Ansible Books Received, 2014

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This is a log of books received, a very few of which I may be in a position to review for SFX magazine or elsewhere – no promises, though. Dates indicate when books were received and (if known) when they're supposed to be published, in that order: [14 Oct/27 Oct].

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David Langford/Ansible, 94 London Road, Reading, RG1 5AU, England.

Magazines Received

• [31 Dec] SFX #257, March 2015
• [12 Dec] The Author, Winter 2014
• [11 Dec] SFX #256, February 2015
• [17 Nov] Black Static #43, November-December 2014
• [17 Nov] Interzone #255, November-December 2014
• [11 Nov] SFX #255, January 2015
• [30 Oct] Foundation #118, Autumn 2014
• [10 Oct] SFX #254, December 2014
• [18 Sep] The Author, Autumn 2014
• [15 Sep] Black Static #42, September-October 2014
• [15 Sep] Interzone #254, September-October 2014
• [12 Sep] SFX #253, November 2014
• [20 Aug] SFX #252, October 2014
• [24 Jul] SFX #251, September 2014
• [21 Jul] Black Static #41, July-August 2014
• [21 Jul] Interzone #253, July-August 2014
• [14 Jul] Vector #276 (BSFA), Summer 2014
• [14 Jul] Focus #62 (BSFA), Summer 2014
• [25 June SFX #250, August 2014
• [14 Jun] The Author, Summer 2014
• [23 May] SFX #249, Summer 2014
• [19 May] Black Static #40, May-June 2014
• [19 May] Interzone #252, May-June 2014
• [26 Apr] SFX #248, July 2014
• [31 Mar] Vector #275 (BSFA), Spring 2014
• [31 Mar] BSFA Awards 2013 special publication including shortlisted stories, artwork
• [28 Mar] SFX #247, June 2014
• [18 Mar] Black Static #39, March-April 2014
• [18 Mar] Interzone #251, March-April 2014
• [14 Mar] The Author, Spring 2014
• [11 Mar] Foundation #116, "Winter 2012/13"
• [6 Mar] SFX #245, April 2014 [received after another pathetic entreaty]
• [28 Feb] SFX #246, May 2014 [oops, I seem to have missed April: time to chase them again]
• [22 Jan] SFX #244, March 2014
• [22 Jan] SFX #243, February 2014
• [22 Jan] SFX #242, January 2014 [catching up after I slipped off the complimentary list for some reason]
• [18 Jan] Black Static #38, January-February 2014
• [18 Mar] Interzone #250 January-February 2014

December 2014
• [27 Dec/19 Mar] Justina Robson, The Glorious Angels – Gollancz, trade paperback, sf. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780575134010 • AbeBooks
• [24 Dec/29 Jan] Joe Abercrombie, Half a King – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. Reissue of 2014 hardback. • ISBN 9780007550227 • AbeBooks
• [24 Dec/15 Jan] Dean Koontz, Saint Odd – Harper Voyager hardback, supernatural thriller. "Odd Thomas" series. • ISBN 9780007518111 • AbeBooks
• [22 Dec/25 Sep] Maurice Druon translated by Humphrey Hare, The Lily and the Lion – HarperCollins historical fiction, trade paperback. "Accursed Kings" 6. First published 1960; in UK 1961; reissued with introduction by George R.R. Martin ("This is the original Game of Thrones"). • ISBN 9780007491360 • AbeBooks
• [22 Dec/4 Dec] Jonathan Oliver, editor, Dangerous Games – Solaris trade paperback, anthology. 18 stories on the theme of games, plus introduction. • ISBN 9781781082652 • AbeBooks
• [22 Dec/13 Feb] Mark Stay, Robot Overlords – Gollancz, trade paperback, sf. Proof copy received. Novelization of the 2015 UK film co-scripted by Stay. • ISBN 9781473204867 • AbeBooks
• [22 Dec/15 Jan] J.R.R. Tolkien, edited and with commentary by John D. Rateliff, A Brief History of The Hobbit – HarperCollins, trade paperback, fantasy plus critique. Abridged from Rateliff's two-volume The History of The Hobbit (2007); includes Tolkien's complete original MS text of The Hobbit. ISBN 9780007557257 • AbeBooks
• [22 Dec/8 Jan] Jo Walton, What Makes This Book So Great – Corsair trade paperback, nonfiction. Selected Tor.com blog posts on rereading sf and fantasy, mostly focusing on specific books: 130 pieces including an introduction. • ISBN 9781472111616 • AbeBooks
• [20 Dec/3 Feb] Neil Gaiman, Trigger Warnings: Short Fictions and Disturbances – Headline hardback, fantasy/horror/other. 24 short stories with introduction. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781472217684 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback: ISBN 9781472217691 • AbeBooks
• [20 Dec/1 Jan] Claire Kendal, The Book of You – Harper, trade paperback, thriller. ISBN 9780007531677 • AbeBooks
• [20 Dec/19 Feb] Paul McAuley, Something Coming Through – Gollancz, hardback, sf. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781473203945 • AbeBooks
• [19 Dec/9 Oct] Lemony Snicket, "Shouldn't You Be in School?" – Egmont, hardback, vaguely fantastical. "All the Wrong Questions" 3. ISBN 9781405256230 • AbeBooks
• [13 Dec/23 Apr] Peter Newman, The Vagrant – Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. Proof copy received. ISBN 9780007593071 • AbeBooks
• [12 Dec/26 Feb] Francesca Haig, The Fire Sermon – Harper Voyager, hardback, sf. Proof copy received. ISBN 9780007563050 • AbeBooks
• [11 Dec/15 Jan] Stuart MacBride, The Missing and the Dead – HarperCollins, trade paperback, police-procedural thriller. ISBN 9780007494613 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780007494606 • AbeBooks
• [10 Dec/9 Sep] Sophie Hannah, The Monogram Murders: The New Hercule Poirot Mystery – HarperCollins, hardback, crime. Authorized follow-up to the famous Agatha Christie series. ISBN 9780007547418 • AbeBooks
• [8 Dec/27 Nov] Robert Holdstock, Mythago Wood – Gollancz Fantasy Masterworks, trade paperback, fantasy. 30th anniversary edition of the World Fantasy Award-winning title. • ISBN 9781473205451 • AbeBooks
• [8 Dec/1 Dec] John Julius Norwich, A Christmas Cracker: being a commonplace selection: 2014 – chapbook of arcane quotations. A signed copy arrives every year! • ISBN 9780955167089 • AbeBooks
• [6 Dec/26 Dec] Sheri S. Tepper, Fishtails – Gollancz, trade paperback, science-fantasy. Double sequel, apparently, to both the True Game series and the more recent A Plague of Angels and The Waters Rising. • ISBN 9781473211049 • AbeBooks

November 2014
• [28 Nov/4 Dec] Martyn Waites, The Woman in Black: Angel of Death – Arrow/Hammer horror, paperback. "Fully authorized chilling sequel" to Susan Hill's The Woman in Black; tie-in to the film. • ISBN 9781784750268 • AbeBooks
• [20 Nov/19 Feb] Helena Coggan, The Catalyst – Hodder hardback, fantasy. Proof copy received. First novel by 15-year-old author. • ISBN 9781444794663 • AbeBooks
• [7 Nov/27 Nov] Stephen Baxter, Proxima – Gollancz, hardback sf. Sequel to Proxima (2013). • ISBN 9780575116870 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9780575116887 • AbeBooks
• [7 Nov/20 Nov] Stephen Jones, ed., Zombie Apocalpyse: Endgame – Robinson trade paperback, anthology or shared-world novel. 22 contributor credits. • ISBN 9781472106421 • AbeBooks
• [3 Nov/13 Nov] Gavin Deas [Gavin Smith and Stephen Deas], Empires: Extraction – Gollancz, hardback, sf. "Empires" sequence: two linked novels to be read in either order. • ISBN 9780575129009 • AbeBooks
• [3 Nov/13 Nov] Gavin Deas [Gavin Smith and Stephen Deas], Empires: Infiltration – Gollancz, hardback, sf. "Empires" sequence: two linked novels to be read in either order. • ISBN 9780575129283 • AbeBooks
• [1 Nov/? 2014] Robin Wyatt Dunn, A Map of Kex's Face – John Ott trade paperback, fantasy. • ISBN 9781940830049 • AbeBooks

October 2014
• [30 Oct/28 Oct] George R.R. Martin, Elio M Garcia Jr and Linda Antonsson, The World of Ice and Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones – HarperCollins coffee-table hardback, nonfiction. Heavily illustrated imaginary historical background to A Song of Ice and Fire, sort of like Tolkien's appendices but more expansive. Second copy now received! • ISBN 9780007580910 • AbeBooks
• [29 Oct/6 Nov] Jack McDevitt, Coming Home – Headline trade paperback, sf. "Alex Benedict" 7. • ISBN 9781472207579 • AbeBooks
• [29 Oct/12 Feb] Jasmine Warga, My Heart and Other Black Holes – Hodder paperback, young adult novel. Drama of depression and suicide pact; no apparent fantastic content. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781444791532 • AbeBooks
• [25 Oct/6 Nov] Liz de Jager, Vowed – Tor UK trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Blackhart Legacy" 2. • ISBN 9781447247678 • AbeBooks
• [25 Oct/6 Nov] Stephen Lloyd Jones, Written in the Blood – Headline hardback, supernatural thriller. • ISBN 9781472204707 • AbeBooks
• [25 Oct/28 Oct] Patrick Rothfuss, The Slow Regard of Silent Things – Gollancz, hardback, fantasy. • ISBN 9781473209329 • AbeBooks
• [23 Oct/30 Oct] Greg Bear, War Dogs – Gollancz, trade paperback, sf. • ISBN 9780575100992 • AbeBooks
• [23 Oct/6 Nov] Michael Carroll, Al Ewing and Matt Smith, Judge Dredd: Year One – Abaddon trade paperback, sf anthology. 3 new stories. "Judge Dredd" sequence, set at the beginning of the comics character's career. • ISBN 9781781082737 • AbeBooks
• [23 Oct/6 Nov] Stephen Gregory, Wakening the Crow – Solaris trade paperback, horror. • ISBN 9781781082416 • AbeBooks
• [23 Oct/30 Oct] Alastair Reynolds, On the Steel Breeze – Gollancz, trade paperback, sf. "Poseidon's Children" 2. Reissue of 2013 title. • ISBN 9780575090477 • AbeBooks
• [22 Oct/9 Oct] E.R. Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros – HarperCollins, trade paperback, fantasy. Classic reissue: "Zimiamvia" prelude. This and the following three are a matched set whose covers each include a quarter of the Worm and join to show the whole thing (plus other creatures) as a poster image. ISBN 9780007578115 • AbeBooks
• [22 Oct/9 Oct] E.R. Eddison, Mistress of Mistresses – HarperCollins, trade paperback, fantasy. Classic reissue: "Zimiamvia" 1. ISBN 9780007578139 • AbeBooks
• [22 Oct/9 Oct] E.R. Eddison, A Fish Dinner in Memison – HarperCollins, trade paperback, fantasy. Classic reissue: "Zimiamvia" 2. ISBN 9780007578153 • AbeBooks
• [22 Oct/9 Oct] E.R. Eddison, The Mezentian Gate – HarperCollins, trade paperback, fantasy. Classic reissue: "Zimiamvia" 3. ISBN 9780007578177 • AbeBooks
• [17 Oct/6 Nov] James Luceno, Star Wars: Tarkin – Century hardback, sf. • ISBN 9781780893686 • AbeBooks
• [17 Oct/? Oct] Dandi Palmer, Tales for Teenagers – Dodo Books trade paperback, sf/fantasy collection. • ISBN 9781906442347 • AbeBooks
• [14 Oct/18 Nov] Ken MacLeod, Descent – Orbit trade paperback, sf. Reissue of title first published earlier this year. • ISBN 9781841499420 • AbeBooks
• [13 Oct/28 Oct] George R.R. Martin, Elio M Garcia Jr and Linda Antonsson, The World of Ice and Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones – HarperCollins coffee-table hardback, nonfiction. Heavily illustrated imaginary historical background to A Song of Ice and Fire, sort of like Tolkien's appendices but more expansive. • ISBN 9780007580910 • AbeBooks
• [9 Oct/11 Nov] David Dalglish, A Dance of Ghosts – Orbit trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Shadowdance" 5. • ISBN 9780356502823 • AbeBooks
• [8 Oct/30 Oct] Anne Rice, The Wolves of Midwinter – Arrow urban fantasy, paperback. "Wolf Gift Chronicles" series. • ISBN 9780099584933 • AbeBooks
• [8 Oct/9 Oct] Lynne Truss, Cat out of Hell – Arrow/Hammer horror, paperback. • ISBN 9780099585343 • AbeBooks
• [8 Oct/9 Oct] Debbie Viguié, Circle of Blood – Arrow urban fantasy, paperback. "Witch Hunt" series. • ISBN 9780099574576 • AbeBooks
• [3 Oct/23 Oct] Mark Charan Newton, Retribution – Macmillan hardback, fantasy. "Lukan Drakenfeld" 2. For some mysterious reason it says Tor, not Macmillan, on the title page (but nowhere else). • ISBN 9780230766846 • AbeBooks
• [3 Oct/27 Nov] Bryan Talbot, Grandville Noël – Jonathan Cape hardback, graphic novel. "Detective-Inspector LeBrock of Scotland Yard Scientific-Romance Thriller" 4. • ISBN 9780224098069 • AbeBooks
• [3 Oct/23 Oct] Martha Wells, Star Wars: Empire and Rebellion: Razor's Edge – Arrow sf, paperback. Reissue of 2013 title. • ISBN 9780099594253 • AbeBooks
• [2 Oct/25 Sep] Brandon Sanderson, Steelheart – Gollancz trade paperback, superhero sf. Opens a new series. Reissue of 2013 title. • ISBN 9780575104044 • AbeBooks
• [2 Oct/1 Feb] S.K. Tremayne, The Ice Twins – HarperCollins psychological thriller, hardback. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780007563036 • AbeBooks

September 2014
• [24 Sep/23 Oct] George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, Dangerous Women Part II – HarperVoyager trade paperback, fantasy/sf/etc anthology. Second third of the 21-story 2013 hardback: 7 stories. • ISBN 9780007549436 • AbeBooks
• [20 Sep/9 Oct] Graham Hancock, War God: Return of the Plumed Serpent – Coronet hardback, historical fantasy. "War God" 2. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9781444788372 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9781444788396 • AbeBooks
• [18 Sep/4 Sep] Randall Munroe, What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions – John Murray hardback, nonfiction, collecting xkcd blog posts plus new material. With additional and very silly introduction on measuring units for this UK edition. • ISBN 9781848549579 • AbeBooks
• [12 Sep/7 Oct] Kelley Armstrong, Otherworld Nights – Orbit trade paperback, collections of urban fantasy stories. "Women of the Otherworld" sequence.• ISBN 9780356500669 • AbeBooks
• [6 Sep/9 Oct] John Joseph Adams, editor, Fearsome Magics: The New Book of Solaris Fantasy – Solaris trade paperback, fantasy anthology. 14 new stories. • ISBN 9781781082126 • AbeBooks
• [6 Sep/9 Oct] David Thomas Moore, editor, Two Hundred and Twenty One Baker Streets – Abaddon trade paperback, Sherlock Holmes anthology. 14 new stories. • ISBN 9781781082218 • AbeBooks
• [6 Sep/9 Oct] Tricia Sullivan, Shadowboxer – Ravenstone trade paperback. • ISBN 9781781082812 • AbeBooks
• [5 Sep/14 Oct] Brian Ruckley, The Free – Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. • ISBN 9780356501956 • AbeBooks
• [5 Sep/2 Oct] Peter Watts, Firefall – Head of Zeus hardback, sf. Omnibus comprising Blindsight (2006) and its new sequel Echopraxia (2014), first UK publication in each case. • ISBN 9781784080464 • AbeBooks
• [4 Sep/12 Feb] Joe Abercrombie, Half the World – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780007550234 • AbeBooks
• [3 Sep/25 Sep] John Jackson Miller, Star Wars: A New Dawn – Century hardback, sf. • ISBN 9781780892238 • AbeBooks

August 2014
• [28 Aug/25 Sep] Maurice Druon translated by Humphrey Hare, The Lily and the Lion – HarperCollins historical fiction, trade paperback. "Accursed Kings" 6. First published 1960; in UK 1961; reissued with introduction by George R.R. Martin ("This is the original Game of Thrones"). • ISBN 9780007491353 • AbeBooks
• [28 Aug/25 Sep] George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, Dangerous Women Part I – HarperVoyager trade paperback, fantasy/sf/etc anthology. First third of the 21-story 2013 hardback: 7 stories including a new 82pp Game of Thrones novella by GRRM. • ISBN 9780007549429 • AbeBooks
• [27 Aug/2 Sep] Angus Watson, Age of Iron – Orbit trade paperback, historical fantasy. "Age of Iron " 1. • ISBN 9780356502618 • AbeBooks
• [25 Aug/25 Sep] Maurice Druon translated by Humphrey Hare, The She Wolf – HarperCollins historical fiction, trade paperback. "Accursed Kings" 5. First published 1955; in UK 1960; reissued with introduction by George R.R. Martin ("This is the original Game of Thrones"). • ISBN 9780007491346 • AbeBooks
• [23 Aug/9 Oct] Peter F. Hamilton, The Abyss Beyond Dreams – Macmillan hardback, sf. "Chronicle of the Fallers" 1 of 2, sequelling the Commonwealth and Void series. Signed proof copy received. • ISBN 9780230769465 • AbeBooks
• [23 Aug/2 Sep] Jeff VanderMeer, Acceptance – Fourth Estate hardback, sf/fantasy/weird. "Southern Reach Trilogy" 3. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9780007553532 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback: ISBN 9780007553556 • AbeBooks
• [20 Aug/14 Aug] John Clute, Stay – Beccon Publications trade paperback, essays and reviews; includes The Darkening Garden: A Short Lexicon of Horror (2006). • ISBN 9781870824637 • AbeBooks
• [20 Aug/9 Oct] Graham Hancock, War God: Return of the Plumed Serpent – Coronet hardback, historical fantasy. "War God" 2. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781444788372 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback: ISBN 9781444788396 • AbeBooks
• [20 Aug/4 Nov] Harry Harrison, Harry Harrison! Harry Harrison! It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time – Tor hardback, autobiography. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780765333087 • AbeBooks
• [20 Aug/28 Aug] John Jackson Miller, Star Wars: Kenobi – Arrow sf, paperback. Reissue of 2013 title. • ISBN 9780099594246 • AbeBooks
• [20 Aug/25 Sep] Kass Morgan, The 100: Day 21 – Hodder paperback, sf. Media franchise product. Second in series. Two copies received. • ISBN 9781444766905 • AbeBooks
• [20 Aug/? 2014] Jane Palmer, Moss – Dodo Books trade paperback, sf. • ISBN 9781906442330 • AbeBooks
• [20 Aug/15 Aug] Adam Roberts, Sibilant Fricative – NewCon Press/Steel Quill trade paperback, essays and reviews. • ISBN 9781907069758 • AbeBooks
• [20 Aug/14 Aug] John Scalzi, Lock In – Gollancz sf, trade paperback. • ISBN 9780575134348 • AbeBooks
• [9 Aug/18 Sep] Felix Gilman, The Revolutions – Corsair trade paperback, sf/steampunk. • ISBN 9781472113276 • AbeBooks
• [9 Aug/18 Sep] Sean Wallace, ed., The Mammoth Book of Steampunk Adventures – Robinson trade paperback, steampunk anthology. 25 stories. • ISBN 9781472110619 • AbeBooks
• [8 Aug/25 Sep] Pierce Brown, Red Rising – Hodder trade paperback, young-adult sf. • ISBN 9781444758993 • AbeBooks
• [6 Aug/22 Aug] George Mann, Sherlock Holmes: The Spirit Box – Titan trade paperback, sf (?) mystery set in 1915. • ISBN 9781781160022 • AbeBooks
• [6 Aug/1 Sep] Andrew Taylor, The Silent Boy – HarperCollins, hardback, historical thriller set during the French Revolution. Finished copy now received. ISBN 9780007506576 • AbeBooks
• [5 Aug/14 Aug] Lauren Oliver, Panic – Hodder trade paperback, suspense/thriller. • ISBN 9781444723052 • AbeBooks

July 2014
• [24 Jul/12 Aug] Robin Hobb, Fool's Assassin – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Fitz and the Fool" 1. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9780007444175 • AbeBooks
• [23 Jul/26 Aug] Brent Weeks, The Broken Eye – Orbit hardback, fantasy. "Lightbringer" 3. • ISBN 9781841499093 • AbeBooks
• [17 Jul/2 Sep] Jeff VanderMeer, Acceptance – Fourth Estate hardback, sf/fantasy/weird. "Southern Reach Trilogy" 3. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780007553532 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback: ISBN 9780007553556 • AbeBooks
• [16 Jul/31 Jul] A.J. Smith, The Dark Blood – Head of Zeus hardback, heroic fantasy. "Long War" 2. • ISBN 9781781852262 • AbeBooks
• [10 Jul/25 Sep] Adam Roberts, Bête – Gollancz hardback, sf. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780575127685 • AbeBooks
• [9 Jul/1 Aug] Lauren Beukes, Broken Monsters – HarperCollins sf/horror/thriller, hardback. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9780007464593 • AbeBooks
• [9 Jul/1 Sep] Andrew Taylor, The Silent Boy – HarperCollins, hardback, historical thriller set during the French Revolution. Proof copy received. ISBN 9780007506576 • AbeBooks
• [3 Jul/17 Jul] Tim Lebbon, Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void – Arrow sf, paperback. Reissue of 2013 title. • ISBN 9780099594239 • AbeBooks

June 2014
• [28 Jun/17 Jul] Hannu Rajaniemi, The Causal Angel – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. Sequel to The Quantum Thief and The Fractal Prince. • ISBN 9780575088979 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575088962 • AbeBooks
• [26 Jun/31 Jul] Dean Koontz, The City – HarperCollins hardback, thriller (perhaps with supernatural; elements; the blurb isn't very clear). Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780007520282 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback: ISBN 9780007520299 • AbeBooks
• [21 Jun/19 Jun] Graeme Shimmin, A Kill in the Morning – Bantam Press trade paperback, sf. Alternate-history thriller. • ISBN 9780593073537 • AbeBooks
• [19 Jun/8 Jul] Terry Brooks, The High Druid's Blade – Orbit hardback, fantasy. "Defenders of Shannara" series. • ISBN 9780356502168 • AbeBooks
• [19 Jun/28 Aug] Lars Kepler, The Sandman – HarperCollins/Blue Door hardback, thriller. "DI Joona Linna" series. Scandinavian serial killer.... • ISBN 9780007467785 • AbeBooks
• [19 Jun/10 May] John Light, Glimmerings of the Totaliverse – Photon Press trade paperback, sf. • ISBN 9781897968468 • AbeBooks
• [19 Jun/17 Apr] John Light, Secret Cave – Photon Press trade paperback, illustrated story for children. • ISBN 9781897968475 • AbeBooks
• [19 Jun/? 2014] Jane Palmer, How to Confuse a Dragon – Dodo Books trade paperback, fantasy. • ISBN 9781906442323 • AbeBooks
• [13 Jun/3 Jul] Adam Baker, Impact – Hodder trade paperback, sf/horror. • ISBN 9781444755886 • AbeBooks
• [13 Jun/10 Jul] Scott Sigler, Pandemic – Hodder trade paperback, sf/horror. "Infected" series. • ISBN 9781444791693 • AbeBooks
• [12 Jun/31 Jul] Lauren Beukes, Broken Monsters – HarperCollins sf/horror/thriller, hardback. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780007464593 • AbeBooks
• [12 Jun/19 Jun] M.K. Hume, The Last Dragon – Headline trade paperback, fantasy. "Twilight of the Celts" 1. • ISBN 9780755379576 • AbeBooks
• [12 Jun/17 Jul] Richard Kadrey, Kill City Blues – Harper Voyager, trade paperback, urban fantasy. "James Stark" series. Reissue of 2013 title. ISBN 9780007446063 • AbeBooks
• [12 Jun/3 Jul] Guy Gavriel Kay, River of Stars – HarperCollins, trade paperback, Oriental historical fantasy. ISBN 9780007521937 • AbeBooks
• [5 Jun/12 Aug] Robin Hobb, Fool's Assassin – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Fitz and the Fool" 1. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780007444175 • AbeBooks
• [3 Jun/23 May] Anna Thayer, The Traitor's Heir – Lion fantasy, trade paperback. "Knight of Eldaran" 1. • ISBN 9781782640752 • AbeBooks
• [3 Jun/1 Jun] Anna Thayer, The King's Hand – Lion fantasy, trade paperback. "Knight of Eldaran" 2. • ISBN 9781782640776 • AbeBooks
• [2 Jun/3 Jul] Joanna Briscoe, Touched – Arrow/Hammer horror novella, hardback. • ISBN 9780099590828 • AbeBooks
• [2 Jun/27 Jun] Kevin Hearne, Shattered – Orbit trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Iron Druid" 7. • ISBN 9780356504438 • AbeBooks

May 2014
• [30 May/19 Jun] Troy Denning, Star Wars: Crucible – Arrow sf, paperback. Reissue of 2013 title. • ISBN 9780099542933 • AbeBooks
• [28 May/8 May] Mitch Benn, Terra – Gollancz sf, trade paperback. Reissue of 2013 title. • ISBN 9780575132108 • AbeBooks
• [28 May/15 May] Mike, Linda and Louise Carey, The City of Silk and Steel – Gollancz fantasy, trade paperback. Reissue of 2013 title. • ISBN 9780575132672 • AbeBooks
• [28 May/9 May] Philip K. Dick, Gather Yourselves Together – Gollancz sf, trade paperback. Reissue of 1994 title. • ISBN 9780575132542 • AbeBooks
• [28 May/8 May] Simon Ings, Painkillers – Gollancz sf, trade paperback. Reissue of 2000 title. • ISBN 9780575131392 • AbeBooks
• [28 May/29 May] Michael Moorcock, Jerry Cornelius: His Lives and His Times – Gollancz sf collection, trade paperback. Jerry Cornelius stories from 1968 to 2011. "The Michael Moorcock Collection" edition. • ISBN 9781473200722 • AbeBooks
• [28 May/8 May] Sarah Pinborough, Poison – Gollancz fantasy, trade paperback. Reissue of 2013 title. • ISBN 9780575092990 • AbeBooks
• [23 May/19 Jun] Hugh Howey, Sand – Random House/Century sf, hardback. • ISBN 9781780893181 • AbeBooks
• [20 May/10 Jun] Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston, Earth Awakens – Orbit trade paperback, sf. "First Formic War" 3, i.e. Ender's Game series prequels. • ISBN 9780356502762 • AbeBooks
• [20 May/15 Jun] James S.A. Corey, Cibola Burn – Orbit hardback, sf. "Expanse" 4. • ISBN 9780356504162 • AbeBooks
• [19 May/5 Jun] Daniel Falconer, The Hobbit Chronicles: Cloaks & Daggers – HarperCollins coffee-table hardback, nonfiction. Film spinoff, heavily illustrated with photos of clothing and weapons (see title), other props, cast members, etc etc. • ISBN 9780007525775 • AbeBooks
• [17 May/3 Jun] Ian Irvine, Justice – Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. "Tainted Realm" 3. • ISBN 9781841498300 • AbeBooks
• [14 May/5 Jun] Mark Lawrence, Prince of Fools – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Red Queen's War" 1. • ISBN 9780007531530 • AbeBooks
• [12 May/8 May] Emmi Itäranta, Memory of Water – Harper Voyager hardback, sf. A first novel. • ISBN 9780007529919 • AbeBooks
• [8 May/15 May] Ursula K. Le Guin, The Unreal and the Real: Selected Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin: Volume 1: Where on Earth – Gollancz multi-genre collection, hardback. • ISBN 9781473202825 • AbeBooks
• [8 May/10 Apr] Michael Moorcock, The Nomad of Time – Gollancz sf/steampunk, trade paperback. Omnibus of The Warlord of the Air, The Land Leviathan and The Steel Tsar. • ISBN 9780575092693 • AbeBooks
• [7 May/?] Robin Wyatt Dunn, Fighting Down into the Kingdom of Dreams – John Ott science-fantasy, trade paperback. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781940830025 • AbeBooks
• [3 May/10 Apr] Stephen Deas, Dragon Queen – Gollancz fantasy, trade paperback. Reissue of 2013 title. • ISBN 9780575100541 • AbeBooks
• [3 May/10 Apr] Philip K. Dick, Lies, Inc. – Gollancz sf, trade paperback. Reissue of 1984 title with complicated publishing/revision history dating back to 1966 (as The Unteleported Man). • ISBN 9780575133105 • AbeBooks
• [3 May/10 Apr] Simon Ings, City of the Iron Fish – Gollancz fantasy, trade paperback. Reissue of 1994 title. • ISBN 9780575130890 • AbeBooks
• [3 May/10 Apr] Christopher Priest, The Adjacent – Gollancz sf, trade paperback. Reissue of 2013 title (actually the 4 October 2013 paperback with a Clarke Award Shortlist sticker added to the cover). • ISBN 9780575105386 • AbeBooks
• [3 May/10 Apr] Robert J. Sawyer, Red Planet Blues – Gollancz sf, trade paperback. Reissue of 2013 title. • ISBN 9781473200081 • AbeBooks
• [2 May/27 May] Jim Butcher, Skin Game – Orbit hardback, fantasy. "Dresden Files" series. • ISBN 9780356500904 • AbeBooks
• [2 May/15 May] Trudi Canavan, Thief's Magic – Orbit hardback, fantasy. "Millennium's Rule" 1. • ISBN 9780356501109 • AbeBooks

April 2014
• [30 Apr/27 May] Elizabeth Moon, Crown of Renewal – Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. "Paladin's Legacy" 4. • ISBN 9780356501307 • AbeBooks
• [29 Apr/15 May] Stephen Hunt, In Dark Service – Gollancz "steampunk fantasy", trade paperback. "Far-Called Sequence" 1. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780575092068 • AbeBooks
• [26 Apr/8 May] Daniel Polansky, She Who Waits – Hodder trade paperback, fantasy. "Low Town" series. • ISBN 9781444721416 • AbeBooks
• [26 Apr/?] Darren Shan, Zom-B Circus – Simon & Schuster trade paperback, horror with some massively popular theme (vampires? werewolves? It'll come to me in a moment). "Zom-B" series. "Not for resale" freebie riding with SFX #249. • ISBN 9781471122729 • AbeBooks
• [26 Apr/22 May] James Smythe, No Harm Can Come to a Good Man – Harper/Borough Press hardback, sf. • ISBN 9780007541904 • AbeBooks
• [26 Apr/8 May] James Treadwell, Anarchy – Hodder trade paperback, fantasy. Sequel to Advent. • ISBN 9781444728545 • AbeBooks
• [26 Apr/8 May] Jeff VanderMeer, Authority – Fourth Estate hardback, sf/fantasy/weird. "Southern Reach Trilogy" 2. • ISBN 9780007553464 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback: ISBN 9780007553525 • AbeBooks
• [23 Apr/22 May] Wally Lamb, We Are Water – Harper trade paperback, nonfantastic contemporary novel. Reissue of 2013 title. • ISBN 9780007532865 • AbeBooks
• [19 Apr/14 Apr] Paul Kincaid, Call and Response – Beccon Publications, nonfiction trade paperback. His second collection of sf/fantasy criticism. • ISBN 9781870824620 • AbeBooks
• [19 Apr/6 May] Brian McClellan, The Crimson Campaign – Orbit hardback, fantasy. "Powder Mage Trilogy" 2. • ISBN 9780356502021 • AbeBooks
• [16 Apr/19 Jun] Jon Wallace, Barricade – Gollancz sf, trade paperback. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780575117945 • AbeBooks
• [14 Apr/17 Apr] A.J. Dalton, Tithe of the Saviours – Gollancz fantasy, trade paperback. "DestinyQuest" 3. • ISBN 9780575123229 • AbeBooks
• [14 Apr/30 Apr] Stella Gemmell, The City – Corgi fantasy, trade paperback. • ISBN 9780552168953 • AbeBooks
• [14 Apr/15 May] James Thornton, Sphinx: The Second Coming – Barbican Press sf, trade paperback. • ISBN 9780956336446 • AbeBooks
• [14 Apr/17 Apr] Michael J. Ward, The Eye of Winter's Fury – Gollancz fantasy interactive gamebook ("choose your own adventure"), trade paperback. "DestinyQuest" 3. • ISBN 9780575095588 • AbeBooks
• [12 Apr/27 Feb] Diana Wynne Jones with Ursula Jones, The Islands of Chaldea – HarperCollins hardback, fantasy. Diana's last novel, completed by her sister. • ISBN 9780007542239 • AbeBooks
• [5 Apr/24 Apr] Lavie Tidhar, The Violent Century – Hodder trade paperback, sf/superheroes. • ISBN 9781444762891 • AbeBooks

March 2014
• [27 Mar/24 Apr] Max Barry, Lexicon – Mulholland Books/Hodder trade paperback, sf. Reissue of 2013 title. • ISBN 9781444764680 • AbeBooks
• [27 Mar/? 2013] Jane Palmer, Short SF Stories: Tales for Technophobes – Dodo Books trade paperback, sf. Nine stories. • ISBN 9781906442309 • AbeBooks
• [27 Mar/24 Apr] Benjamin Percy, Red Moon – Hodder trade paperback, werewolf thriller. • ISBN 9781444725025 • AbeBooks
• [27 Mar/1 May] Mary M. Talbot, Kate Charlesworth and Bryan Talbot, Sally Heathcote: Suffragette – Jonathan Cape hardback, graphic novel. Historical story of the UK Votes for Women campaign. • ISBN 9780224097864 • AbeBooks
• [20 Mar/27 Mar] Terry Goodkind, The Third Kingdom – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. "Sword of Truth" series. Reissue of 2013 title. • ISBN 9780007493753 • AbeBooks
• [15 Mar/15 Mar] Peter Higgins, Truth and Fear – Gollancz fantasy thriller, trade paperback. • ISBN 9780575130593 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575130579 • AbeBooks
• [14 Mar/10 Apr] Graham Edwards, Talus and the Frozen King – Solaris trade paperback, historical fantasy/detection. • ISBN 9781781081983 • AbeBooks
• [14 Mar/10 Apr] James Lovegrove, Age of Shiva – Solaris trade paperback, science fantasy. "Pantheon" series. • ISBN 9781781081808 • AbeBooks
• [14 Mar/13 Mar] Ivor Stourton, The Happier Dead – Solaris trade paperback, sf. • ISBN 9781781081822 • AbeBooks
• [14 Mar/13 Mar] Steve Rasnic Tem, Blood Kin – Solaris trade paperback, supernatural. • ISBN 9781781081969 • AbeBooks
• [11 Mar/17 Apr] Mario Routi, Rebecca Newton and the Sacred Flame – Oak Tree Press trade paperback, fantasy. • ISBN 9781783334414 • AbeBooks
• [7 Mar/27 Mar] Octavia E. Butler, Kindred – Headline trade paperback, sf. Reissue of 1979 title; Headline are also publishing her backlist as ebooks. • ISBN 9781472214812 • AbeBooks
• [6 Dec/13 Mar] Richard Ford, The Shattered Crown – Headline trade paperback, fantasy. "Steelhaven" 2. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9780755394067 • AbeBooks
• [6 Mar/27 Mar] James S.A. Corey, Star Wars: Empire and Rebellion: Honor Among Thieves – Century hardback, sf. • ISBN 9781780892603 • AbeBooks
• [1 Mar/6 Mar] Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. "Stormlight Archive" 2. 1087 pages.... • ISBN 9780575099043 • AbeBooks
  Also export trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9780575097414 • AbeBooks
• [1 Mar/27 Feb] Andrzej Sapkowski, translated by David French, Baptism of Fire – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. "Witcher" 3. Original Polish edition 1996. • ISBN 9780575090965 • AbeBooks

February 2014
• [27 Feb/27 Mar] Robin Hobb, The Blood of Dragons – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. "Rain Wild Chronicles" 4. Reissue of 2013 title. • ISBN 9780007444168 • AbeBooks
• [27 Feb/13 Mar] Tim Lebbon, Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void – Century hardback, sf. • ISBN 9781780892573 • AbeBooks
• [20 Feb/18 Mar] Glenda Larke, The Lascar's Dagger – Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. With added reviewer freebies: a packet of what appears to be star anise (because the story involves travel "to the exotic, dangerous Spice Islands", inhabited no doubt by exotic, dangerous Spice Girls). • ISBN 9780356502724 • AbeBooks
• [18 Feb/27 Feb] Dmitry Glukhovsky, translated by Andrew Bromfield, Metro 2034 – Gollancz hardback, sf. The unexpectedly titled sequel to Metro 2033. Original Russian edition 2009. • ISBN 9781473204287 • AbeBooks
• [15 Feb/30 Jan] Melissa Marr, The Arrivals – Harper trade paperback, fantasy. Reissue of 2013 title. • ISBN 9780007349241 • AbeBooks
• [12 Feb/7 Jul] Joe Abercrombie, Half a King – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. Proof copy received. (Signed and personalized!) • ISBN 9780007550203 • AbeBooks
• [11 Feb/4 Mar] Mur Lafferty, Ghost Train to New Orleans – Orbit trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Shambling Guides" 2. • ISBN 9780356501918 • AbeBooks
• [7 Feb/28 Jan] Myke Cole, Breach Zone – Headline trade paperback, military superhero science-fantasy. "Shadow Ops" 3. • ISBN 9780755394012 • AbeBooks
• [6 Feb/6 Feb] Miles Cameron, The Fell Sword – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. Sequel to The Red Knight. Copyright page says 2013, but not released until 2014. • ISBN 9780575113336 • AbeBooks
• [5 Feb/6 Mar] Ken MacLeod, Descent – Orbit hardback, sf. The 6 March publication date is from the Book Depository page: the actual publicity sheet says 24 May, which I suspect is an error. • ISBN 9781841499413 • AbeBooks

January 2014
• [29 Jan/3 Feb] Joe Schreiber, Star Wars: Maul: Lockdown – Century hardback, sf. • ISBN 9781846056987 • AbeBooks
• [28 Jan/3 Mar] Jeff VanderMeer, Annihilation – Fourth Estate hardback, sf/fantasy/weird. "Southern Reach Trilogy" 1. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9780007550715 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback: ISBN 9780007550692 • AbeBooks
• [18 Jan/13 Feb] Paul Kearney, A Different Kingdom – Solaris trade paperback, fantasy. Reissue of 1993 title. • ISBN 9781781081877 • AbeBooks
• [17 Jan/? Apr] Gregory Benford & Larry Niven, Shipstar – Tor hardback, sf. Sequel to Bowl of Heaven. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780765328700 • AbeBooks
• [17 Jan/22 May] Sarah Lotz, The Three – Hodder hardback, horror/thriller. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781444770360 • AbeBooks
• [9 Jan/16 Dec] Adam Roberts, illustrated by Mahendra Singh, Twenty Trillion Leagues Under the Sea – Gollancz hardback, sf. Homage to Verne but opening in 1958. • ISBN 9780575134423 • AbeBooks
• [8 Jan/2 Jan] Dean Koontz, Innocence – HarperCollins hardback, supernatural thriller. • ISBN 9780007518012 • AbeBooks
• [8 Jan/16 Jan] James Smythe, The Echo – Harper Voyager hardback, sf. Sequel to The Explorer (2013). Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9780007456796 • AbeBooks

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