Ansible Books Received, 2013

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This is a log of books received, a very few of which I may be in a position to review for SFX magazine, the Sunday Telegraph magazine, my own Cloud Chamber, or elsewhere – 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].

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Magazines Received

• [31 Dec] Foundation #115, "Summer 2012/13"
• [27 Dec] Focus #61 (BSFA), Winter 2013/2014
• [27 Dec] Vector #274 (BSFA), Winter 2013/2014
• [14 Dec] The Author, Winter 2013
• [23 Nov] Black Static #37, November-December 2013
• [23 Nov] Interzone #249, November-December 2013
• [14 Oct] SFX #241, December 2013
• [7 Oct] Focus #60 (BSFA), Summer/Autumn 2013
• [7 Oct] Vector #273 (BSFA), Autumn 2013
• [30 Sep] Foundation #114, "Spring 2012/13"
• [19 Sep] Black Static #36, September-October 2013
• [19 Sep] Interzone #248, September-October 2013
• [14 Sep] SFX #240, November 2013
• [17 Aug] SFX #239, October 2013
• [23 Jul] Black Static #35, July-August 2013
• [23 Jul] Interzone #247, July-August 2013
• [20 Jul] SFX #238, September 2013
• [28 Jun?] The Author, Summer 2013
• [21 Jun] SFX #237, August 2013
• [24 May] SFX #236, Summer 2013
• [21 May] Black Static #34, May-June 2013
• [21 May] Interzone #246, May-June 2013
• [27 Apr] SFX #235, July 2013
• [26 Apr] Vector #272 (BSFA), Spring 2013
• [30 Mar] SFX #234, June 2013
• [20 Mar] Black Static #33, March-April 2013
• [20 Mar] Interzone #245, March-April 2013
• [19 Mar] The Author, Spring 2013
• [18 Mar] BSFA Awards 2012special publication including shortlisted stories, artwork
• [? 15 Mar] Foundation #113, "Spring 2011" but perhaps Spring 2012 (previous was Summer 2011)
• [7 Mar] SFX #233, May 2013
• [2 Feb] SFX #232, April 2013
• [1 Feb] Vector #271 (BSFA), Winter 2012
• [1 Feb] Focus #59 (BSFA), Winter 2012/2013
• [17 Jan] Black Static #32, January-February 2013
• [17 Jan] Interzone #244, January-February 2013
• [5 Jan] SFX #231, March 2013

December 2013
• [27 Dec/16 Jan] Christopher Golden, Snowblind – Headline trade paperback, supernatural/horror. • ISBN 9781472209580 • AbeBooks
• [21 Dec/13 Feb] Dave Hutchinson, Europe in Autumn – Solaris trade paperback, sf. • ISBN 9781781081952 • AbeBooks
• [20 Dec/20 Mar] Den Patrick, The Boy with the Porcelain Blade – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. A second proof copy received for some reason. • ISBN 9780575133839 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback: ISBN 9780575133976 • AbeBooks
• [19 Dec/10 Oct] David Wake, The Other Christmas Carol – Watledge Books trade paperback, darkish Christmas fantasy. Reissue of 2010 hardback title. Actually received from the author's own hand at Novacon in November: my apologies to that nice Mr Wake for mislaying it until now. • ISBN 9781482531763 • AbeBooks
• [18 Dec/14 Jan] M.R. Carey, The Girl with All the Gifts – Orbit hardback, sf. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9780356502731 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9780356502847 • AbeBooks
• [16 Dec/4 Feb] Toby Barlow, Babayaga – Atlantic Books/Corvus trade paperback, historical (1950s) urban fantasy. Reissue of 2013 US title. • ISBN 9781782393337 • AbeBooks
• [14 Dec/1 Oct] Alphonse Allais, translated by Brian Stableford, The Adventures of Captain Cap – Black Coat Press trade paperback, sf/humour. • ISBN 9781612272184 • AbeBooks
• [14 Dec/6 Mar] Lynne Truss, Cat out of Hell – Random House/Century horror, hardback. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780099585336 • AbeBooks
• [12 Dec/? Dec] John Whitbourn, The Two Confessions – Spark Furnace Books trade paperback, fantasy. "Pevensey Trilogy" series; previous titles were A Dangerous Energy and To Build Jerusalem. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781909905993 • AbeBooks
• [11 Dec/28 Dec] J.P. Martin, illustrated by Quentin Blake, The Complete Uncle – Troubadour/Matador hardback, children's fantasy. Omnibus of all six classic Uncle novels with much additional material: introduction, reviews, appreciations (including Neil Gaiman, Will Self and my SFX column), previously unpublished Quention Blake sketches, and more. The Kickstarter project to reprint Uncle was the first and so far the only one to which I've pledged money. • ISBN 9781783062836 • AbeBooks
• [6 Dec/13 Feb] Luke Delaney, The Toy Taker – HarperCollins hardback, crime. "DI Sean Corrigan" series. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780007486120 • AbeBooks
• [6 Dec/13 Mar] Richard Ford, The Shattered Crown – Headline trade paperback, fantasy. "Steelhaven" 2. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780755394067 • AbeBooks
• [6 Dec/4 Dec] George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, Dangerous Women – HarperVoyager hardback, fantasy/sf/etc anthology. 21 stories including a new 82pp Game of Thrones novella by GRRM. • ISBN 9780007549405 • AbeBooks
• [6 Dec/27 Feb] Jeff VanderMeer, Annihilation – Fourth Estate hardback, sf/fantasy/weird. "Southern Reach Trilogy" 1. Special new irritating ploy: hiding the ISBNs in the back pages of the proof copy to make my life more difficult. • ISBN 9780007550715 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (publication date listed online as 4 Feb): ISBN 9780007550692 • AbeBooks

November 2013
• [28 Nov/19 Dec] John Meaney, Resonance – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. "Ragnarok" 3. • ISBN 9780575085398 • AbeBooks
• [27 Nov/? Nov] Larry Hodges, Sorcerers in Space – Class Act Books trade paperback, sf/fantasy. Advance copy received. • ISBN 9781938703232 • AbeBooks
• [25 Nov/16 Jan] Simon Ings, Wolves – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780575119734 • AbeBooks
• [21 Nov/17 Apr] Mark Alder, Son of the Morning – Gollancz trade paperback, historical fantasy. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780575115156 • AbeBooks
• [21 Nov/16 Jan] Stuart MacBride, A Song for the Dying – HarperCollins hardback, crime. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780007344307 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback: ISBN 9780007344314 • AbeBooks
• [21 Nov/20 Mar] Den Patrick, The Boy with the Porcelain Blade – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780575133839 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback: ISBN 9780575133976 • AbeBooks
• [19 Oct/10 Dec] John R. Fultz, Seven Sorcerers – Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. "Books of the Shaper" 3. • ISBN 9780356500836 • AbeBooks
• [18 Nov/14 Nov] Joe Abercrombie, Red Country – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. Reissue of 2012 title. • ISBN 9780575095847 • AbeBooks
• [17 Nov/13 Feb] Jen Williams, The Copper Promise – Headline trade paperback, fantasy. First novel, opens a series. • ISBN 9781472211118 • AbeBooks
• [15 Nov/21 Nov] Greg Egan, The Arrows of Time – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. "Orthogonal" 3. • ISBN 9780575105768 • AbeBooks
• [15 Nov/11 Nov] Tom Lloyd, Moon's Artifice – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. Opens a new series. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9780575131163 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9780575131170 • AbeBooks
• [15 Nov/7 Nov] Terry Pratchett, Mort – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. "Discworld Collector's Library"reissue of 1987 title. • ISBN 9781473200104 • AbeBooks
• [15 Nov/7 Nov] Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. "Discworld Collector's Library"reissue of 1991 title. • ISBN 9781473200111 • AbeBooks
• [14 Nov/? Nov] David Brittain, Eduardo Paolozzi at New Worlds – Savoy trade paperback, nonfiction. Second copy received. • ISBN 9780861301287 • AbeBooks
• [12 Nov/? Nov] David Brittain, Eduardo Paolozzi at New Worlds – Savoy trade paperback, nonfiction. • ISBN 9780861301287 • AbeBooks
• [12 Nov/6 Dec] Jay Martel, Channel Blue – Head of Zeus trade paperback, sf. • ISBN 9781781855805 • AbeBooks
• [12 Nov/21 Nov] Frank Schätzing, Limit – Jo Fletcher, hardback, sf. • ISBN 9781849165150 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9781849165167 • AbeBooks
• [8 Nov/7 Nov] Terry Pratchett, Raising Steam – London, Doubleday: fantasy hardback. "Discworld" novel number 40. ISBN 9780857522276 • AbeBooks
• [7 Nov/21 Nov] Susan Ee, World After – Hodder trade paperback, apocalyptic fantasy. "Penryn and the End of Days" 2. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9781444778533 • AbeBooks
• [7 Nov/5 Nov] Raymond E. Feist and Stephen Abrams, Midkemia: The Chronicles of Pug – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. Described as an "illustrated deluxe compendium, complete with fold-out maps, blueprints of important buildings and houses, character drawings, and first-person narrative text ..." • ISBN 9780007536115 • AbeBooks
• [7 Nov/29 Oct] Ransom Riggs and Cassandra Jean, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children: The Graphic Novel – Headline hardback graphic novel, fantasy. Adapted from Riggs's 2011 novel. • ISBN 9781472210562 • AbeBooks

October 2013
• [30 Oct/10 Oct] Al Ewing and Henry Flint. Zombo: You Smell of Crime and I'm the Deodorant! – 2000 AD paperback graphic novel, sf/horror/satire. Collecting the 2000 AD strip. • ISBN 9781781080344 • AbeBooks
• [30 Oct/7 Nov] Stephen Gregory, The Waking that Kills – Solaris trade paperback, horror. • ISBN 9781781081518 • AbeBooks
• [30 Oct/7 Nov] Pat Mills, Clint Langley, Mick McMahon, Glen Fabry and SImon Bisley. Sláine: The Book of Scars – 2000 AD hardback graphic novel, fantasy. Collecting the 2000 AD strip. • ISBN 9781781081761 • AbeBooks
• [30 Oct/5 Dec] Jonathan Oliver, The End of the Road: An Anthology of Original Short Stories – Solaris trade paperback, weird/dark anthology. 15 stories plus introduction. • ISBN 9781781081532 • AbeBooks
• [26 Oct/17 Oct] Stephen R. Donaldson, The Last Dark – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. "Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant" 4 of 4. • ISBN 9780575076020 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9780575083448 • AbeBooks
• [19 Oct/31 Oct] Steve Berry, editor, Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memoirs of Doctor Who – Gollancz hardback, nonfiction. Expanded edition of 2012 Alzheimer's Research UK fundraiser (all royalties go to this cause), with added contributions and a new introduction by Terry Pratchett. • ISBN 9780575129450 • AbeBooks
• [18 Oct/7 Nov] David Hair, Mage's Blood – Jo Fletcher, trade paperback, fantasy. "Moontide Quartet" 1. • ISBN 9781780871974 • AbeBooks
• [18 Oct/7 Nov] Charlaine Harris and Toni L.P. Kelner, An Apple for the Creature – Jo Fletcher, trade paperback, supernatural anthology. 13 new school-themed stories. • ISBN 9781780872599 • AbeBooks
• [17 Oct/26 Nov] Francis Knight, Last to Rise – Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. "Rojan Dizon" 3. • ISBN 9780356501680 • AbeBooks
• [16 Oct/24 Oct] Peter V. Brett, The Daylight War – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. • ISBN 9780007276202 • AbeBooks
• [16 Oct/15 Oct] Nick Cole, The Wasteland Saga – Harper Voyager trade paperback, post-apocalyptic sf. • ISBN 9780007490875 • AbeBooks
• [16 Oct/6 Mar] Lauren Oliver, Panic – Headline hardback, "thriller". Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781444723021 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback: ISBN 9781444723038 • AbeBooks
• [15 Oct/29 Oct] Michael Crichton as John Lange, Binary – Titan/Hard Case Crime trade paperback. First published 1972. • ISBN 9781783291250 • AbeBooks
• [15 Oct/29 Oct] Michael Crichton as John Lange, Easy Go – Titan/Hard Case Crime trade paperback. First published 1968. • ISBN 9781783291205 • AbeBooks
• [15 Oct/29 Oct] Michael Crichton as John Lange, Grave Descend – Titan/Hard Case Crime trade paperback. First published 1970. • ISBN 9781783291243 • AbeBooks
• [15 Oct/29 Oct] Michael Crichton as John Lange, Scratch One – Titan/Hard Case Crime trade paperback. First published 1967. • ISBN 9781783291199 • AbeBooks
• [11 Oct/27 Feb] Nick Cutter, The Troop – Headline trade paperback, horror. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781472206220 • AbeBooks
• [11 Oct/16 Jan] Christopher Golden, Snowblind – Headline trade paperback, horror. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781472209580 • AbeBooks
• [11 Oct/7 Nov] Ann and Jeff VanderMeer, editors, The Time Traveller's Almanac – Head of Zeus hardback, sf anthology. Characteristically massive (948pp) anthology of 65 time travel stories, including my own "The Final Days" from 1981, and a few relevant essays. • ISBN 9781781853900 • AbeBooks
• [10 Oct/16 Jan] James Smythe, The Echo – Harper Voyager hardback, sf. Sequel to The Explorer (2013). Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780007456796 • AbeBooks
• [10 Oct/25 Oct] Danie Ware, Ecko Burning – Titan trade paperback, science fantasy. Sequel to Ecko Rising, which I didn't receive. • ISBN 9781781169087 • AbeBooks
• [7 Oct/27 Sep] Stephen Jones, editor, Shadows over Innsmouth – Titan trade paperback, Lovecraftian horror anthology. Latest reprint of 17-story collection first published 1994. • ISBN 9781781165287 • AbeBooks
• [3 Oct/7 Nov] Libby McGugan, The Eidolon – Solaris trade paperback, sf. • ISBN 9781781081587 • AbeBooks
• [3 Oct/17 Oct] Den Patrick, Dwarves: War Fighting Manual – Gollancz hardback, fantasy "nonfiction". • ISBN 9780575132795 • AbeBooks
• [3 Oct/17 Oct] Antoine Rouaud, translated by Tom Clegg, The Path of Anger – Gollancz, trade paperback, fantasy. "Book and the Sword" 1. • ISBN 9780575130814 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575130807 • AbeBooks
• [3 Oct/26 Sep] Brandon Sanderson, Steelheart – Gollancz trade paperback, superhero sf. Opens a new series. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9780575103993 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575103856 • AbeBooks
• [3 Oct/10 Oct] Toby Venables, Hunter of Sherwood: Knight of Shadows – Abaddon trade paperback, alt-historical. • ISBN 9781781081617 • AbeBooks
• [1 Oct/26 Sep] John Connolly and Jennifer Ridyard, Conquest – Headline hardback, sf. "Chronicles of the Invaders" series. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9781472209634 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9781472209627 • AbeBooks
• [1 Oct/29 Oct] Mira Grant, Parasite – Orbit trade paperback, sf. "Parasitology" 1. The blurb makes it sound like a serious version of my and John Grant's Guts, with rogue tapeworms rather than rogue intestines, but that must be mere coincidence. • ISBN 9780356501925 • AbeBooks
• [1 Oct/10 Oct] Dean Koontz, Deeply Odd – Harper Voyager trade paperback, horror. "Odd Thomas" series. • ISBN 9780007327065 • AbeBooks

September 2013
• [26 Sep/19 Sep] Stephen Baxter, Proxima – Gollancz, trade paperback sf. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9780575116849 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575116832 • AbeBooks
• [26 Sep/26 Sep] Alastair Reynolds, On the Steel Breeze – Gollancz, hardback, sf. "Poseidon's Children" 2. • ISBN 9780575090453 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9780575090460 • AbeBooks
• [26 Sep/10 Oct] Peter Terrin, translated by David Colmer, The Guard – Quercus/MacLehose trade paperback, dystopian psychological thriller. Reissue of 2012 UK title. Langford review quoted on back cover! • ISBN 9781848662940 • AbeBooks
• [25 Sep/21 Nov] Susan Ee, World After – Hodder trade paperback, apocalyptic fantasy. "Penryn and the End of Days" 2. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781444778533 • AbeBooks
• [25 Sep/24 Oct] Stephen Jones, editor, Fearie Tales: Stories of the Grimm and Gruesome – Jo Fletcher, hardback, dark fantasy anthology. • ISBN 9781848663466 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9781782064701 • AbeBooks
• [24 Sep/?] Bill Campbell, Sunshine Patriots – Rosarium trade paperback, "Rastafarian Science Fiction". Undated, described as "Special 15th Anniversary Edition" of a novel published in (according to the introduction) 2004. • ISBN 9780989141116 • AbeBooks
• [14 Sep/14 Jan] M.R. Carey, The Girl with All the Gifts – Orbit hardback, sf. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780356502731 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback: ISBN 9780356502847 • AbeBooks
• [12 Sep/29 Sep] Rowena Cory Daniells, King Breaker – Solaris trade paperback, fantasy. "Chronicles of King Rolen's Kin" 3 (conclusion). • ISBN 9781781081495 • AbeBooks
• [11 Sep/19 Sep] Den Patrick, Elves: War Fighting Manual – Gollancz hardback, fantasy "nonfiction". • ISBN 9780575132771 • AbeBooks
• [11 Sep/19 Sep] Chris Wooding, The Ace of Skulls – Gollancz, trade paperback. "Ketty Jay" series. • ISBN 9780575098114 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575098060 • AbeBooks
• [10 Sep/24 Oct] Robin Hobb, The Wilful Princess & the Piebald Prince – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. • ISBN 9780007498130 • AbeBooks
• [10 Sep/3 Oct] Philip Kerr, Prayer – Quercus hardback, horror/thriller. • ISBN 9781782065739 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9781782065746 • AbeBooks
• [10 Sep/26 Sep] Justin Somper, Allies and Assassins – Little, Brown/Atom hardback, YA fantasy. "Enemies of the Prince" series ("Game of Thrones for teens"). Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9781907411854 • AbeBooks
• [5 Sep/12 Sep] Pat Mills, Kevin O'Neill and Jesus Redondo. Nemesis the Warlock: Deviant Edition – 2000 AD hardback graphic novel, science fantasy. Collecting the coloured Eagle Comics version of the long-running (from 1980) 2000 AD strip. • ISBN 9781781081716 • AbeBooks
• [3 Sep/8 Oct] David Dalglish, A Dance of Cloaks – Orbit trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Shadowdance" series. • ISBN 9780356502786 • AbeBooks
• [3 Sep/24 Sep] Benedict Jacka, Chosen – Orbit trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Alex Verus" series. • ISBN 9780356502304 • AbeBooks
• [3 Sep/24 Sep] Kim Stanley Robinson, Shaman – Orbit hardback, prehistoric sf. • ISBN 9781841499994 • AbeBooks

August 2013
• [30 Aug/1 Oct] Ann Leckie, Ancillary Justice – Orbit trade paperback, sf. • ISBN 9780356502403 • AbeBooks
• [21 Aug/10 Oct] Tony Ballantyne, Dream London – Solaris trade paperback, steampunk/urban fantasy. • ISBN 9781781081730 • AbeBooks
• [21 Aug/26 Sep] John Connolly and Jennifer Ridyard, Conquest – Headline hardback, sf. "Chronicles of the Invaders" series. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781472209634 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback: ISBN 9781472209627 • AbeBooks
• [21 Aug/22 Aug] Elspeth Cooper, The Raven's Shadow – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. • ISBN 9780575134386 • AbeBooks
• [21 Aug/22 Aug] Stephen Deas, Dragon Queen – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. • ISBN 9780575100534 • AbeBooks
• [21 Aug/22 Aug] Den Patrick, Orcs: War Fighting Manual – Gollancz hardback, fantasy "nonfiction". • ISBN 9780575132757 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback: ISBN 9780575103993 • AbeBooks
• [21 Aug/10 Oct] Jan Siegel, The Devil's Apprentice – Solaris trade paperback, urban fantasy. • ISBN 9781781081464 • AbeBooks
• [20 Aug/11 Nov] Tom Lloyd, Moon's Artifice – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. Opens a new series. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780575131170 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback? The Gollancz publicity sheet specifies trade pb only, but see links: ISBN 9780575131163 • AbeBooks
• [20 Aug/26 Sep] Brandon Sanderson, Steelheart – Gollancz hardback, superhero sf. Opens a new series. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780575103856 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback: ISBN 9780575103993 • AbeBooks
• [20 Aug/8 Oct] Elissa Wald, The Secret Lives of Married Women – Titan/Hard Case Crime trade paperback, psychological thriller seemingly venturing into Fifty Shades of Grey terrritory. • ISBN 9781781162620 • AbeBooks
• [15 Aug/2 Sep] Luke Delaney, The Keeper – Harper Voyager hardback, crime thriller. • ISBN 9780007486090 • AbeBooks
• [15 Aug/6 Sep] Kim Newman, Anno Dracula 1976-1991: Johnny Alucard – Titan hardback, alternate-world vampire fantasy. "Anno Dracula" series. • ISBN 9780857680860 • AbeBooks
• [15 Aug/2 Sep] James Smythe, The Explorer – Harper Voyager trade paperback, sf. First published January. • ISBN 9780007456765 • AbeBooks
• [13 Aug/20 Sep] Cory Doctorow, Homeland – Titan trade paperback, sf. Sequel to Little Brother. • ISBN 9781781167489 • AbeBooks
• [9 Aug/15 Aug] Andrez Bergen, Who is Killing the Great Capes of Heropa? – Perfect Edge trade paperback, superhero sf. • ISBN 9781782792352 • AbeBooks
• [9 Aug/1 Mar] David Hulett Wilson, TranzCon – DHWbooks [self-published] trade paperback, sf. • ISBN 9780957587809 • AbeBooks
• [8 Aug/29 Aug] Kass Morgan, The 100 – Hodder paperback, sf. Media franchise product. Second copy received. • ISBN 9781444766882 • AbeBooks
• [9 Aug/22 Aug] Christopher Ransom, The Orphan – Little, Brown/Sphere trade paperback, horror? • ISBN 9780751551303 • AbeBooks
• [8 Aug/29 Aug] Rod Rees, The Demi-Monde: Fall – Jo Fletcher, hardback, sf. "Demi-Monde" 4. Second copy received. • ISBN 9781849165082 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9781849165099 • AbeBooks
• [8 Aug/29 Aug] David Towsey, Your Brother's Blood – Jo Fletcher, hardback, post-holocaust fantasy with zombies. Second finished copy received. • ISBN 9781782064329 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9781782064336 • AbeBooks
• [8 Aug/26 Sep] Tad Williams, Happy Hour in Hell – Hodder & Stoughton hardback, urban fantasy. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781444738605 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback: ISBN 9781444738612 • AbeBooks
• [6 Aug/29 Aug] Rod Rees, The Demi-Monde: Fall – Jo Fletcher, hardback, sf. "Demi-Monde" 4. • ISBN 9781849165082 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9781849165099 • AbeBooks
• [6 Aug/29 Aug] David Towsey, Your Brother's Blood – Jo Fletcher, hardback, post-holocaust fantasy with zombies. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9781782064329 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9781782064336 • AbeBooks
• [5 Aug/29 Aug] Lauren Beukes, The Shining Girls – HarperCollins sf/horror/thriller, trade paperback. Hardback published earlier this year. Second copy received. • ISBN 9780007464586 • AbeBooks
• [2 Aug/1 Oct] Kelley Armstrong, Omens – Little, Brown/Sphere hardback, psychological/gothic thriller. "Cainsville Trilogy" 1. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9781847445117 • AbeBooks
• [2 Aug/18 Oct] Bill Campbell and Edward Austain Hall, eds, Mothership: Tales from Afrofuturism and Beyond – Rosarium, hardback and trade paperback, sf/allied genres anthology. 39 stories. ISBN 9780989141147 • AbeBooks
• [2 Aug/2011] Rhys Hughes, Link Arms with Toads! – Chômu Press, trade paperback, rhyshughesian weirdness. 18 stories. ISBN 9781907681080 • AbeBooks
• [2 Aug/30 Aug] James Lovegrove, Sherlock Holmes: The Stuff of Nightmares – Titan trade paperback, period sf. • ISBN 9781781165416 • AbeBooks
• [2 Aug/6 Aug] Michael J. Sullivan, The Crown Tower – Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. "Riyria Chronicles" 1. • ISBN 9780356502274 • AbeBooks

July 2013
• [25 Jul/1 Aug] Richard Kadrey, Kill City Blues – Harper Voyager, hardback, urban fantasy. "James Stark" series. ISBN 9780007483860 • AbeBooks
• [24 Jul/29 Aug] Lauren Beukes, The Shining Girls – HarperCollins sf/horror/thriller, trade paperback. Hardback published earlier this year. • ISBN 9780007464586 • AbeBooks
• [23 Jul/25 Jul] Ben Aaronovitch, Broken Homes – Gollancz, hardback, urban fantasy. "Peter Grant" series. • ISBN 9780575132467 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9780575132474 • AbeBooks
• [23 Jul/29 Aug] David Towsey, Your Brother's Blood – Jo Fletcher, hardback, post-holocaust fantasy with zombies. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781782064329 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback: ISBN 9781782064336 • AbeBooks
• [20 Jul/1 Aug] Ben Jeapes, Phoenicia's Worlds – Solaris trade paperback, sf. • ISBN 9781781081266 • AbeBooks
• [20 Jul/1 Aug] Mark Lawrence, Emperor of Thorns – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Broken Empire" 3. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9780007439065 • AbeBooks
• [19 Jul/12 Sep] Geoffrey Gudgion, Saxon's Bane – Solaris trade paperback, horror. • ISBN 9781781081365 • AbeBooks
• [19 Jul/12 Sep] James Lovegrove, Age of Godpunk – Solaris trade paperback, fantasy. Collection of three novellas formerly seen as ebooks: "Age of Anansi", "Age of Gaia", Age of Satan". "Pantheon" series. • ISBN 9781781081280 • AbeBooks
• [19 Jul/18 Jul] John Wagner, Leigh Gallagher, Henry Flint, Ben Wilsher, Colin MacNeil, and Edmund Bagwell. Judge Dredd: Day of Chaos: Endgame – 2000 AD paperback graphic novel, sf. "Judge Dredd" series. • ISBN 9781781081426 • AbeBooks
• [18 Jul/15 Aug] Janet Edwards, Earth Star – Harper Voyager trade paperback, sf. Sequel; to Earth Girl. • ISBN 9780007443505 • AbeBooks
• [18 Jul/21 Aug] Christopher Fowler, Plastic – Solaris trade paperback, thriller. • ISBN 9781781081242 • AbeBooks
• [16 Jul/1 Oct] Kelley Armstrong, Omens – Little, Brown/Sphere hardback, psychological/gothic thriller. "Cainsville Trilogy" 1. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781847445117 • AbeBooks
• [16 Jul/3 Sep] Kim Stanley Robinson, Shaman – Orbit hardback, prehistoric sf. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781841499994 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback: ISBN 9780356500447 • AbeBooks
• [16 Jul/19 Sep] Justin Somper, Allies and Assassins – Little, Brown/Atom hardback, YA fantasy. "Enemies of the Prince" series ("Game of Thrones for teens"). Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781907411854 • AbeBooks
• [10 Jul/18 Jul] Nathan Hawke (a pseudonym), The Crimson Shield – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. "Gallow" 1.. • ISBN 9780575115088 • AbeBooks
• [10 Jul/1 Aug] Mark Lawrence, Emperor of Thorns – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Broken Empire" 3. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780007439065 • AbeBooks
• [10 Jul/12 Aug] Peter Liney, The Detainee – Jo Fletcher, hardback, sf. Opens a trilogy. • ISBN 9781782060321 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9781782060338 • AbeBooks
• [10 Jul/18 Jul] Paul McAuley, Evening's Empires – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. Set in the universe of The Quiet War, Gardens of the Sun, etc. • ISBN 9780575100794 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575100787 • AbeBooks
• [10 Jul/18 Jul] Sarah Pinborough, Charm – Gollancz, hardback, fantasy (revisionist fairy tale). • ISBN 9780575093010 • AbeBooks
• [8 Jul/19 Jul] Mitch Benn, Terra – Gollancz hardback, sf. • ISBN 9780575132085 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9780575132092 • AbeBooks
• [6 Jul/26 Jul] Jason M. Hough, The Darwin Elevator – Titan trade paperback, sf. • ISBN 9781781167632 • AbeBooks
• [3 Jul/25 Jul] Caleb Carr, The Legend of Broken – Little, Brown/Sphere trade paperback, fantasy. • ISBN 9780751551532 • AbeBooks
• [3 Jul/25 Jul] Kate Griffin, The Glass God – Orbit trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Magicals Anonymous" series in same world as her "Matthew Swift" series. • ISBN 9780356500652 • AbeBooks
• [3 Jul/25 Jul] Anthony Ryan, Blood Song – Orbit hardback, fantasy. "Raven's Shadow" 1. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9780356502465 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9780356502472 • AbeBooks
• [3 Jul/25 Jul] Charles Stross, Neptune's Brood – Orbit hardback, sf. Distant sequel to Saturn's Children. • ISBN 9780356500997 • AbeBooks

June 2013
• [29 Jun/6 Aug] Liliana Bodoc, The Days of the Deer – Atlantic trade paperback, fantasy. "Saga of the Borderlands" series. • ISBN 9781848870277 • AbeBooks
• [28 Jun/20 Jun] Graham Joyce, The Year of the Ladybird – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. • ISBN 9780575115316 • AbeBooks
• [28 Jun/29 Aug] Kass Morgan, The 100 – Hodder paperback, sf. Media franchise product. • ISBN 9781444766882 • AbeBooks
• [26 Jun/25 Jun] Eric Brown, Satan's Reach – Abaddon trade paperback, sf. "Weird Space" series. • ISBN 9781781081303 • AbeBooks
• [21 Jun/25 Jun] Guy Haley, Crash – Solaris trade paperback, sf. • ISBN 9781781081204 • AbeBooks
• [21 Jun/4 Jul] Lou Morgan, Blood and Feathers: Rebellion – Solaris trade paperback, urban fantasy. • ISBN 9781781081228 • AbeBooks
• [20 Jun/19 Jun] Ioanna Bourazopoulou translated by Yiannis Panas, What Lot's Wife Saw – Black & White trade paperback, post-apocalyptic sf. • ISBN 9781845025472 • AbeBooks
• [15 Jun/4 Jul] James Treadwell, Anarchy – Hodder hardback, fantasy. "Advent Trilogy" 2. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9781444728514 • AbeBooks
• [15 Jun/1 May] Neal Tringham, Science Fiction Hobby Games: A First Survey – Pseudonymz trade paperback, nonfiction. "Based on the Hugo Award winning Encyclopedia of Science Fiction", i.e. a subset of NT's games entries, with credits to me and John Clute for editorial input (thank you, Neal). • ISBN 9780957657809 • AbeBooks
• [13 Jun/1 Apr] George R.R. Martin adapted by Daniel Abraham with art by Tommy Patterson, A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel: Volume Two – Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. ISBN 9780007493043 • AbeBooks
• [12 Jun/6 Jun] John Carter Cash, Lupus Rex – Ravenstone hardback, animal fantasy. • ISBN 9781781081150 • AbeBooks
• [12 Jun/27 Jun] James S.A. Corey, Abaddon's Gate – Orbit trade paperback, sf. "Expanse" 3. • ISBN 9781841499925 • AbeBooks
• [12 Jun/18 Jul] Jocelynn Drake, Dead Man's Deal – Harper Voyager, trade paperback, paranormal romance. "Asylum Tales" 2. First published 2012. ISBN 9780007525287 • AbeBooks
• [12 Jun/27 Jun] Kate Elliott, Cold Steel – Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. "Spiritwalker" 3. • ISBN 9781841498850 • AbeBooks
• [12 Jun/27 Jun] Kevin Hearne, Hunted – Orbit trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Iron Druid" series. • ISBN 9780356501987 • AbeBooks
• [12 Jun/8 Aug] Charlie Human, Apocalypse Now Now – Random House/Century fantasy, trade paperback. ARC received. • ISBN 9781780891316 • AbeBooks
• [12 Jun/18 Jul] Richard Kadrey, Devil Said Bang – Harper Voyager, trade paperback, urban fantasy. "James Stark" series. First published 2012. ISBN 9780007483716 • AbeBooks
• [12 Jun/18 Jul] Richard Kadrey, Aloha from Hell – Harper Voyager, trade paperback, urban fantasy. "James Stark" series. First published 2011. ISBN 9780007446025 • AbeBooks
• [12 Jun/25 Jul] Guy Gavriel Kay, River of Stars – HarperCollins, hardback, Oriental historical fantasy. ISBN 9780007521906 • AbeBooks
• [12 Jun/27 Jun] Francis Knight, Before the Fall – Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. "Rojan Dizon" 2. • ISBN 9780356501673 • AbeBooks
• [12 Jun/12 Jul] George Mann, The Executioner's Heart – Titan paperback, steampunk. "Newbury and Hobbes" series. • ISBN 9781781160053 • AbeBooks
• [12 Jun/27 Jun] Elizabeth Moon, Limits of Power – Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. "Paladin's Legacy" 4. • ISBN 9780356501277 • AbeBooks
• [12 Jun/5 Aug] A.J. Smith, The Black Guard – Head of Zeus hardback, heroic fantasy. ARC received. • ISBN 9781781855621 • AbeBooks
• [6 Jun/20 Jun] Christopher Priest, The Adjacent – Gollancz, hardback, sf. • ISBN 9780575105362 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9780575105379 • AbeBooks
• [1 Jun/9 May] Alan Moore and Ian Gibson, The Ballad of Halo Jones – 2000 AD graphic novel, sf. Collects all the 1984-1986 strips formerly assembled as 3 volumes 1986-1987 from Titan; new introduction by Lauren Beukes; 5pp facsimile extract from a Moore script.• ISBN 9781781081488 • AbeBooks

May 2013
• [25 May/16 May] James Barclay, Beyond the Mists of Katuara – Gollancz, trade paperback, fantasy. "Elves" 3. • ISBN 9780575085251 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575085237 • AbeBooks
• [25 May/11 Jun] Will McIntosh, Love Minus Eighty – Orbit trade paperback, sf. Finished copy now received.• ISBN 9780356502144 • AbeBooks
• [25 May/16 May] George R.R. Martin, Tuf Voyaging – Gollancz, trade paperback, sf. Reissue of 1986 collection of linked sf stories (very good, a personal favourite) with a vaguely Game of Thronesish heraldic cover. • ISBN 9780575129528 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575085237 • AbeBooks
• [25 May/6 Jun] Jonathan Strahan, Fearsome Journeys: The New Solaris Book of Fantasy–Solaris trade paperback, fantasy anthology. Twelve new stories. • ISBN 9781781081198 • AbeBooks
• [10 Apr/1 May] Lauren Beukes, The Shining Girls – HarperCollins sf/horror/thriller, hardback. A second copy received for no apparent reason. • ISBN 9780007464562 • AbeBooks
• [21 May/6 Jun] Ian McDonald, Be My Enemy – Jo Fletcher, hardback, sf/steampunk. "Everness" 2. First published 2011 USA; this is the first UK release. • ISBN 9781780876689 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9781780876801 • AbeBooks
• [20 May/20 Jun] Michael Irwin, The Skull and the Nightingale – Blue Door (imprint of HarperCollins), hardback, eighteenth-century historical fiction. ISBN 9780007476312 • AbeBooks
• [20 May/6 Jun] Jay Kristoff, Stormdancer – Tor UK trade paperback, Japanese steampunk. "Lotus War" 1. First publishe 2012. • ISBN 9781447200499 • AbeBooks
• [17 May/25 Apr] Hugh Howey, Shift – Random House/Century sf, hardback. • ISBN 9781780891217 • AbeBooks
• [16 May/18 Jul] Lars Kepler trans Laura A. Wideburg, The Fire Witness – Blue Door (imprint of HarperCollins), hardback, Swedish police-procedural thriller with apparent psychic elements. Proof copy received. ISBN 9780007467747 • AbeBooks
• [15 May/6 Jun] Patricia Bracewell, Shadow on the Crown – HarperCollins, hardback, historical fiction set in England, AD 1001. ISBN 9780007481736 • AbeBooks
• [15 May/20 Jun] Richard Kadrey, Kill the Dead – Harper Voyager, trade paperback, urban fantasy. "James Stark" series. First published 2010. ISBN 9780007446001 • AbeBooks
• [15 May/20 Jun] Richard Kadrey, Sandman Slim – Harper Voyager, trade paperback, urban fantasy. "James Stark" series. First published 2009. ISBN 9780007445981 • AbeBooks
• [10 May/6 Jun] Christopher Golden, ed., 21st Century Dead: A Zombie Anthology – Piatkus trade paperback; introduction and 19 zombie stories. • ISBN 9780749958886 • AbeBooks
• [10 May/28 May] Jack Skillingstead, Life on the Preservation – Solaris trade paperback, sf. • ISBN 9781781081167 • AbeBooks
• [9 May/8 Aug] Snorri Kristjansson, Swords of Good Men – Jo Fletcher, hardback, Nordic fantasy. "Valhalla Saga" 1. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781782063322 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback: ISBN 9781782063315 • AbeBooks
• [9 May/4 Jul] Anthony Ryan, Blood Song – Orbit hardback, fantasy. "Raven's Shadow" sequence. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780356502465 • AbeBooks
  Also export trade paperback: ISBN 9780356502472 • AbeBooks
• [3 May/30 May] Joe Hill, NOS4R2 – Gollancz hardback, horror/dark fantasy. • ISBN 9780575130678 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9780575130685 • AbeBooks
• [2 May/23 May] Susan Ee, Angelfall – Hodder trade paperback, apocalyptic fantasy. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9781444778519 • AbeBooks
• [1 May/11 Jun] Will McIntosh, Love Minus Eighty – Orbit trade paperback, sf. Proof copy received.• ISBN 9780356502144 • AbeBooks
• [1 May/9 May] Chuck Wendig, Unclean Spirits – Abaddon trade paperback, sf. "Gods & Monsters" series. • ISBN 9781781080955 • AbeBooks

April 2013
• [30 Apr/8 May] Avram Davidson, The Wailing of the Gaulish Dead – Nutmeg Point District Mail trade paperback, nonfiction. Newly published essay (written 1981) in the Adventures in Unhistory sequence; with preface by Eileen Gunn. • No ISBN. $25 + $3 postage ($7 postage outside USA) from Henry Wessells, PO Box 43072, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043, USA.
• [29 Apr/23 May] Daniel Polansky, Tomorrow, the Killing – Hodder & Stoughton trade paperback, fantasy. "Low Town" sequence. First published 2012. • ISBN 9781444721362 • AbeBooks
• [29 Apr/? Jul] Richard Ellis Preston Jr, Romulus Buckle and the City of the Founders – 47North trade paperback, steampunk. ARC received. • ISBN 9781611099188 • AbeBooks
• [29 Apr/? Jun] Richard Ellis Preston Jr, A Private Little War – 47North trade paperback, sf. ARC received. • ISBN 9781611098945 • AbeBooks
• [27 Apr/20 Aug] Samantha Shannon, The Bone Season – Bloomsbury hardback, sf. First in a series of seven. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781408836422 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback: ISBN 9781408836439 • AbeBooks
• [25 Apr/9 May] Margaret Stohl, Icons – Harper Voyager trade paperback, sf. • ISBN 9780007520831 • AbeBooks
• [24 Apr/9 May] Alison Littlewood, Path of Needles – Jo Fletcher, trade paperback, horror. • ISBN 9781780871462 • AbeBooks
• [19 Apr/9 May] Peter Heller, The Dog Stars – Headline trade paperback, post-apocalyptic sf. First published 2012. • ISBN 9780755392629 • AbeBooks
• [19 Apr/25 Apr] Mark Lawrence, King of Thorns – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. "Broken Empire" 2. First published 2012. • ISBN 9780007439027 • AbeBooks
• [19 Apr/18 Apr] Tom Lloyd, The God Tattoo: Untold Tales from the Twilight Reign – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. Eleven short stories in "Twilight Reign" series. • ISBN 9780575131262 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575131248 • AbeBooks
• [19 Apr/18 Apr] Sarah Pinborough, Poison – Gollancz, hardback, fantasy (revisionist fairy tale). • ISBN 9780575092976 • AbeBooks
• [19 Apr/18 Apr] Gavin Smith, The Age of Scorpio – Gollancz, trade paperback, sf. • ISBN 9780575094758 • AbeBooks
• [16 Apr/28 May] Mur Lafferty, The Shambling Guide to New York City – Orbit trade paperback, urban fantasy. • ISBN 9780356501901 • AbeBooks
• [16 Apr/28 May] Nicole Peeler, Tempest Reborn – Orbit trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Jane True" series. • ISBN 9780356500522 • AbeBooks
• [16 Apr/9 May] Benjamin Percy, Red Moon – Hodder hardback, supernatural thriller. • ISBN 9781444724998 • AbeBooks
• [16 Apr/21 May] Lilith Saintcrow, The Red Plague Affair – Orbit trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Bannon & Clarke" series. • ISBN 9780356500935 • AbeBooks
• [15 Apr/25 Apr] Justin Cronin, The Twelve – Orion,trade paperback, sf//horror. ISBN 9780752883335 • AbeBooks
• [15 Apr/9 Jun 2011] Diana Wynne Jones, Earwig and the Witch – HarperCollins, hardback, fantasy story. ISBN 9780007416851 • AbeBooks
• [15 Apr/3 May 2012] Diana Wynne Jones, Reflections: On the Magic of Writing – David Fickling, hardback, nonfiction collection. ISBN 9780385654036 • AbeBooks
• [13 Apr/23 May] Susan Ee, Angelfall – Hodder trade paperback, apocalyptic fantasy. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781444778519 • AbeBooks
• [13 Apr/30 Apr] Jon Courtenay Grimwood, The Exiled Blade – Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. "Assassini" 3. • ISBN 9781841498508 • AbeBooks
• [13 Apr/24 Jan] Jon Courtenay Grimwood, The Outcast Blade – Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. "Assassini" 2. First published 2012. • ISBN 9781841498485 • AbeBooks
• [13 Apr/9 May] Sarah Pinborough, Mayhem – Jo Fletcher, hardback, sf. Finished copy now received • ISBN 9781780871257 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9781780871264 • AbeBooks
• [13 Apr/30 Apr] Ian Tregillis, Necessary Evil – Orbit trade paperback, occult thriller. "Milkweed" sequence. • ISBN 9780356501710 • AbeBooks
• [10 Apr/19 Sep] Stephen Baxter, Proxima – Gollancz, trade paperback. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780575116849 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback: ISBN 9780575116832 • AbeBooks
• [10 Apr/1 May] Lauren Beukes, The Shining Girls – HarperCollins sf/horror/thriller, hardback. • ISBN 9780007464562 • AbeBooks
• [10 Apr/4 Jul] James Treadwell, Anarchy – Hodder hardback, fantasy. "Advent Trilogy" 2. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781444728514 • AbeBooks
• [9 Apr/4 Apr] Daniel Falconer (foreword by Andy Serkis, intro by Joe Letteri), The Hobbit Chronicles: Creatures and Characters – HarperCollins nonfiction, hardback. Landscape-format coffee-table book of the making of the film, heavily photo-illustrated. • ISBN 9780007487264 • AbeBooks
• [8 Apr/11 Apr] Maurice Druon translated by Humphrey Hare, The Strangled Queen – HarperCollins historical fiction, hardback. "Accursed Kings" 2. First published 1955; in UK 1956; reissued with introduction by George R.R. Martin ("This is the original Game of Thrones"). • ISBN 9780007491278 • AbeBooks
• [6 Apr/30 Apr] Eric Brown, The Serene Invasion – Solaris trade paperback, sf. • ISBN 9781781080917 • AbeBooks
• [5 Apr/7 May] Al Ewing, The Fictional Man – Solaris trade paperback, sf. • ISBN 9781781080931 • AbeBooks
• [4 Apr/3 May] Freda Warrington, A Taste of Blood Wine – Titan paperback, dark fantasy. Revision of 1991 novel. • ISBN 9781781167052 • AbeBooks

March 2013
• [30 Mar/11 Apr] Christopher Farnsworth, Red White and Blood – Hodder & Stoughton trade paperback, horror/thriller. "Nathaniel Cade" series. First published 2012. • ISBN 9780340998212 • AbeBooks
• [30 Mar/30 Apr] Howard Andrew Jones, The Desert of Souls – Head of Zeus, hardback, fantasy. "Chronicles of Sword & Sand" 1. • ISBN 9781781854631 • AbeBooks
• [28 Mar/25 Apr] Brian McClellan, Promise of Blood – Orbit hardback, fantasy. "Powder Mage" 1. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780356501994 • AbeBooks
  Also export trade paperback: ISBN 9780356502014 • AbeBooks
• [26 Mar/21 Mar] A.J. Dalton, Gateway of the Saviours – Gollancz, trade paperback, fantasy. • ISBN 9780575123182 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575123175 • AbeBooks
• [25 Mar/24 Apr] Aidan Harte, Mayhem – Jo Fletcher, hardback, fantasy. "Wave Trilogy" 2. • ISBN 9780857389008 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9780857389015 • AbeBooks
• [25 Mar/24 Apr] Stephanie Saulter, Mayhem – Jo Fletcher, trade paperback, sf. "®evolution" 1. • ISBN 9781780878652 • AbeBooks
• [20 Mar/11 Apr] Megan Shepherd, The Madman's Daughter – Harper Voyager fantasy, trade paperback. • ISBN 9780007500208 • AbeBooks
• [18 Mar/21 May] Mark T. Barnes, The Garden of Stones – 47North trade paperback, fantasy. ARC received. • ISBN 9781611098938 • AbeBooks
• [16 Mar/12 Apr] Cory Doctorow and Charles Stross, The Rapture of the Nerds – Titan paperback, sf. • ISBN 9781781167441 • AbeBooks
• [11 Mar/4 Jul] Stephen Lloyd Jones, The String Diaries – Headline hardback, horror/thriller. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781472204660 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback: ISBN 9781472204677 • AbeBooks
• [11 Mar/11 Apr] Pat Mills, Nick Percival, Steve Tappin and Massimo Belardinelli, Slaine: The Grail War – 2000 AD graphic novel, fantasy. • ISBN 9781781081129 • AbeBooks
• [7 Mar/12 Mar] Terry Brooks, Bloodfire Quest – Orbit hardback, fantasy. "Shannara" the umpteenth; "Dark Legacy of Shannara" 2. • ISBN 9781841499789 • AbeBooks
• [7 Mar/21 Mar] Peter Higgins, Wolfhound Century – Gollancz sf thriller, trade paperback. • ISBN 9780575130548 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575130531 • AbeBooks
• [7 Mar/28 Mar] Ian Irvine, Rebellion – Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. "Tainted Realm" 2. • ISBN 9781841498294 • AbeBooks
• [7 Mar/26 Mar] Simon Morden, The Curve of the Earth – Orbit, trade paperback, sf. • ISBN 9780356501826 • AbeBooks
• [7 Mar/9 May] Sarah Pinborough, Mayhem – Jo Fletcher, trade paperback, sf. Proof copy received • ISBN 9781780871264 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback: ISBN 9781780871257 • AbeBooks
• [7 Mar/11 Apr] John Smith, Lee Carter and Edmund Bagwell, Indigo Prime: Anthropocalypse – 2000 AD graphic novel, sf. Collecting various storylines. • ISBN 9781781081112 • AbeBooks
• [6 Mar/21 Mar] David Wingrove, The Art of War – Corvus trade paperback, sf. "Chung Kuo" 5 of 20. • ISBN 9780857890719 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780857890702 • AbeBooks
• [5 Mar/11 Apr] Ian Whates, ed., Solaris Rising 2: The New Solaris Book of Science Fiction – Solaris trade paperback, sf original anthology. 19 stories. • ISBN 9781781080870 • AbeBooks

February 2013
• [21 Feb/20 Mar] Naomi Foyle, Seoul Survivors – Jo Fletcher, trade paperback, sf. • ISBN 9781780875989 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9781780875965 • AbeBooks
• [19 Feb/1 Mar] C. Robert Cargill, Dreams and Shadows – Gollancz fantasy, hardback. Another finished copy now received. • ISBN 9780575130098 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9780575130104 • AbeBooks
• [19 Feb/11 Apr] Justin Gustainis, Play with Fire & Midnight at the Oasis – Solaris trade paperback, omnibus of two occult thrillers. "Morris and Chastain" sequence. • ISBN 9781781080818 • AbeBooks
• [19 Feb/26 Feb] Francis Knight, Fade to Black – Orbit, trade paperback, fantasy. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9780356501666 • AbeBooks
• [19 Feb/21 Feb] Philip Mann, The Disestablishment of Paradise – Gollancz sf, trade paperback. • ISBN 9780575132627 • AbeBooks
• [19 Feb/21 Feb] Robert Silverberg, Tales of Majipoor – Gollancz sf, trade paperback. Seven stories. • ISBN 9780575130067 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575130050 • AbeBooks
• [19 Feb/28 Feb] Ian Tregillis, The Coldest War – Orbit trade paperback, occult thriller. "Milkweed" sequence. • ISBN 9780356501703 • AbeBooks
• [18 Feb/1 Mar] C. Robert Cargill, Dreams and Shadows – Gollancz fantasy, hardback. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9780575130098 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9780575130104 • AbeBooks
• [15 Feb/7 Mar] Gregory Norminton, editor, Beacons: Stories for Our Not So Distant Future – Oneworld trade paperback, anthology. 21 stories on the theme of climate change, plus introduction and afterword. Contributors include Alasdair Gray. • ISBN 9781851689699 • AbeBooks
• [13 Feb/14 Mar] John Wagner, Alan Grant, Hilary Robinson, Massimo Belardinelli and Ron Smith, Mean Team – 2000 AD graphic novel, sf. Full-sized and readable, unlike The Judge Child below. • ISBN 9781781081105 • AbeBooks
• [11 Feb/26 Feb] John Joseph Adams and Douglas Cohen, editors, Oz Reimagined: New Tales from the Emerald City and Beyond – 47North trade paperback, fantasy anthology. ARC received. • ISBN 9781611099041 • AbeBooks
• [7 Feb/14 Mar] John Wagner, Alan Grant, Brian Bolland, Mick McMahon and Ron Smith, The Judge Child – 2000 AD graphic novel, sf. "Judge Dredd" series, first serialized 1980. Not the usual large art book, alas, but much reduced to trade paperback format (7¾" x 5"); the actual b/w artwork panels (5" x 4½") have huge margins at top and bottom and tiny ones at left and right – vanishing into the central gutter – and the lettering is uncomfortably small. • ISBN 9781781081099 • AbeBooks
• [6 Feb/27 Aug] J.E. Mooney and Bill Fawcett, eds., Shadows of the New Sun: Stories in Honor of Gene Wolfe – Tor hardback, sf/fantasy. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780765334589 • AbeBooks

January 2013
• [30 Jan/11 Apr] Andrew Pyper, The Demonologist – Orion, hardback, supernatural thriller. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781409122579 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback: ISBN 9781409122586 • AbeBooks
• [26 Jan/28 Feb] Karen Lord, The Best of All Possible Worlds – Jo Fletcher, hardback, sf. • ISBN 9781780871660 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9781780871653 • AbeBooks
• [26 Jan/1 Mar] Luke Scull, The Grim Company – Head of Zeus, hardback, fantasy. "Grim Company" 1. • ISBN 9781781851319 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback (not seen): ISBN 9781781851326 • AbeBooks
  Also mass-market paperback (not seen): ISBN 9781781852125 • AbeBooks
• [26 Jan/14 Feb] Adrian Tchaikovsky, The Air War – Tor UK trade paperback, fantasy. "Shadows of the Apt" 8. • ISBN 9780330541329 • AbeBooks
• [24 Jan/24 Jan] Adam Roberts, Adam Robots: Short Stories – Gollancz sf, trade paperback. 24 short stories (four original to this collection) plus introduction. • ISBN 9780575130340 • AbeBooks
  Hardback was announced but cancelled; hence unavailability: ISBN 9780575130333 • AbeBooks
• [23 Jan/25 Apr] Richard Ford, Herald of the Storm – Headline hardback, epic fantasy. "Steelhaven" 1. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781472203922 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback: ISBN 9780755394036 • AbeBooks
• [18 Jan/31 Jan] Maurice Druon translated by Humphrey Hare, The Iron King – HarperCollins historical fiction, hardback. "Accursed Kings" 1. First published 1955; in UK 1956; reissued with introduction by George R.R. Martin ("This is the original Game of Thrones"). • ISBN 9780007491254 • AbeBooks
• [17 Jan/7 Feb] Christopher Brookmyre, Bedlam – Orbit, hardback, sf. • ISBN 9780356502137 • AbeBooks
• [16 Jan/28 Feb] Clifford Beal, Gideon's Angel – Solaris trade paperback, historical fantasy. • ISBN 9781781080832 • AbeBooks
• [16 Jan/?] David Britton and John Coulthart, Lord Horror: Reverbstorm – Savoy Books graphic novel, sf/fantasy/horror. "Lord Horror" series. Collects the eight parts of this series, of which #1-#7 appeared in comics format from 1994 to 2000. • ISBN 9780861301249 • AbeBooks
• [16 Jan/12 Apr] James Lovegrove, Age of Voodoo – Solaris trade paperback, sf/fantasy. "Pantheon" series. • ISBN 9781781080856 • AbeBooks
• [16 Jan/14 Feb] John Wagner, Ben Wilsher, Staz Johnson, Colin MacNeil and Henry Flint, Judge Dredd: Day of Chaos: The Fourth Faction – 2000 AD graphic novel, sf. "Judge Dredd" series. • ISBN 9781781081082 • AbeBooks
• [15 Jan/21 Mar] Mike Carey, Linda Carey & Louise Carey, The City of Silk and Steel – Gollancz fantasy, hardback. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780575132658 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback: ISBN 9780575132665 • AbeBooks
• [15 Jan/17 Jan] Saladin Ahmed, Throne of the Crescent Moon – Gollancz fantasy, trade paperback. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9780575132924 • AbeBooks
  Also hardback (not seen): ISBN 9780575132917 • AbeBooks
• [12 Jan/31 Jan] Myke Cole, Fortress Frontier – Headline trade paperback, military superhero science-fantasy. "Shadow Ops" series. • ISBN 9780755393992 • AbeBooks
• [9 Jan/11 Mar] Robert Breeze, 2082: The Chronicles of Hope – Palace Park Press sf, trade paperback. • ISBN 9781909121157 • AbeBooks
• [8 Jan/17 Jan] Hugh Howey, Wool – Random House/Century sf, hardback. • ISBN 9781780891231 • AbeBooks
• [5 Jan/11 Feb] Peter V. Brett, The Daylight War – Harper Voyager fantasy, hardback. "Demon Cycle" 3. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780007276196 • AbeBooks
• [5 Jan/3 Jan] Jaine Fenn, Queen of Nowhere – Gollancz sf, trade paperback. • ISBN 9780575096998 • AbeBooks

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