Ansible Books Received, 2015

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This is a log of books received, a very few of which I may be in a position to review – 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].
If not discouraged by the FAQ notes on reviews, send books for listing to:
David Langford/Ansible, 94 London Road, Reading, RG1 5AU, England.

Magazines Received

• [15 Dec] The Author, Winter 2015
• [9 Dec] Foundation #122, dated 2015 only
• [7 Dec] SFX #269, February 2016
• [21 Nov] Black Static #49, November-December 2015
• [21 Nov] Interzone #261, November-December 2015
• [9 Nov] SFX #268, January 2016
• [17 Oct] Vector #281 (BSFA), Winter 2015
• [17 Oct] Best of Vector: Vol 1 (BSFA), paperback nonfiction anthology
• [9 Oct] SFX #267, December 2015
• [?30 Sep] The Author, Autumn 2015
• [17 Sep] Black Static #48, September-October 2015
• [17 Sep] Interzone #260, September-October 2015
• [12 Sep] SFX #266, November 2015
• [17 Aug] SFX #265, October 2015
• [15 Aug] Foundation #121, dated 2015 only
• [20 Jul] SFX #264, September 2015
• [18 Jul] Black Static #47, July-August 2015
• [18 Jul] Interzone #259, July-August 2015
• [3 Jul] Focus #64 (BSFA), Summer 2015
• [3 Jul] Vector #280 (BSFA), Summer 2015
• [20 Jun] SFX #263, August 2015
• [12 Jun] Foundation #120, dated 2015 only
• [?30 Jun] The Author, Summer 2015
• [?29 May] SFX #262, Summer 2015
• [18 May] Black Static #46, May-June 2015
• [18 May] Interzone #258, May-June 2015
• [29 Apr] SFX #261, July 2015 [I seem to be back on the complimentary list now]
• [22 Apr] F&SF, May/June 2015
• [17 Mar] SFX #260, June 2015 [another late copy, sent when I whinged]
• [17 Mar] Black Static #45, March-April 2015
• [17 Mar] Interzone #257, March-April 2015
• [17 Mar] SFX #259, May 2015 [out around 6 March, but my copy failed to arrive and they sent another]
• [13 Feb] Focus #63 (BSFA), Winter 2014/2015
• [13 Feb] Vector #278 (BSFA), Winter 2014/2015
• [4 Feb] SFX #258, April 2015
• [? Feb] Foundation #119, dated 2014 only
• [23 Jan] Black Static #44, January-February 2015
• [23 Jan] Interzone #256, January-February 2015
• [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

December 2015
[21 Dec/22 Oct] Ann Leckie, Ancillary Mercy – Orbit trade paperback, sf. "Ancillary" 3. • ISBN 9780356502427 • AbeBooks

[19 Dec/28 Apr] Thomas Olde Heuvelt, Hex – Hodder & Stoughton hardback, supernatural horror. Second proof copy received. • ISBN 9781444793215 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback: ISBN 9781444793208 • AbeBooks

[19 Dec/14 Jan] Dean Koontz, Ashley Bell – Harper Voyager hardback, supernatural (?)thriller. • ISBN 9780007520336 • AbeBooks

[18 Dec/18 Feb] Helena Coggan, The Reaction – Hodder hardback, fantasy. Proof copy received. Sequel and conclusion to The Catalyst (2015). • ISBN 9781444794700 • AbeBooks

[14 Dec/24 Sep] Graham Andrews, Nor Am I Out of It – FeedARead trade paperback, collection of six stories. • ISBN 9781786101815 • AbeBooks

[14 Dec/14 Jan] Jo Walton, The Philosopher Kings – Corsair trade paperback, historical/mythological fantasy. Sequel to The Just City. • ISBN 9781472150790 • AbeBooks

[5 Dec/14 Jan] Gail Z. Martin, Vendetta – Solaris trade paperback, fantasy. "Deadly Curiosities" 2. • ISBN 9781781084021 • AbeBooks

[4 Dec/11 Feb] Clifford Beal, The Guns of Ivrea – Solaris trade paperback, fantasy. "Tales of Valdur" 1. • ISBN 9781781083482 • AbeBooks

[2 Dec/10 Mar] Jason Gurley, Eleanor – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780008132910 • AbeBooks

November 2015
[25 Nov/3 Dec] Jonathan Green, The Ulysses Quicksilver Omnibus Volume Two – Rebellion/Abaddon trade paperback, sf. Omnibus of Evolution Expects (2009), Blood Royal (2010) and Dark Side (2010) plus shorter works. "Pax Britannica" series. • ISBN 9781781083833 • AbeBooks

[18 Nov/22 Mar] James Gunn, Transgalactic – Tor hardback, sf. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780765380920 • AbeBooks

[15 Nov/25 Sep] Adam Roberts, Rave and Let Die: The SF & Fantasy of 2014 – NewCon Press/Steel Quill trade paperback, nonfiction collection. • ISBN 9781907069802 • AbeBooks

[15 Nov/14 Nov] Zoë Sumra, Sailor to a Siren – Elsewhen trade paperback, sf. • ISBN 9781908168672 • AbeBooks

[9 Nov/3 Dec] Jonathan Strahan, Meeting Infinity – Solaris trade paperback, sf anthology. 16 stories plus introduction. • ISBN 9781781083796 • AbeBooks

[7 Nov/26 Nov] Kevin Hearne, Star Wars: Heir to the Jedi – Century trade paperback, sf. Reissue of hardback from earlier this year.• ISBN 9780099594277 • AbeBooks

October 2015
[31 Oct/10 Mar] Daniel Polansky, Those Below – Hodder & Stoughton hardback, fantasy. "Empty Throne" sequence 2. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781444779943 • AbeBooks

[29 Oct/1 Mar] Allen Steele, Arkwright – Tor hardback, sf. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780765382153 • AbeBooks

[28 Oct/28 Apr] Thomas Olde Heuvelt, Hex – Hodder & Stoughton hardback, supernatural horror. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781444793215 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback: ISBN 9781444793208 • AbeBooks

[24 Oct/27 Oct] George R.R. Martin, The Official A Game of Thrones Colouring Book – Harper Voyager large-format paperback, fantasy. Quotes from the saga on 45 left-hand pages, each illustrated with a full-page (10" square) b/w line drawing on the right. Various illustrators. • ISBN 9780008157906 • AbeBooks

[20 Oct/6 Oct] George R.R. Martin, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Westeros" prequel set a century before the Game of Thrones narrative. • ISBN 9780007507672 • AbeBooks

[20 Oct/22 Oct] Benjamin Percy, The Dead Lands – Hodder & Stoughton trade paperback, sf. • ISBN 9781444770056 • AbeBooks

[15 Oct/8 Oct] J.R.R. Tolkien ed. , The Art of The Lord of the Rings – HarperCollins hardback, fantasy art book. In slipcase. 180+ "drawings, inscriptions, maps and plans" by JRRT, in colour, with introduction and commentary. • ISBN 9780008105754 • AbeBooks

[13 Oct/5 Nov] Alexander Freed, Star Wars: Battlefront: Twilight Company – Century hardback, sf. Tie to new videogame Star Wars: Battlefront. • ISBN 9781780893655 • AbeBooks

[2 Oct/27 Oct] Gregory Maguire, After Alice – Headline hardback, Carrollian fantasy. • ISBN 9781472230430 • AbeBooks

[2 Oct/5 Nov] Paul Meloy, The Night Clock – Solaris trade paperback, fantasy. • ISBN 9781781083758 • AbeBooks

September 2015
[29 Sep/8 Oct] Richard Ford, Lord of Ashes – Headline trade paperback, fantasy. "Steelhaven" 3. Reissue of titles from earlier this year. • ISBN 9780755394104 • AbeBooks

[29 Sep/8 Sep] Cindy Pon, Serpentine – Month9Books, trade paperback, YA fantasy. • ISBN 9781942664338 • AbeBooks

[29 Sep/2 Sep] Terry Pratchett, The Shepherd's Crown – Doubleday hardback, fantasy. "Discworld/Tiffany Aching" series; Terry's last novel. • ISBN 9780857534811 • AbeBooks

[29 Sep/2 Jul] Charles Stross, The Annihilation Score – Orbit hardback, urban fantasy thriller. "Laundry Files" series. • ISBN 9780356505312 • AbeBooks

[18 Sep/24 Sep] Pierce Brown, Golden Son – Hodder & Stoughton trade paperback, YA sf. • ISBN 9781444759037 • AbeBooks

[17 Sep/3 Aug] Jeff Gardiner, The Law of Chaos: The Multiverse of Michael Moorcock – Headpress trade paperback, critical survey. Published 2002 as The Age of Chaos; here retitled and updated, e.g. with a 2012 letter from MM and new works up to 2012 in the bibliography. Publication date from Book Depository; copyright page says 2014. • ISBN 9781909394193 • AbeBooks

[15 Sep/24 Sep] Robert L. Anderson, Dreamland – Hodder & Stoughton hardback, YA fantasy. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9781473621008 • AbeBooks

[12 Sep/19 Nov] Tom Toner, The Promise of the Child – Gollancz sf, trade paperback. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781473211360 • AbeBooks

[7 Sep/10 Sep] Tony Ballantyne, Dream Paris – Solaris trade paperback, fantasy. Sequel or thematic sequel to Dream London. • ISBN 9781781083604 • AbeBooks

[7 Sep/8 Oct] Christopher Fowler, The Sand Men – Solaris trade paperback, sf thriller. • ISBN 9781781083734 • AbeBooks

August 2015
[27 Aug/17 Sep] Stephen Baxter, Xeelee: Endurance – Gollancz sf, hardback. • ISBN 9781473212701 • AbeBooks

[27 Aug/22 Oct] Yrsa Sigurdardottir, trans Victoria Cribb, The Undesired – Hodder & Stoughton hardback, supernatural thriller. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9781473605497 • AbeBooks

[12 Aug/14 Sep] Helen Claire Gould, Floodtide – Helen Claire Gould Books trade paperback, sf. • ISBN 9780993081217 • AbeBooks

[8 Aug/22 Oct] Yrsa Sigurdardottir, trans Victoria Cribb, The Undesired – Hodder & Stoughton hardback, supernatural thriller. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781473605497 • AbeBooks

[5 Aug/13 Aug] Robin Hobb, Fool's Quest – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. "Fitz and the Fool" 2. • ISBN 9780007444212 • AbeBooks

[1 Aug/20 Aug] Seth Patrick, Lost Souls – Pan Macmillan urban fantasy, trade paperback. "The Reviver" 2. • ISBN 9781447213413 • AbeBooks

July 2015
[30 Jul/17 Sep] Ian McDonald, Luna: New Moon – Gollancz sf, trade paperback. • ISBN 9781473202238 • AbeBooks

[30 July/13 Aug] Becky Chambers, The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet – Hodder hardback, sf. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9781473619791 • AbeBooks

[29 Jul/27 Aug] Andrew Michael Hurley, The Loney – John Murray hardback, fantasy? Reissue of 2014 title. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9781473619821 • AbeBooks

[24 Jul/? 2014] Dandi Palmer (Jane Palmer), Short Stories: Fantasy, Fiction and Horror – Dodo Books trade paperback, mixed-genre collection. • ISBN 9781906442347 • AbeBooks

[20 Jul/?] Robin Wyatt Dunn, Julia, Skydaughter – CreateSpace trade paperback, sf. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781940830087 • AbeBooks

[20 Jul/11 Jun] S. Spencer Baker, Slabscape: Dammit – Blip Books paperback, sf. "Slabscape" series. • ISBN 9780993030505 • AbeBooks

[20 Jul/Oct 2010] S. Spencer Baker, Slabscape: Reset – Blip Books paperback, sf. "Slabscape" series. • ISBN 9780956738707 • AbeBooks

[15 Jul/24 Sep] Robert L. Anderson, Dreamland – Hodder & Stoughton hardback, YA fantasy. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781473621008 • AbeBooks

[10 Jul/6 Aug] Ilka Tampke, Skin – Hodder & Stoughton hardback, historical fiction (fantasy?). Set in Celtic Britain, 43 AD. • ISBN 9781473616424 • AbeBooks

[9 Jul/6 Aug] David V. Barrett, Tales from the Vatican Vaults – Robinson trade paperback, sf/fantasy anthology. 28 original stories. • ISBN 9781472111654 • AbeBooks

[9 Jul/16 Jul] Robin Hobb, Fool's Assassin – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. "Fitz and the Fool" 1. Reissue of 2014 title. • ISBN 9780007444205 • AbeBooks

[2 Jul/16 Jul] Joe Abercrombie, Half a War – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Shattered Sea" 3. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9780007550265 • AbeBooks

[2 Jul/13 Aug] Weston Ochse, Grunt Traitor – Solaris trade paperback, sf. "Task Force OMBRA" series. • ISBN 9781781083574 • AbeBooks

[1 Jul/2 Jul] Dean Koontz, Saint Odd – Harper Voyager trade paperback, supernatural thriller. "Odd Thomas" series. Paperback reissue of January 2015 hardback title. • ISBN 9780007520152 • AbeBooks

June 2015
[28 Jun/2 Jul] Rob Boffard, Tracer – Orbit trade paperback, sf. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9780356505138 • AbeBooks

[26 Jun/9 Jul] Christie Golden, Star Wars: Dark Disciple – Century hardback, sf. • ISBN 9781780893747 • AbeBooks

[24 Jun/2 Jul] Rebecca Levene, The Hunter's Kind – Hodder hardback, fantasy. "Hollow Crown" 2. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9781444753752 • AbeBooks

[22 Jun/30 Jul] China Miéville, Three Moments of an Explosion – Macmillan hardback, multi-genre collection. 28 stories. • ISBN 9780230770171 • AbeBooks

[18 Jun/16 Jun] Christopher Golden, Tin Men – Headline trade paperback, sf. • ISBN 9781472209672 • AbeBooks

[18 Jun/2 Jul] Anthony Ryan, Queen of Fire – Orbit hardback, fantasy. Concludes "Raven's Shadow" trilogy. • ISBN 9780356502496 • AbeBooks

[18 Jun/2 Jul] J.P. Smythe, Way Down Dark – Hodder hardback, sf. "Australia Trilogy" 1. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9781444796322 • AbeBooks

[17 Jun/18 Jun] Joe Abercrombie, Half the World – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. Paperback reissue of February title. • ISBN 9780007550258 • AbeBooks

[17 Jun/18 Jun] Mark Lawrence, The Liar's Key – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Red Queen's War" 2. Second copy received for some reason. • ISBN 9780007531578 • AbeBooks

[17 Jun/2 Jul] James Luceno, Star Wars: Tarkin – Arrow paperback, sf. Reissue of 2014 title. • ISBN 9781784750077 • AbeBooks

[10 Jun/16 Jul] Eric Brown and Una McCormack, The Baba Yaga – Rebellion/Abaddon trade paperback, sf. "Weird Space" series. • ISBN 9781781083635 • AbeBooks

[10 Jun/18 Jun] Lauren Roy, The Fire Children – Rebellion/Ravenstone trade paperback, fantasy. • ISBN 9781781083536 • AbeBooks

[6 Jun/18 Jun] Stephen Bywater, Night of the Damned – Headline trade paperback, fantasy/horror.• ISBN 9781472210418 • AbeBooks

[5 Jun/21 May] Tony Gonzales, The Tabit Genesis – Gollancz sf, trade paperback. • ISBN 9780575093225 • AbeBooks

[4 Jun/16 Jul] Emily Gee, The Blood Curse – Solaris trade paperback, fantasy. "Cursed Kingdoms" 3. • ISBN 9781781083864 • AbeBooks

[4 Jun/16 Jul] Gail Z. Martin and Larry N. Martin, Iron & Blood – Solaris trade paperback, steampunk. "Jake Desmet" series. • ISBN 9781781083109 • AbeBooks

May 2015
[26 May/18 Jun] K.M. McKinley, The Iron Ship – Solaris trade paperback, fantasy. "Gates of the World" 1. • ISBN 9781781083338 • AbeBooks

[26 May/1 Aug] Nisi Shawl and Bill Campbell, editors, Stories for Chip: A Tribute to Samuel R. Delany – Rosarium hardback, sf/fantasy anthology. 33 stories. • ISBN 9780990319177 • AbeBooks

[22 May/4 Jun] Laurell K. Hamilton, Dead Ice – Headline hardback, urban fantasy. "Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter" series. • ISBN 9780755389063 • AbeBooks

[22 May/2 Jul] Rebecca Levene, The Hunter's Kind – Hodder hardback, fantasy. "Hollow Crown" 2. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781444753752 • AbeBooks

[22 May/21 May] Jonathan Strahan, The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume Nine – Solaris trade paperback, sf anthology. 28 stories plus introduction. • ISBN 9781781083086 • AbeBooks

[18 May/9 Jun] Terry Brooks, The Darkling Child – Orbit hardback, fantasy. "Shannara" the umpteenth, "Defenders of Shannara" 2. • ISBN 9780356502199 • AbeBooks

[18 May/18 Jun] Mark Lawrence, The Liar's Key – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Red Queen's War" 2. • ISBN 9780007531578 • AbeBooks

[16 May/21 May] Brian Catling, The Vorrh – Hodder/Coronet hardback, fantasy. Reissue of 2012 title. • ISBN 9781473606616 • AbeBooks

[16 May/27 Aug] Andrew Michael Hurley, The Loney – John Murray hardback, fantasy? Reissue of 2014 title. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781473619821 • AbeBooks

[16 May/18 Jun] David Mitchell, The Bone Clocks – Hodder/Sceptre trade paperback. Reissue of 2014 title. • ISBN 9780340921623 • AbeBooks

[16 May/16 Jul] Michael Moorcock, The Whispering Swarm – Gollancz fantasy/autobiography, hardback. Reissue of 2014 US title. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781473213326 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback: ISBN 9781473213340 • AbeBooks

[16 May/4 Jun] Adrian Tchaikovsky, Children of Time – Tor UK hardback, sf. • ISBN 9781447273288 • AbeBooks

[16 May/21 May] J.R.R. Tolkien, ed. Christopher Tolkien, Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary / Sellic Spell – HarperCollins, trade paperback. Reissue of 2014 title. • ISBN 9780008116583 • AbeBooks

[13 May/21 May] Terry Goodkind,The Law of Nines – HarperCollins thriller, trade paperback. Reissue of 2009 title. • ISBN 9780007303670 • AbeBooks

[13 May/7 May] George R.R. Martin, adapted by Daniel Abraham, art by Tommy Patterson, A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel: Volume Four – Harper Voyager large-format hardback, fantasy. • ISBN 9780008132200 • AbeBooks

[13 May/21 May] J.R.R. Tolkien, ed. Christopher Tolkien, The Fall of Arthur – HarperCollins verse and commentary, trade paperback. • ISBN 9780007557301 • AbeBooks

[12 May/20 Oct] Gene Wolfe, A Borrowed Man – Tor hardback, sf. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780765381149 • AbeBooks

[11 May/13 Aug] Becky Chambers, The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet – Hodder hardback, sf. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781473619791 • AbeBooks

[9 May/16 Jul] Joe Abercrombie, Half a War – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Shattered Sea" 3. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780007550265 • AbeBooks

[5 May/2 Jul] Rob Boffard, Tracer – Orbit trade paperback, sf. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780356505138 • AbeBooks

[2 May/7 May] Richard Ford, Lord of Ashes – Headline trade paperback, fantasy."Steelhaven" 3. • ISBN 9780755394098 • AbeBooks

[2 May/21 May] Sarah Lotz, Day Four – Hodder hardback, horror/thriller. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9781444775365 • AbeBooks

April 2015
[30 Apr/21 May] Susan Ee, End of Days – Hodder trade paperback, apocalyptic fantasy. "Penryn and the End of Days" 3. • ISBN 9781444778557 • AbeBooks

[30 Apr/21 May] Peter Higgins, Radiant State – Gollancz sf thriller, trade paperback. "Wolfhound Century" 3. • ISBN 9780575130647 • AbeBooks

[27 Apr/18 Jun] Victor Pelevin, translated by Andrew Bromfield, S.N.U.F.F. – Gollancz, hardback, sf. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781473213029 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback: ISBN 9781473213036 • AbeBooks

[24 Apr/23 Apr] John Jackson Miller, Star Wars: A New Dawn – Arrow paperback, sf. Reissue of 2014 title. • ISBN 9780099590880 • AbeBooks

[20 Apr/9 Jul] Ben Aaronovitch, Foxglove Summer – Gollancz, trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Peter Grant" series. • ISBN 9780575132528 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (published 2014; received now as advance promo for paperback): ISBN 9780575132504 • AbeBooks

[20 Apr/7 May] Saul Black (pseudonym of Glen Duncan), The Killing Lessons – Orion hardback, thriller. More serial killers. A second proof copy received. • ISBN 9781409152941 • AbeBooks

[20 Apr/4 Jun] Joan M. Harris, The Gospel of Loki – Gollancz, trade paperback, fantasy. • ISBN 9781473202368 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9781473202351 • AbeBooks

[14 Apr/23 Apr] Paul S Kemp, Star Wars: Lords of the Sith – Century hardback, sf. • ISBN 9781846056826 • AbeBooks

[1 Apr/23 Apr] Lauren Beukes, Broken Monsters – HarperCollins sf/horror/thriller, trade paperback. Reissue of 2014 title. • ISBN 9780007464616 • AbeBooks

[1 Apr/9 Apr] Peter V. Brett, The Skull Throne – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Demon Cycle" series. • ISBN 9780007425686 • AbeBooks

[1 Apr/23 Apr] Mark Lawrence, Prince of Fools – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. "Red Queen's War" 1. Reissue of 2014 title. • ISBN 9780007531561 • AbeBooks

[1 Apr/23 Apr] Peter Newman, The Vagrant – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. Second copy received. • ISBN 9780007593071 • AbeBooks

March 2015
[30 Mar/9 Apr] Tad Williams, Sleeping Late on Judgement Day – Hodder trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Bobby Dollar" 3. • ISBN 9781444738674 • AbeBooks

[26 Mar/21 May] Neal Stephenson, Seveneves – HarperCollinsBorough Press hardback, sf. • ISBN 9780008132514 • AbeBooks

[25 Mar/7 May] Nnedi Okorafor, The Book of Phoenix – Hodder hardback, sf. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781473617940 • AbeBooks

[25 Mar/9 Apr] Benjamin Percy, The Dead Lands – Hodder hardback, post-holocaust sf. • ISBN 9781444770032 • AbeBooks

[25 Mar/2 Jul] J.P. Smythe, Way Down Dark – Hodder hardback, sf. "Australia Trilogy" 1. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781444796322 • AbeBooks

[24 Mar/28 Apr] Terry Brooks, The High Druid's Blade – Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. "Shannara" the umpteenth, "Defenders of Shannara" 1. Reissue of 2014 title. • ISBN 9780356502182 • AbeBooks

[19 Mar/1 Apr] Gavin Smith, The Age of Scorpio – Gollancz, trade paperback, sf. Reissue of 2013 title. • ISBN 9780575094765 • AbeBooks

[19 Mar/26 Mar] Gavin Smith, A Quantum Mythology – Gollancz, trade paperback, sf. • ISBN 9780575126992 • AbeBooks

[18 Mar/30 Apr] Alastair Reynolds, Poseidon's Wake – Gollancz, hardback, sf. "Poseidon's Children" 3. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780575090491 • AbeBooks

[16 Mar/7 May] Saul Black, The Killing Lessons – Orion hardback, thriller. More serial killers. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781409152941 • AbeBooks

[13 Mar/23 Apr] James Corey, Star Wars: Empire and Rebellion: Honor among Thieves – Arrow paperback, sf. Reissue of 2014 title. • ISBN 9780099594260 • AbeBooks

[13 Mar/12 Mat] Tom Isbell, The Prey – Harper Voyager trade paperback, sf. A first novel. • ISBN 9780007528189 • AbeBooks

[13 Mar/2 Apr] Delia Sherman, The Freedom Maze – Corsair trade paperback, sf. Reissue (first UK?) of 2011 title. • ISBN 9781472117526 • AbeBooks

[13 Mar/9 Apr] Arianne "Tex" Thompson, Medicine for the Dead – Solaris trade paperback, fantasy. "Children of the Drought" 2. • ISBN 9781781083062 • AbeBooks

[7 Mar/14 Jul] Carol Ives Gilman, Dark Orbit – Tor hardback, sf. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780765336293 • AbeBooks

[7 Mar/19 Mar] Tom Lloyd, Old Man's Ghosts – Gollancz, trade paperback, fantasy. • ISBN 9780575131217 • AbeBooks

[7 Mar/23 Apr] Peter Newman, The Vagrant – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. • ISBN 9780007593071 • AbeBooks

[7 Mar/11 Aug] Michael Swanwick, Chasing the Phoenix – Tor hardback, sf. "Darger and Surplus" series. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780765380906 • AbeBooks

[7 Mar/12 Mar] Lavie Tidhar, A Man Lies Dreaming – Hodder trade paperback, sf. • ISBN 9781444762945 • AbeBooks

February 2015
[25 Feb/21 May] Sarah Lotz, Day Four – Hodder hardback, horror/thriller. Proof copy received. And now a second one. • ISBN 9781444775365 • AbeBooks

[25 Feb/5 Mar] Sarah Lotz, The Three – Hodder trade paperback, horror/thriller. Reissue of 2014 title. • ISBN 9781444770384 • AbeBooks

[26 Feb/12 Mar] Luke Scull, Sword of the North – Head of Zeus, hardback, fantasy. "Grim Company" 2. • ISBN 9781781851555 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9781781851562 • AbeBooks

[23 Feb/? Feb] Richard Middleton, The Wyrm Conspiracy – Createspace trade paperback, children's/YA fantasy. • ISBN 9781507599990 • AbeBooks

[21 Feb/19 Mar] Gail Carriger, Prudence – Orbit trade paperback, steampunk. "The Custard Protocol" 1. • ISBN 9780356501796 • AbeBooks

[21 Feb/21 May] Sarah Lotz, Day Four – Hodder hardback, horror/thriller. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781444775365 • AbeBooks

[16 Feb/19 Feb] George R.R. Martin and Lisa Tuttle, Windhaven – Gollancz, trade paperback, sf. Reissue of 1981 title. • ISBN 9781473208940 • AbeBooks

[14 Feb/5 Mar] Elizabeth Knox, Wake – Corsair trade paperback, horror. • ISBN 9781472117533 • AbeBooks

[13 Feb/26 Feb] Kevin Hearne, Star Wars: Heir to the Jedi – Century hardback, sf. • ISBN 9781780892610 • AbeBooks

[12 Feb/12 Feb] Joe Abercrombie, Half the World – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9780007550234 • AbeBooks

[12 Feb/26 Feb] Francesca Haig, The Fire Sermon – Harper Voyager, hardback, sf. Finished copy now received. ISBN 9780007563050 • AbeBooks

[12 Feb/26 Feb] Jen Williams, The Iron Ghost – Headline trade paperback, fantasy. Sequel to The Copper Promise. • ISBN 9781472211132 • AbeBooks

[7 Feb/12 Feb] Emmi Itäranta, Memory of Water – Harper Voyager trade paperback, sf. A first novel. Reissue of 2014 title. • ISBN 9780007529940 • AbeBooks

[5 Feb/26 Feb] Brian McClellan, The Autumn Republic – Orbit hardback, fantasy. "Powder Mage Trilogy" 3. • ISBN 9780356502052 • AbeBooks

[5 Feb/12 Feb] Silvia Morena-Garcia, Signal to Noise – Solaris trade paperback, fantasy. Second copy received. • ISBN 9781781082980 • AbeBooks

[4 Feb/12 Feb] Joe Schreiber, Star Wars: Maul: Lockdown – Arrow paperback, sf. Reissue of 2014 title. • ISBN 9780099542964 • AbeBooks

[4 Feb/12 Feb] Adrian Tchaikovsky, Guns of the Dawn – Tor UK hardback, historical (Regency) fantasy. • ISBN 9781447272670 • AbeBooks

January 2015
[30 Jan/3 Feb] Neil Gaiman, Trigger Warnings: Short Fictions and Disturbances – Headline hardback, fantasy/horror/other. 24 short stories with introduction. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9781472217684 • AbeBooks

[28 Jan/9 Jun] Ed Greenwood, The Iron Assassin – Tor hardback, 19th-century steampunk. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780765338464 • AbeBooks

[27 Jan/12 Feb] Jonathan Barnes, Cannonbridge – Solaris trade paperback, historical-fantasy thriller. • ISBN 9781781082966 • AbeBooks

[27 Jan/5 May] James L. Cambias, Corsair – Tor hardback, sf. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780765379108 • AbeBooks

[27 Jan/12 Feb] Silvia Morena-Garcia, Signal to Noise – Solaris trade paperback, fantasy. • ISBN 9781781082980 • AbeBooks

[27 Jan/12 May] Kit Reed, Shipstar – Tor hardback, sf. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780765379825 • AbeBooks

[26 Jan/12 Mar] James Goss, Haterz – Solaris trade paperback, crime thriller. • ISBN 9781781083000 • AbeBooks

[24 Jan/19 Feb] Helena Coggan, The Catalyst – Hodder hardback, fantasy. Finished copy now received. First novel by 15-year-old author. • ISBN 9781444794663 • AbeBooks

[16 Jan/9 Apr] Ben Percy, The Dead Lands – Hodder hardback, post-holocaust sf. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781444770032 • AbeBooks

[12 Jan/29 Jan] Neal Asher, Dark Intelligence – Tor UK hardback, sf. "Transformation" 1. • ISBN 9780230750722 • AbeBooks

[8 Jan/29 Jan] Megan Shepherd, A Cold Legacy – Harper Voyager gothic sf, trade paperback. Sequel to The Madman's Daughter (2013), itself a kind of revisionist sequel to The Island of Dr Moreau, and Her Dark Curiosity (2014), which homaged The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. This time it's Frankenstein.... • ISBN 9780007500246 • AbeBooks

[7 Jan/1 Jan] Maurice Druon translated by Andrew Simpkin, The King without a Kingdom – HarperCollins historical fiction, hardback. "Accursed Kings" 7. First published 1977; first UK translation with introduction by George R.R. Martin ("This is the original Game of Thrones"). • ISBN 9780007491377 • AbeBooks