This is a log of books received, some of which I review for SFX magazine, in Cloud Chamber, or elsewhere. The latest listing is here.
Send books for listing to: David Langford, 94 London Road, Reading, RG1 5AU, England.Magazines Received
[31 Dec] The Author, Winter 2009
[21 Dec] Vector #261, Autumn 2009
[19 Dec] Black Static #14, December 2009/January 2010
[11 Dec] SFX #191, February 2010
[4 Dec] Fortean Times #257, January 2010
[19 Nov] SFX #190, January 2010
[18 Nov] Interzone #225, December 2009
[16 Nov] The Ancible (games magazine; no relation) #1
[11 Nov] Fortean Times #256, December 2009
[3 Nov] Murky Depths #10
[25 Oct] New York Review of SF #254, October 2009
[20 Oct] Black Static #13, October/November 2009
[16 Oct] SFX #189, December 2009
[13 Oct] Fortean Times #254, November 2009
[26 Sep] The Author, Autumn 2009
[26 Sep] New Scientist #2726, 19 September 2009
[18 Sep] Foundation #104, Winter 2008
[18 Sep] SFX #188, November 2009
[14 Sep] Interzone #224, September-October 2009
[12 Sep] Fortean Times #254, October 2009
[Sep] New York Review of SF #253, September 2009
[22 Aug] SFX #187, October 2009
[18 Aug] Fortean Times #253, September 2009
[15 Aug] Black Static #12, August/September 2009
[14 Aug] F&SF, October/November 2009
[10 Aug] Vector #260, Summer 2009
[10 Aug] BSFA Focus #54, Summer 2009
[Aug] New York Review of SF #252, August 2009
[3 Aug] Murky Depths #9
[29 Jul] SFX #186, September 2009
[9 Jul] Interzone #223, July-August 2009
[Jul] New York Review of SF #251, July 2009
[10 Jun] Black Static #11, June-July 2009
[Jun] Vector #259, Spring 2009
[Mar] Foundation #103, "Summer 2008"
[Feb] F&SF, March 2009
December 2009 - [21 Dec] Michael Flynn, Up Jim River -- Tor hardback sf. Proof copy received; scheduled April 2010. ISBN 0765322846 • AbeBooks
- [21 Dec] Colin Harvey, Winter Song -- HarperCollin/Angry Robot sf paperback. Freebie included with the BSFA mailing (Vector #261, Autumn 2009, in "Magazines Received"). ISBN 0007321015 • AbeBooks
- [18 Dec] Daniel Abraham, Seasons of War -- Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. "Long Price" omnibus 2, comprising books 3 and 4 of tetraology: An Autumn War (2008) and The Price of Spring (2009). ISBN 1841496146 • AbeBooks
- [18 Dec] Robert Jackson Bennett, Mr Shivers -- Orbit hardback, period horror/thriller. ISBN 1841498572 • AbeBooks
- [18 Dec] Celine Kiernan, The Poison Throne -- Orbit paperback, fantasy. "Moorehawke" 1. Proof copy received; scheduled 1 April. An Autumn War (2008) and The Price of Spring (2009). This came with free promotional chocolates (Welsh, because the author is Irish) in the shape of little castles. How could anyone's appetite fail to be tempted by a box of chocolates blazoned with the printed caption THE POISON THRONE? ISBN 1841498211 • AbeBooks
- [14 Dec] Eric Brown, Cosmopath -- Solaris sf, paperback. "Bengal Station" sequence. ISBN 1844168328 • AbeBooks
- [11 Dec] Jane Palmer, Moving Moosevan -- Dodo paperback, sf. New revision of 1990 sequel to The Planet Dweller. ISBN 1906442207 • AbeBooks
- [10 Dec] Justin Gustainis, Evil Ways -- Solaris paperback, supernatural thriller. ISBN 1844167666 • AbeBooks
- [5 Dec] R. Scott Bakker, The Judging Eye -- Orbit paperback, fantasy. "Aspect-Emperor" 1. ISBN 1841495387 • AbeBooks
- [5 Dec] Michael Cobley, Seeds of Earth -- Orbit sf, paperback. "Humanity's Fire" 1. ISBN 1841496316 • AbeBooks
- [4 Dec] Alastair Reynolds, Terminal World -- Gollancz trade paperback fantasy. Proof copy received; scheduled March 2010. ISBN 0575084936 • AbeBooks
Also hardback: ISBN 0575077182 • AbeBooks- [4 Dec] Sam Sykes, Tome of the Undergates -- Gollancz trade paperback fantasy. Proof copy received; scheduled April 2010. ISBN 0575090294 • AbeBooks
Also hardback: ISBN 0575090286 • AbeBooks
November 2009 - [28 Nov] Terry Pratchett, Unseen Academicals -- Doubleday hardback, /fantasy. "Discworld" sequence -- actually received and read some time ago, but I clean forgot to enter it here. ISBN 0385609345 • AbeBooks
- [28 Nov] Robert Rankin, Retromancer -- Gollancz hardback, sf/fantasy/weird/Rankin. "Hugo Rune" sequence. Finished copy now received. ISBN 0575078723 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 0575084979 • AbeBooks- [26 Nov] Justina Robson, Chasing the Drogon -- Gollancz trade paperback sf/fantasy. "Quantum Gravity" 4. ISBN 0575085622 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 0575085614 • AbeBooks- [24 Nov] Tim Akers, Heart of Veridon -- Solaris paperback, fantasy. ISBN 1844167585 • AbeBooks
- [24 Nov] Russell Kirkpatrick, Beyond the Wall of Time -- Orbit fantasy, trade paperback. "Broken Man" 3. ISBN 1841496715 • AbeBooks
- [24 Nov] Brian Lumley, Haggopian and Other Stories -- Solaris paperback, horror. Collection of 24 Cthulhu Mythos stories. ISBN 1844167623 • AbeBooks
- [24 Nov] Conrad A. Williams, Decay Inevitable -- Solaris paperback, fantasy/horror. ISBN 1844167488 • AbeBooks
- [17 Nov] Jim Butcher, Princeps' Fury -- Orbit paperback fantasy. "Codex Alera" 5. ISBN 1841498521 • AbeBooks
- [17 Nov] Melissa de la Cruz, Blue Bloods -- Atom trade paperback, urban fantasy. Proof copy received; scheduled March 2010 with three sequels following in March/April. First published 2006. ISBN 190565474X • AbeBooks
- [17 Nov] Pamela Freeman, Full Circle -- Orbit trade paperback fantasy. "Castings" 3. First published 2008. ISBN 1841497037 • AbeBooks
- [17 Nov] Charlie Huston, My Dead Body -- Orbit trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Joe Pitt" series. ISBN 1841496820 • AbeBooks
- [17 Nov] Ian Irvine, The Destiny of the Dead -- Orbit paperback fantasy. "Song of the Tears" 3. ISBN 1841494739 • AbeBooks
- [13 Nov] Charlaine Harris, True Blood Omnibus -- Gollancz trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Sookie Stackhouse" sequence. Omnibus of first three titles Dead until Dark (2001), Living Dead in Dallas (2002) and Club Dead (2003). ISBN 0575091223 • AbeBooks
- [12 Nov] Robert J. Sawyer, Wake -- Gollancz trade paperback, sf. "WWW" 1. ISBN 0575094079 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 0575094060 • AbeBooks- [6 Nov] Pierre Pevel, The Cardinal's Blades -- Gollancz trade paperback, historical fantasy. (Cardinal Richelieu's Guard vs. dragons -- take that, Naomi Novik!) Translated from the French. Finished copy now received. ISBN 0575084383 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 0575084375 • AbeBooks- [6 Nov] J R Ward, Lover Avenged -- Piatkus paperback, urban fantasy. "Black Dagger Brotherhood" series. ISBN 0749941731 • AbeBooks
- [6 Nov] Stephen Woodworth, In Golden Blood -- Piatkus paperback, urban fantasy. "Violet" series. ISBN 0749941375 • AbeBooks
- [5 Nov] Orson Scott Card, Ender in Exile -- Orbit trade paperback sf. "Direct sequel" to Ender's Game (actually a novel-length expansion and retcon of events in the last chapter); first published 2008. For SFX review. ISBN 1841492272 • AbeBooks
- [5 Nov] Laurell K. Hamilton, Skin Trade -- Headline trade paperback, dark fantasy. "Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter". ISBN 0755352556 • AbeBooks
- [3 Nov] Raymond Benson, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty-- Orbit paperback sf. Game spinoff. ISBN 1841497363 • AbeBooks
- [3 Nov] P.C. & Kristin Cast, Tempted -- Atom hardback, urban fantasy. "House of Night" 6. I had the impression that Atom was Orbit's genre imprint for younger readers, but it says on the back NOT SUITABLE FOR YOUNGER READERS. That should pull them in! ISBN 1905654804 • AbeBooks
- [3 Nov] Robert Jordan & Brandson Sanderson, The Gathering Storm -- Orbit hardback fantasy. "Wheel of Time" book 12. "The final volume ..."? Alas, "The scope and size of the volume was such that it could not be contained in a single book, and so The Gathering Storm is the first of three novels" etc etc. ISBN 1841491659 • AbeBooks
October 2009 - [30 Oct] Phil Baker, The Devil is a Gentleman: The Life and Times of Dennis Wheatley -- Dedalus hardback biography. ISBN 1903517753 • AbeBooks
- [24 Oct] Robert Jackson Bennett, Mr Shivers -- Orbit hardback "apocalyptic thriller". Proof copy received; scheduled January 2010. ISBN 1841498572 • AbeBooks
- [22 Oct] Charlaine Harris, A Touch of Dead -- Gollancz hardback, supernatural fantasy. Collection of five stories. "Sookie Stackhouse" sequence. ISBN 0575094427 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 0575094435 • AbeBooks- [21 Oct] Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness -- Orbit hardback sf. 40th anniversary edition; first published 1969. ISBN 1841496065 • AbeBooks
- [21 Oct] Orson Scott Card, Ender in Exile -- Orbit trade paperback sf. Direct sequel to Ender's Game; first published 2008. ISBN 1841492272 • AbeBooks
- [16 Oct] Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Mercy -- Orbit trade paperback fantasy. "Treason's Heir" 3. First published 2008. ISBN 1841493635 • AbeBooks
- [16 Oct] Marianne de Pierres, Mirror Space -- Orbit paperback sf. "Sentients of Orion" 3. ISBN 1841497606 • AbeBooks
- [16 Oct] Celia Friedman, Wings of Wrath -- Orbit trade paperback fantasy. "Magister" 2. ISBN 1841495336 • AbeBooks
- [16 Oct] Bryan Talbot, Grandville -- Jonathan Cape, hardback graphic novel. ISBN 0224084887 • AbeBooks
- [13 Oct] Jacqueline Carey, Naamah's Kiss -- Gollancz trade paperback fantasy. Proof copy received; scheduled January 2010. ISBN 0575093579 • AbeBooks
Also hardback: ISBN 0575093560 • AbeBooks- [13 Oct] Robert V.S. Redick, The Rats and the Ruling Sea -- Gollancz trade paperback fantasy. ISBN 0575081805 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 0575081791 • AbeBooks- [13 Oct] Robert J. Sawyer, Flashforward -- Gollancz paperback sf. First published 1999; reissued as tv series tie-in. ISBN 0575091010 • AbeBooks
- [9 Oct] Alexander Jablokov, Brain Thief -- Tor hardback sf. Proof copy received; scheduled January 2010. ISBN 0765322005 • AbeBooks
- [8 Oct] Stan Nicholls, Army of Shadows -- Gollancz trade paperback fantasy. "Orcs: Bad Blood" 2, in the sequel trilogy to "Orcs". ISBN 0575078065 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 0575078057 • AbeBooks- [2 Oct] Kristin Cashore, Fire -- Gollancz trade paperback fantasy. A second copy! ISBN 0575085126 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 0575085118 • AbeBooks
September 2009 - [25 Sep] Adam Roberts, I Am Scrooge: A Zombie Story for Christmas -- Gollancz unjacketed hardback, parody/exploitation. I suppose A Christmas Carol and Zombies would have been too obvious a title. One for the maggoty, oozing, decayed-flesh-encrusted Christmas stocking. ISBN 0575091541 • AbeBooks
- [24 Sep] Charlaine Harris, Dead until Dark -- Gollancz trade paperback, supernatural fantasy. "Sookie Stackhouse" sequence. First published 2004. Recorded here on 29 May; another copy was thrust on me at today's Gollancz autumn party, where it was the freebie of the evening. ISBN 0575089369 • AbeBooks
- [23 Sep] Kristin Cashore, Fire -- Gollancz trade paperback fantasy. ISBN 0575085126 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 0575085118 • AbeBooks- [22 Sep] Christine Feehan, Dark Curse -- Piatkus paperback, fantasy. "Dark/Carpathian" series. ISBN 0749909536 • AbeBooks
- [22 Sep] Sherrilyn Kenyon, Born of Night -- Piatkus paperback, fantasy. "League" series. ISBN 0749939281 • AbeBooks
- [22 Sep] J.R. Ward, Covet -- Piatkus paperback, fantasy. "Fallen Angels" series. ISBN 0749952156 • AbeBooks
- [19 Sep] Kelley Armstrong, Frostbitten -- Orbit urban fantasy, hardback. ISBN 1841497762 • AbeBooks
- [19 Sep] Jesse Bullington, The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart -- Orbit fantasy, trade paperback. Proof copy received; scheduled December 2009. ISBN 1841497835 • AbeBooks
- [19 Sep] David Gemmell, Legend -- Orbit fantasy, trade paperback. 25 anniversary edition with new foreword by Stella Gemmell. First published 1984. ISBN 1841498580 • AbeBooks
- [19 Sep] Brandon Sanderson, The Final Empire -- Gollancz trade paperback fantasy. "Mistborn" 1. First published 2006. ISBN 0575089911 • AbeBooks
- [17 Sep] George R.R. Martin & Gardner Dozois, eds, Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honour of Jack Vance -- Harper Voyager sf/fantasy hardback. 23 new stories in Vance's far-future Dying Earth setting, plus a note by Vance himself and an appreciation by Dean Koontz. ISBN 0007277482 • AbeBooks
- [14 Sep] Neil Gaiman, The Graveyard Book -- Bloomsbury trade paperback, fantasy. Illustrated by Dave McKean, presumably making this the "adult" edition. First published 2008. ISBN 0747598622 • AbeBooks
- [14 Sep] Neil Gaiman, The Graveyard Book -- Bloomsbury trade paperback, fantasy. Illustrated by Chris Riddell, presumably making this the "children's" edition. First published 2008. ISBN 0747594805 • AbeBooks
- [14 Sep] Chris Priestley, Tales of Terror from the Tunnel's Mouth -- Bloomsbury hardback, YA horror. Illustrated by David Roberts, channelling Edward Gorey. Nine stories within an overall frame. ISBN 1408800144 • AbeBooks
- [12 Sep] Paul McAuley, Gardens of the Sun -- Gollancz trade paperback, sf. Sequel to The Quiet War. ISBN 0575079371 • AbeBooks
Also hardback: ISBN 0575079363 • AbeBooks- [11 Sep] Shaun Hutson, Body Count -- Orbit paperback, horror. ISBN 1841494372 • AbeBooks
- [11 Sep] Shaun Hutson, Last Rites -- Orbit hardback, horror. ISBN 1841497657 • AbeBooks
- [11 Sep] Julie Schaper & Steven Horwitz, Amplified: Fiction from Leading Alt-Country, Indie Rock, Blues and Folk Musicians -- Meville House trade paperback. Anthology of 16 stories including what brother Jon describes as "my first and possibly only stab at fiction". ISBN 1933633719 • AbeBooks
- [9 Sep] Patricia Briggs, Hunting Ground -- Orbit paperback, urban fantasy. "Alpha and Omega" 2. ISBN 1841497959 • AbeBooks
- [9 Sep] David Farland, The Wyrmling Horde -- Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. "Runelords" 7. ISBN 1841495662 • AbeBooks
- [9 Sep] Philip Palmer, Red Claw -- Orbit trade paperback, sf. ISBN 1841496243 • AbeBooks
- [7 Sep] Gordon Van Gelder, ed., The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction -- Tachyon sf/fantasy, trade paperback. 60th anniversary anthology of 23 stories from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, 1951 (Alfred Bester) to 2007 (Ted Chiang), plus introduction. ISBN 1892391910 • AbeBooks
- [2 Sep] Philip K. Dick, The Man in the High Castle -- Gollancz unjacketed hardback sf. SF Masterworks 72. First published 1962. ISBN 0575082054 • AbeBooks
- [2 Sep] Robert Rankin, Retromancer -- Gollancz trade paperback, sf/fantasy/weird/Rankin. "Hugo Rune" sequence. Proof copy received; scheduled December 2009. ISBN 0575084979 • AbeBooks
Also hardback: ISBN 0575078723 • AbeBooks
August 2009 - [26 Aug] Amanda Downum, The Drowning City -- Orbit paperback fantasy. "Necromancer Chronicles" 1 ISBN 1841498149 • AbeBooks
- [26 Aug] Steve Jackson & Ian Livingstone, The Warlock of Firetop Mountain -- Icon/Wizard trade paperback, fantasy gamebook. "Fighting Fantasy" 1. First published 1982. ISBN 1848310757 • AbeBooks
- [26 Aug] Steve Jackson & Ian Livingstone, The Citadel of Chaos -- Icon/Wizard trade paperback, fantasy gamebook. "Fighting Fantasy" 2. First published 1983. ISBN 1848310765 • AbeBooks
- [26 Aug] Steve Jackson & Ian Livingstone, Deathtrap Dungeon -- Icon/Wizard trade paperback, fantasy gamebook. "Fighting Fantasy" 3. First published 1984. ISBN 1848310773 • AbeBooks
- [26 Aug] Steve Jackson & Ian Livingstone, Stormslayer -- Icon/Wizard trade paperback, fantasy gamebook. "Fighting Fantasy" 4. ISBN 1848310781 • AbeBooks
- [26 Aug] Lilith Lorraine, Time Grows Thin -- Hilltop Press trade paperback, poetry. With introduction, author biography and notes by Steve Sneyd. ISBN 0905262433 • AbeBooks
- [24 Aug] Stephen Hunt, The Rise of the Iron Moon -- Voyager trade paperback fantasy. ISBN 0007232233 • AbeBooks
- [22 Aug] Patricia Briggs, Cry Wolf -- Orbit paperback, urban fantasy. "Alpha and Omega" 1. First published 2008. ISBN 1841497940 • AbeBooks
- [22 Aug] Terry Brooks, A Princess of Landover -- Orbit fantasy, hardback. "Magic Kingdom of Landover" series. ISBN 1841495808 • AbeBooks
- [22 Aug] Mike Carey, The Naming of the Beasts -- Orbit urban fantasy, paperback. "Felix Castor" 5. ISBN 1841496553 • AbeBooks
- [22 Aug] Kate Elliott, Traitors' Gate -- Orbit fantasy, trade paperback. "Crossroads" 3. ISBN 1841498351 • AbeBooks
- [22 Aug] K.J. Parker, The Company -- Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. First published 2008. ISBN 1841495107 • AbeBooks
- [20 Aug] Tim Hamilton, Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 -- Harper Voyager graphic novel adaptation. ISBN 0007304730 • AbeBooks
- [20 Aug] Karl Schroeder, The Sunless Countries -- Tor hardback sf. "Virga" 4. Proof copy received; scheduled August 2009. ISBN 0765320762 • AbeBooks
- [17 Aug] Stephen Baxter, Ark -- Gollancz trade paperback sf. A spinoff from his 2008 disaster novel Flood. ISBN 0575080590 • AbeBooks
Also hardback: ISBN 0575080574 • AbeBooks- [17 Aug] Pierre Pevel, The Cardinal's Blades -- Gollancz trade paperback, historical fantasy. (Cardinal Richelieu's Guard vs. dragons -- take that, Naomi Novik!) Translated from the French. Proof copy received; scheduled November 2009. ISBN 0575084383 • AbeBooks
Also hardback: ISBN 0575084375 • AbeBooks- [13 Aug] Steven Erikson, Dust of Dreams -- Bantam hardback fantasy. "Malazan Book of the Fallen" 9. Proof copy received; scheduled 18 August. For SFX review -- and oh dear, though running to 889 pages it's only the first half of a two-part instalment. ISBN 0593046331 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback: ISBN 059304634X • AbeBooks- [7 Aug] Michelle Zink, Prophecy of the Sisters -- Atom (Little, Brown YA) gothic fantasy, hardback. ISBN 1905654480 • AbeBooks
- [5 Aug] John Brindley, Legend -- Orion Children's Books, trade paperback fantasy. ISBN 1842557181 • AbeBooks
- [5 Aug] Scott Sigler, Contagious -- Hodder technothriller/horror paperback. First published in 2008. ISBN 034096359X • AbeBooks
July 2009 - [29 Jul] Kim Stanley Robinson, Galileo's Dream -- Harper Voyager sf (and historical) hardback. ISBN 0007260318 • AbeBooks
- [24 Jul] Neil Gaiman & Dave McKean, Crazy Hair -- Bloomsbury large-format hardback; illustrated verse. ISBN 0747595267 • AbeBooks
- [23 Jul] Keri Arthur, Circle of Fire -- Piatkus paperback, urban fantasy. "Damask Circle" 1. First published in 2001. ISBN 0749909196 • AbeBooks
- [23 Jul] Jim Butcher, Captain's Fury -- Orbit fantasy paperback. "Codex Alera" 4. First published in 2007. ISBN 1841497479 • AbeBooks
- [23 Jul] Barb & J C Hendee, Child of a Dead God -- Orbit fantasy paperback. First published in 2008. ISBN 1841497312 • AbeBooks
- [23 Jul] Sherrilyn Kenyon, Bad Moon Rising -- Piatkus trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Dark-Hunter" series. ISBN 0749909226 • AbeBooks
- [23 Jul] Kat Richardson, Vanished -- Piatkus trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Greywalker" series. ISBN 074994076X • AbeBooks
- [23 Jul] Karen Traviss, Gears of War: Jacinto's Remnant -- Orbit fantasy paperback. Videogame tie. ISBN 184149738X • AbeBooks
- [20 Jul] Farah Mendlesohn & Edward James, A Short History of Fantasy -- Middlesex University Press trade paperback, nonfiction. (Gosh, I get thanked in the Acknowledgments!) ISBN 1904750680 • AbeBooks
- [16 Jul] Warren Fahy, Fragment -- Harper sf paperback. (At first glance I read the all-caps blurb as "Jurassic Park for the Lost Generation", but it makes more sense when you notice the italics.) ISBN 0007299540 • AbeBooks
- [14 Jul] Kelley Armstrong, Living with the Dead -- Orbit urban fantasy, paperback. First published 2008. ISBN 1841493961 • AbeBooks
- [14 Jul] Robin Hobb, The Dragon Keeper -- Harper multi-CD audiobook, read by Saskia Butler. "Rain Wild Chronicles" 1. Unabridged -- runs for approx 23 hours. ISBN 0007317093 • AbeBooks
- [14 Jul] Christopher Moore, You Suck -- Orbit urban fantasy, paperback. First published 2008. ISBN 1841498092 • AbeBooks
- [11 Jul] Mark Chadbourn, Destroyer of Worlds -- Gollancz trade paperback fantasy. "Kingdom of the Serpent" 3. ISBN 0575084790 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 0575076798 • AbeBooks- [11 Jul] Greg Egan, Oceanic -- Gollancz trade paperback sf. New collection of 12 stories, 1998-2008. ISBN 0575086521 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 0575086513 • AbeBooks- [11 Jul] Robert Holdstock, Avilion -- Gollancz trade paperback fantasy. The first direct sequel to Mythago Wood. Finished copy now received. ISBN 0575083018 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 0575082992 • AbeBooks- [10 Jul] Marcus Heitz, The Dwarves -- Orbit fantasy, trade paperback. First published 2003 in German as Die Zwerge. ISBN 1841495727 • AbeBooks
- [8 Jul] Suzanne McLeod, The Cold Kiss of Death -- Gollancz urban fantasy, trade paperback. "Spellcrackers.com" 2. Finished copy now received. ISBN 0575084294 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 0575084251 • AbeBooks
June 2009 - [29 Jun] Robin Hobb, The Dragon Keeper -- Harper Voyager fantasy hardback. "Rain Wild Chronicles" 1. ISBN 0007273746 • AbeBooks
- [27 Jun] Neal Asher, Orbus -- Tor UK sf, hardback. "Spatterjay" 3. Proof copy received; scheduled August 2009 (trade paperback) and September 2009 (hardback). ISBN 0230708722 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback: ISBN 0230737056 • AbeBooks- [27 Jun] John Clute, Canary Fever: Reviews -- Beccon Publications nonfiction, trade paperback. (A happy discovery: I get a mention on page 369, though not importantly enough to make the index, which of course I checked first....) ISBN 1870824571 • AbeBooks
- [26 Jun] Kelley Armstrong, The Summoning -- Orbit fantasy, paperback. "Darkest Powers" 1. First published 2008; fifth Orbit reprint with new cover design. ISBN 184149710X • AbeBooks
- [26 Jun] Terry Brooks, The Gypsy Morph -- Orbit fantasy, trade paperback. "Genesis of Shannara" 3. First published 2008. ISBN 1841495794 • AbeBooks
- [26 Jun] Jim Butcher, Cursor's Fury -- Orbit fantasy paperback. "Codex Alera" 3. First published in 2006. ISBN 1841497460 • AbeBooks
- [26 Jun] K.E. Mills, Witches Incorporated -- Orbit fantasy paperback. "Rogue Agent" 2. First published in Australia. Finished copy now received. ISBN 1841497282 • AbeBooks
- [18 Jun] Charles Stross, Saturn's Children -- Orbit sf, paperback. First published 2008. ISBN 1841495689 • AbeBooks
- [18 Jun] Charles Stross, Wireless -- Orbit sf, hardback. Collection of nine short stories (8 reprinted) with new introduction. ISBN 1841497711 • AbeBooks
- [9 Jun] Kevin J. Anderson, The Edge of the World -- Orbit paperback, fantasy. "Terra Incognita" 1. ISBN 1841496634 • AbeBooks
- [9 Jun] Marie Brennan, In Ashes Lie -- Orbit trade paperback, historical fantasy. ISBN 1841497185 • AbeBooks
- [9 Jun] Robert Buettner, Orphan's Triumph -- Orbit paperback, sf. "Orphan" 5. ISBN 1841497622 • AbeBooks
- [9 Jun] Jim Butcher, Furies of Calderon -- Orbit paperback, fantasy. "Codex Alera" 1. ISBN 1841497444 • AbeBooks
- [9 Jun] Laurell K. Hamilton, Blood Noir -- Orbit paperback, urban fantasy. "Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter". ISBN 1841496936 • AbeBooks
- [9 Jun] Tad Williams, The Dragonbone Chair -- Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. "Memory, Sorrow and Thorn" 1. First published 1989. ISBN 1841498394 • AbeBooks
- [7 Jun] Jonathan L. Howard, Johannes Cabal the Necromancer -- Headline hardback, fantasy. Finished copy now received. ISBN 0755347838 • AbeBooks
Also export trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 0755347846 • AbeBooks- [7 Jun] Carrie Ryan, The Forest of Hands and Teeth -- Gollancz hardback, sf (?). Finished copy now received. ISBN 0575090855 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 0575090847 • AbeBooks- [3 Jun] Jaine Fenn, Consorts of Heaven -- Gollancz, trade paperback sf. Finished copy now received. ISBN 0575083239 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 0575083220 • AbeBooks- [3 Jun] K.E. Mills, Witches Incorporated -- Orbit fantasy paperback. "Rogue Agent" 2. First published in Australia. Unbound proof (oh, my aching wrists) for SFX review; scheduled 26 June. ISBN 1841497282 • AbeBooks
- [1 Jun] M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas, The Science Fiction Handbook -- Wiley-Blackwell nonfiction, hardback. Proof copy received; published 10 April 2009. Introduction; 10 theme essays ("The Time-Travel Narrative" etc); 19 brief author essays (Asimov to Wells); 20 brief essays on books by said authors (The Time Machine to River of Gods); glossary; bibliography and index (omitted from proof). No connection with Science Fiction Handbook (1953; rev 1975) by L. Sprague & Catherine de Camp. ISBN 1405162058 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback: ISBN 1405162058 • AbeBooks
May 2009 - [30 May] David Langford, The Limbo Files: Writing, Freelancing and the Amstrad PCW -- Cosmos nonfiction collection, trade paperback. Buy it, buy it! (Yes, I should have mentioned it here sooner.) ISBN 0809573245 • AbeBooks
- [30 May] David Langford, Starcombing: columns, essays, reviews and more -- Cosmos nonfiction collection, trade paperback. Buy it, buy it! ISBN 0809573482 • AbeBooks
Also hardback: ISBN 0809573431 • AbeBooks- [30 May] Richelle Mead, Succubus Heat -- Bantam urban fantasy, paperback. "Georgina Kincaid" sequence. ISBN 0553820273 • AbeBooks
- [29 May] Charlaine Harris, Dead and Gone -- Gollancz hardback, supernatural fantasy. "Sookie Stackhouse" sequence. ISBN 0575085509 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 0575085517 • AbeBooks- [29 May] Charlaine Harris, Dead until Dark -- Gollancz trade paperback, supernatural fantasy. "Sookie Stackhouse" sequence. First published 2004. ISBN 0575089369 • AbeBooks
- [29 May] Chris Wooding, Retribution Falls -- Gollancz trade paperback sf. Finished copy now received. ISBN 0575085150 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 0575085150 • AbeBooks- [28 May] Alex Bell, Jasmyn -- Gollancz, trade paperback fantasy. Finished copy now received. ISBN 0575080299 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 0575080280 • AbeBooks- [21 May] Laurell K. Hamilton, Skin Trade -- Headline hardback, dark fantasy. "Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter". ISBN 075535253X • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback: ISBN 0755352548 • AbeBooks- [21 May] Tim Lebbon, The Island -- Allison & Busby hardback, fantasy. "Noreela" sequence. ISBN 0749007516 • AbeBooks
- [18 May] Ursula Le Guin, Lavinia -- Gollancz historical fantasy, hardback. Finished copy now received. ISBN 0575084588 • AbeBooks
Also export trade paperback: ISBN 0575084596 • AbeBooks- [11 May] Suzanne McLeod, The Cold Kiss of Death -- Gollancz urban fantasy, trade paperback. "Spellcrackers.com" 2. Proof copy received; scheduled July 2009. ISBN 0575084294 • AbeBooks
Also hardback: ISBN 0575084251 • AbeBooks- [2 May] Max Frei, The Stranger -- Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. "Labyrinths of Echo" 1. Translated from Russian.Finished copy now received. ISBN 0575089768 • AbeBooks
Also hardback: ISBN 0575089741 • AbeBooks
April 2009 - [29 Apr] Kelley Armstrong, The Awakening -- Orbit paperback fantasy. ISBN 1841497118 • AbeBooks
- [29 Apr] Tom Holt, The Better Mousetrap -- Orbit trade paperback fantasy. First published 2008. ISBN 1841495042 • AbeBooks
- [29 Apr] Tom Holt, May Contain Traces of Magic -- Orbit hardback fantasy. ISBN 1841495050 • AbeBooks
- [29 Apr] Sean Williams, The Grand Conjunction -- Orbit paperback sf. "Astropolis" 3. ISBN 1841495239 • AbeBooks
- [20 Apr] Mike Wilks, MirrorStorm -- Egmont fantasy, trade paperback. "Mirrorscape" 2. ISBN 1405237465 • AbeBooks
- [18 Apr] Robert Holdstock, Avilion -- Gollancz trade paperback fantasy. The first direct sequel to Mythago Wood. Proof copy received; scheduled July 2009. ISBN 0575083018 • AbeBooks
Also hardback: ISBN 0575082992 • AbeBooks- [10 Apr] Martin Gardner, The Jinn from Hyperspace -- Prometheus hardback, nonfiction. A late and avowedly haphazard essay collection divided into four parts: science/maths/pseudoscience, G.K. Chesterton, L. Frank Baum and Lewis Carroll. ISBN 1591025656 • AbeBooks
- [10 Apr] Ben Goldacre, Bad Science -- Harper Perennial trade paperback, nonfiction. Eye-opening stuff, agreeably scathing about even the most "respectable" UK newspaper coverage of science. Now with a a disturbing chapter that couldn't for hideous legal reasons be published in the first edition. ISBN 000728487X • AbeBooks
- [2 Apr] Jonathan Maberry, Patient Zero -- Gollancz trade paperback sf. Zombie technothriller. Finished copy now received. ISBN 0575086920 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 0575086904 • AbeBooks- [2 Apr] Alastair Reynolds, Zima Blue -- Gollancz sf, hardback. Collection of 14 stories, expanded from the 11-story US edition of 2006. ISBN 0575084057 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 0575084561 • AbeBooks- [1 Apr] Poul Anderson, Tau Zero -- Gollancz sf, trade paperback. First published 1970. "Space Opera" reprint series with origami/paper-cutout cover theme. ISBN 0575082585 • AbeBooks
- [1 Apr] Greg Bear, Eon -- Gollancz sf, trade paperback. First published 1985. "Space Opera" reprint series with origami/paper-cutout cover theme. ISBN 0575082518 • AbeBooks
- [1 Apr] Arthur C. Clarke, Rendezvous with Rama -- Gollancz sf, trade paperback. First published 1973. "Space Opera" reprint series with origami/paper-cutout cover theme. ISBN 0575082534 • AbeBooks
- [1 Apr] M. John Harrison, The Centauri Device -- Gollancz sf, trade paperback. First published 1975. "Space Opera" reprint series with origami/paper-cutout cover theme. ISBN 0575082577 • AbeBooks
- [1 Apr] Paul McAuley, Eternal Light -- Gollancz sf, trade paperback. First published 1991. "Space Opera" reprint series with origami/paper-cutout cover theme. ISBN 0575086408 • AbeBooks
- [1 Apr] Larry Niven, Ringworld -- Gollancz sf, trade paperback. First published 1970. "Space Opera" reprint series with origami/paper-cutout cover theme. ISBN 0575082542 • AbeBooks
- [1 Apr] Alastair Reynolds, Century Rain -- Gollancz sf, trade paperback. First published 2004. "Space Opera" reprint series with origami/paper-cutout cover theme. ISBN 0575083328 • AbeBooks
- [1 Apr] Adam Roberts, Stone -- Gollancz sf, trade paperback. First published 2002. "Space Opera" reprint series with origami/paper-cutout cover theme. ISBN 0575082526 • AbeBooks
- [1 Apr] Dan Simmons, Ilium -- Gollancz sf, trade paperback. First published 2003. "Space Opera" reprint series with origami/paper-cutout cover theme. ISBN 0575083301 • AbeBooks
- [1 Apr] Olaf Stapledon, Last and First Men -- Gollancz sf, trade paperback. First published 1930. "Space Opera" reprint series with origami/paper-cutout cover theme. ISBN 0575082569 • AbeBooks
March 2009 - [28 Mar] 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 revised/updated. Contains my own "The Repulsive Story of the Red Leech"! ISBN 1845299264 • AbeBooks
- [28 Mar] Mike Ashley, ed., The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures -- Running Press trade paperback. US edition of the above. ISBN 0762436263 • AbeBooks
- [28 Mar] John Duffield, Relativity+: The Theory of Everything -- Corella nonfiction, trade paperback. The author tells me that this will cause a mighty holocaust among hard sf writers by proving the impossibility of time travel, parallel worlds, "and to a lesser extent wormholes, singularities, and even FTL travel. I'm maybe going to become known as the man who killed Doctor Who, and other things too." Somehow I suspect sf will prove to be more resilient. ISBN 0956097804 • AbeBooks
- [28 Mar] Simon R. Green, The Spy Who Haunted Me -- Gollancz fantasy, trade paperback. "Secret Histories" 3. ISBN 0575079479 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 0575079460 • AbeBooks- [26 Mar] Jonathan L. Howard, Johannes Cabal the Necromancer -- Headline hardback, fantasy. Proof copy received; scheduled June 2009. ISBN 0755347838 • AbeBooks
Also export trade paperback: ISBN 0755347846 • AbeBooks- [25 Mar] Ricardo Pinto, The Third God -- Bantam fantasy, hardback. "Stone Dance of the Chameleon" 3. To be reviewed for SFX. ISBN 0593050517 • AbeBooks
- [21 Mar] Ian McDonald, Cyberabad Days -- Gollancz, trade paperback sf. Finished copy now received. Seven stories/novellas set in the future India of River of Gods. ISBN 0575084081 • AbeBooks
Also hardback: ISBN 0575084073 • AbeBooks- [20 Mar] Jim Butcher, Turncoat -- Orbit urban fantasy, hardback. "Dresden Files" 11. ISBN 1841496979 • AbeBooks
- [20 Mar] Ken MacLeod, The Night Sessions -- Orbit sf paperback. First published 2008. ISBN 1841496480 • AbeBooks
- [20 Mar] Brian Ruckley, Bloodheir -- Orbit fantasy, trade paperback. "Godless World" 2. First published 2008. ISBN 1841494399 • AbeBooks
- [20 Mar] D.B. Shan, Hell's Horizon -- Voyager fantasy-noir, trade paperback. Revision of 2000 title published as by Darren O'Shaughnessy. "The City" 2. ISBN 0007261322 • AbeBooks
- [20 Mar] Jaye Wells, Red-Headed Stepchild -- Orbit paperback, urban fantasy. ISBN 1841497568 • AbeBooks
- [16 Mar] Kate Griffin, A Madness of Angels -- Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. Finished copy now received. ISBN 1841497339 • AbeBooks
- [14 Mar] Carrie Ryan, The Forest of Hands and Teeth -- Gollancz trade paperback, sf (?). Proof copy received; scheduled July 2009. ISBN 0575090855 • AbeBooks
Also hardback: ISBN 0575090847 • AbeBooks- [12 Mar] Max Frei, The Stranger -- Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. "Labyrinths of Echo" 1. Proof copy received; scheduled May 2009. ISBN 0575089768 • AbeBooks
Also hardback: ISBN 0575089741 • AbeBooks- [9 Mar] Jonathan Barnes, The Domino Men -- Gollancz fantasy, trade paperback. First published 2008. ISBN 0575082313 • AbeBooks
- [9 Mar] Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter, Firstborn -- Gollancz sf, paperback. "Time Odyssey" 3. First published 2008. ISBN 0575083417 • AbeBooks
- [9 Mar] Jaine Fenn, Principles of Angels -- Gollancz sf, trade paperback. First published 2008. ISBN 0575083298 • AbeBooks
- [9 Mar] Chris Wooding, Retribution Falls -- Gollancz trade paperback sf. Proof copy received; scheduled June 2009. ISBN 0575085150 • AbeBooks
Also hardback: ISBN 0575085150 • AbeBooks- [7 Mar] Eric Brown, Xenopath -- Solaris sf, paperback. "Bengal Station" sequence. ISBN 1844167429 • AbeBooks
- [7 Mar] Stephen Deas, The Adamantine Palace -- Gollancz trade paperback fantasy. ISBN 0575083743 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 0575083735 • AbeBooks- [6 Mar] Joe Abercrombie, Last Argument of Kings -- Gollancz trade paperback fantasy. "First Law" 3. First published 2008 ISBN 0575084162 • AbeBooks
- [6 Mar] Raymond E. Feist, Wrath of a Mad God -- Harper Voyager fantasy paperback. "Darkwar" 3. First published 2008. ISBN 0007244312 • AbeBooks
- [6 Mar] Mel Odom, Covenant -- Gollancz trade paperback sf. "Hellgate: London" 3 (video game spinoff). First published 2008. ISBN 0575081686 • AbeBooks
- [6 Mar] Alastair Reynolds, House of Suns -- Gollancz trade paperback sf. First published 2008. ISBN 0575082372 • AbeBooks
- [6 Mar] Sheri S. Tepper, The Margarets -- Gollancz trade paperback sf. First published 2008. ISBN 0575083484 • AbeBooks
- [4 Mar] Arthur C. Clarke & Frederik Pohl, The Last Theorem -- Harper Voyager sf paperback. First published 2008. ISBN 0007290020 • AbeBooks
February 2009 - [27 Feb] Mike Carey, Thicker than Water -- Orbit urban fantasy, paperback. "Felix Castor" 4. First published 2008. ISBN 1841496561 • AbeBooks
- [27 Feb] Michael Cobley, Seeds of Earth -- Orbit sf, trade paperback. "Humanity's Fire" 1. ISBN 1841496324 • AbeBooks
- [27 Feb] Lucy Coats, Hootcat Hill -- Orion Children's Books, trade paperback fantasy. First published 2008. ISBN 1842556886 • AbeBooks
- [27 Feb] Raymond E. Feist, Rides a Dread Legion -- Harper Voyager fantasy hardback. ISBN 0007264682 • AbeBooks
- [27 Feb] Neil Gaiman, Coraline -- Bloomsbury paperback fantasy. Film tie-in. ISBN 0747597308 • AbeBooks
- [27 Feb] Jo Graham, Hand of Isis -- Orbit fantasy, trade paperback. ISBN 1841497002 • AbeBooks
- [27 Feb] Charlie Huston, Every Last Drop -- Orbit urban fantasy, trade paperback. "Joe Pitt" 4. First published 2008. ISBN 1841496812 • AbeBooks
- [23 Feb] L.E. Modesitt, Jr, Haze -- Tor hardback sf. Standalone novel. ISBN 0765323028 • AbeBooks
- [27 Feb] Walter Jon Williams, This Is Not a Game -- Orbit sf/thriller, trade paperback. ISBN 184149657X • AbeBooks
- [21 Feb] Emily Gee, The Laurentine Spy -- Solaris paperback fantasy. ISBN 1844167119 • AbeBooks
- [16 Feb] Alex Bell, Jasmyn -- Gollancz, trade paperback fantasy. Proof copy received; scheduled June 2009. ISBN 0575080299 • AbeBooks
Also hardback: ISBN 0575080280 • AbeBooks- [16 Feb] Jaine Fenn, Consorts of Heaven -- Gollancz, trade paperback sf. Proof copy received; scheduled May 2009. ISBN 0575083239 • AbeBooks
Also hardback: ISBN 0575083220 • AbeBooks- [13 Feb] Joe Abercrombie, Best Served Cold -- Gollancz, trade paperback fantasy. Standalone novel. Proof copy received; scheduled June 2009. ISBN 0575082461 • AbeBooks
Also hardback: ISBN 0575082453 • AbeBooks- [6 Feb] Ian McDonald, Cyberabad Days -- Gollancz, trade paperback sf. Unbound proof sheets for SFX review; scheduled 26 March. Seven stories/novellas set in the future India of River of Gods. ISBN 0575084081 • AbeBooks
Also hardback: ISBN 0575084073 • AbeBooks- [5 Feb] Maggie Furey, Heritage of the Xandim -- Gollancz, trade paperback. "Chronicles of the Xandim" 1. ISBN 0575076623 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 0575076658 • AbeBooks
January 2009 - [31 Jan] Kelley Armstrong, Men of the Otherworld -- Orbit urban fantasy, paperback. ISBN 1841497436 • AbeBooks
- [31 Jan] Iain M. Banks, Matter -- Orbit trade paperback sf. The new "Culture" novel. First published 2008. ISBN 1841494194 • AbeBooks
- [31 Jan] Patricia Briggs, Bone Crossed -- Orbit paperback, urban fantasy. "Mercy Thompson" 4. ISBN 1841496863 • AbeBooks
- [31 Jan] Jim Butcher, Small Favour -- Orbit fantasy, paperback. "Dresden Files" 10. ISBN 184149688X • AbeBooks
- [31 Jan] Trudi Canavan, The Magician's Apprentice -- Orbit fantasy hardback. "Age of the Five" 3. ISBN 1841495972 • AbeBooks
- [31 Jan] Stephen Hunt, The Rise of the Iron Moon -- Voyager hardback fantasy. ISBN 0007232225 • AbeBooks
- [31 Jan] Ursula Le Guin, Lavinia -- Gollancz historical fantasy, hardback. Proof copy received; scheduled May 2009. ISBN 0575084588 • AbeBooks
Also export trade paperback: ISBN 0575084596 • AbeBooks- [29 Jan] David Moody, Hater -- Gollancz horror, trade paperback. Finished copy now received. ISBN 0575084677 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 0575084669 • AbeBooks- [22 Jan] Fiona McIntosh, Royal Exile -- Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Valisar Trilogy" 1. First published 2008. ISBN 0007276028 • AbeBooks
- [17 Jan] Keith Brooke, The Accord -- Solaris paperback sf. ISBN 1844167100 • AbeBooks
- [17 Jan] Ed Greenwood, Arch Wizard -- Solaris hardback fantasy. "Falconfar" 2. ISBN 1844166511 • AbeBooks
- [17 Jan] Brian Lumley, Necroscope: The Lost Years -- Harry and the Pirates -- Solaris trade paperback horror. "Necroscope" sequence. Collection of 6 stories/novellas. ISBN 1844167062 • AbeBooks
- [17 Jan] Juliet E. McKenna, Irons in the Fire -- Solaris trade paperback fantasy. "Chronicles of the Lescari Revolution" 1. ISBN 1844166201 • AbeBooks
- [17 Jan] George Mann, ed., The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction -- Volume Three -- Solaris paperback sf. Anthology of 15 new stories. ISBN 1844167097 • AbeBooks
- [16 Jan] Simon Green, Daemons Are Forever -- Gollancz trade paperback, spy fantasy. "Secret Histories/Shaman Bond" 2. First published 2008. ISBN 0575084839 • AbeBooks
- [16 Jan] John Meaney, Dark Blood -- Gollancz trade paperback sf. Sequel to Bone Song. First published 2008. ISBN 0575084154 • AbeBooks
- [16 Jan] Adam Roberts, Swiftly -- Gollancz trade paperback, sf. First published 2008. ISBN 0575082348 • AbeBooks
- [16 Jan] Beth Vaughn, Red Gloves -- Gollancz trade paperback fantasy. First published 2008. ISBN 0575084200 • AbeBooks
- [10 Jan] Kristin Cashore, Graceling -- Gollancz trade paperback fantasy. ISBN 0575084502 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 0575084499 • AbeBooks- [10 Jan] David Devereux, Eagle Rising -- Gollancz trade paperback, urban fantasy. ISBN 0575079886 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 0575079878 • AbeBooks- [10 Jan] Mark Reece/Rebekah Isaacs, Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone: The After Hours -- Bloomsbury paperback, graphic novel adaptation of TZ episode. ISBN 0747587892 • AbeBooks
- [10 Jan] Mark Reece/Rebekah Isaacs, Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone: The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street -- Bloomsbury paperback, graphic novel adaptation of TZ episode. ISBN 0747587914 • AbeBooks
- [10 Jan] Mark Reece/Rebekah Isaacs, Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone: The Odyssey of Flight 33 -- Bloomsbury paperback, graphic novel adaptation of TZ episode. ISBN 0747587884 • AbeBooks
- [10 Jan] Mark Reece/Rebekah Isaacs, Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone: Walking Distance -- Bloomsbury paperback, graphic novel adaptation of TZ episode. ISBN 0747587876 • AbeBooks
- [10 Jan] Adam Roberts, Yellow Blue Tibia -- Gollancz trade paperback sf. Finished copy now received. ISBN 0575083573 • AbeBooks
Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 0575083565 • AbeBooks- [9 Jan] R. Scott Bakker, The Judging Eye -- Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. "Aspect-Emperor" 1. ISBN 1841495379 • AbeBooks
- [9 Jan] Kate Elliott, Shadow Gate -- Orbit fantasy, trade paperback. "Crossroads" 2. ISBN 1841492973 • AbeBooks
- [9 Jan] Ian Irvine, The Destiny of the Dead -- Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. "Song of the Tears" 3. ISBN 1841494720 • AbeBooks
- [9 Jan] Jennifer Rardin, One More Bite -- Orbit paperback, urban fantasy. ISBN 1841497096 • AbeBooks
- [8 Jan] Kate Griffin, A Madness of Angels -- Orbit trade paperback, sf. Proof copy received; scheduled 2 April. ISBN 1841497339 • AbeBooks
- [3 Jan] Craig Yoe, ed., The Best of SEXOLOGY -- The Illustrated Magazine of Sex Science -- Running Press hardback, nonfiction. Anthology of strange, daft and often hilarious material from this magazine -- launched in 1933 by none other than Hugo Gernsback. ISBN 076243323X • AbeBooks