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
[23 Dec] SFX #296, February 2018
[15 Dec] The Author, Winter 2017
[6 Dec] SFX #295, January 2018
[? Dec] New York Review of SF #344, December 2017
[18 Sep] Black Static #61, November/December 2017
[18 Sep] Interzone #273, November/December 2017
[8 Nov] SFX #294, Winter 2017
[13 Oct] SFX #293, December 2017
[10 Oct] F&SF, November/December 2017
[? Oct] New York Review of SF #343, October 2017
[? Sep] The Author, Autumn 2017
[18 Sep] Black Static #60, September/October 2017
[18 Sep] Interzone #272, September/October 2017
[13 Sep] SFX #292, November 2017
[4 Sep] The BSFA Review #1 (BSFA), Autumn 2017
[4 Sep] Focus #67 (BSFA), Summer 2017
[4 Sep] Vector #286 (BSFA), Autumn 2017
[11 Aug] SFX #291, October 2017
[3 Aug] New York Review of SF #342, August 2017
[20 Jul] Black Static #59, July/August 2017
[20 Jul] Interzone #271, July/August 2017
[14 Jul] SFX #290, September 2017
[? Jun] The Author, Summer 2017
[17 Jun] Vector #285 (BSFA), Spring 2017
[16 Jun] SFX #289, August 2017
[8 Jun] New York Review of SF #341, June 2017
[19 May] SFX #288, Summer 2017
[18 May] Black Static #58, May/June 2017
[18 May] Interzone #270, May/June 2017
[28 Apr?] SFX #287, July 2017
[13 Apr] New York Review of SF #340, December 2016
[24 Mar] SFX #286, June 2017
[16 Mar] Black Static #57, March/April 2017
[16 Mar] Interzone #269, March/April 2017
[13 Mar] New York Review of SF #339, November 2016
[23 Feb] SFX #285, May 2017
[13 Feb] F&SF, March/April 2017
[1 Feb] SFX #284, April 2017
[14 Jan] Black Static #56, January/February 2017
[14 Jan] Interzone #268, January/February 2017
[13 Jan] Foundation #125, dated 2016 only
[3 Jan] SFX #283, March 2017
December 2017 - [16 Dec/11 Jan] Tyrell Johnson, The Wolves of Winter – HarperCollins HQ trade paperback, YA sf. Finished copy now received. Book Depository
Also trade paperback Book Depository- [15 Dec/14 Dec] Timothy Zahn, Star Wars: Thrawn – Arrow paperback, sf. Book Depository
- [12 Dec/5 Apr] Leo Carew, The Wolf – Headline/Wildfire hardback, fantasy. "Under the Northern Sky" 1. Proof copy received. Book Depository
- [9 Dec/11 Jan] Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings, Zenith – HarperCollins HQ trade paperback, YA sf. Finished copy now received. Book Depository
- [6 Dec/5 Dec] Saladin Ahmed, Rae Carson, Mira Grant and John Jackson Miller, Star Wars: Canto Bight – Century hardback, anonymously edited sf anthology of four novellas related to Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Book Depository
- [4 Dec/23 Nov] Paul Kidby, Terry Pratchett's Discworld Imaginarium – Gollancz hardback, coffee-table art book. Book Depository
- [4 Dec/25 Jan] Alastair Reynolds, Elysium Fire – Gollancz hardback, sf. Set in "the world of The Prefect". Proof copy received. Book Depository
- [4 Dec/30 Nov] Sam Sykes, God's Last Breath – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. Concludes "Bring Down Heaven" series. Book Depository
November 2017 - [23 Nov/17 Nov] Stephen Donaldson, Seventh Decimate – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. "Great God's War" 1. Finished copy now received. Book Depository
- [23 Nov/23 Nov] Charlaine Harris, The Complete Sookie Stackhouse Stories – Gollancz hardback, fantasy collection of ten stories plus introduction. "Sookie Stackhouse" series. Book Depository
- [23 Nov/16 Nov] Brandon Sanderson, Oathbringer – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. "Stormlight Archive" 3. Book Depository
- [15 Nov/7 Dec] James S.A. Corey, Persepolis Rising – Orbit hardback, sf. "Expanse" 7. Book Depository
- [8 Nov/23 Nov] Ken Howard, Follow Me: A Quest in Two Worlds – Venture Press, sf. Book Depository
- [7 Nov/4 May] Michael Carroll, Matt Smith and Cavan Scott, Judge Dredd: Year Twos – Abaddon trade paperback, three Judge Dredd novellas. Book Depository
- [8 Nov/2 Nov] Addison Gunn, Extinction Biome: Dispersal – Abaddon trade paperback, sf. Book Depository
- [8 Nov/7 Sep] Jonathan Strahan, editor, Infinity Wars – Solaris trade paperback, sf anthology. 15 new war-themed stories plus introduction. Second copy received. Book Depository
- [8 Nov/2 Nov] Adria Tchaikovsky, Iroclads – Solaris trade paperback, sf. Book Depository
- [4 Nov/15 Dec] Dave Golder, Jess Nevins, Russ Thorne and Sarah Dobbs, consultant editor David Langford, The Astounding Illustrated History of Science Fiction – Flame Tree hardback, nonfiction. Heavily illustrated coffee-table reference book with foreword by Pat Mills and introduction by Langford. Book Depository
October 2017 - [30 Oct/2 Nov] Daniel A. Cohen, Coldmaker – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. Book Depository
- [30 Oct/2 Nov] Mark Lawrence, Road Brothers: Tales from the Broken Empire – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. Collection of fourteen short stories. "Broken Empire" series. Book Depository
- [30 Oct/16 Nov] Bryan Talbot, Grandville Force Majeure – Jonathan Cape hardback, graphic novel. "Detective-Inspector LeBrock of Scotland Yard Scientific-Romance Thriller" 5. Book Depository
- [26 Oct/19 Oct] Gardner Dozois, editor, The Book of Swords – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy anthology. Sixteen stories plus introduction. Book Depository
- [19 Oct/19 Oct] Miles Cameron, The Fall of Dragons – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. "Traitor Son" 5 (final volume). Book Depository
- [19 Oct/19 Oct] Paul McAuley, Austral – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. Finished copy now received. Book Depository
- [18 Oct/11 Jan] Tyrell Johnson, The Wolves of Winter – HarperCollins HQ trade paperback, YA sf. Proof copy received. Book Depository
Also trade paperback Book Depository- [13 Oct/2 Nov] Nick Harkaway, Gnomon – Penguin Random House/Heinemann sf, hardback. Book Depository
- [6 Oct/3 Oct] Edited anonymously, Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View – Century hardback, sf anthology. "40 stories celebrating 40 years of Star Wars". Book Depository
- [4 Oct/11 Jan] Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings, Zenith – HarperCollins HQ trade paperback, YA sf. Proof copy received. Book Depository
- [19 Oct/5 Oct] Ausma Zehanat Khan, The Bloodprint – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Khoraan Archives" 1. Book Depository
- [4 Oct/5 Oct] Janny Wurts, Destiny's Conflict – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Wars of Light and Shadow" 10. Book Depository
September 2017 - [29 Sep/?] Stella Martin Currey, J.P. Martin: Father of Uncle: A Master in the Great English Nonsense Tradition 1978-1966 – Troubadour/Matador trade paperback, biography. Includes several deleted chapters and original drafts of revised chapters from the Uncle novels. Publication date given as 25 January 2018 but listed as available now. Book Depository
- [22 Sep/5 Oct] Kristen Ciccarelli, The Last Namsara – Gollancz hardback, YA fantasy. "Iskari" 1. Finished copy now received. Book Depository
- [22 Sep/10 Oct] Aaron Mahnke, The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures – Headline/Wildfire hardback, nonfiction. Book Depository
- [21 Sep/28 Sep] Peter V. Brett, The Core – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. Concludes "Demon Cycle" series. Book Depository
- [21 Sep/28 Sep] Peter V. Brett, Messenger's Legacy – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy novella. "Demon Cycle" series. Book Depository
- [18 Sep/17 Nov] Stephen Donaldson, Seventh Decimate – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. "Great God's War" 1. Proof copy received. Book Depository
- [14 Sep/28 Sep] Chloe Neill, The Hunt – Gollancz trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Devil's Isle" series. Book Depository
- [14 Sep/28 Sep] Lynsay Sands, Immortally Yours – Gollancz trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Argeneau Vampire" series. Book Depository
- [14 Sep/10 Oct] Gavin G. Smith, The Bastard Legion – Gollancz trade paperback, military sf. Opens "Bastard Legion" series. Book Depository
- [12 Sep/28 Sep] Nalini Singh, Archangel's Viper – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. "Guild Hunter" series. Book Depository
- [8 Sep/14 Sep] Philip K. Dick, Electric Dreams – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. Collection of ten short stories adapted for the Channel 4/Sony Pictures anthology series Electric Dreams, with introductions by the scriptwriters. Book Depository
- [8 Sep/28 Sep] Ann Leckie, Provenance – Orbit hardback, sf. Book Depository
- [8 Sep/7 Sep] Jonathan Strahan, editor, Infinity Wars – Solaris trade paperback, sf. Anthology of 15 original stories with a war theme, plus introduction. Book Depository
- [8 Sep/21 Sep] Tricia Sullivan, Sweet Dreams – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. Book Depository
- [2 Sep/7 Sep] C. Robert Cargill, Sea of Rust – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. Finished copy now received. Book Depository
- [2 Sep/1 Sep] Delilah S. Dawson, Star Wars: Phasma – Century hardback, sf. "Official prequel to The Last Jedi". Book Depository
August 2017 - [31 Aug/? Oct] David Britton, illustrated by Kris Guido, Razor King – Savoy Books hardback, absurdist sf/horror in which "two unconnected worlds and genres collide: the Wild West/Westerns, and outer space/planetary adventure. Lord Horror series. Book Depository
- [24 Aug/7 Sep] Nate Crowley, 100 Best Video Games (That Never Existed) – Solaris large-format paperback, "nonfiction". What it says on the tin: funny, silly and outright weird arcade game concepts, often strangely plausible when you remember some of the real ones. Book Depository
- [17 Aug/21 Sep] Scott Reintgen, Nyxia – Penguin/Michael Joseph hardback, YA sf. Book Depository
- [16 Aug/7 Sep] Amanda Foody, Daughter of the Burning City – HarperCollins HQ trade paperback, YA fantasy. Book Depository
- [9 Aug/24 Aug] Mark Alder, Son of the Night – Gollancz hardback, historical fantasy. "Banners of Blood" 2. Book Depository
- [9 Aug/24 Aug] David Gemmell, White Knight Black Swan – Gollancz hardback, crime. Book Depository
- [9 Aug/27 Jul] Tom Lloyd, Princess of Blood – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. "The God Fragments" 2. Book Depository
- [9 Aug/24 Aug] Adam Roberts, The Real-Town Murders – Gollancz hardback, sf thriller. Finished copy now received. Book Depository
- [8 Aug/8 Aug] Eric Brown, Binary System – Solaris trade paperback, sf. Book Depository
- [8 Aug/8 Aug] Nate Crowley, The Death and Life of Schneider Wrack – Solaris trade paperback, sf/zombies. Book Depository
- [3 Aug/24 Aug] George R.R. Martin, The Mystery Knight – Harper Voyager hardback graphic novel, fantasy. Adaptation of "Dunk and Egg" novella from A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, "a prequel of sorts to A Game of Thrones". Book Depository
- [2 Aug/8 Mar] S.A. Chakraborty, The City of Brass – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. Proof copy received. Book Depository
July 2017 - [26 Jul/27 Jul] Christie Golden, Star Wars: Battlefront II: Inferno Squad – Century hardback, sf. Book Depository
- [25 Jul/5 Oct] Kristen Ciccarelli, The Last Namsara – Gollancz hardback, YA fantasy. Proof copy received. Book Depository
- [25 Jul/27 Jul] John Hornor Jacobs, Infernal Machines – Gollancz trade paperback, science-fantasy. Book Depository
- [17 Jul/13 Jul] Charles Stross, The Delirium Brief – Orbit hardback, urban fantasy thriller. "Laundry Files" series. Book Depository
- [13 Jul/27 Jul] Marina J. Lostetter, Noumenon – Harper Voyager hardback, sf. Book Depository
- [4 Jul/24 Aug] Adam Roberts, The Real-Town Murders – Gollancz hardback, sf thriller. Proof copy received. Book Depository
- [3 Jul/6 Jul] Helen Keen, The Science of Game of Thrones – Hodder/Coronet trade paperback, comic "nonfiction". Reissue of 2016 hardback title. Book Depository
- [3 Jul/19 Oct] Paul McAuley, Austral – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. Proof copy received. Book Depository
- [3 Jul/27 Jul] Ed McDonald, Blackwing – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. "Raven's Mark" 1. Finished copy now received. Book Depository
June 2017 - [4 May/21 Jun] Gail Z Martin, Scourge – Solaris, trade paperback, fantasy. Book Depository
- [15 Jun/1 Jun] Neal Stephenson and Nicole Galland, The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. – HarperCollins/Borough Press hardback, science fantasy. Finished copy now received. Book Depository
- [5 Jun/23 Feb] Max Brooks, Minecraft: The Island – Century hardback, sf. Minecraft game shared-world series launch. Proof copy received. Book Depository
Also trade paperback Book Depository- [5 Jun/7 Sep] C. Robert Cargill, Sea of Rust – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. Proof copy received. Book Depository
May 2017 - [30 May/15 Jun] Nalini Singh, Silver Silence – Gollancz hardback, science fantasy. "Psy-Changeling" series. Book Depository
- [30 May/29 Jun] Anna Smith Spark, The Court of Broken Knives – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Empires of Dust" 1. Book Depository
- [30 May/15 Jun] Anna Stephens, Godblind – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. Finished copy now received. Book Depository
- [30 May/1 Jun] George R.R. Martin, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. "Westeros" prequel set a century before the Game of Thrones narrative. Reissue of 2015 title. Book Depository
- [27 May/29 Jun] Callie Bates, The Waking Land – Hodder hardback, fantasy. Opening volume of trilogy. Finished copy now received. Book Depository
- [27 May/15 Jun] Stephen Baxter, Xeelee Vengeance – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. "Xeelee" series. Book Depository
- [27 May/15 Jun] Terry Brooks, The Black Elfstone – Orbit hardback, fantasy. "Fall of Shannara" 1. Book Depository
- [22 May/15 Jun] Elizabeth May, The Fallen Kingdom – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. "Falconer" 3. Book Depository
- [11 May/4 May] Peter V. Brett, The Great Bazaar / Brayan's Gold – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. Two short stories and some background information: "Demon Cycle" series. Book Depository
- [11 May/4 May] Robin Hobb, Assassin's Fate – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Fitz and the Fool" 3. Second copy received. Book Depository
- [11 May/20 Apr] George Lucas, Star Wars: A New Hope – Century hardback, sf. 40th anniversary reissue of the first novelization, thought by some to have actually been written by Alan Dean Foster. Book Depository
- [11 May/4 May] George Lucas, Donald F. Glut and James Kahn, Star Wars Trilogy – Arrow paperback, sf. Omnibus of novelizations of the first three films. Book Depository
- [11 May/4 May] Chloe Neill, Blade Bound – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. Book Depository
- [10 May/18 May] Alex Lamb, Exodus – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. Conclusion of trilogy, following Roboteer and Nemesis. Book Depository
- [8 May/13 Jun] Yoon Ha Lee, Raven Stratagem – Solaris trade paperback, sf. "Machineries of Empire" 2. Book Depository
- [6 May/18 May] David Gemmell, Rhyming Rings – Gollancz hardback, "supernatural crime". Finished copy now received. Book Depository
- [6 May/18 May] Justina Robson, The Switch – Gollancz trade paperback, science fantasy. Book Depository
April 2017 - [29 Apr/15 Jun] Jeff VanderMeer, Borne – 4th Estate hardback, sf. Second copy received! Book Depository
- [18 Apr/21 Apr] David Langford, All Good Things: The Last SFX Visions – NewCon trade paperback, nonfiction collection (100 essays, mostly my regular SFX magazine columns from July 2009 to the end of the run in June 2016; see book page). Book Depository
- [16 Apr/4 May] Robin Hobb, Assassin's Fate – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Fitz and the Fool" 3. Book Depository
- [16 Apr/15 Jun] Anna Stephens, Godblind – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. Proof copy received. Book Depository
- [12 Apr/27 Jul] Ed McDonald, Blackwing – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. "Raven's Mark" 1. Proof copy received. Book Depository
- [11 Apr/20 Apr] Graham Hancock, Night of Sorrows – Coronet hardback, historical fantasy. "Task Force Ombra" series. Book Depository
- [11 Apr/4 May] Cassandra Khaw, Food of the Gods – Abaddon trade paperback, urban fantasy. Book Depository
- [11 Apr/4 May] Weston Ochse, Grunt Hero – Solaris trade paperback, sf. Book Depository
- [11 Apr/23 Feb] Timothy Zahn, Star Wars: Thrawn – Century hardback, sf. Book Depository
- [4 Apr/6 Apr] Aliette de Bodard, The House of Binding Thorns – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. "Dominion of the Fallen" 2, following The House of Shattered Wings. Book Depository
- [4 Apr/27 Apr] Ezekiel Boone, Skitter – Gollancz hardback, sf/horror. Sequel to The Hatching. Book Depository
- [1 Apr/6 Apr] Mark Lawrence, Red Sister – Harper Voyager hardback, science fantasy. "Book of the Ancestor" 1 Book Depository
- [1 Apr/20 Apr] Sam Peters, From Darkest Skies – Gollancz hardback, sf. Finished copy now received. Book Depository
- [1 Apr/15 Jun] Jeff VanderMeer, Borne – 4th Estate hardback, sf. Book Depository
March 2017 - [31 Mar/23 Mar] Ian McDonald, Luna: Wolf Moon – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. Sequel to Luna: New Moon. Book Depository
- [31 Mar/30 Mar] Lynsay Sands, Immortal Unchained – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. Book Depository
- [28 Mar/?] Mike Ashley, The Time Machines: The Story of the Science-Fiction Pulp Magazines from the Beginning to 1950 – Liverpool University Press trade paperback, nonfiction. Welcome reprint, undated but recent, of a 2001 paperback (hardback was 2000) long out of print. Book Depository
- [24 Mar/1 Jun] Neal Stephenson and Nicole Galland, The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. – HarperCollins/Borough Press hardback, science fantasy. Proof copy received. Book Depository
- [16 Mar/29 Jun] Callie Bates, The Waking Land – Hodder hardback, fantasy. Opening volume of trilogy. Proof copy received. Book Depository
- [14 Mar/1 Feb] Kevin Cheek, editor. Feast of Laughter: An Appreciation of R.A. Lafferty: Volume 4 – Ktistec Press trade paperback, nonfiction (mostly) anthology with one newly published Lafferty story. Book Depository
- [14 Mar/16 Mar] Andrzej Sapkowski, The Lady of the Lake – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. Book Depository
- [11 Mar/6 Apr] Clifford Beal, The Witch of Torinia – Solaris trade paperback, fantasy. "Tales of Valdur" 2. Book Depository
- [11 Mar/6 Apr] Gavin Smith, Special Purposes: First Strike Weapon – Solaris trade paperback, sf. Book Depository
- [8 Mar/6 Apr] Jonathan Strahan, editor, The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Eleven – Solaris trade paperback, sf. Anthology of 28 stories from 2016. Book Depository
- [6 Mar/6 Apr] Titus Chalk, Generation Decks: The Unofficial History of Gaming Phenomenon Magic: The Gathering – Solaris trade paperback, nonfiction. If you winced at the lack of another "The" before "Gaming", you are not alone. Book Depository
February 2017 - [25 Feb/16 Mar] Kim Stanley Robinson, New York 2140 – Orbit hardback, sf. Book Depository
- [21 Feb/9 Mar] Kristen Britain, Firebrand – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. "Green Rider" series. Book Depository
- [20 Feb/18 May] David Gemmell, Rhyming Rings – Gollancz hardback, serial killer thriller. Proof copy received. Book Depository
- [20 Feb/9 Mar] Mahvesh Marar & Jared Shuvin, eds, The Djinn Falls in Lover & other stories– Solaris trade paperback, fantasy anthology with djinn theme. 21 stories plus introduction. Book Depository
- [14 Feb/23 Feb] Chuck Wendig, Star Wars: Aftermath: Empire's End – Century hardback, sf. "Aftermath Trilogy" 3. Book Depository
- [9 Feb/6 Apr] Mark Lawrence, Red Sister – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Book of the Ancestor" 1. Proof copy received. Book Depository
- [9 Feb/6 Apr] Sylvain Neuvel, Waking Gods – Penguin Random House/Michael Joseph sf, hardback. "Themis Files" 2. Proof copy received. Book Depository
- [3 Feb/9 Feb] David Bishop and Karl Stock, Thrill-Power Overload: 2000 AD – The First Forty Years: Revised and Expanded – Rebellion coffee-table hardback, nonfiction. Book Depository
January 2017 - [30 Jan/20 Apr] Sam Peters, From Darkest Skies – Gollancz hardback, sf. Proof copy received. Book Depository
- [28 Jan/9 Feb] Bradley Beaulieu, Blood upon the Sand – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. "Song of the Shattered Sands" 2. Book Depository
- [28 Jan/16 Feb] Alastair Reynolds, Slow Bullets – Gollancz hardback novella, sf. Reissue of 2015 US title as though this were the first edition, with 2017 copyright date. Book Depository
- [28 Jan/16 Feb] Tom Toner, The Weight of the World – Gollancz hardback, sf. "Amaranthine Spectrum" 2. Book Depository
- [26 Jan/23 Feb] Tom Isbell, The Release – Harper Voyager trade paperback, YA sf. "Prey" 3. Book Depository
- [25 Jan/?] Steven Burgauer, The Grandfather Paradox – Battleground Press trade paperback, sf. Reissue of 2011 title. Book Depository
- [9 Jan/28 Jul 2016] Ian Stewart and Tim Poston, The Living Labyrinth – ReAnimus Press, trade paperback, sf. Book Depository