New Books : 31 December 2019
This list of new titles includes short stories from Ilona Andrews and THE BEST OF UNCANNY, a weaponized dominatrix clone, and jumping through parallel worlds with H.G. Wells.
New titles this week are by Ilona Andrews, Deborah Teramis Christian, Joe R. Lansdale, and Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas.
* Andrews, Ilona : Small Magics
(Subterranean Press 978-1596069619, $75, 455pp, hardcover, December 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 31 Dec 2019
Collection of five stories, first published from 2009 to 2012.
• Subterranean’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• The ebook edition was released in 2015.
• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
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* Christian, Deborah Teramis : Splintegrate
(Tor 978-0765300478, $29.99, 384pp, hardcover, December 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 31 Dec 2019
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781466837133
• Mainline #2
SF novel, stand-alone sequel to the author’s 1996 novel Mainline, about a dominatrix entertainer on the planet Lyndir who is turned into a weapon via cloning technology.
• Macmillan’s site has this description with an excerpt.
• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
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* Lansdale, Joe R. : The Sky Done Ripped
(Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-910-7, $40, 280pp, hardcover, December 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 31 Dec 2019
• Ned the Seal #3
SF novel, third in a series about Ned the Seal following Zeppelins West (2001) and Flaming London (2006), about jumping among parallel universes with H.G. Wells.
• Subterranean’s site has this description with quotes from reviews.
• Amazon lists only the ebook edition.
• The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Lansdale combines elements from classic sci-fi adventure stories and mythology into a high-energy steampunk romp. Readers will revel in the humorously purple prose and spot-on illustrations by Timothy Truman.”
• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
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* Thomas, Lynne M., & Michael Damian Thomas, eds. : The Best of Uncanny
(Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-918-3, $40, 680pp, hardcover, December 2019)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 31 Dec 2019
Anthology of 44 stories and poems first published by online ‘zine Uncanny since 2014.
• Authors include Brooke Bolander, Hao Jingfang, Sam J. Miller, Mary Robinette Kowal, Alyssa Wong, Fran Wilde, and Sarah Pinsker.
• Subterranean’s site has this description with the table of contents and quotes from reviews. Amazon lists only the ebook edition.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “This is an enlivening, enlightening treasure for the magazine’s readers and any fans of the genre.”
• Paul Di Filippo reviewed it for Locus Online: “But the one overriding feature of them all is disclosed right in the introduction by the Thomases: ‘We believe there’s still plenty of room in the genre for tales that make you feel.’ … The custodians and contributors of Uncanny have seen their mission, and carried it out in exemplary fashion.”
• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
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These listings are based on publisher schedules and availability on Amazon (rather than on confirmation of physical publication via purchase, review copies, or sightings in bookstores). Titles are listed only once they are published (with rare exception). We do not list galleys or advance reading copies. Page counts are based on publisher or Amazon listings, and typically only approximate the bibliographic page counts of finished books. * = first edition + = first US edition Date with publisher info is official publication month. ‘Nominal Publication Date’ is the day of publication, typically as indicated by Amazon.com.
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