This is a log of books received, a very few of which I may be in a position to review – no promises, though. Dates indicate when books were received and (if known) when they're supposed to be published, in that order: [14 Oct/27 Oct]. If not discouraged by the FAQ notes on reviews, send books for listing to:
David Langford/Ansible, 94 London Road, Reading, RG1 5AU, England.Magazines Received
[23 Dec] SFX #296, February 2018
[15 Dec] The Author, Winter 2017
[6 Dec] SFX #295, January 2018
[? Dec] New York Review of SF #344, December 2017
[18 Sep] Black Static #61, November/December 2017
[18 Sep] Interzone #273, November/December 2017
[8 Nov] SFX #294, Winter 2017
[13 Oct] SFX #293, December 2017
[10 Oct] F&SF, November/December 2017
[? Oct] New York Review of SF #343, October 2017
[? Sep] The Author, Autumn 2017
[18 Sep] Black Static #60, September/October 2017
[18 Sep] Interzone #272, September/October 2017
[13 Sep] SFX #292, November 2017
[4 Sep] The BSFA Review #1 (BSFA), Autumn 2017
[4 Sep] Focus #67 (BSFA), Summer 2017
[4 Sep] Vector #286 (BSFA), Autumn 2017
[11 Aug] SFX #291, October 2017
[3 Aug] New York Review of SF #342, August 2017
[20 Jul] Black Static #59, July/August 2017
[20 Jul] Interzone #271, July/August 2017
[14 Jul] SFX #290, September 2017
[? Jun] The Author, Summer 2017
[17 Jun] Vector #285 (BSFA), Spring 2017
[16 Jun] SFX #289, August 2017
[8 Jun] New York Review of SF #341, June 2017
[19 May] SFX #288, Summer 2017
[18 May] Black Static #58, May/June 2017
[18 May] Interzone #270, May/June 2017
[28 Apr?] SFX #287, July 2017
[13 Apr] New York Review of SF #340, December 2016
[24 Mar] SFX #286, June 2017
[16 Mar] Black Static #57, March/April 2017
[16 Mar] Interzone #269, March/April 2017
[13 Mar] New York Review of SF #339, November 2016
[23 Feb] SFX #285, May 2017
[13 Feb] F&SF, March/April 2017
[1 Feb] SFX #284, April 2017
[14 Jan] Black Static #56, January/February 2017
[14 Jan] Interzone #268, January/February 2017
[13 Jan] Foundation #125, dated 2016 only
[3 Jan] SFX #283, March 2017
December 2017 - [16 Dec/11 Jan] Tyrell Johnson, The Wolves of Winter – HarperCollins HQ trade paperback, YA sf. Finished copy now received. ISBN 9780008210137 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback ISBN 9780008210144 • AbeBooks- [15 Dec/14 Dec] Timothy Zahn, Star Wars: Thrawn – Arrow paperback, sf. ISBN 9781784752958 • AbeBooks
- [12 Dec/5 Apr] Leo Carew, The Wolf – Headline/Wildfire hardback, fantasy. "Under the Northern Sky" 1. Proof copy received. ISBN 9781472247001 • AbeBooks
- [9 Dec/11 Jan] Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings, Zenith – HarperCollins HQ trade paperback, YA sf. Finished copy now received. ISBN 9780008228330 • AbeBooks
- [6 Dec/5 Dec] Saladin Ahmed, Rae Carson, Mira Grant and John Jackson Miller, Star Wars: Canto Bight – Century hardback, anonymously edited sf anthology of four novellas related to Star Wars: The Last Jedi. ISBN 9781780898575 • AbeBooks
- [4 Dec/23 Nov] Paul Kidby, Terry Pratchett's Discworld Imaginarium – Gollancz hardback, coffee-table art book. ISBN 9781473223370 • AbeBooks
- [4 Dec/25 Jan] Alastair Reynolds, Elysium Fire – Gollancz hardback, sf. Set in "the world of The Prefect". Proof copy received. ISBN 9780575090583 • AbeBooks
- [4 Dec/30 Nov] Sam Sykes, God's Last Breath – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. Concludes "Bring Down Heaven" series. ISBN 9780575132269 • AbeBooks
November 2017 - [23 Nov/17 Nov] Stephen Donaldson, Seventh Decimate – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. "Great God's War" 1. Finished copy now received. ISBN 9781473221666 • AbeBooks
- [23 Nov/23 Nov] Charlaine Harris, The Complete Sookie Stackhouse Stories – Gollancz hardback, fantasy collection of ten stories plus introduction. "Sookie Stackhouse" series. ISBN 9781473222311 • AbeBooks
- [23 Nov/16 Nov] Brandon Sanderson, Oathbringer – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. "Stormlight Archive" 3. ISBN 9780575093331 • AbeBooks
- [15 Nov/7 Dec] James S.A. Corey, Persepolis Rising – Orbit hardback, sf. "Expanse" 7. ISBN 9780356510309 • AbeBooks
- [8 Nov/23 Nov] Ken Howard, Follow Me: A Quest in Two Worlds – Venture Press, sf. ISBN 9781973195061 • AbeBooks
- [7 Nov/4 May] Michael Carroll, Matt Smith and Cavan Scott, Judge Dredd: Year Twos – Abaddon trade paperback, three Judge Dredd novellas. ISBN 9781781086049 • AbeBooks
- [8 Nov/2 Nov] Addison Gunn, Extinction Biome: Dispersal – Abaddon trade paperback, sf. ISBN 9781781085967 • AbeBooks
- [8 Nov/7 Sep] Jonathan Strahan, editor, Infinity Wars – Solaris trade paperback, sf anthology. 15 new war-themed stories plus introduction. Second copy received. ISBN 9781781084915 • AbeBooks
- [8 Nov/2 Nov] Adria Tchaikovsky, Iroclads – Solaris trade paperback, sf. ISBN 9781781085684 • AbeBooks
- [4 Nov/15 Dec] Dave Golder, Jess Nevins, Russ Thorne and Sarah Dobbs, consultant editor David Langford, The Astounding Illustrated History of Science Fiction – Flame Tree hardback, nonfiction. Heavily illustrated coffee-table reference book with foreword by Pat Mills and introduction by Langford. ISBN 9781786645272 • AbeBooks
October 2017 - [30 Oct/2 Nov] Daniel A. Cohen, Coldmaker – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. ISBN 9780008207151 • AbeBooks
- [30 Oct/2 Nov] Mark Lawrence, Road Brothers: Tales from the Broken Empire – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. Collection of fourteen short stories. "Broken Empire" series. ISBN 9780008221386 • AbeBooks
- [30 Oct/16 Nov] Bryan Talbot, Grandville Force Majeure – Jonathan Cape hardback, graphic novel. "Detective-Inspector LeBrock of Scotland Yard Scientific-Romance Thriller" 5. ISBN 9781910702246 • AbeBooks
- [26 Oct/19 Oct] Gardner Dozois, editor, The Book of Swords – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy anthology. Sixteen stories plus introduction. ISBN 9780008230029 • AbeBooks
- [19 Oct/19 Oct] Miles Cameron, The Fall of Dragons – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. "Traitor Son" 5 (final volume). ISBN 9781473208896 • AbeBooks
- [19 Oct/19 Oct] Paul McAuley, Austral – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. Finished copy now received. ISBN 9781473217317 • AbeBooks
- [18 Oct/11 Jan] Tyrell Johnson, The Wolves of Winter – HarperCollins HQ trade paperback, YA sf. Proof copy received. ISBN 9780008210137 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback ISBN 9780008210144 • AbeBooks- [13 Oct/2 Nov] Nick Harkaway, Gnomon – Penguin Random House/Heinemann sf, hardback. ISBN 9781785151279 • AbeBooks
- [6 Oct/3 Oct] Edited anonymously, Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View – Century hardback, sf anthology. "40 stories celebrating 40 years of Star Wars". ISBN 9781846056833 • AbeBooks
- [4 Oct/11 Jan] Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings, Zenith – HarperCollins HQ trade paperback, YA sf. Proof copy received. ISBN 9780008228330 • AbeBooks
- [19 Oct/5 Oct] Ausma Zehanat Khan, The Bloodprint – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Khoraan Archives" 1. ISBN 9780008171575 • AbeBooks
- [4 Oct/5 Oct] Janny Wurts, Destiny's Conflict – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Wars of Light and Shadow" 10. ISBN 9780008230029 • AbeBooks
September 2017 - [29 Sep/?] Stella Martin Currey, J.P. Martin: Father of Uncle: A Master in the Great English Nonsense Tradition 1978-1966 – Troubadour/Matador trade paperback, biography. Includes several deleted chapters and original drafts of revised chapters from the Uncle novels. Publication date given as 25 January 2018 but listed as available now. ISBN 9781788035224 • AbeBooks
- [22 Sep/5 Oct] Kristen Ciccarelli, The Last Namsara – Gollancz hardback, YA fantasy. "Iskari" 1. Finished copy now received. ISBN 9781473218130 • AbeBooks
- [22 Sep/10 Oct] Aaron Mahnke, The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures – Headline/Wildfire hardback, nonfiction. ISBN 9781472251657 • AbeBooks
- [21 Sep/28 Sep] Peter V. Brett, The Core – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. Concludes "Demon Cycle" series. ISBN 9780007425723 • AbeBooks
- [21 Sep/28 Sep] Peter V. Brett, Messenger's Legacy – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy novella. "Demon Cycle" series. ISBN 9780008236335 • AbeBooks
- [18 Sep/17 Nov] Stephen Donaldson, Seventh Decimate – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. "Great God's War" 1. Proof copy received. ISBN 9781473221666 • AbeBooks
- [14 Sep/28 Sep] Chloe Neill, The Hunt – Gollancz trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Devil's Isle" series. ISBN 9781473215382 • AbeBooks
- [14 Sep/28 Sep] Lynsay Sands, Immortally Yours – Gollancz trade paperback, urban fantasy. "Argeneau Vampire" series. ISBN 9781473221550 • AbeBooks
- [14 Sep/10 Oct] Gavin G. Smith, The Bastard Legion – Gollancz trade paperback, military sf. Opens "Bastard Legion" series. ISBN 9781473217256 • AbeBooks
- [12 Sep/28 Sep] Nalini Singh, Archangel's Viper – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. "Guild Hunter" series. ISBN 9781473217515 • AbeBooks
- [8 Sep/14 Sep] Philip K. Dick, Electric Dreams – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. Collection of ten short stories adapted for the Channel 4/Sony Pictures anthology series Electric Dreams, with introductions by the scriptwriters. ISBN 9781473223288 • AbeBooks
- [8 Sep/28 Sep] Ann Leckie, Provenance – Orbit hardback, sf. ISBN 9780356506951 • AbeBooks
- [8 Sep/7 Sep] Jonathan Strahan, editor, Infinity Wars – Solaris trade paperback, sf. Anthology of 15 original stories with a war theme, plus introduction. ISBN 9781781084915 • AbeBooks
- [8 Sep/21 Sep] Tricia Sullivan, Sweet Dreams – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. ISBN 9781473212992 • AbeBooks
- [2 Sep/7 Sep] C. Robert Cargill, Sea of Rust – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. Finished copy now received. ISBN 9781473212787 • AbeBooks
- [2 Sep/1 Sep] Delilah S. Dawson, Star Wars: Phasma – Century hardback, sf. "Official prequel to The Last Jedi". ISBN 9781780898216 • AbeBooks
August 2017 - [31 Aug/? Oct] David Britton, illustrated by Kris Guido, Razor King – Savoy Books hardback, absurdist sf/horror in which "two unconnected worlds and genres collide: the Wild West/Westerns, and outer space/planetary adventure. Lord Horror series. ISBN 9780861301300 • AbeBooks
- [24 Aug/7 Sep] Nate Crowley, 100 Best Video Games (That Never Existed) – Solaris large-format paperback, "nonfiction". What it says on the tin: funny, silly and outright weird arcade game concepts, often strangely plausible when you remember some of the real ones. ISBN 9781781086148 • AbeBooks
- [17 Aug/21 Sep] Scott Reintgen, Nyxia – Penguin/Michael Joseph hardback, YA sf. ISBN 9780718188825 • AbeBooks
- [16 Aug/7 Sep] Amanda Foody, Daughter of the Burning City – HarperCollins HQ trade paperback, YA fantasy. ISBN 9781848455443 • AbeBooks
- [9 Aug/24 Aug] Mark Alder, Son of the Night – Gollancz hardback, historical fantasy. "Banners of Blood" 2. ISBN 9780575115200 • AbeBooks
- [9 Aug/24 Aug] David Gemmell, White Knight Black Swan – Gollancz hardback, crime. ISBN 9781473219960 • AbeBooks
- [9 Aug/27 Jul] Tom Lloyd, Princess of Blood – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. "The God Fragments" 2. ISBN 9781473213203 • AbeBooks
- [9 Aug/24 Aug] Adam Roberts, The Real-Town Murders – Gollancz hardback, sf thriller. Finished copy now received. ISBN 9781473221451 • AbeBooks
- [8 Aug/8 Aug] Eric Brown, Binary System – Solaris trade paperback, sf. ISBN 9781781085516 • AbeBooks
- [8 Aug/8 Aug] Nate Crowley, The Death and Life of Schneider Wrack – Solaris trade paperback, sf/zombies. ISBN 9781781085561 • AbeBooks
- [3 Aug/24 Aug] George R.R. Martin, The Mystery Knight – Harper Voyager hardback graphic novel, fantasy. Adaptation of "Dunk and Egg" novella from A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, "a prequel of sorts to A Game of Thrones". ISBN 9780008253233 • AbeBooks
- [2 Aug/8 Mar] S.A. Chakraborty, The City of Brass – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. Proof copy received. ISBN 9780008239398 • AbeBooks
July 2017 - [26 Jul/27 Jul] Christie Golden, Star Wars: Battlefront II: Inferno Squad – Century hardback, sf. ISBN 9781780894829 • AbeBooks
- [25 Jul/5 Oct] Kristen Ciccarelli, The Last Namsara – Gollancz hardback, YA fantasy. Proof copy received. ISBN 9781473218130 • AbeBooks
- [25 Jul/27 Jul] John Hornor Jacobs, Infernal Machines – Gollancz trade paperback, science-fantasy. ISBN 9780575124134 • AbeBooks
- [17 Jul/13 Jul] Charles Stross, The Delirium Brief – Orbit hardback, urban fantasy thriller. "Laundry Files" series. ISBN 9780356508283 • AbeBooks
- [13 Jul/27 Jul] Marina J. Lostetter, Noumenon – Harper Voyager hardback, sf. ISBN 9780008223359 • AbeBooks
- [4 Jul/24 Aug] Adam Roberts, The Real-Town Murders – Gollancz hardback, sf thriller. Proof copy received. ISBN 9781473221451 • AbeBooks
- [3 Jul/6 Jul] Helen Keen, The Science of Game of Thrones – Hodder/Coronet trade paperback, comic "nonfiction". Reissue of 2016 hardback title. ISBN 9781473632349 • AbeBooks
- [3 Jul/19 Oct] Paul McAuley, Austral – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. Proof copy received. ISBN 9781473217317 • AbeBooks
- [3 Jul/27 Jul] Ed McDonald, Blackwing – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. "Raven's Mark" 1. Finished copy now received. ISBN 9781473222014 • AbeBooks
June 2017 - [4 May/21 Jun] Gail Z Martin, Scourge – Solaris, trade paperback, fantasy. ISBN 9781781085523 • AbeBooks
- [15 Jun/1 Jun] Neal Stephenson and Nicole Galland, The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. – HarperCollins/Borough Press hardback, science fantasy. Finished copy now received. ISBN 9780008132569 • AbeBooks
- [5 Jun/23 Feb] Max Brooks, Minecraft: The Island – Century hardback, sf. Minecraft game shared-world series launch. Proof copy received. ISBN 9781780897745 • AbeBooks
Also trade paperback ISBN 9781780897752 • AbeBooks- [5 Jun/7 Sep] C. Robert Cargill, Sea of Rust – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. Proof copy received. ISBN 9781473212787 • AbeBooks
May 2017 - [30 May/15 Jun] Nalini Singh, Silver Silence – Gollancz hardback, science fantasy. "Psy-Changeling" series. ISBN 9781473217577 • AbeBooks
- [30 May/29 Jun] Anna Smith Spark, The Court of Broken Knives – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Empires of Dust" 1. ISBN 9780008204068 • AbeBooks
- [30 May/15 Jun] Anna Stephens, Godblind – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. Finished copy now received. ISBN 9780008215897 • AbeBooks
- [30 May/1 Jun] George R.R. Martin, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. "Westeros" prequel set a century before the Game of Thrones narrative. Reissue of 2015 title. ISBN 9780008238094 • AbeBooks
- [27 May/29 Jun] Callie Bates, The Waking Land – Hodder hardback, fantasy. Opening volume of trilogy. Finished copy now received. ISBN 9781473638723 • AbeBooks
- [27 May/15 Jun] Stephen Baxter, Xeelee Vengeance – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. "Xeelee" series. ISBN 9781473217188 • AbeBooks
- [27 May/15 Jun] Terry Brooks, The Black Elfstone – Orbit hardback, fantasy. "Fall of Shannara" 1. ISBN 9780356510149 • AbeBooks
- [22 May/15 Jun] Elizabeth May, The Fallen Kingdom – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. "Falconer" 3. ISBN 9780575130500 • AbeBooks
- [11 May/4 May] Peter V. Brett, The Great Bazaar / Brayan's Gold – Harper Voyager trade paperback, fantasy. Two short stories and some background information: "Demon Cycle" series. ISBN 9780008236328 • AbeBooks
- [11 May/4 May] Robin Hobb, Assassin's Fate – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Fitz and the Fool" 3. Second copy received. ISBN 9780007444250 • AbeBooks
- [11 May/20 Apr] George Lucas, Star Wars: A New Hope – Century hardback, sf. 40th anniversary reissue of the first novelization, thought by some to have actually been written by Alan Dean Foster. ISBN 9781780898131 • AbeBooks
- [11 May/4 May] George Lucas, Donald F. Glut and James Kahn, Star Wars Trilogy – Arrow paperback, sf. Omnibus of novelizations of the first three films. ISBN 9781784759384 • AbeBooks
- [11 May/4 May] Chloe Neill, Blade Bound – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. ISBN 9781473208537 • AbeBooks
- [10 May/18 May] Alex Lamb, Exodus – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. Conclusion of trilogy, following Roboteer and Nemesis. ISBN 9781473206144 • AbeBooks
- [8 May/13 Jun] Yoon Ha Lee, Raven Stratagem – Solaris trade paperback, sf. "Machineries of Empire" 2. ISBN 9781781085370 • AbeBooks
- [6 May/18 May] David Gemmell, Rhyming Rings – Gollancz hardback, "supernatural crime". Finished copy now received. ISBN 9781473219922 • AbeBooks
- [6 May/18 May] Justina Robson, The Switch – Gollancz trade paperback, science fantasy. ISBN 9780575134065 • AbeBooks
April 2017 - [29 Apr/15 Jun] Jeff VanderMeer, Borne – 4th Estate hardback, sf. Second copy received! ISBN 9780008159177 • AbeBooks
- [18 Apr/21 Apr] David Langford, All Good Things: The Last SFX Visions – NewCon trade paperback, nonfiction collection (100 essays, mostly my regular SFX magazine columns from July 2009 to the end of the run in June 2016; see book page). ISBN 9781910935446 • AbeBooks
- [16 Apr/4 May] Robin Hobb, Assassin's Fate – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Fitz and the Fool" 3. ISBN 9780007444250 • AbeBooks
- [16 Apr/15 Jun] Anna Stephens, Godblind – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. Proof copy received. ISBN 9780008215897 • AbeBooks
- [12 Apr/27 Jul] Ed McDonald, Blackwing – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. "Raven's Mark" 1. Proof copy received. ISBN 9781473222014 • AbeBooks
- [11 Apr/20 Apr] Graham Hancock, Night of Sorrows – Coronet hardback, historical fantasy. "Task Force Ombra" series. ISBN 9781781085141 • AbeBooks
- [11 Apr/4 May] Cassandra Khaw, Food of the Gods – Abaddon trade paperback, urban fantasy. ISBN 9781781085196 • AbeBooks
- [11 Apr/4 May] Weston Ochse, Grunt Hero – Solaris trade paperback, sf. ISBN 9781781085219 • AbeBooks
- [11 Apr/23 Feb] Timothy Zahn, Star Wars: Thrawn – Century hardback, sf. ISBN 9781780894843 • AbeBooks
- [4 Apr/6 Apr] Aliette de Bodard, The House of Binding Thorns – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. "Dominion of the Fallen" 2, following The House of Shattered Wings. ISBN 9781473212602 • AbeBooks
- [4 Apr/27 Apr] Ezekiel Boone, Skitter – Gollancz hardback, sf/horror. Sequel to The Hatching. ISBN 9781473221154 • AbeBooks
- [1 Apr/6 Apr] Mark Lawrence, Red Sister – Harper Voyager hardback, science fantasy. "Book of the Ancestor" 1 ISBN 9780008152291 • AbeBooks
- [1 Apr/20 Apr] Sam Peters, From Darkest Skies – Gollancz hardback, sf. Finished copy now received. ISBN 9781473214750 • AbeBooks
- [1 Apr/15 Jun] Jeff VanderMeer, Borne – 4th Estate hardback, sf. ISBN 9780008159177 • AbeBooks
March 2017 - [31 Mar/23 Mar] Ian McDonald, Luna: Wolf Moon – Gollancz trade paperback, sf. Sequel to Luna: New Moon. ISBN 9781473202269 • AbeBooks
- [31 Mar/30 Mar] Lynsay Sands, Immortal Unchained – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. ISBN 9781473221536 • AbeBooks
- [28 Mar/?] Mike Ashley, The Time Machines: The Story of the Science-Fiction Pulp Magazines from the Beginning to 1950 – Liverpool University Press trade paperback, nonfiction. Welcome reprint, undated but recent, of a 2001 paperback (hardback was 2000) long out of print. ISBN 9780853238652 • AbeBooks
- [24 Mar/1 Jun] Neal Stephenson and Nicole Galland, The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. – HarperCollins/Borough Press hardback, science fantasy. Proof copy received. ISBN 9780008132569 • AbeBooks
- [16 Mar/29 Jun] Callie Bates, The Waking Land – Hodder hardback, fantasy. Opening volume of trilogy. Proof copy received. ISBN 9781473638723 • AbeBooks
- [14 Mar/1 Feb] Kevin Cheek, editor. Feast of Laughter: An Appreciation of R.A. Lafferty: Volume 4 – Ktistec Press trade paperback, nonfiction (mostly) anthology with one newly published Lafferty story. ISBN 9780998536408 • AbeBooks
- [14 Mar/16 Mar] Andrzej Sapkowski, The Lady of the Lake – Gollancz trade paperback, fantasy. ISBN 9781473211599 • AbeBooks
- [11 Mar/6 Apr] Clifford Beal, The Witch of Torinia – Solaris trade paperback, fantasy. "Tales of Valdur" 2. ISBN 9781781085127 • AbeBooks
- [11 Mar/6 Apr] Gavin Smith, Special Purposes: First Strike Weapon – Solaris trade paperback, sf. ISBN 9781781085219 • AbeBooks
- [8 Mar/6 Apr] Jonathan Strahan, editor, The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Eleven – Solaris trade paperback, sf. Anthology of 28 stories from 2016. ISBN 9781781085622 • AbeBooks
- [6 Mar/6 Apr] Titus Chalk, Generation Decks: The Unofficial History of Gaming Phenomenon Magic: The Gathering – Solaris trade paperback, nonfiction. If you winced at the lack of another "The" before "Gaming", you are not alone. ISBN 9781781084908 • AbeBooks
February 2017 - [25 Feb/16 Mar] Kim Stanley Robinson, New York 2140 – Orbit hardback, sf. ISBN 9780356508757 • AbeBooks
- [21 Feb/9 Mar] Kristen Britain, Firebrand – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. "Green Rider" series. ISBN 9780575099722 • AbeBooks
- [20 Feb/18 May] David Gemmell, Rhyming Rings – Gollancz hardback, serial killer thriller. Proof copy received. ISBN 9781473219922 • AbeBooks
- [20 Feb/9 Mar] Mahvesh Marar & Jared Shuvin, eds, The Djinn Falls in Lover & other stories– Solaris trade paperback, fantasy anthology with djinn theme. 21 stories plus introduction. ISBN 9781781084168 • AbeBooks
- [14 Feb/23 Feb] Chuck Wendig, Star Wars: Aftermath: Empire's End – Century hardback, sf. "Aftermath Trilogy" 3. ISBN 9781780892634 • AbeBooks
- [9 Feb/6 Apr] Mark Lawrence, Red Sister – Harper Voyager hardback, fantasy. "Book of the Ancestor" 1. Proof copy received. ISBN 9780008152291 • AbeBooks
- [9 Feb/6 Apr] Sylvain Neuvel, Waking Gods – Penguin Random House/Michael Joseph sf, hardback. "Themis Files" 2. Proof copy received. ISBN 9780718181703 • AbeBooks
- [3 Feb/9 Feb] David Bishop and Karl Stock, Thrill-Power Overload: 2000 AD – The First Forty Years: Revised and Expanded – Rebellion coffee-table hardback, nonfiction. ISBN 9781781085226 • AbeBooks
January 2017 - [30 Jan/20 Apr] Sam Peters, From Darkest Skies – Gollancz hardback, sf. Proof copy received. ISBN 9781473214750 • AbeBooks
- [28 Jan/9 Feb] Bradley Beaulieu, Blood upon the Sand – Gollancz hardback, fantasy. "Song of the Shattered Sands" 2. ISBN 9781473203044 • AbeBooks
- [28 Jan/16 Feb] Alastair Reynolds, Slow Bullets – Gollancz hardback novella, sf. Reissue of 2015 US title as though this were the first edition, with 2017 copyright date. ISBN 9781473218420 • AbeBooks
- [28 Jan/16 Feb] Tom Toner, The Weight of the World – Gollancz hardback, sf. "Amaranthine Spectrum" 2. ISBN 9781473211391 • AbeBooks
- [26 Jan/23 Feb] Tom Isbell, The Release – Harper Voyager trade paperback, YA sf. "Prey" 3. ISBN 9780007528264 • AbeBooks
- [25 Jan/?] Steven Burgauer, The Grandfather Paradox – Battleground Press trade paperback, sf. Reissue of 2011 title. ISBN 9781542454476 • AbeBooks
- [9 Jan/28 Jul 2016] Ian Stewart and Tim Poston, The Living Labyrinth – ReAnimus Press, trade paperback, sf. ISBN 9781535298421 • AbeBooks