbeBooks
• [19 May] Chris Beckett, The Holy Machine – Corvus hardback, sf. Proof copy received; scheduled 1 July. • ISBN 9781848874626 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback: ISBN 9781848876569 • AbeBooks
• [19 May] Jeff VanderMeer, Finch – Corvus trade paperback, weird/private-eye fantasy. Proof copy received; scheduled 1 August. • ISBN 9781848874770 • AbeBooks
• [17 May] Stacia Kane, Unholy Ghosts – Harper Voyager paperback, urban fantasy. "Downside Ghosts" 1. • ISBN 9780007352814 • AbeBooks
• [13 May] Blake Charlton, Spellwright – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. • ISBN 9780007332762 • AbeBooks
• [7 May] John Meaney, Absorption – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. "Ragnarok" 1. • ISBN 9780575085329 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575085336 • AbeBooks
• [6 May] Robert J. Sawyer, Watch – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. "WWW" 2. • ISBN 9780575095045 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575095038 • AbeBooks
• [5 May] Keri Arthur, Moon Sworn – Piatkus paperback, urban fantasy. • ISBN 9780749942274 • AbeBooks
• [5 May] J.R. Ward, Lover Mine – Piatkus paperback, urban fantasy. "Black Dagger Brotherhood" sequence. • ISBN 9780749941789 • AbeBooks
• [4 May] Stephen Baxter, Stone Spring – Gollancz trade paperback, prehistoric sf. Proof copy received; scheduled June 2010. • ISBN 9780575089198 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback: ISBN 9780575089181 • AbeBooks
• [1 May] M.D. Lachlan, Wolfsangel – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. • ISBN 9780575089594 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575089570 • AbeBooks

April 2010
• [30 Apr] Alan Fenton, The Call of Destiny – Dovecote Press trade paperback, fantasy. "Return of Arthur" 1. • ISBN 9781904349785 • AbeBooks
• [30 Apr] Alan Fenton, The Hour of Camelot – Dovecote Press trade paperback, fantasy. "Return of Arthur" 2. • ISBN 9781904349792 • AbeBooks
• [28 Apr] Guy Gavriel Kay, Under Heaven – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. • ISBN 9780007342013 • AbeBooks
• [27 Apr] Rob Scott, 15 Miles – Gollancz trade paperback, horror/thriller. Proof copy received; scheduled August 2010. • ISBN 9780575093867 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback: ISBN 9780575093850 • AbeBooks
• [23 Apr] Kim Harrison, Black Magic Sanction – Harper Voyager paperback, urban fantasy. • ISBN 9780007321964 • AbeBooks
• [23 Apr] Guy Gavriel Kay, Ysabel – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. • ISBN 9780007342037 • AbeBooks
• [22 Apr] James Barclay, Elves: Once Walked with Gods – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. "Elves Trilogy" 1, a spinoff from the Raven sequence. Proof copy received; scheduled August 2010. • ISBN 9780575085022 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback: ISBN 9780575085015 • AbeBooks
• [22 Apr] Jon Sprunk, Shadow's Son – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. Proof copy received; scheduled July 2010. • ISBN 9780575096011 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback: ISBN 9780575096004 • AbeBooks
• [20 Apr] Cory Doctorow, For the Win – Harper Voyager hardback, sf. • ISBN 9780007352012 • AbeBooks
• [20 Apr] Juliet E. McKenna, Banners in the Wind – Solaris trade paperback, fantasy. "Chronicles of the Lescari Revolution" 3. • ISBN 9781906735746 • AbeBooks
• [20 Apr] Natasha Rhodes, Circus of Sins – Solaris paperback, urban fantasy. "Kayla Steele" series. • ISBN 9781906735722 • AbeBooks
• [20 Apr] Ian Whates, The Noise Within – Solaris trade paperback, sf. • ISBN 9781906735647 • AbeBooks
• [16 Apr] Kelley Armstrong, Frostbitten – Orbit trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Women of the Otherworld" series. • ISBN 9781841497754 • AbeBooks
• [16 Apr] Marjorie M. Liu, The Iron Hunt– Orbit paperback, urban fantasy. "Hunter Kiss" 1. • ISBN 9781841498003 • AbeBooks
• [15 Apr] Jim Butcher, First Lord's Fury – Orbit paperback, fantasy. "Codex Alera" 6. • ISBN 9781841498515 • AbeBooks
• [15 Apr] Trudi Canavan, The Ambassador's Mission – Orbit hardback, fantasy. "Traitor Spy Trilogy" 1. • ISBN 9781841495910 • AbeBooks
• [15 Apr] Tom Holt, Blonde Bombshell – Orbit trade paperback, comic sf. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9781841497785 • AbeBooks
• [10 Apr] Charlie Huston, Sleepless – Gollancz hardback, sf thriller. Finished copy now received. Special award for eye-wrenching Op Art cover (whose BLITness doesn't really come through in the online thumbnail image). • ISBN 9781409114994 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9781409115007 • AbeBooks
• [10 Apr] Sarah Pinborough, A Matter of Blood – Gollancz trade paperback, dark fantasy thriller. "Dog-Faced Gods" 1. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 0575089466 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 0575089458 • AbeBooks
• [10 Apr] Gavin Smith, Veteran – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. Proof copy received; scheduled June 2010. • ISBN 9780575094109 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback: ISBN 9780575094093 • AbeBooks
• [9 Apr] Stephen Deas, The King of the Crags – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 0575083786 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 0575083778 • AbeBooks
• [9 Apr] Sam Sykes, Tome of the Undergates – Gollancz trade paperback fantasy. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 0575090294 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 0575090286 • AbeBooks
• [8 Apr] Brian Sibley & John Howe, West of the Mountains, East of the Sea: The Map of Tolkien's Beleriand – HarperCollins small-format hardback, nonfiction/map. 80pp of text, with annotated list of place names; the map itself, in a pocket at the back, unfolds to a two-foot-square poster with very, very wide decorative borders surrounding a colour map which inevitably has no more actual detail than Christopher Tolkien's black-and-white line drawing (included amid the text here) for The Silmarillion. • ISBN 9780007312702 • AbeBooks
• [6 Apr] Ernest Bramah, Kai Lung Raises His Voice – Durrant trade paperback, Oriental fantasy. A remarkable, welcome and unexpected collection comprising the six late Kai Lung stories published in a very limited edition as Kai Lung: Six (1974), the single Kai Lung episode from Bramah's ragbag collection The Specimen Case (1924), and four long and previously unpublished Kai Lung stories written 1901-1905 and discovered in a Texas archive of the author's papers. • ISBN 9781905946105 • AbeBooks
• [Eastercon] Mike Ashley, Transformations: The Story of the Science Fiction Magazines from 1950 to 1970 –Liverpool University Press trade paperback, nonfiction. "History of the SF Magazine" II. • ISBN 0853237794 • AbeBooks
• [Eastercon] Mike Ashley, Gateways to Forever: The Story of the Science Fiction Magazines from 1970 to 1980– Liverpool University Press trade paperback, nonfiction. "History of the SF Magazine" III. • ISBN 9781846310034 • AbeBooks
• [Eastercon] Jauren Beukes, Moxyland – Angry Robot trade paperback, sf. • ISBN 9780007323890 • AbeBooks
• [Eastercon] Tom Holt, Someone Like Me – Orbit/Quick Reads trade paperback, sf. • ISBN 9781841494463 • AbeBooks
• [Eastercon] J. Robert King, Angel of Death – Angry Robot paperback, dark fantasy/thriller. • ISBN 9780007327973 • AbeBooks
• [Eastercon] Gareth Owens, Fun with Rainbows – Immersion Press trade paperback, sf/fantasy. Collection of 17 stories. • ISBN 9780956392404 • AbeBooks
• [3 Apr] Guillermo del Toro & Chuck Hogan, The Strain – Harper trade paperback, horror/thriller. "Strain" trilogy 1. • ISBN 9780007311293 • AbeBooks
• [1 Apr] Jonathan Maberry, The Dragon Factory – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. "Joe Ledger" 2. • ISBN 9780575086968 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575086951 • AbeBooks
• [1 Apr] Adam Roberts, New Model Army – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. • ISBN 9780575083615 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575083608 • AbeBooks

March 2010
• [31 Mar] Peter V. Brett, The Desert Spear – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Demon War" 2. • ISBN 9780007276165 • AbeBooks
• [31 Mar] Ann & Jeff VanderMeer, The Kosher Guide to Imaginary Animals – Tachyon hardback, nonfiction. Are Evil Monkeys kosher? • ISBN 9781892391926 • AbeBooks
• [29 Mar] John L. Ingham, Into Your Tent: The Life, Work and Family Background of Eric Frank Russell – Plantech (UK) trade paperback, nonfiction. With foreword by Alan Dean Foster and a 56pp (out of 362pp) bibliography. • ISBN 9780956457608 • AbeBooks
• [22 Mar] Paul Kincaid & Niall Harrison, British Science Fiction and Fantasy: Twenty Years and Two Surveys–BSFA trade paperback, nonfiction. The 1989 Mexicon compilation of many authors' answers to Significant Questions, expanded with 2009 responses to the same questions – plus a new one about change – from a much larger and partly overlapping group of authors. (I'm in there! Twice!) • ISBN 9780955866210 • AbeBooks
• [20 Mar] Jenna Black, The Devil's Playground – Piatkus paperback, urban fantasy. • ISBN 9780749940164 • AbeBooks
• [20 Mar] J.V. Jones, Watcher of the Dead – Orbit hardback, fantasy. "Sword of Shadows" 4. • ISBN 9781841491608 • AbeBooks
• [20 Mar] Sherrilyn Kenyon, Bad Moon Rising – Piatkus paperback, urban fantasy. "Dark Hunter" series. • ISBN 9780749909314 • AbeBooks
• [13 Mar] Patricia Briggs, Silver Borne – Orbit paperback, urban fantasy. "Mercy Thompson" 5. • ISBN 9781841497990 • AbeBooks
• [13 Mar] Jim Butcher, Changes – Orbit hardback, urban fantasy. "Dresden Files" 12. • ISBN 9781841497136 • AbeBooks
• [13 Mar] Trudi Canavan, The Magician's Apprentice – Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. • ISBN 9781841495903 • AbeBooks
• [13 Mar] Tom Holt, May Contain Traces of Magic – Orbit trade paperback, comic fantasy. • ISBN 9781841495064 • AbeBooks
• [13 Mar] Jaye Wells, The Mage in Black – Orbit paperback, urban fantasy. "Sabina Kane" 2. • ISBN 9781841497570 • AbeBooks
• [12 Mar] Peter Straub, A Dark Matter – Orion hardback, horror. • ISBN 9780752891828 • AbeBooks
  Also export trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9780752891835 • AbeBooks
• [11 Mar] Dani & Eytan Hollin, The Unincorporated War – Tor hardback, sf. Sequel to The Unincorporated Man (2009). • ISBN 9780765319005 • AbeBooks
• [9 Mar] Michael Cobley, The Orphaned Worlds – Orbit trade paperback, sf. "Humanity's Fire" 2. • ISBN 9781841496337 • AbeBooks
• [9 Mar] Celine Kiernan, The Poison Throne – Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. "Moorehawke" 1. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9781841498218 • AbeBooks
• [8 Mar] Jan Guillou, Birth of the Kingdom – Harper trade paperback, historical. "Crusades" trilogy 3. • ISBN 9780007285877 • AbeBooks
• [5 Mar] Charlaine Harris, Dead in the Family – Gollancz hardback, supernatural fantasy. "Sookie Stackhouse" sequence. Proof copy received; scheduled May 2010. • ISBN 0575089327 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback: ISBN 0575089334 • AbeBooks
• [3 Mar] Joe Hill, Horns – Gollancz hardback, horror/dark fantasy. • ISBN 9780575079168 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9780575079175 • AbeBooks
• [3 Mar] , Dmitry Glukovsky, Metro 2039 – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. • ISBN 9780575086241 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575089534 • AbeBooks
• [3 Mar] , Alastair Reynolds, Terminal World – Gollancz hardback, sf. • ISBN 9780575077188 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9780575084933 • AbeBooks

February 2010
• [26 Feb] Jackie Collins, Poor Little Bitch Girl – Simon & Schuster hardback. God knows why they sent me this. • ISBN 9781847372604 • AbeBooks
• [26 Feb] Jetse De Vries, ed., Shine – Solaris paperback, sf anthology. 16 tales of "near-future optimistic science fiction". • ISBN 9781906735661 • AbeBooks
• [26 Feb] Rebecca Levene, Cold Warriors – Abaddon paperback, supernatural thriller. • ISBN 9781906735364 • AbeBooks
• [26 Feb] James Lovegrove, The Age of Zeus – Solaris paperback, sf/fantasy. • ISBN 9781906735685 • AbeBooks
• [26 Feb] Darren Shan, City of the Snakes – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. "City" 3. • ISBN 9780007261345 • AbeBooks
• [23 Feb] Robin Hobb, Dragon Haven – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Rain Wild Chronicles" 2. • ISBN 9780007335817 • AbeBooks
• [22 Feb] Robin Hobb, The Dragon Keeper – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. "Rain Wild Chronicles" 1. • ISBN 9780007342594 • AbeBooks
• [22 Feb] Darren Shan, Hell's Horizon – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. "City" 2. • ISBN 9780007261338 • AbeBooks
• [20 Feb] Jim Butcher, Turn Coat – Orbit paperback, fantasy. "Harry Dresden" series. • ISBN 9781841496894 • AbeBooks
• [20 Feb] Kate Griffin, The Midnight Mayor – Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. "Matthew Swift" series. • ISBN 9781841497341 • AbeBooks
• [20 Feb] Walter Jon Williams, This Is Not a Game – Orbit paperback, sf. First published 2009. • ISBN 9781841496641 • AbeBooks
• [18 Feb] Simon R. Green, Damned If You Do in the Nightside – Solaris urban fantasy, paperback. "Nightside" series: omnibus of #7, Hell to Pay (2007), and #8, The Unnatural Inquirer (2008). • ISBN 9781906735623 • AbeBooks
• [18 Feb] Ed Greenwood, Arch Wizard – Solaris fantasy, paperback. "Falconfar" 2. • ISBN 9781906735630 • AbeBooks
• [18 Feb] Ed Greenwood, Falconfar – Solaris fantasy, hardback. "Falconfar" 3. • ISBN 9781906735609 • AbeBooks
• [18 Feb] Brian Lumley, Necroscope: The Lost Years: Harry and the Pirates – Solaris horror, paperback. Collection of six stories with foreword. "Necroscope" series. • ISBN 9781906735593 • AbeBooks
• [17 Feb] , M.D. Lachlan, Wolfsangel – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. • ISBN 9780575089594 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback: ISBN 9780575089570 • AbeBooks
• [15 Feb] Steph Swainston, Above the Snowline – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. "Castle" series. • ISBN 9780575081598 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575081581 • AbeBooks
• [13 Feb] Melissa de la Cruz, Blue Bloods – Atom trade paperback, urban fantasy. Finished copy now received; three sequels following in March/April. First published 2006. • ISBN 9781905654741 • AbeBooks
• [13 Feb] Martin Millar, Lonely Werewolf Girl – Piatkus trade paperback, urban fantasy. • ISBN 9780749942830 • AbeBooks
• [10 Feb] Nalini Singh, Angels' Blood – Gollancz trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Guild Hunter" series. • ISBN 9780575095724 • AbeBooks
• [10 Feb] Carrie Vaughn, Kitty's House of Horrors – Gollancz trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Kitty" series. • ISBN 9780575090088 • AbeBooks
• [9 Feb] Cinda Williams Chima, The Demon King – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Seven Realms" 1. • ISBN 9780007342761 • AbeBooks
• [9 Feb] Stephen Hunt, Secrets of the Fire Sea – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. • ISBN 9780007289639 • AbeBooks
• [6 Feb] Markus Heitz, The War of the Dwarves – Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. "Dwarves" 2. • ISBN 9781841495736 • AbeBooks
• [6 Feb] Glenda Larke, The Last Stormlord – Orbit paperback, fantasy. "Stormlord" 1. • ISBN 9781841498119 • AbeBooks
• [6 Feb] Elizabeth Moon, Oath of Fealty – Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. "Paladin's Legacy" 1. • ISBN 9781841497679 • AbeBooks
• [6 Feb] Tad Williams, Shadowrise – Orbit hardback, fantasy. "Shadowmarch" 3. • ISBN 9781841492933 • AbeBooks
• [5 Feb] Tom Holt, Blonde Bombshell – Orbit trade paperback, comic sf. Proof copy received; scheduled 13 May. • ISBN 9781841497785 • AbeBooks
• [2 Feb] John Gribbin, Timeswitch – PS Publishing hardback, sf. A second copy received two weeks after the first! I have no idea why. • ISBN 1906301611 • AbeBooks
  Also special cased edition, not seen: ISBN 190630162X • AbeBooks

January 2010
• [30 Jan] Diana Wynne Jones, Enchanted Glass – HarperCollins hardback, fantasy. • ISBN 0007320787 • AbeBooks
• [18 Jan] Kate Brady, One Scream Away – Piatkus paperback, thriller. • ISBN 0749952652 • AbeBooks
• [18 Jan] Jacqueline Carey, Naamah's Kiss – Gollancz trade paperback fantasy. • ISBN 0575093579 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 0575093560 • AbeBooks
• [18 Jan] Stephen Deas, The King of the Crags – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. Proof copy received; scheduled April 2010. • ISBN 0575083778 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback: ISBN 0575083786 • AbeBooks
• [18 Jan] Charlaine Harris, Grave Secret – Gollancz hardback, supernatural fantasy. "Harper Connelly" sequence. • ISBN 0575085533 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 0575085541 • AbeBooks
• [18 Jan] Jonathan L. Howard, Johannes Cabal the Necromancer – Headline paperback, fantasy. First published 2009. • ISBN 0755347854 • AbeBooks
• [18 Jan] Julie Kramer, Stalking Susan – Piatkus paperback, thriller. • ISBN 0749942436 • AbeBooks
• [18 Jan] Sarah Pinborough, A Matter of Blood – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. Proof copy received; scheduled March 2010. • ISBN 0575089458 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback: ISBN 0575089466 • AbeBooks
• [18 Jan] Alexandra Sokoloff, The Price – Piatkus paperback, thriller. • ISBN 0749941634 • AbeBooks
• [15 Jan] Christopher Golden, ed., Zombie: An Anthology of the Undead – Piatkus trade paperback, horror. 19 new zombie stories. • ISBN 0749952539 • AbeBooks
• [15 Jan] John Gribbin, Timeswitch – PS Publishing hardback, sf. • ISBN 1906301611 • AbeBooks
  Also special cased edition, not seen: ISBN 190630162X • AbeBooks
• [15 Jan] N.K. Jemisin, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms – Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. "Inheritance" 1. • ISBN 1841498173 • AbeBooks
• [15 Jan] Brian Ruckley, Fall of Thanes – Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. "Godless World" 3. • ISBN 1841494410 • AbeBooks
• [15 Jan] Jeff Somers, The Eternal Prison – Orbit trade paperback, sf. "Avery Cates" series. • ISBN 1841497053 • AbeBooks
• [14 Jan] Juliet E. MKenna, Blood in the Water – Solaris fantasy, paperback. "Chronicles of the Lescari Revolution" series. • ISBN 1844168409 • AbeBooks
• [14 Jan] Gail Z. Martin, Dark Lady's Chosen – Solaris fantasy, paperback. "Chronicles of the Necromancer" 4. • ISBN 1844168301 • AbeBooks
• [14 Jan] Andy Remic, Hardcore – Solaris sf, paperback. "Combat-K" sequence. • ISBN 1844167933 • AbeBooks
• [8 Jan] Christine Feehan, Street Game – Piatkus paperback, urban fantasy. "GhostWalker" series. • ISBN 0349400067 • AbeBooks
• [8 Jan] Jackie Kessler & Caitlin Kittredge, Black and White – Piatkus paperback, superhero sf. "Icarus Project" series. • ISBN 0749942584 • AbeBooks
• [8 Jan] Jayne Ann Krentz, Fired Up – Piatkus trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Arcane Society" series. • ISBN 074995261X • AbeBooks
• [8 Jan] Jayne Ann Krentz, Running Hot – Piatkus trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Arcane Society" series. • ISBN 0749909242 • AbeBooks

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