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 Dec] Black Static #80/#81 double issue, dated 2021 only
[13 Dec] Foundation #140, dated 2021 only
[11 Dec] Focus #73 (BSFA), Winter 2021
[11 Dec] Vector #294 (BSFA), Autumn 2021
[5 Oct] The Author, Autumn 2021
[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
December 2021 - [24 Dec/15 Feb] Stephen King and Richard Chizmar, Gwendy's Final Task – Hodder & Stoughton hardback, sf/fantasy/horror. "Gwendy" trilogy 3 ISBN 9781399702348 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback ISBN 9781399702379 • AbeBooks- [12 Dec/20 Jan] Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. Finished copy now received. ISBN 9780008479299 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback ISBN 9780008479305 • AbeBooks- [11 Dec/30 Nov] Ian Whates, editor, Burning Brightly: 50 Years of Novacon – NewCon Press, trade paperback, sf/fantasy anthology. Selected stories from Novacon guests of honour. ISBN 9781914953033 • AbeBooks
- [1 Dec/11 Oct] Charles Platt, An Accidental Life Volume 4, 1980-1990: Farewell to Science Fiction – Charles Platt large-format paperback, autobiography. ISBN 9798500201829 • AbeBooks
November 2021 - [26 Nov/9 Dec] G.X. Todd, Ghosts – Headline hardback, horror. ISBN 9781472233202 • AbeBooks
- [23 Nov/17 Mar] Noah Hawley, Anthem – Hodder & Stoughton hardback, sf. Proof copy received. ISBN 9781444779790 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback ISBN 9781444779806 • AbeBooks- [22 Nov/16 Nov] Timothy Zahn, Star Wars: Thrawn: Ascendancy 3: Lesser Evil – Penguin Random House/Del Rey hardback, sf. ISBN 9781529150087 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback ISBN 9781529150094 • AbeBooks- [20 Nov/15 Mar] Tom Beckerlegge, The Carnival of Ash – Rebellion/Solaris hardback, alternate-history fantasy. Proof copy received. ISBN 9781786185006 • AbeBooks
- [18 Nov/3 Feb] Thomas Olde Heuvelt, Echo – Hodder & Stoughton hardback, horror. Proof copy received. ISBN 9781529331776 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback ISBN 9781529331783 • AbeBooks- [8 Nov/9 Dec] Ian Douglas, Alien Hostiles – Harper Voyager trade paperback, sf. "Solar Warden" 2. ISBN 9780008288914 • AbeBooks
- [8 Nov/9 Dec] Sabaa Tahir, A Sky Beyond the Storm – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. "Ember Quartet" 4. ISBN 9780008411695 • AbeBooks
October 2021 - [29 Oct/11 Nov] Neal Stephenson, Termination Shock – HarperCollins/Borough Press hardback, sf. ISBN 9780008404369 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback ISBN 9780008404376 • AbeBooks- [12 Oct/12 Oct] Emme Mieko Candon, Star Wars: Ronin: A Visions Novel – Penguin Random House/Del Rey hardback, sf. ISBN 9781529101959 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback ISBN 9781529101966 • AbeBooks- [8 Oct/28 Oct] Jay Posey, Every Star a Song – Harper Voyager hardback, sf. "Ascendance" 2. ISBN 9780008327170 • AbeBooks
September 2021 - [21 Sep/28 Oct] R.F. Kuang, The Burning God – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. Third in "The Poppy War" trilogy. Reissue of 2020 hardback title. ISBN 9780008339180 • AbeBooks
- [17 Sep/20 Jan] Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. Proof copy received. ISBN 9780008479299 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback ISBN 9780008479305 • AbeBooks- [15 Sep/?] Ian Stewart, Message from Earth – Joat Enterprises trade paperback, sf collection. "Warning! May contain shaggy dog stories." ISBN 9798467688695 • AbeBooks
- [3 Sep/2 Sep] Tom Gauld, The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess – Templar Books hardback, fairytale graphic novel. ISBN 9781787419179 • AbeBooks
- [2 Sep/9 Sep] Calvin Kalsulke, Several People Are Typing – Hodder Studio hardback, sf. Finished copy now received. ISBN 9781529358346 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback ISBN 9781529358353 • AbeBooks
August 2021 - [11 Aug/7 Sep] Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Vampire – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. Finished copy now received. ISBN 9780008350437 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback ISBN 9780008350444 • AbeBooks- [10 Aug/?] Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen, Oracle – Joat Enterprises trade paperback, sf. Prequel to the "Wheelers" series. ISBN 9798533167000 • AbeBooks
- [10 Aug/19 Aug] Ian Stewart, What's the Use? The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics – Profile hardback, nonfiction. ISBN 9781781259412 • AbeBooks
July 2021 - [28 Jul/5 Aug] Rian Hughes, The Black Locomotive – Picador hardback, sf. ISBN 9781529074420 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback ISBN 9781529074451 • AbeBooks- [24 Jul/31 Jul] Lois McMaster Bujold, The Physicians of Vilnoc – Subterranean Press hardback, fantasy. "Penric and Desdemona" 8. ISBN 9781645240211 • AbeBooks
- [20 Jul/5 Apr] Sandra Bond, The Psychopath Club – Canal Press trade paperback, fantasy thriller. ISBN 9798634313306 • AbeBooks
- [20 Jul/8 Mar] Humayun Mirza, The Last of the Bengal Princes – Timespinner Press trade paperback, autobiography. ISBN 9781705312070 • AbeBooks
- [13 Jul/3 Aug] Peter V. Brett, The Desert Prince – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. ISBN 9780008309770 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback ISBN 9780008309787 • AbeBooks- [10 Jul/19 Aug] Richard Kadrey, King Bullet – Harper Voyager trade paperback, urban fantasy. ISBN 9780008358723 • AbeBooks
- [8 Jul/9 Sep] Calvin Kalsulke, Several People Are Typing – Hodder Studio hardback, sf. Proof copy received. ISBN 9781529358346 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback ISBN 9781529358353 • AbeBooks- [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. ISBN 9781787333031 • AbeBooks
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. ISBN 9780765387424 • AbeBooks
- [17 Jun/1 Jul] B. Catling, Hollow – Hodder & Stoughton/Coronet hardback, fantasy? ISBN 9781529366433 • AbeBooks
- [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. ISBN 9780008283605 • AbeBooks
May 2021 - [28 May/24 Jun] Claire McKenna, Deepwater King – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Deepwater Trilogy" 2. ISBN 9780008337179 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback ISBN 9780008337186 • AbeBooks- [17 May/10 Jun] David Wragg, The Righteous – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. "Articles of Faith" 2. ISBN 9780008331443 • AbeBooks
- [1 May/1 Apr] J.A. Lawrence (Judy Blish), The Other Side of the Surface and other stories – ReAnimus Press trade paperback, sf collection. ISBN 9798731424127 • AbeBooks
April 2021 - [28 Apr/27 May] Cari Thomas, Threadneedle – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. ISBN 9780008407001 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback ISBN 9780008407018 • AbeBooks- [26 Apr/27 May] S.A. Chakraborty, The Empire of Gold – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. "Daevabad Trilogy" 3. Reissue of 2020 hardback title. ISBN 9780008239527 • AbeBooks
- [13 Apr/13 May] Raymond E. Feist, Queen of Storms – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. "Firemane Saga" 2. ISBN 9780007541362 • AbeBooks
- [13 Apr/13 May] Anna Stephens, The Stone Knife – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. ISBN 9780008404048 • AbeBooks
- [9 Apr/7 Sep] Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Vampire – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. Proof copy received. ISBN 9780008350437 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback ISBN 9780008350444 • AbeBooks- [7 Apr/8 Mar] C.B. Lee, Minecraft: The Shipwreck – Penguin Random House/Del Rey trade paperback, sf. Minecraft game universe. ISBN 9781529101416 • AbeBooks
- [1 Apr/29 Apr] Kim Bo-Young, I'm Waiting for You – Harper Voyager hardback, sf/fantasy collection. ISBN 9780008433796 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback ISBN 9780008433802 • AbeBooks- [1 Apr/29 Apr] Mark Lawrence, The Girl and the Mountain – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Book of the Ice" 2. ISBN 9780008284800 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback ISBN 9780008284817 • AbeBooks- [1 Apr/17 Jun] Patricia Marques, The Colours of Death – Hodder & Stoughton hardback, urban fantasy/alt-history/crime. ISBN 9781529336658 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback ISBN 9781529336665 • AbeBooks
March 2021 - [24 Mar/1 Apr] Claire McKenna, Monstrous Heart – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. Reissue of 2020 hardback title. "Deepwater Trilogy" 1. ISBN 9780008337162 • AbeBooks
- [24 Mar/15 Apr] Peter Newman, The Boundless – Harper Voyager tradepaperback, fantasy. ISBN 9780008229115 • AbeBooks
- [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. ISBN 9780008331535 • AbeBooks
- [23 Mar/6 Apr] Clay McLeod Chapman, Whisper Down the Lane – Quirk Books hardback, psychological horror. Finished copy now received. ISBN 9781683692157 • AbeBooks
- [13 Mar/18 Mar] Ben Aaronovitch, What Abigail Did That Summer – Gollancz hardback, fantasy novella. "Rivers of London" series. ISBN 9781473224346 • AbeBooks
- [9 Mar/10 Jun] Terry Miles, Rabbits – Macmillan hardback, sf. Proof copy received. ISBN 9781529016932 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback ISBN 9781529016949 • AbeBooks- [9 Mar/27 May] Adrian Tchaikovsky, Shards of Earth – Tor UK hardback, sf. ISBN 9781529051889 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback ISBN 9781529051896 • AbeBooks
February 2021 - [24 Feb/16 Mar] Laura Maylene Walter, Body of Stars – HodderStudio hardback, sf. ISBN 9781529349191 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback ISBN 9781529349207 • AbeBooks- [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. ISBN 9781529354492 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback ISBN 9781529354508 • AbeBooks- [2 Feb/4 Feb] Adam Roberts, Purgatory Mount – Gollancz hardback, sf. ISBN 9781473230941 • AbeBooks
- [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 ISBN 9781786894748 • AbeBooks
January 2021 - [20 Jan/6 Apr] Clay McLeod Chapman, Whisper Down the Lane – Quirk Books hardback, psychological horror. Proof copy received. ISBN 9781683692157 • AbeBooks
- [13 Jan/21 Jan] Matthew Reilly, The Two Lost Mountains – Orion hardback, sf thriller. "Jack West" series. ISBN 9781409194392 • AbeBooks