This is a log of books received, some of which I review for SFX magazine, the Sunday Telegraph magazine, my own Cloud Chamber, or elsewhere. Dates indicate when books were received and (if known) when they're supposed to be published, in that order: [14 Oct/27 Oct]. The latest listing is here.
Send books for listing to: David Langford/Ansible, 94 London Road, Reading, RG1 5AU, England.Magazines Received
[21 Dec] Fortean Times #284, February 2012
[16 Dec] Black Static #26, December 2011-January 2012
[15 Dec] The Author, Winter 2011
[9 Dec] SFX #217, February 2012
[5 Dec] Fortean Times #283, January 2012
[21 Nov] Interzone #237, November-December 2011
[12 Nov] SFX #216, January 2012
[7 Nov] Fortean Times #282, December 2011
[1 Nov] SFX #214, November 2011 [replacement for copy lost in the post]
[26 Oct] Black Static #25, November 2011
[24 Oct] Murky Depths #18
[21 Oct] SFX #215, December 2011
[7 Oct] Fortean Times #281, November 2011
[29 Sep] New York Review of SF #277, September 2011
[23 Sep] Interzone #236, September-October 2011
[16 Sep] The Author, Autumn 2011
[3 Sep] Fortean Times #280, October 2011
[3 Sep] New York Review of SF #276, August 2011
[25 Aug] F&SF, September/October 2011
[20 Aug] SFX #213, October 2011
[16 Aug] Black Static #24, August-September 2011
[11 Aug] Fortean Times #279, September 2011
[5 Aug] Locus #607, August 2011
[29 Jul] Fortean Times #278, August 2011
[25 Jul] New York Review of SF #275, July 2011
[25 Jun] SFX #212, September 2011
[16 Jul] Interzone #235, July-August 2011
[16 Jul] Vector #267 (BSFA), Summer 2011
[15 Jul] Murky Depths #17
[2 Jul] The Author, Summer 2011
[24 Jun] SFX #211, August 2011
[22 Jun] Black Static #23, June-July 2011
[17 Jun] Bull Spec #5, Spring 2011
[16 Jun] Fortean Times #277, July 2011
[14 Jun] New York Review of SF #274, June 2011
[28 May] Interzone #234, May-June 2011
[27 May] SFX #210, Summer 2011
[20 May] Fortean Times #276, June 2011
[17 May] New York Review of SF #273, May 2011
[14 May] Murky Depths #16
[14 May] New York Review of SF #272, April 2011
[3 May] SFX #209, July 2011
[21 Feb] Black Static #22, April-May 2011
[20 Apr] Focus #56 (BSFA), Spring 2011 (last was Spring 2010)
[20 Apr] Vector #266 (BSFA), Spring 2011
[18 Apr] Fortean Times #275, May 2011
[8 Apr] SFX #208, June 2011
[28 Mar] Foundation #109, Summer 2010
[24 Mar] Fortean Times #274, "Special" 2011
[21 Mar] The Author, Spring 2011
[19 Mar] Interzone #233, March-April 2011
[16 Mar] New York Review of SF #271, March 2011
[5 Mar] Vector #265 (BSFA), Winter 2011
[4 Mar] New York Review of SF #270, February 2011
[4 Mar] SFX #207, May 2011
[25 Feb] Fortean Times #273, April 2011
[22 Feb] Black Static #21, February-March 2011
[21 Feb] New York Review of SF #269, January 2011
[19 Feb] Foundation #108, Spring 2010
[9 Feb] Bull Spec #4, December 2010 - February 2011
[9 Feb] SFX #206, April 2011
[31 Jan] Murky Depths #15
[25 Jan] New York Review of SF #268, December 2010
[22 Jan] Interzone #232, January-February 2011
[13 Jan] SFX #205, March 2011
[6 Jan] The Author, Winter 2010
[6 Jan] F&SF, January/February 2011
[4 Jan] Black Static #20, December 2010 - January 2011
December 2011 - [30 Dec/2 Feb] Simon Bestwick, The Faceless – Solaris trade paperback, supernatural horror. ISBN 9781907992742 • AbeBooks
- [30 Dec/2 Feb] James Maxie, Greatshadow – Solaris trade paperback, fantasy. "Dragon Apocalypse" 1. ISBN 9781907992735 • AbeBooks
- [24 Dec/19 Jan] Rod Rees, The Demi-Monde: Spring – Jo Fletcher, hardback, sf. "Demi-Monde" 2. Finished copy received. ISBN 9781849165020 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9781849165037 • AbeBooks- [22 Dec/16 Feb] Torsten Krol, The Secret Book of Sacred Things – Corvus trade paperback, sf. ISBN 9781843545798 • AbeBooks
- [20 Dec/31 Jan] Otto Penzler, ed., Zombies: A Compendium of the Living Dead – Corvus trade paperback, horror anthology. Introduction and 57 reprint stories of the kind that shamble around emitting hoarse cries of "Braaaains!" ISBN 9780857890276 • AbeBooks
- [19 Dec] Adam Macqueen, Private Eye: The First 50 Years – Private Eye Productions hardback, nonfiction. Laid out in A-Z order like a very idiosyncratic encyclopedia. ISBN 9781901784565 • AbeBooks
- [16 Dec/19 Jan] Chris Beckett, Dark Eden – Corvus hardback, sf. ISBN 9781848874633 • AbeBooks
- [16 Dec] A.D. Miller, Snowdrops – Atlantic Books trade paperback, literary thriller. ISBN 9781848874534 • AbeBooks
- [16 Dec] Curtis Oddo, The Crimson Battle Axe – Lulu.com trade paperback, sword and sorcery. ISBN 9781257381630 • AbeBooks
- [16 Dec] Rod Rees, The Demi-Monde: Winter – Jo Fletcher, trade paperback, sf. "Demi-Monde" 1. ISBN 9781849163040 • AbeBooks
- [9 Dec/5 Jan] Alison Littlewood, A Cold Season – Jo Fletcher, trade paperback, horror. Proof copy received. ISBN 9781780871363 • AbeBooks
Also hardback: ISBN 9781780871356 • AbeBooks- [9 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 9780955167058 • AbeBooks
- [9 Dec/19 Jan] Rod Rees, The Demi-Monde: Spring – Jo Fletcher, trade paperback, sf. "Demi-Monde" 2. A second proof copy received. ISBN 9781849165037 • AbeBooks
Also hardback: ISBN 9781849165020 • AbeBooks- [5 Dec/19 Jan] Rod Rees, The Demi-Monde: Spring – Jo Fletcher, trade paperback, sf. "Demi-Monde" 2. Proof copy received. ISBN 9781849165037 • AbeBooks
Also hardback: ISBN 9781849165020 • AbeBooks
November 2011 - [28 Nov/5 Jan] Gaie Sebold, Babylon Steel – Solaris trade paperback, fantasy. ISBN 9781907992377 • AbeBooks
- [25 Nov/17 Nov] David Moody, Them or Us – Gollancz, trade paperback. "Hater" sequence. ISBN 9780575084728 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575084711 • AbeBooks- [25 Nov/22 Dec] Philip Palmer, Artemis – Orbit trade paperback, sf/space opera. ISBN 9781841499451 • AbeBooks
- [25 Nov/17 Nov] Brandon Sanderson, The Alloy of Law – Gollancz, trade paperback, fantasy. "Mistborn" sequence. ISBN 9780575105829 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575105805 • AbeBooks- [25 Nov/22 Dec] Michael J. Sullivan, Rise of Empires – Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. "Riyria Revelations" 2. ISBN 9780356501079 • AbeBooks
- [24 Nov/? Jan] Paul J. McAuley, In the Mouth of the Whale – Gollancz, trade paperback, sf. Set in the future of The Quiet War and Gardens of the Sun. Proof copy received. ISBN 9780575100749 • AbeBooks
Also hardback: ISBN 9780575100732 • AbeBooks- [24 Nov/29 Mar] V.M. Zito, The Return Man – Hodder & Stoughton trade paperback, dystopian sf thriller. Proof copy received. ISBN 9781444725186 • AbeBooks
Also ebook: ISBN 9781444725193 • AbeBooks- [10 Nov/16 Feb] Adam Baker, Juggernaut – Hodder & Stoughton trade paperback, horror/thriller. ISBN 9781444709070 • AbeBooks
Also ebook: ISBN 9781444709094 • AbeBooks- [4 Nov/10 Nov] Chuck Wendig, Double Dead – Abaddon trade paperback, horror (vampire/zombie). ISBN 9781907992407 • AbeBooks
- [3 Nov/5 Jan] Christopher Fowler, Hell Train – Solaris trade paperback, horror. ISBN 9781907992438 • AbeBooks
- [2 Nov/8 Dec] Andy Remic, Theme Planet – Solaris trade paperback, sf. ISBN 9781907992100 • AbeBooks
October 2011 - [28 Oct/24 Nov] Heather Killogh-Walden, Avenger's Angel – Headline trade paperback, paranormal romance. "Fallen Angels" 1. ISBN 9780755380374 • AbeBooks
- [28 Oct/10 Nov] Ann and Jeff VanderMeer, The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories – Corvus trade paperback, dark fantasy/horror anthology. Massive 1126-page compilation of 110 (by my count) stories from the early twentieth century to 2010. ISBN 9781848876873 • AbeBooks
- [27 Oct/24 Nov] Michael Cobley, Ascendant Stars – Orbit trade paperback, sf. "Humanity's Fire" 3. ISBN 9781841496351 • AbeBooks
- [27 Oct/3 Nov] Michael J. Sullivan, Theft of Swords – Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. "Riyria Revelations" 1. ISBN 9780356501062 • AbeBooks
- [21 Oct/? January 2012] Michael Flynn, In the Lion's Mouth – Tor hardback, sf/space opera. Proof copy received. ISBN 9780765322852 • AbeBooks
- [20 Oct/13 Oct] Terry Pratchett, Snuff – Doubleday hardback, fantasy. "Discworld/Vimes" series. Same ISBN as the earlier copy of 14 October, which was a special Waterstone's edition distinguished by a different jacket (with a hole showing a detail from Paul Kidby's cover art, which appears on the actual boards of the W edition) and with a brief 5pp bonus story about wizards on what, in the standard edition, are blank pages at the back. ISBN 9780385619264 • AbeBooks
- [20 Oct/1 Sep] Guillermo del Toro & Chuck Hogan, The Night Eternal – Harper hardback, vampire horror/thriller. "Strain" trilogy 3. ISBN 9780007319527 • AbeBooks
- [20 Oct/27 Oct] Janny Wurts, Initiate's Trial – Harper trade paperback, fantasy. "Wars of Light and Shadow" 9, opening a new subseries "Sword of the Canon". ISBN 9780007217823 • AbeBooks
- [18 Oct/29 Sep] Cinda Williams Chima, The Exiled Queen – Harper Voyager fantasy, trade paperback. "Seven Realms" 2. ISBN 9780007321995 • AbeBooks
- [15 Oct/13 Oct] Sara Douglass, The Devil's Diadem – Harper Voyager paperback, fantasy. ISBN 9780007364244 • AbeBooks
- [14 Oct/27 Oct] Kylie Chan, Red Phoenix – Harper Voyager trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Dark Heavens" 2. First published 2007 in Australia. ISBN 9780007349807 • AbeBooks
- [14 Oct/13 Oct] Terry Pratchett, Snuff – Doubleday hardback, fantasy. "Discworld/Vimes" series. ISBN 9780385619264 • AbeBooks
- [13 Oct/20 Oct] Richard Morgan, The Cold Commands – Gollancz, hardback. Sequel to The Steel Remains. ISBN 9780575077935 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9780575084872 • AbeBooks- [13 Oct/20 Oct] Chris Wooding, The Iron Jackal – Gollancz, trade paperback. "Ketty Jay" series. ISBN 9780575098077 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575098060 • AbeBooks- [8 Oct/29 Sep] Kylie Chan, White Tiger – Harper Voyager trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Dark Heavens" 1. First published 2006 in Australia. ISBN 9780007349791 • AbeBooks
- [7 Oct/13 Oct] Cecelia Ahern, The Time of My Life – HarperCollins hardback, chicklit with possibly a touch of fantasy. ISBN 9780007350438 • AbeBooks
- [7 Oct] David Langford and John Grant, Earthdoom – Dark Quest trade paperback, possibly the greatest spoof disaster novel ever written. My complimentary copies at last! And very nice it looks. ISBN 9780983099390 • AbeBooks
September 2011 - [29 Sep/1 Sep] Daniel Keyes, Flowers for Algernon – Gollancz, hardback. "Gollancz 50 Top Ten" reissue: first published 1966. ISBN 9780575116740 • AbeBooks
- [29 Sep/1 Nov] Ian Whates, ed., Solaris Rising: The New Solaris Book of Science Fiction – Solaris trade paperback, sf original anthology. 19 stories. ISBN 9781907992087 • AbeBooks
- [29 Sep/1 Sep] Gene Wolfe, The Book of the New Sun: Shadow and Claw – Gollancz, hardback. "Gollancz 50 Top Ten" reissue: omnibus of The Shadow of the Torturer (1980) and The Claw of the Conciliator (1981). ISBN 9780575116733 • AbeBooks
- [28 Sep] Paul Lewis, The Savage Knight – Abaddon trade paperback, fantasy. "Malory's Knights of Albion" sequence. Second copy received for no apparent reason. ISBN 9781907992339 • AbeBooks
- [26 Sep] Richard Ford, Kultus – Solaris trade paperback, urban fantasy. "A Thaddeus Blaklok Novel." Second copy received for no apparent reason. ISBN 9781907992278 • AbeBooks
- [23 Sep] Charlaine Harris, The Sookie Stackhouse Companion – Gollancz hardback anthology, fiction and, mostly, nonfiction about the urban fantasy series. ISBN 9780575097148 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9780575097537 • AbeBooks- [22 Sep] Stephen Baxter, Bronze Summer – Gollancz, trade paperback. "Northland" 2 (the first was Stone Spring). ISBN 9780575089235 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575089228 • AbeBooks- [22 Sep] Greg Egan, The Clockwork Rocket – Gollancz, trade paperback. "Orthogonal" 1. ISBN 9780575095120 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575095113 • AbeBooks- [22 Sep] Robert Rankin, The Mechanical Messiah and Other Marvels of the Modern Age – Gollancz hardback, steampunk allegedly. ISBN 9780575086357 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback: ISBN 9780575086371 • AbeBooks- [20 Sep] Paul Lewis, The Savage Knight – Abaddon trade paperback, fantasy. "Malory's Knights of Albion" sequence. ISBN 9781907992339 • AbeBooks
- [20 Sep] Christopher Priest, The Islanders – Gollancz hardback, uncertain genre. (Oh, the dilemma: Chris sent a signed paperback a few days ago and now Gollancz have sent the unsigned hardback....) ISBN 9780575070042 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback: ISBN 9780575078192 • AbeBooks- [20 Sep] Gavin Smith, War in Heaven – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. ISBN 9780575094710 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575094703 • AbeBooks- [17 Sep] Richard Ford, Kultus – Solaris trade paperback, urban fantasy. "A Thaddeus Blaklok Novel." ISBN 9781907992278 • AbeBooks
- [16 Sep] Christopher Priest, The Islanders – Gollancz trade paperback, uncertain genre. ISBN 9780575078192 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575070042 • AbeBooks- [16 Sep] Cor Blok, A Tolkien Tapestry: Pictures to accompany The Lord of the Rings – HarperCollins hardback art book. ISBN 9780007437986 • AbeBooks
- [15 Sep] Blake Charlton, Spellbound – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. Sequel to Spellwright (2010). Second copy received (see 27 Aug).... ISBN 9780007349296 • AbeBooks
- [14 Sep] Christopher Golden, ed, The Monster's Corner – Piatkus trade paperback, dark/urban fantasy/horror anthology. 19 stories from the viewpoints of the various monsters. ISBN 9780749954918 • AbeBooks
- [13 Sep] Drew Magary, The End Specialist – Harper Voyager sf trade paperback. (29 Sep) ISBN 9780007429080 • AbeBooks
- [13 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 anthology. 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. (29 Sep) ISBN 0007277490 • AbeBooks
- [6 Sep] Neal Stephenson, Reamde – Atlantic Books hardback, sf. ISBN 9781848874480 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9781848874503 • AbeBooks
Also Ebook (not seen): ISBN 9781857894182 • AbeBooks- [2 Sep] John Curran, Agatha Christie's Murder in the Making: Stories and Secrts from Her Archive – HarperCollins hardback, nonfiction. ISBN 9780007396764 • AbeBooks
- [1 Sep] David Wingrove, Daylight on Iron Mountain – Corvus hardback, sf. "Chung Kuo" 2 of 20. ISBN 9781848878310 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9781848878327 • AbeBooks
Also Ebook (not seen): ISBN 9780857894328 • AbeBooks
August 2011 - [27 Aug] Blake Charlton, Spellbound – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. Sequel to Spellwright (2010). ISBN 9780007349296 • AbeBooks
- [25 Aug] Keri Arthur, Darkness Unbound – Piatkus trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Dark Angel" 1. ISBN 9780749954918 • AbeBooks
- [25 Aug] Terry Brooks, The Measure of the Magic – Orbit fantasy, hardback. "Legends of Shannara" 2. ISBN 9781841495866 • AbeBooks
- [25 Aug] S.G. Browne, Fated – Piatkus trade paperback, urban fantasy. ISBN 9780749954727 • AbeBooks
- [25 Aug] Kate Elliott, Cold Fire – Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. "Spiritwalker" 2. ISBN 9781841498836 • AbeBooks
- [25 Aug] Kevin Hearne, Hounded – Orbit trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Iron Druid" sequence. ISBN 9780356501192 • AbeBooks
- [25 Aug] Kristen Painter, Blood Rights – Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. "House of Comarre" 1. ISBN 9781841499697 • AbeBooks
- [25 Aug] Nicole Peeler, Tempest's Legacy – Orbit trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Jane True" sequence. ISBN 9781841499680 • AbeBooks
- [22 Aug] 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. ISBN 9781848875265 • AbeBooks
Also Ebook (not seen): ISBN 9780857891693 • AbeBooks- [20 Aug] James Lovegrove, Redlaw – Solaris trade paperback, urban fantasy. ISBN 9781907992049 • AbeBooks
- [20 Aug] Jonathan Oliver, ed., House of Fear – Solaris trade paperback, supernatural anthology. "Nineteen new stories of haunted houses and spectral encounters." ISBN 9781907992063 • AbeBooks
- [13 Aug] Jonathan L. Howard, Johannes Cabal: The Fear Institute – Headline hardback, fantasy/steampunk. "Johannes Cabal" 3. ISBN 9780755347995 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9780755347964 • AbeBooks- [11 Aug] Robert E. Howard, Conan the Barbarian – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. "The classic original stories": eight 1930s stories, an article on "The Hyborian Age" and a poem. ISBN 9780575113497 • AbeBooks
- [11 Aug] Brandon Sanderson, Elantris – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. His first novel, originally published 2005. ISBN 9780575097445 • AbeBooks
- [11 Aug] Anna Sheehan, A Long, Long Sleep – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. Finished copy now received. ISBN 9780575104723 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575104716 • AbeBooks- [10 Aug] Greg Egan, The Clockwork Rocket – Night Shade Books, hardback. "Orthogonal" 1. ISBN 9781597802277 • AbeBooks
- [9 Aug] Mike Ashley, ed., The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures -- Robinson trade paperback. Anthology of 26 new Holmes stories, first published 1997 and now reissued. Contains my own "The Repulsive Story of the Red Leech"! ISBN 9781845299262 • AbeBooks
- [8 Aug] David Chandler, Honour AmongThieves – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. "Ancient Blades" 3. ISBN 9780007384150 • AbeBooks
- [6 Aug] Rae Carson, Fire and Thorns – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. Proof copy received; scheduled September 2011. ISBN 9780575099135 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback: ISBN 9780575099142 • AbeBooks- [6 Aug] Jaine Fenn, Bringer of Light – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. ISBN 9780575096950 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575096943 • AbeBooks- [6 Aug] Charlaine Harris and Toni L.P. Kelner, eds., Many Bloody Returns – Gollancz hardback, urban fantasy. 13-story anthology with vampire/birthday theme. ISBN 9780575097810 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9780575097896 • AbeBooks- [6 Aug] Nalini Singh, Kiss of Snows – Gollancz hardback, urban fantasy. "Psy-Changeling" series. ISBN 9780575105676 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9780575105683 • AbeBooks- [6 Aug] Jon Sprunk, Shadow's Lure – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. Sequel to Shadow's Lure (2010); a follow-up to the 30 July mailing of the wrong book. ISBN 9780575096059 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575096042 • AbeBooks- [5 Aug] Raymond E. Feist, A Kingdom Besieged – Harper Voyager fantasy, trade paperback. "Demonwar" 3. First published 2010. ISBN 9780007264780 • AbeBooks
- [5 Aug] Adam Roberts, By Light Alone – Gollancz sf, trade paperback. ISBN 9780575083653 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575083646 • AbeBooks- [4 Aug] Gareth Powell, The Recollection – Solaris trade paperback, sf. ISBN 9781907519994 • AbeBooks
July 2011 - [30 Jul] M.D. Lachlan, Fenrir – Gollancz historical fantasy, trade paperback. Finished copy now received. ISBN 9780575089648 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575089631 • AbeBooks- [30 Jul] Jon Sprunk, Shadow's Son– Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy debut. Published 2010; second copy received. ISBN 9780575096011 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575096004 • AbeBooks
*** The accompanying press release describes the sequel Shadow's Lure – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy: ISBN not given. ISBN 9780575096059 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (also not seen): ISBN 9780575096042 • AbeBooks- [27 Jul] David Chandler, A Thief in the Night – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. "Ancient Blades" 2. ISBN 9780007384167 • AbeBooks
- [25 Jul] Nicholas Royle, Regicide – Solaris paperback, fantasy? ISBN 9781907992018 • AbeBooks
- [23 Jul] T.C. McCarthy, Germline – Orbit trade paperback, sf. "Subterrene War" 1. ISBN 9780356500416 • AbeBooks
- [23 Jul] Brian Ruckley, The Edinburgh Dead – Orbit trade paperback, horror/urban fantasy. ISBN 9781841498652 • AbeBooks
- [21 Jul] Lauren DeStefano, Wither – Harper Voyager trade paperback, sf. "Chemical Garden" 1. ISBN 9780007425471 • AbeBooks
- [21 Jul] Leon Jenner, Bricks – Coronet hardback, fantasy. ISBN 9781444706284 • AbeBooks
- [20 Jul] Daniel Polansky, The Straight Razor Cure – Hodder & Stoughton hardback, fantasy. "Low Town" sequence. Proof copy received; scheduled `8 August 2011. ISBN 9781444721294 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9781444721300 • AbeBooks- [16 Jul] Mark Lawrence, Prince of Thorns – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Broken Empire" 1. ISBN 9780007423293 • AbeBooks
- [15 Jul] Kim Harrison, Pale Demon – Harper Voyager trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Rachel Morgan" sequence. ISBN 9780007321971 • AbeBooks
- [11 Jul] Simon Ings, Dead Water – Corvus hardback, sf (I think). ISBN 9781848878884 • AbeBooks
- [11 Jul] Nick Lake, Lord Oda's Revenge – Corvus trade paperback, historical dark fantasy. "Blood Ninja" 2. ISBN 9781848873896 • AbeBooks
- [11 Jul] Nick Lake, Lord Oda's Revenge – Corvus trade paperback, historical dark fantasy. "Blood Ninja" 2. Second copy received in the same post as the first. ISBN 9781848873896 • AbeBooks
- [6 Jul] Pat Kelleher, The Ironclad Prophecy – Abaddon trade paperback, sf. "No Man's World" 2. ISBN 9781907992155 • AbeBooks
- [5 Jul] David G. Hartwell & Kathryn Kramer, The Year's Best SF 16 – Harper Voyager paperback, sf anthology. The editor's favourite stories from 2010, including my own "Graffiti in the Library of Babel". ISBN 9780062035905 • AbeBooks
- [5 Jul] Thomas Mullen, The Revisionists – Mulholland Books hardback, sf. Proof copy received; scheduled 28 September 2011. ISBN 9781444727647 • AbeBooks
- [5 Jul] John C. Wright, Count to a Trillion – Tor hardback, sf/space opera. Proof copy received; scheduled December 2011. ISBN 9780765329271 • AbeBooks
- [2 Jul] Kristen Britain, Blackveil – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. "Green Rider" series. ISBN 9780575099623 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575099616 • AbeBooks- [2 Jul] David Chandler, Den of Thieves – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. "Ancient Blades" 1. ISBN 9780007384181 • AbeBooks
- [2 Jul] Stephen Hunt, Jack Cloudie – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy/steampunk. ISBN 9780007289707 • AbeBooks
- [2 Jul] Sam Sykes, Black Halo – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. "Aeon's Gate" 2. ISBN 9780575090330 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575090323 • AbeBooks
June 2011 - [29 Jun] Daniel Polansky, The Straight Razor Cure – Hodder & Stoughton trade paperback, fantasy. "Low Town" sequence. Proof copy received; scheduled `8 August 2011. ISBN 9781444721300 • AbeBooks
Also hardback: ISBN 9781444721294 • AbeBooks- [28 Jun] Jim Butcher, Ghost Story – Orbit hardback, urban fantasy. "Dresden Files" sequence. ISBN 9781841497617 • AbeBooks
- [28 Jun] Tim Lebbon, Echo City – Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. ISBN 9781841499376 • AbeBooks
- [28 Jun] Philip Palmer, Hell Ship – Orbit trade paperback, sf/space opera. ISBN 9781841499444 • AbeBooks
- [28 Jun] Charles Stross, Rule 34 – Orbit trade paperback, near-future sf. The sequel to Halting State. ISBN 9781841497730 • AbeBooks
- [24 Jun] Elspeth Cooper, Songs of the Earth – Gollancz fantasy, trade paperback. "The Wild Hunt" 1. Finished copy now received. ISBN 9780575096158 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575096141 • AbeBooks- [24 Jun] Justin Gustainis, Sympathy for the Devil – Solaris paperback, urban fantasy. "Morris and Chastain" series. ISBN 9781907992025 • AbeBooks
- [24 Jun] Juliet E. McKenna, Dangerous Waters – Solaris paperback, fantasy. "Hadrumai Crisis" 1. ISBN 9781907519970 • AbeBooks
- [18 Jun] Kevin J. Anderson, The Key to Creation – Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. "Terra Incognita" 3`. ISBN 9781841496610 • AbeBooks
- [18 Jun] Terry Brooks, Bearers of the Black Staff – Orbit fantasy, trade paperback. "Legends of Shannara" 1. First published 2010. ISBN 9781841495859 • AbeBooks
- [17 Jun] Afterblight Chronicles: America – Abaddon sf, trade paperback. "Afterblight Chronicles" series. Omnibus comprising The Culled (2006) by Simon Spurrier, Kill or Cure (2007) by Rebecca Levene and Death Got No Mercy (2009) by Al Ewing. ISBN 9781907992131 • AbeBooks
Also US edition (not seen): ISBN 9781907992148 • AbeBooks- [14 Jun] Holly Black, Red Glove – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. "Curse Workers" 2. ISBN 9780575096769 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575096752 • AbeBooks- [14 Jun] Sarah Silverwood, The Traitor's Gate – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. "Nowhere Chronicles" 2. ISBN 9780575095809 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575095328 • AbeBooks- [14 Jun] Anna Sheehan, A Long, Long Sleep – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. Proof copy received; scheduled August 2011. ISBN 9780575104723 • AbeBooks
Also hardback: ISBN 9780575104716 • AbeBooks- [13 Jun] Fiona McIntosh, King's Wrath – Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. "Valisar Trilogy" 3. First published 2010. ISBN 9780007276066 • AbeBooks
- [9 Jun] Connie Willis, Blackout – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. First half of long novel: concluded in All Clear. First published 2010. ISBN 9780575099272 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575099265 • AbeBooks- [6 Jun] Naomi Novik, Tongues of Serpents – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. First published 2010. ISBN 9780007256785 • AbeBooks
- [3 Jun] Jon Langford with David Langford and Denis Langford, Skull Orchard Revisited – Verse Chorus Press hardback. A highly idiosyncratic South Wales-themed mix of words, paintings and music (there's a CD in the back) by Jon, more words by me (which some sf fans will have seen as "South Wales Alphabet" in Trap Door a couple of years ago) and relevant selections from our father's vast photographic archive. ISBN 9781891241307 • AbeBooks
- [2 Jun] Margaret Killjoy, What Lies Beneath the Clock Tower: Being an Adventure of Your Own Choosing – Combustion Books steampunk interactive gamebook; trade paperback. ISBN 9780983497103 • AbeBooks
- [1 Jun] Joan Slonczewski, The Highest Frontier – Tor sf, hardback. ISBN 9780765329561 • AbeBooks
Also ebook (not seen): ISBN 9781429984744 • AbeBooks
May 2011 - [28 May] Carl-Eddy Skovgaard, ed., Sky City: New Science Fiction Stories by Danish Authors – Science Fiction Cirklen trade paperback, sf anthology. 19 stories, in English. ISBN 9788790592486 • AbeBooks
- [27 May] Gary McMahon, The Concrete Grove – Solaris paperback, horror. ISBN 9781907519949 • AbeBooks
- [24 May] Kevin J. Anderson, The Map of All Things – Orbit paperback, fantasy. "Terra Incognita" 2. First published 2010. ISBN 9781841496580 • AbeBooks
- [24 May] James S.A. Corey, Leviathan Wakes – Orbit sf, trade paperback. "Expanse" 1. ISBN 9781841499888 • AbeBooks
- [24 May] Mira Grant, Deadline – Orbit paperback, zombie sf thriller. Sequel to Feed: "Newsflesh Trilogy" 2. ISBN 9781841498997 • AbeBooks
- [24 May] Jeff Somers, The Final Evolution – Orbit sf, paperback. "Avery Cates" series. ISBN 9781841499437 • AbeBooks
- [19 May] Mike Ashley, Out of This World: Science Fiction But Not as You Know It – British Library coffee-table paperback, nonfiction. The official book accompanying the current British Library SF exhibition. ISBN 9780712358354 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780712358316 • AbeBooks- [19 May] Félix J. Palma, The Map of Time – Harper trade paperback, science fantasy (Victorian era, featuring Wells and his Time Machine). First published 2008; translated from Spanish by Nick Caistor. ISBN 9780007344123 • AbeBooks
- [18 May] Guillermo del Toro & Chuck Hogan, The Fall – Harper trade paperback, vampire horror/thriller. "Strain" trilogy 2. ISBN 9780007319503 • AbeBooks
- [16 May] Stephen Deas, The Order of the Scales – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. ISBN 9780575083813 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575083806 • AbeBooks- [16 May] Robert J. Sawyer, Wonder – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. "WWW" 3. ISBN 9780575095083 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575095076 • AbeBooks- [13 May] Sophia McDougall, Savage City – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. Third in alternate-Roman Empire trilogy. ISBN 9780575094871 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575094888 • AbeBooks- [12 Apr] Jonathan Green, Anno Frankenstein – Abaddon trade paperback, steampunk. ISBN 9781907519444 • AbeBooks
- [9 May] Peter V. Brett, The Desert Spear – Harper Voyager paperback, fantasy. "Demon" 2. First published 2010. ISBN 9780007276172 • AbeBooks
April 2011 - [27 Apr] Tom Holt, Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Sausages – Orbit sf or fantasy (I'm not sure which) comedy, trade paperback. ISBN 9781841495071 • AbeBooks
- [24 Apr] Anne Sudworth, Gothic Fantasies: The Paintings of Anne Sudworth – AAPPL art book. A surprise gift from the artist at Eastercon: many thanks, Anne! Published 2007. ISBN 9781904332565 • AbeBooks
- [23 Apr] R. Scott Bakker, The White Luck Warrior – Orbit fantasy, trade paperback. "Aspect-Emperor" 2. ISBN 9781841495392 • AbeBooks
- [23 Apr] Trudi Canavan, The Rogue – Orbit fantasy, hardback. "Traitor Spy" 2. ISBN 9781841495934 • AbeBooks
- [23 Apr] Pamela Freeman, Ember and Ash – Orbit fantasy, trade paperback. ISBN 9781841498270 • AbeBooks
- [16 Apr] Tim Akers, Dead of Veridon – Solaris paperback, fantasy/steampunk. ISBN 9781907519475 • AbeBooks
- [16 Apr] Ben Macallan, Desdaemona – Solaris paperback, urban fantasy. ISBN 9781907519628 • AbeBooks
- [14 Apr] Tim Powers, On Stranger Tides – Corvus trade paperback, historical dark fantasy. First published 1988; this edition linked to the film Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Second copy received a couple of weeks after the first. ISBN 9781848875128 • AbeBooks
- [9 Apr] Ben Aaronovitch, Moon Over Soho – Gollancz hardback, urban fantasy. Sequel to Rivers of London (2010). ISBN 9780575097605 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9780575097612 • AbeBooks- [9 Apr] John Gribbin, The Alice Encounter – PS Publishing hardback, sf. ISBN 9781848631380 • AbeBooks
Also signed edition, not seen: ISBN 9781848631373 • AbeBooks- [9 Apr] Jonathan Maberry, The King of Plagues – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. "Joe Ledger" 3. ISBN 9780575087019 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575087002 • AbeBooks- [9 Apr] Sarah Pinborough, The Shadow of the Soul – Gollancz trade paperback, dark fantasy thriller. "Dog-Faced Gods" 2. ISBN 9780575089495 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575089501 • AbeBooks- [13 Oct] Robert V.S. Redick, The River of Shadows – Gollancz trade paperback fantasy. Second sequel to The Red Wolf Conspiracy (2008). ISBN 9780575081840 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575081826 • AbeBooks- [9 Apr] Carrie Ryan, The Dark and Hollow Places – Gollancz hardback, sf. Second sequel to The Forest of Hands and Teeth (2009) ISBN 9780575094833 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9780575094840 • AbeBooks- [9 Apr] Toby Venables, Viking Dead – Abaddon trade paperback, dark fantasy. ISBN 9781907519680 • AbeBooks
- [6 Apr] George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. "A Song of Ice and Fire" 1. First published 1996; tv series tie-in edition. ISBN 9780007428540 • AbeBooks
- [6 Apr] Jo Walton, Among Others – Tor hardback, fantasy. I'm told Ansible gets a mention.... ISBN 9780765321534 • AbeBooks
- [2 Apr] Tim Powers, On Stranger Tides – Corvus trade paperback, historical dark fantasy. First published 1988; this edition linked to the film Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. ISBN 9781848875128 • AbeBooks
March 2011 - [28 Mar] Ian Whates, The Noise Revealed – Solaris trade paperback, sf. Sequel to last year's The Noise Within. ISBN 9781907519536 • AbeBooks
- [24 Mar] S.L. Grey, The Mall – Corvus hardback, urban fantasy/horror. A second proof copy received (the first was for me and this is for Ansible, which is rather a sweet thought); scheduled 1 June. ISBN 9780857890429 • AbeBooks
Also export trade paperback: ISBN 9781848878860 • AbeBooks- [23 Mar] S.L. Grey, The Mall – Corvus hardback, urban fantasy/horror. Proof copy received; scheduled 1 June. ISBN 9780857890429 • AbeBooks
Also export trade paperback: ISBN 9781848878860 • AbeBooks- [22 Mar] Kim Newman, Nightmare Movies: Horror on Screen Since the 1960s – Bloomsbury trade paperback, nonfiction. Second edition, much updated and expanded, of this 1988 book. ISBN 9781408805039 • AbeBooks
- [18 Mar] Robin Hobb and Megan Lindholm, The Inheritance – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. An "anthology" (that is, collection) of ten stories by this one author under her two bylines. ISBN 9780007273775 • AbeBooks
- [18 Mar] Sam Leith, The Coincidence Engine – Bloomsbury trade paperback, sf. ISBN 9781408802342 • AbeBooks
- [17 Mar] Daniel Abraham, The Dragon's Path – Orbit fantasy, trade paperback. "Dagger and the Coin" 1.. ISBN 9781841498874 • AbeBooks
- [17 Mar] Eric Brown, The Kings of Eternity – Solaris sf, trade paperback. (Second copy received.) ISBN 9781907519710 • AbeBooks
- [17 Mar] Ken MacLeod, The Restoration Game – Orbit sf, paperback. First published 2010. ISBN 9781841496467 • AbeBooks
- [17 Mar] Steve Savile, The Black Chalice – Abaddon trade paperback, fantasy. "Malory's Knights of Albion" 1. ISBN 9781907519666 • AbeBooks
- [16 Mar] Jim Burns, Imago – Titan Books hardback, coffee-table sf/fantasy art book. First published 2005. (Late freebie from SFX, whose nice reviews editor was desperate to make space in the office.) ISBN 9781845761332 • AbeBooks
- [16 Mar] Cory Doctorow, Makers – Harper Voyager hardback, sf. First UK edition, 2009. (Late freebie from SFX, as above.) ISBN 9780007325221 • AbeBooks
- [16 Mar] Neal Stephenson, Anathem – Atlantic Books sf, trade paperback. First published 2008. (Late freebie from SFX, as above.) ISBN 9781843549178 • AbeBooks
- [10 Mar] Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man's Fear – Gollancz hardback fantasy. "Kingkiller Chronicle" 2. ISBN 9780575081413 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9780575081420 • AbeBooks- [9 Mar] Robin Hobb, Dragon Haven – Harper Voyager paperback, fantasy. "Rain Wild Chronicles" 2. First published 2010. ISBN 9780007349104 • AbeBooks
- [8 Mar] Steven Erikson, The Crippled God – Bantam hardback fantasy. "Malazan Book of the Fallen" 10 (the last volume, a mere 923 pages), for SFX review. Actually received some days ago, but
it took me all this time to carry it up to the officeI was distracted by the need to read it. ISBN 9780593046357 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback: ISBN 9780593046364 • AbeBooks- [5 Mar] Robert Jackson Bennett, The Company Man – Orbit trade paperback, horror/historical. ISBN 9781841497921 • AbeBooks
- [5 Mar] Simon Morden, Equations of Life – Orbit trade paperback, sf. ISBN 9781841499482 • AbeBooks
- [4 Mar] Elspeth Cooper, Songs of the Earth – Gollancz fantasy, trade paperback. "The Wild Hunt" 1. Proof copy received; scheduled June 2011. ISBN 9780575096158 • AbeBooks
Also hardback: ISBN 9780575096141 • AbeBooks- [4 Mar] M.D. Lachlan, Fenrir – Gollancz historical fantasy, trade paperback. Proof copy received; scheduled July 2011. ISBN 9780575089648 • AbeBooks
Also hardback: ISBN 9780575089631 • AbeBooks- [3 Mar] Raymond E. Feist, At the Gates of Darkness – Harper Voyager fantasy, trade paperback. "Demonwar" 2. First published 2010. ISBN 9780007264728 • AbeBooks
February 2011 - [26 Feb] Patricia Briggs, River Marked – Orbit trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Mercy Thompson" 6. ISBN 9781841497976 • AbeBooks
- [26 Feb] Jesse Bullington, The Enterprise of Death – Orbit trade paperback, historical fantasy. ISBN 9781841499123 • AbeBooks
- [26 Feb] Jim Butcher, Changes – Orbit trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Dresden Files" 12. First published 2010. ISBN 9781841497143 • AbeBooks
- [26 Feb] Michael Cobley, The Orphaned Worlds – Orbit paperback, sf. "Humanity's Fire" 2. First published 2010. ISBN 9781841496344 • AbeBooks
- [26 Feb] Helen Lowe, The Heir of Night – Orbit fantasy, trade paperback. "Wall of Night" 1. Finished copy now received: scheduled 3 March 2011. ISBN 9780356500003 • AbeBooks
- [26 Feb] Elizabeth Moon, Kings of the North – Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. "Paladin's Legacy" 2. ISBN 9781841497686 • AbeBooks
- [25 Feb] Eric Brown, The Kings of Eternity – Solaris sf, trade paperback. ISBN 9781907519710 • AbeBooks
- [25 Feb] Mike Wild, The Trials of Trass Kathra – Solaris fantasy, paperback. "Twilight of Kerberos/Kali Hooper" sequence. ISBN 9781907519642 • AbeBooks
- [23 Feb] Kevin J. Anderson, ed., Nebula Awards Showcase 2011 – Tor sf, trade paperback. ISBN 9780765328427 • AbeBooks
- [23 Feb] Kathleen Ann Goonan, This Shared Dream – Tor sf, hardback. ISBN 9780765313546 • AbeBooks
- [21 Feb] Raymond E. Feist, A Kingdom Besieged – Harper Voyager fantasy hardback. "... the first book of the last ever Midkemian trilogy." ISBN 9780007264766 • AbeBooks
- [19 Feb] Blake Charlton, Spellwright – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. First published 2010. Langford mini-review here. ISBN 9780007349197 • AbeBooks
- [17 Feb] Conrad Williams, Loss of Separation – Solaris horror, paperback. ISBN 9781906735555 • AbeBooks
- [15 Feb] Suzanne McLeod, The Bitter Seed of Magic – Gollancz urban fantasy, trade paperback. "Spellcrackers.com" 3. ISBN 9780575084322 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575084315 • AbeBooks- [15 Feb] Andy Remic, Cloneworld – Solaris sf, paperback. "Combat-K" sequence. ISBN 9781906735579 • AbeBooks
- [11 Feb] David Wingrove, Son of Heaven – Corvus hardback, sf. "Chung Kuo" 1, opening a 20-volume expansion/revision of the 8-volume series published 1989-1997. Finished copy now received; scheduled March 2011. ISBN 9781848875241 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9781848875258 • AbeBooks
Also "Special Collector's" hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780857890412 • AbeBooks (3 February)
Also Ebook (not seen): ISBN 9780857891693 • AbeBooks (3 February – link still not working mid-Jan 2011)- [11 Feb] David Wingrove, Son of Heaven – Corvus hardback, sf. "Chung Kuo" 1, opening a 20-volume expansion/revision of the 8-volume series published 1989-1997. Second finished copy received in the same post – well, I do promise to list everything that comes in. ISBN 9781848875241 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9781848875258 • AbeBooks
Also "Special Collector's" hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780857890412 • AbeBooks (3 February)
Also Ebook (not seen): ISBN 9780857891693 • AbeBooks (3 February – link still not working mid-Jan 2011)- [7 Feb] Wayne Gerard Trotman, Veterans of the Psychic Wars – Red Moon trade paperback, sf. Self-published, POD. ISBN 9780956787200 • AbeBooks
- [4 Feb] Robert E. Howard, Conan's Brethren: The Classic Heroes – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. Leatherbound, unjacketed companion to The Complete Chronicles of Conan (2006 – ISBN 0575077662 • AbeBooks), collecting stories of Howard's other fantasy heroes: Solomon Kane, Bran Mak Morn, King Kull and miscellaneous. ISBN 9780575089877 • AbeBooks
Also export trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9780575091337 • AbeBooks- [4 Feb] David Moody, Autumn: The City – Gollancz hardback, horror. Sequel to Autumn. ISBN 9780575091320 • AbeBooks
Also export trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9780575091337 • AbeBooks- [4 Feb] Justina Robson, Down to the Bone – Gollancz trade paperback, science fantasy. "Quantum Gravity" 5. ISBN 9780575085657 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575085640 • AbeBooks- [4 Feb] Sheri S. Tepper, The Waters Rising – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. ISBN 9780575094956 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575094932 • AbeBooks- [4 Feb] H.G. Wells, The Shape of Things to Come – Gollancz hardback, sf. Unjacketed with gilt-tooled cover. ISBN 9780575095199 • AbeBooks
January 2011 - [31 Jan] Barbara Erskine, Lady of Hay – Harper historical fantasy, trade paperback. "25th anniversary edition"; first published 1986. ISBN 9780007250868 • AbeBooks
- [31 Jan] Barbara Erskine, Time's Legacy – Harper historical fantasy, trade paperback. First published 2010. ISBN 9780007302291 • AbeBooks
- [21 Jan] Joe Abercrombie, The Heroes – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. Finished copy now received. ISBN 9780575083837 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9780575083844 • AbeBooks- [21 Jan] Cinda Williams Chima, The Exiled Queen – Harper Voyager fantasy, hardback. "Seven Realms" 2. ISBN 9780007384228 • AbeBooks
- [21 Jan] Jonathan L. Howard, Johannes Cabal the Detective – Headline trade paperback, fantasy/steampunk. Sequel to Johannes Cabal the Necromancer (2009). First published 2010. ISBN 9780755347971 • AbeBooks
- [21 Jan] Guy Gavriel Kay, Under Heaven – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. First published 2010. ISBN 9780007342105 • AbeBooks
- [19 Jan] Bryan Talbot, Grandville Mon Amour – Jonathan Cape, hardback graphic novel. Sequel to the very spiffy Grandville (2009). ISBN 9780224090001 • AbeBooks
- [15 Jan] Walter Jon Williams, Deep State – Orbit trade paperback, sf. ISBN 9781841498331 • AbeBooks
- [14 Jan] Kay Brelland, The Street – Harper trade paperback, historical (1937 London) family melodrama. ISBN 9780007358632 • AbeBooks
- [14 Jan] Stephen Hunt, Secrets of the Fire Sea – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. First published 2010. ISBN 9780007289660 • AbeBooks
- [13 Jan] M.M. Buckner, The Gravity Pilot: a science fantasy – Tor hardback, sf. ISBN 9780765322869 • AbeBooks
- [8 Jan] Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson, Hellhole – Simon & Schuster trade paperback, sf. First of a trilogy. ISBN 9781847374264 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9781847379931 • AbeBooks- [6 Jan] Kate Griffin, The Neon Court – Orbit trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Matthew Swift" series. ISBN 9781841499017 • AbeBooks
- [6 Jan] Jon Courtenay Grimwood, The Fallen Blade – Orbit trade paperback, historical fantasy. "Assassini" 1. Finished copy now received. ISBN 9781841498454 • AbeBooks
- [6 Jan] J.V. Jones, Watcher of the Dead – Orbit paperback, fantasy. "Sword of Shadows" 4. ISBN 9781841492216 • AbeBooks
- [6 Jan] Gail Z. Martin, The Sworn – Orbit fantasy, trade paperback. "Fallen Kings" 1. ISBN 9781841499130 • AbeBooks
- [6 Jan] Jaye Wells, Green-Eyed Demon – Orbit paperback, urban fantasy. "Sabina Kane" 3. ISBN 9781841497587 • AbeBooks
- [6 Jan] Tad Williams, Shadowheart – Orbit hardback, fantasy. "Shadowmarch" 4. ISBN 9781841499239 • AbeBooks