Although I no longer have any regular newspaper or magazine review column, advance reading copies continue to arrive. Dates indicate when they were received and (if known) when they're 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 should be sent to:
David Langford/Ansible, 94 London Road, Reading, RG1 5AU, England.Magazines Received
• [18 Feb] The Author, Winter 2022
• [16 Feb] Interzone #294, January 2023 [First issue under new management]
• [21 Nov] Foundation #143, dated 2022 only
• [25 Jun] Focus #75 (BSFA), Autumn 2022
• [19 Nov] Vector #296 (BSFA), Autumn 2022
• [12 Oct] The Author, Autumn 2022
• [26 Aug] Foundation #142, dated 2022 only
• [22 Jul] Interzone #292/#293 double issue, dated 2022 only
• [7 Jul] The Author, Summer 2022
• [25 Jun] Focus #74 (BSFA), Summer 2022
• [28 May] The Author, Spring 2022
• [27 Apr] Foundation #141, dated 2022 only
• [9 Apr] BSFA Awards 2021 (BSFA)
• [9 Apr] Vector #295 (BSFA), Spring 2022
• [25 Jan] The Author, Winter 2021
March 2023 - [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. • Book Depository
- [10 Mar/? 2022] R.B. Russell, Fifty Forgotten Books – And Other Stories trade paperback, nonfiction. • Book Depository
- [3 Mar/21 Mar] Laurell K. Hamilton, Smoulder – Headline hardback, urban fantasy. "Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter" series. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository
February 2023 - [24 Feb/30 Mar] Kate Heartfield, The Valkyrie – HarperVoyager hardback, fantasy. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [16 Feb/7 Mar] Owen King, The Curator – Hodder & Stoughton hardback, fantasy. Finished copy now received. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [11 Feb/2 Mar] Shannon Chakraborty, The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi – Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. Opens a new trilogy. Finished copy now received. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [9 Feb/2 Mar] Amish [Tripathi], War of Lanka – HarperCollins trade paperback, fantasy. "Ram Chandra" 4. • Book Depository
- [3 Feb/13 Apr] Rebecca Ross, Divine Rivals – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy romance. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository
January 2023 - [17 Jan/16 Feb] Anna Stephens, The Jaguar Path – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Songs of the Drowned" 2. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [11 Jan/16 Feb] JJA Harwood, The Thorns Remain – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [11 Jan/2 Feb] Claire McKenna, Firetide Coast – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. "Deepwater" 3. • Book Depository
- [11 Jan/16 Feb] David Zindell, The Rememberancer's Tale – Harper Voyager trade paperback, sf. In the "Neverness" series. • Book Depository
- [4 Jan/3 Feb] Michael Butterworth, Complete Poems 1965-2020 – Space Cowboy Books hardback, sf and other verse. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository
December 2022 - [19 Dec/7 Mar] Owen King, The Curator – Hodder & Stoughton hardback, fantasy. Proof copy received. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [7 Dec/19 Jan] Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Vampire – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. Reissue of 2021 title. • Book Depository
- [3 Dec/19 Jan] Hannah Kaner, Godkiller– Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. Finished copy now received. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [1 Dec/19 Jan] Mark Lawrence, The Girl and the Moon – Harper Voyager, trade paperback, fantasy. "Book of the Ice" 3. Reissue of 2022 hardback title. • Book Depository
November 2022 - [16 Nov/17 Nov] Mark Wagstaff, On the Level – Leaf by Leaf trade paperback, thriller. • Book Depository
- [14 Nov/3 Feb] Rebecca Ross, A Fire Endless – Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. "Elements of Cadence" 2 (conclusion). • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [12 Nov/27 Apr] Nicholas Binge, Ascension – Harper Voyager, hardback, sf. Proof copy received • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [9 Nov/8 Dec] Olesya Salkinova Gilmore, The Witch and the Tsar – Harper Voyager, hardback, historical fantasy. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository
October 2022 - [27 Oct/2 Mar] Shannon Chakraborty, The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi – Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. Opens a new trilogy. Proof copy received. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [26 Oct/10 Nov] Sue Lynn Tan, Heart of the Sun Warrior – Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. Sequel to Daughter of the Moon Goddess, concluding the duology. Finished copy now received. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [22 Oct/3 Nov] Garth Marenghi, Garth Marenghi's Terror Tome – Hodder Studio hardback, horror collection. Three stories. • Book Depository
- [18 Oct/27 Oct] A.K. Mulford, The High Mountain Court – Harper Voyager, hardback, "sapphic romantic fantasy". "Five Crowns of Okrith" 1. • Book Depository
- [18 Oct/27 Oct] A.K. Mulford, The Witches' Blade – Harper Voyager, hardback, "sapphic romantic fantasy". "Five Crowns of Okrith" 2. • Book Depository
- [18 Oct/27 Oct] A.K. Mulford, The Rogue Crown – Harper Voyager, hardback, "sapphic romantic fantasy". "Five Crowns of Okrith" 3. • Book Depository
- [18 Oct/10 Nov] J.R.R. Tolkien edited by Brian Sibley and illustrated by Alan Lee, The Fall of Númenor – HarperCollins, hardback, fantasy. "Presenting for the first time in one volume the events of the Second Age as written by J.R.R. Tolkien and masterfully edited for publication by Christopher Tolkien." • Book Depository
- [12 Oct/10 Nov] J.R.R. Tolkien edited by Christopher Tolkien, The Silmarillion – HarperCollins, hardback, fantasy. Deluxe edition with Tolkien's own colour illustrations throughout. • Book Depository
- [7 Oct/19 Jan] Hannah Kaner, Godkiller– Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. Proof copy received. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [2 Oct/25 Oct] George R.R. Martin, Elio M. Garcia Jr and Linda Antonsson, The Rise of the Dragon: An Illustrated History of the Targaryen Dynasty, Volume One – Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy/"nonfiction". Massive and heavily illustrated coffee-table book linked to the tv series The House of the Dragon. • Book Depository
September 2022 - [29 Sep/27 Oct] Rebecca Ross, A River Enchanted – Harper Voyager, trade paperback, fantasy. "Elements of Cadence" 1. • Book Depository
- [20 Sep/13 Oct] Shannon Chakraborty, The River of Silver – Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. "Daevabad" series. • Book Depository
- [16 Sep/15 Sep] Christopher Priest, Expect Me Tomorrow – Gollancz, hardback, sf. • Book Depository
- [16 Sep/1 Oct] Charles Platt, editor, The Complete Cheap Truth – Ansible Editions, trade paperback, sf criticism, humour, gossip and polemic. Reissue of 2019 ebook with additional material. • Ansible Editions
- [13 Sep/29 Sep] Lucy Foley, The Paris Apartment – HarperCollins, trade paperback, thriller. • Book Depository
- [13 Sep/29 Sep] Mike Phillips, Blood Rights – HarperCollins, trade paperback, thriller. "A Sam Dean Thriller." • Book Depository
- [13 Sep/29 Sep] Mike Phillips, An Image to Die For – HarperCollins, trade paperback, thriller. "A Sam Dean Thriller." • Book Depository
- [13 Sep/29 Sep] Mike Phillips, The Late Candidate – HarperCollins, trade paperback, thriller. "A Sam Dean Thriller." • Book Depository
- [13 Sep/29 Sep] Mike Phillips, Point of Darkness – HarperCollins, trade paperback, thriller. "A Sam Dean Thriller." • Book Depository
- [13 Sep/29 Sep] Rob Wilkins, Terry Pratchett: A Life with Footnotes – Doubleday, hardback, nonfiction; the official biography. Finished copy (with inscription!) received. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [13 Sep/13 Oct] Amélie Wen Zhao, Crimson Reign – Harper Voyager, trade paperback, fantasy. "Blood Heir Trilogy" 3. • Book Depository
- [10 Sep/1 Sep] Tom Gauld, Revenge of the Librarians – Canongate, hardback, collection of cartoon strips. • Book Depository
- [10 Sep/29 Sep] Rob Wilkins, Terry Pratchett: A Life with Footnotes – Doubleday, hardback, nonfiction; the official biography. Proof copy received. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [6 Sep/10 Sep] Vincent Omniavertias (Bruce Sterling), editor, The Complete Cheap Truth – Ansible Editions, trade paperback, sf criticism and polemic. Reissue of 2019 ebook. • Ansible Editions
August 2022 - [26 Aug/29 Sep] Simon Crook, Silverweed Road – Harper Voyager, hardback, horror. Collection of linked stories. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [23 Aug/1 Sep] Robert Foster, illustrated by Ted Nasmith, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth: The Definitive Guide to the World of J.R.R. Tolkien – HarperCollins, hardback, encyclopedia / concordance / glossary. Illustrated reissue of 1971/1978 title. • Book Depository
- [22 Aug/19 Jan] Jonathan Carroll, Mr. Breakfast – Melville House, hardback, "literary fantasy". Proof copy received. • Book Depository
- [1 Sep/26 Aug] Bill (William F.) Temple, Temple at the Bar–Ansible Editions, trade paperback, sf fanzine articles and humour. Reissue of 2017 ebook. • Ansible Editions
- [11 Aug/13 Aug] Peter Nicholls, Genre Fiction: The Roaring Years – Ansible Editions, trade paperback, essays on and reviews of science fiction. • Ansible Editions
- [12 Aug/10 Nov] Sue Lynn Tan, Heart of the Sun Warrior – Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. Sequel to Daughter of the Moon Goddess, concluding the duology. Proof copy received. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [11 Aug/1 Sep] Kim Sherwood, Double or Nothing – HarperCollins, hardback, spy thriller. James Bond franchise. • Book Depository
- [10 Aug/1 Sep] R.F. Kuang, Babel or The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution – Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. Proof copy received. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [10 Aug/15 Sep] J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings – HarperCollins, boxed set of trade paperbacks, fantasy. Reissued as a tie-in to the new tv series The Rings of Power • Book Depository
- [10 Aug/15 Sep] J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring – HarperCollins, trade paperback, fantasy. Volume 1 of the above. • Book Depository
- [10 Aug/15 Sep] J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers – HarperCollins, trade paperback, fantasy. Volume 2 of the above. • Book Depository
- [10 Aug/15 Sep] J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King – HarperCollins, trade paperback, fantasy. Volume 3 of the above. • Book Depository
- [10 Aug/29 Sep] Various: Of This Our Country: Acclaimed Nigerian authors on the home, identity and culture they know – HarperCollin/Borough Press, trade paperback, nonfiction anthology. • Book Depository
- [8 Aug/2021] Alan Garner, Treacle Walker – 4th Estate, hardback. • Book Depository
July 2022 - [26 Jul/1Jun] Lois McMaster Bujold, The Assassins of Thasalon– Subterranean Press, hardback, fantasy. "World of the Five Gods/Penric and Desdemona" series. • Book Depository
- [21 Jul/18 Aug] Sunyi Dean, The Book Eaters– Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. Finished copy now received. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [6 Jul/1 Sep] R.F. Kuang, Babel or The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution – Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. Proof copy received. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository
June 2022 - [29 Jun/7 Jul] James Smythe, The Ends – Harper Voyager, trade paperback, sf. "Anomaly Quartet" 4. • Book Depository
- [23 Jun/18 Jul] Katherine Addison, The Grief of Stones – Tor hardback, fantasy. Set in the world of The Goblin Emperor; direct sequel to The Witness for the Dead. • Book Depository
- [15 Jun/31 May] John Clute, Sticking to the End – Beccon Publications trade paperback, nonfiction collection of sf essays and criticism. • Book Depository
- [10 Jun/14 Jul] Bryan Talbot, The Legend of Luther Arkwright – Jonathan Cape hardback, graphic novel. Sequel to The Adventures of Luther Arkwright and Heart of Empire. • Book Depository
- [8 Jun/7 Jul] Nicky Drayden, Minecraft: The Dragon – Penguin Random House/Del Rey trade paperback, sf. Set in the Minecraft game universe. • Book Depository
- [7 Jun/21 Jul] Juno Dawson, Her Majesty's Royal Coven – Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [7 Jun/7 Jul] Bradley Somer, Extinction – Harper Voyager, hardback, sf. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository
May 2022 - [27 May/23 Jun] Saara El-Arifi, The Final Strife – Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. Finished copy now received. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [27 May/31 Oct 2020 – oops] Charles Stross, Dead Lies Dreaming – Orbit hardback, fantasy. "Laundry" series, "New Management" subseries. • Book Depository
- [27 May/13 Jan] Charles Stross, Quantum of Nightmares – Orbit hardback, fantasy. "Laundry" series, "New Management" subseries. • Book Depository
- [24 May/7 May] Neil Baker, editor, The Call of Poohthulhu – April Moon Books, trade paperback anthology. Winnie-the-Pooh/Cthulhu Mythos crossover stories. • Book Depository
- [21 May/?] Arthur Machen, The Chronicle of Clemendy – Three Impostors hardback, medieval romances pastiches. Reissue of 1888 title with new introduction and notes, illustrated by Jon Langford (yes, that one). • Book Depository
- [12 May/9 Jun] Raymond E. Feist, Master of Furies – Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. "Firemane Saga" 3. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository
April 2022 - [30 Apr/14 May] David Britton, Old Death – Savoy Books hardback, dark fantasy/horror. "Lord Horror" series; final novel, written while the author was dying. • Book Depository
- [23 Apr/26 May] George R.R. Martin and Melinda Snodgrass, ed., Joker Moon – Harper Voyager trade paperback "mosaic novel", sf. "Wild Cards" superhero shared-world series. Reissue of 2021 hardback title. • Book Depository
- [23 Apr/12 May] Neal Stephenson, Termination Shock – HarperCollins/Borough Press trade paperback, sf. Reissue of 2021 hardback title. • Book Depository
- [23 Apr/26 May] Cari Thomas, Threadneedle – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. Reissue of 2021 hardback title. • Book Depository
- [8 Apr/28 Apr] Mark Lawrence, The Girl and the Moon – Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. "Book of the Ice" 3. Second copy received. • Book Depository
- [7 Apr/18 Aug] Sunyi Dean, The Book Eaters– Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. Proof copy received. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository
March 2022 - [29 Mar/28 Apr] Mark Lawrence, The Girl and the Moon – Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. "Book of the Ice" 3. • Book Depository
- [23 Mar/14 Apr] Janelle Monáe with various collaborators, The Memory Librarian and Other Stories of Dirty Computer – HarperVoyager hardback, sf collection. • Book Depository
- [23 Mar/14 Apr] Wil Wheaton, Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir – HarperVoyager hardback, nonfiction. • Book Depository
- [17 Mar/14 Apr] N.E. Davenport, The Blood Trials – HarperVoyager trade paperback, sf/fantasy. "Blood Gift Duology" 1. Finished copy now received. • Book Depository
- [17 Mar/31 Mar] Sarah Kuhn, Star Wars: Doctor Aphra – Penguin Random House/Del Rey trade paperback, sf. Script for audiobook. • Book Depository
- [15 Mar/7 Apr] Max Brooks, Minecraft: The Mountain – Penguin Random House/Del Rey trade paperback, sf. Minecraft game universe. • Book Depository
- [11 Mar/28 Apr] Claire McKenna, Deepwater King – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. "Deepwater Trilogy" 2. Reissue of 2021 title. • Book Depository
- [11 Mar/14 Apr] George R.R.Martin, The Ice Dragon – Harper Voyager, trade paperback, fantasy. Reissue of 2014 title. • Book Depository
February 2022 - [24 Feb/23 Jun] Saara El-Arifi, The Final Strife – Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. Proof copy received. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [17 Feb/31 Mar] Mark Lawrence, The Girl and the Mountain – Harper Voyager, trade paperback, fantasy. Reissue of 2021 title. "Book of the Ice" 2. • Book Depository
- [15 Feb/1 Mar] Cavan Scott, Star Wars: The High Republic: Tempest Runner – Penguin Random House/Del Rey hardback, sf. Script for "audio original". • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [15 Feb/24 Feb] Timothy Zahn, Star Wars: Thrawn: Ascendancy 2: Greater Good – Penguin trade paperback, sf. Reissue of 2021 title. • Book Depository
- [8 Feb/18 Mar] JJA Harwood, The Shadow in the Glass – Harper Voyager, trade paperback, revisionist fairytale fantasy. Reissue of 2021 title. • Book Depository
- [8 Feb/27 Jan] G.A. Matiasz, Dusted by Stars – 62 Mile Press, trade paperback, sf. • Book Depository
- [8 Feb/3 Mar] Kate Mildenhall, The Mother Fault – Harper Voyager, trade paperback, near-future thriller. Reissue of 2021 title. • Book Depository
- [8 Feb/3 Mar] Amélie Wen Zhao, Crimson Reign – Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. "Blood Heir Trilogy" 3. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [8 Feb/3 Mar] Amélie Wen Zhao, Red Tigress – Harper Voyager, trade paperback, fantasy. "Blood Heir Trilogy" 2. Reissue of 2021 title. • Book Depository
- [3 Feb/17 Feb] Kate Heartfield, The Embroidered Book – HarperVoyager hardback, historical fantasy. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository
January 2022 - [31 Jan/14 Apr] N.E. Davenport, The Blood Trials – HarperVoyager trade paperback, sf/fantasy. "Blood Gift Duology" 1. Proof copy received. • Book Depository
- [27 Jan1/5 Jul] Clay Harmon, Flames of Mira – Rebellion/Solaris hardback, fantasy. Proof copy received. • Book Depository
- [27 Jan/17 Mar] Noah Hawley, Anthem – Hodder & Stoughton hardback, sf. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [14 Jan/? 2020] Jim Emerson, Futures Past: 1926: The Birth of Modern Science Fiction – www.sfhistory.net large-format paperback, nonfiction. Heavily illustrated. Volume 1 in series. • ISBN 9781734067101. Available only from www.sfhistory.net.
- [14 Jan/? 2021] Jim Emerson, Futures Past: 1927: Dawn of the SF Blockbuster – www.sfhistory.net large-format paperback, nonfiction. Heavily illustrated. Volume 2 in series. • ISBN 9781734067125. Available only from www.sfhistory.net.
- [14 Jan/17 Feb] Nicole Galland, Master of the Revels – HarperCollins/Borough Press trade paperback, sf. Sequel to The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. by Galland and Neal Stephenson. • Book Depository
- [14 Jan/3 Feb] Thomas Olde Heuvelt, Echo – Hodder & Stoughton hardback, horror. Finished copy now received. • Book Depository
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- [14 Jan/20 Jan] Matthew Reilly, The One Impossible Labyrinth – Orion hardback, sf thriller. Concluding the "Jack West" series. • Book Depository
- [7 Jan/31 Dec] Lois McMaster Bujold, Masquerade in Lodi – Subterranean Press hardback, fantasy. "Penric and Desdemona" 9. • Book Depository
- [7 Jan/4 Jan] Claudia Gray, Star Wars: The High Republic: The Fallen Star – Penguin Random House/Del Rey hardback, sf. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository