Notable new SF, Fantasy, and Horror books seen : January-February

Near-future SF thriller, about a woman whose husband is killed fleeing pursuers while searching for the secret of something called the Phoenix Egg. The publisher's site has this description and sample, and author background. Amazon has reader reviews. The author's webpage is http://www.richardabamberg.com/.
(Mon 26 Jan 2004) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense

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Fantasy novel, first book in "The Bridge of D'Arnath" trilogy, set in a realm where sorcery has been banished. The author's site has a page about the series, with links to an excerpt and a pronunciation guide. Subsequent volumes are due in September and next February.
(Thu 5 Feb 2004) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense

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Fantasy novel about a relucant hero attempting to unite a land "divided by evil, hate, and prejudice". Volume I of the Lerilon Trilogy, according to Amazon. The publisher's site has this page with a description and free preview.
(Wed 21 Jan 2004) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense

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Collection of poetry, subtitled "Songs of Flesh, Bone, Blood", selected and with an introduction by Michael Arnzen, and illustrations by Marge Simon. The 32 poems are divided into three sections, those in the subtitle. Four of them, including "The Lesions of Genetic Sin" and "Pavane for a Cyber-Princess", originally appeared as limited edition broadsides or chapbooks. A review of this book by David Lunde is online at The Pedestal Magazine.com. Boston's webpage has this description, with links to Lunde's and others' reviews, and sample poems.
(Sat 31 Jan 2004) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense

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Omnibus volume of the author's short fiction, including the contents of Sunfall (1981) and Visible Light (1986), plus 16 other stories, including the Hugo Award winning short story "Cassandra". The Amazon page as the Publishers Weekly review. Cherryh's website now has a blog, The Progress Report.
(Thu 5 Feb 2004) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense

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Collection of 30 poems, subtitled "Poems 1998-2002". The author's webpage has a sample poem, and background. The publisher's site has this page of descriptions with links to excerpts. Also online is an SF Site interview.
(Sat 31 Jan 2004) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense

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Fantasy novel, second in the Troy Quartet following 2003's Hades' Daughter [new books description], this one set in the 11th century and involving William the Conqueror. Amazon has the PW review. The author's site has this description of the series, a lengthy description of the book, and an excerpt.
(Fri 13 Feb 2004) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense

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Anthology of stories, most of them original, on themes of the title. The Amazon page has the PW review and book description, with descriptions of stories by Ray Bradbury, Jacqueline Carey, Charles de Lint, and others.
(Fri 13 Feb 2004) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense

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Collection of two previously unpublished short horror novels: "The White Trash Witches' Coven" (117 pages) and "Pavane for a Scream Queen" (75 pages). The publisher's site has this description, and excerpt. The author's website has information on this and other books.
(Sun 15 Feb 2004) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense

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Novel about a serial killer, first serialized on the Internet in 2001, according to the description on the Telos site. The author's website has an extract.
(Fri 16 Jan 2004) • Purchase this book from Amazon

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Anthology of nonfiction essays, mostly on non-genre subjects, though titles include "Thinking about Cordwainer Smith", "Things Not Actually Present: On The Book of Fantasy and J.L. Borges" and "Rhythmic Pattern in The Lord of the Rings. Le Guin's site lists the table of contents. The publisher's site has this brief description. The cover image on Amazon is not that of the final book.
(Fri 13 Feb 2004) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense

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SF novel about a cure for an alien plague that turns victims into cybernetic soldiers, according to Regina Schroeder's Booklist review listed on the Amazon page. The author has a page on the Made in Canada site, with links to an interview, reviews, etc.
(Thu 5 Feb 2004) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense

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Anthology of 12 fantasy stories suitable for YA readers; companion volume to last year's New Skies [new books description]. Stories include Neil Gaiman's "Chivalry", Ursula K. Le Guin's "The Bones of the Earth", and Orson Scott Card's "Hatrack River". A description and complete table of contents are listed this page of contributors Debra Doyle and James D. Macdonald's site.
(Fri 13 Feb 2004) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense

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SF thriller about a man, Alex Kirk, who awakes in a cave in 1,000,000 AD. Galley received. Though it's not listed there yet, the book can presumably be ordered from Clocktower Books.
(Wed 7 Jan 2004) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense

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Collection of 50 poems, plus an introduction, "Writing with Silence and Space". The publisher's page has a description and links to samples.
(Sat 31 Jan 2004) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense

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Collection of cartoons about the genius Dr. Tim and various villains pursuing him around the globe. The book's homepage, http://etompro.com/, has numerous samples.
(Fri 16 Jan 2004) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense

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Tie-in novel to the online role-playing game Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided. The Amazon page has the book description, and mixed reader reviews. The principal author's webpage is http://www.voronica.com/.
(Sat 24 Jan 2004) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense

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Collection of 27 poems, edited by Bobbi Sinha-Morey, with an introduction by Jane Yolen and illustrations by Beth Hansen. Contents include two poems that both won the Rhysling Award and the Asimov's Readers' Award: "egg horror poem" and "why goldfish shouldn't use power tools". The sample poems on the publisher's site includes the former title, and one other.
(Sat 31 Jan 2004) • Purchase this book from Amazon | BookSense

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Fog rolled in from the Pacific, deepening the twilight gloom of Darwin Street. Lights came on in the Victorian townhouses and a shadow passed across the curtains of the second floor of 3909.

If the lines of a poem are its bones,
and the words in those lines are its flesh,
then its blood must be the rhythm it sounds,
spoken aloud or read on a page,
that gives each poem its breath.

the shields are intermittent
and the helm does not respond