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New Arrivals
compiled by Neil Walsh
New Arrivals this time include new and forthcoming works from Connie Willis, Cory Doctorow, L.E. Modesitt Jr., Robert Conroy, Robert V.S. Redick, reprinted classics from A.A. Attanasio, Robert E. Howard, Damien Broderick, Paul Cook, the long-awaited conclusion to The Wheel of Time series, and much more.

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

New & Forthcoming Books - Mid-November 2009

In Other Worlds by A.A. Attanasio Phoenix Pick (trade, 175 pages) Publication date: 2008, USA First published in 1985.	Arc of the Dream by A.A. Attanasio Phoenix Pick (trade, 203 pages) Publication date: 2008, USA First published in 1986.
The Last Legends of Earth by A.A. Attanasio Phoenix Pick (trade, 303 pages) Publication date: 2009, USA First published in 1989.	Nightchild: Chronicles of the Raven, Book 3 by James Barclay Pyr, Prometheus Books (trade, 403 pages) Publication date: 10 November 2009, USA First published in 2001. SF Site Review
The Magicians and Mrs. Quent by Galen Beckett Spectra, Ballantine (trade, 501 pages) Publication date: November 2009, USA & Canada First published in 2008. SF Site Review	Women of the Apocalypse by Eileen Bell, Roxanne Felix, Ryan T. McFadden, and Billie Millholland Absolute XPress (trade, 240 pages) Publication date: 2009, Canada
The Authorized Ender Companion by Jake Black Tor (hc, 432 pages) Publication date: November 2009, USA & Canada	The Dreaming by Damien Broderick Fantastic Books (trade, 196 pages) Publication date: 2009, USA First published in 1980 as The Dreaming Dragons, this edition is revised and updated by the author.
The Judas Mandala by Damien Broderick Fantastic Books (trade, 156 pages) Publication date: 2009, USA First published in 1982.	The Utopian Vision of H.G. Wells by Justin E.A. Busch McFarland (trade, 212 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): February 2010, USA
Fortress of the Sun by Paul Cook Phoenix Pick (trade, 215 pages) Publication date: 2008, USA & UK First published in 1997.	The Engines of Dawn by Paul Cook Phoenix Pick (trade, 239 pages) Publication date: 2008, USA & UK First published in 1999.
Red Inferno: 1945 by Robert Conroy Ballantine (trade, 368 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): March 2010, USA & Canada	Indigo Springs by A.M. Dellamonica Tor (trade, 320 pages) Publication date: 27 October 2009, USA & Canada
Total Oblivion, More or Less by Alan DeNiro Spectra, Ballantine (trade, 320 pages) Publication date: 24 November 2009, USA & Canada	Makers by Cory Doctorow Tor (hc, 416 pages) Publication date: 2 November 2009, USA & Canada
2012 Nibiru Rising by Peter Donovan Zeus Publications (trade, 226 pages) Publication date: 2009, Australia	Geosynchron: The Jump 225 Trilogy, Book 3 by David Louis Edelman Pyr, Prometheus Books (trade, 520 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): February 2010, USA SF Site Review of Book 2, Multireal
Chaosbound: The Runelords, Book 8 by David Farland Tor Fantasy (hc, 352 pages) Publication date: 13 October 2009, USA & Canada SF Site Review of Book 1, The Sum of All Men	At the Gates of Darkness: The Demonwar Saga, Book 2 by Raymond E. Feist Eos, HarperCollins (hc, 320 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): April 2010, USA
Jade Man's Skin by Daniel Fox Del Rey, Ballantine (trade, 432 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 1 March 2010, USA & Canada	Blue Limbo by Terence M. Green Phoenix Pick (trade, 177 pages) Publication date: 2009, USA & UK First published in 1997. SF Site Review
The Devil's Alphabet by Daryl Gregory Del Rey, Ballantine (trade, 389 pages) Publication date: 24 November 2009, USA & Canada	Swallowing Darkness by Laurell K. Hamilton Ballantine Books (mm, 416 pages) Publication date: 24 November 2009, USA & Canada First published in 2008.
El Borak and Other Desert Adventures by Robert E. Howard Del Rey, Ballantine (trade, 544 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 1 February 2010, USA & Canada	Lost Worlds by John Howe Kingfisher (illustrated hc, 96 pages) Publication date: November 2009, USA & Canada A beautifully-illustrated book of real and mythical places, targeted to readers 9-12.
7th Son: Descent by J.C. Hutchins St. Martin's Griffin (trade, 356 pages) Publication date: November 2009, USA & Canada	The Gathering Storm: The Wheel of Time, Book 12 by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson Tor (hc, 784 pages) Publication date: 27 October 2009, USA & Canada
The Infernal City: An Elder Scrolls Novel by Greg Keyes Del Rey, Ballantine (trade, 291 pages) Publication date: 24 November 2009, USA & Canada	Dark Water's Embrace by Stephen Leigh Phoenix Pick (trade, 303 pages) Publication date: 2009, USA & UK First published in 1998.
Speaking Stones by Stephen Leigh Phoenix Pick (trade, 227 pages) Publication date: 2009, USA & UK First published in 1999; sequel to Dark Water's Embrace. SF Site Review	The Conqueror's Shadow by Ari Marmell Spectra, Ballantine (hc, 448 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 1 March 2010, USA & Canada
Crimson & Steam by Liz Maverick Love Spell, Dorchester Publishing (mm, 320 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): January 2010, USA & Canada	Three Days to Dead by Kelly Meding Dell (mm, 416 pages) Publication date: November 2009, USA & Canada
A Short History of Fantasy by Farah Mendlesohn & Edward James Middlesex University Press (trade, 285 pages) Publication date: October 2009, UK	Star Wars: Clone Wars Gambit: Stealth by Karen Miller Lucas Books, Del Rey, Ballantine (trade, 432 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): March 2010, USA & Canada
The Book on Fire by Keith Miller Immanion Press (trade, 249 pages) Publication date: September 2009, UK & USA	Imager's Challenge: Imager Portfolio, Book 2 by L.E. Modesitt, Jr. Tor (hc, 464 pages) Publication date: 13 October 2009, USA & Canada
Pennterra by Judith Moffett Fantastic Books (trade, 292 pages) Publication date: 2009, USA	Farewell to Yesterday's Tomorrow by Alexei Panshin Phoenix Pick (trade, 179 pages) Publication date: 2009, USA & UK Collection of short stories from 1966-1975.
The Battle of Devastation Reef: Helfort's War, Book 3 by Graham Sharp Paul Del Rey, Ballantine (mm, 358 pages) Publication date: 24 November 2009, USA & Canada	The Club Dumas by Arturo Pérez-Reverte Subterranean Press (hc, 325 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): January 2010, USA First published in Spanish in 1993, translated to English by Sonia Soto in 1996. This novel was the basis for Polanski's 1999 film The Ninth Gate.
The Cardinal's Blades by Pierre Pevel Gollancz (trade, 373 pages) Publication date: 19 November 2009, UK First published in French in 2007. This edition translated to English by Tom Clegg.	Escape Clause: A Speculative Fiction Anthology edited by Clélie Rich Ink Oink Art Inc. (trade, 277 pages) Publication date: October 2009, Canada
The Ruling Sea: The Chathrand Voyage, Book 2 by Robert V.S. Redick Del Rey, Ballantine (hc, 640 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): February 2010, USA & Canada	The Serpent and the Hummingbird by Wilson Roberts Fantastic Books (hc, 320 pages) Publication date: 2009, USA
Wild Hunt by Margaret Ronald Harper, HarperCollins (mm, 320 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 12 January 2010, USA & Canada	Lady Blue by Helen A. Rosburg Medallion Press (mm, 298 pages) Publication date: November 2009, USA & Canada
Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Phoenix Science Fiction Classics (trade, 175 pages) Publication date: 2009, USA & UK Student edition with notes, critical essays, chronology, bibliography, and space to write notes in the margins as you read.	Starfist: Double Jeopardy by David Sherman & Dan Cragg Del Rey, Ballantine (hc, 368 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 1 January 2010, USA & Canada
Daughter of Elysium by Joan Slonczewski Phoenix Pick (trade, 355 pages) Publication date: September 2009, USA & UK	Spellbent by Lucy A. Snyder Del Rey, Ballantine (mm, 360 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 29 December 2009, USA
High Times, An Alien Paradise by Mark R. Viliborghi Xlibris (hc & trade, 125 pages) Publication date: October 2009, USA	Prince of Stories: The Many Worlds of Neil Gaiman by Hank Wagner, Christopher Golden, & Stephen R. Bissette St. Martin's Griffin (trade, 546 pages) Publication date: 27 October 2009, USA & Canada
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells Phoenix Science Fiction Classics (trade, 105 pages) Publication date: 2009, USA & UK Student edition with notes, critical essays, chronology, bibliography, and space to write notes in the margins as you read.	Blackout by Connie Willis Spectra, Ballantine (hc, 528 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 2 February 2010, USA & Canada
Magazines & Comics Black Static, No. 13, October/November 2009, UK, edited by Andy Cox Contributors to this issue include: Tim Lees, Kim Lakin-Smith, Carole Johnstone, Joel Lane, James Cooper.	The Talisman: The Road of Trials, No. 0, by Stephen King & Peter Straub, adapted by Robin Furth, art by Tony Shasteen Del Rey Comics (16-page colour comic) Publication date: 21 October 2009, USA Issue 0 teaser, with only a $1 cover price.

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