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compiled by Neil Walsh

Some of the highlights from our most recent crop of new arrivals include the latest novels from David & Leigh Eddings, L.E. Modesitt Jr., Robert Carter, Sean Williams, and Christopher Moore, as well as the latest collections from Paul Di Filippo, George Zebrowski, Philip José Farmer, and SF poet Mike Allen.

(Books are listed alphabetically by author. Only books received are noted.)

New Arrivals & Forthcoming Books: Mid-April 2006
The Blade Itself: The First Law, Book 1 by Joe Abercrombie
Victor Gollancz (hc & trade, 422 pages)
Publication date: 18 May 2006, UK

The Horus Heresy: Horus Rising by Dan Abnett
Warhammer 40,000, Black Library (mm, 416 pages)
Publication date: May 2006, USA & Canada

Strange Wisdoms of the Dead poetry by Mike Allen
Wildside Press (trade, 154 pages)
Publication date: 2006, USA

Mythic edited by Mike Allen
Mythic Delirium Books (trade, 134 pages)
Publication date: April 2006, USA
    Poetry and fiction by Matthew Cheney, Constance Cooper, Gary Every, Theodora Goss, Joe Haldeman, Larry Hammer, Richard Parks, Charles Saplak, Lawrence Schimel, Vandana Singh, Sonya Taaffe, Catherynne M. Valente, JoSelle Vanderhooft, Ian Watson, Bud Webster, Erzebet YellowBoy.

Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Betrayal by Aaron Allston
Del Rey, LucasBooks (hc, 352 pages)
Publication date (forthcoming): 30 May 2006, USA & Canada

The Fresh Air Curtain by Lillian Ronda Bishop
AuthorHouse (trade, 233 pages)
Publication date: 15 February 2006, USA

The Beast of Noor by Janet Lee Carey
Atheneum Books for Young Readers (trade, 512 pages)
Publication date (forthcoming): July 2006, USA
    For readers 10 to 14.

Whitemantle: The Language of Stones, Book 3 by Robert Carter
HarperCollins (hc, 483 pages)
Publication date: 2 May 2006, UK

Rendezvous With Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
SF Masterworks #65, Gollancz (trade, 253 pages)
Publication date: 13 April 2006, UK
    First published in 1973.

Sunstorm: A Time Odyssey, Book 2 by Arthur C. Clarke & Stephen Baxter
Gollancz (mm, 332 pages)
Publication date: 13 April 2006, UK
reviewSF Site Review of Book 1, Time's Eye

Wild Blood by Nancy A. Collins
Two Wolf Press, White Wolf Publishing (trade, 224 pages)
Publication date: September 2005, USA & Canada

Shuteye for the Timebroker stories by Paul Di Filippo
Thunder's Mouth Press (trade, 312 pages)
Publication date: 10 May 2006, USA

The Younger Gods: The Dreamers, Book 4 by David & Leigh Eddings
Voyager, HarperCollins (hc, 429 pages)
Publication date: May 2006, UK
reviewSF Site Review of Book 2, The Treasured One

Infoquake: Jump 225 Trilogy, Book 1 by David Louis Edelman
Pyr, Prometheus Books (trade, 400 pages)
Publication date (forthcoming): July 2006, USA

Pearls from Peoria by Philip José Farmer
Subterranean Press (hc, 778 pages)
Publication date (forthcoming): 22 August 2006, USA

The Oracle's Queen by Lynn Flewelling
Bantam Spectra (mm, 576 pages)
Publication date (forthcoming): 4 July 2006, USA

The Cold Hand of Betrayal edited by Marc Gascoigne & Christian Dunn
Warhammer, Black Library (mm, 254 pages)
Publication date: May 2006, USA & Canada

The Messiah of Morris Avenue by Tony Hendra
Henry Holt and Company (hc, 248 pages)
Publication date: 2006, USA & Canada

The Land of the Wand: Lost Myths Saga, Book 1 by Debora Hill & Sandra Brandenburg
Lost Myths Ink (trade, 249 pages)
Publication date: February 2006, USA

Creator by M.A. Hills
iUniverse (trade, 390 pages)
Publication date: November 2005, USA

The Scam by James Byron Huggins
Whitaker House (trade, 302 pages)
Publication date: January 2006, USA

Sorcerer by James Byron Huggins
Whitaker House (trade, 416 pages)
Publication date: April 2006, USA

Feeling Very Strange edited by James Patrick Kelly & John Kessel
Tachyon (trade, 286 pages)
Publication date (forthcoming): July 2006, USA
    "The Slipstream Anthology" with contributions from Aimee Bender, Michael Chabon, Ted Chiang, Carol Emshwiller, Jeffrey Ford, Karen Joy Fowler, Theodora Goss, Jonathan Lethem, Kelly Link, M. Rickert, Benjamin Rosenbaum, George Saunders, Bruce Sterling, Jeff VanderMeer, Howard Waldrop.

Freedom's Sisters by Naomi Kritzer
Bantam Spectra (mm, 416 pages)
Publication date (forthcoming): 1 August 2006, USA

The Wyrdest Link: Terry Pratchett's Discworld Quizbook by David Langford
Victor Gollancz (hc, 289 pages)
Publication date: 20 April 2006, UK

Wolf Hunting by Jane Lindskold
Tor, Sci Fi Essential (hc, 528 pages)
Publication date: 13 April 2006, USA & Canada

Tarra Khash: Hrossak! by Brian Lumley
Tor (hc, 256 pages)
Publication date: 6 April 2006, USA

Hybrid Seed by Christine Major & Joseph Mazzenga
PublishAmerica (trade, 384 pages)
Publication date: 2005, USA

Shadowslayers by Charlie Martin
Port Town Publishing (trade, 186 pages)
Publication date: 2006, USA

Resolution: The Nulapeiron Sequence, Book 3 by John Meaney
Pyr, Prometheus Books (hc, 499 pages)
Publication date: 11 April 2006, USA
reviewSF Site Review of Book 1, Paradox

Cadmian's Choice: The Corean Chronicles, Book 5 by L.E. Modesitt, Jr.
Tor (hc, 510 pages)
Publication date: 13 April 2006, USA & Canada
reviewSF Site Review of Book 1, Legacies

A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
William Morrow, HarperCollins (hc, 387 pages)
Publication date: 21 March 2006, USA & Canada

Seeker: The Noble Warriors, Book 1 by William Nicholson
Harcourt (hc, 432 pages)
Publication date: May 2006, USA

Cover Story: The Art of John Picacio by John Picacio
MonkeyBrain Books (hc, 200 pages)
Publication date: May 2006, USA

Anderson PSI Division: Red Shadows by Mitchel Scanlon
Black Flame (mm, 256 pages)
Publication date: May 2006, USA & Canada

The Swarm by Frank Schatzing, trans. Sally-Ann Spencer
ReganBooks, HarperCollins (hc, 896 pages)
Publication date (forthcoming): June 2006, USA & Canada

Roger Corman: Metaphysics on a Shoestring by Alain Silver & James Ursini
Silman-James Press (trade, 324 pages)
Publication date: March 2006, USA

Human Species and Beyond by Rajesh Singh
Synergy Books (trade, 276 pages)
Publication date: April 2006, USA

The Destiny Mask: The Structure Series, Book 2 by Martin Sketchley
Pyr, Prometheus Books (trade, 365 pages)
Publication date: 11 April 2006, USA
reviewSF Site Review of Book 1, The Affinity Trap

Three Shades of Night by Janet Trautvetter, Sarah Roark, & Myranda Sarro
World of Darkness, White Wolf (trade, 288 pages)
Publication date: March 2006, USA

The Silver Bough by Lisa Tuttle
Bantam Books (hc, 339 pages)
Publication date: 2 May 2006, USA & Canada

Le Morte d'Arthur: An Epic Limerick by Jacob Wenzel
Lulu Printing (trade, 188 pages)
Publication date: April 2006, USA

The Crooked Letter: Books of the Cataclysm, Book 1 by Sean Williams
Pyr, Prometheus Books (hc, 510 pages)
Publication date: 18 April 2006, USA

Black Pockets and Other Dark Thoughts by George Zebrowski
Golden Gryphon (hc, 275 pages)
Publication date: May 2006, USA & Canada

Magazines

Fantasy & Science Fiction, June 2006, USA
Contributors to this issue include: Laird Barron, Albert E. Cowdrey, Gardner Dozois, John Morressy, Tim McDaniel, C.S. Friedman.

Farthing, #2, Spring 2006, UK
Contributors to this issue include: Ruth Nestvold, Joe Murphy, Steve Vance, Paul E. Martens, Laura J. Underwood, Michael Cregan, Jackie Kessler, Barbara Davies, Rob Rowntree, Stephanie Campisi.

Talebones, #32, Spring 2006, USA
Contributors to this issue include: Charles Coleman Finlay, Jason Stoddard, Timons Esaias, Steven Mohan Jr., D.E. Wasden, Devon Monk, Richard R. Harris, Catherine MacLeod, Joanne Steinwachs.

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