SF Site New Science Fiction and Fantasy Books

New Arrivals
compiled by Neil Walsh
Some of the highlights from this month's look at new arrivals to the SF Site offices include the latest from Charles de Lint, Orson Scott Card, Peter V. Brett, Jay Lake, Raymond E. Feist, Peter Straub, Connie Willis, plus much, much more.

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

New & Forthcoming Books - February 2010

Leviathan Wept and Other Stories by Daniel Abraham Subterranean Press (hc, 280 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 30 May 2010, USA	Flight into Darkness: The Alchymist's Legacy, Book 2 by Sarah Ash Spectra, Ballantine (mm, 528 pages) Publication date: 26 January 2010, USA & Canada
Original Sin by Allison Brennan Ballantine (mm, 464 pages) Publication date: 26 January 2010, USA & Canada	The Desert Spear by Peter V. Brett Del Rey (hc, 608 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 13 April 2010, USA & Canada Sequel to The Warded Man, also titled in the UK edition The Painted Man. SF Site Review of The Painted Man
Halo: Evolutions: Essential Tales of the Halo Universe by Tobias S. Buckell, et al. Tor (trade, 527 pages) Publication date: 25 November 2009, USA & Canada Original stories by Tobias S. Buckell, B.K. Evenson, Kevin Grace, Jonathan Goff, Robt McLees, Eric Nylund, Frank O'Connor, Eric Raab, Karen Traviss, Jeff VanderMeer & Tessa Kum, and Fred Van Lente.	At the Gates of Darkness: The Demonwar Saga, Book 2 by Raymond E. Feist Harper Voyager (hc, 322 pages) Publication date: 7 January 2010, UK
The Holler: Tales of Horror from Appalachia by Marge Fulton BlackWyrm (trade, 87 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 2010, USA	Portals of Power: Magical Agency and Transformation in Literary Fantasy by Lori M. Campbell McFarland, Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy #19 (trade, 226 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): May 2010, USA
Alex Detail's Revolution by Darren Campo Jacquie Jordan Inc. (hc, 193 pages) Publication date: September 2009, USA & Canada	Hidden Empire by Orson Scott Card Tor, SciFi Essential (hc, 335 pages) Publication date: 22 December 2009, USA & Canada Sequel to Empire.
Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror edited by Ellen Datlow Tachyon (trade, 480 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 2010, USA Featuring stories from Stephen King, Clive Barker, Peter Straub, Dan Simmons, Joyce Carol Oates, Neil Gaiman, George R.R. Martin, Poppy Z. Brite, Thomas Ligotti, Joe R. Lansdale, Ramsey Campbell, Lucius Shepard, Kelly Link, Joe Hill, Elizabeth Hand, and many others.	Muse and Reverie stories by Charles de Lint Tor (hc, 350 pages) Publication date: December 2009, USA & Canada
Amberjack: Tales of Fear and Wonder by Terry Dowling Subterranean Press (hc, 368 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 30 June 2010, USA	The Lock Artist by Steve Hamilton Minotaur Books, Thomas Dunne (hc, 304 pages) Publication date: January 2010, USA & Canada
Hard Jack by John David Hanna BookSurge (trade, 294 pages) Publication date: 2009, USA	The Left Hand of God by Paul Hoffman Michael Joseph, Penguin (hc, 439 pages) Publication date: 14 January 2010, UK
Ecstasy Unveiled: Demonica, Book 4 by Larissa Ione Forever, Grand Central Publishing (mm, 414 pages) Publication date: 1 February 2010, USA & Canada	Iron Man: Virus by Alex Irvine Del Rey, Ballantine (mm, 288 pages) Publication date: 26 January 2010, USA & Canada
Brain Thief by Alexander Jablokov Tor, SciFi Essential (hc, 383 pages) Publication date: January 2010, USA & Canada	O, Wow by Howard Jones SPOTops Books (trade, 502 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 1 April 2010, USA
Star Wars: Crosscurrent by Paul S. Kemp Del Rey, Ballantine (mm, 352 pages) Publication date: 26 January 2010, USA & Canada	The Ammonite Violin & Others by Caitlín R. Kiernan Subterranean Press (hc, 240 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 30 July 2010, USA
Pinion by Jay Lake Tor (hc, 448 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): April 2010, USA & Canada	The Sky that Wraps by Jay Lake Subterranean Press (hc, 408 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 31 August 2010, USA
Journeys stories by Ian R. MacLeod Subterranean Press (hc, 232 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 31 August 2010, USA	The Battle Sylph by L.J. McDonald Leisure Books (mm, 323 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 23 February 2010, USA & Canada
Napoleon Concerto by Mark Mellon WhoooDoo Mysteries (Alternate History), Treble Heart Books (trade, 343 pages) Publication date: 2009, USA	The Secret Feminist Cabal: A Cultural History of Science Fiction Feminisms by Helen Merrick Aqueduct Press (trade, 360 pages) Publication date: December 2009, USA
Arms-Commander: Saga of Recluce, Book 16 by L.E. Modesitt, Jr. Tor (hc, 528 pages) Publication date: 5 January 2010, USA & Canada	Moving Moosevan by Jane Palmer Dodo Books (mm, 171 pages) Publication date: 2009, UK First published in 1990.
Millennial Mythmaking: Essays on the Power of Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, Films and Games edited by John Perlich and David Whitt McFarland (trade, 212 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): April 2010, USA	Gran's Secret: The Were-War Series, Book 2 by Trevis Powell BlackWyrm (trade, 128 pages) Publication date: December 2009, USA For readers 14 and up.
Clementine by Cherie Priest Subterranean Press (hc, 208 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 31 May 2010, USA	Imraut: The White City Dimmed, Book 2 by Helen Quinn Trafford Publishing (trade, 293 pages) Publication date: September 2009, USA & Canada Sequel to The Gilded Serpent (2003).
The Adventures of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle: The Thing Beneath the Bed by Pat Rothfuss, illustrated by Nate Taylor Subterranean Press (hc, 72 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 30 July 2010, USA Despite all appearances, apparently this is not a children's book. Described as "Calvin and Hobbes meets Coraline, with some Edward Gorey mixed in."	When it Changed: Science into Fiction, An Anthology edited by Geoff Ryman Comma Press (trade, 276 pages) Publication date: August 2009, UK Featuring Justina Robson, Ken MacLeod, Gwyneth Jones, Geoff Ryman, Simon Ings, Kit Reed, Liz Williams, Adam Roberts, and many more.
Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded: A Decade of Whatever, 1998-2008 by John Scalzi Tor (trade, 368 pages) Publication date: January 2010, USA & Canada First published in 2008. SF Site Review	The Juniper Tree and Other Blue Rose Stories by Peter Straub Subterranean Press (hc, 288 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 31 July 2010, USA
Braumaru: Behold the Eye, Book 1 by Veronica R. Tabares, illustrated by Tara Tabares Sun Break Publishing (trade, 202 pages) Publication date: 2008, USA For ages 9 and up.	Cerulea: Behold the Eye, Book 2 by Veronica R. Tabares, illustrated by Jade Tabares Sun Break Publishing (trade, 184 pages) Publication date: 2008, USA
Viridia: Behold the Eye, Book 3 by Veronica R. Tabares, illustrated by Bridgitt Tabares Sun Break Publishing (trade, 204 pages) Publication date: 2009, USA	Hard-Luck Diggings: The Early Jack Vance by Jack Vance, edited by Terry Dowling and Jonathan Strahan Subterranean Press (hc, 296 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 30 June 2010, USA
The Hualapai Cycle: Adult Horror Stories of the Black Rock Desert by Jason Walters BlackWyrm (trade, 173 pages) Publication date (forthcoming): 2010, USA	Blackout by Connie Willis Spectra, Ballantine (hc, 493 pages) Publication date: 2 February 2010, USA & Canada
Magazines Black Static, No. 14, December 2009/January 2010, UK, edited by Andy Cox Contributors to this issue include: Paul Finch, Christopher Fowler, Maurice Broaddus, Rosanne Rabinowitz, Gary McMahon.	Electric Velocipede, No. 10, Fall 2009, USA, edited by John Klima Contributors to this issue include: Mark Teppo, Beth Langford, Jonathan Brandt, Erin Hoffman, Linda Ann Strang, Kjell Williams, Ken Scholes, A.C. Wise, Celia Marsh, K.J. Bishop, L. Michael Markham, Penelope O'Shea, Elizabeth Bear.
Fantasy & Science Fiction, January/February 2010, USA, edited by Gordon Van Gelder Contributors to this issue include: Paul Park, Robert Reed, Charles Oberndorf, Dean Whitlock, John Langan, Robin Aurelian, Marc Laidlaw, Steven Popkes, Kate Wilhelm.	Interzone, No. 226, January/February 2010, UK, edited by Andy Cox, et al. Contributors to this issue include: Jason Sanford, Tyler Keevil, Mercurio D. Rivera, Jay Lake, Rachel Swirsky, Stephen Gaskell.
Jupiter: Praxidike, No. 27, January 2010, UK, edited by Ian Redman Contributors to this issue include: Garrick Fincham, W.R. Mitchell, Huw Langridge, Lee Russell.

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