Ansible Books Received, 2022

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Although I no longer have any regular newspaper or magazine review column, advance reading copies continue to arrive. Dates indicate when they were received and (if known) when they're supposed to be published, in that order: [14 Oct/27 Oct]. Further books published by my own Ansible Editions can be found here.

Books for listing on this page should be sent to:
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Magazines Received

• [21 Nov] Foundation #143, dated 2022 only
• [19 Nov] Focus #75 (BSFA), Autumn 2022
• [19 Nov] Vector #296 (BSFA), Autumn 2022
• [12 Oct] The Author, Autumn 2022
• [26 Aug] Foundation #142, dated 2022 only
• [22 Jul] Interzone #292/#293 double issue, dated 2022 only
• [7 Jul] The Author, Summer 2022
• [25 Jun] Focus #74 (BSFA), Summer 2022
• [28 May] The Author, Spring 2022
• [27 Apr] Foundation #141, dated 2022 only
• [9 Apr] BSFA Awards 2021 (BSFA)
• [9 Apr] Vector #295 (BSFA), Spring 2022
• [25 Jan] The Author, Winter 2021

December 2022
• [19 Dec/7 Mar] Owen King, The Curator – Hodder & Stoughton hardback, fantasy. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781399715089 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback • ISBN 9781399715096 • AbeBooks
• [7 Dec/19 Jan] Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Vampire – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. Reissue of 2021 title. • ISBN 9780008350451 • AbeBooks
• [3 Dec/19 Jan] Hannah Kaner, Godkiller– Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9780008521462 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback • ISBN 9780008521479 • AbeBooks
• [1 Dec/19 Jan] Mark Lawrence, The Girl and the Moon – Harper Voyager, trade paperback, fantasy. "Book of the Ice" 3. Reissue of 2022 hardback title. • ISBN 9780008284886 • AbeBooks

November 2022
• [16 Nov/17 Nov] Mark Wagstaff, On the Level – Leaf by Leaf trade paperback, thriller. • ISBN 9781788649360 • AbeBooks
• [14 Nov/3 Feb] Rebecca Ross, A Fire Endless – Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. "Elements of Cadence" 2 (conclusion). • ISBN 9780008514709 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback • ISBN 9780008514716 • AbeBooks
• [12 Nov/27 Apr] Nicholas Binge, Ascension – Harper Voyager, hardback, sf. Proof copy received • ISBN 9780008505813 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback • ISBN 9780008505820 • AbeBooks
• [9 Nov/8 Dec] Olesya Salkinova Gilmore, The Witch and the Tsar – Harper Voyager, hardback, historical fantasy. • ISBN 9780008555580 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback • ISBN 9780008555597 • AbeBooks

October 2022
• [27 Oct/2 Mar] Shannon Chakraborty, The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi – Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. Opens a new trilogy. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780008381349 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback • ISBN 9780008381356 • AbeBooks
• [26 Oct/10 Nov] Sue Lynn Tan, Heart of the Sun Warrior – Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. Sequel to Daughter of the Moon Goddess, concluding the duology. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9780008479343 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback • ISBN 9780008479350 • AbeBooks
• [22 Oct/3 Nov] Garth Marenghi, Garth Marenghi's Terror Tome – Hodder Studio hardback, horror collection. Three stories. • ISBN 9781529399400 • AbeBooks
• [18 Oct/27 Oct] A.K. Mulford, The High Mountain Court – Harper Voyager, hardback, "sapphic romantic fantasy". "Five Crowns of Okrith" 1. • ISBN 9780008582647 • AbeBooks
• [18 Oct/27 Oct] A.K. Mulford, The Witches' Blade – Harper Voyager, hardback, "sapphic romantic fantasy". "Five Crowns of Okrith" 2. • ISBN 9780008582685 • AbeBooks
• [18 Oct/27 Oct] A.K. Mulford, The Rogue Crown – Harper Voyager, hardback, "sapphic romantic fantasy". "Five Crowns of Okrith" 3. • ISBN 9780008582715 • AbeBooks
• [18 Oct/10 Nov] J.R.R. Tolkien edited by Brian Sibley and illustrated by Alan Lee, The Fall of Númenor – HarperCollins, hardback, fantasy. "Presenting for the first time in one volume the events of the Second Age as written by J.R.R. Tolkien and masterfully edited for publication by Christopher Tolkien." • ISBN 9780008537838 • AbeBooks
• [12 Oct/10 Nov] J.R.R. Tolkien edited by Christopher Tolkien, The Silmarillion – HarperCollins, hardback, fantasy. Deluxe edition with Tolkien's own colour illustrations throughout. • ISBN 9780008537890 • AbeBooks
• [7 Oct/19 Jan] Hannah Kaner, Godkiller– Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780008521462 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback • ISBN 9780008521479 • AbeBooks
• [2 Oct/25 Oct] George R.R. Martin, Elio M. Garcia Jr and Linda Antonsson, The Rise of the Dragon: An Illustrated History of the Targaryen Dynasty, Volume One – Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy/"nonfiction". Massive and heavily illustrated coffee-table book linked to the tv series The House of the Dragon. • ISBN 9780008557102 • AbeBooks

September 2022
• [29 Sep/27 Oct] Rebecca Ross, A River Enchanted – Harper Voyager, trade paperback, fantasy. "Elements of Cadence" 1. • ISBN 9780008514686 • AbeBooks
• [20 Sep/13 Oct] Shannon Chakraborty, The River of Silver – Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. "Daevabad" series. • ISBN 9780008518417 • AbeBooks
• [16 Sep/15 Sep] Christopher Priest, Expect Me Tomorrow – Gollancz, hardback, sf. • ISBN 9781473235137 • AbeBooks
• [16 Sep/1 Oct] Charles Platt, editor, The Complete Cheap Truth – Ansible Editions, trade paperback, sf criticism, humour, gossip and polemic. Reissue of 2019 ebook with additional material. • Ansible Editions
• [13 Sep/29 Sep] Lucy Foley, The Paris Apartment – HarperCollins, trade paperback, thriller. • ISBN 9780008385071 • AbeBooks
• [13 Sep/29 Sep] Mike Phillips, Blood Rights – HarperCollins, trade paperback, thriller. "A Sam Dean Thriller." • ISBN 9780008542009 • AbeBooks
• [13 Sep/29 Sep] Mike Phillips, An Image to Die For – HarperCollins, trade paperback, thriller. "A Sam Dean Thriller." • ISBN 9780008542948 • AbeBooks
• [13 Sep/29 Sep] Mike Phillips, The Late Candidate – HarperCollins, trade paperback, thriller. "A Sam Dean Thriller." • ISBN 9780008542030 • AbeBooks
• [13 Sep/29 Sep] Mike Phillips, Point of Darkness – HarperCollins, trade paperback, thriller. "A Sam Dean Thriller." • ISBN 9780008542078 • AbeBooks
• [13 Sep/29 Sep] Rob Wilkins, Terry Pratchett: A Life with Footnotes – Doubleday, hardback, nonfiction; the official biography. Finished copy (with inscription!) received. • ISBN 9780857526632 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback • ISBN 9780857526649 • AbeBooks
• [13 Sep/13 Oct] Amélie Wen Zhao, Crimson Reign – Harper Voyager, trade paperback, fantasy. "Blood Heir Trilogy" 3. • ISBN 9780008328030 • AbeBooks
• [10 Sep/1 Sep] Tom Gauld, Revenge of the Librarians – Canongate, hardback, collection of cartoon strips. • ISBN 9781838858216 • AbeBooks
• [10 Sep/29 Sep] Rob Wilkins, Terry Pratchett: A Life with Footnotes – Doubleday, hardback, nonfiction; the official biography. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780857526632 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback • ISBN 9780857526649 • AbeBooks
• [6 Sep/10 Sep] Vincent Omniavertias (Bruce Sterling), editor, The Complete Cheap Truth – Ansible Editions, trade paperback, sf criticism and polemic. Reissue of 2019 ebook. • Ansible Editions

August 2022
• [26 Aug/29 Sep] Simon Crook, Silverweed Road – Harper Voyager, hardback, horror. Collection of linked stories. • ISBN 9780008479930 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback • ISBN 9780008479947 • AbeBooks
• [23 Aug/1 Sep] Robert Foster, illustrated by Ted Nasmith, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth: The Definitive Guide to the World of J.R.R. Tolkien – HarperCollins, hardback, encyclopedia / concordance / glossary. Illustrated reissue of 1971/1978 title. • ISBN 9780008537814 • AbeBooks
• [22 Aug/19 Jan] Jonathan Carroll, Mr. Breakfast – Melville House, hardback, "literary fantasy". Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781612199924 • AbeBooks
• [1 Sep/26 Aug] Bill (William F.) Temple, Temple at the Bar–Ansible Editions, trade paperback, sf fanzine articles and humour. Reissue of 2017 ebook. • Ansible Editions
• [11 Aug/13 Aug] Peter Nicholls, Genre Fiction: The Roaring Years – Ansible Editions, trade paperback, essays on and reviews of science fiction. • Ansible Editions
• [12 Aug/10 Nov] Sue Lynn Tan, Heart of the Sun Warrior – Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. Sequel to Daughter of the Moon Goddess, concluding the duology. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780008479343 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback • ISBN 9780008479350 • AbeBooks
• [11 Aug/1 Sep] Kim Sherwood, Double or Nothing – HarperCollins, hardback, spy thriller. James Bond franchise. • ISBN 9780008495381 • AbeBooks
• [10 Aug/1 Sep] R.F. Kuang, Babel or The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution – Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780008501815 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback • ISBN 9780008501822 • AbeBooks
• [10 Aug/15 Sep] J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings – HarperCollins, boxed set of trade paperbacks, fantasy. Reissued as a tie-in to the new tv series The Rings of Power • ISBN 9780008537753 • AbeBooks
• [10 Aug/15 Sep] J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring – HarperCollins, trade paperback, fantasy. Volume 1 of the above. • ISBN 9780008537722 • AbeBooks
• [10 Aug/15 Sep] J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers – HarperCollins, trade paperback, fantasy. Volume 2 of the above. • ISBN 9780008537739 • AbeBooks
• [10 Aug/15 Sep] J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King – HarperCollins, trade paperback, fantasy. Volume 3 of the above. • ISBN 9780008537746 • AbeBooks
• [10 Aug/29 Sep] Various: Of This Our Country: Acclaimed Nigerian authors on the home, identity and culture they know – HarperCollin/Borough Press, trade paperback, nonfiction anthology. • ISBN 9780008469306 • AbeBooks
• [8 Aug/2021] Alan Garner, Treacle Walker – 4th Estate, hardback. • ISBN 9780008477790 • AbeBooks

July 2022
• [26 Jul/1Jun] Lois McMaster Bujold, The Assassins of Thasalon– Subterranean Press, hardback, fantasy. "World of the Five Gods/Penric and Desdemona" series. • ISBN 9781645240891 • AbeBooks
• [21 Jul/18 Aug] Sunyi Dean, The Book Eaters– Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9780008479442 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback • ISBN 9780008479459 • AbeBooks
• [6 Jul/1 Sep] R.F. Kuang, Babel or The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution – Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780008501815 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback • ISBN 9780008501822 • AbeBooks

June 2022
• [29 Jun/7 Jul] James Smythe, The Ends – Harper Voyager, trade paperback, sf. "Anomaly Quartet" 4. • ISBN 9780007541898 • AbeBooks
• [23 Jun/18 Jul] Katherine Addison, The Grief of Stones – Tor hardback, fantasy. Set in the world of The Goblin Emperor; direct sequel to The Witness for the Dead. • ISBN 9781250813893 • AbeBooks
• [15 Jun/31 May] John Clute, Sticking to the End – Beccon Publications trade paperback, nonfiction collection of sf essays and criticism. • ISBN 9781870824668 • AbeBooks
• [10 Jun/14 Jul] Bryan Talbot, The Legend of Luther Arkwright – Jonathan Cape hardback, graphic novel. Sequel to The Adventures of Luther Arkwright and Heart of Empire. • ISBN 9781787332324 • AbeBooks
• [8 Jun/7 Jul] Nicky Drayden, Minecraft: The Dragon – Penguin Random House/Del Rey trade paperback, sf. Set in the Minecraft game universe. • ISBN 9781529157659 • AbeBooks
• [7 Jun/21 Jul] Juno Dawson, Her Majesty's Royal Coven – Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. • ISBN 9780008478506 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback • ISBN 9780008478513 • AbeBooks
• [7 Jun/7 Jul] Bradley Somer, Extinction – Harper Voyager, hardback, sf. • ISBN 9780008467487 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback • ISBN 9780008467494 • AbeBooks

May 2022
• [27 May/23 Jun] Saara El-Arifi, The Final Strife – Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9780008450403 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback • ISBN 9780008450410 • AbeBooks
• [27 May/31 Oct 2020 – oops] Charles Stross, Dead Lies Dreaming – Orbit hardback, fantasy. "Laundry" series, "New Management" subseries. • ISBN 9780356513799 • AbeBooks
• [27 May/13 Jan] Charles Stross, Quantum of Nightmares – Orbit hardback, fantasy. "Laundry" series, "New Management" subseries. • ISBN 9780356516936 • AbeBooks
• [24 May/7 May] Neil Baker, editor, The Call of Poohthulhu – April Moon Books, trade paperback anthology. Winnie-the-Pooh/Cthulhu Mythos crossover stories. • ISBN 9798447092917 • AbeBooks
• [21 May/?] Arthur Machen, The Chronicle of Clemendy – Three Impostors hardback, medieval romances pastiches. Reissue of 1888 title with new introduction and notes, illustrated by Jon Langford (yes, that one). • ISBN 9781838962835 • AbeBooks
• [12 May/9 Jun] Raymond E. Feist, Master of Furies – Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. "Firemane Saga" 3. • ISBN 9780007541379 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback • ISBN 9780007541386 • AbeBooks

April 2022
• [30 Apr/14 May] David Britton, Old Death – Savoy Books hardback, dark fantasy/horror. "Lord Horror" series; final novel, written while the author was dying. • ISBN 9780861301317 • AbeBooks
• [23 Apr/26 May] George R.R. Martin and Melinda Snodgrass, ed., Joker Moon – Harper Voyager trade paperback "mosaic novel", sf. "Wild Cards" superhero shared-world series. Reissue of 2021 hardback title. • ISBN 9780008239725 • AbeBooks
• [23 Apr/12 May] Neal Stephenson, Termination Shock – HarperCollins/Borough Press trade paperback, sf. Reissue of 2021 hardback title. • ISBN 9780008404406 • AbeBooks
• [23 Apr/26 May] Cari Thomas, Threadneedle – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. Reissue of 2021 hardback title. • ISBN 9780008407049 • AbeBooks
• [8 Apr/28 Apr] Mark Lawrence, The Girl and the Moon – Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. "Book of the Ice" 3. Second copy received. • ISBN 9780008284848 • AbeBooks
• [7 Apr/18 Aug] Sunyi Dean, The Book Eaters– Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780008479442 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback • ISBN 9780008479459 • AbeBooks

March 2022
• [29 Mar/28 Apr] Mark Lawrence, The Girl and the Moon – Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. "Book of the Ice" 3. • ISBN 9780008284848 • AbeBooks
• [23 Mar/14 Apr] Janelle Monáe with various collaborators, The Memory Librarian and Other Stories of Dirty Computer – HarperVoyager hardback, sf collection. • ISBN 9780008512408 • AbeBooks
• [23 Mar/14 Apr] Wil Wheaton, Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir – HarperVoyager hardback, nonfiction. • ISBN 9780008451325 • AbeBooks
• [17 Mar/14 Apr] N.E. Davenport, The Blood Trials – HarperVoyager trade paperback, sf/fantasy. "Blood Gift Duology" 1. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9780008521615 • AbeBooks
• [17 Mar/31 Mar] Sarah Kuhn, Star Wars: Doctor Aphra – Penguin Random House/Del Rey trade paperback, sf. Script for audiobook. • ISBN 9781529101881 • AbeBooks
• [15 Mar/7 Apr] Max Brooks, Minecraft: The Mountain – Penguin Random House/Del Rey trade paperback, sf. Minecraft game universe. • ISBN 9781529102093 • AbeBooks
• [11 Mar/28 Apr] Claire McKenna, Deepwater King – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. "Deepwater Trilogy" 2. Reissue of 2021 title. • ISBN 9780008337216 • AbeBooks
• [11 Mar/14 Apr] George R.R.Martin, The Ice Dragon – Harper Voyager, trade paperback, fantasy. Reissue of 2014 title. • ISBN 9780008518776 • AbeBooks

February 2022
• [24 Feb/23 Jun] Saara El-Arifi, The Final Strife – Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780008450403 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback • ISBN 9780008450410 • AbeBooks
• [17 Feb/31 Mar] Mark Lawrence, The Girl and the Mountain – Harper Voyager, trade paperback, fantasy. Reissue of 2021 title. "Book of the Ice" 2. • ISBN 9780008295042 • AbeBooks
• [15 Feb/1 Mar] Cavan Scott, Star Wars: The High Republic: Tempest Runner – Penguin Random House/Del Rey hardback, sf. Script for "audio original". • ISBN 9781529150179 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback • ISBN 9781529150186 • AbeBooks
• [15 Feb/24 Feb] Timothy Zahn, Star Wars: Thrawn: Ascendancy 2: Greater Good – Penguin trade paperback, sf. Reissue of 2021 title. • ISBN 9781529101942 • AbeBooks
• [8 Feb/18 Mar] JJA Harwood, The Shadow in the Glass – Harper Voyager, trade paperback, revisionist fairytale fantasy. Reissue of 2021 title. • ISBN 9780008368135 • AbeBooks
• [8 Feb/27 Jan] G.A. Matiasz, Dusted by Stars – 62 Mile Press, trade paperback, sf. • ISBN 9781737005513 • AbeBooks
• [8 Feb/3 Mar] Kate Mildenhall, The Mother Fault – Harper Voyager, trade paperback, near-future thriller. Reissue of 2021 title. • ISBN 9780008430290 • AbeBooks
• [8 Feb/3 Mar] Amélie Wen Zhao, Crimson Reign – Harper Voyager, hardback, fantasy. "Blood Heir Trilogy" 3. • ISBN 9780008327996 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback • ISBN 9780008328009 • AbeBooks
• [8 Feb/3 Mar] Amélie Wen Zhao, Red Tigress – Harper Voyager, trade paperback, fantasy. "Blood Heir Trilogy" 2. Reissue of 2021 title. • ISBN 9780008327989 • AbeBooks
• [3 Feb/17 Feb] Kate Heartfield, The Embroidered Book – HarperVoyager hardback, historical fantasy. • ISBN 9780008380595 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback • ISBN 9780008380601 • AbeBooks

January 2022
• [31 Jan/14 Apr] N.E. Davenport, The Blood Trials – HarperVoyager trade paperback, sf/fantasy. "Blood Gift Duology" 1. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9780063058484 • AbeBooks
• [27 Jan1/5 Jul] Clay Harmon, Flames of Mira – Rebellion/Solaris hardback, fantasy. Proof copy received. • ISBN 9781786185419 • AbeBooks
• [27 Jan/17 Mar] Noah Hawley, Anthem – Hodder & Stoughton hardback, sf. • ISBN 9781444779790 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback • ISBN 9781444779806 • AbeBooks
• [14 Jan/? 2020] Jim Emerson, Futures Past: 1926: The Birth of Modern Science Fiction – www.sfhistory.net large-format paperback, nonfiction. Heavily illustrated. Volume 1 in series. • ISBN 9781734067101. Available only from www.sfhistory.net.
• [14 Jan/? 2021] Jim Emerson, Futures Past: 1927: Dawn of the SF Blockbuster – www.sfhistory.net large-format paperback, nonfiction. Heavily illustrated. Volume 2 in series. • ISBN 9781734067125. Available only from www.sfhistory.net.
• [14 Jan/17 Feb] Nicole Galland, Master of the Revels – HarperCollins/Borough Press trade paperback, sf. Sequel to The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. by Galland and Neal Stephenson. • ISBN 9780008455941 • AbeBooks
• [14 Jan/3 Feb] Thomas Olde Heuvelt, Echo – Hodder & Stoughton hardback, horror. Finished copy now received. • ISBN 9781529331776 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback • ISBN 9781529331783 • AbeBooks
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• [14 Jan/20 Jan] Matthew Reilly, The One Impossible Labyrinth – Orion hardback, sf thriller. Concluding the "Jack West" series. • ISBN 9781409194439 • AbeBooks
• [7 Jan/31 Dec] Lois McMaster Bujold, Masquerade in Lodi – Subterranean Press hardback, fantasy. "Penric and Desdemona" 9. • ISBN 9781645240471 • AbeBooks
• [7 Jan/4 Jan] Claudia Gray, Star Wars: The High Republic: The Fallen Star – Penguin Random House/Del Rey hardback, sf. • ISBN 9781529150148 • AbeBooks
  Also trade paperback • ISBN 9781529150155 • AbeBooks

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