New Books : 15 December 2020
New books this week are by Simon Ings, Caitlin R. Kiernan, S.J. Morden, and Justina Robson.
* Ings, Simon, ed. : We, Robots: Artificial Intelligence in 100 Stories
(UK: Head of Zeus/Ad Astra 978-1789540918, £30, 1032pp, hardcover, December 2020)
• Nominal Publication Date: Thu 10 Dec 2020
Anthology of 100 stories, first published from 1837 to present, about robots and artificial intelligence.
• The publisher’s site has this description.
• Purchase this book from Amazon
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* Kiernan, Caitlín R. : Comes a Pale Rider
(Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-985-5, $40, 186pp, hardcover, November 2020)
• Nominal Publication Date: Mon 30 Nov 2020
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1-59606-986-2
Collection of 5 stories about albino demon hunter Dancy Flammarion.
• Subterranean’s site has this description with the table of contents and excerpts.
• Publishers Weekly gives it a starred review: “Readers won’t have to be familiar with Kiernan’s earlier works to fall in love with her scrappy, mildly unhinged heroine or the masterful way in which she places charm and chills side by side. Dancy deserves a wide fan base.”
• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
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* Morden, S. J. : Gallowglass
(UK: Orion/Gollancz 978-1473228542, £16.99, 384pp, trade paperback, December 2020)
• Nominal Publication Date: Thu 10 Dec 2020
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781473228566
• Audiobook ISBN [link to Amazon]: 9781473228573
SF thriller set in 2069, as nations escape the ravages of climate change by pursuing asteroids for resource exploitation.
• Orion’s site has this description with a quote from a review.
• Purchase this book from Amazon
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* Robson, Justina, ed. : After the War: The Tales of Catt & Fisher
(Solaris 978-1781088036, $11.99, 400pp, trade paperback, December 2020)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 15 Dec 2020
Anthology of stories about characters from novels by Adrian Tchaikovsky and Justina Robson, in the overall series After the War.
• Authors include Freda Warrington, Juliet E. McKenna, and K.T. Davies.
• Simon & Schuster’s site has this description.
• Purchase this book from Amazon | Indiebound
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