Although I no longer have any regular newspaper or magazine review column, advance reading copies still occasionally arrive at increasing intervals. Dates indicate when they were received and (if known) when they were or are supposed to be published, in that order: [14 Oct/27 Oct]. Further books published by my own Ansible Editions can be found here.
Books for listing on this page may still be sent to:
David Langford/Ansible, 94 London Road, Reading, RG1 5AU, England.Magazines Received
• [25 Jun] The Author, Summer 2025
• [? Apr] The Author, Spring 2025
• [29 Mar] Foundation #150, dated 2025 only
• [31 Dec] Focus #79 (BSFA), Winter 2024
• [31 Dec] Vector #300 (BSFA), Winter 2024
• [21 Dec] The Author, Winter 2024
• [30 Nov] Foundation #149, dated 2024 only
• [? Aug] The Author, Summer 2024
• [31 Jul] Foundation #148, dated 2024 only
• [26 Jul] Focus #78 (BSFA), Summer 2024
• [22 May] The Author, Spring 2024
• [27 Apr] Vector #299 (BSFA), Spring 2024
• [23 Mar] Foundation #147, dated 2024 only
• [? Dec] The Author, Winter 2023
• [3 Dec] Focus #77 (BSFA), Winter 2023
• [3 Dec] Vector #298 (BSFA), Autumn 2023
• [23 Nov] Foundation #146, dated 2023 only
• [5 Oct] The Author, Autumn 2023
• [15 Sep] Interzone #295, September 2023 [final "Ansible Link" column]
• [8 Aug] The Author, Summer 2023
• [25 Jul] Foundation #145, dated 2023 only
• [15 Jul] Black Static #82/#83 double issue, dated 2023 only: the final issue
• [13 Jun] Focus #76 (BSFA), Spring 2023
• [? May] The Author, Spring 2023
• [1 Apr] Vector #297 (BSFA), Spring 2023
• [1 Apr] BSFA Awards 2022 (BSFA)
• [25 Mar] Foundation #144, dated 2022 only
• [18 Feb] The Author, Winter 2022
• [16 Feb] Interzone #294, January 2023 [first issue under new management]
June 2025 - [18 Jun/1 Jul] Rob Hansen, Approaching Xero: The SF Prehistory of Comics Fandom – Ansible Editions, trade paperback, nonfiction. Simultaneous print and ebook release. • Ansible Editions
May 2025 - [27 May/14 Aug] Brigid Kemmerer, Warrior Princess Assassin – Harper Voyager, hardback and trade paperback, romantic fantasy with "mature language, violent imagery and explicit romance". Opens a trilogy. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780008720124 • AbeBooks
- [2 May/3 Jul] Julie Soto, Rose in Chains – Harper Voyager/Magpie, hardback and trade paperback, romantic fantasy. • ISBN 9780008711672 • AbeBooks
April 2025 - [17 Apr/?] Martha Twine, Polar Light Worlds – Olympia Publishers, trade paperback, sf. • ISBN 9781835436028 • AbeBooks
March 2025 - [19 Mar/11 Mar] Katherine Addison, The Tomb of Dragons – Tor Books, hardback, fantasy. Concludes the "Cemeteries of Amalo" trilogy set in the world of The Goblin Emperor. • ISBN 9781250816191 • AbeBooks
- [8 Mar/24 Apr] Taran Matharu, The Tainted Khan – Harper Voyager hardback and trade paperback, fantasy. "Soulbound Saga" series, following Dragon Rider. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780008517687 • AbeBooks
- [3 Mar/3 Mar] Rob Hansen, editor, THEN Again: A UK Fanhistory Reader 1930-1979 – Ansible Editions, trade paperback, nonfiction collection. First print edition of ebook released in 2019. • Ansible Editions
- [1 Mar/1 Mar] Ian Watson, Watto's Wisdom: Zine and Con Writing – Ansible Editions, trade paperback, nonfiction collection. • Ansible Editions
February 2025 - [28 Feb/31 Jan] Katherine Addison, The Orb of Cairado – Subterranean Press, hardback, fantasy. Novella set in the world of The Goblin Emperor. • ISBN 9781645242130 • AbeBooks
December 2024 - [27 Dec/? Dec] Arthur Machen, The Terror – Three Impostors, hardback, sf/fantasy/horror with new introduction by Tim Lebbon and illustrations by Jon Langford. First published in book form 1917. • ISBN 9781838062897 • AbeBooks
- [16 Dec/27 Feb] Amélie Wen Zhao, The Scorpion and the Night Blossom – HarperVoyager, hardback and trade paperback, fantasy. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780008672768 • AbeBooks
November 2024 - [1 Nov/1 Nov] John Nielsen-Hall, Motorway Dreams – Ansible Editions, trade paperback, nonfiction. • Ansible Editions
October 2024 - [16 Oct/?] Martha Twine, That Time Will Come – Olympia Publishers, trade paperback, sf. Sequel to Beyond Terror's Reach • ISBN 9781804397503 • AbeBooks
- [2 Oct/21 Nov] Jasmine Mas, Blood of Hercules – HarperVoyager, hardback and trade paperback, fantasy: "gender-bent Hercules retelling". Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780008744427 • AbeBooks
- [1 Oct/1 Oct] Frank Arnold, The Frank Arnold Papers – Ansible Editions, trade paperback, nonfiction. • Ansible Editions
September 2024 - [28 Sep/5 Dec] Thea Guanzon, A Monsoon Rising – HarperVoyager, hardback and trade paperback, fantasy. Sequel to The Hurricane Wars. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780008555887 • AbeBooks
August 2024 - [31 Aug/2 Aug] Diana Wynne Jones, Stage Magic: 4 Plays and a Screenplay – Moondust Books, trade paperback, fantasy plays. • ISBN 97980954749835 • AbeBooks
May 2024 - [7 May/23 May] Jay Cliffix, The Wish Fulfilment of Life/Death – self-published (no imprint name), trade paperback, space opera/fantasy. Sequel to – or rather, continuation of, since it starts with Chapter 20 – the apparently simultaneously published The Star Shards of Auras/Umbras. "The Star Souls Mythology" series. • ISBN 9798322902874 • AbeBooks
- [2 May/6 Jun] Cari Thomas, Shadowstitch – Harper Voyager hardback and trade paperback, fantasy. Sequel to Threadneedle. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780008407056 • AbeBooks
March 2024 - [27 Mar/1 Apr] David Langford, editor, New Worlds Profiles – Ansible Editions, trade paperback, nonfiction. • Ansible Editions
- [23 Mar/? Mar] Steve Holland, Beyond the Void – Bear Alley Books large-format paperback, nonfiction. Profusely illustrated. No ISBN. • ISBN 0000000000000 • AbeBooks
- [23 Mar/23 May] Laura Purcell, Moonstone – Harper Voyager hardback and trade paperback, YA fantasy. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780008562823 • AbeBooks
February 2024 - [2 Feb/14 Mar] Peter V. Brett, The Hidden Queen – Harper Voyager hardback and trade paperback, fantasy. "Nightfall Saga" 2. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780008309831 • AbeBooks
December 2023 - [7 Dec/25 Apr] Taran Matharu, Dragon Rider – Harper Voyager hardback and trade paperback, fantasy. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780008517632 • AbeBooks
- [5 Dec/?] Martin Edwards, editor, Who Killed Father Christmas? and Other Seasonal Mysteries – British Library trade paperback, crime/detection reprint anthology. Continuing the BL series of Christmas mystery anthologies: Silent Nights (2015), Crimson Snow (2016), The Christmas Card Crime (2018) and A Surprise for Christmas (2020). • ISBN 9780712354783 • AbeBooks
November 2023 - [30 Nov/29 Feb] Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Vampire – Harper Voyager hardback and trade paperback, fantasy. Sequel to Empire of the Vampire. Proof copy received, with small chocolate bribe enclosed. • ISBN 9780008350482 • AbeBooks
- [13 Nov/14 Nov] Martha Wells, System Collapse – Tor, hardback, sf. Latest in the "Murderbot" sequence. • ISBN 9781250826978 • AbeBooks
- [9 Nov/9 Nov] Travis Baldree, Bookshops & Bonedust – Tor UK, hardback, fantasy. Prequel to Legends & Lattes • ISBN 9781035007356 • AbeBooks
- [9 Nov/15 Feb] Hannah Kaner, Sunbringer– Harper Voyager, hardback and trade paperback, fantasy. Sequel to Godkiller. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780008521516 • AbeBooks
October 2023 - [17 Oct/26 Sep] Jared Shurin, ed., The Big Book of Cyberpunk – Penguin Random House/Vintage, trade paperback, sf. Huge theme anthology, 1116 pages. • ISBN 9780593467237 • AbeBooks
- [29 Sep/7 Oct] Rob Hansen, editor, Generation Femizine– Ansible Editions, trade paperback, nonfiction. • Ansible Editions
September 2023 - [20 Sep/18 Jan 24] Saara El-Arifi, Faebound – Harper Voyager, hardback and trade paperback, epic fantasy. • ISBN 9780008596965 • AbeBooks
August 2023 - [28 Aug/1 Sep] Rob Hansen, editor, British SF Conventions Volume 1: 1937-1951 – Ansible Editions, trade paperback, nonfiction. • Ansible Editions
July 2023 - [28 Jul/1 Aug] Rob Hansen, editor, 1965: The Second British Worldcon – Ansible Editions, trade paperback, nonfiction. • Ansible Editions
- [20 Jul/11 Jul] A.P. Herbert,The Voluble Topsy – Handheld Press, trade paperback, humour • ISBN 9781912766468 • AbeBooks
- [13 Jul/2022] Travis Baldree, Legends & Lattes – Tor UK, hardback, fantasy. A Hugo finalist. • ISBN 9781035007301 • AbeBooks
- [5 Jul/12 Oct] Thea Guanzon, The Hurricane Wars – Harper Voyager, hardback and trade paperback, fantasy. Opens a trilogy. • ISBN 9780008555832 • AbeBooks
- [4 Jul/28 Sep] Mariely Lares, Sun of Blood and Ruin – Harper Voyager, hardback and trade paperback, fantasy. Opens a new series. • ISBN 9780008609597 • AbeBooks
June 2023 - [1 Jun/1 Jun] Ted White, The Amazing Editorials – Ansible Editions, trade paperback, nonfiction and reviews. • Ansible Editions
- [1 Jun/1 Jun] Ted White, The Fantastic Editorials – Ansible Editions, trade paperback, nonfiction and reviews. • Ansible Editions
May 2023 - [25 May/25 May] Christopher Priest, Airside – Gollancz, hardback, historical mystery. • ISBN 9781399608831 • AbeBooks
- [24 May/18 May] Charles Stross, Season of Skulls – Orbit hardback, fantasy. "Laundry" series, "New Management" subseries. • ISBN 9780356516950 • AbeBooks
- [10 May/1 Jun] Lois McMaster Bujold, Knot of Shadows– Subterranean Press, hardback, fantasy. "World of the Five Gods/Penric and Desdemona" series. • ISBN 9781645241140 • AbeBooks
April 2023 - [30 May] Shaun Bythell, Remainders of the Day: More Diaries from The Bookshop, Wigtown – Profile Books, hardcover, nonfiction. • ISBN 9781800812420 • AbeBooks
- [19 Apr/8 Jun] Juno Dawson, The Shadow Cabinet – Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. Sequel to Her Majesty's Royal Coven. • ISBN 9780008478551 • AbeBooks
- [14 Apr/11 Apr] Preston Grassman, Multiverse: An Anthology of Alternate Realities– Titan Books trade paperback, sf. Introduction plus 17 stories and a poem. • ISBN 9781803362328 • AbeBooks
- [14 Apr/11 May] Mary and Bryan Talbot, Armed with Madness: The Surreal Leonora Carrington – Macmillan hardback, "graphic novel" biography. • ISBN 9781914224126 • AbeBooks
- [6 Apr/11 May] N.E. Davenport, The Blood Trials – HarperVoyager trade paperback, sf/fantasy. "Blood Gift Duology" 2. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9780008521646 • AbeBooks
- [6 Apr/27 Apr] Ian Douglas, Alien Agendas – Harper Voyager, trade paperback, military sf. "Solar Warden" series. Second copy received. • ISBN 9780008288945 • AbeBooks
March 2023 - [29 Mar/27 Apr] Ian Douglas, Alien Agendas – Harper Voyager, trade paperback, military sf. "Solar Warden" series. • ISBN 9780008288945 • AbeBooks
- [28 Mar/27 Apr] Nicholas Binge, Ascension – Harper Voyager, hardback, sf. Finished copy now received • ISBN 9780008505813 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback • ISBN 9780008505820 • AbeBooks- [27 Mar/14 Sep] Miranda Sun, If I Have to Be Haunted – HarperCollins/Magpie, hardback, fantasy. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780008612405 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback • ISBN 9780008612412 • AbeBooks- [23 Mar/30 Mar] Brendan Quayle, The Shining Stone – SilverWood trade paperback, fantasy. "Tales of the Q'Alix" 1. • ISBN 9781800422292 • AbeBooks
- [20 Mar/11 May] Mark Lawrence, The Book that Wouldn't Burn – Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. "Library Trilogy" 1. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780008456719 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback • ISBN 9780008456726 • AbeBooks- [15 Mar/1 Apr] J.W. Anderson, Pete W. Sutton and Liz Williams, editors, Eclectic Dreams: The Milford Anthology – Grimbold Books/Kristell Ink trade paperback, sf/fantasy anthology. • ISBN 9781913562427 • AbeBooks
- [10 Mar/? 2022] R.B. Russell, Fifty Forgotten Books – And Other Stories trade paperback, nonfiction. • ISBN 9781913505509 • AbeBooks
- [3 Mar/21 Mar] Laurell K. Hamilton, Smoulder – Headline hardback, urban fantasy. "Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter" series. • ISBN 9781472285386 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback • ISBN 9781472285393 • AbeBooks
February 2023 - [24 Feb/30 Mar] Kate Heartfield, The Valkyrie – HarperVoyager hardback, fantasy. • ISBN 9780008567736 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback • ISBN 9780008567767 • AbeBooks- [16 Feb/7 Mar] Owen King, The Curator – Hodder & Stoughton hardback, fantasy. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9781399715089 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback • ISBN 9781399715096 • AbeBooks- [11 Feb/2 Mar] Shannon Chakraborty, The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi – Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. Opens a new trilogy. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9780008381349 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback • ISBN 9780008381356 • AbeBooks- [9 Feb/2 Mar] Amish [Tripathi], War of Lanka – HarperCollins trade paperback, fantasy. "Ram Chandra" 4. • ISBN 9789356295094 • AbeBooks
- [3 Feb/13 Apr] Rebecca Ross, Divine Rivals – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy romance. • ISBN 9780008588151 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback • ISBN 9780008600662 • AbeBooks
January 2023 - [17 Jan/16 Feb] Anna Stephens, The Jaguar Path – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Songs of the Drowned" 2. • ISBN 9780008404055 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback • ISBN 9780008404062 • AbeBooks- [11 Jan/16 Feb] JJA Harwood, The Thorns Remain – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. • ISBN 9780008517915 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback • ISBN 9780008517922 • AbeBooks- [11 Jan/2 Feb] Claire McKenna, Firetide Coast – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. "Deepwater" 3. • ISBN 9780008337261 • AbeBooks
- [11 Jan/16 Feb] David Zindell, The Rememberancer's Tale – Harper Voyager trade paperback, sf. In the "Neverness" series. • ISBN 9780008495695 • AbeBooks
- [4 Jan/3 Feb] Michael Butterworth, Complete Poems 1965-2020 – Space Cowboy Books hardback, sf and other verse. • ISBN 9781732825772 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback • ISBN 9781732825765 • AbeBooks