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compiled by Neil Walsh

This time, our recent arrivals feature the latest from Robin Hobb, Greg Egan, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, David Anthony Durham, Robert Holdstock, a graphic novel adaptation of Ray Bradbury, a manga version of X-Men, a colleciton of essays on Robert Bloch, and much more.

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

New & Forthcoming Books - Mid-September 2009
Dawnthief: Chronicles of the Raven by James Barclay
Pyr, Prometheus Books (trade, 403 pages)
Publication date: 15 September 2009, USA

Fahrenheit 451: The Authorized Adaptation by Ray Bradbury, adapted by Tim Hamilton
HarperVoyager (trade graphic novel, 152 pages)
Publication date: September 2009, UK
reviewSF Site Review of the novel

The Great Bazaar and Other Stories by Peter V. Brett
Subterranean Press (hc, 104 pages)
Publication date (forthcoming): January 2010, USA

Soul Catcher by Leigh Bridger
Bell Bridge Books (trade, 339 pages)
Publication date (forthcoming): 1 October 2009, USA

Uncle Bones: Four Science Fiction Novellas by Damien Borderick
Fantastic Books (trade, 216 pages)
Publication date: May 2009, USA

Hell by Robert Olen Butler
Grove Press (hc, 240 pages)
Publication date: 8 September 2009, USA

Destroyer of Worlds: Kingdom of the Serpent, Book 3 by Mark Chadbourn
Gollancz (trade, 328 pages)
Publication date: July 2009, UK
reviewSF Site Review of Book 2, The Burning Man

Queen Mab Courtesy by Bruce C. Davis
CWG Press (trade, 330 pages)
Publication date: 2008, USA

The Dragons of Wayward Crescent: Gruffen by Chris D'Lacey
Orchard Books, Scholastic (illustrated hc, 106 pages)
Publication date: September 2009, USA & Canada
    For ages 7-10.

The Other Lands: The Acacia Trilogy, Book 2 by David Anthony Durham
Doubleday (hc, 465 pages)
Publication date: 15 September 2009, USA & Canada
reviewSF Site Review of Book 1, Acacia

Oceanic by Greg Egan
Gollancz (trade, 490 pages)
Publication date: July 2009, UK

Human Voices science fiction stories by James Gunn
Fantastic Books (trade, 236 pages)
Publication date: September 2009, USA

This Fortress World by James Gunn
Fantastic Books (hc, 180 pages)
Publication date: September 2009, USA
    First published in 1955.

Dragon Keeper: The Rain Wilds Chronicles, Book 1 by Robin Hobb
Eos, HarperCollins (hc, 496 pages)
Publication date (forthcoming): February 2010, USA
reviewSF Site Review

Avilion by Robert Holdstock
Gollancz (trade, 342 pages)
Publication date: July 2009, UK

Babymouse #11: Dragonslayer by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm
Random House (trade graphic novel, 96 pages)
Publication date: 25 August 2009, USA & Canada
    For ages 7-10.

Heroes in the Wind: From Kull to Conan by Robert E. Howard, selected by John Clute
Modern Classics, Penguin Books (trade, 541 pages)
Publication date: 3 September 2009, UK & Canada

The Rise of the Iron Moon by Stephen Hunt
HarperVoyager (trade, 455 pages)
Publication date: 3 September 2009, UK

The Captain's Witch by Rosemary Hawley Jarman
Norilana Books (hc & trade, 420 pages)
Publication date (forthcoming): 1 November 2009, USA & UK

The Secret History of Science Fiction edited by James Patrick Kelly & John Kessel
Tachyon (trade, 384 pages)
Publication date (forthcoming): November 2009, USA

Judgment Day and Other Dreams by T. Jackson King
Fantastic Books (hc, 244 pages)
Publication date: September 2009, USA

Sorceress: Chronicles of the Daemon Knights, Book 2 by David Korinetz
David Korinetz (trade, 288 pages)
Publication date (forthcoming): 15 November 2009, Canada & USA

Audrey's Door by Sarah Langan
Harper, HarperCollins (mm, 432 pages)
Publication date (forthcoming): 29 September 2009, USA & Canada

The Breach by Patrick Lee
Harper, HarperCollins (mm, 384 pages)
Publication date (forthcoming): 29 December 2009, USA & Canada

Requiem of the Human Soul by Jeremy R. Lent
Libros Libertad (trade, 331 pages)
Publication date: August 2009, Canada & USA

Nine Gates: Breaking the Wall, Book 2 by Jane Lindskold
Tor (hc, 399 pages)
Publication date: 18 August 2009, USA & Canada

The Cold Kiss of Death by Suzanne McLeod
Gollancz (trade, 341 pages)
Publication date: July 2009, UK
reviewSF Site Review of the previous book, The Sweet Scent of Blood

Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning
Delacorte Press (hc, 389 pages)
Publication date: 18 August 2009, USA & Canada

Beowulf's Children by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle & Steven Barnes
Tor (trade, 382 pages)
Publication date: August 2009, USA & Canada

Night of Demons by Tony Richards
Harper, HarperCollins (mm, 400 pages)
Publication date (forthcoming): 27 October 2009, USA & Canada

Diving into the Wreck by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Pyr, Prometheus Books (trade, 267 pages)
Publication date (forthcoming): November 2009, USA

Keeper of the Grail: The Youngest Templar, Book 1 by Michael P. Spradlin
Puffin Books, Penguin (trade, 250 pages)
Publication date: August 2009, USA & Canada
    For readers 9-11.

Trail of Fate: The Youngest Templar, Book 2 by Michael P. Spradlin
G.P. Putnam's Sons, Penguin Young Readers Group (hc, 240 pages)
Publication date (forthcoming): October 2009, USA & Canada

The Man Who Collected Psychos: Critical Essays on Robert Bloch edited by Benjamin Szumskyj
McFarland (trade, 262 pages)
Publication date (forthcoming): November 2009, USA

X-Men: Misfits, Volume 1 by Raina Telgemeier & Dave Roman, art by Anzu
Del Rey Manga (trade graphic novel)
Publication date: 18 August 2009, USA & Canada
    For readers 13 and up.

Night Runner by Max Turner
St. Martin's Griffin (trade, 272 pages)
Publication date: 3 September 2009, USA

In Great Waters by Kit Whitfield
Del Rey (trade, 416 pages)
Publication date (forthcoming): 1 November 2009, USA & Canada
reviewSF Site Review

Malice by Chris Wooding, illustrated by Dan Chernett
Scholastic Press (trade, 384 pages)
Publication date (forthcoming): October 2009, USA & Canada
    Fora readers 12 and up.

    Magazines

Black Static, No. 12, August/September 2009, UK, edited by Andy Cox
Contributors to this issue include: Nina Allan, T.F. Davenport, Sarah Totton, Tim Casson, Steve Rasnic Tem, Kim Lakin-Smith.

New Genre, No. 6, Summer 2009, USA, edited by Adam Golaski
Contributors to this issue include: Michael Filimowicz, Stephen Graham Jones, Eric Schaller, Matthew Pendleton.


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