Ansible Books Received, 2002

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This is a log of books received, some of which I -- Dave Langford -- review for Amazon.co.uk. Previous years' entries deported to separate pages: 2001 • 2000.

December 2002
[23 Dec] Cecilia Dart-Thornton, The Lady of the Sorrows -- Macmillan fantasy, trade paperback. "The Bitterbynde: Book II."

[20 Dec] Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt -- Pan paperback of 2002 posthumous miscellany.

[20 Dec] Steve Cash, The Meq -- Macmillan fantasy, trade paperback. "A Lyric Fantasy", first in a trilogy.

[19 Dec] Katharine Kerr, Snare -- sf. Tor proof copy. Hardcover scheduled April 2003.

[17 Dec] Lemony Snicket, The Vile Village -- Egmont hardback children's, er, fantasy? "A Series of Unfortunate Events: Book the Seventh." In which the doomed Baudelaire orphans continue to be doomed in the village of V.F.D.

[16 Dec] Stephen Baxter, Riding the Rock -- PS Publishing novella, hardback sf. Also trade paperback. Story in "Xeelee" sequence. Introduction by Greg Benford.

[16 Dec] Ramsey Campbell, Ramsey Campbell, Probably -- PS Publishing, hardback nonfiction collection. Also trade paperback. "30 years of essays and articles", 68 items plus afterword. Introduction by Douglas E. Winter.

[16 Dec] Stephen Jones, ed, Keep Out the Night -- PS Publishing, hardback horror reprint anthology. 12 stories (1937-recent) plus intro.

[16 Dec] Michael Moorcock, Firing the Cathedral -- PS Publishing novella, hardback sf. Also trade paperback. The return of Jerry Cornelius and his motley crew. Introduction by Alan Moore.

[16 Dec] Geoff Ryman, VAO -- PS Publishing novella, hardback sf. Also trade paperback. Introduction by Gwyneth Jones.

[12 Dec] Keith R.A. DeCandido, Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda: Destruction of Illusions -- sf spinoff from TV series. Tor proof copy. Hardback scheduled February 2003.

[12 Dec] Timothy Zahn, Dragon and Thief -- sf. Tor proof copy. Hardback scheduled February 2003. "The First Dragonback Adventure."

[11 Dec] John Baxter, A Pound of Paper: Confessions of a Book Addict -- Doubleday hardback. Book-collecting reminiscences of ex-patAustralian author whose early works were sf and nonfiction about sf films.

[11 Dec] Neil Gaiman, Coraline -- Bloomsbury hardback, dark fantasy for (ostensibly) younger readers. Enthusiastic jacket plugs from Terry Pratchett and Diana Wynne Jones.

[7 Dec] Paul Kearney, Ships from the West -- Gollancz hardback fantasy. "The Monarchies of God: Book Five."

[6 Dec] Simon R. Green, Deathstalker Legacy -- Gollancz C-format paperback sf. New outbreak of "Deathstalker" space opera series (six previous books, plus prequels): despite determined pushing of eponymous hero over the Reichenbach Falls, his similarly named descendant takes up the tale.

[1 Dec] Kathleen Ann Goonan, Light Music -- Gollancz paperback sf.

[1 Dec] Graham Joyce, The Facts of Life -- Gollancz hardback, er, magic realism?

[1 Dec] Sheri S. Tepper, A Plague of Angels -- Gollancz paperback fantasy, reissue of 1993 title.

[1 Dec] Sheri S. Tepper, Sideshow -- Gollancz paperback sf, reissue of 1992 title.

November 2002
[29 Nov] Richard Morgan, Broken Angels -- Gollancz hardback sf. A second proof copy received. Scheduled March 2003. Also trade paperback. Sequel to Altered Carbon.

[16 Nov] Theresa Tomlinson, The Moon Riders -- Corgi paperback. Proof copy received; scheduled February 2003. Historical-ish juvenile combining "The legend of Troy and the mythical Amazon women."

[15 Nov] Anne Lewis, The Ship That Fell Like a Star -- Honno paperback sf, for children.

[14 Nov] "Jude Fisher", The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Visual Companion -- HarperCollins, coffee-table hardback, copiously illustrated with photos from film. "Contains exclusive fold-out battle plan of Helm's Deep"!

[14 Nov] Brian Sibley, The Lord of the Rings: The Making of the Movie Trilogy -- HarperCollins, coffee-table paperback, copiously illustrated with photos etc.

[11 Nov] Douglas Adams, The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy -- Gollancz hardback sf. Reissue of 1979 novel in small-format matched set. (Hitch-Hiker #1.)

[11 Nov] Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe -- Gollancz hardback sf. Reissue of 1980 novel in small-format matched set. (Hitch-Hiker #2.)

[11 Nov] Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything -- Gollancz hardback sf. Reissue of 1982 novel in small-format matched set. (Hitch-Hiker #3.)

[11 Nov] Stephen Baxter, Evolution -- Gollancz hardback sf. Finished copy now received. Also trade paperback.

[8 Nov] Neal Asher, The Line of Polity -- Tor UK (Pan Macmillan) sf, trade paperback. Proof copy received; scheduled March 2003.

[8 Nov] Jonathan Carroll, White Apples -- Tor UK (Pan Macmillan) sf, trade paperback. Proof copy received; scheduled March 2003.

[8 Nov] Nancy Kress, Crossfire --Tor sf, hardcover. Proof copy received; scheduled February 2003.

[8 Nov] Juliet Marillier, Wolfskin -- Tor UK (Pan Macmillan) historical fantasy, trade paperback. Proof copy received; scheduled March 2003.

[8 Nov] Andy Secombe, Limbo -- Tor UK (Pan Macmillan) fantasy, trade paperback. Proof copy received; scheduled March 2003.

[7 Nov] Tom Arden, Empress of the Endless Dream -- Gollancz fantasy paperback. "Fifth Book of the Orokon." Was 2001 hardback.

[7 Nov] Kate Jacoby, Rebel's Cage -- Gollancz fantasy paperback. "Fourth Book of Elita." Was 2001 hardback.

[7 Nov] Sheri S. Tepper, Raising the Stones -- Gollancz sf, reissue of 1990 title.

[6 Nov] Steve Aylett, Dummyland -- Gollancz trade paperback. "Accomplice Book 3."

[6 Nov] Kate Jacoby, Trial of Fire -- Gollancz fantasy hardback. "Fifth Book of Elita." Also C-format paperback.

[6 Nov] Ricardo Pinto, The Standing Dead -- fantasy. Tor proof copy. Scheduled March 2003. Book two of "The Stone Dance of the Chameleon" ... sequel to The Chosen.

[5 Nov] Charles de Lint (as Samuel M. Key), From a Whisper to a Scream -- dark fantasy. Tor proof copy. Scheduled January 2003.

[5 Nov] Andre Norton and Sherwood Smith, Atlantis Endgame -- sf. Tor proof copy. Scheduled December 2002. "A ... new Time Traders adventure."

[1 Nov] Peter Cook, Tragically I was an Only Twin: The Complete Peter Cook -- Century hardback. Blurbed as a "definitive collection" of this fine humorist, but the "complete" in the subtitle is a fib. For example, it contains only seven of the famous "Dud & Pete" dialogues with Dudley Moore, as compared to 12 (plus an introductory squib) in the 1971 book The Dagenham Dialogues and at least one more printed in book form. Oh well, there's plenty of good stuff here.

October 2002
[31 Oct] Peter F. Hamilton, Misspent Youth -- Macmillan sf hardback. Finished copy now received.

[28 Oct] M. John Harrison, Light -- Gollancz sf hardback. Harrison's return to heartland sf. Finished copy now received, with rave quotes from Iain M. Banks, Stephen Baxter, Michael Marshall Smith, Alastair Reynolds and Ken MacLeod. Also trade paperback.

[24 Oct] Tim Powers, The Drawing of the Dark -- Gollancz Fantasy Masterworks #33 (says the cover, but presumably it's #34 since we've already had #33), trade paperback. Reissue of 1979 novel.

[21 Oct] Mark Chadbourn, The Devil in Green -- Gollancz fantasy, C-format paperback. "Book One of The Dark Age."

[19 Oct] Ian Graham, Monument -- Orbit hardback fantasy.

[19 Oct] Ursula K. Le Guin, The Telling -- Gollancz sf, paperback of 2001 hardback.

[18 Oct] Elizabeth Haydon, Requiem for the Sun -- Gollancz fantasy hardback. "The sequel to the Rhapsody trilogy."

[18 Oct] Graham Joyce, Smoking Poppy -- Gollancz trade paperback, perhaps borderline fantasy. Reissue of 2001 novel.

[18 Oct] John Meaney, Context -- Bantam sf hardback. Sequel to Paradox; "Book Two in the Nulapeiron Sequence".

[16 Oct] Stephen Jones and David Sutton Dark Terrors 6: The Gollancz Book of Horror -- Gollancz C-format paperback. Original horror anthology. 33 stories.

[16 Oct] Ken MacLeod, Engine City -- sf. Tor proof copy. Scheduled January 2003. Book three of "Engines of Light".

[15 Oct] Ken MacLeod, Engine City -- Orbit hardback sf. Book three of "Engines of Light".

[15 Oct] Richard Morgan, Broken Angels -- Gollancz hardback sf. Proof copy received. Scheduled March 2003. Also trade paperback. Sequel to Altered Carbon.

[15 Oct] Terry Pratchett, Night Watch -- Doubleday fantasy hardback. "A Discworld novel" is all they need say ... this is the 27th.

[14 Oct] Cory Doctorow, Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom -- sf. Tor proof copy. Scheduled February 2003.

[14 Oct] Hazel K. Bell, Indexers and Indexes in Fact and Fiction -- British Library trade paperback. Mainly a kind of annotated anthology of extracts from strange and silly book indexes.

[10 Oct] Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen, Wheelers -- Earthlight trade paperback sf. Reissue of 2001 novel.

[9 Oct] Steven Brust, The Paths of the Dead -- fantasy. Tor proof copy. Scheduled December 2002. "Book One of The Viscount of Adrilankha " ... continuing series "begun in The Phoenix Guards and Five Hundred Years After".

[9 Oct] Jack Dann, Jubilee -- sf collection. Tor proof copy. Scheduled January 2003.

[9 Oct] Gregory Frost, Fitcher's Brides -- dark fantasy. Tor proof copy. Scheduled December 2002.

[9 Oct] David G. Hartwell & Kathryn Cramer, ed., The Hard SF Renaissance -- anthology. Tor proof copy. Scheduled November 2002. Massive tome of 960 pages, 41 stories by slightly fewer authors (Stephen Baxter, Gregory Benford, Greg Egan, Paul McAuley and Bruce Sterling all have more than one entry), including yet another reprint of the Langford "Different Kinds of Darkness".

[9 Oct] Jo Walton, The Prize in the Game -- fantasy. Tor proof copy. Scheduled November 2002. "The new novel of Tir Isarnagiri ..."

[5 Oct] Sarah Douglass, Hades' Daughter -- fantasy. Tor proof copy. Scheduled January 2003. "Book One of The Troy Game."

[5 Oct] Walter Jon Williams, The Praxis -- Earthlight trade paperback sf. Also hardback. "Book One of Dread Empire's Fall." Finished copy now received.

Marie O'Mahony, Cyborg: The Man-Machine -- Thames & Hudson nonfiction. Large format, heavily photo-illustrated and ostentatiously (over-) designed.

September 2002
[30 Sep] J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings -- HarperCollins, boxed set of three paperbacks with movie tie-in covers. Shrink-wrapped, too.

[26 Sep] Mick Farren, The DNA Cowboys Trilogy -- Do-Not Press paperback sf. Omnibus reissue of The Quest of the DNA Cowboys (1976), Synaptic Manhunt (1976) and The Neural Atrocity (1977).

[19 Sep] Simon R. Green, Blood and Honour -- Gollancz paperback fantasy. Reissue of 1992 novel.

[19 Sep] Simon R. Green, Drinking Midnight Wine -- Gollancz paperback fantasy. Reissue of 2001 novel.

[19 Sep] William Hope Hodgson, The House on the Borderland and Other Novels -- Gollancz Fantasy Masterworks #33, trade paperback. Omnibus of The Boats of the "Glen Carrig" (1907), The House on the Borderland (1908), The Ghost Pirates (1909) and The Night Land (1912).

[20 Apr] Ursula Le Guin, Tales from Earthsea -- Orion fantasy hardback. Collection of five stories, plus "A Description of Earthsea".

[28 Jun] Justina Robson, Mappa Mundi -- Pan sf paperback of 2001 novel.

[14 Sep] Max Allan Collins, Dark Angel: Before the Dawn -- Ebury Press sf, paperback. Spinoff from Dark Angel TV series, billed as "science fiction ... in the tradition of Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Finished copy now received.

[21 Aug] Joan D. Vinge, Catspaw -- sf. Tor proof copy. Scheduled November 2002. Reissue of 1988 novel in "Cat" series.

[7 Sep] Clive Barker, Abarat -- HarperCollins, hardback children's fantasy illustrated by author. Finished copy now received. "Film rights sold to Disney for $8 million based on Clive Barker's paintings alone." Apparently opens a series, "The Books of Abarat".

[6 Sep] Iain Banks, Dead Air -- Little, Brown hardback. Signed copy, ha ha (I was at the launch party).

[6 Sep] Stephen Baxter, Evolution -- Gollancz hardback sf. Proof copy received. Scheduled November 2002. Also trade paperback.

[6 Sep] Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Dart -- Macmillan fantasy trade paperback.

[5 Sep] Charles de Lint, Tapping the Dream Tree -- fantasy. Tor proof copy. Scheduled November 2002. "A brand new instalment in the Newford saga."

[5 Sep] Stephen R. Donaldson, The Man Who Killed His Brother -- thriller. Tor/Forge proof copy. Scheduled November 2002. Reissue of 1980 novel

[5 Sep] Richard Morgan, Altered Carbon -- Gollancz sf, paperback of 2002 hardback.

[5 Sep] Jeff VanderMeer, City of Saints and Madmen -- fantasy/horror/weirdness, Prime hardback. Much expanded from trade pb collection with same title; includes the fabulous The Hoegbotton Guide to the Early History of Ambergris by Duncan Shriek.

[5 Sep] Timothy Zahn, Manta's Gift -- sf. Tor proof copy. Scheduled September 2002.

[2 Sep] Jack Cohen & Ian Stewart, Evolving the Alien: The Science of Extraterrestrial Life -- Ebury Press nonfiction, hardback. A present from Ian and Jack, to whom many thanks!

[2 Sep] Max Allan Collins, Dark Angel: Before the Dawn -- Ebury Press sf, paperback. Spinoff from Dark Angel TV series, billed as "science fiction ... in the tradition of Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Jacket only, no actual book.

August 2002
[30 Aug] Ray Bradbury, From the Dust Returned -- Earthlight paperback fantasy. Reissue of 2001 hardback.

[28 Aug] Poul Anderson, The Broken Sword -- Gollancz Fantasy Masterworks #32, trade paperback. Reissue of 1954 novel.

[28 Aug] Steve Aylett, Toxicology -- Gollancz paperback of 2001 hardback. 26 short stories, some with the "Beerlight" setting of Aylett's novels.

[28 Aug] Eric Brown, New York Blues -- Gollancz sf, paperback of 2001 hardback. "Volume Two of the Virex Trilogy

[28 Aug] Mark Chadbourn, Always Forever -- Gollancz fantasy, paperback of 2001 hardback. "Book Three of the Age of Misrule."

[28 Aug] Raymond E. Feist, Talon of the Silver Hawk -- Voyager hardback fantasy. "Conclave of Shadows: Book One." Second copy received.

[28 Aug] Michael Gerber, Barry Trotter and the Shameless Parody -- Gollancz fantasy, hardback. "Utterly unauthorized and totally exploitative" J.K. Rowling spoof.

[28 Aug] Harry Harrison, Stars and Stripes Triumphant -- NEL sf (alternate history) paperback. "Book Three: Stars and Stripes." Reviewed for Amazon in hardback.

[28 Aug] Elizabeth Haydon, Destiny -- Gollancz fantasy, paperback of Jan 2002 hardback. "The triumphant conclusion to the Rhapsody trilogy."

[28 Aug] Terry Pratchett and Paul Kidby, The Last Hero -- Gollancz coffee-table book with 40,000-word Pratchett story illustrated throughout by Kidby paintings. Paperback edition with an additional 16pp of illustrations not in the hardback.

[14 Aug] Robert Rankin, The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse -- Gollancz fantasy, hardback. Their first Rankin title since poaching him from Doubleday. Second copy received.

[28 Aug] Robert Silverberg, The Masks of Time -- Gollancz yellowjacket sf reissue, trade pb. 1968 novel also published as Vornan-19.

[21 Aug] Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, Legends of Dune: The Butlerian Jihad -- Hodder & Stoughton hardback.

[21 Aug] Steven Erikson, Memories of Ice -- Bantam fantasy, paperback. "A Tale of the Malazan Book of the Fallen."

[21 Aug] Stephen King & Peter Straub, Black House -- Voyager paperback horror.

[21 Aug] James D. Macdonald, The Apocalypse Door -- contemporary fantasy/horror. Tor proof copy. Scheduled November 2002.

[21 Aug] Brian Stableford, The Omega Expedition -- sf. Tor proof copy. Scheduled October 2002. Last of the six-book "emortality" sequence.

[19 Aug] Raymond E. Feist, Talon of the Silver Hawk -- Voyager hardback fantasy. "Conclave of Shadows: Book One."

[16 Aug] Kevin Warwick, I, Cyborg -- Century hardback science fiction ... er, autobiography ... er, pop-science with no index. Expect my review in New Scientist.

[15 Aug] David Zindell, The Lightstone, Part One: The Ninth Kingdom -- Voyager paperback fantasy. "Book One of the Ea Cycle." Supermassive 2001 novel split in two for paperback.

[14 Aug] Terry Brooks, The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, Book Three: Morgawr -- Earthlight fantasy hardback. Also trade paperback.

[14 Aug] Robert Rankin, The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse -- Gollancz fantasy, hardback. Their first Rankin title since poaching him from Doubleday.

[8 Aug] Charles De Lint, The Onion Girl -- Gollancz fantasy, trade paperback.

[8 Aug] Megan Lindholm, Wizard of the Pigeons -- Voyager paperback fantasy. Reissue of 1986 novel.

[8 Aug] Christopher Priest, The Separation -- Scribner's, trade paperback. The Priest alternative history novel, characteristically strange.

[6 Aug] H.N. Turteltaub, Gryphon's Skull -- historical fiction. Tor proof copy. Scheduled November 2002. Sequel to Over the Wine-Dark Sea. "Turteltaub" is an acknowledged pseudonym of Harry Turtledove.

[3 Aug] James Barclay, Elfsorrow -- Gollancz fantasy, C-format paperback. Either fourth of "Chronicles of the Raven" or first in the related "Legends of the Raven", depending how you look at it.

[2 Aug] Robert Holdstock, The Iron Grail -- Earthlight fantasy hardback. "Book Two of The Merlin Codex." Finished copy received. My appreciation of this series so far, excerpted from a forthcoming US reference book essay on RH, can be found at the Holdstock web site.

July 2002
[31 Jul] Alice Borchardt, The Dragon Queen -- Bantam fantasy, C-format paperback. First in a Celtic fantasy trilogy featuring Guinevere (heroine), Merlin (bad guy), Arthur et al.

[31 Jul] [J.R.R. Tolkien] Christopher Tolkien, The History of Middle-Earth Index -- trade paperback. Just what it says: a one-volume combined index to the 12 volumes of the history.

[25 Jul] Ted Naismith (illustrator), Tolkien Calendar 2003: The Two Towers -- Voyager large-format, well, calendar. "Includes free poster." Published 2 September.

[25 Jul] Ted Naismith (illustrator), Tolkien Diary 2003: The Two Towers -- Voyager hardback.

[25 Jul] Kim Wilkins, Fallen Angel -- Gollancz dark fantasy paperback.

[24 Jul] Stephen Baxter/Paul McAuley, Reality Dust/Miking History -- Gollancz sf paperback. Two of the four novelettes from Infinities ed. Peter Crowther.

[24 Jul] Charles de Lint, Forests of the Heart -- Gollancz fantasy paperback.

[24 Jul] Terry Goodkind, Debt of Bones -- Gollancz fantasy paperback.

[24 Jul] Mercedes Lackey, Brightly Burning -- Gollancz fantasy paperback.

[21 Jul] Ben Bova, The Rock Rats -- NEL paperback. "The Asteroid Wars: II." Previously reviewed in hardback for Amazon.

[21 Jul] M. John Harrison, Light -- Gollancz sf hardback. Harrison's return to heartland sf. Second proof copy received; scheduled 17 October 2002. Also trade paperback.

[19 Jul] Greg Bear, The Collected Stories of Greg Bear -- sf. Tor proof copy. Scheduled September 2002. Massive and definitive (to date) collection with new introductions throughout.

[19 Jul] Charles de Lint, Angel of Darkness -- dark fantasy. Tor/Orb proof copy. Scheduled November 2002. Reissue of title first published 1990 as by Samuel M. Key.

[19 Jul] Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson, Dune: The Butlerian Jihad -- sf. Tor proof copy. Scheduled September 2002. Yet another Dune prequel.

[19 Jul] Jane Lindskold, Wolf's Head, Wolf's Heart -- fantasy. Tor proof copy. Scheduled August 2002. Sequel to Through Wolf's Eyes, which I suppose makes it Book Two of the Wolf Organs Cycle.

[19 Jul] P.G. Nagle, Galveston -- US Civil War historical. Forge proof copy. Scheduled August 2002. Sequel to The Guns of Valverde.

[19 Jul] Andre Norton & Mercedes Lackey, Elvenborn -- fantasy. Tor proof copy. Scheduled August 2002. "Book Three of the Halfblood Chronicles."

[19 Jul] Andre Norton & Sasha Miller, A Crown Disowned -- fantasy. Tor proof copy. Scheduled October 2002. "Book Three of the Oak, Yew, Ash, and Rowan Cycle."

[18 Jul] Michael Cobley, Shadowkings -- Earthlight paperback fantasy. "Book One of the Shadowkings trilogy."

[12 Jul] Michael de Larrabeiti, The Borrible Trilogy -- Macmillan fantasy trade paperback. Omnibus of The Borribles, The Borribles Go for Broke and The Borribles: Across the Dark Metropolis.

[15 Jul] James White, Alien Emergencies -- Tor trade paperback sf. Finished copies now received. Omnibus of the three Sector General books Ambulance Ship (including the short "Spacebird", omitted from previous US editions of this collection), Sector General and Star Healer, with an introduction by some guy called Langford.

[13 Jul] Dale Brown & Jim Defelice, Dale Brown's Dreamland: Nerve Center -- Voyager paperback technothriller. (Clancyesque stuff.)

[12 Jul] Peter F. Hamilton, Misspent Youth -- Macmillan sf hardback. Proof copy (signed and numbered) received; scheduled 8 November 2002.

[12 Jul] M. John Harrison, Light -- Gollancz sf hardback. Harrison's return to heartland sf. Proof copy received; scheduled 17 October 2002. Also trade paperback.

[11 Jul] Adam Roberts, Stone -- Gollancz sf trade paperback.

[10 Jul] James Barclay, Nightchild -- Gollancz paperback fantasy. Reissue of 2001 title. "Chronicles of the Raven" book 3.

[10 Jul] Simon R. Green, Down Among the Dead Man -- Gollancz paperback fantasy. Reissue of 1993 title.

[10 Jul] C.L. Moore, Black Gods and Scarlet Dreams -- Gollancz Fantasy Masterworks #31, trade paperback. Fifteen stories from, mostly, Weird Tales, 5 starring Moore's series heroine Jirel of Joiry and the rest her hero Northwest Smith.

[6 Jul] S.M. Stirling, T2: Infiltrator -- Gollancz paperback sf. First in a series of spinoff novels following Terminator 2: Judgement Day.

[6 Jul] S.M. Stirling, T2: Rising Storm -- Gollancz C-format paperback sf. Second in a series of spinoff novels following Terminator 2: Judgement Day.

June 2002
[28 Jun] Stephen Baxter, Phase Space: Stories from the Manifold and Elsewhere -- Voyager hardback sf. Collection of 25 stories with framing material. Many have links to the "Manifold" trilogy (Time, Space, Origin).

[28 Jun] Sheri S. Tepper, The Visitor -- Gollancz hardback sf.

[28 Jun] Philip K. Dick, Minority Report -- Gollancz hardback sf. Collection of ten stories issued as an unofficial film tie-in, including the other Dick shorts which became movies: "Impostor", "Second Variety" (Screamers) and "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale" (Total Recall).

[28 Jun] David & Leigh Eddings, Regina's Song -- Voyager hardback. "Part murder mystery, ghost story and psychological thriller ..."

[28 Jun] Peter Hamilton, Fallen Dragon -- Pan sf paperback. Reviewed in hardback edition.

[18 Jun] Dreams: The Art of Boris Vallejo -- Paper Tiger paperback, large-format sf art book with text by John Grant. Also from Amazon.com.

[12 Jun] Gwyneth Jones, Castles Made of Sand -- Gollancz C-format paperback "near future fantasy". Sequel to, or continuation of, Bold as Love, winner of the 2002 Arthur C. Clarke Award.

[13 Jun] Matthew Reilly, Area 7 -- Pan technothriller.

[12 Jun] Alastair Reynolds, Redemption Ark -- Gollancz C-format paperback sf.

[12 Jun] Paul Cornell, British Summertime -- Gollancz hardback sf.

[12 Jun] Walter Jon Williams, The Praxis -- Earthlight trade paperback sf. Also hardback. "Book One of Dread Empire's Fall." A second proof copy received -- scheduled 7 October.

[11 Jun] James Lovegrove, The Hope -- Gollancz paperback, linked short stories. Slightly revised reissue of 1990 title.

[11 Jun] James Lovegrove, Imagined Slights -- Gollancz paperback, short stories.

[8 Jun] David Langford, The Wyrdest Link -- Gollancz trade paperback. The second official Discworld quizbook. All my own work -- author's 10 complimentary copies received at last, little more than 6 weeks after publication! AlsoAmazon.com.

[7 Jun] Walter Jon Williams, The Praxis -- Earthlight trade paperback sf. Also hardback"Book One of Dread Empire's Fall." Proof copy received -- scheduled 7 October.

May 2002
[31 May] Jay Amberg, Doubloon -- thriller (probably sent in error). Tor/Forge proof copy. Scheduled August 2002.

[31 May] Steve Aylett, Only an Alligator -- Gollancz paperback sf/fantasy. "Accomplice Book 1."

[31 May] Storm Constantine, The Way of Light -- Gollancz paperback fantasy. "The Chronicles of Magravandias 3."

[31 May] Paul Cornell, Something More -- Gollancz paperback sf.

[31 May] Laura J. Mixon, Burning the Ice -- sf. Tor proof copy. Scheduled August 2002.

[31 May] Michael Moorcock, Corum: The Prince in the Scarlet Robe -- Gollancz Fantasy Masterworks #30, trade paperback. Omnibus of the first Corum trilogy, comprising The Knight of the Swords, The Queen of the Swords and The King of the Swords.

[31 May] Adam Roberts, On -- Gollancz paperback sf.

[30 May] Richard Calder, Lord Soho: A Time Opera -- Earthlight paperback fantasy. "Returns to the universe of Malignos."

[30 May] Kevin J. Anderson, Hidden Empire -- sf space opera. Proof copy of trade paperback received (again) from Earthlight; scheduled 1 July 2002. Also hardback. "The Saga of Seven Suns: Book One." (Thog says, "Tasty!")

[29 May] Clive Barker, Abarat -- children's (?) fantasy illustrated by author. HarperCollins proof copy. Hardback scheduled September 2002. "Film rights sold to Disney for $8 million based on Clive Barker's paintings alone." Gorblimey.

[24 May] Jude Fisher, Sorcery Rising -- Earthlight fantasy trade paperback. Also hardback. "Book One of Fool's Gold." Finished copy now received, after two proof copies -- they're really pushing this one.

[24 May] John Barnes, The Sky So Big and Black -- sf. Tor proof copy. Scheduled August 2002. New novel in the Orbital Resonance sequence.

[24 May] Steven Barnes, Charisma -- sf. Tor proof copy. Scheduled June 2002.

[24 May] Ted Chiang, Stories of Your Life and Others -- sf. Tor proof copy. Scheduled July 2002. First collection by highly talented short story writer with lots of awards already to his credit.

[24 May] Katya Reimann, Prince of Fire and Ashes -- fantasy. Tor proof copy. Scheduled July 2002. "Book 3 of the Tielmaran Chronicles."

[24 May] Fred Saberhagen, Gods of Fire and Thunder -- Nordic fantasy. Tor proof copy. Scheduled August 2002.

[24 May] Glenn R. Sixbury, Earth: Final Conflict -- Legacy -- sf. Tor proof copy. Scheduled June 2002. Another spinoff from the Gene Roddenberry tv series.

[23 May] Gwyneth Jones, Bold as Love -- Gollancz paperback. "Near future fantasy." Winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award on 18 May.

[23 May] Bill Napier, The Lure -- Headline hardback technothriller.

[20 May] Perceptualistics: Art by Jael -- Paper Tiger hardback, large-format sf art book with text by John Grant. Also from Amazon.com.

[20 May] Harry Harrison, Stars and Stripes Triumphant -- Hodder & Stoughton hardback sf. Third in alternate history series.

[Catching up on 16 May after an embarrassing lapse while overworked -- sorry!]
Anselm Audley, Heresy -- Earthlight fantasy paperback. "Book One of the Aquasilva Trilogy."

Anselm Audley, Inquisition -- Earthlight fantasy C-format paperback. "Book Two of the Aquasilva Trilogy."

Steve Aylett, The Velocity Gospel -- Gollancz trade paperback. "Accomplice Book 2."

Jonathan Carroll, The Wooden Sea -- Gollancz paperback.

Peter Crowther, ed, Infinities -- Gollancz hardback sf anthology. Four novelettes: "A Writer's Life" by Eric Brown, "The Human Front" by Ken MacLeod, "Diamond Dogs" by Alastair Reynolds, "Park Polar" by Adam Roberts.

David Drake, Mistress of the Catacombs -- Gollancz fantasy paperback. Fourth volume of "Lord of the Isles".

John M. Ford, The Dragon Waiting -- Gollancz Fantasy Masterworks #29, trade paperback.

Robert Holdstock, The Iron Grail -- Earthlight fantasy hardback. "Book Two of The Merlin Codex." Second proof copy received ... this time, signed!

Robert Silverberg, The Longest Way Home -- Gollancz sf trade paperback. Also hardback.

April 2002
[23 Apr] R.A. Salvatore, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones -- Century sf hardback. What can one say?

[20 Apr] Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt -- Macmillan hardback. Ten short chapters of the unfinished title novel, two short stories, about 50 nonfiction pieces (some very brief), and opening/closing material by others.

[20 Apr] Ursula Le Guin, The Other Wind -- Orion fantasy hardback. Finished copy now received. New Earthsea novel, fifth in the sequence.

[19 Apr] Karen Haber, ed., Meditations on Middle-Earth -- Earthlight trade paperback. Essays on Tolkien by various hands, including Le Guin, Martin, Pratchett, Swanwick, Turtledove. Shortlisted for 2002 "Best Related Book" Hugo.

[19 Apr] Anne McCaffrey, Freedom's Ransom -- Bantam sf hardback. "Fourth in the Catteni sequence."

[13 Apr] China Miéville, The Scar -- Macmillan fantasy hardback. Codex."

[12 Apr] Rudy Rucker, Spaceland -- sf. Tor proof copy. Scheduled June 2002.

[12 Apr] Stanley Schmidt, Argonaut -- sf. Tor proof copy. Scheduled July 2002.

[12 Apr] Karl Schroeder, Permanence -- sf. Tor proof copy. Scheduled May 2002.

[11 Apr] Jude Fisher, Sorcery Rising -- Earthlight fantasy trade paperback. Also hardback. Proof copy received (for the second time). "Book One of Fool's Gold."

[11 Apr] Miller Lau, Dark Thane -- Earthlight fantasy paperback. "Book Two of The Last Clansman."

[11 Apr] Harry Turtledove, Through the Darkness -- Earthlight fantasy paperback. Third book of alternate WWII fantasy sequence.

[10 Apr] Ricardo Pinto, The Standing Dead -- Bantam fantasy hardback. "The Stone Dance of the Chameleon", book 2.

[9 Apr] Andre Norton and Lyn McConchie, Beast Master's Ark -- sf. Tor proof copy. Scheduled June 2002. "New novel in Andre Norton's legendary Beast Master Universe."

[6 Apr] Mary Gentle, Orthe: Chronicles of Carrick V -- Gollancz sf trade paperback. Omnibus edition of Golden Witchbreed, Ancient Light and the related short "The Crystal Sunlight, the Bright Air".

[5 Apr] Paul Levinson, The Consciousness Plague -- sf. Tor proof copy. Scheduled March 2002.

[5 Apr] Brian Stableford, Dark Ararat -- sf. Tor proof copy. Scheduled March 2002. Book 5 (though the internal chronology differs) of his "emortality" sextet.

[5 Apr] John Wright, The Golden Age -- sf. Tor proof copy. Scheduled April 2002. Author's first novel.

[4 Apr] Robert Holdstock, The Iron Grail -- Earthlight fantasy hardback. "Book Two of The Merlin Codex." Proof copy received.

[3 Apr] Greg Bear, Eon -- Gollancz SF Masterworks #50, trade paperback.

[3 Apr] Joe Haldeman, Worlds -- Gollancz yellowjacket sf reissue, trade pb.

[3 Apr] Ian Watson, The Jonah Kit -- Gollancz yellowjacket sf reissue, trade pb.

[3 Apr] Gene Wolfe, Peace -- Gollancz Fantasy Masterworks #28, trade paperback.

March 2002
[30 Mar] David Langford, The Wyrdest Link -- Gollancz trade paperback. The second official Discworld quizbook. All my own work.... AlsoAmazon.com.

[28 Mar] Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, Prelude to Dune: House Corrino -- NEL paperback. Another quantum leap in posthumous angular momentum for Herbert Senior!

[25 Mar] Julian May, Sagittarius Whorl -- Voyager sf paperback. "The Rampart Worlds: Book 3."

[21 Mar] John Marco, The Eyes of God -- Gollancz fantasy trade paperback.

[20 Mar] Graham Joyce, The Tooth Fairy -- Gollancz fantasy trade paperback.

[20 Mar] Terry Pratchett, Thief of Time -- Corgi fantasy pb. "A Discworld novel" is all they need say....

[19 Mar] Kevin J. Anderson, Hidden Empire -- sf space opera. Proof copy of trade paperback received from Earthlight; scheduled 1 July 2002. Also hardback.

[19 Mar] Jude Fisher, Sorcery Rising -- Earthlight fantasy trade paperback. Also hardback.

[18 Mar] Peter F. Hamilton/Ian McDonald, Watching Trees Grow/Tenedeleo's Story -- Gollancz sf paperback. "Ace double" packaging of the authors' novellas from Futures ed. Peter Crowther.

[18 Mar] Alexander C. Irvine, A Scattering of Jades -- fantasy. Tor proof copy. Scheduled July 2002.

[18 Mar] John Marco, The Saints of the Sword -- Gollancz fantasy paperback. "Book Three of Tyrants and Kings."

[16 Mar] Megan Lindholm, The Windsingers -- Voyager fantasy paperback.

[13 Mar] Arthur C. Clarke, A Fall of Moondust -- Gollancz SF Masterworks #49, trade paperback.

[13 Mar] Clark Ashton Smith, The Emperor of Dreams -- Gollancz Fantasy Masterworks #26, trade paperback. New collection of 45 stories with keynote essay by Smith and long bio-bibliographical afterword by Stephen Jones.

[13 Mar] Jack Vance, Lyonesse: Suldrun's Garden -- Gollancz Fantasy Masterworks #27, trade paperback. First in Lyonesse trilogy; mysteriously uses the jacket painting from the second, as originally published in the UK by Grafton in the mid-80s.

[12 Mar] David Gemmell, Stormrider -- Bantam fantasy hardback. "A novel of the Rigante."

[12 Mar] David Gemmell, Ravenheart -- Corgi fantasy pb. "The third in the compelling Rigante series."

[11 Mar] Garth Nix, Sabriel -- children's fantasy first published in Australia, 1995. HarperCollins proof copy. Scheduled September 2002. Looks like a big promotion, based on Aussie and US awards and an enthusiastic plug for Philip Pullman.

[11 Mar] Robert Rankin, The Fandom of the Operator -- Corgi sf paperback.

[10 Mar -- not really, but I forgot to list it earlier] James White, Alien Emergencies -- sf. Tor proof copy. Scheduled April 2002. Omnibus of the three Sector General books Ambulance Ship (including the short "Spacebird", omitted from previous US editions of this collection), Sector General and Star Healer, with an introduction by some guy called Langford.

[9 Mar] Poul Anderson, Going for Infinity: A Literary Journey -- sf. Tor proof copy. Scheduled May 2002. Personal selection of stories and extracts by the late great PA, with a little linking commentary and reminiscence.

[9 Mar] Harry Harrison, A Stainless Steel Trio -- sf. Tor proof copy. Scheduled June 2002. Omnibus containing A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born, The Stainless Steel Rat Gets Drafted and The Stainless Steel Rat Sings the Blues.

[9 Mar] Paul J. McAuley, Whole Wide World -- sf. Tor proof copy. Scheduled May 2002.

[9 Mar] Laurie Marks, Fire Logic -- fantasy. Tor proof copy. Scheduled May 2002.

[9 Mar] Mike Ashley, The Mammoth Book of Science Fiction -- Robinson sf trade paperback. Editor's choice of 22 sf stories from 1901 to 2002 (the latest being originals by Stephen Baxter and Eric Brown, the rest reprints).

[8 Mar] Stephen Lawhead, The Mystic Rose -- Voyager fantasy paperback. "Book III of The Celtic Crusades."

[3 Mar] Gordon Dickson, Dorsai Spirit -- sf. Tor proof copy. Scheduled June 2002. Repackaging of Dorsai! and the two-story collection Spirit of Dorsai.

[3 Mar] Debra Doyle and James D. Macdonald, A Working of Stars -- fantasy. Tor proof copy. Scheduled April 2002. New novel in "Mageworlds" series.

[3 Mar] John A. Keel, The Mothman Prophecies -- NEL paperback. Movie tie-in edition of this, er, classic of the woo-woo genre.

[3 Mar] Ursula Le Guin, The Other Wind -- fantasy. Orion proof copy. New Earthsea novel, scheduled May 2002.

[3 Mar] James Reasoner, Trial by Fire -- sf. Tor proof copy. Scheduled March 2002. "The Last Good War Book II."

[3 Mar] Sarah Zettel, A Sorcerer's Treason -- fantasy. Tor proof copy. Scheduled April 2002. "A Novel of Isavalta."

February 2002
[11 Feb] Richard Morgan, Altered Carbon -- Gollancz sf hardback, reviewed earlier; finished copy now received. Also trade paperback.

[7 Feb] Lemony Snicket, The Miserable Mill -- Egmont hardback children's, er, fantasy? "A Series of Unfortunate Events 4." In which the doomed Baudelaire orphans face the dangers and privations of Lucky Smells Lumbermill.

[6 Feb] Ian McDonald, Ares Express -- Earthlight sf paperback. Magic realism and big trains on Mars -- lots of fun.

[6 Feb] Caiseal Mór, Carolan's Concerto -- Earthlight fantasy paperback.

[1 Feb] Greg Egan, Schild's Ladder -- Gollancz sf hardback edition (see below for large-format paperback).

January 2002
[31 Jan] Stephen Baxter, Icebones -- Gollancz sf paperback. "Mammoth Book Three."

[31 Jan] Sheri S. Tepper, The Fresco -- Gollancz sf trade paperback.

[31 Jan] Sheri S. Tepper, Grass -- Gollancz SF Masterworks #48, trade paperback.

[29 Jan] Alan Dean Foster, Star Wars: The Approaching Storm -- Century sf hardback. "Prologue to Star Wars: Episode II."

[28 Jan] Richard Matheson, Hunted Past Reason -- thriller. Tor advance reading copy. Scheduled July 2002.

[28 Jan] Harry Turtledove, Rulers of the Darkness -- fantasy. Tor proof copy. Scheduled April 2002. Fourth volume in "Darkness" alternate-World War II fantasy sequence.

[19 Jan] Ben Bova, The Rock Rats -- NEL sf hardback. "The Asteroid Wars: II." Also Tor proof copy, scheduled April 2002.

[19 Jan] Anne McCaffrey, The Skies of Pern -- Corgi sf paperback.

[18 Jan] The Science Fiction Art of Vincent Di Fate -- Paper Tiger hardback, large-format sf art book. Also from Amazon.com.

[18 Jan] Stephen Jones, ed, Shadows Over Innsmouth -- Del Rey trade paperback. Reissue of Lovecraftian horror anthology including the Langford story "Deepnet".

[17 Jan] Colin Wilson, The Killer -- Savoy hardback. First unabridged edition of 1970 serial killer novel.

[16 Jan] Michael Moorcock, The Dreamthief's Daughter -- Earthlight fantasy paperback. "A tale of the albino", i.e. it's dear old Elric again.

[16 Jan] John Whitbourn, Downs-Lord Doomsday -- Earthlight fantasy paperback. "Panel Three of the Downs-Lord Triptych."

[14 Jan] Steve Aylett, Only an Alligator -- Gollancz trade paperback. "Accomplice Book 1."

[14 Jan] John Lucas, Faster Than Light -- Dedalus comic-sf trade paperback.

[12 Jan] Jonathan Carroll, Voice of Our Shadow -- Gollancz Fantasy Masterworks #25, trade paperback.

[12 Jan] David B. Coe, Rules of Ascension -- fantasy. Tor proof copy. Scheduled March 2002. "Book 1 of Winds of the Forelands," with three to follow.

[12 Jan] Elizabeth Haydon, Destiny -- Gollancz fantasy hardback. "The eagerly awaited conclusion to the Rhapsody Trilogy."

[12 Jan] Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen, The Science of Discworld II: The Globe -- Ebury Press proof copy, hardback scheduled 2 May 2002. Half Discworld story, half pop-science.

[11 Jan] James Feeke (ed), The Small Press Guide 2002 -- Writers' Bookshop trade paperback. Guide to 348 UK small press magazines.

[5 Jan] Tom Holt, Falling Sideways -- Orbit hardback comic fantasy.

[4 Jan] Mercedes Lackey, The Black Swan -- Gollancz fantasy paperback.

Past entries for 2001

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