This is a log of books received, some of which I review for SFX magazine, the Sunday Telegraph magazine, my own Cloud Chamber, or elsewhere. Dates indicate when books were received and (if known) when they're supposed to be published, in that order: [14 Oct/27 Oct]. Send books for listing to: David Langford/Ansible, 94 London Road, Reading, RG1 5AU, England.
Magazines Received
• [30 Apr] SFX #222, July 2012
• [?3 Apr] Vector #270 (BSFA), Late Spring 2012
• [?3 Apr] Focus #58 (BSFA), Spring 2012
• [30 Mar] SFX #221, June 2012
• [17 Mar] The Author, Spring 2012
• [3 Mar] SFX #220, May 2012
• [18 Feb] Black Static #27, February-March 2012
• [8 Feb] SFX #219, April 2012
• [2 Feb] Vector #269 (BSFA), Spring 2012
• [24 Jan] Foundation #111, Spring 2011
• [21 Jan] Interzone #238, January-February 2012
• [28 Jan] New York Review of SF #280, December 2011
• [9 Jan] SFX #218, March 2012
• [? Jan] Foundation #110, Winter 2010
May 2012 - [15 May/7 Jun] Stephen Leather, Nightmare – Hodder & Stoughton trade paperback, supernatural thriller. "Jack Nightingale" sequence. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [10 May/24 May] Simon Ings, Dead Water – Corvus trade paperback, sf. First published 2011. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [9 May/3 May] Stephen Baxter, The Science of Avatar – Gollancz, hardback nonfiction. With a kindly mention of me in the Acknowledgements. Second copy received (from Gollancz: the first came from that nice Mr Baxter himself). • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
Also trade paperback (not seen): Book Depository UK • Book Depository US- [9 May/17 May] A.J. Dalton, Empire of the Saviours – Gollancz, trade paperback, fantasy. Finished copy now received. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
Also hardback (not seen): Book Depository UK • Book Depository US- [9 May/1 May] Robert W. Sawyer, Triggers – Gollancz, trade paperback, sf. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
Also hardback (not seen): Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
April 2012 - [27 Apr/24 May] Daniel Polansky, The Straight Razor Cure – Hodder & Stoughton trade paperback, fantasy. "Low Town" sequence. First published 2011. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [26 Apr/24 May] Daniel Abraham, The King's Blood – Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. "Dagger and the Coin" 2. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [26 Apr/3 May] Stephen Baxter, The Science of Avatar – Gollancz, hardback nonfiction. With a kindly mention of me in the Acknowledgements. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
Also trade paperback (not seen): Book Depository UK • Book Depository US- [26 Apr/21 Jun] Eric Brown, The Devil's Nebula – Abaddon trade paperback, sf. "Weird Space" 1. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [26 Apr/24 May] Jon Courtenay Grimwood, The Outcast Blade – Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. "Assassini" 2. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [26 Apr/24 May] N.K. Jemisin, The Killing Moon – Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. "Dreamblood" 1. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [26 Apr/7 Jun] Kim Stanley Robinson, 2312 – Orbit hardback, sf. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [23 Apr/26 Apr] George R.R. Martin, The Armageddon Rag – Gollancz, hardback rock thriller. First published 1983. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
Also trade paperback (not seen): Book Depository UK • Book Depository US- [21 Apr/7 Mar] Daniel H. Wilson, Robopocalypse – Simon & Schuster trade paperback, dystopian sf. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [19 Apr/26 Apr] Alex Adams, White Horse – Simon & Schuster trade paperback, dystopian sf. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [13 Apr/26 May] John Lawton, A Lily of the Field – Grove Press trade paperback, thriller. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [12 Apr/12 Apr] Gary McMahon, Silent Voices – Solaris trade paperback, horror. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [12 Apr/10 May] Matthew Sprange, The Shadowmage Trilogy – Abaddon trade paperback, fantasy."Twilight of Kerberos" shared world. Omnibus of Shadowmage (2008), Night's Haunting (2009) and Legacy's Price (2012). • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [10 Apr/10 May] Guy Haley, Champion of Mars – Solaris trade paperback, sf. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [7 Apr/12 Apr] Alexey Pehov, Shadow Blizzard – Simon & Schuster trade paperback, fantasy. "Chronicles of Siala" 3. First published in English 2012; translated from Russian by Andrew Bromfield. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [5 Apr/12 Apr] Michael Crichton and Richard Preston, Micro – HarperCollins trade paperback, sf thriller. First published 2011. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
March 2012 - [31 Mar/1 May] Hillary Jordan, When She Woke – HarperCollins hardback, sf. First published 2011. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [30 Mar/? May] Kristin Cashore, Bitterblue – Gollancz, trade paperback, fantasy. Sequel to Graceling and Fire. Proof copy received. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
Also hardback: Book Depository UK • Book Depository US- [30 Mar/? May] A.J. Dalton, Empire of the Saviours – Gollancz, trade paperback, fantasy. Proof copy received. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
Also hardback: Book Depository UK • Book Depository US- [30 Mar/23 Apr] Robin Hobb, City of Dragons – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Rain Wild Chronicles" 3. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [30 Mar/29 Mar] Rob Scott, Asbury Park – Gollancz, trade paperback, supernatural thriller. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
Also hardback (not seen): Book Depository UK • Book Depository US- [29 Mar/12 Apr] Mark Lawrence, Prince of Thorns – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Broken Empire" 1. First published 2011. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [28 Mar/15 Apr] James Smythe, The Testimony – HarperCollins/Blue Door hardback, apocalyptic thriller. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [27 Mar/5 Apr] Ian Irvine, Vengeance – Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. "Tainted Realm" 1. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [27 Mar/5 Apr] Helen Lowe, The Gathering of the Lost – Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. "Wall of Night" 2. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [21 Mar/12 Apr] Al Ewing, Pax Omega – Solaris trade paperback, superhero sf. "Pax Britannia" series. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [17 Feb/12 Apr] Aidan Harte, Irenicon – Jo Fletcher, hardback, historical fantasy. "Wave Trilogy" 1. Finished copy now received. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
Also trade paperback (not seen): Book Depository UK • Book Depository US- [16 Mar/12 Apr] Scott Sigler, Nocturnal – Hodder & Stoughton trade paperback, horror thriller. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [8 Mar/10 May] Steve Rasnic Tem, Deadfall Hotel – Solaris trade paperback, horror. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [6 Mar/29 Mar] Charlaine Harris & Toni L.P. Keller, eds., Home Improvement: Undead Edition – Jo Fletcher, hardback, urban fantasy/horror. Theme anthology of fourteen stories. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
Also trade paperback: Book Depository UK • Book Depository US- [5 Mar] Richard Calder, Leonardo M. Giron and Rick Fairlamb, Dead Girls #1 – House of Murky Depths comic book, first in a series of eight, adapting Calder's 1992 novel. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [5 Mar/? Feb] Lavie Tidhar and Paul McCaffrey, Going to the Moon – House of Murky Depths illustrated chapbook. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [3 Mar/29 Mar] V.M. Zito, The Return Man – Hodder & Stoughton trade paperback, dystopian sf thriller (zombies). Finished copy now received. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
Also ebook: Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
February 2012 - [29 Feb/15 Mar] Paul Finch, Dark North – Abaddon trade paperback, fantasy. "Malory's Knights of Albion" franchise. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [29 Feb/29 Mar] Karen Lord, Redemption in Indigo – Jo Fletcher, trade paperback, fantasy. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [29 Feb/? Jun] Paul Melko, The Broken Universe – Tor hardback, sf. Proof copy received. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [25 Feb/12 Apr] James Lovegrove, Age of Aztec – Solaris trade paperback, fantasy. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [27 Feb/1 Mar] Juliet E. McKenna, Darkening Skies – Solaris paperback, fantasy. "Hadrumai Crisis" 2. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [22 Feb] Michael Innes, Appleby Talks about Crime – Crippen & Landru hardback, detective collection. 18 previously uncollected Innes shorts, plus appreciations, Innes on Appleby, and a short-fiction biblography. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [21 Feb/12 Apr] Aidan Harte, Irenicon – Jo Fletcher, hardback, historical fantasy. Proof copy received. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
Also trade paperback: Book Depository UK • Book Depository US- [16 Feb/1 Mar] Blake Charlton, Spellbound – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. Sequel to Spellwright (2010). First published 2011. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [16 Feb/16 Feb] Lauren DeStefano, Fever – Harper Voyager trade paperback, sf. "Chemical Garden" 2. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [15 Feb/15 Mar] Gail Carriger, Timeless – Orbit trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Parasol Protectorate" 5. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [15 Feb/15 Mar] Kate Griffin, The Minority Council – Orbit trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Matthew Swift" series. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [15 Feb/15 Mar] Benedict Jacka, Fated – Orbit trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Alex Verus" series. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [15 Feb/15 Mar] T.C. McCarthy, Exogene – Orbit trade paperback, sf. "Subterrene War" 2. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [15 Feb/15 Mar] Ken MacLeod, Intrusion – Orbit hardback, sf. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [10 Feb/23 Feb] Alexey Pehov, Shadow Chaser – Simon & Schuster trade paperback, fantasy. "Chronicles of Siala" 2. First published in English 2011; translated from Russian by Andrew Bromfield. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [9 Feb/16 Feb] Lauren DeStefano, Wither – Harper Voyager trade paperback, sf. "Chemical Garden" 1. First published 2011. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [7 Feb/16 Apr] David Britton, illustrated by Kris Guido, La Squab: The Black Rose of Auschwitz – Savoy Books, hardback. "Lord Horror" novel masquerading as "A Nuggerty Treasure Book for Children of All Ages", with a CD of Fenella Fielding reading from the book (to music). • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [3 Feb/16 Feb] Weston Ochse, The Afterblight Chronicles: Blood Ocean – Abaddon post-holocaust sf, trade paperback. "Afterblight Chronicles" series. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
Also US edition (not seen): Book Depository UK • Book Depository US- [2 Feb/16 Feb] James Barclay, Rise of the TaiGethen – Gollancz, trade paperback, fantasy. "Elves" 2. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
Also hardback (not seen): Book Depository UK • Book Depository US- [2 Feb/16 Feb] Sarah Pinborough, The Chosen Seed – Gollancz, trade paperback, sf/horror. "Dog-Faced Gods" 3. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [1 Feb/5 Apr] Anne Lyle, The Alchemist of Souls – Angry Robot trade paperback, historical fantasy. "Night's Masque" 1. Proof copy received. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
Also US edition: Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
January 2012 - [28 Jan/1 Apr] Tom Flynn, The Messiah Game: A Comedy of Terrors (Book 1) – See Sharp Press sf, trade paperback. Previously published in 2000 as part 1 of the "Galactic Rapture" trilogy. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [28 Jan/1 May] "Zeke Teflon", Free Radicals: A Novel of Utopia amd Dystopia – See Sharp Press sf, trade paperback. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [26 Jan/2 Feb] Cinda Williams Chima, The Gray Wolf Throne – Harper Voyager fantasy, hardback. "Seven Realms" 3. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [26 Jan/16 Feb] Stephen Hunt, From the Deep of the Dark – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy/steampunk. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [26 Jan/16 Feb] Stephen Hunt, Jack Cloudie – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy/steampunk. First published 2011. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [26 Jan/2 Feb] Melissa Marr, Graveminder – Harper Voyager trade paperback, supernatural fantasy. First published 2011. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [23 Jan/20 Feb] Jonathan L. Howard, Johannes Cabal: The Fear Institute – Headline trade paperback, fantasy/steampunk. "Johannes Cabal" 3. First published 2011. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [22 Jan/2 Feb] Rachel Aaron, The Legend of Eli Monpress – Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. Omnibus comprising The Spirit Thief (2010), The Spirit Rebellion (2010) and The Spirit Eater (2010), • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [22 Jan/2 Feb] Robert Jackson Bennett, The Troupe – Orbit trade paperback, "gothic thriller". • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [22 Jan/2 Feb] Christopher Golden, ed., Zombie: An Anthology of the Undead – Piatkus trade paperback, horror anthology. 19 new zombie stories. Reissue of 2010 title also published in the USA as The New Dead. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [22 Jan/2 Feb] Walter Jon Williams, The Fourth Wall – Orbit trade paperback, sf. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [20 Jan/5 Jan] Kim Harrison, A Fistful of Charms – Harper Voyager urban fantasy, trade paperback. "Rachel Morgan" series. First published 2006. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [17 Jan/19 Jan] Paul J. McAuley, In the Mouth of the Whale – Gollancz, trade paperback, sf. Set in the future of The Quiet War and Gardens of the Sun. Finished copy now received. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
Also hardback (not seen): Book Depository UK • Book Depository US- [17 Jan/18 Jan] John Meaney, Transmission – Gollancz, trade paperback, sf. "Ragnarok" 2. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
Also hardback (not seen): Book Depository UK • Book Depository US- [14 Jan/2 Feb] Mary M Talbot & Bryan Talbot, Dotter of her Father's Eyes – Jonathan Cape hardback, graphic novel/nonfiction. Combines autobiography (Mary M Talbot) and biography (Lucia, James Joyce's daughter). • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [12 Jan/1 Mar] Paul Kearney, Kings of Morning – Solaris trade paperback, fantasy. "Dragon Apocalypse" 1. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
- [12 Jan/19 Jan] Alastair Reynolds, Blue Remembered Earth – Gollancz, hardback. "Poseidon's Children" 1. • Book Depository UK • Book Depository US
Also trade paperback (not seen): Book Depository UK • Book Depository US