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
• [7 Aug] Foundation #139, dated 2021 only
• [15 Jul] Focus #72 (BSFA), Summer 2021
• [29 Jun] Interzone #290/#291 double issue, dated 2021 only
• [22 Jun] The Author, Summer 2021
• [9 Apr] Foundation #138, dated 2021 only
• [3 Apr] Black Static #78/#79 double issue, dated 2021 only
• [23 Mar] Vector #293 (BSFA), Spring 2021
• [?20 Mar] The Author, Spring 2021
September 2021 - [3 Sep/2 Sep] Tom Gauld, The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess – Templar Books hardback, fairytale graphic novel. • Book Depository
- [2 Sep/9 Sep] Calvin Kalsulke, Several People Are Typing – Hodder Studio hardback, sf. Finished copy now received. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository
August 2021 - [11 Aug/7 Sep] Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Vampire – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. Finished copy now received. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [10 Aug/?] Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen, Oracle – Joat Enterprises trade paperback, sf. Prequel to the "Wheelers" series. • Book Depository
- [10 Aug/19 Aug] Ian Stewart, What's the Use? The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics – Profile hardback, nonfiction. • Book Depository
July 2021 - [28 Jul/5 Aug] Rian Hughes, The Black Locomotive – Picador hardback, sf. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [24 Jul/31 Jul] Lois McMaster Bujold, The Physicians of Vilnoc – Subterranean Press hardback, fantasy. "Penric" 8. • Book Depository
- [20 Jul/5 Apr] Sandra Bond, The Psychopath Club – Canal Press trade paperback, fantasy thriller. • Book Depository
- [20 Jul/8 Mar] Humayun Mirza, The Last of the Bengal Princes – Timespinner Press trade paperback, autobiography. • Book Depository
- [13 Jul/3 Aug] Peter V. Brett, The Desert Prince – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [10 Jul/19 Aug] Richard Kadrey, King Bullet – Harper Voyager trade paperback, urban fantasy. • Book Depository
- [8 Jul/9 Sep] Calvin Kalsulke, Several People Are Typing – Hodder Studio hardback, sf. Proof copy received. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [5 Jul/19 Aug] Bryan Talbot, Grandville Intégrale – Jonathan Cape hardback, graphic novel omnibus. Brings together the "scientific-romance thrillers" Grandville, Grandville Mon Amour, Grandville Bête Noire, Grandville Noël and Grandville Force Majeure, with a new introduction by Ian Rankin. • Book Depository
June 2021 - [23 Jun/22 Jun] Katherine Addison, The Witness for the Dead – Tor UK hardback, fantasy. Set in the world of The Goblin Emperor. • Book Depository
- [17 Jun/1 Jul] B. Catling, Hollow – Hodder & Stoughton/Coronet hardback, fantasy? • Book Depository
- [17 Jun/8 Jul] George R.R. Martin and Melinda Snodgrass, ed., Joker Moon – Harper Voyager hardback "mosaic novel", sf. "Wild Cards" superhero shared-world series. • Book Depository
May 2021 - [28 May/24 Jun] Claire McKenna, Deepwater King – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Deepwater Trilogy" 2. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [17 May/10 Jun] David Wragg, The Righteous – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. "Articles of Faith" 2. • Book Depository
- [1 May/1 Apr] J.A. Lawrence (Judy Blish), The Other Side of the Surface and other stories – ReAnimus Press trade paperback, sf collection. • Book Depository
April 2021 - [28 Apr/27 May] Cari Thomas, Threadneedle – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [26 Apr/27 May] S.A. Chakraborty, The Empire of Gold – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. "Daevabad Trilogy" 3. Reissue of 2020 hardback title. • Book Depository
- [13 Apr/13 May] Raymond E. Feist, Queen of Storms – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. "Firemane Saga" 2. • Book Depository
- [13 Apr/13 May] Anna Stephens, The Stone Knife – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. • Book Depository
- [9 Apr/7 Sep] Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Vampire – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. Proof copy received. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [7 Apr/8 Mar] C.B. Lee, Minecraft: The Shipwreck – Penguin Random House/Del Rey trade paperback, sf. Minecraft game universe. • Book Depository
- [1 Apr/29 Apr] Kim Bo-Young, I'm Waiting for You – Harper Voyager hardback, sf/fantasy collection. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [1 Apr/29 Apr] Mark Lawrence, The Girl and the Mountain – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Book of the Ice" 2. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [1 Apr/17 Jun] Patricia Marques, The Colours of Death – Hodder & Stoughton hardback, urban fantasy/alt-history/crime. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository
March 2021 - [24 Mar/1 Apr] Claire McKenna, Monstrous Heart – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. Reissue of 2020 hardback title. "Deepwater Trilogy" 1. • Book Depository
- [24 Mar/15 Apr] Peter Newman, The Boundless – Harper Voyager tradepaperback, fantasy. • Book Depository
- [24 Mar/1 Apr] Jonathan Strahan, editor, The Book of Dragons – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy anthology. 29 stories (including some poems) plus introduction. Reissue of 2020 hardback title. • Book Depository
- [23 Mar/6 Apr] Clay McLeod Chapman, Whisper Down the Lane – Quirk Books hardback, psychological horror. Finished copy now received. • Book Depository
- [13 Mar/18 Mar] Ben Aaronovitch, What Abigail Did That Summer – Gollancz hardback, fantasy novella. "Rivers of London" series. • Book Depository
- [9 Mar/10 Jun] Terry Miles, Rabbits – Macmillan hardback, sf. Proof copy received. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [9 Mar/27 May] Adrian Tchaikovsky, Shards of Earth – Tor UK hardback, sf. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository
February 2021 - [24 Feb/16 Mar] Laura Maylene Walter, Body of Stars – HodderStudio hardback, sf. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [19 Feb/18 Feb] Sarah Gailey, The Echo Wife – Hodder hardback, "domestic thriller" by sf author; the PR sheet and blurb suggest sf elements. Finished copy now received. • Book Depository
Also trade paperback • Book Depository- [2 Feb/4 Feb] Adam Roberts, Purgatory Mount – Gollancz hardback, sf. • Book Depository
- [1 Feb/22 Dec 2020] Wendy Aldiss, My Father's Things – Pannoval Press, hardback, large-format photobook of Brian Aldiss memorabilia. • Publisher link
- [1 Feb/5 Nov 2020] Dante Alighieri, Paradise: Dante's Divine Trilogy Part Three, Englished in Prosaic Verse by Alasdair Gray • Book Depository
January 2021 - [20 Jan/6 Apr] Clay McLeod Chapman, Whisper Down the Lane – Quirk Books hardback, psychological horror. Proof copy received. • Book Depository
- [13 Jan/21 Jan] Matthew Reilly, The Two Lost Mountains – Orion hardback, sf thriller. "Jack West" series. • Book Depository