Ansible Books Received, 2008

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This is a log of books received, some of which I review for SFX magazine, in Cloud Chamber, or elsewhere. Since Amazon.co.uk offer many US titles and Amazon.com many British ones, I'm giving links to both for every book.
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Previous years' entries deported to separate pages: 2007 • 2006 • 2005 • 2004 • 2003 • 2002 • 2001 • 2000.

August 2008
[22 Aug] James Rollins, The Last Oracle-- Orion hardback sf/thriller. "Sigma Force" series. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[21 Aug] Peter V. Brett, The Painted Man-- Voyager hardback, fantasy. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[21 Aug] Simon R. Green, Daemons Are Forever-- Gollancz sf, trade paperback. "Shaman Bond" 2. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com
Also hardback (not seen): Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[21 Aug] Terry Pratchett's Discworld Collectors' Edition 2009 Calendar-- Orion. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[21 Aug] Charles Stross, Halting State -- Orbit sf, paperback. First published 2007. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[20 Aug] John Grant, Leaving Fortusa-- Norilana hardback, sf. Proof copy received -- scheduled 1 October. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[20 Aug] Vera Nazarian, The Duke in His Castle -- Norilana hardback, fantasy. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[14 Aug] Raymond E. Feist, Wrath of a Mad God -- Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. "Darkwar" volume something or other. Published in hardback earlier this year. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[14 Aug] Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Justice -- Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. "Treason's Heir" 2. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[14 Aug] Jennifer Fallon, Warlord -- Orbit paperback, fantasy. "Wolfblade" 3. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[14 Aug] K.J. Parker, The Escapement -- Orbit paperback, fantasy. "Engineer" 3. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[14 Aug] Jennifer Rardin, Bitten to Death -- Orbit vampire/thriller fantasy, paperback. "Jaz Parks" 3. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[14 Aug] Lilith Saintcrow, Hunter's Prayer -- Orbit fantasy paperback. "Jill Kismet" 2. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[11 Aug] Nigel Suckling, Book of the Vampire -- Facts, Figures & Fun nonfiction, hardback. Illustrated by Bruce Pennington. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[8 Aug] Nick Sagan with Mark Frary & Andy Walker, Future Proof: The Greatest Gadgets and Gizmos Ever Imagined -- Icon Books nonfiction, trade paperback. First published 2007. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[6 Aug] D.B. Shan, Procession of the Dead -- Voyager fantasy-noir, trade paperback (published in hardback earlier this year). Revision of the 1999 Ayuamarca: Procession of the Dead. "The City" 1. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[2 Aug] Diana Wynne Jones, House of Many Ways -- HarperCollins fantasy hardback. New sequel to Howl's Moving Castle (although, as with Castle in the Air, the links are not revealed until well into the book). • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

July 2008
[30 Jul] Stephen Baxter, Weaver -- Gollancz sf, trade paperback. "Time's Tapestry" 4. [Today's box from Gollancz had the same contents as yesterday's. Am I extra-lucky or am I missing something else I should have had?] • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[30 Jul] Tom Lloyd, The Twilight Herald -- Gollancz fantasy, trade paperback. "Twilight Reign" 2. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[30 Jul] Robert Rankin, The Da-Da-De-Da-Da Code -- Gollancz sf/fantasy, paperback. "Time's Tapestry" 4. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[29 Jul] Stephen Baxter, Weaver -- Gollancz sf, trade paperback. "Time's Tapestry" 4. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[29 Jul] Tom Lloyd, The Twilight Herald -- Gollancz fantasy, trade paperback. "Twilight Reign" 2. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[29 Jul] Robert Rankin, The Da-Da-De-Da-Da Code -- Gollancz sf/fantasy, paperback. "Time's Tapestry" 4. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[28 Jul] Ray Bradbury, The Illustrated Man -- Voyager trade paperback, sf collection. First published 1951. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[28 Jul] Ray Bradbury, Now and Forever -- Voyager trade paperback, sf collection. First published 2007. Two new novellas: "Somewhere a Band Is Playing" and "Leviathan '99" (Moby Dick in space!). • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[25 Jul] Robert Rankin, Necrophenia -- Gollancz fantasy, hardback. Proof copy received; scheduled December 2008. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com
Also trade paperback: Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[25 Jul] Richard Morgan, The Steel Remains -- Gollancz fantasy, hardback. Finished copy now received. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com
Also trade paperback (not seen): Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[24 Jul] Patricia Briggs, Iron Kissed -- Orbit paperback, urban fantasy. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[24 Jul] Robert Buettner, Orphanage -- Orbit paperback, sf. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[24 Jul] Jennifer Fallon, Warrior -- Orbit paperback, fantasy. "Wolfblade" 2. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[19 Jul] Eric Brown, Necropath -- Solaris sf, paperback. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[19 Jul] Nick Gevers, ed., Extraordinary Engines: The Definitive Steampunk Anthology -- Solaris sf anthology, paperback. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[19 Jul] Paul Kearney, The Ten Thousand -- Solaris fantasy, paperback. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[18 Jul] Suzanne McLeod, The Sweet Scent of Blood -- Gollancz urban fantasy, trade paperback. "Spellcrackers.com" 1. Proof copy received; scheduled September 2008. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[17 Jul] Greg Bear, City at the End of Time -- Gollancz trade paperback sf. Finished copy now received. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com
Also hardback (not seen): Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[11 Jul] Frank Hampson, Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future: Voyage to Venus -- Part 1 -- Orion Audio Books, 2-CD set. "First time on audio CD, with full sound effects!" • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[10 Jul] Mark Chadbourn, The Burning Man -- Gollancz sf, trade paperback. "Kingdom of the Serpent" 2. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com
Also hardback (not seen): Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[9 Jul] Stephen Baxter, Flood -- Gollancz sf, trade paperback. Finished copy now received. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com
Also hardback (not seen): Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[9 Jul] Stefan Brijs, The Angel Maker -- Weidenfeld & Nicolson hardback. Finished copy now received. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com
Also trade paperback (not seen): • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[9 Jul] Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Scion -- Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. "Treason's Heir" 1. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[9 Jul] Stephen Donaldson, Fatal Revenant -- Gollancz trade paperback fantasy. "Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant" 2. First published 2007. Actually they sent another copy of last year's hardback, but never mind. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[9 Jul] Rusell Kirkpatrick, Path of Revenge -- Orbit trade paperback, fantasy. "Broken Man" 1. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[9 Jul] Paul McAuley, The Quiet War -- Gollancz hardback, sf. Proof copy received; scheduled October 2008. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com
Also trade paperback: Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[9 Jul] Ken MacLeod, The Night Sessions -- Orbit sf hardback. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[9 Jul] Philip Palmer, Debatable Space -- Orbit paperback, sf. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[9 Jul] J.R.R. Tolkien, On Fairy-stories -- HarperCollins, hardback. Brief and well-known essay with vast editorial apparatus, commentary, "Manuscript A"/"Manuscript B" drafts, etc. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

June 2008
[30 Jun] David Devereux, Eagle Rising -- Gollancz hardback, supernatural fantasy. Proof copy received; scheduled 18 December. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com
Also trade paperback: Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[27 Jun] Jay Amory, The Wingless Boy -- Gollancz sf, trade paperback. Omnibus comprising The Fledging of Az Gabrielson (2006) and its sequel Pirates of the Relentless Desert (2007). • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[27 Jun] Ursula Le Guin, Powers -- Orion fantasy, trade paperback. "Annals of the Western Shore" 3. First published 2007. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[26 Jun] Steven Erikson, Toll the Hounds -- Bantam hardback fantasy. "Malazan Book of the Fallen" 8. For SFX review. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com
Also trade paperback (not seen): Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[26 Jun] Justina Robson, Going Under -- Gollancz hardback sf/fantasy. "Quantum Gravity" 3. Proof copy received: scheduled November 2008. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com
Also trade paperback: Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[26 Jun] Andrzej Sapkowski, Blood of Elves -- Gollancz hardback fantasy. "Witcher" 2. Proof copy received: scheduled September 2008. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com
Also trade paperback: Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[25 Jun] Tony Gonzales, EVE: The Empyrean Age -- Gollancz sf, trade paperback. Spinoff novel from online role-playing game EVE. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com
Also hardback (not seen): Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[25 Jun] Stephanie Meyer, Eclipse -- Sphere trade paperback, supernatural (vampires). • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[20 Jun] Robin Hobb, Renegade's Magic -- Voyager paperback fantasy. "Soldier Son" 3. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[14 Jun] Terry Brooks, The Elves of Cintra -- Orbit trade paperback fantasy. "Genesis of Shannara" 2. First published 2007. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[14 Jun] Jennifer Fallon, Wolfblade -- Orbit paperback fantasy. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[14 Jun] Jo Graham, Black Ships -- Orbit trade paperback fantasy. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[14 Jun] Charles Stross, Saturn's Children -- Orbit sf, hardback. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[12 Jun] M.M Bruckner, Watermind -- Tor sf hardback. Proof copy received; scheduled November 2008. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[11 Jun] Thomas J. Behe & Phil Elliott, Contraband -- SLG Publishing, sf graphic novel. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[11 Jun] Jaine Fenn, Principles of Angels -- Gollancz sf, trade paperback. Finished copy now received. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com
Also hardback (not seen): Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[10 Jun] Greg Bear, City at the End of Time -- Gollancz hardback sf. Proof copy received; scheduled July 2008. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com
Also trade paperback: Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[10 Jun] Charlaine Harris, From Dead to Worse -- Gollancz hardback, supernatural fantasy. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com
Also trade paperback (not seen): Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[10 Jun] William Heaney, Memoirs of a Master Forger -- Gollancz hardback, supernatural. Proof copy received; scheduled October 2008. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com • This is interesting, not just because the first link claims to be a paperback. At Amazon.co.uk -- as checked on 11 June -- the book is by Heaney, and Graham Joyce is mysteriously noted as the #1 popular author in this category (whatever that might be ... memoirs of master forgers?). At Amazon.com the identical ISBN is listed as the imported Ascent of Demons -- a title which seems to fit Memoirs quite well -- by Graham Joyce. Draw your own conclusions!

[9 Jun] Kelley Armstrong, The Summoning -- Orbit fantasy, paperback. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[9 Jun] Patricia Briggs, Blood Bound -- Orbit supernatural fantasy paperback. First published 2006. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[9 Jun] Paul McAuley, Cowboy Angels -- Gollancz trade paperback sf. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[9 Jun] Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind -- Gollancz trade paperback fantasy. "KingKiller Chronicle" 1. First published 2007. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[9 Jun] Lilith Saintcrow, Night Shift -- Orbit fantasy paperback. "Jill Kismet" series. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[9 Jun] Robert Scott & Jay Gordon, The Larion Senators -- Gollancz trade paperback fantasy. "Eldarn Sequence" 3. First published 2007. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[9 Jun] Carrie Vaughn, Kitty Takes a Holiday -- Gollancz paperback fantasy (werewolf). First published 2007. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[2 Jun] Joe Hill, Heart-Shaped Box -- Gollancz trade paperback horror. First published 2007. Another copy received for some reason.... • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[1 Jun] Jane Palmer, Babel's Basement -- Dodo paperback sf. Revised edition: first published 1999 as The Drune. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[1 Jun] Jane Palmer, Nightingale -- Dodo paperback sf. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[1 Jun] Jane Palmer, The Planet Dweller -- Dodo paperback sf. Revised edition: first published 1985. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

May 2008
[24 May] Scott Bakker, Neuropath -- Gollancz sf, hardback. Finished copy now received. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com [This is strange: Amazon.co.uk still claims the hardback doesn't exist, though Amazon.com lists it as an import.]
Also trade paperback (not seen): Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[24 May] Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter, Firstborn -- Gollancz sf, hardback. "Time Odyssey" 3 -- "Gollancz's final novel from Sir Arthur C. Clarke". • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com
Also trade paperback (not seen): Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[23 May] Katharine Kerr, The Shadow Isle -- Voyager trade paperback fantasy. "Dragon Mage" 6. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[22 May] Charlaine Harris, Definitely Dead -- Gollancz paperback, supernatural fantasy. First published 2006. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[22 May] Charlaine Harris, All Together Dead -- Gollancz hardback, supernatural fantasy. First published 2007. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[22 May] Robert Holdstock, The Broken Kings -- Gollancz trade paperback fantasy. "Merlin Codex" 3. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[22 May] George R R Martin, Dreamsongs Book Two -- Gollancz sf, trade paperback. Second half of this huge collection of 34 stories and novellas with autobiographical prefaces to each section, first published 2003. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[22 May] Brian Ruckley, Bloodheir -- Orbit fantasy, hardback. "Godless World" 2. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[20 May] Sarah Douglass, The Twisted Citadel -- Voyager trade paperback fantasy. "Darkglass Mountain" 2. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[20 May] George R.R. Martin, Gardner Dozois and Daniel Abraham, Hunter's Run -- Voyager trade paperback sf. Expanded from 2005 novella The Shadow Twin; full version first published 2007. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[19 May] Raymond Benson, Metal Gear Solid -- Orbit trade paperback, sf. Novelization of video game. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[19 May] Patricia Briggs, Moon Called -- Orbit supernatural fantasy paperback. First published 2006. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[19 May] Pamela Freeman, Blood Ties -- Orbit fantasy paperback. "Castings" 1. First published 2007. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[19 May] Laurell K. Hamilton, Blood Noir -- Orbit hardback, dark fantasy. "Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter". • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[19 May] Joe Hill, Heart-Shaped Box -- Gollancz trade paperback horror. First published 2007. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[19 May] Fiona McIntosh, Goddess -- Orbit fantasy paperback. "Percheron" 3. First published 2007. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[19 May] Sean Williams, Saturn Returns -- Orbit trade paperback, sf. "Astropolis" 1. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[15 May] Greg Egan, Incandescence -- Gollancz trade paperback sf. Finished copy now received. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com
Also hardback (not seen): Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[15 May] Vicki Petterson, The Scent of Shadows -- Voyager paperback fantasy. "Sign of the Zodiac" 1. First published 2007. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[15 May] Vicki Petterson, The Taste of Night -- Voyager paperback fantasy. "Sign of the Zodiac" 2. First published 2007. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[15 May] Vicki Petterson, The Touch of Twilight -- Voyager paperback fantasy. "Sign of the Zodiac" 3. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[15 May] Alastair Reynolds, House of Suns -- Gollancz hardback sf. Finished copy now received. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com
Also trade paperback (not seen): Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[12 May] Stefan Brijs, The Angel Maker -- Weidenfeld & Nicolson hardback. Proof copy received; scheduled 10 July 2008. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[12 May] Gavin Esler, A Scandalous Man -- Voyager hardback, political thriller. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[10 May] Mocil Ostow & Steven Brezenoff, The Quotable Slayer -- Pocket Books trade paperback. Buffy the Vampire Slayer quotebook, illustrated: a freebie with the June SFX. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[10 May] Karl Schroeder, Pirate Sun -- Tor sf hardback. Proof copy received; scheduled August 2008. "Virga" 3. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

April 2008
[25 Apr] Scott Bakker, Neuropath -- Gollancz sf, hardback [according to the proof, but Amazon reports only a paperback]. Proof copy received; scheduled 15 May. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[24 Apr] Stephen Hunt, The Kingdom Beyond the Waves -- Voyager hardback fantasy. Finished copy now received. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[24 Apr] Stephanie Meyer, The Host -- Sphere hardback sf. Finished copy now received. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com
Also "export edition", C-format: Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[21 Apr] Gene Wolfe, An Evil Guest -- Tor fantasy hardback. Proof copy received; scheduled September 2008. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[19 Apr] Jo Graham, Black Ships -- Orbit trade paperback, historical fantasy. Proof copy received; scheduled 3 July. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[19 Apr] Richard Morgan, The Steel Remains -- Gollancz fantasy, hardback. Proof copy received; scheduled 21 August. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[17 Apr] Laurell K. Hamilton, The Harlequin -- Orbit paperback, dark fantasy. "Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter". First published 2007. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[17 Apr] Jeff Somers, The Digital Plague -- Orbit sf, trade paperback. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[16 Apr] Marie Brennan, Midnight Never Come -- Orbit trade paperback, historical fantasy. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[16 Apr] Shiro Ihara, Alice on Deadlines 2 -- Yen Press trade paperback manga. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[16 Apr] Keiko Tobe, With the Light: Raising an Autistic Child 2 -- Yen Press trade paperback manga. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[16 Apr] Andi Watson, Glister 1: Haunted Teapot -- Image Comics, trade paperback, comic fantasy. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[16 Apr] Andi Watson, Glister 2: House Hunting -- Image Comics, trade paperback, comic fantasy. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[16 Apr] Andi Watson, Glister 3: Faerie Host -- Image Comics, trade paperback, comic fantasy. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[16 Apr] Andi Watson, Princess at Midnight -- Image Comics, trade paperback, comic fantasy. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[11 Apr] Ian Stewart, Letters to a Young Mathematician -- Basic Books trade paperback, nonfiction. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[11 Apr] Ian Stewart, Why Beauty Is Truth: A History of Symmetry -- Basic Books hardback, nonfiction. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[10 Apr] Alex Bell, The Ninth Circle -- Gollancz sf, trade paperback. Finished copy now received. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com
Also hardback (not seen): Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[9 Apr] Tom Holt, The Better Mousetrap -- Orbit hardback fantasy. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[9 Apr] Glenda Larke, Song of the Shiver Barrens -- Orbit trade paperback fantasy. "Mirage Makers" 3. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[9 Apr] Lilith Saintcrow, To Hell and Back -- Orbit fantasy paperback. "Dante Valentine" series. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[8 Apr] Brian Aldiss, A Prehistory of Mind -- Mayapple Press, trade paperback. Poems plus one very short story. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[8 Apr] Kim Harrison, Where Demons Dare -- Voyager supernatural fantasy, paperback. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[8 Apr] Jeff Somers, The Electric Church -- Orbit sf, paperback. First published 2007. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[3 Apr] Nick Griffiths, Dalek I Loved You: A Memoir -- Gollancz nonfiction/memoir, trade paperback. First published 2006 • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[3 May] Alastair Reynolds, The Prefect -- Gollancz trade paperback sf. First published 2007. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[3 May] Carrie Vaughn, Kitty Goes to Washington -- Gollancz paperback fantasy (werewolf). First published 2006. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[1 Apr] Andrew M. Butler, ed., An Unofficial Companion to the Novels of Terry Pratchett -- Greenworld World Publishing, hardback nonfiction. A mini-encyclopedia with a few articles by, and one about, me! (Logged on 12 October last year, when they sent me a spiral-bound proof. Published in November. Now at last I get my contributor's copies....) • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com
Also trade paperback: Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

March 2008
[31 Mar] H.P. Lovecraft, Necronomicon: The Best Weird Tales of H.P. Lovecraft -- Gollancz hardback. Leather-bound "commemorative edition", edited and with afterward by Stephen Jones, illustrated by Les Edwards. 36 HPL selections: stories, novellas and a very few poems. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com
Also export trade paperback (not seen): Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[29 Mar] Terry Brooks, Edwin David and Robert Place Napton, Dark Wraith of Shannara -- Orbit fantasy, trade paperback, graphic novel adaptation. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[29 Mar] Trudi Canavan, Voice of the Gods -- Orbit fantasy paperback. "Age of the Five" 3. First published 2006. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[29 Mar] Gregory Maguire, Son of a Witch -- Headline fantasy, trade paperback. Sequel to Wicked. First published 2005. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[29 Mar] Gregory Maguire, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister -- Headline fantasy, hardback. Another take on the Cinderella story. First published 1999. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[29 Mar] Karen Miller, Empress -- Orbit fantasy paperback. "Godspeaker" 1. Reissue of 2007 title. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[28 Mar] Paul Brazier, ed., Quercus One: The West Pier Gazette and other stories -- Three Legged Fox sf/fantasy hardback. Anthology of 21 stories from new publisher. Second copy received, goodness knows why. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[Easter] Paul Kincaid, What It Is We Do When We Read Science Fiction -- Beccon Publications, nonfiction trade paperback. Critical collection with introduction by me. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[Easter] Bryan Talbot, The Naked Artist: Comic Book Legends -- Moonstone Books, "nonfiction" trade paperback. Scurrilous ancedotes and apocryphra from the comics world, illustrated by Hunt Emerson. Blurbs include: "Write whaever the hell you like and I'll swear I've said it!" (Will Eisner). • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[Easter] Gene Wolfe, Starwater Strains -- Tor sf hardback. Story collection. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[20 Mar] Paul Brazier, ed., Quercus One: The West Pier Gazette and other stories -- Three Legged Fox sf/fantasy hardback. Anthology of 21 stories from new publisher. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[20 Mar] A.E. van Vogt, The Voyage of the Space Beagle -- Tor/Orb sf, trade paperback. Proof copy received: scheduled July/August 2008. First published 1950. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[18 Mar] Jim Butcher, Small Favour -- Orbit fantasy, hardback. "Dresden Files" 10. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[18 Mar] Kate Elliott, Shadow Gate -- Orbit fantasy, trade paperback. "Crossroads" 2. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[18 Mar] Elizabeth Moon, Victory Conditions -- Orbit sf, paperback. "Vatta's War" 5. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[15 Mar] John Meaney, Dark Blood -- Gollancz trade paperback sf. Sequel to Bone Song. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com
Also hardback (not seen): Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[14 Mar] Joe Abercrombie, Last Argument of Kings -- Gollancz trade paperback fantasy. Finished copy now received. "First Law" 3. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com
Also hardback (not seen): Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[14 Mar] Stephen Baxter, Flood -- Gollancz sf, trade paperback. Proof copy received; scheduled June 2008. Disaster novel about mighty inundation, whose proofs are therefore sent out in a waterproof plastic bag. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com
Also hardback: Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[23 Nov] Adam Roberts, Swiftly -- Gollancz trade paperback sf. Finished copy nowreceived. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com
Also hardback (not seen): Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[8 Mar] Dall-Young Lim & Sung-Woo Park, Black God 2 -- Yen Press trade paperback manga. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[8 Mar] Judith Park, Y Square -- Yen Press trade paperback manga. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[8 Mar] Peach-Pit, Zombie Loan 2 -- Yen Press trade paperback manga. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[4 Mar] Wayne G. Hammond & Christina Scull, The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion -- Harper trade paperback, nonfiction. Paragraph-by-paragraph notes on sources, influences, names, variant editions, etc etc. First published 2005.• Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[4 Mar] John D.Rateliff / J.R.R. Tolkien, The History of the Hobbit, Part One: Mr. Baggins -- Harper trade paperback, fantasy/crit. Massively annotated edition of "the complete text of the original manuscript of The Hobbit". First published 2007. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[4 Mar] John D.Rateliff / J.R.R. Tolkien, The History of the Hobbit, Part Two: Return to Bag-End -- Harper trade paperback, fantasy. Massively annotated edition of "the complete text of the original manuscript of The Hobbit". First published 2007. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

February 2008
[28 Feb] Stephanie Meyer, The Host -- Sphere hardback sf. Proof copy received; scheduled May 2008. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com
Also "export edition", C-format: Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[28 Feb] Sarah Zettel, Camelot's Blood -- Harper paperback (Arthurian) fantasy. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[27 Feb] Greg Egan, Incandescence -- Gollancz hardback sf. Proof copy received; scheduled May 2008 • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com
Also trade paperback: Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[25 Feb] Jonathan Barnes, The Domino Men -- Gollancz fantasy, trade paperback. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com
Also hardback (not seen): Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[22 Feb] Kelley Armstrong, No Humans Involved -- Orbit fantasy, paperback. First published 2007. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[22 Feb] Kelley Armstrong, Personal Demon -- Orbit fantasy, hardback. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[22 Feb] Ken MacLeod, The Execution Channel -- Orbit sf paperback. First published 2007. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[22 Feb] Tad Williams, Shadowplay -- Orbit fantasy, trade paperback. "Shadowmarch" 2. First published 2007. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[15 Feb] Diana Wynne Jones, The Game -- HarperCollins Children's Books fantasy, hardback. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[15 Feb] Daniel O'Mahony, Newtons Sleep -- Random Static sf, trade paperback. "Set in the universe of Faction Paradox", apparently a shared-world background. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[15 Feb] D.B. Shan, Procession of the Dead -- Voyager fantasy-noir, hardback. Revision of the 1999 Ayuamarca: Procession of the Dead. "The City" 1. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[15 Feb] Charles Stross, Halting State -- Orbit sf, trade paperback. Finished copy now received (again). • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[15 Feb] Vernor Vinge, The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge -- Souvenir Press sf, trade paperback. A straight reprint of the 2001 Tor collection, thus not including the important story "True Names" (separately published by Tor). • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[14 Feb] Lucy Coats, Hootcat Hill -- Orion Children's Books, hardback fantasy. Finished copy now received. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[13 Feb] Raymond E. Feist, Wrath of a Mad God -- Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Darkwar" volume something or other. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[13 Feb] John C. Wright, Null-A Continuum -- Tor sf hardback. Proof copy received: scheduled May 2008. Authorized sequel to The World of Null-A and The Players/Pawns of Null-A. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[12 Feb] Greg Egan, Axiomatic -- Gollancz trade paperback sf. Uniform Egan edition. Collection first published 1995. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[12 Feb] Greg Egan, Diaspora -- Gollancz trade paperback sf. Uniform Egan edition. First published 1997. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[12 Feb] Greg Egan, Distress -- Gollancz trade paperback sf. Uniform Egan edition. First published 1995. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[12 Feb] Greg Egan, Luminous -- Gollancz trade paperback sf. Uniform Egan edition. Collection first published 1998. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[12 Feb] Greg Egan, Permutation City -- Gollancz trade paperback sf. Uniform Egan edition. First published 1994. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[12 Feb] Greg Egan, Quarantine -- Gollancz trade paperback sf. Uniform Egan edition. First published 1992. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[12 Feb] Greg Egan, Schild's Ladder -- Gollancz trade paperback sf. Uniform Egan edition. First published 2001. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[12 Feb] Greg Egan, Teranesia -- Gollancz trade paperback sf. Uniform Egan edition. First published 1995. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[12 Feb] Robin Hobb, Renegade's Magic -- Voyager trade paperback fantasy. "Soldier Son" 3. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[12 Feb] John Meaney, Bone Song -- Gollancz trade paperback sf. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[12 Feb] Andrzej Sapkowski, The Last Wish -- Gollancz trade paperback fantasy. First published 1993, trans 2007. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[11 Feb] R.J. Ellory, A Quiet Belief in Angels -- Orion, trade paperback historical/thriller. (A freebie from the Orion authors' party.) • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[11 Feb] Steven Gould, Jumper -- Voyager trade paperback, sf. Film tie-in. First published 1992. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[11 Feb] Steven Gould, Jumper: Griffin's Story -- Voyager trade paperback, sf. Jumper film tie-in. First published 2007. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[11 Feb] Katharine McMahon, The Rose of Sebastopol -- Orion/Phoenix, trade paperback historical. (A freebie from the Orion authors' party.) • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[9 Feb] Stephen Baxter, Weaver -- Gollancz historical/alternate-historical trade paperback. "Time's Tapestry" 4. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com
Also hardback (not seen): Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[9 Feb] Alex Bell, The Ninth Circle -- Gollancz sf, trade paperback. Proof copy. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com
Also hardback: Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[9 Feb] Jaine Fenn, Principles of Angels -- Gollancz sf, trade paperback. Proof copy received: scheduled June 2008. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com
Also hardback: Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[9 Feb] Robert V.S. Redick, The Red Wolf Conspiracy -- Gollancz trade paperback fantasy. Finished copy received. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com
Also hardback (not seen): Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[9 Feb] Alastair Reynolds, House of Suns -- Gollancz hardback sf. Proof copy received: scheduled April 2008. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com
Also trade paperback: Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[7 Feb] Stephen Hunt, The Kingdom Beyond the Waves -- Voyager hardback fantasy. Proof copy received (for SFX review); scheduled 6 May 2008. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[5 Feb] Keith Seward, Horror Panegyric -- Savoy Books, hardback. This is packaged as an appreciation of Savoy's and David Britton's notorious Lord Horror/Meng & Ecker sequence, but the critical panegyric ends on page 37 and is followed by three substantial extracts from Lord Horror and its sequel Motherfuckers: The Auschwitz of Oz. Finally, pages 119-139 offer a "Lord Horror Timeline" bibliography of the comics, novels, records, talking books.... • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[4 Feb] Kazuto Okada, Sundome 1 -- Yen Press trade paperback manga. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[4 Feb] Kyo Shirodaira, Spiral 2: The Bonds of Reasoning -- Yen Press trade paperback manga. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

January 2008
[23 Jan] Charles Stross, Halting State -- Orbit sf, trade paperback. Finished copy now received. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[22 Jan] Katharine Kerr, The Spirit Stone -- Voyager paperback fantasy. "Dragon Mage" 5. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[21 Jan] Celia Friedman, Feast of Souls -- Orbit fantasy, trade paperback. "Magister" 1. First published 2007. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[21 Jan] Tom Holt, Barking -- Orbit fantasy, trade paperback. First published 2007. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[21 Jan] Charlie Huston, Half the Blood of Brooklyn -- Orbit supernatural thriller, trade paperback. "Joe Pitt" series. First published 2007. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[21 Jan] Elizabeth Moon, The Serrano Succession -- Orbit sf, trade paperback. Omnibus comprising Change of Command (1999) and Against the Odds (2000). • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[21 Jan] Jennifer Rardin, Biting the Bullet -- Orbit vampire/thriller fantasy, paperback. "Jaz Parks" 3. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[11 Jan] Iain M. Banks, Matter -- Orbit hardback sf. The new "Culture" novel. Finished copy now received; scheduled February 2008. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

[11 Jan] Sheri S. Tepper, The Margarets -- Gollancz hardback sf. • Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com
Also trade paperback (not seen): Amazon.co.uk • Amazon.com

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