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
• [20 May] Interzone #287, May/June 2020
• [20 May] Black Static #75 May/June 2020
• [2 Apr] Focus #70 (BSFA), Spring 2020
• [20 Mar] The Author, Winter 2019
• [20 Mar] SFX #325, April 2020
• [16 Mar] Interzone #286, March/April 2020
• [16 Mar Black Static #74 March/April 2020
• [21 Feb] SFX #324, March 2020
• [26 Jan] SFX #323, February 2020
• [10 Jan] Interzone #285, January/February 2020
• [10 Jan] Black Static #73 January/February 2020
• [30 Dec] SFX #322, January 2020
• [18 Dec] The Author, Winter 2019
• [7 Dec] Vector #290 (BSFA), Autumn 2019
• [29 Nov] SFX #321, "Holiday Special" 2019
• [14 Nov] Interzone #284, November/December 2019
• [14 Nov] Black Static #72 November/December 2019
• [1 Nov] SFX #320, December 2019
• [4 Oct] SFX #319, November 2019
• [21 Sep] The Author, Autumn 2019
• [16 Sep] Interzone #283, September/October 2019
• [16 Sep] Black Static #71 September/October 2019
• [8 Sep] SFX #318, October 2019
• [? Aug] Focus #69 (BSFA), Summer 2019
• [? Aug] Vector #289 (BSFA), Summer 2019, "African and Afrodiasporic SF" issue
• [9 Aug] SFX #317, September 2019
• [18 Jul] Interzone #282, July/August 2019
• [18 Jul] Black Static #70, July/August 2019
• [18 Jul] SFX #316, August 2019
• [10 Jul] Amazing Stories, Summer 2019
• [? Jun] The Author, Summer 2019
• [14 Jun] SFX #315, Summer 2019
• [22 May] SFX #314, July 2019
• [16 May] Interzone #281, May/June 2019
• [16 May] Black Static #69, May/June 2019
• [17 Apr] SFX #313, June 2019
• [1 Apr] Amazing Stories, Spring 2019
• [22 Mar] SFX #312, May 2019
• [16 Mar] Interzone #280, March/April 2019
• [15 Mar] Black Static #68, March/April 2019
• [27 Feb] SFX #311, April 2019
• [25 Jan] SFX #310, March 2019
• [10 Jan] Black Static #67, January/February 2019
• [10 Jan] Interzone #279, January/February 2019
• [7 Jan] SFX #309, February 2019
June 2020 - [25 Jun/9 Jun] Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell and Scott Hampton, American Gods 3 – Headline hardback, graphic novel adaptation. Volume 3 of 3. • Book Depository
- [12 Jun/30 Jan] Alejandra Guibert, The Vatican Games – Clink Street trade paperback, dystopian sf. • Book Depository
- [11 Jun/11 Jun] S.A. Chakraborty, The Empire of Gold – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Daevabad Trilogy" 3. • Book Depository
- [11 Jun/4 Jun] Kester Grant, The Court of Miracles – Harper Voyager hardback, alternate-historical fantasy. Finished copy nowreceived. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [11 Jun/25 Jun] Jonathan Strahan, editor, The Book of Dragons – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy anthology. 29 stories (including some poems) plus introduction. • Book Depository
- [2 Jun/25 Jun] M. John Harrison, The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again – Gollancz hardback, unclassifiable. • Book Depository
- [1 Jun/11 Jun] Nalini Singh, Alpha Night – Gollancz hardback, paranormal romance. "Psy-Changeling" series. • Book Depository
May 2020 - [25 May/11 Jun] Jay Kristoff, Darkdawn – Harper Voyager, trade paperback, fantasy. "Nevernight" 3. Reissue of 2019 title. Book Depository
- [25 May/11 Jun] Daniel H. Wilson, MICHAEL CRICHTON The Andromeda Evolution – HarperCollins trade paperback, sf/technothriller. Sequel to The Andromeda Strain. • Book Depository
- [4 May/28 May] Walker Dryden, The City of a Thousand Faces – Orion hardback, fantasy. "Tumanbay" series. • Book Depository
April 2020 - [27 Apr/14 May] George R.R. Martin and Melina Snodgrass, ed., Three Kings – Harper Voyager hardback anthology, sf. "Wild Cards" superhero shared-world series. • Book Depository
- [14 Apr/7 May] Nick Martell, The Kingdom of Liars – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. Finished copy now received. • Book Depository
- [2 Apr/2 Apr] Tom Gauld, Department of Mind-Blowing Theories – Canongate hardback, cartoons from New Scientist. • Book Depository
- [2 Apr/29 Feb] Charles Platt, An Accidental Life Volume 1, 1944-1964: How I Failed at Almost Everything – Charles Platt large-format paperback, autobiography. Book Depository [The author is about to release Volume 2 but tells me that unlike this one it cannot be distributed in the UK.]
March 2020 - [31 Mar/2 Jul] Jasper Fforde, The Constant Rabbit – Hodder hardback, alt-history sf. Proof copy received in a big box also containing pink paper "straw", a bookmark, a spoof anti-rabbit recruiting flyer and two Easter-bunny chocolate sweeties, which (in conjunction with the spoof anti-rabbit political tract sent separately a week or two ago) suggests that this one is getting a big push. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [20 Mar/2 Apr] Claire McKenna, Monstrous Heart – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. Finished copy now received. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [20 Mar/2 Apr] Anna Smith Spark, The House of Sacrifice – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. "Empires of Dust" 3. • Book Depository
- [16 Mar/7 Apr] Grady Hendrix, The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires – Quirk Books trade paperback, supernatural horror. Finished copy now received. • Book Depository
- [13 Mar/16 Apr] Beth Cartwright, Feathertide – Del Rey hardback, fantasy. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [13 Mar/16 Apr] Mur Lafferty, Minecraft: The Lost Journals – Arrow trade paperback, fantasy. Minecraft-based novelization. • Book Depository
- [11 Mar/4 Jun] Kester Grant, The Court of Miracles – Harper Voyager hardback, alternate-historical fantasy. Proof copy received. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository
February 2020 - [27 Feb/19 Mar] Paul McAuley, War of the Maps – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. • Book Depository
- [14 Feb/13 Jun] Simon Turney, Commodus – Orion trade paperback, historical. "Damned [Roman] Emperors" series. • Book Depository
- [13 Feb/5 Mar] Daniel A. Cohen, Coldmyth – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. "Coldmaker" 3. • Book Depository
- [13 Feb/5 Mar] George R.R. Martin, adapted by Landry Q. Walker, art by Mel Rubi, A Clash of Kings Volume 2 – Harper Voyager hardback graphic novel, fantasy. "Game of Thrones" series. • Book Depository
- [13 Feb/19 Mar] Den Patrick, Stormtide – Harper Voyager paperback, fantasy. "Ashen Torment" 2. • Book Depository
- [13 Feb/20 Feb] Anna Stephens, Bloodchild – Harper Voyager paperback, fantasy. "Daevabad Trilogy" 3. Reissue of 2019 hardback title. • Book Depository
- [10 Feb/20 Feb] Sarah Davis-Goff, Last Ones Left Alive – Headline/Tinder Press trade paperback, sf. • Book Depository
- [5 Feb/20 Feb] Ben Aaronovitch, False Value – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. "Rivers of London" series. • Book Depository
- [5 Feb/27 Feb] Dan Vyleta, Soot – Weidenfeld & Nicolson hardback, fantasy. Sequel to Smoke. • Book Depository
January 2020 - [25 Jan/20 Feb] S.A. Chakraborty, The Kingdom of Copper – Harper Voyager paperback, fantasy. "Daevabad Trilogy" 2. Reissue of 2019 hardback title. • Book Depository
- [25 Jan/20 Feb] Katherine Kerr, Sword of Fire – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Deverry" series. • Book Depository
- [13 Jan/2 Apr] Claire McKenna, Monstrous Heart – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. Proof copy received. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [6 Jan/7 Apr] Grady Hendrix, The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires – Quirk Books hardback, supernatural horror. Proof copy received. • Book Depository
December 2019 - [24 Dec/9 Jan] Tessa Gratton, Lady Hotspur – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [20 Dec/23 Apr] Ramsey Campbell, The Wise Friend – Flame Tree Press paperback, horror. Proof copy received. • Book Depository
US paperback Book Depository- [20 Dec/30 Apr] Mark Lawrence, The Girl and the Stars – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. Proof copy received. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [7 Dec/30 Apr] Laura Lam, Goldilocks – Headline/Wildfire hardback, sf. Proof copy received. • Book Depository
November 2019 - [8 Nov/7 Nov] Rebecca Roanhorse, Star Wars: Resistance Reborn – Century hardback, sf. • Book Depository
- [1 Nov/28 Nov] Andy Briggs, Ctrl+S – Orion trade paperback, sf. • Book Depository
October 2019 - [31 Oct/14 Nov] Kristen Ciccareli, The Sky Weaver – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. Set in the world of The Last Namsara. • Book Depository
- [25 Oct/19 Nov] Nathan W. Pyle, Strange Planet – Headline hardback graphic collection, sf. From the Strange Planet Instagram comic, with new material. • Book Depository
- [5 Oct/9 Jan] Eoin Colfer, Highfire – Jo Fletcher Books hardback, fantasy. Proof copy received. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback, 28 January • Book Depository- 4 Oct/10 Sep] Tamsyn Muir, Gideon the Ninth – Tor hardback, science fantasy. • Book Depository
September 2019 - [28 Sep/3 Oct] Cavan Scott, Star Wars: Dooku: Jedi Lost – Century hardback, sf. Script of audio production. • Book Depository
- [26 Sep/3 Oct] Mary M. Talbot and Bryan Talbot, Rain – Jonathan Cape hardback, graphic novel. • Book Depository
- [26 Sep/8 Oct] Clay McLeod Chapman, The Remaking – Quirk Books trade paperback, supernatural horror/crime. • Book Depository
- [24 Sep/17 Oct] Ausma Zehanat Khan, The Blue Eye – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Khoraan Archives" 3. • Book Depository
- [20 Sep/19 Sep] Stephen Baxter, World Engines: Destroyer – Gollancz hardback, sf. • Book Depository
- [19 Sep/26 Sep] Paul Krueger, Steel Crow Saga – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. • Book Depository
- [19 Sep/17 Oct] Garth Nix, Angel Mage – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. Proof copy received. • Book Depository
- [13 Sep/31 Oct] Greg Chivers, The Crying Machine – Harper Voyager trade paperback, sf. Reissue of 2019 hardback. • Book Depository
- [13 Sep/3 Oct] David Wragg, The Black Hawks – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. • Book Depository
- [11 Sep/29 Aug] Delilah S. Dawson, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire – Century hardback, sf. • Book Depository
- [6 Sep/10 Aug] Diana Wynne Jones, Poems – Moondust Books trade paperback, poetry. Edited by Isobel Armstrong (the author's sister). • Book Depository
- [6 Sep/15 Feb 2015] Adam Roberts, Get Started in Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy – John Murry Learning "Teach Yourself" trade paperback, nonfiction. Devotes a few pages to Thog's Masterclass as a learning experience. • Book Depository
August 2019 - [25 Aug/17 Sep] Joe Abercrombie, A Little Hatred – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. Finished copy now received: two, in fact. • Book Depository
- [22 Aug/5 Sep] Marina & Sergey Dyachenko, Vita Nostra – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. Reissue of 2018 hardback title. • Book Depository
- [22 Aug/19 Sep] Kassandra Montag, After the Flood – Harper Voyager, hardback, sf. Finished copy now received. Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [15 Aug/22 Aug] Edward Cox, The Song of the Sycamore – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. • Book Depository
- [9 Aug/25 Jul] Aliette de Bodard, The House of Sundering Flames – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. "Houses of Paris" 3. • Book Depository
- [9 Aug/20 Aug] Neil Gaiman and Colleen Doran, Snow, Glass, Apples – Headline hardback graphic novel, fantasy. Adaptation by Doran of Gaiman's revisionist fairytale. • Book Depository
- [2 Aug/8 Aug] Peter V. Brett, The Painted Man – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Collector's edition" reissue of 2008 title, illustrated by Dominik Broniek. First volume in "Demon Cycle" series. • Book Depository
July 2019 - [29 Jul/8 Aug] R.F. Kuang, The Dragon Republic – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. Second in "The Poppy War" trilogy. Finished copy now received. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [26 Jul/19 Sep] David Koepp, Cold Storage – HarperCollins HQ, hardback, sf. Proof copy received. Book Depository
- [20 Jul/11 Jul] Christopher Priest, Episodes – Gollancz hardback, sf. • Book Depository
- [12 Jul/25 Jul] Timothy Zahn, Star Wars: Thrawn: Treason – Century hardback, sf. • Book Depository
- [6 Jul/18 Jul] Christopher Ruocchio, Howling Dark – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. • Book Depository
June 2019 - [29 Jun/31 Oct] G.X. Todd, Survivors – Headline hardback, post-apocalyptic science fantasy. "Voices" 3. Proof copy received. • Book Depository
- [12 Jun/17 Sep] Joe Abercrombie, A Little Hatred – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. Proof copy received. • Book Depository
- [6 Jun/27 Jun] James S. Murray and Darren Wearmouth, The Brink – Harper Voyager, hardback, sf/horror. "Awakened" series. Proof copy received. Book Depository
- [5 Jun/27 Jun] Tom Lloyd, Knights of Stars – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. "God Fragments" 3 . • Book Depository
- [5 Jun/27 Jun] Ed McDonald, Crowfall – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. "Raven's Mark" 3 . • Book Depository
- [5 Jun/6 Jun] Nalini Singh, Wolf Rain – Gollancz hardback, paranormal romance. "Psy-Changeling" series . • Book Depository
- [1 Jun/6 Jun] Alexander Freed, Star Wars: Alphabet Squadron – Century hardback, sf. • Book Depository
May 2019 - [30 May/27 Jun] Leo Carew, The Spider – Headline/Wildfire hardback, fantasy. "Under the Northern Sky" 2. • Book Depository
- [20 May/19 Sep] Kassandra Montag, After the Flood – Harper Voyager, hardback, sf. Proof copy received. Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [16 May/5 Sep] Jay Kristoff, Darkdawn – Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. Proof copy received. "Nevernight" 3. Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [2 May/11 Apr] Jeanne Gomoll, editor, Carl Brandon – Union Street Press, trade paperback, fiction and essays. • Book Depository
- [1 May/8 Aug] Mike Shackle, We Are the Dead – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. Proof copy received. • Book Depository
April 2019 - [29 Apr/8 Aug] R.F. Kuang, The Dragon Republic – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. Second in "The Poppy War" trilogy. Proof copy received. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [25 Apr/7 May] Victoria Aveyard, The Broken Throne – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. "Red Queen" series. • Book Depository
- [25 Apr/2 May] Mur Lafferty, Solo: A Star Wars Story – Arrow trade paperback, sf. Reissue of 2018 hardback title. • Book Depository
- [16 Apr/2 May] Stewart Hotston, Tangle's Game – Abaddon trade paperback, sf • Book Depository
- [4 Apr/4 Apr] Sylvain Neuvel, Only Human – Penguin sf, trade paperback. "Themis Files" 3. • Book Depository
March 2019 - [23 Mar/18 Apr] Claudia Gray, Star Wars: Master & Apprentice – Century hardback, sf. • Book Depository
- [21 Mar/4 Apr] Greg Chivers, The Crying Machine – Harper Voyager hardback, sf. • Book Depository
- [21 Mar/4 Apr] Mark Lawrence, Holy Sister – Harper Voyager hardback, science fantasy. "Book of the Ancestor" 3 • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [21 Mar/18 Apr] George R.R. Martin, ed., Low Chicago – Harper Voyager hardback anthology, sf. "Wild Cards" superhero shared-world series. • Book Depository
- [21 Mar/4 Apr] Tamora Pierce, Tempests and Slaughter – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. • Book Depository
- [20 Mar/4 Apr] Laini Taylor, Muse of Nightmares – Hodder trade paperback, fantasy. • Book Depository
- [15 Mar/published 2018] Henry Wessells, A Conversation Large than the Universe: Readings in Science Fiction and the Fantastic 1762-2017 – The Grolier Club trade paperback, illustrated nonfiction. • Book Depository
- [14 Mar/4 Apr] Stephen Donaldson, The War Within – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. "Great God's War" 2. • Book Depository
- [12 Mar/21 Mar] Sam Peters, From Divergent Suns – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. Sequel to From Darkest Skies and From Distant Stars. • Book Depository
February 2019 - [25 Feb/7 Mar] Elizabeth Bear, Ancestral Night – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. • Book Depository
- [25 Feb/7 Mar] Dhonielle Clayton, The Everlasting Rose – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. • Book Depository
- [25 Feb/21 Mar] Ian McDonald, Luna: Moon Rising – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. "Luna" 3, completing the trilogy. • Book Depository
- [25 Feb/21 Feb] S.J. Morden, No Way – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. Sequel to One Way. • Book Depository
- [21 Feb/21 Feb] Farah Mendlesohn, The Pleasant Profession of Robert Heinlein – Unbound hardback, nonfiction. • Book Depository
- [9 Feb/14 May] Guy Gavriel King, A Brightness Long Ago – Hodder hardback, historical fantasy. Proof copy received. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository
January 2019 - [28 Jan] Brian Lumley, The Complete Crow – Subterranean Press hardback, Cthulhu Mythos stories. "Titus Crow" series. (A gift from the author for looking up a bit of information for him, so thanks, Brian!) • Book Depository
- [24 Jan/7 Feb] Dale Bailey, In the Night Wood – Harper Voyager trade paperback, supernatural. • Book Depository
- [24 Jan/18 Feb] S.A. Chakraborty, The Kingdom of Copper – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Daevabad Trilogy" 2. • Book Depository
- [24 Jan/7 Feb] Arwen Elys Dayton, Stronger, Faster and More Beautiful – Harper Voyager trade paperback, sf. Same publication date but different size, cover artwork and price from the trade paperback recorded here on 1 December. • Book Depository
- [15 Jan/21 Feb] Justin Call, Master of Sorrows – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. "Silent Gods" 1. Proof copy received. • Book Depository
- [10 Jan/24 Jan] Peter Higgins, Dragon Heart – Gollancz trade paperback, "post-apocalyptic fantasy". • Book Depository
- [20 Dec/7 Jan] David Redd, Collected Stories – Gostak Publishing hardback, sf collection. 30 stories with author's introduction and publisher's afterword. Available directly from Lulu.com.
Also trade paperback from Lulu.com- [5 Jan/24 Jan] Miles Cameron, Dark Forge – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. "Masters & Mages" 2. • Book Depository